In suggesting the proposed change the committee based its decision on what it considers to be the major or primary function of the committee under the prescribed duties assigned to it. to study "the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining its economy and efficiency." It was the unanimous view of the members of the committee that the proposed new title would be more accurate in defining the purposes for which the committee was created and in clearly establishing the major purpose it serves. III. Organization A. SUBCOMMITTEES In order to perform its functions and to carry out its duties as fully and as effectively as possible, the committee, under the leadership of its chairman, the Honorable William L. Dawson, of Illinois, at the beginning of the 91st Congress, established eight regular subcommittees, which cover the entire field of executive expenditures and operations. The names and chairmen of these subcommittees are as follows: Military Operations Subcommittee, Hon. Chet Holifield, chairman. Government Activities Subcommittee, Hon. Jack Brooks, chair man. Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Hon. L. H. Foun- Executive and Legislative Reorganization Subcommittee, Hon. Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, Hon. Dante B. Fas- Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Hon. Henry Special Studies Subcommittee, Hon. John S. Monagan, chairman. B. RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Rule 1. The regular meetings of the committee shall be held on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Rule 2. A member may vote by proxy on any matter before the committee. Such proxy shall be in writing, dated and signed by the member granting the proxy, and identifying the member to whom the proxy is given. No proxies shall be used to establish a quorum. Rule 3. The chairman shall have authority to establish subcommittees and to assign to them such functions as he may deem advisable. The chairman shall have the authority to refer bills, resolutions, and other matters to appropriate subcommittees for consideration or investigation, and to recall such bills, resolutions, and other matters from the subcommittees to which they have been referred. Rule 4. The chairman and the ranking minority member of the committee shall be ex officio members of all subcommittees. Rule 5. Any member of the full committee may sit with any subcommittee, but may not vote on any matter before the subcommittee, unless he is a member of such subcommittee. Rule 6. No person shall be present at an executive session of the committee other than the members of the committee, its staff, and such other persons whose presence the chairman deems necessary or advisable. Rule 7. A rollcall of the members may be had upon the request of any member. Rule 8. All questions put to witnesses before the committee shall be relevant to the subject matter before the committee for consideration and the chairman shall rule on the relevance of any questions put to the witness. Rule 9. Committee members may question witnesses only when recognized by the chairman for that purpose. The chairman, when he deems it advisable, may limit the time of such questions to 5 minutes. Rule 10. A stenographic record of all testimony shall be kept of public hearings and shall be made available on such conditions as the chairman may prescribe. Rule 11. Every committee report shall have the approval of a majority of the committee. Those committee members not concurring in the majority report may file a minority report or express dissenting views and any members may file an additional or supplementary report. Rule 12. The staff of the committee shall be subject to the direction of the chairman and shall perform such duties as he may assign. Rule 13. The Rules of the House, together with the rules specified herein, shall govern the procedure of the committee. Rule 14. The chairman shall have the authority to hire and discharge employees of the professional and clerical staff of the full committee and subcommittees subject to appropriate approval. Rule 15. The number of members to constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence shall not be less than two. Rule 16. So far as applicable these rules shall be the rules of subcommittees, but each subcommittee may make additional rules not inconsistent herewith. IV. Activities 1. In the 91st Congress, the committee approved and submitted to the House of Representatives, 45 investigative reports. In addition, the committee issued 16 committee prints, prepared by the full committee or subcommittee staffs. 2. In the 91st Congress, 430 bills and resolutions were referred to the committee and were studied. Of these, the committee reported 21 and 10 were enacted into law. In addition, five reorganization plans were referred to the committee. After study and hearings, the committee approved four of the plans and disapproved one (Plan No. 2 of 1970), although it was specifically upheld by the House. As a result, Plan No. 1 of 1969 and Plans Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of 1970 were permitted by the House and Senate to become effective. 3. Pursuant to its duty of studying reports of the Comptroller General, the committee received officially and studied 330 such reports during the 91st Congress. These reports and certain other executive communications were referred to the committee under clause 2 of rule XXIV of the House of Representatives. The significant actions taken by the committee with respect to these and a considerable number of other matters are discussed in detail under the subcommittee headings. A. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS During the 91st Congress, the Committee on Government Operations approved and submitted to the Congress 45 reports of an investigative nature. For convenience, the published reports are listed here in the order of their approval by the committee and with the names of the originating subcommittees. A more detailed discussion of the material will be found in part two, below. The investigative reports are: First Report (H. Rept. 75): "1966-68 Survey of Water Pollution Control and Abatement at Federal Installations." (Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Congressman Henry S. Reuss, chairman.) Second Report (H. Rept. 79): "Federal Air Pollution Research and Development: An Interim Report on Sulfur Oxides Pollution Abatement R. & D." (Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Congressman Henry S. Reuss, chairman.) Third Report (H. Rept. 78): "Disposal of Rights in Indian Tribal Lands Without Tribal Consent." (Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Congressman Henry S. Reuss, chairman.) Fourth Report (H. Rept. 113): "The Permit for Landfill in Hunting Creek: A Debacle in Conservation." (Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Congressman Henry S. Reuss, chairman.) Fifth Report (H. Rept. 250): "Recreational Boating Safety (Part 2)." (Special Studies Subcommittee, Congressman John S. Monagan, chairman.) Sixth Report (H. Rept. 254): "Search and Rescue Operations for U.S. Citizens and Craft in Foreign Areas." (Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Dante B. Fascell, chairman.) Seventh Report (H. Rept. 429): "Federal Involvement in Construction in Hazardous Geologic Areas." (Special Studies Subcommittee, Congressman John S. Monagan, chairman.) Eighth Report (H. Rept. 523): "Office of Economic Opportu nity and the Medical Foundation of Bellaire, Ohio." (Special Studies Subcommittee, Congressman John S. Monagan, chairman.) Ninth Report (H. Rept. 550): "The Rural Electrification Administration's Bulletin Inhibiting Political Activities by Its Borrowers and Their Employees." (Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Congressman Henry S. Reuss, chairman.) Tenth Report (H. Rept. 633): "Environmental Dangers of Open-Air Testing of Lethal Chemicals." (Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Congressman Henry S. Reuss, chairman.) Eleventh Report (H. Rept. 637): "Deficiencies in Administration of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.“ (Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Congressman L. H. Fountain, chairman.) Twelfth Report (H. Rept. 701): "Debt Collection Operations of the Department of Justice." (Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Dante B. Fascell, chairman.) Thirteenth Report (H. Rept. 729): "Customs Control Over Petroleum Imports." (Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Dante B. Fascell, chairman.) Fourteenth Report (H. Rept. 749): "U.S. AID Operations in Indonesia (Part 1)." (Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, Congressman John E. Moss, chairman.) Fifteenth Report (H. Rept. 753): "U.S. AID Operations in Indonesia (Part 2)." (Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee, Congressman John E. Moss, chairman.) Sixteenth Report (H. Rept. 772): "Marketing of Federal Obligations Participation Certificates." (Legal and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman Dante B. Fascell, chairman.) Seventeenth Report (H. Rept. 773): "Government-Rejected Consumer Items." (Special Studies Subcommittee, Congressman John S. Monagan, chairman.) Eighteenth Report (H. Rept. 774): "Procurement of 2.75-Inch Aircraft Rocket Launchers." (Military Operations Subcommittee, Congressman Chet Holifield, chairman.) Nineteenth Report (H. Rept. 775): Accident and Injury Data (Adequacy of Arrangements by Federal Departments and |