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University of Rhode IslandDigitalCommons@URIArts and Humanities: Senate Report (1976) Education: National Endowment for the Arts andHumanities, Subject Files II (1962-1996)1976Arts and Humanities: Senate Report (1976):Correspondence 02Frank HortonJohn N. ErlenbornSee next page for additional authorsFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_II_19This Correspondence is brought to you for free and open access by the Education: National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, Subject Files II(1962-1996) at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arts and Humanities: Senate Report (1976) by an authorizedadministrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu.Recommended CitationHorton, Frank; Erlenborn, John N.; and Thone, Charles, "Arts and Humanities: Senate Report (1976): Correspondence 02" (1976).Arts and Humanities: Senate Report (1976). Paper 64.http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_II_19/64http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_II_19/64AuthorsFrank Horton, John N. Erlenborn, and Charles ThoneThis correspondence is available at DigitalCommons@URI: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_II_19/64,. ~,._ ---MAJORITY MEMBERS JACK BROOKS, TEX., CHAIRMAN L. H. FOUNTAIN, N.C. JOHN E. MOSS, CALIF. DANTE R. FASCELL, FLA. TORBERT H. MACDONALD, MASS. WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, PA. WM. J. RANDALL, MO. BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, N.Y. JIM WRIGHT, TEX. FERNAND J. ST G.ERMAINt R.I. FLOYD V. HICKS, WASH. DON FUQUA, FLA. JOHN CONYERS, JR., MICH. BELLA S. ABZUG, N. Y. JAMES V. STANTON, OHIO LEO J. RYAN, CALIF. CARDISS COLLINS, ILL. JOHN L. BURTON, CALIF. RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C. MICHAEL HARRINGTON, MASS. ROBERT F. DRINAN, MASS. EDWARD MEZVINSKY, IOWA BARBARA JORDAN, TEX. GLENN ENGLISH, OKLA. ELLIOTT H. LEVITAS, GA. DAVID W. EVANS, IND. ANTHONY MOFFE1T, CONN. ANDREW MAGUIRE, N.J. LES ASPIN, WIS. NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS ~ongrt~~ of tbt Wnittb ~tatt~ J1ousc of Rtprcscntatibcs COMMIITEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 2157 l\al.'burn l!1ou~e effice Jiluil'bing aa~bington, :1uc. 20515 July 27, 1976 Senator Claiborne Pell United States Senate 325 Russell Building Washingt , D. C. 20510 Dear MINORITY MEMBERS FRANK HORTON, N.Y. JOHN N. EALENBORN, ILL. JOHN W. WYDLER. N.Y. CLARENCE J. BROWN, OHIO GILBERT GLIDE, MD. PAUL N. MC CL.OSKEY, JR., CALIF. SAM STEIGER, ARIZ. GARRY BROWN, MICH. CHARLES THONE, NEBR. ALAN STEELMAN, TEX. JOEL PRITCHARD, WASH. EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, N.J. ROBERT W. KASTEN, JR., WIS. WILLIS O. GRAOISON, JR., OHIO MAJORITY-225-5051 MINORITY-225-5074 We urge you, as one of the Senate conferees on H.R. 12828, the Arts, Humanities and Cultural Affairs Act of 1976, to delete Section 106 of Title I of the bill as it passed the Senate. Under this section, the Chairmen of the National Endowments would have the authority to receive and dispose of excess and surplus Federal property without regard to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. As you know, the Congressional purpose of the 1949 Act was to prescribe policies for the effective and equitable acqui-sition, utilization, and disposal of Federal Government property. During the ensuing years, the House Government Operations Committee has maintained continuing oversight over Section 203 (Disposition of Surplus Property) to help assure that it was administered fairly and equitably. The Committee has, however, often been unable to prevent the enactment of provisions in other legislation that have resulted in special exemptions for certain interests in spite of the 1949 Act. As a result, at the present time, the government's program for the disposal of excess and surplus property is in a state of absolute disarray. This is primarily due to the fact much of the available property is being taken at the excess level because of the preferential treatment afforded by these special exemptions, in spite of the carefully ex-pressed intent in the Federal Property Act. Additionally, as more of these exemptions have been enacted, their indi-vidual effectiveness has been further diluted. Senator Pell Page two July 27, 1976 The Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee has recently reported R.R. 14451 to this Committee. Its purpose is to return a sense of order to the donable property program so the most equitable use of all-property which is no longer needed for Federal Government purposes may be made. We believe that it is vital for Congress to return a sense of order and reason to this program, and the elimination of this exemption is a desirable step in that direction. We appreciate your consideration of this matter and hope you agree with us that Section 106 should be eliminated in the conference. cc: The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. Cordially, ' ~ o~,,,_;_,tl /"° ~ ,,' ~ ' ·~"- ;" -~ /' _,,,,;/'>'~ '}!rank Horton Ranking Minority Member Johh\N. Erlenborn i I I ----I / __...--Uk,., Le--. a~ ,,.- Charles Thone Ranking Minority Member Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee Gaylord Nelson Thomas F. Eagleton Walter F. Mondale William D. Hathaway Harrison A. Williams, Jr. Jacob K. Javits Robert Taft, Jr .. Robert T. Stafford 

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