Speech #770003508

This will show an increase of about $20.000.000 in a bill of nearly $1.500.000.000. Two items make up the major part of this increase. $10.157.000 for the civilservice retirement fund. which is an increase. and $8.000.000 in the Veterans Administration. which is a normal increase there because of increased facilities for veterans in the way of hospitals. domiciliary homes. and all of the incidental and necessary expense that goes with that. I shall insert at this point In the RECORD a breakdown giving a comparison of the two bills for the information of the House and In order that it may be in the RECORD: Comparison of 1941 appropriations for regular and recurring activities with the amounts recommended in the 1942 bill for regular and recurring activities: Total as set forth in the Budget. 1941 appropriations ------------------ $1.523.361.114 Minus nonrecurring (unusual) Items: Defense housing -------- 175. 000.000 Relief of refugees ------- 50. 000. 000 Marine war risk insurance fund -------------40.000.000 Total --------------- 265.000.000 Total. minus nonrecurring items--- 1.258.361.114 Amount of 1942 bill as reported ---------------- 1.404. 576. 838 Minus nonrecurring Items (defense. etc) : Bureau of Budget (defense) National Resources Planning Board (defense)Emergency fund for PresIdent Civil Service Commission (defense) Federal Communications (defense) Federal Power (defense)National service life insurance -------------200.000 350.000 100. 000. 000 3.000.000 1.920. 000 150.000 20.000.000 Total -------------- 125. 620. 000 Total. regular and recurring items. 1942 ------------- 1.278.956. 838 Total. regular and recurring I t e m s. 1941 -------------1.258.361.114 Increase over 1941 ---------- 20. 595. 724 This bill carries with it. Mr. Chairman. some 35 or 40 of the independent establishments of the Government.