Mr. Mitchell then cemmented briefly on the propesal for indemnity legislation and said that represen+~tives of several insurance companies had indicated that they would riot be able to prepare insurance premium schedules er pelicy ferms b jJanuary 1, 1957. After further discussion, the Commis sio~ a. Approved the legislative proposals set forth “A*’ to AEC 941/2 as tie Commission in Appendix for 1957; proposed legislative program *s b. Noted that the Office of the General Counsel will pr~e an appropriate letter transmitting te the Bureau of the Budget the Commission’s legislative program for 1957 in the form of one or mere draft bills with accompanying justifications and requesting the Bureau’s advice as to the relationship of the proposals to the legislative program of the President; c. Noted that the proposed statutory language to pr otec~mbers of the public again~t uninsu:ed liability arising from hazards in the peaceful utilization of atomic energy will be submitted to the Commission for approval prior to its submission to the Bureau of the Budget; d. Noted that proposed legislation to increase AEC e~tive salaries will be the subject of a separate staff paper; e. Noted that the proposed legislation to author~se of funds to minimize personal expenditures by employees in connection with the move to Germantown (A EC 941/1) was approved by the Commission at Meeting 1246 on November 14, 1956; - 768 -