recapped total appropriations enacted to date for fiscal year 1976, including the transition quarter and fiscal year 1977; the actual expenditures from these appropriations through December 31, 1976; and the unexpended balances. To further assist the subcommittee in its analysis, our final table for each request will show annualized expenditures based on data as of September 30, and December 31, 1976. Therefore, we should only have to refer to the subcommittee print for the specific language of the bill and indepth legislative history.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS FOR 1977

We are requesting additional amounts for the pay raise granted last October for fiscal year 1977 and for program increases for certain offices of the House. The pay increase for House employees was comparable to the one approved for other Federal employees which ranged from 4.83 to 9.05 percent.

Mr. Chairman, the pending supplemental requests submitted to OMB follow:

Technical assistant to the attending physician_.

House Democratic Steering Committee_

House Democratic Caucus__.

House Republican Conference....

Six minority employees--

Committee on Appropriations.......

Law revision counsel_.

Legislative counsel.

Members' clerk hire_-_

Allowances and expenses_

Miscellaneous items_.

Government contribution____

Special and select Committees...

$96, 000

27, 800

17, 100

17, 100

17, 000

17,000

1, 111, 430

315, 510

453, 185

150, 610

5, 590

13, 600

44, 775

54, 760

1,300

1,700 24, 800 4,000 28, 800 12, 800 10,000 13, 350 65, 200

6,702, 000 1, 002, 800 2,800

1, 000, 000

Total House___

Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation__.
Joint Committee on Defense Production___.
Joint Committee on Congressional Operations----

Total joint items_--

Grand total_____

1, 100, 000

10, 100, 780

89, 100 9, 700 31, 850

130, 650

10, 231, 430

The 1977 program supplemental includes: $14.850 to cover the costs of House Resolution 8, and House Resolution 5 adopted January 4, 1977, increasing the pay level for certain employees under the leadership offices. The costs that affect other offices under these resolutions

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will be absorbed from existing funds where there is more flexibility. Further, we request for allowances and expenses $1,229,000, including $659,000 for computer equipment and maintenance and $570,000 for salaries authorized by House Resolution. For joint items, we request for the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, $179,750; and for the Joint Committee on Defense Production, $23,655.

These requests were submitted to the Clerk by the joint committees, and I understand you will have representatives from the joint committees appearing later.

TABLES AND SCHEDULES OF CHANGES IN ESTIMATES, PAY RAISES AND HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

I would like to place in the hearing record, Mr. Chairman, as has been customary, certain tables. One is a listing of the appropriations showing either the increase or decrease for fiscal year 1978. We normally include a table that shows all of the pay raises that have come to the House employees through the years. We have brought that up to date through October 1, and there is also a schedule of House resolutions showing what each resolution authorized and the estimated cost. If the Chair would like, I would include those in the hearing record.

[The tables follow.]

ANALYSIS OF BUDGET INCREASES/DECREASES. DECEMBER 31, 1976

$330 for all employees, subject to ceiling of $10,300