DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE 4.5. Congress House. COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND DEMPSEY B. MIZELLE and JOHN G. OSTHAUS, Staf Assistants KFay A664 1978a COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California GUNN MCKAY, Utah TOM BEVILL, Alabama BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, California JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania BOB TRAXLER, Michigan ROBERT B. DUNCAN, Oregon JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts MAX BAUCUS, Montana CHARLES WILSON, Texas LINDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS, Louisiana ADAM BENJAMIN, JR., Indiana NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan J. KENNETH ROBINSON, Virginia WILLIAM L. ARMSTRONG, Colorado CLAIR W. BURGENER, California KEITH F. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979 TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1978. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITNESSES GRIFFIN B. BELL, ATTORNEY GENERAL KEVIN D. ROONEY, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY ADMINISTRATION GENERAL FOR JAMES F. HOOBLER, DIRECTOR, PROGRAM REVIEW AND BUDGET STAFF Mr. SMITH (presiding). We are pleased to have with us this morning the distinguished Attorney General of the United States, the Honorable Griffin B. Bell. Before we ask him to proceed with his general statement, I would like to note that the total request for the Department of Justice for Fiscal Year 1979 is $2,464,302,000, an increase of $163,683,000 over the appropriation to date for the current year. I would also like to note the total number of positions requested for FY 1979 is 55,690, which is an increase of 1,162 positions over the number authorized for the current fiscal year. We shall insert at this point in the record the summary tables provided. [The summary tables follow:] (1) Summary of Permanent Positions and Budget Authority, 1977-1979. 1979 Increases, Positions and Budget Authority. Summary of Requirements by Appropriation, 1978 and 1979. Gross Change 1978 Appropriation Enacted to 1979 Appropriation Request Derivation of Budget Authority, 1977 and 1978. Summary of Requirements, 1979 increase over 1978. Legal Activities, Summary of Requirements, 1979 increase over 1978. Federal Prison System, Summary of Requirements, 1979 increase over 1978. 28 |