ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Con. General and special funds-Continued SALARIES AND EXPENSES-Continued 1. Executive direction and policy formulation.--The Secretary is assisted in the formulation of policy and direction of the Department's activities by the appropriate staff officers, specialized offices, and functional bureaus of the Department. 2. Conduct of diplomatic and consular relations with foreign countries. This includes representation of the United States and its citizens abroad, political and economic negotiations and reporting, consular operations, and oversea administrative services. Major items of increase are for the establishment of new posts, intensification of efforts to expand U.S. exports, staff to meet increased consular and communication workloads, improvement of physical security at oversea posts, and increases for rising prices and local employee wage rates. A continued rise in travel of U.S. citizens abroad is anticipated in 1966 as reflected in the following annual number of passports applied for in the United States: 24.0 25.1 Other services.. 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions.. 3. Conduct of diplomatic relations with international organizations. In collaboration with other Government agencies, U.S. policy is developed and coordinated on political and security issues and in such specialized fields as world health, education, labor, and refugee activities. 4. Domestic public information and liaison. This program provides for informing the American public on international policies and also keeping the Department informed on American attitudes relative to foreign policy and issues. Travel and transportation of persons.. 25.2 Total direct obligations.. 21.0 6,082 6,502 6,688 6,881 7,123 7,137 5,653 5,812 5,842 12,743 12,644 12,979 236 5,851 111 111 25.3 Services of working capital fund. 4,272 3,855 2,854 2,880 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions. 135 128 131 1 42.0 5. Central program services. These provide personnel and physical security measures, direction and administration of the Foreign Service Institute, and the administration of a global communications system for all civilian activities of the Government, including services for other agencies on a reimbursable basis. The increase is mainly 99.0 for additional security and communications staff in Washington, and for expenses incurred in Washington in connection with improvement of physical security at oversea posts. 6. Administrative and staff activities. This includes normal domestic administrative activities, as well as funds to provide more adequate educational facilities abroad for U.S. Government dependents. Major items. of increase are for the dependents' schools program and for automated data processing facilities. A supplemental appropriation is anticipated in 1965 for additional security protection. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Total number of permanent positions.. Average GS salary_ ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD For necessary expenses of carrying into effect the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292–300), including personal services in the United States and abroad; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22_U.S.C. 801-1158); allowances as authorized by the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act (5 U.S.C. 3031-3039); and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); [$18,125,000] $20,000,000, of which not less than $14,000,000 shall be used for payments in foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the Treasury of the United States, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,200,000 may be used for administrative expenses during the current fiscal year. (Department of State Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 6. Administrative and staff activities.... 10 Total obligations... 74 Obligated balance, end of year..... 1. Acquisition and construction: -700 Outmoded or otherwise unsatisfactory Governmentowned or leased office space is replaced with structures designed specifically to meet the particular needs of the Foreign Service and other Government civilian operations overseas. Housing is provided American employees in localities where suitable housing is otherwise unavailable. Appropriations are made pursuant to periodic congressional authorizations. In 1961, the remainder of the authority enacted in 1952 was only $10.7 million, which was required almost entirely for operating expenses. In 1962 and 1963, interim authorizations of $10 million each year similarly provided only for operating expenses, so that the acquisition and construction of facilities during the three years 1961-1963 was not significant. However, the program was able to approach its earlier level of activity when Public Law 88-94, approved August 12, 1963, authorized $26.3 million for capital projects. The 1966 appropriation is expected to exhaust this authority and the acquisition and construction of additional facilities will depend on a further extension of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, which will be requested of the 89th Congress. which provided for the purchase of excess foreign currencies generated from sales abroad of U.S. surplus agricultural commodities. These currencies supplement the regular building fund and are used principally to acquire capital assets in the form of real property, thereby accelerating the building program. Countries in which these currencies will be available to the program in 1966 are Brazil, Burma, India, Israel, Nepal (through use of Indian rupees), Pakistan, Poland, United Arab Republic, and Yugoslavia. These funds will be credited to and expended under the regular appropriation. EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, to be expended pursuant to the requirement of section 291 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 107), [$1,500,000, and in addition $400,000 for the fiscal year 1964] $1,600,000. (Department of State Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 129 121 118 10.3 10.4 10.4 $10,481 $11,416 $11,566 Program by activities: 10 Unforeseen emergencies (obligations) (object class 91.0)... Average grade: Foreign Service staff. Average salary: Foreign Service staff. 1.9 $13,489 Average salary in foreign countries (local rates) 1.9 $14,533 $2,873 $2,970 Financing: 1.9 $14,720 $2,941 ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD (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), for the purposes authorized by section 104(1) of that Act, to be credited to and expended under the appropriation account for "Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad", to remain available until expended, [$5,000,000] $6,500,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be used for payments in currencies available in the Treasury for the purposes of section 104(f) of such Act, unless such currencies are excess to the normal requirements of the United States. (Department of State Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) |