January 2, 1975 - 5 Pub. Law 93-604 AMENDMENT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1945 D.C. Code SEC. 605. Section 17 of the District of Columbia Redevelopment TITLE VII-REVISION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SEC. 701. Section 109 (e) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 756 (e)) is amended to read as follows: "(e) (1) As of June 30 of each year, there shall be covered into the United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any surplus in the General Supply Fund, all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered, above the amounts transferred or appropriated to establish and maintain said fund. "(2) The Comptroller General shall make audits of the General Supply Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 and make reports on the results thereof.". AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ACT OF 1958 SEC. 702. That part of the second sentence of section 1307 (f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1537 (f)) which precedes the proviso is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary shall maintain a set of accounts which shall be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950.". AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING FUND SEC. 703. Section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for financing the operations of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, and for other purposes" (31 U.S.C. 181d) is amended to read as follows: "The financial transactions, accounts, and reports of the fund shall be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950.”. AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE VETERANS' CANTEEN SERVICE SEC. 704. Section 4207 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 4207. Audit of accounts "The Service shall maintain a set of accounts which shall be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950.". AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSURED LOAN PROGRAM SEC. 705. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 432(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 88 STAT. 1963 88 STAT. 1964 31 USC 65 note. 31 USC 65 note. 20 USC 1078. 88 STAT. 1964 88 STAT. 1965 Reports to Congress and Printer. 31 USC 71a, 237. Effective date. 31 USC 71a note. Pub. Law 93-604 - 6 January 2, 1975 · "(2) maintain with respect to insurance under this part a set of accounts, which shall be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950, except that the transactions of the Commissioner, including the settlement of insurance claims and of claims for payments pursuant to section 428, and transactions related thereto and vouchers approved by the Commissioner in connection with such transactions, shall be final and conclusive upon all accounting and other officers of the Government.". (b) Section 402 (a) (2) of the Housing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 78; 12 U.S.C. 1749a (a) (2)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) maintain a set of accounts which shall be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950: Provided, That such financial transactions of the Administrator as the making of loans and vouchers approved by the Administrator in connection with such financial transactions shall be final and conclusive upon all officers of the Government.". AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT SEC. 706. Section 209 (b) (2) of the Federal Credit Union Act as added by section 1 of Public Law 91-468 (12 U.S.C. 1789 (b) (2)) is amended by deleting the word "annually" therefrom. AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO AUDIT OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE SEC. 707. The third sentence of subsection 309 (c) of title 44 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: "The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer.". TITLE VIII—LIMITATION OF TIME ON CLAIMS AND SEC. 801. Section 1 of the Act of October 9, 1940 (54 Stat. 1061, ch. 788), is amended by deleting the phrase "10 full years" and substituting "6 years" therefor. SEC. 802. The amendment provided for in section 801 shall go into effect 6 months after the date of enactment and will have no effect on claims received in the General Accounting Office before that time. Approved January 2, 1975. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-1300 (Comm. on Government Operations). SENATE REPORT No. 93-1314 accompanying S. 3013 (Comm. on Government CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 120 (1974): Aug. 19, considered and passed House. Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 3013. III. COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, ETC. A. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (Hoover Commission) (61 Stat. 246) This act was the result of the enactment of H.R. 775, 80th Congress. It was approved on July 7, 1947, as Public Law 162, 80th Congress. The text of the act appears in volume 61, Statutes at Large, pages 246248. Expired. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAW 162, 80TH CONGRESS 1. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REFERENCES TO DEBATES, ETC. (Page citations are to vol. 93, Congressional Record) H.R. 775: For the establishment of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. Mr. Brown of Ohio; Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, 262. Reported back (H. Rept. 704), 7676. Passed House, 7755. Ordered placed on Senate Calendar, 7788. Passed Senate (in lieu of S. 164), 7804. Examined and signed, 7856, 7905. Presented to the President, 7964. Approved (Public Law 162), 8328. (Page citations are to vol. 92, Congressional Record) S. 164: For the establishment of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. Mr. Lodge; Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, 267. Reported back (S. Rept. 344), 7580. Indefinitely postponed (H.R. 775 passed in lieu), 7804. 2. SERIAL NUMBERS TO BOUND VOLUMES OF CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 162, 80TH CONGRESS House Report 704, 80th Congress, 11121. 3. CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 162, 80TH CONGRESS Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments: Commission on Organization of Executive Branch of the Government, March 13, 1947, on S. 164. House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments: Executive reorganization, create commission, June 25, 1947, on H.R. 775. July 7, 1947 (H.R. 778) Public Law 163 AN ACT For the establishment of the Commission' on Organization of the Executive Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commission on Or United States of America in Congress assembled, ganization of the Br DECLARATION OF POLICY SECTION 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to promote economy, efficiency, and improved service in the transaction of the public business in the departments, bureaus, agencies, boards, commissions, offices, independent establishments, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the Government by (1) limiting expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient performance of essential services, activities, and functions; (2) eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activties, and functions; ... (3) consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature; (4) abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient conduct of government; and (5) defining and limiting executive functions, services, and activities. SEO. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the policy set forth in section 1 of this Act, there is hereby established a bipartisan commission to be known as the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (in this Act referred to as the "Commission").!!! : MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION Sro. 3. (a) Number and apPOINTMENT.-The Commission shall be composed of twelve members as follows: (1) Four appointed by the President of the United States, two from the executive branch of the Government and two from private life; (2) Four appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, two from the Senate and two from private life; and (3) Four appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two from the House of Representatives and two from private life. (b) Political AFFILIATION. Of each class of two members mentioned in subsection (a), not more than one member shall be from cach of the two major political parties. (c) VACANCIES.-Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 4. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among its members. QUORUM ་ SEC. 5. Seven members of the Commission shall constitute quorum. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SEO. 6. (a) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.-Members of Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission. (b) MEMBERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. -The members of the Commission who are in the executive branch of the Government shall each receive the compensation which he would receive if he were not a member of the Commission, plus such additional compensation, if any (notwithstanding section 6 of the Act of May 10, 1916, as amended; 39 Stat. 582; 5 U. S. C. 58), as is necessary to make his aggregate salary $12,500; and they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.. (c) MEMBERS FROM PRIVATE LIFE-The members from private life shall cach receive $50 per diem when engaged in the performance of dutics vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistenco, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION SEO. 7. The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it doems advisable, in accordance with the provisions of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, so much as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Pool, p. 940. 42 Stat. 1488. Appropriation anthorized. Post, p. 008. |
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