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Dr. Smirn. That I don’t know. 
Dr. Guascow. I am sure the staff in the White House will have to 
review the report and then they will, of course, make recommendations 
to the President. It would be difficult to say how much time the staff — 
will require to review it. 
Mr. McCtosxry. I don’t want to criticize anybody because I am oe 
mendously impressed with what you and the Department of the In- 
terior have been able to do with the limited budget and staff time you 
have had to turn out these reports. But when we talk about giving pri- 
mary attention to the environment, when a congressional committee 
is held up month after month after month by the failures of the ad- | 
ministration to work out a plan, then we are handicapped in going for- 
ward with comprehensive legislation when we can’t seem to get togeth- 
er at these levels. It bothers me. 
I want to point out the fact that I think people back home are de- 
manding better cooperation than thus far we have had between 
the legislative and executive branch in coming up with legislative 
solutions. 
Dr. Giascow. Because of this high priority of oe report I don’t be- 
lieve the staff review at the White House will take 2 or 3 months. I think 
it will get immediate review. 
Mr. Drycxt. I know of no legislation in this committee that has been 
sought by the administration in i this particular subcommittee on which 
action still awaits, but I do know of a large number of pieces of legis- 
lation on which this subeommittee has requested reports from the ad- 
ministration on which we have received no action. 
I would refer to this matter of the report which will be received by 
the White House next week. I am sure you are aware of the fact this 
subcommittee has a record of not only not holding back, but moving 
forward on such legislation with less than what I consider to be ade- 
quate and sufficient : support from the administration. I refer not only 
to this administration, but also the the previous administration. 
Mr. McCrosxey. I would suggest we defer pending receipt of the re- 
port. It seems appropriate that we do that, Mr. Chairman. It would 
be well if we had that report available when we reconvene in November, 
so we could then do something before the end of the session. 
It seems incredible to me that a year ago the Congress gave this tre- 
mendous attention to water pollution by eranting almost four times the 
President’s budget to clear up pollution when we were cutting nearly 
every other Federal expenditure. A year ago everybody was in on this. 
This would seem to justify priority. Yet here we are with the session 
fonts to a close without the necessary tools by which to resolve this 
policy 
I appreciate the administration’s comments that the Congress has de- 
layed many things the administration has sought but with regard to 
this I don’t see how we can act on this until the information in this re- 
port is before the Congress. I want to strongly make the personal plea 
that this administration, by the time we reconvene, which, as I un- 
derstand, will be November 9, have a comprehensive recommendation 
before us on which of these bills should be used. 
Mr. Dirncetx. The Chair would like to observe we do expect to com- 
municate today with the Council on Environmental Quality advising 
that this committee will be meeting Tuesday to receive the report 
