Non-personal services

Growing workload (continued)

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The design for this facility is now completed with the costs for a building and
purchase of equipment based on firm estimates. With this carefully done design study
in hand, the Library is now ready to arrange use of a facility during 1984. The plant
can be located at Fort Detrick, an army base in Frederick, Maryland. The structure wil1
be about forty-thousand square feet and contain two vacuum chambers with the capacity to
remove the acid from the paper in 500,000 books per year. We estimate the useful life
of the facility and equipment at twenty-five years. We expect that the building construc-
tion and site preparation will be accomplished through fund transfer agreement with the
U. S. Army at Fort Detrick. The balance of the work will be accomplished by the Library
with the assistance of a contractor competent to oversee procurement, installation, and
during fiscal 1986.
check out of a complex chemical facility. We anticipate having the plan operational
Annual operating costs are estimated to be approximately $5.00 per
book at full operational capacity.

1 Fiscal year 1984 request includes the proposed supplemental for civilian pay increases of $126,000.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; for printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); and printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress, [$86,580,000 $80,879,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) or for printing and binding copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. (Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984.)

Congressional printing and binding estimated requirements for fiscal year 1985 A. Congressional Record program

B. Miscellaneous publications

C. Miscellaneous printing and binding.

D. Details to Congress..

E. Franked envelopes and document franks

F. House and Senate business calendars...

G. Bills, resolutions, and amendments

H. Committee reports...

I. Documents

J. Hearings.

K. Committee prints....

Total............

$6,104,000

6,969,000

10,209,000

6,072,000

1,187,000

2,112,000

7,220,000

4,180,000

2,706,000

27,730,000

6,390,000

$80,879,000

SUMMARY AND JUSTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATION ESTIMATES FOR CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING, FISCAL YEAR 1985

The estimates for Congressional Printing and Binding are to provide funds with which to pay for the cost of printing and binding required for the use of Congress.

The total amount requested for Congressional Printing and Binding for fiscal year 1985 is $80,879,000 compared to $86,580,000 appropriated last year.

The requirements for the Congressional Printing and Binding Appropriation for fiscal year 1985 are described below by category. Detailed supportive information is provided on page II-4 for total costs and rates, and on page II-5 for volume.

A. Congressional Record Program.-The proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives are printed daily in the Congressional Record. Approximately 5,600 copies are printed daily and distributed for congressional use as provided by law (44 U.S.Č. 906), and are charged to the appropriation for Congressional Printing and Binding. There are also printed daily about 22,100 additional copies that are not charged to the Congressional Printing and Binding Appropriation. These copies are delivered and charged to Government departments on requisition, to the Superintendent of Documents for sale to subscribers, and to recipients as authorized by law which are paid for from the Printing and Binding Appropriation. After the close of each session the daily proceedings are consolidated, indexed, and about 640 copies printed as the bound edition of the Record. About 460 of these sets are distributed to departments, public sales, and recipients other than Congress by law. In addition to the printed sets, there are approximately 1,380 sets of the bound edition that are produced in microfiche for depository libraries and which are paid for from the Office of the Superintendent of Documents, Salaries and Expenses Appropriation. An estimated 35,000 pages will be required in fiscal year 1985 and the cost will be approximately $6.1 million.

B. Miscellaneous publications.-This item includes printed matter such as the Congressional Directory, Senate and House Journals, memorial addresses of Members, nominations, United States Code and supplements, and publications not carrying a document or report number, such as laws, treaties, and similar publications. An estimated $7.0 million will be required in fiscal year 1985 for approximately 69,000 pages.

C. Miscellaneous printing and binding.-This item includes letterheads, envelopes, blank paper, wall calendars, miscellaneous blank forms, and binding for both Houses. The estimate for fiscal year 1985 is $10.2 million for 123 million units.