Activities of the House Committee on Government Operations: Ninetieth Congress, First and Second Sessions, 1967-1968

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968 - 187 páginas
 

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Página xiv - House shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.
Página xiv - House is sitting, has recessed, or has adjourned, to hold such hearings, to require the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents, and to take such testimony, as it deems necessary.
Página xiii - POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEES All proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the subject listed under the standing committees named below shall be referred to such committees respectively : ******* 12.
Página 83 - Most funds now spent on research are channeled to private contractors through the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Atomic Energy Commission.
Página 19 - States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this Nation by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.
Página 13 - Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations. "(B) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government. "(2) Such committee shall have the duty of — "(A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the House as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of such reports...
Página 151 - As chairman of the Computer Science and Engineering Board of the National Academy of Sciences (1967-73), he led the preparation of NAS reports on A Technical Analysis of the Common Carrier/User Interconnections Area (Lewis S. Billig, Project Director), Databanks in a Free Society: Computers, Record Keeping and Privacy (Alan F.
Página 3 - Provided, That unless otherwise provided herein, any matter within the jurisdiction of a standing committee prior to January 2, 1947, shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of that committee or of the consolidated committee succeeding generally to the jurisdiction of that Committee.
Página 1 - No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either house of congress, or by any committee of either house, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.
Página 73 - The contract which is now in force between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for delivery of power to the pumping plants on the Contra Costa canal, and which can be enlarged and extended to include the pumping plants at Tracy, would provide lower-cost transportation of the kilowatt hours necessary to operate the pumps than could be furnished by the Bureau owning its...

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