Congressman HERTEL: Oh, I think they’d very much like to do that, and we have a good list well beyond people on the Commission of people who are very interested, and some attended the reception last night.
Mr. MARCHISHIN: Okay. If there is no further discussion on the proposed budget, I think the oral history project was a major consideration in the budget I did want to clarify that for all of the Commissioners.
I’d like to ask for a motion that the proposed budget be accepted as drafted.
From the FLOOR: So moved.
Mr. MARCHISHIN: Seconded?
From the FLOOR: Seconded.
Mr. MARCHISHIN: Okay. Seconded.
All in favor?
(Chorus of ayes)
Opposed?
(No response)
The proposed budget has been passed as presented.
Congressman GILMAN: Mr. Chairman, just so the Commission members will be aware of our bell system, two lights and two bells indicate a roll call vote. Three lights and three bells indicate a quorum vote in which case members have to go to the floor within 15 minutes to cast their vote, and four lights and four bells indicate a recess. Five is adjournment I guess six is an air raid.
(Laughter)
Mr. MARCHISHIN: We’ll leave that up to the good Surgeon General when we get to that point.
The next item of business I’d like to suggest is that the memorandum on the work of the Commission was prepared by Mr. Mica and the staff, and I think we all have a copy of it in our packet, and it is not too long, but I think we should go through it, and it would help to clarify in our mind the kind of work that the Commission would be un¬dertaking.

MEMORANDUM OF CHAIRMAN MICA ON THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION ON THE UKRAINE FAMINE

I would like to thank Dr. Weres for his memorandum on the work of the Commis¬sion. It gives us a valuable starting point for the discussion of basic issues. I am cer¬tain that it, along with the enabling legislation, will help us decide the basic direction of our work.
After consulting with the Commission staff, I feel the following should be con¬sidered:
1. The mandate of the Commission is defined by the enabling legislation. Section 2 states: The purpose of the Commission is to conduct a study of the 1932-33 Ukraine famine.” Section 3(2) requires the Commission to “submit to Congress for publica¬tion a final report on the results of the famine study no later than two years after the organizational meeting of the Commission…” I hope that Dr. Mace will have your con¬fidence to submit drafts of this report to you for approval, suggestions, changes, dele¬tions, and additions. We will be called upon to make fundamental judgments regard-