The reduction of $20,000 for salaries and expenses is for administration and engineering. The 1955 estimate for construction is for the upper Rio Grande Dam. The net increase of $150,000 for operation and maintenance is to provide an increase of $200,000 for Falcon Dam and powerplant, offset by a reduction of $50,000 for the lower Rio Grande flood control. Rio Grande emergency flood protection Current year appropriation. Prior year balance available for current year. Balance available in 1955 from prior years appropriations___ Total to be available for 1955_._. This appropriation provides funds for use in flood emergencies_endangering structures under the jurisdiction of the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. It is estimated that not less than $100,000 should be available for this purpose. APPENDIX A SALARIES AND EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE-NONRECURRING ITEMS Salary costs of employees terminated in RIF in 1954. Adjustment for day in excess.. - 129, 000 659, 594 390, 480 Lapse adjustment and day in excess on training program (see - 125 OOF, 17 positions__ OOF, all decreases listed on p. 407 except travel, offset by in- Total domestic nonrecurring.. Foreign Service: Terminal leave.. Differentials of terminated personnel. Home leave and transfer travel.... Nonrecurring RIF costs.. E area, other contractual services p. 43 of justification. -2, 745 6, 500 8, 500 5, 000 10, 000 59, 527 5, 900 1,258, 131 667, 634 11, 045 612, 336 1, 503, 945 134, 740 7,509 2,937, 209 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE-NONRECURRING ITEMS con. Foreign Service-Continued Other: Reduction in courier service, 3 nonrecurring positions and Weight limitations on air pouch resulted in savings of Increase for home leave and appointment travel in 1955 offset Total Foreign Service nonrecurring.. Grand total nonrecurring Notes related to items in appendix A $63, 244 9,800 -1, 216, 500 1,793, 753 3,051, 884 Reductions in domestic travel were considered on decreases rather than nonrecurring. See appendix B. EUR (Foreign Service).-Local employees for EUR show a nonrecurring number of 33 with annual salary rates of $61,842, and although this offsets in part the increase required for increased local wage scales, a further increase of $80,450 is required. An increase of $290 for pay in excess is also shown, making gross increases of $80,740. This increase is absorbed by the following decreases: Building operating expenses. Communications__ Supplies and equipment. Marine guards__ Portion of lapse reduction considered decrease rather than nonrecurring (see p. 141 of justification)_ Decreases to absorb increases stated above_ _ __ The balance of the reductions are the nonrecurring items. $31,000 15,000 15,000 17, 700 2, 040 80, 740 Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs_ 1, 660 2, 210 (See "Domestic-nonrecurring for other decreases and increases"). Total decreases. 26, 515 Increase in travel for SCA other than training program. 75 Total.. 26, 440 SALARIES AND EXPENSES Mr. WILBER. Now, as to the salary and expense appropriation may I just add this, sir? At the time we submitted our estimates to the House, we did not anticipate two internal reorganizations which throws our justification out of line a bit with the summary statements that have been presented to the committee. For instance, Office of Personnel was transferred from the Bureau of Inspection, Security, and Consular Affairs to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; and, in reverse, the Inspection Corps was transferred from the administrative area to the Bureau of Consular and Security Affairs. So, our new totals for these respective offices will not be quite as your tabulations appear. However, we will work closely with your staff, in order to make the record clear as to exactly what has happened. Chairman BRIDGES. On this first appropriation in salaries and expenses, the House allowed $62,500,000, a reduction of $1,200,000 below the estimate. I understand that the Department is asking the restoration of the House cut. The record will show at this point the amendment requested and the supporting justification statement. (The information referred to follows:) 13, 565 "Salaries and expenses, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico". "Philippine rehabilitation". "Educational aid for China and Korea". 1,900,000 Comparative transfer from "International information and educational activities, State". Adjusted appropriation, 1954. Deduct nonrecurring costs of reduction in force and other economies.. Base for 1955.. Net difference between 1954 and 1955: 15, 600,000 345,000 65, 945,000 -3,051,884 62, 893, 116 |