1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $61 thousand; 1964, $58 thousand; 1965, $58 thousand; 1966. $58 thousand. Funds have been appropriated for the purchase of extra wide median strips and related highway construction cost increases necessary to provide for eventual rapid transit facilities along Interstate Route 66 in Virginia and Interstate Route 95 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Maryland. No funds have been expended for these purposes, but a transfer was made in 1965 for administrative expenses. Under proposed legislation.-Legislation will be proposed to authorize construction of a rail rapid transit system for the District of Columbia, and funds as the initial increment of the Federal grant will be requested. The District of Columbia will advance $5.7 million for its share of the 1966 construction costs. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FOOD MARKETING General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the National Commission on Food Marketing, established by Public Law 88-354, approved July 3, 1964, [$700,000 $1,500,000. (Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 31-31-1100-0-1-355 10 Program by activities: Study and appraise the marketing structure of the food industry (program costs, funded)'. Change in selected resources 2 Total obligations.. Financing: 40 New obligational authority (appropriation). Relation of obligations to expenditures: 71 Total obligations (affecting expenditures).72 Obligated balance, start of year..... 74 Obligated balance, end of year.... 90 Expenditures. 1964 actual 1965 estimate estimate 1966 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1965, $36 thousand; 1966. $18 thousand. 2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1964. $0 thousand; 1965, $20 thousand; 1966, $100 thousand. Public Law 88-354, dated July 3, 1964, established a Commission to study and appraise the marketing structure of the food industry and report to the President and the Congress by July 1, 1965. Legislation is proposed to extend the reporting date to July 1, 1966. The Commis 45 160 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities. sion will cease to exist 90 days after submission of the final report. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1964 actual 1965 estimate 1966 estimate 531 1. Commission and administrative costs.-The Commission is charged with studying the current and future. impact of technological changes, automation, and economic progress on human and community needs and recommending specific administrative and legislative steps to be taken on the Federal, State, and local government levels. The Commission will submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the President and the 6 Congress by January 1, 1966. The activity provides Commission, staff assistance, and administrative costs through its termination date of January 31, 1966. 657 2. Contract research.-Research and analytical contracts 100 with both private and Federal agencies will be negotiated to compile studies and reports. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Total program costs, funded-obligations.... 574 251 251 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-167), and other laws, [$25,000,000] $28,165,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the LaborManagement Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. (47 U.S.C. 222, Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1965.) 16,395 17,335 3. Board adjudication.. 1,936 2,357 2,734 2,955 4. Securing compliance with Board orders.. 3,480 3,665 4,398 28,132 resources 1 56 -12 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD-Con. General and special funds-Continued SALARIES AND EXPENSES-Continued Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 31-35-0100-0-1-652 34 2. Trial examiner hearing.-Trial examiners conduct public hearings in unfair labor practice cases. Their findings and recommendations are set forth in trial examiner decisions. In 1964 there were 1,069 hearings held, 148 proceedings adjusted and 744 decisions issued. The estimate for 1965 is for 1,170 hearings, 183 adjusted proceedings and 857 decisions. The 1966 estimate is for 1,235 hearings, 246 adjusted proceedings, and 1,081 decisions. 3. Board adjudication.-In an unfair labor practice case a trial examiner's decision becomes a Board order if no exceptions are filed. About 24% of these trial examiner decisions become automatic Board orders. The remainder are referred to the Board for decision, of which the Board issued 547 in 1964. The estimate for 1965 is 764 and the estimate for 1966 is 887. The Board issued 266 decisions in contested representation proceedings in 1963 and 197 in 1964; it is estimated that issuances will be 184 and 196 in 1965 and 1966, respectively. These decisions are inclusive of those cases in which a request for review of 28,165 regional director's decisions has been granted. Regional directors issued 2,034 such decisions in 1963, and 1,820 in 1964. The estimate is 1,970 for 1965 and 2,077 in 1966. 4. Securing compliance with Board orders.—If the parties do not voluntarily comply with the Board's order involving unfair labor practices, the Board must request the courts to enforce its decisions. In 1964 a total of 249 Board decisions of all kinds required litigation; the estimate for 1965 is 315; the estimate for 1966 is 384. 33 28,165 28,165 28,165 Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 90 71 Total obligations.. 72 Obligated balance, start of year.. 74 Obligated balance, end of year.. 77 Adjustments in expired accounts. Expenditures excluding pay increase supplemental... 22,306 26,158 1,582 -1,812 1,812 -2,311 28,165 2,311 -2,361 91 Expenditures from civilian pay increase supplemental___ Positions other than permanent.... 53 70 84 39 41 44 11.5 58 Other personnel compensation... 75 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $119 thousand; 1964, $175 thousand; 1965, $163 thousand; 1966, $196 thousand. The Board resolves representation disputes in industry and remedies and prevents specified unfair labor practices by employers or labor organizations. Additional funds are requested to enable the agency to effectively cope with a steadily rising caseload in both unfair labor practice and representation cases. Estimates for 1966 reflect an intake increase over 1965 of 8.4% for unfair labor practice cases and 5.7% for representation cases. 1. Field investigation.-Charges of unfair labor practices and petitions for elections to resolve representation disputes are investigated by regional office personnel. About 88% of the unfair labor practice cases and about 81% of the representation cases are closed by settlement, dismissal, or withdrawal. The remainder are prepared for public hearing. The agency strives for the voluntary settlement of disputes, and the high incidence of informal settlements achieved thus far is expected to continue in 1966. Intragovernmental funds: Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)—Continued 943 ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS Identification code Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 31-40-0100-0-1-652 1,950 Program by activities: 44 Proposed supplemental due to civilian pay increases.. 10 Trial examiner hearing (obligations). Relation of obligations to expenditures: Expenditures excluding pay increase supplemental. 10 Total obligations... 70 Receipts and other offsets (items 11-17).. Expenditures from civilian pay increase supplemental............... 2,039 Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 11.1 Personnel compensation: Permanent Note.-Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963. $30 thousand; (1964 adjustments, -$5 thousand); 1964, $25 thousand; 1965, $25 thousand; 1966, $25 thousand. 1. Mediation.-The Board mediates labor disputes and determines collective bargaining representatives for the 700 carriers and 1.25 million employees in the railroad and airline industries. positions... 12.0 Personnel benefits.. 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons.. 2-2 10 1 1 2 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES 16.0 $21,555 For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including temporary employment of referees under section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, at rates not in excess of $100 per diem; and emergency boards appointed by the President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U.S.C. 160); [$1,970,000 $2,050,000. 154; Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare (45 U.S.C. Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 2. Voluntary arbitration and emergency disputes.-When mediation fails, the parties are urged to submit their differences to arbitration or special adjustment boards, including neutral members paid from this account. If neither mediation nor voluntary arbitration is successful, the President, when notified of disputes which threaten seriously to interrupt service, may appoint an emergency board to investigate and report on the dispute as a basis for agreement. Arbitration boards... Special adjustment boards.. Emergency boards.......... NUMBER OF BOARDS 3. Adjustment of railroad grievances.-Railroad employee grievances resulting from application of collective bargaining contracts may be brought for settlement to the 36-man board composed of 4 divisions. Each division has an equal number of carriers and union representatives paid by the parties and handles the grievances of a particular type of employee. The appropriation provides clerical assistance to the board and neutral referees to sit with divisions of the board when they are deadlocked. 629 728 750 2. Voluntary arbitration and emergency disputes.... 452 460 460 3. Adjustment of railroad grievances....... 830 834 840 New obligational authority.. 1,950 2,022 2,050 Pending, end of year.. Referee days of service.. WORKLOAD DATA NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S. C. 55a); [purchase,. maintenance and operation of one aircraft; [hire of one aircraft purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; [$420,400,000 $530,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the foregoing amount not less than $37,600,000 shall be available for tuition, mentary training for secondary school science and mathematics teachers: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of the which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development foregoing appropriation may be used to purchase foreign currencies grants, and allowances in connection with a program of supple and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 104(k) of that Act: [Provided further, That no part of the foregoing appropriation may be transferred to any other agency of the government for research without the approval of the Bureau of the Budget.] (Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 424.367 530.000 372.869 472,236 -372,869-472,236-597,236 310.433 325,000 405,000 The Foundation supports the basic sciences and science education, primarily at colleges and universities. Grants are made for basic research, research facilities, support of graduate study, science teacher training and curriculum improvement, scientific information services, and special programs for institutional development. Major emphasis in 1966 is on providing funds in the Foundation budget to maintain an adequate rate of growth in Federal support for research in colleges and universities. Funds are also included for increased support for graduate training in the sciences and engineering and for strengthening science programs at developing institutions. provides for the award of grants and contracts in the 1. Basic research and supporting facilities.-The budget various activity areas as follows: duct of basic research are awarded on the basis of scientific (a) Basic research project grants.-Grants for the conmerit to investigators at more than 450 institutions. GRANTS FOR SUPPORT OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Number of grants awarded....... 1963 1964 actual actual 1966 1965 estimate estimate 2,709 2,892 2,900 4,300 (b) National research programs. Support is provided for broad national programs of scientific research, including the Antarctic research program, the International Indian Ocean Expedition and deep crustal studies of the earth (Project Mohole). A new ocean sediment coring program will be initiated in the budget year. (c) Specialized research facilities support.-Grants are made for major items of research equipment and specialized scientific facilities, primarily at colleges and uni versities. (d) National research centers.-The development and 95,000 operation of national centers for basic research in optical |