41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions.. 8 The Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund was established by 69 Stat. 533 to (1) prepare a history of the Supreme Court of the United States, and, if deemed advisable, (2) to finance an annual lecture or series of lectures, and (3) publish a memorial volume of Justice Holmes' writings. The principal and interest on the fund are available for these purposes. The current program is devoted primarily to the preparation of the history of the Supreme Court; annual lectures are also financed by this fund. Intragovernmental funds: ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE General and special funds: PRINTING AND BINDING For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; for printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 182); printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register (including the Code of Federal Regulations) as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 309, 311, 311a); and printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipients; [$18,000,0001 $20,500,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture): Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. (Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) This appropriation covers all authorized printing, binding, and distribution of publications for the Congress, the Federal Register, and Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipients (78 Stat. 549). OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents, including compensation of all employees in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for employees and officers of the Government Printing Office", approved June 7, 1924 (44 U.S.C. 40); travel expenses (not to exceed $1,500); price lists and bibliographies; repairs to buildings, elevators, and machinery; and supplying books to depository libraries; [$5,562,000] $5,829,000: Provided, That $200,000 of this appropriation shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), with the approval of the Public Printer, only to the extent necessary to provide for expenses (excluding permanent personal services) for workload increases not anticipated in the budget estimates and which cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments. (Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders 1963, $25 thousand; 1964, $49 thousand; 1965, $29 thousand; 1966, $29 thousand The work programs of the office of the Superintendent of Documents are of a service nature, and hence there is no control over the volume of work which is required by law. 1. Sales distribution.-Government publications are purchased from the Public Printer to be placed on sale. Acquisition costs are paid from sales receipts; hence no appropriation is required for printing sales copies. By law, the sales price is set at cost of manufacture plus 50 sales not required for purchasing additional publications percent. At the end of each year, excess receipts from are turned in to the Treasury Department as miscellaneous receipts. For 1964, earnings from the sale of publications amounted to $6,703 thousand. It is estimated that earnings for 1965 will be $6,800 thousand and $6,900 thousand for 1966. These earnings more than cover the appropriation required to finance the sales program. The sale of Government publications has been steadily increasing, and in the last 10 years the sales volume has more than doubled. The current public interest in the Government's publishing program points to a continuing increase in the volume of sales. $5,489 1 This amount is turned in to the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. This is the amount of the annual appropriation required to operate the sales program. 2. Distribution for other agencies and Members of Congress. The Superintendent of Documents maintains mailing lists, including the list for the Congressional Record, and performs mailing operations upon request of any Government agency. Mailing services for Farmers' Bulletins, Soil Surveys, and other publications which are allocated to Members of Congress on a quota basis are also provided. 3. Depository library distribution. Upon request, one copy of every Government publication is supplied to libraries which are designated depositories for Government publications. 4. Cataloging and indexing. This activity covers the preparation and distribution of catalogs and indexes of all publications issued by the Federal Government, the principal series being the Monthly Catalog of the United States Government Publications and the Numerical List and Schedule of Volumes. 5. Contingency fund.-This fund to be used only with the approval of the Public Printer, and only to the extent necessary to provide for expenses (excluding permanent personal services) for workload increases not anticipated in the budget estimates and which cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments. SUMMARY OF WORKLOAD Total number of permanent positions. Full-time equivalent of other positions.. Average number of all employees. Average salary of ungraded positions... [In thousands] 71 Total obligations (affecting expenditures) 72 Obligated balance, start of year.. 2,500 200 74 Obligated balance, end of year.. -200 3,950 4,075 Letters of inquiry.. Amount of sales. Number of publications sold. 60,904 Publications distributed for other Govern 74.98 Receivables in excess of obligations, end of year... 90 Expenditures.... -1,044 -7,272 -6,610 1 Balances of selected resources are identified on the statement of financial condition. The Government Printing Office executes orders for printing, binding, and blankbook work, placed by Congress and the various departments and independent establishments of the Federal Government, and furnishes on order, blank paper, inks, and similar supplies. Operations are subject to the authority of the Joint Committee on Printing (44 U.S.C.). A separate appropriation has been established for authorized printing and binding for the Congress; for printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register; and printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipients (78 Stat. 549). All work for Government agencies is done on a reimbursable basis and financed through the Government Printing Office revolving fund. Receipts from sales of publications by the Superintendent of Documents are deposited to the revolving fund and cost of publications paid therefrom. All profits accruing from these transactions are transferred to the Treasury general fund (44 U.S.C. 63). Revenue, Expense, and Retained Earnings (in thousands of dollars) Operating revenue: Revenue, Printing and binding operations... Revenue, Sales of publications operations.. Less: Intrafund sales included above..... 136,032 134,777 135,244 12,788 13.129 13,541 -4,509 -4,666 -4,911 GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 102. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles. SEC. 103. Whenever any office or position not specifically estab lished by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appropriated for herein is different from that specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions herein for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: [Provided further, That the provisions relating to positions and salaries thereof carried in House Resolutions 393, 646, and 647 of the Eighty-eight Congress shall be the permanent law with respect thereto:] Provided further, That the provisions of House Resolutions [291, 531, 532, and 533] of the Eighty-eight Congress shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. [SEC. 104. (a) The rate of basic compensation of sergeants of the Capitol Police shall be $2,520 per annum, and the rate of basic compensation of lieutenants and special officers of the Capitol Police shall be $2,820 per annum.] [(b) The second sentence of section 106(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963, is repealed.] [(c) Any member of the Capitol Police who by reason of the provision repealed by subsection (b) was receiving immediately prior to the effective date of this section, longevity compensation provided by section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959, shall, on and after such effective date, receive in lieu thereof a longevity increase under section 106(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963, in addition to any other such increases (not to exceed three) to which he may otherwise be entitled under such In computing the length of service of such member for the purpose of such other increases, only service performed subsequent to the date on which he began receiving longevity compensation in accordance with such section 105 shall be counted.] section. [(d) This section shall become effective on the first day of the month following the date of enactment of this Act.] |