FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

10 States, Congress House, Commitce on

the

COMMITTEE ON THEJUDICARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CONTENTS

Statement of—

Hon. Louis C. Cramton, a Member of Congress from the State of

Michigan_

Hon. David Hogg, a Member of Congress, from the State of India. 9.

Maj. J. K. White, assistant general counsel, National Surety Co. of

New York..

Mr. Frederick Allen Hunnewell, constructor, United States Coast

Guard

Maj. E. W. Cushing, counsel, Bureau of the Budget..

Mr. M. J. McAuliffe, Civil Service Commission__

Maj. J. K. White (resumed).

Mr. Lawrence W. Wallace, American Engineering Council..

Mr. Norman Damon, National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. L. O. Robbins, Department of Agriculture_

Mr. Monie J. Sanger, assistant director, St. Elizabeths Hospital_
Capt. W. P. Montgomery, Judge Advocate, United States Army.
Mr. Frederick Allen Hunnewell (resumed)

Mr. John J. Madigan, chief clerk, Geological Survey.

Addenda:

Comparative print of H. R. 5568.

Explanatory statement prepared by the Bureau of the Budget__

Comptroller General's reply to explanatory statement...

Reports from executive departments..

Reports from Comptroller General..

Letter of L. W. Wallace, Esq., American Engineering Council.

Letter of H. E. Sloan, Esq., president Cushman Chuck Co....

Letter of John C. Gall, Esq., the National Association of Manufacturers

Communication of Edward A. Harriman, Esq., of the District of Co-

lumbia Bar and reply by E. W. Cushing, Esq., of the Bureau of

the Budget.. -

Memorandum brief of R. Preston Shealey, Esq., of the District of Co-
lumbia..

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,

Friday, January 17, 1930.

The subcommittee met at 10 o'clock a. m., Hon. Charles A. Christo-

pherson presiding.

Mr. CHRISTOPHERSON. The subcommittee will come to order.
The subcommittee is meeting this morning to consider H. R. 5568.
Congressman Cramton, who introduced the bill, is here and we will
be glad to hear you, Mr. Cramton. The bill is as follows:

[H. R. 5568, Seventy-first Congress, first session]

A BILL To establish uniform requirements affecting Government contracts, and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of

America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "The Public Contract act, 1930.”

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.-When used in this act, unless the text indicates other-

wise-

(a) The terms "United States" and "Government" are synonymous and in-

clude the District of Columbia and all departments of the Government;

1.