Reorganization Act of 1949: Hearings Before the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, First Session, on S. 526, a Bill to Provide for the Reorganization of Government Agencies, and for Other Purposes, February 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, and 15, 1949Considers legislation to extend Presidential authority to reorganize the executive branch of the government and to eliminate provisions of the original acts which exempted certain agencies from the reorganization program. |
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... importance , and while it does not break precedent in that we have had previous reorganization bills , it does differ substantially from previous reor- ganization measures and therefore it is important and necessary to examine the ...
... importance , and while it does not break precedent in that we have had previous reorganization bills , it does differ substantially from previous reor- ganization measures and therefore it is important and necessary to examine the ...
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... important voice in determining the organization of the executive branch if he is to fulfill his responsibilities . The Congress , it is contended , is primarily con- cerned with the end result -- the faithful execution of the laws - and ...
... important voice in determining the organization of the executive branch if he is to fulfill his responsibilities . The Congress , it is contended , is primarily con- cerned with the end result -- the faithful execution of the laws - and ...
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... important recommendations to be made by the Commission " can probably be accomplished only if the Congress reenacts and broadens the power to initiate reorganization plans which it previously granted to the President under an act which ...
... important recommendations to be made by the Commission " can probably be accomplished only if the Congress reenacts and broadens the power to initiate reorganization plans which it previously granted to the President under an act which ...
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... importance called for such status . The provision in previous acts prohibiting the creation of new departments has been defended on the grounds that , without regard to the merits of any particular plans , it is desirable to require ...
... importance called for such status . The provision in previous acts prohibiting the creation of new departments has been defended on the grounds that , without regard to the merits of any particular plans , it is desirable to require ...
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... important must be relegated to some lower spot in the organization . This unsegregated sprawling crop of Government functions and functionaries cannot hope to operate efficiently or to do well the job the taxpayers are paying for unless ...
... important must be relegated to some lower spot in the organization . This unsegregated sprawling crop of Government functions and functionaries cannot hope to operate efficiently or to do well the job the taxpayers are paying for unless ...
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