ing resource deficiencies, feasible production programs, strategic materials, stockpile, and import policies. Provide resource evaluations at national and subordinate levels to support mobilization planning, continuity of Government, resource management, and economic recovery. Determine the impact of various current or proposed domestic and national security programs of the United States and major allies on the mobilization base. Provide economic and statistical analytical support to these

programs.

2. Government readiness.-Plans and programs are developed to reduce the vulnerability of all levels of Government to enemy attack and control in an emergency. These include achieving a standby capability for emergency operations on the part of existing Government agencies; relocating essential governmental function in an emergency; maintaining the capability to administer a program of direct controls for economic stabilization; administering OEP program activities stemming from U.S. membership in international organizations concerned with civil emergency planning; guiding the development of emergency communication systems, and the recruitment and training of qualified executive reservists who would be called to duty in an emergency.

3. Federal-State relations.-Eight regional offices and a small national office staff of the Office of Emergency Planning work with the State and local governments on emergency preparedness planning. They also coordinate Federal disaster relief and assistance, assist the Federal offices in the field to develop a capability to perform their functions in an emergency, and maintain a liaison with Governors of the States on matters of mutual Federal-State concern. In addition to liaison at all levels of Government, this activity maintains contact with national, business, labor, veterans, and farm organizations.

4. Executive direction, programing, staff and administrative support.-Total staff support is provided to the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning and other OEP offices under this activity. Services include general administration, public information, health advisor, legal assistance and program planning. Funds are also included to finance the housekeeping expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, in Washington, and the salaries of the presidential appointees and their immediate staffs. The Director is a principal adviser to the President on nonmilitary defense. He serves as a member of the National Security Council and participates in meetings of the Cabinet by invitation of the President. He also assists the President in overall relationships with the Governors and key State officials.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1966, $440 thousand (1967 adjustments. $110 thousand); 1967, $302 thousand; 1968. $302 thousand; 1969, $302 thousand,

The Office of Emergency Planning serves as a staff office to advise and assist the President with respect to the nonmilitary defense programs of the United States. This includes the coordination of emergency preparedness activities of Federal agencies, the development of emergency preparedness programs not covered by the responsibilities. of the regular departments and agencies, and the performance of other duties in the areas of stockpiling, Federal disaster relief, Federal-State relations, and imports affecting the national security.

1. Resource evaluation and readiness.-Maintain a complete capability for evaluating, predicting, and monitoring the status of the Nation's resources and economy under all degrees of emergency, which includes identify

stations and developing procedures and rules for their use; (5) reviewing the actual usage of Government frequencies; (6) developing data on Federal Government frequency requirements; (7) providing assistance and advice to the Department of State on international telecommunications matters; (8) assisting the President with respect to his coordinating and other functions under the Communications Satellite Act of 1962; and (9) promoting efficiency and economy in the procurement and management of communication services throughout the Federal Government.

2. Research and development.-This activity will finance technical studies of telecommunications matters which are too broad in scope to be undertaken by any single department. Examples of such studies include methods of interconnecting the communications systems of individual agencies, and means of increasing the survivability of telecommunications resources.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

1967 actual 1968 est.

1969 est.

12.0 Personnel benefits....

49

69

21.0 Travel and transportation of persons..

27

34

Program by activities:

22.0 Transportation of things.........-

1

2

2

1. Telecommunications management.... 2. Research and development.--.

1,067 306

1.330 719

1,186

23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities...

195

240

58

10 Total program costs, funded-obligations...

Financing:

21 Unobligated balance, start of year.... 24 Unobligated balance available, end of year 25 Unobligated balance lapsing.....

The Office of Science and Technology provides advisory assistance and staff support to the President in developing policies and evaluating programs to assure that science and technology are used most effectively in the interest of national security and the general welfare. The Office provides the staff support for the President's Science Advisory Committee and for the Federal Council for Science and Technology.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

Identification code 03-50-0700-0-1-903

The Office of Science and Technology will undertake under contract a 2-year study of energy resources and policy.

PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON POSTAL ORGANIZATION

[SALARIES AND EXPENSES]

[For necessary expenses of the President's Commission on Postal Organization, established by Executive Order 11341 of April 8, 1967, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including reimbursement to the Post Office Department for funds advanced to the Commission from the appropriation for Administration and Regional Operation, $1,000,000, to be available from August 1, 1967, and to remain available until June 30, 1968.] (Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

Personnel compensation:

1. General administration..

11.1

Permanent positions.

11.3

Positions other than permanent..

11.5

Other personnel compensation..

11.8 Special personal service payment....

2. Study contracts..

705

10

The President's Commission on Postal Organization was established by Executive Order 11341 on April 8, 1967, in order to "study the organization and structure of the postal service of the United States, and [to] determine and report upon the feasibility and desirability of a transfer of the postal service from the Post Office Department to a Government corporation, or such other form of organization as the Commission may consider desirable."

Under the terms of section 4 of the Executive order, the Commission is authorized an executive director and a staff and the use of services obtained under 5 U.S.C. 3109. The Commission is directed to make its report to the President by April 7, 1968.