FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION-Continued Public enterprise funds-Continued

Proposed for separate transmittal-Continued

RURAL HOUSING LOAN REVOLVING FUND-Continued

for later sale, it is expected that approximately $150 million in loans from private sources will be insured. The legislation would also provide authority to insure the farm labor housing and rental housing for the elderly loans presently insured through the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund. All of these loans would be made and serviced by the Farmers Home Administration.

Intragovernmental funds:

ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

OFFICE OF RURAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT General and special funds:

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Office of Rural Areas Development in providing leadership, coordination, liaison, and related services in the rural areas development activities of the Department, $134,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a).

Note. Estimate is for activities previously carried under "Salaries and expenses," General Administration. The amount obligated in 1963 is shown in the schedule as a comparative transfer.

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Intragovernmental funds:

ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)—Continued

161

27

Program by activities:

For carrying out responsibilities and authorities delegated under Area Redevelopment

Act, Commerce (costs-obligations)..

Transferred to (−):

Advances and reimbursements from other accounts....

"Salaries and expenses," general adminis

Unobligated balance lapsing (−)

tration (76 Stat. 1212).

-2

-2

"Operating expenses, Public Buildings

Total financing...

Service", General Services Administration (75 Stat. 353) .

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1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $46 thousand; 1963, $40 thousand; 1964, $40 thousand.

Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $24 thousand (1962 adjustments, -$2 thousand); 1962, $20 thousand; 1963, $20 thousand; 1964, $20 thousand.

The Office serves as legal counsel for the Secretary of Agriculture and performs all legal work for the Department. It represents the Department in administrative proceedings for the promulgation of rules and regulations having the force and effect of law and in quasi-judicial hearings held in connection with the administration of Department programs. The Office also represents the Secretary in proceedings before the Interstate Commerce Commission dealing with rates and practices relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and in appeals to the courts from the decisions of the Commission. It examines titles to lands to be acquired by the Department or accepted as security for loans, and disposes of claims arising out of the Department's activities. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

General and special funds:

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Information for the dissemination of agricultural information and the coordination of informational work and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, [$1,610,000 $1,684,000, of which total appropriation not to exceed $537,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of which shall be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as they shall direct (7 U.S.C. 417), and not less than two hundred and thirty- [three thousand] two thousand two hundred and fifty copies for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives of part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) as authorized by section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (44 U.S.C. 241): Provided, That in the preparation of motion pictures or exhibits by the Department, not exceeding a total of $10,000 may be used for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by (5 U.S.Č. section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 511-512; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.)

Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $6 thousand; 1963, $ 1964, $6 thousand.

2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows:

Publications consigned to Government Printing Office....

Unpaid undelivered orders...

Total selected resources.---

1962 adjust

1961 ments 1962

157

160

248 =3 306

405 -3 466

The Office has responsibility for the informatio the entire Department. Its major objective is to farmers, agricultural, and closely related gr to the public the Department's research, actio tory, and other programs, using all informati This work is carried on in close cooperation with grant institutions and with private industries w agriculture. Workload depends upon Depart gram demands, direct requests, and legislativ

ments.

1. Publications review and distribution.-The ment's printed publications are reviewed, publi distributed. Processed publications are review lications include farmers' bulletins, leaflets, p scientific, research, and marketing publicati agricultural statistics.

2. Review and distribution of current agricult mation. The Department's widespread activiti extensive preparation of information material radio and television use, as well as for specific as outlets and the general public. Over 4,000 per price, and market reports and press 'releases annually. Digests, newsletters, special articles, editorial services are made available to press ass farm and general publications, trade publicati newspapers, and encyclopedic annuals. Radio reach farmers locally through single stations broadcast nationally through the major network television packages, and other services are prepa use of land-grant institutions, television far

1. Coordination with trade, industry, and commodity groups. A program for the participation by agricultural trade, industry, and commodity groups in the centennial observance was developed and coordinated by the Department of Agriculture. This part of the centennial observance was in addition to, and coordinated with, centennial activities carried out directly by the Department, the landgrant institutions, and other governmental agencies. The trade, industry, and commodity groups financed the costs of the activities in which they participated.

2. Additional printing costs of the 1962 Yearbook of Agriculture. The 1962 Yearbook of Agriculture commemorated the centennial year since the establishment of the Department of Agriculture. In dealing with the Department's role in agriculture over the past century, the higher costs of the yearbook, above those provided under Salaries and expenses, Office of Information were paid from this item.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

Program by activities:

Agricultural library services (program costs, funded)1....

Change in selected resources 2

Total obligations............

Financing:

Unobligated balance lapsing.. New obligational authority.

New obligational authority: Appropriation.

1,013 1,186

1,695

12

1,025

1,186

1,695

4

Transferred to "Salaries and expenses, general administration (76 Stat. 1212) (-)-----Appropriation (adjusted).

Proposed transfer from "Reimbursement to Commodity Credit Corporation for costs for special milk programs" due to pay increases......

It

The National Agricultural Library, cooperating jointly with the two other national libraries-the Library of Congress and the National Library of Medicine-provides coverage and servicing of worldwide publications in the agricultural, chemical, and biological sciences. serves the research, extension, regulatory, and other programs of the Department and State agricultural agencies. It contains approximately 1,200,000 volumes, probably the most extensive agricultural collection in existence. Since the Library's primary purpose is to provide for research needs, substantive publications in the animal sciences, plant sciences, agricultural chemistry, agricultural engineering, soils, forestry, agricultural products, home economics, world sociology, agricultural economics, and agricultural statistics are acquired and preserved. Publications are regularly acquired from more than 50 countries on subjects ranging from apiculture to zootomy. In addition, printed information of agricultural societies, organizations, cooperatives, and general material in the field of agriculture are collected and made available for use.

Information contained in the agricultural literature is disseminated through bibliographies, loans, photocopies and reference services to agricultural colleges and universities, research institutions, Government agencies, agricultural associations, industry, individual scientists, farmers, and the general public in every part of the world.

During 1962, 13,043 volumes and 234,744 separate issues of periodicals were added to the collection by purchase, gift, and exchange. During the same period 238,064 loans of books and periodicals were made and 96,893 reference questions answered.

The increase proposed for 1964 would be used to provide faster and more specialized services to agricultural scientists through automation, and to increase purchasing,