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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-Continued

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income and Supply:
Under Section 32 of the act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), an amount
equal to 30% of customs receipts during each calendar year (except for
an amount equal to 30% of such receipts collected on fishery products
transferred to the Department of Commerce to encourage the distribu-
tion of fishery products), and unused balances up to $300 million are avail-
able for expanding domestic and foreign market outlets for farm commodi-
ties. As provided in recent appropriation acts, transfers have been made
from this fund to the school lunch program for the purchase and distribu-
tion of agricultural commodities and other foods pursuant to Section 6 of
the National School Lunch Act. Section 32 funds are also authorized for the
administration of marketing agreements and orders, and the section 22
import-control programs. The basic legislation provides that funds devoted
to any one commodity or product thereof must not exceed 25% of funds
available. It also provides that the funds must be devoted principally to
perishable agricultural commodities other than those receiving price sup-
port under title II of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended----
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund:
License fees are deposited in this special fund and are used to meet costs of
administering the Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and the Produce
Agency Acts (7 U.S.C. 491-497, 499a-499s). The law currently provides
that annual license fees may be set at a maximum of $100. Effective
July 1, 1972, the fee was increased from $60 to $75---

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

Child Nutrition Programs:
Authorized by the National School Lunch Act, as amended, and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended. Primary objective of programs is to
make the best possible nutrition available to every child, regardless of
economics of the child's family or the local district, (42 U.S.C. 1751–1761;
1773-1785)

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

National Wool Act:
The National Wool Act of 1954 (title VII of Public Law 690, approved
August 28, 1954) as amended by the Agricultural Act of 1970 declares
wool to be an essential and strategic commodity, and as a measure of na-
tional security, encourages the annual domestic production of approxi-
mately 300 million pounds of shorn wool. In order to encourage the
required annual production of wool and mohair, the Secretary is author-
ized to make sufficient incentive payments, which, when added to the
national average price received by producers, will give them a national
average return for the commodity equal to the support (incentive) price
level thereof. Payments may not at any time exceed 70 percent of the
accumulated totals of the gross receipts from specific duties collected
on and after January 1, 1953, on wool and wool manufacturers under
schedule 11 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Public Law 690
approved August 28, 1954 as amended).

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

Rural Telephone Bank:

Public Law 92-324, approved June 30, 1972, amended the Rural Electrification Act to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain capital for the Rural Telephone Bank through sale of its stock to the U.S. Government and to borrowers of loan funds, and the sale of debentures to the Secretary of the Treasury-..

$705, 352,000

1,356,000

199, 631,000

63, 000, 000

322, 197, 000

FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION

Rural Development Insurance Fund:

This fund was established pursuant to section 309A of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (PL 92-419) which gives authority to spend debt receipts. It makes available loans for water systems and waste disposal facilities, and for administrative costs of the rural development program_

511, 076, 000

FOREST SERVICE

Roads and Trails for States, National Forest Fund:

An additional 10 percent of all moneys received from the national forest during each fiscal year is available at the end thereof, to be expended by the Secretary for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails within the national forests in the States from which such proceeds are derived (16 U.S.C. 501)---.

Expenses, Brush Disposal:

Amounts received from purchasers of national forest timber to cover the estimated cost to the United States of disposing of the brush and other debris resulting from cutting operations are covered into the Treasury as a special fund, for expenses of this work. Amounts paid in excess of the cost are refunded to the purchaser or transferred to miscellaneous receipts (16 U.S.C. 490).

Payments to States From the National Forest Fund:

The Act of May 23, 1908, appropriates 25 percent of the net revenue during any fiscal year from each national forest, to be paid at the end of such year, to the State in which the forest is situated, for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of such county or counties (16 U.S.C. 500) --Forest Fire Prevention:

Fees for the use of the character "Smokey Bear" by private enterprises are collected under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and are available for furthering the nationwide forest-fire prevention campaign (18 U.S.C. 711).

Restoration of Forest Lands and Improvements:

Funds received from settlement of claims involving damage to lands or improvements and from forfeiture of deposits and bonds by permittees and timber purchasers are used for the restoration made necessary by the action which led to the settlement or forfeiture (16 U.S.C. 556c) Payment to Minnesota (Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties) from the National Forest Fund:

Under the Act of June 22, 1948, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon certification of the Secretary of Agriculture, pays to the State of Minnesota at the close of each fiscal year an amount equivalent to three-fourths of 1 percent of the appraised value of certain Superior National Forest lands in the counties of Cook, Lake, and St. Louis for distribution to these counties (16 U.S.C. 557g) --.

Payments to Counties, National Grasslands:

This account consists of amounts appropriated, from revenues received during each calendar year from the use of submarginal lands held by the Secretary of Agriculture under title III of the Act of July 22, 1937, for payment of 25 percent of the net revenues received to the counties in which such lands are situated, on the condition that they are used for school or road purposes, or both, and for refund of excess amounts received for the use of such lands. Moneys so appropriated remain available for these purposes until expended (7 U.S.C. 1012) ---Payment to School Funds, Arizona and New Mexico, National Forest Fund: At the close of each fiscal year there is paid by the Secretary of the Treasury, to each of these two States, as income for its common-school fund, an amount equivalent to such proportion of the gross proceeds of all the national forests within the State as the area of lands granted to the State for school purposes within these forest reserves may bear to the total area of all national forests within these States (36 Stat. 582, 573). Total, Department of Agriculture___. $1,983, 191, 000

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American
Fisheries:

An amount equal to 30 percent of the gross receipts from customs receipts
on fishery products is appropriated for resources and environment; public
service; and development, test, and evaluation. These funds supplement
moneys appropriated to NOAA for the same purposes under the appropri-
ations, Salaries and Expenses; and Research, development, and facilities
(68 Stat. 376) (by transfer from “Removal of Surplus Agricultural
Commodities")

$40, 900, 000

18, 000, 000

102, 012, 000

250,000

50,000

259, 000

549,000

115, 000

6, 737, 000

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-Continued

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Operating-differential subsidies:

The Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, provides that operating subsidies shall be paid to qualified operators of U.S. flag vessels to promote the maintenance of a U.S. merchant marine capability. Subsidies equivalent to the differential between American and foreign operating costs, are paid to operators of U.S. flag vessels performing essential shipping services enabling them to compete on a competitive cost basis with foreign operators

Total, Department of Commerce_

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-CIVIL FUNCTIONS

CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CIVIL

Payments to States, Flood Control Act of 1954:

$213, 500, 000

$220, 237, 000

Seventy five percent of moneys received on account of leases of lands acquired in connection with flood-control projects is appropriated at the end of each fiscal year for payment to the State in which the property is situated, to be expended as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the property is situated (33 U.S.C. 701c-3) -. Hydraulic Mining in California, Debris Fund:

Fees paid by mine operators in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins for depositing mine debris in restraining works are used for maintenance of restraining reservoirs (33 U.S.I. 683) -Maintenance and Operation of Dams and Other Improvements of Navigable Waters:

Indefinite appropriation of 50 percent of receipts from certain licenses under the Federal Power Act to be received and appropriated as a special fund in the Treasury for expenditure under the direction of the Secretary of the Army in the maintenance and operation of dams and other navigation structures owned by the United States or for other improvements of navigable waters (31 U.S.O. 725c)–.

3,000,000

18,000

682, 000

MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS

Wildlife Conservation, etc., Military Reservations, Army:
Proceeds from the sale of fish and game permits on Army installations are
used to carry out a program of planning, development, maintenance, and
coordination of wildlife, fish and game conservation, and rehabilitation on
military reservations..

Wildlife Conservation, etc., Military Reservations, Navy:

Proceeds from the sale of fish and game permits on naval installations are used to carry out a program of fish and wildlife conservation, management, and rehabilitation in cooperation with appropriate State agencies and the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (74 Stat. 1052)

Wildlife Conservation, etc., Military Reservations, Air Force:

020

Proceeds from the sale of game permits are used to carry out a program of fish and game conservation and rehabilitation in connection with the Fish and Wildlife Service (63 Stat. 759) –.

Total, Corps of Engineers—Civil__-
Total, Miscellaneous Accounts_

Total, Department of Defense-Civil Functions-----.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

375,000

40,000

100,000

$3,700,000
515, 000
4,215,000

Higher Education:

OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Each State and Puerto Rico receive $50 thousand for college instruction, including facilities, in agriculture, the mechanic arts, and related fields, and for the training of teachers in these fields (7 U.S.C. 301–308; 321(328) (definite) _

Promotion of Vocational Education Act, February 23, 1917:

Grants are made to the States on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis for the purpose of cooperating with the States in paying the salaries of teachers of agriculture, trade, home economics, and industrial subjects, and for the training of teachers of these subjects (20 U.S.C. 11–18) (74 Stat. 412) (definite)

2,700,000

7, 161, 000

Higher Education Facilities Loan and Insurance Fund:

Appropriations for insufficiencies are used to fund the deficit resulting from the difference between the interest rate required to sell the participations and the interest rate paid by higher education institutions on facility loans---

Total, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare__ $11, 410,000

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

Interstate Land Sales, Special Fund:

The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1701) authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to charge a fee, not exceeding $1,000, to be paid by a developer when filing a statement of record as required by the act. The fees may be used by the Secretary to pay costs of rendering services under the act---. College Housing Loans:

In order to pay the interest on participation certificates, appropriated funds are required for the difference between the interest rate on the participation certificates and that on the bonds underlying the certificates. Participations in pools of college housing loans were authorized by Public Law 89-429, the Participation Sales Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 164). Federal Housing Administration Fund:

The Federal Housing Administration, created by the National Housing Act of 1934, is a non-corporate business-type agency, which was brought under the Government Corporation Control Act by the Housing Act of 1948. FHA program objectives are achieved through the insurance of loans for financing the production, purchase, repair, and improvement of residential properties and these programs are under four separate insurance funds established by statute. Income from fees, premiums, and investments are credited to the funds and operating expenses including expenses and losses connected with foreclosed property and defaulted notes and mortgages are charged to the funds..

$1,549, 000

1, 100, 000

105, 000

1, 028, 591, 000

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

Special Assistance Functions Funds:

The Association is authorized under presidential authority to make commitments and to purchase FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgages totaling $7,750.2 million outstanding at any one time---.

Public Facility Loans:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

To cover insufficiencies growing out of sales of participation certificates, as
authorized by Public Law 89-429----

Total, Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment

3, 805, 000

1, 200, 000

$1,034, 801, 000

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Payments to Oklahoma (royalties):

The State of Oklahoma is paid 371⁄2 percent of the Red River oil and gas royalties in lieu of State and local taxes on Kiowa, Comanche and Apache tribal funds to be used for construction and maintenance of public roads and support of public schools (44 Stat. 740)Payments to Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon, in Lieu of Taxes on Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands:

Payments to counties, Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Fund: Receipts derived in any one year from the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands in Oregon and deposited in the special funds in the Treasury created by the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179), for payment annually, in lieu of taxes, to the treasurers of Coos and Douglas Counties according to the ratio that the total assessed valuation of the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands, belonging to the United States, in each of said counties bear to the total assessed valuation of all said lands in those counties, pursuant to the various provisions of the Act approved May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753, 754), said moneys to be used by the treasurer of the county for common schools, roads, highways, bridges, and port districts (40 Stat. 1179; 53 Stat. 753-754)

1,000

525,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR-Continued

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT-Continued

Payments to Certain Counties in Oregon From the Oregon and California Land-
Grant Fund (in Lieu of Current Taxes):

Indefinite appropriation of 50 percent of all moneys deposited in the Treas-
ury to the credit of the Oregon and California land-grant fund for payment
to the counties in which the lands revested under the Act of June 9, 1916
(39 Stat. 218), are situated to be payable on or after June 30, 1938, and
each year thereafter to each of said counties in the proportion that the
total assessed value of the Oregon and California grant lands in each of
said counties for the year 1915 bears to the total assessed value of all of
said lands in the State of Oregon for said year, such moneys to be used as
other county funds (39 Stat. 218; 50 Stat. 876).

Payments to States From Sales of Lands:

Payments to the several States of 5 percent of the net proceeds of sales of public lands and materials lying within their limits, for the purpose of education or of making public roads and improvements (31 U.S.C. 711) ---Payments to States from Grazing Receipts, etc., Public Lands Outside Grazing Districts:

Payments are made to the States of 50 percent of the money received as grazing fees from outside grazing districts (43 U.S.C. 315i, 315m) Payments to States From Grazing Receipts, etc., Public Lands Within Grazing Districts:

Payments are made to the States of 121⁄2 percent of moneys received as grazing fees from within grazing districts (43 U.S.C. 315i, 315m) ‒‒‒‒‒‒ Payments to States From Grazing Receipts, etc., Public Lands Within Grazing Districts, Miscellaneous:

This provides for payments to States of amounts from grazing fees on mis-
cellaneous lands within grazing districts which are not susceptible of a
standardized and uniform distribution on a percentage basis (43 U.S.C.
315i)

Payments to States, Receipts From Mineral Leasing, Public Lands:
Thirty seven and one-half percent of the amounts derived from bonuses,
royalties, and rentals under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of
February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 191), and 37% percent of moneys received
for bonuses, royalties, and rentals from leases of potash deposits under
the Act of February 7, 1927 (30 U.S.C. 285), to be paid to the States
within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were
located (30 U.S.C. 191, 285 ) -----

Payments Due Counties, National Grasslands:

Of the revenues received from the use of submarginal lands, 25 percent is paid to the counties in which such land is situated for school and road purposes. These lands were formerly administered by the Department of Agriculture but were transferred to the Bureau of Land Management for administration in connection with the grazing program (7 U.S.Č. 1012) --Expenses Public Land Administration Act:

Timber purchases or permittees provide bond or deposit to assure fulfillment
of contracts. Users of roads under jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management may make deposits for maintenance purposes. Moneys re-
ceived in forfeiture of such bonds or for road maintenance are available
for necessary forest improvement, protection, and rehabilitation, and for
road maintenance (74 Stat. 507-508)

Litter Prevention and Cleanup, Bureau of Land Management:
Public Law 91-419, approved September 25, 1970, permanently appropriated
certain moneys to the Secretary of the Interior. Royalty fees for the
manufacture, reproduction, or use of the character "Johnny Horizon"
will be used for public service antilitter programs to maintain the beauty
and utility of the Nation's public lands (18 U.S.C. 714).

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Education and Welfare Services:

Contract authorization for carrying out programs in educational assistance, facilities and service; welfare and guidance services; relocation and adult vocational training; and maintaining law and order (58 Stat. 266)‒‒‒‒‒‒ Road Construction:

Contract authorization for obligations incurred pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 203 (definite)

Claims and Treaty Obligations, Claims and treaty obligations:

For fulfilling treaties with the Senecas and Six Nations of New York, Choctaws and Pawnees of Oklahoma, and payments to the Indians of the Sioux reservations (4 Stat. 442; 7 Stat. 46, 98, 210, 234; 11 Stat. 614, 729; 27 Stat. 644)-

$35,000,000

303,000

559,000

649,000

8,000

57, 609,000

242,000

1,200,000

100,000

1,500,000

75, 000, 000

161,000

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