JUSTIFICATION OF THE ESTIMATES Before you proceed, Dr. Shaw, we will insert pages 1-8 and 116-11 of the justifications. volume 1, in the record at this point. (The material as follows:) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE PURPOSE STATEMENT The Agricultural Research Service was established by the Secretary of Agr culture on November 2, 1953, under the authority of the Reorganization Act 1949 (5 U.S.C. 133z-15), Reorganization Plan No 2 cf 1953, and other authoritie It conducts farm, utilization, and nutrition and consumer use research, plant an animal disease and pest control and eradication activities, and operates the mes inspection service. The Administrator of this Service is also responsible for th coordination of all research of the Department. The program of the Agricultural Research Service is organized under two majo areas of activity as follows: 1. Research is conducted under three major categories: (a) farm researc (research on crops and livestock and their diseases and pests, soil and wate conservation, and agricultural engineering); (b) utilization research an development; and (c) nutrition and consumer use research. 2. Regulatory activities are conducted under four major categories: (o plant disease and pest control; (b) animal disease and pest control; (c) pest cides regulation; and (d) meat inspection. The Service carries out emergency programs, when necessary, for the contro and eradication of animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, and for th control of emergency outbreaks of insects and diseases. The Service directs research beneficial to the United States which can b advantageously conducted in foreign countries through agreements with foreig research institutions and universities. This program is carried out under th authority of sections 104 (a) and (k) of Public Law 480, the Agricultural Trad Development and Assistance Act of 1945, as amended. The Service maintains a central office in Washington, D.C., and operates th 10,378 acre Agricultural Research Center at Beltsville, Md. However, most o the Service's work is conducted at approximately 850 other locations in the Unite States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and at several locations in foreig countries. Much of the work is conducted in cooperation with the State agricu tural experiment stations, State departments of agriculture, and with othe agencies, both public and private. On November 30, 1962, there were 17,19 full-time employees, of which 3,122 were in the Washington metropolitan are and 14,075 were located at other points in the United States and possessions, an foreign countries. 1 Includes $2,750,000 appropriated in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962, but made ava able in 1963. Excludes reappropriation of $1,000,000 of prior year unobligated balances available for labor at resear field stations. In addition, unobligated balances or prior year funds are estimated to be available for obligation follows; 1963, $23,302,902; 1964, $13,501,024. 4 Unobligated balances of prior year funds are estimated to be available for obligation as follows: 19 $4,650,554; 1964, $200,000. Summary of appropriations, 1963, and estimates, 1964 Includes $2,750,000 provided in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962, for use in fiscal year 1963. ? Excludes reappropriation of $1,000,000 of unobligated balances of prior year for additional work at research feld stations. In addition, unobligated balances of prior year funds are estimated to be available for obligation as follows: 1963, $23,302,902; 1964, $13,501,024. In addition unobligated balances of prior year funds from the appropriation "Construction of facilities" are estimated to be available for obligation as follows: 1963, $4,650,554; 1964, $200,000. Excludes reappropriation of $1,000,000 of prior year funds for labor at research field stations. Summary of increases and decreases, 1964 A net increase of $2,261,000 for: RESEARCH Staffing and operating farm research laboratories recently Animal parasite research ($305,000) and development of Research on insect taxonomy basic to entomology research__ Pay Act costs pursuant to Public Law 87–793. Decrease due to elimination of nonrecurring amounts provided Net increase, research. 1 176, 579, 500 184, 204, 000 +7,624, 500 +$1, 445, 000 +510, 000 + 103, 000 +308, 000 +755, 000 +2,068, 000 2, 780, 000 - 148, 000 +2, 261, 000 PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL A net increase of $2,816,500 for: Reduction in plant pest control activities relating to eradica- Space rental for plant and animal quarantine services at inter- in the Southwest: Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, -2,750,000 +2, 000, 000 Eradicating hog cholera. eases.. Increased activities under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act to assure Reduction to reflect estimated savings due to the installation Pay act costs pursuant to Public Law 87-793- Net increase, Plant and animal disease and pest control... MEAT INSPECTION A net increase of $2,547,000 for: Reduction to reflect estimated savings due to the installation Pay act costs pursuant to Public Law 87-793 Net increase, Meat inspection_ -$927, 000 +484, 000 +250,000 -750,000 +2,056, 000 - 150,000 + 173, 000 +167,000 +148,000 - 92,000 +1, 457, 500 +2,816, 300 +1, 575, 000 - 129, 000 +1, 101, 000 +2, 547, 000 Represents total amount available. It is estimated that $900,000 will be obligated in 1963 and $1,880,000 in 1964. Does not reflect nonrecurring transfer of $324,000 from gypsy moth control to meat inspection under authority of sec. 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. Represents amounts available. Applied costs are $155,543,502 for 1962, $175,871,200 for 1963, and $186,784,000 for 1964. The differences are due primarily to variations in construction contracts awarded compared with work completed. Includes $3,300 estimated to be transferred to "Salaries and expenses, General Ad- |