1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6727 Edward Robert Hilton IlI John Thomas Schall William S. Knoble. Francis Hinchion William Leo Schlosser Charles G. Kretschmer III Perry Carnot Hisken, Jr. James Forrest Schmidt David M. Latham Alan Joel Horton Richard Howard Schoeneman Gene E. Leslie Robert James Howard John Christopher Scholtz, Jr. Alan M. Lindy Eugene Earle Hustad Howard Francis Seney George H. Lochner John Edward Ike Robert Shebat Irving T. McDonald, Jr. Ed ward Weber Ivy George Marvin Shepherd Louis V. Miller Lewis Maverick Jamison William Chapin Shiel · Joseph R. Marrison John Arras Jenkins Jefferson Allan Simpson Reed C. Mulkey William Griffith Jenkins Robert Stanley Slizeski Brian P. Murphy W. Hugh Jenkins, Jr. Mahlon Allison Smith II Thomas A. Nemzek Miers Cornelius Johnson, Jr. Mansfield Irving Smith John C. Peters Kelso Jones Russell Hinett Smith Harry O. Purnell Norman Frederick Katz William Cremin Smith Franko. Roland, Jr. Charles Thomas Keffer George Winfered Smythe, Jr. Harold James Shirley Charles William Kessler Willum Harry Spillers, Jr. John P. Sieck John Richard Kiely Stewart VanVliet Spragins Robert M. Spencer E. Hugh Kinney James Wesley Stansberry Gordon G. Stewart Donald Davis Klein Michael John Steger Orlando A. Wall Raymond James Klemmer William Kent Stemple Jay R. Wallace Edward Anthony Kostyniak · Robert Clarence Stender Robert B. Weaver Milton Arthur Kramer Floyd Albert Stephenson, Jr. Cyril R. White David Christian Krimendahl · James Reddick Stillson Robert L. White William Howard Lake Robert Jack Stuart Ralph D. Whittier William Roth Lambert Don Reetz Swanke Evert D. Wilmoth Chris Andrew Lay, Jr. Robert Frederick Swantz Robert B. Wisherd Robert Edward Leisy George Howard Sylvester The following-named persons for appoint Ronald Emile Lemay · l William -Brown Terrell, Jr. ment in the United States Air Force in the Nelson Trimble Levings Joseph James Thompson grade of second lieutenant, with dates of William Battelle Liddicoet Richard Earl Toth rank to be determined by the Secretary of Robert Oliver Littell William Jackson Trautvetter the Air Force, under the provisions of sec Thomas Bernard Luzon William Frederick Trieschmann, Jr. tion 506, Public Law 381, Eightieth Congress Kenneth Alden Main Edwin George Triner (Officer Personnel Act of 1947) : Robert Lucas Makinney Chester Stuart Trubin John W. Barlow Eugene Marder Joe B. Tye, Jr. John D. Bell, Jr. Morton Leo Marks . Jay Van_ Cleeff Joseph F. Cheatham James Frank Marr John MacEwan Vandervoort, Jr. Edward T. Cohee, Jr. Robert Thomas Marsh · Edward Whitney Wagner James M. Crews, Jr. Abner Broadwater Martin Victor Reed Wake.field Clark M. Hening Frederic Hine Maughmer Winston Guerd Walker Clifford A. Moore John Norman McCarthy John Thomas Wallace John T. Potts, 'Jr. Leon Witcher Mccrary John Adkin Walter III Louis C. Rasmussen James Richard McDaniel Douglas Spoor Weart Robert E. Smith Dan Lockwood McGurk George Maurice Wentsch Henry C. Smyth, Jr. Donald Andrew McLean Fredrick Robert Westfall William B. Warwick, Jr. Philip Cummings McMullen Richard Arthur Eric White William Fletcher McNurry Edward Burke Wilford III Michael Werner McNamee Arnold Winter John Edwin Miller John Beugnot Wogan, Jr. Virgil Millett, Jr. Donald Rey Woods HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES James Errington Milligan John Donald Woodson Walter Reed Milliken William Clinton Workinger, Jr. TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1949 Anthony John Mione Hugh Wynne Hugh Mitchell, Jr. Elswortb James Zimmerman The House met at 11 o'clock a. m. Lewis Franklin Moore The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Wayne Stewart Moore, Jr. The following-named midshipmen, United States Naval Academy, who are scheduled Montgomery, D. D., offered the following Milan Mosny prayer: Raymond Moss for graduation o~ June 3, 1949, for appoint Wilbur John Mueller ment as second lieutenants in the United Thou source of all life and power, do William Edward Mundt States Air · Force, under the provisions of Thou impart to blind, mortal eyes the Louis Paul Murray section 506, Public Law 381, Eightieth Con gress (Officer Personnel Act of 1947); date of abiding assurance that Thou wilt keep Emil Abraham Nakfoor him in perfect peace whose mind is Marshall Edsel Neal rank to be determined by the Secretary of Charles Franklin Neef, Jr. the Air Force: stayed on Thee. Stir up our hearts and Edwin Arthur Nelson Dale L. Ashcroft wills, that we may attain more of self Wayne Aaron Norby Harry E. Baumgarten, Jr. mastery; help us to think and do only Phil1p Raymond O'Brien, Jr. Robert S. Berg those things that will leave no regrets in Charles Whitney Oliver Thomas Frederick Blake, Jr. our hearts, and no pain in Thine. Robert Harley Olson Bill W. Bodager Do Thou guide the world, for it is fail Robert Lloyd Orem M. Michael Bonner ing to see; deliver it, for it is in bondage; Dal phin Dunnaha Overton III Louis E. Branch Robert Edwin Owen Charles P. Cecil, Jr. and save it: ere it is too late. Above all, Basil Pafe John R. Clark give us a larger sympathy for all men, Davis Pendleton Parrish John T. Dolan and a holy ambition to be of service in William Thielman Paull Alston R. Ellis a needy world. Robert Michael Pfeiffer Atlee R. Ellis In the name of our Redeemer. Amen. Joseph Lee Pospisil Robert E. Finnigan John Archer Poulson William M. Foley The Journal of the proceedings of yes Thomas Sheridan Pratt John C. Friend terday was read and approved. Richard F. Frost · James Delahunt Prescott MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Robert Edwin Pursley William M. Fulton Ralph Christian Raabe Norman Lawrence Gibson A message from the Senate, by Mr. James Walther Rawers Robert J. Gilliland McDaniel, its enrolling clerk, announced John Charles Reed Max L. Gillam that the Senate had passed without James Blayney Rice Floyd W. Graham amendment bills and a joint resolution William Vaughn Rice, Jr. James Ross Haughey William Clay Robison John P. Howe of the House of the following titles: Kenneth Hall Roper James S. Hurst H. R. 55. An act to include certain lands William Carroll Ross Emmett S. Iverson ln the Carson National Forest, N. Mex., and Paul Sherman Rufsvold Robert E. Jamea tor other purposes; Richard Grams Rumney Richard Janer H. R. 580. An act for the relief of the Bank ~ohn Harold Saxon, Jr. Jerry R. Kenyon, Jr. of Kodiak, Kodiak, Alaska; 6728 .CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 H. R. 603. An act for the relief of Jeptha R. H. R. 1337. An act to authorize the sale of citrus blackfly, white-fringed beetle, wheat Macfarlane; certain public lands in Alaska to the Alaska stem sawfly, and the Hall scale; H. R. 636. An act for the relief of B. G. Council of Boy Scouts of America for recrea S. 1760. An act to amend section 101 (b) Jones; tion and other public purposes; of the Department of Agriculture· Organic H. R. 639. An act for the relief of Mark B. H. R. 1754. An act extending the time for Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 734; 7 U. S. C. 429); Craig and others; · the completion of annual assessment work S. J. Res. 62. Joint resolution authorizing H. R. 681. An act for the relief of the legal on mining claims held by location in the the President of the United States of Amer guardian of George Generazzo; United States for the year ending at 12 o'clock ica to proclaim June 20 of each year as Em H. R. 688. An act for the relief of John P. meridian July 1, 1949; blem Day; Reilly; H. R. 3334. An act to grant the consent of S. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution fa H. R. 692. An act for the relief of Joseph the United States to the Pecos River compact; voring the suspension of deportation of cer Thompson; H. R. 3967. An act to continue a system of tain aliens; H. R. 738. An act for the relief of the estate nurseries and nursery schools for the day care S. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution fa of Mrs. Minerva C. Davis; of school-age and under-school-age children voring the suspension of deportation of cer H. R. 761. An act for the relief of Catherine in the District of Columbia through June 30, tain aliens; and S. Tremayne and A. I. Lang; 1950; and S. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution fa H. R. 967. An act for the relief of the city H. R. 4392. An act to provide for the pay voring the suspension of deportation of cer of El Paso, Tex.; ment of compensation to the Swiss Govern tain aliens. H. R. 1037. An act for the relief of Samuel ment for losses and damages inflicted on EXTENSION OF REMARKS . Ensler and Louis Puccinelli; Swiss territory during World War II by United H. R. 1076. An act for the relief of Jennie States armed forces in violation of neutral Mr. POLK asked and was given per Olsen Anderson; rights, and authorizing appropriations there mission to extend his remarks in the H. R. 1098. An act for the relief of the legal for. RECORD and include an editorial appear guardian of Andrew Ferdinand DeWitt III, The message also announced that the ing in the Washington Post entitled a minor; "Coalition Meat Ax.'' H. R. 1300. An act for the relief of Mrs. Senate had passed bills, a joint resolu Hope Irene Buley; tion, and concurrent resolutions of the Mr. MANSFIELD asked and was given H. R. 1471. An act ·for the relief of E. La following titles, in which the concurrence permission to .extend his remarks in the Ree Smoot; of the House is requested: RECORD in two instances and include in H. R. 1597. An act for the relief of Hal W. S. 266. An act modifying a limitation af one an article appearing in the Montana Cline; fecting pension, compensation, or retirement Standard. H. R. 2089. An act for the relief of William pay payable on account of an incompetent CALEJ:l."DAR WEDNESDAY Price; veteran without dependents during hospital H. R. 2261. An act for the relief of Eva ization, institutional, or domic111ary care; Mr. McCORMACK~ Mr. Speaker, I ask C. Netzley ·Ridley,· William G. Stuff, Lois S. 276. An act to authorize a project for unanimous consent that the business in Stuff, and Harry E. Ridley; and the estates the rehab111tation of certain works of the order on Calendar Wednesday of this of Clyde C. Netzley and Sarah C. Stuff; Fort Sumner irrigation district in New Mex week be dispensed with. H. R. 2268. An act for the relief of Forest ico, and for other purposes; L. Weatherly; The SPEAKER. Is there objection .to S. 314. An act authorizing the transfer of the request of the gentleman from Mas H. R. 2285. An act to amend title 17 of the a certain tract of land in the Robinson Re United States Code entitled "Copyrights," mount Station to the city of Crawford, Nebr., sachusetts? with respect to relaxation of provisions gov- and for other purposes; There was no objection. erning copyright of foreign works; · S. 885. An act to. provide for the removal H. R. 2566. An act granting the consent of USE OF INFERIOR HARDWOODS IN of weeds from lands in the District of Co MANUFACTURE OF PAPER. Congress to the States of Montana, North lumbia, and for other purposes; Dakota, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter S. 930. An act to provide for the liquida Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani into a compact or agreement for division of tion of the trusts under the transfer agree mous consent to address the House for 1 the waters of the Yellowstone River; ment with State rural rehabilitation corpo minute and to revise and extend my re H. R. 2812. An act to direct the S€cretary rations, and for other purposes; marks. of the Interior to sell certain land at South S. 1080. An act .for the relief of James A. Naknek to the Russian Orthodox Greek Gordon; The SPEAKER. Is ·there objection to Catholic Church of North America; , S. 1138. An act for the relief of John W. the request of the gentleman from H. R. 2906. An act to provide a 1 year's Crumpacker, commander, United States Florida? extension of time for the disposition. of farm Navy; There was no objection. labor camps to public or semipublic agencies S. 1167. An act for relief of the estate of Mr. SIKES.· Mr. Speaker, I call at or nonprofit associations of farmers; Marion Miller; tention to the first white paper made H. R. 3259. An act to add to the Abraham S. 1296. An act for the relief of Murphy from scrub oak: It is a product of the Lincoln National Historical Park, Ky., cer & Wischmeyer; laboratories of the University of Florida tain land acquired by the United States for S. 1324. An act to provide for the modifi that purpose; cation of the Corps of Engineers' flood-con at Gainesville. Please let me emphasize H. R. 3396. An act to amend the law relat trol project on the Heart River at Mandan, its importance. Scrub oak is one of a ing to timber operations on the Menominee N. Dak.; number of so-called inferior hardwoods Indian Reservation in Wisconsin; S. 1483. An act to amend title 18, United which occupy hundreds of thousands of · H. R. 3663. An act for the relief of Lawrence States Code, cections 2312 and 2313, so as acres in this Nation, and for which at Reves; to include thereunder motor vehicles and present there is practically no market H. R. 4151. An act to grant the consent of aircraft which have been embezzled, feloni value. ously converted, or feloniou3ly taken by the United States to the Arkansas River If it is possible to develop production pact; and fraud; H.J. Res. 200. Joint resolution to author S. 1557. An act to provide for the appoint techniques which will permit the use of ize the National Capital Sesquicentennial ment of an additional judge for the juvenile the inferior hardwoods in the manufac Commission to proceed with plans for the court of the District of Columbia; ture of paper, wallboard, and plastics, a celebration and commemoration of the one S. 1577. An act to revive and reenact, as market will have been created for the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the amended, the act entitled "An act creating product of these hundreds of thousands establishment of the seat of the Federal the City of Canton Bridge Commission and of now near worthless acres. In addition Government in the District of Columbia, and authorizing said commission and its suc the ever growing shortage of timber prod for other purposes. cessors to acquire by purchase or condemna tion and to construct, maintain, and operate ucts in this countr.y will be alleviated. The message also announced that the a bridge or bridges across the Mississippi The University of Florida is carrying Senate had passed, with amendments in River at or near Clinton, Iowa, and at or on much work of importance in this and which the concurrence of the House is near Fulton, Ill.," approved December 21, similar fields, and it is felt that industry requested, bills of the House of the fol 1944; can shortly take advantage of its de lowing titles: S. 1580. An act concerning common-trust velopments. I would like to point out funds and to make uniform the law with H. R. 858. An act to clarify the overtime reference thereto; that this is the same institution and part compensation provisions of the Fair Labor S. 1659. An act granting the consent and of the same staff which developed the Standards Act of 1938, as amended, as ap approval of Congress to an interstate "forest proximity fuze, one of the three most im plied in the longshore, stevedoring, building, :flre protection compact; portant weapons of the last war. and construction industries; · S.1749. An act to amend section 102 (a) of PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE H. R. 1299. An act for the relief of Frank J. the Department of Agriculture Organic Act Patzke, Archie Mitchell, J. L. Shoemaker, of 1944 to authorize the Secretary of Agricul Mr. MURRAY of Wisconsin. Mr. Einar Engen, and N. L. Gitiord; ture to carry out operations to combat the Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ad- 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6729 dress the House for 1 minute and to re . bers signed. The Republicans refused the true sense of the word but is an arm . vise and extend my remarks in the Ap to do so for they knew it was wrong. I and an agent of a foreign power-the pendix of the RECORD and include a news wish you would just read this table of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. paper article. prices and see how far he was out of line This is clearly demonstrated by the his The SPEAKER. Is there objection to in saying cost of living was going up and tory of the Communist Party in the ·the request of the gentleman from Wis up, he is the President's chief economic UnitE.d States. consin? adviser. It seems to me if they would The ultimate aims of the Communist There was no objection. appoint somebody else than Mr. Keyser Party in this country are to overthrow [Mr. MURRAY of Wisconsin addressed ling it would be better for the country, the American form of government and the House. His remarks appear in the the President; and the people. the democratic way of life. The Com Appendix.] This chart shows how table prices are_ munists would establish in the United coming down: EX'IENSION OF REMl ... RKS States a totalitarian dictatorship which How the food dollar has stretched we have already seen imposed on many Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, ·1 [Retail prices in Washington, D. C.j countries of the world. · ask unanimous consent to extend ·my re By praising the revolutionary teach marks in the RECORD and include an ex July April ings of Lenin nd Stalin, the American cerpt from the broadcast of William Hill 1948 1949 Communists practically admit advocat man over the Mutual network in relation ing the use of force and violence for at to the tragic and most unfortunate Hamburger, 2 pounds______$1. 32 $0. 86 taining their aims. Because of its loy death of the late Secretary of Defense Pork chops, 2 pounds ..... ------I. 71 I. 30 Sliced bacon, 1 pound______. 79 . 49 alty to the Red flag of international James V. Forrestal. Butter, 1 pound______. 93 . 69 · communism ·and the Soviet Union, the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Milk, 2 quarts .. __ ------.40 . 34 Communist Party in the United States is Eggs, 1 dozen_------. 72 • 61 the request of the gentleman from Mas Bread, 3 loaves______. 39 • 36 a fifth column, and thus a threat to sachusetts? Flour, 5 pounds______. 49 • 48 American security. Prime Minister Coffee, 1 pound_------. 51 . 47 There was no objection. Sugar, 5 pounds______. 48 . 44 Paul-Henri Spaak, in a speech before the Mr. MASON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Apples, 3 pounds______. 35 • 38 UN Assembly on September 28, 1948, in Oranges, 1 dozen______. 49 • 29 unanimous consent to extend my remarks Potatoes, 10 pounds______. 52 . 53 Paris, stated: in the RECORD on the subject of the Tru Green beans, 2 pounds______. 35 . 29 You make us uneasy because in every one man program and include an editorial Carrots, 1 bunch______.13 . 07 Cabbage, 2 pounds______. 15 .10 of the countries represented here you main on the same subject from a great Demo Tomatoes, 3------.19 .19 tain a fifth column, alongside which Hitler's cratic paper, the Richmond Times "" Onions, 1 pound______. 08 . 04 fifth column was but an organization of boy scouts. Dispatch. TotaL______10. 00 7. 93 The SPEAKER. Is there objection to ·the request of the gentleman from EXTENSION OF REMARKS Illinois? The prices of all commodities are less Mr. SMITH of Kansas asked and was There was no objection. today than 6 months ago. This is now given permission to extend his remarks Mr. ANDERSON of California asked a buyer's market. It pays. everybody to in the RECORD and include an article on and was given permission to extend his shop and take advantage of it. Keyser States' rights. - remarks in .the RECORD in two instances ling is wrong, all wrong. Mr. CQUDERT. Mr. Speaker, on yes and include in one a letter and in the EXTENSION OF REMARKS terday I obtained permission to insert in other an article. the RECORD a newspaper article. I am Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan asked and Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN asked and informed by the Public Printer that the was given permission to extend his re was given permission to extend his re . cost will be $168.75. Notwithstanding marks in the RECORD and include a news marke in the RECORD and include a letter the cost, I ask unanimous consent that . paper article. from Dr. J. A. Cosgriff, of Olivia, Minn., the extension may be made . relative to the utilization of doctors in The SPEAKER. Notwithstanding the PRICE DECLINES the armed services. cost and without objection the exten Mr. RICH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani Mr. PATTERSON asked and was given sion may be made. mous consent to address the House for 1 permission to extend his remarks in the There was no objection. minute and to revise and extend my re RECORD and include an editorial from the Mr. JENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask marks and include a brief table. Washington Post. unanimous consent to extend.my own re The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Mr. JAVITS asked and was given per marks in the RECORD and include an edi the request of the gentleman from mission to extend his remarks in the torial by Mr. A. M. Piper, editor of the Pennsylvania? RECORD in three instances and include Council Bluffs Nonpareil. The title of There was no objection. certain newspaper articles and editorials. this editorial is "Our Nation's Founda Mr. RICH. I was very much inter INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM tion." The editorial is timely and good. ested, Mr. Speaker, to notice in the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to United States News and World Report Mr. MERROW. Mr. Speaker, I aslt the request of the gentleman from Iowa? a chart showing that you can get five unanimous consent to address the House There was no objection. nieals now for what four cost in July for 1 minute and revise and extend my Mr. RANKIN asked and was given per 1948, and I ·shall include the list in my remarks. mission to extend his remarks in the remarks. It shows that prices of com The SPEAKER. Is there objection to RECORD on the unfortunate death of Sec modities are coming down. They have the request of the gentleman from New retary Forrestal, and include therein a ·been ever since last December. I won Hampshire? short statement he made in the House der what Mr. Keyserling, one of the There was no objection. some time ago, together with several President's chief economic advisers, Mr. MERROW. Mr. Speaker, on the ·newspaper articles. · thinks now, after he advocated the re"gi 3d of January 1949, the day the Eighty Mr. WELCH of California asked and mentation of everything and considered first Congress convened, I introduced was granted permission to extend his all the time that prices. were going up. what is now H. R. 83, a bill to outlaw the remarks in the Appendix of the RECORD He was a bull in price market, wanted Communist Party. and include a newspaper article. ·the Government to build steel mills in We are facing the most serious men January, he said they would ·continue ace of all times-international commu CALL OF THE HOUSE to advance. The opposite has beeri the nism. The Communist Party in the Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, I make case. He wrote the President's economic United States should be outlawed · be the point of order that a quorum is not report in January, and it is as wrong as cause its activities have become so dan present. anything could be. He not only wrote gerous to the welfare of our citizens that The SPEAKER. Evidently there is the President's report as an e'conomic it can no longer be allowed to shield itself 'no quorum present. adviser but ·he helped write the report behind the protective bulwark of Amer Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I of the joint committee of House and ican law. I1,1 reality the American Com move a call of the House. Senate, which all the Democratic M~m- munist Party is not a political party in A call of the House was ordered. XCV--424 6730 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 The Clerk called the roll, and the fol to amend the Commodity Credit Corpo provision of law, the Commodity Credit Cor lowing Members failed to answer to their ration Charter Act, and for other pur poration is authorized, upon terms and con ditions prescribed or approved by the Sec names: poses, and ask unanimous consent that retary of Agriculture, to accept strategic and [Roll No.103] the statement on the part of the man critical materials produced abroad in ex Arends Eaton Patman agers be read in lieu of the report. change for agricultural commodities acquired Barrett, Pa. Gilmer Pfeiffer, by the Corporation. Insofar as practicable, Bonner Grant William L. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Buckley, N. Y. Hagen Phillips, Tenn. the request of the gentleman from Ken in effecting such exchange of goods, normal Bulwin.Kle Hall, Edwin Plumley tucky [Mr. SPENCE]? commercial trade channels shall be utilized Cell er Arthur Powell and priority shall be given to commodities Chiperfield Hinshaw Ramsay There was no objection. easily storable and those which serve as prime Chudoff Hoffman, Ill. Rhodes The Clerk read the statement. incentive goods to stimulate production of Clevenger Hull Riehlman critical and strategic materials. The deter Combs James Shafer The conference report and statement Cooley Jenison Short are as follows: mination of the quantities and qualities of Crook Jennings Smith, Ohio such materials which are desirable for stock Cunningham Keefe Smith, Wis. CONFERENCE REPORT (H. REPT. 643) piling and the determination of which mate Davenport Klein Stanley rials are strategic and critical shall be made Davies, N. Y. Lichtenwalte Taylor The committee of conference on the dis in the manner prescribed by section 2 of the D'Ewart Mcsweeney Thomas, N. J. agreeing votes of the two Houses on the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil Dingell Morrison Whitaker amendment of the House to the bill (S. ing Act (60 Stat. 596). Strategic and crit Dolliver Murphy Withrow 900) to amend the Commodity Credit Cor ical materials acquired by Commodity Credit The SPEAKER. On this roll call 371 poration Charter Act, and for other purposes, Corporation in exchange for agricultural com Members have answered to their names, having met, after full and free conference, modities shall, to the extent approved by a quorum. have agreed to recommend and do recom the Munitions Board of the National Mili By unanimous consent, further pro mend to their respective Houses as follows: tary Establishment, be transferred to the ceedings under the call were dispensed That the Senate recede from its disagree stock pile provided for by the Strategic and ment to the amendment of the House and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act; and when with. agree to the same with an amendment as transferred to ~he stock pile the Commodity FRANK J. PATZKE ET AL. follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to Credit Corporation shall be reimbursed for be inserted by the House amendment insert the strategic and critical materials so trans Mr. BYRNE of New York. Mr. Speak ferred to the stock pile from the funds made er, I ask unanimous consent to take from the following; "That section 2 of the Com modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (Pub available for the purchase of the Strategic the Speaker's table the bill H. R. 1299, an and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, in an act for the relief of Frank J. Patzke, lic Law Numbered 806, Eightieth Congress) is amount equal to the fair market value, as de amended by deleting the words 'direction Archie Mitchell, -J. L. Shoemaker, Einar termined by the Secretary of the Treasury, of and control of its Board of Directors' at the the material transferred to the stock pile. Engen, and N. L. Gifford, with Senate end of the said section and substituting amendments thereto, and concur in the Nothing contained herein shall limit the therefor the words 'supervision and direction authority of the Commodity Credit Corpo Senate amendments. The Senate of the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter ration to acquire, hold, or dispose of such amendments are merely clarifying and referred to as the "Secretary").' quantity of strategic and critical materials do not affect the amounts as passed by "SEC. 2. Section 4 (h) of the said Commod as it deems advisable in carrying out its the House. ity Credit Corporation Charter Act is amend functions and protecting its assets.' 'I'he Clerk read the title of the bill. ed by deleting the second sentence thereof "SEC. 3. Section 9 of the said Commodity The Clerk read the Senate -amend and inserting in its place the following: Credit Corporation Charter Act ls amended ments, as follows: 'The Corporation shall have power to ac to read as follows: quire personal property necessary to the con Page 1, line 11, after "Dakota," insert "and "'SEC. 9. DIRECTORS, ADVISORY BOARD! (a) Bertha Myrtle Patzke, of Bly, Oreg." duct of its business but shall not have power The management of the Corporation shall be Page 2, line l, strike out "bis" and insert to acquire real property or any interest vested in a board of directors (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"), subject to the "their." therein except that it may (a) rent or lease Page 2, line 2, strike out "his" and insert office space necessary for the conduct of its general supervision and direction of the Sec retary. The Secretary shall be an ex officio "their." business and (b) acquire real property or Amend the title so as to read: "An act for any interest therein for the purpose of pro director and shall serve as Chairman of the the relief of Frank J. Patzke and others." viding storage adequate to carry out effec Board. The Board shall consist, of six mem tively and efficiently any of the Corporation's bers (in addition to the Secretary), who The SPEAKER. Is there objection to programs, or of securing or discharging obli shall be appointed by, and hold office at the the request of the gentleman from New gations owing to the Corporation, or of oth pleasure of, the Secretary. In addition to York? erwise protecting the financial interests of their duties as members of the Board, such Mr. TACKETT. Mr. Speaker, reserv the Corporation: Provided, That the author appointed members shall perform such other ity contained in this subsection (h) shall duties as may be prescribed by the Secre ing the right to object, may I ask some tary. Each appointed member of the Board thing about these amendments? - not be utilized by the Corporation for the purpose of acquiring real property, or any shall receive compensation at such rate not The SPEAKER. This is a claims bill. interest therein, in order to provide s;torage in excess of the maximum then payable un The gentleman from New York said the facilities for any commodity unless the Cor der the Classification Act of 1923, as amendments are only clarifying and do poration determines that existing privately alnended, as may be fixed by the Secri>tary, not change the amount. except that any such member who hold:> an owned storage facilities for such commodity other office or position under the Federal Mr. TACKETT. I withdraw my res in the area concerned are not adequate: Government the compensation for which ex ervation of objection, Mr. Speaker. Provided further, That no refrigerated cold ceeds such rate may elect to receive com The SPEAKER. Is there objection to storage facilities shall be constructed or pur pensation at the rate provided for such other the request of the gentleman from New chased except with funds specifically pro office or position in lieu of the compensa York? vided by Congress for that purpose: And pro tion provided by this section. A majority of There was no objection. vided further, That nothing contained in this the directors shall constitute a. quorum of subsection (h) shall limit the duty of the the Board and action shall be taken only by a. The Senate amendments were agreed Corporation, to the maximum extent prac majority vote of those present. - to. ticable consistent with the fulfillment of the EXTENSION OF REMARKS " '(b) In addition to the Boa.rd of Directors Corporation's purposes and the effective and there shall be an advisory board reflecting Mr. WHITAKER substitute places these provisions in section Mr. KILDAY1 Mr. Chairman, on It answered those letters. and. I believe 4 (h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Friday when the Committee rose we had we have been able to convince the en Charter Act and follows the language of the barely begun to read the bill. I feel listed men that .under this bill they are provision in the House amendment except I that there was added thereto the words that there is a preliminary statement given a most attractive career. "easily storable", contained in the Senate should make at this time. In addition to that, the Hook Commis bill, in the description of the agricultural · The first is that we are concerned with sion was comp0sed of three outstanding commodities which shall be given priority in our ability to attract and retain the type businessmen and one educator, and that° exchange for strategic and critical materials, of men we need in the armed services. was the Reverend John Cavanaugh, and there was also added a provision con I may point out that prior to the war president of the Notre Dame University. tained in the Senate bill that strategic and when commissions in the Regular service Father Cavanaugh was primarily con critical materials acquired by Commodity were tendered to honor graduates of cerned ·with the sociological provisions of Credit Corporation shall be transferred to the stock pile "to the extent approved by schools they were invariably accepted. the bill and the manner in which it would . the Munitions Board of the National Military Rarely was there a vacancy. This year affect the young men, and the . moral Establishment". In placing the authority 1,000 such commissions were tendered , standards which would apply in the serv for the exchange of agricultural commodi and thus far only 11 have been accepted. ice. He appeared before our committee ties for strategic anj critical materials in Those two facts alone, I believe, indicate and wholeheartedly endorsed this bill. the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter the situation which exists in reference He stated that he had been primarily Act, as did the Senate bill, the term "agricul to our ability to attract men from the concerned with the welfare and the in- tural commodities" has the meaning ascribed honor graduates who are tendered a terests of the enlisted ~en. . to it in Section 2 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act. commission in the Regular service. A great deal of confusion has arisen BRElilT SPENCE, The other day I went over in quite over the provision of abolishing family PAUL BROWN, some detail the number of resignations allowances.' I hope that I may have your WRIGHT PATMAN, which we have had in the service. The attention while that is discussed, because MIKE MONRONEY, fact is that of those me:p. who were in there is great confusion among the mem Managers on the Part of the House. tegrated into the Regular Navy since bership as to that provision. It does not 1946, 15 percent have resigned. I appre affect the. compensation of the enlisted Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, this is ciate the statements which have been men so far as p,ay allowance for quarters: practically the House bill that passed the made ·here to the effect that there are a and for subsistence is concerned. By House by a vote of 326 to 52. As no great many men who have applied for that I mean it does not affect them ad body has asked for time, I move the return to extended active duty and have versely, but it does give them a very sub previous question on the conference re not been accepted. That situation does stantial increase. , port. exist. There is a large number of them .. At the present time quarters allowance The previous question was ordered. But the acceptance of those applications is drawn by only the three highest grade 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE -6733 enlisted men, the three highest grades of Now, on the family-allowance pro · bill no one shall draw less than he is now noncommissioned o:ffieers. At the pres- vision, somebody asked me 'to yield, and drawing. It seems to me that if that is ent time those allowances are $31.50 for I will yield at this time. I have another followed out, you will have two pay scales subsistence and $37.50 for quarters. Un- point I want to make. in effect and a great deal of confusion. der this bill, we increase the quarters al- Mr. LANHAM. If the gentleman will Will the gentleman straighten that-out? lowance for the first three grades to· yield, under what conditions does the Mr. KILDAY. That is the provision $67.50 a month, an increase of $30. In soldier draw the quarters allowance? in the bill, and it is not an unusual pro addition we provide that the first four In other words, if he 'is overseas does his vision. I think we have had grandfather grades will hereafter be entitled to quar- · family get the quarters allowance? clauses in legislation from the beginning · ters allowances, and when a fourth- Mr. KILDAY. Unless they are ·occu- of the Government. So that is provided, grade man has servedJor a period of less pying Government quarters, they get it. with the exception of this family allow ·than 7 years his quarters allowance is Mr. LANHAM. But if the soldier him ance provision. $45, but when he has served 7 years his self. and his family are occupying Gov Mr. SUTTON. · Mr. Chairman, will the quarters allowance goes -up to· $67.50. -ernment quarters they. do not get that gentleman yield-? What does this mean? . It means that allowance·,· or the subsistence allowance? Mr; KILDAY. I yield to the gentle- . the married enlisted man who .has here- Mr. KILDAY. They get the subsist- man from Tennessee. · . tofore had a total in ..allowances of $69 · · ence. · · ' Mr. SUTTON. · With respect to the · under the provisions of this.bill is going Mr. 'LANHAM. They do· get the .sub- two . cases the gentleman. -presented, up to $99, so that there is that supstan- ~ sist'ence? · Does the famil-¥ .get tbat.even where on.e man has. 14.. dependents and tiEtl increase. ··· "if ·the soldier. is overseas? ; · · another 8, that-does not occur all the way The. opinion seems to prevail on the Mr. KILDAY. That 'is correct. through · the Army, Navy, or ·Marine . part of some that the family allowance Mr. liANHAM. · Would it be possible Corps. In a case like -that, does not the has some connection with this provision. to repeal the family-allowance provision .gentleman believe that if we cut out this It does not, even with the abolition ofthe . at the end of the enlistment period in contract we have ·offered them-; -of family family allowance, which is not a portion · stea'd of at the end of 6 months, because . allowances, pretty soon we are going to of .this compensation, -but is a gratuity · .it seems unfair that a man who has gone have pitched into our lap compulsory. that wF.s instituted during the· war to pro- into the Ariny depending upon getting · military training? vide for the family wh~n the man who that family allowance should have it Mr. KILDAY. No; I cannot agree was supporting them went into the-serv- ·withdrawn arbitrarily.- · with the gentleman on that. I handled ce. Under the provisions of this bill, any Mr. KILDAY. I agree that that is one the bill on the floor ·last summer when . man above the bottom three grades; with view of it. The other '. view is that the we had the Selective Service Act up, and four dependents or less, will draw more man who enlisted prior to July 1, 1946, -1 still have some scars from that· fight, . money even though the family-allowance ·has a contractual right to ·draw· this too. · I think we are going. ahead pretty law is repealed. , family allowance until the termination nicely now. If we ·get· our pay ·scales Now the people that we are worried of the enlistment which ·· he accepted correct, we are going to ·be able to get about; the· fact that we have 150,000 prior to July 1, -194·8;and in this bill we them: . _ _ ·single men who -are claiming dependents protect that. Some of those men· went . Mr. SUTTON: · I agree with the gen because under the Dependents Allow- in for .6 years. So iong· as they serve, tleman, we need a pay raise, but· 1 am ·ance Act, the family -Allowance Act, it under that enlistment, they will continue disagreeing with him on· the way of does not have to be a. wife and children, to draw it under this bill because we gave bringing it about. which I hope to· tell but it extends to parents, brothers and them an absolute c·ontract to pay them. the gentleman about a little bit later. sisters and in-laws. Do you realize that ·But as to· those who went in after July I have another question in regard to we have one private who is now drawing · l, 1946, who went in under the provisions enlistment. When men are taken into -family allowance for 14 people? He is· a · of law then existing, it ·was understood the service with dependents in that num ·private in the Army drawing fami:ly al- that it would terminate at any time the ber, does not the gentleman believe that lowance for 14 people. . If you are going war was declared over, plus 6 nionths. is. the fault of the recruiting officer and to have -a career plan where· men are The CHAIRMAN. The time of• the ·not the fault of the family-allowance willing to pursue that career, you are not gentleman from Texas ·has expired. provision? going to be able to be paying a man Mr. SUTTON. Mr. "Chairman; ·I ask · Mr. KILDAY. I would not undertake about half for long se:rvice, and for im- unanimous consent that the gentleman to defend it for a minute. Of course, portant service, of what you are paying ·be permitted to proceed for five addi- since September of last "year no recruit a man who is rendering very relatively ·tional minutes. · has been accepted with any dependents. ·unimportant service, but you are paying The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection That has ceased. Before the war, no one him because of the number of children to the request of the gentleman from · except those of ·the first three -grades or brpthers and· sisters that he might Tennessee? could marry without permission, and ·if have. We have a corporal with 12 de- - There was no objection. they did, they .were subject to be released pendents, a wife and 11 children, who is Mr. KILDAY. As the law now exists from the service. I agree with the gen drawing $280 a month in family allow- and in the Family Allowance Act of tleman on that. ance. That is in addition to his pay, 1942 there is· a provision that it. shall Mr. CARROLL. Mr. Chairman, will ·quarters, subsistence, and clothing. In terminate 6 months after the war is de the gentleman yield? cash he draws $400 a month. The total clared to have terminated, so if we do Mr. KILDAY. I yield. value of his pay is $508 a month. We not do something to revise the pay scales, Mr. CARROLL. I think the gentlemen have a private with 9 dependents, a wife such as we have done in this ·bill, to of the committee have done a very good and 8 children, total allowance $220; a bring these men with four dependents job trying to meet this problem, because private with 14 dependents, 5 class A, or less up to something comparable to it is a real problem. Here is one . criti wife and 4 children; 9 class B, one parent what they are getting now, or more, yo·u cism, or suggestion, that I -have to make. and 8 brothers and sisters, total family face the prospect of having all of these I note that as you drew the first bill there allowance $285. This is the phase of the families find themselves with no family was a proviso in it to give those who were family law which is abolished by this bill. allowance because of the termination of presently in the Army and came in after · During the war the family allowance the war. So those who are concerned 1946 the benefit of the provisions of the was absolutely essential and thoroughly about the families must remember that law until their enlistments expired. justified. It was something that had to that is the situation. Mr. KILDAY. That is correct. be done in morality and justice, when Mr. SIKES. Mr. Chairman, will the Mr. CARROLL. As I understand the you were taking men into the service who gentleman yield? present law you give them the option of had families and there was no one to Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentleman being discharged in the event their al support them, but can it be contended from Florida. lowances are decreased. that on a career compensation plan this Mr. SIKES. I wish my distinguished Mr. KILDAY. That is right: can be continued? I submit that it C8tl- friend would explain this saving ·clause Mr. CARROLL: That is correct? not. which states that by the passage of this Mr. KILDAY. That is correct. 6734 CONGRESSIO JAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 Mr. CARROLL. I would like to have Mr. KILDAY. I was willing to be Mr. KILDAY. I do not have the you consider this: If you permit them convinced of my error and I hope the slightest doubt of it. to be discharged-let us assume a man gentleman will be. Mr. MORRIS. Would the gentleman has some children and he is going to be Mr. COLE of New York. Mr. Chair assure the House that there was no pur reduced in his allowance, and he wants man, will the gentleman yield? pose on the part of the committee, or to go out. You are moving now into a Mr. KILDAY. I yield. of anyone that you know of, to discour period where there is some unemploy Mr. COLE of New York. In connection age enlistments? ment, and I do not think it is quite fair. with this question of the removal of the · Mr. KILDAY. No, indeed, sir. Those Mr. KILDAY. I am certain the gen family allowances, I think it should be of us who had to deal with compulsory tleman would agree with me that that remembered, and it may be the gentle service legislation appreciate that situa would only be postponing the agony be man has already given the figures of the tion. May I say to the gentleman that cause if the gentleman will permit me to amount of the family allowances with everybody who has responsibility for make this point, if you institute the drawn by this bill, annually, that the maintaining an adequate armed force higher pay scales and on top of that he amount involved is $314,000,000. To off endorses this bin. When we began our draws more allowance, sooner or later set that, based upon the same number hearings James Forrestal, who was then some day the family allowance is going of personnel that are in the 0-8------General, lieutenant general, and Admiral, vice admiral, and rear Surgeon general, deputy surgeon The committee amendment was agreed major general. admiral (upper balf). general, and assistant surgeon to. general having rank of major general. Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, I offer 0-7______Brigadier general.. ______Rear admiral (lower balf) and Assistant surgeon general having an amendment. commodore. rank of brigadier general. Captain ______••• ------Director grade. The Clerk read as follows: 0-60-5______LieutenantColoneL •• ------colonel______Commander_ __ ------Senior grade. Amendment offered by Mr. SUTTON: On 0-4______Major ______------Lieutenant commander ______Full grade. 0-3______Captain ______------Lieutenant ______------Senior assistant grade. page 8, line 23, strike out section 201 (a). 0-2______First Jieutenant·------Lieutenant (junior grade)_------Assistant grade. 0-L______Second lieutenant______Ensign ______••· •• ___ ._ •• ----- Junior assistant grade. Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, there seems to be a misconception that I am 6738 'CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 against the pay raise. I am not against Mr. SUTI'ON. The gentleman did not Do you want to pitch the United States a pay raise for the armed services, but I hear me when I said the gentleman.from into more unemployment and refuse to am for an equitable pay raise. Too long Missouri [Mr. BOLLING] would offer a comply with your promise? has the brass had the breaks. It was the substitute for my amendment. Mr. Chairman, something is wrong. civilian in uniform who won World War Mr. VINSON. The gentleman is not Let us look at it sensibly. Let us help II, it was not those who sought refuge in then in favor of his own amendment? the people who need some help. Let us the bombproof shelters of the Pentagon. Mr. SUTI'ON. I stand with the state help these enlisted men. Let us help the It was your enlisted man, your second ment that I made in the genesis of my man who is gun fodder, and that is not lieutenants, your first lieutenants, your remarks, to wit, I favor the amendment demagogery-that is actuality, because captains, and they are the ones who are to be offered by the gentleman from I saw it. Let us give them their just dues suffering, along with those in equivalent Missouri [Mr. BOLLING], which we have and a fair break. Let us give the low ranks. They are the boys that need a worked out and agreed upon. ranks their break, then help the upper break, they are the boys that are entitled Mr. VINSON. The gentleman's brackets. But take care of those boys to a pay raise, and they need it badly. amendment takes the food out of the who are actually doing the fighting, not They should receive a considerable in mouths of the enlisted men and every the ones who are sitting behind a desk crease. I am in favor of giving it to body. at the Pentagon Building, and not the them. If you will bring in a bill providing Mr. SUTTON. In the same breath I ones who have a chauffeur. May I say to for a pay raise that takes care of the en told the gentleman I was in favor of the my friend from Georgia that there were listed man and compensates him for tak amendment to be offered by the gentle two cars sitting out there this morning ing away his family allowance, and in man from Missouri [Mr. BOLLING], which in front of the Capitol. I asked the boy, clude the ensigns, second lieutenants, would take care of the enlisted man, the "What are you doing over here? Who is first lieutenants, lieutenants (jg), lieu second lieutenant, the first lieutenant, the in this car?" "I brought three officers tenants, and captains, then I am for it. captain, and equivalent ranks. over here to lobby for this bill." On top of that, we should raise the gen Mr. VINSON. The gentleman is not Mr. COLE of New York. Mr. Chair erals just a little, but I am not in favor asking the committee to adopt his man, will the gentleman yield? of giving the whole thing to the top amendment? brass. They do not need it as these Mr. SUTTON. I yield. other boys do. Mr. SUTTON. I repeat again that I Mr COLE of New York. I do not think You speak of career boys. With am asking the committee to adopt the the gentleman has a monopoly on in 200,000 applicants right now for 9,000 amendment to be offered by the gentle terest in the enlisted man. I should like billets, do not tell me we cannot get Army man from Missouri, which we have agreed to remind him that to take the place of officers and Navy officers back in the is equitable and fair. . this family allowance which he regrets service. I have them applying, and you Mr. VINSON. Therefore the gentle is to be withdrawn by this bill, amount have, too. Every Member of this body man is against the amendment he has of ing to an annual cost of $314,000,000, knows numerous ex-officers who are fered. this bill gives to that same enlisted seeking to reenlist in the Army or Navy. Mr. SUTI'ON. I am for a pay raise, man-- They were good officers. They went as I said and I will support the amend Mr. SUTTON. Yes; it gives him $173,- down through the valley of hell during ment which I am happy to state provides 000,000. for a fair, just, and equitable pay raise World War II. You cannot tell me they Mr. COLE of New York. It gives to are not competent and efficient enough to for the lower ranks. that same enlisted man an added basic run the armed services of this great Let us get back to what I was saying. pay of $314,000,000, plus an added -quar Government. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the ters allowance of $142,000,000, making a A substitute is going to be offered for gentleman from Tennessee has expired. net gain to those same people in whom my amendment, and it is a good amend Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, I ask you and I are interested, $143,000,000. ment, too. It will be offered by the gen unanimous consent to proceed for five additional minutes. Mr. SUTTON. When a man gets a tleman from Missouri [Mr. BOLLING]. It 3-percent raise amounting to $2.50 a gives the second lieutenant, the first lieu The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection month, how can that compare with the tenant, and the captain the same pay to the request of the gentleman from $50 a mon~h that his dependents are get raise you are asking for and at the same Tennessee? ting? How can a corporal getting $7.50 a time makes the pay raise on a gradual There was no objection. month raise compare that with the $50 ~ scale. I hope this committee will adopt Mr. SUTTON. I will not go back to my a month that you have taken away from the amendment to be offered by the gen people and tell them I did my duty here him? Aaswer that, if you will. tleman from Missouri because it is a fair at the Capitol, if I take this food and amendment. We do not want to disrupt Mr. HARE. Mr. Chairman, will the clothing away from their babies. You gentleman yield? the armed services. Heaven knows we made a contract with those boys who en do not. Above all, I believe in the armed listed after 1946, and a promise made is a Mr. SUTTON. I yield. forces of our country, but I believe in debt unpaid. They knew that this family Mr. HARE. Does the gentleman favor fair and equitable treatment of all men the family allowance as a permanent allowance provision existed. You have policy? _ regardless of their rank. a few txtreme cases of men having 14 In spite of what the gentleman from dependents, or 8 dependents. Show me Mr. SUTTON. Not as a permanent Texas has said, I do not believe that he how many cases like that there are in policy; but there was a contract with can specifically name one man in the the Army, the Navy, or the Marine Corps. these men and I favor the Government enlisted men's group who, with his family, That is strictly a matter of policy of the complying with its promises. will have as much take-home pay after recruiting officer and not an argument Mr. HARE. Does the gentleman real you repeal his family allowance. against the family-allowance provision. ize that the family-allowance proposi I will not go back to my district in It is time that we started to think. It is tion was a temporary wartime measure? the State of Tennessee, the grand old time we started to fulfill our contracts. Mr. SUTTON. Does not the gentle Volunteer State, that has been the Vol If we cannot fulfill our contracts to the man realize that conditions in the world unteer State in every war this country boys in the service, and their wives, are still in a crisis, and that the war has ever had, and tell the wife of that mothers, and children, how can we even has not been officially declared over; enlisted man or the baby of that enlisted look at ourselves in the mirror? My con and does not the gentleman realize that man, "I am the one who took the food science would hound me to my grave. China is still in a state of war; and does out of your mouth.". Oh, for shame. My sense of fairness will not permit me not the gentleman also realize that we Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the to take away that family allowance after are appropriating $5,500,000,000 for ECA gentleman yield? we made a contract with those boys who to keep down communism? Mr. SUTTON. I yield to the gentle enlisted after 1946. Are you not going to Mr. HARE. Does the gentleman real man from Georgia. fulfill this pledge and this promise to ize, by the same token, that we can cer Mr. VINSON. The gentleman's them? Are you going to say to these tainly appropriate $500,000,000 for the amendment would take food out of their people, ''Get out of the Army," with pay of our own armed services? mouths, because the gentleman's amend economic conditions as they are today? Mr. SUTTON. I am in favor of the ment strikes out all the pay. And with unemployment coming on us? pay raise, and I have repeatedly said 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6739 that; but I am in favor of a fair, impar late the gentleman from Texas on put ·Mr. CASE · of South Dakota. Mr. tial, just, and equitable pay raise. ting that in his original bill. Chairman, I off er an amendment in the Mr. CARROLL. Mr. Chairman·, will Mr. CARROLL. That sustains the nature of a perfecting amendment. the gentleman yield? very argument that the gentleman is The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will re Mr. SUTTON. I yield. malting now, because it was provided in port the amendment. Mr. CARROLL. In the committee · substance that no enlistment term shall hearings on the bill, H. R. 2553, at page operate inequitably against men who The Clerk read as fallows: 1384, the original bill sustains the gen have entered a contract with the Gov Amendment offered by Mr. CASE of South tleman's position. ernment. Dakota: On page 9, after line 2, strike out Mr. SUTTON. That is what. should . Mr. SUTTON. I agree with the gen the table and insert the following table in have been kept in this bill. I congratu- tleman. lieu thereof: " COMMISSIONED OFFICERS . Cumulative years of service Pay grade Under 2 Over 2 Over4 Over 6 Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 Over 18 Over 22 Over 26 Over 30 ------o:..s ______$926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 . $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 $926. 25 ~ $954. 75 0-7______769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 769. 50 798. 00 826. 50 0-£ ______570. 00 570. 00 570.00 570.00· 570. 00 . 570. 00 570.00 570. 00 584. 25 612. 75 . 641. 25. 669. 75. 698. 25 0-5 ______456. 00 456. 00 456. 00 456.00 456.00 456. 00 470. 25 484. 50 498. 75 527. 25 5.55. 75 584. 25 584. 25 0-.. ______384. 75 384. 75 384. 75 384. 75 399. 00 413. 25 427.'50 441. 75 456.00 484. 50 498. 75 513. 00 513. 00 0-3 ______320.10 320.10 334. 65 349. 20 363. 75 378. 30 392. 85 407.40 421. 95 436. 50 451.05 451. 05 451. 05 298. 28 312. 83 327. 38 341. 93 356. 48 356. 48 356. 48 356. 48 356. 48 356. 48 0-2------~ 254. 63 269.18 283. 73 0-L ______218. 25 232. 80 247. 35 261. 90 276. 45 291.00 305. 55 320. 10 320.10 320.10 320.10 320.10 320.10 WARRANT OFFICERS W-4 ______$320.10 ~32-0.10 $320.10 $334. 65 $.349. 20 $363. 75 $378. 30 $392. 85 $407. 40 $421. 95 $436. 50 t451. 05 $465. 60 W-3 ______291. 00 291.00 291. 00 298. 28 305. 55 312. 83 320.10 327. 38 334. 65 349. 20 363. 75 378. 30 392. 85 W-2 ______254. 63 254. 63 254. 63 254. 63 261. 90 269.18 276. 45 283. 73 291.00 305. 55 320. 10 334. 65 349. 20 247. 35 254. 63 269.18 283. 73 W-1------210. 98 210. 98 210. 98 218. 25 225. 53 232. 80 240. 08 298. 28 298. 28 ENLISTED PERSONS E-7 ______$196. 43 $196. 43 $203. 70 $2JO. 98 $218. 25 $225. 53 $232. 80 $240. 08 $247. 35 $261. 90 $276. 45 $291. 00 $291. 00 E-6 ______167. 33 167. 33 174. 60 181. 88 189. 15 196. 43 203. 70 210. 98 218. 25 232. 80 247. 35 247. 35 247. 35 E-5 ______138. 23 145. 50 152. i8 160. 05 167. 33 174. 60 181. 88 189. 15 196: 43 210. 98 225. 53 225. 53 225. 53 E-4 ______116. 40 123. 68 130. 95 138. 23 145. 50 152. 78 160. 05 167. 33 174, 60 18!l. 15 18!J. 15 189. 15 189.15 E-3______94. 58 101. 85 109. 13 116. 40 123. 68 130. !J5 138. 23 145. 50 145. 50 145. [J() 145. 50 145. 50 145. 50 101. 85 109. 13 116. 40 116. 40 116. 40 116. 40 116. 40 116. ~o llti. 40 116. 40 E-2------so. 03 87. 30 !J4. 58 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 E-L------72. 75 72. 75 72. 75 Mr. CASE of South Dakota (interrupt lish a pay scale that is scientific, that is or more for the Military Establishment ing the reading of the amendment). Mr. based. upon responsibility, that is grad every year, then the Appropriations Chairman: I may state that the body of uated, that does get away from the Committee has its hands tied. If you the amendment constitutes a new table hodgepodge that has grown up over a want them next year to cut the total to the request of the gentleman from period of years. appropriation for the armed services by page 9 of the bill. It would be a little So, over the week end I got in contact half a billion dollars, they cannot do it involved for the Clerk to read it. I can with the Budget Division of the armed oµ the Army pay unless they reduce the explain it much more readily. I ask services· in the Pentagon. I asked for size of the Army, the Navy, or the Marine unanimous consent that I may speak tables, which could be substituted for this Corps. They have to do it in subsistence for five additional minutes and that the table which is in the committee bill, that or equipment or in materiel. So what amendment may be considered as read would save in the nature of $100,000,000 I am seeking here is to get a schedule and printed in the RECORD at this point. from the estimates that they had made which would permit us to save something The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection of the cost of the bill as presented by the and still preserve what I consider the to the request of the gentlem n from committee. They did prepare two such fine features of this bill, in establishing South Dakota [Mr. CASE]? tables for me, one based on a 3-percent a scientific, graduated pay scale for the There was no objection. reduction from the committee schedule, Army and the Navy. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr. the other a 5-percent reduction in the Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the Chairman, I would like to make a simple upper grades. I have them here under a gentleman yield? statement before I state in detail what memorandum from the Office of the Sec Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I yield. retary of Defense. These are not taples Mr. VINSON. In view of the fact that this amendment does. that I have worked out. They are tables the amendment was not read, will the The thing I am concerned with is worked out by the Budget Office in' the gentleman now give us some compari whether or not action today will tie the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the sons? For instance, let us start right at hands of the Appropriations Committee same technical people who worked out tlie bottom. in such a way as to make it impossible the schedule that is in the bill presented Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I would to make an equitable readjustment of here and also the schedule for the Hook like to take all these individual cases. appropriations in future years. The Commission. I have taken the top part The pay schedule under the amendment, pending bill will, in effect, add $406,- of the 5-percent table-that covering from the grade of general to major, in 000,000 to the annual appropriations for field grade and general officers-and clusive, is 5 percent below the schedule the Military Establishment. It ·is not a combined it with the 3-percent table for propose<;! in the committee bill. From matter of $406,000,000 for 1 year. It is a all grades below that-that is, below ma major down it is 3 percent less than the matter of $406,000,000 every year that jor-and have offered that as a new pay committee has proposed. you have the same composition and size schedule. Applying the estimates of sav Mr. VINSON. Then is it 5 percent on of ·the armed services. We here would ings also supplied by the Budget Office each grade from the grade of major up? establish a pay scale. · It would be frozen in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Yes. at this figure ·until subsequent legisla this amendment will save approximately From major up through general it. is . 5 tion might modify it one way or another. $114,000,000 each year out of the pro percent below the new pay schedule in Back in 1933, when the pay scale of the posed $406,000,000 increase. the committee bill. Army was high in relation to general I am striking at the problem of the Mr. VINSON. In the proposed bill a economic conditions, it brought on the over-all cost of Government. Many peo major's pay is fixed at $480. It would be Ecanomy Act, and that produced a great ple speak about reducing the cost of Gov 5 perc~nt less than that? That is the deal of difficulty throughout the coun ernment, but the practical problem is way you make your calculation, is it? · try, in veterans' compensation as well as before you right now. If we pass a bill Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Yes, su·; in the Arm;y:. I would like to see us estab- that requires an aqditional $400,000,000 that is correct. ~740 'CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE Mr. VINSON. And from captain on Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Only a The CHAIRMAN . . Is there objection down to the enlisted grades, grade 7, it is 8-percent cut on the total that is in the to the request of the gentleman from 3 percent under what the proposed bill . committee bill, which leaves, in all in Georgia? carries for each grade; is that correct? s~ances, a raise over present pay, There was no objection. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That is . Mr. VINSON. It is 3 percent under Mr. CASE of South Dakota. If the correct. what we put in the bill for each grade gentleman from Georgia has the table Mr. VINSON. How much saving will under the rank of captain and 5 percent in front of him I will. run over the table. that bring about? for each grade over the rank of captain. Let us take the private now in class E-2. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That will Mr. CARROLL. The point I had in He gets $80; the committee bill _proposes accomplish a saving of approximately mind, if the gentleman from South Da $82.50; my amendment would cut him to $114,000,000. kota would yield so that the chairman $80.03. He get.S"just a nominal increase. Mr. VINSON. For each fiscal year? of the committee might answer,· is the A p,rivate first class, E-3, under present Mr. CASE of $outh Dakota. For each enlisted .man on a salary of $75. Does _ law gets $90; tne comi:n,itte_e bill Pf.<;>poses fiscal year. this 3-percent cut apply to his salary? $97.50; my amendment would give him Mr. VINSON. That is for a full year? Mr. CASE of_ South Dak_ota. _Let us $94.58. . - .. .. . Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That is take the $75 per month man. In the Mr. VINSON. That is true. for a full year. first place, the $75 salary applies onlY.. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. This Mr. VINSON. So therefore this bill to a recruit and only for 3 months; he table uses ..the 3 percent clear on through - going into effect in October, there would gets $75 only for 3 months. When you up to and including the grade of captain. be a greater saving? It would not cost apply the 3-percent cut to the $75, bear- Mr. VINSON. And the reduction of that much? . Ing in mind that this would not apply 3 percent is on the . committee bill's Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That is to the recruit already in the service, it figures. true the first year. would mean that the recruit who came Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That is· Mr. VINSON. So the Committee can in after this law became effective would exactly correct. · ' · thoroughly understand it, just take this get $72.75. I ·have here -a memorandum on the scale and show the difference between Mr. CARROLL. That is the point l economies effected by using an over-all the committee figures and the gentle wanted to make. 3-percent cut' in all grades and by a man's figures: For instance, a major Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That is · 5-percent cut from the top down to-and general under the proposed bill would correct for 3 months. It still is a pretty . including the tpp three grades of enlisted tset $1,005 a month; under the gentle fair entrance salary when subsistence, . personnel. A straight 3-percent cut man's 5-percent reduction what would clothing, lodging, medical care, et cetera would save $107,500,000; 'the limited -5 he get? are concerned. percent would -save $103,800,000 accord- · Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Let us Mr. CARROLL. So actually the gen ing to the study in the office of the budget take the figures under the first column. tleman's ame_ndment provides a lower of the Secretary of Defense. By com frhe major general at the present time, pay than the present bill. bining them, using the 5 percent for the · according to the table in the committee Mr. VINSON. That is the only cate grades above captain and the 3 percent report on page 49 would be getting $733. gory. below that, as my amendment does, the Mr. VINSON.___ That is his present_ Mr. CARROLL. In that particular saving will be approximately $114,000,000 pay. . . . . category. . and still mean substantial improvement Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Yes. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. In that in individual pay and retain the careful Mr. VINSON. And the committee bill one instance only; and that would ap graduated relationship worked out by carries $975. · · ply only to the recruit; and in that in the Hook Commission and the··commit;,; Mr. CASE of South Dakota. And my stance he has a reduction of $2.25 for _ tee on Armed Services. · - amendment would carry $926.25; but only 3 months, which would be a little The memorandum referred to fallows: :with 30 years' service it would be $954. over $6 for the entire period it would be National ,Military Establishmerit--:Summdry Mr. VINSON. Then, that is a 5-p~r applicable but it makes the schedule con .. table of effect of reductions in ·basic pay cent cut in each grade. sis tent. scale on cost of H. R. 4591, based on fiscal Mr. CASE of South Dakota. '.!'hat is Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the . year 1950, average strength right. gentleman yield? [In millions of dollars) Mr. VINSON. And it is not an over Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I yield. all cut, but it is a 5-percent cut on each Mr. GROSS. Under this bill the briga Reduc Cost at e t t tion in grade. dier general would get approximately a rates ~~a cost by Mr. CASE of South Dakota. On each 60-percent increase, yet the gentleman's . in duced reason grade down to captain. H.R. amendment would cut him only 5 per 4591 rates am~~d- · Mr. VINSOK Because, that makes a cent. ment big difference. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. It is not . Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman, will quite that bad when you consider changes A. Assuming a 3-percent re the gentleman yield? in allowances. Yet you cannot make duction in basic pay scale: Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I yield. any uniform increases under the theory Basic pay ______$2, 997. 7 $2, 907. 8 $89. 9 Mr. JOHNSON. Maybe it is too early of the bill. The theory of the bill is to get Reserve and National Guardtraining______281.8 27;t3 8.5 to ask this question, but does the gentle rid of some of the inequities that exist Lump sum terminal man's amendment apply to warrant of at the present time and place pay on the leave______25. 8 25, 0 • 8 ficers and enlisted men also? ·basis of responsibility and advancement Death gratuity______7. O 6. 8 , 2 Retirement and sev- Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Three in service. Let us take another example; erance payments____ 269. 1 261. 0 8.1 percent when you get to the rank of cap let us take the master sergeant. Total, items affected by tain and below; not a 3-percent cut of . Mr. VINSON. The master sergeant changes in basic pay their present pay, but a 3-percent cut of gets $214. scale______3, 581, 4 3, 473. 9 107. 5 B. Assuming e. 5-percent re the committee schedule. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. That is duction in basic pay Mr. JOHNSON. But my specific as of today. By the table on page 49 of scale for officers, warrant question is: Does it include warrant of officers, and top three the committee report, the bill would grades of enlisted per ficers and enlisted men? increase that to $270. My amendment sonnel: Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Yes. Basic pay ______2, 997. 7 2, 910. 8 86.~ would be 3 percent less than that or ap- Reserve and National Mr. JOHNSON. All the way down? proximately $262, leaving him with a Guard training______281. 8 273.6 8.2 Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Yes. It - substantial raise over his $214, and eveh Lump sum terminal leave------~--"- 25. 8 25.1 • 7 ls a complete table. better than that when other allowances Death gratuity __ : _____ · 7. O 6.8 .·2 Mr. CARROLL. Mr. Chairman, will are concerned. Retirement and sev- the gentleman yield? erance payments __ : _ 269.1 261,3 7.8 The CHAIRMAN. The time of the -.- .----. -- Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I yield to gentleman from South Dakota has ex• Total, items affected by the gentleman from Colorado. pired. ~~:i_~~:_s__ ~-~~i~-~~:- 3, 581.4 · 3, 477. 6 · 1o3. 8 · Mr. CARROLL. Do I understand that Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask the gentleman's amendment includes a unanimous consent that the gentleman Source : Office of the Budget, Secretary of De 8-percent cut on the present salaries? may proceed for five additional minutes. fense, May 23, 1949. 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6741 The tables or schedule in the amend that were made last August, and we the time he 11as under the reservation ment were prepared by tlie Defense Es brought in a bill that reduced-the budget of objecti-0n, which I am perfectly will tablishment and I am depending upon estimate by $673,000,000. And the re- ing to do. My reply to the gentleman their figures. and estimates. They are cently reported ECA bill, it might be not- is that my position on that bill will be the same group· who prepared the data ed, was modified from last summer's es- governed, of course, by the terms of the for the committee. timates by the Bureau of the Budget as bill and by conditions at the time. In Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairm·an, will well as by the Appropriations Committee- general, I believe in the principle of con the gentleman yield? precisely upon that ground. ·· tribution to retirement funds. I think Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I yield. Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, if the at that .time if the committee brings in Mr. JOHNSON. As I understand the gentleman will yield further, the gentle- that kind of a bill it should bring in a· gentleman's arguments, he believes in nian ·himself recognizes that this bill is report which would give us the facts the principles of the bill· the committee not b'ased·upon the philosophy of. cost of comparing the pay scale that might be has reported; the only thing in which living. This-bi-11 is based upon-the phi-· in existence then with the economic out- he differs is that we ·should have a little - .losophy. of responsibility, and-if the re- look at that time; and showing-the com lower ·scale. The und!frlying philosophy, ·sponsibHity exis·ted-in August-and it ex- parative .-benefits that.. go with holding the ·idea of the bill 'that it will bring · ists today, the conclusion.. reached in ·a commissioned rank in . the Army.: about a good career servtce, is concurred . August would be the· proper-conclusion · There are many·things that go into mak in by the· gentleman: ls that true? ' to apply when you enact t}:le l~w. ·_- ·fog a career-in the Army· or the Navy -0r· Mr. CASE of South Dakota.- That··is Mr. CASE .of South Dakota. Ex_cept the -Marine .Corps. attractive·. entirel-Y .. ' true. I want to accomplish the general that salaries are r.unning on into the fu- apart-from the pay itself. . There is the objectives of this bill, bµt ·.;r · cannot ture. I-would.like to leave just this.little fact that there is security in the job. ·YOU escape the fact that the~e _is a ·feeling incident with the committee. · This mat- That is something do not get out- ter of Army pay was a . concern of the side. _ ; in the country that we should no~ freez~ _ the pay schedules to q-ie economic out: subcommittee of the Committee· on Ap- Mr. COLE of New York.- I take it that look -of 6 months or a year ago. propriations of the Army and the Air · it is the position of the--gentleman t·haff Mr. JOHNSON. I think there is a lot. Force at the ti:ine we had the last hearing the pay scale -for the military people· of merit in the gentleman's'. attitude. .I with General Eisenhowe-r, ·when ·ne· was should be· r-evised fr0m year to year by - Chief of Staff. We were ·aware then of the ·congress depending on the economic may say to the gentleman that 'I .Bi.m the danget of losing some of the best meri conditions· that' might exist. glad to find that the gentleman who for in the Military Establishment, and the . Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I do not years has been on the oeomm~tte.~ ma1'ing Committee on Appropriations could not think it is -a practical proposition to re- appropriations ..for the Military Estab_-· - deal with the situation ·then because we· vise it each year, but I think that .you lishment, agrees th~t this is , a. ~ill th~t were:limited ·to the pay schedule in ex- should take into consideration the over.; is well .. conceived 'in principle... and wllL istence then: The·chairmatrof our-·com-- all picture, You. should realize ·that the bring about the principl~ set f or,t~. mittee said to.General-Eisenhower,."Gen- Government trains these people who are which is to get a career system for our eral how do you -fa·ce·such--a-situation as in the -armed services. They. get .their armed services. . · , that?"·' • · . . . . . ' · education free,- even ~ after they are out Mr. RIVERS. Mr. Chairman, 'will. the The CHAIRMAN. · The- time- of the holding a job, so to speak. They may gentleman yield? , gentleman from South Dakqta has again. then be .sent to graduate schools or .to Mr. CASE of South Dakota. . I yield. e~pired. the command school to further their .. Mr. RIVERS. -The gentleman realizes_ Mr. -SIKES. Mr. - Chairman, -I---.ask education on Government time and Gov that under the present situation it is just unanimous consent that the gentleman ernment pay to fit themselves for a high a hodgepodge set-.up, entirely_ inaccu:- . be permitted to proceed for five addi-.. er grade or rank. rate, very inconsistent, and something tional minutes. Mr. VINSON. Mr .. Chairman, I make should be done. Our bill is the approach. Mr. COLE of .New -York ... .Mr. . .Chair- the point of order that the gentleman Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I do real man, reserving · the right to object, I cannot continue indefinitely under a res ize that, and that is why I hope that' the think the gentleman should point out, ervation of objection. He has already amendment offered by the gentleman and it should be considered by the Com~ used 5 .minutes in answering the gentle~ from Tennessee to strike out the section mittee in the consideration of the gen- man from New York. entirely will not prevail. I have offered tleman's amendme.nt, that it is antfci_. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection my amendment as a perfecting amend pated by the· Armed ·Services Committee to' the request of the gentleman from ment. It should be voted upon first so that· in the next year there will be_put New York? that there is a chance to have a ·new on the statute hooks-a law -providing-for There was no objection. schedule before- us and draw the is~me a contributory retirement system for the Mr. CASE of South Dakota. The between that and striking out the sec- . military people, under which they will .Committee, of course, is aware that the tion completely. be required to pay approximately 6 per- way the time developed was outside of Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the cent of their base pay, so that if that my control. I was merely answering a gentleman yield? should develop within the next year it question raised under· a reservation of Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I yield to will result in a reduction over the pay objection. the gentleman from Georgia. scales proposed in the bill of approxi-· Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Chairman, will the Mr. VINSON. What the gentleman mately 6 percent. I would like to in- gentleman yield? has just said is that this bill and these quire of the gentleman what his .view M4'. CASE of South Dakota. I yield figures were arrived at some 6 months would be, assuming that his amendment to the gentleman from California. ago, and therefore-he thinks the condi is adopted, and eventually becomes part Mr. DOYLE. The gentleman stated tions have changed. But, that line of of the law, should the Congress, when a minute or two ago that he thought the argument would hold with reference to it considers the contributory retirement bill was written with the cost of living every appropriation bill, because your proposal, make some appropriate adjust- 6 or 8 months ago in mind. Does the appropriation bills were made up last ment. of the pay scale at that time to gentleman not know that the record August. So, I do not think the gentle compensate for the reduction occasioned shows that in the last two consecutive man's argument is upon sound founda by reason of his amendment? months the cost of living has risen and tion, because we proceeded to enact every The CHAffiMAN. Is there objection not lowered? appropriation bill based upon facts and· to the request of the gentleman from Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I also conclusions that were reached by the Florida? know that the receipts of the Federal budget last August. Mr. COLE of New York. Mr. Chair-. Government are going down, and that Mr. CASE of South Dakota. If the man, I still continue my reservation of under the Treasury statement I had with gentleman will permit, in the bill re objection. I do not object; I reserve the me Friday, in the month of May of this ported by the subcommittee on inde right to object. year the net position of the Treasury on pendent offices, with which I had some Mr. CASE of South Dakota. The gen- the basis of receipts from. withholding thing to do, we did not accept the figures tleman wishes me to respond to ·him 1n taxes and other sources of i·evenue ·is 6742 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE down. It had worsened by $600,000,000 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS in the first 17 days of May as compared to the first 17 days of May a year ago. Cumulative years of service If the Treasury was off $600,000,000 in Pay grade its receipts in the first 17 days of May, Under 2 Over 2 Over 4 Over 6 Overs Over 10 Over 12 largely the outcome of a change in the amount of withholding taxes received 0-8____ ------$775. 00 $775. 00 $775.00 $775. 00 $775. 00 $775. 00 $775. 00 on wages paid, then the economy of the 0-7______------675. 00 675. 00 675. 00 675. 00 675.00 675. 00 67.5. 00 0-{)______------550. 00 550. 00 550. 00 550. 00 550. 00 550. 00 550. 00 country has changed so much that we 0-5______------480. 00 480. 00 480. 00 480. 00 480. 00 480. 00 480. 00 should not tie the hands of the Commit 0-4_____ ------40.5. 00 405. co 405. 00 4('5. 00 420. 00 420. 00 420. 00 0-3__ ------330. 00 330. 00 345. 00 360. 00 375. 00 390.00 405. 00 tee on Appropriations too much to a pay 0-2____ ------262. 50 277. 50 292. 50 307. 50 322. 50 337. 50 352. 50 schedule based on the economic outlook 0-L ______----______----_ 225. 00 240. 00 255. 00 270. 00 285. 00 300. 00 315. 00 of 6 months or a year ago. Remember that this bill will create a legal basis for WARRANT OFFICERS pay obligations from now on-it is not an appropriation for a single year. W-4 ______------$330. 00 $330. 00 $330. 00 $345. ()0 $360. 00 $375. 00 $390. 00 May I recite this little incident. The W-3 ______------300. 00 300. 00 300. 00 307. 50 315.00 322. 50 330. 00 W-2 ___ ------262. 50 262. 50 262. 50 262. 50 270. 00 277. 50 285. 00 last time General Eisenhower appeared 217. 50 217. 50 217. 50 225. 00 232. 50 240.CO 247. 50 before the Committee on Appropriations, W-L------was when we were discussing this matter of military pay. We were all bothered ENLISTED PERSONS by the difference in salaries offered in the E-7------$202. 50 $202. 50 $210. 00 ~ 217.50 $225. 00 $232. 50 $240. 00 Army and those offered outside in the E-6. _------172. 50 172. 50 180. 00 187. 50 195. 00 202. 50 210. 00 early postwar months but we did men E-5. __ ------142. 50 150. 00 157. 50 165. 00 172. 50 180. 00 187. 50 E-4. ------120. 00 127. 50 135. 00 142. 50 150. 00 157. 50 165. 00 tion some of the perquisites that go with E-3. _____ ------9i. 50 105. 00 112. 50 120. 00 127. 50 135. 00 142. 50 a military career. It was the gentleman E-2_ ------82. 50 90.00 97. 50 105. 00 112. 50 120. 00 120. 00 from Michigan [Mr. ENGEL], I think who E-1 __ ------_--- ______- 75.00 75. 00 75. 00 75.00 75.00 75. 00 75. 00 said: "General, what do you say, how do you handle it when one of the men you COMMISSIONED OFFICERS need is offered big pay outside?" Then, as nearly as I recall, General Eisenhower Cumulative years of service said that he had to rely in part on the Pay grade appeal in public service, and he added Over 14 Over 16 Over 18 Over 22 Over 26 Over 30 in a way I shall never forget: "I think, Mr. Chairman, a great mistake was made 0-8____ ------$775. 00 $775. 00 $775. 00 ms.oo ~805.00 *805.00 when we started leaving the word 'pa 0-7 ------675. 00 675. 00 675. 00 675. 00 705. 00 705. 00 0-6 .. ------• 550. 00 550. 00 580. 00 605. 00 635. 00 635. 00 triotism' out of our Fourth of July 0-5 __ ------480. 00 480. 00 510. 00 535. 00 535. 00 560. 00 speeches." 0-4. ______------435. 00 450. 00 480. 00 5Cl5. 00 505. 00 505. 00 0-3 ___ ------420.00 435. 00 450. 00 465. 00 465.00 465.00 Mr. Chairman, I think it is impossible 0-2 ___ ------367. 50 367. 50 367. 50 367. 50 367. 50 367. 50 for the Congress, in regard to civilian 0-L _____ ----______---____ _ 330. 00 330. 00 330. 00 330.00 330. 00 330. 00 careers in Government or the service in Congress or service in the armed forces, WARRANT OFFICERS always to measure the compensation in terms of dollars. Unless the men who W-4 ____ ------$405. 00 $420. 00 $435. 00 $450. 00 $465. 00 $480.00 serve in this body, unless the men who W-3 _____ ------337. 50 345. 00 360. 00 375. 00 390. 00 405. 00 W-2_____ ------292. 50 300. 00 315.00 330. 00 345. 00 360. 00 serve in the uniformed services, unless W-L _____ ------255. 00 262. 50 277. 50 292. 50 307. 50 307. 50 the men who serve in the civilian branches of the Government, are actu ENLISTED PERSONS ated by a spirit of patriotism and public service, then God help America. It will always be necessary in a country like E-7_ ------$247. 50 $255. 00 $270. 00 $285. 00 $.'300. 00 $300. 00 E-{)_ ------217. 50 225. 00 240. 00 25.'i.OO 255. 00 255. 00 ours that men and women have a desire E-5 ___ ------_____ -----______----______195. 00 202. 50 217. 50 232. 50 232. 50 232. 50 to serve the common good if we are to E-4_ ------172. 50 180. ()() 19.5.00 195. 00 195. 00 195. 00 E-3 ____ --- __ ------150. 00 150. 00 150. 00 150. 00 150. 00 150. 00 have the public service the country E-2_____ ------__ --- _------120. 00 120. 00 120. 00 120. 00 120.00 120. 00 needs. E-L ___ . ------75. 00 75.00 75. 00 75.00 75.00 75. OJ To summarize, the pending amend ment does preserve the relationship pro posed by the committee bill and gets Mr. BOLLI~G (interrupting the read The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection away from the hodgepodge that has ing of the amendment). Mr. Chairman, to the request of the gentleman from grown up through the years, but it does I ask unanimous consent that the further Missouri? offer an opportunity to save $114,000,000 reading of the amendment be dispensed There was no objection. below the bill as presented, and it does with. Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Chairman, I ask permit the bill to be enacted and have Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman, re unanimous consent to proceed for five the various improvements in retirement serving the right to object, are the other additional minutes. and other features that are tied in with items, remaining to be read, identical The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection the pay schedUle. If you strike out the with what is in the bill? to the request of the gentleman from pay schedule completely, then you do Mr. BOLLING. Yes; they are iden Missouri? not know what you have done to the rest tical with the committee's proposal. There was no objection. of the bill because it is referred to in Mr. JOHNSON. Only the ones that Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Chairman, the instance after instance as you go on have been read are those that are bill before us represents an effort to through the bill. changed? make an important step forward in de Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Chairman, I offer Mr. BOLLING. That is right. veloping a sound national defense policy. a substitute amendment for the amend Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, reserv It is vitally important that the United ment offered by the gentleman from ing the right to object, then the gentle States not do in the coming years what South Dakota [Mr. CASE]. man's amendment merely deals with the we did in the twenties and thirties-drop The Clerk read as follows: rank of major on up? our guard, as it were. In those years, Amendment offered by Mr. BOLLING as a Mr. BOLLING. That is correct. our armed services were treated like un substitute for the Case amendment: On page Mr. VINSON. And it does not deal wanted orphans. They had inadequate 9, strike out the tables following line 2 and with the balance of the pay scale at all? recognition, inadequate appropriations. insert: Mr. BOLLING. That is correct. inadequate pay to maintain minimum 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE G743 morale, minimum equipment, minimum schedules for junior officers, warrant om:. Mr.· BOLLING. I do not yield further effectiveness. We suffered for this at cers, or enlisted men. · It lowers the pro at this time. Pearl Harbor in 1941 and we paid for it posed basic pay raises of general or flag As I began to say, I find that under my time and again on Bataan, at Wake, and officers, colonels, lieutenant colonels, amendment major generals would re jn the shipping lanes of all oceans during and majors and their equivalents to ceive a monthly increase in pay and al 1942 and 1943. bring them in line with lower ranks, tak lowances of $104.67, giving them a We must not make the same mistake ing into account the substantial special monthly income, basic pay and allow again. The Armed Services Committee privileges and benefits which I have ance, of $1,000 a month. in this bill is attempting to take one of mentioned earlier. Brigadier generals get a raise, under the many steps which we must take if we So that you may follow the effect of my amendment, of $188 a month, and are to be adequately defended. my amendment, please turn to table 3 receive a monthly stipend in a typical I agree with those Members who have on page 49 of the committee report. year of $900. cited the frightening significance of the Using the same device of the typical Colonels, a raise of $106.33; monthly increased rate of resignations from the year, we find that major generals under pay, $800. services. I agree that we must attract my amendment would receive a monthly Lieutenant colonels, a raise of $83.88; into our services the highest type of increase in pay and allowances of monthly pay, $700. career men. One of the important at $104.67, giving them a monthly income Majors, an increase of $88.25; basic tractions must inevitably be u,e rate of of $1,000. Brigadier generals get a raise pay and allowance of $600 a month. monetary compensation. Permit me to of $188 and receive $900. It seems to me this accomplishes the point out that this is equally important Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the purpose of giving to all ranks a sub in our civilian departments and that as gentleman yield? stantial increase in pay, but at the same yet we have not remedied the equally Mr. BOLLING. I yield. time takes into account the facts of the discouraging situation which finds us Mr. VINSON. Will the gentleman dif case-the facts as we know them, par unable to attract our ablest men and ferentiate between base pay and allow ticularly those of us who most recently women into the service of their country ance pay so that we can follow him in served. in civilian government service. this? How much is the increase in base Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr. However, the matter before us now is pay? Chairman, will the gentleman yield? the armed services. The fundamental Mr. BOLLING. In the typical year, the Mr. BOLLING. I yield. purpose of this bill is sound. It would proposal of the committee is to pay them Mr. CASE of South Dakota. The bring order out of chaos and modernize $870, that is, to brigadier generals. My gentleman's amendment does not pre an antiquated and patched-up pay, al proposal is to pay them $705. serve the relative gradings that are sug lowance, and retirement system. How Mr. VINSON. Does the gentleman ap gested in the committee's bill, does it? ever, such a measure must be sound, not ply the same percent, or what percent Mr. BOLLING. · No. It certainly does only in theory, but also in practice. It does he apply? Does he just merely take not. I do not believe that the approach must take into account conditions as $870 and look at it and say, "Well, I will on a percentage basis is other than the they are, not as the outside observer be put down a certain sum," or do you work academic one which I described. lieves them to be. It was with relief it out on a percentage basis? Mr. CASE of South Dakota. I do not that I noted that the distinguished gen Mr. BOLLING. No. I will tell the dis think the committee proceeded on a per tleman from Georgia did not include in tinguished gentleman from Georgia I centage basis. As I understood it, the his revised remarks which appear in the do not work it out on a percentage basis, committee proceeded on the basis of at RECORD of May 20 the fiat statement because I do not think a percentage basis tempting to evaluate the responsibilities which he made on the :floor of the House is a sound approach to the problem. I in different grades and worked out its last Friday afternoon in speaking of gen think the percentage basis unfailingly schedule on that basis. eral or :flag officers, to the effect that overlooks the fact of the additional spe Mr. BOLLING. I subscribe to the they did not have cars or chauffeurs. cial privileges and benefits of increased theory of paying for responsibility, but I do not question the gentleman's good rank. I have no criticism of those special I do not subscribe to the theory that a faith in making the remark. It does, privileges and benefits. I merely want to man who is responsible for the lives of however, demonstrate the difference be consider them in any bill that is passed. more than one man has a responsibility tween an academic approach to the the Mr. VINSON. Let us- talk about the that can be compensated for. ory of the case and a practical approach special benefits. If he is not living in a to the facts. The members of the Armed Government house he would draw $120 a Mr. CASE of South Dakota. The Services Committee cannot be familiar month for rent and $45 a month for sub gentleman is substituting his conception with relatively minor detail. They con sistence. That is all the special benefits of the relative responsibility for that cern themselves with strategic concepts, he would get. proposed in the committee bill? the broad outlines of our national de Mr. BOLLING. No, sir. Mr. BOLLING. That is not accurate. fense. Why should they know that in Mr. VINSON. Just a moment. If he is I have substituted my conception plus the Army the gulf between a major and living in Government quarters, the spe my understanding cf the additional a captain is much greater than that cial benefit would only be subsistence $45, things that accrue to people of certain between a captain and a lieutenant? and under the law today $42. What is rank. Why should they know that a colonel the special benefit, except probably the Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Mr. Chair often has a personal car and chauffeur privilege of purchasing in the PX or the man, will the gentleman yield? and that almost without exception a commissaries? What are these special Mr. BOLLING. I yield. general or flag officer has both? privileges? Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Will the The amendment which I have offered Mr. BOLLING. One particular point is gentleman state the savings that will be takes into account the fact that our the one to which I referred earlier. made by your amendment as compared armed services must be more :financially Mr. VINSON. Automobiles? with the committee bill? attractive if they are to retain and ob Mr. BOLLING. Automobiles. If the Mr. BOLLING. The savings would be tain the high type of young men and gentleman will excuse me now, I would between twenty-seven and twenty-eight women that our national defense re like to continue and finish this. I think million, in rough figures. quires. But, more than that, my amend it is rather ridiculous to say that a major Mr. CARROLL. Mr. Chairman, will ment takes into account the equally real or a field officer does not have substan the gentleman yield? fact that inereasing rank carries with it tial privileges that do not accrue to a Mr. BOLLING. I yield. substantial special privileges and bene junior officer. I also feel it is quite clear Mr. CARROLL. As I understand the fits, s0me of them with large money that a general officer has additional priv gentleman's amendment, you have left value, others less tangible, but equally ileges in the form of cars and chauffeurs, the basic pay and allowances for enlisted important-prestige is one of these lat all other transportation, under almost men and junior officers the same as they ter. any conditions. But I wish to make this are in the pending bill? My amendment affects no one below amendment clear. Mr. BOLLING. That is correct. the rank of major. It does not change Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the Mr. CARROLL. What you have done the proposed basic pay and allowance gentleman yie,ld? in your amendment is to skim off some 6744 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 of the cream that has been given to the tleman from Missouri [Mr. BOLLING], grade the married man this year takes a field and general officers? which puts into effect a pay cut for only pay cut in his take-home pay of $370. Mr. BOLLING. That is correct. the four highest ranking officers. But I A single man takes a pay cut of $608. Mr. CARROLL. And that reduction have the thought today that we are also We hear so much about these men who results in a saving of about $27,000,000? likewise deeply interested in what is go are participating in the so-called "pay Mr. BOLLING. That is correct. ing to happen to those men in what we lift." These are the men who are taking Mr. CARROLL. It is to be distin call the petty-officer classes and the jun the highest percentage cut of anybody in guished from the amendment offered by ior-officer classes. That is a subject the military forces today because of the the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. matter about which the gentleman from elimination of the so-called income-tax CASE] in that his amendment seeks to Tennessee [Mr. 3uTTONJ spoke this provision. Stop to consider that only 31 cut every single grade all the way down morning. percent of our petty officers are reenlist through the bill? When we stop to consider that last year ing. Only 31 percent within the past 6 Mr. BOLLING. That is correct. I be over 4,300 Regular officers have resigned months have reenlisted because there is lieve the gentleman'SI amendment would from the Military Establishment, and no attraction or incentive for them to have the effect not of taking the best that 3,000 of these were naval officers, remain in the service, and we also know features of the bill but of generally weak the most of whom we had educated, men that the same thing applies to the officer ening the bill in toto. who had graduated from the Naval Acad personnel. We certainly have got to do Mr. CASE of South Dakota. It pre emy, it makes us stop and wonder what something about it. When you consider serves the same grading, however, that is the cause. I know something about the feeling that they already had prior was worked out scientifically by the Hook the feeling in the varlous categories of to J anuary 1 of this year, what is the Commission. the armed services. Nobody has given feeling that they now have when they Mr. BOLLING. I doubt that there is more time than myself and the gentle have to cough up to the Federal Govern any science involved in working out a man from Texas [Mr. KILDAY] to a study ment by way of income taxes from $300 percentage. I would like to answer the of the facts. The report of this special to $600 of the basic pay that they now gentleman's question in this respect: commission that was appointed by Mr. receive? Those are things, my friends, The general agreement that we found Forrestal a year and a half ago, was fully that we must be interested in. Of course, on the floor of the House has been that considered and the discussion of the we are interested in the cost of what this there was an urgent necessity for an ef over-all problem facing the men in the will mean to the Treasury of the United fective career service. I believe that the service with the men themselves-and States. people who need to be attracted into it was through my initiative that we got Let me reassert again what we had to the service by a monetary compensation the enlisted men to come before the com say a week ago in regard to the cost of held out to them are in the enlisted, war mittee and give us their views as to how this bill. In the 9 months of 1950 the rant-officer, and lower officer grades. I they felt about the bill now pending be gross cost will be $360,000,000, but from submit that the kind of pay bill we should fore us-when we stop to consider the the $360,000,000 will come back in in have if my amendment passed would plaudits and tributes we are paying these come-tax payments from the officer and encourage everybody to stay in the serv boys, the best that can come from our ice once they got there. minds and lips, awarding them medals enlisted personnel $182,000,000, or, in The CHAIRMAN. The time of the of honor for participating in one of the other words, the net cost to the taxpayer gentleman from Missouri has expired-. grandest and most perfect achievements in the fiscal year 1950 will be $178,000,000. Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Mr. in the history of the Military Establish The gross cost of this bill in the fiscal Chairman, I move to strike out the last ment, the Berlin airlift-we last week · year 1951, for a 12-month period, will word and ask unanimous consent to approved legislation to grant them a be $406,000,000, in round figures. The proceed for five additional minutes. medal, and we applauded the general, cash recovery over and above what the The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection the hero, who came home after he had men in the service paid in 1948 will be to the request of the gentleman from done such a magnificent job in directing $200,545,000, or, in other words, the net Massachusetts? the destinies of our military forces in the cost to the taxpayer in the fiscal year There was no objection. European area-while we are giving 1951, the full year, will be $205,593,000. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman these plaudits and speaking overwhelm Now, then, who gets this money? The from Massachusetts is recognized for 10 ingly of the splendid job they have done, gentleman from Tennessee and the gen minutes. we are permitting them to take a pay cut tleman from South Dakota admit that Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Mr. at the same time. the men who are taking the licking today Chairman, I am very happy that the de What do I mean by a pay cut? I mean as the result of the cut in the take-home bate on this bill is on a little higher plane that every member of the Military Es pay are in the petty-officer class, and today than it was at the end of the week tablishment this year is taking a pay cut the junior-officer class, and they are the when we discussed it last. I am glad below that which he had a year ago. We ones that are contributing more to the to know that our good friend from Ten all know that during the war the enlisted income tax of 1949 as the result of the nessee and also our good friend from men were exempted from paying any in repeal of the exemption the first of this South Dakota, and the other members come tax and the officers were exempted year. of the committee have given some up to $1,500 plus the family exemptions; The petty-officer group, the chief, the thought and study to this bill over the we all know that that exemption came to first, second, and third petty officers in week end and have come to the conclu an end on the first of January this year. all branches of the military service re sion that the situation that faces us to As a result of that the enlisted men and ceive $244,000,000 out of this bill. The day in the Military Establishment de officers too are taking a pay cut, the of second lieutenants, the first lieutenants, mands that something be done. ficers $34,000,000 this year below what and the captains, that the gentleman Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, will the they had in take-home pay a year ago, from Tennessee is so much interested in, gentleman yield? and the enlisted men $95,000,000 below and in whom we all should be interested Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. The what they received last year. This is in, will receive $138,000,000 under the gentleman, of course, had a good deal of the amount they will pay this year in provisions of this bill or, in other words, time, I have had only 5 minutes, but still taxes. the petty officers and the junior officers I yield to the gentleman. Now, what does that mean? In dol altogether receive in addition to what Mr. SUTTON. My opinion has not lars and cents what does it mean to the they now receive $382,000,000 out of the changed at all; I still hold the same opin married men in the enlisted grades? Let provisions of this bill. ion I had. There is probably just a us take the four grades, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Let So we are interested, my fellow Mem misconception of my meaning. us take the petty officer. What has he bers, in what goes on in the Military Es Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. I un suffered by way of pay cuts this year as tablishment. We must maintain the derstand; the gentleman has offered an the result of the elimination of the so morale. We just cannot stand idly by amendment to the bill to strike out the called income-tax provision? He takes with all these resignations taking effect. entire pay clause; but notwithstanding a pay cut of $139 as a married man in Only 31 percent of the petty officers that the gentleman now says that he will ·the fourth grade, but the single man whose term expired within the last 6 favor the amendment offered by the gen- takes a pay cut of $238. In the first months, reenlisted. We have to do some- 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6745 thing to cure that situation, and in this The CHAffiMAN. Is there objection Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, will the report the Hook Commission brought in to the request of the gentleman from gentleman yield? to us a bill that is scientific, and in which Texas? Mr. KILDAY. I yield. every phase of our military problem has There was no objection. Mr. SUTTON. On page 6110 of the been carefully studied. I sincerely hope Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, I be CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of May 12, Sena the bill as reported by the committee will lieve the first time you were to approach tor FLANDERS, of Vermont, inserted an pass this House. the writing of a pay bill you might feel · estimate by the Bureau of the Budget Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the abQut it as the gentleman from Missouri giving a comparison of military person gentleman yield? £Mr. BOLLING] has, and arrive at some nel with classified civilians. I pass this Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. I yield figure, wherever you get it, and fix that on to the gentleman from Texas. to the gentleman from Iowa. as the compensation in the various pay Mr. KILDAY. I have read the Sena Mr. GROSS. How many enlisted men grades as you go through the services. tor's statements. appeared before the committee? Quite frankly, we did that in 1942 and Mr. SUTTON. In every instance, ex Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. During we did it again in 1946. That is the cept three, namely, the major general, the hearings we heard from the officer very reason the Hook Commission was the corporal, and the private first class, personnel and we heard from civilian appointed, so that an effort might be military personnel is paid in excess of heads of organizations and from veter made to stabilize the pay scales and have the civilian personnel. ans' organizations. As we were closing the proper percentage of differentials Mr. KILDAY. I have read and anal the hearings, we felt we ought to hear between the grades and responsibilities, yzed this very carefully. I think I in from the enlisted men, and we got a rep and a study might be made from which dicated on the opening day of this de resentation from the enlisted men. I you could compare the compensation of bate the situation which existed be think there were about eight that came the military service with the compensa tween the Bureau of the Budget and the to the hearings, and they gave us a tion for like jobs in industry. The Hook Hook Commission and your Committee cross section of their views in regard. to Commission spent about a year doing on Armed Services. There has been an this bill. that. They analyzed the pay scales of attempt made by the Bureau of the Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Chairman, will about 100 industries. In the report of Budget to tie their own civil-service pay the gentleman yield the Hook Commission you will find a to the armed-services pay in an attempt Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. I yield graph, or chart, showing the comparable to get an increase in pay for themselves. to the gentleman from Mississippi. rates of pay in private industry and in I say deliberately and advisedly there Mr. WILLIAMS. The gentleman is a the military services. It is significant in is no comparison between military pay member of the subcommittee that han this graph, that in the military services and the table that Senator FLANDER~ dled this bill? the entering wage is a little bit in excess placed in the RECORD. Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Yes. of the entering pay in industry. The Mr. BIEMILLER. Mr. Chairman, will Mr. WILLIAMS. I think a lot of us military entering wage is a little in ex- the gentleman yield? would perhaps be a little better able to . cess of the entering wage in industry. Mr. KILDA I yield. weigh the merits of the proposed pay in When you come to the warrant officers, y. creases if we knew exactly what the pur you will find from that graph that the Mr. BIEMILLER. I have had some pose of the pay increase is. I have Commission was unable to find anything correspondence which leads me to be heard it stated by some members of the in industry comparable to the grade of lieve that if the family allowances are committee that the purpose of the bill warrant officer and the graph has no cut out, as proposed by the bill, we are is to provide a cost-of-living increase. comparison between industry and the going to lose a considerable number of Others say it is to compensate the mem services as to warrant officers. enlisted men. Am ! to interpret that bers of the armed forces in a manner When you come to the officers, the the motive of the committee is a desire commensurate with their duties, obliga lowest grades are a little bit in excess to eliminate married men from the en tions, and responsibilities. Others say of industry, and it gradually tapers off listed ranks? ·it is for the purpose of recruiting men until finally you find that the highest Mr. KILDAY. The committee has no who will make the right type of soldier grade military man is drawing about desire to do so. I pointed out that there and the right type of officer. As for me, one-half the pay drawn by men in in were men drawing family allowances for I should like to know what the real pur dustry for handling comparable organi as many as 14 dependents, and with as pose of the bill is, so that I might con zations. many as 8 or 9 brothers and sisters. The sider it along those lines. Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the committee takes the position that when Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. The gentleman yield? you are compensating men for responsi ... fundamental purpose behind the bill is Mr. KILDAY. I yield. bility and services, it is definitely unfair to develop an incentive for men who are Mr. GROSS. You are comparing the to the man who is really discharging a trained by the Government to stay in wages paid in industry and the wages duty, such as a master sergeant, and to the service. paid in the Army. Do you know of any pay him less than the fell ow who hap Mr. WILLIAMS. That is the way I industry, when a man moves out of the pens to have 8 or 9 brothers and sisters. understood it. apprentice class, that increases his pay Mr. BIEMILLER. I am speaking of Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. They 8 cents a day-I said 8 cents a day, not men with just two children. are paid for their responsibility. When 8 cents an hour. Mr. KILDAY. People with just two we stop to consider that in the case of Mr. KILDAY. I do not think the gen children, under this bill, are going to get the first-class petty officers 56 percent tleman has read the graph correctly. more than they would get under the did not reenlist last year, in the case of Mr. GROSS. Yes; your increase here family-allowance. provision, unless they the second-class petty officers 76 percent is about $2.50 a month, which means are in one of the bottom three grades. did not reenlist last year, and in the case about 8 cents a day; does it not? Mr. BIEMILLER. That is not the way of the third-class petty officers 84 per Mr. KILDAY. He is only starting his the enlisted men understand it, evident cent did not reenlist last year, we realize career. ly, from the correspondence. there is no incentive for them to go Mr. GROSS. He has moved out of Mr. KILDAY. As I told you, we have ahead. We are trying by the provisions the apprentice stage. had hundreds of letters. The enlisted of this bill to give them an incentive to Mr. KILDAY. He has served for a men were misled by radio commentators stay in the service and render that serv period of 3 months. I hope the gentle and newspaper columnists. Those men ice to their fell ow men. man is not going to take the position that who wrote into the committee all re The CHAffiMAN. The time of the he has completed an apprenticeship ceived a prompt and courteous reply ex gentleman from Massachusetts has ex training equal to from 2 to 4 years. plaining exactly what their personal sit pired. Mr. GROSS. When does he complete uation would be, and those who have Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, I move it? asked for information on this bill were to strike out the last word, and ask Mr. KILDAY. I do not care to discuss given accurate information about it. unanimous consent to revise and extend a matter of that kind any further than Mr. BIEMILLER. In the first three my remarks. I have. classes; is that true? XCV--425 ()746 ·coNGRESSiONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 Mr. KILDAY. The man with four de Mr. KILDAY. I have not analyzed it, whether he would receive less; and as I pendents or less will make more money but under the amendment proposed by understood the gentleman from Colo under this bill. the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. BOL rado, a general might conceivably receive Mr. CHRISTOPHER. I wish the gen LING] I think quite definitely that would less under the provisions of the gentle tleman would elaborate on that a little be true. What he is going to pay in in man's amendment than he now receives. further. come tax will depend entirely, of course, The CHAIRMAN. The time of the The CHAIRMAN. The time of the · upon the bracket in which he falls and gentleman from Texas has expired. gentleman from Texas has expired. the number of dependents he has. It Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, I ·ask is computed the same as for anyone else. unanimous consent that all debate on unanimous consent that the gentleman So you would have to go to the individual section 201 and all amendments thereto may proceed for five additional minutes. to determine what he is going to pay. close in 45 minutes, the last 5 to be Most of his time has been taken up with Mr. CARROLL. I was wondering reserved to the committee. questions. whether the committee bad taken that Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection into consideration. man, reserving the right to object, how to the request of the gentleman from Mr. KILDAY. Our tables very defi many amendments to section 201 are now Tennessee [Mr. SUTTON]? nitely took that into consideration and pending at the Clerk's desk? There was no objection. it is worked out with that in mind and The CHAIRMAN. Three amendments Mr. KILDAY. I do not know that I .with the allowances and everything else are now pending: The amendment of will require the five additional minutes, in mind. fered by the gentleman from Tennessee, but I do want to emphasize the fact that Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. And the substitute amendment offered by the the pay scales set out in the Hook Com there is no exemption under the present ·gentleman from Missouri, and· the per- mission report are definite and scientific. bill? fecting amendment offered by the gen I believe it was the gentleman from Mis Mr. CARROLL. The gentleman from tleman from South Dakota. souri [Mr. BOLLING] who said he did not New York [Mr. COLE] made a further Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. The Chair believe there was anything scientific suggestion, that there is a bill under did not understand my question; it was about it, but the Commission did thor ·consideration by your committee under how many amendments are at the Clerk's oughly analyze industry wage rates and which in the next session, or possibly desk that apply to section 201 that are compared them with military pay rates, this session, you are going to begin to not before the committee at this time? and they came up with these figures. consider whether or not officers will be The CHAIRMAN. There are four, one As I have said, Secretary Forrestal, included in the retirement system. in ·addition to the three the Chair pre Secretary Johnson, and President Tru Mr. KILDAY. Yes. · . viously mentioned. man have endorsed the rates carried in Mr. CARROLL. Is that bill under Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair this bill. In the letter received by the consideration by your committee? man, I withdraw my reservation of ob Speaker yesterday the President ex Mr. KILDAY. My subcommittee has jection. pressed the hope that this bill would be been quite busy with this bill since Jan The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman passed. uary. from Georgia asks unanimous consent Mr. CARROLL. Mr. Chairman, will Mr. CARROLL. I wondered if you also that all debate to section 201 and all the gentleman yield? had that under consideration when you amendments thereto close in 45 minutes, Mr. KILDAY. I yield. gave this pay raise. the last 5 to be reserved to the com Mr. CARROLL. Will you be kind Mr. KILDAY. I cannot say that that mittee. enough to explain simply and briefly, be is true. Is there objection? cause I sincerely desire this information, Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. The There was no objection. what has been the effect of the income- contributory pension system is some The CHAIRMAN. The time will be · tax law upon officers and upon enlisted thing the men in the service have asked divided equally between the Members men. Let us take them in categories. I for in many ways, because there is no ·seeking recognition. think it is an important part of this provision in the present pension system Mr. FORD. Mr. Chairman, a parlia discussion. for the dependents of an officer who dies mentary inquiry . Mr. KILDAY. I am sorry I would not . after he leaves the service. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will be able to tell you how much in individ Mr. CARROLL. Does the gentleman state it. ual cases. from Massachusetts say that this con Mr. CARROLL. The gentleman from tributory retirement system is going to Mr. FORD. Am I correct in under Massachusetts [Mr. BATES] made a very apply also to enlisted men? standing that this restriction of time fine statement. Let us take general offi Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. I think applies only to section 201? cers, for example. When did the income the contributory pension system is some The CHAIRMAN. That is correct, tax law cease to apply to them? thing we sho.uld do something about. and all amendments thereto. Mr. KILDAY. January 1. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Is it also The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Up to proper when we attempt to compare war from Kentucky [Mr. GOLDEN]. January 1. They had $1,500 exemption time pay with peacetime pay that we Mr. GOLDEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in addition to the family allowance. must remember that a great many of at this time to ask a question which I Mr. CARROLL. Applying the increase ficers during the war held temporary think is vital; Under the bill we are now under the present bill, if the income-tax _grades above that which they now hold? considering, is the enlisted man receiv law is applicable to general officers, what Mr. KILDAY. That is .true, of course, ing a sufficient increase in his pay al ·will be their base pay, comparing it with depending on the. service. Some were lowance to offset or equal the loss of his the present bill under consideration, as . two or three grades above where they family allowance?_ I hope the gentleman · distinguished from the act under which would be on a career basis. We are here from Massachusetts [Mr. BATES], or . they operate today? talking about career pay on a career so:me other member of the committee, Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. I can basis, where the man has to qualify for Will explain that SO that we will know give those figures, but it would take ·promotion under the promotion laws what grades will receive sufficient in- quite a while . . The general officers all which have been passed by Congress. · -creases under the present bill to offset stand to lose under the present take Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Chairman, will . the loss of. the family allowance. home pay about 6 percent below what the gentleman yield? Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Mr. they actually received last year. Mr. KILDAY. I yield. Chairman, of course a study of this bill Mr. CARROLL. In other words, let Mr. BOLLING. Would the gentleman will indicate that after the first three us put it this way: If we should adopt from Texas seriously contend that a grades a man with two children stands some of these amendments, would the major general who under my amend to gain as a resUlt of this bill. There is general officers or field officers be re ment receives an increase of $104 woUld not only an increase in pay, as an in ceiving less pay than they had during suffer because of .the income tax to such centive to stay in the service, but there the war? an extent that he would be receiving is an increase in the so-called quarters Mr. BA TES of Massachusetts. . I think .Jess than he did under his old pay? allowance which has been increased it would be very close, if you adopt one Mr. KILDAY. I was not asked that from $31.50 to $67 .50 a month. It is of these amendments. question; I was asked the question interesting also to note in that regard 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6747 that out of the total increase for quar Mr. LECOMPTE. If the Navy can take Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will th& ters allowances in this bill, the enlisted fn a man and then find that he is. so gentleman yield? men get $142,000,000 of that and the admirably qualified that they made of Mr. FURCOLO. I yield to the gentle officers only receive $3,000,000. him a petty officer very soon, and this man from Georgia. Mr. GOLDEN. Regardless of the sum man has an outstanding record, he must Mr. VINSON. How much would the total, does it take care of the individual? be physically sound and qualified to gentleman suggest to the committee the Mr. VINSON. It does not take care of serve as an ensign. recruits' compensation be raised? the first three low-grade groups. It does Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Mr. Mr. FURCOLO. It begins at No. 8, take care of the situation from the Chairman, if the gentleman will yield, after 8 years of service. It goes to $75 fourth grade up. the facts are that a warrant officer is a a month after the first 8 years, then Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. That specialist in his field. just as every single other grade is in is the statement I made to the gentle Mr. LECOMPTE. This admiral said creased, the recruit would go up $2 a man. to me, ''I am sorry to say, but we make month from that time on, $75, $77, and The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog ensigns sometimes very soon, but we can so on up to $93. nizes the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. not get along without some high-class I also want to make this point, if I L.ECOMPTE]. chief petty officers." may. We hear a lot about all the officers Mr. LECOMPTE. Mr. Chairman, rec Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. That the Army, Navy, and other services need ognizing, as I do, that the committee has fs right. now, but right at the present time they put in a great deal of time and conscien Mr. LECOMPTE. Now, it is the man still have the attrition system, so-called, tious efiort on this bill, I still think that that goes in as an enlisted man that has which forces offi.cers out of the service the philosophy of the bill is wrong, that to overcome that barrier between the en if they have not been promoted after a the committee has attacked the problem listed ranks and the officer personnel. certain length of time in a specified from the top instead of the bottom, that The philosophy of this bill is wrong. grade. Right in the hearings on page the enlisted men and the recruits, the You ought to do something for the en 1442 a member of the Commission said: privates, are the ones who should be listed men instead of doing it all for the There is in limited operation now and it taken care of first. · officers. .The officers are all right. They is the Commission's understanding that the I have heard it repeatedly said by fought bravely, died heroically, conduct practice is to be extended, a so-called at members of the committee that this is ed themselves gallantly but for the good trition plan which forces otlicers out of the a bill for the enlisted men, that it is of our country and in the name of right service if they fail of selection for promo desired to attract career men into the and justice do something sometime for tion after a specified number of years in Army as recruits. I want to ask a ques the privates. They constitute an im grade. These men may have good qualities portant pranch of every outfit and or but due to the limited number which can tion, and I submit it to members of the be promoted under law, they fail to make committee who may answer it. During ganization in the armed services. the grade for selection. • the war I know of the case of a man The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog from my State, a college graduate, a nizes the gentleman from Massachu I say that if they have a system like former State officer, who enlisted volun setts [Mr. FuRCOLO]. that where admittedly, according to this tarily in the Navy. He went up by rapid Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, as I report, there are qualified inen in the strides to the rank of chief petty offi maintained last week. I agree with what service who are being farced out through cer. I discovered he could go · rio fur the preceding speaker just said that this this attrition system, the Committee on ther. So I went over to the Navy De bill is top-heavy. The emphasis is all Armed Services can do something about partment and talked to one of the ad on top. There are going to be many that system. They certainly should at mirals, whose name I do not care to amendments offered to this bill. I have least sit down with the military and repeat at this time. The admiral got an amendment to this s-ection and I also say, "Now, why is -it you come in here out this man's complete record, went have one in connection with the family asking for more men, yet you have a over it carefully and he said to me: "I allowance section, and some others. system whereby you force qualified men have not found a man with a better But, I do think that there are so many out?" That may be a small thing, it record." But he said he could not be amendments that the thing to do with may be only 10 officers, but whatever the commissioned because he is over age in this bill is to have it recommitted so that number is, let us find out about it. I rank. That is the position you are in. the committee in its wisdom and judg think the committee can do it. The enlisted men cannot overcome the ment, after knowing how the different I have some other amendments I am barrier between the enlisted ranks and Members of the Congress feel about it, going to offer later. I did want to men the officer ranks. There is always some may perhaps give a little more time to tion that in passing. Also, if I get a thing in their way. I submit to any the subject. I have an amendment to chance, I shall present my amendment Member of this committee, what is the offer in the event the Case amendment giving the lowest grade enlisted man situation with respect to being over age is voted down that has to do, on page 9, another $2 a month in line with all the with the only enlisted man who -is not others. I think that is the least you and still serving in the enlisted ranks? given any sort of raise at all. I under Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, if the stand from the committee that the so can do. You may say he is not qualified,. gentleman will yield I will say to the gen called recruit is only supposed to be in he is a dope, he is a professional recruit, tleman it is always necessary to have that stage for about 3 months. In spite and so on, but he certainly must have an age limit in reference to a grade. As of that the chart on page 9 indicates that something if the Navy and Army would a m·atter of fact, we have an age limit the recruit may well be in that situation keep him in for 20 or 30 years. He cer before a man can come to Congress. up to 30 years. Where every other sin tainly is entitled to $2 a month increase A man cannot come to Congress before gle man in the service gets some sort of after serving at the same pay for 10, 20, he is 25 years of age. a pay raise after 2 or 3 or 4 years, the or 30 years. 'Mr. LECOMPTE. But you do not have enlisted man in grade No. 1 goes in at The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog an uppe:r age prohibition. $75, and according to this chart, even nizes the gentleman from California Mr. VINSON. When a man is of a if he is in that same grade for 30 years, [Mr. JOHNSON]. certain age, his ability to do the work he will still get $75. I understand they Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman, we of that grade might be lessened if he is are not supposed to stay in that grade. If hear a good deal of talk about the fact over the age limit. they are not supposed to stay in that that we have not properly taken care Mr. LECOMPTE. If he is capable of grade, it does not make any great differ of the enlisted man. I think the com serving as a petty officer, certainly he ence 1f we are going to give them a little mittee's bill does justice to the enlisted is capable of serving as an officer, and money, and my amendment, which will man. Let us talk about the recruit for age is a matter of arteries and blood be offered if the Case amendment is a moment, the man who comes in as an vessels. · - voted down, is to the effect that begin 18-year-old boy. He gets $75 a month. Mr. VINSON. Of course, you have to ning the 8th year they will be given a His allowances, food, clothes, quarters, have age limitations. It has been in all raise of $2 a month, just as every other and so forth, were estimated by the Hook legislation. man gets a raise after a few years. · Commission to be worth $108 a month. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 He starts life in the services at $183 a (g) The next step is to sergeant first voted a lifetime to military service. month. There are very few boys when class or petty officer first class. If this Without the Arnolds, the Kenneys, and they start working that can make that grade is reached at 8 years, which many the Spaatzes, the Giles, and others of much money in industry, in farming, or men succeed in doing, the pay will be their type, we would never have been in any other kind of business. Then our $195. plus $67.50 if married or a total of ready to fight this last war in the air bill goes along and keep stepping that boy $262.50 a month compared to present pay the way we did. In the Army and the up all the time so that in a very ~hort of $186. This is an increase of 40 percent. Navy they also had these well-qualified time he will be getting double what he (h) The top of the ladder in enlisted men who prepared and executed the started with. grades is master sergeant and chief petty strategic concept that won the war. Let us look at specific effect for a career officer. These are the very keystones of When they get $1,000 a month for the enlisted man under this bill. the structure. At 18 years, for instance, terrific responsibilities they have, they (a) When he enlists at 18 or 19 years the new pay is $270 plus $67.50 or $337.50 are not being overpaid, they are not get of age he receives $75 a month completely cash a month in addition to food and ting more than they ought to get. You free·of all expenses. For 13 weeks while clothing. Compare this with $252 total can talk all you want about these men he is in apprentice or recruit training, he under present laws. This is the kind hiding behind the Pentagon Building, receives this cash pay equal to $183 a. of a pay scale which will retain your ex but I sat here during the war and, frank month. perts. For the master sergeant who re ly; every man I knew over there was (b) Upon completion of that training mains in the service for 26 years the pay eager to get to the combat lines and have he is advanced to the second grade will reach $300 a month plus $67.50 or a division or a regiment that he could private or seaman second class. He now $367.50 as contrasted with $268 now. command. receives $82-.50 cash a month. This is a This is an increase of 36 percent. We cannot build America by tearing $7.50 raise in 3 months. This pay is assured him. It is not a down . the men who are the leaders in (c) At the end of 12 more months he temporary thing. He gets it because he various activities. There has been talk goes to the third grade-private first class is worth it, not because he has a big that they were behind the barriers and or seaman first class-and this gives him family or can claim seven or eight broth were in safe spots. Do you realize that $97.50 a month. This is a $22.50 raise ers or sisters as dependents. dozens of generals were killed in this in 15 months. This has a total value of The claim that this bill is not an en war? It worries me when you begin $205.50 a month. listed man's. bill does not jibe with the tearing down the leaders in the military, (d) At the end of not to exceed 16 facts. In addition to setting up a decent _just like it worries me when you tear months more the enlisted man is eligible . pay scale based on skill and responsi down the leaders in our industrial life. for and promoted automatically to the bility, let me just detail the other things America was not built that way. There fourth grade-corporal or petty officer it does for enlisted men: is room for all and we need not unrea third class. He . is now a noncommis (a) Gives them the same retirement sonably tear the top officers apart to sioned officer and a skilled man. If he is laws as officers for the first time. help the enlisted men, which we all want not skilled he is not promoted and not re (b) Gives them the same travel and to do. enlisted. His pay is now $127.50 a transportation allowances as officers. . Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the month. An increase of $52.50 a month (c) Puts them in same status as of gentleman yield? since he enlisted less than 3 years before. ficers insofar as quarters allowances are Mr. JOHNSON. I yield. (e) Should this corporal not succeed in concerned as soon as they reach the Mr. . GROSS. How many dozen gen getting to the fifth grade-sergeant-be grade of corporal with 7 years' service, or erals were killed? cause of lack of vacancies he is assured of sergeant regardless of length of service. Mr. JOHNSON. I do know 39 gen a $7 .50 a month increase each 2 years (d) Retains foreign service and extra erals of the Army were killed in action and at completion of 7 years' service he pay although it is taken away from of and 8 admirals . . I do not.have the num is entitled to quarters or quarters allow . ficers. ber in the Air Forces. The proportion ances of $67 .50 a month if he is married. This bill is in ef!ect a Magna Carta was almost as grea_t as it was among the This means a total monthly compensa for enlisted men. It takes them out of enlisted men. tion of $210 in cash plus his subsistence, an insecure, charity type of pay based Mr. GROSS. You said that dozens his own quarters, and his clothing. Un on dependents alone, and puts them in a were killed. der present permanent pay scales he self-respecting status of being paid Mr. JOHNSON. Yes; it was over three would get $110 a month. For this non what they earn. dozen-39; not counting Air Force gen commissioned officer who will be about 25 Above all it does this out in the open. erals. The proportion of those killed years old this pay bill means at that time It lets you, the men responsible for ap to the total number of generals was al in his career if he is a married man an propriations, know what you are paying most as great as it was in the case of increase of almost 100 percent. It gives for. It does away with $425,000,000 of enlisted men. him a total pay worth $318 a month. hidden pays and allowances. Mr. GROSS. You said dozens were And this is not dependent upon a tem The above story is the normal evolu killed. porary, illogi~al, scheme of family allow tion that an intelligent, hard-working Mr. JOHNSON. Yes; over three doz ances. boy would go through. And if he were en were killed. (f) The outstanding soldier or sailor, ambitious he would also be af!orded the Mr. GROSS. I do not believe that is however, is not going to remain a cor chance to develop his academic educa accurate. poral or petty officer third class; he is tion so he could qualify for a commis Mr. JOHNSON. I know it is accu going to become a sergeant or petty offi sioned officer. rate. cer, second class. This grade is open to In trying to arrive at a pattern that Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the him within 3 years after enlistment if would be just and fair the Commission gentleman yield? he is outstanding. If he reaches the made extensive studies, and the pattern Mr. JOHNSON. I yield. grade in 4 years he receives $150 cash of payment for identical responsibilities Mr. VINSON. My recollection is that plus family quarters or an allowance of runs along in the enlisted grades and also some 25 brigadier generals were killed. $67 .50 or $217 .50 a month plus his cloth in the . officer grades up to lieutenant A great many admirals were killed, as ing and food, or a pay worth $325 a colonel. From that time on it raises everyone knows. · month. For each 2 years' service in very rapidly in favor of private enter Mr. GROSS. If the gentleman will that grade he gets an increase of $7.50 a prise jobs and it levels of! for the officer yield, that is not a dozen. month. At the present time an enlisted list, much below what the pay is in in Mr. JOHNSON. That is two dozen man in the fifth grade with 4 years' serv dustry for jobs of comparable responsi right there, and the gentleman from ice has an assured permanent pay plus bility. Georgia is only referring to brigadier quarters allowance of only $158.25 a There has been some discussion here generals; with the major generals, 12, month. After 8 years' service the pres today that really worries me, and that and lieutenant generals, 2; it is over ent permanent pay including allowances is this tearing down and unmercifully three dozen. That does not include the would be only $164 a month. Under this criticizing of what is known as the Marine Corps and the Air Forces, and bill it would be $240 cash a month. This "brass." I do not hold any brief for the so on. There were over 16,700 officers is an increase of 46 percent. men in those offices, but they have de- in the Air Force who were killed in com- 1949 CONGRESStONAL RECORD-HOUSE "6749 bat. The point is that America was not THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, "For men with broken service the built that way, in this negative way of Washington, May 23, 1949. policy is to accept men in pay grade 5 tearing down men who are successful. The Honorable LINDLEY BECKWORTH, Congress of the United States, or above if they do not have more than These men are at the top because they House of Representatives, three dependents." are successful. They are the kind of men Washington, D. C. In other words, once you get to grade we are trying to get from the lower ranks, DEAR MR. BECKWORTH: Receipt is acknowl 5 you are all right, but what is the family so that when trouble comes tomorrow, edged of your letter of May 21, 1949, in which man to do with his family until he gets or 10 years from tomorrow, we will have you request certain information regarding the to grade 5? Career Compensation Act of 1949 (H. R. 4591) capable men to plan the strategy which If it is very desirable to have family will safeguard and make America se currently before the House. The informa tion submitted herewith is applicable to the men in the upper enlisted ranks as career cure. Navy and Marine Corps. men, it behooves this Congress to prop The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog Approximately 27 percent of the enlisted erly take care of their needs not merely nizes the gentleman from Texas [Mr. men in the Navy and Marine Corps are mar after they get to grade 5, but from the BECKWORTH]. ried or family men today. time they begin at grade 1 until they get Mr. BECKWORTH. Mr. Chairman, I At the conclusion of World War II at the to grade 5. have been very interested in some of the peak of the Navy's strength, 34 percent were I desire to include some tables prepared situations which would be brought about married or family men. Regarding the question of whether it is for me here recently, also a memorandum with reference to family men. I re anticipated that more or fewer family men handed me by the Army man to whom ceived some information Just about the who have never·been in the Army, Navy, or I talked with this morning: time the House ·was meeting from an Marine Corps will enlist or reenlist: Army gentleman, who said that now (a) It is anticipated that there will be Question. Under the terms of the bill approximately 50 percent of those en fewer first enlistments by young men as it which is being discussed on the floor of the is currently the policy of the Navy and Ma House now, is it anticipated that more or listed men in the Army are married or fewer family men who have never been in family people, and that during the war rine Corps not to enlist for first enlistments men with dependents; the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps will enlist some 70 percent were married people. (b) For men with broken service, the or reenlist if once they have been in any He pointed out that on an average each policy is to accept men in pay grade 5 or branch of the service? of these families probably has three above if they do not have more than three Answer. Currently, the Army is enlisting children. Likewise, I was told, as I dependents; for original enlistment no men with depend understood him, that they consider (c) With regard to reenlistments there are ents. It is anticipated that more men with families of four or more children as no restrictions and it is anticipated that prior service and with families will reenlist what might be termed "extreme cases," there will be more reenlistments as a result in view of the greater career opportunities of the passage of this measure because the ·offered under the provisions of this bill. For insofar as dependents are concerned. I better and sounder pay scales and provisions example, the pay and allowances of a corporal have been very much troubled about this of this bill will attract and hold career men are increased nearly 100 percent over present question of family people being better in the service. emoluments. taken care of. According to some figures It is very desirable to have family men in Question. What is his opinion as to the which were given to me yesterday, a the upper enlisted ranks as these are the desirability of having a considerable number family man with 3 children, counting career men who in many respects are the of family men in the enlisted ranks? his dependent allowance, gets $173 a backbone of the regular service. Answer. As in any other walk of life, it is A man with 10 children who has not been not considered desirable for a young man month. If he has 3 children, after 6 in the service would under current directives embarking on a career to be burdened with months, he gets $178 a month, and after not be accepted for first enlistment. a family. During this period he is generally 1 year, he gets about $188 per month. The average number of family dependents in his teeris and is subject to frequent-moves, For a man with 3 children, under the the average serviceman has had since the ls in no position to offer any stability to a terms of this bill, the $173 is reduced to war is 1.8. family and in many cases the success of a a total of $75, the $1'78 to $82.50, and the The number that have been extreme caaes marriage may well be jeopardized. Until $188 to $97.50. It is seen the depend with reference to family allotments has been after a young man has established a career, three-tenths of 1 percent. the Army does not encourage early marriages. ent-allowance provision being cut out Of the $48,000,000 that the Navy has under After approximately 7 years of service when makes a lot of difference. family allowances, only $48,000,000 may be a young man about 24 or 25 has become a · Let us carry him on over to some of considered as having gone to what might be career soldier, the Army definitely favors the other enlisted classifications. If he termed extreme cases. family men in the enlisted ranks and ade is in 5 years, he gets $203, under the Sincerely, quate allowances are made for them in this present law, if he has 3 children. If this JOHN L. SULLIVAN. bill. new bill should pass, he would get $135 Enlisted (wife and three children) 1 per month a month if he has 3 children. After 8 years, he would get $230 a month cur Years of Family al· rently, whereas if this bill passes, count service Basic pay lowance Quarters Total ing the quarters allowance of $67.50, he would get $210 a month. Admittedly, Present:Recruit ______after that, perchance, he does all right 0 ~ 75 $98 ------$173. 00 Private ______-- 80 98 ------178. 00 financially, but my question is, If he has Private first class---·------·------1* 90 98 ------188. 00 three children, how is he ever going to Proposed:Recruit______------______get up to that point? I fear that this Private ______----______0 75 ------75. 00 Private first class ______82. 50 ------82. 50 legislation is definitely going to have the 1 97. 50 ------97.50 effect of keeping experienced family peo * ple out of the enlisted ranks. As to t Does not include commutation of rations and quarters. Does not include value or "found"- $108 per month. Under proposed bill, for period of 6 months after enactment, family allowance will be paid in addition to new pay whether or not that is a good thing, I and then stopped. Those men who then receive less total money may elect to be discharged. am not capable of saying. I do fancy some family men with considerable serv Enlisted (wife and three children) ice who have planned the Army as a. Years of Family al· career will be disappointed. These men Basic pay Quarters Subsist- Total should be given additional consideration; service lowances ence likewise, the single men, in my opinion, Present: are not dealt with liberally enough, E-4 (corporal) __ ------5 $105. 00 $98 0 $203.00 After all, they have many financial re E-5 (sergeant)_------8 132. 25 98 0 230. 25 E-6 (staff sergeant)---·------12 162. 00 98 0 260. 00 sponsibilities in a day like this when E-7 (master sergeant)------·------16 206. 25 98 0 304. 25 See note ___ prices are so very high. If a man has Proposed:E-4 (corporal) ______5 135. 00 0 0 135. 00 had 10 raises in less than a year and Do______------__ ---______7 142. 50 0 $67. 50 210.00 yet makes only $75, $80, or $90 per E-5 (sergeant) __ ------·---- 8 172. 50 0 67. 50 240. 00 month, he still makes only $75, $80, or E-6 (staff sergeant)_------·--- 12 210. 00 0 67. 50 277. 50 $90 per month. I received from the Sec E-7 (master sergeant)------·--- 16 255. 00 0 67.50 322. 50 retary of the Navy this morning a letter NOTE.-All enlisted personne!i. under certain conditions, entitled to commutation of rations at $1.05 a day; or which I desire to read. It follows; depending on availability of facilities, $2.25 p~ day; 01·~ ~ per day, which is left unchanged in the proposed bill. 6750 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 Officers (second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain). wife, and three children officers in temporary ranks as a hang over from the war. ,We know that om-, Years of Basic pay Quarter Subsist Total cers continue to hold rank and are ap service ence pointed to ranks of a temporary nature. It is overloaded on the top levels. Some Present: will say that that is the fault of the Second lieutenant__------ 0 $180. 00 ~60. 00 $42.00 $282. 00 First lieutenant__------3 210. 00 75. 00 42. 00 357. 00 Committee on Appropriations; actually, Captain ______------______--- ___ ------_- 6 253. co 90. 00 42. 00 385. 00 Proposed: it is not, because it is impossible for them Second li e u te nan t__~------___ :_ --- 0 225. 00 75. 00 45. 00 345. 00 to go into the detail that would be neces First lieutenaut_ _------3 277. 50 82.50 45.00 405. 00 sary for them to ferret out the fat that Captain ______------_------___ _ 6 360. 00 90.00 45. co 495. 00 exists in the temporary appointments. It seems to me that this amendment The CHAIRMAN. The time of the Mr. VINSON. Well, then, offer your raises the issue. It is completely con gentleman from Texas [Mr. BECKWORTH] amendment. sistent, however, with the purpose of this has expired. The CHAIRMAN. Does the Chair un bill as stated by the gentleman from The Chair recognizes the gentleman derstand that the gentleman is recog Texas [Mr. KILDAY]: "As a permanent from Wisconsin [Mr. DAVIS]. nized for five additional minutes? peacetime proposition, shall the Con Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair-: Mr. VINSON. No. gress legislate to fill the allotment of man, in view of the fact that all of the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is omcers at various ranks or shall the other amendments and discussions have recognized on his own time for 4 minutes, armed services continue to do so, on a been on section 201 (a) and my amend and the Clerk will report the amendment sometimes arbitrary basis, without re ment is an amendment to section 201 offered by the gentleman from Wiscon quiring officers to pass before the boards (b), I ask unanimous consent that the sin. that are necessary for permanent promo amendments on 201 (a) may be disposed The Clerk read as fallows: tion within the service?'' of and that I may then be recognized Amendment offered by Mr. DAVIS of Wis I think it is important for the morale to present my amendment to 201 (b). consin: On page 9, line 4, after the word "as of the officers of the services in peace The CHAffiMAN. The gentleman signed" strike out the balance of line 4, all time that the appointments shall be on of line 5, and insert in lieu thereof "except a regular, recognized basis through could not be recognized in the time re in time of emergency hereafter declared, in mammg. According to the request of accordance with rank or grade of permanent boards of appointment and not by an the chairman of the committee, the final appointment to." arbitrary method that is permitted un 5 minutes of the time is reserved for the der the temporary system of appoint committee. Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr. ment that has been in effect in wartime, Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. I am not Chairman, a parliamentary inquiry. and that is necessary in wartime. It asking for any additional time. I am The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will seems to me such a system has no place asking unanimous consent, in order to state it. in the peacetime organization of the avoid confusion. and having amendments Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Can this armed services. pending on two different subsections at amendment be pending at this time? I now yield to the gentleman from The CHAIRMAN. By unanimous con Georgia. the same time- sent it can. The CHAIRMAN. Is your amendment Mr. VINSON. One effect of the gen Mr. CASE of South Dakota. But it tleman's amendment would be that a on a different subsection? will not be voted upon until the amend Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. It is on sub major given a temporary rank as colonel ments to the first subparagraph are dis could only draw the pay of a major. section 201 (b). posed of? The CHAIRMAN. If the gentleman Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. That is The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is correct. will ask for recognition at that time in correct. stead of at the present time, the Chair Mr. VINSON. And the other effect Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair would be to disrupt the entire armed will recognize him. man. if this amendment would be services, because you would be flooded Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. But we have adopted, subsection (b) would read: with thousands and thousands of resig fixed the rule on the entire section. For basic pay purposes, commissioned of nations. We dealt with that question in Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, under ficers are hereby assigned, except in time of the pay bill last year, and it will adjust the agreement the gentleman would emergency hereafter declared, in accordance itself in 1957. have to offer his amendment now to be with rank or grade of permanent appoint ment. Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. I submit, considered on the entire section instead Mr. Chairman, that that is too long to of section 201 (a). So let the gentleman The purpose of the amendment and the wait for these armed services to fall in offer his amendment now, and we will language is clear. The first clause, "ex line with the mandate of this Congress, rave the benefit of it as we vote on the cept in time of emergency hereafter de Are we making the allotment of officers other amendments. clared" is to permit the appointment of to the armed services? Or are the Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. I will make officers on a temporary basis and pay on armed services going to continue to do my unanimous-consent request, and if a temporary basis in time of emergency. it themselves? the gentlem8,n wishes to object, he may But the remainder of it would place com Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, will the do so. missioned officers in the pay scale on the gentleman yield? Mr. VINSON. I am willing to give basis of permanent appointment. Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. I yield. the gentleman my 5 minutes. Offer your The gentleman from Texas [Mr. KIL Mr. KILDAY. Would not one effect amendment now and let us see what it is. DAY] said that the purpose of this bill of the gentleman's amendment be that The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, was to put all officers on a career basis. if you needed a colonel for a period of the gentleman is recognized for five ad I believe this amendment is entirely con 3 months you could not promote him for ditional minutes. sistent, that it places them on that basis. 3 months as is now provided, but would Mr. VINSON. It is under the unani Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the have to make it a permanent appoint mous-consent agreement, Mr. Chairman. gentleman yield? ment ? The CHAIRMAN. Under the unani Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. In a mo Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. That would mous-consent agreement. each speaker is ment or two, after I have had a chance be the effect in time of peace. but I can recognized for 4 minutes. Five minutes to explain my amendment. not see any need for temporarily pro was reserved by the chairman for the Last year this Congress passed an or moting people to higher rank and paying committee. Is the gentleman yielding ganization act setting up the various them at the higher rank under normal his 5 minutes to the gentleman from components of branches of the armed peacetime conditions. There is nothing Wisconsin? services and allotted a certain number of to prevent his being given an appoint Mr. VINSON. I am willing to yield officers in the different ranks. The bill ment as colonel for a temporary period my 5 minutes to him to offer his amend as now written without the amendment I of time, but he could not receive th.e extra ment. have submitted permits a continuation pay for the higher rank during that time. Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. I h~ve 4 of the evasion of those allotments. We The CHAIRMAN. The time of the minutes in my own right. know that there still exists a great many gentleman. from Wisconsin has expired. 1949 ·cbNGRESSlONAL RECORD-HOUSJ~ '6751 The Chair recognizes the· gentleman tee at that time contended that the Gov reenlist. We are trying to rectify that from Mississippi [Mr. WILLIAMS] for 4 ernment could possibly compete with situation by giving them pay and allow minutes. private enterprise or with private indus ances which will substantia.Ily increase Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Chairman, I try in the payment of salaries. So, if it what we mi1ght call the take-home pay was somewhat reluctant to take issue cannot compete, is there an added in that they will receive over 30 percent and with the committee on this bill, particu centive for capable men to join lower above what they now receive. We are larly in view of the fact that I know these ranks, by raising salaries in the upper trying to do the job on a scientific basis gentlemen have put in many hours of brackets by 30 or 40 percent? because we know that that is the only hard work in bringing out this bill, which The CHAffiMAN. The Chair recog way we are going to keep them in ·there. I believe to be generally good. nizes the gentleman from Massac.husetts We should t-eep in mind the pay reduc Mr. Chairman, I do not take issue with [Mr. BATES]. tion that the men in the military are the provisions of this bill relating to re Mr. BATES of Massachusetts. Mr. taking this year as the result of the ex tirement and some of the other matters Chairman, I will try the best I can to piration of the income-tax exemption. covered, but I do reserve my right as a answer the gentleman who just preceded Those are the thoughts that we want to Member of Congress to disagree with the me in regard to who gets the money. keep in mind in voting on this bill. conclusions of the committee in regard First of all, we must recognize the fact The CHAffiMAN. The Chair recog to these increases in pay, particularly in that there is at the present time a tre nizes the chairman of the Committee on the higher brackets. mendous shortage of offi.cers in what we Armed Services to close debate. It has been stated on the floor by the might call the lower ranks. We also Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, of gentleman from Massachusetts, a mem know that there are hundreds, perhaps course, under the parliamentary situa ber of the subcommittee, that the pur many thousands, of men who have had tion, as I understand it, we have three pose of raising the pay of offi.cers in the previous military experience and would amendments pending now. I believe the higher brackets was to provide an addi like to get back into a commissioned vote will come first on the amendment tional incentive for men to make a career status. We know also that the ratio of offered by the gentleman from Missouri, of the armed services. That purpose, in commissioned offi.cers is geared to the which is a substitute, of course, for the my opinion, fails when you take into con number of enlisted men that we have in Case amendment. sideration the fact that the Army has the service. If under that ratio or The first vote, as I understand the sit today some 200,000 applications for ap quota of majors or captains or colonels uation, will come on the amendment proximately 9,000 offi.cer vacancies. we are limited to say 2,000, and the 2,000 offered by the gentleman from Missouri That, then, could not be· the purpose of are there now, there is no opportunity [Mr. BOLLING]. It is in the form of a this b1ll, because already you have 20 for another man who holds the same substitute for the amendment offered by times as many applications for positions rating to get into the service. If by the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. as you have vacancies. It stands to rea chance he were taken in, then those in CASE]. Therefore, if the Bolling amend son that you are going to find one man in the lower rank, who ought to be going ment should prevail, we will never have 20 who will be capable of fulfilling the up, cannot go up because the fell ow who a chance to vote directly upon the duties of his offi.ce if he receives a com has just come in has taken the position amendment offered by the gentleman mission. Certainly 1 man in 20 of those he logically is entitled to. from South Dakota [Mr. CASE]. applicants will make the service a good, We must maintain a proper incentive I believe the amendment offered by capable, worthy career man. for the men in the lower ranks, so that the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. BOL It was stated here Friday that we when a vacancy exists above they may LING] is most disruptive of all the work needed good men for junior offi.cers and have an opportunity to fill that vacancy. done by the Hook Commission and by that was the reason the offi.cers' pay was I can well understand how the Army or the Committee on Armed Services. It increased in greater percentage than the the Navy or the Marine Corps or the Air disregards entirely the philosophy of the pay of enlisted men under this bill-it Corps cannot take in all who apply, be bill. It does away with the theory that was because we needed the offi.cers to cause we know, as the result of the war, men should be compensated on the basis come into the Army and make a career when we trained a large number of offi of the serviCe performed and responsi out of it. It has been indicated on the cers in the various ranks, that there is bility undertaken. It substitutes for floor here today, however, that the en just no place for them, and if we would very carefully worked out pay scales, listed men are the ones who are being take them all in we would just crowd worked out after much effort and much taken care of by this bill rather than the out the boys trying to make the service comparison with industry, and full con officers. I would like to know which we a career. sideration of income-tax deductions and need; and if we need both, why not give Reference was made to the junior offi all matters of that kind, a series of fig both the same increase across the board? cers that the Army is now trying to get. ures and scales which I understand the As a matter of fact, we know that As I said before, over 4,500 offi.cers in gentleman has arrived at arbitrarily or in when a man goes into the Army to be the military forces resigned last year. conversation with some of his fellows come a career soldier, he dees not look at Of the 1948 ROTC and military college here in the House, and not upon any the pay that the generals receive as an graduates the Army selected 899, but only well-worked-out basis. incentive. He looks rather at the pay of 110 accepted a commission. Out of the Should that prevail, we will continue the grade that he enlists in. If you are class of 1949, of 1,003 who had been des the patchwork system we have had for going to increase these salaries as a ignated by the Army as being eligible, years, under which there is no rhyme or means of offering an incentive to men to only 7 have accepted a commission. Now, reason to the pay scales, and there are go into service and to make a career out we know that the men in the so-called no proper differentials between the var of it, then would it 'not be more reason petty officer grades are getting the best ious ranks and grades. It would mean able to give the larger increases to the of this bill. The pay allowance of the that in the future, if there is a necessity lower ranks where the enlistments occur? chief petty .officer will be increased by either to increase or decrease the mili The proposition has been raised that this bill 30.16 percent; the pay of the tary pay, you will have to go through capable men are resigning from the second-grade petty officer will be in exactly what the Hook Commission and Army to go into private.industry. It has creased nearly 33. 77 percent; the pay of this committee have been through, be been a long-standing rule that the Gov the third-grade petty offi.cer will be in cause you could not percentagewise do ernment cannot compete in salaries with creased 38.63 percent and the pay of the anything toward increasing or decreas private industry. If we did, we would fourth-grade petty offi.cer will be in ing service pay. It would put us back have to double taxes. Before the Com creased 28.57 percent. Those are the men exactly where we are. It would destroy mittee on Post Offi.ce and Civil Service, we are trying to retain in the service, the most desirable feature of the bill. which was recently considering a bill to because an examination of the fourth Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Chairman, will raise salaries of the executive heads of grade men discloses that during the first the gentleman yield? Government agencies, the same question 6 months of fiscal year 1949 only 16 per Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle was raised, Should the Government at cent have indicated their desire to enlist. man from Missouri. tempt to compete with private industry Eighty-four percent did not reenlist dur Mr. BOLLING. In view of what the in the matter of paying salaries? Not ing this year. Seventy-six percent of the gentleman has said about the way I ar one member, not one witness, not one third pay grade did not reenlist and 56 rived at my figures, let me say that I person who appeared before our commit- percent of the second pay grade did not attempted to take advantage of all the 6752 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 hard work of the Hook Commission and Tellers were ordered, and the Chair lar or Reserve component of any of the uni also of the hard work of the Committee man appointed Mr. KILDAY and Mr. CASE formed services; and on Armed Services, and add to that a re of South Dakota to act as tellers. (2) full time for all periods during which they were enlisted or held appointments as alistic appraisal of those perquisites re The Committee again divided; and the commissioned officers, commissioned warrant ceived by the higher ranking officers. tellers reported there were-ayes 85, officers, warrant officers, Army field clerks, or Mr. KILDAY. Just the same, the gen noes 103. flight officers, in any of the Regular com tleman stated that he did not proceed So the amendment was rejected. ponents of the uniformed services, or in the percentagewise nor in a manner of that Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, I of Regular Army Reserve, or in the Organized kind. He simply decided upon a total f er an amendment which is on the Clerk's Militia prior to July 1, 1916, or in the National amount for each pay period and substi desk. Guard, or in the National Guard Reserve, or in the National Guard of the .United States, tuted that for what the Commission de The Clerk read as follows: or in the Organized Reserve Corps, or 'in the cided. As to the perquisites, I do not Amendment offered by Mr. FURcoLo: Officers' Reserve Corps, or in the Enlisted Re know. The gentleman and some other Page 9, in the chart, strike out the figure serve Corps, or in the Medical Reserve Corps, gentlemen here have referred to per "75" opposite the pay grade heading E 1 or in the Medical Reserve Corps of the Navy, quisites. I have had quite a long observ under the headings "over 8", "over 10", "over or in the Dental Reserve Corps of the Navy, ance of the armed services, but I have 12", "over 14", "over 16", "over 18", "over or in the Naval Militia, or in the National not seen them. I have seen the boys 22", "over 26", "over 30." Naval ·Volunteers, or in the Naval Reserve working in the kitchens and I have also Insert the following figures under the re Force, or in the Naval Reserve, or in the spective heading: "over 8", "77"; "over 10'', Air National Guard, or in the Air National seen them paid for it. Those things do "79"; "over 12", "81"; "over 14'', "83"; "over Guard of the United States, or in the Air not constitute perquisites, although some 16", "85'.'; "over 18':, "87"; "over 22", "89"; Force Reserve, or in the officers' section of the gentlemen seem to think that. they do. ·~-"over . 26", "91"; "over 30", "93." Air Force Reserve, or in the enlisted section However, I must insist it is an arbitrary of the Air Force Reserve, or in the Air Corps figure arrived at without any scientific Mr. FURCOLO. · Mr. Chairman, a par- Reserve, or in the Army of the United States investigation of the situation. liamentary inquiry. · without specification · of any component In that respect, the Case amendment The CHAIRMAN. The gentl~man will thereof, or in the Air Force of the United is much better than the Bolling amend state it. States without specification . of any com ment, because it proceeds percentage Mr. FURCOLO. May the Chair state ponent thereof, or in the Marine Corps· Re- ' that the amendment shows that after 8 serve Force, or in the Marine Corps Reserve, .wise on the basis of what has been or in the Coast Guard Reserve, or in the worked out by the Commission. On the years it provides $2 per month raise for Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service, or other hand, I still believe that the fig the enlisted man? in the Philippine Scouts, or in the Philippine ures which we have in the bill are the The CHAIRMAN. That is not a par Constabulary; and proper figures, that they do constitute liamentary inquiry. (3) for commissioned officers in service proper, adequate, and not excessive pay The question is on the amendment on June 30, 1922, all service which was then increases. I think what we have done offered by the gentleman from Massa counted in computing longevity pay, and with reference to the enlisted men pro chusetts. service as a contract surgeon serving full The question was taken; and on a di time; and ceeds along the same scientific basis and (4) full time for all periods during which that now, once and for all, we ought to vision (demanded Mr. FuRCOLO) there they held appointments as nurses, reserve be able to establish a military pay sys were-ayes 27, noes 72. nurses, or commissioned officers in the Army tem which in the future will be as avail So the amendment was rejected. Nurse Corps, the Navy Nurse Corp, the Nurse able to us at the date we adopted it, and Mr. SUTTON. Mr. Chairman, I ask Corps of the Public Health Service, or the which could be increased or decreased unanimous consent to withdraw my Reserve components thereof; and percentagewise in a bill in a matter of a amendment. ( 5) full time for all periods during which line or two. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection they were deck officers or junior engineers While the so-called Case amendment to the request of the gentleman from in the Coast and Geodetic Survey; and Tennessee? (6) all service which, under any provision is far preferable to the Bolling amend of law in effect on the effective date of this ment, I sincerely trust that the work of There was no objection. section is authorized to be credited for the the Hook Commission will be carried out, The CHAIRMAN. The question re purpose of computing longevity pay. and that both amendments will be re curs on the amendment offered by the (b) Members of the uniformed services jected. I do not think it is even neces gentleman from Wisconsin. shall accrue additional service credit for sary to refer to the amendment of the Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair basic pay purposes, for period while on a gentleman -from Tennessee, because it man, in view of the time that has elapsed temporary disability retired list, honorary would leave all the Armed Services with and the number of Members who have retired list, or a retired list of any of the uniformed services, or while authorized to out any pay and therefore there is not come in since the amendment was ex receive retired pay, retirement pay, or re-. much danger of its being adopted. I plained, I ask unanimous consent that tainer pay as a member of the Fleet Reserve hope this amendment will be defeated the amendment may again be read. or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, from any of and that the work of the committee, as The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection the uniformed services or from the Veterans' recommended by the Hook Commission to the request of the gentleman from Administration, or while a member of the will be sustained. Wisconsin? Honorary Reserve of the Officers' Reserve The CHAIRMAN. The time of the There was no objection. Corps or Organized Reserve Corps: Provided, That, except for active service as prescribed gentleman has expired. All time has ex The Clerk again read the amendment. in section 202 (a) ( 1), the service credit au pired for debate on this section and The CHAIRMAN. The question is on thorized in this section shall not be included amendments thereto. the amendment offered by the gentleman to increase retired pay disability retirement The question is on the amendment of from Wisconsin. pay, retirement pay, or retainer pay while fered by the gentleman from Missouri The question was taken; and the Chair on a retired list, on a temporary disability [Mr. BoLLINGJ, as a substitute for the being in doubt, the Committee divided retired list, in a retired status, or in the Fleet amendment offered by the gentleman and there were-ayes 33, noes 77. Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve. from South Dakota [Mr. CASE]. So the amendment was rejected. ( c) The periods of time hereinabove au The Clerk read as follows: thorized to be counted in the computation The question was taken; and on a di of basic pay shall, under such regulations as vision (demanded by Mr. BoLLING) there SERVICE CREDITABLE IN COMPUTATION OF the Secretary concerned may prescribe, in were-ayes 41, noes 98. BASIC PAY clude all service heretofore or hereafter per So the substitute amendment was re SEC. 202. (a) Subject to the provisions of formed by members of the uniformed serv jected. subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, ices prior to their attainment of 18 years of The CHAIRMAN. The question re in computing the cumulative years of service age. curs on the amendment offered by the to be counted by members of the uniformed ( d) The period of time to be counted in gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. services for determining the amount of basic the computation of basic pay shall be the CASE]. pay they are entitled to receive upon com total of all periods authorized to be counted pletion of such years of service, such members for such purpose in any of the uniformed The question was taken; and the Chair shall be credited with- services, but the same period of time shall being in doubt, the Committee divided, ( 1) full time for all periods of active service not, for any reason, be counted more than and there were-ayes 65, noes 91. as a commissioned omcer, commissioned war once: Provided, That retired enlisted men Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr. rant omcer, warrant omcer, Army field clerk, heretofore or hereafter retired with credit Chairman, I ask for tellers. flight officer, and enlisted person in any Regu- for 30 years' service in the Army, Navy, or 1949 ~753 Marine Corps, and who served beyond the dental intern, be entitled to receive the spe the special pay authorized pursuant to said continental limits of the United States be cial pay of $10 per month as is provided in subsection, officers shall be entitled to be tween 1898-1912, such service having been this subsection. paid at the rate of $100 per month, and en computed under previous laws as double time listed persons shall be entitled to be paid at toward retirement, shall be entitled to re With the following committee amend- the rate of $50 per month. ceive the maximum retired pay now or here ment: ' (d) The President may, in time of war, after provided for the grade in which retired. Page 17, line 23, stri~e out "$10" and insert suspend the payment of special pay for the "$100." performance of any or all hazardous duty. or With the following committee amend inay prescribe· that members of the uniformed ment: The committee amendment was agreed services entitled to receive basic pay who are Page 14 line 19 after the comma insert to. performing duties, other than those pre "except as' provided in title IV of this act." Mr. BREHM. Mr. Chairman, I offer scribed in subsection (a) of this section, in an amendment. certain areas or under certain conditions The committee amendment was agreed The Clerk read as follOJIS: which involve more than ordinary military to. risk or danger shall, in addition to basic pay, Amendment offered by Mr. BREHM: Page be entitled to receive special pay for hazard The Clerk read as follows= 15, line 15, strike out "doctors" and insert SPECIAL PAY-DOCTORS AND DENTISTS ous duty at rates not to exceed those pre "physicians." · scribed in either subsection {b) of this sec SEC. 203. (a) The term "commissioned offi tion or at rates not to exceed those prescribed cers", as used in this section, shall be inter Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, the committee will accept that amendment. in subsection (c) of this section, as may be preted to mean .only ( 1) those commissioned determined by the President, in accordance officers in the Medical and Dental Corps of Mr. BREHM. I thank the gentleman. with the . pay grade to which assigned or in the Regular Army, Navy, and Air Force -and The CHAIRMAN. The question 1s on which distributed for basic pay purposes or commissioned medical and dental ofllcers of the amendment offered by the gentleman their ranks or grades, as the case may be. the Regular Corps of t~e- Public Health Serv from Ohio [Mr. BREHM]. . (e) No aviation cadet shall be entitled to ice who were on active duty on September .1. The amendment was agreed to. receive any special pay authorized pursuant 1947; (2) those officers who, heretofore. but to this section. subsequent to September 1, 1947, have been The Clerk.read as follows: or who, prior to September l, 1952, may be SPECIAL PAY-HAZARDOUS DUTY (f) No member of the uniformed services shall be entitled to receive more than one commissioned in the Medical and Dental SEC. 204. (a) Subject to such regulations porps of. the Regular Army, Navy, and Air payment of any special pay authorized pur ~ may be prescribed by the President, mem suant to this section for the same period of Force or as medical and dental officers of bers of the uniformed services entitled to re the Regular Corps of the J;>ublic Health Serv time during which he may qualify for more ceive basic pay shall, in addition thereto, than one payment of such special pay. ice; (3) such officers who on September 1, be entitled to receive special pay for the 1947, were or who thereafter have been or performance of hazardous duty required by With the following committee amend may be commissioned in the Medical and competent orders. The following duties shall ments: Dental Corps of the Officer_s' Reserve Corps, constitute hazardous duties: the United States Air Force Reserve, the · Page 20, line 8, after the word "duty" in ( 1) duty as a crew member as determined sert "either." Naval Reserve, the National Guard, the by the Secretary concerned, involving fre National Guard of the United States, the quent and regular particpation in aerial Page 20, line 9, strike out the word "either." Air National Guard, the Air National Guard :flight; Page 20, line 13, strike out the words "ranks of the United States, the Army of the United (2) duty on board a submarine, including or grades" and insert the words "ranks, sta.tes, the Air ~orce of. the :United States, aubmarines under construction from the grades, or ratings." or as medical and dental officers of the Re time builders' trials commence; The committee amendments were ,serve Corps ·of the Public Health Service and (3) duty involving frequent and regular who heretofore, but subsequent to Septem participation in aerial flights not as a crew agreed to, ber 1, 1947, have volunteered and been ac member pursuant to part (1) of this sub Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, I offer cepted for extend_ed active duty of 1 year or section; an amendment. longer, or who may, prior to September 1, (4) duty involving frequent and regular The Clerk read as follows: 1952, volunteer and be accepted for extended participation in glider flights; Amendment offered by Mr. FuacoLo: Page active duty of 1 y~ar or l~nger; (4} general (5) duty involving parachute jumping as officers appointed from the Medical and Den 19, after line 12, strike out the figures in the an essential part of military duty; chart under the heading 'Monthly rate" and tal Corps of the Regular Army, the Officers' (6) duty involving intimate contact with Reserve Corps, the National Guard, the Na insert the figure "$30" in each place where persons affiicted with leprosy; any figure appears under the heading tional Guard of the United States, the Army (7) duty involving the demolition of ex of the United States, the Regular Air Force, plosives as a primary duty, including train "Monthly ~a~e." the United States Air Force Reserve, the Air ing for such duty; Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, I have National Guard, the Air National Guard of (8) duty at a submarine escape training the United States, and the Air Force of the offered an amendment here, and I do not tank, when such duty involves participation have any particular interest in the fig United States who were on active duty on in the training; and September 1, 1947; and (5} general officers (9) duty at the Navy Deep Sea Diving ure "$30." I am satisfied with whatever who subsequent to September 1, 1947, have School or the Navy Experimental Diving figure the Committee in its good judg been or who may be appointed from those Unit, when such duty involves participation ment decides. But the purpose of this officers of the Medical and Dental Corps of amendment, and another one I will off er the Regular Army, the Officers' Reserve Corps, in training. the National Guard, the National Guard of (b) For the performance of hazardous duty down a little bit lower on p~ge 19, is in . the· United States, the Army of the United as prescribed in part (1) or (2) of subsec connection. with hazardous pay, so States, the Regular Air Force, the United tion (a) of this section, members of the called. States Air Force Reserve, the Air National uniformed services qualifying for the spe Now, you know in the service they Guard, the /.1ir National Guard of the United cial pay authorized pursuant to said sub start out by paying certain qualified men, States, and the Air Force of the United States section shall be entitled to be paid at the following monthly rates according to the pay officers, and so on, a little greater rate who are included in part (1). (2), or (3) of of pay, basing it on the perhaps logical this subsection. grade to which assigned or in which dis (b) In addition to any pay; allowances, or tributed for basic pay purposes; fact that they are more qualified, more special pays that they are otherwise entitled able, and have more brains, or whatever to receive, commissioned officers as defined you may want to call it. Then they also Pay grade Monthly Pay grade Monthly in subsection (a) of this section shall be rate rate have a system of setting up hazardous entitled to receive special pay at the rate of pay which has to do with some sort of $100 per month for each month of active 0-8______w-2 ______0-7 ______$100. 00 $1Cl0. 00 perilous duty. That sort of duty has service: Provided, That such sum shall not 100. 00 W-L •••••••••• 100.00 0-6______nothing whatever to do with whether or be included in computing the amount of 0-5______210.00 E-7. ------ 75.00 increase in pay authorized by any other pro 0-4______180. 00 E-Q••••••••••• 67.50 not a man has brains or is qualified or 0-3 ______150. 00 E-5••••••••••• 60.00 anything else; in other words, the same vision of this act or in computing retired pay, 120. 00 E-4 ••••••••••• 52. 50 0-2 ______reasoning that applies to the system disability retirement pay, or any severance 110. 00 E-3. ------ 45. 00 pay: Pr ovided further, That the commis W-40-L----- ______------_ 100. 00 E-2••••••••••• 37. 50 whereby you pay one man more than sioned officers described in subsection (a) 100. 00 E-1. ------30.00 W-3 •••••••••••• 100. 00 another does not apply to this hazardous (3) of this section shall be entitled to receive pay section. the pay provided by this subsection only during periods of volunteer service: And pro (c) For the performance of any hazardous If the bill is passed in its present form, vided further, That no commissioned officer duty as prescribed in parts (3) to (9), inclu what it means is this: If you send out a as described in subsection (a) of this section sive, of subsection (a) of this section by lieutenant commander and an enlisted shall, while he is serving as a medical or officers and enlisted persons qualifying for man in a submarine and you say, "Well, 6754 CONGRESSIONAt RECORJ)-HOUSE MAY 24 now, you are going on a hazardous jour Of course every man's llfe is as dear Mr. FORD. Mr. Chairman, I offer a ney, there is some peril attached to this, to himself and his loved ones as any substitute for the Furcolo amendment. so we a,re going to give you a bonus be other man's life. I am surely not going The Clerk read as follows: cause you may lose your life," you say to contend that any ratio should be justi Amendment offered by Mr. FoRD as a sub to the lieutenant commander, "We are fied on the basis of the hazard to his life stitute for the amendment offered by Mr. going to give you $150 bonus," but to the that is assumed. But I also realize that FtmcoLo: On page 19, after line 12, strike out enlisted man we say, "We are going to to a man in the higlier pay brackets the "0-8of the______chart the following: $100 give you a $30 bonus." In other words, amount of money to constitute an in this Congress is putting its stamp of ap centive must vary because the matter is 0-7------100" proval on the fact that in the eyes of relative. It depends on the amount of Mr. FORD. Mr. Chairman, this par Congress and the military, the life of an money you are receiving, the equation ticular section of the bill pertains to enlisted man is not worth as much.as the which a little bit more would make as hazardous-duty pay. The committee has life of an officer. I say,.whether you put compared to what you are receiving, made some excellent changes in the the hazardous bonus at $30 or $50 or We submit it to you on the basis that it present law on this problem. Under the $100, whatever it may be, it should be is incentive pay rather than hazardous category of hazardous-duty pay the bill the same for all. Under the system as duty pay. We feel that the differential includes flying and submarine duty, it is now, if a major and several enlisted must exist in order to attract the men in glider duty, parachute duty, diving duty, men go up in an airplane, you do the the higher pay brackets. submarine escape, deep-sea diving, and same thing. You say to all those men · It is also true that most of the casual leprosy duty. when they start out, "You have a haz ties occur among the pilots of the planes, Under my. amendment we ·would re ardous duty here. If you go. we are go and most of those are the commissioned move · only the hazardous-duty pay or ing to give you a bonus," and you give officers. A $30-a-month hazardous-duty the incentive pay as far as the categories the major $150 anc. you give the enlisted pay in the case of a colonel would be of 0-8. and 0-7 are concerned. Who man $30. I do not think that is a fair very little incentive, in my opinion. It does this affect? It affects the follow and just system. I do not think any depends. upon the ratio it bears to his ing members of the armed services: Gen thing is worse for the morale of the serv other income. I trust that this amend erals, lieutenant generals, and major ice than that particular system. I think ment will be defeated and that we will generals, and in the Navy, Coast Guard, in Congress here we should say, if all of be sustained in the first revision of this and Coast and Geodetic Survey, admirals, these men are going to risk their lives type of pay that h~s been undertaken vice admirals, and rear admirals in the on hazardous duty which has nothing to since 1917, the first time we have found 1,lpper half; and I might add, under ·0-7; do with qualifications or basic pay sched a formula under which we can do some brigadier generals and rear admirals in ule, that "We are going to treat you all. thing about the present hazardous-duty the lower half., and some people in the alike as far as hazardous, perilous duty pay. . Public Health Service. is concerned, so that an enlisted man Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, will . It appears that the committee in its who takes that risk gets the very same the gentleman yield? judgment, and I think wisely so, has thing as the officer does." Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle completely revised the hazardous-duty I might add, without any criticism of man from Massachusetts. pay system in their bill compared to the the officers, that it is probable that the Mr. FURCOLO. I should like to point way it exists at the present time. If you enlisted man will be subjected to more out to the gentleman, if I may, first of· will turn to page 50 of the committee risks than the officer. A little later on I all, that I said as far as I was concerned report, you will find that men who are have the same amendment with refer the figure of $30 was not governing with in the category of major general receive ence to subsection (c), changing that the me. I am satisfied to take the gentle under the present law $366.66. Under same way. . man's opinion on it. Secondly, on page the proposed bill they will receive simply Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in 2224 of the hearings, with reference now $100. In other words, in effect, this $100 opposition to the amendment. to the morale of the armed services, may is a token payment for something that Mr. Chairman, the words, "hazardous I point out that one of the very few existed in the past. Under the category duty pay" are a misnomer. It happens to enlisted men who testified said: of brigadier general or the category of be that-we have carried that language in Sir, I believe that whenever eight men rear admiral in the lower half they pres the law for quite some period of time, are in an airplane each one of them holds ently-get $275 a month. This bill would his own life as dear to himself as any other give them $100 a month. I say again it and it is understood that it relates to this man in that airplane. type of duty. The proper term is "in is merely a token payment to continue a centive pay"; that it is for the purpose That has a great deal to do with the system which the committee itself con of attracting men to perform this type morale of the services, and there is noth siders improper. of duty. It might be that we should ing that would help them more than that It seems to me the best illustration of never have gone to a percentagewise amendment. the present situation is the case of Gen basis for hazardous pay. But, it so hap Mr. KILDAY. We agree that the eral Eisenhower. I have figures which .pens that back at the beginning of the hazard is the same, but when you regard show that when he was in the service First World War, when few of us were it in its proper·light, as an incentive pay, he received around $15,000 a year. Un here except our illustrious chairman, then I do not believe you are justified in der the present law a general of compar they did adopt the provision for 50 per that position. · able rank who was an Air Force officer cent of base or longevity pay as the - Mr. WI:r..LIAMS. Mr. Chairman, will receives $15,000 plus 50 percent of a part proper basis for incentive pay, and it has the gentleman yield? of that amount. There is no question Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle that during the last war General Eisen-· continued down through -the years. man from Mississippi. hower probably flew as much as the Air Many of us have wanted to. do some Mr. WILLIAMS. · I cannot speak for Force general who was getting the 50 thing about the readjustment of this for the other branches, but as a former pilot percent extra in the same rank. a long time. The Hook Commission in the Air Force I found that after flying Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the finally gave us a formula which seems for 6 or 8 months the novelty wears off, gentleman yield? workable, one that we think can begin it begins to become monotonous, and it Mr. FORD. I yield. the revision and finally settle the matter becomes routine. You do not exactly ; Mr.-VINSON. The gentleman has his entirely. look forward to flying as you ·did when figures somewhat confused. It is 50 No longer will . a major general get you first started. I dare say that if it percent of the base pay, and the highest $4,400 a year for flight duty. He will get were not for flying pay, for this added base pay in the Army is $8,800. There only $1,200 a year under this bill. We incentive, we would not have enough men fore, that is what the flight pay would have reduced him that much. We per in the Air Force to fly our airplanes. amount to. What we are trying to do mit the second lieutenant to get a little Mr. KILDAY. I thank the gentleman. here is to get away from that 50 percent bit more flying pay than he got before. I think that is true. The larger your in- of the base pay. We are trying to cut He goes from about $ ~l0 to- $100 a month eome, of course, the more the incentive it down and- make provision here so that· on his flight pay. · must be. ~ ·major ge~eral and a brigadier general 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6755 will get $100. The brigadier general in duty pay the Infantry office·rs received in depths of over 90 feet, or in depths of the Air Force is the man who leads the during the war from the second lieu less than 90 feet, when the officer in charge of the salvage or repair operation shall find, wing attack. The most important per tenants on up? in accordance with regulations prescribed by son to lead his squadron is the brigadier, Mr. FORD. I am quite sure that ev the Secretary concerned, that extraordinary and you are proposing in your amend eryone knows that the Inf antry did not hazardous conditions exist, shall, in addi ment to eliminate him altogether. receive hazardous-duty pay for their tion to basic pay, be entitled to receive the Mr. FORD. I can say, from personal valiant services. I say we ought to com sum of $5 per hour for each hour or fraction experience in the Navy, that the man pensate the people who · fly in combat, thereof while so employed. The amounts with comparable rank in the Navy did but we should not give extra hazardous authorized to be paid pursuant to this sub duty pay to those flag officers, rear ad section shall, in the case of enlisted persons, not lead the attacks in the Navy Air be in addition to the amounts authorized Corps. They were aboard ship and that miral and above, who are simply doing pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. is where they should have been. But routine flying. (c) No member of the uniformed services stili they were getting their 50 percent Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, will the shall be entitled to receive the special pay extra as flight pay for combat flying, gentleman yield? authorized pursuant to this section in addi which I say is wrong. Mr. FORD. I yield. tion to hazardous-duty pay authorized pur Mr. VINSON. The skipper should al Mr. KILDAY. Of course, this bill con suant to section 204 of this act. ways be able to do that which he orders tains a provision under which in the (d) The President may, in time of war, sus someone else to do. future all of this hazardous-duty pay can pend the payment of diving duty pay. Mr. FORD. But they did not do it. be suspended in time of war. It is dis SPECIAL PAY-SEA AND FOREIGN DUTY Mr. VINSON. Exactly. But he is cretionary with the President, but he SEC. 206. Under such regulations as the qualified to do it, and under this bill would have the power hereafter to put President may prescribe, enlisted persons of under certain conditions he will do it all branches of the service on the same the uniformed services entitled to receive . basic pay shall, in addition thereto, while on and we compensate him for it. plane when 1t came to hazardous pay. sea duty or while on duty in any place be Mr. FORD. I doubt if on any occasion The CHAffiMAN. The time of the yond the continental limits of the United in the last war did any admiral, vice gentleman from Michigan [Mr. FORD] States or in Alaska, .be entitled to receive admiral, or rear admiral ever lead any has expired. pay at the following monthly rates: combat flight, and that is what we were The question is on the substitute Pay grades:E-7 ______Monthly $22.50 rates paying them for in World War Il. I amendment offered by the gentleman think that is wrong. I am not familiar from Michigan [Mr. FORD] to the amend· E-6------20.00 with the Air Force, but the rear admirals ment offered by the gentleman from E-4E-5------~------______13.0016.00 and other ft.ag officers in the Navy put Massachusetts [Mr. FURcoLoJ. E-3______9.00 in their flight time by :flying the requisite The question was taken; and on a divi E-2______8.00 4 hours per month in noncombat flying. sion (demanded by Mr. FORD) there I do not think they should be compen were---ayes 28, noes 71. E-1------8.00 sated an extra. 50 percent or even an So the substitute amendment was SPECIAL PAY-REENLISTMENT BONUS extra $100 per month because officers rejected. SEC. 207. (a) Members of the uniformed services who enlist under the conditions set of comparable rank in other branches of The CHAIRMAN. The question now forth in subsection (b) of this section within the service were doing equally good jobs recurs on the amendment offered by the 3 months from the date of their discharge or . and were :flying just as many hours. gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. separation, or within such lesser period of Mr. KILD Y. Mr. Chairman, will the FURCOLO]. time as the Secretary concerned may deter gentleman yield? The question was taken; and the mine from time to time, shall be paid a lump Mr. FORD. I yield. Chairman being in doubt, the Commit sum reenlistment bonus of $40, $90, $160, Mr. KILDAY. Speaking of generals tee divided, and there were-ayes 40, $250, or $360 upon enlistment for a period of who are combat aviators, can the gen 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, respectively; and, upon noes 72. · enlistment for an unspecified period of time tleman tell me where General Tinker So the amendment was rejected. a lump sum reenlistment bonus of $360 shall is at the present time? Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, I offer be paid, and, upon the completion of 6 years' Mr. FORD. As I said before, I am not another amendment which is on the enlisted service in such enlistment, for each fully informed as to the situation in the desk. year thereafter a lump-sum payment of $60 Air Force, but I can tell you that just The Clerk read as follows: shall be made, subject to the limitation that the total amount paid shall not exceed $1,440. as many people in the Ground Forces Amendment offered by Mr. FURCOLo: On were flying from one place to another No reenlistment bonus shall be paid for more page 19, line 17, after the word "of" strike than four enlistments entered into after the and probably being killed in an equal out "$100" and insert "$50." number of situations. effective date of this section: Provided, That Mr. FURCOLO. Mr. Chairman, I am the bonus to be paid in the case of a person The CHAIRMAN. The time Of the reenlisting for a period which would extend gentleman from Michigan has expired. not going to take time on this, because the length of his active Federal service be Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask it is exactly the same amendment that yond 30 years shall be computed as if said unanimous consent that the gentleman has just been de{eated. The reasoning reenlistment were for the minimum number have one extra minute so I may read him is· exactly the same, the only difference of years necessary to permit such person to being that in this case it seeks to make it complete 30 years' active Federal service. a statement. $50 a month for both officers and en {b) For the purpose of payment of the The CHAffiMAN. Is there objection listed rr.en. The reasoning is exactly the reenlistment bonus authorized by subsection to the request of the gentleman from same with regard to both amendments. (a) of this section, enlistment in one of the Georgia? Regular services following (1) compulsory or The CHAIRMAN. The question is on voluntary active duty in such service, or (2) There was no objection. the amendment offered by the gentleman Mr. VINSON. The statement is as extended active duty of 1 year or more in a from Massachusetts [Mr. FuRCOLoJ. Reserve component of such service, shall be ·follows: The question was taken; and on a divi considered a reenlistment. During World Wax II over 90 general om sion (demanded by Mr. VINSON) there ( c) Enlisted persons of the uniformed cers in the Air Forces personally led their were---ayes 48, noes 69. services, who, prior to expiration of the forces in combat. Ten were killed. So the amendment was rejected. period for which they have reenlisted, extend their reenlistment to any one of the longer Mr. FORD. How many generals in the The Clerk read as follows: enlistment periods mentioned in subsection Ground Forces were there, who were fly SPECIAL PAY-DIVING DUTY (a) of this section, shall be paid the sum of ing from one place to another and who SEC. 205. {a) An enlisted person of the uni $20 for each year of such extension subject were not getting flight pay, who were formied services entitled to receive basic pay to the limitations contained in subsection _also killed in flight accidents? I think and assigned to the duty of diving shall, in (a) of this section. that is the only way you can compare addition to basic pay, be entitled to receive (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of the situation. special pay, under such regulations as may subsection (a) of this section, a member cf Mr. POTTER. Mr. Chairman, will be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, at the uniformed services who reenlists within the rate of not less than $5 per month and 3 months after beillg discharged from the the gentleman yield? not exceeding $30 per month. enlistment' entered into prior to the date of Mr. FORD. I yield. (b) Members of the uniformed services en· enactment of this act, or who reenlists with Mr. POTTER. Can the gentleman tell titled to receive basic pay and employed as in 3 months after being relieved from active the committee how much hazardous- divers in actual salvage or repair operations service as a commissioned officer or warrant 6756 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE lVIAY 24 officer under appointment made prior to the ters in such amount and under such circum pointment, call to active duty, enlistment, date of enactment of this act if such com stances as are provided in, or may be pre or induction, from home or from the place missioned or warrant service immediately scribed pursuant to, this section: Provided, from which ordered to active duty to first followed enlisted service, shall be entitled That an enlisted member in grade E-4 (less station; and (3) upon separation from the to receive either (1) enlistment allowances than 7 years' service), E-3, F..-2, and E-1, service, placement upon the temporary dis in the amount and under the provisions of shall be considered at all times as a mem ability retired list, release from active duty, law in effect immediately prior to the date ber without dependents for the purposes of or retirement, from last duty station to home of enactment of this act, or (2) reenlistment this section. or to the place from which ordered to active bonus in the amount and under the provi (b) The President may, annually, prescribe duty, regardless of the fact that such mem sions of this section, whichever is the greater the amounts which shall constitute the basic ber may not be a member of the uniformed amount: Provided, That the enlistment al allowance for quarters for ofHcers and en services at the time his travel is performed lowance payable under ( 1) hereunder shall listed persons. or is to be performed. Allowances above in no event exceed $300. (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, authorized may be paid without regard to ( e) The Secretary concerned shall pre no basic allowance for quarters shall accrue the comparative costs of the various modes scribe regulations for the administration of to members of the uniformed services as of transportation. The respective Secretaries this section in his department. signed to Government quarters or housing concerned may prescribe ( 1) the conditions TITLE III-PROVISIONS RELATING TO facilities under the jurisdiction of the uni under which travel and transportation allow ALLOWANCES formed services, appropriate to their rank, ances shall be authorized, including advance grade, or rating and adequate for themselves . payments thereof, and (2) the allowances BASIC ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE and dependents, if with dependents. for types of travel not to exceed amounts SEC. 301. (a) Except as otherwise provided (d) No basic allowance for quarters shall herein authorized. The travel and trans in this section or by any other provision of accrue to any member of the uniformed serv portation allowances which shall be author law, each member of the uniformed services ices without dependents while on field duty, ized tor each type of travel shall be limited entitled to receive basic pay shall be entitled unless his commanding ofHcer certifies that to one of the following: (1) Transportation to receive one basic allowance for subsistence he was necessarily required to procure quar in kind, reimbursement therefor, or a mone in such amount and under such circum ters at his own expense, or while on sea tary allowance in lieu of cost of transpor stances as are provided in, or may be pre duty: Provided, That field duty or sea duty tation at a rate not in excess of 7 cents scribed pursuant to, this section. for temporary periods of less than 3 months per mile based on distances established or (b) The President may, semiannually, pre shall not be considered as field duty or sea to be established over the shortest usually scribe the amounts which shall constitute duty for purposes of this subsection. traveled routes, in accordance with mileage the basic allowance for subsistence for of· (e) No member of the uniformed services tables prepared by the Chief of Finance of ficers and enlisted . persons. For enlisted assigned to Government quarters or housing the Department of the Army under the direc persons such allowance shall be one of. three facilities under the jurisdiction of the uni tion of the Secretary of the Army; (2) trans types: (1) when rations in kind are not formed services shall be denied his basic al portation in kind, reimbursement therefor, available; (2) when permission to mess sepa lowance for quarters if, by reason of orders or a monetary allowance as provided in ( 1) rately is granted; or (3) when assigned to of competent authority, hi~ dependents are of this sentence, plus a per diem in lieu of duty under 6mergency conditions where no prevented from occupying such quarters. subsistence not to exceed $9 per day; or (3) Government messing facilities are available. (f) The President may prescribe regula for travel within the continental limits of Officers shall, at all times, be entitled to re tions for the administration of this section, the United States a mileage allowance of not ceive a subsistence allowance on a monthly and such regulations shall include, but not exceeding 10 cents per mile based on dis• basis. Enlisted persons shall be entitled to be limited to, definitions of the terms "field tances established or to be established pur receive the appropriate allowance on a daily duty" and "sea duty." suant to existing law: Provided, That the basis when rations in kind are not available, (g) Until such time as the President pre travel and transportation allowances under when permission to mess separately is scribes the amounts of the basic allowances conditions authorized herein for such mem granted, or when assigned to duty under for quarters pursuant to subsection (b) of bers may be paid on separatiQiil from the serv emergency conditions where no Government this section and the regulations pursuant to ice, or release from active duty, regardless of messing facilities are available. subsections (a) and (!) of this section, mem whether or not such member performs the ( c) Enlisted persons shall be entitled to bers of the uniformed services otherwise en travel involved. receive the appropriate basic allowance for titled to such allowance pursuant to this (b) Without regard to the montary limi subsistence while on an authorized leave of section shall, subject to such regulations as tations in this act, the Secretaries of the absence or while sick in hospital: Provided, the Secretary concerned may prescribe, be uniformed services. may authorize the pay That any such allowance shall not accrue entitled to receive a basic allowance for quar ment to members of the uniformed services when such persons are, in fact, being sub ters at the following monthly rates accord on duty outside the continental United sisted at Government expense. ing to the pay grade to which assigned or States or in Alaska, whether or not in a (d) Payment of the basic allowance for in which distributed for basic pay purposes: travel status, of a per diem considering all subsistence, when authorized, may be made elements of cost of living to members and to e11listed persons in advance for a period With Without their dependents, including the cost of of not exceeding 3 months. Pay grade dependents dependents quarters, subsistence, and other necessary (e) The President may prescribe regula incidental expenses: Provided, That depend tions for the administration of this section. $150. 00 $120.00 ents shall not be considered in determining (f) Until such time as the President shall 0-S. ------per diem allowances for members in a travel prescribe the amounts of the basic allow 0-7 ------150. 00 120. 00 0-6_ ------120. 00 105. 00 status. ance for subsistence pursuant to subsection 0-5_ ------120.00 90.00 (c) In addition to the allowances author (b) of this section and th') regulations pur 0-4_ ------105.00 82.50 90.00 75.00 ized above, under such conditions and limita suant to subsections (a) and (e) of this 0-3_ ------tions and for such grades or ratings and to section, members of the uniformed services 0-2_ ------82. 50 67.50 0-1 _------75. 00 60.00 and from such locations as may be prescribed otherwise entitled to receive such allowance W-4 ______------105.00 82.50 by the Secretaries concerned, members of pursuant to this section shall, subject to W-3 ______------90.00 75.00 W-2------82. 50 67.50 the uniformed services when ordered to make such regulations as the Secretary concerned W-L ______------75.00 60.00 a change of permanent station shall b·e en may prescribe, be entitled to receive the fol E-7 _------ 67. 50 45.00 titled to transportation in kind for depend lowing amounts: E-6_ ------ 67.50 45.00 ents or to reimbursement therefor, or to a E-5_ ------67.50 45.00 Officers ------$45 per month. E-4 (7 or more years' service) 1_ 67. 50 45.00 monetary allowance in lieu of such transpor Enlisted persons when ra- $2.25 per day. E-4 (less than 7 years' serv· tation in kind at a rate to be prescribed not ice) 1______------tions in kind are not 45.00 in excess of the rate authorized in subsection available. E-3_ ------ 45.00 (a) of this section, and in connection with a E-2_ ------ 45.00 change of station (whether temporary or Eulisted persons when per- $1.05 per day. E-1_ ------~------45.00 mission to mess sepa- permanent), to transportation (including rately is granted. 1 Service authorized to be credited in computation of packing, crating, drayage, temporary stor Enlisted persons when as Not to exceed $3 basic pay pursuant to section 202 of this act. age, and unpacking) of baggage and house hold effects, or reimbursement therefor, to signed to duty under per day as de TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES emergency conditions termined by and from such locations and within such where no Government the Secretary SEC. 303. (a) Under regulations prescribed weight allowances as may be prescribed by messlng fac111ties are concerned. by the Secretaries concerned, members of the the Secretaries, without regard to the com available. uniformed services shall be entitled to re parative costs of the various modes of trans ceive travel and transportation allowances portation. When orders directing a change BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS for travel performed or to be performed of permanent station for the member con SEC. 302. (a) Except as otherwise pro under competent orders (1) upon a change cerned have not been issued, or when such vided in thls section or by any other pro of permanent station, or otherwise, or when orders have been issued but are of such a vlsion of law, members of the uniformed away from their designated posts of duty nature that they cannot be used as authority services entitled to receive basic pay shall be , regardless of the length of time away from !or transportation of dependents and bag entitled to ~eive a basic allowance for quar- such designated posts of duty; (2) , upon ap- gage and household effects, the Secretaries 1949 ~757 concerned may, nevertheless, authorize the elude the payment of travel and transporta titled to receive disability retirement pay as movement of the dependents and baggage tion allowances under provisions of law in prescribed in subsection (d) of this section: and household effects and prescribe transpor effect on the day prior to the effective date Provided further, That if condition (3) above tation in kind, reimbursement therefor, or a of this act, until such regulations are issued is not met because the disability is deter monetary allowance in lieu thereof as au pursu·ant to this subsection. mined to be less than 30 percent, the member thorized in this subsection, as the case may PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE concerned shall not be eligible for any dis be, only under unusual or emergency cir ability retirement provided in this section. cumstances, including but not limited to SEC. 304. (a) Officers entitled to receive In lieu of any such retirement, such member (1) circumstances when duty is being per basic pay shall, while serving in the grade of may be separated for physical disability from formed by such member at places designated lieutenant general, vice admiral, or in an the service concerned and upon separation by the Secretary concerned as within zones equivalent grade or rank, in addition to any shall be entitled· to receive disability sever from which dependents should be evacuated, other pay or allowance authorized by this ance pay as prescribed in section 403 of this (2) circumstances when orders which direct act, be entitled to receive a personal money title. temporary duty travel of such member do allowance of $500 per annum. (b) Upon a. determination by the Secre not provide for return to the permanent sta (b) Officers entitled to receive basic pay tary concerned ( 1) that member of a Regu tion or do not specify or imply any limit to shall, while serving in the grade of general, lar component of the uniformed services en the period of absence from the permanent admiral, or in an equivalent grade or rank, titled to receive basic pay, or a member of station, or (3) circumstances when such in addition to any other pay or allowance a Reserve component of the uniformed serv members are serving on permanent duty at authorized by this act, be entitled to receive ices entitled to receive basic pay who has stations outside the continental United a. personal money allowance of $2,200 per been called or ordered to extended active duty States or in Alaska, or on sea duty. The annum. for a period in excess of 30 days, is unfit to Secretary concerned shall define the term ( c) Officers entitled to receive basic pay perform the duties of his office, rank, grade, "permanent station," which definition shall shall, while serving as the Chief of Staff of the or rating, by reason of physical disability in include, but not be limited to, a. shore sta Army, as the Chief of Naval Operations, as the curred while entitled to receive basic pay; tion or the home yard or home port of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, as the Com (2) that such disability is not due to the vessel to which a member of the uniformed mandant of the Marine Corps, or as the Com misconduct or willful neglect of such mem services entitled to receive basic pay may be mandant of the Coast Guard, in lieu of any ber and that such disability was not incurred ordered; and a. duly authorized change in other personal money allowance authorized during a period of unauthorized absence of home ·yard or home port of such vessel shall by this section, but in addition to any other such member; (3) that such disab1lity is 30 pay or allowance authorized by this· act, be be deemed a change of permanent station. percent or more in accorda~ce with the Under regulations prescribed by the Secre entitled to receive a personal money allow standard schedule of rating disabilities in tary concerned, transportation for depend ance of $4,000 per annum. current use by the Veterans' Administration; ents and baggage and household effects are TITLE IV.-PROVISIONS RELATING TO RETIRE (4) that such member has completed at least authorized upon the death of a member of ¥ENT, RETmEMENT PAY, SEPARATION, AND 8 years of active service as defined in section the uniformed services while entitled to SEVERANCE PAY FOR ~HYSICAL DISABILITY 412 of this title; and (5) that accepted medi receive basic pay pursuant to section 201 (e) ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEMPORARY DISABILITY cal principles indicate that such disability of this act. · · RETmED LIST may be of a permanent nature, the name of (d) A member of the uniformed services such member shall be placed upon the tem on duty with or under training for the Mili SEC. 401. (a) Any member Q;f the uni porary disability retired list of his service tary Air Transport Service, Marine Corps formed services found to be unfit to per form the duties of his office, rank, grade, or by the Secretary concerned and such mem•· Transport Squadrons, or Fleet Logistics Sup ber shall be entitled to receive disability re~ port Unit and away from his permanent rating by reason of physical disability and who otherwise qualifies as hereinafter pro_ tirement pay as prescribed in subsection (d) station may be paid a per diem in Heu of of this section: Provided, That if condition subsistence in an amount not to exceed the vided may be retired or separated subject to the provisions of this title. ( 5) above ls met by a finding that such dis·· amount to which he would be entitled 1f ability is of a permanent nature, such mem.. performing temporary duty travel, without (b) The :Secretary concerned shall estab ber may be retired by the Secretary con• in either case the issuance of orders for lish for his uniformed service a temporary cerned and, upon retirement, shall be en specific travel. disability retired list, upon which shall be titled to receive disability retirement pay as (e) Cadets of the United States Military placed the names of all members of his serv prescribed in subsection ( d) of this section: Academy, midshipmen of the United States ice entitled to such placement pursuant to Provided further, That if condition (3) above Naval Academy, cadets of the United States the provisions of this title. Such list shall is not met because the disability is deter Coast Guard Academy, applicants for enlist be published annually in the official register mined to be less than 30 percent, the mem ment, rejected applicants, general prisoners, or other official publication of the service ber concerned shall not be eligible for any discharged prisoners, insane patients trans concerned. disability retirement provided in this sec ferred from military hospitals to other hos TEMPORARY DISABILITY RETIREMENT, PHYSICAL tion. In lieu of any such retirement, such pitals or their home, and persons discharged DISABILITY RETmEMENT, AND DISABILITY RE member may be separated for physical dis from St. Elizabeths Hospital after transfer TmEMENT PAY ability from the service concerned and upon from one of the uniformed services, shall be SEC. 402. (a) Upon a determination by the separation shall be entitled to receive dis entitled to receive such travel and transpor Secretary concerned ( 1) that a member of a ability severance pay as prescribed in sec tation allowances as are provided in subsec Regular component of the uniformed serv tion 403 of this title: And provided further, tion (a) of this section, as may be prescribed ices entitled to receive basic pay, or a mem That regardless of the percentage of dis by the Secretaries concerned, due considera ber of a Reserve component of the uniformed ability determined to have been incurred, tion being given to the rights of the Govern services entitled to receive basic pay who if condition (4) above is not met because ment as well as those of the individual in the has been called or ordered to extended ac the member concerned has completed less promulgation of regulations prescribing said tive duty for a period in excess of 30 days, rs than 8 years of active service as defined in allowances. unfit to perform the duties of his office, rank, section 412 of this title at the time he would (f) The Secretaries concerned in estab grade, or rating, by reason of physical dis otherwise have been retired pursuant to this lishing the rates and types of allowances au ability incurred while entitled to receive subsection, the member concerned shall not thorized by this section shall consider in pre basic pay; (2) that such disability is not due be eligible for any disability retirement pro scribing ( 1) monetary allowance in lieu of to the misconduct or willful neglect of such vided in this section. In lieu of any such transportation-average cost of first-class member and that such disability was not in'.. retirement, such member may be separated transportation including sleeping accommo curred during a period of unauthorized ab. for physical disability from the service con dations, (2) per diem rates-the current eco sence of such member; (3) that such dis cerned and upon separation shall be en nomic data on cost of subsistence (including ability is 30 percent or more in accordance titled to receive disability severance pay as lodging and other necessary incidental ex with the standard schedule of rating dis prescribed in section 403 of this title. penses related thereto), and (3) mileage abilities in current use by the Veterans' Ad ( c) Upon a determination by the Secre rates-average cost of first-class transporta ministration; ( 4) that such disability was tary concerned ( 1) that a member of the tion including sleeping accommodations and the proximate result of the direct perform uniformed services, other than those mem current economic data on cost of subsistence ance of active duty; and (5) that accepted bers covered in subsections (a) and (b) of (including lodging and other necessary inci medical principles indicate that such dis this section, is unfit to perform the duties dental expenses related thereto). ability may be of a permanent nature, the of his office, rank, grade, or rating by reason (g) The Secretaries concerned shall deter name of such member shall be placed upon of physical disability resulting from an in mine what shall constitute a travel status. · the temporary disability retired list of his jury; (2) that such injury was not the re (h) Regulations shall be promulgated by service by the Secretary concerned and sue~ sult of the misconduct or willful neglect of the Secretaries of the uniformed services, as member shall be entitled to receive disability such member; (3) that such disabilit y is 30 provided herein, and such regulations shall retirement pay as prescribed in subsection percent or more in accordance with the be uniform for all services insofar as practi (d) of this section: Provided, That if condi standard schedule of rating disabilities in cable: Provi ded, That no provisions of this tion ( 5) above ls met by a finding that such. ·current use by the Veterans' Administration; section shall become effective until such reg disability ls of a permanent nature, such (4) that such injury was the proximate re ulations have been issued: Provided further, member may be retired by the Secretary con sult of the direct performance of active duty, That nothing contained in this act shall pre- cerned and, upon retirement, shall be. en- full-time training duty, other full-time duty, '6758 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 or inactive duty training, as the case may which such member would have been en in section 412 of this title, and who is other be; and ( 5) that accepted medical principles titled to receive 1f serving on active duty wise qualified to be retired for physical indicate that such disability may be of a in such rank, grade, or rating: And provided disability except that his disability is less permanent nature, the name of such mem further, That for any member who, for any than 30 percent in accordance with the ber shall be placed upon the temporary dis reason, has been or hereafter may be retired standard schedule of rating disabilities in ability retired list of his service by the Sec or whose name is carried on a temporary current use by the Veterans' Administration, retary concerned and such member shall be disability retired list and who, while in such shall b retired and shall be entitled to re entitled to receive disabllity retirement pay status, serves on active duty, and while so ceive disability retirement pay as prescribed as prescribed in subsection ( d) of this sec serving, incurs a physical disability of 30 in subsection (d) of this section: Provided, tion: Provided, That 1! condition (5) above percent or more in accordance with the That the provisions of this section shall not is met by a finding that such disability is standard schedule of rating disabilities in be interpreted to limit the application of any of a permanent nature, such member may current use by the Veterans' Administration provisions of law relating to voluntary or be retired by the Secretary concerned anq, · or incurs a physical disability in addition involuntary retirement. upon retirement, shall be entitled to re to or an aggravation of the physical disa (g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provi ceive disability retirement pay as prescribed bllity for which he was retired or for which sions of this section, any member of the in subsection ( d) of this section: Provided his name was placed on the temporary dis Army of the United States, Navy, Air Force further, That if condition (3) above is not ability retired list, shall, if qualified therefor of the United States, Marine Corps, or the met because the disability is determined to pursuant to this title, be entitled, on his Coast Guard, and all Regular and Reserve be less than 30 percent, the member con return to a retired status or to the temporary components thereof, who shall have com cerned shall not be eligible for any disability disability retired list, to receive either (1) pleted at least 20 years of satisfactory Fed retirement provided in this section. In lieu disability retirement pay as provided in this eral service in the uniformed services as of any such retirement, such member may section, using as factors the highest per defined in sections 302 and 300 of the act of be separated for physical disability from the centages or basic pay which he attained while July 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1087, 1089; 10 U. S. C. service concerned and upon separation shall serving on such active duty, or (2) retire 1036a, 1036e) , and who is otherwise quali be entitled to receive disability severance ment pay or retired pay, as the case may be, fied to be retired for physical disability ex pay as prescribed in section 403 of this title. as provided by any law in effect at the time cept that his disability is less than 30 per (d) A member of the uniformed services of his retirement; and, in addition thereto, cent in accordance with the standard sched whose name is placed upon the temporary 1f such member is, during such period of ule of rating disabilities in current use disability retired list of his service pursuant active duty, promoted to a rank, grade, or by the Veterans' Administration may elect, to subsections (a), (b), or (c) of this sec rating higher than that rank, grade, or rat in lieu of being separated and receiving tion, for the period during which his name ing on which his retired pay, retirement pay, disability severance pay pursuant to title IV is carried on such temporary disability re or disability retirement pay was based, and of this act, to be transferred to the inactive tired list, but in no event to exceed a period has served satisfactorily in such higher rank, status list of the uniformed service concerned of 5 years, or a member of the uniformed grade, or rating as determined by the Secre pursuant to section 308 of the act of June 29, services who ls retired pursuant to the provi tary concerned, be entitled, on his return to 1948 (62 Stat. 1090; 10 U.S. C. 1036g), and be sions of this title, shall be entitled to receive a retired status or to the temporary disa granted retired pay upon attaining the age disability retirement pay computed, at his bility retired list, to receive such retirement of 60 years if eligible in all other respects to election, by multiplying an amount equal to pay, disability retirement pay, or retired pay be granted retired pay as provided in title the monthly basic pay of the rank, grade, computed on the basis of the higher rank, III of that act. or rating held by him at the time of the grade, or rating and which such member (h) Disability retirement pay computed on placement of his name on the temporary dis would be entitled to receive if serving on the basis of years of active service shall not ability retired list or at the time of his re active duty in such higher rank, grade, or be deemed to be a pension, annuity, or simi tirement, whichever is earlier, by (1) a num rating. lar allowance for personal injuries or sick ber equal to the number of years of active (e) A member of the uniformed services ness resulting from active service in the service to which such member is entitled whose name has been placed upon the tem armed forces of any country within the under the provisions of section 412 of this porary disability retired list of his service meaning of section 22 (b) (5) of the Internal title, multiplied by 2% percent, or (2) the shall be given periodic physical examinations, Revenue Code. percentage of his physical disability as of not less frequent than every 18 months, to determine whether the disability for which SEPARATION AND SEVERANCE PAY FOR PHYSICAL the time his name was placed on the tem DISABILITY porary disability retired list or at the time of such member was temporarily retired has retirement, whichever is earlier: Provided, changed. If as a result of any such exami SEC. 403. A member of the uniformed serv That for the purpose of the computation of nations, or upon the termination of a period ices separated for physical disability pur (1) above, fractions of one-half year or more of 5 years from the date of temporary dis suant to the provisions of section 402 of this of active service shall be counted as a whole ability retirement, it is determined {l) that title shall be entitled to receive disability year: Provided further, That the disability the physical disability of such member is of severance pay computed as follows: An retirement pay of any such member who permanent character and such disability ls amount equal to 2 months' basic pay of the shall have held a temporary rank, grade, or 30 percent or more in accordance with rank, grade, or rating held by such member rating higher than the rank, grade, or rating the standard schedule of rating disabilities at the time of the placement of his name on held by him at the time of placement of in current use by the Veterans' Administra the temporary disability retired list or at the his name upon the temporary disability re tion, the name of such member shall be re time of his separ.ation, whichever is earlier, tired list or at the time of his retirement, moved from the temporary disability retired and which such member would be entitled whichever is earlier, and who shall have list of his service and such member shall to receive at the time of separation if serv served satisfactorily in such higher rank, be permanently retired for physical disability ing on active duty in such rank, grade, or grade, or rating as determined by the Secre and he shall be entitled to receive disability rating, multiplied by a number equal to the tary concerned, shall be computed on the retirement pay as prescribed in subsection number of years of active service to which basis of the monthly basic pay of such higher (d) of this section: Provided, That for the such member is entitled under the provisions rank, grade, or rating to which he would purpose of computing such pay the percent of section 412 of this title but not to exceed have been entitled had he been serving on age of his physical disability shall be deter a total of 2 years' basic pay: Provided, That active duty in such higher rank, grade, or mined as of the time of his permanent re for the purpose of this computation, frac rating at the time of placement of his name tirement; (2) that the physical disability tions of one-half year or more of active serv on the temporary disability retired list or of such member is less than 30 percent ice shall be counted as a whole year: Pro at the time of retirement, whichever is in accordance with the standard schedule vided further, That the disability severance earlier: Provided further, That in no case of rating disabilities in current use by the pay of any such member who shall have held shall such disability retirement pay exceed Veterans' Administration, the name of such a temporary rank, grade, or rating higher 75 percent of the basic pay upon which the member shall be removed from the tempo than the rank, grade, or rating held by him computation ls based: Provided further, rary disability retired list of the service at the time of the placement of his name That if the physical disability entitling such concerned, and such member may be sep on the temporary disability retired list or member to dirnbility retirement pay is found arated from the service concerned for physi at the time of his separation, whichever is to exist as a result of a physical examination cal disability and may receive disability earlier, and who shall have served satisfac given in connection with effecting a perma severance pay as prescribed in section 403 torily in such higher rank, grade, or rating nent promotion or a temporary promotion of this title: Provided further, That at the as determined by the Secretary concerned, where eligibility for such temporary promo end of a 5-year period during which the shall be computed on the basis of the tion was required to have been based upon name of a member is carried on a tempo monthly basic pay of such higher rank, grade, cumulative years of service or years of service rary disability retired list, the Secretary or rating to which he would have been en 1n rank, grade, or rating, the disability retire concerned shall make a final determination titled had he been serving on active duty ment pay of such members shall be based of such member's case and shall cause such in such higher rank, grade, or rating at the upon the basic pay of the rank, grade, or rat member to be retired, siiparated, or treated time of placement of his name on the tem ing to which such member would have been as provided in section 405 of this title. porary disability retired list or at the time promoted but for such disability, if such (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provi of separation, whichever is earlier: Provided rank, grade, or rating is higher than any sions of this section, any member of the further, That if the physical disability en other r ank, grade, or rating upon which such uniformed services who shall have completed titling such member to disability severance pay is herein authorized to be computed and at least 20 years of active service as defined pay is found to exist as a result of a physical 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6759 examination given in connection with ef (c) Any appointment, reappointment, en sary, to authorize appointments made pur fecting a permanent promotion or a tem listment, or reenlistment authorized pursu suant to section 405 _of thil\ title. porary promotion where eligibility for such ant to subsection (a) or subsection (b) of PHYSICAL DISABILITY RESULTING FROM MISCON temporary promotion was required to have this section shall be in a rank, grade, or rating DUCT OR WILLFUL NEGLECT been based upon cumulative years of serv not lower thau the rank, grade, or rating per ice or years of service in rank, grade, or rat manently held at the time of placement of SEC. 408. When a member of the uniformed ing, the disability severance pay of such the name of the member concerned upon the services incurs a physical disability which is member shall be based upon the rank, grade, temporary disability retired list, and may be determined to render him unfit to perform or rating to which such member would have in the rank, grade, or rating immediately the duties of his office, rank, grade, or rating been promoted but for such disability, 1f above the rank, grade, or rating permanently and which is determined to have resulted such rank, grade, or rating is higher than held at the time of placement of the name of from bi:- misconduct or willful neglect, or any other rank, grade, or rating upon which the member concerned upon the temporary was incurred during a period of unauthorized such severance pay is herein authorized to disability retired list. When seniority in absence, such member shall be separated be computed and which such member would rank, grade, or rating or years of service is an from his service without entitlement to any be entitled to receive at the time of place applicable factor in qualifying a member of of the benefits of this title. ment of his name on the temporary disability the uniformed services for future promotion, RANK OR GRADE IN WHICH RETmED retired list or at the time of separation, such member who is being reappointed or SEC. 409. A member of the uniformed serv whichever is earlier, if serving on active duty reenlisted pursuant to this section shall, for ices who is retired pursuant to this title shall in the higher grade: And provided further, the purpose of placement on a lineal list, be retired in the rank, grade, or rating upon That in the case of a former member of the promotion list, or other similar list, be given which his disability retirement pay is based uniformed services who has received dis. such <;enlority in rank, grade, or rating or be or in such higher rank, grade, or rating as ability severance pay as provided ii+ this sec credited with such years of service as may be may be authorized by law at time of retire tion, the amount of such disability severance authorized by the Secretary concerned. Ac ment. pay shall be deducted from any compensa tion under this subsection shall be taken on a tion for himself or his dependents to which fair and equitable basis, and regard shall be CESSATION OF BENEFITS UPON SEPARATION he or they becomes entitled thereafter un given to the probable opportuniti~s for ad SEC. 410. Any former member who has der laws administerec;l by the Veterans' Ad vancement and promotion to which such been separated for physical disability from ministration for the same disability but no member might reasonably have become en any of the uniformed services and paid dis such deductions shall be made from any titled but for placement of his name upon ability severance pay pursuant to this title (:!.eath compensation to which his dependents the temporary disability retired list. shall not thereafter, unless such former may become entitled subsequent to his death. member again becomes a member of the uni TERMINATION OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT PAY PERIODIC PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS formed services, be entitled to receive from SEC. 406. (a) If, as a result of a periodic the service from which such former member SEC. 404. (a) A member of the uniformed physical examination, a member of the uni was separated any payment for any mone services whose name is hereafter placed formed services whose name appears on the tary obligation provided under any provi upon the temporary disability retired list temporary disability retired list is found to sion of law administered by any uniformed may be required to submit to periodic physi be physically fit to perform the duties of his service or for such uniformed service by any cal examinations during the period in which office, rank, grade, or rating, he shall- other uniformed service on account of or aris his name is carried on such list. ( 1.) if an officer of a Regular component, ing out of such former member's service on (b) A member of the uniformed services have his disabllity retirement pay termi or prior to such separation: Provided, That whose name is placed upon the temporary nated upon the date of his recall to active such separation shall not operate to bar the disability retired list and who is required to duty and his status on the temporary disabil former member concerned from receiving or submit to a periodic physical examination ity retired list terminated on the date of his the service concerned from paying any shall, for travel performed, be entitled to re reappointment to the active list; moneys due and payable on the date of sep ceive the travel and transportation allowance (2) if an enlisted person of a Regular com aration, or any moneys that become due as authorized for the rank, grade, or rating in ponent, have both his status on such tempo a result of a valid claim processed against which retired for temporary duty travel per rary disability retired list and his disability the Government pursuant to any provisions formed while on active duty.. Failure of retirement pay terminated on the date of his of law. any such member to report for any periodic reenlistment in the Regular component from physical examination after receipt of proper which placed on the temporary disability MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMRERS HERETO.FORE notification may be considered cause for ter 'retired list; or RETffiED FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY minating his disability retirement pay, ex:. (3) if a member of a Reserve component, SEC. 411. Pursuant to such regulations as cept that such payments shall be reinstated have such status and his disability retirement the President may prescribe, (1) any mem at a later date if Just cause existed for such pay terminated on the date of his reappoint ber or former member of the uniformed serv failure to report, in which case payments ment or reenlistment in a Reserve compo ices heretofore retired by reason of physical may be retroactive for a period of not to ex nent, as the case may be. disability and now receiving or entitled to ceed 1 year. (b) If any such member does not consent receive retired or retirement pay; (2) any former member of the uniformed services RECOVERY FROM PHYSICAL DISABILITY to any action taken pursuant to either sub section (a) or subsection (b) of section 405 heretofore granted or entitled to receive re SEC. 405. (a) If, as a result of a periodic of this title, his status on the temporary tirement pay for physical disability; (3) any physical examination, a member of a Regular disability retired list and his disability retire member of the Army Nurse Corps or any per component of the uniformed services whose ment pay shall be terminated as soon there son entitled to the rights, privileges, and name has been placed on the temporary dis after as practicable. benefits of members of the Army Nurse ability retired list is found to be physically Corps, retired for disability under the act of fit to perform the duties of his office, rank, REAPPOINTMENT TO THE ACTIVE LIST OF OFFICERS June 20, 1930 (46 Stat. 790), as amended; and grade, or rating, he shall, subject to his con PLACED ON THE TEMPORARY DISABILITY RETIRED (4) any member of the Navy Nurse Corps, sent, if an officer, be called to active duty and, LIST or any person entitled to the rights, privi as soon thereafter as practicable, be reap SEC. 407. (a) The President, by and with leges, and benefits of members of the Navy pointed, subject to the provisions of section the advice and consent of the Senate, is here Nurse Corps, retired for disability prior to 407 of this title, to the active list of his Regu by authorized, in his discretion, to reappoint December 23, 1942, under the act of June 20, lar component, or, if an enlisted person, be to the active list of the appropriate Regular 1930 (46 Stat. 790), as amended, may elect reenlisted in his Regular component. component of the uniformed services those within the 5-year period following the ef (b) If. as a result of a periodic physical commiEsioned officers of the Regular com fective date of this title, (A) to qualify for examination, a member of a Reserve compo ponents of the uniformed services whose disability retirement pay under the provi nent of the uniformed services whose name names have been placed on the temporary sions of this act and, dependent on his qual has been placed on the temporary disability disability retired list and who are subse ification, shall be entitled to receive either retired list is found to be physically fit to quen<:ly found to be physically· fit to per the disability retirement pay or the disabil perform the duties of his office, rank, grade, form the duties of their office, rank, grade, ity severance pay prescribed in this title: or rating, he shall, subject to his consent, or rating on active duty. The President, or Provided, That the determination of the per be reappointed or reenlisted, as the case may the Secretary concerned, as the case may be, centage of disability as prescribed in sections be, in his Reserve component: Provided, That is authorized to reappoint to the active list 402 (a) (3), 402 (b) (3), or 402 (c) (3), as if the name of such member was placed on of the appropriate Regular component of the applicable, shall be based upon the disability the temporary disability retired list for physi uniformed services those warrant officers of of such member, former member, or person, cal disability incurred while serving in the the Regular component of the uniformed as of the time he was last t'etired or as of National Guard of the United States, or in services whose names have been placed on the time he was granted retirement pay, as the Air National Guard of the United States, the temporary disability retired list and who the case may be, and the percentage of such he shall, subject to bis consent, if not reap are subsequently found to be physically fit to disability will be determined in accordance pointed or reenlisted, as the case may be, in perform the duties cf their office, rank, grade, with the standard schedule of rating disa the component from which removed, be ap or rating. bilities in current use by the Veterans' Ad pointed, reappointed, enlisted, or reenlisted, (b) Irrespective of any vacancy in a grade, ministration; or (B) to receive retired pay as the case may be, in the Organized Reserve the authorized number of officers 1n such or retirement pay computed by one of the Corps or the Air Force Reserve. grade shall be temporarily increased, if neces- two methods contained in section 512 of this 6760 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 act: Provided further, That the retired or one-thirtieth of the basic pay authorized and fix the amount payable to the officers - retirement pay of ,each person referred to in for such members of the uniformed services in each class. (3) and (4) above shall, unless a higher rank When entitled to receive basic pay, for each ( d) Under such regulations as the Presi or grade is authorized by any provision of regular period of instruction, or period of dent may prescribe and to the extent pro law, be based upon the commissioned officer appropriate duty, at· which they shall have - vided for by appropriations, members of the rank or grade authorized for such persons by been engaged for not less than 2 hours, - National Guard, Air. National Guard, Na the act of May 7, 1948 (Pub. Law 517, 80th including those perform,ed on Sundays and tional Guard . of the United States, the Air Cong.) holidays, or for the performance of such National Guarr.l of the United States, Or DEFINITION OF ACTIVE SERVICE other equivalent training, instruction, or ganized Reserve Corps, Naval Reserve, Ma duty or appropriate duties as may be pre SEC. 412. For the purposes of th'.s title, the rine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, scribed by the Secretary concerned: Provided, and the Reserve Corps of the Public Health term "active service" shall be interpreted That for each of the several classes of or to mean ( 1) for memben: of _the Regular Service entitled to receive compensation pur ganizations prescribed for the National suant to subsection (a) of this section shall, compo~ents of the uniformed services and Guard, Air National Guard, National Guard when required by competent orders to per for those memb.ers, former members, and of the United States, the Air National Guard persons referred to in section 411 _(l) , _ (3), form any hazardous duty prescrib'Eld by or of the United States, the Organized Reserve pursuant to section 204 of this Act for mem a1~d (4), all service as a "nember of the uni Corps, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, bers of the uniformed services entitled to formed services, or as a nurse, or as a con Coast Guard Reserve, and the Reserve Corps tract nurse prior to February 2, 1901, or as receive basic pay and when in consequence of the Public· Health Service, the rules ap of such orders they do perform any hazard a reserve nurse subsequent to February 2, plicable to each of which services and classes 1901, or as a contract surgeon, or as a con ous duty so prescribed, be entitled to receive within service may dif':er, the· Secretary con an increase in compensation equal to one tract dental surgeon, or as an acting dental cerned- r. surgeon, or as a veterinarian in the Quarter thirtieth of the monthly special pay author master :lepartment, Cavalry, or Field Artil (1) shall prescribe minimum standards ized by sectfon 204 of thl.S Act for the per lery, or as an Army field clerk or as a field which · must be met before an assembly for formance of ·such hazard~us duty by mem- · clerk, Army. Quartermaster Corps, while on drill or other equivalent period of training, bers of the uniformed services of corresp~md the active list or on active duty or while . instruction~ or duty or appropriate duties ing grades entitled to receive basic pay, such participating in full-time training or other may be credited for pay purposes, which increase to be paid to such members, as full-time duty provided for or authorized minimum standards may require the pres long as they are qualified to receive such in the National Defense Act, as amended, ence for. duty of officers and enlisted per increase,· for each regular period of instruc- · sonnel equal to .or in excess of a · minimum the ~aval Reserve Act of 1938, as amepded, tion, or period of appropriate duty, at which · or in other provisions of law, including par number or percentage of unit strength for they shall have been engaged for not less ticipation in exercises or performances of a specified period of time with participation than 2 hours, including those performed on the dutles provided for. by sections 5, 81, 92, in a prescribed character of training; Sundays and holidays, or for the perform 94, 97, and 99 of the NationaL Defense Act, (2) shall prescribe the maximum number ance of such other equivalent training, in as amended, or all service which such mem of assemblies, or periods of other equivalent struction, or duty or appropriate duties as ber, former member, or person has or is training, instruction, or duty or appropriate . may be prescribed by the Secretary con deemed to have pursuant to law for the pur duties, which may be counted for pay pur- cerned pursuant to subsection (a) of this pose of separat:on or mandatory elimination poses in each fiscal year; _ section. from the active list of his uniformed serv (3) shall prescrib'e the maximum number . . (e) The provision of subsections (a), (b), ice; and (2) for members of the reserve of assemblies, or periods of other equivalent ( c) , and ( d) of this section shall not apply components of the uniformed services, and training, instru9tion, or duty or appropriate \\'.hen such members are entitled to receive for former members referred to in section duties which can be counted for pay pur basic pay as provided for in title II of this 411 (2) that :.;ervice which is equal to the poses in lesser periods of time; and Act. number of years which would be used by (4) shall prescribe the minimum number (f) (1) Section 55a of the National De such members or former members as a of assemblies or periods of other equivalent fense Act, as amended (10 U. S. C. 422); · multiplier in the computation of their re training, instruction, or duty or appropriate is hereby amended by striking out the words tired pay rursuant to section 303 of the duties, which must be completed in stated "subsection (c), section 14, Pay Readjust act of June 29, 1948 (ch. 708, 62 Stat. 1088). periods of time before the personnel of ment Act of 1942, as amended," appearing organizations or units can qualify for pay. in the third proviso thereof and inserting REGULATIONS (b) Members of the National Guard, Air in lieu thereof the words "subsection (a) SEC. 413. The Secretary concerned shall National Guard, National Guard of the United of section 501 of _the Career Compensation prescribe regulations for the administration States, the Air National Guard of the United · Act of 1949." of this title within his department or agen States, Organized Reserve Corps, Naval Re (2) Sections 55a, 109, and 110 of the Na cy, including regulations which shall pro serve, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Re tional Defense Act, as amended, are hereby vide that no member of the uniformed serv serve, and the Reserve Corps of the Public amended by striking out the words "section _ ices shaE be separated or retired for physical Health Service, may be given additional 14 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as disability without a full and fair hearing if training or other duty as provided for by amended", wherever appearing therein, and such member shall demand it. law, without pay, as may be authorized by inserting in, lieu thereof the words "section POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS the Secretary concerned, with their consent, 501 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949". SEC. 414. (a) All duties, powers, and func and when i::uch authorized training or other (3) Section 501 of this act and sections tions incident to the determination of fitness duty without pay is performed they may, 55a, 109, and 110 of the National Defense for active service, percentage of disability at in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, Act, as amended, shall be applicable to the the time of separation from active service, be furnished with transportation to and . Department of the Air Force: Provided, ana suitr.bility for reentry into active service from such duty, with subsistence en route, That all references in section 501 of this act and entitlement to and payment of disa and, during the performance of such duty, and sections 55a, 109, and 110 of the· Na bility severance pay shall be vested in the be furnished with subsistence and quarters tional Defense Act, as amended, to the Secre Secretary concerned. in kind or commutation thereof at a rate tary of the Army, the Department of the Army, the Regular Army, the National Guard, (b) All duties, powers, and functions in to be fixed from time to time by the Sec retary concerned. the National Guarc.;. of the United States, the cident to payments of disability retirement Organized Reserve Corps, the Officers' Re pay, hospitalization, and reexaminations ( c) In addition to pay provided in sub section (a) of this section, officers of the serve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and - shall be vested in the Secretary concerned or the Organized Reserves, shall be constcued in the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs un National Guard, Air National Guard, Na tional Guard of the United States, the Air for the purpose of interpreting section 501 der regulations promulgated by the Presi of this act and sections 55a, 109, and 110 of dent. National Guard of the United States, Or ganized Reserve Corps, Naval Reserve, Ma the :r-:ational Defense Act, as amended, as TITLE V-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS rine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, and liicewise referring to the Secretary of the Air TRAINING DUTY WITH OR WITHOUT PAY OF RE the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Serv Force, the Department of the Air Force, the SERVE AND NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ice, commanding organizations having ad Regular Air Force, the Air National Guard, SEC. 501. (a) Under such regulations as ministrative functions connected therewith . the Air National Guard of the United States the Air Force Reserve, the officers' section of th~ Secretary concerped may prescribe, and shall, whether or not such officers belong to the extent provided for by law and by to such organizations, be entitled to receive the Air Force Reserve, the enlisted section of appropriations, members of the National not more than $240 a year for the faithful the Air Force Reserve, and personnel of the Guard, Air National Guard, National Guard performance of such administrative func Organized Reserves transferred to the De of tl1e United States, the Air National Guard tions under such regulations as the Secre partrr_ent of the Air Force, 'respectively. of the United [;tates, Organized Reserve tary concerned may prescribe; and for the ACTIVE SERVICE CREDIT IN COAST AND GEODETIC Corps, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, purpose of determining how much shall be SURVEY Coast Guard Reserve, and the Reserve Corps paid to such officers so performing such SEc. 502. Active service in the Coast and <>f the Fublic Health Service, shall be en fUJlCtions, the Secretary concer~ed may, Geodetic Survey as deck officer or junior en titled to receive compensation at the rate of from time to time, divide them into classes gineer and active service counted on June 30, 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6751 1922, for longevity pay, shall be credited to ASSIMILATION TO PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF would be entitled to receive if serving on commissioned officers as active commissioned COMMISSIONED OFFICERS active duty in such rank, grade, or rating, service for purposes of pay, allowances, retire SEc. 509. The provisions of titles II and III multiplied by the number of years of active ment and retirement pay. of this act shall apply equally to those per service creditable to him: Provided, That for PAYMENTS BASED ON PURPORTED MAllRIAGES sons serving, not as commissioned officers in· the purpose of the computation of (b) above, any of the uniformed services, but whose fractions of one-half year or more of active SEC. 503 Payments of allowances based ~m service shall be counted as a whole year: a purported marriage and made prior to pay ·or aUowances, or both, under existing law are assimilated to the pay and allow Provided further, That in no case shall such judicial annulment of termination of such retired pay, retainer pay, or eq ui val en t pay marriage which have been or which here ances of a commissioned officer of any grade or rank of any of the uniformed services. exceed 75 percent of the monthly basic pay after may be made under the Pay Readjust upon which the computation is based: Pro ment Act of 1942, as amended, or under this DAILY RATE OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES vided further, That for the purposes of this act are valid: Provided, That it is adjudged SEC. 510. Members of the uniformed serv section, the term "active service" as used or decreed by a court of competent juris ices who shall become entitled to receive any herein shall mean all service as a member diction that the marriage was entered into pay _and allowances authorized by this act or as a former member of the uniformed in good faith on the part of the spouse in for a continuous period of less than 1 month services, or as a nurse, or as a contract nurse the uniformed services or that, in the ab-· shall be entitled to receive such pay and al prior to February 2, 1901, or as a reserve sence of such a judgment or decree, such lowances for each day of such .period at the, nurse subsequent to February 2, 1901, or as finding of good faith is made by the Secretary rate of one-thirtieth of the monthly amount a contract surgeon, or as a contract dental concerned or by such person as he may desig of such pay and allowances, and the 31st surgeon, or as an acting dental surgeon, or nate for the purpose. day of a calendar month shall not be, as a veterinarian in the Quartermaster De CONTRACT SURGEONS excluded from the computation. partment, Cavalry, or Field Artillery, or as SEC. 504. Contract surgeons who are serv TERMINATION OF WAR-SERVICEMEN'S DEPEND- an Army field clerk or as a field clerk, Army ing full time with any of the uniformed serv ENTS AJ,lJOWANCE ACT OF 1942, AS AMENDED Quartermaster Corps, while on the active list: ices shall be entitled to be paid the minimum or on active duty or while participating in SEC. 511. On the date of enactment of this full-time training or other full-time duty basic pay, the basic allowances, and such act, the present war shall be considered as other allowances as are authorized by this provided for or authorized in the National terminated for purposes of the Servicemen's Defense Act, as amended, the Naval Reserve act to be paid to commissioned officers in Dependents Allowance Act of 1942, as. pay grade 0-2. Contract surgeons who are Act of 1938, as. amended, or in other pro- · amended,' and the 6 'months immediately visions of law, including participation in serving part time with any of the uniformed following tlie termination of the present· services shall be entitlect to receive the allow exercises or performance of the duties pro war shall be considered to be terminated for vided for by sections 5, 81, 92, 94, 97, and 99 ances for travel and transportatien pre the purposes of the Servicemen's Depend scribed pursuant to this act under the same of tlle National Defense j\ct, as amended, and ents. Allowance Act of 1942, as amended, on· in the case of commissioned officers of the conditions and in the same amount as are· that date which is the last day of the sixth applicable to commissioned officers. PubJ.ic Health Service, that service which is calendar month following the month during creditable pursuant to part (3) of section ENLISTED PEkSONS--CLOTHING ALLOWANCE which this act is enacted: Provided, That, - 412 of this act: Provided· further, That the SEC. 505. The President may prescribe the notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions retired or retirement pay of each member re quantity and kind of clothing which shall be of the Servicemen's Dependents Allowance ferred to in (3) above shall, unless a higher furnished annually to enlisted men of the Act of 1942, as· amended; shall remain in effect rank or grade is authorized by any provision Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine during a period of enlistment or reenlist of law, be based upon the commissioned Corps, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, ment contracted by any enlisted person prior · oftlcer grade authorized for such member by the Marine Corps Reserve, the National to July 1, 1946, except for the period of the act of May 7, 1948 (Public Law 517, 80th Guard, the Air National Guard, the National extension of an enlistment contracted for Cong.): Provided further, That (a) enlisted Guard of the United States, the Air National on or subsequent to July 1, 1946: Provided persons or former enlisted persons of the Guard of the United States, the Organized further, That in the case of any enlisted per Regular Army or Regular Air Force who Reserve Corps, the Air Force Reserve, and the son on active duty on the date of enactment have been transferred prior to the effective Coast Guard Reserve, and he may prescribe of this act whose total pay and allowances, date of this section to the Enlisted Re the amount of a cash allowance to be paid to including the amount of the Government's serve Corps or to the enlisted section of such enlisted men in any case in which contribution to his dependents under the the Air Force Reserve and placed on the clothing is not so furnished to them. Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of retired list of the Regular Army or the Reg 1942. as amended, on the day .immediately ALLOWANCE-SHORE PATROL DUTY ular Air Force, respectively, under the provi preceding the date of enactment o{ this act,_ sions of section 4 of the act of October 6, SEC. 506. Officers, midshipmen, and cadets· exceeds the amount of basic pay and allow 1945 (59 Stat. 539; 10 U. S. C. 948), as of the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast ances to which he becomes entitled after the amended, and (b) enlisted persons or for Guard when absent from a vessel or desig elimination of the monthly family allowance mer enlisted persons of the Regular Navy nated post of duty while assigned to shore pursuant to the enactment of this section, or Regular Marine Corps who have been patrol duty may be paid their actual expenses. shall, if application is made within 1 year transferred prior to the effective date of this PAY AND .ALLOWANCES-ENLISTED MEN-PHILIP- from the date of enactment of this act, be section to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Ma PINE SCOUTS-INSULAR FORCE OF THE NAVY discharged by the Secretary concerned. rine Corps Reserve under the provisions of SEC. 507. (a) The pay and allowances of RETIRED AND RETAINER PAY OF MEMBERS ON RE- title II of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938, as whatever nature and kind to be authorized TIRED LISTS OR RECEIVING RETAINER PAY amended, shall not be entitled to have their for the enlisted men of the Philippine Scouts SEC. 512. On and after the effective date of retired pay or retainer pay computed on the shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Army · this section (1) members of the uniformed basis of the highest officer or warrant-officer and shall not exceed or be of other classes services heretofore retired for reasons other grade held by them as authorized by this than those now or which may hereafter be than for physical disability, (2) members section until they have completed 30 years of authorized by law for enlisted men of the heretofore transferred to the Fleet Reserve service, to include the sum of their active . Regular Army. or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and (3) service and their service on the retired list (b) The pay and allowances of whatever members of the Army Nurse Corps or the or in the Fleet Reserve or in the Fleet Ma nature and kind to be authorized for the en Navy Nurse Corps heretofore retired under rine Corps Reserve, as required by existing listed men of the insular force of the Navy the act of May 13, 1926 ( 44 Stat. 513), shall law: And provided further, That enlisted shall be fixed by- the Secretary of the Navy, be entitled to receive retired pay, retirement persons and warrant officers of the uniformed and shall not exceed or be of other classes pay, retainer pay, or equivalent pay, in the services, heretofore or hereafter advanced than those now or which may hereafter be amount whichever is the greater, computed on the retired list to a higher officer rank or authorized by law for enlisted men of the by one of the following methods: (a) The grade pursuant to any provision of law shall, Regular Navy. ·monthly retired pay, retainer pay, or equiva if application therefor is made to the Sec PAY AND ALLOWANCES--CADETS AND lent pay in the amount authorized for such retary concerned within 1 year from the MIDSHIPMEN members and former members by provisions effective date of this section or within 1 year SEC. 508. Cadets at the United States Mili of law in effect on the day immediately pre after the date of advancement on the re tary Academy, midshipmen at the United ceding the date of enactment of this act, or tired list, whichever is the later, and sub States Naval Academy, and cadets at the (b) monthly retired pay, retirement pay, re ject to the approval of the Secretary con Coast Guard Academy shall be entitled to tainer pay, or equivalent pay equal to 2¥2 cerned, be restored to their former retired receive pay at the rate of $936 per annum, percent of the monthly basic pay of the high enlisted or warrant-officer status, as the case and to receive allowances as now or hereafter est federally recognized rank, grade, or rat may be, and shall thereafter be deemed to be provided by law for midshipmen in the ing, whether under a permanent or tempo enlisted or warrant-officer personnel, as ap Navy, and to transportation, including reim rary appointment, satisfactorily held, by propriate, for all purposes, including the bursement of traveling expenses, while such member or former member, as deter- · computation of their retired pay based on traveling under orders as a cadet or midship mined by the Secretary concerned, and which such enlisted or warrant-officer rank, grade, man. such member, former member, or person or rating, as the case may be. XCV--426 6762 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 24 RETIRED PAY OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS shall, prior to the expiration of a period of the rank or grade which ls the basis for the OF RESERVE COMPONENTS 3 years from such effective date and while computation of his retired pay, retirement SEC. 513. On and after the effective date serving on continuous active duty, including pay, retainer pay, or equivalent pay. of this· section, any person who heretofore for the purpose of such continuous active duty service in a reenlistment entered into SAVING PROVISION AND AMENDMENTS RELATING has been granted retired pay or who here TO MEMBERS OF THE MARINE BAND after ls granted retired pay pursuant to title within 3 months from the date of last dis III of the act of June 29, 1948 (ch. 708, 62 charge, suffer any reduction by reason of SEC. 518. (a) Section 11 of the act of March Stat. 1087), shall have his retired pay com this act in the total compensation which he 4, 1925, as amended by section 1 ( c) of the puted as authorized by the aforesaid title is entitled to receive under any provision of act of June 29, 1946 (60 Stat. 343; 84 U. S. C. III on the basis of the pay provided for in law in effect on the day immediately preced 701), is hereby further amended to read as this act: Provided, That, notwithstanding ing such effective date: Provided, That (a) follows: the provisions of section 805 of the act of the provisions of this section shall cease to "SEc.11. The band of the United States June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1089), any member apply to such member whenever he shall Marine Corps shall consist of one leader, who or former member of the Naval Reserve or become entitled to receive total compensa shall be paid the basic pay, the basic allow Marine Corps Reserve heretofore placed on tion in excess of the amount to which he ances, and such other allowances as are au the Honorary Retired List of the Naval Re was entitled on the day preceding such ef thorized by the Career Compensation Act of serve or Marine Corps Reserve with pay as fective date; and (b) the provisions of this 1949 to be paid to commissioned officers in provided in sections 309 and 310 of the Naval section shall cease to apply to any part of pay grade 0-3 and with the same number of Reserve Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1183; 34 U.S. C. such total compensation upon the failure of cumulative years of service; one second 855h, 1), as amended, shall be entitled to such member to qualify therefor: Provided leader, who shaJ.l be paid the basic pay, the have such pay computed as provided in this further, That for the purposes of this section basic allowances, and such other allowances section. such total compensation shall not include as are authorized by the Career Compensa contributions by the Government under the tion Act of 1949 to be paid to warrant officers RETIRED PAY GRADE OF CERTAIN WARRANT OFFI• Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of in pay grade W-3 and with the same number CERS AND ENLISTED PERSONS 1942, as amended, travel and transportation of cumulative years of service, and such SEC. 514. Any enlisted person or warrant allowances, per diem and station allowances, other personnel in such numbers and dis officer of the uniformed services who served pay of court stenographers of the Army and tributed in such grades and ranks as the Sec-, in World War I, heretofore or hereafter re Air Force, enlistment allowance, or reenlist retary of the Navy may determine necessary tired for any reason, shall ( 1) be advanced ment bonuses. and appropriate: Provided, That hereafter on the retired list of the service concerned PROVISIONS RELATING TO INCREASE OF RETIRED during concert tours approved by the Presi to the highest federally recognized officer PAY BY ACTIVE DUTY dent, personnel of the Marine Band shall rank or grade satisfactorily held by such en suffer no loss of allowances." SEC. 517. Members and former members of listed person or warrant officer under a per {b) Personnel of the band of the United manent or temporary appointment for any the uniformed services, including members of the Fleet Reserve and the Fleet Marine States Marine Corps serving under appoint period of service between April 6, 1917, and Corps Reserve, who have been, or may here ments authorized by law in effect on the date November 11, 1918, and (2) if not entitled after be, retired or transferred to the Fleet of enactment of this act who may be ap to receive retired pay or disablllty retirement Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve and pointed to appropriate grades or ranks in pay based on a higher officer rank or grade entitled to receive retired pay, retirement consequence of the amendment of such law by some other provision of law, be entitled pay, retainer pay, or equivalent pay com by subsection (a) of this section shall not to receive retired pay or disability retirement puted under the provisions of this or any suffer by reason of such appointment any pay computed on the basis of the officer rank other act, shall be entitled, subject to the reduction in the pay and allowances to which or grade to which previously advanced on a provisions hereinafter listed, to receive in they would have been entitled either in their retired list or computed on the basis of the creases in such retired pay, retirement pay, current enlietment or during any subsequent officer grade or rank authorized by this sec retainer pay, or equivalent pay for all active enlistment or after transfer to the Fleet tion: Provided, That enlisted persons and duty performed after retirement or transfer Marine Corps Reserve or to the retired list. warrant officers of the uniformed services, to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine No former member of the band of the United heretofore or hereafter advanced on the re Corps Reserve: Provided, That the retired States Marine Corps who has been hereto tired list to a higher officer rank or grade pay, retirement pay, retainer pay, or equiva fore retired or heretofore transferred to the pursuant to any provision of law shall, if lent pay to which such member or former Fleet Marine Corps Reserve shall suffer any application therefor is made to the Secretary member shall be entitled upon his release reduction in retirement or retainer pay to concerned within 1 year from the effective from active duty shall be computed by mul which he would otherwise have been entitled date of this section or within 1 year after tiplying the years of service creditable to him but for enactment of this act. the date of advancement on the retired list, for purposes of computing retired pay, re SAVING PROVISION RELATING TO FORMER LIGHT• whichever is the later, and subject to the tirement pay, retainer pay, or equivalent pay HOUSE SERVICE AND FORMER BUREAU OF MARINE approval of the Secretary concerned, be re at the time of his retirement or transfer plus INSPECTION PERSONNEL stored to their former retired enlisted or the number of years of subsequent active warrant-officer status, as the case may be, SEC. 519. Nothing contained ln this act duty performed by him by 2~ percent, and shall be construed to diminish any of the and shall thereafter be deemed to be en by multiplying the product thus obtained listed or warrant-officer personnel, as appro rights, benefits, and privileges authorized and by the base and longevity pay or the basic conferred- priate, for all purposes, including the com pay, as the case may be, of the rank or grade putation of their retired pay based on such (1) by the act of August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. in which he would be eligible, at the time of 1216), as amended by the act of June 24, 1948 enlisted or warrant-officer rank, grade, or his release from active duty, to be retired or rating, as the case may be. (Public Law 761, 80th Cong.), upon person transferred except for the fact that he ls nel of the former Lighthouse Service; and RETffiED MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS already a retired person or a member of the (2) by the act of July 23, 1947 (61 Stat. SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve: 411), for personnel of the categories described SEC. 515. Retired members and former Provided, That for the purpose of computing increases in retired pay, retirement pay, re in sections 3 (6), 5 (7), and 6 (5) of said act, members of the uniformed services, includ who were commissioned, appointed, or en ing members of the Fleet Reserve and the tainer pay, or equivalent pay of any mem ber or former member, fractions of one-half listed in the Regular Coast Guard pursuant to Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, shall, when serv said acts of August 5, 1939, and July 23, 1947, ing on active duty, be entitled to receive the year or more of active duty performed sub respectively. pay and allowances to which entitled by the sequent to retirement or transfer by such provisions of this act for the grade or rank member or former member shall be counted SAVING PROVISION RELATING TO MEMBERS AND 1n which they are serving on such active as a whole year: Provided further, That in FORMER MEMBERS RECEIVING RETmEMENT PA y duty, and shall, when on such active-duty the case of an officer heretofore retired with ON DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT status, have the same pay and allowance pay computed at a rate of either 3 or 4 percent SEC. 520. Any member or former member of rights while on leave of absence or while as the multiplier for each year of service the uniformed services or any person entitled sick as members of the uniformed services allowed in the computation of the retired to the rights, benefits, and privileges of a entitled to receive basic pay of similar grade pay, active duty performed subsequent to the member or former member of the uniformed or rank, and, if death occurs when on active effective date of this section shall not in services, including any person entitled to the duty status, while on leave of absence, or crease the retired or retirement pay for such benefits provided in the act of May 7, 1948 while sick, their dependents shall not there officer upon his return to retired status (62 Stat. 211), who on the date of enactment by be deprived of any of the benefits pro unless such officer elects to have his retired of this act, is receiving or is entitled to re vided in the act of December 17, 1919 (41 or retirement pay computed by one of the ceive retired or retirement pay pursuant to Stat. 867; 10 U. S. C. 903), as amended, and two methods provided in section 512 of this any provision of law, shall, notwithstanding in the act of June 4, 1920 ( 41 Stat. 824; 34 act, subject to the limitations imposed the provisions of this act, be entitled to con :U. S. C. 943) , as amended. therein: And provided further, That in no tinue to receive or shall continue his en event shall retired pay, retirement pay, re titlement to receive that retired or retirement SAVING PROVISION TO RETAIN PRESENT tainer pay, or equivalent pay exceed 75 per COMPENSATION pay which such member or former member cent of the active-duty pay or basic pay is entitled to receive under any provision of SEc. 516. No member serving on active duty which such person would be entitled to re law in effect on the day preceding date of on the effective date of title II of this act ceive if he were serving on active duty in enactment of this act. 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6763 SAVING PROVISION· REf..ATING TO t.AWS PROVIDING sical disability depending upon his eligibility monthly pay of any enlisted man of the FOR PAY R~PEALED BY THIS ACT for such retirement or separation under fourth (seven or more years' service), fifth, SEC. 521. Any provision of law which, on other provisions of law and be paid such sixth, or seventh pay grade who is provided the date of enactment of this act, entitles retir~ment or such severance pay to which he with public quii.rters for his dependents and any person to be retired, to .receive pay. may be entitled under such other provisions any of whose dependents is receiving a family retiretl pay, retirement pay, or retai_ner pay, of law." allowance shall be reduced by, or charged or other monetary benefit, and _which is di (e) Subsection (d) of section 214 is with, 90 cents per day." amended by deleting therefrom the words rectly repealed, impliedly r!;lpealed, or AMENDMENTS OF THE ACT OF JUNE 3, 1916 ( 3 9 "longevity .pay" and substituting in lieu amended by the provisions of this act, shall, STAT. 190; 41 STAT. 776) thereof the words "the computation of basic if the entitlement of such person to suet). SEC. 525. (a) Section 30 of the act of June retirement, pay, retired pay, retirement pay, .pay." (f) - St tax under title VI of the bill (added by Sen mate of financial status of the District of provisions of H. R. 3704, as recommended by ate amendments Nos. 132 and 133). The Columbia for the fiscal year 1950 under the the conference committee: House recedes. Amendment No. 122: The Senate amend Estimated obligations, 1950 ment amends section 11 (k) of the District AmountRecommended requested ofin Senate:H. R. 3082 ______$83, 371, 470 of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Restorations requested by Commissioners ______·-·~·-·------·----·----- 3, 200, 742 relating to alcoholic beverage solicitors' li Amendments requested by Commissioners ______;;______546, 300 censes. Under the present law a solicitor ---- $87, 118, 512 may represent more than one vendor under Estimated deficiencies and supplementals------·------1, 000, 000 such a license. The Senate amendment Estimated pay increases retroactive to July 1, 1948------·-- 10, 669, 403 would require that a solicitor have a separate Total, estimated obligations, 1950------98, 787, 915 license for each vendor he represents. The House recedes. Estimated revenue availability, 1950 Amendments Nos. 126 and 131: The Sen Unappropriated surplus at beginning of year_------·------· $()00, 000 ate amendment No. 126 strikes out the Unobligated balances ·released to surplus _____ ------__ _~----- ______.-=-_-----"'----· 1, 700, 000 . language of the House bill fixing the ef Revenues from present legislation: fective date of title V of the bill. Senate Property taxes: amendment No. 131 restores the identical Ian-· guage at the end of the amendments .added by the Senate to title V. The House recedes. 9!S~~;~::J~~¥~::~:::~~:=:::::::::::::::::::~=:::::::::: :: ~===: "~ti§ ---- $40, 825, 000 Amendment No. 127: The House bill con Sales and gross receipts: tained no provisions for raising existing gal Alcoholic beverages ___ ------_-----. ______------______------2, 000, 000 lonage taxes on alcoholic beverages. The Beer ______-----____ -----___ ----______; ______-- ~ ___ : ____ _ 300. 000 Senate amendment provides for substantial ·- Insurance ______--- ____ -·------__ ------·------1, 45r; oop Public utilities, banks, etc------~------4, 200, 000 increases in all such taxes. The House re 7, 950, 000 cedes with an amendment. The following Licenses and perm its ______------____ ------_____ ---- __ ------2, 700, 000 table snows the tax per gallon under exist Individual income ______-----______------______------___ _ 4, 200, 000 ing law, under the Senate amendment, and Unincorporated business income. ______------__ ------______800, 000 Corporation net income and franchise taxes------~------5, 600, 000 under the conference substitute: Inheritance and estate ______------1, 500, 000 Earnings and miscellaneous ______------____ ------______--_------__ ------_ 4,075, 000 Senate Confer 67, 650, ()()() Existing FederalTotal, payment estimated ______revenue collections______from____ pre£ent______legislation.------_____ ----______------__ Jaw amend ence sub 11,000, 000 ment stitute Estimated revenues under H. R. 3704 (as amended): ------1------. Sales and use ta:x: (before amendments) .•.· ------~------$15, 345, 000 Alcohol______Decrease in estimate resulting from amendment exempting restaurant $1.10 $2. 20 $1. 25 meals up to $1.25------· $1, 225, 000 Whisky, gin, rum, and Decrease in estimate resulting from Senate amendment exempting all other spirits ______. 50 1. 00 . 75 drugs ______------__ ------______----- 400, 000 Champagne and wine artificially carbon- Total decreases by amendments_------1, 625, 000 ated ______------; 15 . 30 . 22 ~2 Other sparkling wine Total sales and use tax estimate for 1 year as recommended by conference committee_ 13, 620, 000 containing more than Decrease in estimate as result of collections beginning 1 month after beginning of 14 percent of alcohol._ .10 .30 . 22Vi fiscal year ______------__------______1, 289, 000 Other sparkling wino containing 14 percent Total______:_------. __ -~---- ~ -: ------12, 331, 000 or loss of alcohol. _____ None . 30 • 22}2 Increase by amendment on alcoholic beverages------$1, 000, 000 ~ill wine containing Increase by Senate amendment on beer______300, 000 more than 14 percent Increase by Senato amendment of 1 cent excise per package of of alcohoL. ______.10 .20 .15 cigarettes_.------______------~800, 000 Decrease by removal of cigarettes fTom sales tax______250, 000 Amendments Nos. 128 and 129: The Senate •rota! increase by Senate amendment of 1 cent excise on cigarettes ______l50, 000 amendments contain provisions relating to ---- the transition from the existing rates for the Total increaser by amendments------·------1, 850, 000 gallonage taxes on alcoholic beverages to the Total ______. __ :_--~------______-----_----- 14, 281, 000 new rates. The House recedes. Real-estate increase from 2 to 2.15 percent------2, 400, 000 Unincorporated business tax amendment. .•.. ------800, 000 Amendment No. 130: The Senate amend Alcoholic beverage, license increase. __ .------400, 000 ment increases the existing tax on each barrel of beer from 50 cents to $1. The House re Total estimates under H. R. 3704 (as amended)------17, 971, 000 cedes. - Total, estimated revenue availability_------"------·------98, 921, 000 Amendments Nos. 132 and 133. Under the provisions of the House bill the 2 per centum Stu-plus .• __ ------_____ ~------_ ------____ ; ___ ------'------33, 085 tax imposed on the gross receipts of vendors was applicable with respect to cigarettes.· JNo. L. McMILLAN, Senate amendment numbered 39 exempts the HOWARD W. SMITH, sale of cigarettes from such tax. Senate PAUL c. JONES, amendments numbered 132 and 133 add a GEORGE J. BATES, new title VI to the bill, to be known as the Jos. P. O'HARA, "District of Columbia Cigarette Tax Act." Managero on the Part of the House. Under the provisions of such Senate amend ments a tax is imposed on the sale of ciga Mr. McMILLAN of South Carolina. Mr. BARRETT of Pennsylvania asked rettes to consumers at the rate of one cent Mr. Speaker, I move the previous ques and was granted permission to extend on each twenty cigarettes or fractional part tion. his remarks in the RECORD and include a thereof. The Senate amendments also pro The SPEAKER. The question is on speech by Hon. James ·P. McGranery. vide that no person. shall manufacture for. Mr. TAURIELLO asked and was grant sale, keep for sale, sell, or offer to sell ciga the motion of the gentleman from South · rettes, or display cigarettes for sale in vend Carolina. ed permission to extend his remarks in ing machines without having first obtained The previous question was ordered. the RECORD and include an editorial from a license or licenses. The licenses are to be· Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I the Buffalo Evening News. of three kinds: retailer's, vending machine ask unanimous consent that further con-· · Mr. HELLER asked and was granted operator's, and wholesaler's. The Commis sideration of the acceptance of the con permission to extend his remarks in the sioners shall fix the fees for such licenses,' ference report be postponed until Thurs-· REOORD and include extraneous matter. but the rate shall not exceed $5 for each day next. · Mr. KEOGH
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES James Errington Milligan John Donald Woodson Walter Reed Milliken William Clinton Workinger, Jr
