S SEc . 2. It shall be the duty of the joint committee- Investigations.
(a) To investigate the or ganization and activities of the depart- ments, independent establishments, bureaus, boards, commissions, divisions, services, offices, and other agencies of the Government, with the view to determining whether, in the interest of simpli- fication, efficiency, or economy, or in order to eliminate conflicting or ove rlap ping act ivit ies, any of such org aniz atio ns o r un its shou ld be coordinated or consolidated with any other organization or unit, reorganized, or abolished, or the personnel thereof reduced ; and Reports and recom-
(b) To report, from time to time, to the Senate and the House of Representatives, the results of its investigations together with such recommendations as it deems advisable . SEC . 3 . The joint committee, or any subcommi ttee thereof, shall have power to hold hearings and to sit and ac t at such pla ces and times, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer such oaths, to take such testimony, and to make such expenditures, as it deems advisable . Subpenas shall be issued under the signature of the chairman of said joint committee, and shall be served by any person designated by him . Amounts appropriated for the expenses of the joint committee shall be disbursed one-half by the Secretary of the Senate and one-half by the Clerk of the House . SEC . 4. The joint committee shall have power to employ and fix the compensation of such officers, experts, and employees as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties, but the compensa- tion so fixed shall not exceed the compensation fixed under the Classification Act of 192 3, as amended, for comparable duties . Off icers and emp loyees of the Government sh all be detail ed to the service of the joint committee, on its request, without additional compensation, and such officers and employees shall be paid from the appropriations regularly available for their salaries . Approved, February 3, 1937 . Duties. mendations . Hearings. Subpenas. Expenses . Post,p.9. Offi cers, e xperts, and employees . 5U.S.C.§673. Details from Gov- ernment offices ; com- pensation . [ CHAP TER 91 AN ACT February 9, 1937 [H . R. 3587] Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the [Public, No . 4] fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and for other purposes . Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives of t he United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and for other purposes, namely First DeficiencyAp- propriation Act, fiscal year 1937 . General appropria- tions . Legislative . Sen ate . Louis Murpby . Pay to widow . Peter Norbeck . Pay to widow . Miscellaneous items . 75 TH CONGRESS, 1 sT SESSION-CHS . 8, 9-FEBRUARY 3, 9, 1997 TITLE I-GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATIVE SENATE To pay to Ellen E . Murphy, widow of Honorable Louis Murphy, late a Senator from the State of Iowa, $10,000 . To pay to Lydia Norb eck, widow of Honorable Pet er Norbeck, la te a Senator from the State of South Dakota $10,000 . For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, fiscal year 1 937, $160 ,000 .
