Congressional Research Service

The

Library of Congress

Washington,

D.C.

20540

GRACE COMMISSIONIPO28 1GIn response to numerous requests for information on the Grace Commission(formally known as the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost control) and

its

reports, or for a copy of the Summary Report issued on January 12,

1984,

we have compiled the enclosed packet of materials. This includes statementsfrom the Grace Commission summarizing the 2,478 recommendations on ways tosave $424 billion of "waste" in the Federal Government over three years, asoutlined in the 656-page, two-volume Summary Report. This Info Pack alsoincludes a packet of newspaper and magazine articles which provide additionalinformation on the Grace Commission and

its

Summary Report.

Fact Sheet provides information on where copies of the Grace Commission'sSummary Report and

its

36 Task Force Reports and 11 Special Reports may bepurchased. An address

provided for the Government Printing Office

(GPO),

where constituents may place orders for copies of the Reports, or obtain a listof Federal depository libraries, which may have reference copies of the reportsavailable for use.Members of Congress may obtain more information on this topic by callingCRS at 287-5700.

hope this information

will

be helpful.Congressional ReferenceDivision

THE

PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECTOR SURVEY

ON COST CONTROL

FACT SHEETINFORMATION

AND

REPORT AVAILABILITY AFTER PPS SCCPPSSCC expects

its

offices in Washington onJanuary 31, 1984. Reports

will

be available, however, at theCentral Reference and Records Information FacilityHoover Building of the Department of Commerce14th and Constitution Avenue

Room 6628

Washington D.C. 20230Contact: Geraldine

Leooo/Pnyllis

Lambry(202) 377-3271Also, the Government Printing

Off

ice

nas

reportsavailable

specif

Government Depository libraries acrossthe country. For information of aepositories containingreports nearest you, contact:Superintendent of DocumentsU.S. Government Printing Off

ice