"Salaries and expenses. --The bill includes a total of $178,433,000 for necessary salaries and expenses of this Agency to enable it to carry out international information activities as authorized by law. This total is made up of $165,433,000 in the item "Salaries and expenses" and $13,000,000 in the item "Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)." The total amount allowed is a decrease of $2,867,000 in the total requested and is the same amount as was appropriated for the current fiscal year including pay act costs contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1970, as passed by the House." 1971 BUDGET REQUEST The House allowed the entire $13.0 million requested for this appropriation. The 1971 estimate provides for the continued financing of local currency costs in those countries designated by the Treasury Department as excess currency countries. For 1971, these countries are Burma, Ceylon, Guinea, India (and Nepal), Israel, Morocco, Pakistan, Poland, Tunisia, the United Arab Republic, and Yugoslavia. The increase of $2.2 million requested for this appropriation is made up of $911 thousand for shared administrative support payments previously charged to the dollar appropriation; $405 thousand for continuing costs funded from unobligated balances in 1970; $126 thousand for the net added costs of local salary changes; and $758 thousand for expanded program activities, principally for periodical and book publishing programs in India, Ceylon, Pakistan, and Yugoslavia, and for establishment of a reading room at Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. SALARIES AND EXPENSES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) SUMMARY OF PERMANENT POSITIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEARS 1970 AND 1971 b/ Includes $183,000 in supplemental pay funds as passed by House. Amendments Requested (1) Page 52, line 25, strike out: "$3,500,000" and insert: "$4,626,000". This change is requested to provide restoration of funds to meet continuing program activity costs in fiscal year 1971. House Report "Special International Exhibitions A total of $3,832,000 is recommended for this program of which $332,000 is for payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. The amount allowed is an increase of $1,049,000 over the comparable appropriation for the current fiscal year and is a decrease of $1,956,000 from the budget request." Application of the House Allowance The House bill allows $3,500,000 in the dollar program for Special International Exhibitions, a reduction of $1,956,000 from the budget request. This amount is $717,000 more than the 1970 appropriation. The materials which follow show the application of the House reduction and the requested restoration by program. 1. Fairs and exhibitions: The 1971 request, $4,656,000, is for a program of participation in seven international fairs in East Europe and Berlin; The Agency's 1971 restoration request reduces the estimate from 2. 3. Labor Missions: The 1971 request for $200,000 is for a program of labor missions and special exhibits at three of the East European fairs, and three independent exhibits in Africa and Latin America. Under the House Allowance, the budget would be reduced by $15,500 to $184,500. This cut would require the elimination of the Fall1970 mission planned for Brazil. Trade Missions: The 1971 request of $600,000 provides for a program of trade promotion by means of a series of 30 industry-organized missions, two Government-organized missions, and eighteen combined mission efforts. Under the House Allowance, the budget would be reduced by $144,500 to a total of $455,500. This cut would require the elimination of eight of the 18 joint missions planned for 1971, and a reduction in the employment rate during the year. PROGRAM SUMMARY--SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS a/ Includes $183,000 in supplemental pay funds as passed by House. b As amended by H. Doc. 91-305. |