APPENDIX TO THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1964 22 Transportation of things... 1,877 27,145 23 Rent, communications, and utilities. 24 Printing and reproduction.. 161 148 25 Other services.. 26 Supplies and materials. 31 Equipment... 32 Lands and structures. 41 Grants, subsidies, and contributions. 42 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 43 Interest and dividends... 162 10,917 115,138 56,546 5,692 8,203 384,893 365,916 380,902 -61,799 -8,626 1,002 1. Program operation.-The Agency advises the Secretary of State and the President on arms control and disarmament policy and its implementation, conducts negotiations with other countries looking toward international agreements to control, reduce or eliminate arms, and will direct U.S. participation in such control systems as may be adopted. The Agency was created on September 26, 1961 under authority of Public Law 87-297. Prior work had been conducted by the Department of State. 2. Contract research.-Contracts or grants are entered into with private or public institutions for the conduct of research, development, and studies in the field of arms control and disarmament. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Average grade, grades established by the board $6,163 $6,172 Other personnel compensation.. 291 2,125 112 677 2,914 160 120 10 42 9 11,000 740 1 2 31 Equipment... 2 3 2,015 Personnel Summary UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (75 Stat. 527), and the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), to carry out international information activities, including employment, without regard to the civil service and classification laws, of (1) persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $120,000), (2) aliens within the United States, and (3) aliens abroad for service in the United States relating to the translation or narration of colloquial speech in foreign languages (such aliens to be investigated for such employment in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General); travel expenses of aliens employed abroad for service in the United States and their dependents to and from the United States; 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); entertainment within the United States not to exceed [$500] $3,000; hire of passenger motor vehicles; insurance on official motor vehicles in foreign countries; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); 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; advance of funds notwithstanding section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; 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 service abroad; purchase of ice and drinking water abroad; payment of excise taxes on negotiable instruments abroad; [cost of transporting to and from a place of storage and the cost of storing the furniture and household and personal effects of an employee of the Foreign Service who is assigned to a post at which he is unable to use his furniture and effects, under such regulations as the Director may prescribe;] actual expenses of preparing and transporting to their former homes the remains of persons, not United States Government employees, who may die away from their homes while participating in activities authorized under this appropriation; radio activities and acquisition and production of motion pictures and visual materials and purchase or rental of technical equipment and facilities therefor, narration, script-writing, translation, and engineering services, by contract or otherwise; maintenance, improvement, and repair of properties used for information activities in foreign countries; fuel and utilities for Government-owned or leased property abroad; rental or lease for periods not exceeding five years of offices, buildings, grounds, and living quarters for officers and employees engaged in informational activities abroad; travel expenses for employees attending official international conferences, without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and to the rates of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses under the Travel Expense Act of 1949, but at rates not in excess of comparable allowances approved for such conferences by the Secretary of State; and purchase of objects for presentation to foreign governments, schools, or organizations; [$120,500,000 $146,550,000, of which not less than $11,000,000 shall be used to purchase foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That not to exceed [$110,000] $140,000 may be used for representation abroad: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for expenses in connection with travel of personnel outside the continental United States, including travel of dependents and transportation of personal effects, household goods, or automobiles of such personnel, when any part of such travel or transportation begins in the current fiscal year pursuant to travel orders issued in that year, notwithstanding the fact that such travel or transportation may not be completed during the current year: Provided further, That passenger motor vehicles used abroad exclusively for the purposes of this appropriation may be exchanged or sold, pursuant to section 201(c) of the Act of June 30, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 (c)), and the exchange allowances or proceeds of such sales shall be available for replacement of an equal number of such vehicles and the cost, including the exchange allowance of each such replacement, except buses and station wagons, shall not exceed $1,500: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), the United States Information Agency is authorized, in making contracts for the use of international shortwave radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to indemnify the owners and operators of said radio stations and facilities from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities: Provided further, That existing appointments and assignments to the Foreign Service Reserve for the purposes of foreign information and educational activities which expire during the current fiscal year may be extended for a period of one year in addition to the period of appointment or assignment otherwise authorized. (Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.) Note. Estimates for 1964 include $126 thousand for activities transferred from U.S. Information Agency, Salaries and expenses, special foreign currency program; and exclude $100 thousand for activities transferred to U.S. Information Agency, Special international exhibitions. The amounts obligated in 1962 and 1963 are shown in the schedules as comparative transfers. The United States Information Agency, by means of communication techniques, submits evidence to peoples of other nations that the objectives and policies of the United States are in harmony with and will advance their legitimate aspirations for freedom, progress, and peace. The intention is to encourage foreign peoples to take action consistent with our national objectives. Agency operations are largely financed from this appropriation covering dollar and certain foreign currency costs and from the following special foreign currency appropriation for the purchase of U.S.-owned currencies in excess of the normal requirements of the United States. The increase of approximately $23.9 million in this appropriation will provide for (a) an additional $12.4 million for overseas program expenses plus related media and other support services to meet increased costs and to allow some expansion in programs; (b) about $4.8 million for expansion of worldwide television, motion pictures, press, and publications, and information center activities; (c) $4.1 million for radio programing and facilities operations; and (d) a net increase of $2.6 million for domestic support activities related to the overall program. In 1964, mission activities will be aimed at broader audiences. Special emphasis on increased and improved television and radio programing and book and motion picture output will be directed toward the Far East, Latin America, and Africa. Eight new branch posts will be opened in the latter two areas. 2. Media services.-These services provide support for oversea country programs. (a) Press and publications service maintains communications facilities for the transmission of editorial and feature materials for adaptation by oversea missions. It produces two monthly magazines titled "America Illustrated," one for distribution in the Soviet Union and one for distribution in Poland; and one bimonthly magazine, "Life in America," in Arabic, sold on newsstands throughout the Arab world. The service also operates three regional printing centers and provides oversea missions. with printing supplies and equipment. (b) Motion picture service produces and acquires films which are then translated into as many as 58 foreign languages. Substantially increased production and acquisition of films is planned. The service adapts films for specific country or area use, and directs the foreign production, use and distribution of films. It also supplies the missions with mobile film units and equipment for showing motion pictures. program centers at Monrovia, Liberia, and the Isle of Rhodes is planned. The service will continue to supply the oversea missions with recorded radio programs and scripts and with radio supplies and equipment. (e) Television service acquires and produces television programs for placement on outlets overseas. Significant increases in programing are planned, especially for Latin America. The service also provides assistance to the oversea missions in the production and use of television programs. 3. Research and reference service acquires and prepares reports for use by domestic and oversea establishments in formulating and implementing Agency policies and programs. 4. Cooperative programs with private organizations.The Agency encourages and coordinates the efforts of private organizations in building an information exchange program between the people of the United States and the peoples of foreign countries. 6. Administration and staff support includes physical and personnel security functions, legal counsel, central administrative services, and emergency planning. 7. Administrative support.-Administrative services for the Agency's oversea operations, and certain special support services at headquarters, are obtained through reimbursable arrangements with the Department of State. A supplemental appropriation for 1963 is anticipated for separate transmittal. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Personnel Summary Total obligations....... Total number of permanent positions... (c) Information center service supports U.S. operated libraries, reading rooms, and binational centers, providing them with collections of American publications, both in English and in translations, and with English teaching materials. It assists American publishers in distributing selected products overseas and supports the publication Full-time equivalent of other positions. of low-priced books for sale abroad. The service also provides exhibits and visual materials to oversea missions for local display and provides books and periodicals for presentation to selected individuals and groups. Significant program increases contemplate a buildup of book programs, especially foreign language editions; new information centers in Africa and Latin America; and expanded English teaching programs. (d) Broadcasting service in 1964 will produce radio broadcasts in English and in 40 foreign languages, as compared with 38 foreign languages in 1963 and 35 in 1962. Programs originate from the United States and will be broadcast from transmitters at six domestic and nine overseas locations. Direct broadcasting from new Average number of all employees. – Average GS salary.. Grades established by the Foreign Service Act 102 124 9,180 9,643 10,320 9.659 10,309 10,948 Average salary. Average grade.. Foreign Service Staff officer: 4.3 $10,606 Average salary. U.S. and possessions.. Average salary of ungraded positions: $9.299 Foreign countries: local rates.. SALARIES AND EXPENSES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGram) For purchase of foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the United States Information Agency, as authorized by law, [$8,500,000 $11,950,000, to remain available until expended. (Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.) Note.-Estimates for 1964 exclude $126 thousand for activities transferred to U.S. Information Agency, salaries and expenses. The amounts obligated in 1962 and 1963 are shown in the schedules as comparative transfers. ALLOCATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS Note. Obligations incurred under allocations from other accounts are shown in the schedules of the parent appropriations, as follows: State: "Educational fund, interest payments to the Government of India." "Educational exchange fund, payments by Finland, World War I debt." Defense Civil. "Administration," Ryukyu Islands. SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States Information Agency under section 102(a)(3) of the "Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961" (75 Stat. 527), [$7,600,000] $7,230,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed a total of [$10,550 $21,900 may be expended for representation [: Provided further, That the unexpended balance of funds heretofore appropriated under the heading "Special International Program" for expenses of trade fair participation, labor and trade missions, and United States Information Agency special exhibits, shall be merged with funds appropriated hereunder and accounted for as one fund]. (Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963.) Estimates for 1964 exclude $1 million for activities transferred to "Salaries and expenses. international activities, Department of Commerce and $2,570 thousand transferred to "Mutual educational and cultural exchange activities," Department of State; and include $100 thousand for activities transferred from "Salaries and expenses." U.S. Information Agency. The amounts obligated in 1962 and 1963 are shown in the schedules as comparative transfers. Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Comparative transfers to or from (—) other Unobligated balance brought forward (-) Adjustment due to change in exchange rates to permit conversion to dollar equivalents. Unobligated balance carried forward.. New obligational authority (appropriation) This appropriation finances local currency expenses of information activities with U.S.-owned currencies in excess of the normal requirements of the United States. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) -206 -3,966 185 -3,530 -521 250 3. Special purpose exhibitions. Unobligated balance brought forward (-).. Recovery of prior year obligations (−). Unobligated balance carried forward.. 323 8,000 7,600 7,230 The purpose of this program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other lands through suitable U.S. exhibitions in international fairs and other demonstrations of American economic, social, industrial, scientific, and cultural attainments. |