SUMMARY OF AGENCY ESTIMATES AND HOUSE ALLOWANCE (H.R. 17575), FISCAL YEAR 1971 a/ Includes supplemental pay funds as passed by the House: $6,883,000 in "Salaries and Expenses"; and $183,000 in "Special International Exhibitions". b/ 1971 request as amended by H. Doc. 91-305. 1971 Budget Request The Agency's request for the Salaries and Expenses appropriation was $168,300,000. The House reduced this amount by $2,867,000 in allowing $165,433,000. The Agency asks that the entire cut be restored. The 1971 budget request was for an increase of $667,000 over the comparable appropriation for 1970. The budget was intended to fund on a continuing basis the lower levels of program and staff remaining after a series of reductions over a three-year period. Increased funds for TV programming, representation allowances, and activities in East Europe were substantially offset by reductions in press, motion picture, and broadcasting activities, and by further reductions in programs in West Europe. The budget also funded wage and cost increases, advance costs for operation of the new radio station under construction in Greece, and similar cost changes for continuing activities. Application of House Allowance The House allowance is $2,867,000 below the budget request, and would require further cuts in overseas program as well as in support and output by the media services in Washington. The allocation of the House allowance to activities, as presented in this document, is necessarily tentative. Final decisions as to the allocation of the amount actually appropriated will be determined by consultations with field posts and the Department of State, and by events and requirements which cannot now be fully fore C. Transfer administrative support costs in selected countries to foreign currency appropriation D. Adjustments to continue 1970 program in 1971: 1. 2. Other salary, wage, and cost changes (net) ...... (In thousands) $167,633 -44 -911 997 4,130 3. Net savings from position and program reductions, 1970-3.654 Net adjustments to continue 1970 program in 1971 ... 1,473 E. Program changes budgeted for 1971: F. 1. Program increases (TV programming, representation allowances, activities in East Europe) 2. Program decreases (press, motion picture, broadcasting operations; activities in West Europe) Net program changes budgeted for 1971 .... 1971 Estimate 857 -708 ..... 149 168,300 -2,867 Reduction under House allowance for which restoration by the Senate is requested (1) Page 51, line 10, strike out: "$165,433,000" and insert: "$168,300,000". This change is requested to provide restoration of funds to meet continuing program activity costs in fiscal year 1971. (2) Page 51, line 11, strike out: "$110,000" and insert: "$210,000". This change is requested to provide representation allowances more nearly commensurate with actual costs, and to meet increased opportunities for personal contacts between USIS officers and key individuals overseas. House Report "Salaries and expenses.-- The bill includes a total of $178,433,000 for necessary salaries and expenses of this Agency to enable it to carry out international information activities as authorized by law. This total is made up of $165,433,000 in the item 'Salaries and expenses' and $13,000,000 in the item 'Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)." The total amount allowed is a decrease of $2,867,000 in the total requested and is the same amount as was appropriated for the current fiscal year including pay act costs contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1970, as passed by the House." a/ Includes $6,883,000 in supplemental funds as passed by the House. "Salaries and expenses. --The bill includes a total of $178,433,000 for necessary salaries and expenses of this Agency to enable it to carry out international information activities as authorized by law. This total is made up of $165,433,000 in the item "Salaries and expenses" and $13,000,000 in the item "Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)." The total amount allowed is a decrease of $2,867,000 in the total requested and is the same amount as was appropriated for the current fiscal year including pay act costs contained in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1970, as passed by the House." 1971 BUDGET REQUEST The House allowed the entire $13.0 million requested for this appropriation. The 1971 estimate provides for the continued financing of local currency costs in those countries designated by the Treasury Department as excess currency countries. For 1971, these countries are Burma, Ceylon, Guinea, India (and Nepal), Israel, Morocco, Pakistan, Poland, Tunisia, the United Arab Republic, and Yugoslavia. The increase of $2.2 million requested for this appropriation is made up of $911 thousand for shared administrative support payments previously charged to the dollar appropriation; $405 thousand for continuing costs funded from unobligated balances in 1970; $126 thousand for the net added costs of local salary changes; and $758 thousand for expanded program activities, principally for periodical and book publishing programs in India, Ceylon, Pakistan, and Yugoslavia, and for establishment of a reading room at Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. |