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AFMD-84-6 1 (1984-03-22)

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                  COMMENTS ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE
                       MAJORITY PRINTING CLERK,
                       HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

     The position of majority printing clerk originated from House
Resolution 295 (July 7, 1943, 78th Cong.), which (1) authorized em-
ployment of a clerk in charge of printing for the majority caucus
room and (2) provided that the clerk be

     --designated by the majority leader and

     --compensated at the rate of $2,000 per annum from appropri-
       ated funds.

Over the years, the majority printing clerk's pay increased from
$2,000 to $16,743, the annual pay rate set in accordance with the
pay adjustment which became effective October 1, 1977. As of Octo-
ber 1, 1978, however, the majority printing clerk's pay from appro-
priated funds was discontinued.

     The majority printing clerk operates as David R. Ramage, Inc.,
a firm organized and incorporated on February 13, 1970, primarily
to provide printing and related services for members of the House
of Representatives. The majority printing clerk received a salary
as president of the corporation during the fiscal years ended
August 31, 1982 and 1981.

     The majority printing clerk's offices and printing plant are
in the west underground garage of the House of Representatives.
The printing clerk does official printing for the majority leader-
ship at no charge and offers, for a fee, printing and related serv-
ices to members of Congress, congressional committees, state socie-
ties, and political organizations.

     On August 3, 1978, the corporation's board of directors
authorized the purchase of property suitable as a site for the cor-
poration's printing operations. In fiscal year 1979, the corpora-
tion purchased unimproved property in Fairfax County, Virginia, on
which it plans to build. In fiscal year 1980, the corporation ob-
tained architect and site engineer services and deposited $9,900
with Fairfax County for sewerage and environmental protection pur-
poses. The deposit was refunded in fiscal year 1982. The corpora-
tion spent no additional funds on the property during fiscal years
1982 and 1981.

     The net income after taxes was $229,732 for fiscal year 1982
and $60,341 for fiscal year 1981. The higher net income was due
primarily to the normal increase in sales during an election year.

     In January 1981, the corporation converted from a manual to a
computerized payroll system. A data processing contractor now has
responsibility for performing the corporation's weekly payroll
functions.


ENCLOSURE II

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