Change in selected resources 1 -371 -41 ALLOCATION TO GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 02 Out of prior authorizations.. 436 122 Public Law 88-592, approved September 12, 1964, authorized the sale of the Animal Quarantine Station, at Clifton, N.J., to the city of Clifton, and application of the proceeds of sale to the planning and construction costs of a new station in the New York-New Jersey port and airport area. An additional $2 million is being requested in the 1969 budget estimates under the appropriation, Salaries and expenses, for the remainder of the total cost of $2,527 thousand for the new station. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Funds were appropriated in 1961 and 1962 for construction of facilities for research at a number of locations. With the completion of the laboratory for research on biological control of insects at Columbia, Mo., in May 1967, all the principal facilities authorized by this appropriation have been provided. Minor alterations and construction in fiscal year 1968 should close out this ALLOCATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS RECEIVED FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS Note. Obligations incurred under allocations and allotments from other accounts are included in the schedules of the parent appropriation, as follows: Funds Appropriated to the President, "Translation of publications and scientific cooperation." State, U.S. educational exchange program, "United States dollars advanced from foreign governments." Intragovernmental funds: WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Expenditures.... 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1967, $5,651 thousand; 1968, $729 thousand; 1969, $341 thousand. 2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1966, $3,602 thousand (1967 adjustments, $1,035 thousand); 1967, $4,822 thousand; 1968, $1,899 thousand; 1969, $899 thousand Reimbursements from non-Federal sources above are from proceeds of sales of charts (7 U.S.C. 1387) and personal property (40 U.S.C. 481(c)); from payments by Federal and non-Federal agencies for overtime work and travel performed in connection with inspection and quarantine services (5 U.S.C. 576; 7 U.S.C. 394a. 396); from cooperating State, county, municipal, and private organizations for soil and water conservation work (16 U.S.C. 590A); and from refunds of terminal leave payments (5 U.S.C. 61(b)).` Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 90 Federal Funds-Continued COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE General and special funds: PAYMENTS AND EXPENSES For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for grants for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, including $54,965,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch Act, approved March 2, 1887, as amended by the Act approved August 11, 1955 (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i), including administration by the United States Department of Agriculture; $3,485,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research under the Act approved October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a-582a-7); $2,000,000 in addition to funds otherwise available for contracts and grants for scientific research under the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450[b]) of which $1,000,000 shall be for the special cotton research program and $400,000 for soybean research; [$2,000,000] $1,000,000 for grants for facilities under the Act approved July 22, 1963 (7 U.S.C. 390-390k); $310,000 for penalty mail costs of agricultural experiment stations under section 6 of the Hatch Act of 1887, as amended; and [$353,000] $419,000, for necessary expenses of the Cooperative State Research Service, including administration of payments to State agricultural experiment stations, funds for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 ([58 Stat. 742]7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, [$63,113,000] $62,179,000. (7 U.Š.C. 450b, 2201-2202, 2220, 2250a; 39 Ú.S.C. 4156; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1968.) tutions eligible to receive funds. This agency participates in planning and coordination of research programs among the States and between the States and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1. Payments to agricultural experiment stations under the Hatch Act.-Grants under the Hatch Act are allocated to agricultural experiment stations of the land-grant colleges in the 50 States and Puerto Rico for agricultural research including investigations and experiments to promote a permanent and efficient agricultural industry and improvements in the rural home and rural community. 2. Grants for cooperative forestry research. These grants are allocated to land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations in the 50 States and Puerto Rico and other State-supported colleges and universities offering graduate training in the sciences basic to forestry and having a forestry school. The act requires that the Federal funds paid to each institution be matched by funds from nonFederal sources for forestry research. 3. Contracts and grants for scientific research.-These funds are for the support of grants on specific research problems at nonprofit institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of such research. Funding is on a competitive basis. Every research proposal selected for funding must be evaluated and classified as outstanding and appropriate to the needs of the designated problem area. 4. Grants for facilities.-These grants to provide additional facilities for research are allocated to State agricultural experiment stations in the 50 States and Puerto Rico. Assistance is available to the States for construction, acquisition, and remodeling of buildings, laboratories, and other capital facilities which are necessary to more effectively conduct research in agriculture and sciences related thereto. The Federal funds are provided on a matching basis. 5. Penalty mail.-Funds to cover the cost of penalty mailings for State agricultural experiment station directors are provided under this appropriation. 6. Federal administration. A coordinating and review staff is maintained to examine research projects and assist State institutions and Federal agencies. Program by activities: 1. Payments to agricultural experiment stations under the Hatch Act.. 49,763 49,506 2. Grants for cooperative forestry research.. 2,999 3,370 3. Contracts and grants for scientific research... 930 1,947 4. Grants for facilities. 408 1,274 5. Penalty mail.. 310 310 6. Federal administration.. 1,502 1,675 2,722 2,680 310 1,844 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1967, $7 thousand; 1968, $5 thousand; 1969, $8 thousand. 2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1966, $3,895 thousand (1967 adjustments, -$39 thousand); 1967, $6,542 thousand; 1968, $7,418 thousand; 1969, $5,016 thousand. The Service administers funds for payments and grants to State agricultural experiment stations and other eligible institutions for the support of research in agriculture, the rural home, the rural community and forestry. This administration involves supervision of the funds, and close advisory relations with the State agricultural experiment stations, schools of forestry and other insti and the Act of October 5, 1962 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of the Act, [$80,347,500 $77,082,500; payments for such work under section 8 of the Act, $3,385,000; and payments and contracts for such work under section 204(b)–205 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623-1624), [$1,570,000] $1,450,000; in all, [$81,917,500 $81,917,500: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, shall not be paid to any State or Puerto Rico prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year. Retirement and Employees' Compensation costs for extension agents: For cost of employer's share of Federal retirement and for reimbursement for benefits paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund for cooperative extension employees, [$8,818,500] $9,333,500. Penalty mail: For costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, [$3,113,000] $3,500,000. Federal Extension Service: For administration of the Smith-Lever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953, the Act of August 11, 1955, and the Act of October 5, 1962 (7 U.S.Ć. 341–349), and extension aspects of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for the extension work of the Department and the several States and insular possessions, [$2,753,000 $2,878,000. (5 U.S.C. 8147; 39 U.S.C. 4156; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1968.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 71 90 11 Receipts and reimbursements from: Federal funds... New obligational authority. Relation of obligations to expenditures: 10 Total obligations....... 70 Receipts and other offsets (items 11-17). Obligations affecting expenditures... (b) Payments and contracts under the Agricultural Marketing Act.... 2. Retirement and employees' compensa tion costs for extension agents... 3. Penalty mail.......... 29 125 -125 243 -243 Total program costs, funded 1. 92,306 Change in selected resources 2 Federal Funds-Continued General and special funds-Continued COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK, PAYMENTS AND EXPENSES-Con. 12.0 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons.. 22.0 Transportation of things.. 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities....... Printing and reproduction... – Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) EXTENSION SERVICE-Continued Identification code 05-12-0502-0-1-355 1967 actual 1968 est. 1969 est. Total personnel compensation.... Personnel benefits... 25.1 Other services.. The primary function of the nationwide system of cooperative extension work is out-of-school applied education in agriculture, home economics, and related subjects. This educational work takes research results, technological advancements, and situation and program facts of the Department of Agriculture, the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations, and incorporates them into a national educational program for action. Its objective is to provide farm people and others with information and assistance upon which they may make social and economic adjustments necessary for an efficient agricultural industry and improved rural homes and rural life. 1. Payments to States and Puerto Rico.-Funds appropriated under the Smith-Lever Act for payments to States and Puerto Rico are distributed primarily on the basis of farm and rural population and to a limited degree on the basis of special problems and needs. Funds appropriated under the Agricultural Marketing Act for educational work in marketing are distributed to the States and Puerto Rico on a matching basis under approved projects and on the basis of contracts. Funds are used primarily for the employment of State and County extension workers who work with rural families, marketing concerns, and others by providing advice and assistance in the application of improved methods involved in production, marketing, and family living. They assist local leadership to determine extension programs of work. Work with youth is accomplished largely through 4-H clubs. Funds also provide for Federal program support. Extension agents are paid from Federal, State, and county sources. The increase of $3,385 thousand in this item would enable the Extension Service to work intensively with 70,000 additional low income families through the use of Extension program aides. The increase will be distributed on the basis of section 8 of the Smith-Lever Act which allocates on the basis of need rather than formula. 2. Retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents.-The increase of $515 thousand proposed is required to meet these costs for cooperative extension agents. The mandatory retirement contribution is authorized under Public Law 854, approved July 31, 1956. The employer's contribution to the Federal retirement fund, to match contribution of these agents, is provided by this Federal appropriation. 3. Penalty mail.-Additional funds to cover the cost of penalty mailings for State extension directors and cooperative extension agents in the States in the amount of $201 thousand are required pursuant to Public Law 90-206. 4. Federal Extension Service.-The Federal Extension Service provides leadership, counsel, and assistance to the States and Puerto Rico in developing extension programs, improved teaching methods, efficient use of available resources, evaluation of programs, inservice training for extension personnel, and administrative services. The Federal Extension Service also coordinates the educational activities of other U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies. An increase of $36 thousand is required to provide for annualization of the pay increase pursuant to Public Law 90-206. An increase of $4 thousand is required for increased mailing costs pursuant to Public Law 90-206. 24.0 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions.. 99.0 Total number of permanent positions Program by activities: 1. Cooperation with Bureau of Indian Affairs on extension program with Indians... 2. Assistance to Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committees in Alaska.. 3. Cooperation with Department of Defense on extension program work in Rural Defense Information and Education program.. 4. Teaching materials developed and provided State extension services under cooperative agreement on a costsharing basis.. 5. Cooperation with the Office of Economic Opportunity on work concerned with the development of opportunities in rural areas... 6. Agency for International Development (Funds appropriated to the President)... 7. Miscellaneous services to other accounts... 1967 actual 1968 est. 1969 est. |