Budgetary reserves for rountine financial administration-Continued Howard University-Continued. Apportionment of this amount awaits development of approved plans and specifications. Construction obligations will be incurred subsequently. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Model cities programs This amount was released on July 1, 1972. Its earlier reserve enabled several cities to count on proceeding with their fiscal year 1973 programs. Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management: Public lands development, roads and trails.... Reserve reflects amounts of available contract authority above the obligation program that was approved and financed by the appropriation Congress enacted to liquidate the obligations. Bureau of Indian Affairs: Road construction___. Reserve reflects amounts of available contract authority above the obligation program that was approved and financed by the appropriation Congress enacted to liquidate the obligations. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation: Land and water conservation fund Consists of 1972 annual contract authority which was made available by Public Law 91-308, approved July 7, 1970. It has not been used because the Federal agencies purchasing park lands have found annual contract authority cumbersome to administer. Instead, they prefer ordinary appropriations to finance such land purchases. The 1973 budget proposes appropriation of the full $300,000,000 annual authorization for the fund, of which about $98,000,000 is for Federal land purchases in 1973. Bureau of Mines: Drainage of anthracite mines_ Funds are spent on a matching basis with Pennsylvania as Appropriated funds for D.C. aquarium withheld because Reserve reflects amounts of available contract authority Bureau of Reclamation: Construction and rehabilitation_ Funds are being held in reserve pending completion This amount fulfilled the legal requirements for this account of an annually established contingency reserve. Department of Justice: Federal prison system: Buildings and facilities The apportionment awaits development of approved plans and specifications. Department of Labor: Grants to States for unemployment insurance and employment services_‒‒‒‒ $105,000 16, 694 53, 699 30, 000 3, 623 9, 075 72, 621 1, 055 84 4, 299 20, 192 Table A.-Budgetary reserves for routine financial administration, June 30, 1972-Continued Department of Labor-Continued Late enactment of supplemental appropriations and lower unemployment insurance workloads permitted savings to be made. Department of State: Education exchange fund (earmarked proceeds of payment by This amount was released and apportioned on July 1, 1972, Funds represent recent recovery of prior year obligations in excess of current year needs. These funds were released and apportioned on July 1, 1972, to fund the 1973 programs. Department of Transportation : Coast Guard : Acquisition, construction, and improvements_ $22 5 7,607 Funds are for equipment or improvements and will not be needed until construction on 7 projects is in an advanced stage. They will be released when needed. Alteration of bridges____. 1.000 Apportionment awaits development of approved plans and specifications. Federal Aviation Administration: Facilities and equipment (airport and airway trust fund)__ Civil supersonic aircraft development termination__-- Apportionment of the above FAA accounts awaits New program established by the 1970 Highway Act, (1) 1973 contract authority. (2) Remaining balance from reductions made in prior Urban Mass Transportation Administration: Urban mass trans- The Congress provided a total of $3,100,000 of contract authority for the 5-year period 1971-75. Excutive branch apportionments resulted in $1,000,000.000 of this amount being used by June 30, 1972, another $1.000.000.000 (including this $300.000.000) will be apportioned for fiscal 1973, leaving $1,100,000,000 or $550,000,000 per year for the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. By appropriation action in fiscal years 1971 and 1972, the Congress effectively limited the amount of the contract authority that could be used each fiscal year. Thus, the $300.000.000 shown is the difference between the $600.000.000 apportioned for 1972 and the $900,000,000 upper limit for which administrative expenses may be incurred under the 1972 Appropriation Act for the Department of Transportation: “Sec. 308. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for grants for Urban Mass Transportation aggregating more than $900,000000 in fiscal year 1972." (Italic supplied.) 115, 897 6.368 900 4.506 2,200 5,000 5,700,000 246, 798 299.970 Table A.-Budgetary reserves for routine financial administration, June 30, 1972-Continued Treasury Department: Office of the Secretary: Construction, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center_- Expenses of administration of settlement of World War Amount shown here was in excess of 1972 adminis Bureau of the Mint: Construction____ Apportionment awaits the completion of studies for the effective use of funds. Atomic Energy Commission: Operating expenses: Reactor development: Funds held in reserve for the liquid Biomedical research: Funds held in reserve pending devel- Funds held in reserve awaiting AEC's development of Funds held in reserve awaiting AEC's completion of feasibility studies or the results of research and development efforts for the national radioactive waste repository and 2 other projects. - Funds held in reserve for possible cost overruns and other contingencies Environmental Protection Agency: Operations, research and facilities Reflects release of $28,000,000 for Cincinnati laboratory. General Services Administration: $22, 239 1 79 43, 350 370 175 2, 533 2, 200 7,294 17, 971 $10,803,000 is being held for future obligation. The projects are not ready for construction and financing is under review. Apportionment awaits completion of this action. $7,160,000 is reserved to meet possible contingencies that might arise in the course of construction. Sites and expenses, public buildings projects--- Reserved to meet possible contingencies or for use in sub- Operating expenses, Property Management and Disposal Serv- Amount shown here was not needed in 1972 for stockpile State plans and requests for funds were not presented to the extent originally expected. Amount shown will be available for program in future years. Other Independent Agencies: Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking This amount was in excess of 1972 needs. Federal Communications Commission: Salaries and expenses, (construction) Budgetary reserves for rountine financial administration—Continued Other Independent Agencies-Continued Federal Communications Commission-Continued These funds are intended for replacement of a monitoring station. Funds remain in reserve until results of study requested by Congress are available regarding the need for continuation of fixed monitoring stations. Federal Home Loan Bank Board: Interest adjustment payments Funds which could be effectively utilized by the Board in fiscal 1972 were apportioned. This amount was not needed. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Salaries and expenses_-_ This amount was in excess of 1972 needs. Payment of Vietnam and Pueblo prisoner of war Apportionment awaits arrival of contingencies under Reserved for contingencies. Will be apportioned if and when needed. Temporary Study Commissions: Commission on Highway Beautification__ Amount being held for completion of Commission's Commission on Population Growth and the American Fu- A small contingency amount was set aside to cover National Commission on Consumer Finance__ $46,588 19 150 11 25 30 50 For terminating the Commission in 1973 after the report is completed. 57 Aviation Advisory Commission--- These funds were released and apportioned on July 1, 1972, to carry Commission through its expiration date of March 1973. Commission on Government Procurement.... $1,400,000 to remain available until expended was appropriated in the Second Supplemental Act of 1972. $100,000 was apportioned for 1972; the remainder will fund the Commission's operations through April 1973. U.S. Information Agency: Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)_. These amounts were released and apportioned July Water Resources Council: Salaries and expenses. Funds were held in reserve pending establishment of new river basin commissions. 1,300 407 746 Total 19, 110, 078 1 Of this total $467,000,000 was released at the start of fiscal 1973. TABLE B.-Reserves for reasons other than routine financial administration, June 30, 1972 [In thousands of dollars] AGENCY AND ACCOUNT Department of Agriculture: Rural Electrification Administration Loans Farmers Home Administration: Sewer and water grants__. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Rehabilitation loans___ Grants for new community assistance_. Basic water and sewer grants----Department of Transportation: Federal-aid highways. Rights-of-way for highways. Atomic Energy Commission__ National Aeronautics and Space Administration: NERVA-nuclear rocket National Science Foundation: Educational and institutional support__ Reserves established pursuant to President's Aug. 15, 1971, directive Total 1 This amount was released and apportioned on July 1, 1972. 2 of this amount, $42,000,000 was released and apportioned on July 1, 1972. 3 Of this amount, $200,000,000 was released and apportioned on July 1, 1972. The remainder is being held for subsequent apportionment. This amount was released and apportioned on July 1, 1972. It is listed here because of public and congressional interest. It is not counted in the total of table B because its use is inconsistent with congressional intent. The Congress provided a total of $3,100,000,000 of contract authority for the 5-year period 1971-75. Executive branch apportionments result in $1,000,000,000 of $3,100,000,000 total being used by June 3, 1972, another $1,000,000,000 (including this $300,000,000) is being apportioned for fiscal 1973, leaving $1.100.000.000, or $550,000,000 shown per year for the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. The $300,000,000 shown is the difference between the $600,000,000 apportioned for 1972 and the $900,000,000 upper limit for which administrative expenses may be incurred under the 1972 Appropriation Act for the Department of Transportation: "SEC. 308. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for grants for urban mass transportation aggregating more than $900,000,000 in fiscal year 1972." [Italic supplied.] Pending enactment of 1973 appropriations, it is planned that these funds be applied to AEC's total program needs for 1973. Apportionment awaiting NSF review of how these funds can be used effectively to help meet the Nation's scientific and engineering manpower needs without stimulating an oversupply of manpower with specialized capabilities. These funds are the remainder of $280,000,000 in reserves established initially under the President's directive of Aug. 15, 1971. The originally reserved amounts were largely released to meet costs of pay raises and other essential purposes. Of this $1,500,000,000 total, $447,000,000 were released and apportioned on July 1, 1972 (as itemized in the preceding footnotes). |