[Appendix]
[Detailed Budget Estimates by Agency]
[Department of Agriculture]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Office of the Secretary
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, [$10,227,000] $10,336,000, of which $7,500,000 to remain available
until expended, shall be available for [InfoShare] Service Center
Implementation: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this amount,
along with any unobligated balances of representation funds in the
Foreign Agricultural Service shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined
by the Secretary.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration to carry out the programs funded in this
Act, [$596,000] $613,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded
in this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and
liaison within the executive branch, [$3,797,000] $3,842,000: Provided,
That no other funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be
available to the Department for support of activities of congressional
relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,355,000 shall be
transferred to agencies funded in this Act to maintain personnel at the
agency level.
Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to administer the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Economic Research Service, the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service and
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
[$520,000] $540,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to administer programs
under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, [$605,000] $618,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, [$440,000] $576,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to administer the
laws enacted by Congress for the Consolidated Farm Service Agency,
Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Commodity Credit Corporation,
[$549,000] $572,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, [$677,000] $693,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Economic and Community
Development
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Rural Economic and Community Development to administer
programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing
[and Community Development] Service, Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department
of Agriculture, [$568,000] $588,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to administer the
laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Consumer Service,
[$440,000] $554,000. (7 U.S.C. 2201-2202; Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Office of the Secretary......... 3 3 3
00.02 Under/Assistant Secretaries..... 6 6 6
00.03 Service Center Implementation... 5 10
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 9 14 19
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 10 14 19
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 10 16 17
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 10 16 19
23.95 New obligations................... -10 -14 -19
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 9 18 19
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -2 -2
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 9 16 17
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 10 16 17
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1
73.10 New obligations................... 10 14 19
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -9 -14 -17
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 7 14 15
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 2
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 9 14 17
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 9 16 17
90.00 Outlays........................... 9 14 17
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The Office of the Secretary covers the overall planning,
coordination, and administration of the Department's programs. This
includes the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, Assistant
Secretaries, and their immediate staffs, who provide top policy guidance
for the Department; maintain relationships with agricultural
organizations and others in the development of farm programs; and
provide liaison with the Executive Office of the President and Members
of Congress on all matters pertaining to agricultural policy.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 5 6 6
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1 1 2
25.2 Other services.................. 6 10
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 6 13 18
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 10 14 19
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 64 86 86
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 9
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Trust Funds
Gifts and Bequests
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Gifts and bequests................ 1 2 2
Appropriation:
05.01 Gifts and bequests................ -1 -2 -2
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 2 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 1 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 2 2
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 2 3 3
23.95 New obligations................... -2 -2
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1 1 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 1 2 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 2 2
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2 -2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2 2
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 2 2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1 2 2
90.00 Outlays........................... 2 2
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The Secretary is authorized to accept and administer gifts and
bequests of real and personal property to facilitate the work of the
Department. Property and the proceeds thereof are used in accordance
with the terms of the gift or bequest (7 U.S.C. 2269).
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25.2 Other services.................... 1 1
32.0 Land and structures............... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 2 2
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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Executive Operations
chief economist
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including economic
analysis, risk assessment, cost benefit analysis, and the functions of
the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of the section 706(a) of the Organic Act
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, [$3,948,000] $4,292,000.
national appeals division
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, including
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, [$11,846,000] $13,363,000.
Office of Budget and Program Analysis
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, [$5,899,000] $5,986,000.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization, including employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$804,000. (7 U.S.C. 2201, 2202; 42 U.S.C. 2000d; Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Chief economist................... 4 4
00.02 World Agricultural Outlook Board.. 2
00.03 National appeals divison.......... 12 13
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00.04 Budget and program analysis....... 6 6 6
00.05 Assistant Secretary for Economics. 1
00.06 Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization..................... 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 9 23 24
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 9 23 24
23.95 New obligations................... -9 -23 -24
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 9 22 24
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 1
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43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 9 23 24
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 9 23 24
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 2
73.10 New obligations................... 9 23 24
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -8 -22 -23
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 2 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 8 21 22
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 2
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 8 22 23
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 9 23 24
90.00 Outlays........................... 8 22 23
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Executive Operations provides support for USDA policy officials and
selected Departmentwide services.
The Office of the Chief Economist advises the Secretary of
Agriculture on the economic implications of Department policies and
programs and proposed legislation. The Office serves as the single focal
point for the Nation's economic intelligence and analysis, risk
assessment, and cost-benefit analysis related to domestic and
international food and agriculture, and is responsible for coordination
and clearance review of all commodity and aggregate agricultural and
food-related data used to develop outlook and situation material within
the Department.
The National Appeals Division conducts administrative hearings and
reviews of adverse program decisions made by the Farm Service Agency,
the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Housing
Service.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Appeal Hearings Held................ 4,115 4,940 5,435
Hearing Officer Decisions Issued.... 4,480 5,375 5,915
Participant Reviews Issued.......... 1,285 1,550 1,705
Agency Reviews Issued............... 100 150 165
Responses to Administrative
Inquiries (i.e., Congressional,
FOIA)............................... 150 150 150
Cases Evaluated for Quality
Assurance........................... 0 400 430
Preparation of Cases for Litigation. 25 25 25
The Office of Budget and Program Analysis provides overall direction
and administration of the Department's budgetary functions including:
development, presentation, and execution of the budget; review of
program and legislative proposals for programs and budget implications;
and analysis of program issues and alternatives and preparation of
summaries of pertinent data to aid Departmental policy officials and
agency program managers in the decision-making process.
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization oversees
direction and implementation of Sections 8 and 15 of the Small Business
Act and oversees procurement to assure maximum participation of small
and small disadvantaged businesses.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Major acquisitions reviewed......... 25 20 20
Subcontracting plans reviewed....... 40 40 40
Small Businesses counseled.......... 6,000 6,100 6,200
Small Business Procurement
Conferences conducted or sponsored
by USDA OSDBU....................... 2 2 2
Participation of OSDBU employees in
Outreach Conferences................ 20 15 15
Procurement Assistance Reviews
conducted........................... 0 4 4
Develop Policy to Address Supreme
Court Decision...................... 0 1 1
Operationalize OSDBU data base of
qualified small business............ 0 1 0
Training conferences conducted...... 2 3 3
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 6 16 16
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 3 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 1 1 2
31.0 Equipment......................... 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 9 23 24
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Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 102 272 272
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Chief Financial Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, [$4,133,000: Provided,
That the Chief Financial Officer shall reinstate and market cross-
servicing activities of the National Finance Center: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act shall be used to obtain, modify, re-engineer, license, operate,
implement, or expand commercial off-the-shelf financial management
software systems or existing commercial off-the-shelf system financial
management contracts, beyond general ledger systems and accounting
support software, at the National Finance Center until thirty
legislative days after the Secretary of Agriculture submits to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations a complete and thorough cost-
benefit analysis and a certification by the Secretary of Agriculture
that this analysis provides a detailed and accurate cost-benefit
analysis comparison between obtaining or expanding commercial off-the-
shelf software systems and conducting identical or comparable software
systems acquisitions, re-engineering, or modifications in-house]
$4,437,000. (Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Chief financial officer......... 4 4
00.02 Chief financial officer, OSEC... 1
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 1 4 4
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1 5 5
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 5 5
23.95 New obligations................... -1 -5 -5
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 1 4 4
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 1
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1 5 5
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 1 5 5
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -5 -5
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 4 4
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 5 5
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1 4 4
90.00 Outlays........................... 4 4
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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) supports the Chief
Financial Officer in carrying out the dual roles of chief financial
management policy officer and chief financial management advisor to the
Secretary and mission area heads. OCFO provides leadership for all
financial management, accounting, travel, Federal assistance, and
performance measurement activities within the Department. It is
responsible for the management and operation of the National Finance
Center and the Department Working Capital Fund, and provides budget,
accounting, and fiscal services to the Office of the Secretary,
Departmental Staff Offices, Office of Communications and Executive
Operations.
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 3 3
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 4 4
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1 5 5
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 5 65 69
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 17 13
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Intragovernmental funds:
Working Capital Fund
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Supply and other central
services...................... 19 20 21
00.02 Video and other visual
information services.......... 6 5 5
00.03 National Finance Center......... 116 130 136
00.04 ADP systems..................... 43 45 46
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00.91 Total operating expenses...... 184 200 208
Purchase of equipment:
01.01 Supply and other central
services...................... 1 2 1
01.03 National Finance Center......... 17 16 15
01.04 ADP systems..................... 11 5 2
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01.91 Total purchase of equipment... 29 23 18
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10.00 Total obligations............... 213 223 226
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 28 25 25
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 193 223 226
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 17
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 238 248 251
23.95 New obligations................... -213 -223 -226
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 25 25 25
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 193 223 226
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 4 25 25
73.10 New obligations................... 213 223 226
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -175 -223 -226
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -17
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 25 25 25
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 175 223 226
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 175 223 226
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -193 -223 -226
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -18
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This fund finances by advances or reimbursements certain central
services in the Department of Agriculture, including duplicating and
other visual information services, art and graphics, video services,
supply, centralized accounting systems, centralized automated data
processing systems for payroll, personnel, and related services, voucher
payments services, and ADP systems. The capital consists of $400
thousand appropriated (7 U.S.C. 2235), and subsequent appropriations of
$31,838 thousand as of September 30, 1995. Earnings are kept at a low
level through adjustments in rates charged for services to maintain as
nearly as possible the nonprofit nature of the fund.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 33 51 51 51
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Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 31 22 22 22
1803 Other Federal assets: Property,
plant and equipment, net........ 45 43 43 43
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1999 Total assets.................... 109 116 116 116
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 9 3 3 3
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 15 26 26 26
2207 Other........................... 13 16 16 16
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2999 Total liabilities............... 37 45 45 45
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 72 71 71 71
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3999 Total net position.............. 72 71 71 71
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 109 116 116 116
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 70 72 74
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 2 2 2
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 2 2 2
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 74 76 78
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 17 15 15
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 2 2 2
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 1 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 3 4 4
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 2 2 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 20 27 29
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 53 62 65
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 6 6 7
31.0 Equipment......................... 34 27 22
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 213 223 226
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99.9 Total obligations............... 213 223 226
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Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment... 2,015 2,032 2,078
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 67 60 60
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Departmental Administration
(including transfers of funds)
For [Personnel, Operations, Information Resources Management, Civil
Rights Enforcement, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Administrative Law Judges and Judicial Officer, Disaster Management and
Coordination, and Modernization of the Administrative Process,
$27,986,000] Departmental Administration, $29,137,000, to provide for
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the
Department and for general administration and disaster management of the
Department, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies
and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical
and efficient work of the Department, including employment pursuant to
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from
applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to
the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558. (Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Personnel....................... 6 7
00.02 Finance and Management.......... 4
00.03 Operations...................... 3 3
00.04 Information resources management 6 6
00.05 Civil rights enforcement........ 8 10
00.06 Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization................... 1
00.07 Administrative law judges and
judicial officer.............. 2 2
00.08 Departmental Administration..... 29
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 30 28 29
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 17 11 12
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10.00 Total obligations............... 47 39 41
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 47 40 41
23.95 New obligations................... -47 -39 -41
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 30 29 29
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -1
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 30 28 29
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 17 11 12
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 47 40 41
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 16 19 21
73.10 New obligations................... 47 39 41
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -44 -37 -41
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 19 21 21
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 23 27 28
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 5 1
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 17 11 12
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 44 37 41
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -17 -11 -12
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 30 29 29
90.00 Outlays........................... 29 26 29
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Departmental Administration is comprised of activities that provide
staff support to top policy officials and overall direction and
coordination of the Department. These activities include Department-wide
programs for human resource management, management improvement,
occupational safety and health management, real and personal property
management, procurement, contracting, motor vehicle and aircraft
management, supply management, ADP and telecommunications management,
civil rights and equal opportunity, emergency preparedness, and the
regulatory hearing and administrative proceedings conducted by the
Administrative Law Judges, Judicial Officer, and Board of Contract
Appeals.
Departmental Administration is also responsible for representing
USDA in the development of government-wide policies and initiatives;
analyzing the impact of government-wide trends and developing
appropriate USDA principles, policies, and standards. In addition,
Departmental Administration engages in strategic planning and evaluating
programs to ensure USDA-wide compliance with applicable laws, rules, and
regulations pertaining to administrative matters for the Secretary and
general officers of the Department.
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In FY 1996, Departmental Administration reorganized its policy
development and administrative operational activities. The
reorganization significantly altered the alignment of functions and
activities within Departmental Administration. The previous organization
structure divided the departmental administration function into specific
program offices, such as personnel, operations, and civil rights
enforcement. The new organization structure divides the function into
policy, program operations, and support for other offices, and is
intended to be more focused and responsive to customer needs.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 21 21 22
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 3 4 4
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 2 1 2
31.0 Equipment....................... 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 28 27 29
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 16 10 12
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 47 39 41
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 406 414 414
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 91 97 97
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Hazardous Waste Management
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply
with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Waste Management may be
transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all
requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal
lands. (42 U.S.C. 6961, et seq., 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.; Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 15 17 16
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10.00 Total obligations............... 15 17 16
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 16 16 16
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 17 17 16
23.95 New obligations................... -15 -17 -16
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 16 16 16
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 16 15 16
73.10 New obligations................... 15 17 16
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -16 -16 -16
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 15 16 16
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 11 11
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 16 5 5
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 16 16 16
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 16 16 16
90.00 Outlays........................... 16 16 16
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Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, the Department has the responsibility
to meet the same standards for storage and disposition of hazardous
wastes as private businesses. Since the Department has substantial
commitments under these Acts, a central fund has been established so
that resources may be allocated to the Department's agencies.
Allocations are made according to objective criteria.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
OGC'S number of new and pending
cases reviewed/total number of new
and pending projects (number)....... 212 240 275
Potential responsible parties
settled............................. 4 10 10
New sites identified for
investigation (number).............. 104 150 150
Investigations completed............ 156 160 170
Number of Underground Storage Tanks
(USTs) planned for removal vs.
number of USTs removed.............. 81/25 30/30 30/30
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
(USTs) on going cleanups vs. number
of leaking USTs completed........... 28/2 35/35 21/21
HWM cleanup projects planned vs.
number of projects completed........ 76/75 85/85 90/90
Natural Resource Damages (NRD)
assessments initiated vs. number of
assessments completed............... 1/0 2/1 3/2
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25.2 Other services.................... 12 16 14
32.0 Land and structures............... 2
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 15 17 16
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Agriculture Buildings and Facilities [and Rental Payments]
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the
Department which are included in this Act, [$110,187,000], $124,048,000
of which [$20,216,000] $20,294,000 shall be retained by the Department
for the operation, maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings:
Provided, That in the event an agency within the Department should
require modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may
transfer a share of that agency's appropriation made available by this
Act to this appropriation, or may transfer a share of this appropriation
to that agency's appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 5
percent of the funds made available for space rental and related costs
to or from this account. In addition, for construction, repair,
improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or
facilities as necessary to carry out the programs of the Department,
where not otherwise provided, $25,587,000, to remain available until
expended; making a total appropriation of [$135,774,000] $149,635,000.
(7
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U.S.C. 2201, 2202, 2208; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Rental payments to GSA: Non-
recurring repairs............. 90 91 104
00.02 Building operations and
maintenance................... 19 23 20
00.03 Beltsville renovation and repair 3 10
00.04 Strategic Space Plan............ 4 50 26
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 116 174 150
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 2 3 3
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10.00 Total obligations............... 118 177 153
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 20 38
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 137 139 153
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 157 177 153
23.95 New obligations................... -118 -177 -153
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 38
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 135 136 150
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 2 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 137 139 153
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 21 9 55
73.10 New obligations................... 118 177 153
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -130 -131 -151
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 9 55 57
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 117 107 119
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 11 21 29
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2 3 3
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 130 131 151
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -2 -3 -3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 135 136 150
90.00 Outlays........................... 128 128 148
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This account finances the General Services Administration's fees for
rental of space and related services. The appropriation covers all fees
for all regular appropriated accounts within the Department of
Agriculture with the exception of the Forest Service. This account also
finances the operation and maintenance of four buildings in the
Headquarters area.
Beginning in fiscal year 1995, the account included funds for its
strategic space plan. Funding to continue the plan was provided in the
1996 appropriation. The fiscal year 1997 request includes the final
installment for activities associated with completing and occupying the
new Beltsville Office Facility and for the first installation of the
South Building modernization program.
WORKLOAD INDICATORS
Indicators: 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Maintenance and Repairs:
Minor Repairs (number).......... 187 125 300
Maintenance (hours)............. 20,220 19,250 19,000
Service Calls (number).......... 11,000 11,000 11,500
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 4 4 4
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 90 91 104
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 4 16 6
25.2 Other services.................. 17 62 35
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 116 174 150
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 2 3 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 118 177 153
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 82 82 82
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Advisory Committees (USDA)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory committees of the
Department of Agriculture which are included in this Act, [$650,000]
$706,000: Provided, That no other funds appropriated to the Department
in this Act shall be available to the Department for support of
activities of advisory committees. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 USDA advisory committees.......... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
11.1)......................... 1 1 1
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 1 1
23.95 New obligations................... -1 -1 -1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 1 1 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 1 1 1
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -1 -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 1 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1 1 1
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 1 1
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The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463) was passed in
1972 to recognize a means by which committees and similar groups provide
expert advice to officers of the Federal Government. This account
provides for direction and financial support of all authorized
Department of Agriculture advisory committee activities other than those
included in the Forest Service or financed by other than appropriated
funds.
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 15 15 15
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OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Office of Communications
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the
coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the dissemination
of agricultural information, and the coordination of information, work,
and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, [$8,198,000]
$8,317,000, including employment pursuant to the second sentence of
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not
to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program: Public affairs.... 9 8 8
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 3 3 3
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10.00 Total obligations............... 12 11 11
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 12 11 11
23.95 New obligations................... -12 -11 -11
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 8 8 8
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 1
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 9 8 8
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 12 11 11
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 12 11 11
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -12 -11 -11
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 9 8 8
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 12 11 11
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -3 -3 -3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 9 8 8
90.00 Outlays........................... 9 8 8
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Public affairs.--This office provides general direction, leadership,
and coordination of the Department's information program. The major
objective is to provide a balanced and useful information program that
reports on USDA's research, administrative action, and regulatory
activities using all communications media in order to enable the general
public and the agricultural industry to have a better understanding of
agriculture's services to farmers and to society.
WORKLOAD INDICATORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Media organizations receiving USDA
Information......................... 1,000 1,050 1,103
Broadcasters served by USDA products 2,488 2,612 2,743
Tours conducted by USDA Visitors
Center.............................. 1,000 1,100 1,210
Photographic images converted to CD. 10,000 13,000 13,000
Monthly meetings with Public Affairs
Directors to share information on
communications management........... 6 12 18
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 6 6 6
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 8 7 7
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 3 3 3
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 12 11 11
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 101 106 106
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Office of the Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, [$63,639,000] $64,523,000, including such sums
as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public
agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including a sum not to exceed
$50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to
exceed [$95,000] $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses
including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction
of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and section 1337
of Public Law 97-98: Provided, That funds transferred to the Office of
the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the
Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the
Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable
share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the
Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a
Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit
of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until
expended. (7 U.S.C. 450b, 2201, 2202, 2220, 2270; Public Law 100-504;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 63 64 65
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 64 65 66
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 64 65 66
23.95 New obligations................... -64 -65 -66
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 63 64 65
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 64 65 66
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 8 10 10
73.10 New obligations................... 64 65 66
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73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -62 -65 -66
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 10 10 10
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 57 58 59
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 5 6 6
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 62 65 66
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 63 64 65
90.00 Outlays........................... 62 64 65
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The Office keeps the Secretary and Congress informed about fraud,
other serious problems, mismanagement, and deficiencies in Department
programs and operations, recommends corrective action, and reports on
the progress made in correcting the problems. It reviews existing and
proposed legislation and regulations and makes recommendations to the
Secretary and Congress regarding the impact these laws have on the
Department's programs and the prevention and detection of fraud and
mismanagement in such programs. The Office provides policy direction and
conducts, supervises, and coordinates all audits and investigations. The
office supervises and coordinates other activities in the Department and
between the Department and other Federal, State and local government
agencies whose purposes are to: (a) promote economy and efficiency; (b)
prevent and detect fraud and mismanagement; and (c) identify and
prosecute people involved in fraud or mismanagement.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 38 39 39
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 3 4 4
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 41 43 43
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 11 11 12
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 5 5 5
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 59 61 62
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 4 3 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 64 65 66
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 777 811 811
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 30 30 30
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Office of the General Counsel
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
[$27,860,000] $29,249,000. (7 U.S.C. 2201; 2202, 2214a; Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 26 28 29
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 2 2 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 28 30 30
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 28 30 30
23.95 New obligations................... -28 -30 -30
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 26 28 29
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 2 2 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 28 30 30
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
73.10 New obligations................... 28 30 30
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -28 -30 -30
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 25 27 27
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 1 1
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2 2 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 28 30 30
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -2 -2 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 26 28 29
90.00 Outlays........................... 26 28 29
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The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
provides all legal advice, counsel, and services to the Secretary and to
all agencies, offices, and corporations of the Department on all aspects
of their operations. It represents the Department in administrative
proceedings; nonlitigation debt collection proceedings; state water
rights adjudications; proceedings before the Environmental Protection
Agency, Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Maritime Administration
and International Trade Commission; and, in conjunction with the
Department of Justice, in judicial proceedings and litigation. All
attorneys and related support personnel of the Department are under the
supervision of the General Counsel. The FY 1997 request includes funding
for additional staff.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 20 21 22
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 4 4 4
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 26 28 29
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 2 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 28 30 30
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 381 343 370
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 25 19 10
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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Economic Research Service
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in
conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws,
[$53,131,000] $54,947,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225). (7 U.S.C. 292, 411,
427, 1441a, 1704, 1761-68, 2201, 2202, 3103, 3291, 3311, 3504; 22 U.S.C.
3101; 42 U.S.C. 1891-93; 44 U.S.C. 3501-11; 50 U.S.C. 2061 et seq., 2251
et seq.; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 54 53 55
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 9 7 7
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10.00 Total obligations............... 63 60 62
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 63 60 62
23.95 New obligations................... -63 -60 -62
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 54 53 55
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 9 7 7
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 63 60 62
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 6 6
73.10 New obligations................... 63 60 62
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -61 -60 -61
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 6 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 47 48 50
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 5 5 5
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 9 7 7
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 61 60 61
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -9 -7 -7
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 54 53 55
90.00 Outlays........................... 52 53 54
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The Economic Research Service produces economic and other social
science research and analysis for public and private decisions on
agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America.
Miscellaneous funds received from States, local organizations, and
others are available for support of economic research and analysis (7
U.S.C. 450b, 450h, 3318b).
The FY 1997 request includes funding for pesticide data analysis and
for expanding current surveys to link economic and environmental data,
improving farm income financial performance measures and measuring
chemical use at the State level.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 30 31 32
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 31 32 33
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 6 6 6
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 2 3 3
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 5 6 7
25.5 Research and development
contracts..................... 4 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 2 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 54 51 52
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 8 7 7
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 2 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 63 60 62
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 584 579 579
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 45 41 41
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
National Agricultural Statistics Service
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including
crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and improvements,
[and] marketing surveys and the census of agriculture notwithstanding 13
USC 142(a)-(b), as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, [$81,107,000] $102,624,000, of
which up to $17,500,000 shall be available until expended for the census
of agriculture: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. (7 U.S.C. 411, 411a, 411b,
427, 471, 475, 476, 501, 951, 953, 955-57, 2201, 2202, 2248, 3103, 3311,
3504; 18 U.S.C. 1902, 1905, 2072; 42 U.S.C. 1891-93; 44 U.S.C. 3501-11;
50 U.S.C. 2061 et seq., 2251 et seq.; Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996.)
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Agricultural estimates.......... 77 77 81
00.02 Statistical research and service 4 4 4
00.03 Census of Agriculture........... 18
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 81 81 103
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 8 8 8
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10.00 Total obligations............... 90 90 111
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 90 90 111
23.95 New obligations................... -90 -90 -111
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 81 81 103
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 8 8 8
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 90 90 111
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 16 11 13
73.10 New obligations................... 90 90 111
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -93 -87 -107
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 11 13 17
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 72 72 91
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 12 9 9
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 8 8 8
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 93 87 107
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -7 -7 -7
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -2 -2 -2
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -8 -8 -8
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 81 81 103
90.00 Outlays........................... 84 79 99
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Agricultural estimates.--The Service provides the official National
and State estimates of acreage, yield, and production of crops, stocks,
and value of farm commodities, and numbers of inventory values of
livestock items. Data on approximately 120 crops and 45 livestock
products are covered in nearly 400 reports issued each year. Detailed
data are also collected on agricultural chemical use, labor, and
expenditures. Data collected and published on prices paid and received
by farmers are basic to computation of farm program payments.
The work under this activity is conducted through 45 State offices
serving the 50 States; most of these offices are operated as joint State
and Federal services. Cooperative arrangements with State agencies
provide additional State and county data. The 1997 program includes
increases of $1,000,000 for additional pesticide data, $1,500,000 for
integrated pest management, and $600,000 for post-harvest pesticide
data.
Statistical research and service.--This activity is designed to
improve agricultural estimating techniques by improving sample survey
designs and procedures and by testing new forecasting and estimating
techniques, such as the use of satellite data.
Census of Agriculture.--In 1997, the census of agriculture, formerly
conducted by the Department of Commerce, is proposed for transfer to the
Department of Agriculture.
Miscellaneous funds received from local organizations, commodity
groups, and others are available for dissemination of reports and for
crop and livestock survey work under cooperative agreements (7 U.S.C.
450b, 450h, 3318b).
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 40 41 48
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 42 42 50
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 9 9 11
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1 1 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 3 3 4
25.2 Other services.................. 17 17 24
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 4 4 4
25.7 Operation and maintenance of
equipment..................... 1 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 2 2 3
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 80 81 100
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 8 7 8
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3 3 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 90 90 111
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 1,012 1,002 1,130
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 1 1 1
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 99 99 99
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Agricultural Research Service
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research Service
to perform agricultural research and demonstration relating to
production, utilization, marketing, and distribution (not otherwise
provided for); home economics or nutrition and consumer use including
the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural
information; and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or
purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, [$710,000,000]
$726,353,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
for temporary employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$115,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
one for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the
construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but
unless otherwise provided the cost of constructing any one building
shall not exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which
shall each be limited to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings to be
constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $500,000 each, and the
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or
$250,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations
on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or
replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided
further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement
of buildings needed to carry
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out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): [Provided further, That
the foregoing limitations shall not apply to the purchase of land at
Beckley, West Virginia:] Provided further, That not to exceed $190,000
of this appropriation may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for the Office of the Under Secretary for Research,
Education and Economics for the scientific review of international
issues involving agricultural chemicals and food additives: Provided
further, That funds may be received from any State, other political
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing
or operating any research facility or research project of the
Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law[:Provided further,
That all rights and title of the United States in the property known as
USDA Houma Sugar Cane Research Laboratory, consisting of approximately
20 acres in the City of Houma and 150 acres of farmland in Chacahula,
Louisiana, including facilities and equipment, shall be conveyed to the
American Sugar Cane League Foundation: Provided further, That all rights
and title of the United States in the Agricultural Research Station at
Brawley, California, consisting of 80 acres of land, including
facilities and equipment, shall be conveyed to Imperial County,
California: Provided further, That all rights and title of the United
States in the Pecan Genetics and Improvement Research Laboratory,
consisting of 84.2 acres of land, including facilities and equipment,
shall be conveyed to Texas A&M University: Provided further, That the
property originally conveyed by the State of Tennessee to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, in Lewisburg,
Tennessee be conveyed to the University of Tennessee].
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing of
tobacco or tobacco products. (7 U.S.C. 328, 427, 427i, 1281 note, 1621,
2201, 2204, 2225, 2250, 3101 note; 10 U.S.C. 2306; 16 U.S.C. 590(a)-
590(b), 590(k); 18 U.S.C. 1114; 19 U.S.C. 1306(a), 1306(c); 20 U.S.C.
191-194; 21 U.S.C. 113a, 114c, 114e-131; 42 U.S.C. 1476(e), 1483;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Research on soil and water
conservation.................. 81 84 88
00.02 Research on plant science....... 243 239 248
00.03 Research on animal science...... 114 112 112
00.04 Research on commodity conversion
and delivery.................. 141 143 145
00.05 Human nutrition research........ 61 63 63
00.06 Integration of agricultural
systems....................... 34 31 32
00.07 Repair and maintenance of
facilities.................... 18 18 18
00.08 Contingencies................... 1 1 1
00.11 Agricultural Information and
Library Services.............. 18 19 19
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 711 710 726
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 38 43 43
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10.00 Total obligations............... 749 753 769
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 752 753 769
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -3
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 749 753 769
23.95 New obligations................... -749 -753 -769
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 715 710 726
40.35 Appropriation rescinded......... -1
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 714 710 726
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 38 43 43
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 752 753 769
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 184 188 188
73.10 New obligations................... 749 753 769
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -745 -753 -766
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 188 188 190
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 565 568 581
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 142 142 142
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 38
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 43 43
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 745 753 766
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -33 -39 -39
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -5 -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -38 -43 -43
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 714 710 726
90.00 Outlays........................... 707 710 723
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 715 710 726
Outlays........................... 707 710 724
Supplemental proposal:
Budget Authority.................. 2
Outlays........................... 2
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 715 712 726
Outlays........................... 707 712 724
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The Agricultural Research Service conducts research to provide the
means for a safer, more economical supply of agricultural products for
the Nation and to provide producers with technologies to competitively
supply these products. Technology needs of regulatory, technical
assistance and education agencies of USDA and other Federal agencies are
supported through ARS research. The Service uses coordinated,
interdisciplinary approaches to perform basic and applied research on
soil and water conservation, plant and animal sciences, commodity
conversion and delivery, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural
systems. In 1997, the Service proposes increased emphases for critical
research needs in agriculture, such as: food safety, integrated pest
management, agricultural biodiversity, biocontrol of pests and soil
biology, integrated farming systems, finding alternatives to methyl
bromide, restoration of the South Florida Everglades ecosystem, biomass
research, and increased support for the joint U.S.-Israel agricultural
research and development activities.
Research on soil and water conservation.--Research is conducted to
improve soil and water management, irrigation, and conservation
practices; to protect natural resources from harmful effects of soil,
air, and water pollutants and to minimize certain agricultural pollution
problems; and to determine the relation of soil types and water to
plant, animal, and human nutrition.
Research on plant science.--Research is conducted to increase plant
productivity by improving plant varieties, developing new crop
resources, and improving crop production practices, including methods to
control plant diseases, nematodes, insects, and weeds.
Research on animal science.--Research is conducted to increase
livestock productivity (including poultry) through improved breeding,
feeding, and management practices, and to develop methods for
controlling diseases, parasites, and insect pests affecting these
animals.
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Research on commodity conversion and delivery.--Research is
conducted to develop new and improved foods, feeds, products, and
processes for agricultural commodities and to improve the processing,
transportation, storage, wholesaling, and retailing of products.
Research is also conducted on means to ensure the safety of food and
feed supplies, control insect pests of man and his belongings, and
reduce the hazards to human life resulting from pesticide residues and
other causes.
Human nutrition research.--Research is conducted on subjects such as
human nutritional requirements and the composition and nutritive value
of foods, to promote optimum human health through improved nutrition.
Integration of agricultural systems.--Research is conducted to
develop integrated systems for efficiently producing, processing, and
marketing agricultural products, and to develop alternative agricultural
systems that are less dependent upon nonrenewable resources and that are
productive, efficient, and sustainable in the long term.
Agricultural information and library services.--The National
Agricultural Library provides a variety of information products and
services through: (1) the administration of a unique collection of
books, journals, and other information materials about food and
agriculture to ensure accessibility to their contents; (2) the
development and maintenance of cooperative efforts in the library and
related information areas, with other Federal agencies and with
educational institutions in each State; and (3) an active program of
information dissemination.
Repair and maintenance of facilities.--Funds are used to restore,
upgrade, and maintain Federal facilities to meet OSHA and EPA
requirements, provide suitable workspace for in-house research programs,
and to retrofit existing structures for better energy utilization.
Contingencies.--Funds available to meet urgent needs that develop
unexpectedly during the year when such needs cannot be met by
redirection of resources from other projects.
Reimbursements.--Agricultural Research Service performs program
research activities and services for other USDA, Federal, and non-
Federal agencies. These activities and services are paid for on a
reimbursable basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 287 307 319
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 21 23 24
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 8 8 8
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 316 338 351
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 71 75 81
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 13 13 13
22.0 Transportation of things........ 2 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 29 29 29
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1 1
25.1 Advisory and assistance services 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 24 18 21
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 4 4 4
25.4 Operation and maintenance of
facilities.................... 28 28 28
25.5 Research and development
contracts..................... 98 88 76
25.7 Operation and maintenance of
equipment..................... 8 7 7
25.8 Subsistence and support of
persons....................... 1 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 59 52 57
31.0 Equipment....................... 41 40 41
32.0 Land and structures............. 3 3 3
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 11 10 10
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 711 710 726
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 38 43 43
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99.9 Total obligations............... 749 753 769
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 7,488 7,749 7,749
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 46 46 46
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 85 85 85
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Buildings and Facilities
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary
to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of
Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, [$30,200,000] $80,100,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That funds
may be received from any State, other political subdivision,
organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing any research
facility of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 27 35 79
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 54 74 69
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 47 30 80
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 101 104 149
23.95 New obligations................... -27 -35 -79
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 74 69 70
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 44 30 80
40.36 Unobligated balance rescinded..... -2
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 5
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 47 30 80
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 47 30 80
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 40 28 18
73.10 New obligations................... 27 35 79
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -39 -45 -55
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 28 18 40
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 6 5 20
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 33 40 35
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 39 45 55
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 47 30 80
90.00 Outlays........................... 39 45 55
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This account provides funds for acquisition of land, construction,
repair, improvement, extension, alterations, and purchases of fixed
equipment or facilities of or used by the Agricultural Research Service.
The 1997 request provides for the continuing modernization and
renovation efforts at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center,
Beltsville, MD; Regional Utilization Centers at Peoria, IL; Albany, CA;
Philadelphia, PA; and Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Greenport, NY;
Subtropical Agricultural Research Laboratory, Weslaco, TX; and
construction of new replacement laboratories at Ft. Pierce, FL; and
Parlier, CA. The request also provides for
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construction of a new facility in Ft. Lauderdale, FL as part of the
Administration's Everglades initiatives.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 13 21 28
32.0 Land and structures............... 11 11 51
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 3 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 27 35 79
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Trust Funds
Miscellaneous Contributed Funds
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-8214-0-7-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Science and Education
Administration contributed funds 14 14 15
Appropriation:
05.01 Miscellaneous contributed funds... -14 -14 -15
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-8214-0-7-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 13 14 15
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 8 9 9
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 14 14 15
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 22 23 24
23.95 New obligations................... -13 -14 -15
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 9 9 9
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 14 14 15
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 4 5
73.10 New obligations................... 13 14 15
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -12 -13 -13
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 5 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 9 10 10
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 12 13 13
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 14 14 15
90.00 Outlays........................... 12 13 13
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Miscellaneous contributed funds received from States, local
organizations, individuals, and others are available for work under
cooperative agreements on research activities.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-8214-0-7-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 3 3 3
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 3 4 5
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 2 2 2
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 2 2 2
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 13 14 15
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Personnel Summary
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Identification code 12-8214-0-7-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 67 67 67
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COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Research and Education Activities
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
including $168,734,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i); $20,497,000 for grants for cooperative
forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a-582-a7); $27,735,000 for payments to
the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C.
3222); [$49,846,000] $5,599,000 for special grants for agricultural
research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); [$9,769,000] $24,738,000 for special grants
for agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c));
[$96,735,000] $130,000,000 for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C.
450i(b)); $5,051,000 for the support of animal health and disease
programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $650,000 for supplemental and alternative
crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d); [$500,000 for grants for research
pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C.
178) and section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended;] $475,000
for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3331-3336); $3,500,000 for
higher education graduate fellowships grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209(b); $4,350,000 for higher
education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a
higher education minority scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,500,000 for a
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Partnership Grants Program (7
U.S.C. 3152(b)(i)), to strengthen resident instruction at colleges and
universities, including two-year community colleges, that have at least
25 percent Hispanic enrollment; $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants (7
U.S.C. 3322); $8,100,000 for sustainable agriculture research and
education (7 U.S.C. 5811); $9,200,000 for a program of capacity building
grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30,
1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,450,000 for
payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of
Public Law 103-382; and [$10,337,000] $1,993,000 for necessary expenses
of Research and Education Activities, of which not to exceed $100,000
shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, [$421,929,000.]
$418,572,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing of
tobacco or tobacco products.
Native American Institutions Endowment Fund
For establishment of a Native American institutions endowment fund,
as authorized by Public Law 130-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $4,600,000.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies, Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
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Receipts:
02.01 Federal payment, Native American
Institutions Endowment Fund..... 5 5
Appropriation:
05.01 Cooperative state research
activities...................... -5 -5
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Payments under the Hatch Act.... 171 169 169
00.02 Cooperative forestry research... 21 20 20
00.03 Payments to 1890 colleges and
Tuskegee University........... 28 28 28
00.04 Special research grants......... 78 73 44
00.05 National research initiative
competitive grants............ 101 97 130
00.06 Animal health and disease
research...................... 5 5 5
00.07 Federal administration.......... 19 20 11
00.08 Higher education................ 9 10 12
00.09 Native American Institutions
Endowment Fund................ 5 5
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 432 427 424
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 9 16 16
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10.00 Total obligations............... 441 443 440
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 441 443 440
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 442 443 440
23.95 New obligations................... -441 -443 -440
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 432 422 419
40.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)................... 5 5
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 432 427 424
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 9 16 16
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 441 443 440
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 407 402 386
73.10 New obligations................... 441 443 440
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -446 -459 -424
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 402 386 402
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 216 217 216
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 221 226 192
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 9 16 16
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 446 459 424
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -9 -16 -16
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 432 427 424
90.00 Outlays........................... 437 443 408
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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
participates in a nationwide system of agricultural research and
education program planning and coordination between State institutions
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It assists in maintaining
cooperation among the State institutions, and between the State
institutions and their Federal research partners. The Agency administers
grants and payments to State institutions to supplement State and local
funding for agricultural research and higher education.
Payments under the Hatch Act.--Funds under the Hatch Act are
allocated on a formula basis to agricultural experiment stations of the
land-grant colleges in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Micronesia, and Northern
Mariana Islands.
Cooperative forestry research.--These funds are allocated by formula
to land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations in the 50
States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other State-supported
colleges and universities having a forestry school and offering graduate
training in forestry sciences.
Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee University.--Funds allocated
on a formula basis support agricultural research and broaden the
curricula at the seventeen 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
University.
Special research grants.--This program addresses research areas of
national interest. Increased funding is proposed for grant programs in
integrated pest management/biological control and pesticide clearance.
Funding is also proposed for emerging pest and disease issues, pesticide
impact assessment and sustainable agriculture. Advances in these areas
will provide producers with safe, alternative pest control methods
resulting in more farmers increasing the number of acres on which
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods are used. The program goal is
the implementation of IPM methods on 75 percent of crop acreage by the
year 2000. Funding proposed for pesticide clearance and minor use animal
drugs will address the growing need for registration of safe pesticides
and drugs for minor crops and animals and lead to reduced levels of
chemical and drug residues in food products by half. A grant program for
global change is proposed for research at universities as part of a
coordinated Federal initiative. Funding is also proposed for water
quality, the National Biological Impact Assessment Program, rural
development centers, aquaculture centers, rangeland research, energy
biomass/biofuels research, and supplemental and alternative crops.
National research initiative competitive grants.--Funding is being
proposed for the National Initiative for Research on Agriculture, Food,
and the Environment (NRI). Research scientists throughout the U.S.
scientific community compete for funding under this program. The
performance goal has been to attract the widest possible involvement of
U.S. scientists in agricultural research to increase the knowledge base
related to U.S. agriculture, food, and the environment and maintain
world leadership in agricultural science and engineering. NRI funding
has resulted in increased participation by universities which are not
traditionally considered agricultural schools and of highly skilled
researchers in projects addressing agricultural issues. These grants
support research in plants and animals; natural resources and the
environment; nutrition, food safety, and health; markets, trade, and
rural development; and processing for adding value or developing new
products. This initiative includes funding for a plant genome mapping
program for which the Agricultural Research Service serves as the lead
agency. Global change research being carried out through the NRI is part
of a government-wide program developed by the Committee on Earth and
Environmental Sciences. In 1995, NRI funding supported 783 grants and it
is estimated approximately the same number will be funded in 1996. The
1997 request would support approximately 1,054 grants.
Animal health and disease research.--Funds, distributed by formula,
support livestock and poultry disease research in sixty-seven colleges
of veterinary medicine and in eligible agricultural experiment stations.
Federal administration.--A coordinating and review staff assists in
maintaining cooperation within and among the States, and between the
States and their Federal research partners. This staff also administers
research and education grants and payments to States. Federal
administration is
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funded from a combination of program set-asides from formula and grant
programs and from direct appropriation for administration. Funding is
proposed for a capacity building program at the 1890 institutions as
part of a USDA initiative to strengthen these institutions through a
broadening of curricula, increased faculty development and student
research projects. Proposed funding would support approximately 49
teaching and research grants.
Higher education.--Funding is proposed for graduate fellowships
grants, competitive challenge grants, Hispanic education partnership
grants, a multicultural scholars program and a Native American
institutions program. Proposed funding for all higher education programs
would support approximately 94 grants. These programs will enable
universities to broaden their curricula; increase faculty development;
student research projects; and the number of new scholars recruited in
the food and agricultural sciences. In addition, an increased number of
graduate students, including minority graduate students, will be
enrolled in the agricultural sciences.
Reimbursable program.--Funds support basic and applied agriculture
research and activities performed for other USDA, Federal, and non-
Federal agencies.
Native American Institutions Endowment Fund.--This program provides
for an endowment for the 1994 land-grant institutions (29 Tribally
controlled colleges) to strengthen the infrastructure of these
institutions and develop Indian expertise for the food and agricultural
sciences and businesses and their own communities. At the termination of
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall withdraw the income from the
endowment fund for the fiscal year, and after making adjustments for the
cost of administering the fund, distribute the adjusted income on a
formula basis to the 1994 land-grant institutions.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 9 10 10
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 2 2 2
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1 1 1
22.0 Transportation of things........ 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1 1 1
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 2
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 415 411 407
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 432 426 422
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 9 16 16
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 441 443 440
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 202 197 205
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 2 2 2
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 9 9 9
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[buildings and facilities]
[For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities and
for grants to States and other eligible recipients for such purposes, as
necessary to carry out the agricultural research, extension, and
teaching programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise
provided, $57,838,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b).] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1501-0-1-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 71 67
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 20 9
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 61 58
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 81 64
23.95 New obligations................... -71 -67
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 9
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 61 58
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 122 156 171
73.10 New obligations................... 71 67
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -37 -52 -55
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 156 171 116
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 6 3
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 31 49 55
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 37 52 55
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 61 58
90.00 Outlays........................... 37 52 55
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 61 58
Outlays........................... 37 52 55
Rescission proposal:
Budget Authority.................. -12
Outlays........................... -1 -1
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 61 46
Outlays........................... 37 51 54
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Funds provide grants to States and other eligible recipients for the
acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities to carry out
agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs. No funding is
proposed in 1997.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 70 65
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99.9 Total obligations............... 71 67
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Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 10 10
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Extension Activities
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa: For
payments for cooperative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as
amended, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and
under section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471, for retirement and employees'
compensation costs for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail
for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors,
$268,493,000; payments for the nutrition and family education program
for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $60,510,000;
payments for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act,
[$10,783,000] $15,000,000; payments for the farm safety program under
section 3(d) of the Act, [$2,943,000] $988,000; payments for the
pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$3,313,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college research,
extension, and teaching facilities as authorized by section 1447 of
Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,782,000, to remain
available until expended; payments for the rural development centers
under section 3(d) of the Act, $936,000; payments for a groundwater
quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $11,065,000; payments for
the agricultural telecommunications program, as authorized by Public Law
101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,203,000; payments for youth-at-risk programs
under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,850,000; payments for a food safety
program under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,438,000; payments for carrying
out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978,
$3,291,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under section 3(d) of
the Act, $1,724,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs under
section 3(d) of the Act, $3,411,000; payments for rural health and
safety education as authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 (7
U.S.C. 2661 note, 2662), $2,709,000; payments for cooperative extension
work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7
U.S.C. 321-326, 328) and Tuskegee University, $25,090,000; and for
Federal administration and coordination including administration of the
Smith-Lever Act, as amended, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C.
341-349), as amended, and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980
(7 U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and provide program leadership
for the extension work of the Department and the several States and
insular possessions, [$12,209,000] $5,685,000; in all, [$427,750,000]
$423,488,000: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to
section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act of
June 23, 1972, as amended, shall not be paid to any State, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia,
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa prior to availability of an equal
sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal
year. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Smith-Lever Act, 3(b) and 3(c).. 273 268 268
00.02 Youth at Risk................... 10 10 10
00.03 Water quality................... 11 11 11
00.04 EFNEP........................... 61 61 61
00.05 Pest management................. 11 11 15
00.06 Farm Safety..................... 3 3 1
00.07 Pesticide impact assessment..... 3 3 3
00.08 Nutrition Education............. 4
00.09 Indian reservation extension
agents........................ 2 2 2
00.10 Ag. Telecommunications.......... 1 1 1
00.11 Food safety..................... 3 3 2
00.12 Rural Development............... 1 1 1
00.13 Payments to 1890 colleges and
Tuskegee University........... 25 25 25
00.15 Renewable resources extension
act........................... 3 3 3
00.16 Federal Administration.......... 13 12 6
00.18 Rural health and safety
education..................... 3 3 3
00.19 1890 facilities (section 1447).. 8 8 8
00.21 Sustainable Agriculture......... 4 3 3
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 439 428 423
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 29 25 25
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10.00 Total obligations............... 468 453 448
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 5
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 468 453 448
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 473 453 448
23.95 New obligations................... -468 -453 -448
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 439 428 423
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 29 25 25
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 468 453 448
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 188 192 192
73.10 New obligations................... 468 453 448
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -464 -453 -450
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 192 192 190
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 290 278 275
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 145 150 150
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 29 25 25
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 464 453 450
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -29 -25 -25
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 439 428 423
90.00 Outlays........................... 435 429 425
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The Cooperative Extension System, a national educational network, is
a dynamic organization pledged to meeting the country's needs for
research-based educational programs that will enable people to make
practical decisions to improve their lives. To accomplish its mission,
the Cooperative Extension System adjusts programs to meet the shifting
needs and priorities of the people it serves.
The nonformal educational network combines the expertise and
resources of federal, state, and local partners. The partners in this
unique System are: (a) The Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; (b) Extension
professionals at land-grant universities throughout the United States
and its territories; and (c) Extension professionals in nearly all of
the Nation's 3,150 counties. Thousands of paraprofessionals and nearly 3
million volunteers support this partnership and magnify its impact.
Strong linkages with both public and private external groups are also
crucial to the Cooperative Extension System's strength and vitality.
Base programs, funded by the Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) legislated
formula funds, are the major educational efforts central to the mission
of the System and common to most Extension units. They are the ongoing
priority efforts of the System, involving many discipline-based and
multi-disciplinary programs. The System's base programs are the
foundation of the Extension organization and partnership that are
intended to increase the number of community-based projects, families,
and individuals reached to disseminate research findings as widely and
quickly as possible. The use of electronic mail, satellite transmission
of courses, and computer-assisted instruction are encouraged to
communicate ideas.
Extension resources are provided to the States by these formula
funds and competitively-awarded programs such as sustainable agriculture
and agricultural telecommunications. Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) funds and
payments to the 1890 colleges and Tuskegee University provide funds to
support the Extension infrastructure.
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Funds for designated programs, funded by Smith-Lever 3(d) legislated
formula funds, such as youth at risk, expanded food and nutrition
education program (EFNEP), food safety, farm safety provide support for
the Cooperative Extension System to address identified priority issues.
National initiatives funded by legislative formulas,
administratively determined distribution, Congressional and Executive
intent, and competitively-awarded projects, are the System's commitment
to respond to important problems of broad national concern with
additional resources and significantly increased effort to achieve a
major impact on national priorities. They are the most current
significant and complex issues on which the Extension System has the
potential to make a difference--usually in cooperation with other
agencies, groups, and units of government. The goal is to inform and
educate these extension agriculture professionals and volunteers who, in
turn, educate the professional farmers and end-users regarding these
critical initiatives and concerns.
Initiatives proposed in 1997 include funding for: sustainable
agriculture education programs; increased efforts on pest management;
and support to the 1890 Institutions and Tuskegee University.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-0502-0-1-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 9 10 10
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 2 2 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 2 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 4 2 1
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 1 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 418 411 407
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 436 427 422
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 29 25 25
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 468 453 448
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 170 183 185
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 1 1 1
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ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those pursuant to
the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b-c), necessary
to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases;
to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; to
discharge the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act
of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b); and to protect the
environment, as authorized by law, [$331,667,000] $463,890,000, of which
[$4,799,000] $5,000,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks
of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest
animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions:
Provided, That in fiscal year [1996] 1997, amounts in the agricultural
quarantine inspection user fee account shall be available for authorized
purposes without further appropriation: Provided further, That no funds
shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication
program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum
matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for field employment pursuant to
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of
aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be
for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in
emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production
industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the
Department such sums as he may deem necessary, to be available only in
such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or
infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for
expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended,
and section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as amended, and any
unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in
the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred
amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration
of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building[:
Provided further, That of the funds provided, the Secretary of
Agriculture may provide for the funding of all fees or charges under
section 2509 of Public Law 101-624, codified at 21 U.S.C. 136a(c), for
any service related to the cost of providing import, entry, diagnostic
and quarantine services in connection with the 1996 Summer Olympic Games
to be held in Atlanta, Georgia].
In fiscal year [1996] 1997 the agency is authorized to collect fees
to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and
international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals,
provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability
for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or
services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended, without
further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or
services. (10 U.S.C. 2306; 15 U.S.C. 69e, 1821-31; 16 U.S.C. 1531-43; 18
U.S.C. 1114; 19 U.S.C. 1306, 21 U.S.C. 101-105, 111-114, 114a-114c;
114d-1, 114e-131, 134-135b, 151-158; 26 U.S.C. 4491-94; 45 U.S.C. 71-74;
46 U.S.C. 466a-466(b); 49 U.S.C. 1471(a)-1509(d), 1741; 46 Stat. 67; 78
Stat. 939-940; 99 Stat. 1645-1650, 1654-1656, 1658-1659; Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 43 61 48
Receipts:
02.01 Agricultural quarantine inspection
fees............................ 124 114 115
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 167 175 163
Appropriation:
05.01 Salaries and expenses............. -106 -127 -125
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 61 48 38
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1600-0-1-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Pest and disease exclusion...... 193 215 216
00.02 Plant and animal health
monitoring.................... 86 73 88
00.03 Pest and disease management
programs...................... 106 105 86
00.04 Animal care..................... 10 9 10
00.05 Scientific and technical
services...................... 55 52 59
00.06 Contingencies................... 5 5 5
00.07 Emergency program funding....... 13 7
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 468 466 464
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 41 39 39
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10.00 Total obligations............... 509 505 503
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 7 8 8
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 497 498 503
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 13 7
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 517 513 511
23.95 New obligations................... -509 -505 -503
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 8 8 8
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 339 332 339
40.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)................... 106 127 125
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -2
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 13
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 456 459 464
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 41 39 39
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 497 498 503
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 62 51 111
73.10 New obligations................... 509 505 503
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -520 -445 -479
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 51 111 135
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 437 387 366
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 42 25 76
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 33 33 31
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 8 6
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 520 445 479
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -6 -5 -5
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -35 -34 -34
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -41 -39 -39
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 456 459 464
90.00 Outlays........................... 479 406 440
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 456 459 464
Outlays........................... 479 406 440
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. -8
Outlays........................... -8
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 456 459 456
Outlays........................... 479 406 432
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The major objectives of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) are to protect the animal and plant resources of the
Nation from destructive pests and diseases. This mission is carried out
under the five major areas of activity, as follows:
Pest and disease exclusion.--The agency conducts inspection and
quarantine activities at U.S. ports-of-entry to prevent the introduction
of exotic animal and plant diseases and pests. APHIS develops and
conducts preclearance programs to ensure that agricultural products
destined for U.S. ports-of-entry do not present a risk to U.S.
agriculture. APHIS engages in cooperative programs in foreign countries
to control pests of imminent concern to the United States. APHIS also
certifies plants and plant products for export and regulates imports and
exports of designated endangered plant species. User fees have been
implemented to recover the cost of certain agricultural quarantine
inspection services.
Plant and animal health monitoring.--The Agency conducts programs to
assess animal and plant health and to detect endemic and exotic diseases
and pests. The plant and animal health monitoring programs are primarily
cooperative efforts of the Federal and State governments, and industry.
The Agency also carries out surveys in cooperation with the States to
detect harmful plant and animal pests and diseases and to determine if
there is a need for pest eradication programs.
Pest and disease management programs.--The Agency carries out
programs to control and eradicate infestations and animal diseases that
threaten the United States; to reduce agricultural losses caused by
predatory animals, birds, and rodents; to provide technical assistance
to States, counties, farmer or rancher groups, and foundations; and to
ensure compliance with interstate movement and disease control
regulations. Interstate shipments of plants, livestock, and related
materials are monitored and regulated to prevent the spread of disease.
APHIS protects agriculture from detrimental animal predators through
identification, demonstration, and application of the most appropriate
methods of control.
Animal care.--The Agency conducts regulatory activities which ensure
the humane care and handling of animals used in research, exhibition, or
the wholesale pet trade. The Agency is also responsible for
administering the Horse Protection Act, which prohibits the showing,
selling, or exhibition of sore horses.
Scientific and technical services.--APHIS develops methods to
control animals and pests that are detrimental to agriculture, other
wildlife, and public safety. The agency regulates genetic research to
guard against the release of potentially harmful organisms into the
environment. APHIS also conducts veterinary diagnostic laboratory
activities and biologic regulatory enforcement to ensure that the
products developed for combatting disease are potent, safe, and pure. It
also provides and directs technology development in coordination with
other groups in APHIS and Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
officials to support PPQ programs of the Agency and its cooperators at
the State, national, and international levels.
APHIS will reduce the number of plant and pest line items from
seventeen to eight in order to provide maximum flexibility to respond to
changing priorities and needs as they arise, within the major functions
appearing in the appropriations request.
A new Medfly line item is proposed for a prophylactic program of
sterile fly releases to avoid the use of Commodity Credit Corporation
funds to eradicate large outbreaks.
In addition, fees collected in the AQI user fee account are proposed
to be available without appropriations action, in order to better
provide services that are driven by demand.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 216 211 216
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 16 18 17
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 11 11 10
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 243 240 243
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 54 51 52
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 6 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 17 11 11
22.0 Transportation of things........ 6 4 4
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 4 4 4
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 15 15 15
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 46 47 48
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 27 29 26
31.0 Equipment....................... 16 32 27
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Grants, subsidies, and
contributions:
41.0 Mexican-United States
Commission for the
prevention of foot-and-mouth
disease..................... 2 1 1
41.0 Joint screwworm eradication
programs.................... 19 20 20
41.0 Joint United States-Panama
Commission; United States-
Colombia.................... 3 2 2
41.0 Joint Commission on the
Mediterranean fruit fly..... 4 2 3
Insurance claims and
indemnities:
42.0 Brucellosis................... 4 4 4
42.0 Scrapie of sheep.............. 1 1
42.0 Tuberculosis.................. 1 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 468 466 464
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 41 39 39
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 509 505 503
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 5,839 5,883 5,998
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 156 156 156
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 388 393 393
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 260 260 260
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Salaries and Expenses
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.02 Animal welfare.................. -3
00.03 Biotechnology................... -1
00.04 Veterinary biologics............ -4
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program.......... -8
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 8
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations...............
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... -8
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 8
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross).......................
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -8
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -8
90.00 Outlays........................... -8
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Legislation will be proposed to establish user fees for APHIS' costs
for animal welfare inspections, such as for animal research centers,
humane societies and kennels, for the issuance of biotechnology
certificates, and for veterinary biologics licensing, inspection and
testing activities. Fees would be charged to the recipients of these
services.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ -5
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... -1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... -1
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... -1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. -8
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 8
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations...............
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... -147
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 147
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Buildings and Facilities
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental
support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed
equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition
of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, [$8,757,000] $3,200,000, to
remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 14 14 27
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 41 31 26
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 4 9 3
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 45 40 29
23.95 New obligations................... -14 -14 -27
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 31 26 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 4 9 3
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -1
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 3 9 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 4 9 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 12 18
73.10 New obligations................... 14 14 27
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -8 -8 -23
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 12 18 22
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 2 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 7 6 22
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 8 8 23
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 4 9 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 8 8 23
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The buildings and facilities fund provides for construction,
repairs, preventive maintenance, and alterations, as needed, for APHIS
operated facilities, which include animal quarantine stations, border
inspection stations, sterile insect rearing facilities, and
laboratories.
The 1997 budget proposes $3.2 million for this program, for the
modernization of the Plum Island, New York Animal Disease Center.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 9 9 8
32.0 Land and structures............... 5 5 19
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99.9 Total obligations............... 14 14 27
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Trust Funds
Miscellaneous Trust Funds
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.02 Miscellaneous contributed funds... 7 6 6
02.03 Fees for feed and attendants for
animals in quarantine........... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 7 7 7
Appropriation:
05.01 Miscellaneous trust funds......... -7 -7 -7
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Expenses, feed, and attendants for
animals in quarantine........... -1 1 1
00.03 Miscellaneous contributed funds... 7 6 6
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 6 7 7
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 4 4 4
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 7 7 7
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 11 11 11
23.95 New obligations................... -6 -7 -7
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 4 4 4
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 7 7 7
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 6 7 7
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -8 -7 -7
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 7 6 6
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 8 7 7
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 7 7 7
90.00 Outlays........................... 8 7 7
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Distribution of budget authority by
account:
Expenses, feed, and attendants for
animals in quarantine............... 0 1 1
Miscellaneous contributed funds....... 7 6 6
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Distribution of outlays by account:
Expenses, feed, and attendants for
animals in quarantine............... 0 1 1
Miscellaneous contributed funds....... 8 6 6
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The following services are financed by fees and miscellaneous
contributions advanced by importers, manufacturers, States,
organizations, individuals, and others:
Expenses and refunds, inspection, certification, and quarantine of
animal products.--This includes inspection of animal hides and other
animal materials to be exported. Fees are paid in advance for services
to be rendered (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) (21 U.S.C. 111).
Expenses, feed, and attendants for animals in quarantine.--All costs
associated with the quarantine of animals are paid from fees advanced by
importers (21 U.S.C. 102).
Miscellaneous contributed funds.--Funds are received from States,
local organizations, individuals, and others and are available for plant
and animal quarantine inspection and cooperative plant and animal
disease and pest control activities (7 U.S.C. 450b, 2220). Commencing in
1979, fees were collected for the importation of commercial birds.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 6 6 6 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 6 6 6 6
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 1 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 1 1 1 1
NET POSITION:
3600 Other............................. 5 5 5 5
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 5 5 5 5
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 6 6 6 6
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 1 1 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 1 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 2 3 3
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 6 7 7
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 53 53 53
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 6 6 6
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FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the Federal
Meat Inspection Act, as amended, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, as
amended, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended, [$544,906,000]
$574,000,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this
account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as
authorized by section 1017 of Public Law
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102-237; Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for
shell egg surveillance under section 5(d) of the Egg Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further, That this appropriation shall
be available for activities relating to human pathogens, as authorized
by section 2 of the Act of February 2, 1903, as amended (21 U.S.C. 111)
and sections 4 and 5 of the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended (21 U.S.C.
120): Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for
field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of
altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10
percent of the current replacement value of the building. (7 U.S.C. 450,
1901-06; 10 U.S.C. 2306; 18 U.S.C. 1114; 21 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-624,
641-645, 661, 671-680, 691-692; 694-695; Public Law 99-641; Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 530 545 574
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 81 87 90
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 611 632 664
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 612 632 664
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 611 632 664
23.95 New obligations................... -611 -632 -664
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 526 545 574
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 5
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 531 545 574
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 81 87 90
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 612 632 664
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 27 24 26
73.10 New obligations................... 611 632 664
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -604 -630 -661
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -10
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 24 26 29
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 506 519 545
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 17 24 26
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 80 87 90
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 604 630 661
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -1 -1 -1
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -80 -86 -89
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -81 -87 -90
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 531 545 574
90.00 Outlays........................... 523 543 571
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[Iin millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 531 545 574
Outlays........................... 522 543 571
Supplemental proposal:
Budget Authority.................. 10
Outlays........................... 10
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. -109
Outlays........................... -109
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 531 555 465
Outlays........................... 522 553 462
====================================
The primary objectives of the Food Safety and Inspection Service are
to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged, as required by the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act and
the Egg Products Inspection Act.
The meat, poultry, and egg products inspection program of the Food
Safety and Inspection Service provides inplant inspection of all
domestic plants preparing meat, poultry, or egg products for sale or
distribution; reviews foreign inspection systems and establishments that
prepare meat, poultry, or egg products for export to the United States;
and provides technical and financial assistance to States which maintain
meat and poultry inspection programs.
FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Federally inspected establishments:
Slaughter plants.................. 301 279 250
Processing plants................. 4,870 4,869 4,824
Combination slaughter and
processing plants............... 1,002 988 967
Talmadge-Aiken plants............. 259 250 226
Import establishments............. 160 145 150
Egg plants........................ 82 82 82
Federally inspected and passed
production (millions of pounds):
Meat slaughter.................... 43,503 44,200 44,800
Poultry slaughter................. 40,969 41,800 42,300
Egg products...................... 2,874 3,104 3,352
Import/export activity (millions of
pounds):
Meat and poultry imported......... 2,452 2,500 2,600
Meat and poultry exported......... 7,197 8,200 9,200
States and territories with
cooperative programs: a
Intrastate inspection............. 27 26 26
Talmadge-Aiken inspection......... 11 9 9
Number of slaughter and/or
processing plants (excludes
exempt plants).................. 2,895 2,872 2,844
Pounds inspected slaughter
(millions)...................... 1,100 1,210 1,330
Product inspected and passed under
HACCP system: b............ N/A N/A
Compliance activities:
Marketplace reviews............... 101,200c
Corrective action reviews......... 37,902 48,000 53,000
Corrective actions completed...... 548 750 1,000
Product Testing (samples analyzed):
Food chemistry d............. 31,416 26,000 26,000
Food microbiology................. 32,738 50,000 125,000
Chemical residues................. 97,254 72,000 72,000
Antibiotic residues............... 245,833 246,000 246,000
Pathology samples................. 6,728 7,000 7,000
Serology samples.................. 5,801 6,000 6,000
Egg Products:
Food chemistry.................... 204 200 200
Food microbiology................. 2,611 3,000 3,000
Chemical residues................. 302 350 350
Consumer Education and public
outreach:
Meat and Poultry Hotline Calls
received........................ 116,530 120,000 120,000
Epidemiological Investigations:
Cooperative efforts with State and
public health offices........... 50 60
Illnesses reported and treated
e.......................... N/A N/A N/A
Field Automation and Information
Management Project (cumulative):
Number of computers provided to
field inspection staff.......... 337 1,113 1,889
a States with cooperative agreements which are operating programs.
b Production data will be based on meat and poultry slaughter
operations.
c Includes retail inspection audits and State assist activities--
1,200; and marketplace sampling, testing, reviewing and evaluation--100,000.
d FY 1996-1997 sampling will be performed in-house, therefore split
samples performed in FY 1995 as a contract check are no longer necessary.
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e The sentinel site survey will provide the baseline data necessary
to estimate the incidence of foodborne illness and treatment.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 320 324 334
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 13 13 16
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 14 14 15
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 347 351 365
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 89 91 93
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 1 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 20 19 21
22.0 Transportation of things........ 2 2 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 7 8 9
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 2 2
25.1 Advisory and assistance services 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 11 15 20
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 3 3 3
25.4 Operation and maintenance of
facilities.................... 1 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 4 4 5
31.0 Equipment....................... 2 6 8
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 41 40 42
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 530 544 574
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 80 87 90
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 611 632 664
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 9,614 9,679 9,738
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 128 128 128
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 246 246 226
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 1,131 1,175 1,240
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Salaries and Expenses
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3700-2-1-554 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... -109
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 109
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10.00 Total obligations...............
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... -109
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 109
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross).......................
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -109
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -109
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -109
90.00 Outlays........................... -109
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Legislation will be proposed to charge fees for all overtime
inspections of meat, poultry, and egg products at all establishments
inspected by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Currently,
fees to reimburse the cost of overtime inspection are required at some
FSIS-inspected establishments, but not at others. The Federal government
would continue to pay the full cost for a primary, eight-hour inspection
shift.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... -71
11.3 Other than full-time permanent -6
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation -77
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... -20
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... -4
22.0 Transportation of things........ -1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... -2
25.2 Other services.................. -3
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... -1
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... -1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. -109
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 109
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99.9 Total obligations...............
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... -2,000
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 2,000
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Trust Funds
Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Fees for inspection and grading of
farm products................... 3 3 3
Appropriation:
05.01 Expenses and refunds, inspection
and grading of farm products.... -3 -3 -3
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 3 3 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 3 3
23.95 New obligations................... -3 -3 -3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 3 3 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 3 3 3
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73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -3 -3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 3 3 3
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 3 3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 3 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 3 3 3
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Under authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, Federal
meat and poultry inspection services are provided upon request and for a
fee in cases where inspection is not mandated by statute. This service
includes: certifying products for export beyond the requirements of
export certificates; inspecting certain animals and poultry intended for
human food where inspection is not required by statute, such as buffalo,
rabbit, and quail; and inspecting products intended for animal
consumption.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 1 1 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 1 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 2 2 2
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 3 3 3
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 44 44 40
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 15 15 15
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GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended, for the administration of the
Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used to protect
purchasers of farm products, and the standardization activities related
to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended,
including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $25,000 for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109, [$23,058,000] $24,595,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of
altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10
percent of the current replacement value of the building. (7 U.S.C. 71,
74-79, 84-87, 181-229, 1621-27; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Standardization................... 5 4 4
00.02 Compliance........................ 5 4 5
00.03 Methods Development............... 1 3 3
00.04 Packers and Stockyard Program..... 12 12 13
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10.00 Total obligations............... 23 23 25
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 23 23 25
23.95 New obligations................... -23 -23 -25
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 23 23 25
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 3 3
73.10 New obligations................... 23 23 25
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -23 -23 -25
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 3 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 21 20 22
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 2 2 3
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 23 23 25
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 23 23 25
90.00 Outlays........................... 23 23 25
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 23 23 25
Outlays........................... 23 22 25
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority.................. -14
Outlays........................... -14
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 23 23 11
Outlays........................... 23 22 11
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The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
establishes official United States standards for grain, promotes the
uniform application thereof by official inspection personnel, provides
for an official inspection system for grain, and regulates the weighing
and certification of the weight of grain shipped in interstate or
foreign commerce as authorized by the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA),
as amended, and the regulations thereof, and the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (AMA).
Standardization activities include establishing and updating U.S.
grain standards, research, and developing and improving methods to
ensure the accurate and uniform application of the standards.
The compliance activities ensure the accurate and uniform
application of the USGSA and applicable provisions of the AMA. The
compliance program functions include: (1) evaluating alleged violations
and initiating preliminary investigations; (2) initiating the
implementation of corrective actions; (3) conducting management and
technical reviews; (4) administering the designations and delegations of
State and private agencies to perform official functions and monitoring
the performance of the agencies; (5) identifying and, where appropriate,
waiving and monitoring conflicts of interest; (6) licensing personnel of
delegated States and designated agencies; (7) registering persons/firms
engaged in the business of buying grain for sale in foreign commerce,
and in the business of handling, weighing, or transporting of grain for
sale in foreign commerce; (8) responding to audits of Grain Inspection
programs; and (9) reviewing and, when appropriate, approving official
agencies' fee schedules.
The International Monitoring Staff briefs foreign buyers, assesses
foreign inspection and weighing techniques, and responds to foreign
quality and quantity complaints.
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An advisory committee consisting of members from the grain industry
exists to advise the Agency regarding efficient and economical
implementation of the USGSA.
The Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986 was enacted on November
10, 1986, to improve the quality of U.S. grain by prohibiting the
introduction and reintroduction of dockage and foreign material to
grain.
For 1997, authorizing legislation will be submitted to permit,
subject to appropriations, the collection and use of fees to cover the
cost of standardization activities.
The goal of the Packers and Stockyards program is to ensure the
integrity of the livestock, meat, and poultry markets and the
marketplace in order to protect producers against unfair, deceptive, or
discriminatory practices as well as those that are predatory or
monopolistic in nature. Consumers and members of the livestock, poultry,
and meat industries are also protected against unfair business practices
in the marketing of livestock, meat and poultry, and from restrictions
on competition which could unduly affect prices. The Agency also carries
out the Secretary's responsibilities under Section 1324 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 covering ``central filing systems'' established by
States for pre-notification of security interests against farm products.
Authorizing legislation will be submitted that would establish a
license fee that, subject to appropriations, would allow the collection
and expenditure of funds for all costs associated with administering the
Packers and Stockyards Act. Authorizing legislation will also be
submitted to establish a Dealers Trust. This would require livestock
inventories and accounts receivable due from the sale of livestock to be
held in trust for unpaid cash sellers at a time of financial failure.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
U.S. standards in effect at end of
year................................ 19 19 19
New and revised standards issued
during fiscal year.................. 1 7 3
Standards reviews in progress....... 9 4 4
Standards reviews completed......... 9 4 3
Inspection techniques developed..... 2 2 2
Codex standards developed........... 13 13 13
On-site investigations.............. 9 12 14
Designations renewed................ 23 24 23
Registration certificates issued.... 96 100 102
Investigations...................... 2,504 2,615 2,600
Market agencies/dealers registered.. 9,181 9,200 9,200
Stockyards posted................... 1,386 1,385 1,385
Slaughtering and processing packers
subject to the Act (estimated)...... 6,500 6,400 6,400
Distributors, brokers, and dealers
subject to the Act (estimated)...... 6,900 6,900 6,900
Poultry operations subject to the
Act................................. 240 240 240
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 14 14 15
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 3 3 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 3 3 3
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 23 23 25
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 309 348 360
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Salaries and Expenses
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Standardization................. -4
00.02 Compliance......................
00.03 Methods Development.............
00.04 Packers and Stockyard Program... -14
00.05 Start Up Costs.................. 4
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Direct program, subtotal...... -14
01.01 Reimbursable Program.............. 18
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 4
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 4
23.95 New obligations................... -4
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... -14
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 18
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 4
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 4
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -4
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority -14
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 18
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 4
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -18
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -14
90.00 Outlays........................... -14
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Legislation will be proposed to establish a fee for the
standardization activities of the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, a licensing fee to cover the costs of
administering meat packing and stockyard activities, and a statutory
dealers trust.
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ -7
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... -2
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... -1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... -1
25.2 Other services.................. -3
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. -14
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 18
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99.9 Total obligations............... 4
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... -257
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Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 257
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Public enterprise funds:
Inspection and Weighing Services
limitation on inspection and weighing service expenses
Not to exceed [$42,784,000] $43,207,000 (from fees collected) shall
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this
limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the
Appropriations Committees. (7 U.S.C. 71, 74-79, 84-87, 1621-27;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 36 43 43
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 8 6 6
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 34 43 43
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 42 49 49
23.95 New obligations................... -36 -43 -43
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 6 6 6
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 34 43 43
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 3 3 3
73.10 New obligations................... 36 43 43
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -36 -43 -43
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 3 3 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 34 43 43
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 36 43 43
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -34 -43 -43
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1
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The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
provides a uniform system for the inspection and weighing of grain.
Services provided under this system are financed through a fee supported
revolving fund. This authority has been extended through September 2000.
Fee supported programs include direct services, supervision
activities and administrative functions. Direct services include
official grain inspection and weighing by GIPSA employees at certain
export ports as well as the inspection of U.S. grain shipped through
Canada. The Agency supervises the inspection and weighing activities
performed by its own employees. The agency also oversees the inspection
and weighing of grain performed by employees of 8 delegated States and
66 designated State and private agencies. The Agency provides an appeal
service of original grain inspections and a registration system for
grain exporting firms. Through support from the Association of American
Railroads and user fees, GIPSA conducts a railroad track scale testing
program. In addition, the agency provides grading services, on request,
for rice and grain related products under the authority of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA).
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Export grain inspected and/or
weighed (million metric tons):
By Federal personnel.............. 92.5 89.9 80.4
By delegated States............... 29.5 28.7 25.7
Quantity of grain inspected (all
official inspections) million metric
tons................................ 138.0 140.0 140.0
Number of inspections and
reinspections:
By Federal personnel.............. 164,122 170,000 170,000
By delegated state/official agency
licenses........................ 2,420,577 2,430,000 2,430,000
Number of appeals................... 10,465 8,000 8,000
Number of appeals carried to the
Board of Appeals and Review......... 2.094 2,000 2,000
Quantity of rice inspected (million
metric tons)........................ 4.3 4.0 4.1
Quantity of rice exports (million
metric tons)........................ 3.4 2.7 2.6
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 31 34 43 43
0102 Expense........................... -33 -36 -43 -43
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -2 -2
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 6 5 5 5
Investments in US securities:
1102 Treasury securities, par...... 4
1106 Receivables, net..............
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 4 4 4
1803 Other Federal assets: Property,
plant and equipment, net........ 1 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 10 10 10 10
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... -1
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 1 1
2207 Other........................... 3 3 3 3
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2999 Total liabilities............... 2 3 4 4
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 1 2 2 2
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 8 5 4 4
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 8 7 6 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 11 10 10 10
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 17 22 22
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 1 1 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 5 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 23 26 26
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 5 5 5
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 2 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 3 7 7
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1 1
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 36 42 42
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 36 43 43
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Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment... 507 528 518
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 114 125 125
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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Marketing Services
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, and
regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for administration and
coordination of payments to States; including field employment pursuant
to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to
exceed $90,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, [$46,517,000]
$48,311,000, including funds for the wholesale market development
program for the design and development of wholesale and farmer market
facilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C.
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as
established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701). (7 U.S.C.
1291, 1621-27: 15 U.S.C. 714-714p: 21 U.S.C. 1031-56: 26 U.S.C. 6804,
7233, 7263, 7492-93, 7701; 49 U.S.C. 1653.)
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed [$58,461,000] $59,012,000 (from fees collected) shall be
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable
events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent
with notification to the Appropriations Committees. (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Market news service............. 19 20 20
00.02 Inspection and standardization.. 13 7 7
00.03 Market protection and promotion. 15 15 16
00.04 Wholesale market development.... 3 2 2
00.05 Transportation services......... 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program.......... 53 47 48
Capital investment:
01.01 Reimbursable program............ 50 58 59
01.02 Reimbursable program............ 5 4 4
--------- --------- ----------
01.91 Total capital investment...... 55 62 63
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 108 109 111
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 26 34 34
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 116 109 111
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 141 143 145
23.95 New obligations................... -108 -109 -111
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 34 34 34
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 57 47 48
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -3
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 54 47 48
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 62 62 63
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 116 109 111
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 32 22 17
73.10 New obligations................... 108 109 111
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -119 -114 -111
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 22 17 17
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 19 20 20
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 39 34 27
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 61 62 63
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 119 114 111
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -2 -1 -1
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -60 -61 -62
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -62 -62 -63
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 54 47 48
90.00 Outlays........................... 57 52 48
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Agricultural Marketing Service activities assist producers and
handlers of agricultural commodities by providing a variety of marketing
services. These services continue to become more complex as the volume
of agricultural commodities increases, as a greater number of new
processed commodities are developed, and as the agricultural market
structure undergoes extensive changes. Marketing changes include
increased concentration in food retailing, direct buying,
decentralization of processing, growth of interregional competition,
vertical integration, and contract farming. The individual activities
include:
Market news service.--The market news program provides the
agricultural community with information pertaining to the movement of
agricultural products. This nationwide service provides daily reports on
the supply, demand, and price of over 800 commodities throughout the
country.
Inspection, grading and standardization.--Nationally uniform
standards of quality for agricultural products are established and
applied to specific lots of products to: promote confidence between
buyers and sellers; reduce hazards in marketing due to misunderstandings
and disputes arising from the use of nonstandard descriptions; and
encourage better preparation of uniform quality products for market.
Grading services are provided for cotton and domestic and imported
tobacco.
Quarterly inspection of egg handlers and hatcheries is conducted to
ensure the proper disposition of shell eggs unfit for human consumption.
MARKET NEWS PROGRAM
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Percentage of reports released on
time................................ 88 92 94
COTTON AND TOBACCO USER FEE PROGRAM
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Cotton classed (samples in
thousands).......................... 19,390 18,320 18,320
Tobacco auction markets (million
pounds)............................. 1,609 1,606 1,593
Imported tobacco inspected at
markets and ports of entry (million
pounds)............................. 285 309 300
FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION AND PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
States and Commonwealths with
cooperative agreements.............. 49 49 49
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STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
International and U.S. standards in
effect, end of fiscal year.......... 574 574 574
Number of commodities covered....... 234 234 234
Standards revised................... 8 15 16
Market protection and promotion.--This program consists of: (1) the
research and promotion programs which are designed to improve the
competitive position and expand markets for cotton, eggs and egg
products, honey, pork, beef, dairy products, potatoes, watermelons,
mushrooms, soybeans, fluid milk and fresh cut flowers and greens; (2)
the Federal Seed Act; and (3) the administration of the Capper-Volstead
Act and the Agricultural Fair Practices Act.
The lime program was defeated in referendum in November 1995. Fluid
milk assessments were collected only during six months in 1994 to fund
the first 30 months of the program, as stipulated in the producers plan.
The pesticide recordkeeping program monitors compliance of private
certified applicators with Federal regulations requiring them to keep
records of restricted pesticides used in agricultural production.
The pesticide data program develops comprehensive, statistically
defensible information on pesticide residues in food to improve
government dietary risk procedures.
Federal seed inspectors conduct tests on seed samples to help ensure
truthful labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds sold in interstate
commerce.
The Capper-Volstead Act and the Agricultural Fair Practices Act
protect producers against discriminatory practices by handlers, permit
producers to engage in cooperative efforts, and ensure that such
cooperatives do not engage in practices that monopolize or restrain
trade.
MARKET PROTECTION AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Seed Act:
Interstate investigations:
Completed....................... 770 750 750
Pending......................... 583 550 500
Seed samples tested............... 3,224 3,000 3,200
Percentage of cases submitted that
are completed................... 92 92 92
Plant Variety Protection Act:
Number of applications received... 324 350 350
Certificates of protection issued. 189 350 350
Number of years to process pending
applications.................... 1.5 1.4 1.4
Research and promotion collections
(dollars in millions):
Beef.............................. 44.3 45.0 45.0
Cotton............................ 63.5 68.5 59.3
Dairy--National................... 77.4 77.4 76.7
Honey............................. 3.1 3.1 3.1
Pork.............................. 42.0 45.0 45.0
Egg............................... 14.0 14.0 14.0
Potato............................ 7.9 7.7 8.1
Watermelon........................ 1.2 1.4 1.4
Pecan.............................
Mushroom.......................... 1.3 2.4 2.5
Soybean........................... 28.0 26.0 26.0
Fresh cut flowers and greens...... 10.0 10.0 10.0
Fluid Milk........................ 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of board budgets and
marketing plans approved within
time frame goal................. 93 96 100
Wholesale market development.--This program is designed to enhance
the marketing of agricultural commodities in the United States by
conducting research into more efficient marketing methods for
agricultural commodities and by providing technical assistance to urban
areas interested in improving their food distribution facilities.
Transportation Services.--The activities are designed to ensure that
the Nation's transportation systems will adequately serve the needs of
agriculture and rural areas of the United States.
WHOLESALE MARKET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Studies and projects completed...... 7 9 12
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 23 20 21
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 24 21 22
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 6 4 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 3 2 2
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1
25.2 Other services.................. 13 14 14
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 2 2 2
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 1 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 53 47 48
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 55 62 63
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99.9 Total obligations............... 108 109 111
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 619 494 487
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 7 2 2
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 856 894 864
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 70 70 70
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Payments to States and Possessions
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of
markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
$1,200,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 1 1 1
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 1 1
23.95 New obligations................... -1 -1 -1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 1 1 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
73.10 New obligations................... 1 1 1
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -1 -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 1 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 1 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1 1 1
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 1 1
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Grants are made on a matching fund basis to State departments of
agriculture to carry out specifically approved programs designed to
enhance marketing efficiency. Under this activity, specialists work with
farmers, marketing firms, and other agencies in solving marketing
problems and in using research results.
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Deposits of Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act
fees............................ 8 9 9
Appropriation:
05.01 Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act fund............ -8 -9 -9
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 7 8 8
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2 2 3
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 8 9 9
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 10 11 12
23.95 New obligations................... -7 -8 -8
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2 3 4
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 8 9 9
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 1
73.10 New obligations................... 7 8 8
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -8 -8 -8
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 8 8 8
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1 1 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 8 8 8
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 8 9 9
90.00 Outlays........................... 8 8 8
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License fees are deposited in this special fund and are used to meet
the costs of administering the Perishable Agricultural Commodities and
the Produce Agency Acts (7 U.S.C. 491-497, 499a-499s).
The Acts are intended to ensure equitable treatment to farmers and
others in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables.
Commission merchants, dealers, and brokers handling these products in
interstate and foreign commerce are licensed. Complaints of violations
are investigated and violations dealt with by (a) informal agreements
between the two parties, (b) formal decisions involving payment of
reparation awards, and/or (c) suspension or revocation of license and/or
publication of the facts. Beginning October 1, 1994, an additional fee
was instituted for the filing of formal and informal complaints of
violations of the Act. The November 1995 amendments to the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act: (1) increase the license fee and phase out
fees for wholesale grocers and retailers by 1999; (2) provide permanent
authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to set license and reparation
complaint filing fees; and repeal the 25 percent maximum funding reserve
cap.
A 1984 amendment to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
requires traders to have trust assets on hand to meet their obligations
to fruit and vegetable suppliers. To preserve their trust and establish
their rights ahead of other creditors, unpaid suppliers file notice with
both the Department and their debtors that payment is due.
PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT ACTIVITIES
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Percentage of informal reparation
complaints completed within time
frame goal.......................... 83 95 100
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 4 5 5
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1 1
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 1
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
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Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32)
(including transfers of funds)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program expenses as
authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for:
(1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish
and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in
this Act; and (3) not more than [$10,451,000] $10,576,000 for
formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended, and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
[In fiscal year 1996, no more than $23,900,000] Consistent with the
overall limitations on oilseed export subsidies under the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act, in fiscal year 1997, the Secretary may use no more than
$20,300,000 in section 32 funds [shall be used] to promote sunflower and
cottonseed oil exports [authorized by] under section 1541 of Public Law
101-624 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note)[, and such funds shall be used to
facilitate additional sales of such oils in world markets].
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 751 1,075 1,075
Receipts:
02.01 30% of customs duties, funds for
strengthening markets, income
and supply (section 32)......... 6,119 6,264 5,923
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 6,870 7,339 6,998
Appropriation:
05.01 Funds for strengthening markets,
income, and supply (section 32). -5,795 -6,264 -5,923
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 1,075 1,075 1,075
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Commodity program payments:
00.01 Child nutrition program
purchases................... 400 400 400
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00.02 Emergency surplus removal..... 97 31
00.03 Disaster Relief............... 2
00.04 Sunflower and cottonseed oil
subsidies................... 24 20
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00.91 Subtotal, Commodity program
payments.................... 497 457 420
01.01 Administrative expenses........... 16 17 17
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01.92 Total direct program............ 513 474 437
02.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 514 475 438
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 246 235 300
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 477 594 438
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 26
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -54
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 749 775 738
23.95 New obligations................... -514 -475 -438
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 235 300 300
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 5,795 6,264 5,923
60.75 Procurement reduction pursuant to
P.L. 104-19..................... -5
61.00 Transferred to child nutrition.... -5,314 -5,671 -5,486
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63.00 Appropriation (total)........... 476 593 437
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 477 594 438
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 27 18 18
73.10 New obligations................... 514 475 438
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -497 -475 -438
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -26
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 18 18 18
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 224 222 120
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 273 253 318
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 497 475 438
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -1 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 476 593 437
90.00 Outlays........................... 496 474 437
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 476 593 437
Outlays........................... 496 474 437
Legislative proposal, subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority..................
Outlays........................... -10
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 476 593 437
Outlays........................... 496 474 427
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Under section 32 of the act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C.
612c), an amount equal to 30 percent of customs receipts collected
during each calendar year is automatically appropriated for expanding
outlets for nonbasic commodities. An amount equal to 30 percent of
receipts collected on fishery products is transferred to the Department
of Commerce. Most of the funds are transferred to the Food and Consumer
and are used to purchase commodities under section 6 of the National
School Lunch Act and other authorities specified in the child nutrition
appropriation. If unforeseen commodity surpluses should develop,
unobligated reserve balances are available for surplus removal. A
portion of section 32 funds issued to promote oilseed and exports. The
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) requires annual reductions
in oilseed export subsidies.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 8 8 8
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 8 8 8
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 2 2 2
22.0 Transportation of things:
Commodities................... 15 14 13
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1
Other services:
25.2 Other services................ 1 1 1
25.2 Other services................ 26 24 22
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 3 2 2
26.0 Supplies and materials: Grants
of commodities to States...... 456 420 386
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 513 472 435
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 2 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 514 475 438
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 165 173 173
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 1 2 2
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 12 13 13
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Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32)
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
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Obligations by program activity:
01.01 Administrative Expenses........... -10
02.01 Unobligated balance, start of year 10
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10.00 Total obligations...............
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 10
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 10
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 10
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.45 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Offsetting governmental
collections................... -10
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -10
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Proposed legislation would finance the Federal Administration of
Marketing Agreements and Orders on a user fee basis.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... -6
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation -6
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... -1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... -1
Other services:
25.2 Other services................ -1
25.2 Other services................ -1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. -10
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 10
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99.9 Total obligations...............
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... -122
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 122
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Trust Funds
Miscellaneous Trust Funds
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Deposits of fees from inspection
and grading of farm products.... 109 105 105
Appropriation:
05.01 Miscellaneous trust funds......... -109 -105 -105
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Dairy products.................... 6 6 6
00.02 Fruits and vegetables............. 48 48 48
00.03 Meat grading...................... 20 20 20
00.04 Poultry products.................. 23 24 24
00.05 Miscellaneous agricultural
commodities..................... 6 7 7
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10.00 Total obligations............... 103 105 105
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 26 31 31
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 109 105 105
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 135 136 136
23.95 New obligations................... -103 -105 -105
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 31 31 31
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 109 105 105
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 10 5 8
73.10 New obligations................... 103 105 105
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -108 -102 -105
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 5 8 8
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 108 87 90
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 15 15
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 108 102 105
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 109 105 105
90.00 Outlays........................... 108 102 105
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Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm products.--The
commodity grading programs provide grading, examination, and
certification services for a wide variety of fresh and processed food
commodities using federally approved grade standards and purchase
specifications. Commodities graded include poultry, livestock, meat,
dairy products, and fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. These
programs use official grade standards which reflect the relative quality
of a particular food commodity based on laboratory testing and
characteristics such as taste, color, weight, and physical condition.
Producers voluntarily request grading and certification services which
are provided on a fee for service basis.
WORKLOAD INDICATORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Weighted average cost per cwt. (1992
index).............................. $0.41 $0.40 $0.39
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 16 16 16 16
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 3 5 5 5
Non-Federal assets:
1201 Investments in non-Federal
securities, net............... 19 23 23 23
1206 Receivables, net................ 10 11 11 11
1803 Other Federal assets: Property,
plant and equipment, net........ 1 1 1 1
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1999 Total assets.................... 49 56 56 56
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 3 4 4 4
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Unearned
revenue (advances): Deposit
funds........................... 11 12 12 12
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2999 Total liabilities............... 14 16 16 16
NET POSITION:
3600 Other............................. 35 40 40 40
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3999 Total net position.............. 35 40 40 40
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 49 56 56 56
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 53 55 55
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 6 5 5
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 8 8 8
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 67 68 68
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12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 16 16 16
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 1 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 6 5 5
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 1 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 2 2 2
25.2 Other services.................... 6 7 7
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 1 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 103 105 105
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 1,752 1,737 1,685
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 155 161 161
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Milk Market Orders Assessment Fund
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Administration.................... 31 34 36
00.02 Marketing service................. 6 5 6
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.90 Fund balance.................... 17 20 20
21.91 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 6 6 6
--------- --------- ----------
21.99 Total unobligated balance,
start of year............... 23 26 26
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 37 39 42
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 2
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 62 65 68
23.95 New obligations................... -37 -39 -42
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
24.90 Fund balance.................... 20 20 20
24.91 U.S. Securities: Par value...... 6 6 6
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24.99 Total unobligated balance, end
of year....................... 26 26 26
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 37 39 42
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 37 39 42
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -37 -39 -42
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 37 39 42
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 37 39 42
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -37 -39 -42
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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Note.--The administration fund totals are comprised of 33 separate
independent order accounts in 1995. The Marketing Service fund totals
are comprised of 31 separate independent order accounts in 1995.
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended--under certain conditions--
to issue Federal milk marketing orders establishing minimum prices which
handlers are required to pay for milk purchased from producers.
Market administrators are appointed by the Secretary and are
responsible for carrying out the terms of specific marketing orders.
Their operating expenses, partly financed by assessments on regulated
handlers and partly by deductions from producers, are reported in these
schedules. These funds are collected locally, deposited in local banks,
and disbursed directly by the market administrator.
Expenses of local offices are met from an administrative fund and a
marketing service fund, which are prescribed in each order. The
administrative fund is derived from prorated handler assessments. The
marketing service fund of the individual order disseminates market
information to producers who are not members of a qualified cooperative.
It also provides for the verification of the weights, sampling, and
testing of milk from these producers. The cost of these services is
borne by such producers.
The maximum rates for administrative assessment and for marketing
services are set forth in each order and adjustments below these rates
are made from time to time upon recommendations by the market
administrator and upon approval of the Agricultural Marketing Service to
provide reserves at about a 6-month operating level. Upon termination of
any order, the statute provides for distributing the proceeds from net
assets pro rata to contributing handlers or producers, as the case may
be.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0111 Revenue........................... 27 30 34 36
0112 Expense........................... -30 -31 -34 -36
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0119 Net loss.......................... -3 -1
0121 Revenue........................... 8 7 5 6
0122 Expense........................... -6 -6 -5 -6
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0129 Net income or loss (-)............ 2 1
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0191 Total revenues.................... 35 37 39 42
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0192 Total expenses.................... -36 -37 -39 -42
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0199 Net income or loss................ -1
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1102 Federal assets: Treasury
securities, par............... 5 6 6 6
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 2 3 3 3
Other Federal assets:
1801 Cash and other monetary assets.. 18 17 17 17
1803 Property, plant and equipment,
net........................... 4 4 4 4
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1999 Total assets.................... 29 30 30 30
LIABILITIES:
2201 Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 1 1 1 1
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2999 Total liabilities............... 1 1 1 1
NET POSITION:
3200 Invested capital.................. 28 29 29 29
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3999 Total net position.............. 28 29 29 29
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 29 30 30 30
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 23 24 26
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 5 5 5
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21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 2 2 3
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 2 3 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 1 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 37 39 42
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 515 515 494
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 4 4 4
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FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
implementation of programs administered by the [Consolidated] Farm
Service Agency, [$795,000,000] $820,495,000: Provided, That the
Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities
(but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program
payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further,
That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities
may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, That
these funds shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That for sales commission payments to
reinsurance companies not paid from the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation Fund, such sums as may be necessary. (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Program formulation and appraisal. 38 37
00.02 Inventory management and
merchandising................... 24 23
00.03 Warehouse examination............. 8 8
00.04 Operation of supply adjustment,
conservation and price support
programs........................ 703 716
00.05 Risk management................... 91 87
00.06 Reinsured Companies Sales
Commissions..................... 75
00.07 Farm credit activities
(reimbursable).................. 208 209
00.08 Other reimbursable activities..... 47 48
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,119 1,203
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,119 1,203
23.95 New obligations................... -1,119 -1,203
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 795 820
40.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 75
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 795 895
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 324 308
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,119 1,203
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 32
73.10 New obligations................... 1,119 1,203
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,087 -1,172
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 32 63
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 763 832
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 32
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 324 308
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,087 1,172
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -259 -261
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -65 -47
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -324 -308
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 795 895
90.00 Outlays........................... 763 864
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the commodity price
support and production adjustment programs financed by the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and several
conservation cost-share programs, crop insurance and other risk
management programs and farm ownership and operating, emergency, and
disaster loan programs. Also, the administrative support functions of
the Foreign Agricultural Service are being provided by FSA.
This consolidated administrative expenses account includes funds to
cover expenses of programs administered by, and functions assigned to,
the Agency. The funds consist of a direct appropriation, transfers from
program loan accounts under credit reform procedures, user fees, and
advances and reimbursements from other sources. This is a consolidated
account for administrative expenses of national, regional, State, and
county offices. Beginning in 1997, certain crop insurance delivery
expenses of reinsured companies will also be paid from the FSA
administrative expenses account in accordance with the Federal Crop
Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
1994, P.L. 103-354. New appropriation language is proposed to facilitate
this requirement.
Program formulation and appraisal.--The supply adjustment,
conservation, and commodity support programs, and the management and
merchandising of commodities acquired under the support program, have a
significant impact on the national and (to a lesser extent) the
international economy. This activity provides for the review and
analysis of the effectiveness of these programs.
Inventory management and merchandising.--This activity includes: (a)
overall management of CCC-owned commodities; (b) purchasing commodities;
(c) donating commodities; (d) selling commodities; and (e) accounting
for loans and commodities.
Warehouse examination.--This activity provides for the examination
of warehouses licensed under the U.S. Warehouse Act and non-licensed
warehouses storing CCC-owned or pledged commodities. Examiners perform
periodic examinations of the facilities and the warehouse records to
ensure protection of depositors against potential losses of the stored
commodities and to ensure compliance with the U.S. Warehouse Act and any
CCC storage agreements.
Operation of supply adjustment, conservation and price support
programs.--This activity includes all functions dealing with the
administration of programs carried out through the farmer committee
system of the FSA, including: (a) developing program regulations and
procedures; (b) collecting and compiling basic data for individual
farms; (c) establishing individual farm allotments, bases, and yields;
(d) notifying producers of established allotments, bases, and yields;
(e) determining farm marketing quotas; (f) conducting referendums and
certifying results; (g) accepting farmer certifications and check
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ing compliance; (h) accepting producer applications for participation in
commodity price stabilizing programs; (i) issuing marketing cards so
that production from the allotted acreage can be marketed without
penalty; (j) processing producer requests for conservation cost-sharing
and issuing conservation reserve rental payments; (k) processing
commodity loan documents and issuing checks; (l) processing deficiency
and diversion payments and issuing checks; and (m) certifying payment
eligibility and monitoring payment limitations.
Risk Management.--Includes the program activities that are in direct
support of the insurance program. The Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1994
required the development of new insurance programs that would assist
individual producers in achieving financial protection against
unavoidable causes of loss. Key provisions of the insurance program are:
catastrophic crop insurance protection available at nominal cost to all
producers of insurable crops; a system of ``linkage'' to other producer
programs such as price support, production adjustment programs, certain
loan programs and the Conservation Reserve Program; an enhanced delivery
system that allows a producer to choose to purchase catastrophic
coverage through a crop insurance agent or a local FSA office; and a
non-insured program for losses incurred for most crops that are not yet
insurable. The new insurance program also offers producers additional
coverage to obtain greater protection against crop losses. Incentives to
purchase additional coverage are partial subsidization of premiums and
the automatic inclusion of catastrophic protection, without cost, in the
insurance policy. The delivery of additional coverage is provided by
private sector insurance agents. Functions included are research and
development, insurance services, compliance and emergency and non-
insured assistance. Included is policy formulation, procedures, and
regulations development. Reviews and evaluation are conducted for
overall performance to ensure the actuarial soundness of the insurance
program.
Farm Credit Activities (Reimbursable).--Provides for administering
the direct and guaranteed loan programs covered under the Agricultural
Credit Insurance Fund (ACIF). Activities include reviewing applications,
servicing the loan portfolio, and providing technical assistance and
guidance to borrowers. These administrative expenses are transferred to
this consolidated account from the ACIF. Appropriations representing
subsidy amounts necessary to support the individual program loan levels
under Federal Credit Reform are made to the ACIF account.
Other Reimbursable Activities.--This includes all FSA activities
necessary to provide the Foreign Agricultural Service with
administrative support services under an annual reimbursable agreement.
At the time the 1997 Budget was being prepared, new farm program
legislation was under consideration by Congress. This proposed
legislation, if enacted, would result in significant changes in the
workload of the Farm Service Agency in FY 1996 and 1997. Depending on
the final outcome of the legislation, workload compared to FY 1995 could
decrease by over 2,000 staff years in 1997, with additional workload
reductions in subsequent years. The Administration may submit a budget
amendment for the Salaries and Expenses account to reflect appropriate
adjustments.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 147 139
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 7 8
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 3 3
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 157 150
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 36 33
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 12 10
22.0 Transportation of things........ 2 2
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 8 8
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 10 12
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 4 4
25.2 Other services.................. 28 105
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 6 5
31.0 Equipment....................... 5 5
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 525 558
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 795 894
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 324 308
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1,119 1,203
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 3,489 3,206
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 39 39
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 3,792 3,561
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 16 16
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Conservation Reserve Program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the conservation reserve program
pursuant to the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831-3845),
[$1,781,785,000] $1,924,850,000, to remain available until expended, to
be used for Commodity Credit Corporation expenditures for cost-share
assistance for the establishment of conservation practices provided for
in approved conservation reserve program contracts, for annual rental
payments provided in such contracts, for the acquisition of
environmental easements in the same manner as authorized in 16 U.S.C.
3839, and for technical assistance. (Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Cost-sharing assistance........... 4 25 66
00.02 Annual rental payments............ 1,729 1,804 1,742
00.03 Easement payments................. 163
00.04 Technical assistance.............. 5 7 21
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,738 1,836 1,992
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 139 122 67
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,743 1,782 1,925
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -23
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,859 1,904 1,992
23.95 New obligations................... -1,738 -1,836 -1,992
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 122 67
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 1,743 1,782 1,925
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 5
73.10 New obligations................... 1,738 1,836 1,992
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,732 -1,841 -1,992
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 5
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1,732 1,714 1,925
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 127 67
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,732 1,841 1,992
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,743 1,782 1,925
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,732 1,841 1,992
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RECONCILIATION OF PROGRAM LEVEL TO APPROPRIATION
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Annual rental payments.............. 1,729 1,804 1,742
Cost-sharing assistance............. 4 25 66
Easement payments................... 163
Technical assistance................ 5 7 21
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Total program level, current
year........................ 1,738 1,836 1,992
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Add:
Funds transferred to other
accounts........................ -23
Change in unobligated balances.... +28 -54 -67
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Appropriation, net.................. 1,743 1,782 1,925
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The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was mandated by sections
1231-1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198), as
amended by sections 1411-1499 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624), and the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-66), to establish permanent cover
on highly erodible cropland and on cropland posing environmental
threats. The primary objectives of the CRP are to help farmers control
critical soil erosion that occurs on about a third of America's highly
erodible and environmentally sensitive cropland and to decrease
production of some surplus agricultural commodities.
The CRP is authorized in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands, on all croplands meeting the eligibility criteria of eroding at
three times the soil loss tolerance or higher, or twice the soil loss
tolerance with serious gully erosion or with an erosion predominance of
66\2/3\ percent of the field if planted to grass or an erosion
predominance of 33\1/3\ percent if the area is planted to trees. In
addition to cropland in areas adjacent to lakes and streams that can be
devoted to filter strips, and cropland subject to overflow and suffering
from scour erosion, eligible land may include shelterbelts, windbreaks,
cropland contributing to water quality problems, and other lands posing
environmental threats. Also eligible for the CRP are water quality
impaired areas that do not meet the highly erodible land (HEL) criteria,
such as the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, and Long Island Sound watershed
regions.
The program is administered through the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) by State and local committees working under the general direction
of the Secretary.
Under the Food Security Act, as amended by Public Laws 101-624 and
103-66, authority is provided to enter into CRP contracts through the
1995 crop year. Appropriations are needed to make annual payments on 10-
to 15-year contracts and for useful life easements on extended acres.
From program inception in 1986 through 1995, approximately 36.4
million acres were enrolled. During 1995, the Secretary authorized
voluntary early termination of CRP contracts, without penalty, on
enrolled acres that are less environmentally sensitive, followed by an
enrollment of replacement acres that provide for greater environmental
benefits. A total of 684 thousand acres was replaced. CRP contract
holders are eligible to extend CRP contracts up to 10 years, including
altering the CRP lands under contract within a farm to bring more
environmentally sensitive lands under contract as long as the total
number of acres remains unchanged. Producers are also able to place
permanent conservation easements on the highest priority lands.
In accordance with Sec. 725 of the FY 1996 Agriculture
Appropriations Act, no CRP signup will be held during FY 1996. As
authorized by the same section, however, 1.6 million acres will be
enrolled during FY 1997.
The appropriation requested for 1997 will be used for annual rental
and easement payments due on 1997 and prior crop years' contracts and
for cost-share and technical assistance on 1997 and prior crop year
enrollments.
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25.2 Other services.................... 5 7 22
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 1,734 1,829 1,970
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... -1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1,738 1,836 1,992
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Salaries and Expenses
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Program formulation and appraisal. 31
00.02 Operation of supply adjustment,
conservation and price support.. 731
00.03 Inventory management and
merchandising................... 88
00.04 Warehouse examination............. 8
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10.00 Total obligations............... 858
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 858
23.95 New obligations................... -858
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 721
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 137
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 858
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 19 31
73.10 New obligations................... 858
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -827 -31
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -19
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 31
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 691
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 31
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 137
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 827 31
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -85
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -52
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -137
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 721
90.00 Outlays........................... 691 31
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Prior to the reorganization of USDA, Congress provided a separate
1995 appropriation for Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service (ASCS) administrative expenses.
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For 1996, a consolidated appropriation account has been enacted for all
FSA administrative expenses, which include the activities of the former
ASCS now administered by the FSA. The schedules shown here reflect final
data for the 1995 ASCS account, which has now been eliminated.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 106
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 9
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 2
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 117
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 26
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 5
22.0 Transportation of things........ 2
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 7
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 7
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 3
25.2 Other services.................. 15
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 4
31.0 Equipment....................... 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 530
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 721
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 137
99.5 Below reporting threshold.........
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99.9 Total obligations............... 858
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 2,713
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 25
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 302
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 1
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Agricultural Conservation Program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the program authorized in
sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act approved February 29, 1936, as amended and
supplemented (16 U.S.C. 590g-590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590q), and
sections 1001-1004, 1006-1008, and 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970,
as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1501-1504, 1506-1508, and 1510), and including not to exceed
$15,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, including such
displays at State, interstate, and international fairs within the United
States, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C.
590o), for agreements, excluding administration but including technical
assistance and related expenses (16 U.S.C. 590o), except that no
participant in the agricultural conservation program shall receive more
than $3,500 per year, except where the participants from two or more
farms or ranches join to carry out approved practices designed to
conserve or improve the agricultural resources of the community, or
where a participant has a long-term agreement, in which case the total
payment shall not exceed the annual payment limitation multiplied by the
number of years of the agreement: Provided, That no portion of the funds
for the current year's program may be utilized to provide financial or
technical assistance for drainage on wetlands now designated as Wetlands
Types 3 (III) through 20 (XX) in United States Department of the
Interior, Fish and Wildlife Circular 39, Wetlands of the United States,
1956: Provided further, That such amounts shall be available for the
purchase of seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or any other conservation
materials, or any soil-terracing services, and making grants thereof to
agricultural producers to aid them in carrying out approved farming
practices as authorized by the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act, as amended, as determined and recommended by the county committees,
approved by the State committees and the Secretary, under programs
provided for herein: Provided further, That such assistance will not be
used for carrying out measures and practices that are primarily
production-oriented or that have little or no conservation or pollution
abatement benefits: Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of
the allocation for the current year's program [for any county may, on
the recommendation of such county committee and approval of the State
committee,] may be withheld and allotted to the Natural Resources
Conservation Service for services of its technicians in formulating and
carrying out the agricultural conservation program in the participating
counties, and shall not be utilized by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other
assistance in such counties, and in addition, on the recommendation of
such county committee and approval of the State committee, not to exceed
1 percent may be made available to any other Federal, State, or local
public agency for the same purpose and under the same conditions:
Provided further, That not to exceed [$11,000,000] $15,000,000 of the
amount appropriated shall be used for water quality payments and
practices in the same manner as permitted under the program for water
quality authorized in chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.). (Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 109 106 75
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 40 31
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 100 75 75
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 140 106 75
23.95 New obligations................... -109 -106 -75
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 31
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 100 75 75
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 194 159 125
73.10 New obligations................... 109 106 75
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -145 -139 -96
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 159 125 104
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 27 29 31
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 118 110 65
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 145 139 96
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 100 75 75
90.00 Outlays........................... 145 139 96
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The primary objectives of the program are to conserve soil and water
resources. Along with annual agreements, cost sharing is authorized for
long-term agreements of 3-10 years.
The program is administered by county committees, with review and
approval by State committees and the Secretary. Technical assistance is
provided by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and by the Forest
Service.
The 1996 program level of $75 million will be allocated to States
based on the highest priority soil and water resource problems and is
expected to treat 2.1 million acres. Practices are expected to prevent
approximately 9.4 million tons of
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soil erosion and save 201,000 acre-feet of water. The requested 1997
program level of $75 million will also be allocated to States based on
the highest priority soil and water resource problems and is expected to
treat 1.9 million acres. Soil erosion control and water conservation
practices are expected to prevent approximately 8.6 million tons of soil
erosion and save 183,000 acre-feet of water.
The 1997 budget proposes funding for activities consistent with the
Government-wide water quality initiative as well as practices that help
solve soil and water conservation problems identified in State and
county ACP plans. The 1997 budget directs funding for water quality
incentive projects on eligible lands to meet water quality standards or
goals. Approximately 787,000 acres will be treated with practices that
address water quality improvement objectives.
Approximately 102,000 acres will be treated to address other
conservation needs such as rangeland improvement and wildlife habitat
establishment.
Cost-sharing on 35,000 acres will plant about 23.4 million trees to
improve and replenish forest land.
State Mediation Grants
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), [$2,000,000] $3,000,000.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 3 2 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 2 3
23.95 New obligations................... -3 -2 -3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 3 2 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 2 2
73.10 New obligations................... 3 2 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -2 -3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 2 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 1 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 2 3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 2 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 3 2 3
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This grant program is authorized by Title V of the Agricultural
Credit Act of 1987, P.L. 100-233. Grants are made to States which have
been certified by the Farm Service Agency as having an agricultural loan
mediation program. A grant will not exceed 50 percent of the total
fiscal year funds that a qualifying State requires to operate and
administer its agricultural loan mediation program. In no case will the
total amount of a grant exceed $500,000 annually.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 18 12 18
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ 3 2 3
Emergency Conservation Program
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 27 16
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 21 16
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 23
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 43 16
23.95 New obligations................... -27 -16
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 16
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 26 26 12
73.10 New obligations................... 27 16
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -27 -30 -12
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 26 12
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 27 30 12
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 27 30 12
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 27 30 12
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This program was authorized by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2201-05). It provides funds for sharing the cost of emergency
measures to deal with cases of severe damage to farmlands and rangelands
resulting from natural disasters.
In fiscal year 1995, pursuant to P.L. 103-330, enacted September 30,
1994, $23 million was transferred to the Emergency Conservation Program,
to remain available until expended, from funding appropriated to
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations. Under the 1995 program, cost-
sharing and technical assistance were provided in 39 States to treat
farmlands damaged by floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and
drought. The 1995 program rehabilitated approximately 873,795 acres of
farmland damaged by these natural disasters as well as Hurricanes Andrew
and Iniki, Typhoon Omar, and the Midwest Flood of 1993.
No funding was provided in FY 1996 Agriculture Appropriations Act
for this program. The 1997 budget proposes no funding.
Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279),
[$1,000,000] $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 6 1 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 3
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 1 3
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 6 1 3
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23.95 New obligations................... -6 -1 -3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 3 1 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 5
73.10 New obligations................... 6 1 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -6 -1
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 5 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 1 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 6 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 1 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 6 1
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Farm Outreach and Assistance Grants.--This program is authorized
under section 2501 of Title XXV of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990. The Secretary of Agriculture is empowered to make
grants to eligible community-based organizations with demonstrated
experience in providing education on other agriculture-related services
to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in their area of
influence. Also eligible are the 1890 Land-Grant Colleges, Tuskegee
University, Indian tribal community colleges and post-secondary
education facilities serving Hispanics.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 20 3 9
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ 6 1 3
CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to
make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and
to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the
programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such
corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. (Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Administrative and Operating Expenses
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Research and Development.......... 10
00.04 Insurance Services................ 36
00.05 Program Management and
Administrative Support.......... 22
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10.00 Total obligations............... 68
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 69
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 68
23.95 New obligations................... -68
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 69
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 143 33
73.10 New obligations................... 68
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -182 -33
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 4
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 33
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 58
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 124 33
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 182 33
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 69
90.00 Outlays........................... 182 33
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Prior to the reorganization of USDA, Congress provided a separate
1995 appropriation for Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC)
administrative expenses. For 1996, a consolidated appropriation account
has been enacted for all FSA administrative expenses, which include the
FCIC activities now administered by FSA. The schedules shown here
reflect final data for the 1995 FCIC administrative and operating
account, which has now been eliminated.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 28
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 2
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 31
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 7
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 2
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 2
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 2
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 1
25.2 Other services.................... 20
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 68
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 684
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 3
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Public enterprise funds:
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
dairy indemnity program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy
farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufacturers of dairy
products who have been directed to remove their milk or dairy products
from commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals
registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, and in making
indemnity payments for milk, or cows producing such milk, at a fair
market value to any dairy farmer who is directed to remove his milk from
commercial markets because
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of (1) the presence of products of nuclear radiation or fallout if such
contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, or (2) residues of
chemicals or toxic substances not included under the first sentence of
the Act of August 13, 1968, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such
chemicals or toxic substances were not used in a manner contrary to
applicable regulations or labeling instructions provided at the time of
use and the contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer,
$100,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided,
That none of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to make
indemnity payments to any farmer whose milk was removed from commercial
markets as a result of his willful failure to follow procedures
prescribed by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this amount
shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided
further, That the Secretary is authorized to utilize the services,
facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the
purpose of making dairy indemnity disbursements. (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Indemnities, MMA.................. 4
00.02 Other expenses.................... 427 477 457
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program............ 431 477 457
Reimbursable program:
01.01 Reimbursable program:
Reimbursable program.......... 2,417 1,989 2,020
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10.00 Total obligations............... 2,848 2,466 2,477
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 410 216 616
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2,375 2,327 2,314
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 279 539
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 3,064 3,082 2,930
23.95 New obligations................... -2,848 -2,466 -2,477
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 216 616 453
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 1,690 1,650 1,591
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 685 677 723
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 2,375 2,327 2,314
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 303 1,800 1,044
73.10 New obligations................... 2,848 2,466 2,477
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,072 -2,683 -2,450
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -279 -539
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,800 1,044 1,071
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 920 746 683
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 60 1,260 1,044
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 407 434
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 92 270 289
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,072 2,683 2,450
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -685 -677 -723
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,690 1,650 1,591
90.00 Outlays........................... 387 2,006 1,727
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The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is a wholly-owned
government Corporation which provides crop insurance to crop producers
against losses because of unavoidable causes and/or uncontrollable
events. The Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994 made significant
changes in the program to provide more of the Nation's farmers with an
on-going source of risk protection and to reduce the need for ad hoc
disaster payment assistance.
To be eligible for benefits under the price support or production
adjustment program, the Conservation Reserve Program, or farm credit
programs, the producer must obtain at least the catastrophic level of
coverage for each insurable crop of economic significance grown on each
farm in the county in which the producer has an interest. Catastrophic
crop insurance protection will be fully subsidized with the exception of
a minor processing fee to be paid by the farmer. This will compensate
the farmer for yield losses exceeding 50 percent of a yield and at a
price equal to 60 percent of a maximum price.
Additional protection at higher levels of coverage will continue to
be offered. Coverage levels will be subsidized to the extent of the
premium on at least the catastrophic level of coverage and the delivery
costs.
A noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program is available to
provide coverage equivalent to the catastrophic risk protection in areas
where catastrophic risk protection is not available and if such crop is
produced for food or fiber.
The 1995 appropriation and 1994 Reform Act funding provisions
provided sufficient funding for crop year 1995 to insure 236.2 million
acres with an estimated $1,550 million in total premium income,
including $990.8 million in premium subsidy.
The following table compares the scope of the insurance operations
planned for 1997. Amounts in the 1995 column are as of September 30,
1995, and pertain to the 1995 crop year.
The Corporation's budget is presented in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Statement No. 60, ``Accounting and Reporting by Insurance
Enterprises,'' and Statement No. 5, ``Accounting for Contingencies.''
Under the Dairy Indemnity Program (DIP), payments are made to
farmers and manufacturers who are directed to remove their milk or milk
products from commercial markets because they contain residues of
chemicals that have been registered and approved for use by the Federal
Government, other chemicals, nuclear radiation, or nuclear fallout.
Indemnification may also be paid for cows producing such milk.
In 1996, an estimated $400 thousand will be paid to producers and
manufacturers who file claims under the program.
The 1997 budget requests $100 thousand for this program.
1995 1996 1997
crop year crop year crop year
actual estimate estimate
Number of States.................... 50 50 50
Number of counties.................. 3,022 3,022 3,022
Insurance in force (millions)....... 26,222 27,203 27,958
Insured acreage (millions).......... 236 239 243
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Farmers premium (millions)\1\....... 649 755 790
Premium subsidy (millions)\1\....... 901 1,031 991
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Total premium (millions)\1\... 1,550 1,786 1,781
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Indemnities (thousands)\1\.......... 1,628 a1,965 a1,959
Loss ratio.......................... 1.05 1.10 1.10
\1\Includes amounts that will appear on the books of the reinsured
companies. The Corporation records will only reflect the net reinsurance
income and net reinsurance loss.
a DIP indemnities are included in these figures.
Financing.--The Corporation is authorized under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, as amended, to use funds from the issuance of capital
stock which provides working capital for the Corporation.
Receipts, which are for deposit to this fund, come mainly from
premiums paid by farmers. The principal payments from
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this fund are for indemnities to insured farmers, and agents'
commissions.
Premium subsidies are authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act, as amended, and are received from both those insured
and through appropriations.
PREMIUM AND SUBSIDY
[In millions of dollars]
1995 1996 1997
fiscal year fiscal year fiscal year
actual estimate estimate
Premiums:
Producer premium.................. 675 739 785
(Government operations)......... 3 0 0
(Reinsurance operations)........ 672 739 785
Amount of subsidies............... 765 1,012 997
(Government operations)......... 1 0 0
Additional coverage............... 412 530 569
(Catastrophic coverage)......... 352 482 428
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Total premiums................ 1,440 1,751 1,782
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Indemnities......................... 2,421 1,989 2,020
(Government operations)........... 4 0 0
Additional coverage................. 1,816 1,399 1,490
(Catastrophic coverage)......... 541 530 470
(Noninsured Assistance Program). 60 60 60
For crop years 1948 through 1994, indemnities ($12,821.5 million)
exceeded premium income ($9,413.8 million) by $3,407.7 million; the loss
ratio for the period was 1.36.
The following table summarizes the insurance operations for fiscal
years 1995, 1996 and 1997:
NET INCOME OR LOSS (-) ON INSURANCE OPERATIONS
[In millions of dollars]
1995 fiscal 1996 fiscal 1997 fiscal
year year year
actual estimate estimate
Premiums over indemnities........... -1,746 -1,250 -1,235
Interest expense, net............... 0 0 0
Delivery expenses................... -408 -470 a-375
Other income or expense, net (-).... 0 0 0
Reinsurance underwriting gain (+) or
loss (-)............................ -1 -63 -62
Research and Development start up
expense............................. -7 -7 -7
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Net income or loss (-).............. -2,162 -1,790 -1,679
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a Excludes $75 million in sales commission expenses to be paid by
Farm Service Agency via a current indefinite appropriation.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 615 685 677 723
0102 Expense........................... -766 -2,848 -2,467 -2,402
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -151 -2,163 -1,790 -1,679
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0199 Net income or loss................ -151 -2,163 -1,790 -1,679
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 951 2,136 1,456 1,456
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 611 571 700 700
1803 Other Federal assets: Property,
plant and equipment, net........ 2 2 2 2
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1999 Total assets.................... 1,564 2,709 2,158 2,158
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 9 3 5 5
2105 Other........................... 156 183 150 150
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 113 221 200 200
2207 Other........................... 651 1,617 1,262 1,262
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2999 Total liabilities............... 929 2,024 1,617 1,617
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 13 8 10 10
3200 Invested capital.................. 2 2 2 2
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. -3,869 -3,815 -5,605 -7,359
3500 Future funding requirements....... -7 -6 -7 -7
3600 Other............................. 4,496 4,496 6,141 7,895
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 635 685 541 541
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1,564 2,709 2,158 2,158
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1
22.0 Transportation of things........ 2
25.2 Other services.................. 424 477 457
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities
(Gov't)....................... 4
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 431 477 457
Reimbursable obligations:
Insurance claims and
indemnities:
42.0 Insurance claims and
indemnities (CAT)........... 541 530 470
42.0 Insurance claims and
indemnities (Rein).......... 1,816 1,399 1,490
42.0 Insurance claims and
indemnities (NAP)........... 60 60 60
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 2,417 1,989 2,020
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99.9 Total obligations............... 2,848 2,466 2,477
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Public enterprise funds:
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
reimbursement for net realized losses
For fiscal year [1996] 1997, such sums as may be necessary to
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses
sustained, but not previously reimbursed [(estimated to be
$10,400,000,000 in the President's fiscal year 1996 Budget Request (H.
Doc. 104-4)), but not to exceed $10,400,000,000], pursuant to section 2
of the Act of August 17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).
[operations and maintenance for] hazardous waste management
For fiscal year [1996] 1997, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall
not expend more than $10,150,000 for site investigation and cleanup
expenses; $5,000,000 for operations and maintenance expenses to comply
with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961[: Provided, That expenses shall
be for operations and maintenance costs only and that other hazardous
waste management costs shall be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste
Management appropriation in this Act]; and $600,000 to conduct a private
water well testing initiative.
short-term export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
[$5,200,000,000] $5,000,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export
credit guarantee program for short-term credit extended to finance the
export sales of United States agricultural commodities and the products
thereof, as authorized by section 202(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).
intermediate-term export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit guarantee
program for intermediate-term credit extended to finance the export
sales of United States agricultural commodities and the products
thereof, as authorized by section 202(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 70% customs duties on wool,
reimbursement for costs of
National Wool Act............... 211 108
Appropriation:
05.01 Commodity credit corporation fund. -211 -108
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Obligations by program activity:
Support and related programs:
Operating expenses:
00.01 Commodity purchases and
related inventory
transactions................ 909 841 922
00.02 Storage, transportation, and
other obligations not
included above.............. 1,194 1,414 1,411
00.03 Producer storage payments..... 23
Direct producer payments:
00.04 Feed Grains................. 299 580
00.05 Wheat....................... 86 439 720
00.06 Rice........................ 468 570 622
00.07 Cotton...................... 45 81 537
00.08 Wool and Mohair............. 59
00.09 Certificates issued......... 2
00.10 Crop disaster............... 584 20
00.11 Livestock assistance........ 74 80 80
00.12 Tree/Forage Assistance...... 2
00.16 Operating expenses: other..... 12 12 7
Interest expenses:
00.17 Treasury.................... 472 168 226
00.18 Other....................... 18 17 17
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00.91 Total operating expenses.... 3,889 4,000 5,122
Capital investment:
Direct loans:
01.01 Commodity................... 9,231 5,700 7,059
01.02 Purchase of administrative
equipment................. 60 94 81
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01.91 Total capital investment.... 9,291 5,794 7,140
--------- --------- ----------
01.92 Total support and related
programs.................... 13,180 9,794 12,262
Special activities:
Operating expenses:
02.01 Commodities transferred from
support program and
commodities................. 681 574 567
02.02 Interest (wool program)....... 9
02.03 Wool program payment expenses. 98
02.04 Other PL 480 expenses......... 386 322 324
--------- --------- ----------
02.91 Total special activities...... 1,174 896 891
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10.00 Total obligations............... 14,354 10,690 13,153
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 14,339 10,697 13,153
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 15 -7
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 14,354 10,690 13,153
23.95 New obligations................... -14,354 -10,690 -13,153
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 15,475 10,400 1,500
40.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -15,475 -10,400 -1,500
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43.00 Appropriation (total).........
Permanent:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)................... 211 108
67.10 Authority to borrow (15 U.S.C.
713a-4)....................... 1,991 2,245 4,338
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 12,137 8,344 8,815
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 14,339 10,697 13,153
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 13,091 22,918 21,558
72.90 Fund balance.................. 291 83 83
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 13,382 23,001 21,641
73.10 New obligations................... 14,354 10,690 13,153
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -17,692 -12,050 -12,290
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 12,957
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.47 Authority to borrow........... 22,918 21,558 22,421
74.90 Fund balance.................. 83 83 83
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74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 23,001 21,641 22,504
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 5 5
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2,216 2,384 4,305
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 15,471 9,661 7,985
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 17,692 12,050 12,290
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Federal sources:
88.00 Sales to special activities. -681 -574 -567
88.00 Interest revenue............ -12
88.00 Other revenue............... -3 -3 -3
88.00 Advance from foreign
assistance programs (P.L.
480)...................... -966 -896 -891
Non-Federal sources (62
stat.1070): Support and
related programs:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Sales and other proceeds.. -257 -185 -116
88.40 Assessments and loan
origination fees........ -321 -301 -289
88.40 Interest revenue.......... -338 -134 -123
88.40 Realization of assets..... -1
88.40 Other revenue............. -30
88.40 Loans repaid.............. -9,430 -6,217 -6,792
88.40 Commodity certificates
redeemed................ -9
Repayments by importers:
88.40 Short-term export credit
sales program............. -2 -2 -3
88.40 Sales of inventory on credit
terms..................... -9 -2
88.40 Interest revenue............ -79 -30 -30
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -12,137 -8,344 -8,815
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 2,202 2,353 4,338
90.00 Outlays........................... 5,555 3,706 3,475
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NOTES
Contingent liabilities, commitments, and other obligations do not
become charges against the statutory borrowing authority until they
result in borrowing from Treasury.
Excludes amounts for activities currently funded in the CCC Export
Guarantee Loan Programs account.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-4336-0-3-351 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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SHORT TERM CREDIT LOANS
Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 356 385 383
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -2 -2 -3
1261 Adjustments: Capitalized interest. 31
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 385 383 380
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COMMODITY LOANS
Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........
1131 Direct loan obligations exempt
from limitation................. 9,230 5,700 7,059
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1150 Total direct loan obligations... 9,230 5,700 7,059
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 2,732 2,369 1,708
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 9,230 5,700 7,059
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -9,430 -6,217 -6,792
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ -163 -144 -78
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 2,369 1,708 1,897
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SALE OF INVENTORY ON CREDIT TERMS
Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year...... 41 32 30
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1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments................... -9 -2
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1290 Outstanding, end of year...... 32 30 30
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The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was created to: stabilize,
support, and protect farm income and prices; help maintain balanced and
adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, their products, foods,
feeds, and fibers; and help in their orderly distribution.
The Corporation's capital stock of $100 million is held by the U.S.
Treasury. Under present law, up to $30 billion may be borrowed from the
U.S. Treasury to finance operations.
Current, indefinite appropriation authority is requested to cover
all net realized losses. Appropriations to the Corporation for net
realized losses have no effect on budget authority, as they are used to
repay debt directly with the Treasury.
Budget assumptions.--The following general assumptions form the
basis for the Corporation's 1996 and 1997 budget estimates: (a) national
income will rise both in 1996 and 1997 from the present level; (b) 1996
crop production will increase from 1995 crop levels for most
commodities; (c) generally, exports of agricultural commodities in 1997
are expected to be slightly lower than 1996 levels; (d) yields for the
1996 crops are based on recent averages adjusted for trend; (e) acreage
allotments and marketing quotas will be in effect for the 1996 crops of
certain kinds of tobacco; (f) poundage quotas will be in effect for the
1996 crop of peanuts; and (g) market conditions are projected to result
in the use of corn for ethanol continuing to expand over the next
several years, despite court action preventing implementation of ethanol
regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in December
1993.
It is difficult to accurately forecast requirements for the year
ending September 30, 1997, since the projections are subject to complex
and unpredictable factors such as weather, other factors which affect
the volume of production of crops not yet planted, feed and food needs
here and overseas, and available dollar exchange. Outlays for the
Commodity Credit Corporation are projected here on the basis of
provisions enacted in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act
of 1990 (the 1990 Act). Although these authorities for most program
crops expired with the 1995 crop, farm bill legislation extending or
revising the authorities had not been enacted by the time these budget
estimates were prepared. In the absence of new legislation extending or
revising these provisions, statutory authority for wheat, feed grains,
rice, and extra long staple (ELS) cotton revert to authority provided in
the Agricultural Act of 1949, the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938,
and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act. Outlays for these 1996
crops are estimated to total about $2 billion under provisions of the
1990 Act. Under permanent law provisions, outlays for these crops are
estimated to total between $10 billion and $12 billion.
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) also significantly affects
the CCC budget estimates, since there are significant interactive
effects between the two baselines. The CRP is assumed to fall from
current levels of about 36.4 million acres to about 27.9 million acres
in 2002. The crop assumptions reflect a combination of assumptions for
early terminations of contracts expiring in 1996, a new enrollment in
1997 to add approximately 1.6 million acres, and contract extensions and
modifications at maturity. If CRP acreage were limited to a lesser
amount, CCC outlays would be estimated to increase.
Appropriations are made to reimburse the Corporation for net
realized losses sustained in carrying out its operations:
1997 ESTIMATE
[In millions of dollars]
Program Gross Net outlaysNet realized
obligations loss for
year
Short-term and intermediate export
credit sales........................ -3
Commodity loans..................... 7,059 361 77
Feed grain payments................. 580 -472 580
Wheat payments...................... 720 187 720
Rice payments....................... 622 609 622
Cotton payments..................... 537 303 537
Other support and related........... 2,288 1,293 1,319
Other items not distributed by
program:
Interest.......................... 243 58 91
All other......................... 214 1,139 177
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Total (support and related
stabilization programs)..... 12,263 3,475 4,123
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programs of the corporation
Price support and related stabilization programs.--The Corporation
conducts programs to support farm income and prices and stabilize the
market for agricultural commodities. Price support is provided to
producers of agricultural commodities through loans, purchases,
payments, and other means. This is done mainly under the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended, the Agricultural Act of
1949, as amended, and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended.
Price support is mandatory for the basic commodities--corn, cotton,
wheat, rice, peanuts, and tobacco. The Agricultural Act of 1949, as
amended, also requires support of the following nonbasic commodities:
honey, milk, barley, oats, rye, grain sorghum, sugar, and oilseeds.
Support for other nonbasic commodities is discretionary. The support
program may also include operations to remove and dispose of surplus
agricultural commodities in order to stabilize prices at levels not in
excess of those permissible by law.
One method of providing support is loans to and purchases from
producers. With limited exceptions, loans made on commodities are
nonrecourse. The commodities serve as collateral for the loan and on
maturity the producer may deliver or forfeit such collateral to satisfy
the loan obligation without further payment.
Direct purchases are also made from processors as well as producers,
depending on the commodity involved. Also, special purchases are made
under various laws for the removal of surpluses; for example, the Act of
August 19, 1958, as amended, and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of
1949, as amended.
Acreage limitation program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949, as
amended, authorizes the Secretary to establish, through the Corporation,
acreage limitation programs for the 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat,
feed grains, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, and rice. The
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 amended the Agricultural Act
of 1949 to authorize the Secretary to also establish, through the
Corporation, acreage limitation programs for the 1996 and 1997 crops of
upland cotton.
Marketing assessments/loan origination fees.--The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 amended the National Wool Act of 1954 and the
Agricultural Act of 1949 to require marketing assessments for wool and
mohair, malting barley, peanuts, tobacco, honey, dairy, and sugar. A two
percent loan origination fee was required for oilseeds. The Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 amended the National Wool Act of 1954
and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to eliminate marketing assessments for
wool and mohair effective with the 1993 marketing year and for honey
effective
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with the 1994 crop year. The two percent loan origination fee for
oilseeds was also eliminated effective with the 1994 crop year.
Marketing assessments for peanuts, tobacco, and sugar were also
increased.
Options Pilot Program.--The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-624), as amended, authorizes the Secretary
to conduct a pilot program for the 1991 through 1995 crops of corn and
for the 1993 through 1995 crops of wheat and soybeans to determine
whether options trading can be used by producers to obtain protection
from price fluctuations and the impact of such trading on market prices
of the commodities. An Options Pilot Program was implemented for the
1993, 1994, and 1995 crops of corn, wheat, and soybeans.
Land diversion payments.--The Secretary is authorized to establish
paid land diversion programs for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton,
extra long staple (ELS) cotton, and rice.
Producer eligibility.--Producers of wheat, feed grains, upland
cotton, ELS cotton, and rice must comply with acreage limitation
provisions in order to be eligible for price support loans and
purchases, deficiency payments, and other program benefits.
Deficiency payments.--The Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended,
establishes: (1) minimum established ``target'' prices for the 1991
through 1995 crops of the following commodities--wheat, corn, upland
cotton, rice, and ELS cotton; (2) minimum price support loan and
purchase levels for wheat, feed grains, and rice; and (3) minimum price
support loan levels for upland cotton and ELS cotton. The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 amended the Agricultural Act of 1949 to also
establish minimum target prices for the 1996 and 1997 crops of upland
cotton. The Extra Long Staple Cotton Program, however, as a result of
the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, will end after the 1995 crop
of cotton. Deficiency payments for each of the commodities are required
when the target price for the commodity exceeds the national average
market price or the price support loan level, whichever is higher. The
target prices for grain sorghum and oats and, if designated by the
Secretary, barley, are established at a level which is fair and
reasonable in relation to the target prices established for corn. These
payments may be paid by cash or on a non-cash basis, including payments
in the form of commodities or commodity certificates that may be
exchanged for commodities owned by CCC.
Disaster payments.--The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Appropriations Act, 1995, P.L. 103-330,
enacted September 30, 1994, made funds available for 1994 crop losses
due to natural disasters. The use of CCC funds was authorized, to be
made available only to the extent the President declares such funds to
be an ``emergency requirement'' under the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and submits a budget request for a specific
dollar amount. The President submitted a budget request for the use of
$1,000,000,000 in CCC funds on November 3, 1994.
The Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994, P.L. 103-354, was
enacted on October 13, 1994. The reform provisions remove the authority
in the Agricultural Act of 1949 for disaster payments and expand current
crop insurance authorities to provide for catastrophic coverage at 50
percent yield protection at a flat fee for crops currently covered by
insurance programs. Crop insurance coverage, where available, will be
mandatory for participants of the price and income support programs.
Where crop insurance is not available, producers of crops for food and
fiber and certain other crops will be covered under a Noninsured
Assistance Program. The program will reimburse producers at the same
rates and terms as the catastrophic program where assistance is
triggered by area wide disasters.
Marketing loan and certificate programs.--The Agricultural Act of
1949, as amended, provides for a mandatory marketing loan program for
each of the 1991 through 1995 crops of rice, upland cotton, and oilseeds
and a discretionary marketing loan program for each of the 1991 through
1995 crops of wheat, feed grains, and honey. Under a marketing loan
program, a producer may repay a price support loan at a level that is
lower than the original loan rate. Section 1302 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 provides that the Secretary shall permit
producers to repay price support loans for 1993 through 1995 crops of
wheat and feed grains at such a lower level under certain circumstances
relating to achievement of an agricultural trade agreement in connection
with the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The Agricultural Act of
1949, as amended, provides for payments, in the form of negotiable
marketing certificates, to first handlers of upland cotton (persons
regularly engaged in buying or selling upland cotton) and also provides
for a marketing certificate program for rice producers. CCC certificates
issued totaled $57 million in FY 1994 and $2 million in FY 1995 and were
almost entirely issued for the Upland Cotton User Marketing Program.
The Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, authorizes the Dairy
Export Incentive Program (DEIP) through calendar year 1995. DEIP
provides subsidies to exporters of U.S. dairy products to help them
compete with other subsidizing nations.
Grain reserves.--The Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended,
authorizes a producer-owned grain reserve program for wheat and feed
grains that provides 27 month extended loans to producers. Producers
receive quarterly storage payments under the contract. Program
provisions establish when interest is charged and storage payments are
earned.
Dairy.--The Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, provides for a
dairy price support program which sets the minimum support price for
milk at $10.10 per hundredweight through December 1996. If, on January 1
of each year, a milk surplus is estimated at less than 3.5 billion
pounds, milk equivalent, the support price will be increased by 25 cents
per hundredweight. If the surplus is estimated to be more than 5.0
billion pounds, milk equivalent, the support price will be decreased by
25 to 50 cents per hundredweight. The support price will be unchanged if
the estimated surplus is estimated to be between 3.5 and 5.0 billion
pounds, milk equivalent, as is assumed to be the case.
Payment limitations.--The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 amended
the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide that the total amount of
deficiency and land diversion payments, excluding any deficiency payment
received as the result of a reduction of the wheat or feed grain price
support loan level, that a person is entitled to receive under one or
more annual programs for feed grains, wheat, upland cotton, ELS cotton,
and rice for each of the 1991 through 1997 crops of these commodities
shall not exceed $50,000. For each of the 1991 through 1997 crops of
wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, rice, and oilseeds, gains from
repaying a loan at a lower level than the original loan level, loan
deficiency payments, and any deficiency payment received as a result of
a reduction of the wheat or feed grain price support level shall not
exceed $75,000. For each of the 1991 through 1997 crops the total amount
of: (1) deficiency payments, land diversion payments, payments for
resource adjustment (excluding diversion payments) or public access for
recreation, disaster payments, loan deficiency payments, inventory
reduction payments and gains realized from a marketing loan repayment
with respect to wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, ELS cotton, rice, and
oilseeds; and (2) gains realized by a producer from repaying a loan less
than the original loan level with respect to other commodities, that a
person shall be entitled to receive
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under one or more of the annual programs for such commodities shall not
exceed $250,000, except as otherwise may be authorized by the Secretary.
Annual rental payments made under the Conservation Reserve Program are
limited to $50,000 per person. The Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended,
limits the total amount of benefits that a person may receive annually
under one or more of the emergency livestock assistance programs to
$50,000. Starting with the 1991 crop, the total amount of benefits that
a person may receive under one or more of the emergency livestock
assistance programs will be $50,000 per crop year rather than calendar
year.
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 also
amended the National Wool Act of 1954 to establish payment limitation
provisions for the 1991 through 1995 marketing years of wool and mohair
and also amended the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish payment
limitation provisions for the 1991 through 1995 crops of honey. The
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 further amended the National
Wool Act of 1954 to extend payment limitation provisions to the 1996 and
1997 marketing years and decrease the payment limitations for the 1994
and 1995 marketing years. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
also amended the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend payment limitation
provisions to the 1996 through 1998 crops of honey and to decrease the
payment limitation for the 1995 marketing year. The annual payment
limitations for these commodities are: $200,000 in 1991; $175,000 in
1992; $150,000 in 1993; $125,000 in 1994; $100,000 in 1995; $75,000 in
1996; and $50,000 in 1997. The annual payment limitation for honey is
also $50,000 in 1998. 1995 and 1996 appropriations action limited the
honey program to make only non-subsidized loans (i.e., loans cannot be
forfeited with honey as collateral and loans must be repaid at the same
rate that the loan was made) for the 1994, 1995, and 1996 crops of
honey. The National Wool Act Amendments of 1993 (P.L. 103-130) repealed
the National Wool Act of 1954 effective on December 31, 1995.
Supply and foreign purchases.--The Corporation can procure from
domestic and foreign sources food, agricultural commodities, and
products and related materials to supply the needs of Federal agencies,
foreign governments, and private and international relief agencies,
under section 5(b) and (c) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act, as amended.
Commodity exports.--The Corporation promotes the export of
agricultural commodities and products through sales for dollars or
foreign currency, payments, extension of credit, assumption of certain
risks, and conduct of other operations with respect to the exportation
of commodities. Such commodities and products may be those held in
private trade channels as well as those acquired by the Corporation.
These programs are carried out under the authority of the CCC Charter
Act and other specific legislation.
Foreign donations.--Under the authority of section 416(b) of the
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, the Corporation may furnish
eligible commodities for carrying out programs of assistance in
developing and friendly countries under the Food for Progress Act of
1985 and titles II and III of the Agricultural Trade Development Act of
1954, as amended. CCC may pay costs associated with making the
commodities available. Not to exceed $10 million of CCC funds or
commodities may be used each fiscal year to enhance the development of
private sector agriculture in countries receiving commodities under the
Food for Progress Act of 1985.
Loan operations.--The following table reflects commodity and storage
facility loan operations of the Corporation:
[In millions of dollars]
Item 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Loans outstanding, gross, start of
year:
Commodity Credit Corporation...... 2,732 2,369 1,708
Additional loans made............. 9,230 5,700 7,059
Deduct:
Loans repaid...................... -9,430 -6,217 -6,792
Acquisition of loan collateral.... -28 0 -1
Write-offs........................ -135 -144 -77
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Total loans outstanding,
gross, end of year.......... 2,369 1,708 1,897
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Loans outstanding, gross, end of
year:
Commodity Credit Corporation...... 2,369 1,708 1,897
Allowance for losses.............. -6 -4 -4
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Loans receivable, net (support and
storage facilities)................. 2,363 1,704 1,893
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Inventory operations.--The following table reflects the inventory
operations applicable to the preceding programs:
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
[In millions of dollars]
Item 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
On hand, start of year, gross....... 941 702 594
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Acquisitions:
Forfeiture of loan collateral..... 28 0 1
Excess of collateral acquired over
loans canceled.................. 2 0 0
Purchases......................... 892 836 916
Transfers and exchanges, net...... 0 0 0
Carrying charges:
Charges to inventory.............. 15 5 6
Storage and handling (non-add).... (50) (50) (41)
Transportation (non-add).......... (6) (7) (9)
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Total acquisitions............ 937 841 923
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Dispositions:
Domestic donations to:
Families........................ 31 0 0
Institutions.................... 50 7 20
School lunch.................... 40 3 34
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Total domestic donations...... 121 10 54
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Export donations.................. 101 196 188
Sales and transfers:
Special programs: Title II,
Public Law 480................ 531 538 538
Title III, Public Law 480....... 150 36 29
Other sales..................... 262 185 116
Net loss or gain (-) on sales
and transfers................. 11 -16 2
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Total sales and transfers..... 954 743 685
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Total dispositions............ 1,176 949 927
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On hand, end of year, gross......... 702 594 590
Allowance for losses................ -13 -12 -11
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On hand, end of year, net........... 689 582 579
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Other data.--The following table reflects other data which are
applicable to price support and related programs:
DATA ON SUPPORT AND RELATED PROGRAMS
[In millions of dollars]
Item 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Loans made.......................... 9,230 5,700 7,059
Loans repaid........................ 9,430 6,217 6,792
Loan collateral forfeited........... 28 0 1
Loans outstanding, end of year...... 2,369 1,708 1,897
Acquisitions........................ 937 841 923
Cost of commodities sold............ 954 743 685
Cost of commodities donated......... 222 206 242
Inventory, end of year.............. 702 594 590
Investment in loans and inventory,
end of year......................... 3,070 2,302 2,488
Direct producer payments............ 4,785 1,712 707
Net expenditures.................... 5,447 3,706 3,475
Realized losses..................... 1,589 3,059 4,123
Operating expenses.--The Corporation carries out its functions
through utilization of employees and facilities of other
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Government agencies. Administrative expenses are incurred by: the Farm
Service Agency (FSA); the Foreign Agricultural Service; other agencies
of the Department engaged in the Corporation's activities; and the
Office of Inspector General for audit. Additional expenses are incurred
by FSA county offices for work related to programs of the Corporation,
other FSA expenses offset by revenue, custodian, and agency expenses of
the Federal Reserve banks and lending agencies, and miscellaneous costs.
Expenses are incurred for acquisition, operation, maintenance,
improvement, or disposition of existing property that the Corporation
owns or in which it has an interest. These expenses are treated as
program expenses. Such program expenses include inspection, classing,
and grading work performed on a fee basis by Federal employees or
Federal- or State-licensed inspectors; and special services performed by
Federal agencies within and outside this Department. Most of these
general expenses, including storage and handling, transportation,
inspection, classing and grading, and producer storage payments, are
included in program costs. They are shown in the program and financing
schedule in the entries entitled ``Storage, transportation, and other
obligations not included above,'' and ``Producer storage payments.''
The Corporation receives reimbursement for grain requisitioned
pursuant to Public Law 87-152 by the States from Corporation stocks to
feed resident wildlife threatened with starvation through the
appropriation reimbursement for net realized losses. There have been no
requisitions in recent years, however.
special activities
These activities are carried out under authority of section 5(g) of
the Corporation's charter act and specific statutory authorizations or
directives with respect thereto that are currently in effect or which
may subsequently be enacted.
A summary of such current activities not included under other
designated activities is as follows:
1997 estimate [In millions of
dollars]
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Item Gross Outlays
obligations (reimbursable)
(1) Financing sales of agricultural
commodities for foreign currencies or
for dollars on credit terms............ 233 224
(2) Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad (Title II).... 837 835
(3) Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad (Title III)... 40 51
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Total................................ 1,110 1.110
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The Corporation receives appropriations or reimbursement for the
cost of these activities as described under each.
Activities currently being carried out are as follows (see Foreign
Assistance programs for details of items (1), (2) and (3)).
(1) Financing the sale and exportation of agricultural commodities
for foreign currencies or for dollars (title I, of P.L. 480).
(2) Commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad
(title II, of P.L. 480).
(3) Commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad
(title III, of P.L. 480).
(4) National Wool Act.--Under the National Wool Act of 1954, as
amended, support of wool and mohair prices is mandatory. The Corporation
makes direct payments to producers of the difference between the
national average price received by all producers and the support price
required under the act.
COST OF THE NATIONAL WOOL ACT
[In millions of dollars]
Item 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Marketings on which payments made:
Shorn wool (thousand pounds)...... 64 57
Unshorn lambs (thousands cwts).... 5 3
Mohair (thousand pounds).......... 13 11
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Amount of payments:
Shorn wool........................ 61 35
Unshorn lambs..................... 15 9
Mohair............................ 22 15
Promotional and advertising
program1 (non-add)......... (7) (6)
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Total payments................ 98 59
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Marketing assessments...............
Interest expense.................... 10
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Total......................... 108 59
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1 Deductions from producer payments for promotional advertising
and selected marketing development activities.
Total payments made under the National Wool Act cannot at any time
exceed an amount equal to 70 percent of the accumulated totals, as of
the same date, of the gross receipts from import duties collected on and
after January 1, 1953, on wool and wool manufactures. Actual or
estimated payments compared with this limitation are as follows:
[In millions of dollars]
Item 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
70% of customs receipts on wool and
wool manufactures, cumulative from
Jan. 1, 1953, to end of preceding
calendar year....................... 6,156 6,471
Cumulative incentive payments on
marketings to end of preceding
calendar year....................... 2,814 2,872
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Balance of limitation
available for payments in
succeeding marketing years.. 3,342 3,599
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Funds of the Corporation are used to carry on this program. Section
705 of the act appropriates each fiscal year an amount equal to amounts
expended by the Corporation during the preceding year and to amounts
expended in all prior fiscal years not previously reimbursed, but not to
exceed an amount equal to 70 percent of the gross receipts from total
duties collected on wool and wool manufactures during the calendar year
preceding the fiscal year. The National Wool Act Amendments of 1993
(P.L. 103-130) repealed the National Wool Act of 1954 effective December
31, 1995.
financing
Borrowing authority.--The Corporation has an authorized capital
stock of $100 million held by the U.S. Treasury and, effective in 1988,
authority to have outstanding borrowings up to $30 billion at any one
time.
Funds are borrowed from the Treasury and may also be borrowed from
private lending agencies and others. The Corporation reserves a
sufficient amount of its borrowing authority to purchase at any time all
notes and other obligations evidencing loans made to the Corporation by
such agencies and others. All bonds, notes, debentures, and similar
obligations issued by the Corporation are subject to approval by the
Secretary of the Treasury as required by the Act of March 8, 1938.
Interest on borrowings from the Treasury (and on capital stock) is
paid at a rate based upon the average interest rate of all outstanding
marketable obligations (of comparable maturity date) of the United
States as of the preceding month. Interest is also paid on other notes
and obligations at a rate prescribed by the Corporation and approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury.
The Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation
Act, 1966, made provision for terminating interest
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after June 30, 1964 on the portion of the Corporation's borrowings from
the Treasury equal to the unreimbursed realized losses recorded on the
books of the Corporation after the end of the fiscal year in which such
losses are realized.
POSITION WITH RESPECT TO BORROWING AUTHORITY, END OF YEAR
[In millions of dollars]
Item 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Statutory borrowing authority....... 30,000 30,000 30,000
Deduct: Borrowings from Treasury.... 7,081 406 2,461
Net statutory borrowing authority
available........................... 22,919 29,594 27,539
Note.--Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other outstanding
obligations not reflected on this table do not become charges against
the statutory borrowing authority until they result in borrowings from
the Treasury.
Contract authority.--Price support and other programs required by
statute may result in the Corporation incurring obligations in excess of
available funds and borrowing authority. Such obligations are liquidated
from subsequent appropriations and other funds that may become available
to the Corporation. Any increase in obligations in excess of available
fund resources is reported as contract authority in the year involved; a
decrease is reported as the application of appropriations and other
funds to liquidate the authority.
Appropriations.--Under section 2 of Public Law 87-155 annual
appropriations are authorized for each fiscal year to reimburse the
Corporation for net realized losses incurred as of the close of each
year.
The special activities are financed as indicated in the program
descriptions above. In addition to certain reimbursements from other
agencies, appropriations are made for the National Wool Act (see above)
and foreign assistance programs.
Deficit.--The net realized losses of the Corporation have previously
been reimbursed as follows:
SUPPORT AND RELATED PROGRAMS
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual
Realized losses, 1933 to 1995, inclusive 237,359
Reimbursements by the Treasury:
Reimbursements of realized losses:
Appropriations (56 times)............ 229,084
Note cancellations (6 times)......... 2,698
Less dividends paid to Treasury (4
times).............................. -138
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Total reimbursements for net
realized losses.................... 231,644
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Other reimbursements:
Appropriations (2 times)............... 542
Note cancellation (1 time)............. 56
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Total other reimbursements............ 598
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Total................................. 232,242
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Realized deficit as of September 30,
1995, support and related programs..... 5,117
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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Realized losses, 1948 to 1995, inclusive 52,557
Excess amounts appropriated to
reimburse cost of special activities.. 468
Transfer of P.L. 480 funds to credit
reform account......................... 555
Reimbursements by the Treasury:
Appropriations (49 times)............. 52,902
Note cancellations (4 times).......... 537
Other reimbursements: Sale proceeds (5
times)............................... 33
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Total reimbursements................. 53,472
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Realized deficit as of September 30,
1995, special activities............... 108
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Capital and deficit, special activities.--Advances to the
Corporation in excess of costs incurred and costs incurred in excess of
advances received are shown in the following table:
Excess of funds held by CCC [In millions of
dollars]
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1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Foreign assistance programs: Public Law 480:
Title I: Ocean freight differential........... 46 52 24 21
Title II: Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad.................... 325 294 330 332
Title III: Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad.................... 208 122 47 36
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Total..................................... 579 468 401 389
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Deficit requiring subsequent funds
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Deficit financed by CCC or excess funds held (-)
(nonadd).................................... -579 -468 -401 -389
Increase or decrease (-) in amount owed by
general fund for foreign assistance programs
(nonadd).................................... 197 110 67 12
Other programs: National Wool Act............... 211 108
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Total..................................... 211 108
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Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 2,414 1,951 1,082 1,521
0102 Expense........................... -12,554 -3,540 -4,148 -5,644
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0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -10,140 -1,589 -3,066 -4,123
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 99 55 55 55
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 19,737 5,569 382 780
1107 Advances and prepayments...... 70 66 66 66
Non-Federal assets:
1206 Receivables, net................ 549 1,880 1,513 1,195
1207 Advances and prepayments........ 14 7 7 7
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 10,993 10,494 9,558 9,472
1602 Interest receivable............. 227 290 247 215
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -4,265 -4,244 -4,244 -4,144
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 6,955 6,540 5,561 5,543
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1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 6,955 6,540 5,561 5,543
1701 Defaulted guaranteed loans,
gross......................... 5,236 5,653 5,553 5,525
1702 Interest receivable............. 18 22 20 20
1703 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -3,424 -3,819 -3,819 -3,819
1704 Defaulted guaranteed loans and
interest receivable, net...... 1,830 1,856 1,754 1,726
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1799 Value of assets related to
loan guarantees............. 1,830 1,856 1,754 1,726
Other Federal assets:
1801 Cash and other monetary assets.. 70 107 107 107
1802 Inventories and related
properties.................... 808 688 582 579
1803 Property, plant and equipment,
net........................... 71 97 153 186
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1999 Total assets.................... 30,203 16,865 10,180 10,244
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 109 110 110 110
2102 Interest payable................ 149 304 104 136
2103 Debt............................ 16,909 7,081 406 2,461
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 5,287 5,498 5,005 5,005
2105 Other........................... 1,212 1,063 2,009 1,074
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 608 188 188 188
2204 Liabilities for loan guarantees. 70 70 70 70
2207 Other........................... 4,251 1,460 1,300 224
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2999 Total liabilities............... 28,595 15,774 9,192 9,268
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NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 1,508 991 888 876
3200 Invested capital.................. 100 100 100 100
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3999 Total net position.............. 1,608 1,091 988 976
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 30,203 16,865 10,180 10,244
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Note.--In addition to obligations other than liabilities, the
Corporation does not reflect in its accounts claims by the Corporation
on which adequate proof has not been established.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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22.0 Transportation of things.......... 442 381 370
Other services:
25.2 Other services.................. 248 185 291
25.2 Storage and handling............ 73 50 41
Supplies and materials:
26.0 Foreign assistance programs..... 681 574 567
26.0 Other........................... 909 840 923
31.0 Equipment......................... 60 94 81
33.0 Investments and loans............. 9,231 5,700 7,059
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 2,211 2,680 3,578
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 499 186 243
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99.9 Total obligations............... 14,354 10,690 13,153
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Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103,
[$3,381,000] $3,854,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted
by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in
conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not to
exceed [$2,792,000] $3,231,000 may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the Foreign Agricultural
Service, and of which not to exceed [$589,000] $623,000 may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the salaries and
expenses of the [consolidated] Farm Service Agency. (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Guaranteed Loan Subsidy........... 113 374 390
00.07 Reestimates of guaranteed loan
subsidy......................... 103
00.08 Interest on reestimates of
guaranteed loan subsidy......... 4
00.09 Administrative expenses........... 3 3 4
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10.00 Total obligations............... 223 377 394
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 547 82 567
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 505 899 4
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 41
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund.. -747 -78
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 305 944 571
23.95 New obligations................... -223 -377 -394
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 82 567 177
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 3 3 4
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 502 374
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 522
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 505 899 4
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 71 78 37
73.10 New obligations................... 223 377 394
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -204 -377 -393
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -12
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -41
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 78 37 39
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3 3 4
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 166 337
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 35 37 389
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 204 377 393
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Re-estimate 92 program.. -522
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 505 377 4
90.00 Outlays........................... 204 -145 393
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Loan guarantee levels............. 5,700 5,700 5,500
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Subsidy rate...................... 6.92 7.10 8.00
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 220 374 390
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Subsidy outlays................... 201 374 389
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority--administrative
expenses........................ 3 3 4
3590 Outlays--adminsitrative expenses.. 3 3 4
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 3 3 4
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 220 374 390
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99.9 Total obligations............... 223 377 394
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Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee Financing Account
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Default claims.................... 551 556 678
00.02 Interest on debt to Treasury...... 10 13 26
00.07 Technical reestimate of subsidy... 425
00.08 Technical reestimate--interest.... 97
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10.00 Total obligations............... 561 1,091 704
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 439 310 228
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 432 1,009 577
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 871 1,319 805
23.95 New obligations................... -561 -1,091 -704
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 310 228 101
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 151 522
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 281 487 577
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70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 432 1,009 577
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 561 1,091 704
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -561 -1,091 -704
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 561 1,091 704
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Payments from program account. -201 -374 -389
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Loan origination fee........ -18 -45 -44
88.40 Principal collections....... -30
88.40 Interest collections........ -32 -68 -144
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -281 -487 -577
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 151 522
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 280 604 127
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The amounts
in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals.
Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2131 Guaranteed loan commitments exempt
from limitation................. 5,700 5,700 5,500
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 10,762 4,874 7,965
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 2,518 5,700 5,500
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -5,389 -2,053 -2,774
Adjustments:
2261 Terminations for default that
result in loans receivable.... -551 -556 -678
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... -2,466
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2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 4,874 7,965 10,013
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 4,709 7,806 9,813
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Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed
loans that result in loans receivable:
2310 Outstanding, start of year...... 543 1,094 1,650
2331 Disbursements for guaranteed
loan claims................... 551 556 678
2351 Repayments of loans receivable.. -79
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2390 Outstanding, end of year...... 1,094 1,650 2,249
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 510 310 228 101
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 97
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
1501 Defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable, gross............. 543 1,094 1,650 2,249
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1599 Net present value of assets
related to defaulted
guaranteed loans............ 543 1,094 1,650 2,249
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1999 Total assets.................... 1,150 1,404 1,878 2,350
LIABILITIES:
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 1,079 1,404 1,878 2,350
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2999 Total liabilities............... 1,079 1,404 1,878 2,350
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 71
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3999 Total net position.............. 71
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 1,150 1,404 1,878 2,350
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Commodity Credit Corporation Guaranteed Loans Liquidating Account
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Obligations by program activity:
01.01 Capital investment: Direct loans:
Guarantee claims................ 620 24 15
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
33.0)......................... 620 24 15
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 655 134
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 349 386 250
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund.. -250 -496 -235
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 754 24 15
23.95 New obligations................... -620 -24 -15
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 134
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 349 386 250
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 620 24 15
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -620 -24 -15
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 349 24 15
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 271
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 620 24 15
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments of principal..... -183 -110 -28
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -166 -276 -222
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -349 -386 -250
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 271 -362 -235
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Note.--Includes amounts for activities previously funded in the
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,929 206 92
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -1,107 -91 -60
2261 Adjustments: Terminations for
default that result in loans
receivable...................... -616 -23 -15
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2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 206 92 17
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 204 91 17
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Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed
loans that result in loans receivable:
2310 Outstanding, start of year...... 4,765 5,202 5,115
2331 Disbursements for guaranteed
loan claims................... 620 23 15
2351 Repayments of loans receivable.. -183 -110 -28
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2390 Outstanding, end of year...... 5,202 5,115 5,102
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from loan guarantees committed prior to 1992. This account is
shown on a cash basis. All new activity in this program in 1992 and
beyond is recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts.
Credit accounts:
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be available
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm
ownership loans, [$610,000,000] $700,000,000, of which [$550,000,000]
$650,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans,
[$2,450,000,000] $2,445,071,000, of which [$1,700,000,000] 1,750,000,000
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and [$200,000,000]
$250,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land
acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, [$750,000] $1,000,000;
[for emergency insured loans, $100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting
from natural disasters] and for credit sales of acquired property,
$50,000,000.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, [$34,053,000]
$31,985,000, of which [$20,019,000] $26,065,000 shall be for guaranteed
loans; operating loans, [$111,505,000] $102,025,000, of which
[$18,360,000] $19,775,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and
[$17,960,000] $23,100,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans;
Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488,
[$206,000; for emergency insured loans, $32,080,000 to meet the needs
resulting from natural disasters] $54,000; and for credit sales of
acquired property, $5,060,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, [$221,541,000,] $222,091,000, of
which $209,485,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
[following accounts in the following amounts: $208,446,000 to] Farm
Service Agency, ``Salaries and Expenses''; [$318,000 to ``Rural
Utilities Service, Salaries and Expenses''; and $171,000 to ``Rural
Housing and Community Development Service, Salaries and Expenses'']
account. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 83 102 104
Receipts:
02.01 Agriculture credit insurance fund
direct loans, negative subsidies 2 2
02.02 Agriculture credit insurance fund
direct loans, downward
reestimates of subsidies........ 19
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02.99 Total receipts.................. 19 2 2
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 102 104 106
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 102 104 106
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 92 122 70
00.02 Guaranteed loan subsidy........... 50 56 69
00.05 Reestimates of direct loan subsidy 41
00.06 Interest on reestimates of direct
loan subsidy.................... 6
00.07 Reestimates of guaranteed loan
subsidy......................... 12
00.08 Interest on reestimates of
guaranteed loan subsidy......... 2
Administrative expenses:
00.09 Administrative expenses--
salaries and expenses......... 230 208 209
00.10 Administrative expenses--non-
recoverable costs............... 13 13 13
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10.00 Total obligations............... 446 399 361
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 466 399 361
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -20
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 446 399 361
23.95 New obligations................... -446 -399 -361
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 405 399 361
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 61
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 466 399 361
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 17 17 25
73.10 New obligations................... 446 399 361
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -443 -391 -361
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 17 25 25
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 369 376 338
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 13 15 22
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 61
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 443 391 361
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 466 399 361
90.00 Outlays........................... 443 391 361
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Farm ownership.................... 57 74 50
1150 Farm operating.................... 438 579 445
1150 Emergency disaster................ 69 109
1150 Indian tribe land acquisition..... 1 1
1150 Credit sales of acquired property. 50
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1159 Total direct loan levels........ 564 763 546
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Farm ownership.................... 23.18 19.04 11.84
1320 Farm operating.................... 12.86 12.98 13.29
1320 Emergency disaster................ 31.90 29.34 0.00
1320 Indian tribe land acquisition..... 22.36 23.28 5.41
1320 Credit sales of acquired property. 0.00 0.00 10.12
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1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 16.23 15.92 12.85
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Farm ownership.................... 13 14 6
1330 Farm operating.................... 56 76 59
1330 Emergency disaster................ 22 32
1330 Indian tribe land acquisition.....
1330 Credit sales of acquired property. 5
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1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 91 122 70
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Farm ownership.................... 13 15 6
1340 Farm operating.................... 57 76 60
1340 Emergency disaster................ 21 30 3
1340 Indian tribe land acquisition.....
1340 Credit sales of acquired property. 3 5
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1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 94 121 74
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Farm ownership, unsubsidized...... 560 535 650
2150 Farm operating, unsubsidized...... 1,189 1,654 1,750
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2150 Farm operating, subsidized........ 189 197 250
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2159 Total loan guarantee levels..... 1,938 2,386 2,650
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Farm ownership, unsubsidized...... 3.71 3.74 4.01
2320 Farm operating, unsubsidized...... 0.44 1.11 1.13
2320 Farm operating, subsidized........ 12.84 9.12 9.24
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2329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 2.59 2.36 2.60
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Farmer ownership, unsubsidized.... 21 20 26
2330 Farm operating, unsubsidized...... 5 18 20
2330 Farm operating, subsidized........ 24 18 23
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2339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 50 56 69
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Farmer ownership, unsubsidized.... 21 13 23
2340 Farm operating, unsubsidized...... 5 16 20
2340 Farm operating, subsidized........ 24 15 22
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2349 Total subsidy outlays........... 50 44 65
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 234 221 222
3590 Outlays........................... 239 226 221
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The Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account's loans are
authorized by title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, as amended.
This program account includes subsidies to provide direct and
guaranteed loans for farm ownership, farm operating, emergency, and soil
and water loans to individuals. Associations, Indian tribes, and tribal
corporations are eligible for the following types of loans: Indian land
acquisition, watershed protection, flood prevention, and resource
conservation and development.
Additional funding for 1995 was provided in section 726 of Public
Law 103-330 and is available only for emergency requirements as the
President designates.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond
(including credit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative
expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present
value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 243 221 222
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 203 178 139
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99.9 Total obligations............... 446 399 361
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Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 564 763 546
00.02 Advances on behalf of borrowers... 1 2 3
00.04 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 147 157 169
00.08 Subsidy reestimate paid to reciept
account......................... 8
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10.00 Total obligations............... 720 922 718
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 169 314
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 865 608 718
22.60 Redemption of debt................
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,034 922 718
23.95 New obligations................... -720 -922 -718
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 314
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 833 264 73
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 711 731 744
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... -4 1 1
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -675 -388 -100
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 32 344 645
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 865 608 718
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 66 40 69
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 13 9 10
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 79 49 79
73.10 New obligations................... 720 922 718
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -739 -892 -777
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -11
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 40 69 9
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 9 10 11
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74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 49 79 20
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 739 892 777
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources: Payments from
program account............. -141 -121 -74
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -71 -80 -90
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments of principal..... -438 -470 -510
88.40 Non-Federal sources......... -61 -60 -70
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -711 -731 -744
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ 4 -1 -1
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 158 -124 -27
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 28 161 33
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 564 763 546
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1150 Total direct loan obligations... 564 763 546
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,512 1,655 1,983
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 583 813 777
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -438 -470 -510
Write-offs for default:
1263 Direct loans.................... -10 -15 -20
1264 Other adjustments, net.......... 8
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,655 1,983 2,230
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including
credit sales of acquired property that
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resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in this account are
a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.
This account finances direct loans for farm ownership, farm
operating, emergency disaster, and credit sales of acquired property.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1106 Federal assets: Receivables, net 288 363 386 405
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 1,512 1,655 1,859 2,000
1402 Interest receivable............. 57
1403 Accounts receivable from
foreclosed property........... -448 -602 -742
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -318
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1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 1,194 1,264 1,257 1,258
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1999 Total assets.................... 1,482 1,627 1,643 1,663
LIABILITIES:
2103 Federal liabilities: Debt......... 1,472 1,615 1,629 1,648
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Other.... 10 12 14 15
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2999 Total liabilities............... 1,482 1,627 1,643 1,663
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital..............
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position..............
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1,482 1,627 1,643 1,663
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Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Guaranteed Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Default claims.................... 13 15 31
00.02 Interest assistance on guaranteed
loans........................... 46 52 59
00.07 Negative subsidy transferred to
receipt account................. 12
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10.00 Total obligations............... 71 67 90
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 55 79 76
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 89 64 87
22.70 Balance of authority to borrow
withdrawn....................... 6
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 150 143 163
23.95 New obligations................... -71 -67 -90
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 79 76 73
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 89 64 87
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 98 124 150
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 98 124 150
73.10 New obligations................... 71 67 90
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -39 -41 -54
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -6
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 124 150 186
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 39 41 54
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Payments from program account. -64 -44 -65
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -11 -1 -1
88.40 Fees and premiums............. -15 -19 -21
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -90 -64 -87
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... -1
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -50 -23 -33
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders......... 1,938 2,450 2,650
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2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 1,938 2,450 2,650
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 3,950 4,979 5,806
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 1,878 1,922 2,573
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -831 -1,095 -1,277
2263 Adjustments: Terminations for
default that result in claim
payments........................ -18
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2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 4,979 5,806 7,102
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 4,481 5,225 6,392
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The amounts
in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals.
This account finances commitments made for farm ownership and
operating guaranteed loan programs.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 152 202 242 291
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. -1
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1
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1999 Total assets.................... 152 202 242 291
LIABILITIES:
2102 Federal liabilities: Interest
payable......................... 153
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 124 145 175
2204 Liabilities for loan guarantees. 78 97 116
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 153 202 242 291
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations..
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position..............
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 153 202 242 291
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Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Capital investment:
00.01 Purchase of loans from investors 3 2 2
00.04 Purchase of guaranteed loans
from investors................ 2 1 1
00.07 Disbursement of loan repayments
to investors.................. 1 1 1
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00.08 Loan recoverable costs.......... 22 17 17
00.09 Capital improvements............ 1
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00.91 Total capital investment...... 29 21 21
Operating expenses:
01.03 Interest on FFB borrowings...... 437 115
01.05 Interest on Treasury borrowings. 1
01.07 Loss settlement expenses on
guaranteed loans.............. 22 20 20
01.08 Admininstrative expenses--DOJ
fees.......................... 2 1 1
01.09 Costs incident to acq prop...... 5 5 5
01.13 Interest assistance--guaranteed
loans......................... 7 7 7
01.17 Unclassified Costs.............. 7 7 7
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01.91 Total operating expenses...... 481 155 40
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10.00 Total obligations............... 510 176 61
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 806
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,479 176 61
22.60 Redemption of debt................ -806
22.70 Balance of authority to borrow
withdrawn....................... -163
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,316 176 61
23.95 New obligations................... -510 -176 -61
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 806
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ 7,300
60.47 Portion applied to debt reduction. -5,821
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)........... 1,479
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 1,342 1,567 1,511
68.27 Capital transfer to general fund -1,342 -555
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -836 -1,450
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 176 61
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,479 176 61
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 177
72.90 Fund balance.................. 324 172
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 501 172
73.10 New obligations................... 510 176 61
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -825 -348 -61
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -14
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 172
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 825 172 61
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 176
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 825 348 61
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Rent on acquired property... -8 -8 -8
88.40 Guaranteed lns purchased
from holders--principal... -1 -1 -1
88.40 Interest on loans........... -509 -500 -450
88.40 Guaranteed loss recoveries.. -1 -1 -1
88.40 Loan repayments recd on
behalf of investors....... -1 -1 -1
88.40 Interest on judgments....... -1 -1 -1
88.40 Repayments on loans--
principal................. -746 -950 -950
88.40 Judgments--principal........ -10 -11 -10
88.40 Shared appreciation
recapture................. -3 -2 -2
88.40 Sale of acquired property/
chattels.................. -66 -85 -80
88.40 Miscellaneous income........ -1 -1 -1
88.40 Undistributed receipts...... 5 -6 -6
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -1,342 -1,567 -1,511
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 137 -1,391 -1,450
90.00 Outlays........................... -517 -1,219 -1,450
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 11,508 10,426 9,252
1232 Disbursements: Purchase of loans
assets from the public.......... 4 3 3
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -743 -707 -707
1261 Adjustments: Capitalized interest. 60 50 50
Write-offs for default:
1263 Direct loans.................... -569 -500 -500
1264 Other adjustments, net\1\....... 166 -20 -20
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 10,426 9,252 8,078
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\1\ Amounts shown are based on payment of delinquent installments,
advances on behalf of borrowers, acquired property and chattels, loans
in kind, and judgments.
Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,990 1,316 999
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 3
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -475 -301 -200
Adjustments:
2263 Terminations for default that
result in claim payments...... -26 -17 -12
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... -176 1
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2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,316 999 787
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 1,184 899 708
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records for the farm loan programs all cash flows to and from the
Government resulting from direct loans obligated, loan guarantees
committed, and grants prior to 1992. New loan activity in 1992 and
beyond (including credit sales of acquired property that resulted from
obligations or commitments in any year) is recorded in corresponding
program and financing accounts.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 804 479 488 1,112
0102 Expense........................... -1,103 1,328 1,782 1,487
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0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -299 1,807 2,270 2,599
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 324 979 200 200
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 691
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 11,508 10,426 9,252 8,078
1602 Interest receivable............. 549 376 579
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -6,493 -1,552 -1,550 -1,500
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 5,015 9,423 8,078 7,157
1606 Foreclosed property............. 301 254 205
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1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 5,015 9,724 8,332 7,362
1901 Other Federal assets: Other assets 277 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 6,307 10,704 8,533 7,563
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 355 48 47
2103 Debt............................ 1,470 1,470
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 8,633 8,798 6,672 7,230
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 105 100 98 98
2202 Interest payable................ 17 1 1 1
2203 Debt............................ 2 2 2 2
2204 Liabilities for loan guarantees. 236 200 200
2207 Other........................... 300 49 43 32
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2999 Total liabilities............... 9,412 10,704 8,533 7,563
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. -3,105
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. -3,105
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 6,307 10,704 8,533 7,563
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 13 12 12
33.0 Investments and loans............. 51 41 41
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 446 122 7
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 510 176 61
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Conservation Operations
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f) including preparation of
conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and
water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special
measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural
related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers;
classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information;
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
[$629,986,000] $657,910,000, to remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b), of which not less than [$5,852,000] $5,910,000 is for
snow survey and water forecasting and not less than [$8,875,000]
$8,963,000 is for operation and establishment of the plant materials
centers: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings
and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public
improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when
buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the
right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for
technical assistance and related expenses to carry out programs
authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin
Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided
further, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for soil and
water conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
590a-590f) in demonstration projects: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225)
and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be
temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning
work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e-2). (7 U.S.C. 1010a, 1387, 1807,
2201-02, 2250; 16 U.S.C. 590q, 590q-1, 2001-09; 42 U.S.C. 3271-74; 26
Stat. 653; Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940). (Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Technical Assistance............ 500 544 565
00.02 Soil Surveys.................... 74 77 78
00.03 Snow Survey Water Forecasting... 6 6 6
00.04 Operation of Plant Materials
Centers....................... 8 10 9
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program.......... 588 637 658
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 52 60 60
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 640 697 718
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 9 7
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 616 690 718
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 23
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 648 697 718
23.95 New obligations................... -640 -697 -718
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 7
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 555 630 658
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 8
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 563 630 658
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 52 60 60
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 616 690 718
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 61 85 93
73.10 New obligations................... 640 697 718
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -618 -688 -723
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 85 93 88
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 490 554 579
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 76 74 84
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 52 60 60
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 618 688 723
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -37 -47 -47
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -15 -13 -13
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -52 -60 -60
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 564 630 658
90.00 Outlays........................... 566 628 663
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Technical assistance.--Technical assistance is provided through
2,955 conservation districts or special districts to land users and
decisionmakers, including individual landowners and operators, community
groups, units of government, Indian tribes, and others for the planning
of conservation programs and installation of needed conservation systems
on the land, including design, layout, installation, and consultation
services.
Combinations of needed soil and water conservation systems are
planned in relation to each other to achieve well-
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balanced conservation programs. Technicians explain the various soil
conditions, develop alternative uses and treatments, help to evaluate
the costs and returns of conservation work, and furnish onsite
assistance to farmers, ranchers, and others in applying the needed
treatments. About 70 percent of the total annual investment in
conservation practices applied through the conservation technical
assistance program is made by private landusers. During 1997, the
National Resources Conservation Service will continue to provide
technical assistance as needed for the Water Bank Program, Colorado
River Basin Salinity Control Program, ongoing activities of the Great
Plains Conservation Program, support for enrolled acres in the
Conservation Reserve Program, and the highly erodible land and wetland
conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended by
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Decisionmakers receiving technical
services............................ 813,900 815,000 815,000
Acres treated with conservation
technical assistance................ 58,245,000 60,000,000 60,000,000
Tons of soil erosion reduced........ 258,985,000 260,000,000 260,000,000
Also included in this item are the inventory and monitoring,
resource appraisal, and program development activities. Resource
inventories are conducted to provide soil, water, and related resource
data for evaluating land-use changes and trends; and for guidance in the
development and implementation of Federal, State, and local resource
conservation programs. Resource appraisal and program development
provides for periodic reports to the public and Congress as required by
the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 as amended.
Technical assistance will be targeted in 1997 through the use of
area-wide watershed plans to achieve the goals of the Government
Performance and Results Act. NRCS will fund certain high-priority
activities, as a result, including area-wide planning on a watershed
basis, a grazing lands initiative, Native American assistance, a
wetlands initiative and more rapid development of Geographic Information
Systems.
Soil surveys.--Soil surveys and investigations are made of the
Nation's soil resources, with interpretations and publications that
provide physical land facts needed for program development, resource
conservation planning, installation of planned practices, and for use by
other Federal, State, and local agencies in making land-use decisions.
National leadership is provided for digitizing soil surveys in
cooperation with States, and other users of soil survey data.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Acres mapped annually............... 21.9 22.2 22.2
Soil surveys ready for publication
(number)............................ 59 55 55
Snow survey water forecasting.--Water supply forecasts prepared from
snow surveys in western states are used in making efficient seasonal use
of water for irrigation, flood control, fish and wildlife, recreation,
power generation, municipal and industrial water supply, and water
quality management.
Operation of plant materials centers.--The selection and evaluation
of plant materials are made at 26 plant materials centers through field
trials to determine their suitability for erosion control, conservation,
and other environmental improvements. Native plant species will be
preferred and exotic species introductions phased out for this program.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 333 350 363
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 11 12 12
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 6 7 7
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 350 369 382
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 80 86 90
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 5 6 5
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 14 15 15
22.0 Transportation of things........ 3 3 4
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 10 11 11
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 18 19 20
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 4 4 4
25.2 Other services.................. 62 81 81
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 12 12 13
31.0 Equipment....................... 28 30 31
32.0 Land and structures............. 1 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 588 637 657
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 52 60 60
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 640 697 718
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 8,993 9,367 9,461
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 31 31 31
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 608 638 638
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Watershed Surveys and Planning
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and surveys
of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small watershed
investigations and planning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection
and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1001-1009), [$14,000,000] $19,188,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to
exceed $110,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
(7 U.S.C. 2201-02; 16 U.S.C. 1101-5; 33 U.S.C. 7016-11; Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 23 14 19
01.01 Reimbursable Program.............. 1 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 24 15 20
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 25 15 20
23.95 New obligations................... -24 -15 -20
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 24 14 19
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 1 1
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 25 15 20
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 3 2
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73.10 New obligations................... 24 15 20
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -24 -16 -20
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 2 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 21 12 16
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3 3 2
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 1 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 24 16 20
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -1 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 24 14 19
90.00 Outlays........................... 24 15 19
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The Department cooperates with other agencies and the States in
planning small watersheds to reduce the damage from floodwater,
sediment, agricultural run-off, and erosion and for the conservation,
development, utilization, and disposal of water. Program activities will
be accelerated for high priority natural resource concerns such as:
water quality and wetlands restoration. This account will be used to
develop plans to target agency resources to achieve the goals of the
Government Performance and Results Act.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Activity:
Application for planning
assistance: on hand, cumulative,
start of year................... 274 280 285
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Status of planning:
Approved for planning during year. 17 10 10
Locally implemented............. (7) (3) (3)
Federally implemented........... (10) (7) (7)
Planning completed during year.... 17 10 7
Locally implemented............. (4) (3) (2)
Federally implemented........... (15) (7) (5)
Planning in process............... 91 91 94
Locally implemented............. (24) (24) (27)
Federally implemented........... (67) (67) (67)
Status of projects in operations:
Active projects................. 539 534 523
Approved for operations during
year.......................... 17 10 7
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The Department makes surveys of proposed small watershed projects,
and work plans are prepared in cooperation with local sponsors. These
plans outline the soil and water management problems in the watershed,
the steps that have been or are authorized to be taken to alleviate
these problems, the proposed works of improvement to be installed, the
estimated benefits and costs, cost sharing, operation and maintenance
arrangements, and other information necessary to justify Federal
participation in project development. Watershed planning will emphasize
water quality protection and improvement. This emphasis will better
enable States to focus on watersheds in fulfilling the requirements of
the Clean Water Act and in maintaining clean water. Program activities
will be accelerated for high priority natural resource concerns such as:
water quality and wetlands restoration.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
USDA Cooperative Studies:
(1) Surveys in progress, start of
year............................ 114 136 145
(2) Surveys initiated during year. 37 24 20
(3) Surveys worked during year.... 151 160 165
(4) Surveys completed during year. 15 15 10
(5) Surveys in progress, end of
year............................ 136 145 155
Flood Plain Management Assist.
Program:
(1) States involved............... 25 25 25
(2) Completed studies............. 8 10 10
(3) Ongoing studies............... 87 87 77
(4) Cumulative total completed.... 668 678 688
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 12 7 10
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 4 2 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1 1 1
Other services:
25.2 Other services................ 2 2 3
25.2 Other services................ 2
31.0 Equipment....................... 1 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 23 13 18
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 24 15 20
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 285 168 225
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 16 18 18
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Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but
not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,
the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes
in use of land, and only high priority projects authorized by the Flood
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a) in accordance with the
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005, 1007-1009), the provisions of the Act
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance with the
provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department,
[$100,000,000] $116,036,000, to remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b) (of which at least $15,000,000 shall be available for [the
watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936
(33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supplemented] emergency
measures as provided by sections 403-405 of the Agriculture Credit Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203-2205) including for the purchase of long-term or
permanent easements, from willing sellers, in the manner provided for in
the Wetland Reserve Program (16 U.S.C. 3837), where the costs of land
and farm structure (including levees) restoration exceed fair market
value of the affected cropland): Provided, That this appropriation shall
be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$200,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation is
available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (Public Law 93-205), as amended, including cooperative efforts as
contemplated by that Act to relocate endangered or threatened species to
other suitable habitats as may be necessary to expedite project
construction: Provided further, That funds provided to carry out
preventive measures shall be targeted to projects that provide the
highest social and environmental benefits. (7 U.S.C. 2201-02; 33 U.S.C.
701b-1, 701b-11; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Watershed Operations (P.L. 534). 12 18
00.03 Emergency Watershed Protection
Operations.................... 134 133 15
00.04 Small Watershed Operations (P.L.
566).......................... 72 89 101
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 218 240 116
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 22 30 30
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10.00 Total obligations............... 240 270 146
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 312 140
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 92 130 146
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -23
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 381 270
23.95 New obligations................... -240 -270 -146
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 140
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 70 100 116
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 22 30 30
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 92 130 146
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 264 207 181
73.10 New obligations................... 240 270 146
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -297 -296 -179
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 207 181 148
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 66 72 71
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 209 194 78
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 22 30 30
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 297 296 179
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -8 -11 -11
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -14 -19 -19
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -22 -30 -30
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 70 100 116
90.00 Outlays........................... 275 266 149
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These programs provide for cooperation between the Federal
Government and States and their political subdivisions to reduce damage
from floodwater, sediment, and erosion, for the conservation,
development, utilization, and disposal of water, and for the
conservation and proper utilization of land. Funds in Watershed & Flood
Prevention Operations could be used for either flood prevention projects
or flood damage rehabilitation efforts, depending upon the needs and
opportunities.
Watershed operations authorized by Public Law 534.--The Department
cooperates with soil conservation districts and other local
organizations in planning and installing works of improvement for flood
prevention in 11 watersheds authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944.
The Federal Government shares the cost of works of improvement for flood
prevention, agricultural water management, recreation, and fish and
wildlife development. No funds are directly proposed for this activity;
however worthwhile projects, those with high net social benefits and
environmental objectives consistent with current Administrations
priorities, can be continued under the Small Watershed Operations
authorized by Public Law 566.
Within the 11 authorized projects, 428 subwatershed areas have been
identified for planning purposes. Installation progress in these
subwatersheds is as follows:
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Projects receiving land treatment. 31 31 31
Structural projects............... 68 68 68
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Subtotal active subwatersheds. 99 99 99
Projects continuing post-instal
assistance...................... 220 220 220
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Total operational
subwatersheds............... 319 319 319
Unserviced applications........... 87 87 87
Planning in progress.............. 24 24 24
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Total subwatersheds........... 430 430 430
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Emergency watershed protection operations.--This program authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake such emergency measures for
runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention as may be needed to
safeguard life and property from floods and the products of erosion on
any watershed whenever natural elements or forces cause a sudden
impairment of that watershed. An emergency is considered to exist when a
watershed is suddenly impaired by flood, fire, wind, earthquake, or
other natural cause and consequently life and property are endangered by
floodwater, erosion, or sediment discharge. The emergency area need not
be declared a national disaster area to be eligible for emergency
watershed protection. Emergency watershed protection is applicable to
small scale, localized disasters as well as large scale disasters. State
environmental, natural resource, fish and game, and other agencies
participate in planning and coordinating emergency work. An estimated $5
million will be used in FY 1997 to purchase easements for the Emergency
Wetland Reserve program.
Small watershed operations authorized by Public Law 566.--The
Department provides technical and financial assistance to local
organizations to install measures for watershed protection, flood
prevention, agricultural water management, recreation, and fish and
wildlife enhancement. Significant reforms will be carried out in 1996 to
make this program environmentally beneficial, with high returns to
society resulting from the investment. High priority P.L. 534 projects
will be eligible to compete for funding for P.L. 566 funding.
Watershed work plans are prepared by sponsoring local organizations
with the Department's assistance or through State and local resources.
After work plans are approved by the Department or Congress (projects
where the estimated Federal contribution will exceed $5 million require
congressional approval), financial assistance is provided for specific
works of improvements.
The following tabulation shows the status of Public Law 566
projects:
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Status of operational projects:
Projects receiving land treatment. 176 176 174
Structural projects............... 307 302 295
Land treatment and structural..... 56 56 54
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Subtotal active projects...... 539 534 523
Projects continuing post-instal
assistance...................... 885 900 920
Inactive projects................. 21 21 21
Completed projects................ 146 146 146
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Total operational projects.... 1,591 1,601 1,610
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New projects approved during year. 17 10 7
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Loan services.--Loans are made to local sponsoring organizations to
finance the local cost of installing works of improvement in Public Law
534 and approved Public Law 566 watershed projects. Repayment with
interest is required within
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50 years after the principal benefits of improvements first become
available. Loans are made from funds available for this purpose from the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program account. No funding has been
appropriated to make new loans in FY 1996.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 54 46 39
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 5 3 2
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 60 50 42
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 14 12 9
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 2 2 2
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 3 2 2
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 3 2 2
Other services:
25.2 Other services................ 8 7 5
25.2 Other services................ 75 122 35
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 2 2 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 7 6 5
32.0 Land and structures............. 25 17
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 17 15 11
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities 1 1 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 218 239 116
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 21 28 28
25.2 Allocation Account--Direct
Obligations: Other services..... 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 2 2
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Obligations are distributed as follows:
Natural Resources Conservation Service 218 238 116
Forest Service........................ 0 1 0
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 1,418 1,623 1,139
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 44 22 22
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 43 43 43
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Resource Conservation and Development
For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for
resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant to
the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm
Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), [and the
provisions of] the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and [the
provisions of] the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-
3461), [$29,000,000] $29,377,000, to remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209): Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. (7 U.S.C. 2201-02; 33
U.S.C. 701b-11; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Technical Assistance............ 31 31 29
00.02 Financial Assistance............ 1
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 32 31 29
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 33 32 29
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 34 30 29
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 35 32 29
23.95 New obligations................... -33 -32 -29
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 33 29 29
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 1
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 34 30 29
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 7 6 5
73.10 New obligations................... 33 32 29
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -34 -33 -29
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 5 5
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 28 26 26
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 5 6 5
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 1
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 34 33 29
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 33 29 29
90.00 Outlays........................... 33 32 29
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Under this program, the Department assists States, local units of
government, groups and individuals in developing area plans for resource
conservation and development (RC and D).
RC and D areas are provided technical and financial assistance to
help States and local units of government prepare plans for resource
development and economic improvement and to plan and install community-
type conservation projects or measures. Financial contributions, loans,
and other Federal assistance are used to help carry out measures
specified in RC and D area plans. Loans are made through the farm loan
program of the Farm Service Agency, formerly the Farmers Home
Administration, to qualified local organizations to help finance their
share of the costs of installing the measures.
The following tabulation shows the status of RC and D areas
authorized to receive technical and financial assistance.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Areas authorized at beginning of
year................................ 277 277 289
Areas authorized at end of year..... 277 289 289
Project plans written............... 1,942 2,050 2,050
Projects being implemented.......... 2,063 2,146 2,146
Projects completed.................. 1,848 2,050 2,050
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 17 17 16
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 18 18 17
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 4 4 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 3 4 3
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 1 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 32 31 29
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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Obligations are distributed as follows:
Natural Resources Conservation Service 31,580 30,398 28,823
Rural Utility Service................. 60 60 60
Forest Service........................ 562 494 494
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 472 452 433
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 6 6 1
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Great Plains Conservation Program
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Cost-Share Assistance............. 6
00.02 Cost-Share Programming and
Contract........................ 3
00.03 Technical Assistance.............. 6
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10.00 Total obligations............... 15
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 15
23.95 New obligations................... -15
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 15
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 43 34 20
73.10 New obligations................... 15
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -24 -14 -10
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 34 20 10
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 10
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 14 14 10
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 24 14 10
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 15
90.00 Outlays........................... 24 14 10
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This program provides cost-share assistance to participating
landowners or operators in the Great Plains area in the development and
installation of long-term conservation plans and practices for their
land under contracts entered into in prior years. It is a voluntary
program in 556 designated counties of 10 Great Plains States. Contracts
with individual landowners range in time from 3 to 10 years.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Program participants:
Number of new contracts during
year............................ 483
Number of contracts serviced
during year..................... 7,902 6,846 5,846
Number of acres under contracts... 20,809,147 17,771,840 14,123,840
As of September 30, 1995, there were 6,846 active contracts on hand.
Co-landowners or operators finance the entire cost of installing
recurring management-type practices and pay a specified part of the
cost-shared practices installed on their land. Program regulations
provide that cost-share rates offered in any contract shall not exceed
80 percent of the cost of installing eligible practices within the
designated county. There is a cost-sharing limitation of $35 thousand
for any contract.
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 6
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 2
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 6
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 15
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 150
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Forestry Incentives Program
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out the
program of forestry incentives, as authorized in the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical
assistance and related expenses, $6,325,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized by that Act: Provided, That funds shall be
targeted to lands that also provide the higher overall environmental
benefits. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 8 7 6
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 6 6 6
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 8 7 6
23.95 New obligations................... -8 -7 -6
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 7 6 6
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 17 15 12
73.10 New obligations................... 8 7 6
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -10 -10 -9
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 15 12 10
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3 2 2
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86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 7 7 8
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 10 10 9
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 6 6 6
90.00 Outlays........................... 10 10 9
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This program was authorized by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101). The objectives of the program are to bring
private, nonindustrial forest land under intensified management, to
increase timber production, to ensure adequate supplies of timber
products, and to enhance other forest resources. Acreage selected will
be targeted to provide the maximum environmental benefits, particularly
to benefit water quality and wildlife habitat.
The Forestry Incentives Program shares up to 65 percent of the cost
of tree planting and timberstand improvement. The percentage cost-shared
depends on the rate set in a particular State and county by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), after consulting with the State
forester. The program is available in designated counties based on a
Forest Service survey of total eligible private timberland available for
production of timber products. Technical assistance is provided by
Forest Service.
The 1995 program provided funding for 141,194 acres of tree
planting, and 22,540 acres in timber stand improvements. Under the 1996
program, cost-sharing will be provided to farmers for planting trees on
81,600 acres and improving the timberstand on 16,400 acres of forest.
The 1997 program will provide cost-sharing for tree planting on
81,600 acres and timberstand improvement on 16,400 acres.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 8 6 5
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99.9 Total obligations............... 8 7 6
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Water Bank Program
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3320-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 1
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1 1
23.95 New obligations................... -1
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 57 47 36
73.10 New obligations................... 1
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -11 -11 -10
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 47 36 26
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 10 11 10
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 11 11 10
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1
90.00 Outlays........................... 11 11 10
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Beginning in 1996, technical assistance formerly included under this
account will be requested under Conservation Operations.
The objectives of the Water Bank Program are to conserve water;
preserve, maintain, and improve the Nation's wetlands; increase
waterfowl habitat in migratory waterfowl nesting, breeding, and feeding
areas in the United States; and secure recreational and environmental
benefits for the Nation. The program was authorized by the Water Bank
Act of 1970, as amended by Public Law 96-182, approved January 2, 1980.
The Water Bank Extension Act of 1994 extends for one year 1985
agreements entered into under the Water Bank Act of 1970, and due to
expire on December 31, 1995. Funding for the expiring 1985 Water Bank
agreements were transferred from the Wetlands Reserve Program 1995
appropriation to this account as authorized under the Water Bank
Extension Act of 1994. Congress did not provide funding for this account
in fiscal year 1996. For FY 1997, USDA does not request program funding.
Under the Water Bank Program, the Secretary of Agriculture, through
designated county offices, uses program funds to enter into 10-year
agreements with landowners and operators for the conservation of
specified wetlands. Provisions exist to renew agreements for additional
periods, to make annual payments on agreements, and under certain
conditions to increase payment rates in the fifth year of a contract or
at the time of renewal. During the period of the agreement, the
landowner agrees not to drain, burn, fill, or otherwise destroy the
wetland character of such areas.
During fiscal year 1996, approximately 5,838 agreements are expected
on approximately 663,448 acres. For 1997, it is assumed that 5,357
agreements will be in effect on approximately 605,290 acres.
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
For necessary expenses for carrying out a voluntary cooperative
salinity control program pursuant to section 202(c) of title II of the
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1592(c)), to be used to reduce salinity in the Colorado River and to
enhance the supply and quality of water available for use in the United
States and the Republic of Mexico, $2,681,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be used for the establishment of on-farm
irrigation management systems, including lateral improvement measures,
for making cost-share payments to agricultural landowners and operators,
Indian tribes, irrigation districts and associations, local governmental
and nongovernmental entities, and other landowners to aid them in
carrying out approved conservation practices as determined and
recommended by the Secretary, and for associated costs of program
planning, information and education, and program monitoring and
evaluation. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3318-0-1-304 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 4 4 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 5 3 3
23.95 New obligations................... -4 -4 -3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 5 3 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 15 9 7
73.10 New obligations................... 4 4 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -10 -6 -7
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 9 7 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 5 1 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 5 5 5
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 10 6 7
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 5 3 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 10 6 7
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Beginning in 1996, technical assistance formerly included under this
account will be requested under Conservation Operations.
This program carries out the purposes of section 202(c) of title II
of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)), as
amended, by providing cost-share assistance to landowners and others in
the Colorado River Basin. States will include: Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The main objective is to
enhance the supply and quality of water in the Colorado River for
delivery to downstream users in the U.S. and Mexico.
Practices are recommended by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The 1996 program will focus on five project areas in Colorado, Utah,
and Wyoming.
The 1997 budget will provide financial assistance in promoting the
Government-wide water quality initiative. The funding level of
approximately $2.7 million will fund the current five existing projects.
Technical assistance funds have been provided directly within the
Conservation Operations account.
Under this program, 30 percent of cost-share funds will be
reimbursed to the U.S. Treasury by the Colorado River Basin States.
During fiscal year 1995, approximately 102 contracts were signed
under the program in the five current project areas. For FY 1996, it is
estimated that approximately 115 contracts will be active under the
program. For FY 1997, approximately 100 contracts are anticipated for
the program.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 2
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1
25.2 Other services.................... 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 4 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 4 4 3
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Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 60
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Wetlands Reserve Program
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the wetlands reserve program
pursuant to subchapter C of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837), [$77,000,000] $188,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to
use the services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the wetlands reserve
program. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1080-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Restoration Costs................. 1 19 24
00.02 Easement Payments................. 65 113 144
00.03 Technical Assistance.............. 4 11 17
00.04 Easement Overhead Costs........... 6 7
00.05 Cooperative Agreements............ 5
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10.00 Total obligations............... 70 154 192
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 69 83 6
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 84 77 188
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 153 160 194
23.95 New obligations................... -70 -154 -192
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 83 6 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 93 77 188
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -9
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 84 77 188
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 84 77 188
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 60 122
73.10 New obligations................... 70 154 192
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -16 -93 -174
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 60 122 140
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 27 57
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 16 66 117
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 16 93 174
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 84 77 188
90.00 Outlays........................... 16 93 174
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The Wetlands Reserve Program is authorized by Title XIV, Section
1438 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (P.L.
101-624), as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
(P.L. 103-66). The 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act authorizes the
enrollment of not less than 330,000 acres by the end of calendar year
1995, and not less than 975,000 total cumulative acres enrolled by the
end of calendar year 2000. The primary objectives of the program are to
preserve and restore wetlands, improve wildlife habitat, and protect
migratory waterfowl.
The Secretary of Agriculture, through designated county offices,
uses program funds to enter into contracts with landowners that operate
farmed or converted wetlands, farmed wetlands, or prior converted
wetlands and adjoining land or riparian corridors. The contracts are for
both permanent and non-permanent easements.
Under the 1992 program, 42,230 acres were enrolled in 9 pilot
States. No funding was provided for operating a fiscal year 1993
program.
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The 1994 program provided funding for enrolling 75,000 acres in 20
States, including the nine pilot States. The 1995 program provided
funding for enrolling 115,944 acres under multiple sign-ups to eleviate
a back-log of 1994 easement opportunities. Tentatively, 141,437 acres
have been accepted. The 1995 appropriation was amended by the Water Bank
Extension Act of 1994 to provide $889,800 for expiring 1985 water bank
agreements. Funds were transferred from the WRP account to the Water
Bank Account as authorized under the Water Bank Extension Act of 1994.
Under the 1996 program, $5 million of WRP funds will be transferred to
the Fish and Wildlife Foundation under a interagency agreement of joint
partnership. The Foundation will provide additional matching funds for
the acquisition of wetland easements.
The 1996 budget will provide funding for enrolling an estimated
80,000 acres. The 1997 estimate funds enrollment of 226,214 acres of
both permanent and non-permanent easements. The President's Budget
recommends enrollment through 1997 of 539,000 acres with a remainder of
435,612 acres through the year 2000. Beginning 1997, program
participants will receive payments for wetlands easements, in a lump sum
or annual installment payments for permanent easements, and annual
installment payments under non-permanent easements. Compensation will be
in cash as specified in the contract, but not to exceed the fair market
value of the land. The program provides cost-share assistance to
landowners for carrying out the establishment of conservation measures
and practices. The program cost-shares 75 percent to 100 percent of
eligible costs of an easement. The program also provides reimbursement
to the landowner for overhead costs associated with acquiring an
easement. Technical assistance will be funded within the account.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1080-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 2 5 7
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 2
25.2 Other services.................... 1 2 4
31.0 Equipment......................... 1 2 3
32.0 Land and structures............... 66 138 175
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 5
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99.9 Total obligations............... 70 154 192
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Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 52 136 202
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Rural Clean Water Program
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3337-0-1-304 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2 3 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 3 3 2
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 3 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
70.00 Total new budget authority (gross)
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 3 2
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -1
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 1
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This experimental Rural Clean Water Program, authorized by Public
Law 96-108 and Public Law 96-528, was a cooperative endeavor among
farmers, various USDA agencies, and other organizations to develop and
test means of controlling agricultural nonpoint source water pollution
in rural areas.
Recommended project areas were developed by local and State
committees and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Full
funding was provided in previous appropriations for all approved
projects. The implementation period for all projects has ended, and no
additional obligations will be incurred. Payment of prior year
obligations is expected to continue through calendar year 1999. Similar
activities will be carried out through the Agricultural Conservation
Program.
Agricultural Resource Conservation Demonstration Program Account
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-2086-0-1-351 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 1 1 1
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 1 1 1
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with loan
guarantees committed in 1993 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis.
This program, also known as ``Farms for the Future'', provides
guarantees and interest assistance on loans made to State trust funds.
The assisted loans finance programs to protect and preserve farmland in
participating States. No funds for this program were provided in 1996,
and none are requested in 1997.
Agricultural Resource Conservation Demonstration Guaranteed Loan
Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-4177-0-3-351 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Direct program.................... 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 2 2 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 11 9 7
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 12 9 7
23.95 New obligations................... -2 -2 -2
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24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 9 7 5
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 2 2 2
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -2 -2 -2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)....................... 2 2 2
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
88.25 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Interest on uninvested
funds......................... -1
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 1 2 2
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-4177-0-3-351 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders.........
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments...................
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 17 17 17
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 17 17 17
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 17 17 17
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from guaranteed loans committed in 1992 and beyond. The
amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in
the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-4177-0-3-351 1994 actual 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 10 9 8 7
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1999 Total assets.................... 10 9 8 7
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Trust Funds
Miscellaneous Contributed Funds
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-8210-0-7-300 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
99.5)........................... 1
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1
73.10 New obligations................... 1
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 1
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Funds received from State and local organizations, and others are
available for work under cooperative agreements for soil survey,
watershed protection, and resource conservation and development
activities.
Personnel Summary
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Identification code 12-8210-0-7-300 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 1 6 3
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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, including
administering the programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936, as amended, and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, as amended, [$18,449,000, of which $7,000 shall be available for
financial credit reports] and cooperative agreements, $33,873,000:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944,
and not to exceed [$103,000] $110,000 may be used for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1981-0-1-452 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 18 34
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 47 36
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 65 70
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 65 70
23.95 New obligations................... -65 -70
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 18 34
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 47 36
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 65 70
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 8
73.10 New obligations................... 65 70
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -57 -67
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 8 11
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 10 25
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86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 6
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 47 36
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 57 67
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -47 -36
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 18 34
90.00 Outlays........................... 10 30
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The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), under authority of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, and the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, makes grants, direct loans, and guarantees loans
made by other qualified lenders, to suppliers of electric,
telecommunication, and water/wastewater/waste disposal services in rural
areas. RUS also provides technical assistance to rural communities
concerning water and waste disposal services. In addition, RUS makes
grants to provide access to advanced telecommunications services and
computer networks for distance learning and telemedicine facilities.
The electric and telecommunications loan and grant programs are
administered in the Washington, DC, offices of RUS. In addition, RUS
general field representatives visit borrowers periodically and maintain
liaison between borrowers and headquarters. RUS administers the water
and waste programs through the Washington headquarters, with the loan
making and servicing activities being performed by the Rural Economic
and Community Development field office staff.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1981-0-1-452 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 14 22
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 2 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 16 23
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 2
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1 3
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 18 34
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 47 33
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 65 70
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 233 406
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 1 1
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 610 430
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 1 1
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Salaries and Expenses
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3100-0-1-271 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 37
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 37
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 39
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -2
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 37
23.95 New obligations................... -37
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 39
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 5 6
73.10 New obligations................... 37
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -37 -6
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 37
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 6
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 37 6
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -39
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -3 6
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In FY 1996, the Rural Electrification Administration became part of
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) along with certain programs formerly
administered by the Rural Development Administration.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3100-0-1-271 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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99.0 Reimbursable obligations:
Subtotal, reimbursable
obligations..................... 37
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 37
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Personnel Summary
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Identification code 12-3100-0-1-271 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 474
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Distance Learning and Medical Link Grants
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the programs authorized
in sections 2331-2335 of Public Law 101-624, [$7,500,000] $20,261,000 to
remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Distance Learning and Medical Link
Grants.......................... 8 8 20
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 8 8 20
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 8 8 20
23.95 New obligations................... -8 -8 -20
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 8 8 20
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 19 20 2
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73.10 New obligations................... 8 8 20
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -6 -26 -17
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 20 2 5
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 6 15
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 6 20 2
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 6 26 17
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 8 8 20
90.00 Outlays........................... 6 26 17
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This grant program provides access to advanced telecommunications
services for improved education and health care in rural areas
throughout the country. The grants help education and health care
providers bring the most modern technology, level of care, and education
to rural America so its citizens can compete regionally, nationally, and
globally. Program guidelines allow priority for projects which include
jointly-shared telecommunications facilities.
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Grant obligations:
Number of grants.................. 29 29 78
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)........................ $8 $8 $20
Solid Waste Management Grants
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 3 2 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 2 3
23.95 New obligations................... -3 -2 -3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 3
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 2 3
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 3 2 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 3 2 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 4 4
73.10 New obligations................... 3 2 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -3 -3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 4 4
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3 3 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 3 3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 2 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 3 3 3
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This grant program is authorized under Section 310B(b) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1932).
Grants are made to non-profit organizations to provide technical
assistance to local and regional governments for the purpose of reducing
or eliminating pollution of water resources, and for improving the
planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities.
In FY 1997, funding for the Solid Waste Management grant program is
requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance Partnership
Program and transferred to this account for administration.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 39 30 38
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $3 $3 $3
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 5
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 10
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -5
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 5
23.95 New obligations................... -5
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 10
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 27 18 6
73.10 New obligations................... 5
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -15 -12 -6
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 18 6 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 14 12 6
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 15 12 6
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 10
90.00 Outlays........................... 15 12 6
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These grant programs are authorized under Sections 306A and 306B of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7
U.S.C. 1926(b)) as amended. Grants are made to public bodies and private
nonprofit organizations for construction or extension of waterlines,
repair or maintenance of existing systems, replacement of equipment, and
payment of costs to correct emergency situations. Funding in 1995 was
available only for emergency requirements as the President designates.
No program is proposed for FY 1997. Funds for these activities, as
needed, will be provided through the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Loan
and Grant Program.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 21 0 0
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $5 $0 $0
Rural Utilities Assistance Program
[including transfers of funds]
[For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, $487,868,000, to remain
available until expended, to be available for loans and grants for rural
water and waste disposal and solid waste management grants: Provided,
That the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,500,000 shall be
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available for contracting with the National Rural Water Association or
equally qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to
provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $18,700,000 shall
be available for water and waste disposal systems to benefit the
Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, including grants
pursuant to section 306C: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $18,688,000 shall be for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That
if such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities by June 30, 1996, they shall remain available for other
authorized purposes under this head.]
[In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out
direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, $12,740,000, of which
$12,623,000 shall be transferred to and merged with ``Rural Utilities
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
25.2)........................... 13
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 13
23.95 New obligations................... -13
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 501
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -524
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 36
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 13
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 13
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 13
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -13
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 13
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 13
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 13
90.00 Outlays........................... 13
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Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 508 400 590
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 500 399 590
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 6
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 509 400 590
23.95 New obligations................... -508 -400 -590
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 500
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 399 590
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 500 399 590
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 500 399 590
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,065 1,211 1,155
73.10 New obligations................... 508 400 590
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -356 -457 -435
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -6
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,211 1,155 1,310
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 15 11 18
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 341 446 417
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 356 457 435
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 500 399 590
90.00 Outlays........................... 356 457 435
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This grant program is authorized under section 306(a)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Grants are
authorized to be made to associations, including nonprofit corporations,
public and quasi-public agencies, and certain Indian tribes to finance
development, storage, treatment, purification, or distribution of water
or the collection, treatment, or disposal of waste in rural areas. The
amount of any development grant may not exceed 75 percent of the
eligible development cost of the project.
The major objectives of the rural water and waste disposal grant
program are: (1) to provide assistance to attain basic human amenities;
(2) to alleviate health hazards; (3) to promote stability of rural areas
by meeting the need for new and improved rural water and waste disposal
systems; and (4) to meet national safe drinking water and clean water
standards.
In FY 1997, funding for the Rural Water and Waste Disposal grant
program is requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance
Partnership Program and transferred to this account for administration.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 1,421 1,151 1,932
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $508 $400 $590
Credit accounts:
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Loans Program Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 123 69
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 123 69
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 123 69
23.95 New obligations................... -123 -69
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 123 69
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 289
73.10 New obligations................... 123 69
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -97 -107
73.30 Obligated balance transferred from
other accounts, net............. 263
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 289 251
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3 2
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86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 94 105
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 97 107
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 123 69
90.00 Outlays........................... 97 107
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 547 800
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 22.50 8.57
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 123 69
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 97 107
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Loan guarantee levels............. 50
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Guaranteed Subsidy rate........... -1.18 0.00
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This account provides funding to local governments and nonprofit
organizations for the development of storage, treatment, purification,
or distribution of water or collection, treatment, or disposal of waste
in rural areas.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in FY 1992 and beyond, as
well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
In FY 1997, funding for the Direct Water and Waste loan program is
requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance Partnership
Program and transferred to this account for administration. Funding for
salaries and expenses associated with this program is requested to be
appropriated to the Rural Utilities Service salaries and expenses
account.
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loans Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-4226-0-1-452 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loans...................... 547 800
00.02 Interest on Treasury Borrowing.... 92 134
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 639 934
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 639 934
23.95 New obligations................... -639 -934
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 182 741
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 169 232
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 288 -39
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 457 193
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 639 934
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 1,391
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 288
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 1,679
73.10 New obligations................... 639 934
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -692 -811
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net 1,732
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 1,391 1,553
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 288 249
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 1,679 1,802
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 692 811
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -97 -107
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayment of principal...... -12 -22
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -60 -103
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -169 -232
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -288 39
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 182 741
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 523 579
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond. The amounts
in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals. Loans made prior to FY 1992 are recorded in the Rural
Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.
The water and waste disposal program makes loans and grants to
finance water and waste disposal facilities in rural areas.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 547 800
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 547 800
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,567
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 600 677
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -12 -22
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ 979
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,567 2,222
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 1,391 1,554
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 288 249
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 1,567 2,222
1402 Interest receivable............. 60 103
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-)..
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1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 1,627 2,325
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 3,306 4,128
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 1,679 1,802
2103 Debt............................ 1,339 2,077
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 3,018 3,879
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 288 249
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 288 249
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 3,306 4,128
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Rural [Development Insurance Fund] Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed
Loans Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Subsidy reestimate paid to receipt
account......................... 7
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 7
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 20 24
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 11
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -24
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 31
23.95 New obligations................... -7
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 24
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 11
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 7
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -7
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 7
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Payments from program account. -7
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -2
88.40 Fees.......................... -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -11
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -4
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders......... 575 50
2112 Uncommitted loan guarantee
limitation...................... -100
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 475 50
2199 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loan commitments................ 380 40
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 311 494 10
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 217 3 12
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -33
Adjustments:
2263 Terminations for default that
result in claim payments...... -1
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... -487
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 494 10 22
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 394 8 17
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from guaranteed loans committed in FY 1992 and beyond. The
amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in
the budget totals. Loans made prior to FY 1992 are recorded in the Rural
Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.
This account finances loan guarantee commitments for water systems,
waste disposal facilities, community facilities and industrial
development in rural areas. In FY 1996, the financing of community
facility and business and industry loan programs were transferred to new
accounts.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 20 24
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 20 24
LIABILITIES:
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 20 24
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 20 24
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 20 24
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Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account
(including transfers of funds)
Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), shall be made as
follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, [$90,000,000]
$125,000,000, 5 percent rural [telephone] telecommunications loans,
[$70,000,000] $75,000,000; cost of money rural [telephone]
telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric
loans, [$525,000,000] $600,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section
306 of that Act, [$420,000,000] rural electric, $400,000,000, and rural
telecommunications, $120,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct and
guaranteed loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 935), as follows: cost of direct loans, [$35,126,000]
$4,817,500; cost of municipal rate loans, [$56,858,000] $32,280,000;
cost of money rural telephone loans, $60,000; cost of loans guaranteed
pursuant to section 306, [$2,520,000] $3,720,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of
1936, borrower interest rates may exceed 7 percent per year.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, [$29,982,000] $33,070,000, which
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries
and Expenses.'' (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 38 39 41
Receipts:
02.01 Rural electrification and
telephone loans, negative
subsidies....................... 1 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 39 41 43
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07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 39 41 43
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 60 95 41
00.05 Reestimate of the direct loan
subsidy......................... 54 1
00.06 Interest on reestimates of direct
loan subsidy.................... 7
00.09 Administrative expenses subject to
limitation...................... 30 30 33
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 151 126 74
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 151 126 74
23.95 New obligations................... -151 -126 -74
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 90 125 74
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 61
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 151 126 74
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 270 217 196
73.10 New obligations................... 151 126 74
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -196 -146 -127
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -8
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 217 196 143
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 35 36 37
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 100 109 91
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 61
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 196 146 127
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 151 126 74
90.00 Outlays........................... 196 146 127
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loans, electric............ 74 90 125
1150 Direct loans, municipal rate
electric........................ 536 545 600
1150 Direct loans, telecommunications.. 48 71 75
1150 Direct loans, Treasury rate
telecommunications.............. 242 300 300
1150 Direct loans, FFB electric........ 300 300 400
1150 Direct loans, FFB
telecommunications.............. 119 120 120
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 1,319 1,426 1,620
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Direct loans, electric............ 13.09 23.37 2.90
1320 Direct loans, municipal rate
electric........................ 8.58 10.44 5.38
1320 Direct loans, telecommunications.. 7.91 19.59 1.59
1320 Direct loans, Treasury rate
telecommunicataions............. 0.02 0.02 0.02
1320 Direct loans, FFB electric........ -0.03 0.84 0.93
1320 Direct loans, FFB
telecommunications.............. -3.91 -0.05 -0.07
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 4.51 6.63 2.52
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Direct loans, electric............ 10 21 4
1330 Direct loans, municipal rate
electric........................ 46 57 32
1330 Direct loans, telecommunications.. 4 14 1
1330 Direct loans, Treasury rate
telecommunications..............
1330 Direct loans, FFB electric........ 3 4
1330 Direct loans, FFB
telecommunications..............
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 60 95 41
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Direct loans, electric............ 119 57 29
1340 Direct loans, municipal rate
electric........................ 19 28 43
1340 Direct loans, telecommunications.. 21 26 19
1340 Direct loans, Treasury rate
telecommunications..............
1340 Direct loans, FFB electric........ 4 3
1340 Direct loans, FFB
telecommunications..............
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 159 115 94
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 30 30 33
3590 Outlays........................... 30 30 33
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The Rural Utilities Service conducts the rural electrification and
the rural telecommunications loan programs. The rural electrification
loan program is financed through RUS direct loans for the operation of
generating plants, electric transmission, and distribution lines or
systems. The rural telecommunications loan program is financed through
RUS direct loans for construction, expansion, acquisition, and operation
of telecommunications lines and facilities or systems.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for rural electrification and telecommunications program, the
subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and
beyond (including modifications of direct loans or loan guarantees that
resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as
administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 30 30 33
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 114 96 41
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 7
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99.9 Total obligations............... 151 126 74
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Rural Electrification and Telephone Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans, electric............ 74 91 125
00.02 Direct loans, Municipal rate
electric........................ 537 545 600
00.03 Direct loans, telecommunications.. 48 71 75
00.04 Direct loans, Treasury rate
telecommunications.............. 243 300 300
00.05 Direct loans, FFB electric........ 300 300 400
00.06 Direct loans, FFB
telecommunications.............. 119 120 120
00.07 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 161 230 308
00.08 Negative subsidy.................. 4
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,486 1,657 1,928
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 1,486 1,657 1,928
23.95 New obligations................... -1,486 -1,657 -1,928
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 1,212 1,278 1,511
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 365 400 471
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... -53 -21 -53
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -38
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 274 379 418
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70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 1,486 1,657 1,928
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Unpaid
obligations................... 2,470 3,021 3,274
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 270 217 196
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 2,740 3,238 3,470
73.10 New obligations................... 1,486 1,657 1,928
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -991 -1,425 -1,584
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 3
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Unpaid
obligations................... 3,021 3,274 3,670
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 217 196 143
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 3,238 3,470 3,813
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 991 1,425 1,584
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Payment from program account.. -166 -116 -94
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -38 -10 -10
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayment of principal...... -42 -37 -65
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -119 -237 -302
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -365 -400 -471
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ 53 21 53
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 1,174 1,278 1,510
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 628 1,025 1,113
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from electric and telecommunication direct loans obligated in
FY 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans that
resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in this account are
a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 1,320 1,426 1,620
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 1,320 1,426 1,620
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,953 2,740 3,895
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 830 1,192 1,275
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -42 -37 -67
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ -1
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 2,740 3,895 5,103
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 60 163
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 1,905 2,098 2,187 2,397
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1 21
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 1,821 2,452 3,264 4,122
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -132 -270 -143 -130
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 1,689 2,182 3,121 3,992
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 3,655 4,464 5,308 6,389
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 1,905 2,097 2,188 2,397
2103 Debt............................ 1,750 2,367 3,121 3,992
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 3,655 4,464 5,309 6,389
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 3,655 4,464 5,309 6,389
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 19 31
Investments in US securities:
1102 Treasury securities, par...... 824
1106 Receivables, net.............. 1,074 1,224 1,359
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 133 288 631 983
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -12 -28 -74 -146
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 121 260 557 837
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 964 1,365 1,781 2,196
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 824 1,067 1,523 1,358
2103 Debt............................ 140 298 556 836
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 964 1,365 2,079 2,194
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 964 1,365 2,079 2,194
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Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Interest expense on certificates
of beneficial ownership......... 496 496 496
00.02 Interest expense, FFB direct...... 1,014 967 904
00.03 Other interest expense............ 557 193 228
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 2,067 1,656 1,628
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2,811 1,656 1,628
22.70 Balance of authority to borrow
withdrawn....................... -744
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 2,067 1,656 1,628
23.95 New obligations................... -2,067 -1,656 -1,628
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 3,338 3,381 3,059
68.27 Capital transfer to general fund -973 -584
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -527 -752 -847
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 2,811 1,656 1,628
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 2,811 1,656 1,628
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 2,256 2,851 2,624
72.90 Fund balance.................. 1,047
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 3,303 2,851 2,624
73.10 New obligations................... 2,067 1,656 1,628
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2,511 -1,884 -1,805
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -8
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts.
74.47 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Authority to
borrow.......................... 2,851 2,624 2,446
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2,510 1,656 1,628
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 227 178
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 2,511 1,884 1,805
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Loans repaid................ -1,381 -1,553 -1,331
88.40 Interest from loans......... -1,957 -1,828 -1,728
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -3,338 -3,381 -3,059
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -527 -1,725 -1,431
90.00 Outlays........................... -828 -1,497 -1,254
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 34,099 33,101 31,775
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 432 227 178
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -1,381 -1,553 -1,331
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ -49
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 33,101 31,775 30,622
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 704 687 667
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -17 -20 -22
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 687 667 645
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 687 667 645
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STATUS OF AGENCY DEBT
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Agency Debt Held by FFB:
Outstanding FFB Direct, start of
year............................ 16,088 16,041 15,756
Outstanding CBO's, start of year.. 4,599 4,599 4,599
New agency borrowing, FFB Direct.. 293
New agency borrowing, CBO's.......
Repayments and prepayments, FFB
Direct.......................... -333 -285 -318
Repayments and prepayments, CBO's.
------------------------------------
Outstanding FFB Direct, end of
year............................ 16,048 15,756 15,438
Outstanding CBO's, end of year.... 4,599 4,599 4,599
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for rural electrification and telecommunications programs, all
cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans
obligated and loan guarantees committed prior to FY 1992. All new
activity in RETRF in FY 1992 and beyond (including modifications of
direct loans or loan guarantees that resulted from obligations or
commitments in any year) is recorded in corresponding program and
financing accounts.
The Rural Utilities Service will continue to service all loans in
this account providing business management and technical assistance to
the borrowers on a regular basis over the life of the loans.
Rural electric.--This program is financed through RUS direct loans
for the construction and operation of generating plants, electric
transmission, and distribution lines or systems.
ELECTRIC PROGRAM STATISTICS
[dollars in millions]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Cumulative RUS financed direct loans 21,938 21,938 21,938
Cumulative FFB financed direct loans 28,011 28,011 28,011
Cumulative RUS funds advanced....... 21,845 21,867 21,885
Unadvanced RUS funds, end of year... 93 71 53
Cumulative RUS principal repaid..... 10,533 11,375 12,022
Cumulative RUS interest paid........ 9,444 9,890 10,309
Cumulative loan guarantee
commitments\1\...................... 960 960 960
Number of borrowers................. 887 855 830
NOTES
\1\ Represents loans financed by private lenders, including
refinanced direct loans, FFB.
Rural telecommunications.--This loan program is financed through RUS
direct loans for the construction, expansion, acquisition, and operation
of telecommunications lines and facilities or systems.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM STATISTICS
[dollars in millions]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Cumulative RUS financed direct loans 6,083 6,083 6,083
Cumulative FFB financed direct loans 616 616 616
Cumulative RUS funds advanced....... 5,758 5,882 5,993
Unadvanced RUS funds, end of period. 325 201 90
Cumulative RUS principal repaid..... 2,533 2,612 2,758
Cumulative RUS interest paid........ 2,162 2,301 2,442
Cumulative loan guarantee
commitments \1\..................... 3 3 3
Number of borrowers................. 897 900 905
\1\ Other lenders--privately financed direct loans, FFB.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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ELECTRIC PROGRAM:
0111 Revenue........................... 2,116 1,782 1,690 1,584
0112 Expense........................... -2,672 -2,782 -1,399 -1,400
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0119 Net income or loss (-)............ -556 -1,000 291 184
TELECOMMUNICATION PROGRAM:
0121 Revenue........................... 178 173 186 190
0122 Expense........................... -107 -96 -92 -90
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0129 Net income or loss (-)............ 71 77 94 100
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0191 Total revenues.................... 2,294 1,955 1,876 1,774
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0192 Total expenses.................... -2,779 -2,878 -1,491 -1,490
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0199 Net income or loss................ -485 -923 385 284
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 905 1,397
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 67 2 2
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 31 194 7 7
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 30,619 33,101 31,775 30,622
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -3,854 -4,724 -4,564 -4,423
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 26,765 28,377 27,211 26,199
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 27,701 30,035 27,220 26,208
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 1 304
2103 Debt............................ 25,638 28,863 28,413 27,722
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 33
2202 Interest payable................ 32
2207 Other........................... 2,898 2,863 2,863 2,863
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 28,569 32,063 31,276 30,585
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NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 1,896 1,896 1,741 1,741
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. -2,764 -3,923 -5,795 -6,116
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. -868 -2,027 -4,054 -4,375
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 27,701 30,036 27,222 26,210
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 142 168
Non-Federal assets:
1201 Investments in non-Federal
securities, net............... 592 592 592 592
1206 Receivables, net................ 8 12
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 3,485 3,386 3,447 3,419
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -15 -15 -15 -15
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 3,469 3,371 3,432 3,404
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 4,211 4,142 4,024 3,996
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 3
2103 Debt............................ 2,584 2,428 2,235 1,903
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 2
2207 Other........................... 18 22 13
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 2,602 2,456 2,248 1,903
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 730 730 653 653
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 880 957 1,123 1,440
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 1,610 1,687 1,776 2,093
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 4,212 4,142 4,024 3,997
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Rural Telephone Bank Program Account
The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such corporation
in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in
carrying out its authorized programs for the current fiscal year. During
fiscal year [1996] 1997 and within the resources and authority
available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
shall be $175,000,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans
authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7
U.S.C. 935), [$5,023,000] $2,328,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
loan programs, [$3,541,000] $3,500,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 1 5 2
00.09 Administrative expenses subject to
limitation...................... 9 4 4
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 10 9 6
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 10 9 6
23.95 New obligations................... -10 -9 -6
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 10 9 6
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 4 7
73.10 New obligations................... 10 9 6
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -10 -6 -6
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 7 7
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 9 4 4
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 10 6 6
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 10 9 6
90.00 Outlays........................... 10 6 6
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for the Rural Telephone Bank, the subsidy costs associated with
the direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond as well as
administrative expenses for the program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 175 175 175
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 0.44 2.87 1.33
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 1 5 2
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 2 2
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 9 4 4
3590 Outlays........................... 9 4 4
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 9 4 4
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 1 5 2
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 10 9 6
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 10 9 6
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Rural Telephone Bank Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 175 175 175
00.03 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 14 11 21
00.04 RTB Equity Fund................... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 189 187 197
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 189 187 197
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 189 187 197
23.95 New obligations................... -189 -187 -197
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 173 170 173
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 21 33 42
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 1 3
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -5 -18 -17
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 17 18 25
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70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 189 187 197
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 449 581 530
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 3 4 7
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 452 585 537
73.10 New obligations................... 189 187 197
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -52 -235 -201
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -5
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 581 530 526
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 4 7 7
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 585 537 533
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 52 235 201
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources: Payment from
Program Account............. -1 -2 -2
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -8 -3 -3
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Principal received on loans. -4 -3 -3
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -6 -14 -25
88.40 Sale of RTB Stock........... -2 -11 -9
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -21 -33 -42
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -1 -3
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 167 151 155
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 31 202 159
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 175 175 175
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 175 175 175
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 85 118 338
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 37 223 179
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -4 -3 -3
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 118 338 514
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond (including
modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any
year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 2 90
Investments in US securities:
Receivables, net:
1106 Program Account............. 3 4 7 7
1106 Receivables, net............ 449 581 530 526
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 85 118 338 513
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -3 -4 -10 -17
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 82 114 328 496
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 536 789 865 1,029
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 452 585 537 533
2103 Debt............................ 80 199 311 471
2201 Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 4 5 17 25
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 536 789 865 1,029
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital..............
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position..............
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 536 789 865 1,029
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Rural Telephone Bank Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Interest expense.................. 37 30 25
00.02 Dividends......................... 8 8 8
00.03 RTB Equity fund................... 28 29 30
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 73 67 63
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 85 79 75
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund.. -12 -12 -12
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 73 67 63
23.95 New obligations................... -73 -67 -63
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 186 196 192
68.27 Capital transfer to general fund -60 -64 -65
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -41 -53 -52
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 85 79 75
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 85 79 75
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 308 238 171
72.90 Fund balance.................. 33 68 102
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 341 306 273
73.10 New obligations................... 73 67 63
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -108 -100 -96
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.47 Authority to borrow........... 238 171 103
74.90 Fund balance.................. 68 102 137
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 306 273 240
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 85 79 75
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 23 21 21
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 108 100 96
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Loans repaid................ -81 -93 -94
88.40 Interest from loans......... -104 -101 -96
88.40 Sales of stock.............. -1 -2 -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -186 -196 -192
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -101 -117 -117
90.00 Outlays........................... -78 -96 -96
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,459 1,414 1,354
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 36 33 33
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -81 -93 -94
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,414 1,354 1,293
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for the Rural Telephone Bank, all cash flows to and from the
Government resulting from direct loans obligated prior to FY 1992. This
account is shown on a cash basis. All new activity in this program in FY
1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans or loan
guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year) is
recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts.
The Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) provides a supplemental source of
financing for rural telephone borrowers. The Bank charges an interest
rate based on the cost of money to the Bank, as prescribed by law, but
not less than 5 percent per annum. The composite interest rate on
cumulative loans through September 30, 1995, was 7.14 percent. The long-
term interest rate on advances made during 1995 for loans approved after
October 1, 1987, was 6.04 percent.
Equity capital of the Bank consists of class A stock purchased by
the United States of $592 million with a 2 percent dividend and classes
B and C stock purchased by bank borrowers, organizations eligible to
become borrowers and organizations controlled by borrowers. The Bank has
borrowed $759 million from the Treasury. A total of $41,048,350, at
interest rates ranging from 10.625 percent to 11.5 percent was repaid
during the fiscal year. The outstanding balance of $464,937,505, is at
interest rates of 7.25 percent to 10.625 percent. The $592 million
purchase of capital stock has been financed through appropriations.
Administrative support is provided for the general operations of the
Bank by RUS employees and the Office of the General Counsel.
Bank loans totaled $175 million in 1995. After almost 23 years in
operation, loans to 627 borrowers have been approved, totaling over
$3.178 billion.
PROGRAM STATISTICS
[Dollars in millions]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Cumulative net loans................ 3,373 3,548 3,723
Cumulative loan funds, advanced..... 2,469 2,725 2,937
Unadvanced loan funds, end of year.. 904 823 786
Cumulative principal repaid......... 937 1,033 1,131
Cumulative interest paid............ 1,816 1,929 2,047
Number of borrowers................. 552 552 552
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Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 123 104 101 96
0102 Expense........................... -50 -37 -30 -25
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ 73 67 71 71
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 33 58 92 127
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 5 5 5 6
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 1,458 1,414 1,354 1,292
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -9 -9 -8 -8
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 1,449 1,405 1,346 1,284
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 1,449 1,405 1,346 1,284
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 1,487 1,468 1,443 1,417
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 14 15 16 16
2103 Debt............................ 506 465 415 365
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 2 2 2 2
2207 Other........................... 373 394 418 442
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 895 876 851 825
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 592 592 592 592
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 592 592 592 592
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1,487 1,468 1,443 1,417
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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33.0 Investments and loans............. 28 29 30
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 45 38 33
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99.9 Total obligations............... 73 67 63
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Distance Learning and Medical Link Loan Program Account
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loans 5%................... 1
00.02 Direct Loans, Treasury rate....... 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2
23.95 New obligations................... -2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 2
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 2
90.00 Outlays........................... 1
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are estimated
on a present value basis.
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct Loans, 5%.................. 50
1150 Direct Loans, Treasury rate....... 75
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 125
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate, 5%.................. 2.50
1320 Subsidy rate, Treasury............ 1.04
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 1.62
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsdiy budget authority, 5%...... 1
1330 Subsidy budget authority, Treasury 1
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 2
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays, 5%............... 1
1340 Subsidy outlays, Treasury.........
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 1
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Distance Learning and Medical Link Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loans, 5%.................. 50
00.02 Direct Loans, Treasury............ 75
00.03 Interest on treasury borrowing.... 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 126
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 126
23.95 New obligations................... -126
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 123
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 7
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 1
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -6
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 2
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 126
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 126
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -38
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 86
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 1
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 87
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 38
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -5
88.40 Interest received on loans.... -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -7
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -1
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 118
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 31
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 125
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 125
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 38
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 38
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond (including
modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any
year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury.....
Investments in US securities:
Receivables, net:
1106 Program account............. 1
1106 Receivables, net............ 86
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 38
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 36
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 123
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 88
2103 Debt............................ 35
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 123
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 123
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Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 8 8
Receipts:
02.01 Rural development insurance fund,
downward reestimates of
subsidies....................... 8
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 8 8 8
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 8 8 8
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loan Subsidy............... 148
00.02 Guaranteed Loan Subsidy........... 7
00.03 Reestimates of direct loan subsidy 20
00.04 Interest on direct loan subsidy... 3
00.05 Reestimates of guaranteed loan
subsidy......................... 1
00.07 Administrative expenses........... 57
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 236
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 238
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -2
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 236
23.95 New obligations................... -236
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 214
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 24
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 238
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 233 295
73.10 New obligations................... 236
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -168
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net -295
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -6
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 295
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 74
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 70
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 24
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 168
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 238
90.00 Outlays........................... 168
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in FY 1992 and beyond, as
well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
In 1994, this program account was administered by the Rural
Development Administration. Under reorganization of the Department of
Agriculture, the water and waste direct and guaranteed loan programs are
administered through the Rural Utilities Service's Rural Water and Waste
Disposal Loans Program Account; the community facility direct and
guaranteed loan programs are administered through the Rural Housing
Service's Rural Community Facility Loans Program Account; and the
business and industry direct and guaranteed loan programs are
administered through the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's Rural
Business and Industry Loans Program Account.
Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Water and waste disposal loans.... 828
1150 Community facility loans.......... 176
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 1,004
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Water and waste disposal loans.... 15.28
1320 Community facility loans.......... 12.14
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 14.73
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Water and waste disposal loans.... 127
1330 Community facility loans.......... 21
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 148
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 69
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 12
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 81
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Community facility loans.......... 51
2150 Business and industry loans....... 424
--------- --------- ----------
2159 Total loan guarantee levels..... 475
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Community facility loans.......... 4.94
2320 Business and industry loans....... 0.94
--------- --------- ----------
2329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 1.37
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Community facility loans.......... 3
2330 Business and industry loans....... 4
--------- --------- ----------
2339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 7
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Community facility loans.......... 3
2340 Business and industry loans....... 3
--------- --------- ----------
2349 Total subsidy outlays........... 6
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 57
3590 Outlays from new authority........ 57
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 57
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 179
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 236
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Rural Development Insurance Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 1,004
00.03 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 94
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 1,098
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 1,098
23.95 New obligations................... -1,098
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 839
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 197
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 62 -295
68.15 Adjustment to orders on hand
from Federal sources.......... 295
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 259
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 1,098
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 1,409 1,703
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 233 295
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 1,642 1,998
73.10 New obligations................... 1,098
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -705
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net -1,998
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -37
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 1,703
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 295
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 1,998
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 705
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Federal sources:
88.00 Federal sources............. -81
88.00 Federal sources............. -23
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -39
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayment of principal...... -15
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -36
88.40 Miscellaneous non-Federal
offsetting collections.... -3
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -197
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -62 295
88.96 Adjustment to orders on hand from
Federal sources................. -295
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 839
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 506
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 1,131
1112 Unobligated direct loan limitation -127
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 1,004
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 625 1,218
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 608
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -15
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ -1,218
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,218
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond. The amounts
in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals.
This account finances direct loans for water systems, waste disposal
facilities, community facilities, and businesses and industries in rural
areas. Communities unable to afford low interest loans for water and
waste disposal facilities are also able to obtain RUS grants.
In FY 1996, these loans were transferred to the Rural Water and
Waste Disposal Direct Loans Financing Account in the Rural Utilities
Service; the Rural Community Facility Direct Loans Financing Account in
the Rural Housing Service; and the Rural Business and Industry Direct
Loans Financing Account in the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 1,640 1,998
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 233 295
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 8 16
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 625 1,218
1402 Interest receivable............. 14 36
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -82 -167
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 557 1,087
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 2,439 3,396
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 1,998
2103 Debt............................ 2,206 1,103
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 2,206 3,101
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 233 295
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 233 295
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 2,439 3,396
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Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Operating expenses:
00.02 Purchase of loans from investors 2 2
00.03 Redemption of public CBO debt... 6
00.04 Purchase of guaranteed loans
from investors................ 3 3 2
00.05 Interest on guaranteed loans
purchased from investors...... 1 1
00.06 Disbursement of loan repayments
to investors.................. 1
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total operating expenses...... 12 6 3
Capital investment:
01.01 Interest on FFB borrowings...... 515 515 515
01.02 Interest on certificates of
beneficial ownership.......... 1 1 1
01.05 Interest on Treasury borrowings. 146 140 138
01.06 Loss settlement expense on
guaranteed loans.............. 5 29 25
--------- --------- ----------
01.91 Total capital investment...... 667 685 679
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 679 691 682
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 789 698 774
22.60 Redemption of debt................ -3 -1
22.70 Balance of authority to borrow
withdrawn....................... -110 -3 -92
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 679 692 681
23.95 New obligations................... -679 -691 -682
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ 325 550 350
60.47 Portion applied to debt reduction. -325 -30
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)........... 325 225 320
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 464 473 455
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 789 698 774
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 146 31 7
72.90 Fund balance.................. 247 297 278
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 393 328 285
73.10 New obligations................... 679 691 682
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -739 -734 -707
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -5
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.47 Authority to borrow........... 31 7 100
74.90 Fund balance.................. 297 278 160
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 328 285 260
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 739 698 707
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 36
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 739 734 707
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments on loans held by
fund...................... -192 -188 -181
88.40 Repayments of guaranteed
loans purchased from
investors................. -10 -17 -16
88.40 Loan repayments received on
behalf of investors....... -1
88.40 Interest revenue............ -258 -268 -258
88.40 Undistributed collections... -3
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -464 -473 -455
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 325 225 319
90.00 Outlays........................... 275 261 252
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The Rural Development Insurance Fund (RDIF) was established on
October 1, 1972, pursuant to section 116 of the Rural Development Act of
1972 (Public Law 92-419).
The fund is used to insure or guarantee loans for water systems and
waste disposal facilities, community facilities, and industrial
development in rural areas. Communities unable to afford low interest
loans for water and waste disposal facilities are also able to obtain
water and waste water disposal grants.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed
prior to FY 1992. All new activity in this program is recorded in
corresponding program accounts and financing accounts.
In FY 1994, these loan programs were administered by the Rural
Development Administration. Under reorganization of the Department of
Agriculture, the water and waste direct and guaranteed loan programs are
administered by the Rural Utilities Service, the community facility
direct and guaranteed loan programs are adminsitered by the Rural
Housing Service, and the business and industry direct and guaranteed
loan programs are administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 4,598 4,471 4,312
Disbursements:
1231 Direct loan disbursements....... 63 27 24
1232 Purchase of loans assets from
the public.................... 2 2
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -192 -188 -181
1261 Adjustments: Capitalized interest. 1
1263 Write-offs for default: Direct
loans........................... -1 -1
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 4,471 4,312 4,154
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 704 602 508
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 7 19
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -95 -84 -71
Adjustments:
2263 Terminations for default that
result in claim payments...... -21 -27 -23
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... 7 -2
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2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 602 508 414
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 491 420 347
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Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 276 253 273 260
0102 Expense........................... -673 -675 -693 -684
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -397 -422 -420 -424
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 246 297 260 327
Non-Federal assets:
1201 Investments in non-Federal
securities, net............... 34 34 34 34
1206 Receivables, net................ 71 65 169 161
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 4,598 4,471 4,312 4,154
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -41 -1,694 -1,634 -1,574
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 4,557 2,777 2,678 2,580
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 4,557 2,777 2,678 2,580
1901 Other Federal assets: Other assets 93 171 155 142
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 5,001 3,344 3,296 3,244
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ -2 -1 -1 -1
2103 Debt............................ 5,156 5,156 4,831 4,801
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 41 66 56 46
2105 Other........................... 26 24 18 18
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Public.......................... 133 132 124 125
2202 Interest payable................ 143 146 140 138
2203 Debt............................ 13 7 3 3
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 5,510 5,530 5,171 5,130
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. -509 -2,186 -1,875 -1,886
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. -509 -2,186 -1,875 -1,886
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 5,001 3,344 3,296 3,244
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Note.--This statement excludes unfunded contingent liabilities under
the program in principal amounts; 1994, $579 million; 1995, $495
million; 1996, $423 million; and 1997, $350 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 11 28 25
33.0 Investments and loans............. 5 5 2
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 662 658 655
44.0 Refunds........................... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 679 691 682
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Rural Communication Development Fund Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Interest expense.................. 3 3 3
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
43.0)......................... 3 3 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 1 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 4 4 4
23.95 New obligations................... -3 -3 -3
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24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1 1 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ 2 2
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1 3 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.47 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Authority to
borrow.......................... 1 1 1
73.10 New obligations................... 3 3 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -3 -3
74.47 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Authority to
borrow.......................... 1 1 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 3 2
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 3 3
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -1 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 2 2 2
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 1 2
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 11 10 9
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -1 -1 -1
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 10 9 8
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 5 5 5
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 5 5 5
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 5 5 5
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The Rural Communication Development Fund was established pursuant to
the Secretary's Memorandum No. 1988, approved May 22, 1979. No loans
have been made through this account since before 1992.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 1 1 1 1
0102 Expense........................... -2 -3 -3 -3
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -1 -2 -2 -2
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 4 2 2 2
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 11 10 10 9
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -4 -3 -3 -3
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 7 7 7 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 7 7 7 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 11 9 9 8
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 1 1 1 1
2103 Debt............................ 25 25 25 25
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 1 1 1 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 27 27 27 27
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 9 9 11 13
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. -25 -27 -29 -32
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. -16 -18 -18 -19
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 11 9 9 8
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Trust Funds
Rural Telephone Bank Equity Fund
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 263 301 383
Receipts:
02.01 Rural Telephone Bank Trust Fund... 28 80 80
02.02 Interest on investments........... 10 20 30
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 38 100 110
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 301 401 493
Appropriation:
05.01 Rural Telephone Bank Equity Fund.. -18 -18
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 301 383 475
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
23.95 New obligations...................
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 18 18
60.47 Portion applied to debt reduction. -18 -18
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)...........
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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The Rural Telephone Bank Equity Fund was established in 1993. Class
B Stock equity funds transferred to this account include: (1) five
percent of each loan repayment received in the financing account and (2)
current class B Stock purchases in the liquidating account. Redemption
of Class A
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Stock will occur in 1997 at a rate determined by the RTB Board, as
allowed by law, to achieve the privatization of the Rural Telephone Bank
in FY 1998.
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing [and Community
Development] Service, including administering the programs authorized by
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, title V of
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and cooperative agreements,
[$46,583,000] $89,660,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of
the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed [$500,000] 520,000 may be
used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 47 90
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 382 366
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 429 456
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 429 456
23.95 New obligations................... -429 -456
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 47 90
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 382 366
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 429 456
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 57
73.10 New obligations................... 429 456
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -371 -430
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 57 83
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 31
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 34
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 371 355
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 11
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 371 430
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -382 -366
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 47 90
90.00 Outlays........................... -11 64
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The Secretary's reorganization plan established the Rural Housing
Service (RHS). This agency was formed from the Rural Housing section of
Farmers Home Administration and the Community Facilities Division of the
Rural Development Administration. RHS delivers rural housing and
community facility programs through a system of State, area, and local
offices. In FY 1997, a new Dedicated Loan Origination and Servicing
System (DLOS) will be implemented to centralize and streamline the
servicing activities of the agency. This innovation will significantly
reduce the cost of operating the individual housing loan programs.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 26 49
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 2 2
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 28 52
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 7 13
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1 2
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 2 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 2 4
25.2 Other services.................. 2 5
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 2 3
25.7 Operation and maintenance of
equipment..................... 1 3
31.0 Equipment....................... 2
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 45 87
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 381 365
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3 4
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 429 456
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 762 734
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 2 2
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 6,252 6,017
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 18 17
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Salaries and Expenses
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Program.................... 27
01.01 Reimbursable Program.............. 634
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 661
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 672
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -11
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 661
23.95 New obligations................... -661
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 38
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 634
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 672
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 112 113
73.10 New obligations................... 661
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -652 -33
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -7 -80
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 113
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 18
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 634
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 33
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 652 33
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -634
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 38
90.00 Outlays........................... 18 33
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These funds were used to administer the direct loan, loan guarantee,
and grant programs of the Farmers Home Administration and the Rural
Development Administration.
In 1995, under the reorganization by the Secretary of Agriculture
the Agency has been eliminated and activities previously administered
through this account transferred to other Department accounts.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 15
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation..
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 16
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 3
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 26
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 633
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 2
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 661
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 636
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 2
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 10,603
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 39
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Rental Assistance Program
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to
the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu
of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by
section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
[$540,900,000] $493,870,000; and in addition such sums as may be
necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt
incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance
program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of this
amount not more than $5,900,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness
or payments for eligible households as authorized by section
502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed $10,000 per project for
advances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to cover direct
costs (other than purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects
pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That
agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal year [1996] 1997 shall
be funded for a five-year period, although the life of any such
agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 523 541 541
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 523 541 541
23.95 New obligations................... -523 -541 -541
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 523 541 494
40.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ 224 189 146
40.47 Portion applied to debt reduction. -224 -189 -146
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 47
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 523 541 541
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 523 541 541
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.40 Appropriation................. 997 1,306 1,556
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 1,392 1,169 980
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 2,389 2,475 2,536
73.10 New obligations................... 523 541 541
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -436 -481 -531
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.40 Appropriation................. 1,306 1,556 1,712
74.47 Authority to borrow........... 1,169 980 835
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 2,475 2,536 2,547
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 18 15 15
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 418 466 516
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 436 481 531
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 523 541 541
90.00 Outlays........................... 436 481 531
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The rental assistance program is authorized under section 521(a)(2)
of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and is designed to reduce rents
paid by very low-income and low-income families living in RHS-financed
rural rental and farm labor housing projects. Funding under this account
is provided for renewals of existing rental assistance contracts,
assistance for newly constructed units financed by the section 515 rural
rental and cooperative housing program or the 514/516 farm labor housing
loan and grant programs, and for additional servicing assistance for
existing projects. Assistance is also provided in lieu of debt
forgiveness or payments for eligible households to subsidize tenant
rents in projects purchased by eligible nonprofit organizations or
public agencies as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act.
From FY 1978 through FY 1991, the rental assistance program was
funded under the Rural Housing Insurance Fund. Beginning in FY 1992,
pursuant to Credit Reform, a separate grant account was established for
this program.
In FY 1997, funding for the Rental Assistance Program for new
construction is requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance
Partnership Program and transferred to this account for administration.
Funding for salaries and expenses associated with the new construction
portion of this program is requested to be appropriated to the Rural
Housing Service salaries and expenses account.
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GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 2,844 2,743 2,722
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $523 $541 $541
Rural Housing Voucher Program
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
23.95 New obligations...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New budget authority (gross), detail:
70.00 Total new budget authority (gross)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 5 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2 -1 -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 5 3 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 2 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 2 1 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 2 1 1
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Prior year outlays reflect funding for rental assistance for newly
constructed units provided in limited amounts in FY 1984 and FY 1985.
From FY 1986 through FY 1991 rental assistance for newly constructed
units, as well as existing rental assistance contract renewals and
additional servicing assistance for existing projects, had been funded
under the Rural Housing Insurance Fund. Beginning in FY 1992, pursuant
to Credit Reform, a separate grant account was established for the
Rental Assistance Program.
Rural Housing for Domestic Farm Labor
For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for
housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to section 516 of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1486), $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 11 10 10
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 11 10 10
23.95 New obligations................... -11 -10 -10
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 11 10 10
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 51 51 35
73.10 New obligations................... 11 10 10
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -11 -26 -19
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 51 35 25
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 2 2
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 10 24 17
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 11 26 19
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 11 10 10
90.00 Outlays........................... 11 26 19
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This grant program is authorized under section 516 of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended. Grants are made to public and private nonprofit
organizations for low-rent housing and related facilities for domestic
farm labor. Grant assistance may not exceed 90 percent of the cost of a
project, and may be used for construction of new structures, site
acquisition and development, rehabilitation of existing structures, and
purchase of furnishings and equipment for dwellings, dining halls,
community rooms, and infirmaries.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 13 11 11
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $11 $10 $10
Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), [$12,650,000] $26,000,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b). (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 15 13 26
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 13 13 26
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 15 13 26
23.95 New obligations................... -15 -13 -26
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 13 13 26
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 19 18 18
73.10 New obligations................... 15 13 26
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -15 -13 -15
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 18 18 29
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3 2 5
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 12 11 10
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 15 13 15
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 13 13 26
90.00 Outlays........................... 15 13 15
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This program is authorized under section 523 of the Housing Act of
1949, as amended. Grants and contracts are made for the purpose of
providing technical and supervisory assistance to groups of families to
enable them to build their own homes through the mutual exchange of
labor. The increase in FY 1997 funding will allow for funding for
grantees whose contracts expire in FY 1996 as well as those that will
expire in FY 1997.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 71 62 121
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $14 $13 $26
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Supervisory and Technical Assistance Grants
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 5
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 6 5
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 6 5
23.95 New obligations................... -5
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 5
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
70.00 Total new budget authority (gross)
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 1 3
73.10 New obligations................... 5
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -3 -3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 3 3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 3 3
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This program is carried out under the provisions of sections 509(f)
and 525 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. Under section 509,
grants are made to public and private nonprofit organizations for
packaging loan applications for housing under sections 502, 504, 514/
516, 515, and 533 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. The assistance
is to be directed to underserved areas where at least 20 percent or more
of the population is at or below the poverty level, and at least 10
percent or more of the population resides in substandard housing. Under
section 525, grants are made to public and private nonprofit
organizations and other associations for the developing, conducting,
administering or coordinating of technical and supervisory assistance
programs to demonstrate the benefits of Federal, State, and local
housing programs for low-income families in rural areas. No funding is
requested in FY 1997.
A summary of the activity for this grant program follows:
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 act. 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 351 1,280 0
Amount of grants (in thousands of
dollars)............................ $484 $5,190 0
Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants
For grants to the very low-income elderly for essential repairs to
dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, $24,900,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 28 25 25
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 40 25 25
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 1
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -13
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 28 25 25
23.95 New obligations................... -28 -25 -25
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 40 25 25
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 4 1
73.10 New obligations................... 28 25 25
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -25 -27 -25
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 4 1 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 24 24 24
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 3 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 25 27 25
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 40 25 25
90.00 Outlays........................... 25 27 25
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This program is authorized under section 504 of the Housing Act of
1949, as amended. This grant program enables very low-income elderly
residents in rural areas to improve or modernize their dwellings, to
make the dwelling safer or more sanitary, or to remove health and safety
hazards. A summary of the activity for very low-income housing repair
grants is as follows:
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 6,964 6,520 6,340
Number of units..................... 5,310 4,860 4,640
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $28 $25 $25
[Rural Community Fire Protection Grants]
[For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-313), $2,000,000 to fund up to 50
percent of the cost of organizing, training, and equipping rural
volunteer fire departments.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 3 2 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 2 2
23.95 New obligations................... -3 -2 -2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 3 2
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 2
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 3 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 3 2 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 3 2
73.10 New obligations................... 3 2 2
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -3 -2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 2 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 1 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 2 2 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 3 2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 2 2
90.00 Outlays........................... 3 3 2
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This assistance was authorized by section 7 of the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106). Grants are made to
public bodies to organize, train, and equip local firefighting forces,
including those of Indian tribes or other Native American groups, to
prevent, control, and suppress fires threatening human lives, crops,
livestock, farmsteads or other improvements, pastures, orchards,
wildlife, rangeland, woodland, and other resources in rural areas.
In FY 1997, funding for the Rural Community Fire Protection grant
program is requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance
Partnership Program and transferred to this account for administration.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 3,085 1,822 1,803
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $3 $2 $2
Rural Housing Preservation Grants
For grants for rural housing preservation as authorized by section
552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-
181), $11,000,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 22 11 11
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 22 11 11
23.95 New obligations................... -22 -11 -11
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 22 11 11
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 33 34 22
73.10 New obligations................... 22 11 11
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -20 -23 -16
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 34 22 17
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 20 23 16
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 20 23 16
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 22 11 11
90.00 Outlays........................... 20 23 16
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This grant program is authorized under section 533 of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended. Grants are made to eligible private nonprofit
groups, Indian tribes, or government agencies for rehabilitation of
single family housing owned by low- and very low-income families and the
rehabilitation of rental and cooperative housing for low- and very low-
income families.
A summary of the activity for housing preservation grants is as
follows:
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 207 100 90
Number of units..................... 4,868 2,363 2,301
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $22 $11 $11
[Compensation for Construction Defects]
[For compensation for construction defects as authorized by section
509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $495,000, to remain
available until expended.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 2 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1 2 2
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2 2 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
70.00 Total new budget authority (gross)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1
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This program is carried out under the provisions of section 509(c)
of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. The Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to make expenditures to correct structural defects, or to pay
claims of owners arising from such defects on newly constructed
dwellings purchased with RHS financial assistance. Requests for
compensation for construction defects must be made within 18 months
after the date financial assistance was granted.
A summary of the activity for compensation for construction defects
is as follows:
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of payments.................. 54 105 100
Amount of payments (in thousands of
dollars)............................ $246 $495 $495
Credit accounts:
[Community Facility Loans Program Account]
[(including transfers of funds)]
[For the cost of direct loans, $34,880,000, and for the cost of
guaranteed loans, $3,555,000, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928 and 86
Stat. 661-664, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall
remain available until expended for the disbursement of loans obligated
in fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $200,000,000 and total loan principal, any part of which is to
be guaranteed, not to exceed $75,000,000: Provided further, That of the
amounts available for the cost of direct loans not to exceed $1,208,000,
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount not to exceed
$6,930,000, shall be available for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That
if such funds
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are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by
June 30, 1996, they remain available for other authorized purposes under
this head.]
[In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
guaranteed loan programs, $8,836,000, of which $8,731,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
Expenses''.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 35 15
00.02 Guaranteed loan subsidy........... 3
00.09 Administrative expenses........... 9
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 47 15
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 47 15
23.95 New obligations................... -47 -15
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 47
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 15
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 47 15
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 47 15
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 49
73.10 New obligations................... 47 15
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -30 -22
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net 32
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 49 42
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 16 2
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 14 20
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 30 22
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 47 15
90.00 Outlays........................... 30 22
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 208 200
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 16.80 7.44
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 35 15
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 18 22
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Loan guarantee levels............. 75 100
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Guaranteed subsidy rate........... 4.76 0.41
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 3
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Subsidy outlays................... 3
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 9
3590 Outlays........................... 9
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This account provides funding to local governments and nonprofit
organizations for the construction and improvement of community
facilities providing essential services in rural areas, such as
hospitals and fire stations.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in FY 1992 and beyond, as
well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
In FY 1997, funding for the Direct and Guaranteed Community Facility
loan programs is requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance
Partnership Program and transferred to this account for administration.
Funding for salaries and expenses associated with this program is
requested to be appropriated to the Rural Housing Service salaries and
expenses account.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 9
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 38 15
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 47 15
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Rural Community Facility Direct Loans Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loans...................... 208 200
00.02 Interest on Treasury Borrowing.... 22 32
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 230 232
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 230 232
23.95 New obligations................... -230 -232
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 140 179
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 40 60
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 50 -7
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 90 53
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 230 232
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 290
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 50
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 340
73.10 New obligations................... 230 232
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -157 -192
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net 266
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 290 337
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 50 43
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 340 380
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 157 192
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -18 -22
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayment of principal...... -7 -12
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88.40 Interest received on loans.. -15 -26
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -40 -60
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -50 7
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 140 179
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 117 132
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond. The amounts
in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals. Loans made prior to FY 1992 are recorded in the Rural
Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.
This account provides funding to non-profit organizations and local
governments for the construction and improvement of community facilities
providing essential services in rural areas, such as hospitals,
telecommunications applications, child care centers and fire stations.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 208 200
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 208 200
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 366
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 134 161
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -7 -12
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ 239
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 366 515
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 290 337
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 50 43
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 366 515
1402 Interest receivable............. 15 26
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 381 541
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 721 921
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 340 380
2103 Debt............................ 331 498
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 671 878
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 50 43
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 50 43
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 721 921
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Rural Community Facility Guaranteed Loans Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 8
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 4 2
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 4
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 8 10
23.95 New obligations...................
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 8 10
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 4 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross).........................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -3
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -1 -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -4 -2
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -4 -2
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders......... 75 100
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 75 100
2199 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loan commitments................ 60 80
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 91
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 40 45
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -3 -5
2264 Adjustments: Other adjustments,
net............................. 54
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 91 131
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 73 104
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from guaranteed loans committed in FY 1992 and beyond. The
amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in
the budget totals. Loans made prior to FY 1992 are recorded in the Rural
Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.
This account finances loan guarantee commitments for essential
community facilities in rural areas.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 8 10
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 8 10
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources
payable to Treasury............. 8 10
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 8 10
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 8 10
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Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account
(including transfers of funds)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund,
as follows: [$2,700,000,000] $3,620,000,000 for loans to section 502
borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of which [$1,700,000,000]
$2,300,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000
for section 504 housing repair loans; [$15,000,000] $16,482,000 for
section 514 farm labor housing; [$150,000,000] $58,654,000 for section
515 rental housing; $600,000 for section 524 site loans[: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary of
Agriculture may make loans under section 502 of such Act for properties
in the Pine View West Subdivision, located in Gibsonville, North
Carolina, in the same manner as provided under such section for
properties in rural areas]; $75,000,000 for credit sales of acquired
property; and $600,000 for section 523 self-help housing land
development loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, [$148,723,000] $115,770,000,
of which [$2,890,000] not less than $6,210,000 shall be for unsubsidized
guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, [$14,193,000]
$11,081,000; section 514 farm labor housing, [$8,629,000] $7,565,000;
section 515 rental housing, [$82,035,000: Provided, That no funds for
new construction may be available for fiscal year 1996 until the program
is authorized] $28,987,000; credit sales of acquired property,
$6,098,000; and section 523 self-help housing land development loans,
$17,220.
[In addition, for the cost (as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans under a
demonstration program of loan guarantees for multifamily rental housing
in rural areas, $1,000,000, to be derived from the amount made available
under this heading for the cost of low-income section 515 loans and to
become available for obligation only upon the enactment of authorizing
legislation.]
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, [$385,889,000, of which
$372,897,000] $366,205,000, which shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ``Rural Housing [and Community Development]
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.
[self-help housing land development fund]
[For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by section
523(b)(1)(B) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
$603,000.]
[For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans,
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
$31,000.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Rural housing insurance fund,
downward reestimates of
subsidies....................... 13
Appropriation:
05.01 Rural housing insurance fund
program account................. -13
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 348 250 225
00.02 Guaranteed loan subsidy........... 17 3 6
00.05 Reestimates of direct loan subsidy 137
00.06 Interest on reestimates of direct
loan subsidy.................... 15
00.09 Administrative expenses--salaries,
expenses........................ 374 373 366
00.10 Administrative expenses--
nonrecoverable expenses......... 12 13
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10.00 Total obligations............... 903 639 598
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 906 639 598
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -3
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 903 639 598
23.95 New obligations................... -903 -639 -598
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 754 639 536
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 62
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 754 639 598
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 139
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)................... 13
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)......... 152
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 906 639 598
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 448 269 183
73.10 New obligations................... 903 639 598
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,074 -725 -629
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -8
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 269 183 151
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 618 526 489
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 304 199 141
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 152
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,074 725 629
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 906 639 598
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,074 725 629
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 906 639 598
Outlays........................... 1,074 725 630
Legislative proposal, not subject to
PAYGO:
Budget Authority..................
Outlays...........................
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 906 639 598
Outlays........................... 1,074 725 630
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Single family housing............. 934 1,016 1,320
1150 Multi-family housing.............. 183 152 184
1150 Housing repair.................... 29 38 35
1150 Farm labor housing................ 15 15 16
1150 Site development.................. 1 1 1
1150 Credit sales of acquired property. 75
1150 Self-help housing................. 1 1
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1159 Total direct loan levels........ 1,162 1,223 1,632
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Single family housing............. 24.36 14.30 8.30
1320 Multi-family housing.............. 54.55 53.80 49.42
1320 Housing repair.................... 39.61 37.55 31.66
1320 Farm labor housing................ 52.48 56.80 45.90
1320 Site development.................. -1.43 -1.51 -1.02
1320 Credit sales of acquired property. 13.88 17.43 8.13
1320 Self-help housing................. 5.35 5.21 2.87
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1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 29.88 20.47 13.82
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Single family housing............. 228 145 110
1330 Multi-family housing.............. 100 82 91
1330 Housing repair.................... 12 14 11
1330 Farm labor housing................ 8 9 8
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1330 Site development..................
1330 Credit sales of acquired property. 6
1330 Self-help housing.................
1330 Single family housing, reestimate. 70
1330 Multi-family housing, reestimate.. 76
1330 Housing repair, reestimate........
1330 Farm labor housing, reestimate.... 1
1330 Site development, reestimate......
1330 Credit sales of acquired property,
reestimate...................... 5
1330 Self-help housing, reestimate.....
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1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 500 250 225
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Single family housing............. 262 140 115
1340 Multi-family housing.............. 238 175 114
1340 Housing repair.................... 12 12 12
1340 Farm labor housing................ 8 9 7
1340 Site development..................
1340 Credit sales of acquired property. 1 6
1340 Self-help housing.................
1340 Single family housing, reestimate. 70
1340 Multi-family housing, reestimate.. 76
1340 Housing repair, reestimate........
1340 Farm labor housing, reestimate.... 1
1340 Site development, reestimate......
1340 Credit sales of acquired property,
reestimate...................... 5
1340 Self-help housing, reestimate.....
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 673 336 254
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Single family housing--
unsubsidized.................... 1,049 1,700 2,300
--------- --------- ----------
2159 Total loan guarantee levels..... 1,049 1,700 2,300
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Single family housing--
unsubsidized.................... 1.64 0.20 0.27
--------- --------- ----------
2329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 1.64 0.20 0.27
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Single family housing--
unsubsidized.................... 17 3 6
--------- --------- ----------
2339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 17 3 6
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Single family housing--
unsubsidized.................... 17 2 5
--------- --------- ----------
2349 Total subsidy outlays........... 17 2 5
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 386 386 366
3590 Outlays........................... 384 387 369
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Rural housing insurance fund--This fund was established in 1965
(Public Law 89-117) pursuant to section 517 of title V of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended.
The major programs funded through the Rural housing insurance fund
program account are: section 502 very low and low to moderate income
homeownership loans and guarantees; section 504 very low-income housing
repair loans; section 514 domestic farm labor housing loans; section 515
rural rental housing loans; section 524 housing site loans, and credit
sales of acquired property. The section 523 self-help housing land
development loan program is included under this heading beginning with
the FY 1997 budget. Previously, this loan program was accounted for
under the separate heading of ``Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund
Program Account.''
Loan programs are limited to rural areas that include towns,
villages, and other places which are not part of an urban area and that
have a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or is in excess of
2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if rural in character, or has a
population in excess of 10,000 but not more than 20,000 and is not
within a standard metropolitan statistical area and has a serious lack
of mortgage credit for low- and moderate-income borrowers.
In FY 1997, funding for the new construction portion of the Rural
Rental Housing Loan Program is requested to be appropriated to the Rural
Performance Partnership Program and transferred to this account for
administration. Funding for salaries and expenses associated with the
new construction portion of this program is requested to be appropriated
to the Rural Housing Service salaries and expenses account.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in FY 1992 and beyond
(including credit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative
expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present
value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 386 386 366
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 517 253 232
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99.9 Total obligations............... 903 639 598
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Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Multi-family housing.............. 36
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 36
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Multi-family housing.............. -8.01
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... -8.01
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Single family housing, unsub,
refinancing..................... 100
--------- --------- ----------
2159 Total loan guarantee levels..... 100
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
2320 Single family housing, unsub,
refinancing..................... 0.04
--------- --------- ----------
2329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 0.04
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Proposed legislation to amend the Housing Act of 1949 would provide
additional direct loans for the section 515 rural rental housing loan
program as a result of a balloon payment in year 30, lowering the cost
of the program. A new section 502 guaranteed rural housing loan program
is also proposed for refinancing of direct single family home loans to
facilitate the graduation of direct loan borrowers into the private
sector. These loans will be provided only to borrowers who are not
eligible for conventional private sector financing without the federal
guarantee.
Rural Housing Insurance Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 1,162 1,223 1,632
00.02 Advances on behalf of borrowers... 5 20 20
00.03 Collateral acquired by default.... 2 2
00.04 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 373 433 500
00.05 Subsidy reestimate paid to receipt
account......................... 3
00.06 Other expenses.................... 7
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,550 1,678 2,154
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 1,550 1,678 2,154
23.95 New obligations................... -1,550 -1,678 -2,154
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 817 1,245 1,679
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 1,088 861 920
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... -181 -85 -29
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -174 -343 -416
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 733 433 475
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 1,550 1,678 2,154
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 439 14 48
72.90 Fund balance.................. 106 265 287
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 445 264 179
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 990 543 514
73.10 New obligations................... 1,550 1,678 2,154
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -1,971 -1,707 -2,083
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -27
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.47 Authority to borrow........... 14 48 123
74.90 Fund balance.................. 265 287 312
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 264 179 150
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 543 514 585
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 1,971 1,707 2,083
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -673 -336 -254
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -67 -80 -91
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments of principal..... -80 -118 -174
88.40 Interest received on loans.. -241 -263 -324
88.40 Repayments on advances...... -2 -2 -3
88.40 Proceeds on sale of acquired
property.................. -7 -62 -74
88.40 Fees and miscellaneous
collections............... -11
88.40 Undistributed receipts...... -7
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -1,088 -861 -920
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ 181 85 29
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 643 902 1,263
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 882 846 1,163
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 1,472 1,223 1,632
1112 Unobligated direct loan limitation -310
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 1,162 1,223 1,632
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 5,306 6,797 7,942
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 1,584 1,252 1,561
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -81 -120 -176
1261 Adjustments: Capitalized interest. 8 8 10
Write-offs for default:
1263 Direct loans.................... -7 -14 -17
1264 Other adjustments, net.......... -13 19 20
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 6,797 7,942 9,340
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond including
credit sales of acquired property. The amounts in this account are a
means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.
This account finances direct rural housing loans for: section 502
very low- and low-to-moderate-income home ownership loan program;
section 504 very low income housing repair loan program; section 514
domestic farm labor housing loan program; section 515 rural rental
housing loan program; sections 523 and 524 site development loans; and
credit sales of acquired property.
Loan programs are limited to rural areas that include towns,
villages and other places which are not part of an urban area and that
have a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or is in excess of
2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if rural in character, or has a
population in excess of 10,000 but not more than 20,000 and is not
within a standard metropolitan statistical area and has a serious lack
of mortgage credit for low and moderate-income borrowers.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 106 265 287 312
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 441 264 179 150
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 5,306 6,797 7,942 9,340
1402 Interest receivable............. 17 28 36 46
1404 Foreclosed property............. 4 5 10 15
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -1,393 -1,962 -2,271 -2,517
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 3,934 4,868 5,717 6,884
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 4,481 5,397 6,183 7,346
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 4
2103 Debt............................ 4,072 5,113 5,981 7,168
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 445 264 179 150
2105 Other........................... 12
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Other.... 20 23 28
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 4,533 5,397 6,183 7,346
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 4,533 5,397 6,183 7,346
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Rural Housing Insurance Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 36
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 36
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 36
23.95 New obligations................... -36
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 36
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 36
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -6
74.47 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Authority to
borrow.......................... 30
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 6
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 36
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 6
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This account reflects the additional principal amount of section 515
rural rental housing loans that can be obligated under the legislative
proposal to institute a balloon payment requirement in year 30, for what
was previously a 50 year loan program. The debt service requirements
will remain the same as if the loan had a 50 year term, until the
balloon payment in year 30.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in FY 1992 and beyond. The amounts
in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the
budget totals.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 36
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 36
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 6
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 6
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 6
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-)..
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 6
LIABILITIES:
2103 Federal liabilities: Debt......... 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 6
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 6
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Rural Housing Insurance Fund Guaranteed Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Default claims.................... 2 9 13
00.02 Subsidy reestimate paid to receipt
account......................... 10
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 12 9 13
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 36 52 63
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 28 20 30
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 64 72 93
23.95 New obligations................... -12 -9 -13
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 52 63 80
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 28 19 29
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 28 20 30
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 28 20 30
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.95 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Orders on hand from Federal
sources......................... 1
73.10 New obligations................... 12 9 13
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -12 -9 -13
74.95 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Orders on hand from Federal
sources......................... 1 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 12 9 13
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -17 -2 -5
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -3 -4 -5
88.40 Non-Federal sources: guarantee
fees........................ -8 -13 -19
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -28 -19 -29
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -1 -1
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -16 -10 -16
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders......... 1,049 1,700 2,300
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 1,049 1,700 2,300
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,276 2,085 3,458
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 859 1,466 2,091
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -50 -83 -138
2263 Adjustments: Terminations for
default that result in claim
payments........................ -10 -14
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 2,085 3,458 5,397
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 1,877 3,113 4,858
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from guaranteed loan commitments made in FY 1992 and beyond.
The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
This account finances the nonsubsidized guaranteed section 502 low-
to-moderate-income home ownership loan program. The guaranteed program
enables RHS to utilize private sector resources for the making and
servicing of loans while the Agency provides a financial guarantee to
encourage private sector activity.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 36 52 62 78
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 1 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 36 52 63 80
LIABILITIES:
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 36 52 63 80
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 36 52 63 80
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 36 52 63 80
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Rural Housing Insurance Fund Guaranteed Loan Financing Account
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Default claims....................
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations...............
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 1
23.95 New obligations...................
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 1
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 1
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross).........................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross).........................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources:
guarantee fees................ -1
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -1
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This account reflects the additional guaranteed loan level requested
under the legislative proposal to create a section 502 guaranteed
housing loan program for the purpose of refinancing section 502 direct
loans made in prior years. These loans will be made when graduation to
private credit cannot be accomplished without the provision of the
Agency's guarantee.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from guaranteed loan commitments made in FY 1992 and beyond.
The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders......... 100
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 100
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 70
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 70
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 63
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 1
LIABILITIES:
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 1
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 1
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Rural Housing Insurance Fund Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Advances on behalf of borrowers... 62 103 98
00.03 Purchase of loans from investors.. 1
00.04 Purchases of certificates of
beneficial ownership............ 41 5
00.05 Collateral acquired by default.... 7 20 18
00.06 Judgements........................ 1 1 1
00.07 Unclassified recoverable costs.... 4 1
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total capital investment........ 116 130 117
Operating expenses:
01.02 Interest on certificates of
beneficial ownership.......... 3 1 1
01.03 Interest on FFB borrowings...... 2,816 2,483 1,891
01.04 Interest expense on withheld
collections................... 1
01.05 Interest on Treasury borrowings. 2 1
01.06 Interest credits on loans sold
to investors.................. 3 3 3
01.07 Interest subsidy obligated for
guaranteed loans.............. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
01.91 Total operating expenses...... 2,826 2,489 1,896
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 2,942 2,619 2,013
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3,099 2,849 2,336
22.70 Balance of authority to borrow
withdrawn....................... -157 -230 -323
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 2,942 2,619 2,013
23.95 New obligations................... -2,942 -2,619 -2,013
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ 3,430 3,520 5,260
60.47 Portion applied to debt reduction. -331 -671 -2,924
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)........... 3,099 2,849 2,336
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 2,545 2,464 2,351
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -2,545 -2,464 -2,351
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total).....................
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 3,099 2,849 2,336
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.47 Authority to borrow........... 1,222 1,059 829
72.90 Fund balance.................. 61 95 183
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 1,283 1,154 1,012
73.10 New obligations................... 2,942 2,619 2,013
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3,065 -2,762 -2,306
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -7
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
74.47 Authority to borrow........... 1,059 829 506
74.90 Fund balance.................. 95 183 213
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74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 1,154 1,012 719
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1,834 1,821 1,533
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1,230 941 773
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3,065 2,762 2,306
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Non-Federal sources:
88.40 Repayments of loans and
advances.................. -1,160 -1,130 -1,111
88.40 Proceeds from sale of
acquired property......... -97 -98 -85
88.40 Payments on judgments....... -8 -6 -5
88.40 Interest payments from
borrowers................. -1,187 -1,112 -1,037
88.40 Recapture of subsidies...... -78 -112 -107
88.40 Fees and other revenue...... -3 -4 -4
88.40 Income and return of
investmest on protective
advance fund.............. -1
88.40 Occupancy surcharges
collected................. -2 -2 -2
88.40 Undistributed receipts...... -9
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -2,545 -2,464 -2,351
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 554 385 -15
90.00 Outlays........................... 519 298 -45
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 24,838 23,675 22,442
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 9 5 1
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -1,147 -1,130 -1,111
1261 Adjustments: Capitalized interest. 40 40 37
Write-offs for default:
1263 Direct loans.................... -92 -87 -83
1264 Other adjustments, net.......... 27 -61 -58
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1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 23,675 22,442 21,228
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Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 41 36 32
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -4 -3 -3
2264 Adjustments: Other adjustments,
net............................. -1 -1
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2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 36 32 29
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 32 29 26
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed
prior to FY 1992. New loan activity in 1992 and beyond (including credit
sales of acquired property that resulted from obligations or commitments
in any year) is recorded in corresponding program and financing
accounts.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 1,501 1,245 1,299 1,207
0102 Expense........................... -3,217 -2,975 -2,741 -2,134
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -1,716 -1,730 -1,442 -927
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 61 95 183 213
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 2,921
Non-Federal assets:
1201 Investments in non-Federal
securities, net............... 21
1206 Receivables, net................ 106
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 24,837 23,675 22,442 21,228
1602 Interest receivable............. 74 223 211 197
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -1,924 -9,891 -9,376 -8,867
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 22,987 14,007 13,277 12,558
1606 Foreclosed property............. 88 80 69 65
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1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 23,075 14,087 13,346 12,623
1701 Guaranteed loans purchased from
holders....................... 1 1
1703 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -1 -1
1704 Defaulted guaranteed loans and
interest receivable, net......
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1799 Value of assets related to
loan guarantees.............
Other Federal assets:
1803 Property, plant and equipment,
net........................... 10 2
1901 Other assets.................... 19 9,023 6,372 1,468
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 26,213 23,207 19,901 14,304
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 1 1
2102 Interest payable................ 1,220 1,111 976 687
2103 Debt............................ 24,816 21,940 18,805 13,530
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201 Accounts payable................ 1 10 10 8
2202 Interest payable................ 4 1
2203 Debt............................ 59 19
2207 Other........................... 113 126 110 79
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2999 Total liabilities............... 26,214 23,208 19,901 14,304
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 26,214 23,208 19,901 14,304
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.2 Other services.................... 1 1 1
33.0 Investments and loans............. 116 130 117
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 4 3 3
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 2,821 2,485 1,892
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99.9 Total obligations............... 2,942 2,619 2,013
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RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural [Business and Cooperative
Development] Business-Cooperative Service, including administering the
programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
as amended; section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985; the
Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926; for activities relating to the
marketing aspects of cooperatives, including economic research findings,
as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; for activities
with institutions concerning the development and operation of
agricultural cooperatives; and cooperative agreements; [$9,013,000]:
$27,068,000 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for
employment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act
of 1944, and not to exceed [$250,000] $270,000 may be used for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program.................... 9 27
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 17 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 26 28
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 26 28
23.95 New obligations................... -26 -28
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 9 27
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 17 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 26 28
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 4
73.10 New obligations................... 26 28
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -22 -26
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 4 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 5 23
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 17 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 22 26
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -17 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 9 27
90.00 Outlays........................... 5 25
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The Secretary's reorganization plan established the Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RBS). RBS includes programs from the former Rural
Development Administration, rural development programs from the former
Rural Electrification Administration, and the Agricultural Cooperative
Service. This Agency delivers loan and grant programs and technical
assistance to cooperatives and rural businesses.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 5 13
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 5 15
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1 4
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1
25.2 Other services.................. 1 4
31.0 Equipment....................... 1
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 7 27
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 16 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 26 28
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 133 360
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 3
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 249 9
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 3
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Rural Performance Partnership Program
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, 42 U.S.C. 1485, 1490(a),
and 9812, $878,673,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$126,435,000 shall be for activities of the Rural Housing Service,
including new construction of section 515 rental housing, rental
assistance agreements entered into for new construction of section 515
rental housing, direct loans and loan guarantees for community
facilities, and community fire protection grants; of which $661,560,000
shall be for activities of the Rural Utilities Service, including direct
loans and loan guarantees and grants for rural water and waste disposal
and solid waste management grants; and of which $90,678,000 shall be for
activities of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, including direct
loans and loan guarantees for business and industry assistance, direct
loans for intermediary relending, and grants for rural business
enterprise, rural technology and cooperative development, and local
technical assistance and planning: Provided. That the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as amended: Provided further, That the amounts appropriated shall
be transferred to the program accounts as determined by the Secretary:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$5,128,265 shall be available for contracting with qualified national
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical
assistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for
water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the
United States/Mexico border, including grants pursuant to section 306C
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended: Provided
further, That $80,000,000 in direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants
shall be for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized
by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if such funds are not
obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by June 30,
1997, they shall remain available for other authorized purposes under
this head: Provided further, That rental assistance agreements entered
into shall be funded for a five-year period, although the life of such
agreements may be extended to fully utilize amounts obligated: Provided
further, That for the amounts appropriated for the Rural Housing
Service, the Rural Utilities Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, the Secretary is authorized to transfer not to exceed 10
percent of the amounts appropriated for each Service between the
Services to be used for activities authorized under this head.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
23.95 New obligations...................
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 879
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -879
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)...........
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross).......................
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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The FY 1997 Budget reproposes a new, more flexible program for
distributing USDA's rural development assistance. The new program,
called the Rural Performance Partnership Program (RPPP), combines
fourteen existing rural development programs into three funding streams;
one each for rural utilities, rural community facility infrastructure,
and rural businesses. Programs included in the RPPP include rural water
and wastewater grants, loans and loan guarantees, loans and loan
guarantees for essential community facilities, loans for new
construction of rural rental housing and the corresponding rental
assistance, and grants, loans and loan guarantees for the creation and
expansion of rural businesses. The RPPP was initially proposed in the FY
1996 Budget and Congress enacted a limited version of the proposal that
included the rural utilities programs.
USDA's Rural Economic and Community Development State Directors
would have authority to transfer up to 25 percent of the funding between
the three funding streams, although at the National level total
transfers between funds would not exceed 10 percent. The State Directors
would work with State and local governments, other community-based
organizations, and the State Rural Development Councils--whose members
include State, local, and Tribal governments, and private sector
representatives--to direct funds to each State's highest rural economic
development priorities. Performance measures and incentives are included
in the RPPP proposal.
For FY 1997, the funding for the RPPP is requested to be
appropriated to this account and then transferred to each program's
specific account for administration.
Agricultural Cooperative Service
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 1
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance.
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1
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Beginning in FY 1994, activities relating to agricultural
cooperatives, formerly performed by the Agricultural Cooperative
Service, were transferred to the Rural Development Administration (P. L.
103-211). Beginning in FY 1995, these cooperative activities are
included in the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
Salaries and Expenses
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 30
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 30
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 31
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 30
23.95 New obligations................... -30
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 31
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 15 17 3
73.10 New obligations................... 30
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -27 -14 -3
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 17 3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 13
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 14 14 3
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 27 14 3
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -31
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -5 14 3
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Beginning in 1995, programs and services formerly provided by the
Rural Development Administration are included in the Rural Utilities
Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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99.0 Reimbursable obligations:
Subtotal, reimbursable
obligations..................... 29
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 30
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment... 199
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 1
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Rural Technology and Cooperative Development Grants
[For grants pursuant to section 310(f) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1932), $2,300,000, of which
up to $1,300,000 may be available for the appropriate technology
transfer for rural areas program.] For the appropriate Technology
Transfer for Rural Areas program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 3319,
$1,300,000, which shall be available for cooperative agreements as
determined by the Secretary. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Rural technology and cooperative
development grants.............. 2 1 2
00.02 Appropriate technology program.... 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 2 2 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2 2 3
23.95 New obligations................... -2 -2 -3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 2 2 1
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 2
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 2 2 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 2 2 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 3
73.10 New obligations................... 2 2 3
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 3 4
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 2 2 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 2
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Grants for rural technology were authorized under section 310B(f) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. These grants will be
made available to public bodies and nonprofit organizations to fund the
establishment and operation of centers for rural technology or
cooperative development with their primary purpose being the improvement
of economic conditions in rural areas. Grants may be used to promote the
development and commercialization of new services and products that can
be produced or provided in rural areas; new processes that can be
utilized in the production of products in rural areas; and new
enterprises that add value to on-farm production through processing or
marketing. RBS can fund up to 75 percent of any project and associated
administrative costs and requires at least a 25 percent matching share
from the applicant which must be from non-Federal sources.
In FY 1997, the funding for the Rural Technology and Cooperative
Development grants is requested to be appropriated to the Rural
Performance Partnership Program and transferred to this account for
administration. The amount for Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural
Areas (ATTRA) program was first authorized by the Food Security Act of
1985. The program encourages agricultural producers to adopt sustainable
agricultural practices.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................. 7 6 8
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)........................ $2 $2 $3
Local Technical Assistance and Planning Grants
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
23.95 New obligations...................
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 2
40.35 Appropriation rescinded........... -2
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43.00 Appropriation (total)...........
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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This grant program, authorized through section 306(a)(11)(A) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, is designed to
assist in the economic development of rural areas by providing technical
assistance for business development and economic development planning.
Grant funds may be used to identify and analyze business opportunities
that would use local economic and human resources; provide technical
assistance to existing or prospective rural entrepreneurs; establish
business support centers and otherwise assist in the creation of new
rural businesses; and, to conduct regional, community and local economic
development planning and coordination, and leadership development.
These grants are designed to stimulate economic development and
rural employment while challenging State, local, and private sources to
invest in rural economic development activities thus allowing program
grant funds to reach a broader range of rural economic development
efforts.
Rural Business Enterprise Grants
[For grants authorized under section 310B(c) and 310B(j) (7 U.S.C.
1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to any
qualified public or private nonprofit organization, $45,000,000, of
which $8,381,000 shall be available through June 30, 1996, for
assistance to empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as
authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993, after which any funds not obligated shall remain available for
other authorized purposes under this head: Provided, That $500,000 shall
be available for grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide
technical assistance and training for rural communities needing improved
passenger transportation systems or facilities in order to promote
economic development.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 48 45 45
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 48 45 45
23.95 New obligations................... -48 -45 -45
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 48 45
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 45
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43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 48 45 45
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 48 45 45
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 57 70 74
73.10 New obligations................... 48 45 45
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -33 -41 -43
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 70 74 76
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 6 6 6
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 27 35 37
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 33 41 43
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 48 45 45
90.00 Outlays........................... 33 41 43
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This grant program is authorized under sections 310(B)(c) and
310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended.
These grants enable public and private nonprofit organizations to
operate rural economic development projects. In general, these grants
provide investments in the human and physical resources of rural
communities. Past projects have enabled rural communities to acquire and
develop land, create technical assistance programs, and encourage small
business growth.
In FY 1997, funding for the Rural Business Enterprise grant program
is requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance Partnership
Program and transferred to this account for administration.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................. 244 241 235
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)........................ $48 $45 $45
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 47 45 45
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99.9 Total obligations............... 48 45 45
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Rural Economic Development Grants
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3105-0-1-452 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Rural Economic Development Grants. 24 20 20
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 24 20 20
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 24 20 20
23.95 New obligations................... -24 -20 -20
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 44 20
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 24 -24
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 24 20 20
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 24 20 20
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.95 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Orders on hand from Federal
sources......................... 24
73.10 New obligations................... 24 20 20
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -44 -20
74.95 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Orders on hand from Federal
sources......................... 24
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 20 20
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 24
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 44 20
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -44 -20
88.95 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources................. -24 24
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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This grant program is authorized under section 313 of the Rural
Electrification Act and provides funds for the purpose of promoting
rural economic development and job creation projects, including funding
for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects and
other expenses for the purpose of fostering rural development.
GRANT OBLIGATIONS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Number of grants.................... 57 56 56
Amount of grants (in millions of
dollars)............................ $20 $20 $20
Credit accounts:
Rural Business and Industry Loans Program Account
[(including transfers of funds)]
[For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,437,000, as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat. 661-664, as amended: Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That such sums shall remain available until expended for the
disbursement of loans obligated in fiscal year 1996: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of guaranteed loans of $500,000,000: Provided further,
That of the amounts available for the cost of guaranteed loans including
the cost of modifying loans, $148,000, to subsidize gross obligations
for the loan principal, any part of which is guaranteed, not to exceed
$10,842,000, shall be available for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That
if such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities by June 30, 1996, they remain available for other authorized
activities under this head.]
[In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
guaranteed loan programs, $14,868,000, of which $14,747,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
Expenses''.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Guaranteed loan subsidy........... 6 7
00.09 Administrative expenses........... 15
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 21 7
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 21 7
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 21 7
23.95 New obligations................... -21 -7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 21
42.00 Transferred from other accounts... 7
--------- --------- ----------
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43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 21 7
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 21 7
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 21 7
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -21 -7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 21 7
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 21 7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 21 7
90.00 Outlays........................... 21 7
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Business and industry loans are made to public, private, or
cooperative organizations, Indian tribes or tribal groups, corporate
entities, or individuals for the purpose of improving the economic
climate in rural areas.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond, as
well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
In FY 1997, funding for the Direct and Guaranteed Business and
Industry loan programs is requested to be appropriated to the Rural
Performance Partnership Program and transferred to this account for
administration. Funding for salaries and expenses associated with this
program is requested to be appropriated to the Rural Business-
Cooperative Service salaries and expenses account.
Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 50
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 0.00 -1.56
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... -1
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays...................
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Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
2150 Loan guarantee levels............. 700 750
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
2330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 6 7
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
2340 Subsidy outlays................... 6 7
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 15
3590 Outlays........................... 15
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 6 7
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 15
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 21 7
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Rural Business and Industry Loans Direct Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 50
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 50
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 50
23.95 New obligations................... -50
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 50
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance.
73.10 New obligations................... 50
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -12
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 38
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 50
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 12
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in
this account are a means of financing and are not included in the budget
totals. Loans made prior to FY 1992 are recorded in the Rural
Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.
Business and industry loans are made to public, private, or
cooperative organizations, Indian tribes or tribal groups, corporate
entities, or individuals for the purpose of improving the economic
climate in rural areas.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 50
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 50
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 12
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 12
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 12
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-)..
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 12
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 12
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LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources
payable to Treasury............. 12
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 13
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 12
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[Rural Business and Industry Loans Guaranteed Financing Account]
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Default claims.................... 1
00.03 Investment in secondary market.... 11 17
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 11 18
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 25
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 16 21
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 20
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 36 46
23.95 New obligations................... -11 -18
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 25 28
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 16 21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 11 18
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -11 -18
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 11 18
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -6 -7
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -2 -2
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -8 -12
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -16 -21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority...............
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -5 -3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on commitments:
2111 Limitation on guaranteed loans
made by private lenders......... 700 750
--------- --------- ----------
2150 Total guaranteed loan
commitments................... 700 750
2199 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loan commitments................ 560 600
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Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans
outstanding:
2210 Outstanding, start of year........ 1,183
2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed
loans........................... 515 638
2251 Repayments and prepayments........ -83 -130
Adjustments:
2263 Terminations for default that
result in claim payments...... -1 -1
2264 Other adjustments, net.......... 752
--------- --------- ----------
2290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,183 1,690
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Memorandum:
2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed
loans outstanding, end of year.. 947 1,352
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from guaranteed loans committed in 1992 and beyond. The
amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in
the budget totals. Loans made prior to FY 1992 are recorded in the Rural
Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.
This account finances loan guarantee commitments for industrial
development in rural areas.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 17 25 28
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 17 25 28
LIABILITIES:
2204 Non-Federal liabilities:
Liabilities for loan guarantees. 17 25 28
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 17 25 28
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 17 25 28
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[Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account]
[For the cost of direct loans, $22,395,000, as authorized by the Rural
Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans of $37,544,000: Provided further, That
through June 30, 1996, of these amounts, $4,322,000 shall be available
for the cost of direct loans, for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans, $7,246,000.]
[In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan programs, $1,476,000, of which $1,470,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
Expenses''.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 46 22 37
00.06 Reestimates of direct loan subsidy 1
00.09 Administrative expense............ 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 48 23 37
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 48 23 37
23.95 New obligations................... -48 -23 -37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 47 23
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 37
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 47 23 37
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 48 23 37
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 65 84 72
73.10 New obligations................... 48 23 37
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -28 -36 -32
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 84 72 77
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 4 2 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 24 34 32
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 28 36 32
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 48 23 37
90.00 Outlays........................... 28 36 32
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 85 38 80
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 54.02 59.50 46.16
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 46 22 37
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 27 35 32
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 1 1
3590 Outlays........................... 1 1
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This account finances loans to intermediary borrowers, who in turn
relend the funds to small rural businesses, community development
corporations, and other organizations for the purpose of improving
economic opportunities in rural areas.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated in 1992 and beyond, as well as administrative expenses
of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value
basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
In FY 1997, funding for the Intermediary Relending program is
requested to be appropriated to the Rural Performance Partnership
Program and transferred to this account for administration. Funding for
salaries and expenses associated with this program is requested to be
appropriated to the Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries and
expenses account.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 47 22 37
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 48 23 37
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Rural Development Loan Fund Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 86 38 80
00.03 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 4 3 5
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 90 41 85
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 90 41 85
23.95 New obligations................... -90 -41 -85
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 40 17 46
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 30 36 34
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... 20 -12 5
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 50 24 39
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 90 41 85
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 51 69 56
72.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 64 84 72
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 115 153 128
73.10 New obligations................... 90 41 85
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -52 -66 -57
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -1
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 69 56 79
74.95 Orders on hand from Federal
sources....................... 84 72 77
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 153 128 156
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 52 66 57
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Payments from program account. -27 -34 -32
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -3
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -1 -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -30 -35 -34
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ -20 12 -5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 40 18 46
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 22 31 23
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 85 38 80
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 85 38 80
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 27 74 137
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 47 63 57
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -1
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 74 137 193
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in
this account are a means of financing and are not included in the budget
totals.
This account finances loans to intermediary borrowers, who in turn
relend the funds to small rural businesses, community development
corporations, or other organizations for the purpose of improving
economic opportunities in rural areas.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 7 6 4 6
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 65 84 72 77
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Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 27 74 137 193
1402 Interest receivable............. 1 1
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -14 -39 -72 -100
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 13 35 66 94
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 85 125 142 177
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2104 Resources payable to Treasury... 21 41 71 101
2105 Other........................... 64 84 71 77
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 85 125 142 178
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 85 125 142 178
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Rural Development Loan Fund Liquidating Account
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 8 6 8
--------- --------- ----------
03.00 Offsetting Collections............ 4 4 4
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 14 12 14
Appropriation:
05.01 Unobligated balance returned to
receipts........................ -8 -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
05.99 Subtotal appropriation............ -7 -3 -3
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 7 9 11
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
23.95 New obligations...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 5 4 4
68.26 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(balances).................... 8 4 4
68.27 Capital transfer to general fund -9 -4 -4
68.45 Portion not available for
obligation (limitation on
obligations).................. -4 -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total).....................
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross).......................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 15 10 7
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -5 -3 -2
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 10 7 5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays (gross), detail:
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 5 5 4
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 5 3 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -5 -4 -4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -5 -4 -4
90.00 Outlays........................... -1 -2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 85 85 84
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 5 3 2
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -5 -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 85 84 82
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\1\ Amounts shown include advances on behalf of borrowers.
Loans from the Rural Development Loan Fund are made to intermediary
borrowers (i.e., small investment groups), who in turn relend the funds
to small rural businesses, community development corporations, or other
organizations for the purpose of improving economic opportunities in
rural areas. Through the use of local intermediaries, this program is
able to serve small-scale enterprises and give preference to those
communities with the greatest need.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated prior to 1992. New loan activity
in 1992 and beyond is recorded in corresponding program and financing
accounts.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 1 1 1 1
0102 Expense........................... -1 -1 -2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
0109 Net income or loss (-)............ -1 1
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 23 14 11 7
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1
Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans
receivable and acquired
defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601 Direct loans, gross............. 85 85 84 83
1603 Allowance for estimated
uncollectible loans and
interest (-).................. -9 -49 -50 -49
1604 Direct loans and interest
receivable, net............... 76 36 34 34
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1699 Value of assets related to
direct loans................ 76 36 34 34
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 100 50 45 41
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources
payable to Treasury............. 99 50 45 41
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 99 50 45 41
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 99 50 45 41
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Alcohol Fuels Credit Guarantee Program Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 9
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -9
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation......
23.95 New obligations...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.36 Unobligated balance rescinded..... -9
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -9
90.00 Outlays...........................
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with loan
guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis.
The unobligated balance from this account was rescinded by P.L. 104-
19.
Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account
(including transfers of funds)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section
313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural
economic development and job creation projects, [$12,865,000]
$14,000,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
[$3,729,000] $3,095,400. In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct loan program, [$654,000] $699,000,
which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``Salaries and Expenses.'' (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loan Subsidy............... 3 4 3
00.09 Administrative expenses subj. to
limitation...................... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 3 5 4
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 5 4
23.95 New obligations................... -3 -5 -4
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 3 5 4
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 3 4
73.10 New obligations................... 3 5 4
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -4 -4
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 3 4 4
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1 1
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 3 3 4
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 4 4
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 5 4
90.00 Outlays........................... 3 4 4
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 12 13 14
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 24.92 28.48 22.11
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 2 3 3
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 3 3 3
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 1 1
3590 Outlays........................... 1 1
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Rural economic development loans are made for the purpose of
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects. Loans
are made to electric and telecommunication borrowers, who in turn
finance rural development projects in their service areas.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct
loans obligated in 1992 and beyond, as well as administrative expenses
of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value
basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 3 4 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 3 5 4
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Rural Economic Development Direct Loan Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-4176-0-3-452 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct Loans...................... 12 13 14
00.02 Interest Expense.................. 2 2 2
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10.00 Total obligations............... 14 15 16
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 14 15 16
23.95 New obligations................... -14 -15 -16
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 8 8 8
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections: Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 6 7 8
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 14 15 16
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
Fund balance:
72.90 Unpaid Obligations.......... 6 6 8
72.90 Receivables from Federal
Funds..................... 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 9 9 11
73.10 New obligations................... 14 15 16
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -14 -15 -16
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
Fund balance:
74.90 Unpaid Obligations.......... 6 8 10
74.90 Receivables from Federal
Funds..................... 3 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 9 11 13
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 5 8
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 8 8
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)....................... 14 15 16
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal Funds: Program Account -4 -3 -3
88.40 Non-Federal sources: Repayment
of Principal................ -2 -4 -5
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -6 -7 -8
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 8 8 8
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 8 8 8
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 13 14 14
1112 Unobligated direct loan limitation -1
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 12 14 14
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 20 30 37
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 12 11 12
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -2 -4 -5
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 30 37 44
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in
this account are a means of financing and are not included in the budget
totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 3 3 3 3
Investments in US securities:
1106 Program Account............... 9 10 11 12
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 16 22 29 33
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -4 -5 -5 -5
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 12 17 24 28
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 24 30 38 43
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 9 10 11 12
2103 Debt............................ 16 21 27 31
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 25 31 38 43
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 25 31 38 43
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ASSETS:
Investments in US securities:
1106 Federal assets: Receivables, net 3 3 3 3
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 4 7 9 11
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -1 -2 -2 -2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 3 5 7 9
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 6 8 10 12
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 3 3 3 3
2103 Debt............................ 3 6 7 9
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 6 9 10 12
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 6 9 10 12
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Rural Economic Development Loans Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 5 5
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 5 5 7
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 5 5 7
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 2 1 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.42 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Unrealized discounts -2 -2 -1
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. 1
74.42 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Unrealized discounts -2 -1 -1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross)............. -1
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources:
Repayment of Principal........ -2 -1 -2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -1
90.00 Outlays........................... -1 -2 -2
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for this program, all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated prior to 1992. All new activity in
this program is recorded in corresponding program accounts and financing
accounts.
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 9 8 8
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 1
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -1 -1 -2
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 8 8 6
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
1101 Federal assets: Fund balances with
Treasury........................ 1 2 1 1
1601 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Direct loans, gross............. 7 9 8 6
1801 Other Federal assets: Cash and
other monetary assets........... 27 5 5 7
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 35 16 14 14
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 7 9 8 6
3200 Invested capital.................. 1 2 1 1
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 27 5 5 7
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 35 16 14 14
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 35 16 14 14
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ASSETS:
1601 Net value of assets related to
pre-1992 direct loans receivable
and acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
Direct loans, gross............. 3 2 -1 -2
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1801 Other Federal assets: Cash and
other monetary assets........... 16 -23 -1 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 20 -21 -2
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 3 2 -1 -2
3200 Invested capital.................. 2 1 -1
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 14 -24 2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 20 -21 -2
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 19 -21 -2
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Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Revolving Fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908),
[$6,500,000] $6,975,000 is appropriated to the alternative agricultural
research and commercialization revolving fund. (Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Administrative expense............ 1 1 1
00.02 Program activity.................. 6 7 6
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 7 8 7
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 5 6 7
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 8 7 7
23.95 New obligations................... -7 -8 -7
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 6 6 7
40.36 Unobligated balance rescinded..... -1
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 5 6 7
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 5 6 7
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 7 7 6
73.10 New obligations................... 7 8 7
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -7 -9 -7
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 7 6 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 2 3 3
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 4 6 4
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 7 9 7
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 5 6 7
90.00 Outlays........................... 6 9 7
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Funds support programs authorized by the Alternative Agricultural
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.). This
Act authorizes the provision of assistance on a competitive basis to
foster the development and commercialization of new nonfood, nonfeed
products derived from agricultural and forestry material and animal by-
products. Development of nontraditional uses provides an opportunity to
improve U.S. competitiveness in foreign markets, create development and
employment opportunities in rural areas, address environmental concerns
and lower farm program costs. Programs are managed by the Alternative
Agricultural Research and Commercialization Center. Program policy and
oversight is provided by a nine member Board, eight of whom are private
sector scientists, producers and business experts.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 1 1
33.0 Investments and loans............. 4 4 3
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 2 3 3
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 7 8 7
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Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 11 11 11
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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities abroad, and
for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the
Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including not
to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances and for expenses
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
1766), [$124,775,000] $137,141,000, of which [$5,176,000 may be
transferred from Commodity Credit Corporation funds, $2,792,000]
$3,231,000 may be transferred from the Commodity Credit Corporation
program account in this Act, and [$1,005,000] $1,035,000 may be
transferred from the Public Law 480 program account in this Act:
Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse
this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies,
public and private organizations and institutions under [the] agreements
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance
programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs of the
International Development Cooperation Administration (22 U.S.C. 2392):
Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to carry out activities of the market promotion program (7
U.S.C. 5623) which provides direct grants to any for-profit corporation
that is not recognized as a small business concern under section 3(a) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)), excluding cooperatives and
associations as described in 7 U.S.C. 291 and non-profit trade
associations: Provided further, That funds available to trade
associations, cooperatives, and small businesses may be used for
individual branded promotions; with the beneficiaries having matched the
cost of such promotions: Provided further, That funds provided for
foreign market development to trade associations, cooperative and small
businesses shall be allocated only after a competitive bidding process
to target funds to those entities most likely to generate additional
U.S. exports as a result of the expenditure.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products. (Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Foreign agricultural affairs.... 39 41 42
00.02 Foreign market information and
access........................ 17 19 20
00.03 Foreign market development...... 45 49 59
00.04 International Cooperation and
Development................... 6 7 7
00.05 General sales manager
administrative expenses....... 5
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program.......... 107 116 133
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 63 62 58
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 170 178 191
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2 5 5
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 174 178 191
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1 -5
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 175 183 191
23.95 New obligations................... -170 -178 -191
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 5 5
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 109 116 133
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 2
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 111 116 133
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 63 62 58
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 174 178 191
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 40 16 12
73.10 New obligations................... 170 178 191
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -194 -182 -188
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 16 12 16
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 96 98 111
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 36 21 17
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 63 62 58
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 194 182 188
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -59 -58 -54
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -4 -4 -4
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -63 -62 -58
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 111 116 133
90.00 Outlays........................... 129 120 130
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The Foreign Agricultural Service mission is to help American farmers
and traders take maximum advantage of increased opportunities to sell
U.S. agricultural commodities abroad and to help increase U.S. farm
income.
Activities are conducted within four program areas:
Foreign agricultural affairs.--The Service maintains agricultural
counselors or attaches at 63 foreign posts to assist overseas
development of markets for U.S. farm commodities. They work closely with
numerous U.S. agricultural trade groups and maintain significant
contacts with foreign governments and traders to promote market access
for U.S. farm products. They also file annually about 5,000
comprehensive reports regarding foreign agricultural production, supply,
demand, marketing, and trade policy developments to keep U.S.
agriculture, industry, and Government currently informed.
Foreign market information and access.--Under this broad program
heading, the Service initiates, directs, and coordinates the
Department's formulation of trade policies and programs with the goal of
maintaining and expanding world markets for U.S. agricultural products.
The Service is responsible for the development and maintenance of the
USDA statistical data base encompassing foreign production estimates,
trade data, export forecasts, economic indicators, price data and export
sales reporting. These data are collected, analyzed, and disseminated to
U.S. farm and trade groups providing ready access to reliable
information to assess short-term changes in world agricultural supply
and demand conditions by commodity.
The analyses of world commodity conditions provide the information
necessary to develop export marketing strategies that can be used by the
Department not only to gain market access but to enhance the long term
market development plans for major U.S. commodities.
Foreign market development.--This program provides funding support
to over 40 commodity associations (cooperators), 4 regional groups
(representing 47 State departments of agriculture) and the National
Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Under FAS guidance and
supervision, these organizations conduct an extensive worldwide market
development program on behalf of the U.S. farm sector. Beginning in
1997, these funds will only be made available after a competitive
allocation process. In addition, the Service maintains 12 agricultural
trade offices located in key markets around the world. Working closely
with cooperators, through these offices, the Service develops and
operates a worldwide system of multicommodity promotional programs
utilizing product exhibits, trade teams, trade services, market
information programs, and trade referral services to expand overseas
markets. Beginning in 1997, cooperators that maintain facilities in FAS
agricultural trade offices will pay a contribution towards rent and
other expenses.
International Cooperation and Development.--This activity promotes
U.S. agriculture and the advancement of agriculture in developing
countries through a number of complementary programs. Direct program
activities include the administration of the Cochran Fellowship Program
which provides food industry training to senior and mid-level
professionals from the public and private sectors of selected middle-
income countries and emerging democracies, and management of USDA's
bilateral exchange and cooperative research programs with foreign
governments and institutions.
At the request of the Agency for International Development,
international organizations and foreign governments, technical
assistance and training in agriculture and rural development is provided
on a reimbursable or advance of funds basis. Programs are ongoing in
over 80 countries focused on such activities as land and water
management, pest control, crop and livestock production and
conservation.
The General Sales Manager was established pursuant to section 5(f)
of the Charter Act of the Commodity Credit Corporation and 15 U.S.C.
714-714p. The funds allocated are used for conducting the following
programs: (1) CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102), (2)
Intermediate Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-103), (3) Export Enhancement
Program, (4) Market Promotion Program, (5) Public Law 480, (6) Section
416 Overseas Donations, (7) Food for Progress, (8) Dairy Export
Incentive Program, (9) Sunflowerseed Oil Assistance Program, (10)
Cottonseed Oil Assistance Program, and (11) programs authorized by the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act including barter, export sales
of CCC-owned commodities, export payments and other programs as assigned
to encourage or cause the export of U.S. agricultural commodities. The
General Sales Manager is partially funded through funds made available
from the CCC Export Guarantee Program Account and P.L. 480 Program
Account.
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 33 36 40
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 2 2 3
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 2 2 2
11.8 Special personal services
payments.................... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 38 41 46
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 10 10 11
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 4 5 5
22.0 Transportation of things........ 1 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 7 8 10
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 3 3 3
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 40 44 52
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 1 1 2
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 107 116 133
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 63 62 58
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 170 178 191
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 778 778 794
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 2 2 2
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 129 129 129
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Scientific Activities Overseas (Foreign Currency Program)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1404-0-1-352 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
23.95 New obligations...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 6 5
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1 -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 6 5 5
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... 1 1
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As authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
Act of 1954 (Public Law 480), as amended, USDA uses foreign currencies
to support research on problems of mutual interest to the United States
and participating foreign countries. After 1991 no new foreign currency
programs have been or are proposed to be initiated.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
The funds and facilities of the Commodity Credit Corporation may, by
law, be used in carrying out programs to encourage the export of
agricultural commodities.
Included in this category are the following activities carried out
under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954,
Public Law 480, 83rd Congress, as amended (P.L. 480): Financing sales of
agricultural commodities to developing countries for dollars on credit
terms, or for local currencies (including for local currencies on credit
terms) for use under sec. 104 (title I); for dispositions abroad (titles
II and III); and for furnishing commodities to carry out The Food for
Progress Act of 1985, as amended. Agreements may provide for commodities
to be made available on a multi-year basis.
Public Law 480 Program and Grant Accounts
(including transfers of funds)
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest
thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1715, 1721-1726, 1727-1727f, 1731-
1736g), as follows: (1) [$291,342,000] $218,944,000 for Public Law 480
title I credit, including Food for Progress programs; (2) [$25,000,000]
$13,905,000 is hereby appropriated for ocean freight differential costs
for the shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of said
Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended; (3)
[$821,100,000] $837,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities
supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of
said Act[, of which $60,000,000 shall be financed from funds credited to
the Commodity Credit Corporation pursuant to section 426 of Public Law
103-465]; and (4) [$50,000,000] $40,000,000 is hereby appropriated for
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to
title III of said Act: Provided, That not to exceed 15 percent of the
funds made available to carry out any title of said Act may be used to
carry out any other title of said Act: Provided further, That such sums
shall remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements as authorized by the
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended,
and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, including the cost of
modifying credit agreements under said Act, [$236,162,000] $179,082,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Public Law
480 title I credit program, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as
amended, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 480 are
utilized, [$1,750,000] $1,818,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Ocean freight differential........ 24 25 14
00.02 Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad........ 881 821 837
00.03 Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad........ 110 50 40
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 1,015 896 891
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 22 46 46
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,016 896 891
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 35
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -11
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,062 942 937
23.95 New obligations................... -1,015 -896 -891
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 46 46 46
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 966 896 891
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 49
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,016 896 891
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 550 457 402
73.10 New obligations................... 1,015 896 891
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,115 -963 -904
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 42 12
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -35
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 457 402 389
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 552 555 556
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 514 408 349
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 49
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,115 963 904
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -49
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 967 896 891
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,066 963 904
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This account includes the non-credit components of Public Law 480:
title I ocean freight differential, title II, and title III.
Credit accounts:
Public Law 480 Program Account
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 37
Receipts:
02.01 Downward reestimates of subsidies. 37
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 37 37
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 37 37
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loan subsidy............... 226 236 179
00.02 Direct loan subsidy--prior year
recoveries...................... 9
00.03 Reestimate of direct loan subsidy. 67
00.04 Interest on reestimate of direct
loan subsidy.................... 7
00.09 Administrative expenses........... 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 311 238 181
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 25 10 20
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 313 238 181
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 10
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -17
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 321 258 201
23.95 New obligations................... -311 -238 -181
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 10 20 20
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 239 238 181
Permanent:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)...... 74
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 313 238 181
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 158 163 116
73.10 New obligations................... 311 238 181
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -306 -275 -205
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -10
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 163 116 92
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 109 137 104
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 123 138 101
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 74
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 306 275 205
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 313 238 181
90.00 Outlays........................... 306 275 205
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy
budget authority:
1150 Direct loan levels................ 301 291 219
--------- --------- ----------
1159 Total direct loan levels........ 301 291 219
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320 Subsidy rate...................... 81.06 81.06 81.79
--------- --------- ----------
1329 Weighted average subsidy rate... 81.06 81.06 81.79
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 237 236 179
1330 Subsidy budget authority--Re-
estimate........................ 74
--------- --------- ----------
1339 Total subsidy budget authority.. 311 236 179
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 230 273 203
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 230 273 203
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Administrative expense data:
3510 Budget authority.................. 2 2 2
3590 Outlays from new authority........ 2 2 2
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account
records, for the P.L. 480 Program, the subsidy costs associated with the
direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of
direct loans that resulted from obligation in any year), as well as
administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are
estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are
estimated on a cash basis. An explanation of credit reform, including a
discussion of how subsidies are calculated, is included in the Federal
Credit section of the Summary Information chapter.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 2 2 2
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 309 236 179
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 311 238 181
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Public Law 480 Direct Credit Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct loans...................... 270 291 219
00.02 Interest on Treasury borrowing.... 25 14 15
00.03 Negative Re-estimate.............. 37
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 295 342 234
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 295 342 234
23.95 New obligations................... -295 -342 -234
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 234 144 80
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 144 246 179
68.10 Change in orders on hand from
Federal sources............... -6 -48 -24
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -76
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 62 198 155
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 295 342 234
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 216 226 248
72.95 Receivable from program account. 169 163 115
--------- --------- ----------
72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 385 389 363
73.10 New obligations................... 295 342 234
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -292 -367 -240
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
74.90 Obligated balance: Fund balance. 226 248 266
74.95 Receivable from program account. 163 115 91
--------- --------- ----------
74.99 Total unpaid obligations, end
of year..................... 389 363 357
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 292 367 240
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
Federal sources:
88.00 Payments from program
account................... -307 -273 -204
88.00 Interest from Treasury...... -11 -4 -5
88.40 Interest received on loans.... -14 -32 -38
88.45 Offsetting governmental
collections--Jordan Debt
Forgiveness................. -18
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -332 -309 -265
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................ 6 48 24
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... -31 81 -7
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -39 58 -25
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Position with respect to appropriations act
limitation on obligations:
1111 Limitation on direct loans........ 303 291 219
--------- --------- ----------
1150 Total direct loan obligations... 303 291 219
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 849 1,024 1,294
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 186 270 191
1264 Write-offs for default: Other
adjustments, net................ -11 -46
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 1,024 1,294 1,439
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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-
budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government
resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including
modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any
year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not
included in the budget totals.
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 31 50
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 247 165 116 91
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 849 1,024 1,294 1,439
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -653 -787 -967 -1,123
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 196 237 327 316
1901 Other Federal assets: Other assets 5
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 474 457 443 407
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 30
2103 Debt............................ 313 292 327 316
2105 Other........................... 131
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 474 292 327 316
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital.............. 165 116 91
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. 165 116 91
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 474 457 443 407
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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33.0 Investments and loans............. 270 328 219
43.0 Interest and dividends............ 25 14 15
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99.9 Total obligations............... 295 342 234
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Debt Reduction--Program Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 3 3
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 3 3 3
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 3 3 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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Debt reduction is authorized for P.L. 480 Title I under Title VI of
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as
amended. Debt reduction for outstanding Title I direct credit as of
January 1, 1990, is authorized for Latin American and Caribbean
countries which meet certain
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eligibility requirements including pursuing economic reform programs
with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, placing into effect
major investment reforms in conjunction with an InterAmerican
Development Bank Loan and, if applicable, arranging with its commercial
bank lenders a debt service reduction. In fiscal year 1993, the U.S.
government signed debt reduction agreements with El Salvador and Uruguay
reducing P.L. 480 Title I debt outstanding by 80% and 40%, respectively.
Debt Reduction--Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Interest on debt to Treasury...... 2 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 2 2 2
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 2 2 2
23.95 New obligations................... -2 -2 -2
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 2 2 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 2 2 2
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -2 -2 -2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 2 2 2
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.40 Principal Collections......... -1 -1 -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -1 -1 -2
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 1 1
90.00 Financing disbursements........... 2 1
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 67 66 65
1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -1 -1 -2
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 66 65 63
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 67 66 65 63
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -35 -33 -33 -33
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 32 33 32 30
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 32 33 32 30
LIABILITIES:
2103 Federal liabilities: Debt......... 32 33 32 30
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 32 33 32 30
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P.L. 480 Title I Food for Progress Credits, Program Account
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 38
Receipts:
02.01 Downward reestimates of subsidies. 38
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 38 38
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 38 38
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.07 Technical reestimate of subsidy... 81
00.08 Technical reestimate of interest.. 3
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 84
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 1 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 84
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 85 1 1
23.95 New obligations................... -84
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1 1 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.05 Appropriation (indefinite)........ 84
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 68 28
73.10 New obligations................... 84
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -124 -28
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 28
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 84
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 40 28
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 124 28
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 84
90.00 Outlays........................... 124 28
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in
millions of dollars)
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Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
1330 Subsidy budget authority.......... 84 28
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
1340 Subsidy outlays................... 40 28
--------- --------- ----------
1349 Total subsidy outlays........... 40 28
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As part of a comprehensive package of U.S. assistance for Russia
announced by the President in April 1993, $385,000,000 was transferred
from CCC to Food for Progress under provisions of the Secretary of
Agriculture's Interchange Authority (7 U.S.C. 2257) for commodity and
related transportation assistance.
Sales under the credit portion of the Food for Progress program for
Russia carry a term of fifteen years, including a seven-year grace
period. The interest rates are three percent during the grace period and
four percent thereafter. Funding for commodity and ocean freight
financing is under P.L. 480 Title I FFP and is subject to credit reform
budgeting. All shipments were completed in 1995.
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P.L. 480 Title I Food for Progress Credits, Financing Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Interest to Treasury on borrowings 19 4 3
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 19 4 3
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 93 77
22.00 New financing authority (gross)... 103 4 3
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... -57
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund.. -77
22.60 Redemption of debt................ -43
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 96 4 3
23.95 New obligations................... -19 -4 -3
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 77
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New financing authority (gross), detail:
67.15 Authority to borrow (indefinite).. 46
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash)... 100 13 13
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -43 -9 -10
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 57 4 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new financing authority
(gross)....................... 103 4 3
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 68
73.10 New obligations................... 19 4 3
73.20 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... -52 -4 -3
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -92
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. 57
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance.
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total financing disbursements
(gross)......................... 52 4 3
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Offsets:
Against gross financing authority and
financing disbursements:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources: Payments from
program account............. -84
88.25 Interest on uninvested funds.. -4
88.40 Interest collections.......... -12 -13 -13
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -100 -13 -13
88.95 Change in receivables from program
accounts........................
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Net financing authority and financing
disbursements:
89.00 Financing authority............... 3 -9 -10
90.00 Financing disbursements........... -48 -9 -10
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 456 508 508
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan
disbursements................... 52
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 508 508 508
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 25 77
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 68 27
Net value of assets related to
post-1991 direct loans
receivable:
1401 Direct loans receivable, gross.. 437 508 508 508
1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).. -240 -351 -351 -351
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1499 Net present value of assets
related to direct loans..... 197 157 157 157
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
1999 Total assets.................... 290 261 157 157
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2102 Interest payable................ 11
2103 Debt............................ 233 225 225 225
2105 Other........................... 68 27
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
2999 Total liabilities............... 301 263 225 225
NET POSITION:
3600 Other............................. -11 -2 -68 -68
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
3999 Total net position.............. -11 -2 -68 -68
------------ -------------- ------------ -------------
4999 Total liabilities and net position 290 261 157 157
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Expenses, Public Law 480, Foreign Assistance Programs, Agriculture,
Liquidating Account
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 63
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 86
22.60 Redemption of debt................ -451
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... -302
23.95 New obligations...................
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting
collections:
Offsetting collections (cash):
68.00 Offsetting collections (cash). 537 501 482
68.00 Offsetting collections--
Treasury Debt Restructuring
Program account............. 7
68.47 Portion applied to debt
reduction..................... -451 -501 -489
--------- --------- ----------
68.90 Spending authority from
offsetting collections
(total)..................... 86
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 86
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.92 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Unrealized discounts -7
73.10 New obligations...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... 7
74.92 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: U.S.
Securities: Unrealized discounts
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources--Treasury Debt
Restructuring Program
Account..................... -22 -7
88.40 Principal and interest
collections................. -512 -501 -482
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -534 -501 -489
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -448 -501 -489
90.00 Outlays........................... -534 -501 -489
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Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
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Cumulative balance of direct loans
outstanding:
1210 Outstanding, start of year........ 10,815 10,697 10,425
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1251 Repayments: Repayments and
prepayments..................... -275 -272 -272
1263 Write-offs for default: Direct
loans........................... 157 17
--------- --------- ----------
1290 Outstanding, end of year........ 10,697 10,425 10,170
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Program Activities
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Ocean freight differential (title I) 24 25 14
Commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad (title II). 882 821 837
Commodies supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad (title III) 110 50 40
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Total program level........... 1,016 896 891
====================================
RECONCILIATION OF PROGRAM LEVEL TO PROGRAM COSTS FUNDED BY P.L. 480 OR
CCC
[In millions of dollars]
Title I 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Commodity costs..................... 270 291 219
Ocean freight differential and ocean
transportation...................... 24 25 14
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Total program level, current
year........................ 294 316 233
Prior year obligations financed..... 425 373 235
Obligations financed in succeeding
years............................... -416 -269 -210
------------------------------------
Total program costs, funded
program level............... 303 420 258
====================================
Title II
Commodity costs..................... 521 538 539
Ocean and inland transportation..... 361 283 298
------------------------------------
Total program level, current
year........................ 882 821 837
Prior year obligations financed..... 305 259 299
Current year obligations financed in
succeeding years.................... -318 -295 -301
------------------------------------
Total program costs, funded
program level............... 869 785 835
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Title III
Commodity costs..................... 71 36 29
Ocean and inland transportation..... 39 14 11
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Total program level, current
year........................ 110 50 40
Prior year obligations financed..... 191 111 39
Current year obligations financed in
succeeding years.................... -116 -35 -28
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Total program costs, funded
program level............... 185 126 51
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Financing sales of agricultural commodities to developing countries
for dollars on credit terms, or for local currencies (including for
local currencies on credit terms) for use under sec. 104; and for
furnishing commodities to carry out the Food for Progress Act of 1985,
as amended (title I).--Funds appropriated for P.L. 480 are used to
finance all sales made pursuant to agreements concluded under the
authority of Title I. The Corporation may serve as the purchasing or
shipping agent, or both, for the importing country or may award
contracts for freight agent services on behalf of the Corporation to
handle shipping of commodities under P.L. 480.
Sales are made to developing countries as defined in section 402(4)
of P.L. 480 and must not displace expected commercial sales (secs.
403(e) and (h)). Agreements are made with developing countries for
delivery in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
When U.S.-flag vessels are required to ship commodities under this
title, the Corporation will pay the difference between U.S.-flag rates
and foreign-flag rates. In limited cases, full transportation costs to
port-of-entry or point-of-entry abroad may be included along with the
cost of the commodity in the amount financed by CCC in order to ensure
that U.S. food aid can reach the most needy recipients.
Financing sales of agricultural commodities for dollars on credit
terms (title I).--Payment by recipient countries may be made over a
period of not less than 10 nor more than 30 years with a deferral of
principal payments for up to 7 years. Interest accrues at a concessional
rate as determined appropriate.
Section 411 of P.L. 480 authorizes the President to waive payments
of principal and interest under dollar credit sales agreements for
countries that meet certain enumerated requirements. Such debt relief
may be provided only if the President notifies Congress and may not
exceed the amount approved for such purpose in an Act appropriating
funds to carry out P.L. 480.
Financing sales of agricultural commodities for local currency,
including for local currency on credit terms.--Payment by a recipient
country may be made in local currencies for use in carrying out
activities under section 104 of P.L. 480.
Foreign currency received in payment for credit extended may be used
for payment of U.S. obligations abroad, subject to the appropriation
process. The P.L. 480 program is reimbursed for the dollar value of
currencies so used.
The financing of sales of agricultural commodities for local
currencies on credit terms is subject to the same terms that are
applicable to dollar credit financing.
Furnishing commodities to carry out the Food for Progress Act of
1985, as amended (title I).--Funds appropriated to carry out title I may
be used to furnish commodities to carry out the Food for Progress Act of
1985. Such commodities may be furnished on credit terms or on a grant
basis in order to assist developing countries and countries that are
emerging democracies that have made a commitment to introduce and expand
free enterprise elements in their agricultural economies.
Total title I agreements made since inception of the program to
September 30, 1995 amount to $21,131.9 million cost value, including
ocean freight for shipments on U.S. flag-ships. Major commodities are
wheat, cotton, oils, rice, and feed grains. Payments received during the
period amount to $8,415.4 million, of which $4,742 million was applied
to principal and $3,673.4 million to interest. The following table
reflects the composition of the combined appropriations (in millions of
dollars):
SALES FOR DOLLARS ON CREDIT TERMS
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Item:
Expenses of shipments (Title I):
Commodity costs:
Long-term credit.............. 270 291 219
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Total commodity costs..... 270 291 219
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Ocean freight and freight
differential (support of U.S.
Merchant Marine):
Long-term credit.............. 24 25 14
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Total ocean freight and
freight differential.... 24 25 14
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Total expenses of shipments....... 294 316 233
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Prior years' costs or funds brought
or carried forward:
1994: Funds: Long-term credit..... -398
1995: Funds: Long-term credit..... 341 -341
1996: Funds: Long-term credit..... 261 -261
1997: Funds: Long-term credit..... 207
Appropriation--Title I loan subsidy. 237 236 179
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Appropriation--Ocean freight
differential........................ 28 25 14
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Title I credit not subsidized
through appropriation............... 33 55 40
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Commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad (title
II).--Under title II, agricultural commodities are furnished to meet
famine or other emergency relief needs, combat malnutrition, carry out
activities to alleviate the causes of hunger, mortality and morbidity,
promote economic and community development, promote sound environmental
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practices, and carry out feeding programs. Agricultural commodities are
provided through governments for emergencies only, and for non-
emergencies through public and private agencies, including
intergovernmental organizations.
The Corporation is authorized to pay the costs of acquisition,
packaging, processing, enrichment, preservation, fortification,
transportation, handling, and other incidental costs incurred up to the
time of delivery at U.S. ports. The Corporation also pays ocean freight
charges, and pays transportation costs to points of entry other than
ports in the case of landlocked countries, where carriers to a specific
country are not available, where ports cannot be used effectively, or
where a substantial savings in costs or time can be effected, and pays
general average contributions arising from ocean transport. In addition,
transportation costs from designated points of entry or ports of entry
abroad to storage and distribution sites and associated storage and
distribution costs may be paid for commodities made available to meet
urgent and extraordinary relief requirements.
Through September 30, 1995, appropriations totaling $26,689 million
were authorized. Any incidental sales proceeds and proceeds from loss,
damage, and other claims are applied against costs to reflect a
reduction in appropriation requests. The following table reflects the
composition of the appropriations (in thousands of dollars):
COMMODITIES SUPPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH DISPOSITIONS ABROAD
(TITLE II)
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Item:
Expenses of shipments:
Commodity Credit Corporation
stocks and other costs in
connection with commodities
supplied...................... 504 538 538
Ocean transportation............ 366 283 299
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Total program costs........... 870 821 837
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Prior years' costs or funds brought
or carried forward:
1994: Funds: Long-term credit..... -307
1995: Funds: Long-term credit..... 337 -337
1996: Funds: Long-term credit..... 337 -337
1997: Funds: Long-term credit..... 337
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Appropriation or estimate..... 900 821 837
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Commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad (title
III).--Under title III, agricultural commodities are furnished to least
developed countries as defined in section 302(a). They are provided
through foreign governments for direct feeding, development of emergency
food reserves or may be sold with the proceeds of such sale used by the
recipient country for specific economic development purposes.
The Corporation may pay, in connection with furnishing commodities
under title III, the same cost items as authorized under title II. The
following table reflects the composition of the appropriations (in
thousands of dollars):
COMMODITIES SUPPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH DISPOSITIONS ABROAD
(TITLE III)
[In millions of dollars]
1995 Actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Item:
Expenses of shipments:
Commodity Credit Corporation
stocks and other costs in
connections with commodities
supplied...................... 150 36 29
Ocean transportatioan........... 35 14 11
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Total program costs........... 185 50 40
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Prior years' costs or funds brought
or carried forward:
1994: Funds....................... -191
1995: Funds....................... 128 -128
1996: Funds....................... 128 -128
1997: Funds....................... 128
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Appropriation or estimate..... 122 50 40
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Trust Funds
Miscellaneous Contributed Funds
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Deposits of miscellaneous
contributed funds, International
Cooperation and Development..... 3 4 4
Appropriation:
05.01 Miscellaneous contributed funds... -3 -4 -4
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)........................... 1 1 1
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 3 3
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3 3 3
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 6 6 6
23.95 New obligations................... -1 -1 -1
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 3 3 3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 3 4 4
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 1 1 1
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3 -3 -3
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 3 4 4
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3 3 3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3 3 3
90.00 Outlays........................... 3 3 3
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Miscellaneous funds are received from other Federal agencies,
international organizations, and from Saudi Arabia, Spain, and
developing countries, for USDA development assistance and international
research projects (22 U.S.C. 2392).
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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41.0 Direct obligations: Grants,
subsidies, and contributions.... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1 1 1
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FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
Food Program Administration
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs
funded under this Act, [$107,769,000] $110,982,000, of which $5,000,000
shall be available only for simplifying procedures, reducing
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overhead costs, tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon
handling, and assistance in the prevention, identification, and
prosecution of fraud and other violations of law; and of which
$3,000,000 shall be for investing in an automated data processing
infrastructure for the Food and Consumer Service: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Food Program Administration..... 106 108 108
00.02 ADP Infrastructure.............. 3
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00.91 Subtotal...................... 106 108 111
Reimbursable program:
03.02 Other........................... 1 1 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 107 109 112
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 106 108 111
23.95 New obligations................... -107 -109 -112
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 106 108 111
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 106 108 111
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 11 9 11
73.10 New obligations................... 107 109 112
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -109 -107 -111
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 9 11 12
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 99 98 101
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 9 9 10
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 109 107 111
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1 -1 -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 105 107 110
90.00 Outlays........................... 107 106 110
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Food program administration funds the Federal operating expenses of
the Food and Consumer Service.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 73 76 77
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 2 2 3
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 76 79 81
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 15 15 16
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 3 3 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 3 3 4
25.2 Other services.................. 6 6 4
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 2 1 2
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 106 108 111
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 107 109 112
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 1,692 1,692 1,692
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 1 1 1
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The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
For necessary expenses for the Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion to develop and implement programs to strengthen nutrition
research information and education in the United States, $4,470,000:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 The Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion................... 2
00.02 Nutrition Promotion Initiative.... 2
--------- --------- ----------
01.92 Subtotal, Direct Programs....... 4
02.01 Reimbursable Program.............. 2
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 2 4
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2 4
23.95 New obligations................... -2 -4
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 4
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 2
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 2 4
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1
73.10 New obligations................... 2 4
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -2 -4
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 4
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 2 4
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 4
90.00 Outlays........................... -1 4
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The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion is charged with the
linking of nutrition science with the needs of American consumers and to
coordinate nutrition promotion policy analysis.
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion was funded within the
Food Program Administration account in FY1996.
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 2
25.2 Other services.................. 2
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 4
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 2 4
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 35
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 5 35
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Food Stamp Program
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C.
2011-2029), [$27,597,828,000] $29,988,755,000: Provided, That funds
provided herein shall remain available through September 30, [1996]
1997, in accordance with section 18(a) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided
further, That [$500,000,000] $2,500,000,000 of the foregoing amount
shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such
times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided
further, That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with
section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare
requirements as may be required by law: Provided further, That
$1,143,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available for nutrition
assistance for Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2028.
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act for the first
quarter of fiscal year 1998, $6,400,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 1998. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3505-0-1-605 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Properly issued benefits........ 20,907 21,422 22,440
00.02 Estimated State erroneous
issuances..................... 1,744 1,787 1,872
00.03 State administration............ 1,537 1,719 1,761
00.04 Employment and training program. 163 182 185
00.05 Other........................... 94 70 88
00.06 Puerto Rico..................... 1,131 1,143 1,143
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program.......... 25,576 26,323 27,489
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 30 30
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 25,576 26,353 27,519
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 28,806 27,628 30,019
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -3,230 -1,275 -2,500
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 25,576 26,323 27,519
23.95 New obligations................... -25,576 -26,353 -27,519
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 28,818 27,598 29,989
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -12
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 28,806 27,598 29,989
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 30 30
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 28,806 27,628 30,019
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 418 440 417
73.10 New obligations................... 25,576 26,353 27,519
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -25,554 -26,376 -27,504
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 440 417 432
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 25,136 26,060 27,207
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 418 316 297
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 25,554 26,376 27,504
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -30 -30
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 28,806 27,598 29,989
90.00 Outlays........................... 25,554 26,346 27,474
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 2 3 3
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 2 3 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1 1
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 5 5 6
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 27 11 27
25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 12 13 14
25.2 Other services.................... 38 36 36
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 2 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 25,487 26,283 27,431
99.5 Below reporting threshold.........
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 25,576 26,353 27,519
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The Food Stamp Program is the primary source of nutrition assistance
for low-income Americans.
Some of these funds provide a grant to Puerto Rico in lieu of the
food stamp program which gives the Commonwealth flexibility to continue
a food assistance program tailored to the needs of its low income
households.
For information on the President's legislative proposals to reform
the Food Stamp Program, please refer to the Welfare Reform Chapter in
the 1997 budget for a discussion of these policies.
Personnel Summary
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 52 56 56
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Child Nutrition Programs
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751-1769b), except section 21, and [the applicable
provisions other than section 21 of the National School Lunch Act and
sections 17 and 19 of] the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772-
1785, and 1789); [$7,946,024,000] , except sections 17 and 19;
$8,668,668,000, to remain available through September 30, [1997], 1998,
of which [$2,348,166,000] $3,255,215,000 is hereby appropriated and
[$5,597,858,000] $5,413,453,000 shall be derived
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by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That up to [$3,964,000] $4,031,000
shall be available for independent verification of school food service
claims. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3539-0-1-605 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
School lunch program:
00.01 Above 185% of poverty........... 298 342 358
00.02 130-185% of poverty............. 399 446 466
00.03 Below 130% of poverty........... 3,780 3,905 4,081
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Subtotal, school lunch.......... 4,477 4,693 4,905
School breakfast program:
01.01 Above 185% of poverty........... 31 30 33
01.02 130-185% of poverty............. 55 54 59
01.03 Below 130% of poverty........... 1,096 1,076 1,173
--------- --------- ----------
01.91 Subtotal, school breakfast...... 1,182 1,160 1,265
Child and adult care feeding program:
02.01 Above 185% of poverty........... 639 687 753
02.02 130-185% of poverty............. 42 45 50
02.03 Below 130% of poverty........... 764 819 907
02.04 Audits.......................... 21 27 29
--------- --------- ----------
02.91 Subtotal, child and adult care
feeding....................... 1,466 1,578 1,739
03.01 Summer feeding.................... 256 265 289
03.02 Special milk program.............. 21 18 18
03.03 State administrative expenses..... 93 98 109
03.04 Commodity procurement............. 260 272 306
Discretionary activities:
04.01 School meals initiative......... 13 18 18
04.02 Coordinated review and disabled
child grants.................. 4 4 4
04.03 Nutrition studies and surveys... 3 4 4
04.04 Nutrition education, training
and food service mgmt. inst... 12
04.05 Computer support and processing. 7 7 7
04.06 Demonstrations.................... 4 4 4
Activities with permanent appropriations:
05.01 Homeless children nutrition
program....................... 2 3 3
05.02 Boarder babies and information
clearinghouse................. 1 1
05.03 Nutrition education, training
and food service mgmt. inst... 12 12
05.04 School breakfast and summer food
service program start-up
grants........................ 4 5 5
--------- --------- ----------
05.91 Subtotal, activities with
permanent appropriations...... 7 20 21
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 7,805 8,141 8,689
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 436 136
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 7,477 7,966 8,689
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 130 39
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -102
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 7,941 8,141 8,689
23.95 New obligations................... -7,805 -8,141 -8,689
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 136
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
Appropriation:
40.00 Appropriation................. 2,202 2,348 3,255
40.00 Appropriation................. 18
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 2,220 2,348 3,255
Permanent:
60.00 Appropriation................... 8 20 21
62.00 Transferred from other accounts. 5,249 5,598 5,413
--------- --------- ----------
63.00 Appropriation (total)......... 5,257 5,618 5,434
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 7,477 7,966 8,689
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,092 1,270 1,139
73.10 New obligations................... 7,805 8,141 8,689
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -7,499 -8,233 -8,573
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -130 -39
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,270 1,139 1,255
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 717 1,296 2,002
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1,528 1,319 1,139
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 5,254 5,618 5,434
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 7,499 8,233 8,573
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 7,477 7,966 8,689
90.00 Outlays........................... 7,499 8,233 8,573
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Payments are made for cash and commodity meal subsidies through the
School Lunch, School Breakfast, Summer Food Service, and Child and Adult
Care Food programs.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-3539-0-1-605 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 4 4 4
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 4 4 4
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 2 2 2
25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 11 11 11
25.2 Other services.................... 5 5 5
26.0 Supplies and materials (grants of
commodities to states).......... 260 272 306
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 7,521 7,846 8,360
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 7,805 8,141 8,689
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1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 118 118 118
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), [$3,729,807,000] $3,780,000,000, to remain
available through September 30, [1997] 1998: Provided, [That for fiscal
year 1996, $20,000,000 that would otherwise be available to States for
nutrition services and administration shall be made available for food
benefits: Provided further, That $4,000,000 from unobligated balances
for supervisory and technical assistance grants may be transferred to
and merged with this account: Provided further,] That up to $6,750,000
may be used to carry out the farmers' market nutrition program from any
funds not needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay
administrative expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an
announced policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry
out the program: [Provided further, That once the amount for fiscal year
1995 carryover funds has been determined by the Secretary, any funds in
excess of $100,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of
Agriculture to the Rural Utilities Assistance Program and shall remain
available until expended:] Provided further, That none of the funds
provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant
formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive
bidding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786). In addition, $100,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 1997, which shall be placed in reserve for use
only in such amounts, and in such manner, as the Secretary determines
necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) of the Child Nutrition Act, to
provide funds for food benefits, should food cost increases exceed
budget estimates. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 3,587 3,830 3,975
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 3,450 3,694 3,880
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 140 136 195
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -3 -100
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 3,587 3,830 3,975
23.95 New obligations................... -3,587 -3,830 -3,975
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 3,450 3,730 3,880
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -36
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43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 3,450 3,694 3,880
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 3,450 3,694 3,880
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 305 348 355
73.10 New obligations................... 3,587 3,830 3,975
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -3,404 -3,687 -3,826
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -140 -136 -195
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 348 355 309
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3,119 3,426 3,471
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 285 261 355
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 3,404 3,687 3,826
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 3,450 3,694 3,880
90.00 Outlays........................... 3,404 3,687 3,826
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides at-risk
pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children with nutrition
assistance, nutrition education and counseling, and health and
immunization referrals.
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25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 3 3 3
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 3,584 3,827 3,972
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99.9 Total obligations............... 3,587 3,830 3,975
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Commodity Assistance Program
For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental food
program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c(note)), [the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, and section 110 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988, $166,000,000]$76,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, [1997]1998: Provided, That none of these funds
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
commodities donated to the program.[: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act or any other Act may be used for demonstration
projects in the emergency food assistance program].
For necessary expenses to carry out the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983, as amended, and section 110 of the Hunger Prevention Act of
1988, $96,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998.
(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
Commodity supplemental food program:
00.01 Commodity procurement........... 68 66 77
00.02 Administrative costs............ 21 17 15
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01.92 Subtotal, commodity supplemental
food program.................. 89 83 92
The emergency food assistance program:
02.01 Administrative costs............ 40 32 38
02.02 Commodity Procurement........... 25 14 17
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02.92 Subtotal, the emergency food
assistance program............ 65 46 55
03.01 Commodities for soup kitchens..... 40 34 41
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10.00 Total obligations............... 194 163 188
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 17 13 16
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 190 166 172
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring...... -1
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 206 179 188
23.95 New obligations................... -194 -163 -188
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 13 16
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation:
40.00 Appropriation................... 85 86 76
40.00 Appropriation................... 65 46 55
40.00 Appropriation................... 40 34 41
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43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 190 166 172
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 190 166 172
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 21 21 18
73.10 New obligations................... 194 163 188
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -194 -166 -186
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 21 18 20
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 173 158 164
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 21 8 21
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 194 166 186
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 190 166 172
90.00 Outlays........................... 194 166 186
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26.0 Supplies and materials............ 133 114 134
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 61 49 54
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99.9 Total obligations............... 194 163 188
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Food Donations Programs for Selected Groups
For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), section 4(b)
of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), and section 311 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a), $215,000,000, to
remain available through September 30, [1997] 1998: Provided, [That
hereafter notwithstanding any other provision of law, for meals provided
pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, a maximum rate of
reimbursement to States will be established by the Secretary, subject to
reduction if obligations would exceed the amount of available funds,
with any unobligated funds to remain available only for obligation in
the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996] That $150,000,000 shall be
transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Aging,
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to support congregate and home delivered meals authorized by the Older
Americans Act of 1965, as amended, in lieu of the program operated by
the Secretary of Agriculture under section 311 of the Older Americans
Act, as amended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Commodities in lieu of food stamps 40 45 47
00.02 Distributing agency administrative
costs........................... 20 20 18
00.03 Elderly feeding................... 152 150
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10.00 Total obligations............... 212 215 65
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 28
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 183 215 65
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 1
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring......
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 212 215 65
23.95 New obligations................... -212 -215 -65
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance.....
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation..................... 183 215 215
41.00 Transferred to other accounts..... -150
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43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 183 215 65
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 183 215 65
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Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.40 Obligated balance: Appropriation 40 40 38
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72.99 Total unpaid obligations,
start of year............... 40 40 38
73.10 New obligations................... 212 215 65
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -209 -217 -91
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts... -2
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 40 38 12
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 169 177 54
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 40 40 38
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 209 217 91
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 183 215 65
90.00 Outlays........................... 209 217 91
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Commodity and cash subsidies go to Indian Reservations and elderly
feeding.
As recommended by the National Performance Review and as proposed in
the Older Americans Act Reauthorization, the 1997 budget proposes
transferring the Nutrition Program for the elderly to the Department of
Health and Human Services.
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26.0 Supplies and materials (grants of
commodities to States).......... 47 52 47
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 165 163 18
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99.9 Total obligations............... 212 215 65
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FOREST SERVICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
National Forest System
[(including rescission of funds)]
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the
National Forest System, for ecosystem planning, inventory, and
monitoring, and for administrative expenses associated with the
management of funds provided under the heads ``Forest and Rangeland
Research'', ``State and Private Forestry'', ``National Forest System'',
``Reconstruction and Construction'', ``Wildland Fire Management'', and
``Land Acquisition Accounts'', $1,291,553,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1998, and including 60 per centum of all
monies received during the prior fiscal year as fees collected under the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, in accordance
with section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 4601-6a(i)): Provided, That
unobligated and unexpended balances in the National Forest System
account at the end of fiscal year 1996, shall be merged with and made a
part of the fiscal year 1997 National Forest System appropriation, and
shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998: Provided
further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds provided herein for road
maintenance shall be available for the planned obliteration of roads
which are no longer needed.
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Land and resource protection.... 232 217 223
00.02 Renewable resource management
and utilization............... 688 646 663
00.03 General administration.......... 438 410 422
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00.91 Total direct program.......... 1,358 1,273 1,308
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 95 89 92
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,453 1,362 1,400
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 144 119 151
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,427 1,374 1,402
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 1 20
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,572 1,513 1,553
23.95 New obligations................... -1,453 -1,362 -1,400
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 119 151 153
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 1,338 1,256 1,292
Permanent:
62.00 Transferred from other accounts. 4 29 18
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 85 89 92
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,427 1,374 1,402
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 152 204 236
73.10 New obligations................... 1,453 1,362 1,400
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,401 -1,330 -1,399
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 204 236 237
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1,164 1,093 1,124
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 152 123 163
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 85 114 108
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 4
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,401 1,330 1,399
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -68 -73 -72
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -17 -16 -20
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -85 -89 -92
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,342 1,285 1,310
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,316 1,241 1,307
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The 156 National Forests, 20 National Grasslands, and 9 land
utilization projects located in 44 States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands are managed under multiple use and sustained yield principles.
The natural resources of timber, minerals, range, wildlife, outdoor
recreation, watershed, and soil are utilized in a planned combination
that will best meet the needs of the Nation, without impairing
productivity of the land or damaging the environment. These management
and utilization principles are recognized in the Multiple-Use Sustained-
Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528-531) and utilize an ecological approach
to managing the National Forest System.
Land and resource protection.--Provides for the protection and/or
maintenance of National Forest System users, resources, lands and
facilities, including roads and trails.
Renewable resource management and utilization.--Provides for the
management and utilization of the timber, mineral, range, recreation,
wildlife, fisheries, watershed, and soil resources on National Forest
System lands.
General administration.--This activity provides line management and
administrative support to programs financed from National Forest System,
Construction, Forest research, State and Private forestry, Forest
Service fire protection, Emergency Forest Service firefighting fund and
Land acquisition appropriations.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Description:
Area administered and protected
(million acres)................. 192 192 192
Timber sales prepared and offered
(billion board feet)............ 4.0 4.5 4.2
Timber volume harvested (billion
board feet)..................... 3.9 4.4 4.0
Reforestation (thousand acres)
(appropriated).................. 136 68 103
Timber stand improvement (thousand
acres) (appropriated)........... 141 138 36
Landline location (miles)......... 2,098 940 940
Recreation management: Seasonal
capacity available (MM Total
People Days).................... 168 170 170
Wildlife and fisheries habitat
management (thousand acres)..... 8.3 8.3 8.3
Grazing use (million head months
permitted)...................... 108 102 111
Soil and water resource
improvements (thousand acres)... 33 17 17
Receipts (in thousands of dollars):
Timber sales...................... 294,222 288,954 277,988
Minerals.......................... 1,444 1,400 1,400
Grazing........................... 7,780 6,535 6,535
Recreation admission and user fees 46,321 46,274 46,274
Other............................. 11,250 8,512 8,512
National grasslands and land
utilization:
Grazing........................... 975 730 730
Minerals.......................... 19,219 16,000 16,000
Other............................. 208 450 450
Oregon and California grant lands... 10,900 10,900 10,900
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Total receipts................ 392,319 379,735 368,789
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 543 597 611
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 79 86 89
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 18 20 20
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 640 703 720
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 164 180 184
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 24 26 27
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 48 32 31
22.0 Transportation of things........ 13 9 9
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 21 21 21
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 23 15 16
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 31 21 22
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 7 5 5
25.1 Advisory and assistance services 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 251 168 175
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 66 44 46
31.0 Equipment....................... 51 34 36
32.0 Land and structures............. 9 6 7
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 2 2
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities 4 2 3
44.0 Refunds......................... 3
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 1,355 1,270 1,305
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 95 89 92
Allocation Account--Direct Obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 2 2 2
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 3 3 3
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99.0 Subtotal, allocation account--
direct obligations.......... 3 3 3
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1,453 1,362 1,400
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 21,383 21,828 22,034
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 354 389 380
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 426 467 467
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 28 31 31
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Reconstruction and Construction
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
for, $169,662,000, to remain available until expended, for construction,
reconstruction, and acquisition of buildings and other facilities; and
for construction, reconstruction, and repair of forest roads and trails
by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C.
101 and 205: Provided, That the part of the Act of March 4, 1913 (16
U.S.C. 501) entitled ``Expenditures from Receipts for Roads and Trails''
is hereby repealed: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000, to
remain available until expended, may be obligated for the construction
of forest roads by timber pruchasers.
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Construction of facilities........ 77 65 69
00.02 Road and trail construction....... 130 108 153
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00.91 Total construction.............. 207 173 222
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 6 5 5
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10.00 Total obligations............... 213 178 227
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 84 73 64
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 202 169 175
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 286 242 239
23.95 New obligations................... -213 -178 -227
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 73 64 12
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 196 164 170
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 6 5 5
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 202 169 175
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 125 115 83
73.10 New obligations................... 213 178 227
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -223 -210 -161
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 115 83 149
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 186 95 99
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 31 112 57
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 6 5 5
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 223 210 161
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -5 -5 -5
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -1
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -6 -5 -5
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 196 164 170
90.00 Outlays........................... 217 205 156
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Facilities.--Provides for reconstruction, rehabilitation, upgrade,
construction, and acquisition of facilities necessary to: safely meet
recreation demand while protecting environmental values and other
resource uses of the National Forests; carry out National Forest and
State and private forestry programs, including fire lookouts, offices,
dwellings and barracks for employee housing, service, and storage
buildings, tree nursery buildings, dams, and other forest resource
management projects; manage research laboratories and related
facilities, and for procurement and installation of necessary initial
equipment needed to put the facility into operating condition.
Roads and trails.--Roads and trails are essential to the protection
and management of the National Forest System, as well as providing
access to National Forest System areas for recreation and utilization of
their resources. Of the revenues received annually from National Forest
activities, 10 percent is transferred to the General Fund of the
Treasury with a comparable amount appropriated to this account for road
and trail reconstruction and construction activities. Roads may be
constructed and/or reconstructed by a timber purchaser who in turn
receives credit against timber value as a reimbursement. These roads are
those required within a timber sale area specifically for the removal of
the timber, but which will remain on the National Forest development
road system for resource management purposes after the timber sale
contract is completed. (16 U.S.C. 535, 1608)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 58 64 63
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 7 7 7
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 2 2 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 67 73 71
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 16 18 18
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 2 3 2
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 3 2 3
22.0 Transportation of things........ 1 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 3 3 3
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1 1 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 2 1 2
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1
25.2 Other services.................. 68 44 73
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 6 4 7
31.0 Equipment....................... 5 3 5
32.0 Land and structures............. 32 20 34
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 207 173 222
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 6 5 5
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99.9 Total obligations............... 213 178 227
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 1,834 1,930 1,814
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 38 43 30
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 21 21 21
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 2 2 2
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Forest and Rangeland Research
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as
authorized by law, $179,786,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1998: Provided, That unobligated and unexpended
balances remaining in this account at the end of fiscal year 1996 shall
be merged with and made a part of the fiscal year 1997 Forest and
Rangeland Research appropriation, and shall remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1998.
Gifts, Donations and Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $92,000, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the fund established
pursuant to the above Act.
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.06 Forest and Rangeland Research..... 175 182
00.07 Research Foundation Program....... 116
00.08 Forest Resources & Management
Research........................ 65
00.09 Ecosystems Research............... 7
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program............ 188 175 182
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 22 20 21
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10.00 Total obligations............... 210 195 203
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 10 14 17
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 216 198 201
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 226 212 218
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23.95 New obligations................... -210 -195 -203
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 14 17 15
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 194 178 180
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 22 20 21
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 216 198 201
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 60 67 51
73.10 New obligations................... 210 195 203
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -204 -211 -200
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 67 51 54
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 173 137 139
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 9 54 41
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 22 20 21
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 204 211 200
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -20 -18 -19
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -2 -2 -2
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -22 -20 -21
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 194 178 180
90.00 Outlays........................... 182 191 179
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The mission of Forest and Rangeland Research is to serve society by
developing and communicating the scientific information and technology
needed to protect, manage, use, and sustain the natural resources of the
Nation's 1.6 billion acres of forests and rangelands. This information
is essential for formulating policy and wisely managing and conserving
both public and private forests and rangelands. Research is the key to
sustaining our forest and rangeland productivity and health while
providing a quality environment. Forest and Rangeland Research is
conducted and disseminated through seven Forest and Range Experiment
Station headquarters and their laboratories, the Forest Products
Laboratory, and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1104-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 91 103 99
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 9 10 10
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 101 114 110
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 22 25 24
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 3 3 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 8 4 4
22.0 Transportation of things........ 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 2 2 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 5 2 4
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1 1
25.5 Research and development
contracts..................... 24 12 18
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 7 4 5
31.0 Equipment....................... 7 4 5
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 7 4 5
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 188 175 182
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 22 20 21
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 210 195 203
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 2,554 2,751 2,648
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 17 17 16
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 76 71 72
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State and Private Forestry
For necessary expenses of cooperating with, and providing technical
and financial assistance to States, Territories, possessions, and others
and for forest pest management activities, cooperative forestry and
education and land conservation activities, $164,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by law.
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.05 Forest health management.......... 63 63 54
00.06 Cooperative forestry.............. 103 82 101
--------- --------- ----------
00.91 Total direct program............ 166 145 155
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 3 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 169 147 157
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 33 40 48
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 175 155 166
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 208 195 214
23.95 New obligations................... -169 -147 -157
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 40 48 57
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 172 153 164
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 3 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 175 155 166
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 138 128 116
73.10 New obligations................... 169 147 157
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -179 -159 -162
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 128 116 111
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 150 130 139
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 26 27 21
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 3 2 2
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 179 159 162
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -2 -2 -2
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88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -1
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -3 -2 -2
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 172 153 164
90.00 Outlays........................... 176 157 160
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Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]
1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority.................. 172 153 164
Outlays........................... 176 157 160
Adjustment to 1996 continuing
resolution levels:
Budget Authority.................. 2
Outlays........................... 1 1
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Total:
Budget Authority.................. 172 155 164
Outlays........................... 176 158 161
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Cooperative forestry assistance programs provide assistance to
manage, use and protect forest resources on State, urban, and private
lands to meet domestic and international demands for goods and services.
Assistance is provided to a wide range of customers including all
states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana
Islands and the Trust Terrority of the Pacific.
Forest health management.--This activity includes Federal lands
forest health management, cooperative lands forest health management,
and cooperative lands fire management programs. Forest health management
programs provide national leadership in forest health.
Cooperative Forestry.--This activity includes forest stewardship,
stewardship incentives program, forest legacy program, urban and
community forestry, economic action programs, and the Pacific Northwest
community assistance programs. Forest stewardship includes: the forest
resource management; forest stewardship; and the seedlings, nursery, and
tree improvement programs. Economic action programs include the economic
recovery, rural development, economic diversification studies, timber
bridge initiative, and forest products conservation and recycling
programs.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 24 27 31
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 2 2 2
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 27 30 34
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 4 4 5
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 4 3 4
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 2 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 1 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1
25.2 Other services.................. 16 12 13
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 2 2 2
31.0 Equipment....................... 2 2 2
32.0 Land and structures............. 4 3 3
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 103 85 88
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 166 144 154
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 3 2 2
Allocation Account--Direct Obligations:
25.2 Other services.................. 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, allocation account--
direct obligations.......... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 169 147 157
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 665 696 795
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 21 22 25
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 6 5 5
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Wildland Fire Management
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on
National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or
adjacent to such lands and other lands under fire protection agreement,
and for emergency rehabilitation of burned over National Forest System
lands, $385,485,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
unobligated or unexpended balances of amounts previously appropriated
under any other headings for Forest Service fire activities are
transferred to and merged with this appropriation, and subject to the
same terms and conditions: Provided further, That such funds are
available for repayment of advances from other appropriation accounts
previously transferred for such purposes.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Fire management................... 401
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 7
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10.00 Total obligations............... 408
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 393
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... 15
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 408
23.95 New obligations................... -408
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 385
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 7
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 393
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 408
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -373
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net 65
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 100
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 366
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 7
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 373
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -6
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -1
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -7
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 386
90.00 Outlays........................... 366
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This appropriation provides funding for Forest Service fire
management, presuppression, and suppression on National Forest System
lands, adjacent State and private lands, and other lands under fire
protection agreement. Funding for
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these activities in FY 1995 and FY 1996 is shown in the Forest Service
Fire Protection and Emergency Forest Service Firefighting Fund.
Comparable amounts of budget authority for the Forest Service Fire
Protection account were $159 million in FY 1995 and $295 million in FY
1996. Comparable amounts of budget authority for the Emergency Forest
Service Firefighting Fund were $576 million in FY 1995 and $90 million
in FY 1996.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 97
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 23
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 23
11.8 Special personal services
payments.................... 8
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 151
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 41
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 7
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 4
22.0 Transportation of things........ 3
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 2
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 6
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1
25.2 Other services.................. 164
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 12
31.0 Equipment....................... 6
32.0 Land and structures.............
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 2
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 401
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 7
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 408
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 3,913
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 899
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 30
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 44
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[Forest Service Fire Protection]
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1111-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01 Fire management and
presuppression................ 161 299
01.01 Reimbursable program--
Presuppression.................. 3 5
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 164 304
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 15 14 10
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 162 300
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -10
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 177 314
23.95 New obligations................... -164 -304
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 14 10
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 159 295
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 3 5
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 162 300
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 40 44 65
73.10 New obligations................... 164 304
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -160 -283
73.30 Obligated balance transferred, net -65
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 44 65
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 145 257
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 12 22
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 3 5
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances...
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 160 283
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -1 -4
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -2 -1
--------- --------- ----------
88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -3 -5
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 159 295
90.00 Outlays........................... 158 278
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This appropriation provided funds for Forest Service fire
management, presuppression, and suppression on National Forest System
(NFS) lands, adjacent State and private lands, and other lands under
fire protection agreement.
Funding for this program is discontinued in this account in the FY
1997, and has been moved to the new Wildland Fire Management account.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1111-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 125 73
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 13 8
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 6 4
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 144 85
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 46 27
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 5 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... -3 16
22.0 Transportation of things........ -1 3
23.1 Rental payments to GSA.......... 2 2
23.2 Rental payments to others....... -2 8
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... -3 13
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... -1 3
25.2 Other services.................. -17 96
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... -4 17
31.0 Equipment....................... -5 24
32.0 Land and structures............. 1
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 161 299
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 3 5
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 164 304
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 4,398 2,469
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 156 91
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 33
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[Emergency Forest Service Firefighting Fund]
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1114-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Fire management................... 574 90
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 18 3
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 592 93
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 5 5
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 594 93
22.20 Unobligated balance transferred... -5
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 597 98
23.95 New obligations................... -592 -93
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 5 5
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 576 90
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 18 3
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 594 93
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 183 50
73.10 New obligations................... 592 93
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -725 -143
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 50
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 574 90
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 133 50
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 18 3
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 725 143
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -18 -3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 576 90
90.00 Outlays........................... 707 140
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This appropriation provided for both the direct expenses required to
suppress wildfires on or threatening NFS lands or other lands under fire
protection agreement and the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over NFS
lands. It was used to increase the level of fire presuppression
capability and preparedness when predicted or actual burning conditions
exceed those normally expected.
Funding for this program is discontinued in this account in FY 1997
and has been moved to the new Wildland Fire Management account.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1114-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 7 18
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 5 14
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 10 18
11.8 Special personal services
payments.................... 53 8
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation 75 58
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 14 11
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 4 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 12 1
22.0 Transportation of things........ 7
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 9 1
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 418 15
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 25 1
31.0 Equipment....................... 4
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 6
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 574 90
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 18 3
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 592 93
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Personnel Summary
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Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment. 524 1,388
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 425 806
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment. 12
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............. 12
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[International Forestry]
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-1116-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Coordination and support.......... 5 1
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 1
--------- --------- ----------
10.00 Total obligations............... 6 1
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 1 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 6
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 7 1
23.95 New obligations................... -6 -1
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00 Appropriation................... 5
Permanent:
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 1
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 6
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 1
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73.10 New obligations................... 6 1
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -7 -2
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 7 2
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -1
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 5
90.00 Outlays........................... 6 2
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Funding for this account is discontinued beginning in FY 1996.
International forestry activities will be funded within other agency
appropriations.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Direct obligations:
11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-
time permanent................ 3 1
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 5 1
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 1
--------- --------- ----------
99.9 Total obligations............... 6 1
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Personnel Summary
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Identification code 12-1116-0-1-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 52 30
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-
time equivalent employment...... 19
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Operation and Maintenance of Recreation Facilities
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-5072-0-2-303 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 54 61 71
Receipts:
02.01 Fees, operation and maintenance of
recreation facilities........... 7 10 10
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 61 71 81
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 61 71 81
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Outdoor recreation occurs throughout National Forest System lands.
The 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act expands the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act fee authority and makes additional recreation
revenues available for appropriation to support program operations.
Recreationists who enjoy National Forest System lands will receive
direct benefits from the revenues collected. Revenues collected in 1996
and prior years will be available for appropriation beginning in 1997.
Range Betterment Fund
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and
improvement, 50 per centum of all moneys received during the prior
fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National
Forests in the sixteen Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of
Public Law 94-579, as amended, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed 6 per centum shall be available for administrative
expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection,
and improvements.
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 12-5207-0-2-302 1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Cooperative range improvements.... 5 4 4
Appropriation:
05.01 Range betterment fund............. -5 -4 -4
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 6 6 4
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 4 4 4
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 6 6 4
23.95 New obligations................... -6 -6 -4
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 5 4 4
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 1 2
73.10 New obligations................... 6 6 4
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -5 -4 -4
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 2 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 4 4 3
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 5 4 4
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 4 4 4
90.00 Outlays........................... 4 4 4
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Fifty percent of the grazing fees from the National Forests in the
16 western States, once appropriated, are used to protect and improve
the productivity of the range, mainly by revegetation, construction, and
maintenance of improvements. Capital improvement funding is currently
being collected under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), as amended.
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 1 1 1
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11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 1 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 2 2 2
25.2 Other services.................... 1 1 1
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 2 2 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 6 6 4
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 56 72 72
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 2 3 3
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Land Acquisition Accounts
For acquisition of lands, waters, or interests therein, $42,479,000,
to remain available until expended, as follows: for acquisition of lands
or waters, or interests therein, as authorized by the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965, $41,200,000, to be derived from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund; for acquisition of lands for National
Forests Special Acts, $1,069,000, to be derived from forest receipts;
and for acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges, $210,000, to be
derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments,
public school districts, or other public school authorities pursuant to
the Act of December 4, 1967, as amended. (16 U.S.C. 4601-4-11, 4601-516-
617a, 555a; P.L. 96-586; P.L. 76-589, 76-591; 78-310, and 16 U.S.C.
484a.)
Note.--A regular 1996 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time this budget was prepared. The 1996 amounts included
in this budget are based on the levels provided in three continuing
resolutions: P.L. 104-91, P.L. 104-92, and P.L. 104-99.
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 1
Receipts:
02.01 National forest lands under
special acts.................... 2 1 1
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 3 1 1
Appropriation:
05.01 Land acquisition accounts......... -3 -1 -1
07.99 Total balance, end of year........
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 84 54 42
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 29 12
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 67 42 42
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 96 54 42
23.95 New obligations................... -84 -54 -42
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 12
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (special fund, definite):
40.20 Appropriation (LWCF)............ 64 41 41
40.20 Appropriation (special fund,
definite)..................... 3 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
43.00 Appropriation (total)........... 67 42 42
--------- --------- ----------
70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 67 42 42
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 15 26 33
73.10 New obligations................... 84 54 42
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -74 -46 -42
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 26 33 33
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority 52 36 36
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 24 10 6
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 74 46 42
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 67 42 42
90.00 Outlays........................... 74 46 42
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Distribution of budget authority by
account:
Land Acquisition.................. 64 41 41
Acquisition of Lands for National
Forest, Special Acts............ 2 1 1
Acquisition of Lands To Complete
Land Exchanges.................. 1 0 0
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Distribution of outlays by account:
Land Acquisition.................. 72 44 41
Acquisition of Lands for National
Forest, Special Acts............ 2 2 1
Acquisition of Lands To Complete
Land Exchanges.................. 0 0 0
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This appropriation consolidates three land acquisition authorities
for acquisition of lands, waters, or interest therein, as authorized by
law.
Land and water conservation fund.--Recreation lands and interests
are acquired within areas of the National Forest System, wilderness,
wildlife and fisheries habitat management areas, and endangered species
and other areas for public outdoor recreation purposes.
Acquisition of lands for national forests (Special Acts).--On the
basis of various public laws and agreements with certain counties in
Utah, Nevada and California, National Forest receipts, including the
portions which would normally be paid to the State to benefit county
roads and schools, are used by the Federal Government for purchase of
privately owned lands within the National Forest boundaries to aid in
the control of soil erosion and flood damage.
Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges.--This is a special
account for deposits made by State, county, or municipal governments,
public school districts or other public school authorities for cash
equalization of certain land exchanges. When appropriated, the funds are
used to acquire similar lands suitable for National Forest System
purposes in the same State as the National Forest lands conveyed in the
land exchange.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 5 6 5
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 1
25.2 Other services.................... 4 3 2
32.0 Land and structures............... 71 44 34
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 84 54 42
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 123 144 112
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 3 1 1
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Operations and Maintenance of Quarters
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............
Receipts:
02.01 Rents and charges for quarters,
Forest Service.................. 7 7 7
Appropriation:
05.01 Operations and maintenance of
quarters........................ -7 -7 -6
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07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 1
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 7 7 7
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 4 4 4
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 7 7 6
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 11 11 10
23.95 New obligations................... -7 -7 -7
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 4 4 3
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 7 7 6
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 2
73.10 New obligations................... 7 7 7
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -7 -7 -7
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 2 2
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 5 6 5
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 1 1 1
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 7 7 7
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 7 7 6
90.00 Outlays........................... 7 7 7
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Quarterly rental deductions are collected from employees occupying
Forest Service facilities. Amounts are deposited into a special fund and
are available for the maintenance and operation of employee occupied
quarters.
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11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent....................... 2 2 2
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 2 2 2
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1 1
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 7 7 7
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 69 78 76
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 1 1 1
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Resource Management, Timber Receipts
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations.................
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 2 2 2
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 2 2 2
23.95 New obligations...................
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 2 2 2
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations...................
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Outlays (gross), detail:
87.00 Total outlays (gross).............
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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Funds in this special account are available for: trail maintenance;
trail construction; wildlife and fish habitat management; soil, water
and air management; cultural resource management; wilderness management;
reforestation; and timber sale administration and management.
National Forest Fund
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 359 446 456
Receipts:
02.01 National forest fund, Agriculture. 79 4 4
02.02 National forest fund, Interior.... 8 6 6
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 87 10 10
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 446 456 466
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 446 456 466
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Forest Service Permanent Appropriations
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 312 264 216
Receipts:
02.01 Timber purchaser roads constructed
by Forest Service............... 6 3 3
02.02 Timber salvage sales.............. 136 164 151
02.03 Expenses, brush disposal.......... 16 37 37
02.04 Miscellaneous special funds....... 3 3 3
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02.99 Total receipts.................. 161 207 194
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 473 471 410
Appropriation:
05.01 Forest Service permanent
appropriations.................. -209 -255 -202
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 264 216 208
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Expenses, brush disposal.......... 29 37 46
00.04 Timber purchaser roads constructed
by Forest Service............... 1 6 3
00.05 Timber salvage sales.............. 155 209 150
00.06 Tongass Timber Supply Fund........ 4
00.08 Recreation fee collection costs... 2 3 3
00.09 Roads and Trails for States,
National Forest Fund............ 49
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10.00 Total obligations............... 240 255 202
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 312 281 281
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22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 209 255 202
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 521 536 483
23.95 New obligations................... -240 -255 -202
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 281 281 281
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 209 255 202
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 17 11 19
73.10 New obligations................... 240 255 202
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -248 -247 -207
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 11 19 14
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 176 247 202
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 72 5
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 248 247 207
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 209 255 202
90.00 Outlays........................... 248 247 207
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Distribution of budget authority by
account:
Expenses, brush disposal.............. 16 37 46
Roads and Trails for States........... 49 0 0
Restoration of forest lands and
improvements........................ 1 0 0
Timber purchaser roads constructed by
Forest Service...................... 6 6 3
Timber salvage sales.................. 136 209 150
Recreation fee collection costs....... 1 3 3
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Distribution of outlays by account:
Expenses, brush disposal.............. 28 35 45
Roads and Trails for States........... 49 0 0
Restoration of forest lands and
improvements........................ 1 0 0
Timber purchaser roads constructed by
Forest Service...................... 1 6 4
Timber salvage sales.................. 163 203 154
Tongass timber supply fund............ 4 0 0
Recreation fee collection costs....... 2 3 4
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Expenses, brush disposal.--Funds from payments by purchasers of
National Forest timber to dispose of or treat slash and other debris
that result from cutting operations (16 U.S.C. 490).
Licensee programs, Forest Service.--Funds from fees for the use of
characters by private enterprises are collected under regulations
promulgated by the Secretary as follows:
Smokey Bear.--For furthering the nationwide forest fire
prevention campaign (16 U.S.C. 580(2)).
Woodsy Owl.--For promoting wise use of the environment and
programs which foster maintenance and improvement of environmental
quality (16 U.S.C. 580(1)).
Restoration of forest lands and improvements.--Funds from claim
settlements involving damage to lands or improvements and from
forfeiture of deposits and bonds by permittees and timber purchasers are
used for the restoration made necessary by the action which led to the
settlement of forfeiture (16 U.S.C. 579c).
Timber purchaser roads constructed by Forest Service.--Funds from
timber receipts for Government constructed permanent roads for
purchasers of timber who qualify as small businesses and elect to have
the Forest Service construct the roads designated under the timber sale
contract where costs exceed $20,000 (16 U.S.C. 472a(i)).
Strawberry Valley land exchange.--Funds from the sale or exchange of
authorized lands and the need for administrative sites and improvements
by the Uinta National Forest.
Timber salvage sales.--Funds to begin salvage of insect-infested,
dead, damaged, or down timber, and to remove associated trees for stand
improvement (16 U.S.C. 472a(h)); and, for preparation of timber sales to
replace sales lost to fire or other causes, and for preparation
activities to replace sales inventory of the shelf, including timber
support.
Recreation fee collection costs.--Under authority of Section
10002(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-66),
which amended Section 4(i)(1) of the L&WCF Act, the Secretaries of
Agriculture and Interior are authorized to withhold a portion of all
recreation fees collected (not to exceed 15 percent), to be available
during the current fiscal year, without further appropriation to cover
fee collection costs.
Tongass timber supply fund.--Funds from sales of Alaska timber to
maintain the timber supply from the Tongass National Forest at a
specified level (16 U.S.C. 539d).
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 92 94 99
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 14 15 15
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 6 6 7
--------- --------- ----------
11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 112 115 121
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 26 27 29
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 5 5 5
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 3 8 8
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 1 3 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 2 3 3
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 3 6 2
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 3 7 2
25.2 Other services.................... 20 49 18
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 6 12 5
31.0 Equipment......................... 6 12 4
32.0 Land and structures............... 1 1 1
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 49
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 3 8 3
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... -1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 240 255 202
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 3,284 3,509 3,509
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 151 161 161
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Forest Service Permanent Appropriations
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 234 265 305
Receipts:
02.01 Payments to States, National
Forest Fund..................... 82 290 281
02.03 National Grasslands............... -14 -17 -17
02.04 Road and trails for States,
National Forest Fund............ 49 62 58
--------- --------- ----------
02.99 Total receipts.................. 117 335 322
--------- --------- ----------
04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 351 600 627
Appropriation:
05.01 Forest Service permanent
appropriations.................. -86 -295 -291
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 265 305 336
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Payment to Minnesota.............. 1 1 1
00.02 Payment to counties, National
Grasslands...................... 11 5 4
00.03 Payments to States, National
Forest Fund..................... 308 290 285
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
41.0)......................... 320 296 290
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 234
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 86 295 291
--------- --------- ----------
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 320 295 291
23.95 New obligations................... -320 -296 -290
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance.....
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund,
indefinite)..................... 86 295 291
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Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations................... 320 296 290
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -320 -295 -291
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 86 295 291
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 234
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 320 295 291
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 86 295 291
90.00 Outlays........................... 320 295 291
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Distribution of budget authority by
account:
Payment to Minnesota.................. 1 1 1
Payments to counties, National
Grasslands.......................... 4 4 4
Payments to States, National Forest
Fund................................ 81 290 286
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Distribution of outlays by account:
Payment to Minnesota.................. 1 1 1
Payments to counties, National
Grasslands.......................... 4 4 4
Payments to States, National Forest
Fund................................ 315 290 286
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Funds in this account are distributed to State and local governments
as required by law.
Payment to Minnesota.--At the close of each fiscal year, the State
of Minnesota is paid 0.75 percent of the appraised value of certain
Superior National Forest lands in the counties of Cook, Lake, and St.
Louis for distribution to these counties (16 U.S.C. 577g).
Payments to counties, National Grasslands.--Of the revenues received
in a calendar year from the use of National Grasslands, 25 percent is
paid to the counties in which such land is situated for funding local
schools and roads (7 U.S.C. 1012).
Payments to States, National Forests Fund.--With minor exceptions,
25 percent of the money received from the National Forests, including
all the collections under 16 U.S.C. 576b, and all amounts allowed any
timber purchaser for construction of roads, is paid at the end of each
fiscal year to the States for funding local schools and roads of the
county in which such forests are situated (16 U.S.C. 500 and 97 Stat.
1123).
Intragovernmental funds:
Working Capital Fund
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Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Operating expenses................ 110 80 78
00.02 Capital investment................ 58 58 46
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10.00 Total obligations............... 168 138 124
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.90 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Fund balance..... 130 119 122
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 156 142 142
--------- --------- ----------
23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 286 261 264
23.95 New obligations................... -168 -138 -124
24.90 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Fund balance........... 119 122 141
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting
collections (gross): Offsetting
collections (cash).............. 156 142 142
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.90 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 38 75 71
73.10 New obligations................... 168 138 124
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -131 -142 -142
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance. 75 71 52
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 131 142 142
--------- --------- ----------
87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 131 142 142
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Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Federal sources......... -156 -142 -142
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays........................... -25
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The Working Capital Fund is a self-sustaining revolving fund that
provides services to National Forests, to research experiment stations,
to other Federal agencies when necessary, to State and private agencies
as provided by law, and to persons who cooperate with the Forest Service
in fire control and other authorized programs.
The forestry related supply and support services include:
Equipment Services.--The fund owns, operates, maintains, replaces,
and repairs common use motor driven and similar equipment. This
equipment is rented to administrative units, that is, National Forests,
research experiment stations, and other units, and, in some cases, to
other agencies, at rates which recover the cost of operation, repair and
maintenance, management, and depreciation. The rates also include an
increment which provides additional cash which, when added to
depreciation earnings and the residual value of equipment, provides
sufficient funds to replace the equipment.
Aircraft Services.--The fund operates, maintains, and repairs Forest
Service owned aircraft used in fire surveillance and suppression and in
other Forest Service programs. The aircraft are rented to National
Forests, research experiment stations, and in some cases to other
agencies, at rates which recover the cost of depreciation, operation,
maintenance, repair, and improvements in the airworthiness of the
aircraft. Aircraft replacement costs are financed from either
appropriated funds or the Forest Service Working Capital Fund, or a
combination of both.
Supply Services.--The fund operates the following common services:
Photo reproduction laboratories that store, reproduce, and supply
aerial photographs, aerial maps, and other photographs of National
Forest lands. The photographic reproductions are sold to National
Forests, experiment stations, and others at cost.
Sign shops that manufacture and supply special signs for the
National Forests for use in regulating traffic and as information to the
public and other users of the National Forests. The signs are sold to
National Forests and experiment stations at cost.
Subsistence services that prepare and serve meals to Forest Service
crews working in areas where adequate public restaurant facilities are
not available.
Seed supply services that provide tree seed for direct seeding or
sowing in nurseries for the production of trees. Includes purchase or
collection of cones, extraction of seeds, cleaning
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and testing, and storage and delivery. Operates in conjunction with tree
nurseries; i.e., forest tree nurseries and cold storage facilities for
storage of tree seedlings. Tree seedlings are sold to National Forests,
State foresters, and other cooperators at cost.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
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0101 Revenue........................... 148 156 142 142
0102 Expense........................... -92 -110 -80 -78
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0109 Net income........................ 56 46 62 64
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Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
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ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101 Fund balances with Treasury..... 168 193 199 205
Investments in US securities:
1106 Receivables, net.............. 18 17 17 17
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables,
net............................. 1 1 1 1
Other Federal assets:
1802 Inventories and related
properties.................... 27 27 28 29
1803 Property, plant and equipment,
net........................... 266 261 269 277
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1999 Total assets.................... 480 499 514 529
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101 Accounts payable................ 3 3 3 3
2102 Interest payable................ 1 1 1
2201 Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts
payable......................... 11 11 12 12
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2999 Total liabilities............... 14 15 16 16
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations.. 466 484 498 513
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3999 Total net position.............. 466 484 498 513
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4999 Total liabilities and net position 480 499 514 529
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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 1 1 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 1 1 1
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 1 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 1 1 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1 1 1
25.2 Other services.................... 22 18 16
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 27 22 20
31.0 Equipment......................... 113 93 83
99.0 Subtotal, reimbursable obligations 168 138 124
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99.9 Total obligations............... 168 138 124
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Note.--Personnel totals are included with personnel totals of all
other Forest Service programs.
Trust Funds
Reforestation Trust Fund
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 3
Receipts:
02.01 Transfers from general fund of
amounts equal to certain customs
duties.......................... 30 30 30
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 30 30 33
Appropriation:
05.01 Reforestation trust fund.......... -30 -27 -30
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 3 3
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 29 30 30
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 3 4 1
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 30 27 30
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 33 31 31
23.95 New obligations................... -29 -30 -30
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 4 1 1
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 30 27 30
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1 2 5
73.10 New obligations................... 29 30 30
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -27 -29 -30
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2 5 6
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 24 25 25
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances... 3 4 5
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 27 29 30
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 30 27 30
90.00 Outlays........................... 27 29 30
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Amounts from this account are used for reforestation as authorized
by 16 U.S.C. 1606a (d) and (e).
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 5 6 6
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 1 2 2
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 6 9 9
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 2 2 2
25.2 Other services.................... 18 18 17
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 1 1 2
99.5 Below reporting threshold......... 2
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99.9 Total obligations............... 29 30 30
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 230 266 266
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 11 12 12
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Allocations and Allotments Received From Other Accounts
Note.--Obligations incurred under allocations or allotments from
other accounts are included in the schedule of the parent
appropriations, as follows:
Agriculture:
Agricultural Research Service.
Natural Resources Conservation Service:
Watershed and flood prevention operations.
Resource conservation and development.
Watershed planning.
River basin surveys and investigations.
Conservation Reserve Program.
Department Administration:
Hazardous waste management.
Rural Housing and Community Development Service; Rural
community fire protection grants.
Transportation: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Trust
Fund.
Labor: Employment and Training Administration, Training and
employment services.
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Cooperative Work Trust Fund
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
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Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year............ 148 148 92
Receipts:
02.01 Forest Service Cooperative fund... 565 230 230
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 713 378 322
Appropriation:
05.01 Cooperative work trust fund....... -565 -286 -273
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 148 92 49
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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations................. 348 306 292
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 191 408 388
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 565 286 273
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 756 694 661
23.95 New obligations................... -348 -306 -292
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 408 388 369
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.27 Appropriation (trust fund,
indefinite)..................... 565 286 273
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 55 54 54
73.10 New obligations................... 348 306 292
7002.0Forest Service Cooperative fund... 565 230 230
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04.00 Total: Balances and collections... 713 378 322
Appropriation:
05.01 Cooperative work trust fund....... -565 -286 -273
07.99 Total balance, end of year........ 148 92 49
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Program and Financing (in millions of dolla)
349 307 286
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. 565 286 273
90.00 Outlays........................... 349 307 286
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Advances, including deposits from purchasers of timber, are received
and used for specified work in forest investigations, protection and
improvement of the National Forest System, including protection,
reforestation, and administration of private lands adjacent to National
Forests (7 U.S.C. 2269; 16 U.S.C. 498, 535, 565a, 572, 572a, 576b, 1643;
and 31 U.S.C. 1321).
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
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Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent............. 64 80 84
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 14 17 18
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 4 5 6
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 82 102 108
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 18 23 24
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 4 5 5
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 3 4 4
22.0 Transportation of things.......... 1 1 1
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 2 1 1
23.2 Rental payments to others......... 2 4 3
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 3 6 5
25.2 Other services.................... 79 114 100
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 124
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 20 31 28
31.0 Equipment......................... 4 7 6
32.0 Land and structures............... 4 6 5
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 1 1 1
44.0 Refunds........................... 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 348 306 292
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Personnel Summary
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 2,743 3,287 3,287
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 126 151 151
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General Fund Receipt Accounts
(in millions of dollars)
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1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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Offsetting receipts from the public:
12-181100 National grasslands........ 30 13 13
12-222100 National forest fund....... 179 149 165
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General Fund Offsetting receipts from
the public............................. 209 162 178
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Other Consolidated Receipt Accounts
(in millions of dollars)
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1995 actual 1996 est. 1997 est.
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12-977210 Miscellaneous contributed
funds............................... 1
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
Administrative Provisions, Forest Service
Section 101. Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current
fiscal year shall be available for: (a) purchase of not to exceed 159
passenger motor vehicles, of which 14 will be used primarily for law
enforcement purposes and of which 149 shall be for replacement;
acquisition of 10 passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire
of such vehicles; operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase of
not to exceed two for replacement only, and acquisition of 20 aircraft
from excess sources; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in
value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft;
(b) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (c) purchase, erection, and alteration
of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (d)
acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein, pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
428a; (e) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, 558a note); and (f) for debt
collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Sec. 102. Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest
Service may be advanced to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation
and may be used for forest firefighting and the emergency rehabilitation
of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction.
Sec. 103. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for assistance to or through the Agency for International
Development and the Office of International Cooperation and Development
in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information,
and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support
forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United
States and its territories and possessions, including technical
assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States
and international organizations.
Sec. 104. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be used to
disseminate program information to private and public individuals
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and organizations through the use of nonmonetary items of nominal value
and to provide nonmonetary awards of nominal value and to incur
necessary expenses for the nonmonetary recognition of private
individuals and organizations that make contributions to Forest Service
programs.
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Forest
Service is authorized to employ or otherwise contract with persons at
regular rates of pay, as determined by the Service, to perform work
occasioned by emergencies such as fires, storms, floods, earthquakes or
any other unavoidable cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays,
and regular workweek.
Sec. 106. Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
593, funds up to $1,000,000 for matching funds shall be available for
the National Forest Foundation.
Sec. 107. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to
rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes.
Sec. 108. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections 14(c)(1) and (2), and section
16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money
collected in advance or otherwise by the Forest Service under authority
of section 101 of Public Law 93-153 (30 U.S.C. 185(1)) as reimbursement
of administrative and other costs incurred in processing pipeline right-
of-way or permit applications and for costs incurred in monitoring the
construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of any pipeline
and related facilities, may be used to reimburse the applicable
appropriation to which such costs were originally charged.
Sec. 110. Funds available to the Forest Service shall be available
to conduct a program of not less than $1,000,000 for high priority
projects within the scope of the approved budget which shall be carried
out by the Youth Conservation Corps as authorized by the Act of August
13, 1970, as amended by Public Law 93-408.
Sec. 111. Any money collected from the States for fire suppression
assistance rendered by the Forest Service on non-Federal lands not in
the vicinity of National Forest System lands shall be used to reimburse
the applicable appropriation and shall remain available until expended
as the Secretary may direct in conducting activities authorized by 16
U.S.C. 2101 (note), 2101-2110, 1606, and 2111.
Sec. 112. Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $1,500 is
available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and
representation expenses.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations
and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal
year [1996] 1997 under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in
addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed [665] 667
passenger motor vehicles, of which [642] 643 shall be for replacement
only, and for the hire of such vehicles.
Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of
Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the
Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service work
authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C.
427, 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts and
chapter.
Sec. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working Capital
Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital for data services
and National Finance Center operations shall not exceed $2,000,000:
Provided, That no funds in this Act appropriated to an agency of the
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the
approval of the agency administrator.
Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the following
appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the
contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, Medfly program, and
integrated systems acquisition project; [Consolidated Farm Service
Agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county
committees;] and Foreign Agricultural Service, Middle-Income Country
Training program.
New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up to 10
percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field automation
and information management project; funds appropriated for rental
payments; funds for the Native American institutions endowment fund in
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Servioce, and
funds for the competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) shall
remain available until expended.
Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available to
the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available to provide
appropriate orientation and language training pursuant to Public Law 94-
449.
Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to
carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does
not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
provided in this Act.
Sec. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
commodities acquired by the Department in connection with Commodity
Credit Corporation and section 32 price support operations may be used,
as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide
commodities to individuals in cases of hardship as determined by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
[Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to
reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of space
rental and related costs in excess of the amounts specified in this Act;
nor shall this or any other provision of law require a reduction in the
level of rental space or services below that of fiscal year 1995 or
prohibit an expansion of rental space or services with the use of funds
otherwise appropriated in this Act. Further, no agency of the Department
of Agriculture, from funds otherwise available, shall reimburse the
General Services Administration for payment of space rental and related
costs provided to such agency at a percentage rate which is greater than
is available in the case of funds appropriated in this Act.]
Sec. [711] 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to
restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to lease
space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of other agencies of
the Department of Agriculture when such space will be jointly occupied.
Sec. [712] 711. With the exception of grants awarded under the Small
Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 97-219, as
amended (15 U.S.C. 638), none of the funds in this Act shall be
available to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded competitively
by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service that
exceed [14] 25 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award.
Sec. [713] 712. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not
limitations.
Sec. [714] 713. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for
the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year
[1996] 1997 shall remain available until expended to cover obligations
made in fiscal year [1996] 1997 for the following accounts: the rural
development loan fund program account; the Rural Telephone Bank program
account; the rural electrification and telecommunications loans program
account; and the rural economic development loans program account.
Sec. [715] 714. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year [1996]
1997 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within
the levels appropriated in this Act.
[Sec. 716. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the
entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c;
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'')].
[(b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In the
case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to be
purchased with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that
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entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the
assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing financial
assistance using funds made available in this Act, the head of each
Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a
notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the
Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.]
Sec. [717] 715. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service
may use cooperative agreements to reflect a relationship between
Agricultural Marketing Service and a State or Cooperator to carry out
agricultural marketing programs.
[Sec. 718. Prohibition on Use of Funds for Honey Payments or Loan
Forfeitures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be
used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for a total amount of
payments and/or total amount of loan forfeitures to a person to support
the price of honey under section 207 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1446h) and section 405A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1425a) in excess of
zero dollars in the 1994, 1995, and 1996 crop years.]
[Sec. 719. None of the funds in this Act may be used to retire more
than 5% of the Class A stock of the Rural Telephone Bank.]
[Sec. 720. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to provide benefits to households
whose benefits are calculated using a standard deduction greater than
the standard deduction in effect for fiscal year 1995.]
[Sec. 721. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for any program, project, or activity when it is made known to the
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any
applicable Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of
private property rights, or unfunded mandates.]
[Sec. 722. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used to increase, from the fiscal year 1995 level, the level of Full
Time Equivalency Positions (whether through new hires or by transferring
full time equivalents from other offices) in any of the following Food
and Drug Administration offices: Office of the Commissioner, Office of
Policy, Office of External Affairs (Immediate Office, as well as Office
of Health Affairs, and Office of Public Affairs), and the Office of
Management and Systems (Immediate Office, as well as Office of Planning
and Evaluation and Office of Management).]
[Sec. 723. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of personnel who carry
out a market promotion program pursuant to section 203 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance
to, the U.S. Mink Export Development Council or any mink industry trade
association.]
[Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to enroll in excess of 100,000 acres
in the fiscal year 1996 wetlands reserve program, as authorized by 16
U.S.C. 3837.]
[Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional acres in the
Conservation Reserve Program authorzed by 16 U.S.C. 3831-3845: Provided,
That 1,579,000 new acries shall be enrolled in the program in the year
beginning January 1, 1997.]
[Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to develop compliance guidelines,
implement or enforce a regulation promulgated by the Food Safety and
Inspection Service on August 25, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 44396): Provided,
That this regulation shall take effect only if legislation is enacted
into law which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate such
regulation, or the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry receive and approve a
proposed revised regulation submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture.]
[Sec. 727. None of the funds appropriated or made available to the
Food and Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to operate the
Board of Tea Experts.]
[Sec. 728. None of the funds available in this Act shall be used for
any action, including the development or assertion of any position or
recommendation by or on behalf of the Forest Service, that directly or
indirectly results in the loss of or restriction on the diversion and
use of water from existing water supply facilities located on National
Forest lands by the owners of such facilities, or result in a material
increase in the cost of such yield to the owners of the water supply:
Provided, That nothing in this section shall preclude a mutual agreement
between any agency of the Department of Agriculture and a State or local
governmental entity or private entity or individual.]
[Sec. 729. Upon the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall not enforce Federal regulation 36 CFR Part 223
promulgated on September 8, 1995, for a period of no less than 120 days:
Provided, That during such time the Secretary shall take notice and
public comment on the regulations and make the necessary revisions to
reflect public comment. Any fines assessed pursuant to 36 CFR Part 223,
from the effective date of said regulation to the date of enactment of
this Act, shall be null and void. During the 120 day period, the interim
regulatory guidelines published pursuant to 55 CFR 48572 and 56 CFR
65834 shall remain in effect.]