This appropriation will utilize excess foreign currencies to stimulate and expand the foreign commerce of the United States, strengthen the U.S. economy, and reduce the deficit in our balance of payments. Displays at trade and industrial exhibitions abroad bring to the attention of foreign buyers American products with good sales potential as well as presenting a favorable image of the United States and carrying out the foreign policy objectives of the United States. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 11.3 Positions other than permanent.... 51 40 40 11.4 Special personal service payments.. 11.5 Other personnel compensation... 06-30-1803-0-1-506 EXPORT CONTROL For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended, relating to export controls, including awards of compensation to informers under said Act and as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1953 (22 (.S.C. 401), [$4, 575, 000] $4,675,000, of which not to exceed [$1,665,000] $1,658,000 may be advanced to the Bureau of Customs, Treasury Department, for enforcement of the export control program[, and of which not to exceed $65,000 may be advanced to the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses" under "General administration"]. (1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 1263 Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1965.) (Authorizing legislation to be proposed.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 10 Total obligations. Identification code 06-30-1803-0-1-506 1964 actual 1965 1966 estimate estimate Financing: 25 Unobligated balance lapsing.......... 14 Changes in selected resources commerce 1 40 Appropriation... 180 44 Proposed supplemental due to civilian pay 170 year 20 Relation of obligations to expenditures: 200 71 Total obligations (affecting expenditures). year. 240 229 74 Obligated balance, end of year 374 -549 77 Adjustments in expired accounts. -12 -10 890 180 90 91 170 Expenditures from civilian pay in- 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid, undelivered orders. 1963, $10 thousand; 1964, $22 thousand: 1965, $30 thousand; 1966, $35 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $6 thousand; 1964, $27 thousand; 1965, $28 thousand; 1966, $30 thousand. The Office of Field Services serves as the local point of contact with the American business community for the Department of Commerce to carry out its statutory responsibilities to develop, foster, and promote foreign and domestic commerce in the continuing program to increase U.S. economic growth. Program operations are conducted through 39 field offices which are located in important commercial and industrial centers throughout the United States and its possessions. The close liaison that the field offices provide between the Department and the business public assures a continuing direct contact point for disseminating information regarding the Department's accelerated programs to promote trade, to expand U.S. exports, to develop investment opportunities, to correlate and publish essential business and economic statistics, to administer the Export Control Act, to explain loan and credit facilities, and to publicize the results of Government generated research and development. The field offices are manned by personnel skilled in both domestic and international trade. Continuing contact is maintained within and without the office to assure knowledge and utilization of the valuable services and facilities that the Department offers to American business. New obligational authority... For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 6, 1947, as amended (33 U.S.C. 883a-883i), [including hire of aircraft; operation, maintenance, and repair of an airplane] including hire, operation and maintenance of aircraft; pay, allowances, gratuities, transportation of dependents and household effects, and payment of funeral expenses, as authorized by law, for an authorized strength of [240] 250 commissioned officers on the active list; and pay of commissioned officers retired in accordance with law; [$27,000,000 $30,200,000, of which [$926,000] $988,000 shall be available for retirement pay of commissioned officers and payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan. Provided, That during the current fiscal year, this appropriation shall be reimbursed for at least press costs and costs of paper for charts published by the Coast and Geodetic Survey and furnished for the official use of the military departments of the Department of Defense. (Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 06-35-0300-0-1-506 11.1 Personnel compensation: 11.3 Permanent positions... 3,006 3,335 3,472 Positions other than permanent. 15 28 28 13 13 13 12.0 Personnel benefits... 3,034 3,376 3,513 Identification code 22.0 Transportation of things... 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons.. 85 85 115 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities. Personnel Summary Total number of permanent positions.. Full-time equivalent of other positions.. Average number of all employees- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-Continued COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY-Continued General and special funds-Continued SALARIES AND EXPENSES-Continued Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)—Continued 2,030 30,200 30,200 collects, analyzes and disseminates seismological and astronomical data; conducts basic and applied research and development in fields within the competence of the Bureau. The scope of the operations is worldwide. Increases in 1966 are to support the Bureau's role in (1) oceanography, including operation of the new oceanographic vessels, strengthening the capability of oceanographic field laboratories to keep pace with increased data collection and processing activities, outfitting shore based launch parties, investigating the Gulf Stream, and automating hydrographic plotting; (2) geodetic and seismological surveys and studies, primarily for Alaska rehabilitation; (3) improvement of aeronautical charts; and (4) research and development to support all Bureau activities, but primarily seismology. Direct program-1. Oceanography. The oceanographic program of the Coast and Geodetic Survey encompasses all of the Bureau's operations at sea which are directed toward several end-products such as nautical charting, tide and current tables, coast pilot and ocean studies. Activities include ship operations and maintenance and repair; equipment and instrument procurement; ship base operations; laboratory operations, data processing, analysis and research; publication or other distribution of results to users; and essential administrative support. The demand by industry, the public, and municipal, State and Federal agencies for additional coastal and offshore information on tides, currents, and bottom topography is steadily rising. These demands are related to engineering projects, boat, and ship navigation, offshore waste disposal, beach erosion, and recreation. The program for 1966 is designed to secure the improvements in the present operations necessary to meet the increasing need for information of this sort. 2. Physical sciences. Geodetic, geophysical, photogrammetric, and cartographic data are provided for charting and scientific purposes and for defense needs. Surveys are made in the United States and its possessions to determine the horizontal and vertical positions of a network of control points which are permanently marked on the ground for topographic, geologic and other types of 4,001 mapping, for planning large-scale engineering projects and for scientific and defense needs. The positions and descriptions of these points are published and distributed to Federal, State and local agencies and the general public. 30,200 -5,791 SURVEYS ACCOMPLISHED AND PROPOSED Horizontal control: Area control (square miles). Marked stations established. 30,200 -186 30,200 42 Transferred from "Salaries and expenses,' General Administration (64 Stat. 1263).. 22 30,200 44 Proposed supplemental due to civilian pay increases.. 155 28,400 10 855 Other inventories. 1,658 1,037 1,658 1.658 1,250 New leveling (linear miles). 83 2,417 - 2,007 - 2,007 2,417 -2, 007 3, 105 Basic leveling (linear miles). The Coast and Geodetic Survey makes oceanographic, geodetic and magnetic surveys and investigations to obtain a better understanding of the static and dynamic properties of the ocean, and to provide cartographic data for the processing, compilation, production and distribution of aeronautical, nautical and special purpose charts, geodetic control data and other related publications; 8,090 The Bureau operates 12 seismograph stations and agencies, and other institutions; cooperates with 275 collaborates with 15 others in universities, Government domestic and foreign seismograph stations to determine the location of distant earthquakes, field investigates an average of 15 severe earthquakes annually; operates and 7 in Latin America. The seismic seawave warning 73 strong-motion stations in western United States DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE program, a network of seismograph and tide stations, furnished data for three alerts and warnings of tsunamis, one of which was generated by the very destructive Prince William Sound earthquake of March 28, 1964. A special team of investigators was sent into the field immediately following this shock. A temporary network of seven stations was set up to record aftershocks for further study and a survey of the damage was carried out by engineering seismologists. 3. Navigational chart production.-Nautical and aeronautical charts and related information are compiled and reproduced from field survey data, and distributed to civil and military users for safe navigation of ships and aircraft. As a result of the Alaska earthquake of March 1964, chartlets of new or provisional additions of Alaska charts were provided to the public. As of April 21, 1964, 35,000 copies of 5 preliminary chartlets had been distributed and 155,000 copies of 6 additional chartlets were issued by July 27, 1964. Miscellaneous receipts returned to the Treasury from the sale of charts and related publications were $1,148 thousand in 1964 and are estimated to be $1,200 thousand during 1965 and $1,225 thousand in 1966. CHARTS AND TABLES PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED [CONSTRUCTION OF SURVEYING SHIPS] [For necessary expenses for the design, supervision, construction, equipping, and outfitting of surveying vessels, as authorized by the Act of August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883i), $9,000,000, to remain available until expended.] (Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 4. Research and development. This activity includes basic and applied research and development to oceanography, geomagnetism, seismology, geodesy/photogrammetry, cartography, and related supporting fields. 21 Unobligated balance available, start of year. 6. Retired pay, commissioned officers.-Provides for retirement pay in 1966 for an average of 120 commissioned officers, as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 853 (0), and payments to 11 survivors of retired officers under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan. Appropriation requirements are reduced by the difference between amounts to be deducted from retired pay under the Contingency 74 Obligated balance, end of year. Option Act and amounts paid to survivor annuitants. 71 90 Expenditures... 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963 $21,467 thousand; 1964, $14,719 thousand; 1965, $14,502 thousand: 1966, $11,484 thousand. Currently under construction are two Class I oceanographic ships and three Class II hydrographic replacements for the Bowie, Hodgson and Hydrographer. During 1965, construction contracts on the Class III replacements for the Lester Jones and Patton, and the wire drag replacements for the Hilgard and Wainwright will be awarded from NOA received in fiscal year 1964. A construction contract on the Class IA, funded in the current fiscal year, will be awarded early in 1966. Oceanographic and other marine operations which the Coast and Geodetic Survey is authorized to undertake 10 Total obligations............. 2,075 13,213 10,182 Financing: 40 New obligational authority (appro- Relation of obligations to expenditures: |