PRINTING THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION ENTITLED "ECONOMIC INDICATORS"

JUNE 15, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mrs. NORTON, from the Committee on House Administration, submitted the following

REPORT

(To accompany S. J. Res. 55

The Committee on House Administration, to whom was referred the Senate joint resolution (S. J. Res. 55) to print monthly the publication entitled "Economic Indicators," having considered the same, report favorably thereon as approved by the United States Senate May 6, 1949, and recommend that the joint resolution do pass.

EXPLANATION OF THE RESOLUTION

The committee is advised that there is a demand for this monthly publication from businessmen, farm leaders, labor organizations, and representatives of the press and radio, in addition to the Members of Congress.

The Joint Committee on the Economic Report has indicated that no difficulty is expected in selling at least 20,000 subscriptions, through the Superintendent of Documents, at $1.50 per year, which is the estimated number required to pay for the cost of publication.

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AUTHORIZING CERTAIN GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BINDING, AND BLANK-BOOK WORK ELSEWHERE THAN AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, IF APPROVED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

JUNE 15, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mrs. NORTON, from the Committee on House Administration, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 4878)

The Committee on House Administration, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4878) authorizing certain Government printing, binding, and blank-book work elsewhere than at the Government Printing Office if approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, having considered the same, report favorably thereon and recommend that the bill do pass.

EXPLANATION OF THE BILL

The purpose of this bill is to modify the law in order to permit essential Government printing to be produced in the best interest of the Government. A recent survey developed that obvious savings of time and expense can be effected by producing much printing within the area where use is required if approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, which committee has jurisdiction over establishment of Government field printing plants and the establishment of fieldservice offices in the Government Printing Office.

It is the opinion of the committee that, because of the obvious need for the continued operation of such printing plants, based on consideration of efficient, economical operation and justifiable service requirements, after July 1, 1949, the passage of this bill is most important.

RAMSEYER RULE

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 2a, rule XIII, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, proposed changes in existing law are

indicated below, with the matter to be omitted in black brackets and the new matter proposed to be inserted in italics:

ACT OF MARCH 1, 1949 (40 STAT. 1213)

"Provided further, That all printing, binding, and blank-book work for Congress, The Executive Office, the Judiciary (other than the Supreme Court of the United States), and every executive department, independent office, and establishment . of the Government, shall be done at the Government Printing Office, except (1) such classes of work as shall be deemed by the Joint Committee on Printing to be urgent or necessary to have done elsewhere; [than in the District of Columbia for the exclusive use of any field service outside of said District] and (2) printing in field printing plants operated by any such executive department, independent office, or establishment, and the procurement of printing by any such executive department, independent office, or establishment from allotment for contract field printing, if approved by the Joint Committee on Printing."

CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 4332

JUNE 15, 1949. Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SABATH, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 256|

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 256, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution do pass.