TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GEN-
ERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 8597

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND CERTAIN
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1976, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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Advisory Commission on Federal Pay
Bureau of Government Financial Operations
Bureau of the Mint

Bureau of the Public Debt
Department of the Treasury

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1975

FREDERICK W. RHODES, ARTHUR D. LEVIN, and BURKETT VAN KIRK (Minority) Staff

Assistants to Subcommittee

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1975

U.S. SENATE,

SUBCOMMITTEE of the Committee ON APPROPRIATIONS,

Washington, D.C.

The subcommittee met at 2 p.m. in room 1318, Everett McKinley Dirksen Office Building, Hon. Joseph M. Montoya (chairman) presiding.

Present: Senators Montoya and Bellmon.

BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS STATEMENT OF DARIO A. PAGLIAI, COMMISSIONER ACCOMPANIED BY:

OF

JAMES C. NEELY, ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER FOR FINANCE
GORDON L. HEGDAHL, ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE
BUDGET AND FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
GERALD MURPHY, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT-
WIDE ACCOUNTING

JAMES C. ABBOTT, CHIEF DISBURSING OFFICER

INTRODUCTION

Senator MONTOYA. The subcommittee will be in order.

This afternoon the subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations will commence taking testimony on supplemental requests for fiscal year 1975 and the fiscal year 1976 budget estimate as contained in the President's Budget.

This afternoon we shall receive testimony from four agencies of the Treasury Department. Normally, the committee hears the Secretary of the Treasury first and then follows with testimony from the agency representatives. This afternoon, however, we will lead off with the Bureau of Government Financial Operations, and we will hear from Secretary Simon on April 29, 1975.

We depart from tradition in order to accommodate and conform to Mr. Simon's schedule.

We will now proceed to receive testimony from the various Treasury bureaus. The first is the Bureau of Government Financial Operations. Our witness will be Mr. Dario A. Pagliai, and will you please identify your aides here this afternoon.

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