LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, PANAMA Not to exceed [$8,113,000] $9,550,000, of the funds available to the Panama Canal Company shall be available during the current fiscal year for general and administrative expenses of the Company, including operation of tourist vessels and guide services, which shall be computed on an accrual basis. Funds available to the Panama Canal Company for operating expenses shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed [sixteen] twenty-one passenger motor vehicles, of which sixteen are for replacement only, including one limousine at not to exceed $6,300 and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131). (Public Works Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Average service salary.. GENERAL PROVISION-THE PANAMA CANAL The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to employ services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), in an amount not exceeding $30,000: Provided, That the rates for individuals shall not exceed $100 per diem. (Public Works Appropriation Act, 1968.) Total number of permanent positions.. 11,344 11,651 11,477 Average GS grade.. 3.7 $1,888 Average salary of ungraded positions. $3,125 $3,333 $3,950 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION General and special funds: SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, of the Food and Drug Administration, including reporting and illustrating the results of investigations; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; payment in advance for special tests and analyses and adverse reaction reporting by contract; [and] payment of fees, travel, and per diem in connection with studies of new developments pertinent to food and drug enforcement operations; compensation of informers; payment for publication of technical and informational materials in professional and trade journals; and rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; [$28,280,000] $35,805,000. (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. 301-392); the Tea Importation Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. 41-50); the Import Milk Act (21 U.S.C. 141 149); the Federal Caustic Poison Act (15 U.S.C. 401-411); the Filled Note.-Excludes $912 thousand for activities transferred in the estimates to "Buildings and facilities," Food and Drug Administration. The amounts obligated in 1962 and 1963 are shown in the schedule as comparative transfers. Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 1962 actual 1963 1964 estimate estimate 27,940 35,920 27,940 35,920 11,632 16,420 19,908 302 Reimbursements for emergency preparedness functions (-).. Unobligated balance lapsing: 1962 account. 1,210 Proposed for reappropriation to “Buildings and facilities" 718 28,960 The laws enforced hereunder are designed to protect consumers against adulterated and misbranded foods, drugs, cosmetics, therapeutic devices, and household products containing hazardous substances. The 1964 estimate provides for an increase of over 25% in the number of man-years available to the Food and Drug Administration. This is the result of (1) an anticipated supplemental in 1963 to provide funds and staff to carry out the additional responsibilities vested in the agency by enactment of the 1962 Drug Amendments and the issuance of regulations by the Secretary to insure greater safety in the use of investigational drugs, and (2) the continued program of strengthening the agency's resources to cope with increased responsibilities due to industrial, economic, technological, and population growth. 1. Field inspections, investigations, and laboratory analyses.-Inspections of domestic plants, examinations of interstate and import shipments, and special investigations are planned according to the relative incidence and seriousness of probable violations. About 100,000 establishments (manufacturing plants, warehouses, shippers) dealing in foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics are subject to inspection. Retail establishments dealing in products received in interstate commerce are also subject to the prohibition against adulteration or misbranding. Samples are collected during inspections, and investigations and laboratory analyses are conducted to detect and identify adulteration. Special inspectional programs designed to check on experimental drugs are conducted. 2. Research and methodology.-Research is conducted to evaluate the components of foods, drugs, devices, cosmetics, and household products suspected of containing hazardous substances, and to appraise their efficacy, toxicity, and acute and long-range effects. Research is also performed to develop analytical methods for use in field analysis of inspectional samples and to develop food standards and pesticides, food additive, and color additive tolerances. 3. Compliance, consultation, and education.-Voluntary -115 compliance with the law is promoted wherever possible, but legal action is taken when necessary. Legal proceedings include citations, seizures of illegal products, injunctions, and criminal prosecutions through the courts. Standards for foods, tolerances for poisonous substances 35,805 in foods, and other regulations are promulgated. 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders. 1961. $1.489 thousand (1962 adjustments, -$75 thousand); 1962, $2,181 thousand; 1963. $2.181 thousand; 1964, $2,181 thousand. A program of consumer education is conducted. Liaison is 4. Medical evaluation.-Applications for new drugs to be 397 32 Lands and structures. 204 266 936 1,950 2 42 Insurance claims and indemnities. 22 306 753 Buildings and Facilities For construction, alteration, and equipment, of facilities, including acquisition of sites, and planning, architectural, and engineering services, $13,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any unexpended balances heretofore appropriated under the heading "Pharmacological-Animal Laboratory Building," and not to exceed $718,000 of unobligated balances appropriated for "Salaries and expenses," Food and Drug Administration, fiscal year 1963, shall be merged with this appropriation. Note. Estimate is for activities previously carried under "Pharmacological- |