General and special funds:

Identification code 01-20-0102-0-1-901

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, collections, and equipment pertaining thereto, including personal services, waterproof wearing apparel; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; traveling expenses, including bus fares, not to exceed $275; the prevention and eradication of insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of personal services by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; purchase and exchange of motor trucks; purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library; [$500,000] $467,000. (40 U.S.C. 216; Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

BOTANIC GARDEN

1964 actual

510

-59

6

456

510

85

-79

515

ཉྩཝཱ །སྣལ

299

54

362

3

10

3

17

20

8

47

17

510

1965 estimate

500

500

500

79

-20

559

322

5

52

380 23

2

6

25

14

15

12 20

3

500

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union Catalogs; custody, care, and maintenance of the Library Buildings; special clothing; [purchase of a medium sedan for replacement at not to exceed $4,000] cleaning, laundering, and repair of uniforms; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, [$10,626,000, together with $168,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, National Science Foundation", of which $18,000 shall be retransferred to the appropriation "Distribution of catalog cards, salaries and expenses."] $11,955,000. (2 U.S.C. 131–1673; 5 U.S.C. 150, 1081, 1105, 2205– 2206; 17 U.S.C. 201-215; 20 U.S.C. 91; 28 U.S.C. 2672; 39 U.S.C. 4156; 44 U.S.C. 139, 139a; Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

7

73

3

10

8. $7.75

$6,25

1966 estimate

1965 1966 estimate estimate

662

624 3,748

4,084

4,260

4,477

1,095

1,203

1,291

1,530

11,019 11,955

Copyright

Other..

Transfer from Federal agencies..

Official donation from State and local

agencies..
Exchange..

Gift from individual and unofficial sources.
Public Law 480 foreign currency activities.

Total....

1964
1965
actual estimate

449

675

2,351

90

9,726

130

597

1,161

55

6,205

9,726

9,726

9.636
1,612
-982
99

10,366

11,019

10,626

-23

10,603

416

11,019
982
-975

10,638
387

1966
estimate

Personal services and incidental expenses for basic
operations are financed from this appropriation.

1. Acquisition of library materials.-The Library's col-
lections are developed in accordance with established
acquisition policies: materials are procured by purchase,
gift, exchange, copyright deposit, transfer and official
deposit; and materials are selected for addition to the
permanent collections. The objective for 1966 is: in-
tensification of acquisitions activities and continued
improvement in acquisitions procedures and in exchange
relations with institutions in the more important areas
of the world. The collections totaled 43,527 thousand
items as of June 30, 1964, and consisted of 13,139 thousand
books and pamphlets; 18,971 thousand manuscript pieces
and 11,416 thousand maps, pieces of music, reels of micro-
film, photographs and other miscellaneous items. Of the
items received, about one million are added to the perma-
nent collections annually. Those received from various
sources in 1964 and estimated for 1965 and 1966 are as
follows (in thousands):

Description

Purchase..

Deposit by virtue of law:

455

700

2,500

11,955

132

620

1,200

65

6,504

11,955

11,955

1964 actual 1965 estimate 1966 estimate
787
832
925

11,955
975
-1,133

11,769

29

460

920

2,600

135

680

1,200
85

6,805

2. Organization of the collections.-Library materials are
cataloged, classified, marked and arranged; Library of
Congress catalogs and the main National Union Catalog

4. Maintenance and protective services.-A staff of 199,
including 82 part-time charwomen, preserves, cleans, and
maintains the two Library buildings, collections, and
grounds; operates telephone switchboards, elevators,
check stands, and motor vehicles; procures and maintains
fellaneous equipment; assigns space; and operates the
furniture, office supplies, housekeeping materials, and
receiving and stock rooms. The Guard Force staff of 75
is necessary to prevent fire and theft, to maintain order,
and to provide regular inspections of all areas in both
buildings in which is assembled one of the greatest
accumulations of national treasures in the world.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

7,909
143

119

8,172

591

8

7

275

300

100

176

588

23

4

275

63

225

20

2,100

112

250

2,000

2,000

2,100
230

9,355

685
7

51

214

625

17

280

325

110

300
65

1965
1966
estimate estimate

9,156 9,800
149

149
50

50

9,999
727

7

191

633

249

80

10

Identification code 01-25-0127-0-1-704

Personnel Summary

Total obligations....

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE

1964 actual

Financing:

25 Unobligated balance lapsing..........

New obligational authority...

1,557 28

1,585 115

3 11

52

9

3

1,778

252

243

6.6

$6,440

1964 actual

1,773

76

178

90

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended (2 U.S.C. 166), [$2,245,000] $2,524,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with of

(except the Digest of Public' General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. 5 U.S.C. 1105; Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965.) (2 U.S.C. 166;

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

2,117

2

1965 1966 estimate estimate

2,119

1,702 10

1,712 123

6

10

55

1

5

2

1,914

255

248

6.8

$6,880

2,041

82

1,802 10

193

102

2,418

1,812 130

6

2,418

10

55

1

5

2

2.021

1965 1966 estimate estimate

268

261

6.8 $6,915

2,140 83

197

104

2.524

2,524

1. Research and analysis.-The Legislative Reference Service assists Members and committees of Congress by preparing research reports, digests, translations, charts, and consultative services, and by supplying reference information and materials. The bulk of these services are furnished through seven subject-matter divisions: American Law, Economics, Education and Public Welfare, Foreign Affairs, Government and General Research, Natural Resources and Science Policy Research. Under specific authorization of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, senior specialists are also available for highlevel research and consultative services in the following fields: International economics, international relations, American government and public administration, conservation, American public law, labor, engineering and public works, agriculture, price economics, national defense, social welfare, and science and technology. In 1964, 97,000 congressional inquiries were answered. The number of inquiries in 1965 is estimated at 100,000; and in 1966, 105,000.

2. Preparation of indexes and digests.-The Digest of Public General Bills covers all public bills and resolutions. It is expected that there will be about the same number of bills to be digested during the first session of the Eightyninth Congress as were digested for the first session of the Eighty-eighth Congress.

3. Reference files, bibliographies and congressional reader high percentage of inquiries; researchers are supplied with services.-Reference files, containing clippings, pamphlets and documents, are maintained as the basis for reply to a bibliographic and reference tools; selective and comprehensive bibliographies are prepared for Members and committees of Congress; and reader services are provided by the Congressional Reading Room. During 1964, 115,000 reference file items were processed, 16,000 bibliographic citations prepared, 161,010 published items acquired and processed, and 4,000 readers served. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

1965 1966 estimate estimate

1964 actual

2,418

149 -179

1,896

25

4

1,925

135 3

2,227 2,495 161 12

2,524

179 -196

1965 estimate

2,185 25

6

2,216

151 4

1966 estimate

2,284 25

2,315 158