The Committee on the Economic Impact of Defense and Disarmament was established by the President on December 21, 1963, to review and coordinate the activities in the various agencies designed to improve understanding of the economic impact of defense expenditures and of changes either in the composition or in the total level of such expenditures. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1 Includes_capital outlay as follows: 1965, $0; 1966. $3 thousand: 1967, $4 thousand. Excludes adjustment of prior year cost of $1 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30, are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1964, $2 thousand; 1965, $3 thousand; 1966. $3 thousand. The National Aeronautics and Space Council is responsible for advising and assisting the President on policies, plans, and programs of the United States in aeronautical and space activities. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 11.3 Positions other than permanent. 11.5 Other personnel compensation.. Total personnel compensation... 12.0 Personnel benefits..... 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons. 24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 25.2 Services of other agencies.. 99.0 Total obligations................ Personnel Summary Total number of permanent positions... 2 11.3 Positions other than permanent.. 5 11.4 Special personal service payments.. 10 11.5 Other personnel compensation.......... Full-time equivalent of other positions. 0 Average number of all employees.. 2 2 31.0 Equipment............... Average GS grade.... 11.0 7.0 7.0 Average GS salary.. Average salary of ungraded positions.. $24,500 25.2 Services of other agencies. 26.0 Supplies and materials.. 418 423 465 The Office of Emergency Planning serves as a staff office to advise and assist the President with respect to the nonmilitary defense programs of the United States. This includes the coordination of emergency preparedness activities of Federal agencies, the development of emergency preparedness programs not covered by the responsibilities of the regular departments and agencies, and the performance of other duties in the areas of stockpiling, Federal disaster relief, and imports affecting the national security. 1. Emergency preparedness.-This activity finances the development of emergency preparedness plans and programs at all levels of government. Plans and programs are developed to assure the continued operation and control of governmental authority and to mobilize the country's economic resources under emergency conditions. (a) Economic readiness.-Plans and programs are developed to improve the ability of the U.S. economy to perform under emergency conditions-from international crisis to nuclear war. These include supply-requirement studies, stockpiling policies, standby controls, dispersal policies, investigations of imports affecting the national Security, and developing Government-wide plans for the mobilization and management of resources in an emergency. (b) Government readiness.-Plans and programs are developed to reduce the vulnerability of all levels of government to enemy attack and to insure the continued functioning of governmental leadership and control in an emergency. These include achieving a standby capability for emergency operations on the part of existing Government agencies; relocating essential governmental functions in an emergency; and the recruitment and training of qualified executive reservists who would be called to duty in an emergency. (c) Regional, State, and local readiness.-Eight regional offices of the Office of Emergency Planning work with State and local governments on emergency preparedness planning. They also coordinate Federal assistance under natural disasters and assist the Federal offices in the field in developing a capability to perform their functions in an emergency. d) Policy, research, and review.-Basic plans and policies for the over-all emergency preparedness program are developed, including the National Plan for Emergency Preparedness. Research in the emergency preparedness field is coordinated and direction is provided to the National Resource Evaluation Center. Office of Emergency Planning research contracts are administered. National preparedness objectives are developed progress measured against these objectives. and 2. Administration and executive direction.-The necessary staff support is provided to the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning and other Office of Emergency Planning offices under this activity. Services include general administration, public information and liaison, and legal assistance. Funds are also included to finance the housekeeping expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning in Washington. This activity also includes the salaries of the Director of the Office of Emergency PlanBing, the deputy director, two assistant directors and their immediate staff. The Director is a principal adviser to the President on nonmilitary defense. He serves as a member of the National Security Council and participates in meetings of the Cabinet by invitation of the President. 3. Research and development. This activity finances technical studies of emergency preparedness problems The Office of Telecommunications is responsible for advising and assisting the President on all communications matters. 1. Telecommunications management.-This activity includes: (1) providing policy direction for the development and operation of the National Communication System; (2) develop advanced concepts and plans for the application of new technology within the Government; (3) developing overall policies for the mobilization of the Nation's telecommunications in a national emergency; (4) assigning frequencies to Federal Government radio stations and developing procedures and rules for their use; (5) reviewing the actual usage of Government frequencies; (6) developing data on Federal Government frequency requirements; (7) providing assistance and advice to the Department of State on international telecommunications matters; (8) assisting the President with respect to his coordinating and other functions under the Communications Satellite Act of 1962; and (9) promoting efficiency and economy in the procurement and management of communication services throughout the Federal Government. 2. Research and development.-This activity will finance technical studies of telecommunications matters which are too broad in scope to be undertaken by any single department. Examples of such studies include methods of interconnecting the communications systems of individual agencies; and means of increasing the survivability of telecommunications resources. STATE AND LOCAL PREPAREDNE These funds assist State governments programs for the management of their resou emergency in the national interest as well Each State also contributes funds and pe program and Federal departments and emergency resource responsibilities activel No new funds are requested in 1967 since that each State will have developed an adeq readiness with funds previously appropriate CIVIL DEFENSE AND DEFENSE MOBILIZATION 1 FEDERAL AGENCIES For expenses necessary to assist other Federal age civil defense and defense mobilization functions, ments by the Department of Labor to State emplo agencies for the full cost of administration of def mobilization activities, [$4,365,000] $4,821,000 Offices Appropriation Act, 1966.) |