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tration in the Commerce Depart
ment.
The new board would take over
from the commission it's regula-
tory duties and the award of SUBJ
sides for shipbuilding and opera
ton. Ship construction and other
administrative operations would be
carried out by the Maritime Ad-
ministrator in Commerce. There
also would be an undersecretary of
commerce for transportation to
direct the expanded transportation
activities Of the department.
In an overall message accom-
panying his plans, Mr.. Truman
told Congress he is confident they
will take us well along the road
toward more effective, economical
and responsible Government" He
said the plans are all designed to
carry out recommendations of the
Hoover Commission on Govern
ment reorganization.
Effective in so Days.
r These presidential reorganiza-
ton plans will become effective at
the end of so days provided
neither the House nor Senate
passes resolution of disapproval
by a vote of a majority of its au-
thorized membership.
Contrary to expectations in
some quarters, the President did
not resubmit his proposal to Gre
ate a Welfare Department out of
the Federal Security Agency.
He said. however, he expects
that later in the session he will
submit additional plans to Con-
gress putting into effect other
recommendations Of the Hoover
Commission.
OF the 81 plans submitted to-
day he said, when these plans
become effective we shall have
acted on almost half the pro-
posals" submitted by the Hoover
Commission.
1t is estimated that last year,
through acts of Congress and
presidential reorganization plans,
about 20 per cent of the reorgan-
ization recommended by the
Hoover Commission was carried
out. Whether the so per cent
mentioned by Mr.. Truman applied
to the area to be covered or the
number of recommendations made
by the eommission-300 in all
was not made clear.
Major Goals Listed.
The President said the 81 plans
bring nearer to realization certain
major goals" of the Hoover Com
mission. He listed these goals as:
l. Improvement in the overall
management of the executive
branch. He pointed out that
along this line last year the agen-
cies of the Executive Office of the
President were regrouped, internal
organization of the Civil Service
Commission was strengthened and
housekeeping" functions of Gov
ernment were consolidated In
GSA.
2. improvement in internal
management of departments and
agencies. This was done last year
in the State, Defense and Post
Office Departments.
8. Reduction In the number Of
Government agencies and re-
grouping according to functions
and purpose.
In the case of NLRB Mr.. Tru-
man said his plan-No. 12-
terminates the present division
and confusion Of responsibility
by abolishing the Office of general
counsel.
THE Senate last year indicated
its approval of this setup," he
said. "The reorganization plan in
effect restores unified authority
and responsibility of the board. AS
in the case of other plans for regu-
latoly agencies, certain admins
trative and executive responsible
ties are placed in the chairman
This action eliminates a
basic defect in the present or
ganization Of the National Labor
Relations Board and provides an
organizational pattern consistent
with that established for other
regulatory agenc.. s.
Urged to Be Bipartisan.
The No. / recommendation BY
the Hoover Commission in its re-
port on; regulatory agencies was
that ."all administrative RESPONSE
bility be vested in the chairman. .
It, also recommended that all such
agencies be bipartisan in makeup
The latest chapter In the bick-
ering between the NLRB and
General Counsel Denham occurred
last month when the board took
back some of the powers it haG
delegated to him. It ruled IL
would have the final say op hiring
land firing the chiefs Of regiona'