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7 Tax Foundation's Washington News 1 (1955)

handle is hein.tera/wingnews0009 and id is 1 raw text is: January 7, 1955 Vol. .i.1. No. 1 920 Washington Building Washington 5, D. C. Extension of the President's reorganization powers under the Reor- ganization Act of 19h9--which otherwise will expire March 31, 1955--was unanimously recommended in a progress report submitted to Congress this week by the (Hoover) Comamission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. This report is of special interest, since it provides the first official word on Lhe commission's plans for submitting its rec- onmmendations on government procranis and policies. It reveals that of the 13 task forces and one special committee which have been making the preli.minary research studies, six have already coin- pleted and submitted their reocrts to the coirission--incLuding the study groups on paper work management (first of two parts), personnel, legal services, lending, medical services, and surplus property disposal. The task forces on budget and accounting and subsistence serviLces are expected to file their reports during January; those on real property and water resources and power, during February; and those on intelligence activities, overseas economic operations, paper work management (part two--in industry), and procurement, during March. The over-all Committee on Business Organ- ization of the Defense Department must await completion of the other reports, and is scheduled to complete its study in April. The commission expects to submit to Congress, within the next few weeks, its report on budget and accounting, legal services and procedure, lending, medical services, paper work management (part one--in the govern- ment), personnel, and surplus property disposal, with other reports to follow. According to current information, the first of the commission reports--probably on paper work management within government--will be submitted to Congress shortly after the middle of this month. Contrary to earlier expectations it is now understood that the com- mission's reports will not be accompanied by proposed legislation to implement its recommendations. Thus, the only major legislative objec- tive in the immediate future may be the recommended extension of the President's reorganization powers. With respect to the (Kestnbauin) Commission on Intergvernmental Re- lations, it is noteworthy that the President's State of the Union message includes a recommendation for its extension. No indication was given as to the length of such continuation, though the current rumor here is that extension at least until June 30 will be required. Under existing law the Pommission would have to report by March 1. It is known that a number of the study groups have subitted their reports to the commission, but the best information available indicates that none of these have as yet been acted upon.

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