An Act to amend the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883, so as to require that certain reports and other communications of the executive branch to Congress contain information pertaining to the number of civilian officers and employees required to carry out additional or expanded functions, and for other purposes
PL 84-801 (H.R.10368), enacted 07/25/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 801-JULY 25, 1956 
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uly 25. 1956 
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Public Law 801 
CHAPTER 730 
AN ACT 
To amend the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883, so as to require that 
certain reports and other communications of the executive branch to Con-
gress contain information pertaining to the number of civilian oflScers and 
employees required to carry out additional or expanded functions, and for 
other purposes. 
Civil Service. 
22 Stat. 403. 
5USC632«t«eg. 
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Requirements. 
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Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atn^rica in Congress assemmed, That the Civil 
Service Act of January 16, 1883, is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new" section: 
"SEC. 11. (a) Each report, recommendation, or other communi-
cation, of an official nature, of any department, agency, or independent 
establishment of the executive branch of the Federal Government 
(including any corporation wholly owned by the United States) 
which— 
"(1) relates to pending or proposed legislation which, if en-
acted, will entail an estimated annual expenditure of appropriated 
funds in excess of $1,000,000, 
"(2) is submitted or transmitted to the Congress or any com-
mittee thereof in compliance with law or on the initiative of the 
appropriate authority of the executive branch, and 
"(3) officially proposes or recommends the creation or ex-
pansion, either by action of the Congress or by administrative 
{iction, of any function, activity, or authority of any such depart-
ment, agency, independent establishment, or corporation, to be 
in addition to those functions, activities, and authorities thereof 
existing at the time such report, recommendation, or communi-
cation IS submitted or transmitted to the Congress or any com-
mittee thereof, 
shall contain a statement, w^ith respect to such department, agency, 
independent establishment, or corporation, for each of the first live 
fiscal years during which each such additional or expanded function, 
activity, or authority so proposed or recommended is to be in effect, 
disclosing the following information: 
"(A) the estimated maximum additional— 
"(i) man-years of civilian employment, by general categories 
of positions, 
"(ii) expenditures for personal services, and 
"(iii) expenditures for all purposes other than personal 
services, 
which are attributable to such function, activity, or authority and 
which will be required to be effected hy such department, agency, 
independent establishment, or corporation in connection with the 
performance of such function, activity, of authority, and 
"(B) such other statement, discussion, explanation, or other infor-
mation jas may be deemed advisable by the appropriate authority 
of the executive branch or which may be required by the Congress or 
a committee thereof. 
"(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the Central 
Intelligence Agency." 
SEO. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
become effective on January 1,1957. 
Approved July 25, 1956.