DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL 1975

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Calendar No.1045
93D CONGRESS SENATE REPORT
29d Session No. 93-1091
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SPACE,
SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1975
Mr. PROXMIRE, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill
(H.R. 15572) making appropriations for the Department of Housing
and Urban Development ; for space, science, veterans, and certain
other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other
purposes, reports the same to the Senate with various amendments
and presents herewith information relative to the changes made.
,.MOUNT IN Nvw 13 UDGET (OBLIGATION AL) AUTHORITY
Amount of bill as passed House___________________ $20,S46,332,000
Amended estimates not considered by House------- 618, 962, 000
Subtotal__________________________________
21,
465, 294,
000
Amount of decrease by Senate____________________
254, 575,
580
Amount of bill as reported to Senate--------
21,
210, 718,
420
Amount of appropriations, 1974__________________
20,
813, 036,
000
Amount of budget estimate______________________
21,
436, 813,
000
Under the estimates for 1975_________________
226, 094,
580
Over the appropriations for 1974_____________
397, 682,
420
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1974 appropriation----------------------------------------------- Pstirnate, 1975-_ (i, 320, 0011
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rlouse a11owance-.-----__ - - .-,, 000, (10)
Committee recommendation- -- -- 6, 130, -100
'Comparable program amount.
For Salaries r~rnd Expenses, Policy Developnre:rt and. Research, the
Committee recommends alt appropriation of :0,130,400, which is
$189,600 below the budget estimate and $1.130.400 over the House
allowance.
This is a new appropriation, combining the administrative expenses
formerly financed through a limitation m the "Research and Tech-
nology" appropriation with administrative expenses of policy devel-
opment and program evaluation formerly financed under the appro-
priation for "General I)epartrnental .Management.'
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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
1974 appropriations----------------------------------------------
$9,777,000
Estimate, 1975--------------------------------------------------
11,900,000
House allowance------------------------------------------------
10,900,000
Committee recommendation-------------------------------------- 11, 543, 000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,543,000 for
the Department's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity program.
This amount is $357,000 below the budget estimate and $643,000 over
the allowance contained in the House bill.
Officials of the Department explained that the basic approach of
HUD's equal opportunity program includes major emphasis on the
enforcement of fair housing and equal opportunity laws and regula-
tions. This is mandated by Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968,
Title VI of the Civil, Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11063,
11478, 11625, and 11246, and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act of 1968, as amended.
The approach includes the encouragement of voluntary cooperation
and assistance in aiding individuals, firms, agencies and organizations
to comply with the provisions of the law and HUD regulations. HUD
equal opportunity staff offers maximum assistance to both grant re-
cipients and HUD program staff in Area and Insuring Offices to estab-
lish institutional change that will enhance and encourage meaningful
freedom of choice and equal opportunity for all Americans.
Existing laws provide the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
tunity with the necessary tools to investigate and conciliate fair hous-
ing and equal opportunity complaints, and to monitor and evaluate
compliance with III71) guidelines through voluntary efforts or admin-
istrative procedures. Underlying this policy is the philosophy that
strict enforcement of laws, executive orders and regulations will aid
in achieving the ultimate goal of equal opportunity for all Americans.
1974 appropriation----------------------------------------------- $6,161,000
Estimate, 1975--------------------------------------------------- 5,580,000
House allowance------------------------------------------------- 5,580,000
Committee recommendation-------------------------------------- 5,412,600
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,412,600 for Gen-
eral Departmental Management. The Committee recommendation is
$167,400 below the budget estimate and the amount contained in the
House bill.
This appropriation supports the functions performed in the Office
of the Secretary and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legisla-
tive Affairs.
SALARIES AN n EXPENSES, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
1974 appropriation -------------------- ---------------------------
$3,253,000
Estimate, 1975 ----------------.-------------
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3,530,000
House allowance -----------------------------------
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3,530,000
Committee recommendation -------------------------------------
3,424,100
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,424,100 for
Salaries and Expenses of the Office of General Counsel. This sum is
$105,900 below the budget estimate and the House allowance.
The Office of General Counsel was established in 1966 as the law
office of the Department of Housing and I?rba:.i Development. The
General Counsel is the Chief Law O ic.er of the Department and, as
such, is legal adviser to the Secretary and other principal staff of the
Department. He is responsible for providing all legal advice. and serv-
ices necessary at the Headquarters level with respect to the formula-
tion, in rplementation and operation of the Department's programs and
its internal administration. He also provides advice and counsel on
Departmental policy with respect to those matters.
The General Counsel is assisted by tlme Deputy General Counsel, and
1`our Associate General Counsels, each of whom is responsible for a
portion of the legal work of the Department.
1.974 appropriation ------------------------------------------------- $6,708,000
Estimate. 1975---------------------------------------------------- 6,830,000
l36use allowance------------------------------------------------- 6,830,000
Committee recomm.endation--------------------------------------- 6,625,100
For Salaries and Expenses for the Office of Inspector General, the
('ornnuttee recommends arm appropriation of $(i,6??,i,100 which is $204,-
900 below the budget estimate and the House allowance.
The Inspector General is the Department's focal point for inde-
pendent review of integrity of operarions. The role of the Inspector
General does not, however, lessen the responsibility of the Assistant
Secretaries or heads of other major elements to carry out their func-
tions effectively, efficiently and with integrity. The Inspector General
is the central authority concerned with the quality, coverage, and co-
ordination of the audit, investigation and security services of the De-
partment. In directing these monitoring and review activities, the
Inspector General emphasizes both the protective and constructive
aspects of these services as a tool of management within a comprehen-
sive Departmental effort, to attain improved management- effectiveness.
The Office of Inspector General has authority to inquire into all pro-
Trranr and administrative activities of the Departnent, and the related
activities of all urarties performing under contracts, grants, or other
agreements with the Iepartment. These inquiries may be in the na
tore of audits, investigations, or such other reviews as may be appro-
priate in the circumstances.
1974appropriation-----------------------------------
X11,
650,
000
Estimate, 1975--------------------------------------------------
19,
810,
000
House allowance -------------------------------------------
19,
513,
000
Committee recommendation--------------------------------------
18,
927,
610
For Adrninistratiorn and Staff ServWes. the Committee concurs with
the House and reconnuends an appropriation of $18,927,610, which is
$882.390 below the budget. estimate -mud $585,390 below the House
lmrnolnrt.
'l'ire reduction by the Coil) rittee and the House was made in order
to reduce the reimbursement- of space rental cost to the General Serv-
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REGION-AL .'SEAN AGEME'NT AND SERVICES
1974 appropriation-----------------------------------.----------
$20,224,000
Estimate, 1975--.-----
30, 160, 000
Mouse allowance ---------------------------------------
'29.446,000
28,562,620
For Regional Management and Services, the Committee recom-
mends an appropriation of $28,562,620 which is $1,597,380 below the
budget estimate and $883,380 under the House allowance. The decrease
represents a 10 percent reduction in the amount charged by the GSA
for spare rental costs:
FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCI: A1)~MMINISTRATUON FUNDS APPROPRIATED
To TILE PRESIDENT
1974 appropriation---------------------------------------------
$432,600-,000
Amended estimate, 1975________________________________________
x 200, 000, 000
House allowance-----------------------------------------------
200,000,000
Committee recommendation --------------------------------------
200, 000,000
i Original estimate $100,000,000. Increased to $200.000,000 in H. Doe. No. 93-311.
For Federal Disaster relief, the Committee recommends an ap-
propriation of $200,000,000, which is the same as the budget estimate
and the House allowance.
TITLE II
SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1974 appropriation---------------------------------------------- $4,100,000
Estimate, 1975 --------------------------------------------------- -5,465,000
House allowance------------------------------------------------ 4,512,000
Committee recommendation______________________________________ 4,376,640
For Salaries and Expenses of the American Battle Monuments
Commission, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,376,-
640, which $1,088,360 below the budget estimate and $135,360 under
the amount allowed in the House bill.
In addition to a 10 percent reduction of $3,000 in space rental costs
to be reimbursed to the GSA, the, committee has disallowed the $950,-
000 requested for the proposed Pershing Memorial in the District of
Columbia. The committee felt that, with inflation running rampant,
this was no time to construct a memorial to our revered Ilero of World
Tar I.
The Commission is responsible for commemorating the achievements
of the Armed Forces of the United States where they have served
since April 6, 1917; controlling the erection Of monuments and mark-
ers by U.S. citizens and organizations in foreign countries; and con-
structing, administering and maintaining cemetery memorials on for-
eign soil.
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DEPARTMENT Or JDl`FENSE-(-'tV11,
Cr,3rETERm1 EXrl\SI;S, AI iv
`3ALARE11;11, AND GXYE'NSFS
1974 appropriation----------------------------------------------- $24, 078, 000
Estimate. 1975--------------------------- ------------ ---------- 267, 00
Noise allowance---------------- ---------------------- ---------- 265, WO
Committee reconmmendation-------------------------------------- 257.050
For Cemeterial Expenses. Department of the Army, the Committee
recommends that $257,050 be appropriated. This sum is $9,950 below
the budget estimate and $7,950 less than the House allowance. Tlie
reduction includes a 1-0 percent reduction in GSA space rental cost.
licsponsibility for Arlington and Soldiers' Home National Ceme-
teries is vested in the Secretary of the Arniy, who has delegated to
the U.S. Army - icruorial Affairs Agency the responsibilities for staff
and technical sn pervision of the clay-ta-day operations.
The committee learned that Arlington and Soldiers' Home National
Cemeteries contain the remains of 173,852 persons and comprise a total
of 573.6 acres, and in FY 1975 there ware 2,720 interments.
Each grave is marked with a headstone or grave marker, except in a
relatively few instances, where the family may boa authorized to erect
a monument of its own design at private expense. In addition, a head-
stone or marker may be furnished for the ummiiar..ed grave of any de-
ceased eligible serviceman interred in a private cemetery. Procurement
of headstones and grave markers is the responsibility of the Veterans'
Ad ministration.
These cemeteries require a prograri of construction each year. The
hinds requested for construction are expended to develop available
land areas and thus provide gravesit.es and facilities required to accom-
plish the interment of the remains of eligible persons. In addition,
certain new construction and alterations are required of existing facil-
ities to protect the Government's investment in these cemeteries.
1974 appropriation--------------------------------------------- $40,155,000
Estimate 1975--------------------------------------------------- 46,847,000
(louse allowance----------------------------------------- 46, 900, 000
Committee recommendation ------------------------------------- 46,900, 000
The Committee concurs with the Ihouse and recommends an appro-
priation of $46.000,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the Federal Com-
munications Connlnission, which is $53,000 over the budget estimate.
For the past few years, the Committee has been deeply concerared
abort the substantial backlog and the ability of the FCC to manage
increasing ~vorlcloads in nearly all of its activities. Thus, the Comnnt-
tee has included $300,000 for an ae_ditional 25 positions above the
budget request and directs the Commission to allocate these positions
on a permanent basis to reduce the substantial backlog.
The Committee has also concurred with the House and reduced the
budget estimate by $247,000, which represents a ]_0%n reduction in the
space rental cost to be reimbursed to the GSA.
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The Committee also joins with the House in urging the Commission
to proceed as vigorously and as rapidly as possible-within Constitu-
tional limitations-to determine what is its power in the area of pro-
gram. violence and obscenity, particular as to their effect on children.
Agreeing with the House, the Committee feels that this situation re-
quires resolution and urges the Commission to submit the same report
to it which was requested by the House by December 31, 1974.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
1974 appropriation------------------------------------------
$2,189,307,000
Estimate, 1975----------------------------------------------
22,341,580,000
House allowance--------------------------------------------
2, 327, 380, 000
Committee recommendation----------------------------------.
2, 326, 580, 000
I- Excludes $4,693,000 shown in report accompanying Special Energy Research and
Development Appropriation bill for. 1975.
2 Excludes $4,435,000 appropriated in aforementioned bill.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,326,580,000 for
funding NASA's Research and Development program. This amount
is $15,000,000 under the budget estiinate and $800,000 under the allow-
ance in the House bill.
The Committee approved all budgeted items in this account, includ-
ing $6,200,000 for the Large Space Telescope (LST) and $8,000,000 for
SEASAT, funding for which had been denied by the House. The
Committee reduction of $15,000,000 has not been directed to any
specific program because the Committee feels that NASA is better
able to apply this reduction with a minimum of disruption in its
priorities.
The I.ST, would provide a permanent astronomical observatory
above the Earth's atmosphere, increasing ten-fold our ability to ob-
serve the universe. These funds will support refined studies of the
LST design and cost. On the basis of these studies, the Congress will
be in a better position to consider the project when it is proposed as
a new start.
SEASAT, an experimental satellite for studying the oceans, offers
he promise of great benefits to environmentally safe off-shore drilling,
ocean-going shipping, and better understanding of the effects of the
oceans on our weather.
Data from the ERTS program is proving invaluable in numerous
fields, including crop monitoring, land use, forestry, pollution control,
and the search for new sources of energy. Despite, the obvious need
for continuity of data in this new program. the Administration has
not sought funds for starting the third ERTS satellite. In this connec-
tion, the Committee concurs with the House and urges-NASA to repro-
gram the necessary funds to begin work on ERTS "C" as soon as
possible.
The Committee notes with dismay the large and. continuing over-
runs in the admittedly sophisticated Viking program. Further repro-
;rammings of funds for Viking will be considered only with the great-
est reluctance.
The Committee was informed that, NASA's program of research and
development is directed toward advancing man's knowledge, of earth
and its space environment and toward developing and utilizing aero-
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nautics and space technology to accomplish National goals. The pro-
gram is conducted through the following elements :
Manned space flight: A program building on the success of the
Apollo and Skylab missions to demonstrate an international coopera-
tive space docking capability and to develop a new space transporta-
tion system significantly improving the access of man and instruments
to space.
Space science : An unmanned space flight program to further man's
knowledge of the earth, the atmosphere, the moon, the sun, the planets,
interplanetary space, and the stars.
Applications: A research and development program using ground,
air, and space systems to demonstrate space techniques to benefit nlan-
kind in such areas as weather and cli Irate, pollution monitoring, earth
resources survey, earth and ocean physics, communications, and space
processing.
Aeronautics :Ind space technology: A program to acquire funda-
ineiital knowledge and develop the technology needed to continue
United States leadership in aeronautics and space programs.
'T'racking and data acquisition : A worldwide prograni to support the
rurumed and unmanned programs of the agency.
'I'echrnology utilization : A program to accelertite the dissenrinatiorr
to industry and other users of the technological avid engineering infor-
mation gained during conduct of the agency missions.
CON-STRUCTIO-N 07 FACILITIES
1974 appropriation____________________________________________ $101, 100,eon
F]stimate, 1975--------------------------------- 151, 490, 000
II0118e allowance------------------------ ------------- 135, 670, 1'00
Committee recomnnendation-------------------------------------- 140, 135, 300
For Construction of Facilities, the Committee reconunends an air
propriation of $140,155,300, which is $11,334,700 below the bud.rc
estimate and $4,185,300 above the House allowance.
The Committee intends that, this economy reduction be absorlw
through the deferral of certain projects rather than the elimination e
any specific project.
The, Committee recommendation provides fmr(ls for all authorized
construction projects including $4,880,000 for the Systems Develop
merit Laboratory, which had been (ferried by the House, and $3,940,001)
for the Shuttle I-Ianger, for which the budgeted ,trnolult of $1,940,013
for a temporary facility had been denied by the House.
Tire Systems Development Laboratory addition at, the Jet Propel
sion Laboratory, is for an addition to an exisr.,ing building whirl,
would meet requirements for 3 additional floors to support "mission
control" for the 1976 Mars Viking landing mission. The alternative 1.
to lease off-site space for this requirement or relocate other functions
off-site in leased space, either of which is costly and requires extensiv:z
electrical mechanical, structural and control system rearrangement:;
which could end,unger the mission.
The other 3 floors in the addition would be used to reduce the opera.
tional inefficiency and leasing costs ii volved in existing off-site space.
The total savings from this project r:re estimated to recover the core
struction costs in 51/2 years.
The Orbiter Horizontal Flight Test Facilities (shuttle hanger), at
the Flight Research Center, is required to s'tpport the space shuttle
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sub-orbital flight test program over the Mojave desert. No existing
hangars or other facilities are available for this purpose. The funding
provided will allow construction of a permanent aeronautical research
facility.
This appropriation provides for contractual services for the design,
major rehabilitation, and modification of facilities; the construction of
new facilities; minor construction; the purchase of related equip-
ment and advanced design related to facilities planned for future
authorization.
The program for 1975, in many aspects, reflects a continuation of
prior years' endeavors, especially in regard to:
(a) Space shuttle facilities
(b) Facility rehabilitation and modification and minor con-
struction programs
(c) Facility planning and design.
The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate, modify and add to
existing government-owned facilities and to construct those limited
new facilities necessary to meet unique requirements in support of the
space shuttle program. In FY 1975, these facilities are primarily for
the launch and landing requirements at John F. Kennedy Space Cen-
ter. The work includes completing the construction of the landing
facilities that were initiated with FY 1974 resources, the construction
of an orbiter processing facility for maintenance and checkout of the
orbiter and modifications to the Launch Complex 39 to support the
launch of the space shuttle. FY 1975 requirements at other locations
include modifications and additions to existing facilities to provide
major ground test capability for dynamic testing of the shuttle vehi-
cle, horizontal flight testing of the orbiter vehicle, crew training, vibro-
acoustic testing and material testing. In addition, facility requirements
to support the production and tests of the solid rocket motors during
the design, development, test and evaluation phase of the program
have also been included.
The Rehabilitation and. Modification of Facilities program is in-
tended to provide for the rehabilitation and modification of facilities
at NASA field installations and Government-owned industrial plants
engaged in NASA activities. Included in this project are those prior-
ity rehabilitation and modification facility needs for FY 1975 which
can be foreseen at the time of the submission of these estimates, and
which are estimated to cost not in excess of $500,000: The purpose of
this program is to protect, preserve, and enhance the capabilities and
usefulness of existing NASA facilities, and to insure the. continued
safe, economical, and efficient use of this physical plant. While, in
earlier years, this particulat program was specifically directed toward
the general nonprogrammatic segment of NASA facilities, this is the
third year in which additional attention has been given to these types
of facility requirements generated by specific programs or projects.
Minor construction funds provide for minor facility construction
at NASA field installations and at Government-owned industrial
plants engaged in NASA activities. This provides for the construction
of minor new facilities or additions to existing facilities, each project
of which is estimated to cost not in excess of $250,000. Such minor con-
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struction is necessary in FY 1975 to i::nprove the usefulness of NASA's
physical plant by making it possible to accomplish needed adjustments
in the utilization and augmentation of its capabilities.
Funds for Facility planning and design are required to provide=
for the following advance planning and design activities related to
facilities activities and projects :
(a) The accomplishment of necessary development and master
planning for field installations and, where not otherwise provided
for, the updating of "as-built" drawings and the provision of
engineering services.
(h) The preparation of preliminary engineering reports, co;-.t
estimates. and design and construction schedules.
(c) The preparation of final construction contract plans, specie
fications, and associated cost estimates and schedules that axe
required to implement construction projects.
(d) The accomplishment of facilities siting and other in'es
tigations, as well as special facilities studies and reports.
1974 appropriation ------ .--------------------------------------- $744,600,00)
Estimate, 1975------------------------------------------------ 749,624.000
House allowance---------------------------------------------- 740,000,000
Committee recommendation ------------------------------------ -- 740, 000. 00(`
For funds to support NASA's Research and Program Manageme;er
the Committee recommends an appropriation of $740.000.000. which 14
$9.024,000 below the budget estimate and the same as the House allow
ance. The reduction includes a $500,000, or a 10 percent cut in GS.~
rental space costs, as contained in the House 411.
Personnel eats of 1,880 in FY 1974 and an additional 354 schednlee
for FY 1975 have already been factored into the NASA budget esi1
mate. These reductions resulted in a NASA R&P11Ibudget . request
only $5 million above FY 1974 in spite of a 838 million pay raise
imposed by law.
According to NASA, the Research and Program 11'Ianagemer
appropriation includes funding for research in Government labora-
tories, management of programs, and other activities of the agetrcv.
Principally, it, is intended to provide for the civil service staff needed
to perform in-]rouse research, and to plan, m u:_a(;e. and support the,
Research and Development programs; 'and the other elements c::'
operational capability of the laboratories 'and facilities such as logistics
support (travel and transportation, maintenance, 'and operation of
facilities), and technical rued administrative support.
The in-house personnel funded by the Research and Program Man-
agernent appropriation are engaged in research. and technology and
direct and indirect support of project work. Over three-fourths of this
appropriation is used to pay salaries and reh ted benefits of these
employees. The balance, embracing travel, facilities services, technical
services, and adnrinisltrative support at all NASA installations, pro-
vides the test. and operational f-'tcilities and related activities which
make possible the efficient accomplishment of NASA's approved
missions.
The Committee notes that NASA has made some progress in meet-
ing its goal of full compliance with the Conunittee's support of mi-
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nority hiring. The Committee reminds NASA, however, that it will
tolerate no slippage or breakdown in this program.
The Committee directs NASA to prepare an updated safety -study
out of available funds of the, Soyuz/Salyut spacecraft in anticipa-
tion of the ASTP and future joint missions.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1974 appropriation-----------------------------------------------1$544,660,000
estimate, 1975-------------------------------------------------
2681, 400, 000
Rouse allowance-----------------------------------------------
666,800,000
Committee recommendations ------------- ----------- -----------
654, 750, 000
1 Excludes $31,600,000 carried in report accompanying Special Energy Research and
Development appropriation bill for 1975.
Excludes $101,500,000 appropriated in aforementioned bill.
For the appropriation to fund the Salaries and Expenses of the
National Science Foundation, the Committee recommends $654,750,-
000, which is $26;650,000 below the budget estiiiiate and $12,050,000
under the House allowance.
In arriving at this figure, the Committee included only $1 million
each for the National R&-I) Incentive prograin and for the Intergoverii-
mental Science and Research ITtilization program, which are, the same
its the budget estimates. The Committee also found that the objectives
of the Science Faculty Fellowship Program, for which there was no
budget estimate, are. being met by other programs and consequently
has provided no funds for this specific activity in FY 1975.
.The Foundation requested $8 million for Earthquake Engineering
Research in FY 75. While the Committee recognizes the importance
of research in this field, it believes that. $8 million is. more money than
can be justified within the tight: constraints of the RANN program,
and directs the Foundation to reprogram some of these funds to other
areas within RANN.
This Committee is concerned with the increasing tendency of com-
mittees other than Appropriation Committees to set floors on funding
for specific programs, and urges the Congress to refrain from this
practice, which the Committee believes is inconsistent with the spirit
of the Budget Control Act of 1974.
The Committee has also placed this appropriation on a no-year basis
in order to give the Foundation greater flexibility, and avoid the neces-
sity to rush into obligations at the end of the fiscal year.
The suin recommended puts the $101,800,000 included in the Special
Energy Bill for NSF activities makes a total of $756,550,000 available
for NSF activities in fiscal 1975.
The bill includes a limitation of $36,5 00,000 for Program Develop-
ment and Management-a decrease of $800,000 below the 1975 request
and an increase of $600,000 over the house-approved amount. This
reduction includes $260,000 representing a ten percent decrease in
(SA rental costs.
Other limitations contained in the bill are not more than $50 million
for Research Applied to National Needs; not more- than $3 million for
Institutional Improvement for Science; not more than $12.7 million
for Graduate Student Support; and not more than $61.4: million for
Science Education Improvement. These limitations in the bill replace
the floors or minima established in the Mouse bill, and the amounts,
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except for RANK. are decreased to the budget wnounts. The limita-
tion on RANK is $:x,500,000 nuder the budget turd $10.000,000 over th(%
aunoxmt provided in the House bill.
The Committee directs the NSF to spend the $-3 million earmarked
for Institutional Improvement for Science on the Institutional Grants
for Science program with the funds to be provided only to those
schools that receive less than $1 million a year in Federal research sup-
port. The Committee has not provided funding for Institutional
Grants for Research illanagement. Improvement. These funds have
been provided in the past to institutions that receive considerable Fed-
eral support for research ; these institutions should be able to improve
their management of research grants using overhead funds.
The Committee recommendaion includes $5 ]million for Science In-
formation Activities, which is the budget estimate. The additional $3
million provided by the House is unnecessary in view of the fact that
costly automation of major abstracting and indexing services had been
conlt'ilet.ed so that an emphasis can now be placed on reducing gaps and
duplication in information systems and the efficient exchange of infor-
mation annong the systems.
The Committee is distressed over !she increase requested for social
science activities in view of the apparent: marginal value of some of
NSF-funded social science work in the past. The Committee instructs
the NSF to apply the budget reductions made by the Committee to
the proposed increases in the social s?ience field before attempting to
absorb them elsewhere.
Tfre purposes of the National Science Foundation are to increase
the Nation's base of scientific knowledge; encourage research in areas
that can lead to improvements in economic growth, productivity, and
environmental quality; promote international cooperation through
science; and develop and help implement science education programs
that can letter prepare the Nation for meeting the challenges of the
decades ahead.
NSF reported to the Committee tlat the following program areas
maize up the core of their research support activities:
Scientific Research Project Support (SRPS)-the core research
-rapport activity of the Foundation. Ii; includes research in all fields of
science--physical, environmental, biological, materials and social sc.i-
races, and engineering. The research is conducted mainly through aca-
demic institutions and nonprofit research institutions with a small
but increasing participation by induatrial firms and other for-profit
institutions.
National and Special Research Prograrns-Includes major research
programs that have as a chief characteristic one or more of the fol-
lowing: they are heavily involved with research dealing with global
environmental issues such as air-sea interaction, global weather, ocean
circulation patterns: they require coordinated efforts on a national of
international scale; or they address special science. problem areas. Fot
example, the T.S. Antarctic Research Program, the Arctic Research
Program. the Ocean Sediment Coring Program, and the International
Decade of Ocean Exploration involve extensive international coordi-
nation and cooperation in the planning and conduct of the research.
as well as extensive interaction with ether TT.,-). Government agencies.
NSF supports and sponsors five National Research Centers as part
of their overall research support activity.
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Science Information Activities.-Includes $5,000,000 for projects to
develop and improve information systems and services to promote the
dissemination of scientific information and to help scientists and engi-
neers in all sectors of our economy use the results of worldwide scien-
tific research.
International Cooperative Scientific Activities.-To provide in-
creased support for 17 bilateral research and exchange programs. Ex-
panded programs of science cooperation are planned with various
countries including the USSR, France, and others. In addition, there
will be. growth in cooperative efforts with Japan and other Pacific
nations. Through such agreements and programs, the U.S. and foreign
scientists are provided opportunities to do research on scientific prob-
lems whose solutions may be accelerated through collaborative efforts.
The Foundation has lead agency responsibility for many of the areas
approved under the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Agreement for Science and
Technology.
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Increased funding for fiscal Year 1975 will be used to support a
special program in international cooperation in the field ofenergy
research and development. The Foundation will also, provide support
to the National Academy of Sciences for operation of selected U.S.
National Committees that are important for effective U.S. participa-
tion in non-governmental international scientific activities. Included
in this program is $1,000,000 for the annual U.S. share of support for
the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis.
Research Applied to National Needs (RANN).-To support five
major program areas: Energy Research and Technology ; Environ-
mental Systems and Resources ; Advanced Technology Applications ;
Social Systems and Human Resources; and Exploratory Research and
Problem Assessment.
The R ANN program is designed to focus U.S. scientific and techrri-
eal resources on selected problems of national importance, with the
objective of contributing to their practical solution. An important
purpose of RANN is to shorten the lead time between the discoveries
of science and their application in meeting the Nation's needs. RANN
provides a key bridge between the Foundation's basis research and
education programs and the development and operations programs of
the Federal mission agencies and other elements of the user com-
munity, including State and local governments and private industry.
A major emphasis in all program areas of-RANN is research utiliza-
tion, and special emphasis is being placed on efforts to move RANN
results into the public and private sectors in FY 1975.
The principal emphasis of the RANN program is placed currently
in three major problem areas. These are Energy, the Environment,
sad productivity. Applied research in each of these areas builds upon
the results of exploratory research and problem assessments under-
taken to determine the need for more intensive study and the applica-
bility of science and technology in meeting national needs.
Intergovernmental Science and Research Utilization Program.-
Provides support for efforts designed (1) to aid State and local gov-
ernments to increase their capability to employ science and technology
effectively; and (2) to formulate policies, procedures and programs
for the. dissemination and utilization of research results from the
Foundation's Research Appiied to National Needs (R ANN) program.
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The program plays a significant role in understanding and analyzing
the implications of New Federalism and science and technology
policies. -
Institutional Improvement for Science.-For continuation of the
program of assisting universities, colleges, and -independent nonprofit
research institutions to explore methods and techniques for improving
their research management capabilities to enhance the effectiveness
of Federal funds provided to them.
Graduate Student Support.-Providing for 3 year fellowships de-
signed to insure that a cadre of the brightest science students will have
an opportunit to pursue science careers in disciplines of their choice.
Science Education Improvement:-Provides support for programs
that. aredesigned to increase educational efficiency, help provide the
essential number and variety of trained scientists and engineers, and
provide science training that will enable the non-scientist to function
confidently both as a worker and as a citizen in our science and tech-
nology-intensive society. The NSF programs for fiscal year 1975 aim
directly at the. 'achievement of these goals.
Planning and Policy Studies.-Provide the factual data and anal r-
ical basis for sound decisions leading to the development of improve.i
policies and plans for the advancement and utilization of science. The
major elements of the program are: (1) studies of science resources;
(2) science planning and policy analysis; and, (3) program evalua-
tion studies.
Program Development and Management.-Al operating costs of t`,(
National Science Foundation, including the management of the var;
ons program activities andthe executive direction and administrates, e
management of the Foundation, are included in this activity.
5('1 NTiFIC A(?rlVITIES (SI'ECIAI. FOREIGN' (URREIx('y 1R(GRAM)
1974 appropriation------------------------------- ---------
$3, 000, (;W
Estimnate, 1975---------------------------------------------------
5,000,000
House allowance------------------------------------------------
5, 000, MR?
Committee recommendation---------------------------------------
4, 850, AKA
'I'lre Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,850,000 to fund
NSF's Special Foreign Currency Program. 'I'bis amount is $150,t:)t)
I under the budget estimate and the Ilouse allowance.
The Committee learned that the Special Foreign Currency Progru
ntilizes TT.S.-owned excess currencies in certain( foreign countries
support. cooperative scientific projects, seminars, and the travel o:
U.S. and foreign scientists involved in mutually beneficial efforts. The
Foundation awards grants to both T.S. and foreign institutions and
scientists. The funds used in this p:?ogram are from those which tL-
United States has accumulated abror(d, principa-ly through the sale
agricultural commodities, the repayment of loans, and the payment of
interest on outstanding loans. The "excess" funds may be used for U.S
purposes in the country of origin, with the concurrence of the con-
cerned foreign government. The Department of the Treasury deter
mines when, where, and how much of these funds are excess to the
U.S. Government's requirement. There are eight special foreign cur-
rency countries: Burma, Egypt, Guhica, India, Pakistan, Poland, Tu-
nisia, and Yugoslavia.
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Two categories of activity are included under this program : (1)
cooperative research programs, joint seminars, and travel of scien-
tists, and (2) translation, publication and dissemination of foreign
scientific and technical information to U.S. scientists and engineers.
The objectives of the program are to support cooperative scientific
activities of significance to the U.S.A. and the cooperating foreign
countries; supplement our domestic research effort through use of
I?.S.-owned foreign currencies; obtain access to unusual. research en-
vironments and facilities; arrange for the translation of foreign scien-
tific and technological literature for distribution to U.S. scientists;
and promote the exchange of information between U.S. and foreign
scientists.
1974 appropriation---------------------------------------------- $4,805,000
Estimate, 1975-------------------------------------------------- 5,195,000
House allowance_________________ ------------------------------------------------ 5,163,000
Committee recommendation-------------------------------------- 5, 163, 000
For Salaries and Expenses of the Renegotiation Board, the Commit-
tee recommends an appropriation of $5,163,000, which is $32,000
under the. budget estimate and the same as the House allowance.
The Committee is deeply concerned over the continued lack of
leadership by the Chairman of the Board and by the disappointing
performance by the Board as a whole. The Chairman apparently
fails to understand that Congress intends this agency to diligently
review the financial submissions of all companies subject to the Act,
to scrutinize the books and records of all those who may have taken
excess profits on government contracts, and to make determinations of
the full amount of excess profits where such determinations are justi-
fied by the facts.
The Board is seriously understaffed and ill-equipped to deal with
its heavy responsibilities. There are only a handful. of professional
auditors in the Washington office to screen the thousands of filings
submitted each year. The legal staff numbers only 6. The total num-
ber of personnel of the Board, professional and non-professional is
less than 200, down from 239 in 1971 and far below the peak year of
1953 when the Board had a staff of 742 persons.
The Committee finds that the Board is not able to effectively per-
form the renegotiationfunction with such a small staff. The magnitude
of the problem is illustrated by the amount of defense prime contract
awards which totaled $36.9 billion in fiscal year 1973, and which has
been consistently above $34 billion annually since 1966. It is not pos-
sible for an agency with such a small staff to keep up with the, work-
load indicated by the figures for defense contract awards and the large
number of filings.
The Committee is puzzled by the unwillingness of the Chairman
to request additional manpower or to seek ways to improve the ef-
fectiveness of the Board.
The Committee is also puzzled by the reluctance, of the Board to
adequately consider the return on capital or the return on net worth
in making its determinations of excess profits.
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The Committee is pleased to note that the Senate has directed that
a study be conducted into the activities of the Board and the adequacy
of the Renegotiation Act. The study, to be completed next year, will
contain recommendations for further congressional action.
The Renegotiation Board has authority under the Renegotiation Act
of 1951, as amended, to determine aid eliminate excessive profits real-
ized by contractors and subcontractors in the defense and space
programs.
Renegotiation is conducted not with respect to individual contracts,
but with respect to the receipts or accruals of a contractor under all
renegotiable contracts and subcontracts in a fiscal year of the
contractor.
Not all Government contracts are within the scope of the Act. T:_e
Act relates only to prime contracts with the Departments of I)efen,=s-,
the bony, the Navy, and the Air Fo -ce, the Maritime Administration,
the Federal Maritime Commission, ihe General Services Administra-
tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Atom a'
Energy Commission, and the Federal Aviation Administration; and
to related subcontracts, including purchase orders. Moreover, certain
types of contracts with these agencies; and certain types of subcontracts
are exempt, in whole or in part, from renegotiation.
The Act provides that a report must be filed with the Boardby every
contractor or subcontractor having receipts or accruals in a fiscal year
which exceed $1 million ($25,000 in the case of brokers, and manufac-
turers' agents) from contracts or subcontracts subject to the Act. Con-
tractors or subcontractors with renegotiable receipts or accruals
amounting to loss than the above minimum need not file a report but
may, if they choose, file a Statement, of Non-Applicability.
Operations are conducted at the IIeadquarte.--s Office and two Re-
gional Boards. The Eastern Regional Renegotiation Board serves the
eastern part of the ITnited States and the Western Regional Renegoti-
ation Board serves the western part.
For a contractor whose renegotiable receipts or accruals in a fiscal
year exceed the applicable minimum, the renegotiation process begins
with the filing of a Standard Form of Contractor's Report. To compile
the report, a contractor must segregate his negotiable from his non-
renegotiable business and must also determine the costs and expenses
allocable to each such segment. Generally, all amounts deductible for
Federal income tax purposes are allowable as costs in renegotiation to
the extent allocable to renegotiable business.
1.974 appropriation-------------------------------------- - $36,227,000
Estimate, 1975---------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------ 42, 131, 000
House allowance --------------------------------------------------- 43. 077, 000
Committee recommendation ------------- .---------------------- _- 43, 077. 000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $43,077,000 for
Salaries and 1,,xpenses of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This amount is $946,000 over the budget estimate and -the same as the
House allowance.
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The Committee has also included language which increases the
travel expense limitations of the Commission to $1,200,000 for FY
1975.
The increased sum recommended by the Committee has been pro-
vided to permit the commission to increase budgeted positions by 150.
The Committee was informed that the SEC expects to collect and
deposit in the Treasury, based on their current fee schedule, slightly
over $24 million or about 61% of their budget request. In this con-
nection, the Committee understands that theCommission has initiated
a study of its fee schedule in relation to costs incurred. According to
data received by the Committee, in FY 75 the SEC expects to collect
fees for the following services in the amounts shown :
Estimate, 1975
Registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933---------
$14,000,000
Fees for other filings and reports--------------------------------
5,375,000
From stock exchanges under section 31 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934---------------------------------------------------
4,400,000
Non-NASD:broke?rs and dealers---------------------------------
400,000
Qualification of trust indentures---------------------------------
1,000
Other fees -----------------------------------------------------
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$24,186,000
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
1974 appropriation---------------------------------------------- $53,760,000
Estimate, 1975------------------------------------------------- 47,163,000
House allowance- --------------------------------------- 46,463,000
Committee recommendation------------------------------------- 37, 345, 000
For salaries and Expenses of the Selective Service System, the
Committee recommends an appropriation of $37,345,000, which is
$9,818,000 below the I .ouse allowance and $9,118,000 below the budget
estimate.
In light of very encouraging reports from both the Secretary of the
Army and the Secretary of Defense concerning the success of the
Volunteer Army, the Committee feels that an accelerated winding-
down of the Selective Service System's operations is justified in fiscal
year 75.
Statistics show, among other things, that the average length of ini-
tial terms has increased 21%, the average length of initial terms in
Army Combat Arms is up by 45%, and that reenlistment by second
term volunteers is up 70% in fiscal year 74. The morale and intelli-
gence of the volunteer soldier is high and there are strong indications
that our military forces are now both combat-ready and of sufficient
strength to meet our military manpower needs.
The Committee directs the Selective Service System to continue to
explore vigorously alternative less costly methods of maintaining a
stand-by draft system, with particular emphasis on the increased use
of volunteer registration and processing personnel, and on a greater
percentage of position reductions in the GS 13 and above categories.
The committee was told that the Selective Service System must be
prepared to furnish the men necessary to maintain the Armed Forces
at authorized strength to the extent that this cannot be done by volun-
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tude of which is determined by the Department of Defense. -Since
January 1, 1970, the order of registrants to be selected for induction
has been determined by lottery drawings which assign random se-
quence numbers. Since March 1972, under the authority of the 1971
amendments to the Military Selective Service Act. random sequence
numbers have been used in a T?niform National Call method. Section
10 (b) of the Act requires that the System maintain a readiness.
notwithstanding the expiration of induction authority, to satisfy pos-
sible emergency mobilization requirements by registering and classi-
fying young men.
The Committee also learned that the duties of thee Selective Service
System include :
1. ,ti'ervice to registrants.-This activity includes registering,
classifying, selecting, inducting when authorized, and providing
service. to registrants including information. O,Ter 45,000 uncom-
pcnsated citizens, including the itembers of local boards and
advisors to registrants, help provide. service to registrants.
2. Kxam.intction serei.ces.-As the draft call varies, so do the
costs of selectee travel topreinduction examination. Preinduc-
tion travel costs are based on fulfillment of the requirements of
section 4(a) of the Military Selective Service Act.
~~'r>~tr~~ ci~7, u.nr7 a irn,2nistratie.-Fiscal, personnel, and other
administrative support is provided to carry out the program
of i he System.
1. I a~ecuti~re dircrtion-.--This activity include; top policy-mak-
ing? officials. heads of major divisions at National Headquarters,
surd State Directors.
i. Special programs.-For fiscal year 1975, this activity con-
sists of the
,5ele~~~.trve Service Reserve.
COTMPENSATION AND YF,NSTONS
1974 appropriation---_-__________________---------------------- $6, 743, 800, 000
Ainended estimate. 19Th-_______--____-- -- -- ----__---- 1 7, 283, 000, 000
Trouse Allowance-------------- --__ 6, 716, 200, 000
Committee recommentlation_________ - - -------___ 7, 283, 000, 000
Ori inar estimate oP $f,,719,200,000 increased by a:nended estimate contained in S. Doe.
No. 93-96, $366,800,000.
For Corn pensation 'and Pensions of our nation's veterans and
their dependent-s,the Committee recommends pan 'appropriation of
:, 7,`28.3.000,000 which is the name ~as the amended 'budget estimate and
$566,800,000 above the. Houseallowance. The'amended estimate was
not considered by the House.
The Veterans' Administration informed the Comrnitt.ee that there
are two ni