SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-Continued COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY-Continued General and special funds-Continued [CONSTRUCTION OF SURVEYING SHIPS]-continued require a modern, well-equipped fleet, with each vessel suitable for its work. The Bureau's ship construction program is directed toward that end. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) The 1966 program provides for replacement of ter porary buildings at the Guam magnetic and seismologic observatory; construction of quarters and water supp facilities at the College, Alaska, magnetic and seism logical observatory; construction of seismological o servatories at Anchorage and Adak, Alaska; addition Sitka, Alaska; and an addition to the Seismologic instumentation for the seismological observatory Science Center at Albuquerque, N. Mex. Construction at the Pacific Northwest Observatory w be completed late in November 1965 and it is estimate that it will be fully operational by February 1, 1966. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) ALLOCATION TO MARITIME 22.0 Transportation of things.... 2 ADMINISTRATION 25.1 Other services.. 21 12.0 Personnel benefits.... Total personnel compensation......... 4,393 4,285 4,126 22.0 Transportation of things.. 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons. 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities. 26.0 Supplies and materials. 31.0 Equipment..--. 14 1,230 917 585 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders. 1963, $831 thousand (1964 adjustments, -$118 thousand); 1964, $750 thousand; 1965, $750 thousand; 1966, $750 thousand. The Office administers laws governing the granting of patents for invention and the registration of trademarks. On July 1, 1964, substantial revisions of procedure became effective designed to reduce both the processing time needed for each patent application and its total time pendency in the Patent Office. As a goal an increase of about 30% in the number of patent application disposals is estimated to result in 1965 and 1966, as compared with the level of patent application disposals in 1963 and 1964, with no increase in the size of the examining staff. The 1966 estimate provides for printing an increased number of patent issuances, for a small staff increase in program service areas to deal with greater workloads from the patent examining corps and the public, and for initial General and special funds—Continued SALARIES AND EXPENSES-continued costs of an automated system for supplying copies of patents. Receipts from fees were $8.2 million in 1964, and are estimated to be $8.9 million in 1965 and $9.6 million in 1966 under existing legislation. Legislation is proposed which would increase fees to eventually recover approximately 75% of the cost of Patent Office operations. 1. Examination and adjudication of patent applications. Applications are examined to determine the patentability of claimed inventions; and quasi-judicial functions are performed in appeal and interference proceedings within the Office. Specifications and drawings of successful applications are printed and the issuance of patents is regularly published. 2. Examination and adjudication of trademark applications. Applications are examined to determine the registrability of trademarks, and quasi-judicial functions are performed in appeal or adversary proceedings within the Office. Specifications and drawings of successful applications are printed and the issuance of registrations is regularly published. 3. Administration and program services.-In addition to program direction and internal management services, this activity includes conduct of litigation to which the Commissioner is a party, preparation and issuance of patent grants, furnishing copies of records, maintenance of public search room and scientific library facilities, recording instruments conveying ownership of patent and trademark rights, conduct of public information services, and other nonexamining functions relating to the prosecution of applications. 25.2 Services of other agencies. 26.0 Supplies and materials. 31.0 Equipment........ Total number of permanent positions. Full-time equivalent of other positions. Average number of all employees. Average GS grade... Average GS salary. New obligational authority. SUMMARY OF WORKLOAD DATA New applications for patents and trade 75,922 75,825 100,000 100,000 4,857 5,197 5,000 23,498 26,334 27,000 27,000 5,000 Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) maintenance, alteration, and protection of grounds and facilities; hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft; and improvement and construction of facilities as authorized by the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278d); [$30,000,000 $36,700,000, of which not to exceed [$175,000 $470,000 shall be available for payments to the "Working Capital Fund", National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital: Provided, That during the current fiscal year the maximum base rate of compensation for employees appointed pursuant to the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278e), shall be equivalent to the maximum scheduled rate for GS-12. (15 U.S.C. 175, 271-278e, 1151–1157; 40 U.S.C. 14a; 5 U.S.C. 591, 596, 596a; 64 Stat. 823, Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1965.) Note. Includes $1,672,000 for activities previously carried under "Office of Technical Services, Salaries and expenses." The amounts obligated in 1964 and 1965 are shown in the schedule as comparative transfers. 1965 1966 estimate estimate 5,509 ments and standards, including standards related to automatic data processing, and the Federal clearinghouse. Increases are also programed for standard reference materials, radio propagation, and internal technical services. The Bureau's programs of basic and applied research, development of instruments and methods of measurement, general technical services and the Federal clearinghouse are classified under 4 major activities with 10 subactivities. 1. Standards missions (a) Basic measurements and standards. This includes research, development, analysis, or specifications relating to existing or new standards for physical measurement; precise standard methods of measurement of physical quantities; and precise values of fundamental physical constants suitable for tying measurement systems together. (b) Standard reference data. This includes programs arising as a result of the Bureau's responsibility for developing the National Standard Reference Data System and other programs concerned with standard reference data. Work is directed toward obtaining systematically evaluated numerical data in the physical sciences needed by scientists and engineers. These data are the numbers that describe the properties of nature, the strengths of high temperature materials, the masses of atoms, the rates of chemical reactions, the wavelengths of light in emission spectra, and many others. Programs involve analysis of 1,415 needs, acquisition of data, conduct of research, processing, and compilation for dissemination of the data. The major expansion in this area will be for contracts for the compilation of data under the Standard Reference Data System. 4,924 2.035 2,489 470 Identification code 06-55-0651-0-1-506 Program by activities: 1. Standards missions: (a) Basic measurements and stand- 6.812 7,173 (b) Standard reference data.. 6,975 7,583 7.392 (c) Engineering measurements and 4.174 4,547 (d) Standard reference materials. 2. Special central missions: (a) Radio propagation. 4,216 275 1,538 (d) Federal clearinghouse. 731 4,569 3. General support missions: (a) General research.... (b) Internal technical services. 4. Additional capital for working capital fund.... 173 (d) Standard reference materials.-This includes analysis, research, and development of methodology leading to the production of special materials for the calibration of measuring systems, or for coordinated research on properties of materials. Expansion will be directed to investigating new techniques for the development of homogeneous samples. 2. Special central missions (a) Radio propagation.This includes research on radio propagation characteristics, techniques, and systems; studies of the upper atmosphere; the collection and dissemination of physical and technical data on ionospheric and solar phenomena; the preparation of radio propagation predictions; and the issuance of warnings of solar and ionospheric disturbances. Expansion in this activity will be for work on space environment monitoring and forecasting, and electro27 magnetic propagation description. -9,675 34,747 (b) Federal clearinghouse. The clearinghouse collects, organizes, publicizes and provides reference, referral, and sales services for the technical reports and translations received from domestic and foreign sources, and makes them available to industry and the general public. Ex The proposed increase will strengthen the Bureau's pansion is planned to selectively package and distribute program principally in connection with the National Standard Reference Data System, engineering measure technical information to the specific industrial segments which can best utilize it and to provide information on current research activities in order to reduce duplication of technical work. (c) Data processing. This includes the investigation of equipment, components, systems, and techniques suitable for the data processing and information handling activities of the Government and the rendering of assistance in their application to the operations of Government agencies. (d) Advisory services.-This includes services connected with the various technical programs in the other subactivities and covers dissemination of information to the general public, provision of consultative and advisory services and furnishing of specific technical information. 3. General support missions-(a) General research.This includes research conducted in order to keep up with developments in various technical fields and to maintain general scientific competence needed for effective accomplishment of the overall mission. (b) Internal technical services.-This includes programs of two general types: project-related capital equipment; and internal technical services, such as analytical, instrumentation, and mathematical services and operation of the linear accelerator (LINAC) and nuclear reactor. Expansion will be for the training of new scientists preparatory to operation of the nuclear research reactor and for the operation of the high energy accelerator. Increased costs are related to operation of the reactor and linear accelerator. 4. Additional capital for Working capital fund.-This comprises all transfers of funds to the Working capital fund for the purchase of scientific equipment. RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the National Bureau of Standards, as authorized by law, $500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Bureau, for payments in the foregoing currencies. (7 U.S.C. 1701, 1704; 15 U.S.C. 271278e; 5 U.S.C. 596a; Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1965.) Programing and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 06-55-0654-0-1-506 Program by activities-Continued 3. General support missions: (a) General research... 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963. $744 thousand; 1964, $856 thousand; 1965, $759 thousand; 1966. $679 thousand. National Bureau of Standards responsibilities for basic and applied research, improvement of standards, and dissemination of information on properties of materials, measurement techniques, and radio propagation are of sufficient breadth to permit ready utilization of research capabilities in other countries. The foreign currency program supplements the Bureau's existing program, allows permits economies to the Bureau's regular appropriations an acceleration of research effort in selected areas, and over the long term. The 1966 program, authorized by section 104(k) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, represents no increase in the size of the program. Foreign currencies determined by the Treasury Department to be excess to normal requirements of the United States will be used in non-Soviet bloc countries where scientific talent is available. A cost of 20 thousand U.S. dollars, charged to the appropriation for Research and technical services, will be required for the administration and technical supervision of the program. PLANT AND FACILITIES For expenses incurred, as authorized by section 1 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278c-278e), in the acquisition, construction, improvement, alteration, or emergency repair of buildings, grounds, and other facilities, including [an addition to a radiation physics laboratory, a standard frequency broadcasting station and an isotope separator facility] a radio meteorological research facility; [and] procurement and installation of special research equipment and facilities, therefor; and provision of standards of weight and measure to the States; [$3,770,000], $2,000,000 to remain available until expended. (15 U.S.C. 271-278e; 40 U.S.C. 14a; 5 U.S.C. 596a; Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1965.) |