AMENDMENTS TO THE REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS TRANSMITTED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1971 IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,220,000 FOR THE JUDICIARY MAY 11, 1970.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. THE WHITE HOUSE, Sir: I ask the Congress to consider amendments to the request for appropriations transmitted in the budget for the fiscal year 1971 in the amount of $4,220,000 for the Judiciary. The details of these proposals are set forth in the enclosed letter from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, with whose comments and recommendations I concur. Respectfully yours, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, RICHARD NIXON. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, Washington, D.C., May 8, 1970. The PRESIDENT, The White House. SIR: I have the honor to submit for your consideration three amendments to the requests for appropriations transmitted in the budget for the fiscal year 1971 in the amount of $4,220,000 in budget authority for the Judiciary as follows: 43 Salaries of Supporting Personnel.. (Delete the heading and entire paragraph under this For fees, expenses, and costs of jurors; and compen- 47 Salaries and Expenses of United States Magistrates..... : Provided, That this appropriation shall be available As required by law, these requests for the judiciary are submitted without change. I recommend that these proposals be transmitted to the Congress. Respectfully yours, JAMES R. SCHLESINGER, Acting Director. (No appeal letters ) Office of the Marshal The Honorable John L. McClellan, Chairman Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator McClellan: The Court has requested that I advise you that no appeal is contemplated regarding the level of funding for Fiscal Year 1971 as recommended in the House Report submitted by the Committee on Appropriations on May 12, 1970, and that it accepts the same as reported. Sincerely yours, T. Perry Lippitt Marshal My dear Senat: The pu pose of this letter is respectfully to advise you that the ortion of the subject report which concerns the amount provided for the salaries and expenses of this Court has been reviewed and the amount allowed is acceptable. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS Dear Senator McClellan: At the direction and with the approval of the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, I am pleased to inform you that the amounts included in the Judiciary Appropriation Bill, 1971 (H.R. 17575) for the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the Court of Claims, and under the heading "Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services" meet our approval and that we do not intend to appeal for the restoration of funds denied by the House. The Honorable Alfred P. Murrah, Director of the Federal Judicial Center, also has expressed his approval of the sum included in the Bill for the Center and has asked me to inform you that he has no intention of filing an appeal. We do respectfully request that your Committee consider the proposed amendments contained in Senate Document No. 91-69. These amendments, which provide for a net increase in budget authority for the Judiciary of $4,220,000, are required for full conversion to the magistrates system pursuant to the Act of October 17, 1968, Public Law 90-578. The original estimate for "Salaries and Expenses of United States Magistrates" provided only for a pilot program. The Judicial Conference, at its meeting on March 16 and 17, 1970, in light of recommendations of the Director of the Administrative Office, the District Courts and the Circuit Councils, determined the number of magistrates, the locations at which they shall serve, and their respective salaries. The revised requests which are based on those recommendations were submitted to the Bureau of the Budget on March 23, 1970. Justifications in support thereof have been furnished your Committee. Enclosed are statements reflecting in detail for each appropriation (except the Supreme Court) the administrative allocation of the House allowances. Also enclosed, for your convenient reference, are excerpts from the report of the House Appropriations Committee (No. 91-1072). We shall welcome an opportunity to appear before your Committee to testify in support of our requirements and in support of the proposed amendments. Sincerely, Enclosures William R. Sweeney |