Increases under present legislation :

In thousands of dollars

Post-Korean conflict veterans-increased average payments and increased demand by eligible veterans for academic and on-thejob training. 1,568,000 trainees compared with a September 1970 projection of 1,394,000 trainees_.

Sons and daughters-Increased participation in this group of veterans' dependents. 52,300 trainees compared with a September 1970 projection of 45,900 trainees_.

Total increases under present legislation---Increases resulting from new legislation:

Public Law 91-584-Liberalization and expansion of certain edu-
cational benefits:

Eligibility of servicemen for GI bill benefits-Reduces the 2-year
active duty requirement to more than 180 days, adding 20,000
trainees in 1971___
Apprenticeship and on-the-job training—Liberalizes the conditions
under which training allowances may be paid_.
Correspondence school training-Bases payment upon the lowest
extended time payment plan or actual cost to the veteran__
Extends VA educational benefits to wives and children of service-
men who have been listed for more than 90 days as missing in
action or prisoners of war, estimated trainee load of 200 wives
and 100 children in 1971.

$275,000

8,000

283, 000

5, 000

1, 200

Public Lak 91-584 total_

Public Law 91-666-Automobiles and other conveyances for disabled veterans:

Increases from $1,600 to $2,800 the amount allowed toward the purchase price of an automobile or other conveyance for disabled veterans, also certain servicemen, and helps pay for adaptive automobile equipment---

200

10, 500

Total increases for new legislation_----
Proposed 1971 supplemental____

8, 700 19, 200

302, 200

Mr. GIAIMO. You are requesting $302.2 million for readjustment benefits. That is really mandatory also, isn't it? It is brought about by the number of trainees being approximately 200,000 greater than was estimated in the original budget request, and also some rising unit costs; is that correct?

Mr. RHODES. That is correct.

Mr. GIAIMO. Are there any questions about readjustment benefits?

MANDATORY PAY INCREASE

Your increased pay costs are brought about by legislation. The total request for four appropriations is $99,898,000. Are there any questions about the increased pay costs?

VETERAN POPULATION

What percentage of the total population are veteran beneficiaries? Mr. RHODES. We estimate that 48 percent of the total population of the United States are potential recipients of veterans benefits provided by the Federal Government. We have a table which shows this.

Mr. GIAIMO. We will insert this table in the record at this point. What is the number of World War II veterans?

Mr. WILSON. 14.5 million veterans. Their average age is almost 51 years.

(The table referred to follows:)

VETERAN POPULATION

On June 30, 1970 there were approximately 27.6 million veterans, 65.5 million
family members of living veterans and 3.6 million survivors of deceased veterans.
Thus 96.7 million or 48% of the total population of the United States were
potential recipients of veterans benefits provided by the Federal Government.

DATE SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDED

Mr. SHYTLE. May I make a statement on the timing of the supplemental? Under readjustment benefits, we will need money by the 15th of April to supplement this appropriation.

For pay and for compensation and pensions, we are all right until June. With the transferability provision that is provided, we can get by in readjustment benefits until May, by moving over funds from compensation and pensions. That will help us get through April.

Mr. GIAIMO. I can appreciate the significance of your making that statement for the record.

Are there any other questions?

Thank you very much.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TREASURY, POST OFFICE AND GENERAL

GOVERNMENT

TOM STEED, Oklahoma, Chairman

OTTO E. PASSMAN, Louisiana
JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, New York
EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California
LOUIS STOKES, Ohio

HOWARD W. ROBISON, New York
JACK EDWARDS, Alabama

DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan
JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana

Aubrey A. Gunnels and Thayer A. Wood, Staff Assistants

THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1971.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

WITNESSES

GEORGE A. LINCOLN, DIRECTOR

DARRELL M. TRENT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

GEORGE M. GRACE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FIELD OPERATIONS
DAVID J. PATTISON, ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR FOR CONGRES-
SIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

RICHARD MURRAY, ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL
ROBERT F. KEARNEY, ACTING COMPTROLLER

Mr. STEED. The committee will be in order.

The committee is in session this morning to take up a request for the supplemental items for fiscal year 1971. We are pleased to have General Lincoln and his associates from the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

General, since this your first appearance before the subcommittee we want to extend you a special welcome at this point and we will be pleased to have you identify your associates for the record. Then we will be happy to have whatever presentation you want to make in the way you want to make it.

Mr. LINCOLN. I will say for the record, this is Mr. Darrell Trent, Deputy Director of the OEP: Mr. Gordon Gillis our Congressional Liaison; Mr. George Grace, Assistant Director for Field Operations; Mr. Dokken from his office; Mr. Murray, who is our acting general 'counsel; Mr. Kearney, our acting comptroller; Mr. Volland from his office; Mr. Pattison, Assistant to the Director for Congressional and Public Affairs; and Mr. Ray Karam of our planning review office.

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