Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $31 thousand; 1963, $8 thousand; 1964, $36 thousand. 2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $22 thousand; (1962 adjustments, $2 thousand): 1962, $37 thousand; 1963. $68 thousand; 1964, $68 thousand. This appropriation, derived from proceeds from the transfer of excess property and the disposal of surplus property, provides for all utilization and disposal functions of the General Services Administration with respect to excess and surplus real and personal property and the rehabilitation of personal property to be performed by the Utilization and Disposal Service, except fees of auctioneers, brokers, etc., which are financed through a special account. 63 mate e ITIES SERVE Increases for 1964 provide for further emphasis on reuse or prompt disposal of existing real and personal property to obviate new capital and procurement outlays. Income from disposal activities in 1962 was $72.2 million, and is estimated to increase to $80.5 million in 1963, and $87 million in 1964. Fair value of personal property received from other appropriations or funds without cost for use by GSA is as follows: 1962, $12 thousand; 1963, $14 thousand; and 1964, $9 thousand. 1. Real property. This activity provides for (a) utilization of excess and disposal of surplus real property, including national industrial reserve properties; (b) protection and maintenance of excess, surplus, and national industrial reserve properties; and (c) payments in lieu of taxes on certain properties as required by law. The increase for 1964 is directly related to the current program of phasing out various military installations over a period of years and provides for utilization transfers of 145 properties in 1964 as compared to 140 in 1963 and sale of 385 surplus properties in 1964 as compared to 375 in 1963. 2. Personal property. This activity provides for (a) utilization of usable excess personal property, thereby obviating new purchases; (b) sale of surplus personal property; and (c) rehabilitation of personal property. The increase for 1964 provides for screening of excess inventories held by contractors with the Department of Defense and extending sales responsibility to cover the remaining civil agencies not now served. Utilization transfers at acquisition cost were $362.7 million in 1962 and are estimated at $400 million in 1963 and $435 million in 1964. Proceeds from sale of surplus personal property were $6.4 million in 1962 and are programmed at $12.5 million in 1963 and $14 million in 1964. 1963 1964 estimate estimate Financing: New obligational authority (appropriation).. 621 800 800 950 650 1,151 2,320 2,400 58 -120 -200 1,209 2,200 2,200 1 Excludes adjustment of prior year costs $2 thousand. 2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961. $790 thousand (1962 adjustments, $420 thousand); 1962, $428 thousand; 1963, $308 thousand; 1964, $108 thousand. Appraisers, auctioneers, and brokers familiar with local markets are used to accelerate the disposal of surplus real and related personal property. Fees of appraisers, auctioneers, and brokers and costs of advertising and surveying are paid out of receipts, subject to a limit of 12% of the proceeds of all dispositions within each year (40 U.S.C.A. 485(b)). Also paid from such proceeds is the 5.193 direct expense in connection with utilization of excess real and related personal property (68 Stat. 1051). Sales by both auctioneers and brokers amounted to $8.2 million in 1962 and are estimated at $12 million in 1963 and $14 million in 1964. This appropriation provides for basic operations of the General Services Administration which deal with management of the Government's archives and records, including custody and administration of permanent records in the National Archives and other noncurrent records in Federal records centers, assistance to records management programs of Government agencies, operation of presidential libraries, and filing and publication of Federal laws and regulations. The estimate for 1964 is $562 thousand more than 1963 financing, $285 thousand of which is for records management assistance and records center activities. In 1964 records in custody of the National Archives and Federal records centers will total 8,200,000 cubic feet. Reference services will total 5,400,000. Fair value of personal property received from other appropriations or funds without cost for use by GSA is as follows: 1962, $85 thousand; 1963, $63 thousand; 1964, $58 thousand. 1. Records management and centers.-Records of Federal agencies which must be retained for a period of time, but are not needed for frequent reference, are brought into and administered in regional Federal records centers serving specified geographical areas. National centers at St. Louis administer records of veterans of the armed services and records of former civilian employees of the Government, and maintain a locator file for civilians currently employed. In addition to civilian agencies, records center facilities are now furnished to the entire Naval Establishment, the Army, and Air Force at the seat of Government, and for selected Army records throughout the world. The workload in Federal records centers is shown in the following table: 1962 actual 1963 1964 estimate estimate Program by activities: 1. Records management and centers. 9,327 2. Archives and related services... 9,603 9,888 3. Service direction_... 3,765 552 4. Administrative operations. 541 613 734 2. Archives and related services.-The permanently valuable records of the Government are selected, arranged, cataloged, preserved, and serviced in the Archives of the United States. Related services consist of (a) publication of the Federal Register and related compilations and the United States Statutes at Large, (b) preservation and servicing of historical materials in presidential libraries, and (c) servicing the National Historical Publications Commission. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1964 1962 1963 actual estimate estimate Transferred to "Salaries and expenses, Office of Administrator" (5 U.S.C. 630d) (−)---| 14,000 14,000 15,000 Total personnel compensation.. Travel and transportation of persons.. Payment to interagency motor pools. 23 Rent, communications, and utilities.. 956 24 Printing and reproduction.. 87 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $209 thousand; 1963, $185 thousand; 1964, $185 thousand. Excludes adjustments of prior year costs of $16 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $300 thousand (1962 adjustments. -$35 thousand): 1962, $220 thousand; 1963. $220 thousand; 1964, $220 thousand. 25 Other services... 306 278 Payment to Administrative operations fund...... 11,024 39 11.154 638 695 Services of other agencies.. 67 857 100 17 156 26 Supplies and materials.. 321 334 25 Other services.. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1208 1 Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $38 thousand; 1963, $70 thousand; 1964, $55 thousand. Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $13 thousand (1962 adjustments, -$8 thousand); 1962, $261 thousand; 1963. $218 thousand: 1964, $266 thousand. This appropriation provides for improving management of transportation, communication, and public utility services in all civilian agencies, protecting the Govern134 ment's interests in cases before regulatory bodies, and for providing assistance to civilian agencies in each of these specialized fields. 41 12 Personnel benefits.. 26 Supplies and materials.. 555 8.5 $8,882 $8,882 Fair value of personal property received from other appropriations or funds without cost for use by GSA is as follows: 1962, $2 thousand; 1963, $1 thousand; and 1964, $1 thousand. 1. Transportation services.-Plans and procedures for improving transportation practices and operations in civilian agencies are developed; reasonable rates are negotiated with carriers; the Government's interest as a user is protected in proceedings before regulatory bodies; and procurement assistance, rates, routing, and related services are supplied to executive agencies. 2. Communication services.-Plans are developed for a Federal communications system for general and national defense use, compatible with Department of Defense communication systems. Studies of equipment utilization, service, rates and economic factors are made, contracts negotiated, and management and control of operations are provided. 3. Motor vehicle management.-Governmentwide policies and procedures are developed for improving the overall efficiency of the operation of the Government-owned TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES-Continued EXPENSES, FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) General and special funds-Continued OPERATING EXPENSES, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE-Continued motor vehicle fleet, and assisting the various Federal agencies with motor equipment management. 4. Public utilities services.-Negotiations are conducted with public utilities companies on behalf of executive agencies and technical assistance is rendered in connection with regulatory proceedings. Representation services are provided the Department of Defense in public utility cases generally and in proceed- Intragovernmental funds: ings relating to the semiautomatic ground environment system (SAGE). Proposed for separate transmittal: FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) |