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ACTION THE WHITE HOUSE Last Day: January 4 WASHINGTON

December 31, 1974

... _ fr ..JmMORANDUM FOR THE

J~• I ·~ FROM: KEN l3 SUBJECT: H.R. 17010 - Department of Justice Working Capital Fund

Attached for your consideration is H.R. 17010, sponsored by Representative Rodino, to establish a working capital fund for administrative expenses and equipment in the Department of Justice.

OMB recommends approval and provides additional background information in its enrolled bill report (Tab A).

Max Friedersdorf (Loen) and Phil Areeda both recommend approval.

RECOMMENDATION

That you sign H.R. 17010 (Tab B). EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

DEC! 6 1974

MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 17010 - Department of Justice Working Capital Fund - Rep. Rodino (D) New Jersey

Last Day for Action 0~ ~/!1 5 ./;;;ose To establish a working capital fund for administrative expenses and equipment in the Department of Justice. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval Department of Justice Approval Discussion The enrolled bill would establish in the Department of Justice a working capital fund to be available without fiscal year limitation to finance certain administrative services on a reimbursable basis. The working capital fund would operate in a manner similar to such revolving funds in other Cabinet level departments and major agencies. The language of the enrolled bill parallels that for working capital funds under the President's Departmental Reorganization Plan of three years ago. More specifically, this fund would be used for expenses and equipment necessary for the operation and maintenance of general administrative services which the Attorney General determines can be more advantageously handled centrally within the Department. These would include such services as: printing and reproduction, graphic and exhibition, tions, data processing, and payroll. 2

The working capital fund would serve to remove distortions of annual accounts caused by periodic purchases of major equipment items. It would also provide for unforeseeable increases in workloads and for orderly replacement of equipment on a regular depreciation schedule. · The capital of the fund would consist of the net value of inventories and equipment, transferred to the fund by the Attorney General or Federal agencies together with advance payments and appropriations which may be made for the purpose of providing capital. Justice had requested an authorization for appropriation of $500,000. This has been deleted from the enrolled bill. Justice believes it can operate the fund without the requested appropriation. The Office of Management and Budget would continue to review the activities undertaken through the fund as it does other Justice operations.

The bill is consistent, except as noted abov~with a l~gislative proposal submitted to Congress by Justice. jh.flfJ.7+~ Assistant Director for Legislative Reference Enclosures

I / ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL · LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS lrpurtmrut nf Justttr llaslfiugtnu. il. Qt. 2U53U

~::; 2 4 1974

Honorable Roy L. Ash Director, Office of Management and Budget Washington, D.C. 20503 Dear Mr. Ash: In compliance with your request, I have examined a facsimile of the enrolled bill (H.R. 17010), 11 To establish a working capital fund 11 in the Department of Justice • The use of a Working Capital Fund provides for consumer financing by the user organizations while the services are performed centrally. This permits the identification of costs of the various service activities in the organizations being serviced. It removes distortions from annual accounts caused by the periodic need to buy major equipment items for service functions. It provides for unforeseeable increases in workloads and for an orderly replacement of equipment through depreciation charges. The working capital fund concept is a convenient and effective method of accommodating financial requirements for interfund activities. It is widely used throughout the Federal government, including all the other cabinet level departments, as well as many other major agencies such as the Civil Service Commission and the General Services Adminis­ tration. The proposed Working Capital Fund for the Department of Justice would include the following services: 1. Printing and reproduction services 2. Graphic and exhibit services 3. Telecommunications services 4. Data processing services 5. Payroll services The Department of Justice strongly recommends Executive Approval of this bill. Sincerely,

~~~Assistant Attorney General THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE TREASURY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220

DEC 241974.

Director, Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President Washington, D. C. 20503

Attention: Assistant Director for Legislative Reference

Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the views of this Department on the enrolled enactment of H.R. 17010, "To establish a working capital fund in the Department of Justice."

The enrolled enactment would authorize to be established a working capital fund for the Department of Justice, which would be available, without fiscal year limitation, for administrative services which the Attorney General, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, determines may be performed more advantageously as central services.

The Department would have no objection to a recommendation that the enrolled enactment be approved by the President.

Sincerely yours,

General Counsel THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

MEMORANDUM FORj?/ WARREN HENDRIKS FROM:.~~..(.,; MAX L. FRIEDERSDORF SUBJECT: t?. Action Memorandum- Log No. 868 Enrolled Bill H. R. 17010

The Office of Legislative Affairs concurs in the attached proposal and has no additional recommendations.

Attachment

.·- EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

DEC 2 6 1974

MEMORANDUl-1 FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 17010 - Department of Justice Working Capital Fund Sponsor· - Rep. Rodino (D) New Jersey

Last Day for Action SL~ ~;f/S /urpose To establish a working capital fund for administrative expenses and equipment in the-Department of Justice. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval Department of Justice Approval Discussion The enrolled bill would establish in the Depa-rtment of Justice a working capital fund to be -available without fiscal" year limitation to finance certain administrative services on ·a reimbursable basis. The working capital fund would operate in a manner similar to such revolving funds in other Cabinet level departments and major agencies. The _language of the enrolled bill parallels that- for working capital funds under the President's Departmental Reorganization Plan of three years ago. More specifically, this fund would be used for expenses and equipment necessary for the operation and maintenance of general administrative services which the Attorney General determines can be more -advantageously handled centrally within the Department. These would include such services as: printing and reproduction, graphic and exhibition, telecommunica­ tions, data processi~g, and payroll. THE WHITE HG. .USE

ACTION MEMORANDUM WASHINGTON LOG NO.: 6

Date: December 27, 1974 Time: 8•00 p.m.

FOR ACTION: Geoff Shepard cc (for infdrma.tion): iarren Hendriks Phil Areeda 1\. Jerry Jones Max Friedersdoff

FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY

DUE: Date: Time: , llonday, Decaaber 30 1:00 p.a. SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 17010 - Department of Justice forkinq capital Pund

ACTION REQUESTED:

--For Necessary Action ~-For Your Recommendations

--Prepare Agenda. and Brief __ Draft Reply

-- For Your Comments Draft Remarks X REMARKS:

Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West inq

PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.

' 1£ you have any ques.tions or if you anticipate a delay in submitting the required materia,J, please K. R. COLE, JR. t•lephone ~he Staff Secretary immediate~~. For the President THE WHITE HO}JSE

ACTION MEMORANDUM WASHINGTON. LOG NO.: 868

Date: December 27, 1974 Time: 8 : 00 p. m .

FOR ACTION: Geoff Shepard cc (for information): Warren Hendriks Phil Areeda Jerry Jones Max Friedersdorf

FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY

DUE: Date: Time: Monday, December 30 1:00 p.m. SUBJECT: ·Enrolled Bill H.R. 17010 - Department of Justice Working Capital Fund

ACTION REQUESTED:

--For Necessary Action __ For Your Recommendations

__ Prepare Agenda and Brief __ Draft Reply

----x--- For Your Comments __ Draft Remarks

REMARKS:

Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing

PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.

If you have any questions or if you anticipate a delay in submitting the required material, please telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. THE \YHITE SE

.-\CTION \1E~10RANDCM WASH!;>;GTO:-< LOG NO.: 868

Date: December 27, 1974 Time: 8 : 00 p.m.

FOR ACTION: Geoff Shepard cc (for information): Warren Hendriks Phil Areeda ...... -­ Jerry Jones Max Friedersdorf

FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY

DUE: Date: Time: Monday, December 30 1:00 p.m. SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 17010 - Department of Justice Working Capital Fund

ACTION REQUESTED:

__ For Necessary Action For Your Recommendations

__ Prepare Agenda and Brie£ Draft Reply

----x---- For Your Comments __ Draft Remarks

REMi1RKS:

Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing

PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.

H you hava any qucsHons or if you anticipate a delcy in submitting the required material, please telephone th9 Staff Secretary immediately. 93D CoNGREss } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES { REPORT '2d Session No. 93-1562

ESTABLISHING A WORKING CAPITAL FUND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DECE)iBER 11, 1974.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. BuTLER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 17010]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to. which was referred the bill ( H.R. 17010) to establish a working capital fund in the Department of Justice, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. · The amendment is as follows : Page 2, lines 20, 21 and 22, strike "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to provide capital for the fund."." PuRPoSE The purpose of the proposed legislation, as amended, is to provide for a working capital fund in the Department of Justice. This would be accomplished by adding a new section 527 to chapter 31 of title 28 of the United States Code, which would provide for such a fund. The fund would be available without fiscal year limitations for expenses and equipment necessary for maintenance and operations of adminis­ trative services the Attorney General determines may be performed more advantageously as central services. Provision is made for reim­ bursement or credit from applicable appropriations and other author­ ized sources for supplies, materials and services to recover th~ expenses of operations. STATEMENT The bill was introduced as recommended in ·an executive communica­ tion from the Department of Justice with additional language recom­ mended by the GAO and acceptable to Justice. The Justice Department in the Executive Communication points out that the use of a Working Capital Fund provides for consumer financ­ ing by the user division of Justice while the services are performed 3 2 appro-:ed by the General Accounting .Office. Costs would be subj.ect centrally. This permits the identification of costs of the yarions service to audit by the Office of Internal Audit and the General Accountmg activities in the organizations being serviced. It removes distortions Office. These charges will be fully detailed and justified in the regular from annual accounts caused by the pe.riodic need to buy major equip­ appropriations for the customer organizations. The buyer-seller rela­ ment items for service functions. It provides :for arranging workloads tionship established by the fund method of operation will encourage and :for an orderly replacement of equipment through depreciation good management and cost cl:msciousness, and will fix responsibility changes. The establishment of a vVorkmg Capital Fund can therefore for costs and for utilization of resources such as manpower and appro­ provide :for improved methods of financing, managing and account­ priated funds. The fund would also assure that the organizations and ing for certain administrative operations provided centrally by the appropriations that receive the benefits from the central serYice are Department of .Justice to its constituent organizations. charged the proper amount. No services would be provided on a "fre.e" A \Yorking Capital Fund is defined as an intra-governmental revolv­ basis. ing ftmd of working capital authorized by law to finance a cycle of The management responsibilities of the fund are to be yested in operations in ·which the expenditures generate receipts which are avail­ the Assistant Attorney General for Administration subject to policy able for continuing reuse. direction from the Attorney General. A vVorking Capital Fund is needed by the Department to provide To advise and assist the Assistant Attorney General for administra­ for consumer financing by the user organizations of services per­ tion in exercisinl! his responsibilities in this area, the Department plans formed centrally. This permits the identification of costs of the various to establish a \Vorking Capital Fund Advisory Board composed of service aetivities to the organizations while at the same time allowing representatives of clients or users of the Fund. economies of scale by performing the functions on a consolidated basis. The \Vorking Capital Fund method for funding and administering Use of the fund could remove distortions from annual accounts caused central services has been authorized for and is being used by a number by the periodic need to buy major equipment items for serviee func­ of other departments of the government.. Tlu~se include the Depart­ tions. It provides for unforeseeable increases in workloads and for an ments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health, Education, and "Welfare, orderlv replacement of equipment through depreciation charges. Interior, Labor, State, Transportation and Treasury, as well as other The"committee has been advised that for some time the Department major agencies such as the General Services Administration. has been faced with the problem of effectively meeting the increasing 'the language rec01nmended by the Department of ,Justice was orig­ demands of its component parts for central administrative support inallv introduced as the bill H. R. 10852 of the current Congress and services. The use of a working capital fund would alleviate many of the Committee requested the General Accounting Office to comment the difficulties now experienced by the Department in meeting these on the bill. The report of the Comptroller General is set out at the growing demands b:v permittin~r the reuse of receipts generated with­ end of this report. The bill H. R. 17010 was introduced embodying the out annual appropriation from Conl!ress. changes and modifications suggest{ld by the General Accounting Office, The fund would provide the manpower, equipment and materials and this is the bill favorably considered and reported by the Com­ necessa.ry for the operation of such administrative services as the mittee. Thus, as was stated at the beginning of this report. the bill Attorney General with the approval of the Office of Management and H. R. 17010 embodies the recommendations of the Comptroller Gen­ Buchset detumines may be performed more advantageously as central eral as well as the Department of .Justice. services under such a fund. The Committee has recommended an amendment to the bill H. R. The Committee has been advised that service would be provided to 17010 which deletes from lines 20, 21 and 22 of page 2 of the bill the all organizations included in the ,Justice. Department's General Ad­ words: "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts ministration appropriation and the Legal Activities appropriation as may be necessary to JJrovide capital for the fund."." This amend­ group as well as to t.he Bureaus of the Department in instances where ment deletes from the bill the language providing for the authoriza­ services are presently provided, the bureaus request a new service or tion for appropriations so that the fund will be set up with existing the Attorney General determines that a service is to be performed funds provided the Department for the functions to be handled centrallv. through the Fund. The Executive Communication outlined the sen·ices currently CosT planned for inclusion within the fund as printing and reproduction, graphics. automatic data processing, tele-communications. and pay­ There would be no additional cost because, as noted above. the roll. These are traditional a:eneral service functions which have been authorization for appropriations would be deleted by the committee commonly performed under \:V orking Capital Funds in many agencies. amendment. The Fund would be set up and maintained by pavmt:nts The Committee has been informed that these services now are being out of ,Justice Department appropriations for the services and func­ performed centrally to a substantial degr~e within the Justice De­ tions included in the Fund's operation. partment, and reimbursements are now bemg made for them to the General Administration appropriation. These activities offer the most CmnnrTEE VoTE obvious benefits and will be most readily adaptable to fund operations. Customers serviced by the Fund will be charged on the basis of On Tuesday, December 10, 1974, the Full Committee on the ,Judi­ actual costs including depreciation as reflected in an accounting system ciary approved the bill H. R. 17010, as amended, by voice vote. II.R. 1562 H.R.11562 4

Cos eLUSION Budget, determines may be performed more advantageously a$ centr·al sm•vwes. The capital of the fund shall consist of the amo'unt of the fair The Committee has concluded that the ·working Capital Fund is and 'l'eaMn.able value of such inventories, eq·uirment, a:nd other assets an effective method of accommodating financial requirements for and inventcrries on order JJertaining to the services to be carried on by interfund activities. It is recommended that the amended bill be con­ the fu,nd as the Attorney General may tmnsfer to the fund less related sidered favorably. liabilities and unpa:id obligat'ions together• with any app1·opriation$ made for the P'Urpose of providing capital. The .ftttnd shall be rei1n­ CHANGES IN ExiSTING LAW bursed or credited with admnce 'payments from applicable appropria­ tions a:nd fumds of tlw Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, In compliance with paragraph 2 of clause 3 of rule XIII of the a11d other sow'ces authorized by law fm· S1tpplies, materials, and serv­ Hules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made ices at rates which 'will t•eco~·er the expen8es of ope1•atim1s irwluding by the bill are shown as follows (existing _law propo:re~ to .be on:it~ed accrual of a/fliii!Uallea1.Ye mul depreciation of J)lant and equirment of the is enclosed in black brackets, new matter IS prmted m 1tahc, ex1stmg fund. The fund shall also be m·edited 1.oith other receipts from sale or law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): exchange of pt·operty or in payment for loss or damage to property lwld by the fund. There sholl be tmnsferred into the T1·easury as mis­ TITLE 28.-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE cellaneous receipts, as of the clo8e of each fiseal year, any net incom.e aftm· making provisions for prior year losses, if any. * * * * * * * .. * * • CHAPTER 31.-THE ArroRNEY GENERAL [The Exe~utive Communication from the Department of Justice is Sec. as follows :] 501. Executive department. fi02. Seal. 503. Attorney General. [Identical submission to the Vice President] 504. Deputy Attorney General. 505. Solicitor General. On'ICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, 506. Assistant Attorneys General. Washington, D.O., September £5,1973. 507. Assistant Attorney General for Administration. 508. Vacancies. The SrEAKI<:.R, 509. Functions of the Attorney General. H ottse of RepPesentatives, 510. DelegatioR of authority. Washington, D.O. 511. Attorney General to advise the President. 512. Attorney General to advise heads of executive departments. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Enclosed for your consideration and appropri­ 513. Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments. ate reference is a legislative proposal to establish a "\V orking Capital 514. Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies. Fund in the Department of Justice to provide certain service func­ 515. Authority for legal proceedings, commission, oath, and salary for special tions on a consolidated basis. attorneys. 516. Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice. The use of a 1Vorking Capital Fund provides for consumer financ­ 517. Interests of United States in pending suits. ing by the user organizations while the services are performed cen­ 518. Conduct and argument of cases. trally. This permits the identification of costs of the various service 519. Supervision of litigation. activ-ities in the organizations being serviced. It removes distortions 520. Transmission of petition in Court of Claims ; statement furnished by depart- ments. fl'Om annual accounts caused by the periodic need to buy major equip­ 521. Publication and distribution of opinions. ment items for service functions. It provides for unforeseeable in­ 522. Report of business and statistics. creases in workloads and for an orderly repla.Cement of equipment 523. Requisitions. through depreciation charges. 524. Appropriations :for administrative expenses; notarial fees; meals and lodging of bailiff's. The >vorking capital fund concept is a convenient and effective 525. Procurement of law ·books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and method of accommodating financial requirements for interfund ac­ exchange. tivities. It is widely used throughout the Federal government, includ­ 526. Authority of the Attorney General to investigate United States attorneys ing all the other cabinet level departments, as well as many other major and marshals, clerks of court, and others. fi27. Establishment of wm·Jo;ing capitaZ fttnd. agencies such as the Civil Service Commission and the General Serv­ ices Administration. * * * * * * The proposed Working Capital Fund for the Department of Justice § 527. Establishment of working capital fund would include the following services: "TheTe is hereby authorized to be established a working capital 1. Printing and reproduction services. fund for the Department of Justice, which shall be available, with­ 2. Graphic and exhibit services. out fiscal year limitation. for expenses and equipment necessary for 3. Telecommunications services. maintenance and operations of such admini8trative 8ervices ail the 4. Data processing services. Attorney General, ttoith the approval of t.lw Office of 1lf anagement and 5. Payroll services. II.R. 1562 H.R.156:.1 6 7

The fund would require an initial appropriation of $500,000. This In order to prevent unlimited use lJeing made of the proposed working capital would provide for the initial period of financing-approximately 45 fund and to permit the Director of the Office of Management and Bud"'et to davs; afterwards the fund would function on the reuse of receipts achieve a utilization consistent with that of other working capital fm~ds in geiierated by the services. the Government we suggest that line 10, page 1 of the bill be deleted and the following langu!lge be substituted: "iees as the Attorney General, with the ap­ The Office of Management and Budget has advised that there is no proval of the D1rector of the Offic& of Management and Budget, determines may objection to the enactment of this legislation from the standpoint of be performed". the Administration. We also suggest that the language on line 12, page 2 be deleted and the follow­ Sincerely, ing language be substituted: "eluding accrual of annual leave and depreciation ELLIOT RICHARDSON' of plant and equipment of •the fund. The fund". This revision would clarify the nature of depreciation expense to be recovered Attorney General. through rates to be charged by the working capital fund. ~'\.lso, in order that there may not be accumulated in the fund capital in excess ~\ BILL ~'o establish a Working Capital Fund in the Department of .Justice of ·that authorized by the Congress, we suggest that the sentence appearing in lines 15-18 on page 2 be changed to read as follows: "* * * There shall be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati11es of the transferred into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as of the close of each United States of America in Congress assembled, That Chapter 31 of fiscal year, any net income after making provisions for prior year losses if any. * * *" ' title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following Sincerely yours, new section at the end thereof: R. F. KELLER, "§ 527. Establishment of ·working Capital Fnnd. Deputy Comptroller General of the UnUed States. There is hereby established a working capital fund for the Depart­ 0 ment of Justice, which shall be available, ''ithout fiscal year limitation, for expenses and equipment necessary for maintenance and operations of such administrative services as the Attorney General determines may be performed more advantageously as centra] sen-ices. The capital of the fund shall consist of the amount of the fair and reasonable value of such inventories, equipment, and other assets and im·entories on order pertaining to the services to be carried on by the fund as the Attorney General may transfer to the :fund less related liabilities and unpa}d obligations together with any appropriations made for the purpose o£ providing capital. The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with advance payments from applicable appropriations and funds of the Department of Justice, other Federal agiencies and other sources authorized by law £or supplies, materials, and services at rnt~s which will recover the expenses of operations includin.g accrual of annual leave and depreciation. The fund shall also be credited with other receipts from sale or exchange of property or in payment for loss or damage to property held by the fund. There shall be trans­ ferred into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as of the close of each fiscal year. ei}.rnings which the Attorney General determines to be in excess to the needs of the :funds. There are hereby ~nthorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to provide capital for the fund." (2) the section analysis of chapter 31 of title 28, UnitE>d States Code, is amended by inserting the following item at the end t.here.of: "527. Establishment of Working Capital Fund." COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. Washington, D.C., April SO, 1914. Bon. PETER W. RoDINO, Jr., Cha-i;nnan, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN : Reference is made to your request for our comments on H.R. 10852, 93d Congress, which would establish a working capital fund in the Department of Justice.

H.R. 1562 H.R.l562 H. R. 17010

lFlintQ!,third ~ongrtss of tht tinittd ~tatts of £lmcrica AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four

Sin S!ct Tv esta'blish a working capital fund in the Department of Justice. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatwes of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following new section at the end thereof : "§ 527. Establishment of working capital fund "There is hereby authorized to be established a working capital fund for the Department of Justice, which shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses and equipment necessary for mainte­ nance and operations of such administrative services as the Attorney General, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, determines may be performed more advantageously as central services. The capital of the fund shall consist of the amount of the fair and reasonable value of such inventories, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order pertaining to the services to be carried on by the fund as the Attorney General may transfer to the fund less related liabilities and unpaid obligations together with any appropriations made for the :purpose of providing capital. The fund shall be reim­ bursed or credited with advance payments from applicable appropria­ tions and funds of the Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and other sources authorized by law for supplies, materials, and services at rates which will recover the expenses of operations including aoornal of annl:lalleave and depreeiation of pltm:t; tnul eqttipmeflf; of the fund. The fund shall also be credited with other receipts from sale or exchange of property or in payment for loss or damage to property held by the fund. There shall be transferred into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as of the close of each fiscal year, any net income after making provisions for prior year losses, if any. (2) The section analysis of chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following item at the end thereof: "527. Establishment of working capital fund.".

Speaker of the House of Repre8entative8.

·vice President of the United State8 OJTU1 President of the Senate. Deoember 24, 1974

'1'be t'ollov1Dg billa were received at the White Jbuae Cll De06illber ~th:

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Please let tbe President have report• aDd rec01111:1eudationa as to the approval ot these billa u aoon u poaaible. 81Davely,

ltobert )) • L1Dder Chief Executive Clerk The Honorable Jta.y L. Aah Director Ottice ot Management aD1 Bulget Waahingtan, )). c.