Supplemental Appropriation Bill for 1948: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eightieth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4269

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947 - United States - 172 pages

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Page 115 - Government; (3) to increase the efficiency of the operations of the Government to the fullest extent practicable...
Page 120 - When used in this title, the term 'executive agency' means any commission, independent establishment, board, bureau, division, service, or office in the executive branch of the Government and, except as provided in section 403, includes the executive departments.
Page 119 - COMPROMISES. (a) AUTHORIZATION. — The Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, or of the Under Secretary of the Treasury, or of an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, may compromise any civil or criminal case arising under the internal revenue laws prior to reference to the Department of Justice for prosecution or defense...
Page 115 - Government to the fullest extent practicable ; (4) to group, coordinate, and consolidate agencies and functions of the Government, as nearly as may be, according to major purposes ; (5) to reduce the number of agencies by consolidating those having similar functions under a single head, and to abolish such agencies or functions thereof as may not be necessary for the efficient conduct of the Government; and (6) to eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort...
Page 118 - Government of the United States, and of defending claims and demands against the Government, and of supervising the work of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks in connection therewith, now exercised by any agency or officer, are transferred to the Department of Justice. "As to any case referred to the Department of Justice...
Page 160 - Mr. OGG. Mr. Chairman, and Members of the Committee : My name is WR Ogg. I am director of the Washington Office, American Farm Bureau Federation. I would like to...
Page 84 - An orderly and prosperous Europe requires the economic contributions of a stable and productive Germany as well as the necessary restraints to insure that Germany is not allowed to revive its destructive militarism.
Page 118 - The functions of prosecuting in the courts of the United States claims and demands by, and offenses against, the Government of the United States, and of defending claims and demands against the Government, and of supervising the work of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks in connection therewith, now exercised by any agency or officer, are transferred to the Department of Justice.
Page 117 - The function of determination of policies and methods of procurement, warehousing, and distribution of property, facilities, structures. Improvements, machinery, equipment, stores, and supplies exercised by any agency Is transferred to a Procurement Division In the Treasury Department, at the head of which shall be a Director of Procurement.
Page 85 - GERMANY 1. The Purpose and Scope of this Directive: This directive is issued to you as Commanding General of the United States forces of occupation in Germany. As such you will serve as United States member of the Control Council and will also be responsible for the administration of military government in the zone or zones assigned to the United States for purposes of occupation and administration. It outlines the basic policies which will guide...

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