Service, including cooperative assistance with other Federal agencies, States, counties, and individuals engaged in the same objectives.

Operating results and financial condition.-Government investment in the fund as of June 30, 1963, including donated assets and retained earnings for 1963, is $28,574 thousand. By the end of 1965 the investment is anticipated to be $35,349 thousand, an increase of $6,775 thousand which represents estimated earnings and donations during 1964 and 1965.

Receipts, nonoperating income, and retained earnings include an estimated $2,809 thousand as of June 30, 1965, identified as Income provision for increased cost of equipment replacements, to be used only for financing the increased cost of equipment replacement, i.e., the difference between the cost of the replacement unit and the cost at time of acquisition of the unit being replaced. This increased cost is due to inflation and model improvement, and must be financed if the fleet strength is to be maintained and not depleted through the gradual attrition of price increases for replacements. The earnings for the provision for increased cost of replacements are derived from a factor which is included for this purpose in rental rates charged to program appropriations for equipment use and credited to the working capital fund.

Retained earnings as of June 30, 1965, will total an estimated $8,019 thousand which will consist of $2,426 thousand gain on sale of equipment, $2,784 thousand profit from operations, and $2,809 thousand for provision for increased cost of replacement of equipment. Retained earnings have been applied toward increased cost of equipment replacements, purchase of fleet additions, and to furnish adequate working capital.

Revenue, Expense, and Retained Earnings (in thousands of dollars)

Change in unfilled customers orders. Unobligated balance carried forward..

Financing applied to program..

Summary of Sources and Application of Funds (in thousands of dollars)

-43 -819

819 7 -1,552

1,552

Expense

Balances of selected resources are identified on the statement of financial condition.

This fund finances on a reimbursable basis various services such as repairing and replacing equipment, including aircraft, stocking and issuing supplies, operation of subsistence camps, operation of photographic and reproduction facilities, and tree nurseries in support of programs of the Forest Service (16 U.S.C. 579b, as amended). These service operations serve programs of fire protection, timber utilization, construction and maintenance of roads and other improvements, reforestation, grazing, watershed, forest and forest products research, and kindred conservation activities of the Forest

700-100-64- -12

5,069

3,629 3,629 3,629

Total Government equity..

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, approp tions and authorizations made for the Department under this shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specific provided for, of not to exceed [five hundred and fifteen] hundred and ninety-two passenger motor vehicles, of which f hundred and [ninety-eight] fifty-two shall be for replacem only, and for the hire of such vehicles.

SEC. 602. Provisions of law prohibiting or restricting the emp ment of aliens shall not apply to employment under the approp tion for the Foreign Agricultural Service.

SEC. 603. Funds available to the Department of Agriculture s be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131).

SEC. 604. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shal used for the payment of any officer or employee of the Departm who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the Departmen any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast, except as damage threatened or caused by insects and pests, with respec future prices of cotton or the trend of same.

SEC. 605. Except to provide materials required in or inciden research or experimental work where no suitable domestic produ available, no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be pended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commoditie materials produced outside of the United States.

SEC. 606. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of Department for research and service work authorized by the Act August 14, 1946, July 28, 1954, and September 6, 1958 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1629; 42 U.S.Č. 1891-1893), shall be available for contract in accordance with said Acts.

[SEC. 607. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shal used to conduct or assist in conducting any program (including not limited to the payment of salaries, administrative expenses, the conduct of research activities) related directly or indirectly to establishment of a national service corps or similar domestic pe corps type of program.] (Department of Agriculture and Rele Agencies Appropriation Act, 1964.)

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

General and special funds:

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Department of Commerce, including expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 259), and not to exceed $1,500 for official entertainment, [$4,000,000 1 $4,350,000. (5 U.S.C. 591-607; 50 U.S.C. App. 2021-2032, 2061-2166; 50 U.S.C. 402b; 74 Stat. 259 262; Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1964.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

gency preparedness, information, legal, management, publications, security, and transportation matters.

3. Administrative services.-Departmentwide direction. is provided in property, space, records, general administrative services, safety, motor vehicles, and library activities. General administrative services are provided for the Office of the Secretary and for some of the smaller offices of the Department.

4. Great Lakes pilotage administration.-Provides for the administration of a pilotage service in conjunction with the Department of State, the Coast Guard, and Canadian counterparts as prescribed in the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)