ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue Prohibition Commissioner Prohibition Administrators District No. Headquarters Territory, Judicial Districts Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Eastern District of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Maryland, District of Columbia, and Delaware. Illinois, except southern counties of Eastern Judicial District, Indiana and Eastern Judicial District of Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Dakota and Western District of Wisconsin. Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Missouri, southern counties of Eastern Judicial District of Illinois and Texas and Oklahoma. Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. Northern District of California and Nevada. Southern District of California and Arizona. Porto Rico. Organization Chart 13 133 CHAPTER 18 BUREAU OF THE BUDGET 1. Origin and Mission On July 1, 1921, the work of the Secretary of the Treasury of submitting to Congress annually estimates of probable revenues and disbursements of the government was placed in the hands of the President. To aid him in the performance of this duty a Bureau of the Budget was created by act approved June 10, 1921.1 This bureau in the Treasury Department acts under the immediate direction of the President and submits its report to him. Under rules prescribed by him the bureau prepares the annual budget and such supplemental or deficiency estimates as he may desire to submit to Congress. 2. Activities The bureau has the authority, under the act, "to assemble, correlate, revise, reduce, or increase the estimates of the several departments and establishments." 2 " The act requires the head of each department and establishment to appoint a budget officer whose duty it is to prepare, under his direction, the departmental estimates of appropriations and such supplemental or deficiency estimates as may be required. This official is a sort of liaison officer between the department and the Bureau of the Budget. The bureau deals directly with them in the routine work of preparing the budget. The estimates are prepared and submitted to the bureau in such form, manner, and detail as the President prescribes. On or before September 15 of each year the head of each department and establishment revises his estimates and submits them to the bureau.5 The bureau is authorized, when directed by the President, to make detailed studies of the departments and establishments for the purpose of enabling the President to determine what changes should be made, in the interest of economy and efficiency, in "(1) the existing organization of activities, and methods of business of such departments or establishments; (2) the appropriations therefor; (3) the assignment of particular activities to particular services; (4) the regrouping of services." " Each department and establishment is required, under regulations by the President, to furnish to the bureau such information as the bureau may from time to time require. Officials of the bureau are given the authority to have access, for the purposes of examination, to the books, papers, and records of any department or establishment." The office of Chief Co-ordinator was created by Circular No. 15, Bureau of 142 Stat. 20 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 400% et seq.). the Budget, July 27, 1921, and the duties of this office were later enlarged by Budget Circulars Nos. 23, 25, 26, 35, 41, 42, 47, 52, 69, and 137, and Executive Order No. 3578, dated the White House, November 8, 1921. Subject to general supervision by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Chief Co-ordinator handles all questions of co-ordination arising through the application of the policies of the President and of the Congress to the routine business activities of the executive branch of the government. 3. Organization and Distribution of Functions (a) Office Proper of the Director of the Budget. (1) The Director of the Budget. (2) The Assistant Director of the Budget. (3) The Executive Assistant. (4) Chief Clerk. (5) Counsel. (b) The Board of Estimates.-The board consists of the Director of the Budget, as chairman, the Assistant Director of the Budget, and seven Assistants. to the Director. (c) Investigations under the Board of Estimates are under the supervision of 14 investigators. (d) Budget Officers.-Each department and independent establishment has a Budget Officer, through whom the Director of the Budget acts in reference to the respective departments and establishments. (e) Office of Chief Co-ordinator. (1) The Chief Co-ordinator. (2) The Deputy Chief Co-ordinator. (3) Executive Officer. (4) Four Assistant Chief Co-ordinators. (5) Assistants. (f) Area Co-ordinators.-There are seven area co-ordinators, whose duty is to bring about co-ordination of federal activities in the field. The interdepartmental transfer of surplus property, supervision of the use of government-owned office space, investigation of the cost of rented space, co-ordination in the use of government-owned motor and water transportation, arranging the use, by agreement, of the idle capacity of government-controlled communication facilities, and many other activities of these co-ordinators have resulted in substantial reduction in the expenditure of government funds. They are stationed as follows, there being an assistant co-ordinator in some of the areas: Pada estiver, teach. Ciclon coordination of the Somlation a gangly by the War and Navy Departments WH , * ??? PAA Trade Ward. The Trake Ward has continged its service in e wetlobes of all departments Peresenting, as it does, 4h truthe Wisness of the thyem que TT,11,6T, ent, # is enabled to take up questions with transpeetah on remugatuts that affect the shipment of commodities and per Preight classifications for certain kinds of government property have been And, which have resulted in very decided reduction in freight rates. Switching tales have been adjusted, concessions in the rates for hauling governmenttomed cars haze been secured, information is furnished departments of rates and puddings over different transportation lines and of sailings of government ships This offers opgentunity to select the most advantageous rates. The board has prepared uniform travel regulations for all civilian officers and employees of the thated States while traveling on duty. These regulations have been apjosed and will soon be ready for promulgation. Each of the executive departments (perrpt the State Department and Department of Justice), the Alien Property Custralian, the District of Columbia, the United States Marine Corps, the Cavernment Printing Office, and the Veterans' Bureau, are represented by a traff managet. (m) Co-ordinator for Motor Transport in the District of Columbia.-Besides furnishing transportation interdepartmentally, and pooling the trucks for government hauling, repairs, spare parts, and gasoline are furnished at cost. (n) Federal Specifications Board.-Besides a Chairman and Vice Chairman, the membership consists of a representative from each federal executive department and from the District of Columbia, General Supply Committee, Marine Corps, Government Printing Office, Interstate Commerce Commission, Panama Canal, Civil Service Commission, United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, Tariff Commission, and Veterans' Bureau. (0) Interdepartmental Board on Simplified Office Procedure.-Created to promote economy and efficiency in routine office procedure in the departments and establishments, through simplicity and uniformity of procedure as to matters not already allocated elsewhere by law or executive order. (p) Interdepartmental Board of Contracts and Adjustments.-Addresses itself to the drafting of standard contracts for building, supply and lease, and to recommending legislation to reform statutory requirements imposed upon government departments in the execution of such contracts. 4. Organization (a) The organization of the Bureau of Budget is as shown by Chart 15. (b) The Board of Estimates is composed of: The Director of the Budget, Chairman. The Assistant Director of the Budget. The Executive Assistant. Seven Assistants to the Director. (c) The Executive Assistant and Five Assistants to the Director supervise Investigators as follows: (1) An Assistant to the Director: (1a) Investigator. War Department. Panama Canal. (1b) Investigator. District of Columbia. (1c) Investigator. Navy Department. National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics. (2) An Assistant to the Director. (2a) Investigator. Bureau of Efficiency. Civil Service Commission. Employees' Compensation Commission. Federal Board for Vocational Education. Housing Corporation. Smithsonian Institute. (2b) Investigator. Executive Office. Alaska Relief Funds. |