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LCD-79-433 1 (1979-09-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazqq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 2UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION 1 111111111111 B-114829 110331 SEPTEMBER 13, 1979 Mr. William G. Phillips, Staff Director Committee on House Administration House of Representatives Dear Mr. Phillips: 1- Sub3ect: LComments o, BII\ 4572 and Senate Bill 1436, tre 44, United States Co (LCD-79-433) This report is in response to the Chairman's July 31, 1979, letter concerning House bill 4572 and Senate bill 1436. The stated purpose of both bills is to amend title 44 of the United States Code to provide for improved administration of public printing services and distribution of public documents. The Chairman informed us that the Committee will review all the constructive suggestions and amendments to the bills sub- mitted during recent hearings and will introduce a clean bill to incorporate many of the proposed changes. In this regard, the Chairman's letter, which we received on August 6, invited us to submit any additional amendments which we would like considered for inclusion in the clean bill. The bills would, among other things, terminate the role of the Joint Committee on Printing, create the Government Printing Office (GPO) as an independent establishment of the 4 Government, establish a Board of Directors at the head of GPO, and consolidate the control of all printing and distribution of Government documents under GPO. On July 24, 1979, we testified during hearings on the bills. We expressed our concern as to whether the existing organizational structure is the most appropriate to achieve and to satisfy total Government printing and distribution needs. We then gave our views, based on our prior work in the area, on possible alternative structures. We recognized that the structure provided for in the bills was a possible alternative to correct certain problems we had noted. In highlighting our views about the advantages and disadvan- tages of the structure and the other provisions of the bills, ,50 (947386)

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