HJ 2051 ·A59 1968/69 appendif FOREWORD This is one of a group of five documents which relate to the budget for 1969. The Budget of the United States Government, 1969, is a compact volume containing the Budget Message of the President, summary tables and statistical information, and six special analyses. The Budget of the United States Government, 1969-Appendix contains the text of appropriation estimates proposed for the consideration of the Congress together with specific supporting information on the various appropriations and funds. The contents of this volume are further explained at the beginning of each of its three parts. The Budget of the United States Government, 1969—The District of Columbia is a volume which relates specifically to the estimates for the municipal government of the District of Columbia. In addition, a pamphlet type of publication, The Budget in Brief, 1969, is available for those who wish a more concise and less technical presentation than any of the foregoing three official volumes. A second pamphlet type of publication, Special Analyses, Budget of the United States, 1969, contains thirteen special analyses of significant aspects of the Federal budget, including those printed in the compact volume. NOTE. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to years in this volume are to fiscal years ending June 30. Financial tables are nearly always stated in thousands of dollars; details may not add to the totals because of rounding. 2 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govern ment Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 PART I DETAILED BUDGET ESTIMATES Legislative Branch The Judiciary Executive Office of the President Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense-Military Department of Defense-Civil Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Post Office Department Department of State Department of Transportation Treasury Department Atomic Energy Commission General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration Veterans Administration Other Independent Agencies 5 EXPLANATION OF ESTIMATES Part I contains various types of tables and schedules in support of the budget, explanatory statements of the work to be performed and the money needed, and the text of the language proposed for enactment by Congress on each item of authorization. It also contains the text of general provisions proposed for enactment by the Congress which often apply to entire agencies or groups of agencies. ARRANGEMENT The chapters of this part reflect the branches of Gov-| ernment, and the major departments and agencies of the executive branch. For the latter, smaller agencies are grouped in one chapter-"Other independent agencies." Within each chapter there are four main sections, as follows: Federal funds, covering the funds owned by the Government; trust funds, covering funds which are held in a fiduciary capacity by the Government; the legislative program, which includes the costs of new legislation, other than the extension or renewal of existing legislation (these APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE proposals are applicable to Federal funds unless otherwise specified); and general provisions of appropriation language, which are in addition to the specific paragraphs of language pertaining to individual appropriation items. In the chapter on "Other independent agencies," the trust funds appear immediately after the Federal funds for each agency, rather than in a section after the Federal funds for all agencies. The types of funds are explained in the compact volume-The Budget of the United States Government, 1969 (part 5). FORM OF DETAILED MATERIAL Where the required data are available in the accounting system, budgets are presented in terms of cost. Detailed operating cost figures for each activity or object are the value of goods and services consumed in carrying out the program. In the case of capital outlay programs, they are the value of assets acquired. Total obligations are always shown; activities and objects are reflected on an obligation basis where cost data are not available. Obligations refer to orders placed, contracts awarded, loan agreements made, and recurring services (such as rent, utilities, and personal services) received during the year, regardless of the time of payment. In a few cases, the detail and the totals of limitations are on the basis of accrued expenditures. SCHEDULE OF PROGRAM AND FINANCING This schedule consists of three parts. In the program by activities section, costs or obligations are classified by purpose, program, type of activity, or project for 1967, 1968, and 1969. This classification is individually developed for each appropriation or fund, and is not uniform on a Government-wide basis. Where budgets are presented in terms of cost, the relation of costs to obligations is summarized in an entry "Change in selected resources." For appropriation accounts, and for revolving funds for which no business-type financial statements are presented, this entry is supported by a footnote identifying the amounts of the resources involved. For the remaining revolving funds, the items are identified on the statement of financial condition and the appended tabulation. The basic schedules for Federal and trust funds usually exclude supplemental estimates, which will be transmitted to Congress separately for 1968 and 1969; these are covered separately by brief schedules of program and financing, without appropriation language. However, in the 1968 column, the basic schedules include (and identify) supplementals required to meet costs of military and civilian pay increases effective during 1968 under recently enacted legislation, and those resulting from wage-board decisions. The 1969 column includes, within the regular schedules, appropriations for recommended extension or renewal of expiring laws; however, money for new legislation is additional columns that provide a more informative presIn certain cases, this schedule is expanded to include shown separately, under the legislative program. Appro-entation. This is done, for example, in some construction priation language is included for the former, but not for the latter. Amounts required to meet the costs of military and civilian pay increases to become effective during 1969 under recently enacted legislation have been excluded from the 1969 column, and are presented as a contingency item. 6 or procurement programs to show related cost data; for certain Defense items to identify the total obligations programed; and for programs financed at a "preobligation" stage (such as "commitments" in some loan programs). |