Provisions expanding the coverage of Title II re public
accommodations to include any business operated under "State
or local authorization, permission or license."
The full Judiciary Committee heard testimony from the
Attorney General on October 15-16, 1963, regarding the
Subcommittee's bill. As finally reported by the Committee,
the bill did not include provisions to create a Community
Relations Service and did not contain the above-mentioned
provisions expanding the public accommodations title
to include all "State-licensed" businesses. Moreover,
the bill did not grant the Attorney General authority
to institute suits to protect against any deprivation
of civil rights. However, it did retain provisions authorizing
him to institute suits to desegregate publicly owned,
operated or managed facilities in addition to schools.
It also authorized him to intervene in a suit previously
filed by any person to obtain relief from discriminatory
practices denying equal protection of the 1aws on account
of race, color, religion, or national origin.
House debate on H.R. 7152 began on January 31 of this
year and continued each day, except Sunday, until passage
of the bill on February 10 by a vote of 290 to 130. Among
the amendments adopted by the House was the restoration
of a title (now Title X) creating a Community Relations
Service to attempt to resolve disputes over discriminatory
practices by voluntary procedures. Another major amendment
extended the prohibitions of Title VII to job discrimination
against women because of their sex.
Action in the Senate
The Senate Committee on Commerce held 13 days of hearings
on S. 1732 between July 1 and 22, 1963 (Hearings on
S. 1732, entitled "Civil Rights--Public Accommodations," before
the Senate Committee on Commerce, 88th Cong., 1st sess.,
serial 26). The Committee has reported S. 1732, with
amendments (S. Rept. No. 872, Parts 1 and 2, 88th Cong.,
2d sess.).
A comparison of Title II of H.R. 7152, as it passed
the House, and S. 1732, as reported to the Senate, is
contained in the material on Title II, H.R. 7152.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a number of hearings
between July 16 and September 11, 1963, on S. 1731, the
bill submitted by President Kennedy with his special
message of June 19, 1963. However, the hearings have
not been printed, and the Committee has not taken any
action to report the bill.
Costs and Personnel Attached are copies of two
letters dated February 6, 1964, from Deputy Attorney
General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach to Congressman Emanuel
Celler that set forth preliminary estimates of the costs
and numbers of persons necessary to the enforcement and
administration of H.R. 7152.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.
February 6, 1964
Honorable Emanuel Celler
Chairman, Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is in reference to the letter of December 2, 1963,
concerning the cost to the United States of the various
provisions of H.R. 7152.
Further examination of the preliminary cost estimates
contained in that letter have disclosed several errors
in computation. In addition, information now available
allows more precise estimates with regard to certain of
the figures. As corrected, the total estimated costs for
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Title VII
is $3,800,000, rather than $5,760,000 and the estimated
cost for the Department of Justice for Titles I, II, III,
IV and VI is $1,595,140, rather than $1,690,140. Further,
the estimated cost for Title V (Civil Rights Commission)
has been revised from $1,425,000 to $500,000 so that it
reflects only the additional estimated cost expected to
result from passage of Title V, rather than the total estimated
cost of the Commission.
Broken down by Title, the corrected preliminary cost estimates
are as follows:
| Title I - Voting |
| Department of Justice |
$120,000 |
| Title II - Public Accommodations |
| Department of Justice |
$442,540 |
| Title III - Public Facilities |
| Department of Justice |
$312,530 |
| Title IV - School Desegregation |
| Department of Health, Education and Welfare |
$10,095,000 |
| Department of Justice |
$657,560 |
| Total |
$10,752,560 |
| Title V - Civil Rights Commission |
| Civil Rights Commission |
$500,000 |
| Title VI - Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted
Programs |
| Department of Justice |
$62,510 |
| Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunity |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
$3,800,000 |
| Department of Labor |
$75,000 |
| (Special Study) |
| Title VIII - Special Voting Census |
| Department of Commerce |
$1,800,000 |
| Estimated Annual Cost (Avg. -- first 5 yrs.) |
$15,990,140 |
| (plus $1,875,000 for special one-year
study and census) |
Sincerely,
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach
Deputy Attorney General
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.
February 6, 1964
Honorable Emanuel Celler
Chairman, Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is in response to your request for information concerning
the number of persons who would be employed in connection
with the administration and enforcement of the various
provisions of H.R. 7152.
For your convenience these preliminary estimates have
been broken down by Title and represent the expected average
employment over a five-year period.
Two of the items represent employment which will not recur
after the first year. These are the special study by the
Department of Labor (Title VII) and the special voting
census (Title VIII). It should also be noted that the persons
to be employed in connection with the Special Voting Census
(Title VIII) will be temporary employees, generally recruited
on a local basis and that the number of employees of the
Civil Rights Commission listed under Title V represents
the number of new employees expected to be hired if Title
V is enacted.
| Title I - Voting |
No. of employees |
| Department of Justice |
6 |
| Title II - Public Accommodations |
| Department of Justice |
26 |
| Title III - Public Facilities |
| Department of Justice |
20 |
| Title IV - School Desegregation |
| Department of Health, Education and Welfare |
100 |
| Department of Justice |
50 |
| Total |
150 |
| Title V -- Civil Rights Commission |
| Civil Rights Commission |
20 |
| Title VI - Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted
Programs |
| Department of Justice |
3 |
| Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunity |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
150 |
| Department of Labor |
5 |
| (Special Study) |
| Total |
155 |
| Title VIII - Special Voting Census |
| Department of Commerce |
2300 (1 mo.) |
| |
200 (2-3 mos.) |
| |
2500 (temporary) |
| Total Estimated (Average over first five years) |
380 |
| (plus 2500 temporary employees for Special Voting
Census) |
Sincerely,
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach
Deputy Attorney General
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