b) resulting in finding of no discrimination c) resulting in the following types of corrective action: 2. Promotion given 3. Promotion given retroactively 4. Training opportunity given 5. Reappointment or reinstatement 6. Requested reassignment given 7. Adverse action reduced or rescinded 8. Other disciplinary action reduced or rescinded 9. Priority consideration for next vacancy 10. Award of back pay 11. Letter of apology 12. Other a) resulting in no corrective action For the period Jan. 1, 1974 to June 31, 1978, the number of cases a) resulting in disciplinary action against the individual b) resulting in no disciplinary action against the individual or For the period Jan. 1, 1974 to June 31, 1978, the number of forral cases in which: a) Library decision rendered within 10 days, as required by law b) Library decision rendered after 11 or more days have elapsed For the period Jan. 1, 1974 to June 31, 1978, the number of cases in which a Hearing Examiner or Court of Lay has: a) upheld a Library decision of no discrimination b) overturned a Library decision of no discrimination c) upheld a Library decision of discrimination d) overturned a Library decision of discrimination Dear Ms. Johanson: The Equal Opportunity Office has received your request for information relating to its ongoing program. While we appreciate your interest, we are simply not staffed at this time to conduct the type of indepth study of our activity which you have proposed. With additional staffing, we may be able to accomplish this mission in the future. Sincerely, Terrors C. Peter Thomas C. Brackeen Coordinator, Equal Opportunity UNION REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEES Senator SASSER. Gentlemen, thank you for appearing. If we have any questions, we will submit them to you later for the record. Do you wish to make any brief comments, Mr. Welsh? Mr. WELSH. Two brief comments. The last statement that Mr. Panzera made about our failure to supply statistics, this is the first I have heard about it, and I will address this question. I apologize. I find, however, his general remarks very supportive. We have been trying to work with the union. They have been very helpful in pointing out deficiencies. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, one brief comment just for the clarification of the committee. We are the elected representatives of the majority of the employees at the Library. The only other elected bargaining unit are those people that represent the Congressional Research Service, although I would say of 4,000 recognized employees, 3,300 of them are in our jurisdiction. Mr. WELSH. I hope the chairman appreciates the significance of that statement. Senator SASSER. Well, I am not sure I do. Mr. WELSH. Mr. Panzera, would you clarify? Mr. PANZERA. Mr. Chairman, AFSCME does represent 3,300 of the approximate 4,700 Library employees at the present time, and we feel that that fact deserves to be considered by the committee in considering the testimony we have offered here today. Thank you. Mr. WELSH. The previous point is that the previous witnesses do not represent the Library staff, as do these representatives here from these unions. Senator SASSER. All right. Thank you. SUBCOMMITTEE RECESS The subcommittee will stand in recess until tomorrow at 2 p.m. [Whereupon, at 4:20 p.m., the subcommittee was recessed, to reconvene at 2 p.m., Thursday, February 22.] LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 2:17 p.m., in room S-146, the Capitol, Hon. Jim R. Sasser (chairman) presiding. Present: Senator Sasser. JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF HON. LLOYD BENTSEN, U.S. SENATOR FROM TEXAS ACCOMPANIED BY HON. RICHARD BOLLING, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MISSOURI 1979 APPROPRIATION AND 1980 BUDGET REQUEST Senator SASSER. The subcommittee will come to order. I want to welcome the distinguished Senator from Texas and Representative Bolling, our equally distinguished colleague from the House of Representatives. Our first item on the agenda today is the fiscal year 1980 budget request of the Joint Economic Committee. The amount requested for fiscal year 1980 is $2,749,000, an increase of $326,000 over the comparable 1979 level. The chairman of the Joint Economic Committee is Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas. Representative Richard Bolling is the vice chairman and Representative Clarence Brown is the ranking minority member. Gentlemen, I welcome you and suggest that you proceed in any way you might wish to do so. Senator BENTSEN. Thank you. We are coming in at a figure substantially less than the figure submitted in the President's budget, which was $1,982,000, plus the special study at $767,000. We are now asking for $1,862,000 for the Joint Economic Committee. The Appropriations Committee had, as as I recall, approved $1,800,000 last year, and then we had a $62,000 salary increase. $696,000 is the figure that we are now asking for the special study itself. (331) WORKLOAD AND ROLE OF THE JEC Our workload has increased somewhat because of HumphreyHawkins, which requires us to make a very detailed study of the President's proposals long range and how they will affect the economy. As you know, the Joint Committee fills a unique role in the Congress. It was started under the Employment Act of 1946, at the same time as the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Now, the Joint Economic Committee in turn works a role comparable to the Council in trying to develop a body of expertise on the interrelationship of the economy, the different segments handled by the taxing committees, the banking committees and the budget committees. COMPLEXITY OF ECONOMIC ISSUES To give some evidence of the great concern and interest of members today on the questions of economics, we have had probably more members who have applied for membership on the Joint Economic Committee on both the House and Senate this year than we have had in quite some time. But the problems facing us today probably have never been more complex. Some of the old rules that we have used are having difficulty in application, due to the changes in circumstances. LACK OF INCREASE IN SIZE OF STAFF We think we have brought you a very lean and a very tight budget. We have seen no increase in the size of the staff of the Joint Economic Committee for 3 years now. We have 46 members on that staff and we have stayed constant in that number. SPECIAL STUDY ON ECONOMIC CHANGE As you also know, the chairmanship of the Joint Economic Committee rotates, and I have just taken over the chairmanship from my very distinguished colleague, Dick Bolling, who is chairman of the Committee on Rules in the House and very recently chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. He and Hubert Humphrey worked very closely together in setting up a special study to deal with some of the changing circumstances. And I would like to turn this over now to Congressman Bolling to discuss the special study aspect. Senator SASSER. Thank you, Senator. Representative BOLLING. As you may remember, the special study was brought into being by resolution passed by both the House and the Senate. It is essentially a 4-year study. We are at midpoint. We have obtained, we think, the services on a part-time basis of a variety of highly skilled and able people from all different groups within the country. We have a very small staff maintaining control of the complicated operation. We are working in 10 different areas. We are right at the stage where you might say it is a mess, it is all very confused. But we think we know where we are |