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APPROVED.
ACTION
THE WHITE HOUSE
Last Day: July 14
WASHINGTON
July 12, 1976
Posted
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE PRESIDENT
7/14
FROM:
JIM CANNOM
archives
SUBJECT:
H.R. 14261 - Treasury, Postal
Service, and General Government
g/L
Appropriation Act, 1977
Attached for your consideration is H.R. 14261, sponsored by
Representative Steed.
The enrolled bill appropriates for FY 77 a total of
$8,313,119,000 in budget authority for activities of the
Treasury Department, the Postal Service, the General
Services Administration, the Civil Service Commission,
the Executive Office of the President (except the Council
on Environmental Quality and the Special Representative
for Trade Negotiations), and certain other agencies and
activities.
The enrolled bill provides $308.2 million more in 1977
budget authority than your total requests. The effect of
Congressional changes is to increase estimated outlays by
$303 million in 1977 and $4 million in 1978.
A detailed discussion of the funds appropriated is provided
in Jim Lynn's memorandum at Tab A.
OMB, Max Friedersdorf, Counsel's Office, Bill Seidman and
I recommend approval of the enrolled bill.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign H.R. 14261 at Tab B.
FORD LIBRARY
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 14261 - Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government Appropriation Act, 1977
Sponsor - Representative Steed (D), Oklahoma
Last Day for Action
July 14, 1976 - Wednesday
Purpose
Appropriates for fiscal year 1977 a total of $8,313,119,000
in budget authority for activities of the Treasury Department,
the Postal Service, the General Services Administration, the
Civil Service Commission, the Executive Office of the
President (except the Council on Environmental Quality and
the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations), and
certain other agencies and activities.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Other affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The enrolled bill provides $308.2 million more in 1977 budget
authority than your total requests of $8,004.9 million.
The effect of Congressional changes to your requests is to
increase estimated outlays by $303 million in 1977 and by
$4 million in 1978.
2
The table below shows the effect of Congressional action
on your 1977 budget requests for major agencies in the
enrolled bill:
1977 Budget Authority
(in millions of dollars)
Amount
Request
provided
Differ-
considered
in bill
ence
Treasury Department
2,580
2,579
-1
U.S. Postal Service
1,459
1,766
+307
Executive Office of the
President
67
66
-1
Civil Service Commission
3,441
3,446
+5
General Services Administration
343
333
-11
Defense Civil Preparedness
Agency
71
83
+12
Other related agencies
44
41
-3
Total
8,005
8,313
+308
The following compares the enrolled bill with House and
Senate appropriations subcommittee allocations under the
first concurrent resolution on the budget:
1977 BUDGET AUTHORITY
(in millions of dollars)
House
Senate
Enrolled
target
target
bill
8,530
8,500
8,313
Major Changes to Requested Amounts
The remainder of this analysis discusses the changes made in
the bill to your requests for the Treasury Department, the
Postal Service, the General Services Administration, and
the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Changes to other
agencies and activities in the bill were no more than
$5 million each and amount to a net increase of $1 million.
3
Department of the Treasury
Requests for the Treasury Department were decreased by a net
$1.1 million. Increases of $19.6 million were offset by
decreases totaling $20.7 million.
Two changes are worth noting:
- The largest single increase--$13.9 million-- is for
the U.S. Customs Service. The Senate report on the
bill indicates that these additional funds are for
restoration of 322 positions your budget proposed
to drop in 1977 and establishment of 300 new
positions designed to reduce workload backlogs.
While workload indicators are up in the second half
of 1976, we do not believe they suggest the need
for a 5 percent increase in direct permanent
employment above your 1977 budget request.
- Your $125.3 million request for the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is reduced $10.8
million. This decrease reflects the Congress'
rejection of your proposal to expand Operation
Concentrated Urban Enforcement (CUE) beyond the
three cities where it is now operational.
U.S. Postal Service
The Congress increased your request of $1.5 billion for the
Postal Service by $307.4 million. This increase provides
funds to extend the time during which second class, third
class bulk (non-profit), and fourth class mail will be
subsidized by the Federal Government as mailers adjust to
full cost recovery rates. You have opposed extension of
the adjustment period on the basis that these mailers do
not need the additional time which has been authorized and
that funding the authorization shifts a cost--which should
be borne by these mailers to the taxpayer. Despite your
objections, the Congress has previously added funds for
this purpose in both 1975 and 1976.
4
General Services Administration (GSA)
The Congress denied your $10.5 million request to pay the
Treasury Department interest on the value of Defense
Production Act inventories. The payment is essentially a
bookkeeping transaction. Consequently, its denial will
have no programmatic effect.
Other increases and decreases for GSA are relatively minor
in nature, reflect organizational realignments that have
occurred within the agency, and result in no significant
change to your requests.
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
The Congress has added a net $11.5 million to your request
for the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. The bill does
not earmark these increased funds for a specific purpose,
and the House and Senate reports on the bill provide no
precise information regarding the Congress' intent in
effecting this increase.
Recommendation
I recommend that you sign the enrolled bill. While the
$307.4 million increase for the Postal Service is
objectionable, a veto on that basis would in all probability
not be sustainable. Furthermore, such action might jeopardize
current efforts to resolve the general Postal Service
financial situation by increasing pressures for direct
operating subsidies.
Jana T. They Lynn
Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: July 10
Time: 345pm
Paul Leach on
FOR ACTION:
Dick Parsons
an
cc (for information): Jack Marsh
Max Friedersdorf
Jim Cavanaugh
Bill Seddman on
Ed Schmults
Ken Lazarus
on
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: July 12
Time: noon
SUBJECT:
H.R. 14261-Treasury, Postal Service, and GSAeral
Government Appropaiation Act, 1977
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to jddy johnston, ground floor west wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
K. R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUA
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: July 10
Time:
345pm
Paul Leach
FOR ACTION:
Dick Parsons
CC (for information): Jack Marsh
Max Friedersdorf
Jim Cavanaugh
Bill Seidman
Ed Schmults
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: July 12
Time: noon
SUBJECT:
H.R. 14261-Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriation Act, 1977
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
No objection -- Ken Lazarus 7/12/76
&
FORD
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
James M. Cannon
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
JUL IN REC'D
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: July 10
Time: 345pm
Paul Leach
FOR ACTION:
Dick Parsons
CC (for information): Jack Marsh
Max Friedersdorf
Jim Cavanaugh
Bill Seidman
Ed Schmults
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: July 12
Time: noon
SUBJECT:
H.R. 14261-Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriation Act, 1977
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
approve
LWS
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
James M. Cannon
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
A
DN MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: July 10
Time:
345pm
Paul Leach
FOR ACTION:
Dick Parsons
CC (for information): Jack Marsh
Max Friedersdorf
Bill Seidman
m.b.
6.
Jim Cavanaugh
Ed Schmults
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: July 12
Time: noon
SUBJECT:
H.R. 14261-Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriation Act, 1977
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
Recommed sign
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
James M. Cannon
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: July 10
Time:
345pm
Paul Leach
FOR ACTION:
Dick Parsons
CC (for information): Jack Marsh
Max Friedersdorf
Jim Cavanaugh
Bill Seidman
Ed Schmults
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: July 12
Time: noon
SUBJECT:
H.R. 14261-Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriation Act, 1977
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X
REMARKS: For Your Irecommend Comments approval. Draft Remarks RRO
please return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
James M. Cannon
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
Health
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 14261 - Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government Appropriation Act, 1977
Sponsor - Representative Steed (D), Oklahoma
Last Day for Action
July 14, 1976 - Wednesday
Purpose
Appropriates for fiscal year 1977 a total of $8,313,119,000
in budget authority for activities of the Treasury Department,
the Postal Service, the General Services Administration, the
Civil Service Commission, the Executive Office of the
President (except the Council on Environmental Quality and
the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations), and
certain other agencies and activities.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Other affected agencies
Approval (informally)
Discussion
The enrolled bill provides $308.2 million more in 1977 budget
authority than your total requests of $8,004.9 million.
The effect of Congressional changes to your requests is to
increase estimated outlays by $303 million in 1977 and by
$4 million in 1978.
2
The table below shows the effect of Congressional action
on your 1977 budget requests for major agencies in the
enrolled bill:
1977 Budget Authority
(in millions of dollars)
Amount
Request
provided
Differ-
considered
in bill
ence
Treasury Department
2,580
2,579
-1
U.S. Postal Service
1,459
1,766
+307
Executive Office of the
President
67
66
-1
Civil Service Commission
3,441
3,446
+5
General Services Administration
343
333
-11
Defense Civil Preparedness
Agency
71
83
+12
Other related agencies
44
41
-3
Total
8,005
8,313
+308
The following compares the enrolled bill with House and
Senate appropriations subcommittee allocations under the
first concurrent resolution on the budget:
1977 BUDGET AUTHORITY
(in millions of dollars)
House Senate Enrolled
target
target
bill
8,530
8,500
8,313
Major Changes to Requested Amounts
The remainder of this analysis discusses the changes made in
the bill to your requests for the Treasury Department, the
Postal Service, the General Services Administration, and
the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Changes to other
agencies and activities in the bill were no more than
$5 million each and amount to a net increase of $1 million.
3
Department of the Treasury
Requests for the Treasury Department were decreased by a net
$1.1 million. Increases of $19.6 million were offset by
decreases totaling $20.7 million.
Two changes are worth noting:
- The largest single increase--$13.9 million- is for
the U.S. Customs Service. The Senate report on the
bill indicates that these additional funds are for
restoration of 322 positions your budget proposed
to drop in 1977 and establishment of 300 new
positions designed to reduce workload backlogs.
While workload indicators are up in the second half
of 1976, we do not believe they suggest the need
for a 5 percent increase in direct permanent
employment above your 1977 budget request.
- Your $125.3 million request for the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is reduced $10.8
million. This decrease reflects the Congress'
rejection of your proposal to expand Operation
Concentrated Urban Enforcement (CUE) beyond the
three cities where it is now operational.
U.S. Postal Service
The Congress increased your request of $1.5 billion for the
Postal Service by $307.4 million. This increase provides
funds to extend the time during which second class, third
class bulk (non-profit) and fourth class mail will be
subsidized by the Federal Government as mailers adjust to
full cost recovery rates. You have opposed extension of
the adjustment period on the basis that these mailers do
not need the additional time which has been authorized and
that funding the authorization shifts a cost--which should
be borne by these mailers--to the taxpayer. Despite your
objections, the Congress has previously added funds for
this purpose in both 1975 and 1976.
4
General Services Administration (GSA)
The Congress denied your $10.5 million request to pay the
Treasury Department interest on the value of Defense
Production Act inventories. The payment is essentially a
bookkeeping transaction. Consequently, its denial will
have no programmatic effect.
Other increases and decreases for GSA are relatively minor
in nature, reflect organizational realignments that have
occurred within the agency, and result in no significant
change to your requests.
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
The Congress has added a net $11.5 million to your request
for the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. The bill does
not earmark these increased funds for a specific purpose,
and the House and Senate reports on the bill provide no
precise information regarding the Congress' intent in
effecting this increase.
Recommendation
I recommend that you sign the enrolled bill. While the
$307.4 million increase for the Postal Service is
objectionable, a veto on that basis would in all probability
not be sustainable. Furthermore, such action might jeopardize
current efforts to resolve the general Postal Service
financial situation by increasing pressures for direct
operating subsidies.
James T. Lynn
Director
94TH CONGRESS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPORT
2d Session
No. 94-1299
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, POSTAL SERVICE, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT, AND CERTAIN INDEPENDENT AGENCIES, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1977
JUNE 25, 1976.-Ordered to be printed
FORD
of
BERALD
Mr. STEED, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 14261]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 14261)
"making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United
States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1977, and for other purposes," having met, after full and free con-
ference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their
respective Houses as follows:
That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 18, 21, and
22.
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments
of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32,
34, and 37, and agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 4:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $793,400,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 5:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $836,900,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
57-006 O
2
3
Amendment numbered 17:
The committee of conference report in disagreement amendments
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
numbered 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 35, and 36.
the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
ToM STEED,
follows:
JOSEPH P. ADDABBO,
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,301,000;
EDWARD R. ROYBAL,
and the Senate agree to the same.
ROBERT L. F. SIKES,
EDWARD P. BOLAND,
Amendment numbered 19:
JOHN J. FLYNT, Jr.,
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
EDWARD J. PATTEN,
the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
CLARENCE D. LONG,
follows:
GEORGE MAHON,
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,130,755,-
ROBERT C. McEwEN,
000; and the Senate agree to the same.
ELFORD A. CEDERBERG,
Amendment numbered 20:
Managers on the Part of the House.
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
JOSEPH M. MONTOYA,
the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
BIRCH BAYH,
follows:
THOMAS F. EAGLETON,
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $28,400,000;
JOHN L. McCLELLAN,
and the Senate agree to the same.
GALE W. McGEE,
HENRY BELLMON,
Amendment numbered 23
MARK O. HATFIELD,
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
MILTON R. YOUNG,
the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
TED STEVENS,
follows:
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $3,500,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 25
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,500,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 30:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $2,750,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 33
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same with an amendment, as
follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $17,500,000;
and the Senate agree to the same.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 14261) making appropriations for the
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Execu-
tive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes, submit
the following joint statement to the House and the Senate in explana-
tion of the effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and rec-
ommended in the accompanying conference report:
TITLE I-TREASURY DEPARTMENT
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
Amendment No. 1: Appropriates $8,650,000 for salaries and expenses
as proposed by the Senate instead of $9,000,000 as proposed by the
House.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS
Amendment No. 2: Appropriates $114,500,000 for salaries and ex-
penses as proposed by the Senate instead of $112,000,000 as proposed
by the House.
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
Amendment No. 3: Appropriates $340,000,000 for salaries and ex-
penses as proposed by the Senate instead of $334,000,000 as proposed
by the House.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Amendment No. 4: Appropriates $793,400,000 for accounts, collec-
tion and taxpayer service instead of $795,900,000 as proposed by the
House and $790,900,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The Conferees are concerned with the proposed reduction in the
budget estimate for the taxpayer service activity. The Committee of
Conference directs that the level of effort for taxpayer service be
maintained during FY-1977 at the FY-1976 level. The Committee of
Conference has included funding to support 4,218 permanent person-
nel positions for the taxpayer service activity.
Amendment No. 5: Appropriates $836,900,000 for compliance in-
stead of $838,900,000 as proposed by the House and $834,900,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
U.S. SECRET SERVICE
Amendment No. 6: Inserts language for salaries and expenses as
proposed by the Senate to conform the appropriation language to
existing law.
(5)
6
7
TITLE CITATION
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
Amendment No. 7: Inserts title citation for the Department of the
Amendment No. 15 Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
Treasury as proposed by the Senate.
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate appropriating $1,000,000 for Unantici-
TITLE II-U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
pated Needs.
TITLE CITATION
TITLE CITATION
Amendment No. 16: Inserts title citation for the Executive Office of
Amendment No. 8: Inserts title citation for the U.S. Postal Service
the President as proposed by the Senate.
as proposed by the Senate.
TITLE IV-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
TITLE IHI-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
Amendment No. 17 Appropriates $1,301,000 for salaries and ex-
Amendment No. 9: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
penses instead of $1,200,000 as proposed by the House and $1,402,000
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
as proposed by the Senate.
in the amendment of the Senate appropriating $16,530,000 for salaries
and expenses of the White House Office.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE
Amendment No. 18: Appropriates $15,000,000 for Intergovern-
mental Personnel Assistance as proposed by the House instead of
Amendment No. 10: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
$10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate appropriating $2,095,000 for operating
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
expenses of the Executive Residence.
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
Amendment No. 11 : Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
Amendment No. 19 Establishes a limitation on the availability of
in the amendment of the Senate approprating $61,000 for operating
revenue in the Federal Buildings Fund of $1,130,755,000 instead of
expenses of the Official Residence of the Vice President.
$1,124,955,000 as proposed by the House and $1,141,755,000 as proposed
by the Senate.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT
Amendment No. 20 Establishes a limitation of $28,400,000 for con-
struction of certain buildings instead of $22,600,000 as proposed by
Amendment No. 12: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
the House and $39,400,000 as proposed by the Senate.
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
Amendment No. 21: Deletes language proposed by the Senate con-
in the amendment of the Senate appropriating $1,246,000 for salaries
cerning funding of buildings previously specified in annual Appro-
and expenses for Special Assistance to the President.
priation Acts.
Amendment No. 22: Deletes language proposed by the Senate con-
DOMESTIC COUNCIL
cerning construction of projects.
Amendment No. 13: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
Amendment No. 23 Makes available $3,500,000 for continuation of
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
the construction of the Prince J. K. Kalanianaole Federal Building
in the amendment of the Senate appropriating $1,700,000 for salaries
Courthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii, instead of $7,500,000 as proposed by
the Senate.
and expenses of the Domestic Council.
Amendment No. 24: Makes available $800,000 for completion of
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
construction of the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Office Building in
Detroit, Michigan, as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 14: Appropriates $25,300,000 for salaries and ex-
Amendment No. 25; Makes available $1,500,000 for continuation of
penses as proposed by the Senate instead of $25,500,000 as proposed
the construction of the Customs Courthouse Federal Office Building
by the House.
Annex in New York City instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
Amendment No. 26 Establishes a limitation on the amount of funds
which may be accumulated from revenues paid into the Federal Build-
8
9
ings Fund of $1,156,018,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,-
acceptance by the United States of any exchange of federal property
150,518,000 as proposed by the House.
for certain privately-owned property located adjacent to the Dulles
International Airport be contingent upon review by the appropriate
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE
Committees of the Congress.
Amendment No. 36: Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
OPERATING EXPENSES
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
in the amendment of the Senate which would restrict the purchase of
Amendment No. 27 Establishes a limitation on the amount of
foreign manufactured stainless steel flatware.
funds which may be used for allocations and grants for historical pub-
lications and records of $3,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead
TITLE CITATION
of $4,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Amendment No. 37 Inserts title citation for the Act as proposed
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
by the Senate.
Amendment No. 28: Appropriates $20,000,000 for payment to the
CONFERENCE TOTAL-WITH COMPARISONS
Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund as proposed by
the Senate.
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year
1977 recommended by the Committee of Conference, with comparisons
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
to the fiscal year 1976 amount, the 1977 budget estimates, and the
House and Senate bills for 1977 follows:
Amendment No. 29: Appropriates $1,300,000 for salaries and ex-
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1976
$6, 810, 141, 500
penses as proposed by the Senate.
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year
1977
'8,004,892,000
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
House bill, fiscal year 1977
8,267,636,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1977
8,301,470,000
Amendment No. 30: Appropriates $2,750,000 for salaries and ex-
Conference agreement
8,313,119,000
Conference agreement compared with
penses instead of $2,500,000 as proposed by the House and $3,000,000
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1976
+1, 502, 977, 500
as proposed by the Senate.
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 1977
+308, 227, 000
House bill, fiscal year 1977
+45, 483, 000
NATIONAL STUDY COMMISSION ON RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS OF
Senate bill, fiscal year 1977
+11, 649, 000
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
1 Includes $21,745,000 of budget estimates not considered by the House, contained in Sen.
Doc. 94-195. 94-211, and 94-218.
Amendment No. 31: Appropriates $350,000 for salaries and ex-
ToM STEED,
penses as proposed by the Senate.
JOSEPH P. ADDABBO,
EDWARD R. ROYBAL,
U.S. TAX COURT
ROBERT L. F. SIKES,
EDWARD P. BOLAND,
Amendment No. 32 Appropriates $7,222,000 for salaries and ex-
JOHN J. FLYNT, Jr.,
penses as proposed by the Senate instead of $7,322,000 as proposed by
EDWARD J. PATTEN,
the House.
CLARENCE D. LONG,
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
GEORGE MAHON,
ROBERT C. McEwEN,
Amendment No. 33 Appropriates $17,500,000 for research, shelter
ELFORD A. CEDERBERG,
survey, and marking instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the House
M anagers on the Part of the House.
and $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
JOSEPH M. MONTOYA,
TITLE CITATION
BIRCH BAYH,
THOMAS F. EAGLETON,
Amendment No. 34: Inserts title citation for Independent Agencies
JOHN L. McClellan,
as proposed by the Senate.
GALE W. McGEE,
HENRY BELLMON,
TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS
MARK O. HATFIELD,
MILTON R. YOUNG,
Amendment No. 35 Reported in technical disagreement. The man-
TED STEVENS,
agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur
M anagers on the Part of the Senate.
in the amendment of the Senate which inserts language requiring that
[FULL COMMITTEE PRINT]
NOTICE.-This report is subject to change pending action by the
full committee.
94TH CONGRESS
2d Session
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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REPORT
No. 94
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION BILL, 1977
MAY 24, 1976.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. STEED, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R.
]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in
explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Execu-
tive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, for
fiscal year 1977, and for other purposes.
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3
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
TOTAL FUNDING FOR TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL
Page No.
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Bill
Summary of the Bill
Report
General Statement
2
In addition to the new obligational authority recommended in the
Title I-Treasury Department
4
2
accompanying bill, additional significant sums are made available
Title II-United States Postal Service
7
7
Title III-Executive Office of the President
18
each year for these same agencies under permanent authority which
7
Title IV-Independent Agencies:
19
do not require consideration by the Congress during the annual ap-
Administrative Conference of the United States
propriations process. The details of these items are contained in the
12
25
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
12
26
tables at the end of this report. The principal items in this category
Advisory Committee on Federal Pay
12
Civil Service Commission
25
include payment of interest on the public debt which alone is antici-
12
26
Commission on Executive, Legislative and Judicial Salaries
pated to reach $45,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977; interest on Internal
15
30
Commission Gambling on the Review of the National Policy Toward
Revenue Service refunds of income tax payments; payment of claims
15
31
and judgments; payments in connection with the Civil Service Retire-
Committee for Purchase From the Blind and Other Se-
ment and Disability Fund; and payment to Puerto Rico and the Virgin
verely Handicapped
15
Federal Election Commission
31
Islands for internal revenue and customs collections. Also included
16
32
General Services Administration
16
is antitem for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. It is esti-
33
National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life
26
44
mated that the fiscal year 1977 requirement for funds for these pur-
National Commission on Supplies and Shortages
26
United States Tax Court
44
poses will increase over fiscal year 1976 by approximately $10,082,906,-
27
45
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
275 from $58,707,953,397 to $68,790,859,672.
27
Title V-General Provisions, this Act
45
28
46
The amounts recommended in the accompanying bill (in the form
Title VI-General Provisions, Government-wide
31
Limitations and Legislative Provisions
47
of new obligational authority) together with the funds provided
Compliance with House rules
48
under the permanent authority referred to above will provide approxi-
Tables
49
mately $76,774,000,672 during fiscal year 1977 for the agencies and
52
activities under the general heading of this bill. The following table
SUMMARY OF THE BILL
reflects comparisons of the gross amounts for fiscal years 1976 and
1977 for these activities:
The accompanying bill contains recommendations for new budget
(obligational) authority for fiscal year 1977 for the Department of the
Fiscal year-
Increase (+)
Treasury, the United States Postal Service, various offices in the Ex-
or
ecutive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies. The
1976
1977
decrease (-)
following table summarizes these recommendations and reflects com-
parisons with the budget, as amended, and with amounts appropriated
Treasury, Postal Service, and general government appro-
priations bill
$6, 810, 141, 500
$7,983,147,000
+1,462,816,500
for fiscal year 1976, including amounts contained in the Supplemental
Permanent new budget authority:
Appropriations Act, 1976 (Public Law 94-157), and the Second Sup-
Federal funds
46, 008, 993, 397
52, 961, 102, 6721
952, 275
plemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Trust funds
12,698,960,000
15,829,757,000
+3,130,797,000
Total, permanent new budget authority
58,707,953,397
68,790,859,672
+10, 082, 275
Grand total
65, 518, 094, 897
76, 672
+11,545,722,775
Bill compared with-
New budget
(obligational)
New budget
Budget
authority,
(obligational)
estimates,
Budget
In addition to the agencies whose funds are derived from direct
fiscal year
authority,
fiscal year
Recommended
estimates,
Agency
1976
fiscal year
appropriations and from permanent authority as shown in the above
1977
fiscal year
in the bill
1976
1977
table and discussed in the preceding paragraph, there are other agen-
Title I, Treasury Department
$2,575,601,000
cies that operate under authorities which exempt them from congres-
$2, 580, 000
Title II, U.S. Postal Service
$2, 575, 150, 000
1,708,416,000
-$451,000
1,458,804,000
-$5,047,000
Title III, Executive Office of
1,766,170,000
+57,754,000
+307,366,000
sional review, in whole or in part, during the annual appropriations
the President
64,502,000
66,516,000
66,200,000
process or, as a matter of fact, from any other regular oversight by
Title IV, independent agen-
+11,698,000
-316,000
cies
2,461,622,500
the Congress. For example, the United States Postal Service, under
3,877,630,000
3,865,438,000
+1,403,815,500
-12,192,000
the Postal Reorganization Act, is authorized to use all of its income
Grand total, all titles,
New budget (obliga-
from postage and services for its own purposes and to request an ap-
tional) authority
6, 810,
7, 983, 147,
8, 272, 958, 000
+1,
462,
500
+289, 811, 000
propriation from the Congress for certain subsidies. Therefore, only
the amount of the subsidy requirement is regularly reviewed by the
Congress. In the Treasury Department, the Office of, the Comptroller
of the Currency, whose income is derived principally from assessments
paid by national banks, is exempt from Congressional review, because
such assessments are not construed under law to be government funds.
4
5
In addition, the Exchange Stabilization Fund derives its income prin-
cipally from handling charges imposed on purchases and sales of gold
This is further complicated by trying to determine specifically how
for the account of the fund, profits on foreign exchange transactions,
much space each employee in each of the many different job classifi-
and interest on investments, and is also exempt from annual review
cations needs. As a practical matter, this Committee believes that most
by the Congress.
agencies take the SLUC charge received from GSA and put it in the
GENERAL STATEMENT
budget request as a mandatory increase or else combine it with other
increases which make individual identification of SLUC charges very
The accompanying bill recommends funds for the activities of the
difficult to determine.
Treasury Department, the subsidy payments into the Postal Fund
This SLUC concept has been in operation for two years. It is a very
of the United States Postal Service, most of the agencies within the
expensive system to operate and another bureaucracy has been set up
Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies
to essentially take money out of one government pocket (all govern-
for the fiscal year 1977.
ment agencies that occupy space controlled by GSA) and put it in
The Committee considered budget estimates for fiscal year 1977 in
another (the Federal Buildings Fund operated by GSA). The Com-
the gross amount of $7,983,147,000. Of that amount, the accompanying
mittee requests that GSA and OMB make a study to determine
bill recommends new obligational authority for those agencies total-
whether or not any real savings have resulted, or are likely to result
ling $8,272,958,000, an increase of $289,811,000 above the budget esti-
from the SLUC concept and report to the Committee by December 31,
mates for new obligational authority. The Committee recommends full
1976.
funding of P.L. 93-328, for which no funds were included in the
The Committee is also concerned because many agencies have re-
President's Budget. P.L. 93-328 provides for the phasing of postal
ported that GSA assigns a specific cost to the agency for the Standard
rates for second and fourth class mail users and is explained more
Level User Charge for inclusion in their budget, and subsequently in-
fully under Title II of this report. It should be noted that full fund-
creases the charge after the budget has been submitted. The conse-
ing of P.L. 93-328 requires an appropriation of $307,366,000 above
quences of this action are that often the agencies do not have adequate
the President's Budget. The Committee was able to make offsetting
funds in the budget to pay the Standard Level User Charge and are
reductions of $17,555,000 in other areas, SO the Committee is recom-
forced to divert funds from programmed activities. The Committee
mending a net increase over the budget of $289,811,000.
has added appropriation language in the government-wide General
The amount recommended for fiscal year 1977 is $1,462,816,500 over
Provisions which would prohibit this action by GSA. It is discussed
the $6,810,141,500 appropriated for fiscal year 1976, including the
in more detail under the General Provisions Title of this report.
amounts contained in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of De-
cember 18, 1975 (P.L. 94-157), and the Second Supplemental Appro-
PROBABLE EFFECT OF COMMITTEE ACTION ON PROJECTED BUDGET
priations Act, 1976.
EXPENDITURES (OUTLAYS) IN FISCAL YEAR 1977
The actual increases recommended in the accompanying bill over
fiscal year 1976 are required in most instances to provide for manda-
The Committee estimates that the net recommended increase of
tory and workload increases over which the concerned agencies have
$289,811,000 above the budget request in the accompanying bill for
very limited administrative control. Such additional workload nearly
proposed new budget (obligational) authority and the effect of limita-
always requires additional personnel, equipment, space, and facilities.
tions on expenditures imposed on the Federal Buildings Fund in fiscal
The Committee has endeavored to limit the increases over last year
year 1977 would have the impact of increasing budget expenditures:
to mandatory requirements and a very few well documented program
(outlays) by approximately that amount.
increases which are authorized by law and which are detailed under
In view of the fact that most of the agencies covered by this bill
the appropriate sections of this report.
deal in programs whose expenses are largely for personnel compensa-
tion, benefits, and related costs, the majority of the funds appropriated
STANDARD LEVEL USER CHARGE (SLUC)
for such agencies will actually result in expenditures before the end
of the fiscal year or very shortly thereafter. There are some exceptions,
Pursuant to the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972, the General
of course, and those exceptions will be noted in the appropriate para-
Services Administration is authorized to set rates and charges for
graphs appearing in this report.
space and services provided to other government agencies. These rates
are to "approximate commercial charges for comparable space and
PERSONNEL
services." The primary purpose of establishing and charging this rate
is to make managers in government more conscious of space costs SO
In view of the widespread interest in the numbers of Federal em-
that agencies would use space more economically. This very worth-
ployees, the Committee has attempted to provide information concern-
while goal is more difficult to attain in practice than it is in theory.
ing personnel employed by the agencies covered by the accompanying
The Committee has found it extremely difficult to analyze space costs
bill under two broad categories: those funded by direct annual ap-
and space requirements because of the many cost variables (location
propriations, and those paid from funds derived from all other sources.
of space, classification of space, quality level of space, etc.) involved.
6
7
FUNDED BY DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS
TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
The fiscal year 1977 budget proposed a net reduction of 1,940 per-
SUMMARY
manent positions below fiscal year 1976 for the agencies covered by
the accompanying bill exclusive, of course, of the United States Postal
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $2, 575, 601, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
2 2, 580, 197, 000
Service whose personnel are funded from postal revenues. The Com-
Recommended in the bill
2, 575, 150, 000
mittee allowed 126,282 permanent positions for fiscal year 1977, a net
Bill compared with
reduction of 326 from fiscal year 1976 and an increase of 1,614 posi-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-451, 000
tions above the budget request. The explanation of the allowances
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-5,047,000
will be found in the appropriate sections which follow in this report.
1 Includes $91,736,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
a Includes budget amendment of $4,600,000 contained in H. Doc. 94-460.
The following table sets forth the details of the personnel funded
bill. by direct appropriations for the agencies covered by the accompanying
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,575,150,000, a
reduction of $5,047,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
PERMANENT POSITIONS-DIRECT APPROPRIATION
The budget proposed a reduction of 2,365 permanent positions, of
which the Committee has made a net restoration of 1,490 positions.
Bill compared with-
The Committee is extremely concerned about the reduction of person-
Increase
Recom-
nel in the Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service. More
1977
(+) or
mended
1976
1977
Item
budget
decrease
in the
1976
detailed comments about this concern are included under the appro-
actual
budget
request
(-)
bill
actual
request
priate headings in this report.
Title I-Treasury Dept.
The Committee has allowed 106,834 permanent positions, an increase
107,709
Title II-U.S. Postal Service
105,344
-2,365
106,834
-875
+1,490
(1)
Title III-Executive Office of the
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
of 1,490 above the fiscal year 1977 budget request, but a decrease of 875
(1)
President
1,599
1,535
positions below the 1976 authorized level.
Title IV-Independent agencies:
-64
1,535
-64
Civil Service Commission
4,263
4,329
General Services Administration
+66
4,329
+66
11,903
12,464
+561
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
All other
12,464
+561
1,134
996
-138
1,120
-14
+124
Total, title IV
17,300
17,789
+489
17,913
+613
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
+124
Grand total, titles I, II, III, and
IV
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $28, 183, 000
126,608
124,668
-1,940
126,282
-326
+1,614
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
26,972,000
Recommended in the bill
26,000,000
1 Positions in Postal Service funded by Postal Revenues pursuant to Public Law 91-375.
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-2,183,000
FUNDED BY OTHER THAN DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-972, 000
1 Includes $683,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
A number of the agencies covered by the bill employ personnel
who are paid from funds provided by permanent appropriations,
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,000,000, a re-
revolving funds, working capital funds, trust funds, and receipts from
duction of $972,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
the public and generally do not come under the scrutiny of the Con-
The functions of the Office of the Secretary are directly related to
gress during the annual appropriations process.
the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Treasury as a major policy
The following table sets forth the numbers of such personnel em-
advisor to the President and as the executive director of the Depart-
ployed in the agencies under the general heading of this bill.
ment. The Secretary has primary responsibility for: formulating and
PERMANENT POSITIONS-OTHER THAN DIRECT APPROPRIATION
recommending domestic and international financial policy and tax
policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that
Increase (+)
have general significance for the economy, and managing the public
1976 budget
or
1975 actual
debt. The Secretary also oversees the activities of the Department in
request
decrease
(-)
carrying out its major law enforcement responsibilities, in serving as
Title I-Treasury Department
2,766
Title II-U.S. Postal Service
2,918
+152
the financial agent for the U.S. Government, in the manufacturing of
2542,510
Title III-Executive Office of the President
2 543,499
+989
coins and currency, and in managing the operations and maintenance
Title IV-Independert agencies:
Civil Service Commission
of the Main Treasury Building and the Annex.
1,598
1,668
General Services Administartion
+70
26,298
All other
24,908
-1,390
The Committee is concerned about the growth in the size of the
Office of the Secretary over the past several years. The staff has in-
Total, title IV.
27,896
26,576
-1,320
creased significantly and a significant part of the request for increases
Grand total, titles I, II, III, and IV
573,172
572,993
-179
cannot be justified by specific increases in workload.
The Committee allows an increase of 10 of the 21 permanent posi-
1 Not subject to the annual appropriation process.
2 Excludes part time positions.
tions requested, increasing the authorized level for fiscal year 1977 to
865 permanent positions.
9
8
Center furnishes training on a space-available basis to personnel from
OFFICE OF REVENUE SHARING
several Federal organizations which are not participating agencies.
In prior years, funds were budgeted in this account for student
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
travel for those selected for training. In fiscal year 1977, OMB di-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
rected all agencies to budget. for this cost in their own budgets. In
1 $2, 569, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
3,810,000
many cases, however, these training and transportation costs were cut
Recommended in the bill
3,500,000
out of the agencies' budgets by OMB. This could have the effect of
Bill compared with
greatly reducing the number of students attending the Training
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+931,
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Center, and inhibiting the orderly curricula planning.
-310, 000
The Committee, therefore, recommends that $550,000 be added to
1 Includes $79,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
the appropriation of this agency for student travel to and from the
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,500,000; a re-
Center.
duction of $310,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
The Committee allows the 321 permanent positions requested for
Title I of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 as
fiscal year 1977.
amended (general revenue sharing) provides for the distribution of
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
$30.2 billion to more than 39,000 units of state and local governments
over a five-year period. Allocations are made each year using updated
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
data and entitlement payments are made quarterly to each government
unit.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $131, 725, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
147,229,000
Few restrictions are imposed by the Fiscal Assistance Act on the
Recommended in the bill
144,000,000
expenditure of funds received, for it was the intent of both the Ad-
Bill compared with
ministration and the Congress that revenue sharing be a "no-strings
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+12, 275, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-3, 000
attached" program. However, the Act does require that each govern-
ment comply with a number of significant provisions, requirements,
1 Includes $11,725,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
and limitations which govern the uses of funds, financial and account-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $144,000,000, a re-
ing practices, non-discrimination, public reporting, and non-matching
duction of $3,229,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
in applying for other federal funds.
The Bureau of Government Financial Operations makes payments
The Committee allows an increase of 10 of the 21 additional posi-
for all civilian executive agencies, except the U.S. Postal Service, U.S.
tions requested in the compliance activity. This will bring the total
Marshals and certain Government corporations; processes claims on
number of positions for the compliance activity to 51 in fiscal year
lost, stolen and forged checks; provides accounting services for the
1977. The Committee requests that the Office initiate discussions with
Government-including maintenance of the central accounts concern-
other federal agencies that are concerned with the same type of compli-
ing appropriations, receipts and expenditures for the Government as
ance activities SO that the overall compliance effort can be better co-
a whole; provides checking account facilities to Government disburs-
ordinated and more effectively and efficiently operated.
ing officers for the purpose of drawing checks on the United States
The authorized level of permanent positions for fiscal year 1977 is
Treasury: compiles and publishes financial reports, and performs other
118, an increase of 10 over fiscal year 1976, and a reduction of 11 from
unique central fiscal operations. The Bureau's financial requirements
the budget request.
tolcarry out these programs are subject almost entirely to program
increases generated by other agencies and the Congress.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
The Committee knows that a large proportion of the increase for
fiscal year 1977 is for the increase in Postal rates and is therefore
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
beyond the control of the agency. However, the committee notes that
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
there is a significant increase in the amount being requested which
$12,000,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
does not relate to increased Postal costs.
8,450,000
Recommended in the bill
9,000,000
The Committee allows an additional 39 permanent positions, increas-
Bill compared with
ing the authorized level to 2,515 positions, a reduction of 50 below the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-3,000,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
budget request for fiscal year 1977.
+550,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,000,000, an in-
PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT
crease of $550,000 above the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$700,000
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center provides the neces-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
500,000
sary facilities, equipment and administrative support for conducting
Recommended in the bill
500,000
basic, advanced, specialized and refresher training for law enforce-
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-200,000
ment personnel of the participating agencies, plus the instructors who
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
teach the basic and some of the advanced courses. In addition, the
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11
The Committee recommends the full budget request of $500,000 for
The Committee, of course, strongly supports and encourages the
fiscal year 1977.
control of firearms used in the commission of crimes as well as all
This account was created as self-insurance to cover losses in ship-
actions necessary to deny weapons to criminals. But the Committee
ment of Government property such as coins, currency, securities,
is also very concerned about the role that the Bureau should have in
certain losses incurred by the Postal Service, and losses in connection
our federal system of government. For example in the budget justifi-
with the redemption of savings bonds.
cations, the bureau states "In an attempt to close the gap left by the
This is a revolving fund and any recoveries from losses are reim-
Gun Control Act, the Bureau in September, 1973, initiated the Fire-
bursed to the fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide coverage
arms Theft program." In this program the Bureau obtains "the volun-
for the losses and at the same time avoid the payment of commercial
tary cooperation" of interstate carriers. While this program appears
insurance premiums, which would have amounted to over $150 mil-
to have a great deal of merit, it seems that the Bureau may be taking
lion since the establishment of this fund. In contrast the appropria-
over a legislative function. If there are "gaps" in the law, the Congress,
tions into this fund (which reflect the actual costs incurred) have
not the Bureau, ought to close them. The whole subject of gun control
amounted to about $6 million.
is' controversial and the Committee feels that the Bureau may, in good
No positions are funded from this account.
faith, be attempting to fill in other "gaps" in the law. The question of
federal jurisdiction in law enforcement is a very important one and
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS
the Bureau ought to exercise it only when it has clear and explicit
authority to do SO. We are all anxious to stop the criminal use of fire-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
arms, but the Bureau must keep in mind its place in the federal system,
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $109, 697,
and its function as an enforcer of the law, not the maker of it.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
125,315,000
The Committee requests that the Bureau review its programs to
Recommended in the bill
112,000,000
ensure that it is not expanding its authority beyond its specific statu-
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
tory jurisdiction. We do not need, nor does the Constitution envison,
+2,303,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-13, 315, 000
a Federal police force enforcing state and local laws.
1 Includes $2,858,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976.
The Committee allows 4,282 permanent positions, a reduction of 504
below the budget request.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $112,000,000, a
000
reduction of $13,315,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is respon-
sible for the administration and enforcement, both regulatory and
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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criminal, of laws and regulations pertaining to distilled spirits, beer,
wine, non-beverage products with alcohol content, tobacco, wagering,
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
¹$328,677,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
*326,059,000
firearms and explosives. The objectives of the Bureau are to (1)
Recommended in the bill
334,000,000
achieve maximum voluntary compliance with laws and regulations
Bill compared with:
under ATF jurisdiction; (2) assure full collection of revenue due from
TT
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+5,323,000
legal industries and illegal wagering activities; (3) detect and neu-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+7,941,000
tralize traffic in illicit non-taxpaid distilled spirits; (4) prevent illegal
Includes $18,667,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
2
Includes $2,000,000 budget amendment contained in H: Doc. 94-460.
possession and use of firearms, destructive devices and explosives;
(5) assist state, local and other Federal law enforcement agencies in
In The Committee recommends an appropriation of $334,000,000, an
the reduction of crime and violence; and (6) assist state, local, and
increase of $7,941,000 above the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
other Federal government agencies in respect to consumer protection,
The United States Customs Service, as an enforcement arm of the
ecology, and industrial development.
Department of the Treasury, is vested with the authority to collect
The Bureau requested $13.273,000 for an increase in the Concen-
and protect the revenue on imports and enforce Customs and related
trated Urban Enforcement (CUE) program. This program dealswith
laws. The authority for the activities of Customs is the Tariff Act of
a concentrated program of firearms/control in major cities through-
1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1202 et. seq.). In addition, the Customs
out the country. Funds were appropriated for this purpose in the
Service administers and enforces or assists other federal agencies in
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976. At that time, the Bureau
the administration and enforcement of numerous other laws.
was directed to concentrate their activities in three major cities and
The original budget request for 1977 proposed a cut of 322 positions
report the results of the program to the Appropriations Committee by
below the 1976 level of operations. An amendment requesting an addi-
December 31, 1976. The Committee believes that it is important that
tional 73 positions was submitted by the President subsequent to the
this test be conducted on a limited scale and the results carefully
submission of the regular annual budget request. The Committee rec-
studied before the program is expanded. Therefore, the $13,273,000
ommendation provides funds to restore these 322 positions and to fund
increase in CUE and the additional 504 positions are denied at this
the additional 73 positions requested in the budget amendment. There
time.
has been a great deal of legislation enacted which consumes both
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financial and personnel resources of the Service, but for which no funds
have been appropriated. The smuggling of narcotics, particularly on
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
the Southern border, seems to be increasing. The Committee believes
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
the country, and that the social, economic and personal problems which
that the proposed reduction would result in more illicit drugs entering
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $103, 000, 000
result from this drug-flow far outweigh the costs of stopping it at the
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
114,497,000
border. There is also a more direct financial benefit in that the Customs
Recommended in the bill
112,000,000
Service will be able to collect additional revenues by a closer and more
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+9, 000, 000
detailed inspection of goods being imported into the country.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-2, 497, 000
The Committee recommendation also provides funds for the an-
1 Includes $5,000,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
nualization of the costs of the increase of 300 additional positions al-
lowed in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act. The Supple-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $112,000,000, a re-
mental provided funds for increased development and implementation
duction of $2,497,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
of new contraband detection systems, development of expanded intel-
The Bureau of the Public Debt is responsible for administering the
ligence systems, personnel and equipment to intensify the anti-drug
laws and regulations pertaining to public debt financing and opera-
smuggling effort, and the opening of some new ports of entry.
tions within the framework of policies established by the Secretary of
The Committee allows 13,826 'permanent positions, an increase of
the Treasury. The Bureau's primary concerns are with the issuance
622 positions above the amended budget request.
servicing and retirement of public debt securities, and accounting for
the public debt and its related interest cost. It also has a general re-
BUREAU OF THE MINT
sponsibility for the conduct or direction of transactions in public
issues of these Government corporations for which the Treasury acts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
as agent.
The appropriation provides, in addition to the operating costs of the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$41, 230,
Bureau, funds for the U.S. Savings Bonds Division, a separate or-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Recommended in the bill
43,215,000
ganizational entity responsible for promoting the sale of savings bonds.
Bill compared with:
40,000,000
The Committee notes that the Bureau of the Public Debt had re-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
calculated their requirements for fiscal year 1976 and reduced them
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
230,
-3,215,000
by over $2.6 million. The Committee believes that this reduction may
carry over into fiscal year 1977.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,000,000, a re-
The Committee allows 2,649 permanent positions, the full amount
duction of $3,215,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
of the fiscal year 1977 request.
The Bureau of the Mint manufactures coins, receives deposits of
gold and silver bullion, safeguards the Government's holdings of
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
monetary metals, and refines gold and silver bullion.
Production of coins is the major Mint activity. The fiscal year 1977
SUMMARY
budget request provided for the production of approximately 15.8
billion coins. This is an increase from 13.9 billion in FY 1976.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 691, 520, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,671,500,000
The Committee has learned, however, that there is currently an ex-
Recommended in the bill
1,681,500,000
cess of coins and that the Federal Reserve Banks are estimating that
Bill compared with
coinage requirements for fiscal year 1977 are significantly less than
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-10, 020, 000
originally projected. Major reductions of personnel are currently being
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
10, 000, 000
problem. made. Inventories are SO high that the storage of coins is becoming a
1 Includes $45,520,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,681,500,000,
The Committee directs that a study be made of estimated present
an increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
and future coin. requirements with particular emphasis on the effect
The Committee is very concerned about the proposed reduction of
these requirements will have on capabilities of the Mint and the im-
2,430 permanent positions from the Internal Revenue Service. The
pact on the plans for constructing a new Mint facility.
Commitee has long been concerned with assuring the proper level of
The Committee allows 1900 permanent positions. a reduction of 174
compliance with tax laws.
below the budget request of 2,074 for fiscal year 1977.
The Committee feels compelled to point out again that the country's
sélf-assesment system of taxation depends for its success on voluntary
compliance, the willingness of taxpayers to assess their own tax cor-
rectly. Noncompliance with tax laws takes several forms. Some tax-
payers simply fail to file returns. Others file but do not report all their
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income. Many taxpayers claim deductions, credits or exemptions to
The Salaries and Expenses Appropriation provides for the overall
direction of the Internal Revenue Service, for program planning and
which they are not entitled. Noncompliance, willful or otherwise,
means billions of dollars which should be but are not part of the Gov-
determining resource needs, for managing its administrative support,
ernment's annual tax receipts. It also represents inequity, for the
and for the maintenance of employee integrity and internal controls.
many who comply must shoulder the burden of the few who do not.
The appropriation consists of two activities, Executive Direction and
Adequate, evenhanded IRS enforcement is vital to the public's con-
Internal Audit and Security.
The Committee allows the requested reduction of 92 positions, de-
fidence that the government is administering the tax laws fairly and
equitably.
creasing the authorized level for fiscal year 1977 to 1,774 permanent
The Committee has increased the Internal Revenue Service budget
positions.
request by $10 million and considers that amount the absoute minimum
necessary to administer the tax laws of the country fairly and
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE
equitably.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $791, 740, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
789, 900, 000
Tax Administration System (TAS) :
Recommended in the bill
795, 900, 000
The Committee was advised that the Internal Revenue Service is
Bill compared with:
considering the procurement of a new computer system to replace the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+4, 160, 000
system now in use which has just been completed. It is the understand-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+6,000,000
ing of the Committee that the new system (called TAS-70) would
1 Includes $20,240,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
essentially replace the equipment in all service centers as well as in the
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $795,900,000, an
National Computer Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The total
cost of the system would be somewhere between $750 million and $1
increase of $6 million above the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
The Accounts, Collection and Taxpayer Service (ACTS) Appro-
billion when fully installed.
The Service proposes to "go on the street" with requests for pro-
priation provides funding for four activities: Data Processing Opera-
posals (RFPs) sometime during the summer of 1976. A number of
tions, Statistical Reporting, Collection, and Taxpayer Service.
The Data Processing Operations Activity is responsible for receiv-
potential vendors of such equipment have indicated serious concern
about responding to such proposals since each proposal would cost in
ing and processing tax returns, issuing refunds and notices, and ac-
the neighborhood of $2 million to be fully responsive. The concern of
counting for revenues. Statistical Reporting includes preparation of
statistical information on income and other aspects of the tax system.
the vendors seems to be that there is no assurance that the government
The Collection Activity is responsible for collecting unpaid taxes and
will actually purchase such a system after the RFPs are developed.
The Committee is likewise very concerned about this proposal par-
securing unfiled returns. Taxpayer Service aids voluntary compliance
with Federal tax laws on the part of all taxpayers by informing them
ticularly in view of the serious fiscal restraint under which the govern-
of their responsibilities and by providing service which will assist them
ment is now operating. This is highlighted by the fact that the FY
1977 budget proposes a reduction of 2,430 positions and $20,020,000
in meeting their obligations.
The Committee is very concerned about the proposed reduction of
below the FY 1976 level in Internal Revenue Service. Furthermore,
1,577 permanent positions from this appropriation. Testimony of the
the administration has not clearly and unequivocally endorsed the new
Internal Revenue Service indicated that for every dollar spent in the
system.
collection and audit function, six dollars in increased revenues could be
The Committee feels that the proposed new system should be delayed
until further study can be made and the Administration is in position
produced. While the Committee recognizes the need for economy in
government, it feels that reducing the appropriation request for the
to provide the Congress with some concrete assurance of its advisa-
Accounts, Collection and Taxpayer Service represents a false economy.
bility under the existing fiscal condition of the government.
The Committee has restored 857 positions of the proposed reduction
of 1,577 positions contained in the budget request. This provides an
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
authorized level of 35,833 permanent positions.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $45, 825, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
46,700,000
COMPLIANCE
Recommended in the bill
46,700,000
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $853, 955, 000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+875,
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
834, 900, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Recommended in the bill
838, 900, 000
1 Includes $1,325,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-15, 055, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+4,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,700,000, the
full amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
1 Includes $23,955,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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U.S. SECRET SERVICE
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $838,900,000, an
increase of $4 million above the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
This appropriation provides for detecting and correcting noncom-
pliance with the tax laws and performs the following functions:
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $114, 950, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
*112,650,000
Audit of tax returns.-This activity provides for a selective ex-
Recommended in the bill
112,650,000
amination of tax returns to see if taxpayers have properly com-
Bill compared with:
plied with the internal revenue laws. It corrects errors and explains
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+2, 000
corrections to the taxpayers. It also makes determinations as to
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
whether certain organizations or funds are exempt from taxation.
1 Includes $9,200,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
2 Includes budget amendment of $2,400,000 transmitted in H. Doc. 94-460.
Tax fraud and special investigations.-This activity provides
for enforcement of the criminal statutes relating to violations of
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $112,650,000, the
tax laws. It investigates cases of suspected intent to defraud,
full amount of the fiscal year 1977 amended budget request.
recommends prosecution as warranted, and assists in the prepara-
The Service must provide for the protection of the President of the
tion and trial of criminal tax cases.
United States, members of his immediate family, the President-elect,
Taxpayer conferences and appeals.-This activity provides for
the Vice President and members of his immediate family, or other
administrative considerations and settlement of taxpayer appeals
officer next in the order of succession to the Office of the President, and
of audit findings.
the Vice-President-elect; protection of the person of a visiting head
Technical rulings and services.-This activity develops tax re-
of a foreign state or foreign government and, at the direction of the
turn forms, instructions, and guides; issues rulings and opinions
President, other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States
as to application of tax laws; and meets with taxpayer groups to
and official representatives of the United States performing special
review and resolve special tax problems.
missions abroad; the protection of persons who are determined to be
Legal Services.-This activity comprises the legal counsel and
major presidential or vice presidential candidates unless such protec-
legal assistance needed by the Service to administer and enforce
tion is declined; the protection of the person of a former President
the internal revenue laws.
and his wife during his lifetime, the protection of the person of the
Employment plans.-This activity monitors private pension
widow of a former President until her death or remarriage, and minor
plans to ensure compliance with the Employee Retirement In-
children of a former President until they reach 16 years of age, unless
come Security Act of 1974.
such protection is declined. The Service is also responsible for in-
Exempt organizations.-This activity determines whether orga-
vestigation of counterfeiting of currency, specie, and securities, for-
nizations seeking tax-exempt status meet certain tests to qualify,
gery and altering of Government checks and bonds; and certain other
and examines tax returns of those organizations to ensure com-
criminal and noncriminal cases.
pliance with such an exemption. It also examines the returns of
During Fiscal Year 1976 and the Transition Period extremely heavy
private foundations to ensure payment of proper excise taxes.
demands are being and will be made on the Secret Service. The Serv-
The Committee is very concerned about the proposed reduction of
ice must protect the major presidential and vice presidential candi-
761 permanent positions, most of which is in the tax audit and tax
dates. The Service must also protect the visiting heads of foreign
fraud and special investigations activities. Testimony from the In-
countries and some other distinguished foreign visitors who are com-
ternal Revenue Service indicated that for every dollar spent in this
ing to this country for the Bicentennial celebration. These high visi-
activity, many additional dollars of revenue would be collected. In
bility functions often overshadow the work being done on a day-to-
addition. these auditors and investigators contact many other people
day basis on counterfeiting and on check and bond forgery investiga-
during the course of audits and investigations which serve to remind
tions. Also contained in this appropriation are funds for the Executive
other taxpayers that failure to pay the proper amount of taxes owed
Protective Service.
results in positive action against the violator by the Service. The posi-
P.L. 94-196 authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to utilize, with
tive effect on voluntary compliance is difficult to measure but is
their consent, on a reimbursable basis, the services, personnel, equip-
probably very significant. The Service cannot allow the revenue col-
ment and facilities of state and local governments in certain situations
lection process to become a lottery where dishonest taxpayers can take
for protection of foreign diplomatic missions. $2 million of the budget
a chance on either not filing or filing incorrect returns with the knowl-
request is for this purpose. The Committee has included the $2 million
edge that the chances are that they either won't be caught or that if
inits recommended level.
they are caught that nothing will be done to them. If that situation
The Committee authorizes 3,667 permanent positions for fiscal year
is ever allowed to occur then the honest taxpayers will be the losers.
1977, the authorized level for fiscal year 1976, provided they can be
The Committee cannot allow that to happen.
funded within the funds made available.
The Committee has restored 675 permanent positions of the pro-
posed reduction of 761 positions contained in the budget request. This
provides an authorized level of 39,084 permanent positions.
70-990-763
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TITLE II-UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
The President's budget excludes the amount of $307,366,000 re-
quired in FY 1977 to finance the extended phasing authorized by
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
P.L. 93-328. The President also excluded funds for this purpose from
his budget last year. However, Congress appropriated the amounts
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 703, 416, 000
required for the extended phasing; and the Service put the lower
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1, 458, 804, 000
Recommended in the bill
1,766,170,000
rates into effect.
Bill compared with
Because Congress appropriated funds in FY 1976 to finance ex-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+63, 754, 000
tended phasing, mailers have been given every reason to assume that
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+307, 366, 000
they will continue to have the time provided by P.L. 93-328 to adjust
I Includes $121,231,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
their prices and business practices to compensate for the payment of
full postage rates. If the Congress appropriates the full amount re-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,766,170,000, an
quested for this purpose in FY 1977, the Postal Service will continue
increase of $307,366,000 above the President's budget request. This
with the extended phasing rate schedule. If the Postal Service does
$307,366,000 increase is the total cost of funding P.L. 93-328 in fiscal
not receive this appropriation it will have to charge the affected
year 1977.
mailers the full rates. The impact of a failure of this appropriation
The recommended appropriation consists of four major items. Three
would be severe. For example, regular second-class rates could go up
of these four items were included in the President's budget request
almost 70% and other subclasses would also face increases.
but the $307,366,000 for P.L. 93-328 was not. Below are listed the
The Committee believes that full funding of P.L. 93-328 is re-
major items provided for in the recommended appropriation:
quired not only by the law itself, but is required by equitable con-
Public Service Costs
$920,000,000
siderations as well.
Revenue foregone from free and reduced rate mail
484,700,000
Previous nonfunded liabilities of the Post Office Department
54,104,000
TITLE III-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Full funding of P.L. 93-328
307,366,000
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
Total
1,766,170,000
Appropriations for public service were authorized by Congress in
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$250, 000
the Postal Reorganization Act to provide for "a maximum degree of
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
250,000
Recommended in the bill
250,000
effective and regular postal services nationwide, in communities where
post offices may not be deemed self-sustaining, as elsewhere." The act
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
established the public service reimbursement as an amount equal to 10
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
percent of the actual appropriation for 1971. The amount requested
and allowed is therefore $920,000,000, which is 10 percent of the 1971
The Committee recommends an appropriation of the statutory
total appropriation.
amount of $250,000 for the salary and expense allowance of the
Appropriations for revenue foregone are for that revenue lost by
President.
the Postal Service as a result of providing mail service to newspaper
As a matter of information, both the salary of $200,000 and the
and magazine publishers; shippers of books, records, and other spe-
annual expense allowance of $50,000 for the President are fully
cial fourth-class mail; and certain nonprofit organizations at a re-
taxable.
duced rate. This revenue loss, which is the difference between the re-
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
duced rate and the full rate, is to be provided to the Postal Service by
an annual appropriation by Congress, as specified in the Postal Reor-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
ganization Act. The request for this item is $484,700,000.
Appropriations are authorized by the Postal Reorganization Act
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 621, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,718,000
for certain transitional expenses including unfunded liabilities of the
Recommended in the bill
1,718,000
former Post Office Department. Those liabilities include amounts due
Bill compared with:
the Employees' Compensation Fund in 1975 for injuries to postal
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+97,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
employees which occurred prior to July 1, 1971, and one-twelfth of
1 Includes $21,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
the earned and unused annual leave balance due postal employees on
June 30, 1971. The amount requested for this item is $54,104,000.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,718,000 the full
Appropriations made pursuant to P.L. 93-328 will finance the ex-
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
tended phasing of rates for certain mailers. This law extended the
The Council of Economic Advisers analyzes the national economy
phasing period for certain regular rate mailers from 5 to 8 years, and
and its various segments; advises the President on economic develop-
for certain non-profit mailers from 10 to 16 years.
ments; recommends policies for economic growth and stability ap-
praises economic programs and policies of the Federal Government;
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proceedings before the various Federal agencies in order to present
and assists in preparation of the annual Economic Report of the
views as to the inflationary impacts which might result from the pos-
President to Congress.
sible outcomes of such proceedings.
The Committee allows. the 40 permanent positions requested, a
The Committee allows the 44 permanent positions requested, the
decrease of 6 positions from the 46 authorized for fiscal year 1976.
same number as authorized in fiscal year 1976.
COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY
DOMESTIC COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Appropriations, fiscal year 1976
¹$1,646,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
$1,650,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,700,000
Recommended in the bill
1,466,000
Recommended in the bill
1,700,000
Bill compared with
1,450,000
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+54,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-200,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-16, 000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,450,000, a re-
1 Includes $36,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
duction of $16,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,700,000, the full
The Council provides advice to the President on international eco-
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
nomic issues, assists him in achieving the consistency between interna-
The Domestic Council advises and assists the President in the formu-
tional and domestic economic policy, and maintains close coordination
lation and coordination of national domestic policy, and on intergov-
of international economic policy with basic foreign policy objectives.
ernmental relations between Federal, State, and local governments.
The Council is chaired by the Chairman of the Economic Policy
This appropriation provides staff services for the Council's activities.
Board and is composed of key Cabinet level and Executive Office offi-
The staffing and budgetary level of this organization has fluctuated
cials; including the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, Agricul-
significantly over the past several years. The Committee believes that
ture, Commerce, Labor, and Transportation, the Assistant to the Pres-
the current level is the maximum which can be effectively utilized to
ident for Economic Affairs, the Director of the Office of Management
accomplish the Council's responsibilities.
and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the
The Committee allows the 40 permanent positions requested, the
Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, and the Executive Di-
same number as authorized in fiscal year 1976.
rector of the Council on International Economic Policy. The Presi-
dent designates additional members as he deems appropriate.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
The Committee allows the 21 permanent positions requested, a de-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$1,000,000
crease of 8 from the authorized level for fiscal year 1976.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,000,000
Recommended in the bill
1,000,000
COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITY
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,000,000, the full
1 $1, 589, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,607,000
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Recommended in the bill
1,607,000
An appropriation of $1,000,000 is requested for Unanticipated
Bill compared with
Needs for the President for fiscal year 1977. Its purpose is to furnish
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+18,000
the President with funds necessary to meet unanticipated needs for
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
emergencies affecting the national interest, security, or defense, and
1 Includes $39,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
to pay administrative expenses, including personnel, incurred with
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,607,000, the full
respect thereto.
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
No permanent positions are funded under this account.
The Council makes recommendations for increasing productivity
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE
and taking other actions to reduce inflationary pressures. It reports
quarterly to the President and the Congress.
OPERATING EXPENSES
The Council monitors wage and price increases in the private sector,
conducts special analyses and holds public hearings on the inflationary
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
¹$1,902,000
problems in various sectors of the economy.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
2,095,000
Recommended in the bill
2,095,000
The Council reviews and appraises various policies and practices of
Bill compared with
the Federal Government which may contribute to inflation. It inter-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+193, 000
venes and otherwise participates in rulemaking, ratemaking, and other
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1 Includes $76,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,095,000, the full
and to make such recommendations and such other reports to the
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
President as it deems appropriate or as the President may require.
These funds provide for the care, maintenance, and operation of the
The Committee allows the 70 permanent positions requested, a
Executive Residence. There are 86 positions funded from this account
decrease of 2 from the authorized level for fiscal year 1976.
to-day operation of the Executive Residence.
that include cooks, gardners, and other personnel involved in the day-
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
The Committee allows the 86 permanent positions requested, the
same number authorized for fiscal year 1976.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$24, 250, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
25,800,000
Recommended in the bill
25,500,000
OPERATING EXPENSES
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+1,250,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
$274, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-300,000
Recommended in the bill
61,000
Bill compared with :
61,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,500,000, a re-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-213,000
duction of $300,000 below the budget request for fiscal year 1977.
The Office of Management and Budget assists the President in the
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $61,000, the full
discharge of his budgetary management and other executive respon-
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
sibilities. The Committee has allowed sufficient funding to enable
These funds provide for purchase, lease, and operation of appropri-
OMB to operate in fiscal 1977 at the fiscal year 1976 level of operations.
ate equipment, furnishings, improvements, alterations, maintenance,
The Committee allows the 650 permanent positions requested, a re-
repairs, services, and other provisions as may be required under the
duction of 31 below the authorized level for fiscal year 1976.
supervision of the Vice President to enable him to perform and dis-
charge appropriately the duties, functions, and obligations associated
OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY
with his office.
The sharp drop in budget authority from 1976 to 1977 reflects com-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
pletion of renovation and redecoration of the residence necessary to
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $754, 000
prepare it for use as the official residence of the Vice President.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,627,000
No positions are funded by this appropriation. The personnel
Recommended in the bill
1,627,000
assigned to perform services at the Residence are funded by the Navy.
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+873, 000
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1 Includes $24,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,627,000, the full
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
I $3. 052, 000
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is responsible for promot-
Recommended in the bill
3,210,000
3,210,000
ing economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procurement of prop-
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
erty and services by and for the executive branch.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+158, 000
The Office was established in the middle of Fiscal Year 1975 and
operated at a low funding level in 1976. The increase is due to annual-
1 Includes $72,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
ized operations at the full staffing level in FY 1977.
The Committee believes that this Office should be able to achieve
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,210,000, the full
great savings throughout the government through increased efficiency
amount of the budget request for fiscal vear 1977.
and effectiveness in Federal procurement regulations. The Committee
The statutory function of the Council is to advise the President with
requests that these savings be documented and reported to the
respect to the integration of domestic, foreign and militarv policies
Committee.
relating to the national security. Subject to direction by the President,
The Committee allows the 27 permanent positions requested, an in-
it is the responsibility of the Council to assess and appraise the objec-
crease of 5 over the number authorized for fiscal year 1976.
tives, commitments and risks of the United States in relation to actual
and potential military power, to consider policies on matters of
common interest to the departments and agencies of the Government,
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OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,530,000, the
full amount of the budget request for fiscal year 1977.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
These funds provide the President with staff assistance and pro-
vide administrative services for the White House Office.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$8, 500, 000
The Committee allows the 485 permanent positions requested, which
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Recommended in the bill
8, 206, 000
is a reduction of 15 from the authorized level for fiscal year 1976.
Bill compared with:
S,206,000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-294,
TITLE IV-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OFTHE UNITED STATES
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,206,000, the full
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Office has three essential responsibilities: (1) to serve as the
President's principal adviser on telecommunications policy; (2) to
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$785,000
formulate policies and coordinate operations for the Federal Govern-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
880,000
Recommended in the bill
880,000
ment's own vast communications systems; and (3) to take part dis-
Bill compared with
cussions on communications policy with Congress and the Federal
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
95,000
Communications Commission.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
The current appropriation structure provides that the reimburse-
ment to the Department of Commerce for services provided to QTP,
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $880,000, the
will remain at about the same level as in fiscal year 1976.
fullamount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
The Committee allows the 41 permanent positions requested, a re-
The Conference, established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 571, et seq., is
duction of 7 below the number authorized for fiscal year 1976.
authorized on a permanent basis to assist the President, the Congress,
the administrative agencies, and executive departments in improving
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT
existing administrative procedure. It is responsible for conducting
studies of the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of present procedures
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
by which the Federal administrative agencies and executive depart-
ments determine the rights, privileges, and obligations of private
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
¹$1,001,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
persons.
1,246,000
Recommended in the bill
The Committee allows the 16 permanent positions requested, the
1,246,000
Bill compared with
same number authorized for fiscal year 1976.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+245,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL PAY
2 Includes $23,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,246,000, the full
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$135,000
These funds are to be used by the Vice President to carry out respon-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
215,000
sibilities assigned him by the President and by various statutes. The
Recommended in the bill
215,000
Bill compared with
Vice President also has a staff funded by a separate appropriation to
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+80,000
carry out his legislative responsibilities.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
The Committee allows the total of 30 permanent positions requested,
the same number as authorized for fiscal year 1976.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $215,000, the full
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
The Advisory Committee on Federal Pay was appointed in accord-
ance with the Federal Pay comparability Act of 1970. The Committee
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
assists the President in carrying out the policy of comparability in
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
pay between major Federal statutory pay systems and private enter-
$16,763,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
16,530,000
prise and also to preserve pay distinctions in keeping with work and
Recommended in the bill
16,530,000
performance distinctions. In carrying out this responsibility, the
Bill compared with
Committee is charged with reviewing the annual report of the Presi-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-233,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
dent's Pav Agent and considering the recommendations of represent-
atives of Federal employees and other officials of the Federal Gov-
70-990-76-4
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ernment. The Committee will report its findings and recommendations
in an annual report to the President.
(Summary-By transfer from trust funds)
The Committee allows the one permanent position funded by this
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 ($21, 388, 000)
account.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
(24, 365, 000)
Recommended in the bill
(24, 365, 000)
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
(+2, 977, 000)
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1 Includes ($545,000) contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$1,200,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,402,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,445,692,000, an
Recommended in the bill
1,200,000
increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 1977 budget request. A sig-
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
nificant part of the appropriations to the Civil Service Commission
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-202, 000
are non-discretionary in nature.
The Committee allows the 66 additional positions requested, increas-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,200,000, a re-
ing the number of permanent positions authorized to 4,329 in fiscal
duction of $202,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
year 1977.
The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations is an
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
independent bipartisan body which attempts to identify and analyze
the causes of intergovernmental conflicts, and recommends ways of
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $97, 533, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
102,328,000
strengthening and improving the American federal system. The 26
Recommended in the bill
102, 328, 000
member Commission includes representatives of the executive and
Bill compared with
legislative branches of all levels of government-Federal, State, and
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
795, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
local-as well as representatives of the general public.
1 Includes $2,333,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Commission and its staff examine Federal and State programs
having an intergovernmental aspect. Proposed legislation is reviewed
(By transfer from trust funds)
to determine its overall effect on the federal system. The Commis-
sion also identifies emerging problems of Federal-State-local relations.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 ($21, 388, 000)
In view of the fact that a major portion of the benefits resulting
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
(24, 365, 000)
Recommended in the bill
from the efforts of this Commission accrue to the States, the Com-
(24, 365, 000)
Bill compared with
mittee feels that a larger part of the funding of the Commission should
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
(+2, 977, 000)
be borne by the States. In last year's House Report the Commission
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
was directed to initiate discussions with the States on this matter and
1 Includes ($545,000) contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
report to the Committee.
The Committee feels that if the Commission is doing a worthwhile
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $102,328,000, the
job in state and federal relationships, then the states should be will-
full amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
ing to make a substantial financial contributions toward the support
The Commission is responsible for the following programs:
of the Commission. The Committee understands that some lead time
1. Assuring a merit work force.-This activity consists of (a)
is necessary SO that the states can budget for this expense. The Com-
keeping personnel policies current, including resources to imple-
mission has had one full year in which to make their requirements
ment the recommendations of the President's Panel on Federal
known. By fiscal year 1978, the states should be able to make the
Compensation; (b) staffing for Federal employment; (c) assur-
determination as to whether or not they consider the Commission
ing fitness and suitability in Federal employment; and (d) im-
to be of sufficient benefit to them to warrant their financial support.
proving personnel and management. During 1977 the Commission
The Committee allows the 37 permanent positions requested, the
will expand personnel management evaluations to minimize merit
same number as authorized for fiscal year 1976.
system abuses, and continue the updating of qualification
standards.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
2. Providing retirement and insurance benefits.-The Commis-
sion administers retirement, group life insurance, and health bene-
SUMMARY-DIRECT APPROPRIATION
fits programs for Federal employees. The principal functions of
this activity include: adjudicating annuity, death, refund, and
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 979, 665, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
deposit claims; making payments to annuitants and other claim-
3,440,692,000
Recommended in the bill
3, 445, 692, 000
ants; Negotiating with private carriers to provide the insurance
Bill compared with :
and health benefits authorized; auditing the records and opera-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+1, 466, 027, 000
tions of insurance underwriters; and maintaining the trust funds
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+5,000,000
1 Includes $2,376,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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that were established for financing these benefits programs. In-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $451,844,000, the
creases in 1977 provide for an expanded open season for the health
full amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
benefits programs and allow for continuing automation improve-
This appropriation covers (1) the Government's share of the cost
ments in administration of benefit programs.
of health insurance for certain annuitants as defined in sections 8901
3. Strengthening State and local personnel administration.-
and 8906 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the Government's share
The purpose of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, as
of the cost of health insurance for other annuitants (who were
administered by the Commission, is to strengthen and improve the
retired when the Federal Employees Health Benefits law became
personnel resources of State and local governments. The Commis-
effective), as defined in the Retired Federal Employees Health Bene-
sion provides grant moneys and technical assistance to develop
fits Act of 1960; and (3) the Government's contribution for payment
and encourage personnel administration programs consistent with
of administrative expenses incurred by the Civil Service Commission
prescribed merit employment principles.
in administraton of the act.
4. Other programs.-This activity consists of four functions:
No positions are funded from this account.
(1) Administration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as
amended; (2) the President's Commission on White House Fel-
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
lowships; and (4) the Federal employees appeals program. The
Civil Service Commission provides administrative support to the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 517, 865, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
2, 874, 955, 000
two Presidential Commissions, and, under provisions of the Vot-
Recommended in the bill
2,874,955,000
ing Rights Act, maintains lists of eligible voters and appoints
Bill compared with:
examiners and election observers at the request of the Attorney
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+1, 357, 090, 000
General.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
In 1977 the Commission will continue processing the rising
1 Includes $236,895,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
appeals workloads. Workloads in the voting rights program are
expected to increase in 1977.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,874,955,000,
5. General administration.-This activity provides executive
the full amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
and administrative services in support of Commission operating
The Civil Service Retirement Amendments of 1969 provide for
programs, including executive direction, budget and fiscal, per-
prospective financing of current year's costs of the unfunded liability
sonnel, office services, library, legal services, and program and
created since its enactment on October 20, 1969. Any statute which
management analysis and audit functions.
authorizes (1) new or liberalized benefits, (2) extension of retirement
The Committee continues to be concerned, as it has been over the
coverage, or (3) increases in pay is deemed to authorize appropriations
years, about the so-called "grade creep" in government employment.
to the fund to finance the unfunded liability created by such statute.
It appears that work formerly performed by employees in grade 7 is
Also, for pre-1969 liabilities the Secretary of the Treasury is required
now being performed by employees who are assigned to grades GS 9
to make annual payments from general revenues into the retirement
or 11 with no identifiable increase in complexity or difficulty of duties.
fund on the basis of a sliding scale of percentages of an amount equiv-
The Commission is requested to continue its efforts concerning this
alent to: (1) Interest on the unfunded liability, and (2) annuity
matter-governmentwide as well as within CSC itself.
disbursements attributable to military service. The Civil Service
The Committee is concerned about the Civil Service executive train-
Commission, at the end of each year, beginning in 1971, notifies the
ing program. The Civil Service Commission needs to monitor this
Secretary of the Treasury of the amount of payment to be made to
program carefully to ensure that it is worth the funds being expended
the Retirement Fund and reports such sums to the President and
for it. The Commission may wish to consider revising the program SO
the Congress.
that some objective standard is used to evaluate the participants so as
The requested funds will be used to make mandatory payments to
to ensure their motivation in the program. It is requested that the
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability fund to cover the unfunded
Committee be informed in advance of any new or significantly ex-
liability created by increased pay rates and retirement benefit coverage.
panded government-wide training programs, together with estimated
No positions are funded from this account.
costs, number of trainees or participants, and projected benefits.
The Committee allows the 4,276 permanent positions requested for
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COUNCIL
fiscal year 1977, an increase of 58 positions over fiscal year 1976.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 298, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $347, 969, 000
1,565,000
Recommended in the bill
1,565,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
451,844,000
Bill compared with
Recommended in the bill
451, 844, 000
Appropriation. fiscal year 1976
+267, 000
Bill compared with:
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+103, 875, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1 Includes $43,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
1 Includes $9,319,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,565,000, the
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $100,000, the full
full amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
The Council is requesting 53 positions in 1976, and increase of 8
The Commission was established under section 225 of the Postal
over 1976. Additional resources are required in 1977 to handle the
Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 to review and recommend to
expanded workload which has resulted from the growing interest in
the President at 4-year intervals the appropriate pay levels for upper-
labor relations and contract negotiations in the Federal Government.
level positions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of
Production count: Federal Labor Relations Council appellate cases and
the Federal Government.
policy rulings:
There is coordination, but no overlapping of duties and responsi-
1975 actual
225
bilities between this Commission and the Advisory Committee on Fed-
1976 estimate
386
1977 estimate
482
eral Pay which is charged with the responsibility for monitoring
comparability between government rank and file pay and pay systems
Executive Order 11491 entitled "Labor-Management Relations in
with that of the private sector.
the Federal Service" established the Federal Labor Relations Council
The Committee allows the 6 permanent positions requested.
as a central authority to administer and interpret the order, decide
major policy issues, prescribe regulations, and from time to time
COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL POLICY TOWARD
report and make recommendations to the President.
GAMBLING
The order also establishes the Federal Service Impasses Panel as an
agency within the Council. The Panel is authorized to consider im-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
passes resulting from negotiations between labor organizations and
agency management and to take whatever action it considers necessary
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$745, 000
to settle an impasse.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
265,000
Recommended in the bill
The Committee allows the increase of 8 positions requested, increas-
265,000
Bill compared with
ing the authorized level to 53 permanent positions in fiscal year 1977.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
480, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $265,000, the full
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$15,000,000
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
10, 000, 000
The Commission established pursuant to P.L. 91-452, on a tem-
Recommended in the bill
15, 000, 000
Bill compared with :
porary basis, to review existing State and Federal gambling legisla-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
tion with a view to appraising its effectiveness and recommending
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+5, 000, 000
policy and practice changes as deemed necessary. Congress is to re-
ceive the final report by October 1976; the statute directs that the
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,000,000, an in-
Commission expire 60 days thereafter. This appropriation is for sal-
crease of $5,000,000 over the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
aries and expenses related to the termination of the Commission.
This appropriation provides Federal grants, authorized by the
Since the Commission will be terminated before the end of fiscal year
Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, to improve and strengthen
1977, no permanent positions are authorized. There are 20 permanent
the personnel and manpower programs in State and local units of
positions authorized for fiscal year 1976 and for that time in fiscal year
government.
1977 when the Commission is in operation.
The Committee believes that this program is very beneficial to state
annd local governments and that in the long run savings to these
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE BLIND AND OTHER SEVERELY
governments more than offset the cost of this program.
HANDICAPPED
No permanent positions are funded from this appropriation.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
COMMISSION ON EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL SALARIES
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $261, 000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
316,000
Recommended in the bill
316, 000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Bill compared with
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+55, 000
$100,000
Recommended in the bill
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
100, 000
Bill compared with
1 Includes $6,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+100, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $316,000, the full
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
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The committee determines which commodities and services are suit-
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
able for procurement by the Government from qualified nonprofit
agencies serving the blind and other severely handicapped; publishes
SUMMARY
a procurement list of such commodities and services on the procure-
ment list.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $359, 341, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
The committee staff supervises the selection and assignment of new
343, 128, 000
Recommended in the bill
332, 588, 000
commodities and services, assists in establishing prices and reviewing
Bill compared with :
price changes, and verifies the qualifications and monitors the per-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-26, 753, 000
formance of workshops.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-10, 540, 000
There are eight positions funded from this appropriation in 1976
1 Includes $3,266,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
and an increase of two is requested for 1977. The Appropriations
Committee is very concerned about and disappointed with the hiring
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $332,588,000, a re-
practices of the committee and feels very strongly that it should in-
duction of $10,540,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
crease the number of blind or other severely handicapped employees
There have been some organizational realignments in GSA. None
working for it. It is not enough to say that qualified blind or handi-
of these changes require any increase in the total budget authority
capped people are not available. There are many blind and other
requested for 1977, but offsetting adjustments are required in the
individual accounts involved.
severely handicapped in the area that can be recruited and trained.
Surely a committee established to help them can understand the prob-
These realignments were made to reduce the number of organiza-
lems that they face in acquiring employment and help them become
tions reporting directly to the Administrator, permitting him "to
qualified, if they are not when they are hired.
perform my own role more effectively." The Equal Employment Op-
The two additional positions requested are allowed, increasing the
portunity activities within the former Office of Civil Rights in both
the central office and the regions were transferred to the Office of
authorized level to 10 permanent positions for fiscal year 1977.
Administration as a function in the Personnel area. Similarly, the
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Contract Compliance activities of that office were transferred to the
Office of General Counsel as a Legal function. The Office of Presiden-
tial Materials was transferred to the National Archives and Records
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Service, and the Office of Stockpile Disposal was transferred to the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$5,000,000
Federal Preparedness Agency. The Office of the Assistant Adminis-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
6,950,000
trator was abolished and its responsibilities spread among several
Recommended in the bill
3,000,000
functional offices.
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-2, 000, 000
The Committee has allowed this reorganization to the extent that it
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-3, 950, 000
affected appropriated funds. The amounts recommended for appro-
priation in fiscal year 1977 provide for the reorganization. Therefore,
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000, a re-
the amounts recommended for appropriation in individual accounts
duction of $3,950,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
may not be the same as the budget request.
The Commission, a legislative agency, was originally established
by Public Law 93-443, dated October 15, 1974, to monitor compliance
with the law relative to limitations on campaign expenditures and
political contributions to provide for public financing of Presidential
nominating conventions and Presidential primary election and for
other purposes related to Federal elections.
Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that certain activities of the
Commission were unconstitutional. New legislation revising the Com-
mission's responsibilities is now pending. Until the new legislation is
enacted into law, the Committee does not believe that it can properly
recommend the level of funding requested for fiscal year 1977. The
Committee therefore has tentatively allowed $3,000,000 to keep the
Commission in operation. If additional funding can be justified after
the authorizing legislation is finalized, then the Committee will con-
sider a request at that time.
The Committee allows 160 permanent positions, provided that they
can be funded within the amount appropriated. This is the same
number authorized for fiscal year 1976, and a decrease of 37 positions
from the budget request.
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FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
A schedule detailing the reorganization follows:
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, FISCAL YEAR 1977 BUDGET AUTHORITY REFLECTING REALIGNMENT OF
EXISTING FUNCTIONS
The Committee recommends a limitation on the obligation of reve-
[In thousands]
nue in the fund during fiscal year 1977 of $1,124,955,000. The following
Personnel
Transfer
Presidential
Fiscal year
table and explanatory remarks reflect the action of the Committee on
President's
central-
Office of
materials
1977 budget
the Budget proposal for fiscal year 1977, in thousands of dollars:
budget
ization
Civil Rights
transfer
adjusted
1977 committee
Changes from
$6,205
Operating expenses, disposal of real property
$6,205
1976 limitation
allowance
1976
OE, Federal Supply Service
154,815
-$549
154,266
64,439
-360
+$140
64,219
OE, National Archives and Records Service
1,410
1,410
Construction
$63,786,000
$22,600,000
-$41, 186, 000
Records declassification
Alterations and major repairs
110,768,000
60,700,000
-50,068,000
OE, Automated Data and Telecommunications
7,651
-176
7,475
Purchase contract payments
60,000,000
92,000,000
+32,000,000
S&E, Service Administrative & Staff Support Service
+1,169
+$5,880
72,219
65,170
Rental of space
443,500,000
473,200,000
+29,700,000
59,480
+1,169
+1,200
61,849
Real property operations
397,500,000
414,905,000
+17,405,000
Administration
5,223
+4,680
903
467
Program direction
65,600,000
61,550,000
-4,050,000
Legal Services
467
Board of Contract Appeals
-5,880
-140
6,616
12,636
Total new obligational authority
1,141,154,000
1,124,955,000
-16,199,000
S&E, General Management & Agency Operations
-140
546
3, 686
Executive Direction
3,070
3, 070
Audits
5,880
-5,880
Civil Rights
(Contract Compliance)
(4,680)
(+4,680)
Construction
(1, 200)
(-1,200)
(EEO)
-84
16,296
Federal Preparedness Agency
16,380
10, 540
The Committee recommends a limitation of $22,600,000, for fiscal
10,540
Expenses, DPA
2,702
Indian Trust Accounting
2,702
year 1977.
280
280
Former Presidents
900
The proposed FY 1977 Construction program was developed in ac-
900
Presidential Transition
343,128
0
0
0
343,128
cordance with the concept originally established for construction of
Total
Federal facilities under the Federal Buildings Fund; namely, full
project funding. Full project funding provides the total obligational
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL AND RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY
authority necessary to perform all phases of the project, from site
acquisition, through project design to construction completion, in a
OPERATING EXPENSES
continuous coordinated effort without incurring interruptions in the
¹$6,180,000
process which would result in leaving projects partially completed
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
6,205,000
while awaiting incremental funding.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
6,205,000
Recommended in the bill
Such a program permits an increased emphasis on the latest con-
Bill compared with
+25,
struction industry management concepts and techniques, in which
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
GSA has developed expertise including the use of (1) project and
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
construction managers, (2) phased construction schedules and meth-
1 Includes $180,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
ods, and (3) building systems in design and construction. These tech-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,205,000, the full
niques allow overall control of all phases of the project in order that
the various design components may be effectively utilized and that the
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
This appropriation provides for the programs and activities relat- and
project may be completed as quickly as possible with a minimum of
ing to the promotion of maximum utilization by Federal agencies, for
delay caused by lack of coordination.
the transfer among agencies of excess real property. It provides
The Committee is concerned about the GSA policy regarding the
the disposal of surplus real property by sale, exchange, lease permit
acquisition of works of art which are of highly subjective, and in some
transfer to authorized organizations as well as the care and handling
cases questionable value. The Committee requests that GSA carefully
or of excess and surplus property pending disposition. It provides for build- the
review all purchases of this nature to ensure that GSA is getting full
appraisal of excess and surplus property, the appraisal of public
value for the funds expended. Coordination with state and local gov-
ing leases, sites, and other related building programs. It also provides
ernments and civic organizations where the works of art are to be lo-
for the establishment of specifications, standards, and methods gov-
cated may help to ensure greater acceptance by the general public
in that area.
erning such appraisals.
There are no positions funded directly from this appropriation.
Alterations and Major Repairs
The Committee recommends a limitation of $60,700,000, the full
amount requested.
The General Services Administration is responsible for alterations
and major repairs of both Government-owned and leased facilities
under the control of GSA.
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This activity is to provide commercially equivalent space to tenant
GSA's basic policy is to lease privately owned buildings and land only
agencies. Therefore, the state of repair, appearance, and operating
when Federal space needs cannot be otherwise accommodated satis-
efficiency of facilities should be given primary consideration in car-
factorily in existing Government-owned or leased space; when leasing
rying out this responsibility. Such repairs, if performed as pro-
proves to be more efficient than the construction or alteration of a
grammed and as actual requirements demand, provide for the efficient
Federal Building; when construction or alteration is not warranted
and economic use of space and the continuity of building operations.
because requirements in the community are insufficient or are indefinite
Since 1962, the Alterations and Major Repairs workload inventory
in scope or duration; or when completion of a new Federal building
has grown more than 292% from $370.7 million to $1,082.6 million as
within a reasonable time cannot be assured.
of the end of FY 1975. The reasons for this increase are the increase
The Committee notes some progress being made in the attempt to
in the inventory of space from 195.0 million square feet to 236.4 mil-
reduce the amount of vacant space controlled by GSA. The Committee
lion square feet (approximately 21%) and the severe impact of infla-
requests that GSA intensify its efforts to reduee the amount of vacant
tion in the construction industry of 121.9% which has occurred since
space both by reducing the inventory now on hand and by carefully
1962.
analyzing space requirements prior to acquiring new space to ensure
The status of the Alterations and Major Repairs backlog is shown in
that a requirement for it does exist.
the following table:
Real Property Operations
11n millions of dollars]
The Committee recommends a limitation of $414,905,000, the full
Opening
New work
Work
Closing
amount of the budget request.
backlog
generated
performed
backlog
GSA is responsible for the operation of all Government-owned facili-
ties under the jurisdiction of GSA and for building services in leased
Fiscal year:
1975
971.9
195.4
84.7
1,082.6
space in the GSA inventory where the terms of the lease do not require
1976
1,082.6
120.6
110.8
1,092.4
the lessor to furnish such services.
Transition quarter (estimate)
1,092.4
28.7
27.7
1,093.4
1977 (estimate)
1,093.4
128.0
60.7
1,160.7
Services included in building operations are cleaning, protection,
maintenance, payment for utilities, and fuel, and other miscellaneous
The Committee notes that the backlog in this activity is continuing
activities such as grounds maintenance, elevator operations, and day-
to increase. The Committee requests that GSA give top priority to
to-day servicing of tenants' needs. The FY 1977 program will provide
those repairs and alterations which may affect the health or safety of
an austere standard level of building operations and services. The
people. Particular emphasis should be put on protection against fires.
space, operations, and services referred to above are furnished by GSA
to its tenant agencies in return for payment of the Standard Level
Purchase Contract Payments
User Charge, just as in the private sector tenants pay rent for space
The Committee recommends a limitation of $92,000,000, the full
and services provided by lessors.
amount of the budget request.
The Committee notes that GSA is making a concerted effort to con-
GSA may enter into contractual arrangements for the construction
serve energy in their real property operations which partially offsets
of a backlog of approved but unfunded projects. These purchase con-
the increase in energy costs. The Committee encourages this effort
tracts require the Government to make periodic payments on the facili-
by GSA.
ties over varying periods until title is vested with the Government.
Program Direction
This activity provides for the payment of principal, interest, taxes and
other required obligations related to facilities acquired or to be ac-
The Committee recommends a limitation of $61,550,000, the full
quired for purchase contract construction.
amount of the budget request.
The Committee notes that the authority to enter into purchase con-
This activity provides for the overall general management, long and
tracts has expired and directs that no additional projects be entered
short-range planning, and administration of all programs which are
into. Information obtained from the General Services Administration
the responsibility of the Public Buildings Service. In addition, this
proves that it costs many times more to construct buildings by this
activity finances the costs of management and administration of each
method of financing than it does by direct construction.
of the individual activities of the Federal Buildings Fund including
Construction, Alterations and Major Repairs, Purchase Contract Pay-
Rental of Space
ments, Rental of Space and Real Property Operations. It further pro-
The Committee recommends a limitation of $473,200,000, the full
vides for the costs of essential supporting services for these activities
amount of the budget request.
which are funded on a centralized basis.
The General Services Administration is responsible for all functions
The Committee is very concerned about the cost of operating the
of leasing general purpose building space, and land incident thereto,
Federal Buildings Fund. Unless the concept upon which the Fund is
for Federal agencies, except in cases in remote geographical areas
based is working, all the money spent to maintain the extremely
where GSA has delegated its leasing authority, (e.g., the Departments
voluminous and complicated cost accounting system is being wasted.
of Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense may lease their own space).
The Committee urges the General Services Administration to mini-
mize costs in this activity to the maximum extent possible and try to
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ascertain whether or not the Federal Buildings Fund concept has
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,219,000, a re-
made other federal agencies "cognizant of the need for significant
duction of $220,000 resulting solely from the GSA reorganization.
economies in space use." If it in fact has, the Committee has not been
This appropriation provides for basic operations dealing with man-
able to determine that from the budget requests submitted to it.
agement of the Government's archives and records, operation of Pres-
idential libraries, and grants for historical publications.
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE
In 1977, records in the National Archives and Federal records
centers will total 14.3 million cubic feet. Reference services will total
OPERATING EXPENSES
18.7 million.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $159, 167, 000
The Committee has also recommended full funding of the National
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
154, 815, 000
Historic Publications and Records Commission. The budget request
Recommended in the bill
154, 266, 000
contained $2 million for this activity but P.L. 93-556 increased the
Bill compared with
authorized level to $4 million. The Committee believes that full fund-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
901, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
ing of the authorized amount will allow more of our historic publica-
-549, 000
tions to be preserved.
1 Includes $667,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee allows the total 2,182 permanent positions requested
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $154,266,000, a re-
for fiscal year 1977.
duction of $549,000 resulting solely from the GSA reorganization.
RECORDS DECLASSIFICATION
This appropriation provides for Government-wide management of
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $1, 394, 000
supplies and personel property, transportation and public utilities
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1,410,000
services, operation of the world-wide supply system, and maintenance
Recommended in the bill
1,410,000
and disposal of strategic and critical materials.
Bill compared with
The FY 1977 budget presentation for the Federal Supply Service
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+16, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
reflects a major realignment of supply functions FSS hopes will
1 Includes $44,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
strengthen the customer support and inventory management responsi-
bilities. The Committee is hopeful that this change in organization
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,410,000, the full
will enhance the ability to efficiently and effectively perform the mis-
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
sion of the Federal Supply Service.
This appropriation provides for necessary expenses of the General
P.L. 93-604 transferred the Transportation Audit function from
Services Administration to comply with the requirements of Execu-
GAO to GSA. By locating both transportation audit and transporta-
tive Order 11652 dated March 8, 1972, incident to review for declassi-
tion management in FSS, it is expected that the two functions will
fication all classified material as it becomes 30 years old. This includes
complement each other and enhance the effectiveness of each. For
records accessioned into the National Archives, stored in Federal rec-
example, transportation audit can provide the data that shows how
ords centers, and in agency custody.
and where transportation is being procured by all agencies, and what
The Committee allows 105 permanent positions, the total amount
it costs. This data will provide, for the first time, the information with
requested for fiscal year 1977.
which to manage transportation on more than a random basis. Also,
as poor traffic management is detected by transportation audit, traffic
AUTOMATED DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
management can identify specific agencies or practices that need as-
sistance or revision. The Transportation Audit function performs a
OPERATING EXPENSES
centralized post-audit of rates charged by common and contract car-
riers for transportation services furnished for the account of the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $7, 460, 000
United States. In addition, it reviews, evaluates, and reports on the
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
7,651,000
transportation activities of Government agencies and assists agencies
Recommended in the bill
7,475,000
Bill compared with
in transportation matters.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
15,000
The Committee allows the total 5,827 permanent positions requested
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-176, 000
for fiscal year 1977.
1 Includes $210,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,475,000, a re-
OPERATING EXPENSES
duction of $176,000 resulting solely from the GSA reorganization.
This appropriation provides for the direction and coordination of a
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$60, 200, 000
comprehensive Government-wide program for the management, pro-
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
64, 439, 000
64,219,000
curement, and utilization of automatic data processing and communi-
Recommended in the bill
Bill compared with
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
4, 019, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-220,000
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cations equipment and services, and the overall management of opera-
tions designed to provide specialized services to civilian agencies in
the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the average
each of these fields.
market yield during the month preceding each fiscal year on outstand-
The Committee allows the 252 permanent positions requested for
ing marketable obligations of the United States.
fiscal year 1976.
This is primarily a bookkeeping type of appropriation, intended to
OFFICE OF PREPAREDNESS
emphasize the need for prompt disposal of those materials that are in
excess of defense needs.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
No positions are funded from this account.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$16,010,000
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY OPERATIONS
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
16,380,000
Recommended in the bill
16,296,000
Bill compared with
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+286,00
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-84,000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
¹$12,183,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1 Includes $510,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
12,636,000
Recommended in the bill
6,616,000
Bill compared with
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,296,000, a re-
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-5,567,000
duction of $84,000 resulting solely from the GSA reorganization.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-6,020,000
The Civil Crisis Preparedness staff evaluates current and possible
1 Includes $183,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
future threats to the U.S. economy caused by resource shortages and
dependency on other nations; develops policies to accommodate or
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,616,000. a re-
avoid these dependencies; provides guidance to Federal agencies, and
duction of $6,020,000 resulting solely from the GSA reorganization.
local governments, regarding employment of resources during periods
This appropriation provides for (1) policy direction and coordi-
of shortage; and develops concepts, plans, and systems for managing
nation of all GSA programs by the Administrator, his Deputy, and
the nation's critical resources in a range of crisis contingencies.
10 regional administrators, (2) a communications, congressional, and
These activities are oriented to the development of policies and
public affairs staff, and (3) agencywide auditing.
activities that are designed to improve the posture of the U.S. economy
The reorganization of GSA involved the transfer of the entire GSA
for a series of contingencies.
Civil Rights Office from the Office of the Administrator to the Admin-
The Committee allows the 673 permanent positions requested for
istrative and Staff Support Services. This was to reduce the "number
fiscal year 1977.
of offices reporting to the Administrator" and to locate these offices
within the personnel office.
EXPENSES, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
The Committee allows the requested 237 permanent positions for
fiscal year 1977.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
INDIAN TRUST ACCOUNTING
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
$10,540,000
Recommended in the bill
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
1 $2, 675,
Bill compared with
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
2,702,000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Recommended in the bill
-10,540,000
Bill compared with
2,702,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+27,
The Committee recommends denial of the entire budget request for
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
this item.
1 Includes $75,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
P.L. 93-426 requires appropriations be sought to cover the cost of
financing the existing Defense Production Act inventories and also to
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,702,000, the
pay the Treasury interest on the value of any new materials acquired
full amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
under the Defense Production Act.
This appropriation provides for necessary expenses of the General
The appropriation requested provides for payment of interest on
Services Administration to comply with the request of the Depart-
the current market value of the inventory of materials procured under
ment of Justice and a directive of the Office of Management and
section 303 of the Defense Production Act as of the first day of each
Budget to prepare accounting reports for cases pending before the
Indian Claims Commission.
fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1. 1975. At
the close of each fiscal year there is to be deposited into the Treasury
The Committee has inserted a provision prohibiting the transfer
as miscellaneous receipts, an amount which the Secretary of the Treas-
of funds from this account to any other account, unless such transfer
ury determines necessary to provide for the payment of any interest
is in furtherance of the purposes of this activity.
accrued and unpaid. The rate of this interest is to be determined by
The Committee allows 133 permanent positions requested for fiscal
year 1977, the same number as authorized for fiscal year 1976.
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ALLOWANCE AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $900,000, the full
$275, 000
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
280,000
This request is authorized by the Presidential Transition Act of
Recommended in the bill
280,000
1963, P.L. 88-277. Up to $900,000 may be appropriated for any one
Bill compared with:
presidential transition.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+5, 000
Section 5 of the act requires that, "the President shall include in
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
the budget transmitted to the Congress, for each fiscal year in which
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $280,000, the full
his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
carrying out the purposes of this act." However, in the case where the
This appropriation request is broken down to the three major cate-
President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case where the
gories listed below:
Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice President, there is to be
no expenditure of funds for the provision of services and facilities
to incumbents under the act, and any funds appropriated are to be
1976
1977
returned to the general fund of the Treasury.
Widows' pensions and allowance
$65,000
$65,000
Former President's pension
62,000
63,000
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES
Office staff for former President
148,000
152,000
Total
275,000
280,000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
This fund provides for pensions and the cost of postal franking
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
1 $51, 697, 000
Recommended in the bill
65,170,000
privileges for the widows of former Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Bill compared with :
72,219,000
Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson.
The fund also provides for the pension for former President Nixon
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+20, 522, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
as well as office staff and related expenses under the Former Presi-
+7,049,000
dent's Act of 1958, as amended.
1 Includes $1,397,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Following is an explanation of the $215,000 recommended in the
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $72,219, an
budget, and allowed in the accompanying bill, for staff and office
increase of $7,049,000 above the fiscal year 1977 budget request. This
expenses and pension of former President Nixon
increase results solely from the GSA reorganization.
Personnel Compensation and Staffing: $96,000. There is no estab-
This appropriation provides financing of administrative operations
lished staffing for this activity.
services on a centralized and integrated basis for all General Services
Personnel Benefits $9,000. Includes $7,500 direct contribution to
Administration programs.
retirement fund, $1,200 for health benefits, and $300 for group in-
1. Administration-This consists of accounting and reporting,
surance.
credit, insurance, and related financial services and office services, in-
Benefits for Former President : $63,000 Provides pension of $63,000
vestigations, personnel services, and systems development and design.
for former President Nixon.
The responsibility for providing internal ADP services to GSA was
Travel and Transportation of Persons $2,000.
transferred to this activity from the Automatic data processing fund.
Rents and Communications: $39,000. Includes $29,000 for teletype,
Financing for this function is budgeted in this account for 1977.
local telephone, FTS and long distance service, facsimile services in
2. Legal services-This covers the fields of real property, personal
connection with Presidential Papers and materials. and office machine
property, archives and records, transportation and communications,
rentals: and $10,000 for reimbursement to the Postal Service for
strategic and critical materials stockpiling, preparedness policy, and
franked mail.
finance and administration.
Other Services $5,000. Includes repairs to equipment and furniture,
3. Board of Contract Appeals-This provides a forum for a fast and
as well as other services performed by commercial contractors.
economic resolution of disputes between a contractor and GSA over
Supplies and Materials $1,000. For supplies and materials in con-
provisions or performance of a contract.
nection with operation of the offices.
4. Federal information centers-In conjunction with the Civil Serv-
ice Commission, GSA operates 37 centers across the country to assist
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSTION
people who need a service provided by the Federal Government but
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
do not know which agency or office provides it. This activity is financed
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
$900, 000
from Federal agency reimbursements to this appropriation.
Recommended in the bill
900,000
The Committee allows a total of 3,055 permanent positions, the total
Bill compared with :
amount of the fiscal year 1977 request.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+900, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$2,000,000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
5,000,000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
Recommended in the bill
2,500,000
1 $6, 715, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Bill compared with:
7,322,000
Recommended in the bill
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+500,000
7,322,000
Bill compared with
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-2,500,000
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
+607, 000
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,500,000, a
1 Includes $115,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
reduction of $2,500,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
The National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,322,000, the full
Life was established by P.L. 94-136 on November 28, 1975. The new
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
Center absorbs the functions of the National Commission on Pro-
The U.S. Tax Court hears and decides cases involving Federal in-
ductivity and Work Quality and is established to assist in the formu-
come, estate, and gift tax deficiencies and renders declaratory judg-
lation of national policies for productivity, to coordinate Federal
ments regarding the qualifications of retirement plans under the pro-
activities affecting productivity, to report to Congress on the effect of
visions of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974.
public regulatory agencies on productivity and to otherwise stimulate
For 1977, the court proposes a trial program of 295 weeks consisting
and support both private and public sector efforts to improve pro-
of 215 weeks of regular trial sessions and 80 weeks of small tax cases
ductivity and the quality of working life. It is directed by a board of
sessions, such trials to be held throughout the United States.
directors of 27 members, appointed by the President and confirmed by
The Committee allows the requested increase of 10 positions, increas-
the Senate, and will be administered by an executive director. In 1977,
ing the authorized level to 207 in fiscal year 1977.
the new Center will be engaged in an expanded range of responsi-
bilities and functions not previously assigned to the Commission. Par-
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
ticular emphasis will be placed on Federal productivity program
coordination and analysis.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
The Committee is concerned about the size of the increase in the
Center. While the Committee understands the new responsibilities
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
I $65, 578,
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
which the Center must undertake, it feels an increase from $2 million
Recommended in the bill
71,000,000
Bill compared with
65,000,000
to $5 million is too rapid for economical use.
The Committee allows an increase of 10 positions, increasing the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-578, 000
authorized level for fiscal year 1977 to 30 permanent positions, a
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
-6, 000, 000
reduction of 10 below the budget request.
1 Includes $578,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SUPPLIES AND SHORTAGES
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $65,000,000. The
budget request proposed a consolidation of the Operation and main-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
tenance account and the Research, Shelter Survey and Marking ac-
count. The total amount recomended by the Administration is
Appropriations, fiscal year 1976
1$747,500
$71,000,000. The Committee recommends that the two accounts be kept
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
360, 000
separate and that some re-distribution of appropriations be made but
Recommended in the bill
360, 000
Bill compared with
that the total recommended for appropriation be $71,000,000, the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-387,500
same as the budget request.
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
This appropriation provides for the operation, maintenance, and
1 Includes $125,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976.
continuing development of the nationwide emergency warning system
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $360,000, the full
and the distribution of radiological defense equipment to develop and
amount of the fiscal year 1977 budget request.
maintain an effective detection and monitoring system. It provides for
The National Commission on Supplies and Shortages will report to
the support of those activities which are required to develop and main-
the President and the Congress on the existence or possibility of
tain an optimum capability to perform essential actions in emergency
periods to enhance survival probabilities.
shortages of essential resources and commodities and on institutional
adjustments for examining and prediciting these shortages. The Com-
It further provides grants to State, and local governments to assist
them in meeting their responsibilities under the Federal Civil Defense
mission will issue its final report on December 30, 1976, and will
terminate all activity by March 30, 1977.
Act of 1950, as amended. It also provides for the administrative ex-
There are 22 positions funded by this appropriation. These positions
penses, i.e., salaries, travel, and supporting costs for the management
will cease to exist when the Commission terminates its activity.
and administration of the national civil defense program.
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The Committee believes that it is essential that the Civil Defense
TITLE VI-GENERAL PROVISIONS-DEPARTMENTS,
structure remain, even if funds for research, shelter survey and mark-
AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
ing are reduced.
The budget level recommended by the Committee provides the same
SEC. 613. The purpose of this general provision is to freeze the
amount in fiscal year 1977 as was appropriated in fiscal year 1976 for
rental or Standard Level User Charge (SLUC) rates from year to
this function of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. The Commit-
year to that amount which an agency was permitted to include in its
tee notes that there is over $4 million in training funds in fiscal year
budget and for which appropriations were received.
1976. By discontinuing training for this year, these funds could be
The Committee has received complaints from agencies in the past
used to pay for mandatory increases over which the Agency has no
that rental charges (or SLUC rates) were increased by GSA after
control, and thus continue all Operation and maintenance functions
the beginning of a fiscal year. In order to comply with a rent increase
except for training at the fiscal year 1976 level of operations.
under such circumstances, it would be necessary for an agency to use
The Committee understands that there is legislation pending before
funds which were appropriated to it for other purposes. This, of
Congress which would authorize the Defense Civil Preparedness
course, was not the intent of the legislation which established the
Agency to prepare for natural as well as nuclear disasters. Until the
Federal Building Fund, and, of course, is not the intent of Congress
basic concept regarding the mission of the Agency is legislatively re-
in appropriating funds for specific purposes.
solved, the Committee is reluctant to make any significant changes in
Agencies are permitted, under certain circumstances, to include
the funding level.
amounts in their budgets for additional space, on a reimbursable basis,
The Committee allows 653 permanent positions, an increase of 193
where such requirements cannot be precisely determined in advance.
above the budget request and the same number authorized for fiscal
These reimbursable funds should be used only under unusual cir-
year 1976.
cumstances for requirements which arise after the beginning of a
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY AND MARKING
fiscal year and should not exceed the amount allowed for such purpose
in the annual appropriation act.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
$20,000,000
The General Services Administration has assured the Committee
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
Recommended in the bill
6,000,000
that it will not increase the SLUC rates for agencies after the begin-
Bill compared with:
ning of a fiscal year. In order to protect the fiscal integrity of the
Appropriation, fiscal year 1976
-14,000,000
Fund, GSA and tenant agencies should reach agreement on space and
Budget estimate, fiscal year 1977
+6,000,000
SLUC rates in sufficient time for agencies to include the required
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000, an in-
amounts in their budgets for each succeeding fiscal year.
crease of $6 million over the fiscal year 1977 budget request for this
The Office of Management and Budget has agreed to a Committee
account. It should be noted, however, that funds for this purpose were
request to establish an object classification in the budget for rental
included in the budget request for operation and maintenance for
charges beginning with the fiscal year 1978. This will formalize and
fiscal year 1977.
facilitate the procedure envisioned by this general provision.
This appropriation provides for the development of a nationwide
SEC. 614. The purpose of this revised limitation is to state the clear
inventory of fallout shelters and plans for their use in emergency
intention of the Committee not to fund any additional purchase con-
periods to enhance survival; planning for the crisis relocation of
tract projects under the provisions of Section 5 of the Public Build-
people and attendant care and protection.
ings Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313). The authority for
It provides matching grants to State and local governments as au-
space acquisition under this authority expired on June 30, 1975.
thorized by section 201(i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act for the
The Committee was informed by letter from GSA Administrator
design, construction, and equipping of State and local emergency op-
Eckerd to Chairman Steed under date of May 12, 1976, that $1,330,-
erating centers and the procurement and installation of related capi-
682,625 had been provided for in order to finance sixty-eight projects
tal equipment for such civil defense supporting systems as warning
under the purchase contract authority. The letter further states that
and communications. It also provides for improvement of the tech-
of these 68 projects, thirty-seven have been completed, twenty-two are
nical basis for ongoing and potential civil defense programs and
currently under construction, and the remaining nine are presently
operations.
being designed with current schedule calling for construction to begin
The Committee feels that this activity can be funded at a relatively
not later than April 1977. Twenty-three of the projects were con-
low level in fiscal year 1977 pending a legislative decision on the scope
structed under the "Package System" of financing and the balance of
of operations of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.
forty-five projects are being financed under the "Dual System." It is
No positions are funded from this account.
the intention of the Committee not to finance any additional projects
under the purchase contract authority, either under the "Package
TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS-THIS ACT
listed in the letter referred to above.
System" or the "Dual System" in addition to the sixty-eight projects
SEC. 506. This general provision, not heretofore carried in any
The Committee specifically directs that no additional projects, re-
appropriation act, is included for the purpose of restraining General
gardless of their status, be considered for construction or acquisition
Services Administration procurement of stainless steel flatware.
under this expired provision of law.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
ects pursuant to section 5 of the Public Buildings Amend-
This bill carries a number of general provisions, some of which are
ments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313) during the period begin-
routine and have been carried for a number of years, and some are
ning October 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1977.
proposed for the first time this year.
Those general provisions that deal with a single agency only are
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XI, CLAUSE 2(1) (4)
shown immediately following that agency's appropriation in the ac-
companying bill. Others that deal with all of the agencies provided
INFLATIONARY IMPACT STATEMENT
for in this bill are shown under Title V, and those general provisions
that are Government-wide in scope are shown under Title VI of the
Pursuant to clause 2(1) (4), Rule XI of the House of Representa-
accompanying bill.
tives, the Committee estimates that enactment of this bill would have
minimal overall inflationary impact on prices and costs in the opera-
LIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
tion of the national economy.
The total amount recommended in the bill is $289,211,000 more
The following limitations and legislative provisions not heretofore
than the total requests considered by the Committee for fiscal year
carried in this exact form in connection with any appropriation bill
1977. Approximately 326 positions are being eliminated in fiscal year
are recommended:
1977.
In Title I, in connection with the U.S. Secret Service:
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CLAUSE 3
and the conducting and participation in firearms matches;
The bill which this report accompanies does not propose to change
In Title IV, in connection with Indian Trust Accounting, General
or amend any existing statute or part thereof.
Services Administration:
Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XXI, CLAUSE 3
transfer to any other account.
The Committee submits the following statements in compliance with
In Title V, in connection with General Provisions, This Act:
Clause 3, Rule XXI of the House, describing the effects of provisions
SEC. 506. No part of any appropriation contained in this
proposed in the accompanying bill which may be considered, under
Act shall be available for the procurement of, or for the pay-
certain circumstances, to change the application of existing law, either
ment of, the salary of any person engaged in the procurement,
directly or indirectly:
of stainless steel flatware not produced in the United States
1. The bill provides in some instances, for funding of agencies
or its possessions, except to the extent that the Administra-
and activities where legislation has not yet been finalized. In ad-
tor of General Services or his designee shall determine that a
dition, the bill carries language, in some instances, permitting
satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of stainless steel
activities not authorized by law, or exempting agencies from cer-
flatware produced in the United States or its possessions, can-
tain provisions of law, but which has been carried in appropria-
not be procured as and when needed from sources in the
tions acts for many years. Notably, the White House Office and
United States and its possessions, or except in accordance with
other agencies in Title III of the bill in the Executive Office of the
procedure provided by section 6-104.4(b) Armed Services
President fall into this category. Legislation is presently under
Procurement Regulation, dated January 1. 1969. This section
consideration by the Congress in this connection.
shall be applicable to all solicitations for bids issued after its
2. In Title IV of the bill, in connection with the General Serv-
enactment.
ices Administration, certain limitations on the availability of rev-
In Title VI, in connection with General Provisions, Departments,
enue in the Federal Buildings Fund have been carried forward
from last year.
Agencies and Corporations:
3. In Title IV, under Indian Trust Accounting, the General
SEC. 613. No part of any appropriation contained in, or
Services Administration, there is a provision that no funds shall
funds made available by, this or any other Act shall be avail-
be available for transfer to any other account.
able for any agency to pay to the Administrator of the Gen-
4. A proposed new general provision in Title v, Section 506,
eral Services Administration a higher rate for rental of space
provides that no appropriation shall be available for the payment
and services (established pursuant to section 210(j) of the
of the salary of any person engaged in the procurement of stain-
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
less steel flatware not produced in the United States or its posses-
amended) than such agency included in its budget for the cur-
sions except under special circumstances stated in Section 506.
rent fiscal year and for which appropriations were granted.
5. Two new general provisions have been proposed in Title VI.
Sec. 614. None of the funds available under this or any other
The first, Section 613, prohibits GSA from charging other federal
Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connec-
agencies a higher rate for rental of space and services than such
tion with the designation for construction, arranging for
agency included in its budget for the current fiscal year and for
financing, or execution of contracts or agreements for financ-
which appropriations were granted. Section 614 prohibits GSA
ing or construction of any additional purchase contract proj-
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from designating for construction, arranging for financing or
execution of contracts or agreements for financing or construction
2. The new budget authority and budget outlays provided in the bill
of any additional purchase contract projects.
for financial assistance to state and local governments.
6. The bill continues a number of general provisions applying to
agencies covered by the bill as well as certain provisions applying
Fiscal year
government-wide. All of these provisions have been carried in
1977
prior year appropriations bills, and a number of them have been
Account
budget
1977
authority
outlays
carried for many years.
Civil Defense- Operation and maintenance: Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
07 35 0604 0 1 051
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308 (a) (1) (A) OF PUBLIC LAW 93-344
29,538
Civil 806 Service Commission-Intergovernmental Personnel Assistance 30 28 0300 0 1
14,769
15,000
9,000
The following information is provided in compliance with the "Con-
Total
44,538
23,769
gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE-GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION BILL COMPARED WITH THE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET (H.J. RES. 611)
IIn thousands of dollars)
Amount in concurrent
Committee
Remaining for future
resolution
recommendations
action
Budget
Budget
Budget
authority
Outlays
authority
Outlays
authority
Outlays
050
National defense
97,920
95,819
87,296
85,239
+10,624
+10,580
400
Commerce and transportation
1,771,164
1,771,660
1,769,030
1,770,001
+2,134
+1,659
500 Education-Training-Employ-
ment-Social service
316
4,969
316
4,969
550
Health
451,844
451,844
451,844
451,844
600
Income security
24,365
24,365
750
Law enforcement and justice
585,541
588,874
576,117
580,067
+9,424
+8,807
800
General government
5,619,087
5,593,677
5,384,855
5,348,396
+234, 232
+245,281
850
Revenue sharing-Fiscal assist-
ance
810
3,738
3,500
3,444
+310
+294
900 Interest
390
390
Subcommittee/bill
8,529,682
8,535,336
8,272,958
8,268,715
+256, 724
+266, 621
Note. This table includes an allowance for claims and judgments not included in the accompanying bill.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308 (a) (1) (B) AND (C) OF PUBLIC LAW
93-344
The following information, which is printed without comment or
modification, was provided the Committee by the Congressional Budg-
et Office pursuant to the "Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974"
Pursuant to Section 308 (a) of the "Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974, the following information is
provided:
1. A projection for five fiscal years of the budget outlays associated
with the budget authority provided in the bill.
[Thousands of dollars; fiscal years]
Outlays
Budget authority 1977
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
$8,272,958
$7,991,405
$247,385
$36,121
$22,412
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND THE
BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS
[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or "permanent" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not
included in the accompanying bill]
New budget authority
New budget authority
New budget authority
enacted, fiscal year 1976
estimates, fiscal year 1977
estimate compared with
fiscal year 1976 enacted
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY
FEDERAL FUNDS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
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Presidential Election Campaign Fund
$40,000,000
$35,000,000
$5, 000, 000
Office of the Secretary: Miscellaneous appropriations (indefinite, special
fund)
16,000
18,000
+ 000
U.S. Customs Service: Miscellaneous appropriations (permanent, special
fund)
225,000,000
23,000,000
+5, 000, 000
General revenue sharing
6, 354, 780, 000
6, 542, 280, 000
+ 187, 500, 000
Interest on the public debt (indefinite)
37, 700, 000, 000
45, 000, 000, 000
+7, 300, 000, 000
Interest on uninvested funds (indefinite)
8, 076, 000
8, 025, 000
- 51, 000
Refunding internal revenue collections, interest (indefinite)
334,000,000
395, 000, 000
62, 000, 000
Contributions for annuity benefits (indefinite)
2,600,000
4, 000, 000
+1, 400, 000
Internal Revenue collections for Puerto Rico (indefinite, special fund)
114,000,000
114,000,000
Coinage profit fund (indefinite, special fund)
2,818,000
3, 500, 000
-682, 000
Claims, judgments, and relief acts (indefinite)
23, 000, 000
23, 000, 000
Payment where credit exceeds liability for tax
1,200,000,000
600, 000, 000
600, 000, 000
Total
46, 004, 290, 000
52, 955, 823, 000
+6, 951, 533, 000
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Civil Service Commission: Payment to Civil Service retirement and dis-
ability fund (indefinite)
3, 203, 397
4, 279, 672
+1, 076, 275
General Services Administration: Expenses, disposal of surplus real and
related personal property (indefinite)
1, 500, 000
1, 000, 000
- 500, 000
Total
4, 703, 397
5, 279, 672
576, 275
Total, Federal funds
46, 008, 993, 397
52, 961, 102, 672
+6, 952, 109, 275
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PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY
TRUST FUNDS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Pershing Hall memorial fund (indefinite)
7, 000
7,000
Bureau of Government Financial Operations: Trust Funds
18,000
18, 000
Refunds, transfers, and expenses of unclaimed, abandoned, and seized
goods, U.S. Customs Service (indefinite)
3,000,000
3, 500, 000
+ 500, 000
State and local government fiscal assistance trust fund
(6, 354, 780, 000)
(6, 542, 280, 000)
(+ 187, 500, 000)
Total
3, 025, 000
3, 525, 000
500, 000
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND THE
BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS-Continued
[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or "permanent" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not
included in the accompanying bill]
New budget authority
New budget authority
New budget authority
enacted, fiscal year 1976
estimates, fiscal year 1977
estimate compared with
fiscal year 1976 enacted
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: Contributions
$6,000
$10,000
+$4,000
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(indefinite)
Civil Service Commission: Civil Service retirement and disability fund
12, 695, 774, 000
15, 826, 091, 000
+3, 130, 317, 000
(indefinite)
General Services Administration: National Archives gift fund
65,000
35,000
-30,000
Tax Court of the United States: Tax Court judges survivors annuity fund
90, 000
96,000
+6,000
(indefinite)
12, 695, 935, 000
15, 826, 232, 000
+3, 130, 297, 000
Total
12, 698, 960, 000
15, 829, 757, 000
+3, 130, 797, 000
Total, Trust funds
58, 707, 953, 397
68, 790, 859, 672
10, 082, 906, 275
Total, New budget (obligational) authority
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND THE
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977
000 000
Bill compared (a)) with-
Budget estimates
New budget
New budget
of new budget
(obligational)
Agency and item
(obligational)
(obligational)
authority
New budget
Budget estimates
authority,
authority,
recommended
(obligational)
of new budget
fiscal year 1976
fiscal year 1977
in bill
authority,
(obligational)
fiscal year 1976
authority,
fiscal year 1977
TITLE I-TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of the Secretary
$28,183,000
$26,972,000
$26,000,000
-$2, 183, 000
-$972, 000
Office of Revenue Sharing
2,569,000
3,810,000
3,500,000
+931, 000
-310, 000
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
12,000,000
8,450,000
9,000,000
-3, 000, 000
+550,000 +
Bureau of Government Financial Operations
131,725,000
147, 229, 000
144,000,000
12,275,000
3, 229, 000
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Government losses in shipment
700, 000
500, 000
500,000
-200, 000
Eisenhower College grants
1,000,000
- 1, 000, 000
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace,
grants to
7,000,000
-7,000,000
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
109,697,000
125, 315, 000
112,000,000
+2,303,000
13, 315, 000
U.S. Customs Service
328, 677, 000
2 326, 059, 000
334,000,000
+5,323,000
941, 000
Bureau of the Mint:
Salaries and expenses
41,230,000
43,215,000
40,000,000
-1,230,000
-3,215,000
Construction of Mint facilities
3,350,000
-3,350,000
Total
44,580,000
43,215,000
40,000,000
-4, 580, 000
3, 215, 000
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND THE
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates
New budget
New budget
of new budget
(obligational)
Agency and item
(obligational)
(obligational)
authority
New budget
Budget estimates
authority
authority
recommended
(obligational)
of new budget
fiscal year 1976 1
fiscal year 1977
in bill
authority,
(obligational)
fiscal year 1976
authority,
fiscal year 1977
TITLE I-TREASURY DEPARTMENT-Con.
Bureau of the Public Debt
$103,000,000
$114,497,000
$112,000,000
+$9, 000, 000
-$2, 497, 000
Internal Revenue Service:
Salaries and expenses
45,825,000
46,700,000
46,700,000
+875,000
Accounts, collection, and taxpayer service
791,740,000
789,900,000
795,900,000
+4, 160, 000
+6,000,000
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Compliance
853,955,000
834,900,000
838,900,000
15, 055, 000
+4,000,000
Total
1,691,520,000
1,671,500,000
1, 681, 500, 000
10, 020, 000
+10,000,000
U.S. Secret Service
114,950,000
$ 112,650,000
112,650,000
-2,300,000
Total, title I
2, 575, 601, 000
2,580,197,000
2, 575, 150, 000
-451,000
-5,047,000
TITLE II-UNITED STATES POSTAL
SERVICE
Payment to the Postal Service Fund
1,703,416,000
1,458,804,000
1,766,170,000
62, 754, 000
+307,366,000
Budget submitted by U.S. Postal Service
NA
(1,766,170,000)
(1,766,170,000)
NA
NA
Revolving fund for advance payments to U.S. In-
ternational Air Carriers
5,000,000
-5,000,000
Total, title II
1, 708, 416, 000
1, 458, 804, 000
1,766,170,000
57, 754, 000
307, 366, 000
TITLE III-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President
000
250,000
250,000
250,000
The White House Office
16,763,000
16,530,000
16,530,000
-233,000
Executive residence
1,902,000
2,095,000
2,095,000
+193,000
Official Residence of the Vice President
274,000
61,000
61,000
-213,000
Special assistance to the President
1,001,000
1,246,000
1,246,000
+245,000
Council of Economic Advisers
1,621,000
1,718,000
1,718,000
+97,000
Council on International Economic Policy
1,650,000
1,466,000
1,450,000
-200,000
-16,000
Council on Wage and Price Stability
1,589,000
1,607,000
1,607,000
+18,000
Domestic Council
1,646,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
+54,000
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National Security Council
3,052,000
3,210,000
3,210,000
+158,000
Office of Drug Abuse Policy
250,000
-250,000
Office of Management and Budget
24,250,000
25,800,000
25,500,000
+1,250,000
-300,000
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
754,000
1,627,000
1,627,000
+873,000
Office of Telecommunications Policy
8,500,000
8,206,000
8,206,000
-294,000
Unanticipated needs
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Total, title III
64,502,000
66,516,000
66,200,000
+1,698,000
-316,000
See footnotes at end of table.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND THE
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates
New budget
New budget
of new budget
(obligational)
Agency and item
(obligational)
(obligational)
authority
New budget
Budget estimates
authority,
authority,
recommended
(obligational)
of new budget
fiscal year 1976
fiscal year 1977
in bill
authority,
(obligational)
fiscal year 1976
authority,
fiscal year 1977
TITLE IV-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
$785,000
$880, 000
$880,000
+$95,000
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Rela-
tions
1,200,000
1,402,000
1,200,000
-$202,000
Advisory Committee on Federal Pay
135,000
215,000
215,000
+80, 000
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Civil Service Commission:
Salaries and expenses: Appropriation
97,533,000
102,328,000
102,328,000
+4,795,000
By transfer
(21,388,000)
(24,365,000)
(24,365,000)
2, 977, 000)
Government payment for annuitants, em-
ployees health benefits
347,969,000
451,844,000
451,844,000
+103,875,000
Payment to civil service retirement and dis-
ability fund
1,517,865,000
2,874,955,000
2,874,955,000
+1,357,090,000
Federal Labor Relations Council
1,298,000
1,565,000
1,565,000
+267,000
Intergovernmental personnel assistance
15,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
+5,000,000
Total
1,979,665,000
3,440,692,000
3,445,692,000
+1,466,027,000
+5,000,000
Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Salaries: Salaries and expenses
100,000
100,000
+100,000
Commission on Federal Paperwork
4,100,000
-4,100,000
Commission to Review National Policy Toward
103' 000
Gambling
745,000
265,000
265,000
-480,000
Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other
Severely Handicapped
261,000
316,000
316,000
+55,000
Federal Election Commission
5,000,000
6,950,000
3,000,000
-2,000,000
3, 950, 000
General Services Administration:
Refunds under Renegotiations Act
1,000,000
-1,000,000
Disposal of Surplus Real and Related Property,
Operating expenses
6,180,000
6,205,000
6,205,000
+25,000
Federal Buildings Fund:
Limitation on availability of revenue:
59
Construction on buildings
(63, 786, 000)
(28,100,000)
(22,600,000)
(-41,186,000)
-(5,500,000)
Purchase contract payments
(60, 000, 000)
(92,000,000)
(92,000,000)
(+32,000,000)
Rental of space
(443, 500, 000)
(473,200,000)
(473,200,000)
700, 000)
Alterations and major repairs
(110, 768, 000)
(60,700,000)
(60,700,000)
50, 068, 000)
Real property operations
(397, 500, 000)
(414,905,000)
(414,905,000)
405, 000)
Program direction and centralized service
(65,600,000)
(61,550,000)
(61,550,000)
050, 000)
Subtotal
(1,141,154,000)
(1,130,455,000)
(1,124,955,000)
16, 199, 000)
(-5,500,000)
Federal Supply Service
159,167,000
154,815,000
154,266,000
-4,901,000
-549,000
Payment to the general supply fund
40,000,000
-40,000,000
See footnotes at end of table.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND THE
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
Bill compared with-
Budget estimates
New budget
New budget
of new budget
(obligational)
Agency and item
(obligational)
(obligational)
authority
New budget
Budget estimates
authority,
authority,
recommended
(obligational)
of new budget
fiscal year 1976 1
fiscal year 1977
in bill
authority,
(obligational)
fiscal year 1976
authority,
fiscal year 1977
National Archives and Records Service:
Operating expenses
$60,200,000
$64,439,000
$64,219,000
+$4, 019, 000
-$220, 000-
Records declassification
1,394,000
1,410,000
1,410,000
+16,000
Subtotal
61,594,000
65,849,000
65,629,000
035, 000
220, 000
60
Automated Data and Telecommunications Service
7,460,000
7,651,000
7,475,000
+15,000
176, 000
Federal Preparedness Agency:
Salaries and expenses
16,010,000
16,380,000
16,296,000
+ 286, 000
-84, 000
Expenses, Defense Production Act
10,540,000
10, 540, 000
General activities:
General management and agency operations,
salaries and expenses
12,183,000
12,636,000
6,616,000
-5,567,000
-6, 020, 000
Office of federal management policy, salaries
and expenses
1,100,000
-1,100,000
Indian Trust Accounting
2,675,000
2,702,000
2,702,000
+27,000
Allowances and office staff for former Presidents
275,000
280,000
280,000
+5,000
Expenses, Presidential transition
900,000
900,000
+ 900, 000
Administrative and staff support services
51,697,000
65,170,000
72,219,000
20, 522, 000
+7, 049, 000
Subtotal
67,930,000
81,688,000
82,717,000
+ 14, 787, 000
+1, 029, 000
Total
359,341,000
343,128,000
332,588,000
- 26, 753, 000
10, 540, 000
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Fund
10,000,000
10, 000, 000
National Commission on the Observance of Inter-
national Woman's Year, 1975
5,000,000
-5,000,000
National Center for Productivity and Quality of
Working Life
2,000,000
5,000,000
2,500,000
+500,000
-2,500,000
National Commission on Supplies and Shortages
747,500
360,000
360,000
-387,500
National Study Commission on Records and Docu-
ments of Federal Officials
350,000
-350,000
U.S. Tax Court: Salaries, and expenses
6,715,000
7,322,000
7,322,000
+607,000
61
Department of Defense:
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency:
Operation and maintenance
65,578,000
71,000,000
65,000,000
-578,000
-6,000,000
Research, shelter survey, and marking
20,000,000
6,000,000
- 14, 000, 000
+6, 000, 000
Total
85,578,000
71,000,000
71,000,000
- 14, 578, 000
Total, title IV
2, 461, 622, 500
3, 877, 630, 000
3, 865, 438, 000
1, 403, 815, 500
12, 192, 000
Grand Total, NB(O)A
6, 810, 141, 500
7, 983, 147, 000
8, 272, 958, 000
1, 462, 816, 500
+289, 811, 000
1
Includes amounts contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act 1976.
2
8 Includes budget amendment of $2,400,000 contained in H. Doc. 94-460.
Includes budget amendment of $2,000,000 contained in H. Doc. 94-460.
Calendar No. 904
94TH CONGRESS
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SENATE
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REPORT
2d Session
No. 94-953
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1977
JUNE 16, 1976.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. MONTOYA, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 14261]
The Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the Bill
(H.R. 14261) making appropriations for the Treasury Department,
the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and
certain independent agencies, for fiscal year ending September 30, 1977,
and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with vari-
ous amendments and presents herewith information relative to the
changes recommended.
Amount of House bill
$8, 267, 636, 000
Amount of increase by Senate
+ 33, 524, 000
Amount of bill as reported to Senate
8, 301, 160, 000
Amount of budget estimates of new (obligational)
authority, fiscal year 1977
8, 004, 892, 000
Amount of new budget (obligational) authority, fis-
cal year 1976
6, 810, 141, 500
Senate bill as reported compared with:
Amount of budget estimates of new (obliga-
tional) authority, fiscal year 1977 (as
amended)
+ 296, 268, 000
Amount of new budget (obligational) author-
ity, fiscal year 1976
+1, 491, 018, 500
57-010 0
2
3
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
Page No.
Bill
Report
Summary of the Bill
2
Title I-Treasury Department
5
House bill
(8)
-$1, 160, 000
+22, 432, 000
+12, 252, 000
+33, 524, 000
2
Title II-United States Postal Service
7
18
Title III-Executive Office of The President
7
21
Title IV-Independent Agencies
12
27
Administrative Conference of the United States
12
27
Advisory Committee on Federal Pay
12
27
Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
New budget
(obligational)
authority
fiscal year 1977
-$5, 897, 000
+307, 366, 000
-516, 000
12
28
E
685, 000 1
Civil Service Commission
TREASURY, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977
Increase (+) or decrease (-), Senate bill compared with-
+296, 268, 000
12
28
Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries
31
Commission Gambling on the Review of the National Policy Toward
15
32
Committee Handicapped for Purchase From the Blind and Other Severely
15
32
Federal Election Commission
16
33
General Services Administration
33
New budget
(obligational)
authority
fiscal year 1976
(6)
-$1, 301, 000
+57, 754, 000
+1, 498, 000
16
+1, 433, 067, 500
+1, 491, 018, 500
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
44
National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers
44
National Life Center for Productivity and Quality of Working
26
45
National Commission on Supplies and Shortages
26
45
National Study Commission on Records and Documents of
66, 000, 000
Federal Officials
3, 894, 690, 000
46
New budget
(obligational)
authority
recommended
by Senate
Committee
(5)
$2, 574, 300, 000
1, 766, 170, 000
8, 301, 160, 000
United States Tax Court
27
46
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
27
47
Title V-General Provisions, this Act
28
49
Title VI-General Provisions, Governmentwide
31
50
Tables
51-60
New budget
(obligational)
authority
recommended
in House bill
(4)
$2, 575, 460, 000
1, 766, 170, 000
43, 568, 43,568,000 000
3, 882, 438, 000
8, 267, 636, 000
SUMMARY OF THE BILL
The bill provides a total amount of $8,301,160,000, which is
$1,491,018,500 above the appropriations for 1976, $296,268,000 above
SUMMARY
the amendment estimates for 1977, and an increase of $33,524,000 above
the appropriations in the House bill of $8,267,636,000.
Budget
estimates of
new budget
(obligational)
fiscal year authority, 1977
(3)
$2, 580, 197, 000
1, 458, 804, 000
66, 516, 000
3, 899, 375, 000
8, 004, 892, 000
The following table summarizes the amounts of new budget (obli-
gational) authority recommended in the bill for fiscal year 1977 com-
pared with amounts appropriated to date for fiscal year 1976 and with
the amended 1977 budget estimates and the House bill. The tabulation
by appropriation item is included at the end of the report.
New budget
(obligational)
authority
enacted
fiscal year 1976
(2)
$2, 575, 601, 000
1, 708, 416, 000
64, 502, 64,502,000 000
2, 461, 622, 500
6, 810, 141, 500
Agency and item
(1)
Title I, Treasury Department
Title II, Postal Service
Title III, Executive Office of the President
Title IV, Independent Agencies
Grand total, titles I, II, III, and IV
4
TOTAL FUNDING FOR TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
In addition to the new obligational authority recommended in the
accompanying bill, significant amounts are made available each year
TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
for permanent budget authority which does not require annual action
by the Congress in the appropriations process. A schedule reflecting
SUMMARY
the permanent new budget authority, including federal funds and
Appropriation, 1976
¹$2,575,601,000
trust funds, is included at the end of this report. The principal item
Budget estimate, 1977
*2,580,197,000
of permanent new budget authority is for payment of interest on the
House allowance
2,575,460,000
public debt which is estimated at $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, an
Committee recommendation
2,574,300,000
increase of $7,300,000 over fiscal year 1976. The total estimated re-
Bill compared with
quirement of $68,790,859,672 for fiscal year 1977 permanent new
Appropriation, 1976
-1,301,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-5,897,000
budget authority is an increase of $10,082,906,275 over fiscal year
House allowance
-1,160,000
1976. When considered with the amounts recommended in the ac-
1 Includes $93,742,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
companying bill, the total amount recommended by the Committee
3
Includes budget amendment of $4,600,000 contained in H. Doc. 94-460.
for fiscal year 1976 is $77,092,019,672. This is an increase of $33,524,000
over the House allowance and an increase of $11,573,924,775 over
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,574,300,000.
fiscal year 1976.
This is a reduction of $1,301,000 below the fiscal year 1976 appropria-
tion, $5,897,000 below the fiscal year 1977 budget estimate and
$1,160,000 below the House allowance.
Fiscal year
Fiscal year
Increase (+) or
1976
1977
decrease (-)
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government ap-
propriations bill
$6, 810, 141, 500
$8,301,160,000
+$1, 491, 018, 500
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Permanent budget authority:
Federal funds
46, 008, 993, 397
52, 961, 102, 672
+6, 952, 109, 275
Appropriation, 1976
1 $28, 183, 000
Trust funds
12,698,960,000
15,829,757,000
+3, 130, 797, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
26,972,000
Total, permanent new budget authority
58,707,953,397
68,790,859,672
+10, 082, 906, 275
House allowance
26,000,000
Committee recommendation
26,000,000
Grand total
65,518,094,897
77,092,019,672
+11, 573, 924, 775
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
-2,183,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-972,00
In addition to the agencies whose funds are derived from direct
House allowance
appropriations and from permanent authority as reflected in the above
1 Includes $683,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
table, there are other agencies which operate under separate authority
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
which does not provide for Congressional review of their annual fiscal
requirements. For example, the U.S. Postal Service, pursuant to the
of $26,000,000 and 865 permanent personnel positions. This is a re-
Postal Reorganization Act (Public Law 91-375), is authorized to use
duction of $2,183,000 from the fiscal year 1976 appropriation and
income from postage and services for their operating expenses, and to
$972,000 from the budget estimate. The permanent positions allowed
request an appropriation from Congress for certain subsidies which
are an increase of 10 above the fiscal year 1976 level of activity and a
are discussed later in this report. Therefore, only the amount of the
reduction of 11 from the budget estimate.
subsidy requirement is reviewed by the Congress.
The Committee notes that permanent positions for the Office of the
In the Treasury Department, the Office of the Comptroller of the
Secretary have increased from 666 in fiscal year 1973.
Currency, whose income is derived principally from assessments paid
The functions of the Office of the Secretary are directly related to
by national banks, is exempt from Congressional review as these as-
the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Treasury as a major policy
sessments are not construed to be Government funds. The Exchange
advisor to the President and as the executive director of the Depart-
Stabilization Fund derives its income principally from handling
ment. The Secretary has primary responsibility for: formulating and
charges imposed on purchases and sales of gold for the account of the
recommending domestic and international financial policy and tax
fund, profits on foreign exchange transactions, and interest on in-
policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that
vestments and is also exempt from annual review by the Congress.
have general significance for the economy, and managing the public
debt. The Secretary also oversees the activities of the Department in
carrying out its major law enforcement responsibilities, in serving as
the financial agent for the U.S. Government, in the manufacturing of
(5)
6
7
coins and currency, and in managing the operations and maintenance
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,650,000 and
of the Main Treasury Building and the Annex.
314 permanent personnel positions. This is a reduction of $350,000 and
7 permanent personnel positions from the House allowance and
OFFICE OF REVENUE SHARING
$3,350,000 and 106 permanent positions from fiscal year 1976. The
allowance is an increase of $200,000 above the budget estimate.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center provides the neces-
Appropriation, 1976
$2,569,000
sary facilities, equipment and administrative support for conducting
Budget estimate, 1977
3,810,000
basic, advanced, specialized and refresher training for law enforce-
House allowance
3,810,000
ment personnel of the participating agencies, plus the instructors who
Committee recommendation
3,500,000
teach the basic and some of the advanced courses. In addition, the
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+931,
Center furnishes training on a space-available basis to personnel from
Budget estimate, 1977
-310,000
several Federal organizations which are not participating agencies.
House allowance
-310,
The House allowed an increase of $550,000 above the budget
1 Includes $79,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
estimate for transportation costs of students from the various agencies
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,500,000 and 118
that attend the Training Center. The House report expressed concern
permanent personnel positions. This is a reduction of $310,000 and 11
that requiring these agencies to fund for student travel could result
positions below the budget estimate and the House allowance and an
in reducing the number of students attending the Center and inhibit
increase of $931,000 and 10 positions above the fiscal year 1976
orderly class scheduling and financial planning. The Committee
appropriation.
believes the House concern has merit and recommends funding for
Title I of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as
student travel be included in the FLETC appropriation.
amended (general revenue sharing), provides for the distribution of
The Committee notes that FLETC has continued to lease space at
$30.2 billion to more than 39,000 units of State and local governments
1310 L Street, Washington, D.C. for periods of training of 5 days or
over a 5-year period. Allocations are made quarterly to each govern-
less. The annual cost of this space is $163,000. As stated in the report
ment unit. Few restrictions are imposed by the Fiscal Assistance Act
on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropria-
on the expenditure of funds received, for it was the intent of both the
tions Bill, 1976; "The Committee agreed to the transfer of the
administration and the Congress that revenue sharing be a "no-strings
CFLETC to Glynco and the use of prior year appropriated funds for
attached" program. However, the Act does require that each govern-
conversion of the facility on the basis that the CFLETC would operate
ment comply with a number of significant provisions, requirements,
in a single location at Glynco."
and limitations which govern the uses of funds, financial and account-
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is directed to
ing practices, nondiscrimination, public reporting, and nonmatching
discontinue leasing space except at the Glynco facility. The Committee
in applying for other federal funds.
believes sufficient space is available to the Treasury Department in the
The Committee notes that in the compliance area, formal audit
Washington, D.C. area to accommodate the CFLETC training of
agreements have been concluded with 43 State governments, and 12
5 days or less.
agreements have been concluded with human rights agencies. The
The Committee believes sufficient staffing is available to accom-
Committee encourages this innovative approach to provide financial
modate the training evaluation and research program. Therefore, the
audit and civil rights compliance coverage.
seven positions and $165,000 requested for this program are denied.
The 21 additional personnel requested are all for the compliance
areas and 14 are for equal employment opportunity specialists. The
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Committee notes that until the middle of fiscal year 1976, only five
civil rights specialists were employed. This has recently been doubled
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
to 10. The Committee recommends concurrence with the allowance of
Appropriation, 1976
¹$131,725,000
10 additional permanent personnel positions. This will provide 51
Budget estimate, 1977
147,229,000
positions for the compliance activity.
House allowance
144,000,000
Committee recommendation
144,000,000
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+12, 275,
Budget estimate, 1977
-3,229,000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
$12,000,000
1 Includes $11,725,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Budget estimate, 1977
8,450,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
House allowance
9,000,000
Committee recommendation
8,650,000
of $144,000,000 and 2,515 permanent personnel positions. This is an
Bill compared with
increase of $12,275,000 and 39 positions above the fiscal year 1976
Appropriation, 1976
-3,350,000
appropriation and a reduction of $3,229,000 and 50 positions below
Budget estimate, 1977
+200, 000
House allowance
-350, 000
the budget estimate.
8
9
The Bureau of Government Financial Operations makes payments
for all civilian executive agencies, except the U.S. Postal Service,
firearms and explosives. The objectives of the Bureau are to: (1)
U.S. Marshals and certain Government corporations; processes claims
achieve maximum voluntary compliance with laws and regulations
on lost, stolen and forged checks; provides accounting services for
under ATF jurisdiction; (2) assure full collection of revenue due
the Government-including maintenance of the central accounts con-
from legal industries and illegal wagering activities; (3) detect and
cerning appropriations, receipts and expenditures for the Govern-
neutralize traffic in illicit nontaxpaid distilled spirits; (4) prevent
ment as a whole; provides checking account facilities to Government
illegal possession and use of firearms, destructive devices and explo-
disbursing officers for the purpose of drawing checks on the U.S.
sives; (5) assist State, local and other Federal law enforcement
Treasury; compiles and publishes financial reports; and performs
agencies in the reduction of crime and violence; and (6) assist State,
other unique central fiscal operations.
local, and other Federal government agencies in respect to consumer
protection, ecology, and industrial development.
The House bill reduced the budget estimate by $13,315,000 and 504
PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT
permanent positions to limit resources for Operation Concentrated
Appropriation, 1976
$700, 000
Urban Enforcement (CUE) to the three cities as expressed in the
Budget estimate, 1977
500,000
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976. However, the reduction in-
House allowance
500,000
cluded $2,590,000 and 94 positions to be transferred from assets cur-
Committee recommendation
500,000
Bill compared with
rently engaged in combating the illicit liquor program. The Com-
Appropriation, 1976
-200, 000
mittee agrees that Operation CUE must be limited pending receipt
Budget estimate, 1977
and analysis of the results in the three cities which are currently
House allowance
approved to conduct the concentrated enforcement effort. However,
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $500,000. This
the Committee views the transfer of the resources from the declining
is the same amount as the House allowance and the budget estimate
illicit liquor program to combating the ever-increasing firearms and
and a reduction of $200,000 below the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
explosives enforcement programs as having considerable merit, and
This account was created as self-insurance to cover losses in ship-
ATF is encouraged to identify resources which can be transferred to
ment of Government property such as coins, currency, securities, and
assure maximum effective enforcement capability.
losses in connection with the redemption of savings bonds.
Reorganization of ATF
Any recoveries from losses are reimbursed to the fund. The purpose
of the fund is to provide coverage for the losses while avoiding pay-
In view of ATF's increasing emphasis on enforcement and regula-
ment of commercial insurance premiums. These premiums would
tion of the Federal criminal laws concerned with firearms and explo-
have cost over $180 million since establishment of the fund. Appro-
sives, as evidenced by the implementation of project CUE (Concen-
priations to the fund, reflecting actual cost incurred, have amounted
trated Urban Enforcement), it appears to the Committee that the
to about $6 million.
criminal enforcement arm of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms should be organized similar to other law enforcement agen-
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS
cies. The current regionalized structure of ATF is based on the model
of the Internal Revenue Service which has the mission of assuring
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
voluntary compliance with Federal tax laws.
Appropriation, 1976
1 $109, 697, 000
ATF and its law enforcement mission were separated from IRS in
Budget estimate, 1977
125, 315, 000
1972 to provide for increased mission effectiveness. It appears to the
House allowance
112,000,000
Committee that ATF might be more effectively organized to perform
Committee recommendation
114,500,000
Bill compared with:
its law enforcement mission. Therefore, the Committee recommends
Appropriation, 1976
+4, 803, 000
that the Bureau adopt a more modern, effective, and streamlined
Budget estimate, 1977
-10, 815, 000
administrative organizational structure.
House allowance
+2, 500, 000
Explosives tagging
1 Includes $2,858,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee is concerned with the failure of the Office of Man-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $114,500,000 and
4,376 permanent personnel positions. This is an increase of $2,500,000
agement and Budget to request funding for an effective predetonation
and 94 positions above the House allowance and $4,803,000 above the
or postdetonation "tagging" program to assist in the identification
fiscal year 1976 appropriation. The recommendation is a reduction
of the manufacturer of the explosive. Testimony was presented to the
of $10,815,000 and 410 positions below the budget estimate.
Committee that there is currently a bombing in the United States
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is respon-
every 41/2 hours. Many of these bombings are the result of increasing
sible for the administration and enforcement, both regulatory and
terrorist activity in this country.
Of the funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
criminal, of laws and regulations pertaining to distilled spirits, beer,
wine, nonbeverage products with alcohol content, tobacco, wagering,
the Committee has included $1,200,000 to be used only for implemen-
tation of the necessary research and development activities to make
possible an effective explosives identification program.
10
11
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
BUREAU OF THE MINT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
1 $328, 677,
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Budget estimate, 1977
2 1326,059,000
Appropriation, 1976
$41, 230, 000
House allowance
334,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
43,215,000
Committee recommendation
340,000,000
House allowance
40,000,000
Bill compared with
Committee recommendation
40,000,000
Appropriation, 1976
+11, 323, 000
Bill compared with
Budget estimate, 1977
+13, 941, 000
Appropriation, 1976
-1,230,000
House allowance
+6,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-3,215,000
House allowance
1 Includes $18,677.000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
2 Includes $2,000,000 budget amendment contained in H. Doc. 94-460.
The Committee recommends concurrence in the House allowance
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $340,000,000 and
of $40,000,000 and 1,900 permanent personnel positions. This is a re-
13,826 permanent personnel positions. The recommendation is an in-
duction of $1,230,000 and 180 positions below the fiscal year 1976 ap-
crease of $6,000,000 above the House allowance, $13,941,000 and 622
propriation and $3,215,000 and 174 positions below the budget
positions above the budget estimate and $11,323,000 and 373 positions
estimate.
above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
The Bureau of the Mint manufactures coins, receives gold and silver
The U.S. Customs Service, as an enforcement arm of the Depart-
bullion, safeguards the Government's holdings of monetary metals,
ment of the Treasury, is vested with the authority to collect and pro-
and refines gold and silver bullion. The manufacture of domestic coins
tect the revenue on imports and enforce customs and related laws.
is the major activity of the Mint. Coins are ordered from the Mint by
The authority for the activities of Customs is the Tariff Act of 1930, as
the Federal Reserve Banks in quantities required for the country's
amended (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.). In fiscal year 1975, Customs' collec-
business transactions. Thus, the volume of the coinage program is de-
tions totaled more than $4.5 billion.
termined by the public need for coins.
The budget estimate originally reflected a reduction of 322 perma-
In fiscal year 1975, a total of 13.4 billion coins was produced at a
nent positions from the fiscal year 1976 level of activity. An amend-
cost to the appropriation of $23,660,000. In fiscal year 1976, 13.9 bil-
ment was subsequently submitted to provide for an increase of 73 posi-
lion coins are estimated to be produced at a cost of $28,921,000. The
tions for use in the antidrug smuggling effort.
fiscal year 1977 budget projects the coinage of 15.8 billion pieces at a
During fiscal year 1975, more than 75 million vehicles, including
cost of $31,612,000.
automobiles, aircraft, buses, trains, vessels, and other carriers crossed
The House reduction is based on the growing inventory of available
the borders of the United States or entered our harbors. This was dur-
coins. The inventory level is currently 2.193 million and will increase
ing a period of depressed economic conditions, high inflation and fuel
to 4.293 million coins under the House reduction. The Committee rec-
problems. With an improved economy, it is expected that the flow of
ommends concurrence with the reduction and with the direction of
persons and vehicles across the U.S. borders will regain its normal
the House for a study to be made of estimated present and future coin
growth of about 8 million annually.
requirements with consideration given to the effect these requirements
Intensified enforcement efforts are now directed toward stopping
will have on capabilities of the Mint and the plans for construction of
the flow of "hard" narcotics. Seizures of heroin by Customs in fiscal
a new Mint facility.
year 1975 increased 35 percent over 1974 and seizures in fiscal year
1976 have increased about 400 percent.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
The Committee views the proposed personnel reduction with con-
cern. Many improved procedures have been instituted by Customs.
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
However, in spite of technological advancements and improved proce-
dures, the backlogs have increased in all workload areas.
Appropriation, 1976
1 $103, 000, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
114,497,000
The Second Suppplemental Appropriations Act, 1976 (Public Law
House allowance
112,000,000
94-303) approved 73 additional personnel requested by the Adminis-
Committee recommendation
112,000,000
tration for the antidrug smuggling effort and 300 personnel for open-
Bill compared with
ing and staffing of ports of entry at high security locations. These
Appropriation, 1976
+9,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-2,497,000
personnel will be continued through fiscal year 1977 and the Commit-
House allowance
tee, in addition, has included funding to maintain the 322 personnel
1 Includes $5,000,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
positions which were proposed to be reduced in the budget estimate.
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The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
completed in the 10 service centers in 1969. This eliminated key-
of $112,000,000 and 2,649 permanent personnel positions. This is an
punch cards and allowed operators to transcribe tax data directly
increase of $9,000,000 and 69 positions above the fiscal year 1976 ap-
from tax returns to magnetic tape.
propriation and a reduction of $2,497,000 below the budget estimate.
The Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) was installed
The Bureau of the Public Debt is responsible for administering the
in the service centers by 1974 to provide immediate access to rela-
laws and regulations pertaining to public debt financing and opera-
tively current information, based on probability of inquiry, for
tions within the framework of policies established by the Secretary
about ten percent of the taxpayers' master records.
of the Treasury. The Bureau's primary concerns are with the issuance,
The TAS proposal is based on a decentralized data processing sys-
servicing and retirement of public debt securities, and accounting for
tem involving new computers at the service centers and the present
the public debt and its related interest cost. It also has a general re-
National Computer Center would become the National Communica-
sponsibility for the conduct or direction of transactions in public issues
tions Center to function as a switching center for data transmission
of those Government corporations for which the Treasury acts as
between service centers. Service centers would maintain the master
agent.
record files on-line and perform all data processing associated with
The appropriation provides, in addition to the operating costs of
tax return information.
the Bureau, funds for the U.S. Savings Bonds Division which is a
The economic life of TAS is projected at ten years with an esti-
separate organizational entity responsible for promoting the sale of
mated cost of $649 million for system design, implementation and
savings bonds.
operating costs during this period. These are fiscal year 1974 costs and
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
have not been escalated to reflect inflation. A cost-benefit study by IRS
in 1974 projects that gross benefits of $2.1 billion could accrue-in-
SUMMARY
cluding $328 million in personnel savings and $1.8 billion in increased
Appropriation, 1976
¹$1,691,520,000
revenue generated by a projection of improvement in the productivity
Budget estimate, 1977
1,671,500,000
of revenue producing personnel.
House allowance
1,671,500,000
The General Accounting Office is currently reviewing the 1974 IRS
Committee recommendation
1,672,500,000
cost-benefit analysis and considering potential privacy aspects of the
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, 1976
-19,020,000
proposed system. In addition, the Office of Science and Technology
Budget estimate, 1977
+1,000,000
will convene a symposium in the near future to explore the technologi-
House allowance
-9,000,000
cal implications of TAS on our society.
1 Includes $45,520,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
It is the understanding of the Committee that the proposed procure-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,672,500,000 for
ment is the largest data processing project ever undertaken by the
activities of the Internal Revenue Service. The recommendation is a
Federal Government. Other large procurements of computers have
reduction of $9,000,000 below the House allowance and $19,020,000 be-
experienced cost overruns and development problems. For example,
low the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. It is an increase of $1,000,000
the Air Force Advanced Logistics System was recently cancelled after
above the budget estimate.
more than $175 million had been spent on software development.
Other recent computer development projects that have experienced
TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM (TAS)
difficulty have been the U.S. Army's Combat Service Support System,
the Department of Defense Worldwide Military Command and Con-
The Internal Revenue Service has proposed a complete redesign
trol System, and the Federal Aviation Agency's Manpower and Per-
and restructuring of the current income tax processing system to pro-
sonnel Information System.
vide tax administration data processing capability in the 1980's. The
Software development is acutely important to the successful imple-
new plan, referred to as the Tax Administration System (TAS), has
mentation of TAS. The system must be capable of managing at each
evolved from studies begun in 1969 to explore viable alternatives for a
service center a data base of 64 billion characters to be stored on discs
new automatic data processing system in the future. IRS maintains
and mass storage devices that are readily accessible within 5 seconds
the present system is inadequate as four different computer systems
at a rate of approximately 100,000 transactions per hour. This must
are being used and they are not compatible, the equipment is aging,
interface with a data communications system containing about 800
technological limitations exist, and future workload demands will sur-
terminals per service center. The Committee believes that the soft-
pass the capabilities of the existing system.
ware required for this system is not commercially available, and ven-
The Committee is in sympathy with the needs of IRS. The present
dors will be required to customize off-the-shelf software or develop
system was designed as a batch oriented system and became opera-
new software to accomplish the data base requirements.
tional in the early 1960's with centralized master records of all tax-
It is not the intent of the Committee to delay unduly the redesign
payers processed and maintained at the National Computer Center.
and revitalization of the tax-processing system. However, it is incum-
Two major technological improvements have been made to the system
bent upon the Committee to insure that the approach utilized mini-
Installation of the Direct Data Entry System (DDES) was
mizes the risks of failure, disruption, cost overrun, and waste of tax-
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payers' dollars. For this reason, it is the recommendation of the Com-
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $790,900,000 and
mittee that IRS proceed to implement the redesign and revitalization
35,132 permanent personnel positions. This is a reduction of $840,000
of the tax-processing system in a more evolutionary manner. This
and 1,421 positions from the fiscal year 1976 appropriation and a re-
should substantially improve the probability of success and reduce the
duction of $5,000,000 and 701 positions from the House allowance.
inherent risk.
The Accounts, Collection and Taxpayer Service (ACTS) appro-
The Committee view is that initiation of procurement for TAS is
priation provides funding for four activities: Data Processing Opera-
premature at this time. The 1974 cost-benefit analysis must be updated
tions, Statistical Reporting, Collection, and Taxpayer Service.
to reflect price escalation through the procurement period and results
The Data Processing Operations Activity is responsible for receiv-
of the General Accounting Office studies must be reviewed and their
ing and processing tax returns, issuing refunds and notices, and ac-
recommendations incorporated in the system procurement plan.
counting for revenues. Statistical Reporting includes preparation of
Alternative evolutionary system development plans must be consid-
statistical information on income and other aspects of the tax system.
ered by IRS which will provide for improving the probability of
The Collection Activity is responsible for collecting unpaid taxes and
successfully implementing an optimum systems solution while reduc-
securing unfiled returns. Taxpayer Service aids voluntary compliance
ing the probability of cost overruns and failure of the system. An ex-
with Federal tax laws on the part of all taxpayers by informing them
ample would be for the IRS to utilize its currently available technol-
of their responsibilities and by providing service which will assist
ogy and equipment where feasible while performing the initial pilot
them in meeting their obligations.
and prototype testing to insure the feasibility and effectiveness of
The Committee is concerned with the proposed reduction of 1,577
major critical system components and subsystems. This approach
positions from this appropriation. Testimony revealed that approxi-
should reduce the cost and expedite the testing and development
mately 1,700,000 fewer taxpayers would receive assistance in fiscal year
process.
1977 than in 1976. Therefore, the Committee recommends denial of
The Internal Revenue Service is directed to provide the Committee
the proposed reduction of 156 positions and $1 million from the fiscal
with complete details of the revised cost-benefit analysis and procure-
year 1976 level for taxpayer assistance. This Committee has been in-
ment, development, and implementation plans prior to implementing
strumental in providing resources for this activity and the Internal
any action toward procurement of the Tax Administration System.
Revenue Service is directed to continue the resources for taxpayer
assistance at the fiscal year 1976 level.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
$45,825,000
COMPLIANCE
Budget estimate, 1977
46,700,000
Appropriation, 1976
¹$853,955,000
House allowance
46,700,000
Budget estimate, 1977
884,900,000
Committee recommendation
46,700,000
House allowance
838,900,000
Bill compared with
Committee recommendation
834,900,000
Appropriation, 1976
+875,
Bill compared with
Budget estimate, 1977
Appropriation, 1976
-19,055,000
House allowance
Budget estimate, 1977
1 Includes $1,325,000 contained In the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
House allowance
-4,000,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
1 Includes $23,955,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
and the budget estimate of $46,700,000 and 1,774 permanent personnel
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
positions. This is an increase of $875,000 and a reduction of 92 posi-
of $834,900,000 and 38,409 permanent personnel positions. This is a
tions from the fiscal year 1976 level of activity.
reduction of $19,055,000 and 761 positions from the fiscal year 1976
The Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides for the overall
appropriation and $4,000,000 and 675 positions from the House
direction of the Internal Revenue Service, for program planning and
allowance.
determining resource needs, for managing its administrative support,
The Compliance appropriation provides funds for those activities
and for the maintenance of employee integrity and internal controls.
of the Internal Revenue Service which are primarily responsible for
The appropriation consists of two activities, Executive Direction and
assuring compliance with the tax laws. It also funds special law en-
Internal Audit and Security.
forcement programs assigned to the Service.
Major programs include audit of tax returns, the appellate process,
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE
tax fraud and special investigations, technical rulings, legal services,
Appropriation, 1976
1 $791, 740, 000
and the Employee Plan and Exempt Organizations activities.
Budget estimate, 1977
789,900,000
The Committee is concerned with the magnitude of the reduction
House allowance
795,900,000
proposed by the administration for this activity. However, it is the
Committee recommendation
790,900,000
view of the Committee that abuses of authority have occurred under
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, 1976
-840, 000
activities funded by this appropriation. During recent years, over
Budget estimate, 1977
+1, 000, 000
$28 million and 1,277 positions funded from this appropriation were
House allowance
-5, 000, 000
involved with Department of Justice strike forces and related activi-
1 Includes $20,240,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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ties around the country. The Committee believes these resources could
be more properly used to ensure compliance with the tax laws of the
in the United States where there are located 20 or more such missions
United States.
headed by full-time officers, except that such protection shall be pro-
U.S. SECRET SERVICE
vided only (a) on the basis of extraordinary protective need, (b) upon
request of the affected metropolitan area, and (c) when the extraor-
dinary protective need arises in association with a visit to or occurs
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
1 $114, 950, 000
at a permanent mission to an international organization to which the
Budget estimate, 1977
9
112,650,000
United States is a member or an observer mission invited to participate
House allowance
112,650,000
in the work of such organization Provided, that such protection may
Committee recommendation
112,650,000
be extended at places of temporary domicile in connection with such
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
-2, 300, 000
a visit; and the protection of currency and other Government obliga-
Budget estimate, 1977
tions that are contained in the Main Treasury Building and its Annex
House allowance
in Washington, D.C.
1 Includes $9,200,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
a Includes budget amendment of $2,400,000 transmitted in H. Doc. 94-460.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
and the budget estimate of $112,650,000 and 3,567 permanent person-
nel positions. The recommendation is a reduction of $2,300,000 from
the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
The recommendation includes $2,000,000, authorized by Public Law
94-196, to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to use, on a reim-
bursable basis and with their consent, the services, personnel, equip-
ment and facilities of State and local governments for protection of
foreign diplomatic missions under certain specified conditions. These
funds are available in fiscal year 1977 for costs incurred subsequent to
July 1, 1974, the date that Public Law 94-196 became effective.
The U.S. Secret Service is charged with the following responsibili-
ties: Protection of the President of the United States, members of
his immediate family, the President-elect, the Vice President or other
officer next in the order of succession to the Office of the President, the
immediate family of the Vice President, and the Vice President-elect;
protection of the person of a visiting head of a foreign state or foreign
government and, at the direction of the President, other distinguished
foreign visitors to the United States and official representatives of the
United States performing special missions abroad; the protection of
persons who are determined to be major Presidential or Vice Presiden-
tial candidates, unless such protection is declined; the protection of the
person of a former President and his wife during his lifetime; the
protection of the person of the widow of a former President until her
death or remarriage, and minor children of a former President until
they reach 16 years of age, unless such protection is declined; the
detection and arrest of persons engaged in counterfeiting, forging or
altering of any of the obligations or other securities of the United
States and foreign governments; the investigation of personnel, tort
claims, and other criminal and noncriminal matters as directed by
the Secretary of the Treasury; the protection of the Executive Resi-
dence and grounds and any building in which the White House offices
are located; the protection of the residence of the Vice President
and grounds in the District of Columbia; the protection of foreign
missions in the Washington metropolitan area and such areas in the
United States, its territories and possessions, as the President may
direct on a case by case basis; protection of foreign diplomatic missions
located in metropolitan areas (other than the District of Columbia)
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Appropriations are authorized by the Postal Reorganization Act
for certain transitional expenses including unfunded liabilities of the
former Post Office Department. Those liabilities include amounts due
the Employees' Compensation Fund in 1975 for injuries to postal
TITLE II-UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
employees which occurred prior to July 1, 1971, and one-twelfth of
the earned and unused annual leave balance due postal employees on
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
June 30, 1971. The amount requested for this item is $54,104,000.
Appropriations made pursuant to Public Law 93-328 will finance
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 703, 416, 000
the extended phasing-in period of full rates for certain regular rate
Budget estimate, 1977
1, 458, 804, 000
House allowance
1, 766, 170, 000
mailers from 5 to 8 years, and for certain nonprofit mailers from 10
Committee recommendation
1, 766, 170, 000
to 16 years. Although Public Law 93-328 passed the Congress by large
Bill compared with
margins and was signed into law, the administration has repeatedly
Appropriation, 1976
+62, 754, 000
failed to include a request for funding to support the extended phas-
Budget estimate, 1977
+307, 366, 000
House allowance
ing-in periods. Congress has included funding for this purpose in fiscal
1 Includes $121,231,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
years 1975 and 1976 Appropriations Acts. This has allowed the Postal
Service to continue the lower rates for the authorized classes of mailers.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Failure to approve these funds would require the Postal Service to
and the budget estimate as submitted by the U.S. Postal Service of
impose substantial increases in postage upon the affected mailers. It is
$1,766,170,000. This is an increase of $307,366,000 over the budget
estimate submitted by the President and an increase of $62,754,000
the view of the Committee that continued support of the extended
phasing-in period is in the public interest. The recommendation in-
over the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. The increase above the Presi-
dent's budget estimate is to provide funding in support of the extended
cludes $307,366,000 for this purpose.
phasing-in period authorized by Public Law 93-328.
PROVIDING POSTAL SERVICES TO UNITED STATES MILITARY FACILITIES
The recommendation is for four major items as follows:
Public service costs
$920, 000, 000
Last year the GAO and the Committee on Appropriations con-
Revenue foregone from free and reduced rate mail
484,700,000
ducted a comprehensive review of the stateside operations of military
Previous nonfunded liabilities of the Post Office Department
54, 104, 000
postal services. Briefly, the GAO recommended and the Senate Appro-
Extended phasing of full postal rates for certain mailers author-
ized by Public Law 93-328
307, 366, 000
priations Committee directed that stateside postal operations per-
formed by full-time military personnel be terminated and that USPS
Total
1, 766, 170, 000
provide all postal services on stateside installations. The Committee
The Postal Reorganization Act (Public Law 91-375) provides per-
of Conference on the 1976 DOD Appropriations bill agreed with the
manent appropriation of its own revenue to the Postal Service. In
Senate recommendation, and in its report directed that the action be
addition, there are four appropriations requiring Congressional ap-
completed at the earliest practical time, preferably not later than
proval annually.
July 1, 1976.
Appropriations for public service were authorized by Congress in
The Committee has been advised that the directed action has not
the Postal Reorganization Act to provide for "a maximum degree of
been completed and that USPS and DOD have still not reached agree-
effective and regular postal services nationwide, in communities where
ment on what specific services will be provided by USPS to service-
post offices may not be deemed self-sustaining, as elsewhere." The act
men on stateside installations. The Committee is unhappy with the
established the public service reimbursement as an amount equal to 10
lack of progress of the two agencies in this regard and feels that they
percent of the actual appropriation for 1971. The amount requested
are unnecessarily dragging their feet.
and allowed is therefore $920,000,000, which is 10 percent of the 1971
Accordingly, the Committee directs that USPS and DOD reach
total appropriation.
final agreement to resolve this matter within 60 days of issuance of
Appropriations for revenue foregone are for that revenue lost by
this report, and that they provide the Committee with a joint report
the Postal Service as a result of providing mail service to newspaper
covering the following points:
and magazine publishers; shippers of books, records, and other spe-
The statutory responsibility of USPS and DOD to perform the
cial fourth-class mail; and certain nonprofit organizations at a re-
postal services now provided by the military postal services in the
United States.
duced rate. This revenue loss, which is the difference between the re-
duced rate and the full rate, is to be provided to the Postal Service by
If the postal agreement with DOD were terminated today, would
an annual appropriation by Congress, as specified in the Postal Reor-
not USPS be legally required to provide these services?
ganization Act. The request for this item is $484,700,000.
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What specific services USPS will provide, and what it will no
provide. Special attention should be given to the full range of services
relating to lockboxes at Air Force installations.
In regard to services USPS will not provide, why not.
How much will USPS charge the Defense Department for any of
TITLE III-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
these services, and what is the legal basis for the charge?
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
REVOLVING FUND FOR ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO U.S. INTERNATIONAL AIR
CARRIERS
Appropriation, 1976
$250, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
250,000
Last year, $5,000,000 was appropriated to the Postal Service for
House allowance
250,000
Committee recommendation
250,000
the establishment and operation of a Revolving Fund pursuant to
Bill compared with:
section 2602(c) of title 39, United States Code. During the year, the
Appropriation, 1976
question arose as to whether the Postal Service would take steps under
Budget estimate, 1977
section 2602 (d) to recover funds advanced 12 months after they have
House allowance
been advanced if the debts for which advances were made have not
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate,
been collected from debtor countries, or whether it would exercise its
the fiscal year 1976 appropriation, and the House allowance of $250,-
discretion to allow the advances to remain outstanding for a longer
000 for compensation of the President. This appropriation includes
period.
$200,000 for the salary and $50,000 for the expense allowance of the
The Postal Service was urged to extend the period to two years, and
President, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102.
the Postal Service agreed to do SO. We believe that such an extension
would be appropriate under present circumstances, since the normal
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
collection of some debts by the Postal Service and the Department of
State can take more than 12 months. Recovery of the funds after 2
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
years may be appropriate, however, depending on the status of col-
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 621, 000
lections of such accounts at that time.
Budget estimate, 1977
1,718,000
House allowance
1,718,000
Committee recommendation
1,718,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, 1976
+97, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
1 Includes $21,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
and the budget estimate of $1,718,000 and 40 permanent personnel
positions. The recommendation is an increase of $97,000 and a reduc-
tion of 6 positions from the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
The Council of Economic Advisers analyzes the national economy
and its various segments; advises the President on economic devel-
opments; recommends policies for economic growth and stability;
appraises economic programs and policies of the Federal Govern-
ment; and assists in preparation of the annual Economic Report of
the President to the Congress.
COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
$1,650,000
Budget estimate, 1977
1,466,000
House allowance
1,450,000
Committee recommendation
1,450,000
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
-200, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
-16, 000
House allowance
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The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
of $1,450,000 and 21 permanent personnel positions. The recommen-
of $1,700,000 and 40 permanent personnel positions. The recommenda-
dation is a reduction of $200,000 and 8 positions below the fiscal year
tion is an increase of $54,000 above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
1976 appropriation and a reduction of $16,000 below the budget
The House, by a floor amendment, denied funding for the Domestic
estimate.
Council as the authorizing legislation is currently pending in the
The Council provides advice to the President on international eco-
Congress.
nomic issues, assists him in achieving consistency between interna-
The Domestic Council advises and assists the President in the for-
tional and domestic economic policy, and maintains close coordination
mulation and coordination of national domestic policy and on inter-
of international economic policy with basic foreign policy objectives.
governmental relations between Federal, State, and local governments.
The Council is chaired by the Chairman of the Economic Policy
Board and is composed of key Cabinet level and Executive Office
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
officials. The President designates additional members as he deems
Appropriation, 1976
$1,000,000
appropriate.
Budget estimate, 1977
1,000,000
House allowance
Committee recommendation
1,000,000
COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITY
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
+1, 000, 000
Appropriation, 1976
$1,589,000
Budget estimate, 1977
1,607,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate,
House allowance
1,607,000
and the fiscal year 1976 appropriation of $1,000,000. No permanent
Committee recommendation
1,607,000
positions are funded from this appropriation. The House, by a floor
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+18, 000
amendment, denied funding for the Unanticipated Needs appropria-
Budget estimate, 1977
tion as the authorizing legislation is currently pending in the
House allowance
Congress.
1 Includes $39,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The funding will provide the President with the capability to meet
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
unanticipated needs for emergencies relating to the national interest,
and the budget estimate of $1,607,000 and 44 permanent personnel
security, or defense, and to pay administrative expenses, including
positions. The recommendation is an increase of $18,000 above the fis-
personnel, incurred with respect thereto.
cal year 1976 appropriation.
The Council on Wage and Price Stability, established by the Presi-
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE
dent, was authorized by the Council on Wage and Price Stability Act
of 1974 (Public Law 93-387). The Council reflects the continuing
OPERATING EXPENSES
concern of the Federal Government with the rate of inflation in the
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 902, 000
economy as a whole and the special economic problems of various sec-
Budget estimate, 1977
2,095,000
tors of the economy. The Council monitors wage and price increases in
House allowance
Committee recommendation
the private sector, conducts special analyses and holds public hearings
2,095,000
Bill compared with
on the inflationary problems in various sectors of the economy, reviews
Appropriation, 1976
+193, 000
and appraises various policies and practices of the Federal Govern-
Budget estimate, 1977
ment which may contribute to inflation, makes recommendations for
House allowance
+2, 095, 000
increasing productivity and other actions to reduce inflationary pres-
1 Includes $76,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
sures, and reports quarterly to the President and the Congress.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
of $2,095,000 and 86 permanent personnel positions. This is an increase
DOMESTIC COUNCIL
of $193,000 over the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. The House, by a
floor amendment, denied funding for the Executive Residence appro-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
priation as the authorizing legislation is currently pending in the
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 646, 000
Congress.
Budget estimate, 1977
1,700,000
House allowance
These funds provide for the care, maintenance and day-to-day
Committee recommendation
1,700,000
operation of the Executive Residence.
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, 1976
+54, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
+1, 700, 000
1 Includes $36,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,300,000 and
650 permanent personnel positions. This is a reduction of $500,000
OPERATING EXPENSES
from the budget estimate and $200,000 from the House allowance. The
recommendation is an increase of $1,050,000 and a reduction of 31
Appropriation, 1976
$274, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
61, 000
permanent personnel positions from the fiscal year 1976 level of
House allowance
activity.
Committee recommendation
61,000
The Office of Management and Budget assists the President in the
Bill compared with
discharge of his budgetary, management, and other executive
Appropriation, 1976
-213,
Budget estimate, 1977
responsibilities.
House allowance
+61, 000
OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
of $61,000. This is a reduction of $213,000 from the fiscal year 1976
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
appropriation. No permanent personnel positions are funded from
this appropriation. The House, by a floor amendment, denied funding
Appropriation, 1976
1 $754,000
Budget estimate, 1977
1,627,000
for the Official Residence of the Vice President appropriation as the
House allowance
1,627,000
authorizing legislation is currently pending in the Congress.
Committee recommendation
1,627,000
These funds provide for purchase, lease, and operation of equipment,
Bill compared with
furnishings, improvements, alterations, maintenance, repairs, services,
Appropriation, 1976
+873, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
and other provisions as may be required under the supervision of the
House allowance
Vice President to enable him to perform and discharge appropriately
1 Includes $24,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
the duties, functions, and obligations asociated with his office. Person-
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
nel assigned to perform services at the Residence are funded by the
Department of the Navy.
and the budget estimate of $1,627,000 and 27 permanent positions.
The recommendation is an increase of $873,000 and five permanent
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
positions above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is responsible for pro-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
moting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procurement of
Appropriation, 1976
1 $3, 052, 000
property and services by and for the executive branch. The Office was
Budget estimate, 1977
3,210,000
established in accordance with Public Law 93-400 in January 1975 to
House allowance
3,210,000
provide leadership, guidance, and direction to improve the procure-
Committee recommendation
3,210,000
ment policies and regulations employed in the acquisition of goods,
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+158, 000
services, and facilities by the executive branch.
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
1 Includes $72,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
and the budget estimate of $3,210,000 and 70 permanent personnel
Appropriation, 1976
$8, 500, 000
positions. This is an increase of $158,000 and a reduction of two posi-
Budget estimate, 1977
8, 206, 000
House allowance
tions from the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
8,206,000
Committee recommendation
8,206,000
The National Security Council advises the President regarding
Bill compared with
national security policies and provides staff services for policy co-
Appropriation, 1976
-294,000
ordination activities.
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
and the budget estimate of $8,206,000 and 41 permanent personnel
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
positions. The recommendation is a reduction of $294,000 and seven
Appropriation, 1976
$24, 250, 000
positions below the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
Budget estimate, 1977
25,800,000
The Office of Telecommunications Policy has three essential respon-
House allowance
25,500,000
Committee recommendation
25,300,000
sibilities: (1) to serve as the President's principal adviser on telecom-
Bill compared with
munications policy; (2) to formulate policies and coordinate opera-
Appropriation, 1976
+1, 050, 000
tions for the Federal Government's own vast communications systems;
Budget estimate, 1977
-500, 000
and (3) to take part in discussions on communications policy with
House allowance
-200, 000
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Congress and the Federal Communications Commission. The Office,
created by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1970, is also responsible for
the coordination of all governmental communications activities and
the planning and management of the Federal Government's use of the
TITLE IV-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
radio frequency spectrum.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 001, 000
Appropriation, 1976
$785,000
Budget estimate, 1977
1, 246, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
880,000
House allowance
House allowance
880,000
Committee recommendation
1, 246, 000
Committee recommendation
880,000
Bill compared with
Bill compared with
Appropriations, 1976
+245, 000
Appropriation, 1976
+95,000
Budget estimate, 1977
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
+1, 246, 000
House allowance
1 Includes $23,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
The committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate of
and the budget estimate of $880,000 and 16 permanent personnel posi-
$1,246,000 and 30 permanent personnel positions. The recommendation
tions. The recommendation is an increase of $95,000 over the fiscal
is an increase of $245,000 above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
year 1976 appropriation.
The House, by a floor amendment, denied funding for the Special
The Conference, established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 571, et seq., is
Assistance to the President appropriation as the authorizing legisla-
authorized on a permanent basis to assist the President, the Congress,
tion is pending in the Congress.
the administrative agencies, and executive departments in improving
This appropriation provides funding for personnel to assist the Vice
existing administrative procedure. It is responsible for conducting
President in his responsibilities assigned by the President and by vari-
studies of the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of present procedures
ous statutes relating to his position in the executive branch. A separate
by which the Federal administrative agencies and executive depart-
staff assists the Vice President for those functions assigned him as
ments determine the rights, privileges, and obligations of private per-
President of the Senate. The latter staff is funded under the Legislative
sons. The 91-member Conference is composed of top-level Government
Appropriations Act.
officials and persons of national reputation in administrative law
drawn from the private sector.
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL PAY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
$16, 763, 000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Budget estimate, 1977
16, 530, 000
House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
$135, 00 000
Committee recommendation
16, 530, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
215,000
Bill compared with :
House allowance
215,000
Appropriation, 1976
-233, 000
Committee recommendation
215,000
Budget estimate, 1977
Bill compared with :
House allowance
+16, 530, 000
Appropriation, 1976
+80, 000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
of $16,530,000 and 485 permanent personnel positions. This is a reduc-
tion of $233,000 and 15 permanent positions from the fiscal year 1976
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
appropriation. The House, by a floor amendment, denied funding for
and the budget estimate of $215,000 and one permanent personnel posi-
the White House Office appropriation as the authorizing legislation is
tion. The recommendation is an increase of $80,000 above the fiscal
pending in the Congress.
year 1976 appropriation.
These funds provide staff support for the President and administra-
The Advisory Committee on Federal Pay was appointed in accord-
tive services for the White House Office.
ance with the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970. The Committee
assists the President in carrying out the policy of comparability in pay
between major Federal statutory pay systems and private enterprise
and also to preserve pay variances in keeping with work and perform-
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ance distinctions. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee is
The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of $3,440,692,-
charged with reviewing the annual report of the President's Pay
000 and the transfer from trust funds of $24,365,000. The direct ap-
Agent and considering the recommendations of representatives of Fed-
propriation is the same as the budget estimate, an increase of $1,461,-
eral employees and other officials of the Federal Government. The
027,000 above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation, and a reduction of
Committee reports its findings and recommendations in an annual re-
$5,000,000 below the House allowance.
port to the President.
Specific appropriations for the Civil Service Commission are dis-
cussed under their respective titles.
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Direct
By transfer from
appropriation
trust funds
Appropriation, 1976
$1,200,000
Appropriation, 1976
$97,533,000
² ($21,388,000)
Budget estimate, 1977
1,402,000
Budget estimate, 1977
102,328,000
(24,365,000)
House allowance
1,200,000
House allowance
102,328,000
(24,365,000)
Committee recommendation
1,402,000
Committee recommendation
102,328,000
(24,365,000)
Bill compared with
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+202, 000
Appropriation, 1976
+4,795,000
(+2, 977, 000)
Budget estimate, 1977
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
+202, 000
House allowance
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
1 Includes $2,333,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act. 1976.
of $1,402,000. The recommendation is an increase of $202,000 above
2 Includes the transfer from trust funds of $545,000 contained in the Second Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1976.
the House allowance and the fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
The House reduction is based on the desire for the States to in-
and the budget estimate of $102,328,000 and 4,276 permanent per-
crease their share of the contribution toward support of the Ad-
sonnel positions. In addition, the Committee recommends the trans-
visory Commission. In recent years, the States have contributed only
fer from trust funds of $24,365,000 to provide reimbursement for Civil
$2,000 per year. The Committee understands discussions are underway
Service personnel administering the retirement and health benefits
to increase this contribution to $100,000 by fiscal year 1979. The Com-
programs. The recommendations are an increase of $4,795,000 and 58
mission was advised of the Committee position in the report on the
positions above the fiscal year 1976 direct appropriation and $2,977,000
fiscal year 1976 appropriation and is encouraged to obtain additional
transferred from the trust funds.
support from the States.
The primary purpose of the Civil Service Commission is to assure
The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations is an in-
and assist in providing a merit work force in the Federal service. This
dependent bipartisan body which attempts to identify and analyze the
consists of keeping personnel policies current; staffing for Federal
causes of intergovernmental conflicts, and recommends ways of
employment; assuring fitness and suitability in Federal employment;
strengthening and improving the American federal system. The 26-
and improving personnel and management. The Commission also ad-
member Commission includes representatives of the executive and
ministers retirement, group life insurance, and health benefits pro-
legislative branches of all levels of government-Federal, State, and
grams for Federal employees.
local-as well as representatives of the general public.
The Commission and its staff examine Federal and State programs
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS
having an intergovernmental aspect. Proposed legislation is reviewed
to determine its overall effect on the federal system. The Commission
Appropriation, 1976
1 $347, 969,
also identifies emerging problems of Federal-State-local relations.
Budget estimate, 1977
451,844,000
House allowance
451,844,000
Committee recommendation
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
451,844,000
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+103,875,000
SUMMARY
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
Direct
By transfer from
appropriation
trust funds
1 Includes $9,319,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Appropriation, 1976
¹$1,979,665,000
2 ($21, 388, 000)
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Budget estimate, 1977
3,440,692,000
(24,365,000)
House allowance
3,445,692,000
(24,365,000)
and the budget estimate of $451,844,000. The recommendation is an
Committee recommendation
3,440,692,000
(24, 365, 000)
increase of $103,875,000 above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. No
Bill compared with:
permanent personnel positions are funded from this appropriation.
Appropriation, 1976
+1,461,027,000
(+2, 977, 000)
This appropriation covers (1) the Government's share of the cost
Budget estimate, 1977
-5,000,000
of health insurance for certain annuitants as defined in sections 8901
House allowance
and 8906 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the Government's share of
1 Includes $2,376,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act. 1976.
2 Includes the transfer from trust funds of $545,000 contained in the Second Supple-
the cost of health insurance for other annuitants (who were retired
mental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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when the Federal Employees Health Benefits law became effective),
sitions. This is an increase of $267,000 and eight permanent positions
as defined in the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of
above the fiscal year 1976 level of activity.
1960; and (3) the Government's contribution for payment of adminis-
The Committee notes the workload of the Council continues to in-
trative expenses incurred by the Civil Service Commission in adminis-
crease. Processed appeals are projected to increase to 11,755 in fiscal
tration of the act.
year 1977. The actual number of appeals processed during fiscal year
1975 were 9,049.
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
The Federal Labor Relations Council was established by Executive
Order 11491 as a central authority to administer and interpret labor-
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 517, 865, 000
management relations in the Federal service, decide major policy is-
Budget estimate, 1977
2, 874, 955, 000
sues, prescribe regulations and make recommendations to the Presi-
House allowance
2, 874, 955, 000
dent for improving the Federal Labor Management Relations pro-
Committee recommendation
2, 874, 955, 000
Bill compared with
gram. The Federal Services Impasses Panel, an agency within the
Appropriation, 1976
+1, 357, 090, 000
Council, considers impasses to final settlement.
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE
1 Includes $236,895,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
$15, 000, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
and the budget estimate of $2,874,955,000. This is an increase of $1,357,-
10,000,000
House allowance
15,000,000
090,000 above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. No permanent person-
Committee recommendation
10,000,000
nel positions are funded from this appropriation.
Bill compared with
The Civil Service Retirement Amendments of 1969 provide for pros-
Appropriation, 1976
-5, 000, 000
pective financing of current year's costs of the unfunded liability cre-
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
-5, 000, 000
ated since enactment on October 20, 1969. Any statute which authorizes
(1) new or liberalized benefits, (2) extension of retirement coverage,
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000 for
or (3) increases in pay is deemed to authorize appropriations to the
grants under the Intergovernmental Personnel Assistance appropria-
fund to finance the unfunded liability created by such statute. Also,
tion. This is the amount of the budget estimate but a reduction of
for pre-1969 liabilities the Secretary of the Treasury is required to
$5,000,000 from the House allowance and the fiscal year 1976 level of
make annual payments from general revenues into the Retirement
activity. No permanent personnel positions are funded by this appro-
Fund on the basis of a. sliding scale of percentages of an amount equiv-
priation.
alent to: (1) interest on the unfunded liability, and (2) annuity
The budget estimate for this appropriation was reduced by $5,000,-
disbursements attributable to military service. The Civil Service
000 below the level funded in recent years. This was one of many im-
Commission, at the end of each year, beginning in 1971, notifies the
portant programs for which the President recommended reductions.
Secretary of the Treasury of the amount of payment to be made to the
The Committee position, wherever possible, is to appropriate the
Retirement Fund and reports such sums to the President and the Con-
minimum funding within the request of the President. Therefore, the
gress. The required percentage of the total amount for 1975 is 50 per-
Committee reluctantly concurs with the budget estimate. The Com-
cent and for 1976, 60 percent of such amount.
mittee believes that these grants have been extremely beneficial to
The requested funds will be used to make mandatory payments to
State and local governments and the reduction is not the result of
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover the un-
dissatisfaction with the activities funded by the grants.
funded liability created by increased pay rates and retirement bene-
The appropriation provides Federal grants, authorized by the In-
fits coverage.
tergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, to improve and strengthen
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COUNCIL
the personnel and manpower programs in State and local govern-
ments.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
1 $1, 298, 000
COMMISSION ON EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL SALARIES
Budget estimate, 1977
1,565,000
House allowance
1,565,000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Committee Recommendation
1,565,000
Appropriation, 1976
Bill compared with:
Budget estimate, 1977
$100, 000
Appropriation, 1976
+267, 000
House allowance
100,000
Budget estimate, 1977
Committee recommendation
100,000
House allowance
Bill compared with
1 Includes $43,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Appropriation, 1976
+100, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
House allowance
and the budget estimate of $1,565,000 and 53 permanent personnel po-
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The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
ment list of such commodities and services; and determines the fair
and the budget estimate of $100,000 and 6 permanent personnel posi-
market price for commodities and services on the procurement list.
tions. No funds were appropriated for fiscal year 1976.
The staff supervises the selection and assignment of new commodities
The Commission was established under section 225 of the Postal
and services, assists in establishing prices and reviewing price changes,
Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 to review and recommend
and verifies the qualifications and monitors the performance of
to the President at 4-year intervals the appropriate pay levels for
workshops.
upper level positions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
of the Federal Government.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL POLICY TOWARD
Appropriation, 1976
$5,000,000
GAMBLING
Budget estimate, 1977
6,950,000
House allowance
6,000,000
Committee recommendation
6,000,000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Bill compared with
$745,000
Appropriation, 1976
+1,000,000
Appropriation, 1976
265,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-950, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
House allowance
265,000
Committee recommendation
265,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Bill compared with
480,000
of $6,000,000 and 197 permanent personnel positions. This is a reduc-
Appropriation, 1976
tion of $950,000 below the budget estimate and an increase of $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
and 37 permanent personnel positions over the fiscal year 1976
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
appropriation.
and the budget estimate of $265,000 and 20 permanent personnel posi-
The Commission was originally established pursuant to Public Law
tions. The recommendation is a reduction of $480,000 from the fiscal
93-443 to administer, enforce and monitor compliance with the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; provisions of the criminal
year 1976 level of activity.
The Commission, established pursuant to Public Law 91-452, was
code relating to campaign financing; portions of the Presidential
mandated, on a temporary basis, to review existing State and Federal
conventions, primaries and general elections; and other miscellaneous
gambling legislation with a view to appraising its effectiveness and
provisions covering Federal elections.
recommending policy and practice changes as deemed necessary.
The Supreme Court ruled that certain activities of the Commission
Congress is to receive the final report by October 1976 and the Com-
were unconstitutional. Public Law 94-283 provides new legislative
authorization for the Commission.
mission will expire 60 days thereafter. This appropriation will fund
the salaries of the assigned personnel and termination expenses of the
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Commission.
SUMMARY
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE BLIND AND OTHER
Appropriation, 1976
1 $359, 341, 000
SEVERELY HANDICAPPED
Budget estimate, 1977
343,128,000
House allowance
332,588,000
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Committee recommendation
332,588,000
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
1 $261, 000
Appropriation, 1976
-26,753,000
Budget estimate, 1977
316,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-10,540,000
House allowance
316,000
House allowance
Committee recommendation
316,000
1 Includes $3,266,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+55, 000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Budget estimate, 1977
of $332,588,000. This is a reduction of $26,753,000 below the fiscal
House allowance
year 1976 appropriation and $10,540,000 below the budget estimate.
1 Includes $6,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
A number of organizational realignments have occurred in GSA.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
These realignments have not required an increase in the total budget
and the budget estimate of $316,000 and 10 permanent personnel posi-
authority but offsetting adjustments are required in the various in-
tions. The recommendation is an increase of $55,000 and two additional
dividual appropriations involved.
permanent positions.
The Equal Employment Opportunity activity within the Office of
The Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely
Civil Rights in both the central office and the regions was transferred
Handicapped determines which commodities and services are suitable
to the Office of Administration. Similarly, the Contract Compliance
for procurement by the Government from qualified nonprofit agencies
activities within that office were transferred to the Office of General
serving the blind and other severely handicapped publishes a procure-
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Counsel. The Office of Presidential Materials was transferred to the
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
National Archives and Records Service, and the Office of Stockpile
and the budget estimate of $6,205,000. This is an increase of $25,000
Disposal was transferred to the Federal Preparedness Agency. The
above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. There are no permanent per-
Office of the Assistant Administrator was abolished and its responsi-
sonnel positions funded from this appropriation.
bilities spread to various functional areas.
This appropriation provides for the programs and activities relating
A schedule reflecting the reorganization follows:
to the promotion of maximum utilization by Federal agencies and the
transfer among Federal agencies of excess real property. It provides
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, FISCAL YEAR 1977 BUDGET AUTHORITY REFLECTING REALIGNMENT OF
EXISTING FUNCTIONS
for the disposal of surplus real property by sale, exchange, lease, per-
mit, or transfer to authorized organizations as well as the care and
[In thousands]
handling of surplus property pending its disposition. It provides for
Personnel
Transfer
Presidential
Fiscal year
the appraisal of excess and surplus property, for the appraisal of
President's
central-
Office of
materials
1977 budget
budget
ization
Civil Rights
transfer
adjusted
leased public buildings, sites and other buildings-related programs
for Government-owned and leased buildings, as well as for the estab-
Operating expenses, disposal of real property
$6,205
$6,205
lishment of specifications, standards, and methods governing such ap-
OE, Federal Supply Service
154,815
-$549
154,266
OE, National Archives and Records Service
64,439
-360
+$140
64,219
praisals. This appropriation also provides for real property surveys
Records declassification
1,410
1,410
conducted to determine which properties could be put to better Fed-
OE, Automated Data and Telecommunications Serv-
7,651
-176
7,475
eral use or be disposed of as surplus to the Government. Physical care,
ice
S & E, Administrative & Staff Support Service
(65,170)
(+1,169)
(+$5, 880)
(72,219)
Administration
59,480
+1,169
+1,200
61,843
handling, protection, maintenance and repair of certain excess and
Legal Services
5,223
+4,680
9, 903
surplus real properties pending disposal are also provided.
Board of Contract Appeals
467
467
S & E, General Management & Agency Operations
(12,636)
(-5,880)
(-140)
(6,616)
Executive Direction
3,686
-140
3, 546
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
Audits
3,070
3,070
Civil Rights
5, 880
-5,880
(Contract Compliance)
680)
(+4,680)
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(EEO)
(1,200)
(-1,200)
Federal Preparedness Agency
16,380
-84
16,296
Expenses, DPA
10,540
10,540
Indian Trust Accounting
2,702
The Committee recommends a limitation on the obligation of reve-
2, 702
Former Presidents
280
280
nue in the fund during fiscal year 1977 of $1,141,755,000. The follow-
Presidential Transition
900
900
ing table and explanatory remarks reflect the action of the Committee
Total
343,128
0
0
0
343,128
on the Budget proposal for fiscal year 1977, in thousands of dollars
Standard Level User Charge (SLUC) Calculation.-Effective with
Recommendation
the beginning of fiscal year 1978 SLUC will be based on Fair Annual
compared with-
1977
Rental (FAR) appraisals of all GSA controlled buildings. GSA
1976
Budget
committee
Budget
limitation
estimate
House bill
allowance
esti-
House bill
currently is conducting such appraisals to be completed by July 1,
mate
1976. In September 1976, GSA will provide agencies with a SLUC
budget estimate for fiscal year 1978 based on the FAR appraisal sys-
Construction
$63,786,000
$39,400,000
$22,600,000
$39,400,000
0 +$16,800,000
Alterations and major re-
tem. The FAR appraisal system has several advantages over the
pairs
110,768,000
60,700,000
60,700,000
60,700,000
0
0
Purchase
contract
pay-
present system for computing rental charges: (1) the FAR system
ments
60,000,000
92,000,000
92,000,000
92,000,000
0
0
improves precision because individual rates will recognize a building's
Rental of space
443,500,000
473,200,000
473,200,000
473,200,000
0
0
Real property operations
397,500,000
414,905,000
414,905,000
414,905,000
0
0
location and its unique characteristics; the present quality rating sys-
Program direction
65,600,000
61,550,000
61,550,000
61,550,000
0
0
tem does not make such discriminations; and (2) the FAR system
Total new obliga-
provides a reliable base for agency budget because SLUC rates will be
tional authority
1, 141, 154,
1,
141,
755,
000
1,
124,
955,
000
1, 141, 755, 000
0
+16,800,000
effective for a firm 3-year period.
1 $11,300,000 included in budget amendment of President dated June 2, 1976 and not considered by
the House.
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL AND RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY
Construction.-The Committee recommends a limitation of $39,-
400,000 for fiscal year 1977. This is an increase of $16,800,000 above
OPERATING EXPENSES
the House allowance.
Appropriation, 1976
$6,180,000
A budget amendment for $11,300,000 was received from the Presi-
Budget estimate, 1977
6,205,000
dent subsequent to House action. These funds are necessary to com-
House allowance
6,205,000
6,205,000
plete payments on contractual obligations relating to construction
Committee recommendation
projects in Honolulu, Detroit, and New York. The Committee recom-
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+25,000
mends approval of the $11,300,000.
Budget estimate, 1977
The House reduced the budget estimate by $5,500,000 for construc-
House allowance
tion projects for which funding will expire on September 30, 1976.
1 Includes $180,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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There are 55 authorized public building projects which are in various
stages of design or construction. Funding for completion of these
year 1976 limitation for payments on purchase contracts entered into
prior to July 1, 1976.
projects was included in the fiscal year 1977 budget estimate as the
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations
The authority to enter into purchase contracts has expired, and no
Act, 1976 (Public Law 94-91), provided that any funds authorized
additional projects may be entered into. These contracts required the
for these projects which are unobligated on September 30, 1976, must
Government to make periodic payments on the facilities over varying
be deposited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. The Committee
periods until title is vested with the Government. This activity pro-
recommends inclusion of the $5,500,000 to provide for completing the
obligations. vides for the payment of principal, interest, taxes and other required
authorized building projects.
Rental of Space.-The Committee recommends concurrence with
The proposed fiscal year 1977 Construction program was developed
the budget estimate and the House allowance for a limitation of $473,-
in accordance with the concept originally established for construction
of Federal facilities under the Federal Buildings Fund; namely, full
200,000. limitation. This is an increase of $29,700,000 above the fiscal year 1976
project funding. Full project funding provides the total obligational
The General Services Administration is responsible for all func-
authority necessary to perform all phases of the project, from site
tions of leasing general purpose building space, and land incident
acquisition, through project design to construction completion, in a
thereto, for Federal agencies, except in cases in remote geographical
continuous coordinated effort without incurring interruptions in the
areas where GSA has delegated its leasing authority, (e.g., the Depart-
process which would result in leaving projects partially completed
ments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense may lease their own
while awaiting incremental funding.
space). GSA's basic policy is to lease privately owned buildings and
Such a program permits an increased emphasis on the latest con-
land only when Federal space needs cannot be otherwise accommo-
struction industry management concepts and techniques, in which
dated satisfactorily in existing Government-owned or leased space;
GSA has developed expertise including the use of (1) project and
when leasing proves to be more efficient than the construction or alter-
construction managers, (2) phased construction schedules and meth-
ation of a Federal Building; when construction or alteration is not
ods, and (3) building systems in design and construction. These tech-
warranted because requirements in the community are insufficient or
niques allow overall control of all phases of the project in order that
are indefinite in scope or duration; or when completion of a new Fed-
the various design components may be effectively utilized and that the
eral building within a reasonable time cannot be assured.
project may be completed as quickly as possible with a minimum of
The Committee notes that progress is being made to reduce the
delay caused by lack of coordination.
amount of vacant space controlled by GSA. This effort should be
Alterations and Major Repairs.-The Committee recommends con-
intensified to reduce the amount of vacant space both by reducing the
currence with the budget estimate and the House allowance for a limi-
inventory currently on hand and by closely analyzing space require-
tation of $60,700,000. This is a reduction of $50,068,000 below the fiscal
year 1976 limitation.
exists. ments prior to acquiring new space to ensure that a valid requirement
The General Services Administration is responsible for alterations
Real Property Operations.-The Committee recommends concur-
and major repairs of both Government-owned and leased facilities
rence with the budget estimate and the House allowance for a limita-
under the control of GSA. Commercially equivalent space is to be
tion of $414,905,000. This is an increase of $17,405,000 above the fiscal
provided to tenant agencies. Therefore, the state of repair, appear-
year 1976 limitation.
ance, and operating efficiency of facilities should be given primary
GSA is responsible for the operation of all Government-owned
consideration in carrying out this responsibility.
facilities under the jurisdiction of GSA and for building services in
The Committee received evidence that the Alterations and Major
leased space in the GSA inventory where the terms of the lease do not
Repair Projects Backlog schedule at the beginning of fiscal year 1976
require the lessor to furnish such services.
was $1,082,600,000. Unfortunately, however, the Public Building
Services included in building operations are cleaning, protection,
Services Alterations and Major Repair Congressional budget request
maintenance, payment for utilities, and fuel, and other miscellaneous
for fiscal year 1977 is only $60,700,000. The Committee believes that
activities such as grounds maintenance, elevator operations, and day-
an additional $200,000,000 in fiscal year 1977 would allow GSA to
to-day services of tenants' needs. The fiscal year 1977 program will
focus on areas of high unemployment and put people in meaningful
provide an austere standard level of building operations and services.
jobs while at the same time accomplishing needed and necessary
The space, operations, and services referred to above are furnished by
repairs to deteriorating government-owned properties. In the near
GSA to its tenant agencies in return for payment of the Standard
future the Committee will hold hearings to ascertain the most feasible
Level User Charge, just as in the private sector tenants pay rent for
method for the General Services Administration to reduce its repair
space and services provided by lessors.
backlog in areas of high unemployment.
The Committee notes that GSA is making a concerted effort to con-
Purchase Contract Payments.-The Committee recommends concur-
serve energy in its real property operations which partially offsets
rence with the budget estimate and the House allowance for a limita-
the increase in energy costs. The Committee encourages this effort.
tion of $92,000,000. This is an increase of $32,000,000 above the fiscal
Program Direction.-The Committee recommends concurrence with
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the budget estimate and the House allowance for a limitation of
The Transportation Audit function has been transferred from the
$61,550,000. This is a reduction of $4,050,000 below the fiscal year 1976
General Accounting Office (GAO) to the Federal Supply Service. This
limitation.
will permit the functions of transportation audit and management to
This activity provides for the overall general management, long-
complement each other and enhance their effectiveness. In addition to
and short-range planning, and administration of all programs which
performing a centralized post-audit of roles charged by common and
are the responsibility of the Public Buildings Service. In addition,
contract carriers for transportation services furnished for the account
this activity finances the costs of management and administration of
of the United States, the function reviews, evaluates, and reports on
each of the individual activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in-
the transportation activities of Government agencies and assists agen-
cluding Construction, Alterations and Major Repairs, Purchase Con-
cies on transportation matters.
tract Payments, Rental of Space and Real Property Operations. It
further provides for the costs of essential supporting services for these
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE
activities which are funded on a centralized basis.
OPERATING EXPENSES
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE
Appropriation, 1976
$60,200,000
Budget estimate, 1977
64,439,000
House allowance
OPERATING EXPENSES
64,219,000
Committee recommendation
64,219,000
Appropriation, 1976
$159,167,000
Bill compared with
Budget estimate, 1977
154,815,000
Appropriation, 1976
+4,019,000
House allowance
154,266,000
Budget estimate, 1977
-220,000
Committee recommendation
154,266,000
House allowance
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
-4,901,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Budget estimate, 177
-549,000
of $64,219,000 and 2,182 permanent personnel positions. This is a re-
House allowance
duction of $220,000 below the budget estimate and an increase of
1 Includes $667,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
$4,019,000 and 19 permanent personnel positions above the fiscal year
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
1976 appropriation. The reduction below the budget estimate relates
of $154,266,000 and 5,827 permanent personnel positions. The recom-
to the reorganization described under the summary for GSA activities.
mendation is a reduction of $4,901,000 and an increase of 50 positions
This appropriation provides for basic operations dealing with man-
above the fiscal year 1976 level of activity and a reduction of $549,000
agement of semiactive and noncurrent records of Federal agencies.
below the budget estimate. The reduction below the budget estimate
These records must be accessioned, stored, serviced and disposed of
relates to the reorganization described under the summary for GSA
through 14 regional centers and the National Personnel Records
activities.
Center. In addition, the appropriation provides for operation of Pres-
This activity manages and operates a national supply distribution
idential libraries, and grants for historical publications.
system consisting of wholesale and retail distribution facilities through
The Committee notes that Public Law 93-536 provides for an au-
which commercial-type commodities are received, stored, and issued on
thorization of $4 million in grants for the National Historical Pub-
a worldwide basis to Federal agencies. Supplies are shipped by the
lications and Records Commission to permit essential archival and
wholesale operation to customer agencies from GSA Supply Distribu-
manuscript programs on a national scale, aimed at assisting State
tion Facilities located in each of the 10 GSA regions, and a variety of
and local, public and private institutions in the preservation, arrange-
commonly used administrative office supplies and maintenance sup-
ment, and description of historical source materials used by historians,
plies are provided to Federal agencies through self-service retail facili-
other scholars, genealogists, and the general public. Although the
ties located wherever there is a concentration of Federal activities.
Committee believes this activity to be worthwhile, the sum of $3,000,-
Wholesale sales through these distribution facilities will increase from
000 requested in the budget estimate for the National Historical Pub-
$758 million in 1976 to an estimated $811 million in 1977. Accelerated
lications and Records Commission is included within the recommended
customer liaison and marketing studies have resulted in greater re-
funding.
liance being placed on GSA by other Government agencies for their
RECORDS DECLASSIFICATION
supply requirements.
Appropriation, 1976
The Federal Supply Service has undergone a major realignment of
Budget estimate, 1977
¹$1,394,000
House allowance
1,410,000
supply functions that will strengthen customer support and inventory
Committee recommendation
1,410,000
management responsibilities. Of major significance is the establish-
Bill compared with:
1,410,000
ment of the Office of Customer Service and Support to permit a single
Appropriation, 1976
Budget estimate, 1977
+16, 000
point of contact for customer agencies to obtain information, supply
House allowance
support and resolution of problems.
1 Includes $44,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
and the budget estimate of $1,410,000 and 105 permanent personnel
of $16,296,000 and 673 permanent personnel positions. The recom-
positions. The recommendation is an increase of $16,000 above the
mendation is an increase of $286,000 above the fiscal year 1976 appro-
fiscal year 1976 appropriation.
priation and a reduction of $84,000 below the budget estimate. The
Section 5 (E) (2) of Executive Order 11652, dated March 8, 1972,
reduction below the budget estimate relates to the reorganization de-
directs that:
scribed under the summary for GSA activities.
All information and material classified before June 1, 1972
The Civil Crisis Preparedness staff evaluates current and possible
and more than thirty years old shall be systematically re-
future threats to the U.S. economy caused by resource shortages and
viewed for declassification by the Archivist of the United
dependency on other nations; develops policies to accommodate or
States by the end of the thirtieth full calendar year follow-
avoid these dependencies; provides guidance to Federal agencies, and
ing the year in which it was originated.
local governments, regarding employment of resources during periods
The workload of this program is substantial-405 million pages
of shortage; and develops concepts, plans, and systems for managing
require review by the end of 1977. This includes records accessioned
the Nation's critical resources in a range of crisis contingencies.
into the National Archives, stored in Federal Records Centers, and in
agency custody. When the program began, there were an estimated
EXPENSES, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
160 million pages of classified material predating 1945 already in the
Appropriation, 1976
National Archives. To date, 135 million pages have been completed.
Budget estimate, 1977
$10,540,000
House allowance
AUTOMATED DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
Committee recommendation
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
OPERATING EXPENSES
Budget estimate, 1977
540, 000
House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
¹$7,460,000
Budget estimate, 1977
7,651,000
The Committee recommends denial of the budget estimate of $10,-
House allowance
7,475,000
Committee recommendation
7,475,000
540,000 for the Expenses, Defense Production Act appropriation. The
Bill compared with
House similarly denied appropriation of this request and no funds
Appropriation, 1976
+15,
were appropriated in fiscal year 1976. There are no permanent per-
Budget estimate, 1977
-176,
sonnel positions funded under this appropriation.
House allowance
The appropriation requested is to cover the cost of financing the
1 Includes $210,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
existing Defense Production Act inventories and to pay the Treasury
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
interest on the value of any new materials acquired under the Defense
and the budget estimate of $7,475,000 and 252 permanent personnel
Production Act. Pursuant to section 303 of Public Law 93-426, the
positions. The recommendation is an increase of $15,000 above the
appropriation would also provide for the payment of interest on the
fiscal year 1976 appropriation and a reduction of $176,000 below the
current market value of the inventory of materials procured under the
budget estimate. The reduction below the budget estimate relates to
Defense Production Act as of the first day of each fiscal year com-
the reorganization described under the summary for GSA activities.
mencing with fiscal year 1976. At the close of each fiscal year there shall
This activity provides the overall management, control, and coordi-
be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts an amount
nation for Governmentwide programs and activities relating to the
which the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary to provide
procurement of ADP equipment, maintenance and related supplies
for the payment of any interest accrued and unpaid under this subsec-
and services for Federal agencies. This activity also provides the over-
tion. This interest is currently calculated at 6.125 percent.
all management for reimbursable programs financed through the Au-
It was anticipated that this appropriation would emphasize the
tomatic Data Processing Fund.
need for the prompt disposal of these materials that are in excess of
defense needs. The Committee recommends denial of the $10,540,000
FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
interest payment which would be returned to miscellaneous receipts of
the Treasury in the event purchases of material are not planned during
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
fiscal year 1977. It is the view and recommendation of the Committee
Appropriation, 1976
¹$16,010,000
that these inventories in excess of defense needs be reduced in a timely
Budget estimate, 1977
16,380,000
manner and the Committee be advised during the fiscal year 1978
House allowance
16,296,000
budget hearings of the success in reducing these inventories.
Committee recommendation
16,296,000
Bill compared with:
Appropriation, 1976
+286, 000
Budget estimate, 1977
-84, 000
House allowance
1 Includes $510,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
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GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY OPERATIONS
The recommended funding will provide for pensions and the cost of
postal franking privileges, for widows of former Presidents Eisen-
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1 $12, 183, 000
hower, Truman, and Johnson; and the pension, office staff and related
Appropriation, 1976
12,636,000
expenses pursuant to the Former Presidents Act of 1958 for former
Budget estimate, 1977
6,616,000
President Nixon.
House allowance
6,616,000
The recommended funding by category follows:
Committee recommendation
Bill compared with
-5, 567, 000
1976
1977
Appropriation, 1976
-6, 020, 000
Widows' pensions and allowance
$65,000
$65,000
Budget estimate, 1977
Former President's pension
32,000
63,000
House allowance
Office staff for former President
148,000
152,000
1 Includes $183,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Total
275,000
280,000
of $6,616,000 and 237 permanent personnel positions. The recommen-
dation is a reduction of $5,567,000 below the fiscal year 1976 appropria-
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
tion and $6,020,000 below the budget estimate. The reduction below
the budget estimate relates to the reorganization described under the
Appropriation, 1976
Budget estimate, 1977
$900, 000
summary of GSA activities.
House allowance
900,000
This appropriation finances the immediate Office of the Administra-
Committee recommendation
900,000
tor, the 10 regional administrators, and the agencywide Audit function.
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+900,
Budget estimate, 1977
INDIAN TRUST ACCOUNTING
House allowance
1 $2, 675,
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
2,702,000
Budget estimate, 1977
2,702,000
and the budget estimate of $900,000. There was no appropriation in
House allowance
2,702,000
fiscal year 1976. No permanent personnel positions are funded under
Committee recommendation
this appropriation.
Bill compared with
+27, 000
Appropriation, 1976
The Presidential Transition Act of 1963, Public Law 88-277, au-
Budget estimate, 1977
thorizes appropriation of $900,000 for any one presidential transition.
House allowance
Where the President-elect is the incumbent President or where the
1 Includes $75,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Vice President-elect is the incumbent Vice President, there shall be
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
no expenditures of funds for the provision of services and facilities
and the budget estimate of $2,702,000 and 133 permanent personnel
to the incumbent under this act, and any funds appropriated for such
positions. This is an increase of $27,000 above the fiscal year 1976
purposes are to be returned to the general fund of the Treasury.
appropriation. This appropriation provides for necessary expenses of the General
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES
Services Administration to comply with the request of the Department
of Justice and a directive of the Office of Management and Budget
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
to prepare accounting reports for cases pending before the Indian
Appropriation, 1976
1$51,697,000
Budget estimate, 1977
Claims Commission.
65,170,000
House allowance
72,219,000
Committee recommendation
72,219,000
ALLOWANCE AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
Bill compared with :
Appropriation, 1976
+20, 522,
Appropriation, 1976
$275,000
Budget estimate, 1977
+7,049,000
Budget estimate, 1977
280,000
House allowance
280,000
House allowance
280,000
1 Includes $1,397,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
Committee recommendation
Bill compared with
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
+5,000
of $72,219,000 and 3,055 permanent personnel positions. The recom-
Budget estimate, 1977
mendation is an increase of $20,522,000 above the fiscal year 1976
House allowance
appropriation and $7,049,000 above the budget estimate. The increase
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
above the budget estimate relates to the reorganization described under
and the budget estimate of $280,000. This is an increase of $5,000 above
the summary for GSA activities.
the fiscal year 1976 appropriation. No permanent personnel positions
This appropriation provides financing of administrative and staff
are funded in this appropriation.
support services for all General Services Administration programs.
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These include administration, legal services, the Board of Contract
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
Appeals, and 37 Federal Information Centers which are operated
nationwide in conjunction with the Civil Service Commission.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation, 1976
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
Budget estimate, 1977
$2,000,000
House allowance
5,000,000
PAYMENT TO THE HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND
Committee recommendation
2,500,000
Bill compared with
3,000,000
Appropriation, 1976
$10,000,000
Appropriation, 1976
Budget estimate, 1977
1 20,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
+1,000,000
House allowance
House allowance
-2,000,000
Committee recommendation
20,000,000
+500,
Bill compared with :
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000 and 30
Appropriation, 1976
+10,000,000
permanent personnel positions. The recommendation is an increase
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
+20, 000, 000
of $1,000,000 and 10 positions above the fiscal year 1976 appropriation
1 Budget amendment contained in S. Doc. 94-211 and not considered by the House.
and 10 positions below the budget estimate.
and $500,000 above the House allowance. It is a reduction of $2,000,000
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate of
The National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life
$20,000,000. The recommendation is an increase of $10,000,000 above
ing Life Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-136). The Center succeeds the
was established by the National Productivity and Quality of Work-
the fiscal year 1976 appropriation and $20,000,000 above the House
allowance.
National Commission on Productivity and Work Quality and is au-
The Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Act (Public Law 93-
thorized to encourage efforts toward productivity throughout the
642) authorizes up to $30 million to be appropriated to the Harry S
private and public sectors of the economy. The primary goal of the
Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund, which it established in
Center is to act as a catalyst and focal point for national efforts to
the Treasury of the United States. The Act specifies that the Secretary
stimulate increased productivity growth and improve quality of work-
of the Treasury shall invest in full the amounts appropriated in in-
by the President and confirmed by the Senate, will consist of 27 of
ing life throughout the economy. The Board of Directors, appointed
terest-bearing obligations of the United States or obligations guaran-
teed as to both principal and interest by the United States. Funds for
the nation's leaders representing private industry, labor, academia,
Truman scholarships and operating expenses of the Foundation will
government and the society in general. In 1977, the new Center will
come from the interest and earnings on the investments.
be engaged in an expanded range of responsibilties and functions. Par-
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
coordination and analysis.
ticular emphasis will be placed on Federal productivity program
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SUPPLIES AND SHORTAGES
Appropriation, 1976
Budget estimate, 1977
1 $1, 300,
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
Committee recommendation
1,300,000
Budget estimate, 1977
1 $747,500
Bill compared with
House allowance
360,000
Appropriation, 1976
+1,300,000
Committee recommendation
360,000
Budget estimate, 1977
Bill compared with
360,000
House allowance
+1,300,000
Appropriation. 1976
1 Budget amendment contained in Presidential memorandum of June 15, 1967 and not con-
Budget estimate, 1977
-387,
sidered by the House.
House allowance
The Committee recommends concurrence with the budget estimate
1 Includes $125,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
of $1,300,000 and 20 permanent personnel positions. The recommenda-
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
tion is an increase of $1,300,000 and 20 positions above the fiscal year
1976 appropriation and the House allowance.
and the budget estimate of $360,000 and 22 permanent personnel posi-
The Commission was established by the Depository Institutions
tions. This is a reduction of $387,500 below the fiscal year 1976 appro-
Amendments Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-495) to conduct a thorough
Committee. priation. Of the amount recommended, $30,000 is for the Advisory
study and recommend appropriate administrative action and legisla-
The National Commission on Supplies and Shortages, established
tion necessary for the possible development of public or private elec-
pursuant to Public Law 93-426, will report to the President and the
tronic fund transfer systems. Public Law 94-200 extended the life of
Congress on the existence or possibility of shortages of essential re-
the Commission. It is now to make a final report by October 1977 of its
sources and commodities and on institutional adjustments for examin-
recommendations and findings to the Congress and the President and
ing and predicting these shortages. The Commission will issue its final
will cease to exist 60 days thereafter.
report on December 30, 1976, and will terminate by March 30, 1977.
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NATIONAL STUDY COMMISSION ON RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS OF
tax cases. They act as judicial officers in small tax cases and the Com-
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
mittee has previously indicated that there was a need to give them
tenure, status, and the necessary judicial prerogatives to render a free
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
and independent judicial determination to the small taxpayer. This
Appropriation, 1976
¹$350,000
has not been done. Secondly, the Tax Court's jurisdiction has increased
Budget estimate, 1977
ᵃ 445,000
in several areas (pensions, declaratory judgments, private-letter
House allowance
Committee recommendation
350,000
rulings, etc.). When Commissioners are appointed for these purposes,
their duties will differ from those Commissioners appointed to hear
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
the small tax cases. Consequently, the small taxpayer's provisions must
Budget estimate, 1977
-95,000
be clarified and the Commissioners already in place differentiated
House allowance
+350, 000
from the new Commissioners. The Committee on Finance has indicated
1 $350,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
2 Submitted in Presidential memorandum of May 19, 1976 and not considered by the
that a small tax case provision will be included in a tax bill coming
House.
before it in July. When the small tax case provision is enacted, this
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $350,000 and 9
Committee contemplates providing funds for the new Commissioners
permanent personnel positions. The recommendation is the same as
and their staffs in a supplemental appropriations act.
the fiscal year 1976 appropriation and $350,000 and 9 positions above
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
the House allowance.
The Commission was established by title II of Public Law 93-526
to report to the Congress and the President on "problems and ques-
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
tions with respect to the control, disposition, and preservation of
Appropriation, 1976
$65,578,000
records and documents produced by or on behalf of Federal officials".
Budget estimate, 1977
71,000,000
House allowance
The time for submitting the final report was extended to March 31,
65,000,000
Committee recommendation
65,000,000
1977 by Public Law 94-261. The Commission is composed of seventeen
Bill compared with
members.
Appropriation, 1976
-578, 000
U.S. TAX COURT
Budget estimate, 1977
-6,000,000
House allowance
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1 Includes $578,000 contained in the Second Supplement Act, 1976.
1 $6, 715,
The Committee recommends concurrence with the House allowance
Appropriation, 1976
Budget estimate, 1977
7,322,200
of $65,000,000 and 653 permanent personnel positions. The recom-
House allowance
7,322,000
mendation is a reduction of $578,000 below the fiscal year 1976 appro-
Committee recommendation
7,222,000
priation and a reduction of $6,000,000 below the budget estimate.
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
+507,
Matching funds of $29,600,000 for State and local governments for
Budget estimate, 1977
-100, 000
personnel and administrative charges are included.
-100, 000
House allowance
The budget estimate requested a total of $71,000,000 to be consoli-
1 Includes $115,000 contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976.
dated in a single appropriation. Prior year appropriations have been
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,222,000 and 201
made for Operations and Maintenance activities and a separate appro-
permanent personnel positions. This is an increase of $507,000 and 4
priation for Research, Shelter Survey and Marking activities. The
permanent personnel positions above the fiscal year 1976 appropria-
Committee recommendation is to continue the two appropriations.
tion, and a reduction of $100,000 and 6 permanent positions below the
The fiscal year 1977 budget estimate substantially reduced the level
budget estimate and the House allowance.
of effort planned for civil defense from fiscal year 1976. The estimate
The Tax Court is an independent judicial body composed of a Chief
was based on a reorientation of the mission for the Defense Civil
Judge, 15 Judges and 7 Commissioners. Decisions of the Court are
Preparedness Agency (DCPA) to limit responsibility to nuclear dis-
reviewable by the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Sessions are conducted in
aster preparedness. In recent years, DCPA has supported prepared-
approximately 110 locations throughout the United States.
ness programs for natural as well as nuclear disasters. The reorienta-
The Tax Court hears and decides cases involving Federal income,
tion was apparently due to the lack of legislative authority for the
estate and gift tax deficiencies and renders declaratory judgments
Agency to engage in natural disaster preparedness as well as the
regarding the qualification of retirement plans under the provisions
desire of the Administration to limit Federal spending during fiscal
of Public Law 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
year 1976.
of 1974. It is estimated the court will receive 11,200 new cases in fiscal
The House, by a floor amendment, increased the budget estimate by
year 1977.
$14,000,000 to the level of activity supported in fiscal year 1976, and
The Committee recommends denial of funds for three additional
allowed $65,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance and $20,000,000
Commissioners (trial judges) and supporting staff at this time. First,
for the Research, Shelter Survey and Marking appropriation.
the present Commissioners were appointed primarily to hear small
48
The House and Senate versions of the Department of Defense
Military Procurement Authorization Bill, 1977 contain a provision
to amend the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C., App. 2551
et seq.) to allow emergency assistance for enemy-caused disasters and
TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS-THIS ACT
natural disasters. The provisions are not substantially different.
This appropriation provides for the operation, maintenance, and
Section 506. This provision is included to permit the General Serv-
continuing development of the nationwide emergency warning sys-
ices Administration to negotiate and accept the conveyance of land
tem and the distribution of radiological defense equipment to develop
adjacent to Dulles International Airport in exchange for conveyance
and maintain an effective detection and monitoring system. It pro-
of surplus real property of equal value.
vides for the support of those activities which are required to develop
Section 507. This general provision is included to restrain foreign
and maintain an optimum capability to perform essential actions in
procurement of stainless steel flatware by the General Services
emergency periods to enhance survival probabilities.
Administration.
It further provides grants to State and local governments to assist
(49)
them in meeting their responsibilities under the Federal Civil De-
fense Act of 1950, as amended. It also provides for the administrative
expenses, i.e., salaries, travel, and supporting costs for the manage-
ment and administration of the national civil defense program.
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY AND MARKING
Appropriation, 1976
$20,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
House allowance
20,000,000
Committee recommendation
15,000,000
Bill compared with
Appropriation, 1976
-5,000,000
Budget estimate, 1977
+15,000,000
House allowance
-5, 000, 000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,000,000. The
recommendation is an increase of $15,000,000 above the budget esti-
mate and a reduction of $5,000,000 below the fiscal year 1976 appro-
priation and the House allowance. No permanent positions are funded
from this account.
This appropriation provides for the development of a nationwide
inventory of fallout shelters and plans for their use in emergency
periods to enhance survival; planning for the crisis relocation of peo-
ple and attendant care and protection.
It provides matching grants to State and local governments as au-
thorized by section 201 (i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act for the
design, construction, and equipping of State and local emergency op-
erating centers and the procurement and installation of related capital
equipment for such civil defense supporting systems as warning and
communications. It also provides for improvement of the technical
basis for ongoing and potential civil defense programs and operations.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
This bill has a number of general provisions. Those provisions that
involve a single agency are reflected immediately following that
agency's appropriation in the accompanying bill. Provisions that
involve all of the agencies included in this bill are reflected under
title V, and Government-wide provisions are reflected in the VI of
the accompanying bill.
51
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308(a) (1) (A) OF PUBLIC LAW 93-344
The following information is provided in compliance with the "Congressional
TITLE VI-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974:"
DEPARTMENT, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF H.R. 142611
(Dollars in millions)
Section 613. The purpose of this provision is to restrain the General
Services Administration from increasing the rental or Standard Level
Budget authority
Outlays
Committee
Amount
Committee
Amount
User Charge (SLUC) rates per square foot for Federal agencies after
allocation
in bill
allocation
in bill
the start of a fiscal year.
Agencies have complained in the past that GSA has increased the
I. Comparison of amounts in the
bill with the Committee allo-
rental charge after a fiscal year has started. This has forced the agency
cation to its subcommittees
to reduce funding appropriated for other purposes to comply with the
of amounts in the First Con-
rent increase.
current Resolution for 1977:
The General Services Administration has assured the Committee
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TREASURY,
that it will not increase the rental charge per square foot after the
POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL
beginning of a fiscal year.
GOVERNMENT
$8,500
$8,301
2$8,500
2$8,293
Section 614. This section provides that no additional funding will be
(under
(under
appropriated for purchase contract projects under the provisions of
target)
target)
Section 5 of the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (Public Law
II. Summary by functional category
92-313). Authority for space acquisition under this provision expired
of 1977 budget amounts
recommended in the bill:
on June 30, 1975.
(50)
050 - National Defense
96
²⁹⁰
400 - Commerce and Transpor-
1,771
21,772
tation
500 - Education, Training,
Employment, and So-
cial Services
20
25
550 - Health
452
452
600 - Income Security
24
750 - Law Enforcement and
Justice
584
2588
800 - General Government
5,374
25,338
850 - Revenue Sharing and
General Purpose
Fiscal Assistance
4
23
900 - Interest
*
III. Financial assistance to state
and local governments for
1977 in the bill
40
³₁₉
IV. Projections of outlays associ-
ated with budget authority
recommended in the bill:
1977
3 7,990
1978
251
1979
³³₇
1980
322
1981
Future year
1
Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to Section 308a, Public
Law 93-344.
2 Includes outlays from prior year budget authority.
3 Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority.
4
Excludes $24 million in permanent authority for civil service retirement and
disability.
*
Less than $500 thousand.
53
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL)
AUTHORITY FOR 1976 AND THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 1977
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-
FEDERAL FUNDS
[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or "permanent" law without further, or annual
action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill.]
1976
Budget
Increase (+)or
Item
appropriation
estimate
decrease (-)
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Presidential Election Campaign Fund
$40,000,000
$35,000,000
-$5,000,000
Office of the Secretary: Miscellaneous
appropriations (indefinite, special fund)
16,000
18,000
2,000
U.S. Customs Service: Miscellaneous appropriations
(permanent, special fund)
225,000,000
230,000,000
5,000,000
General revenue sharing
6,354,780,000
6,542,280,000
187,500,000
Interest on the public debt (indefinite)
37,700,000,000
45,000,000,000
7,300,000,000
Interest on uninvested funds (indefinite)
8,076,000
8,025,000
-51,000
Refunding internal revenue collections, interest
(indefinite)
334,000,000
396,000,000
62,000,000
Contributions for annuity benefits (indefinite)
2,600,000
4,000,000
1,400,000
Internal Revenue collections for Puerto Rico
(indefinite, special fund)
114,000,000
114,000,000
Coinage profit fund (indefinite, special fund)
2,818,000
3,500,000
682,000
Claims, judgements, and relief acts (indefinite)
23,000,000
23,000,000
Payment where credit exceeds liability for tax
1,200,000,000
600,000,000
-600,000,000
Total
46,004,290,000
52,955,823,000
6,951,533,000
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Civil Service Commission: Payment to Civil Service
retirement and disability fund (indefinite)
3,203,397
4,279,672
1,076,275
General Services Administration: Expenses,
disposal of surplus real and related personal
property (indefinite)
1,500,000
1,000,000
-500,000
Total
4,703,397
5,279,672
576,275
Total, FEDERAL FNDS
46,008,993,397
52,961,102,672
6,952,109,275
PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY
TRUST FUNDS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Pershing Hall memorial fund (indefinite)
7,000
7,000
Bureau of Government Financial Operations:
Trust Funds
18,000
18,000
Refunds, transfers, and expenses of unclaimed,
abandoned, and seized goods, U.S. Customs
Service (indefinite)
3,000,000
3,500,000
500,000
State and local government fiscal assistance trust
fund
(
6,354,780,000)
(
6,542,280,000)
(
187,500,000)
Total
3,025,000
3,525,000
500,000
INDEPENDENT ACENCIES
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations: Contributions (indefinite)
6,000
10,000
4,000
Civil Service Commission: Civil Service retirement
and disability fund (indefinite)
12,695,774,000
15,826,091,000
3,130,317,000
General Services Administration: National Archives
gift fund
65,000
35,000
-30,000
Tax Court of the United States: Tax Court judges
survivors annuity fund (indefinite)
90,000
96,000
6,000
Total
12,695,935,000
15,826,232,000
3,130,297,000
Total, TRUST FUNDS
12,698,960,000
15,829,757,000
3,130,797,000
Total, NB(0)A
58,707,953,397
68,790,859,672
10,082,906,275
54
55
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGA-
TIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED
IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977
Increase (+) or decrease (-) compared with-
Committee
Item
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
recommendation
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
TITLE I - TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of the Secretary
$28,183,000
$26,972,000
$26,000,000
$26,000,000
-$2,183,000
-$972,000
Office of Revenue Sharing
2,569,000
3,810,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
+931,000
-310,000
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
12,000,000
8,450,000
9,000,000
8,650,000
-3,350,000
+200,000
-$350,000
Bureau of Government Financial Operations
131,725,000
147,229,000
144,000,000
144,000,000
+12,275,000
-3,229,000
Government losses in shipment
700,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
-200,000
1,000,000
---
---
Eisenhower College Grants
-1,000,000
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace,
7,000,000
---
---
Grants to
-7,000,000
---
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
109,697,000
125,315,000
112,000,000
114,500,000
+4,803,000
-10,815,000
U.S. Customs Service
328,677,000
326,059,000
334,000,000
+2,500,000
340,000,000
+11,323,000
+13,941,000
+6,000,000
Bureau of the Mint:
Salaries and expenses
41,230,000
43,215,000
40,000,000
40,000,000
-1,230,000
-3,215,000
3,350,000
---
Construction of Mint facilities
---
-3,350,000
Total, Bureau of the Mint
44,580,000
43,215,000
40,000,000
40,000,000
-4,580,000
-3,215,000
Bureau of the Public Debt
103,000,000
114,497,000
112,000,000
112,000,000
+9,000,000
-2,497,000
---
Internal Revenue Service:
45,825,000
46,700,000
46,700,000
46,700,000
Salaries and expenses
+875,000
---
Accounts, collection and taxpayer service
791,740,000
789,900,000
795,900,000
790,900,000
-840,000
+1,000,000
853,955,000
838,900,000
-5,000,000
834,900,000
834,900,000
Compliance
-19,055,000
-4,000,000
Total, I.R.S
1,691,520,000
1,671,500,000
1,681,500,000
1,672,500,000
-19,020,000
+1,000,000
-9,000,000
114,950,000
112,650,000
112,650,000
U.S. Secret Service
112,650,000
-2,300,000
---
---
2,575,601,000
2,580,197,000
2,575,150,000
TOTAL, TITLE I
2,574,300,000
-1,301,000
-5,897,000
-850,000
TITLE II - UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Payment to the Postal Service Fund
1,703,416,000
1,458,804,000
1,766,170,000
1,766,170,000
+62,754,000
+307,366,000
---
( 1,766,170,000)
( 1,766,170,000)
Budget Submitted by U.S. Postal Service
---
( 1,766,170,000)
(+1,766,170,000)
Revolving Fund for Advance Payments to U.S.
International Air Carriers
5,000,000
-5,000,000
1,766,170,000
TOTAL, TITLE II
1,708,416,000
1,458,804,000
1,766,170,000
+57,754,000
+307,366,000
TITLE III - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
250,000
Compensation of the President
250,000
250,000
250,000
1,718,000
Council of Economic Advisers
1,621,000
1,718,000
1,718,000
+97,000
---
Council on International Economic Policy
1,466,000
1,450,000
1,650,000
1,450,000
-200,000
1,607,000
-16,000
Council on Wage and Price Stability
1,589,000
1,607,000
1,607,000
+18,000
1,700,000
Domestic Council
1,646,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
+54,000
---
1,000,000
Unanticipated Needs
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
---
1,902,000
2,095,000
Executive Residence
2,095,000
2,095,000
+193,000
Official Residence of the Vice President
274,000
61,000
61,000
61,000
-213,000
1076
57
56
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGA-
TIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED
IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
Increase (+) or decrease (-) compared with-
Committee
House allowance
recommendation
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
Item
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
$3,210,000
$3,210,000
$3,210,000
+$158,000
---
---
National Security Council
$3,052,000
25,500,000
25,300,000
+1,050,000
-500,000
-$200,000
Office of Management and Budget
24,250,000
25,800,000
1,627,000
1,627,000
1,627,000
+873,000
--
---
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
754,000
8,206,000
8,206,000
8,206,000
-294,000
-
---
Office of Telecommunications Policy
8,500,000
-
1,246,000
+245,000
-
+1,246,000
Special Assistance to the President
1,001,000
1,246,000
--
16,530,000
-233,000
-
+16,530,000
16,763,000
16,530,000
The White House Office
-
-250,000
-
-----
Office of Drug Abuse Policy
250,000
43,568,000
66,000,000
+1,498,000
-516,000
+22,432,000
64,502,000
66,516,000
TOTAL, TITLE III
TITLE IV - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
880,000
880,000
880,000
+95,000
-
---
Administrative Conference of the United States
785,000
1,200,000
1,402,000
+202,000
----
+202,000
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
1,200,000
1,402,000
215,000
215,000
215,000
+80,000
----
---
Advisory Committee on Federal Pay
135,000
Civil Service Commission:
Salaries and expenses:
102,328,000
102,328,000
+4,795,000
-
----
97,533,000
102,328,000
Appropriation
( 24,365,000)
( 24,365,000)
(+2,977,000)
---
-
( 21,388,000)
( 24,365,000)
By transfer
Government payment for annuitants, employees
451,844,000
451,844,000
+103,875,000
--
---
health benefits
347,969,000
451,844,000
Payment to civil service retirement and
2,874,955,000
2,874,955,000
+1,357,090,000
---
----
1,517,865,000
2,874,955,000
disability fund
1,565,000
1,565,000
1,565,000
+267,000
--
Federal Labor Relations Council
1,298,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000
Intergovernmental personnel assistance
15,000,000
10,000,000
3,445,692,000
3,440,692,000
+1,461,027,000
--
-5,000,000
Total, Civil Service Commission
1,979,665,000
3,440,692,000
Commission on Executive, Legislative,
100,000
100,000
+100,000
--
----
and Judicial Salaries: Salaries and Expenses
---
100,000
---
-4,100,000
---
-
4,100,000
---
Commission on Federal Paperwork
Commission to Review National Policy Toward
265,000
265,000
-480,000
-
745,000
265,000
Gambling
Committee for Purchase of Products and Services of
316,000
316,000
+55,000
-
-
the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped
261,000
316,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
+1,000,000
-950,000
---
5,000,000
6,950,000
Federal Election Commission
-
---
-1,000,000
--
---
General Services Administration:
Refunds under Renegotiations Act
1,000,000
--
Disposal of Surplus Real and Related Property,
6,205,000
6,205,000
+25,000
-
---
6,180,000
6,205,000
Operating Expenses
Federal Buildings Fund:
Limitation on availability of revenue
( 22,600,000)
( 39,400,000)
(-24,386,000)
--
(+16,800,000)
( 63,786,000)
( 39,400,000)
Construction on buildings
( 92,000,000)
( 92,000,000)
(+32,000,000)
---
( 60,000,000)
( 92,000,000)
Purchase contract payments
( 473,200,000)
( 473,200,000)
(+29,700,000)
( 443,500,000)
( 473,200,000)
( 60,700,000)
( 60,700,000)
(-50,068,000)
----
Rental of space
Alterations and major repairs
( 110,768,000)
( 60,700,000)
JUN 5
1976
58
59
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGA-
TIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED
IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
Increase (+) or decrease (-) compared with-
Committee
Item
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
recommendation
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
Real property operations
($397,500,000)
($414,905,000)
($414,905,000)
($414,905,000)
(+$17,405,000)
---
( 65,600,000)
( 61,550,000)
( 61,550,000)
---
Program direction and centralized service
( 61,550,000)
(-4,050,000)
----
Subtotal, Federal Building Fund
( 1,141,154,000)
( 1,141,755,000)
( 1,124,955,000)
( 1,141,755,000)
(+601,000)
---
(+15,800,000)
Federal Supply Service
159,167,000
154,815,000
154,266,000
154,266,000
-4,901,000
-$549,000
---
Payment to the General Supply Fund
40,000,000
-40,000,000
---
-
National Archives and Records Service:
Operating expenses
60,200,000
64,439,000
54,219,000
64,219,000
+4,019,000
-220,000
----
Records declassification
1,394,000
1,410,000
1,410,000
1,410,000
+16,000
-
-
Subtotal, Archive and Record Service
61,594,000
65,849,000
65,629,000
65,629,000
+4,035,000
-220,000
--
Automated Data and Telecommunications Service
7,460,000
7,651,000
7,475,000
7,475,000
+15,000
-176,000
--
Preparedness Activities:
Office of Preparedness, Salaries and Expenses
16,010,000
16,380,000
16,295,000
16,296,000
+286,000
-84,000
--
Expenses, Defense Production Act
10,540,000
-
-10,540,000
--
General Activities:
General Management and Agency Operations,
12,183,000
12,635,000
6,616,000
Salaries-and Expenses
6,616,000
-5,567,000
-6,020,000
-
Federal Management Policy, Salaries and
----
1,100,000
---
---
Expenses
-1,100,000
--
--
2,675,000
2,702,000
2,702,000
Indian Trust Accounting
2,702,000
+27,000
---
--
Allowances and Office Staff for Former
Presidents
275,000
280,000
280,000
280,000
+5,000
-
---
Expenses Presidential Transition
---
900,000
900,000
900,000
+900,000
---
---
Administrative and Staff Support Services
51,697,000
65,170,000
72,219,000
72,219,000
+20,522,000
+7,049,000
---
Subtotal, General Activities
67,930,000
81,688,000
82,717,000
82,717,000
+14,787,000
+1,029,000
--
359,341,000
343,128,000
332,588,000
Total, General Services Administration
332,588,000
-26,753,000
-10,540,000
--
20,000,000
-
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Fund
10,000,000
20,000,000
+10,000,000
---
1,300,000
---
National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers
1,300,000
+20,000,000
+1,300,000
-
+1,300,000
National Commission on the Observance of
---
International Woman's Year, 1975
5,000,000
--
---
-5,000,000
---
-
National Commission on Productivity and Work
2,000,000
5,000,000
2,500,000
Quality
3,000,000
+1,000,000
747,500
360,000
360,000
-2,000,000
National Commission on Supplies and Shortages
360,000
+500,000
-387,500
National Study Commission on Records and
Documents of Federal Officials
350,000
445,000
350,000
---
United States Tax Court: Salaries and Expenses
6,715,000
7,322,000
7,322,000
7,222,000
-95,000
+350,000
+507,000
-100,000
-100,000
60
61
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGA-
TIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND
BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED
IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued
Increase (+) or decrease (-) compared with-
Committee
Item
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
recommendation
1976 Appropriation
Budget estimate
House allowance
Department of Defense:
$65,000,000
$65,000,000
-$578,000
-$6,000,000
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency:
20,000,000
15,000,000
-5,000,000
+15,000,000
Operation and maintenance
$65,578,000
$71,000,000
-$5,000,000
Research, shelter survey and marking
20,000,000
85,000,000
80,000,000
-5,578,000
+9,000,000
-5,000,000
Total, Department of Defense
85,578,000
71,000,000
3,882,438,000
3,894,690,000
+1,433,067,500
-4,685,000
+12,252,000
TOTAL, TITLE IV
2,461,622,500
3,899,375,000
8,267,636,000
8,301,160,000
+1,491,018,500
+296,268,000
+33,524,000
TOTAL, NEW BUDGET OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
6,810,141,500
8,004,892,000
H. R. 14261
Ainety-fourth Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the nineteenth day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six
An Act
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agen-
cies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Inde-
pendent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and
for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including
the operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex
thereof; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $15,000
for official reception and representation expenses; $26,000,000, of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies
of a confidential character, to be allocated and expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for
solely on his certificate, and of which $500,000 shall be for repairs and
improvements to Treasury buildings and shall remain available until
expended.
OFFICE OF REVENUE SHARING
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the Office of Revenue Sharing, including
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $3,810,000.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, including purchase and hire of vehicles, and services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $8,650,000.
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Government Financial
Operations, $144,000,000.
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PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT
For payment of Government losses in shipment, in accordance with
section 2 of the Act approved July 8, 1937 (40 U.S.C. 722), $500,000,
to remain available until expended.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire-
arms including purchase of (not to exceed two hundred and forty
of which fifty shall be for replacement only, for police-type use),
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and services
of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director;
$114,500,000.
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service,
including purchase of three hundred and twenty-nine passenger motor
vehicles (for replacement only), including three hundred and nineteen
for police-type use; acquisition, operation, and maintenance of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and awards of
compensation to informers as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1954
(22 U.S.C. 401) ; $340,000,000, of which not to exceed $150,000 shall
be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclear-
ance operations.
BUREAU OF THE MINT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not
to exceed $2,500 for the expenses of the annual assay commission;
$40,000,000.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the
United States, $112,000,000.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not other-
wise provided for, including executive direction, administrative sup-
port, and internal audit and security hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined
by the Commissioner; $46,700,000.
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for proc-
essing tax returns, revenue accounting, providing assistance to tax-
payers, securing unfiled tax returns, and collecting unpaid taxes; hire
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of passenger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such
rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; including not to
exceed $10,000,000 for employees on temporary appointments and not
to exceed $183,000 for salaries of personnel engaged in preemployment
training of data transcriber applicants; $793,400,000.
COMPLIANCE
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for deter-
mining and establishing tax liabilities, and for investigation and
enforcement activities, including purchase (not to exceed ninety-one
of which ninety-one shall be for replacement only) and hire of passen-
ger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as
may be determined by the Commissioner; $836,900,000.
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Secret
Service, including purchase (not to exceed seventy-seven for police-
type use for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State and local
governments which may be provided without reimbursement; rental
of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard
booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Govern-
ment ownership or control as may be necessary to perform protective
functions; and the conducting and participation in firearms matches;
$112,650,000, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available
until expended, for payments to State and local governments for
protection of permanent and observer foreign diplomatic missions,
pursuant to Public Law 94-196.
GENERAL PROVISIONS-TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SEC. 101. Appropriations in this Act to the Treasury Department
shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-2) including maintenance, repairs, and clean-
ing; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
foreign countries; entering into contracts with the Department of
State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees
and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 102. Motor vehicles for police-type use by the Treasury
Department may be purchased without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year.
This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department Appropriations
Act, 1977".
TITLE II
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for public service costs
and for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to
39 U.S.C. 2401 (b) and (c), and for meeting the liabilities of the
former Post Office Department to the Employees' Compensation Fund
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and to postal employees for earned and unused annual leave as of
June 30, 1971, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $1,766,170,000.
This title may be cited as the "Postal Service Appropriation Act,
1977".
TITLE III
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance
at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102,
$250,000.
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the White House Office as authorized by
law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, at such per diem rates for individuals as the President
may specify and other personal services without regard to the provi-
sions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons
in the Government service; hire of passenger motor vehicles, news-
papers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed
$100,000 to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the President) ;
and not to exceed $10,000 for official entertainment expenses to be
available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President;
$16,530,000.
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing,
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the Executive Residence, to be expended as the President may
determine, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other Act,
and official entertainment expenses of the President to be accounted
for solely on his certificate, $2,095,000.
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, furnishing,
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the official residence of the Vice President, $61,000: Provided,
That advances or repayments or transfers from this appropriation
may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out
such activities.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned func-
tions, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18,
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compensation for one position at a rate not to exceed the rate of level
II of the Executive schedule, and other personal services without
regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and com-
pensation of persons in the Government service, including hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $1,246,000.
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $1,718,000.
COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council on International Economic
Policy, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,450,000, of
which, an amount not to exceed $1,000 may be expended for official
entertainment.
COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses, including compensation for the Deputy Director at
a rate not to exceed the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule,
necessary for the Council on Wage and Price Stability as authorized
by the Council on Wage and Price Stability Act of 1974 (Public Law
93-387 as amended by Public Law 94-78) $1,607,000.
DOMESTIC COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Council, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to
exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18; and other
personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating
the employment and compensation of persons in the Government serv-
ice; $1,700,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,210,000.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $25,300,000.
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OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,627,000.
OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the conduct of telecommunications func-
tions assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications
Policy, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,206,000.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated
needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense
which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, and
to pay administrative expenses (including personnel, in his discretion
and without regard to any provision of law regulating employment
and pay of persons in the Government service or regulating expendi-
tures of Government funds) incurred with respect thereto,
$1,000,000.
This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriations Act,
1977".
TITLE IV-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the
United States, established by the Administrative Conference Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 571 et seq.), $880,000.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL PAY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay,
established by 5 U.S.C. 5306, $215,000.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of
September 24, 1959, as amended (73 Stat. 703-706), $1,301,000.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physi-
cians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for
official reception and representation expenses; and advances or reim-
CORRIMORE STURT
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bursements to applicable funds of the Commission and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order
10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; $102,328,000 together with not
to exceed $24,365,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses
for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from the
appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined by
the Commission without regard to other statutes: Provided, That the
provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use
applicable trust funds for administrative expenses of effecting statu-
tory annuity adjustments. No part of the appropriation herein made to
the Civil Service Commission shall be available for the salaries and
expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Commission, established
pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor
unit of like purpose.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat.
849), as amended, $451,844,000.
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special acts, to be credited to
the Civil Service retirement and disability funds, $2,874,955,000:
Provided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as
amended (2 C.Z.C. 181) and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended
(33 U.S.C. 771-775) may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service
retirement and disability fund.
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Civil Service
Commission under Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, as
amended, $1,565,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed
intermittently in the Government Service, and compensation as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE
For grants to improve State and local personnel administration, as
authorized by the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970,
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
COMMISSION ON EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL SALARIES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Executive, Legisla-
tive, and Judicial Salaries, authorized by section 225 of the Postal
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Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 (81 Stat. 642-645), $100,000,
to remain available until expended.
COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL
POLICY TOWARD GAMBLING
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Commission
on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling, established
by section 804 of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (P.L.
91-452; 84 Stat. 938), $265,000.
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE BLIND AND
OTHER SEVERELY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase from the
Blind and Other Severely Handicapped established by the Act of
June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $316,000.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974, $6,000,000.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL AND RELATED PERSONAL
PROPERTY, OPERATING EXPENSES
Not to exceed $6,205,000 of any proceeds received by the General
Services Administration during the current fiscal year from transfers
of excess property and the disposal of surplus real and related per-
sonal property shall be deposited to this appropriation, and shall be
available for necessary expenses incurred in the Federal Buildings
Fund in carrying out surplus property functions, pursuant to the
Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460
1-5).
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
The revenues and collections deposited into a fund pursuant to sec-
tion 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), shall be available for neces-
sary expenses of real property management and related activities not
otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protec-
tion of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in
the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving Gov-
ernment agencies (including space adjustments) in connection with
the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services
incident to cleaning or servicing buildings and moving; repair and
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alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches
and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, pres-
ervation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and
sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law;
conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary
planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction
of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings) ; and pay-
ment of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations for public
buildings acquired by purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of
$1,130,755,000 of which (1) not to exceed $28,400,000 shall remain
available until expended for construction of additional projects as
authorized by law at locations and at maximum construction improve-
ment costs (including funds for sites and expenses) as follows:
New Construction:
California:
Los Angeles, Parking Facility, $5,665,000
Hawaii:
Honolulu, Prince J. K. Kalanianaole Federal Building Court-
house, $3,500,000
Illinois:
East St. Louis, Courthouse and Federal Building, $5,365,000
Michigan:
Detroit, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Office Building,
$800,000
New York:
New York, Customs Courthouse Federal Office Building Annex,
$1,500,000
Washington
Blaine, Border Station, $3,159,000
Wisconsin
Madison, Courthouse, $5,778,000
Conversions:
Georgia:
Atlanta. Post Office and Courthouse, $1,830,000
Augusta, Post Office and Courthouse, $803,000
Provided, That the immediately foregoing limits of costs may be
exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects,
but by not to exceed 10 per centum: (2) not to exceed $60,700,000,
which shall remain available until expended for alterations and major
repairs; (3) not to exceed $92,000,000 for payment on purchase con-
tracts entered into prior to July 1, 1975; (4) not to exceed $473,200,000
for rental of space; (5) not to exceed $414,905,000 for real property
operations: and (6) not to exceed $61,550,000 for program direction
and centralized services: Provided further, That for the purposes of
this authorization, buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Build-
ings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356), the Public Build-
ings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 490) and buildings under the
control of another department or agency where alterations of such
buildings are required in connection with the moving of such other
department or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under
the control of General Services Administration shall be considered to
be federally owned buildings: Provided further, That amounts neces-
sary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under
Section 210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490( (6)) and amounts to
provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other
facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership
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or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret
Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056,
as amended, shall be available from such revenues and collections:
Provided further, That any revenues and collections and any other
sums accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1977, excluding reim-
bursements under section 210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f) (6)), in excess
of $1,156,018,000 shall be deposited in miscellaneous receipts of the
Treasury of the United States.
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for supply distribu-
tion (including contractual services incident to receiving, handling and
shipping supply items), procurement, inspection, standardization, and
supply management activities as authorized by law, transportation,
public utilities, the utilization of excess property, the disposal of sur-
plus property, the rehabilitation of personal property, the national
stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), the supplemental stockpile established
by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Developmental and
Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607),
and the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of
1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $154,266,000 : Provided, That during the current
fiscal year the General Services Administration is authorized to
acquire leasehold interests in property, for periods not in excess of
twenty years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of strategic,
critical, and other materials in the national and supplemental stock-
piles, provided said leasehold interests are at nominal cost to the
Government: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year
there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and crit-
ical materials which, in accordance with section 6 of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e), may be trans-
ferred without reimbursement to the national stockpile: Provided
further, That during the current fiscal year materials in the inventory
maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50
U.S.C. App. 2061-2166), and excess materials in the national stock-
pile and supplemental stockpile, the disposition of which is author-
ized by law, shall be available, without reimbursement, for transfer at
fair market value to contractors as payment for expenses (including
transportation and other accessorial expenses) of acquisition of mate-
rials, or of refining, processing, or otherwise beneficiating materials, or
of rotating materials, pursuant to section 3 of the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), and of processing
and refining materials pursuant to section 303(d) of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2093 (d)).
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records manage-
ment and related activities, as provided by law, including reimburse-
ment for security guard services, contractual services incident to
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movement or disposal of records, and acceptance and utilization of
voluntary and uncompensated services, $64,219,000, of which $3,000,000
for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as amended, shall remain available until
expended.
RECORDS DECLASSIFICATION
For expenses necessary for the review and declassification of
documents, and related records management activities, pursuant to
Executive Order 11652, directives issued pursuant thereto, and other
applicable authorities, including expenses not otherwise provided for,
and acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated serv-
ices, $1,410,000.
AUTOMATED DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for carrying out
Government-wide responsibilities relating to automated data manage-
ment, telecommunications and related activities, as authorized by law,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,475,000.
FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for emergency preparedness functions,
including activities authorized by 50 U.S.C. 404(b) (3), and 50 U.S.C.
app. 2251-2297, and the disposal of excess materials in the national
stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), the supplemental stockpile established
by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607), and the
inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended (50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109 and expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and
individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency plan-
ning, and the provision of transportation in connection with the
continuity of Government program, to the same extent and in the same
manner as permitted the Secretary of a military department under 10
U.S.C. 2632, $16,296,000.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY OPERATIONS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of general management and agency operations of
activities under the control of the General Services Administration,
$6,616,000 : Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
reception and representation expenses.
INDIAN TRUST ACCOUNTING
For expenses necessary to provide accounting records management,
and other support incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal claims
by the Indian Claims Commission, $2,702,000: Provided, That none
of these funds shall be available for transfer to any other account.
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ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $280,000: Provided, That the Admin-
istrator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the
Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of sections (a) and (c) of such Act.
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Presi-
dential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note),
$900,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For administrative expenses necessary in providing general admin-
istrative and staff support services within the General Services
Administration, not otherwise provided for, $72,219,000 : Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available, subject to reimbursement
by the applicable agency, for services performed for other agencies
pursuant to section 601 of the Economy Act of 1932, as amended
(31 U.S.C. 686).
GENERAL PROVISIONS-GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 1. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the
General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) cost of
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement,
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129) and (2) appropriations or funds
available to other agencies, and transferred to the General Services
Administration, in connection with property transferred to the Gen-
eral Services Administration pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1948
(50 U.S.C. 451ff), and such appropriations or funds may be SO trans-
ferred, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget.
SEC. 2. Funds available to the General Services Administration
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
SEC. 3. None of the funds available under this Act or under sec-
tion 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 shall be obligated or expended for the procurement by pur-
chase, lease or any other arrangement, in whole or in part, of any or
all the automatic data processing system, data communications net-
work, or related software and services for the joint General Services
Administration-Department of Agriculture MCS project 97-72 con-
tained in the Request for Proposal CDPA 74-14, any successor to
such project, or any other common user shared facilities authorized
under section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949.
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
PAYMENT TO THE HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND
For payment to the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust
Fund, $20,000,000.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title II of
Public Law 93-495, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Center for Productivity and
Quality of Working Life, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,750,000.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SUPPLIES AND SHORTAGES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National
Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act (Public Law 93-426),
including personal services without regard to the provisions of law
regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Gov-
ernment service, $360,000.
NATIONAL STUDY COMMISSION ON RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS OF
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of title II of the
Act of December 19, 1974 (Public Law 93-526), as amended by Public
Law 92-261 (44 U.S.C. 33), $350,000.
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,222,000 : Provided, That travel
expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of
the judge.
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out
civil defense activities including the hire of motor vehicles; and finan-
cial contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as authorized
by law; $65,000,000 : Provided, That not to exceed $29,600,000 shall be
available for allocation under section 205 of the Federal Civil Defense
Act of 1950, as amended.
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY, AND MARKING
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for studies and
research to develop measures and plans for civil defense; continuing
shelter surveys, marking, and equipping surveyed spaces; and finan-
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cial contributions to the States under section 201 (i) of the Federal
Civil Defense Act, which shall be equally matched for emergency
operating centers and civil defense equipment; $17,500,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS-CIVIL DEFENSES
SEC. 1. Appropriations contained in this Act for carrying out civil
defense activities shall not be available in excess of the limitations on
appropriations contained in section 408 of the Federal Civil Defense
Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2260).
SEC. 2. No part of any appropriation in this Act shall be available
for the construction of warehouses or for the lease of warehouse space
in any building which is to be constructed specifically for civil defense
activities.
This title may be cited as the "Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1977".
TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS
THIS Act
SEC. 501. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable for
travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed
thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the
amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the
appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to travel
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal
boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly
in connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the
Veterans Administration; or to payments to interagency motor pools
where separately set forth in the budget schedules.
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has
left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfac-
torily completed his period of active military or naval service and has
within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospi-
talization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than
one year made application for restoration to his former position and
has been certified by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified
to perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored
thereto.
SEC. 503. No part of any appropriation made available in this Act
shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose
of establishing new offices inside or outside the District of Columbia:
Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to programs which
have been approved by the Congress and appropriations made
therefor.
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly SO provided herein.
SEC. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available for the procurement of or for the payment of the salary
of any person engaged in the procurement of any hand or measuring
tool (s) not produced in the United States or its possession except to
the extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of
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hand or measuring tools produced in the United States or its posses-
sions cannot be procured as and when needed from sources in the
United States and its possessions or except in accordance with proce-
dures prescribed by section 6-104.4(b) of Armed Services Procure-
ment Regulation dated January 1, 1969, as such regulation existed on
June 15, 1970. This section shall be applicable to all solicitations for
bids opened after its enactment.
SEC. 506. The General Services Administration is authorized to
negotiate and accept the conveyance to the United States of approxi-
mately 930 acres of land presently owned by Skyway-to-Highway,
Incorporated adjacent to the West and Northwest boundaries of
Dulles International Airport, in exchange for conveyance to Skyway-
to-Highway, Incorporated of property of approximately equal value
selected by the General Services Administration from any surplus
Federal real properties. Acceptance by the United States of any
exchange proposal is contingent upon review by the appropriate com-
mittees of the Congress.
SEC. 507. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available for the procurement of, or for the payment of, the salary
of any person engaged in the procurement of stainless steel flatware
not produced in the United States or its possessions, except to the
extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of
stainless steel flatware produced in the United States or its posses-
sions, cannot be procured as and when needed from sources in the
United States and its possessions, or except in accordance with
procedures provided by section 6-104.4(b) of Armed Services Pro-
curement Regulation, dated January 1, 1969. This section shall be
applicable to all solicitations for bids issued after its enactment.
TITLE VI-GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
SEC. 601. Unless otherwise specifically provided the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase
of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and ambulances), is
hereby fixed at $2,700 except station wagons for which the maximum
shall be $3,100: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to
exceed $1,700 for police-type vehicles.
SEC. 602. Unless otherwise specified and during the current fiscal year
no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall
be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Gov-
ernment of the United States (including any agency the majority of
the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States)
whose post of duty is in continental United States unless such person
(1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the service of the
United States on the date of enactment of this Act, who, being eligible
for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen
of the United States prior to such date and is actually residing in the
United States, (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States,
or (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South Viet Nam, or the Baltic
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent resi-
dence: Provided. That, for the purpose of this section, an affidavit
signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that
the requirements of this section with respect to his status have been
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complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be fined
not more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or
both: Provided further, That the above penal-clause shall be in addi-
tion to, and not in substitution for any other provisions of existing
law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable
in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply to
citizens of the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals of those
countries allied with the United States in the current defense effort,
or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employ-
ment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as a result of
emergencies.
SEC. 603. Appropriations of the executive departments and inde-
pendent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allow-
ances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
SEC. 604. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person.
SEC. 605. Funds made available by this or any other Act for admin-
istrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and
agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as
amended (31 U.S.C. 841), shall be available, in addition to objects for
which such funds are otherwise available. for rent in the District of
Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects
specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be appli-
cable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently trans-
ferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative
expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
SEC. 606. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66
Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned
by the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose
for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (includ-
ing the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use of such
credits), only when reimbursement therefor is made to the Treasury
from applicable appropriations of the agency concerned: Provided,
That such credits received as exchange allowances or proceeds of sales
of personal property may be used in whole or part payment for acqui-
sition of similar items, to the extent and in the manner authorized by
law, without reimbursement to the Treasury.
SEC. 607. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corpora-
tion or agency, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress.
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be
available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of
the United States Postal Service, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit
or prevent, any officer or employee of the United States Postal
Service from having any direct oral or written communication or
contact with any Member or committee of Congress in connection
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with any matter pertaining to the employment of such officer or
employee or pertaining to the United States Postal Service in any
way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at
the initiative of such officer or employee or in response to the
request or inquiry of such Member or committee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces
in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating,
denied promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or
discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or
benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any officer or
employee of the United States Postal Service, or attempts or
threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to
such officer or employee, by reason of any communication or con-
tact of such officer or employee with any Member or committee of
Congress as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
SEC. 608. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act, shall be available to finance interdepartmental boards, com-
missions, councils, committees, or similar groups under section 214 of
the Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691)
which do not have prior and specific congressional approval of such
method of financial support.
SEC. 609. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including main-
tenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to
the General Services Administration for charges for space and serv-
ices and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and
facilities which constitute public improvements, performed in accord-
ance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
SEC. 610. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the fund
created by the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216),
and the "Postal Service fund" (39 U.S.C. 2003), shall be available
for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occu-
pied by the United States or the Postal Service and under the charge
and control of the General Services Administration or the Postal
Service, and such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the
powers of special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of
June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), but shall not be restricted
to certain Federal property as otherwise required by the proviso con-
tained in said section, and, as to property owned or occupied by the
Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the same actions as
the Administrator of General Services may take under the provisions
of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281 ; 40 U.S.C.
318a, 318b) attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority
and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948
(62 Stat. 281: 40 U.S.C. 318c).
SEC. 611. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses in connection with the transfer of any
functions, personnel, facilities, equipment, or funds out of the United
States Customs Service unless such transfers have been specifically
authorized by the Congress.
SEC. 612. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses for the purpose of transferring the
border control activities of the United States Customs Service to
any other agency of the Federal Government.
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SEC. 613. No part of any appropriation contained in, or funds
made available by, this or any other Act shall be available for any
agency to pay to the Administrator of the General Services Admin-
istration a higher rate per square foot for rental of space and services
(established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended) than such agency
included in its budget for the current fiscal year and for which appro-
priations were granted.
SEC. 614. None of the funds available under this or any other Act
shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with the
designation for construction, arranging for financing, or execution of
contracts or agreements for financing or construction of any addi-
tional purchase contract projects pursuant to section 5 of the Public
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313) during the
period beginning October 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1977.
This Act may be cited as the "Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriation Act, 1977".
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.