In turn, The Highway Revenue Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 374) provides for the transfer from the general fund of sums equal to certain percentages of taxes received on gasoline, diesel fuel, trucks, buses, tires, etc. The Secretary of the Treasury estimates the amounts to be so transferred. annual appropriations are authorized from this trust fund to meet expenditures for Federal-aid highways. Amounts in the fund not currently required are invested in U.S. securities, and interest thereon is added to the fund. In order to provide revenues which will permit completion of the Interstate System by 1972 and continue the Federal-aid primary, secondary and urban highway programs at authorized levels anticipated during that period, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1961 increased the rates on certain taxes deposited into the Highway trust fund and extended the fund to September 30, 1972. Legislation has been proposed to retain aviation and motorboat gas tax revenue in the general fund instead of continuing to transfer it to the Highway trust fund. The status of the fund is as follows (in thousands of dollars): Highway trust fund.. Federal-aid highways (liquidation of contract authorization)... Improvement of the Pentagon road network (trust fund).... TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH General and special funds: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH For necessary expenses for conducting transportation research activities, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. (5 U.S.C. 596: Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1964.) Note.-Excludes $40 thousand for activity transferred in the estimate to "Salaries and expenses," "Office of Business Economics. The amounts obligated in 1964 are shown in the schedule as comparative transfers. ACTIVE FORCES The following narrative statement covers the active duty appropriations for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. 1. Pay and allowances of officers.-This provides for the pay and allowances of officers of the military service on active duty. Navy.. AVERAGE NUMBER-Continued 2,538 Officers Enlisted. Naval Academy midshipmen.. Aviation cadets..... 3,973 3,949 3,885 668 2. Pay and allowances of enlisted personnel.-This provides for the pay and allowances of enlisted persons of the military service on active duty, payments for initial issues and replacement clothing under the monetary clothing allowance system. 3. Pay and allowances of cadets and midshipmen.-This provides for the pay and allowances of cadets and midshipmen at the three service academies, and aviation cadets. Legislation will be proposed to provide for an increase in the basic pay of military personnel, effective October 1, 1964. Estimates for the purpose are anticipated for separate transmittal. The numbers of active duty military personnel provided for are shown in the following table: YEAR-END NUMBER 1963 actual 1964 estimate 1965 estimate 2,697,689 2,686,821 2,680,721 337,378 2,332,855 9.481 1,007 Marine Corps...... Air Force.... Officers Enlisted. Air Force Academy cadets. Aviation cadets..... 59 Defense total.. Officers.. Enlisted. 2,354,272 2,339,087 Academy cadets and midshipmen. 8,619 Aviation cadets... 1,426 9,303 1,198 Army.... Officers. Enlisted. 865,540 857,401 859,451 Military Academy cadets. 1,846 2,400 2,538 Navy....... Officers.. 75,411 Enlisted.. Aviation cadets... Naval Academy midshipmen.. 584,044 P-1 $50. 47.456 47,942 P-2 $60 51,083 18,716 29,544 4,113 4,048 639 622 6,450 7,650 Marine Corps. 83,556 16,737 Aviation cadets.. 172,541 405 388 340 P-2 $60. 22,300 P-2 $75. Air Force... P-3 $100 Aviation cadets.... Air Force Academy cadets. 732,147 720,029 705,126 2,660 2,855 2,960 382 188 P-1 $50. P-2 $60. 13,661 P-2 $75. AVERAGE NUMBER P-3 $100. 2,700,872 2,684,630 2,686,814 Officers.. Enlisted.. 333,267 Aviation cadets... Academy cadets and midshipmen.. 2,357,321 P-1 $50. 2,337,635 P-2 $60 1,788 8,808 1,476 8,894 1,363 9,109 P-2 $75. 1,014 P-3 $100. |