ESTIMATES FOR "OTHER SERVICES" Mr. STEED. Give us a little detail on the item of "Other services, $96,000." Mr. HARRISON. Page 3 gives a résumé of that; plant fixtures, maintenance of electric trucks, alterations to work areas, and cleaning of work areas, and maintaining restrooms. Mr. BUCKLEY. It includes the cleaning of all of the work areas, sanitation service which we get from the Government Printing Office. It includes the recharging of the batteries for maintenance of the electric trucks that we use, repairs to fixtures and equipment as needed, and any alterations to work area, workrooms, stacks, and anything of that kind we might have to have. Mr. STEED. The general housekeeping sort of thing? Mr. BUCKLEY. It is a general housekeeping item primarily and a continuing item for the cleaning of the area and other services mentioned. It breaks down to $44,000 for repairs and alterations and $52,000 for sanitation. LIMITATION ON PRINTING EXTRA COPIES OF HEARINGS Mr. STEED. One final matter. It is my understanding, Mr. Harrison, that back in 1949 they set a limit of $700 for the publication of extra copies of hearings of our committees. Every now and then when a committee has a set of hearings, the committee may feel there is going to be a large public demand for it, and they may have to request permission to have extra copies printed. Since all of these costs have gone up, is not that old figure rather unrealistic any more? Mr. HARRISON. That is a section of title 44? Mr. STEED. Yes. Mr. HARRISON. You mean that that is the amount that the Joint Committee on Printing can use? When I first came to the committee, that was $200, and it was increased to $500 and then $700. I think it might very well be time for another little increase. In effect, a printing resolution passed by either House covers a certain number of publications. Where it might not be enough to solve the need and a few hundred extra copies may be needed, the joint committee has the authority to ride that order up to the present $700 to save having to go back for another resolution authorizing more copies. For instance, a simple resolution can get $1,200 worth of publication, but if it goes over $1,200 it has to be a concurrent resolution. Many times a Member or the committee will put a simple resolution in and then they will ask the joint committee to ride the order for $700 which will give them enough, or the committee enough, to justify their needs. Mr. STEED. It would seem to me that that would have the effect of cutting down on the number the $700 would provide, and if it was a fair figure in 1949 it would be reasonable to assume it is no longer a fair figure? Mr. HARRISON. I think that this would be something you might direct to the attention of Jack Haley and present it to the joint committee for their consideration. Mr. STEED. I notice that there is a growing frequency, apparently. of requests the committees make for permission to get more copies of some of the work they do. I know that there is a very great increase in demand generally for this type of material, but there just seems to be more and more people all the time who want copies of these things. Mr. HARRISON. I think the Subcommittee on Printing of the House Administration Committee would certainly want to have a look at this. Mr. STEED. Mr. Horan, do you have any questions? Mr. HORAN. No, but I certainly want to commend the Superintendent of Documents for giving us back about $1 million, or maybe more. That is like getting money from home. Mr. BUCKLEY. Thank you, sir. We hope that we can keep on making that kind of a showing. Mr. HORAN. If your retirement dollar is someday only worth 10 cents, it will not be the fault of this operation. Mr. BUCKLEY. It has been made possible largely because of the help we have received from this committee and we thank you. Mr. STEED. Gentlemen, thank you. Mr. HARRISON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1962. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL WITNESSES J. GEORGE STEWART, ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL WALTER L. RUBEL, COORDINATING ENGINEER THOMAS F. CLANCY, SUPERVISING ENGINEER, CAPITOL BUILDING Mr. STEED. The committee will be in order. The committee this morning will take up the sections of the bill under the Architect of the Capitol. We have Mr. George Stewart, the Capitol Architect, and his staff here with us. Mr. Stewart, if you will identify the members of your staff that are here with you, you may then proceed with your general statement. Mr. STEWART, I have with me Mr. Henlock, Mr. Campioli, Mr. Roof, Mr. Ridgell, Mr. Rubel, Mr. Durkin, Mr. Clancy. Mr. Chairman, I would like permission at this point to read my general statement. Mr. STEED. You may proceed. GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. STEWART. For 1962, appropriations totaling $19,786,600 have been provided under the Architect of the Capitol $19,256,600 in the regular annual appropriation act, $494,000 in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962, and $36,000 pending in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962. For 1963, appropriations totaling $18,492,000 have been requested in the budget-a net decrease of $1,294,600 under the total appropriation of $19,786,600 for 1962. The net decrease of $1,294,600 results from decreases totaling $4,770,400, offset by increases totaling $3,475,800. The gross increase of $3,475,800 results from increases of $244,255 in the item of personal services; $67,345 in other annual maintenance items: $664,200 in nonrecurring maintenance items; and $2,500,000 in construction items. Of the $244,255 increase in the item of personal services, $104,105 is for increased pay costs for wage-board employees required by Public Law 763, 83d Congress; $21,963 for within-grade salary advancements and other changes authorized by the Classification Act; $31,000 for overtime and holiday pay increased costs; $68,187 for 15 additional positions, 2 for salaries, Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 13 for the Capitol Buildings, due to extension of the east front; and $19,000 to employ on a full-year basis 10 elevator operators allowed for the east front extension on a half-year basis for 1962. Of the $67,345 increase for other annual maintenance items, $15,645 is for Government contribution to the civil service retirement fund, required by Public Law 854, 84th Congress; $600 for payment to employees' life insurance fund required by Public Law 598, 83d Congress; $1,800 for payment to employees' compensation fund required by Public Law 86-767, 86th Congress; and $49,300 for miscellaneous supplies, repairs, and equipment. Of the $664,200 for nonrecurring maintenance items, $324,700 is for repairs and improvements in the Capitol group of buildings; and $339,500 for repairs and improvements in the Library Buildings and Grounds. The only amounts requested in the 1963 budget for construction items are $500,000 for liquidation of contract authority under the extension of the Capitol project, and $8,500,000 for liquidation of contract authority under the additional House Office Building project. Reports are detailed in the sections of the justifications covering these projects, and will be presented to the committee when those items in the justifications are reached. The annual appropriation items under the Architect of the Capitol are primarily for maintenance of buildings occupied by the Congress and for heat, light, power, air-conditioning, and general housekeeping services for the Congress, and each year include items considered necessary to render proper service to the Congress and to maintain. properly the buildings and equipment of the Legislative Establish ment. SUMMARY OF THE ESTIMATES Mr. Chairman, I request_permission at this time to insert pages 3 through 9 in the record. These pages contain tables detailing summaries of the increases under all appropriations. Mr. STEED. They will be made part of the record at this point. (The pages follow :) The gross budget increase of $3,475,800 is summarized as follows: Increased pay costs, wage-board employees, authorized by Public Within-grade salary advancements and other changes authorized Overtime and holiday pay increased costs--- 10 elevator operators: Full-year basis in lieu of part-year basis Total-gross personal services increase__ Other annual maintenance items: Contribution to retirement fund, Public Law 854, 84th Congress__ Payment to employees' life insurance fund, Public Law 598, 83d Congress__ Payment to employees' compensation fund, Public Law 86–767, 86th Congress__ $104, 105 21, 963 31, 000 68, 187 19,000 244, 255 15, 645 600 All other items.. Total, other annual maintenance items_ Special nonrecurring maintenance items: Capitol Buildings, Capitol Grounds, Senate Office Buildings, legislative garage_ Library buildings and grounds. Total, special nonrecurring maintenance items__. 1.800 49,300 67, 345 324, 700 339, 500 664, 200 Special nonrecurring construction items: Acquisition of property, construction and equipment, additional House Office Building: Liquidation of contract authority, increase over 1962__ Total gross increase requested for 1963__ 2,500,000 3,475, 800 A breakdown of the annual and nonrecurring maintenance construction items of increase follows: |