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For the purpose of carrying out this resolution the com

2 mittce, or any subcommittee thereof authorized by the com3 mittee to hold hearings, is authorized to sit and act during 4 the present Congress at such times and places within the 5 United States, including any Territory, Commonwealth, or G possession thereof, whether the House is in session, has re7 cessed, or has adjourned, to hold such hearings and to reSquire, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony 9 of witnesses and the production of such food products, medi10 cines, and beverages, and such books, records, correspond11 ence, memorandums, papers, and documents relating thereto, as it deems necessary; except that neither the committee nor any subcommittee thereof may sit in the District of Columbia while the House is meeting unless special leave to sit shall have been obtained from the House. Subpenas may be issued

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under the signature of the chairman of the committee or any member of the committee designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by such chairman or member.

The committee shall report to the House (or to the Clerk of the House if the House is not in session) as soon

as practicable during the present Congress the results of its

investigation and study, together with such recommnenda

tions as it deems advisable.

85TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. RES. 311

RESOLUTION

That a select committee be appointed to conduct
a full and complete investigation and study
of the use of chemicals and other additives
in food, medicine, and beverages with a view
to ascertaining what deleterious effects such
chemicals have on human life and health.

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1957

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE

erans' Administration for mailing or shipping charges of personal property left by any deceased veteran on Veterans' Administration property; with amendment (Rept. No. 794). Referied to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. R. 5930. A bill to amend the War Orphans' Educational Assistance Act of 1956 to provide educational assistance thereunder to the children of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled from wartime service-connected disability, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 795). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. R. 6719. A bill to provide certain adjustments in organization and salary structure of the Department of Medicine and Surgery in the Veterans' Administration; with amendments (Rept. No. 796). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. R. 6908. A bill to authorize modification and extension of the program of grants-in-aid to the Republic of the Philippines for the hospitalization of certain veterans, to restore eligibility for hospital and medical care to certain veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States residing in the Philippines, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 797). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. R. 7251. A bill to amend the definition of the term "State" in the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act and the War Orphans' Educational Assistance Act to clarify the question of whether the benefits of those acts may be afforded to persons pursuing a program of education or training in the Panama Canal Zone; with amendment (Rept. No. 798). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. R. 8076. A bill to provide for the termination of the Veterans' Education Appeals Board established to review certain determinations and actions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in connection with education and training for World War II veterans; without amendment (Rept. No. 799). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. BONNER: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. R. 3018. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard," to authorize expenditures for recreation and welfare of Coast Guard personnel and the schooling of their dependent children; with amendment (Rept. No. 800). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. BONNER: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. R. 3748. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the city of Gloucester, Mass.; with amendment (Rept. No. 801). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. BONNER: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. R. 5306. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard," with respect to warrant officers' rank on retirement, and for other purposes; without amendment (Rept. No. 802). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. ENGLE: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. S. 334. An act to amend section 27 of the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended (30 U. S. C. 181), in order to promote the development cf phosphate on the public domain; without amendment (Rept. No. 803). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

Mr. O'NEILL: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 313. Resolution providing for the consideration of S. 2130, an act to amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes; without amendment (Rept. No. 804). Referred to the House Calendar.

Mr. MADDEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 314. Resolution providing for the consideration of H. R. 8381, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to correct unintended benefits and hardships and to make technical amendments, and for other purposes; without amendment (Rept. No. 805). Referred to the House Calendar..

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

Mr. BONNER: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. R. 1678. A bill to provide for the quitclaiming of the title of the United States to the real property known as the Barcelona Lighthouse Site, Portland, N. Y., with amendment (Rept. No. 786). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. R. 2741. A bill to authorize and direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to convey certain lands of the United States to the Hermann Hospital Estate, Houston, Tex., with amendment (Rept. No. 792). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

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H. R. 8645. A bill to amend section 9, subsection (d), of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, and for other related purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BARTLETT: H. R. 8646. A bill to amend the Alaska Public Works Act (63 Stat. 627, 48 U. S. C., sec. 486, et seq.) to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to convey federally owned land utilized in the furnishing of public works; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. ENGLE:

H. R. 8647. A bill to amend rection 9. subsection. (d), of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, and for other related purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. FALLON:

H. R. 8648. A bill to amend subsection (f) (1) of section 209 of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 387); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. METCALF:

H. R. 8649. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, by the grouping of the titles of such act amended into separately named acts; providing for the applications of such acts so named; defining a livestock auction market,

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a stockyard, and packer buyer; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. POFF:

H. R. 8650. A bill to create a Supply and Service Administration as a department in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

H. R. 8651. A bill relating to the authority of the Administrator of General Services with respect to the utilization and disposal of excess and surplus Government property under the control of executive agencies: to the Committee on Government Operations By Mr. PORTER:

H. R. 8652. A bill to rescind the authorlzation for the Waldo Lake Tunnel and regulating works. Willamette River, Oreg; to the Committee on Public Works.

By Mr. SIKES:

H. R. 8653. A bill appropriating $3 million, to be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake, in cooperation with the State of Florida, a program for the control and eradication of screwworms in such State, to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. WAINWRIGHT:

H. R. 8654. A bill to incorporate the National Ladies Auxiliary, Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WALTER:

H. R. 2655. A bill to amend the Adminis trative Procedure Act and the Communist Control Act of 1954 so as to provide for a passport review procedure and to prohibit the issuance of passports to persons going or staying abroad to support the Communist movement; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BERRY:

H. R. 8657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction from gross income for certain amounts paid by a teacher for his further education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BOW:

H. R. 8658. A bill to amend section 802 of title 10 of the United States Code with respect to the jurisdiction of the military departments over crimes committed by members of the Armed Forces in foreign nations; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. KARSTEN:

H. R. 8659. A bill to provide an ́exemption from the tax imposed on admissions for admissions to certain musical theatrical events; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PILLION:

H. R. 8660. A bill to authorize the construction of certain works of improvement in the Niagara River for power and other purposes; to the Committee on Pubile Works.

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FOOD ADDITIVES

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

ON

BILLS TO AMEND THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND
COSMETIC ACT WITH RESPECT TO CHEMICAL
ADDITIVES IN FOOD

JULY 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, AUGUST 6, 7, 1957, AND
APRIL 15, 1958

Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

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COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman

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