DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1977 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania, Chairman HENRY A. NEIL, Jr., FREDERICK P. PFLUGER, ROBERT L. KNISELY, NICHOLAS G. PART 6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND General Departmental Management Office for Civil Rights Office of Human Development Policy Research Social and Rehabilitation Service Social Security Administration Special Institutions 70-159 O Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut J. EDWARD ROUSH, Indiana TOM BEVILL, Alabama BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania BOB TRAXLER, Michigan ROBERT DUNCAN, Oregon JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts MAX BAUCUS, Montana CHARLES WILSON, Texas ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan J. KENNETH ROBINSON, Virginia WILLIAM L. ARMSTRONG, Colorado CLAIR W. BURGENER, California KEITH F. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director (II) NOTE. The Surveys and Investigations supervisory staff is supplemented by selected personnel borrowed on a reimbursable basis for varying lengths of time from various agencies to staff up specific studies and investigations. The current average annual fulltime personnel equivalent is approximately 42. GERARD J. CHOUINARD ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FRANCES MAY GENEVIEVE A. MEALY (III) ANN M. STULL GENERAL BOOKBINDING CO. QUALITY CONTROL MARK │ རྞ ུ DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1976. SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITNESSES DON I. WORTMAN, ACTING ADMINISTRATOR, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE NICHOLAS NORTON, ACTING COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS ADMINISTRATION M. KEITH WEIKEL, COMMISSIONER, MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MICHIO SUZUKI, ACTING COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DAVID B. SMITH, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION LOUIS B. HAYS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SAMUEL E. MARTZ, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE MISS ANNA L. PERKINS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BUDGET, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE WILORD FORBUSH, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUDGET INTRODUCTION Mr. FLOOD. We will now take up the Social and Rehabilitation Service. The presentation will be made by Don Wortman, the Acting Administrator for the Social and Rehabilitation Service. You have some people with you you would like us to know, Mr. Wortman? Mr. WORTMAN. Yes, sir, I appreciate that opportunity. On my left is Michio Suzuki, Acting Commissioner, Public Services Administration. Next to him is Nicholas Norton, Acting Commissioner of the Assistance Payments Administration. And beyond him is David Smith, our Acting Associate Administrator for Planning, Research, and Evaluation. On my immediate right is Dr. M. Keith Weikel, Commissioner, Medical Services Administration; Louis B. Hays, Deputy Director of the Office of Child Support Enforcement; and an associate of mine whom you know and who has appeared at this table many times, Wilford Forbush, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, and a gentleman who will be testifying with us tomorrow probably more |