tingent expenses of the House". That is according to law. Off the record. (Discussion off the record.) Mr. HORAN. Who uses that Sergeant at Arms car? Mr. ROBERTS. The Sergeant at Arms. He enters into a contract with the company to furnish a car. My understanding was that it is for the Sergeant at Arms to make trips back and forth to the Treasury Department and banks to deliver checks, pick up checks and money from the Treasury. Mr. HORAN. Off the record. (Discussion off the record.) NEW EDITION OF THE UNITED STATES CODE Mr. ROBERTS. At the request of the Honorable Emanuel Celler, chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, we have included in this budget a request for $100,000 for the preparation of the United States Code; the last appropriation for this item was in fiscal year 1960 and was for $150,000. Mr. STEED. We have a letter here from the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which I think we will insert in the record at this point because it gives some detailed explanation of that item. (The statement follows:) STATEMENT OF HON. EMANUEL CELLER, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Mr. Chairman, on my own behalf and that of the other members of the Committee on the Judiciary, may I express our appreciation for this opportunity to present to your committee a justification of our request for an appropriation of $100,000, to remain available until expended, to continue the important and necessary work of revision and codification of the Federal statutes. This item, as you know, is a recurring item but not an annual one. The law requires the Committee on the Judiciary to prepare new editions and supplements of the United States Code. Section 202 of title 1 of the code requires us to do this work and to prepare new editions not more often than every 5 years, plus annual cumulative supplements. The first edition was published in 1926, and thereafter starting in 1934 we have prepared new editions every 6 years-in 1940, 1946, 1952, and 1958. As an indication of the tremendous growth of the code over the years I should like to point out that the 1958 edition comprises 13 volumes-in contrast with the 1-volume edition that was current 20 years before. We have also just received delivery from the Government Printing Office of the 2-volume second supplement to the 1958 edition-containing the changes made in the code during the 86th Congress. This is the first time that a supplement for one Congress consists of two volumes. Preparation of these editions and supplements is our primary function, and I believe there is no need for me to burden you with reciting the necessity and the obvious benefits of this work. Without the United States Code it would be impossible for the Congress, the courts, the executive branch, or the public to ascertain the current status of any law enacted by the Congress. However, when the first edition was adopted in 1926 it was declared to be only prima facie evidence of the laws contained in it. Therefore, in order to make the code more useful and to furnish a complete body of Federal laws that can be amended directly, we have, with the direction and approval of the Congress, been engaged for some years in preparing bills to enact into law the individual titles of the code. In this work we have had-and I now want to publicly acknowledge—the fine cooperation of many of the other standing committees. Of the 50 titles of the original code the following titles have been enacted into law: Title 1-General Provisions. Title 3 The President. Title 4-Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States. Title Title 34, Navy, has been eliminated by consolidation into title 10, Armed Forces. Because of the time consumed between the introduction of a bill to enact into law a title of the code, and its final passage, during which new laws are enacted which affect the subject matter, we have had to prepare and introduce bills to bring up to date the titles after they have been enacted. We have now pending before the committee a bill to bring up to date title 39, the Postal Service, and a bill to bring up to date title 10, Armed Forces, and title 32, National Guard. We also have pending before the committee a bill, H.R. 6700, to enact into law title 37, "Pay and Allowances of the Uniform Services," in the preparation of which the committee's law revision counsel has been cooperating for several years with officials in the Pentagon. Of course, our ultimate aim is to enact into law all the titles of the United States Code. To this end we shall continue to work on the drafting of bills for this purpose in cooperation with the departments concerned and, where need be, with the assistance of qualified lawbook publishing companies. In addition to our law revision staff consisting of four lawyers and a secretary, we have the services of several of the qualified lawbook publishing companies under contract. The ultimate responsibility for all this work, however, rests with our committee, and we maintain the closest supervision and direction of every phase of the work through our law revision counsel and staff. I want to acknowledge the fine accomplishments of our subcommittee No. 3, under the chairmanship of the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Willis), who have had jurisdiction of this work for many years. The next edition of the code will be the 1964 edition, and we intend to start furnishing copy for it to the Government Printing Office during fiscal year 1964, although when published it will contain all the laws through the 88th Congress. The task of preparing copy, setting type, proofreading, printing, and binding, is such an enormous one that we must initiate it well in advance of the publication date. Of course, we are constantly preparing notes and other improvements to be incorporated in the new edition. In the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1960, the committee received an appropriation of $150,000 to remain available until expended, and at that time we had an unexpended balance of approximately $13,000 from the earlier appropriation. Now we have on hand less than $50,000, which will hardly be sufficient to carry us through fiscal year 1962. Our request for $100,000, to remain available until expended, will enable us to carry on the work already undertaken and to go forward with the preparation of additional titles and preliminary work on the 1964 edition. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION Mr. ROBERTS. The next paragraph as appearing in the committee print relating to increase and additional compensation is continuing language in order to protect each paragraph within the bill from which salaries may be paid. Such salaries shall be computed at basic rates as authorized by law, plus increased or additional compensation, as provided by the "Federal Employees' Pay Act of 1945," as amended by the "Federal Employees' Pay Act of 1946," the "Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees' Salary Act of 1947," the "Second Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1950," the "Classified Pay Act of 1951," the "Federal Employees' Salary Increase Act of 1955," the "Legislative Appropriations Act of 1956," the "Federal Employees' Salary Increase Act of 1958," and the "Federal Employees' Salary Increase Act of 1960." CAPITOL POLICE For payment of expenses as specified in the appropriation paragraph, $36,700, the same as appropriated for 1961. The Capitol Police Board submitted the following budget in justification of this estimate: Purchase and alterations of uniforms_. Laundry and drycleaning_. Purchase, operation, and maintenance of scout cars__ $22, 320 Purchase of guns, ammunition, training supplies, badges, and repairs___ 6, 960 3,000 2, 520 300 990 610 36, 700 Mobile radio service____ Teletype service and paper‒‒‒‒ Total_____ Mr. STEED. Can you give us the figures on what has been spent out of this item for last year and this year? Mr. HARPER. This year of the $36,700, which was appropriated, up to and including April 13, $16,188.27 had been expended, leaving a balance of $20,511.73. Mr. STEED. Do you have a figure for last year? Mr. HARPER. I will supply it. Of $36,700 appropriated in fiscal 1960, all was spent except $36.46. Mr. HORAN. Who gets the $300 allowance, secretary to Police. Board? Is that paid to somebody? Mr. MEGILL. As I understand it, it goes to one of the privates who serves as secretary. Mr. HORAN. This is in addition to his regular salary? Mr. MEGILL. Yes, in addition for that type service. Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Chairman. Mr. STEED. Mr. Alford. Mr. ALFORD. The item of the Capitol Police, what is the $990 for mobile radio service? Is that for repair of radios or what is the description of that? Mr. HARPER. It is my impression these cars have two-way telephones in them, may be connected with the Chief's office down here. That covers that item. It is the cost of operating that service. I am not positive, but that is my understanding. Mr. ALFORD. It certainly would not be for purchase because that is a tremendously expensive item. I wondered how they arrived at $990. Mr. HARPER. That is what it is. I would be glad to find out and put it in the record. Mr. STEED. If you can get a clarification of that, we would like to have it. (The information follows:) The $990 is used to pay for rental and upkeep of two-way telephones in the scout cars and for use of teletype service to headquarters, Metropolitan Police. CAPITOL POLICE BOARD Mr. ROBERTS. The paragraph as appearing in the committee print, covering detailed Metropolitan Police, is self-explanatory. We are requesting an appropriation of $113,675 for the fiscal year 1962, compared with $113,075 appropriated for 1961, or an increase of $600. Mr. ROBERT H. HARPER, GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Clerk, DEAR MR. HARPER: In reply to your inquiry of September 15, 1960, you are advised that this office estimates that a total of $113,673 will be required for reimbursement of this department for the services of officers and members to be detailed to the Capitol Police during the fiscal year 1962. A breakdown of that cost is reflected by the following table: In addition, based on the estimated cost for fiscal year 1962, it would appear that approximately $7,000 more than the amount already appropriated will be needed for the fiscal year 1961 to cover the cost of the 7.5 percent increase in salaries of officers and members of this department. Please let me know if I may furnish any further data which will be of assistance to you. JERRY V. WILSON, Lieutenant, Assistant Chief Clerk. EDUCATION OF SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES As set forth in the paragraph, $67,970 is requested for the fiscal year 1962 as compared with $67,894 appropriated for 1961 or an increase of $76 for the education of congressional pages, and pages for the U.S. Supreme Court, as provided by section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. This estimate was submitted by the Superintendent of the Public Schools for the District of Columbia. For the information of your committee, I submit for the record a copy of the itemized estimate in question. (The estimate follows:) Estimated amount required for the education of congressional pages and pages of the Supreme Court for the 1961-62 Textbooks, library books, and periodicals___ Office and instructional supplies, including laboratory supplies and athletic supplies____. 09 Equipment: General equipment.. Total estimate for 1962_. $75 184 379 638 1,000 700 1,700 1,700 355 11 Grants, subsidies, and contributions: Civil service retirement__. 67, 967 Prepared by Department of General Research, Budget, and Legislation, Public Schools of the District of Columbia Sept. 28, 1960. Mr. HORAN. When did we start paying pages of another branch of the Government? Mr. ROBERTS. This is only for school purposes. They are entitled to go to the Page School. We do not pay the pages of the Supreme Court. Mr. HORAN. Are we reimbursed by the Supreme Court? Mr. ROBERTS. No. Mr. HORAN. Then we could delete the words "Senate and House," could we not? Mr. MEGILL. Where would that be? Mr. HORAN. Top of page 56. 69462-61--18 |