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31,932

18,100

28,145

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DEFENSE MATERIALS ACTIVITIES

General and special funds:

STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS

For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), during the current fiscal year, for transportation and handling, within the United States (including charges at United States ports), storage, security, and maintenance of strategic and other materials acquired for or transferred to the supplemental stockpile established pursuant to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1704(b)), [not to exceed $2,000,000] for carrying out the provisions of the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. 451-462), relating to machine tools and industrial manufacturing equipment for which the General Services Administration is responsible, including reimbursement for security guard services, services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), and not to exceed [$3,000,000 $3,190,000 for operating expenses, [$18,000,000] $28,145,000, to be derived from sales of strategic and critical materials: Provided, That no part of funds available shall be used for construction of warehouses or tank storage facilities: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year the General Services Administration is authorized to acquire leasehold interests in property, for periods not in excess of twenty years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of strategic, critical, and other materials and equipment held pursuant to the aforesaid Acts provided said leasehold interests are at nominal cost to the Government: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year, there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical materials which, in accordance with section 6(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)), may be transferred without reimbursement to stockpiles established in accordance with said Act: Provided further, That any receipts from sales during the current fiscal year shall be promptly deposited into the Treasury except as otherwise provided herein: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year materials in the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and, after compliance with the disposal requirements of section 3(e) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, excess materials in the national stockpile established pursuant to that Act, shall be available, without reimbursement, for transfer at fair market value to contractors as payment for expenses of refining, processing, or otherwise beneficiating materials, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, into a form best suitable for stockpiling. (Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1963.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

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Financing:

Unobligated balance brought forward (−)....
Recovery of prior year obligations (−).
Unobligated balance carried forward.
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Proposed supplemental due to pay in-
creases (special fund).

Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $36 thousand: 1963, $230 thousand; 1964, $50 thousand. Excludes adjustment of prior year costs, $63 thousand.

2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $9,819 thousand (1962 adjustments, -$706 thousand) 1962, $7,303 thousand; 1963, $3,753 thousand; 1964, $8,028 thousand.

The Defense Materials Service acquires and administers national stockpile inventories pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, and has custody of the supplemental stockpile established by the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Programs are administered in accordance with guidelines established by the Office of Emergency Planning. This Service also administers the inventory of machine tools and industrial manufacturing equipment established under the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948. The Department of Defense makes selections for the reserve and provides program guidance.

The 1964 obligational program of $28.1 million is to provide $1.2 million for new material acquisition and upgrading of existing materials required to meet stockpiling objectives, $22.2 million for inventory management and rotation of material subject to deterioration, $1.5 million for national industrial equipment reserve activities, and $3.2 million operating expenses. Increases in 1964 are provided for all activities except National industrial equipment reserve.

In arriving at requirements to meet stockpile objectives, all U.S. Government inventories of strategic materials in GSA custody are taken into account. Data below

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(b) Storage of materials. Strategic and critical materials were stored at 208 locations as of June 30, 1962, utilizing approximately 24 million square feet of closed storage; 66 million square feet of open storage; and 2 million barrels of tank storage. The number of storage locations was reduced to 173 as of August 1, 1962, due to the transfer of surplus cotton to the Department of Agriculture. Materials in the national and supplemental stockpiles totaled approximately 40.7 million tons on June 30, 1962, and it is expected that approximately 3.5 million tons a year will be added to the supplemental stockpile in 1963 and 1964. Distribution of storage costs is as follows (in thousands of dollars):

1962 actual 1963 estimate 1964 estimate

Percent completed:

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90 to 99.

75 to 89.

50 to 74.

25 to 49.

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1,098

2,000

37

340

1,071

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pile policy which may result from studies currently being made by the executive branch and the Congress.

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3. National industrial equipment reserve. The reserve of Government-owned machine tools and other industrial manufacturing equipment authorized by the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 consists entirely of items selected by the Secretary of Defense from lists of such property declared excess to the needs of the three military departments and other executive agencies.

Items in the national industrial equipment reserve are intended primarily for expansion in an emergency of defense-supporting industries such as manufacturers of ball bearings, gears, tools, and dies, and machine tools. Each of the military departments also maintains a reserve of production equipment for current and mobilization requirements of direct military contractors and producers specifically designated as mobilization suppliers.

In accordance with Department of Defense estimates for total selections for the national industrial equipment reserve from excess declarations of production equipment, budget estimates are based on selection rates of 1,000 items in 1963 and 800 items in 1964.

During 1961 and 1962, the Department of Defense authorized and General Services Administration entered into 12 and 38 loan agreements, respectively, with vocational schools for equipment in the national industrial equipment reserve where such loans are in the interest of national defense.

4. Operating expenses.-Covers all expenses at the central and regional office levels for administering programs financed under this appropriation head including the Defense Materials Service and the integrated staff offices of General Services Administration. The change in total workload in 1964 from 1963 will be limited, with staffing and related expenses holding at minimum requirements. Fair value of personal property received from other appropriations or funds without cost for use by General Services Administration is as follows: 1962, $78 thousand; 1963, $262 thousand; 1964, $242 thousand.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

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Guarantees are given on loans made by public or private financing institutions, including Federal Reserve banks, to facilitate performance of defense production contracts. Upon demand of lending instutitions the Government is required to purchase the guaranteed percentage of the loan or the Government may elect to make a voluntary purchase of the guaranteed percentage. Advances from appropriations available for procurement may be made to this fund for its temporary use, although such action has not been necessary to date. Net earnings have been retained to meet possible future losses (50 U.S.C. App. 2091).

As of June 30, 1962, there were no General Services Administration loan guarantees outstanding and none are contemplated in the future. Therefore, the cumulative net earnings of $6.3 million will be paid into the Treasury in fiscal year 1963.

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1963 1964 estimate estimate

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12 Personnel benefits...

96

206

290

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Includes capital outlay as follows: 1962, $7 thousand; 1963, $17 thousand: 1964, $9 thousand. Excludes $7 thousand prior year adjustment.

2 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $2 thousand: (1962 adjustment -$1 thousand); 1962, $11 thousand: 1963, $2 thousand; 1964, $2 thousand.

This appropriation provides for policy direction and coordination of all programs of the Administration; specialized review of appeals involving General Services Administration contractual actions; formulation of legislative programs and continuous liaison with Congress, heads of Government departments and agencies; and assistance to business concerns and the public interested in Government procurement and disposal.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

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11 Personnel compensation: Permanent positions....

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6.1

6.5

Average GS salary.

Positions other than permanent..

7

$5,412

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Other personnel compensation...

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