CIVILIAN PERSONNEL The civilian personnel under the revised program will increase by approximately 75,000 the numbers provided for under the basic 1951 budget. The civilian personnel under the revised program proposed will be less on a comparable basis than the number on board at the time the reduction program was initiated. I would like to indicate that since last spring-that is, the spring of 1949-we have reduced by 88,000 the civilian personnel. This supplemental budget provides less than the number we have reduced in the past year. We are meeting extraordinary demands at the present time through authorization of overtime in the ordnance depots, shipyards, air stations, and supply operations, until rehiring of trained personnel previously released can be accomplished or new personnel can be recruited and trained. That completes my general statement. BREAKDOWN OF REGULAR AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS, 1951 Mr. MAHON. Before we get into the individual appropriation items, we will insert a breakdown showing the status of funds in the regular 1951 bill and the amounts of the supplemental requests in House Document No. 657. (The breakdown is as follows:) 69887-50-pt. 2 Department of the Navy table showing action of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and supplemental request, by appropriation, fiscal year 1951 (new obligation authority) [Thousands of dollars] 1 Includes $124,797,000 of the balance of the contract authority granted under this head in the National Military Establishmet Appropriation Act, 1950. MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY WITNESS REAR ADM. J. W. ROPER, CHIEF, NAVY PERSONNEL Mr. MAHON. Will you proceed, Admiral? Admiral Hopwood. The first witness on the appropriation "Personnel, Navy" is Admiral Roper, Chief of Navy Personnel. Admiral ROPER. I have a brief statement in connection with the first item, "Military personnel, Navy." These estimates are based on increasing the planned end strength of the Navy from 43,580 officers to 67,514, and from 329,723 enlisted to 512,291; a total increase of 206,502. The estimates represent a mathematical calculation based on a program of orderly personnel augmentation by means of selective calling up of the Naval Reserve and controlled recruiting. The program provides for bringing crews of presently commissioned ships and units to combat strength, as required, and for manning the ships and units scheduled for reactivation. An additional item of $12,683,000 is included to provide for the increased cost of subsistence for the numbers included in the basic 1951 appropriation bill. Current actual costs are approximately 15 percent greater than the rates used in preparing the original estimates. That is all I have for that item. Mr. MAHON. Most of this is a matter of mathematical calculation, is it not? Admiral ROPER. Yes. Mr. MAHON. To take care of these additional men for this fiscal year? Admiral ROPER. That is right. (Discussion off the record.) Mr. MAHON. Are there any questions of the Chief of Personnel?` Mr. SIKES. No questions. Mr. TABER. These rates are at the same rates that were calculated in connection with the estimates for 1951 that have been passed on already? Admiral ROPER. Yes sir; except that they are planned on a calculated phased input of these Reserves. Mr. TABER. They are calculated on an average number that you will have? Admiral ROPER. Yes, sir. Mr. TABER. And the rates of subsistence and all that are calculated on the same basis as was allowed in the bill? Admiral ROPER. Yes, sir. SUMMARY JUSTIFICATION DATA Mr. MAHON. We will insert the prepared justifications on this item. (1) An increase of $329,211,000 for an increase in active-duty strength.—This provides for an increase in active-duty strength as follows: The revised requirement, 1951, of $1,302,418,000 does not include $5,897,000 for the pay and allowances of 682 officer and 1,226 enlisted spaces transferred by the Department of the Army to the Department of the Navy in connection with the transfer of Military Sea Transportation Service and Controlled Mining to the Navy. Transfer of funds in the foregoing amount from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Navy is anticipated under the authority of title IV, National Security Act. The personnel, however, are included in the officer and enlisted strengths indicated for the revised requirement, 1951. Subsistence in kind: (1) An increase of $12,683,000 for increase in ration values.-This provides for the additional cost of subsistence in kind for the enlisted personnel in the Senate bill at ration values based on current price levels for food. The estimate for subsistence in kind contained in the Senate bill is computed at rates which are substantially below current levels for food prices. (2) An increase of $36,766,000 for subsistence in kind for additional enlisted personnel. This provides for an average strength increase of 87,684 enlisted personnel who will be furnished subsistence in kind, and is computed at ration values based on current price levels for food. The revised requirement, 1951, of $130,726,000 does not include $446,000 for the subsistence of 1,226 enlisted spaces transferred by the Department of the Army to the Department of the Navy in connection with the transfer of Military Sea Transportation Service and Controlled Mining to the Navy. Transfer of funds in the above amount from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Navy is anticipated under the authority of title IV, National Security Act. Travel, permanent change of station: Senate bill, 1951__ Proposed supplemental Revised requirement, 1951___ $22, 278, 000 18, 112, 000 40, 390, 000 PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM (1) An increase of $3,462,728 for travel of officers.—This provides for the travel of 22,000 Reserve officers from home to first duty station; and additional travel required for redistribution of personnel within the expanded Naval Establishment. (2) An increase of $12,829,768 for travel of enlisted personnel. -This provides for the travel of 85,660 naval reservists from home to first duty station; travel of 99,000 additional recruits from recruiting station to training centers; and additional travel required for redistribution of personnel within the expanded Naval Establishment. (3) An increase of $1,819,504 for transportation of dependents.-This provides for transportation of dependents as authorized by law incident to orders to active duty; to change of permanent-duty station; and to change of home yard or home port of units. NOTE. No provision is made for increased costs which may be authorized by the joint travel regulations to be issued under the Career Compensation Act of 1949. Individual clothing and uniform gratuities: Senate bill, 1951 Proposed supplemental_ Revised requirement, 1951.. PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM $29, 794, 000 28, 444, 000 58, 238, 000 (1) An increase of $150,000 for clothing allowances of Naval Reserve officers.This provides for payment of authorized clothing allowances to Naval Reserve officers on active duty. (2) An increase of $28,294,000 for clothing allowances for enlisted personnel.— This provides for initial clothing allowances for the additional enlisted personnel on the first enlistment or first reporting for active duty; and for authorized maintenance allowances. The following additional enlisted personnel will require clothing allowances: (a) Reserves reporting to active duty, 85,660; (b) recruits on first enlistment, 99,000. The revised requirement, 1951, of $58,238,000 does not include $43,000 for clothing allowances for 1,226 enlisted spaces transferred by the Department of the Army to the Department of the Navy in connection with the transfer of Military Sea Transportation Service and Controlled Mining to the Navy. Transfer of funds in the above amount from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Navy is anticipated under the authority of title IV, National Security Act. Other individual military personnel costs: Senate bill, 1951. Proposed supplemental___ Revised requirement, 1951___ $55, 879, 000 273, 000 56, 152, 000 |