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                  United States General Accounting Office
                          Washington, D.C.   20548

                                                 For Release on Delivery
                                                 Expected at 10:00 A.M. DST
                                                 May 8, 1975


                         STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS
                   COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                                  BEFORE THE
                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
                 HOUSE BANKING,CURRENCY,AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
                   ON H.R. 6078 CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHING
                      A NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     I am pleased to be invited to comment on proposals to continue and

strengthen the work which has been carried forward during the past

several years by the National Commission on Productivity and Work Quality.

     It is my understanding that authorizing legislation by the Congress

is necessary to assure continuation of the work of the Commission beyond

June 30. I believe it would be a disservice to both the public and

private sectors to terminate or interrupt the excellent work which the

Commission has undertaken, and I strongly support its continuance and

enlargement.

     I would like to divide my comments into two parts:

     A. First, a discussion of why GAO is concerned with improving

         national productivity.

     B. Second, a review of H.R. 6078 and our suggestions for the

         Committee's consideration.

A. WHY GAO IS CONCERNED WITH

    IMPROVING NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

    GAO has a major interest in Federal productivity both because of its

regular audit programs and because of the Joint Federal Project which I

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