EXTENSION SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Payments to States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas and American Samoa: For payments for cooperative agricultural extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953, the Act of August 11, 1955, the Act of October 5, 1962 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, 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. 301n.), to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, for retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, [$229,713,000] $237,594,000, [payments for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $57,635,000, of which $38,627,000 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Food Stamp Program" and merged with this appropriation; payments for the urban gardening program under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,329,000; payments for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $7,164,000; payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $970,000; payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,633,000; payments for a financial management assistance program under section 3(d) of the Act and section 1440 of Public Law 99-198, $3,277,000; payments for an integrated reproductive management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $47,000; payments for the rural development centers under section 3(d) of the Act, $689,000;] payments for extension work under section 209(c) of Public Law 93-471, [$935,000] $970,000; [payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resource Extension Act of 1978, $2,378,000; for special grants for financially stressed farmers and dislocated farmers as authorized by section 1440 of Public Law 99-198, $1,500,000;] and payments for extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.Č. 321-326, 328) and Tuskegee University, [$16,877,000] $18,291,000, in all, [$326,147,000; $256,855,000: [of which not less than $79,400,000 is for Home Economics:] 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, 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. Federal administration and coordination: For administration of the Smith-Lever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953, the Act of August 11, 1955, the Act of October 5, 1962, section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, section 209(d) of Public Law 93-471, 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. 301n.), and to coordi

nate and provide program leadership for the extension work of the Department and the several States and insular possessions,

40.00 Appropriation...

43.00

90.00

Note.--Excludes $240 thousand in 1988 for activities transferred to Cooperative State Research Service for the Office of Grants and Program Systems. Comparable amounts for 1986 ($193 thousand) and 1987 ($253 thousand) are included above.

The Federal Extension Service, States, and localities comprise the Cooperative Extension System. This nationwide system provides out-of-school, applied education in agriculture, home economics, community development, and 4-H youth programs.

Federal funds are distributed primarily by formula to States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Microne sia, Northern Marianas and American Samoa, primarily on the basis of population. Funds are used primarily for the employment of State, area, and county extension workers and paraprofessionals who work with individuals, families, community organizations, marketing in the application of improved methods for production, concerns, and others by providing advice and assistance marketing, nutrition, family living, and community development. Work with youth is accomplished largely through the 4-H program. Most of these funds are matched by the States and provide the Federal share of State retirement and penalty mail costs associated with program activities specifically undertaken with these matched funds.

AGRICULTURAL

Funds

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, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, [$56,787,000 $63,014,000: Provided, That [, hereafter, no funds available to the Department of Agriculture shall be available to publish] no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to publishing estimates of apple production for other than the commercial crop: 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 $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.; Agricul ture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, section 101(a).) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

Crop and livestock 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 some 300 reports issued each year. Data collected and published on prices paid and received by farmers are basic to computation of parity prices.

The work under this activity is conducted through 44 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. Major program modifications in 1988 include: An increase of $800,000 to provide improved quality on the acreage intentions, mid-year acreage, monthly crop reports, and end-of-year crop acreage and production surveys by using probability procedures; and an increase of $500,000 to improve Agricultural Statistics Board Methodology.

Statistical research and service.—This activity is designed to improve crop and livestock estimating techniques by improving sample survey designs and procedures and by testing new forecasting and estimating techniques, such as the use of satellite data.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

273

306

Program by activities:

Direct program:

17,292

18,936

00.01

886

1,248

For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in conducting economic research and service relating to agricultural production, marketing, and distribution, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and other laws, including economics of marketing, analyses relating to farm prices, income and population, and demand for farm products, use of resources in agriculture, adjustments, costs and returns in farming, and farm finance; research relating to the economic and marketing aspects of farmer cooperatives; and for analyses of supply and demand for farm products in foreign countries and their effect on prospects for United States exports, progress in economic development and its relation to sales of farm products, assembly and analysis of agricultural trade statistics and analysis of international financial and monetary programs and policies as they affect the competitive position of United States farm products, [$43,982,000] $49,045,000, of which not less than $200,000 shall be available for investigation, determination and finding as to the effect upon the production of food and upon the agricultural economy of any proposed action affecting such subject matter pending before the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for presentation, in the public interest, before said Administrator, other agencies or before the courts: Provided, That not ess than $350,000 of the funds contained in this appropriation shall be available to continue to gather statistics and conduct a special study on the price spread between the farmer and the consumer: 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): Provided further, That not less than $145,000 of the funds contained in this appropriation shall be available for analysis of statistics and related facts on foreign production and full and complete information on methods used by other

The Economic Research Service performs agricultural economic and other social science research, outlook forecasting, policy analysis, and data collection and management related to U.S. and international agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

The World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) was established to provide a single focal point for the Nation's economic intelligence related to domestic and international food and agriculture.

The objectives of the WAOB are to improve the consistency, objectivity, and reliability of outlook and situation material being disseminated to the public and to integrate and coordinate USDA domestic and international economic information assistance.

The WAOB carries out these objectives through daily market surveillance and special analyses of international and domestic agricultural developments, direct participation in the planning of research programs supporting outlook and situation activities, and coordination of all departmental activities relating to weather and climate and remote sensing. The 1988 budget includes an increase of $72,000 for support of integrated economic/meteorological forecasting system.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

Federal Funds

General and special funds:

1.198

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WORLD AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK BOARD

For necessary expenses of the World Agricultural Outlook Board to coordinate and review all commodity and aggregate agricultural and food data used to develop outlook and situation material within the Department of Agriculture, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), [$1,608,000] $1,802,000. 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). (Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Laws 99-500 and 99591, section 101(a).)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)