1

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)—Continued

Identification code

Financing-Continued

24 Unobligated balance available, end of year.

Under existing legislation, 1965.-A supplemental appropriation of $550 thousand is anticipated in order to provide the Federal share needed to finance the cooperative 05-04-1404-0-1-355 screwworm eradication program in Texas, New Mexico, and States to the north and east. Funds are needed primarily to maintain an effective barrier zone of sterile screwworm flies in northern Mexico and along the international boundary through June 30, 1965. The artificial barrier zone of sterile screwworm flies requires the continuous production, irradiation and release of vast quantities of screwworm flies over a large area. Any cessation of program operations would immediately permit the migration of screwworms into screwworm-freed areas of the United States where self-perpetuating native fly populations would be reestablished.

Under proposed legislation, 1966.-A reduction of $35,705 thousand is anticipated for 1966 under legislation being proposed to place meat inspection on a selfsupporting basis. In addition, the legislation would require an appropriation of $8.4 million for establishing a revolving fund for reimbursement by meatpacking plants for inspection services rendered.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES (SPECIAL FOREIGN Currency Program)

For payments, in foreign currencies [which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704),] owed to or owned by the United States for market development research authorized by section 104(a) and for agricultural and forestry research and other functions related thereto authorized by section 104(k) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(a) (k)), to remain available until expended, [$2,000,000 $4,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other appropriations for these purposes, for payments in the foregoing currencies: Provided further, That funds appropriated herein shall be used for payments in such foreign currencies as the Department determines are needed and can be used most effectively to carry out the purposes of this [paragraph, and such foreign currencies shall, pursuant to the provisions of section 104(a), be set aside for sale to the Department before foreign currencies which accrue under said title I are made available for other United States uses] paragraph: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this appropriation shall be available for payments in foreign currencies for expenses of employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). (Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

40

New obligational authority (appro-
priation).

Relation of obligations to expenditures:

71

Total obligations (affecting expenditures)..

72

Obligated balance, start of year..

74

Obligated balance, end of year..

1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1964, $2 thousand; 1965, $10 thousand; 1966. $10 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $13,810 thousand; 1964, $16.641 thousand; 1965, $25,541 thousand; 1966. $19,541 thousand.

Foreign currencies, generated by the sale of surplus agricultural commodities under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, are used by the Department for market development research under section 104(a) and for agricultural and forestry research under section 104 (k) of the act. Work is carried on through agreements, in both basic and applied fields, by research institutions and organizations in foreign countries. This research serves to develop new foreign markets and to expand existing markets for agricultural commodities, including cotton, dairy products, fats and oils, grain, feed, livestock and meat, poultry, fruits and vegetables, and tobacco. It also provides for supplementary research on farm, forest, marketing, utilization, agricultural economics, and human nutrition problems, and for translations of foreign language scientific publications. The appropriation proposed for 1966 will be used to purchase only those currencies determined to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. Total estimated cost in U.S. dollars (charged to regular appropriations) for the initiation and supervision of projects in 1966 is $325 thousand.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

Program by activities:

11.3

Positions other than permanent....

1

1. Market development research (sec.

104(a))....

2. Agricultural and forestry research (sec.

104(k))..

12.0 Personnel benefits....

3. Translation of scientific publications

(sec. 104(k))..

22.0 Transportation of things...

23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities..