Expenditures are distributed as follows: 01 Out of current authorizations.. Damages (includes penalties, and loss or damage by carrier)... 65 Liquidated damages-commercial 333 2 Total other income.. Total revenue. 300 247,891 2,500 The Government Printing Office executes orders for printing, binding, and blankbook work, placed by Congress and the various agencies of the Federal Government, and furnishes on order, blank paper, inks, and similar supplies. Operations are subject to the authority of the Joint Committee on Printing (44 U.S.C. 63). All printing and binding work for the Congress and Federal agencies is done and financed through the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund. The fund is reimbursed by the customer agencies and net operating income is retained for reuse by the fund. REVENUE, EXPENSE AND RETAINED EARNINGS, PRINTING AND BINDING OPERATIONS 71 72.98 -9,259 -3,288 -3,291 -13,189 -23,263 -26,480 23,263 26,480 19,136 Expenditures 815 -71 -10,635 815 -71 -10, 635 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including not to exceed $2,000 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with special studies of governmental financial practices and procedures [and including]; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 [, $52,800,000.]; not to exceed $6,000 for purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; advance payments in foreign countries notwithstanding section 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529); and rental of living quarters in foreign countries under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States; $57,742,000. (31 U.S.C. 41-67, 71, 74, 227, 236-237, 850-851, 857-858, 866; 39 U.S.C. 2206; Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) etc... 11,462 11,753 12,802 9,151 11,191 13.102 11,723 The General Accounting Office is responsible directly to the Congress for conducting independent reviews, audits, and investigations of programs, activities, and financial decisions relating to Government fiscal matters; for detransactions of Federal agencies; for the rendition of legal veloping, reviewing, and evaluating Federal agency accounting systems; for the settlement of certain claims for and against the Government; and, for advising and assisting the Congress and Government agencies on matters relating to public funds. 1. Office of the Comptroller General.-Executive management of the General Accounting Office is carried out by the Comptroller General, who is assisted by the Assistant Comptroller General and staff assistants. 2. Office of the general counsel.-In addition to preparing decisions and reports on the legality or propriety of proposed obligations and expenditures of the Government, the general counsel and his staff assist the Comptroller General in coordinating the various activities of the General Accounting Office with the Congress, its committees, and individual members, participate in conferences with legislative and administrative officials of the Government on legal matters of a fiscal nature, the sufficiency of proposed legislation, the desirability of new legislation for particular purposes, and render all other required legal services. 9. Field operations division.-This division, composed of a central office and regional offices in principal cities in the United States, performs assigned accounting, auditing, Washington, D.C. and investigative work outside the metropolitan area of 10. Claims division. All claims by or against the United States are settled in this division except those for transportation items and claims wherein exclusive jurisdiction is conferred by law upon another agency or the courts. 11. Transportation division.-This divison audits freight and passenger transportation payments for the account of the United States and settles claims involving transportation charges. 12. Report department. This department prepares for the accounting and auditing divisions typed copies of (1) final audit reports, (2) manuals, including the GAO Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies, and audit manuals for internal use, (3) congressional statements, audit programs, and other documents, and (4) draft audit reports. It also conducts the related proofreading, editing, and duplication of all reports, statements, and other documents in accordance with prescribed standards and requirements. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 01-35-0107-0-1-904 5. Office of policy and special studies. This office develops accounting policies and related requirements for observance by each agency; auditing policies for the guidance of audit work performed by General Accounting Office auditors; and internal auditing objectives, principles, and standards for guidance of the executive agencies. It conducts special studies or makes reviews of agency studies of program alternatives requiring application of systems analysis techniques. It represents the General Accounting Office in the Joint Financial Management Improvement program conducted with the Bureau of the Budget and the Treasury Department. It participates 11:5 in the review of agency accounting systems for approval purposes; conducts Government-wide studies of the management of automatic data processing systems; and in providing advice and assistance to the Congress on accounting and auditing policy matters. This office also performs professional staff development functions for the accounting and auditing divisions, including (a) formulating and executing recruiting programs, (b) developing and carrying out training and professional career development programs, (c) participating in general control over the assignment of staff, and, (d) obtaining appropriate recognition of the professional character of the accounting and auditing work of the General Accounting Office. 11.1 12.0 Personnel benefits.. Personnel compensation.. 40,832 44,798 47.693 13.0 Benefits for former personnel.. 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons.. 22.0 Transportation of things............. 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities... Other services. 25.1 25.2 Services of other agencies.. 31.0 6. Cicil division.-7. Defense division.-8. International division.-These divisions, located in Washington, D.C., are responsible for the performance of the accounting, auditing and investigative functions of the General Accounting Office in the Federal departments and agencies and the District of Columbia, as assigned by the Comp- 99.0 troller General. These functions include rendering coopera Equipment.. originally received as gifts, (2) income from investments held by the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and (3) interest at the rate of 4% per annum paid by the Treasury on the principal funds deposited therewith as described under "Library of Congress trust fund, principal accounts." (2 U.S.C. 156-160; 31 U.S.C. 725s; 37 Stat. 319.) 1. Acquisition of library materials.-During 1967, this included the procurement of manuscripts, Hispanic materials, fine prints, books and other library materials from certain foreign areas for the Library of Congress, and the acquisition and distribution of Government documents for the Library of Congress and cooperating libraries. 2. Reader and reference services. These services during 1967 included the preparation of bibliographies, indexes, digests, and check lists; lectures; surveys of bibliographic services; poetry readings; musical concerts; furtherance of musical research, composition, performance and appreciation; and providing photostats, photographs, microfilm, and other forms of photoduplication, and sound recordings of folksongs and poetry to other Government agencies, libraries, and other institutions, and to the general public. 3. Organization and control of the collections.-In February 1967, the Library of Congress began the largest single bibliographical project in its 167-year history, the publication of the pre-1956 National Union Catalog. It is expected that the project will be completed in 10 years, and that the published Catalog will comprise 610 volumes. Work was also begun on the publication of the 1963-67 quinquennial cumulation of the National Union Catalog. The preparation of the 18th full edition and the 10th abridged edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, begun during 1966, was continued in 1967. The largest cumulation of New Serial Titles, the 1961-65 quinquennial, was published in March 1967 and includes a total of about 100,000 entries. Editorial work on the 1966 issue of the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, scheduled for publication in November 1967, was substantially completed during 1967. The preparation of the index and subject headings for Dissertation Abstracts was continued and the first cumulation of the National Register of Microform Masters, was published in December 1966, superseding previous issues. Obligations by major source of funds for 1967 and estimated for 1968 and 1969 are as follows (in thousands of dollars): account: Payment of interest on bequest of Gertrude M. Hubbard.... 1 Payment of interest on permanent loan.... 208 Library of Congress trust fund, income from investment account. 23 23 Library of Congress gift fund_ 827 830 Service fees.. 1,661 1,675 1,675 1967 actual 1968 estimate 1969 estimate Payment of interest on bequest of Relation of obligations to expenditures: Gertrude M. Hubbard, Library of 71 Total obligations (affecting expenditures)72 Obligated balance, start of year.. 74 Obligated balance, end of year. loan account, Library of Congress... 194 200 200 Library of Congress trust fund, income |