For necessary expenses of the Department of State, not otherwise provided for, including expenses authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158), not otherwise provided for; expenses necessary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States in Germany (including those arising under the supreme authority assumed by the United States on June 5, 1945, and under contractual arrangements with the Federal Republic of Germany); salary of the United States member of the Board for the Validation of German Bonds in the United States at the rate of $17,100 per annum; [expenses of the National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation as authorized by sections 3, 5, and 6 of the Act of July 30, 1946 (22 U.S.C. 2870, 287q, 287r);] purchase (not to exceed [sixteen] fifteen, of which four are for replacement only) or hire of passenger motor vehicles; printing and binding outside the continental United States without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111); services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); purchase of uniforms; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672, as amended, of title 28 of the United States Code when such claims arise in foreign countries and payment of meritorious claims as authorized by section 2(b) of the Act of August 1, 1956, as amended (5 U.S.C. 170g); dues for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only, or to members at a price lower than to others; employment of aliens by contract for services abroad; refund of fees erroneously charged and paid for passports; radio communications; payment in advance for subscriptions to commercial information, telephone and similar services abroad; care and transportation of prisoners and persons declared insane; expenses, as authorized by law (18 U.S.C. 3192), of bringing to the United States from foreign countries persons charged with crime; and procurement by contract or otherwise, of services, supplies, and facilities, as follows: (1) translating, (2) analysis and tabulation of technical information, and (3) preparation of special maps, globes, and geographic aids; [$141,210,000 $162,800,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be used to purchase foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That passenger motor vehicles in possession of the Foreign Service abroad may be replaced in accordance with section 7 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 891), and the cost, including the exchange allowance, of each such replacement shall not exceed $3,800 in the case of the chief of mission automobile at each diplomatic mission (except that [eight] ten such vehicles may be purchased at not to exceed $7,800 each) and $1,500 in the case of all other such vehicles except station wagons. (Department of State Appropriation Act, 1963.) Note. Includes $154 thousand for activities previously funded from reimbursements to this appropriation and excludes $631 thousand for activities transferred in the estimates to Mutual educational and cultural exchange activities." amounts obligated in 1962 and 1963 are shown in the schedule as comparative transfers. Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) The 1 Reimbursements from non-Federal sources are derived from payments for cablegrams and telephone service involved in procuring information for corporations, hrms, and individuals (5 U.S.C. 169), from sales of personal property (40 U.S.C. 481(c)). from refunds of terminal leave payments (5 U.S.C. 61(b)), and from recov eries of jury service fees (5 U.S.C. 30p).' The program described below is financed by this appropriation and by reimbursements from other agencies, which are provided with most of their administrative services overseas by the Department of State, and from non-Federal sources, as follows (in thousands of dollars): ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Con. General and special funds—Continued SALARIES AND EXPENSES-Continued 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 overseas administrative services. Major items of increase are the establishment of new posts, intensification of efforts to expand U.S. exports, selected staffing increases, and more adequate provision for non-salary expenses. A continued rise in travel abroad is anticipated in 1964 as reflected in the following annual number of passports applied for in the United States: 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. The major item of increase is for a more thorough review and evaluation of the programs and personnel administration of international organizations. 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. The increase is to meet the demands of the public for information on our foreign policy and relations with other countries. 5. Central program services.-These provide personnel and physical security measures, translating and interpreting services, direction and administration of the Foreign Service Institute, and coordination of governmental foreign reporting requirements. The increase is mainly for the expansion of functional and language and area training programs. 6. Administrative and staff activities. This includes normal domestic administrative activities 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 major items of increase are for an information retrieval program involving the operation of a computer index and establishment of a special purpose computer file to support policy planning and decision-making, and for additional equipment. A supplemental appropriation is anticipated for 1963. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Program by activities: 2. Conduct of diplomatic and consular relations with foreign countries.... 5. Central program services.. 5.590 410 For necessary expenses of [maintenance, operation, repair, and payment of leaseholds of properties acquired pursuant to] 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, expenses, and allowances of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), [$10,000,000] $27,000,000, of which not less than [$7,000,000 $19,000,000 shall be used to purchase 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 [$1,323,000 $1,350,000 may Total properly holdings as of 1961 New obligational authority (appropriation) -1.634 102 10,000 10,000 27,000 The foreign buildings program provides consolidated office space for the Foreign Service and other Government agencies abroad, and living quarters for American employees. This program also finances real property leases of 10 years or more (shorter term leases are included in Salaries and expenses, above), procurement of initial furniture and furnishings and repair, maintenance, and operating costs of these facilities. The following table shows present and estimated property holdings by type of structure and geographic area (dollars in thousands): Actual 1962 Estimated 1963 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Con. General and special funds-Continued [In thousands of dollars] Public Law 480 [OPERATION] ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD-Continued The program has been financed primarily through the purchase of foreign currencies held by the Treasury Department resulting from lend-lease settlements, sale of surplus war property, and other sources. Starting in 1961, a separate appropriation for the purchase of foreign currencies, under Public Law 480, increased the resources available to the building program. These supplemental funds are being used principally to acquire capital assets in the form of real property, thereby accelerating the foreign buildings program. Outmoded or otherwise unsatisfactory Governmentowned or leased office space is replaced with structures designed specifically to meet the particular needs of the Foreign Service or other overseas Government operations. Housing is provided American employees in localities where unsuitable housing is all that is available or the housing is substandard in relation to American living standards. Authority for this program is not permanent, but is expressed in terms of a monetary limitation. The 1961 appropriation exhausted the authority. An interim authorization of $10 million was enacted in 1960. This situation limited appropriations to $10.7 million for 1961 and $10 million each for fiscal years 1962 and 1963, with the result that no significant amount remained for capital assets after providing for the expenses of operating and maintaining present property holdings. The 1964 request provides for financing only a portion of the backlog of urgently needed buildings, housing, and facilities in all parts of the world. It places particular emphasis on facilities in Africa at many posts which recently have been established or elevated to embassies as a result of the rapid growth of independent national status. The estimate assumes the enactment of legislation authorizing this appropriation. The 1964 estimate is shown below by geographic area, agency, and function. [In thousands of dollars] Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 25 Other services.. Services of other State accounts.. 26 Supplies and materials.. 31 Equipment... 11 Personnel compensation: Permanent positions... Other personnel compensation.. 29 Total personnel compensation... 12 Personnel benefits... 124 125 140 21 Travel and transportation of persons. 213 22 Transportation of things..... 561 23 Rent, communications, and utilities. 1,018 Printing and reproduction.. 1 1 1.755 3,836 4,643 4,700 645 667 681 1,668 3,180 19,550 16,616 ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) For purchase of 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, [$2,205,000] $3,900,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be used for the purchase of 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, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Repair and maintenance of real property...... Minor improvements.. 188886 Financing: Repair and maintenance of personal 200 property... Project supervision.. 4,650 2,205 3,900 |