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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
TRAINING

AND

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For necessary expenses ønecessary to carry into effect¿ of the Job
Training Partnership Act, as amended, including the purchase and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and
repair of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real
property for training centers as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; the
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act; the
National Skill Standards Act of 1994; and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act; ø$4,719,703,000¿ $5,295,318,000 plus reimbursements,
of which ø$3,559,408,000¿ $4,102,680,000 is available for obligation
for the period July 1, ø1997¿ 1998 through June 30, ø1998¿ 1999;
of which ø$88,685,000¿ $118,491,000 is available for the period July
1, ø1997¿ 1998 through June 30, ø2000¿ 2001 for necessary expenses
of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers;
and of which $200,000,000 shall be available from July 1, ø1997¿
1998 through September 30, ø1998¿ 1999, for carrying out activities
of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act: Provided, That $52,502,000
shall be for carrying out section 401 of the Job Training Partnership
Act, $69,285,000 shall be for carrying out section 402 of such Act,
$7,300,000 shall be for carrying out section 441 of such Act,
ø$8,000,000¿ $5,000,000 shall be for all activities conducted by and
through the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee under such Act, ø$895,000,000¿ $1,063,990,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part A of such Act, and ø$126,672,000¿ $129,965,000
shall be for carrying out title II, part C of such Act: Provided further,
That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide
meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further, That
funds provided øto carry out¿ for title III of the Job Training Partnership Act shall not be subject to the limitation contained in subsection
(b) of section 315 of such Act; that the waiver øallowing a reduction
in the cost limitation relating to retraining services¿ described in
øsubsection (a)(2) of such section¿ section 315(a)(2) may be granted
øwith respect to funds from this Act¿ if a substate grantee demonstrates to the Governor that such waiver is appropriate due to
the availability of low-cost retraining services, is necessary to facilitate the provision of needs-related payments to accompany long-term
training, or is necessary to facilitate the provision of appropriate
basic readjustment services; and that funds provided øto carry out
the Secretary’s¿ for discretionary grants under part B of such title
III may be used to provide needs-related payments to participants
who, in lieu of meeting the enrollment requirements ørelating to
enrollment in training¿ under section 314(e) of such Act, are enrolled
in training by the end of the sixth week after grant funds have
been awarded: Provided further, That service delivery areas may
transfer funding provided herein under authority of øtitles II–B and
II–C¿ title II, parts B and C of the Job Training Partnership Act
between the programs authorized by those titles of øthat¿ the Act,
if øsuch¿ the transfer is approved by the Governor: Provided further,
That service delivery areas and substate areas may transfer up to
20 percent of the funding provided herein under authority of title
øII–A¿ II, part A and title III of the Job Training Partnership Act
between the programs authorized by those titles of the Act, if such
transfer is approved by the Governor: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any proceeds from the sale
of Job Corps center facilities shall be retained by the Secretary of
Labor to carry out the Job Corps program: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Labor
may waive any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of titles
I–III of the Job Training Partnership Act (except for requirements
relating to wage and labor standards, worker rights, participation
and protection, grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds to local areas, eligibility, review
and approval of plans, the establishment and functions of service

delivery areas and private industry councils, and the basic purposes
of the Act), and any of the statutory or regulatory requirements
of sections 8–10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (except for requirements
relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, and to universal access to basic labor exchange
services without cost to job seekers), only for funds available for
expenditure in program year ø1997¿ 1998, pursuant to a request
submitted by a State which identifies the statutory or regulatory
requirements that are requested to be waived and the goals which
the State or local service delivery areas intend to achieve, describes
the actions that the State or local service delivery areas have undertaken to remove State or local statutory or regulatory barriers, describes the goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if the request is granted, describes the individuals impacted
by the waiver, and describes the process used to monitor the progress
in implementing a waiver, and for which notice and an opportunity
to comment on such request has been provided to the organizations
identified in section 105(a)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act,
if and only to the extent that the Secretary determines that such
requirements impede the ability of the State to implement a plan
to improve the workforce development system and the State has
executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary requiring such State to meet agreed upon outcomes and implement other
appropriate measures to ensure accountability: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Labor shall establish a workforce flexibility (workflex) partnership demonstration program under which the Secretary
shall authorize not more than six States, of which at least three
States shall each have populations not in excess of 3,500,000, with
a preference given to those States that have been designated EdFlex Partnership States under section 311(e) of Public Law 103–
227, to waive any statutory or regulatory requirement applicable
to service delivery areas or substate areas within the State under
titles I–III of the Job Training Partnership Act (except for requirements relating to wage and labor standards, grievance procedures
and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allotment of funds, and eligibility), and any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections
8–10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (except for requirements relating to
the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and
veterans, and to universal access to basic labor exchange services
without cost to job seekers), for a duration not to exceed the waiver
period authorized under section 311(e) of Public Law 103–227, pursuant to a plan submitted by such States and approved by the Secretary
for the provision of workforce employment and training activities
in the States, which includes a description of the process by which
service delivery areas and substate areas may apply for and have
waivers approved by the State, the requirements of the WagnerPeyser Act to be waived, the outcomes to be achieved and other
measures to be taken to ensure appropriate accountability for federal
funds. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0174–0–1–504

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Adult training grants ................................................
00.02
Dislocated worker assistance ....................................
00.03
Youth training grants ................................................
00.04
Summer youth employment and training program
00.05
School-to-work opportunities .....................................
00.06
Job Corps ...................................................................
00.07
Native Americans ......................................................
00.08
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers ..........................
00.09
Veterans employment ................................................
00.10
National activities .....................................................

850
1,121
127
625
117
1,114
53
69
8
66

895
1,253
127
871
172
1,146
53
69
7
52

1,064
1,340
130
871
200
1,213
53
69
7
103

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

4,150
2

4,645
7

5,050
4

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

4,152

4,652

5,054

707

708

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
TRAINING

AND

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 16–0174–0–1–504

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to other accounts
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred from other accounts
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

5,195
–4,152

5,762
–4,652

6,409
–5,054

1,042

1,110

1,355

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................

4,146
–6

4,720
5,295
–4 ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total) .............................................
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

4,140

4,716

5,295

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

4,142

4,720

5,299

68.00
70.00

1,070
1,042
1,110
4,142
4,720
5,299
–16 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................
–3 ................... ...................

port to economically disadvantaged youth typically from debilitating environments.
Native Americans.—Grants to Indian tribes and other Native American groups to provide training, work experience,
and other employment-related services to Native Americans.
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers.—Grants to public agencies and nonprofit groups to provide training and other employability development services to economically disadvantaged families whose principal livelihood is gained in migratory and other forms of seasonal farmwork.
Veterans employment.—Grants or contracts to provide disabled, Vietnam-era, and recently separated veterans with programs to meet their unique employment and training needs.
National activities.—Provides program support for JTPA activities and nationally administered programs for segments
of the population that have special disadvantages in the labor
market. In 1998, a new program will be added to this activity.
Opportunity Areas for Out-of-School Youth will provide grants
to selected Empowerment Zones (EZ), Empowerment Communities (EC), and other communities meeting EZ/EC criteria
in order to reduce significant unemployment among out-ofschool youth through employment and training assistance
combined with other assistance.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0174–0–1–504

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts ..................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
72.40

3,989
3,833
3,763
4,152
4,652
5,054
–4,298
–4,722
–4,741
–10 ................... ...................
3,833

3,763

4,076

25.2
25.3
25.5
31.0
41.0
92.0

86.90
86.93
86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

547
3,749
2

704
4,014
4

732
4,005
4

99.0
99.0

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

4,298

4,722

4,741

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

11.1
11.3
11.5

–1
–1

–2
–2

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–2

–4

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

4,140
4,296

4,716
4,718

5,295
4,737

Adult training grants.—Grants to provide financial assistance to States and territories to design and operate training
programs for economically disadvantaged adults.
Dislocated worker assistance.—Grants to provide reemployment services and retraining assistance to individuals dislocated from their employment.
Youth training grants.—Grants to provide financial assistance to States and territories to design and operate training
programs for economically disadvantaged youth.
Summer youth employment and training.—Grants to operate programs of employment and training assistance, as well
as academic enrichment, for economically disadvantaged
youth during the summer months.
School-to-work opportunities.—Grants to States and localities, jointly administered by the Departments of Labor and
Education, to build systems that provide youth with the
knowledge and skills necessary to make an effective transition
from school to their first job through work-based learning,
school-based education, and connecting activities.
Job Corps.—A system of primarily residential centers offering basic education, training, work experience, and other sup-

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
22.0
23.3
25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0
41.0
92.0

1996 actual

Direct obligations:
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Research and development contracts .......................
Equipment .................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................
Undistributed .............................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

5
3
3
3,963
1

6
3
3
4,452
3

6
3
3
4,854
4

4,006
2

4,506
7

4,909
4

46
3
3

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................
Allocation Account:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

47
3
3

49
4
2

Total personnel compensation .........................
52
53
55
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
13
13
14
Benefits for former personnel ................................... ...................
1 ...................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
2
2
2
Transportation of things ...........................................
1
1
1
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
5
5
5
Other services ............................................................
34
31
29
Supplies and materials .............................................
30
27
26
Equipment .................................................................
2
2
2
Land and structures ..................................................
1
2
2
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................
3
2
5
Undistributed .............................................................
1 ................... ...................

99.0

Subtotal, allocation account .................................

144

139

141

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

4,152

4,652

5,054

Obligations are distributed as follows:
Department of Labor ...............................................................
Department of Agriculture ......................................................
Department of the Interior ......................................................

4,008
87
57

4,512
92
48

4,913
93
48

WELFARE-TO-WORK JOBS
(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0177–2–1–504

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................ ................... ...................

22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................ ................... ...................

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
23.95

New obligations ............................................................. ................... ...................

–6

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation .................................................................. ................... ...................

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations ............................................................. ................... ...................
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ................... ...................

6
–5

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority .............................. ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ...................

6
5

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

709

as amended, or to carry out older worker activities as subsequently
authorized, $101,860,000, including $6,160,000 which shall be available for the period ending June 30, 1997.¿
øThe funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
to the Department of Health and Human Services, ‘‘Aging Services
Programs’’ following the enactment of legislation authorizing the administration of the program by that Department.¿
For national grants or contracts with public agencies and public
or private nonprofit organizations under section 506(a)(1)(A) of the
Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, $343,356,000; and in addition $96,844,000 for grants to States under paragraph (3) of such
section: Provided, That these amounts shall be transferred to and
merged with the Department of Health and Human Services, ‘‘Aging
Services Program’’ for the same purposes and the same period as
the account to which transferred. (Department of Labor Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

1996 actual

Identification code 16–0177–2–1–504

11.1
12.1
99.5

1997 est.

1998 est.

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ............. ................... ...................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................ ................... ...................
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ................... ...................

3
1
2

Identification code 16–0175–0–1–504

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

291
82

361 ...................
102 ...................

Total obligations (object class 41.0) ........................

373

463 ...................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

373
–373

463 ...................
–463 ...................

40.00
41.00

Total obligations ........................................................ ................... ...................

Obligations by program activity:
National programs .........................................................
State programs ..............................................................

10.00

99.9

00.01
00.02

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................
373
463
Transferred to other accounts ....................................... ................... ...................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0177–2–1–504

1001

1997 est.

1998 est.

Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ............................................................... ................... ...................

WELFARE-TO-WORK JOBS
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

440
–440

43.00

Appropriation (total) ..................................................

373

463 ...................

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

373

463 ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0177–4–1–504

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations (object class 41.0) ............................ ................... ...................

750

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................ ................... ...................
New obligations ............................................................. ................... ...................

750
–750

22.00
23.95

New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.00 Appropriation .................................................................. ................... ...................
Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations ............................................................. ................... ...................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ................... ...................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation ............................................................. ................... ...................
Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority ......................... ................... ...................
Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ...................
90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ...................

750

(TRANSFER

FOR

349
335
391
373
463 ...................
–382
–407
–354
–5 ................... ...................
335

391

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

69
313

78 ...................
329
354

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

382

407

89.00
90.00

750
–600

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

373
382

463 ...................
407
354

150

354

600

750
600

As part of the Administration’s Welfare-to-Work Jobs Challenge, this account will provide $3 billion over three years
to move one million of the hardest-to-employ welfare recipients into jobs by the year 2000.
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT

OLDER AMERICANS

OF FUNDS)

øTo carry out the activities for national grants or contracts with
public agencies and public or private nonprofit organizations under
paragraph (1)(A) of section 506(a) of title V of the Older Americans
Act of 1965, as amended, or to carry out older worker activities
as subsequently authorized, $361,140,000, including $21,840,000
which shall be available for the period ending June 30, 1997.¿
øTo carry out the activities for grants to States under paragraph
(3) of section 506(a) of title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965,

This program provides part-time work experience in community service activities to unemployed, low-income persons
aged 55 and over and is forward funded on a July to June
cycle. The Administration’s reauthorization proposal for the
Older Americans Act proposes transferring the administration
of this program from the Department of Labor’s Employment
and Training Administration to the Department of Health
and Human Services, Administration on Aging.

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

AND

ALLOWANCES

For payments during the current fiscal year of trade adjustment
benefit payments and allowances under part I; and for training, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II, subchapters B and D, chapter 2, title
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, ø$324,500,000¿
$349,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to
be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any
period subsequent to September 15 of the current year. (Department
of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)

710

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

AND

ALLOWANCES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0326–0–1–999

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Trade adjustment assistance benefits .....................
00.02
Trade adjustment assistance training ......................
00.03
North American Free Trade Agreement adjustment
assistance benefits ...............................................
00.04
North American Free Trade Agreement adjustment
assistance training ...............................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

191
97

180
85

208
97

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

321
15

307
40

349
40

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

336

347

389

22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

361
–25

365
389
–18 ...................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

336
–336

347
–347

389
–389

346

325

349

361

365

389

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
Permanent:
68.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

176
187
186
336
347
389
–304
–347
–380
–21 ................... ...................
187

186

194

86.90
86.93
86.97

227
62
15

239
68
40

278
62
40

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

304

347

380

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

–15

–40

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

346
289

325
307

349
340

89.00
90.00

Trade adjustment assistance.—Adjustment assistance, including cash weekly benefits, training, job search and relocation allowances, is paid to workers as authorized by the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Transitional Adjustment Assistance.—Adjustment assistance, including weekly cash benefits, training, job search and relocation
allowances, is paid to workers determined to be adversely
affected as a result of the NAFTA as authorized by the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0326–0–1–999

41.0
99.0
99.9

Direct obligations: Grants, subsidies, and contributions ...........................................................................
Reimbursable obligations: Subtotal, reimbursable obligations .......................................................................
Total obligations ........................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

321

307

349

336

347

389

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
OPERATIONS
For authorized administrative expenses, $173,452,000, together
with not to exceed ø$3,146,826,000¿ $3,342,476,000 (including not
to exceed ø$1,653,000¿ $1,228,000 which may be used for amortization payments to States which had independent retirement plans
in their State employment service agencies prior to 1980, and including not to exceed $2,000,000 which may be obligated in contracts
with non-State entities for activities such as occupational and test
research activities which benefit the Federal-State Employment Service System), which may be expended from the Employment Security
Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund including
the cost of administering section 1201 of the Small Business Job
Protection Act of 1996, section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as
amended, the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the Immigration Act
of 1990, and the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and
of which the sums available in the allocation for activities authorized
by title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502–
504), and the sums available in the allocation for necessary administrative expenses for carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, ø1997¿ 1998,
except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available
for obligation by States through September 30, ø1999¿ 2000; and
of which ø$23,452,000¿ $173,452,000, together with not to exceed
$738,283,000 of the amount which may be expended from said trust
fund, shall be available for obligation for the period July 1, ø1997¿
1998 through June 30, ø1998¿ 1999, to fund activities under the
Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, including the cost of penalty mail
authorized under 39 U.S.C. 3202(a)(1)(E) made available to States
in lieu of allotments for such purpose, and of which $200,000,000
shall be available solely for the purpose of assisting States to convert
their automated State employment security agency systems to be year
2000 compliant, and of which $216,333,000 shall be available only
to the extent necessary for additional State allocations to administer
unemployment compensation laws to finance increases in the number
of unemployment insurance claims filed and claims paid or changes
in a State law: Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly
Insured Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed ø2,828,000¿ 2,789,000
an additional $28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for every
100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount
for any increment less than 100,000) from the Employment Security
Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided
further, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center network may be obligated in
contracts, grants or agreements with non-State entities: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized
under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, and title III of the Social
Security Act, may be used by the States to fund integrated Employment Service and Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–87.
In addition to funds already provided under this heading, and
subject to the same terms and conditions, not to exceed $89,000,000
shall be available only for State administrative expenses associated
solely with the conduct of unemployment insurance integrity functions
authorized by title III of the Social Security Act. (Department of Labor
Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0179–0–1–999

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.01 Alien labor certification fees, legislative proposal .......
Appropriation:
05.01 Program operations, legislative proposal ......................
05.02 State unemployment insurance and employment service operations, legislative proposal ..........................
01.99

05.99
07.99

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

................... ................... ...................
................... ...................

................... ...................

–6

................... ...................

–19

Subtotal appropriation ................................................... ................... ...................
–25
Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0179–0–1–999

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
Unemployment compensation:
00.01
State administration .............................................
2,297
00.02
National activities .................................................
10
00.03
Contingency ........................................................... ...................
Employment service:
00.10
Allotments to States .............................................
1,377
00.11
National activities .................................................
59
00.12
One-stop career centers .......................................
82

1997 est.

1998 est.

2,115
10
216

2,404
10
216

762
63
226

774
63
60

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

3,825
5

3,392
10

3,527
10

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

3,830

3,402

3,537

48
3,872

90
3,325

13
3,628

3,920
–3,830

3,415
–3,402

3,641
–3,537

104

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
135
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash):
68.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ............................
3,737
68.00
Transfers to other accounts ............................. ...................

173

173
118

192
166

Unemployment compensation.—State administration
amounts provide administrative grants to State agencies
which pay unemployment compensation to eligible workers
and collect State unemployment taxes from employers. These
agencies also pay unemployment benefits to former Federal
personnel as well as trade adjustment assistance to eligible
individuals. State administration amounts also provide administrative grants to State agencies to improve the integrity
and financial stability of the unemployment compensation
program through a comprehensive program, UI Performs, to
effect continuous improvement in State performance and related activities designed to assess and reduce errors and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in the payment of unemployment compensation benefits and the collection of unemployment taxes. National activities relating to the Federal-State
unemployment insurance programs are conducted through
contracts or agreements with the State agencies. Contingency
funds are available only to meet increases in the costs of
administration resulting from changes in State law, or increases in the number of claims filed and claims paid.
1995
actual

173

3,156
3,455
–4 ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ...........................................................

3,737

3,152

3,455

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

3,872

3,325

3,628

Staff years ............................................................
Basic workload (in thousands):
Employer tax accounts .....................................
Employee wage items recorded ........................
Initial claims taken ..........................................
Eligibility interviews .........................................
Weeks claimed ..................................................
Nonmonetary determinations ............................
Appeals .............................................................
Covered employment ........................................
1 1997

72.40

110
221
308
3,830
3,402
3,537
–3,833
–3,315
–3,572
114 ................... ...................
221

308

273

86.90
86.93
86.97

16
80
3,737

65
98
3,152

20
97
3,455

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

3,833

3,315

3,572

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
Federal sources:
88.00
Federal sources ................................................
–5
88.00
Trust Fund sources ...........................................
–3,732
88.00
Federal sources ................................................ ...................

–10
–10
–3,146
–3,445
4 ...................

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–3,737

–3,152

–3,455

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

135
96

173
163

173
117

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays

1996
estimate

1997
estimate 1

1998
estimate 1

39,956

38,482

43,056

44,327

6,046
488,167
19,175
3,434
137,295
7,092
1,165
112,850

6,146
495,217
20,101
2,969
141,146
7,579
1,185
114,940

6,235
507,025
20,225
11,568
138,817
7,782
1,145
116,590

6,292
520,807
21,384
12,086
145,033
7,774
1,422
117,660

and 1998 estimates include workload that can be financed from contingency funds.

Employment service.—The public employment service is a
nationwide system providing no-fee employment services to
individuals who are seeking employment and employers who
are seeking workers. State employment service activities are
financed by allotment to States distributed under a demographically based funding formula established under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended. Employment service allotments
are funded on a program year basis running from July 1
through June 30 of the following year.
Employment service activities serving national needs, including interstate job listings and labor certification of aliens,
are conducted through specific reimbursable agreements between the States and the Federal Government under the
Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended. Funding is also provided
for amortization payments for States which had independent
retirement plans prior to 1980 in their State employment
service agencies.
One-Stop Career Centers.—These funds will be used to support voluntary State efforts to create a comprehensive system
of One-Stop Career Centers which will provide workers and
employers with quick and easy access to a wide array of
enhanced career development and labor market information
services. Funding for this activity is on a program year basis,
running from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.
PROGRAM STATISTICS

[In millions of dollars]

Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
Outlays ....................................................................................
Supplemental proposal:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
Outlays ....................................................................................
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
Outlays ....................................................................................

135
96

PROGRAM STATISTICS

68.90

Total:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
Outlays ....................................................................................

711

1996 actual

135
96

1997 est.

173
163

1998 est.

[In thousands]

173
117

.................... .................... ....................
....................
–45
30

1995
actual 1

Total applicants ....................................................
Entered employment .............................................
1 For

.................... ....................
.................... ....................

19
19

the
the
the
4 For the
2 For
3 For

program
program
program
program

year,
year,
year,
year,

July
July
July
July

1,
1,
1,
1,

1995–June
1996–June
1997–June
1998–June

30,
30,
30,
30,

1996.
1997.
1998.
1999.

18,542
3,216

1996
estimate 2

17,900
3,100

1997
estimate 3

17,900
3,100

1998
estimate 4

17,900
3,100

712

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
24.40

General and special funds—Continued
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
OPERATIONS—Continued

89.00
90.00

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0179–0–1–999

1997 est.

41.0

115
3,710

115
3,277

116
3,411

99.0
99.0

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

3,825
5

3,392
10

3,527
10

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

3,830

3,402

3,537

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
OPERATIONS
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 41.0) ............................ ................... ...................

22.00
23.95

19
–19

40.25

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (special fund, indefinite) ........................ ................... ...................

73.10
73.20

19
–19

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority .............................. ................... ...................

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ...................
90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ...................

TO THE

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
22.40 Capital transfer to general fund pursuant to P.L.
104–134 ....................................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40

23.90

Total budgetary resources available for obligation

271

–266 ................... ...................
5

This account was initiated as a result of the amendments
to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation law (P.L.
102–164, as amended) which currently provides for general
fund financing for administrative costs related to extended
benefits under the optional, total unemployment rate trigger.
These funds are transferred to a receipt account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) in order that resources may be
transferred to the Employment Security Administration Account in the UTF for administrative costs.

TO THE

UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND

AND

OTHER FUNDS

For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, as
amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized
by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund
as authorized by section 8509 of title 5, United States Code, section
104(d) of Public Law 102–164, and section 5 of Public Law 103–
6, and to the ‘‘Federal unemployment benefits and allowances’’ account, to remain available until September 30, ø1998, $373,000,000¿
1999, $392,000,000.
In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black Lung
Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after September
15, ø1997¿ 1998, for costs incurred by the Black Lung Disability
Trust Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0327–0–1–603

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 92.0) ............................

63 ................... ...................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

63 ................... ...................
–63 ................... ...................

40.05

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (indefinite) ...............................................

63 ................... ...................

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

63 ................... ...................
–63 ................... ...................

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................

63 ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

63 ................... ...................
63 ................... ...................

19
19

UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND

Identification code 16–0178–0–1–603

10.00

Legislation will be proposed that would authorize the Department of Labor to collect fees from employers for the certification of certain aliens as eligible workers. This is one
of several proposals in the budget to charge fees to users
directly availing themselves of, or subject to, a government
service, program, or activity, in order to cover the government’s costs. Legislation will be proposed to authorize the
alien labor certification fees and, upon enactment of the authorization, a budget amendment to the current appropriations language will be proposed to make the fees available
for expenditure for alien labor certification program operations. Because the current requirements of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 make it difficult to fund discretionary
programs with receipts that are not authorized in appropriations act, the Administration is proposing a change in the
requirements to facilitate the enactment of proposals such
as this one.
PAYMENTS

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

ADVANCES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0179–4–1–999

1998 est.

Direct obligations:
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................

23.3

Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................

This account provides repayable advances to the Black
Lung Disability Trust Fund for making payments from that
fund whenever its balances prove insufficient. The funding
requested in this appropriation for FY 1998 is entirely for
Black Lung. This spending authority is presented as authority
to borrow in the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.
This account also provides advances to several other accounts to pay unemployment compensation to eligible individuals under various Federal and State unemployment compensation laws whenever the balances in the funds prove
insufficient or whenever reimbursements to certain accounts,
as allowed by law, are to be made. Advances made to the
Extended unemployment compensation account under the financing provisions of the Emergency Unemployment Act of
1991 and section 5 of Public Law 103–6, the Federal employees compensation account in the Unemployment Trust Fund

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

and to the Federal unemployment benefits and allowances
account are nonrepayable. All other advances made to the
Federal unemployment account and to the Extended unemployment compensation account (both in the Unemployment
Trust Fund) are repaid, with interest, to the general fund
of the Treasury.

PROGRAM øADMINISTRATION¿ OPERATIONS
For expenses of administering employment and training programs
øand for carrying out section 908 of the Social Security Act,
$81,393,000¿, $86,214,000, together with not to exceed ø$39,977,000¿
$43,429,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security
Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. (8 U.S.C.
1184; 19 U.S.C. 2271–2321; 20 U.S.C. 6104; 29 U.S.C. 49–49l–1, 50,
1501 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 502–504, 2000–2000d–4, 3001 et seq.; Immigration Act of 1990, section 221(a); Department of Labor Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0172–0–1–504

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05

Obligations by program activity:
Adult employment and training .....................................
Youth employment and training ....................................
Employment security ......................................................
Apprenticeship services .................................................
Executive direction .........................................................

28
29
43
16
7

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .................................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

123
1

124
130
1 ...................

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

124

125

130

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

124
–124

124
–125

130
–130

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
83
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash):
68.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ............................
41
68.00
Transferred from other accounts—SUIESO ..... ...................
68.90
70.00

28
30
43
16
7

29
32
45
17
7

40
44
3 ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ...........................................................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

124

713

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
[In millions of dollars]

1996 actual
1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
83
81
Outlays ....................................................................................
81
78
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority ..................................................................... .................... ....................
Outlays .................................................................................... .................... ....................

Total:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
Outlays ....................................................................................

83
81

81
78

1998 est.

86
80
6
6

92
86

Adult employment and training.—Provides leadership, policy direction and administration for a decentralized system
of grants to States and federally administered programs for
job training and employment assistance for disadvantaged
adults and dislocated workers; provides for training and employment services to special targeted groups; provides for the
settlement of trade adjustment petitions; and includes related
program operations support activities.
Youth employment and training.—Provides leadership, policy direction and administration for a decentralized system
of grants to States and federally administered programs for
job training and employment assistance for youth, including
youth training grants, summer youth programs, and the Job
Corps; provides for leadership and policy direction for implementing the School-to-Work Opportunities system; and includes related program operations support activities.
Employment security.—Provides leadership and policy direction for the administration of the comprehensive nationwide
public employment service system; unemployment insurance
programs in each State; and for a One-Stop career center
network, including a comprehensive system of collecting, analyzing and disseminating labor market information; and includes related program operations support activities.
Apprenticeship services.—Promotes and provides leadership
and policy direction for the administration of apprenticeship
as a method of skill acquisition through a Federal-State apprenticeship structure.
Executive direction.—Provides leadership and policy direction for all training and employment services programs and
activities and provides for related program operations support, including research, evaluations, demonstrations and performance standards.

130

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

Identification code 16–0172–0–1–504

12
124
–122

14
125
–121

18
130
–124

86.90
86.93
86.97

72
9
41

66
12
43

70
10
44

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

122

121

124

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
Federal sources:
88.00
Trust fund sources ...........................................
–41
88.00
Transferred from other accounts—SUIESO ..... ...................

–40
–44
–3 ...................

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–41

–43

–44

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

83
80

81
78

86
80

25.7
26.0
31.0
99.0
99.0
99.5
99.9

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................
Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................

1996 actual

1998 est.

73
1
1

74
1
1

77
1
1

75
14
4
10

76
15
4
10

79
15
5
10

1
3

10
2
1
3

10
1
1
2

10
2
1
3

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
123
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................
1
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ...................
Total obligations ........................................................

1997 est.

124

123
129
1 ...................
1
1
125

130

714

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued

Personnel Summary

PROGRAM øADMINISTRATION¿ OPERATIONS—Continued

Identification code 16–0172–4–1–504

1001

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0172–0–1–504

Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1001
Full-time equivalent employment ..............................
1005
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................

1997 est.

1,371
4

1,325
4

1,342
4

ADVANCES TO THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
ACCOUNT OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–4510–0–4–603

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1997 est.

1998 est.

Intragovernmental funds:

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

PROGRAM OPERATIONS

Identification code 16–0172–4–1–504

1996 actual

Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ............................................................... ................... ...................

1998 est.

23.90

56 ................... ...................
–56 ................... ...................

Total budgetary resources available for obligation ................... ................... ...................

Obligations by program activity:
Employment security ...................................................... ................... ...................

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................ ................... ...................

40.36

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Unobligated balance rescinded .....................................

89.00
90.00

00.03

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
–56 ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

–56 ................... ...................

22.00
23.95

6
–6

40.25

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (special fund, indefinite) ........................ ................... ...................

73.10
73.20

6
–6

This fund is available for advances to the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust
Fund under the provisions of section 901(e) of the Social
Security Act. These repayable, interest-bearing advances permit financing the Federal and State administrative costs of
employment security programs when the balance in the Employment Security Administration Account is insufficient.

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority .............................. ................... ...................

UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)

6
6

Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.01 General taxes, FUTA .......................................................
02.02 Deposits by Federal agencies to the Federal Employees Compensation Account .......................................
02.03 Non-repayable advances for unemployment compensation ............................................................................
02.04 Payments from the general fund for administrative
costs ..........................................................................
02.05 Interest and profits on investments in public debt
securities ...................................................................
02.06 State accounts, Deposits by States ..............................
02.08 Deposits by Railroad Retirement Board ........................
02.09 CMIA interest, Unemployment trust fund ......................
01.99

Legislation will be proposed that would authorize the Department of Labor to collect fees from employers for the certification of certain aliens as eligible workers. This is one
of several proposals in the budget to charge fees to users
directly availing themselves of, or subject to, a government
service, program, or activity, in order to cover the government’s costs. Legislation will be proposed to authorize the
alien labor certification fees and, upon enactment of the authorization, a budget amendment to the current appropriations language will be proposed to make the fees available
for expenditure for alien labor certification program operations. Because the current requirements of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 make it difficult to fund discretionary
programs with receipts that are not authorized in appropriations acts, the Administration is proposing a change in the
requirements to facilitate the enactment of proposals such
as this one.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0172–4–1–504

11.3

1996 actual

1997 est.

02.99

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

47,148

53,317

60,373

5,854

5,920

5,976

599

612

604

62 ................... ...................
–223 ................... ...................
3,373
3,595
3,893
22,706
23,517
24,496
24
28
67
3 ................... ...................

Total receipts .............................................................

32,398

33,672

35,036

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriation:
05.01 Unemployment trust fund ..............................................
05.04 Railroad unemployment insurance trust fund ..............

79,546

86,989

95,409

–26,149
–80

–26,521
–95

–28,564
–96

05.99
07.99

–26,229
53,317

–26,616
60,373

–28,660
66,749

04.00

Subtotal appropriation ...................................................
Total balance, end of year ............................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

1998 est.

12.1

Personnel compensation: Other than full-time permanent ........................................................................... ................... ...................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................ ................... ...................

3
1

99.0
99.5

Subtotal, direct obligations .................................. ................... ...................
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ................... ...................

4
2

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................ ................... ...................

Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

Obligations by program activity:
Federal-State unemployment insurance:
Withdrawals:
00.01
Benefit payments by States .................................
00.02
Federal employees’ unemployment compensation
00.03 State administrative expenses ......................................

1996 actual

21,975
625
3,231

1997 est.

22,385
607
3,203

1998 est.

24,229
603
3,404

OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

00.10
00.11
00.20
00.21

Federal administrative expenses:
Direct expenses .........................................................
Reimbursements to the Department of the Treasury
Veterans employment and training ...............................
Interest on refunds ........................................................

45
100
170
3

45
96
182
3

47
97
182
3

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

26,149

26,521

28,565

694
26,149

694
26,521

694
28,564

26,843
–26,149

27,215
–26,521

29,258
–28,565

694

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

715

bursed to the Federal employees compensation account by
the various Federal agencies. Any additional resources necessary to assure that the account can make the required
payments to States will be provided from the Advances to
the Unemployment Trust Fund and other funds account.
Both the benefit payments and administrative expenses of
the separate unemployment insurance program for railroad
employees are paid from the unemployment trust fund and
receipts from the tax on railroad payrolls are deposited in
the fund to meet expenses.
Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

1997 est.

1998 est.

Unexpended balance, start of year:
0100 Treasury balance ............................................................
0101 U.S. Securities: Par value ..............................................
3,368

3,421
33,672
–10,572

35,036
–10,185

63.00

Appropriation (total) .............................................

22,781

23,100

24,851

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

26,149

26,521

28,564

135
53,893

1,418
59,670

Total balance, start of year ......................................
Cash income during the year:
Governmental receipts:
0200
General taxes, FUTA, Unemployment trust fund .......
0201
Unemployment trust fund, State accounts, Deposits
by States ...............................................................
0202
Deposits by Railroad Retirement Board ....................
Proprietary receipts:
0221
CMIA interest, Unemployment trust fund .................
Intragovernmental transactions:
0240
Deposits by Federal agencies to the Federal Employees Compensation Account, Unemployment
trust fund ..............................................................
0241
Non-repayable advances for unemployment compensation, Unemployment trust fund ...................
0243
Repayments to the general fund ..............................
0244
Unemployment trust fund, Interest and profits on
investments in public debt securities ..................

47,858

54,028

61,088

5,854

5,920

5,976

22,706
24

23,517
28

24,496
67

0299

3,713

32,398
–9,617

717
47,141

0199

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.26
Appropriation (trust fund, definite) ..........................
Permanent:
60.27
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) .......................
60.45
Portion precluded from obligation ............................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
72.40

12
26,149
–26,146

15
26,521
–26,517

19
28,565
–28,484

100

86.90
86.93
86.97

2,737
706
22,703

2,815
613
23,089

3,027
606
24,851

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

26,146

26,517

28,484

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

26,149
26,146

26,521
26,517

28,564
28,484

3 ................... ...................

599

612

604

62 ................... ...................
–223 ................... ...................

ADVANCES FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND TO THE STATES
[In thousands of dollars]

1996 actual

1997 estimate

3,595

3,893

32,398

33,672

35,036

–26,146
–82

–26,517
–95

–28,484
–96

0599

The financial transactions of the Federal-State and railroad
unemployment insurance systems are made through the Unemployment Trust Fund. All State and Federal unemployment tax receipts are deposited in the trust fund and invested
in Government securities until needed for benefit payments
or administrative costs. States may receive repayable advances from the fund when their balances in the fund are
insufficient to pay benefits. The fund may receive repayable
advances from the general fund when it has insufficient balances to make advances to States or to pay the Federal share
of extended benefits.

3,373

Total cash income .....................................................
Cash outgo during year:
0500 Unemployment trust fund ..............................................
0503 Railroad unemployment insurance trust fund ..............

–26,228

–26,612

–28,580

135
53,893

1,418
59,670

1,014
66,530

54,028

61,088

67,544

Total cash outgo (–) ......................................................
Unexpended balance, end of year:
0700 Uninvested balance .......................................................
0701 U.S. Securities: Par value ..............................................

0799

Total balance, end of year ........................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

1997 est.

1998 est.

41
4
100
3,231

41
4
96
3,203

43
4
97
3,404

42.0
42.0
43.0
93.0

Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts:
Employment and training administration .................
Departmental management .......................................
Reimbursements to Department of the Treasury ......
Payments to States for administrative expenses ..........
Insurance claims and indemnities:
Federal unemployment benefits ................................
State unemployment benefits ...................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................
Veterans employment and training ...............................

625
21,975
3
170

607
22,385
3
182

603
24,229
3
182

99.0

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................

26,149

26,521

28,565

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

26,149

26,521

28,565

25.3
25.3
25.3
41.0

1998 estimate

Outstanding advances, beginning of year ....................
Advances repaid ............................................................
Advances made ..............................................................

0
238,734
238,734

0
0
0

Outstanding advances, end of year ..............................

State payroll taxes pay for all regular State benefits. During periods of high State unemployment, extended benefits,
financed one-half by State payroll taxes and one-half by the
Federal unemployment payroll tax, are also paid. The Federal
tax pays the costs of Federal and State administration of
unemployment insurance and veterans employment services
and 97% of the costs of the employment service.
The Federal employees compensation account provides
funds to States for unemployment compensation benefits paid
to eligible former Federal civilian personnel, Postal Service
employees, and ex-servicemembers. Benefits paid are reim-

OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0104–0–1–505

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 99.5) ............................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

2 ................... ...................

716

OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

68.00

EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0104–0–1–505

Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) ..................................... ...................

70.00

1997 est.

1998 est.

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

15
67
–63

18
78
–82

14
85
–84

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
51
Outlays from current balances ......................................
12
Outlays from new permanent authority ......................... ...................

65
16
1

71
12
1

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources .................................................................. ...................

–1

77
81

84
83

72.40

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

2 ................... ...................
–2 ................... ...................

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

2 ................... ...................

Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

2 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................
–4 ................... ...................

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................
86.93 Outlays from current balances ......................................

2 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................

87.00

86.90
86.93
86.97
87.00

4 ................... ...................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

2 ................... ...................
4 ................... ...................

No appropriation is being requested for this account in FY
1998. Labor-Management Standards, 13(c) enforcement, and
related administrative functions were transferred to the Employment Standards Administration in FY 1996.
Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0104–0–1–505

1001

Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

12 ................... ...................

PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS
ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

Enforcement and compliance.—Conducts criminal and civil
investigations, and performs reviews to ensure compliance
with the fiduciary provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act of 1986 (FERSA). Assures compliance
with applicable reporting requirements, as well as accounting,
auditing and actuarial standards. Provides compliance assistance to the public. The 1998 estimates include: (1) enhanced
implementation of health-insurance portability and other reforms under new health benefit laws covering private employers; (2) expanded enforcement safeguards to ensure that employers promptly remit workers’ contributions to 401(k) and
other benefit plans; (3) expanded compliance and technical
assistance capabilities to help ensure employers, practitioners,
participants, and beneficiaries understand their rights and
responsibilities under the law; and, (4) enhanced pension protection through faster multi-agency processing of employers’
plan returns.

General and special funds:
SALARIES

1996 actual
AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, ø$77,083,000¿ $84,307,000, of which ø$6,000,000¿ $3,000,000
shall remain available through September 30, ø1998¿ 1999 for expenses of ørevising¿ completing the revision of the processing of employee benefit plan returns. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act,
1997.)

Plan reviews and investigations conducted ...............................
Inquiries received:
Field offices 1 ..........................................................................

Identification code 16–1700–0–1–601

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Enforcement and compliance ....................................
00.02
Policy, regulations, and public services ...................
00.03
Program oversight .....................................................

1996 actual

1998 est.

61
12
4

67
13
4

Total direct obligations .........................................
67
Reimbursable obligations .............................................. ...................

77
1

84
1

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

67
–67

78
–78

85
–85

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

Exemptions, variances, determinations, interpretations, and
regulations issued ..................................................................
Inquiries received:
National office 1 ......................................................................
1 Inquiries

51
12
4

1998 est.

7,168

7,962

88,472

84,000

104,800

1996 actual
1997 est.

1997 est.

7,065

Policy, regulations and public services.—Conducts policy
and legislative analysis, as well as research. Promulgates regulations and interpretations. Issues individual and class exemptions from regulations. Discloses government-required reports and provides compliance assistance to the public.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

00.91
01.01

67
64

1997 est.

1998 est.

1,101

1,410

1,425

56,360

77,000

107,000

received at field and national offices represent the total number of inquiries received.

Program oversight.—Provides overall policy direction, leadership and management of the pension and welfare benefits
program. Provides debt collection, financial and human resource management support including budget, management,
labor/employee relations, technical program training and
other administrative activities.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 16–1700–0–1–601

11.1
12.1
21.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ........
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................

1996 actual

30
6
1

1997 est.

33
7
2

1998 est.

38
8
3

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
23.1
25.2
25.3
25.5
25.7
31.0
99.0
99.0
99.5
99.9

Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Research and development contracts .......................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
Equipment .................................................................

4
3

4
5

5
5

12
2
4
4

11
1
10
3

14
2
8
1

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
66
Reimbursable obligations .............................................. ...................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................
1
Total obligations ........................................................

76
84
1
1
1 ...................
78

68.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
start of year; fund balance .......................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
end of year; fund balance ........................................

717

1,812

2,307

2,421

75
1,011
–961

125
1,000
–997

128
1,136
–1,136

125

128

961

997

1,136

–147

–512

–608

–1,236
–281

–1,251
–419

–1,171
–505

72.90

85
86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–1700–0–1–601

1001
1005

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

566
2

1997 est.

639
2

1998 est.

715
2

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.20
Interest on U.S. securities ....................................
Non-Federal sources:
88.40
Premium income ...............................................
88.40
Benefit payment reimbursements ....................
88.40
Reimbursements from trust funds for services
related to terminations ................................
88.40
Other reimbursements from trust funds ..........
88.90

Federal Funds
Public enterprise funds:

89.00
90.00

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to make
such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96–364, within limits of funds and borrowing
authority available to such Corporation, and 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 (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program through September 30, ø1997¿,
1998 for such Corporation: Provided, That not to exceed
ø$10,345,000¿ $10,625,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Corporation: Provided further, That expenses of such
Corporation in connection with the termination of pension plans, for
the acquisition, protection or management, and investment of trust
assets, and for benefits administration services shall be considered
as non-administrative expenses for the purposes hereof, and excluded
from the above limitation. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act,
1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–4204–0–3–601

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05
10.00

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Single employer program benefits payments ................
873
859
982
Multi-employer program financial assistance ...............
4
6
6
Administrative expenses ................................................
10
10
11
Services related to terminations ...................................
124
125
137
Loss on sale of govt. securities .................................... ................... ................... ...................
Total obligations ........................................................

1,011

1,000

1,136

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.47
Authority to borrow ....................................................
21.90
Fund balance .............................................................
U.S. Securities:
21.91
Par value ...............................................................
21.92
Unrealized discounts .............................................

100
–112

100
–125

100
177

5,732
–357

6,532
–343

7,782
–588

21.99
22.00

Total unobligated balance, start of year .............
Budget authority from offsetting collections ................

5,363
1,812

6,164
2,307

7,471
2,421

23.90
23.95

7,175
–1,011

8,471
–1,000

9,892
–1,136

100
–125

100
177

24.91
24.92

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Authority to borrow ....................................................
Fund balance .............................................................
U.S. Securities:
Par value ...............................................................
Unrealized discounts .............................................

6,532
–343

7,782
–588

9,045
–568

24.99

Total unobligated balance, end of year ....................

6,164

7,471

8,754

24.47
24.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–144
–125
–137
–4 ................... ...................
–1,812

–2,307

–2,421

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–4204–0–3–601

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1231 Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...................
1263 Write-offs for default: Direct loans ...............................

1996 actual

4
–4

1997 est.

6
–6

1998 est.

6
–6

This wholly owned government corporation administers programs of mandatory insurance to prevent loss of pension benefits under covered private, defined-benefit pension plans if
single-employer plans terminate or if multiemployer plans are
unable to pay benefits.
Single-employer program.—The single-employer program
protects about 33 million participants in about 48,000 pension
plans. Under this program a company may voluntarily seek
to terminate its plan, or the PBGC may seek termination
under certain circumstances. The PBGC must seek termination when a plan cannot pay current benefits.
In a ‘‘standard’’ termination, plan assets must be sufficient
to pay all benefits before the plan is allowed to end. That
payment is in the form of an annuity purchased from an
insurance company, or a lump sum payment. After the payment is made, the PBGC guarantee ends. A plan that cannot
pay all benefits may be ended by a ‘‘distress’’ termination,
but only if the employer meets tests proving severe financial
distress; for example, the likelihood that continuing the plan
would force the company to shut down. If the terminated
plan cannot pay at least the PBGC-guaranteed benefits, the
PBGC uses its funds to ensure guaranteed benefits are paid.
1996 actual

Government trusteeships at end of year ....................................
Participants in government trusteeships owed benefits ............
Retirees receiving monthly benefits ............................................

2,248
441,000
199,700

1997 est.

2,448
481,000
218,000

1998 est.

2,618
521,000
236,000

Multiemployer program.—The multiemployer insurance program protects about 8.7 million participants in about 2,000
plans. Multiemployer pension plans are maintained under collectively bargained agreements involving unrelated employers,
generally in the same industry. If a PBGC-insured multiemployer plan is unable to pay guaranteed benefits when due,
the PBGC will provide the plan with financial assistance to
continue paying guaranteed benefits, ordinarily in the form
of a loan to the plan. Nineteen plans are expected to be
receiving assistance in 1998.

718

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
0102

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND—Continued

0102

Change in allowance for uncollectible
financial assistance ...........................
Administrative expenses ..........................

Administrative expenses subject to limitation.—Provides for
collection of over $1 billion in premiums, accounting and auditing services, asset management, executive direction, and
other support functions.

0109

Net income or loss (–) ............................

921

1,114

590

540

0191

Total revenues .........................................

2,022

1,341

1,762

1,778

0192

Total expenses .........................................

–1,101

–227

–1,172

–1,238

Services related to terminations.—This activity provides for
needed, but unpredictable, costs related to benefits administration, actuarial services, managing the assets of trusteed
plans, and a share of other costs arising from plan termination.

0199

Net income or loss ..................................

921

1,114

590

540

Public enterprise funds—Continued

1996 actual

Plans terminated during the year:
With sufficient assets .............................................................
Without sufficient assets ........................................................
Regulations issued ......................................................................

1997 est.

3,100
255
7

3,500
150
10

1998 est.

3,500
150
10

Financing.—The primary source of financing is annual premiums paid by sponsors of ongoing covered plans, which vary
according to the plans’ funding level. Other sources of financing include assets from terminated plans, investment income,
and amounts due the Corporation from the sponsors of terminating plans. Also, the Corporation is authorized to borrow
up to $100 million from the U.S. Treasury.
Operating results.—The following tables show the status
of the Corporation’s trust funds and the Corporation’s operating results.
STATUS OF TRUST FUNDS

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

285,100
3,788,310

393,010
4,554,160

393,010
5,489,150

393,010
6,122,980

6,212,830
76,210
211,900
128,700

5,872,970
44,050
118,590
124,680

6,598,830
250,590
555,910
124,690

7,321,830
262,330
357,290
124,690

Total assets ........................................

10,703,050

11,107,460

13,412,180

14,582,130

9,430,990

9,933,220

13,123,190

14,370,530

1,179,030
93,030

954,690
219,550

195,430
93,560

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .............
Investments in US securities:
Treasury securities, par:
1102
Treasury securities, par .............
1102
Treasury securities, unamortized
discount (–)/premium (+) .....
1106
Receivables, net .............................
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net .....
Net value of assets related to pre–1992
direct loans receivable and acquired defaulted guaranteed loans
receivable:
1601
Direct loans, gross ..............................
1602
Interest receivable ..............................
1603
Allowance for estimated uncollectible
loans and interest (–) ....................

1803
1901

Total liabilities ........................................

10,703,050

11,107,460

13,412,180

14,582,130

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

306

5,732

6,532

7,782

9,045

83
65
131

655
95
247

655
97
36

655
97
30

27
15

31
19

..................
..................

–42

–50

..................

4
609

4
24

4
..................

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ................................
2206
Pension and other actuarial liabilities

6,625

7,558

8,880

10,137

266
6,481

328
6,238

317
6,981

290
7,724

2999

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............

6,747

6,566

7,298

8,014

–122

992

1,582

2,123

Total net position ................................

–122

992

1,582

2,123

4999

Total liabilities and net position ............

6,625

7,558

8,880

10,137

[In thousands of dollars]

1995 actual

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Liability, beginning of year ...................
Liability incurred due to plan terminations ..............................................
(New liabilities assumed) .................
(Plan assets acquired) .....................
(Recoveries from employers, net) .....
Operating loss of trust fund .................
Benefit payments ..................................

4,475,547

5,033,803

4,918,288

6,403,394

156,010
448,140
(310,890)
18,760
812,170
(409,924)

342,830
578,950
(348,540)
112,420
(14,580)
(443,765)

1,396,345
3,424,575
(1,657,800)
(370,430)
505,375
(416,614)

731,479
1,335,410
(531,260)
(72,671)
550,820
(481,900)

Liability, end of year ....................

5,033,803

4,918,288

6,403,394

7,203,793

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

1996 actual

866
1,154
2
–812
–156
–13

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1997 est.

1998 est.

1,183
152
6

1,251
511
..................

1,170
608
..................

15
–343
224

–501
–1,396
759

–547
–731
77

1996 actual

Identification code 16–4204–0–3–601

11.1
11.3
11.5

CHANGE IN CORPORATION’S LIABILITY UNDER TERMINATED PLANS

Revenue:
Premium income ......................................
Investment income ..................................
Other income ...........................................
Expense:
0102 Trust fund operating loss .......................
0102 Net liability due to plan terminations
0102 Provision for probable terminations ........

Value of assets related to direct
loans ..........................................
Other Federal assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other assets ........................................

1999

118,040
93,560

0101
0101
0101

–25
–12

3999

Liabilities:
Estimate of future benefits—terminated
plans ............................................................
Estimate of probable terminations (net claims
for) ...............................................................
Other liabilities .................................................

Identification code 16–4204–0–3–601

–24
–10

1995 actual

Identification code 16–4204–0–3–601

[In thousands of dollars]

1995 actual

–102
–21

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

1699

Assets:
Cash .................................................................
Investments ......................................................
Receivables:
Due from Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ...................................................
Due from employers—terminated plans .....
Assets of pretrusteed plans ........................
Other assets .................................................

–109
–11

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.2
23.3
25.2
25.3

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other than full-time permanent ...............................
Other personnel compensation ..................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

37
1
2

40
1
1

41
1
2

40
8
1
11
1
65

42
9
1
12
2
66

44
9
1
12
2
76

26.0
31.0
33.0
42.0
99.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Rental payments to others ............................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Other services ................................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Investments and loans ..................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................
Subtotal, reimbursable obligations ...............................

1
1
6
4
873
1,011

1
1
2
6
858
1,000

1
1
2
6
982
1,136

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

1,011

1,000

1,136

Personnel Summary
Identification code 16–4204–0–3–601

2001
2005

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

1996 actual

716
14

1997 est.

731
14

1998 est.

731
14

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Funds
General and special funds:
AND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0105–0–1–505

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Enforcement of wage and hour standards ...............
00.02
Federal contractor EEO standards enforcement .......
00.03
Federal programs for workers’ compensation ...........
00.04
Program direction and support .................................
00.05
Labor-management standards ..................................

100
56
101
11
24

118
59
102
12
25

125
69
109
12
26

00.91
01.01

Subtotal direct program .......................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

292
1

316
3

340
2

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

293

319

342

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

293
–293

319
–319

342
–342

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
265
40.75
Reduction pursuant to P.L. 104–208 ....................... ...................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
–7
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................
6

290
312
–1 ...................
–4 ...................
4 ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total) .............................................
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

264

289

312

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

293

319

342

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

21
293
–286

26
319
–316

27
342
–342

70.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–29

–30

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

264
258

289
287

312
312

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies
and their employees for inspection services rendered, ø$290,422,000¿
$312,443,000, together with ø$983,000¿ $1,760,000 which may be
expended from the Special Fund in accordance with øsection¿ sections
39(c), 44(i) (4) and (5) and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept, retain, and spend, until expended, in the name of
the Department of Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid
to the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the terms of the Consent Judgment in Civil Action No. 91–0027 of the United States
District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands (May
21, 1992): Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized
to establish and, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and
deposit in the Treasury fees for processing applications and issuing
certificates under sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. ø2119(d)¿ 211(d) and 214) and
for processing applications and issuing registrations under Title I
of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act,
29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act,
1997.)

68.00

88.90

89.00
90.00

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES

719

72.40

86.90
86.93
86.97

241
16
29

263
24
30

288
24
30

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

286

316

342

–28
–1

–27
–3

–28
–2

Enforcement of wage and hour standards.—The Wage and
Hour Division works to obtain and encourage compliance with
the minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and other employment standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Family
and Medical Leave Act, certain provisions of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, the wage garnishment provisions in title
III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and the Employee
Polygraph Protection Act. Prevailing wages are determined
and employment standards enforced under various Government contract wage standards. In 1998 approximately 281,300
persons are expected to be aided under the Fair Labor Standards Act through securing agreements with firms to pay back
wages owed to their workers. Through the special minimum
wage program, an estimated 200,000 persons will be aided
by certificates issued and employment authorized. In Government contract compliance actions, about 29,500 persons will
be aided through securing agreements to pay wages owed
to workers. Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act program, approximately 2,600 investigations and 1,700 housing inspections will be completed.
In the course of all on-site investigations, investigators will
routinely check for employer compliance with the employment
eligibility verification recordkeeping requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)-based Electronic Service Contract Act Notification System, which will enable contracting agencies to request
and receive wage determination data, became operational in
1997. The Budget includes resources for the Wage and Hour
Division which will be assigned to areas where employment
of illegal immigrants is most prevalent. The targeting of labor
standards enforcement efforts in those industries and geographic areas where unauthorized workers are most prevalent
will help to reduce the economic incentive for such illegal
employment practices and will, in turn, reduce illegal immigration.
Federal contractor EEO standards enforcement.—The Office
of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is responsible for ensuring nondiscrimination in employment based on
race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability or veteran
status by Federal contractors and subcontractors at 90,000
supply and service establishments and 150,000 construction
sites with a total workforce of 22 million people. It conducts
compliance reviews and complaint investigations. It assures
that Federal contractors and subcontractors take affirmative
action in the hiring and advancement of minorities and
women under the authority of Executive Orders 11246 and
11375. It enforces the affirmative action and nondiscrimination provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and, as an
agent of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the
Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. It ensures that contractors comply with the provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 providing for affirmative action by Federal contractors to employ, and advance
in employment, special disabled and Vietnam era veterans.
The Budget includes resources for a tiered-review process,
which will significantly reduce the paperwork burden on federal contractors and increase coverage of the contractor universe; compliance assistance to ensure that federal contractors
are fully aware of their equal employment opportunity responsibilities; increased vigilance in preventing discrimination
based on national origin through coordination with the Department of Justice; and the review of federal contractor’s
compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act. In 1998,
approximately 2,760,000 individuals will be directly aided

720

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued

SPECIAL BENEFITS

SALARIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

AND

EXPENSES—Continued

through 6,000 compliance reviews, 900 complaint investigations, and 4,100 other compliance actions.
Federal programs for workers’ compensation.—Under this
income maintenance activity, the Employment Standards Administration administers the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation
Act, and the benefit provisions of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977. These programs insure that eligible
disabled and injured workers or their survivors receive compensation and medical benefits and a range of services including rehabilitation, supervision of medical care, and technical
and advisory counseling to which they are entitled. Monitoring and advisory services are provided with respect to State
workers’ compensation laws.
Program direction and support.—This activity includes
planning, personnel management, financial management, and
Federal/State liaison programs, management systems implementation, and data processing operations. Major goals in
1998 will include implementing financial management initiatives; continued efforts to eliminate internal fraud, waste,
and mismanagement; the improvement of management information, automated data processing, and program and fiscal
accountability; and legislative and regulatory improvements.
Labor-management standards.—The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) collects and discloses union financial reports; audits union financial records and investigates
possible embezzlements of union funds; conducts election investigations and reruns of union officer elections after court
determinations that elections were not conducted in accordance with the Labor Management Relations Disclosure Act;
and administers the statutory program to certify employee
protection provisions of various Federally-sponsored transportation programs. In FY 1998, OLMS expects to process 36,000
reports and conduct a total of 3,566 investigations, audits,
and supervised elections.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0105–0–1–505

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0

1997 est.

1998 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–1521–0–1–600

171
3
2

180
2
2

188
4
2

Total personnel compensation .........................
176
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
35
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
4
Transportation of things ........................................... ...................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
24
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
3
Printing and reproduction .........................................
1
Other services ............................................................
2
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
23
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
19
Supplies and materials .............................................
2
Equipment .................................................................
3

184
39
9
1
24

194
41
9
1
26

4
1
2

4
1
8

25
20
2
5

25
22
2
7

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

292
1

316
3

340
2

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

293

319

342

Personnel Summary

Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02

Obligations by program activity:
Longshore and harbor workers’ compensation benefits
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act benefits ............

4
1,997

4
1,995

4
1,991

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

2,001

1,999

1,995

687
2,071

757
2,089

847
2,058

2,758
–2,001

2,846
–1,999

2,905
–1,995

757

847

910

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

218

213

201

1,853

1,876

1,857

70.00

99.0
99.0

Identification code 16–0105–0–1–505

For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except
administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior
fiscal year authorized by øtitle 5, chapter 81 of the¿ chapter 81
of title 5, United States Code; continuation of benefits as provided
for under the head ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security
Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; and sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the
War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 øper centum¿
percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,
as amended, ø$213,000,000¿ $201,000,000 together with such
amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year
appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits
for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided,
That øsuch sums as are necessary¿ amounts appropriated may be
used under section 8104 of title 5, United States Code, by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the
time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled
beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, ø1996¿ 1997, shall remain available until
expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses:
Provided further, That in addition there shall be transferred to this
appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation
or instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of title 5, United
States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary of Labor determines to be
the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities
through September 30, ø1997¿ 1998: Provided further, That of those
funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay
the cost of administration, ø$11,390,000¿ $7,269,000 shall be made
available to the Secretary of Labor for expenditures relating to capital
improvements in support of Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
administration, and the balance of such funds shall be paid into
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the
Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or
a claim for benefits under øSubchapter 5, U.S.C., chapter 81, or
under subchapter 33, U.S.C. 901, et seq. (the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended)¿ chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, or 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provide as part of such
notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe. (Department
of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)

2,071

2,089

2,058

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance ............................................................. ...................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
2,001
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
–1,923

78
1,999
–1,999

78
1,995
–1,995

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72.90

3,672
6

3,942
6

4,055
6

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
74.90

Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance .............................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
78

78
1996 actual

Identification code 16–5155–0–2–602

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................
70
86.93 Outlays from current balances ...................................... ...................
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
1,853

123
90
1,786

138
67
1,790

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

1,923

1,999

1,995

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

–1,853

–1,876

–1,857

218
70

213
123

201
138

Note:—In FY 1996, presentation of accrued liabilities was initiated in the Special Fund. Implementation of
this accounting adjustment requires an overstatement of the FY 1996 obligations compared with FY 1995 and
all prior fiscal years.

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Benefits.—Under the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program, income is replaced if a job injury results in time away from work. Medical
bills arising from compensable job injuries are also paid. Not
all benefits are paid by the program since the first 45 days
of disability are usually covered by keeping injured workers
in pay status with their employing agencies. In 1998, 175,000
injured federal workers or their survivors will file claims;
57,500 will receive long-term wage replacement benefits for
job-related injuries, diseases, or deaths. Most of the costs
of this account are charged back to the employing agencies
of beneficiaries.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION WORKLOAD
1996 actual

Wage-loss claims received ..........................................................
Compensation and medical payments ........................................
Cases received ............................................................................
Periodic payment cases ..............................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

20,392
2,387,341
175,052
58,329

20,000
2,400,000
175,000
58,000

20,000
2,400,000
175,000
57,500

Longshore and harbor workers’ compensation benefits.—
Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,
as amended, the Federal Government pays from direct appropriations one-half of the increased benefits provided by the
amendments for persons on the rolls prior to 1972. The remainder is provided from the special fund which is financed
by private employers assessed at the beginning of each calendar year for their proportionate share of these payments.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–1521–0–1–600

1996 actual

1997 est.

Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
Equipment ......................................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................

4
9
1,988

1
17
1,981

1
6
1,988

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

2,001

1,999

1,995

PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION COMPENSATION FUND
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.01 Deposits for Panama Commission Compensation Fund,
Labor ..........................................................................
11
8
7
02.02 Interest on investments, Panama Canal Comm., Labor
4
5
5
02.99

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 42.0) ............................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
U.S. Securities:
21.41
Par value ...............................................................
21.42
Unrealized discounts .............................................

64
–1

73
–1

79
–1

21.99
22.00

Total unobligated balance, start of year .............
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

63
15

72
13

78
12

23.90
23.95

78
–6

85
–7

90
–7

24.41
24.42

73
–1

79
–1

83
–1

24.99

Total unobligated balance, end of year ....................

60.25

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (special fund, indefinite) ........................

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

6
–6

7
–7

86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

15
6

13
7

12
7

10.00

Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund.—This
fund has been established to provide for the accumulation
of funds to meet the Panama Canal Commission’s obligations
to defray costs of workers’ compensation which will accrue
pursuant to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA). On December 31, 1999, the Commission will be dissolved as set forth in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977,
and the liability of the Commission for payments beyond that
date will not end with its termination. The establishment
of this fund, into which funds will be deposited on a regular
basis by the Commission is in conjunction with the transfer
of the administration of the FECA program from the Commission to the Department of Labor effective January 1, 1989.

1998 est.

25.7
31.0
42.0

Identification code 16–5155–0–2–602

721

Total receipts .............................................................
15
13
12
Appropriation:
05.01 Panama Canal Commission compensation fund ..........
–15
–13
–12
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

Trust Funds
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

øFor payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund,
$1,007,644,000, of which $961,665,000 shall be available until September 30, 1998, for payment of all benefits as authorized by section
9501(d) (1), (2), (4), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended, and interest on advances as authorized by section
9501(c)(2) of that Act, and of which $26,071,000 shall be available
for transfer to Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and
Expenses, $19,621,000 for transfer to Departmental Management,
Salaries and Expenses, and $287,000 for transfer to Departmental
Management, Office of Inspector General, for expenses of operation
and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program as authorized
by section 9501(d)(5)(A) of that Act: Provided, That, in addition, such
amounts as may be necessary may be charged to the subsequent
year appropriation for the payment of compensation, interest, or other
benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year:
Provided further, That in addition such amounts shall be paid from
this fund into miscellaneous receipts as the Secretary of the Treasury
determines to be the administrative expenses of the Department of
the Treasury for administering the fund during the current fiscal
year, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(B) of that Act.¿

722

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND—Continued
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)—Continued

Beginning in fiscal year 1998 and thereafter, such sums as may
be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by
section 9501(d) (1), (2), (4) and (7), of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1954, as amended; and interest on advances as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act; and in addition, the following amounts
shall be available from the Fund for fiscal year 1998 for expenses
of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program
as authorized by section 9501(d)(5) of that Act $26,147,000 for transfer
to the Employment Standards Administration, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $19,551,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $296,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; and $356,000 for payment into
miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of Treasury.
(Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)

nated prior to 1970 or where no mine operator can be assigned liability. In addition the fund pays all administrative
costs incurred in the operation of part C of the black lung
program. The fund is administered jointly by the Secretaries
of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services.
The Benefits Revenue Act provides for repayable advances
to the fund in the event fund resources will not be adequate
to meet program obligations. Such advances are to be repaid
with interest. The outstanding debt at the end of each year
was: 1981, $1,510 million; 1982, $1,793 million; 1983, $2,151
million; 1984, $2,497 million; 1985, $2,833 million; 1986,
$2,884 million; 1987, $2,952 million; 1988, $2,993 million;
1989, $3,049 million; 1990, $3,049 million; 1991, $3,266 million; 1992, $3,606 million; 1993, $3,949 million; 1994, $4,363
million; 1995, $4,738 million; 1996, $5,112 million; 1997,
$5,507 million, and 1998 $5,899 million.
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND WORKLOAD

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 20–8144–0–7–601

1996 actual

1996 actual
1997 est.

1998 est.

Claims received ...........................................................................
Claims in payment status ..........................................................
Medical benefits only recipients .................................................

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.01 Transfer from general fund, Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act taxes ...........................................................
02.02 Miscellaneous interest ...................................................

614
3

604
2

613
2

Identification code 20–8144–0–7–601

02.99

Total receipts .............................................................

617

606

615

0100
0105

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriation:
05.01 Administrative Expenses ................................................

619

613

615

–612

–613

–615

05.99
07.99

–612
–613
–615
7 ................... ...................

01.99

04.00

Subtotal appropriation ...................................................
Balance, end of year .....................................................

7 ...................

6,791
64,501
16,762

1997 est.

1998 est.

6,500
62,500
14,500

6,300
60,000
13,500

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)

Unexpended balance, start of year:
Treasury balance ............................................................
Outstanding Treasury borrowing ....................................

0199

Total balance, start of year ......................................
Cash income during the year:
Governmental receipts:
0200
Transfer from general fund, Black Lung Benefits
Revenue Act taxes ................................................
Proprietary receipts:
0220
Miscellaneous interest, Black Lung fund .................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

2
–4,738

7 ...................
–5,112
–5,507

–4,736

–5,105

–5,507

614

604

613

617

606

615

–986

–1,008

–1,007

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
0299
Identification code 20–8144–0–7–601

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Disabled coal miners benefits .......................................
00.02 Administrative expenses ................................................
00.03 Interest on advances .....................................................

494
47
445

496
47
465

466
47
494

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

986

1,008

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

986
–986

1,008
–1,008

1,007
–1,007

7 ................... ...................
–5,112
–5,507
–5,899

0799

–5,105

1,007

22.00
23.95

Total cash income .....................................................
Cash outgo during year:
0500 Black lung disability trust fund ....................................
Unexpended balance, end of year:
0700 Cash Balance .................................................................
0705 Outstanding Treasury borrowing ....................................
Total balance, end of year ........................................

–5,507

–5,899

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 20–8144–0–7–601

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

47
565

46
567

46
569

43.00
47.05

Appropriation (total) ..................................................
Authority to borrow (indefinite) .....................................

612
374

613
395

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

986

1,008

986
–986

1,008
–1,008

1,007
–1,007

47
494
445

47
496
465

47
466
494

Total obligations ........................................................

986

1,008

1,007

Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

Other services ................................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................

615
392

70.00

25.2
42.0
43.0
99.9

New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.26 Appropriation (trust fund, definite) ...............................
40.27 Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................

986

1,008

1,007

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

986
986

1,008
1,008

1,007
1,007

89.00
90.00

The trust fund consists of all moneys collected from the
coal mine industry under the provisions of the Black Lung
Benefits Revenue Act of 1981, as amended by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, in the form
of an excise tax on mined coal. These moneys are expended
to pay compensation, medical, and survivor benefits to eligible
miners and their survivors, where mine employment termi-

SPECIAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION EXPENSES
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–9971–0–7–601

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.01 Longshoremen’s & Harbor Workers Compensation Act,
Receipts, Special workers’ ........................................
116
137
139
02.02 Longshoremen’s & Harbor Workers Compensation Act,
Earnings on investments, Special workers’, Labor
3
2
2
02.03 Workmen’s Compensation Act within District of Columbia, Receipts, Special workers’ ...........................
11
12
12
02.99

Total receipts .............................................................
Appropriation:
05.01 Special workers’ compensation expenses ......................
05.99
07.99

130

151

153

–130

–151

–153

Subtotal appropriation ...................................................
–130
–151
–153
Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–9971–0–7–601

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,
as amended ...............................................................
00.02 District of Columbia Compensation Act ........................

119
11

133
11

135
11

10.00

130

144

146

00.01

Total obligations ........................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.40
Uninvested balance ...................................................
U.S. Securities:
21.41
Par value ...............................................................
21.42
Unrealized discounts .............................................

723

vocational rehabilitation to enable them to return to remunerative occupations, and the costs of necessary rehabilitation
services not otherwise available to disabled workers are defrayed. Payments are made in cases where other circumstances preclude payment by an employer and to provide
medical, surgical, and other treatment in disability cases
where there has been a default by the insolvency of an uninsured employer.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1 ................... ...................
77
–1

79
–1

86
–1

21.99
22.00

Total unobligated balance, start of year .............
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

77
130

78
151

85
153

23.90
23.95

207
–130

229
–144

79
–1

86
–1

93
–1

24.99

Total unobligated balance, end of year ....................

25.3

1997 est.

1998 est.

42.0

Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................

1
129

1
143

2
144

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

130

144

146

238
–146

24.41
24.42

1996 actual

Identification code 16–9971–0–7–601

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.26
Appropriation (trust fund, definite) ..........................
Permanent:
60.27
Permanent Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) .....

129

150

151

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

130

151

153

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

4
130
–129

5
144
–144

5
146
–146

72.40

86.90
86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

1
52
76

1
66
77

2
60
84

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

129

144

146

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

130
129

151
144

153
146

Distribution of budget authority by account:
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ...............
District of Columbia Compensation Act .................................

119
12

139
12

141
12

Distribution of outlays by account:
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ...............
District of Columbia Compensation Act .................................

117
12

133
11

135
11

The trust funds consist of amounts received from employers
for the death of an employee where no person is entitled
to compensation for such death, for fines and penalty payments, and pursuant to an annual assessment of the industry,
for the general expenses of the fund under the Longshore
and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended.
These trust funds are available for payments of additional
compensation for second injuries. When a second injury is
combined with a previous disability and results in increased
permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, or
death, the employer’s liability for benefits is limited to a
specified period of compensation payments after which the
fund provides continuing compensation benefits. In addition,
the fund pays one-half of the increased benefits provided
under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,
as amended, for persons on the rolls prior to 1972. Maintenance payments are made to disabled employees undergoing

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, ø$325,734,000¿ $347,805,000, including not to exceed
ø$77,354,000¿ $79,175,000 which shall be the maximum amount
available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act, which grants shall be no less than fifty percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs
required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under
section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and,
in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year
of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law
to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety
and health training and education grants: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary of Labor is authorized, during
the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1997¿ 1998, to collect and
retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the
provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international
laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment
and products used by workers in the workplace: øProvided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be
obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any
standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 which is applicable to any person who is
engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary
labor camp and employs ten or fewer employees:¿ Provided further,
That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated
or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation,
or order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with
respect to any employer of ten or fewer employees who is included
within a category having an occupational injury lost workday case
rate, at the most precise Standard Industrial Classification Code for
which such data are published, less than the national average rate
as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section
24 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except—
(1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, consultation, technical
assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an
employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during
such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are
not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any
willful violations found;
(3) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to
imminent dangers;
(4) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to
health hazards;
(5) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to
a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more

724

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES—Continued

employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation
authorized by such Act; and
(6) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to
complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights
under such Actø: Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall
not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation
which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs
ten or fewer employees¿. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act,
1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0400–0–1–554

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Safety and health standards ....................................
00.02
Federal enforcement ..................................................
00.03
State programs ..........................................................
00.04
Technical support ......................................................
00.05
Federal compliance assistance .................................
00.06
State consultation grants .........................................
00.07
Safety and health statistics .....................................
00.08
Executive direction and administration ....................

8
123
68
20
27
35
16
7

12
126
77
17
37
34
14
7

13
136
79
18
46
35
14
7

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

304
2

325
3

348
2

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

306

327

350

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

306
–306

327
–327

350
–350

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
304
40.75
Reduction pursuant to P.L. 104–208 ....................... ...................

326
348
–1 ...................

43.00

325

68.00
68.10
68.90
70.00

Appropriation (total) .............................................
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Change in orders on hand from Federal sources

348

3
3
2
–1 ................... ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ...........................................................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

306

328

350

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.40
Obligated balance: Appropriation .............................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................
72.99
73.10
73.20
74.40

304

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

50
67
68
1 ................... ...................
51
306
–290

67
327
–326

68
350
–347

86.90
86.93
86.97

245
43
2

283
40
3

303
42
2

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

290

326

347

–1
–2

–1
–1

88.90
88.95

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
Change in orders on hand from Federal sources .........

–3
–3
–2
1 ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

304
288

324
323

348
345

Safety and Health Standards.—The safety and health
standards activity provides for the development, promulgation, review and evaluation of occupational safety and health
standards under procedures providing opportunity for public
comment. Before any standard is proposed or promulgated,
a determination is made that: (1) a significant risk of serious
injury or health impairment exists; (2) the standard will reduce this risk; (3) the standard is economically and technologically feasible; and (4) the standard is cost-effective when
compared with alternative regulatory proposals providing
equal levels of protection. Regulatory reform efforts include
consensus-based rulemaking, development of common sense
regulations, rewriting existing standards in plain language,
and regulatory process improvements.
Enforcement.—This activity provides for the enforcement of
workplace standards promulgated under the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 through the physical inspection
of worksites, and by fostering the voluntary cooperation of
employers and employees. This activity also provides grants
to assist States in administering and enforcing State standards. Programs are targeted to the investigation of claims
of imminent danger and employee complaints, investigation
of fatal and catastrophic accidents, programmed inspections
of firms with injury-illness rates that are above the national
average, and special emphasis inspections for serious safety
and health hazards. OSHA’s enforcement strategy includes
a selective targeting of inspections and related compliance
activities to specific high hazard industries, and offering employers a choice between a partnership and a traditional enforcement relationship.
Technical support.—Technical assistance is provided on all
aspects of standards setting, variances, compliance assistance,
and enforcement programs. Laboratory support is provided
to compliance officers. Comprehensive scientific and technical
information services are made available. The economic and
environmental impacts of proposed standards are analyzed.
Compliance Assistance—Federal.—This activity supports a
variety of employer and employee assistance programs, consistent with OSHA’s partnership initiatives. Outreach activities are conducted, including training and information exchanges and technical assistance to employers requesting
such help. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations to
provide employee and employer training programs, targeted
to address specific industry needs for safety and health education. Employers are encouraged to establish voluntary employee protection programs, and Federal agencies are assisted
in implementing job safety and health programs for their
employees. Professional training for compliance personnel and
others with related workplace safety and health responsibilities is conducted at the OSHA Training Institute, and further
training is provided by education centers selected and sanctioned by the institute.
Compliance Assistance—State.—This activity supports 90
percent Federally-funded cooperative agreements with designated State agencies to provide free on-site consultation
to employers upon request. State agencies tailor workplans
to specific needs in each State while maximizing their impact
on injury and illness rates in smaller establishments. These
projects offer a variety of services, including safety and health
program assessment and assistance, hazard identification and
control, and training of employers and their employees.
Statistics.—Information technology, management information and statistical support for OSHA’s programs and field
operations are provided through an integrated data network,
and statistical analysis and review. OSHA administers and
maintains the recordkeeping system which serves as the foundation for the BLS survey on occupational injuries and illnesses, provides guidance and recordkeeping requirements to
both the public and private sectors, and develops regulations
along with interpretive publications and materials.

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Executive direction and administration.—These activities
include executive direction, planning and evaluation, management support, legislative liaison, interagency affairs, administrative services, and budgeting and financial control.
PROGRAM STATISTICS
1996 actual

Standards promulgated ...............................................................
Inspections:
Federal inspections .................................................................
State program inspections .....................................................
Training and consultations:
Training grants supported ......................................................
Consultation visits ..................................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

24,024
57,199

31,500
58,400

34,000
58,400

26
24,708

21
25,000

45
25,000

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0400–0–1–554

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0
99.0
99.0
99.5
99.9

1997 est.

1998 est.

103
1
1

114
1
2

122
1
2

105
23
6
15

117
25
7
16

125
27
9
17

2
1
9
39

3
1
4
45

3
1
4
47

16
7
3
7
71

13
4
3
6
79

14
4
3
6
85

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
304
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................
2
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ...................

323
3
1

345
2
3

327

350

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................

Total obligations ........................................................

306

725

rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disasterø:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph
shall be obligated or expended to carry out section 115 of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 or to carry out that portion
of section 104(g)(1) of such Act relating to the enforcement of any
training requirements, with respect to shell dredging, or with respect
to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate,
or surface limestone mine¿. (30 U.S.C. 1–11, 801, 951 et seq; 91
Stat. 1290–1322; Stat. 111, 137.) (Department of Labor Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–1200–0–1–554

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Enforcement:
00.01
Coal ...........................................................................
00.02
Metal/non-metal ........................................................
00.03
Standards development .............................................
00.04 Assessments ..................................................................
00.05 Educational policy and development .............................
00.06 Technical support ..........................................................
00.07 Program administration .................................................

106
41
1
3
15
21
8

107
42
1
3
15
21
8

108
44
1
4
15
25
9

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

195

197

206

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

196
–195

197
–197

206
–206

40.00
40.75

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................
196
Reduction pursuant to P.L. 104–208 ............................ ...................

198
206
–1 ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total) ..................................................

196

197

206

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

196

197

206

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

22
195
–189

28
197
–197

28
206
–205

72.40

Personnel Summary

1001
1005

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

1997 est.

2,069
2

2,241
3

1998 est.

2,361
3

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

169
20

179
18

187
18

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

189

197

205

89.00
90.00

1996 actual

Identification code 16–0400–0–1–554

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

196
189

197
197

206
205

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, ø$197,810,000¿ $205,804,000, including purchase and bestowal
of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and firstaid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; the Secretary
is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects
in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private; the
Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote
health and safety education and training in the mining community
through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations; and any funds available to the Department may be used,
with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine

Enforcement.—The Enforcement strategy in 1998 will be
an integrated approach that links all actions to preventing
occupational injuries and illness. These include inspection of
mines as mandated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977, special emphasis initiatives that focus on persistent safety and health hazards, promulgation of safety and
health standards, investigation of serious accidents, and onsite education and training assistance. The desired outcome
of these enforcement efforts is to at least maintain or lower
fatality and injury rates.
Assessments.—This activity assesses and collects civil monetary penalties for violations of safety and health standards.
Educational policy and development.—This activity develops
and coordinates MSHA’s mine safety and health education
and training policies, and provides classroom instruction at
the National Academy for MSHA personnel, other governmental personnel, and the mining industry. States provide
mine health and safety training materials, and provide technical assistance through the State Grants program.
Technical support.—This activity applies engineering and
scientific expertise through field and laboratory forensic investigations to resolve technical problems associated with imple-

726

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

$52,848,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security
Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)

EXPENSES—Continued

mentation of the Mine Act. Technical support administers
a fee program to approve equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines and performs field and laboratory audits of equipment previously approved by MSHA. It also collects and analyzes data relative to the cause, frequency, and
circumstances of accidents.
Program administration.—This activity provides for general
administrative functions.
PROGRAM STATISTICS
1996 actual

Enforcement:
Fatality Rates:
Coal mines .........................................................................
Metal/non-metal mines ......................................................
Non-fatal lost time injury rates:
Coal mines .........................................................................
Metal/Non-metal mines ......................................................
Regulations promulgated ...................................................
Assessments:
Violations assessed ................................................................
Educational policy and development:
Course days ............................................................................
Technical support:
Equipment approvals ..............................................................
Field investigations .................................................................
Laboratory samples analyzed .................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

.038
.028

5.11
2.62
5

5.11
2.62
16

5.11
2.62
11

106,566

110,000

518

550

1,259
1,280
82,122

1,500
1,350
102,000

1,500
1,350
127,000

Note.—Incidence rates represent the number of injuries that occur for each 200,000 employee-hours worked.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0200–0–1–505

11.1
11.3
11.5

1997 est.

153
100
57
7
5
22
16

163
107
59
7
5
23
15

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

343
17

361
19

379
19

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

360

380

398

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

360
–360

380
–380

399
–398

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
292
40.75
Reduction pursuant to P.L. 104–208 ....................... ...................

310
327
–1 ...................

43.00
68.00

Appropriation (total) .............................................
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

292

309

327

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

360

380

398

1998 est.

109
1
2

111
114
1 ...................
2
2

112
31
5
3
9
2
1
3

114
33
7
3
9
2
1
4

25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of things ..............................
Transportation of things ................................................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

195

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.3

1998 est.

147
96
55
7
4
22
12

70.00
1996 actual

1997 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Labor force statistics ................................................
00.02
Prices and cost of living ...........................................
00.03
Compensation and working conditions .....................
00.04
Productivity and technology ......................................
00.05
Employment projections ............................................
00.06
Executive direction and staff services ......................
00.07
Consumer price index revision ..................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–1200–0–1–554

1996 actual

116
34
7
3
9
2
1
5

67
77
78
360
380
398
–349
–380
–394
–1 ................... ...................
77

197

206

233
48
68

254
55
71

268
54
72

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

349

380

394

–66
–2

–69
–2

–70
–2

88.90

7
7
8
2 ................... ...................
4
3
4
3
3
3
7
5
8
6
6
6

86.90
86.93
86.97

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–68

–71

–72

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

292
281

309
309

327
322

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–1200–0–1–554

1001
1005

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

2,258
10

1997 est.

2,198
10

1998 est.

2,186
10

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Labor force statistics.—Publishes monthly estimates of the
labor force, employment, unemployment, and earnings for the
Nation, States, and local areas. Makes studies of the labor
force. Publishes data on covered employment and wages, by
industry.
1996 actual

Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including
advances or reimbursements to State,Federal, and local agencies and
their employees for services rendered, ø$309,647,000¿ $326,609,000,
of which ø$16,145,000¿ $15,430,000 shall be for expenses of revising
the Consumer Price Index and shall remain available until September
30, ø1998¿ 1999, together with not to exceed ø$52,053,000¿

Labor force statistics (selected items):
Covered employment and wages (quarterly series) ...............
Employment and unemployment estimates for States and
local areas (monthly and annual series) ..........................
Occupational employment statistics (annual series) .............

1997 est.

1998 est.

1,000,201

86,300
57,000

87,100
57,040

Prices and cost of living.—Publishes the Consumer Price
Index (CPI), the Producer Price Index (PPI), Export and Import Price Indexes (IP), estimates of consumers’ expenditures,
and studies of price change.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1996 actual

Consumer price indexes published (monthly) .............................
Producer prices:
(a) Commodity indexes published (monthly) ..........................
(b) Mining and manufacturing indexes published (monthly)
International prices and price indexes:
(a) Sample units initiated (annually) ....................................
(b) Price quotations collected (monthly) ................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

8,360

8,360
3,041
9,489

3,041
9,389

3,200
25,000

3,200
24,000

3,200
23,000

1996 actual

6,700
280,000
17,000

1997 est.

1996 actual

7,500
200,000
20,900

8,000
200,000
30,600

39
4,667

1997 est.

40
4,693

1998 est.

40
4,716

Employment projections.—Provides economic projections, including changes in the level and structure of economic growth,
and industry employment and occupational projections. Publishes the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Quarterly.
1996 actual

Industry projections (2 year cycle) ..............................................
Occupational Outlook Handbook statements (2 year cycle) .......

114
125

1997 est.

114
125

1998 est.

114
125

Executive direction and staff services.—Provides planning
and policy for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), operates
the management information system, coordinates research,
and publishes data and reports for government and public
use.
Consumer Price Index Revision.—BLS will release the revised index for January, 1998, will introduce a revised housing sample in 1999, and will complete the revision in 2000.
The revision includes new market baskets of goods and services as well as improvements in collecting and processing
data for the CPI and for surveys which support the CPI.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0200–0–1–505

11.1
11.3
11.5

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

100
5
2

112
7
2

117
10
2

107
22
5
26

121
25
7
27

129
27
6
28

2
2
15

3
2
16

3
2
15

25.4
25.5
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Research and development contracts .......................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................

99.0
99.0
99.5

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

342
17
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.3

1996 actual

82
86
93
1 ................... ...................
10
10
10
2
2
2
1
1
1
13
7
6
54
55
56
362
19
–1

380

398

378
19
1

1997 est.

1998 est.

2,194
9

2,423
9

2,515
9

121

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

1998 est.

Productivity and technology.—Provides studies of productivity changes for industries and major economic sectors. Develops international comparisons of productivity and cost. Studies the effects of technology change on employment and productivity.
Studies, articles, and special reports .........................................
Series maintained .......................................................................

360

Personnel Summary
Identification code 16–0200–0–1–505

Compensation and working conditions.—Publishes data on
wages and benefits by occupation for major labor markets
and industries. Compiles annual information to estimate the
incidence and number of work-related injuries, illnesses, and
fatalities. Includes resources to continue producing surveys
to support the implementation of the Federal Employees Pay
Comparability Act of 1990.
Compensation and working conditions (major items):
Employment cost index—number of schedules .....................
Occupational Safety and Health—number of schedules ......
Federal pay reform—number of schedules ...........................

Total obligations ........................................................

8,360

3,041
9,589

99.9

727

Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including
the hire of three sedans, and including up to ø$4,358,000¿ $4,439,000
for the President’s Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities, ø$144,211,000¿ $152,396,000; together with not to exceed
ø$297,000¿ $282,000, which may be expended from the Employment
Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fundø:
Provided, That no funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in a review in any United
States court of appeals of any decision made by the Benefits Review
Board under section 21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where such participation is precluded
by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Director,
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. Ct. 1278 (1995): Provided further, That no funds
made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor
to review a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been appealed and
that has been pending before the Benefits Review Board for more
than 12 months: Provided further, That any such decision pending
a review by the Benefits Review Board for more than one year shall
be considered affirmed by the Benefits Review Board on that date,
and shall be considered the final order of the Board for purposes
of obtaining a review in the United States courts of appeals: Provided
further, That these provisions shall not be applicable to the review
of any decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C.
901 et seq.)¿. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 16–0165–0–1–505

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Program direction and support .................................
00.02
Legal services ............................................................
00.03
International labor affairs .........................................
00.04
Administration and management .............................
00.05
Adjudication ...............................................................
00.06
Promoting employment of people with disabilities
00.07
Women’s bureau ........................................................
00.09
Civil rights .................................................................
00.10
Chief financial officer ...............................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

19
64
10
14
34
4
8
4
4

20
66
9
14
34
4
8
5
4

20
71
11
14
35
4
8
4
5

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

161
11

164
16

172
16

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

172

180

188

22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

174
181
188
–1 ................... ...................
173
–172

181
–180

188
–188

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................

141
144
152
1 ................... ...................

43.00

142

Appropriation (total) .............................................

144

152

728

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 16–0165–0–1–505

68.00
68.00
68.90
70.00

1996 actual

Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash):
Offsetting collections (cash) ............................
32
Transfer from SUIESO ....................................... ...................

1997 est.

1998 est.

36
36
1 ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ...........................................................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

174

181

188

14
15
15
172
180
188
–173
–181
–187
1 ................... ...................
15

86.90
86.93
86.97

126
15
32

130
14
37

138
13
36

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

173

181

187

–30
–2

–31
–6

–30
–6

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–32

–37

–36

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

142
142

144
144

152
151

internal labor-management relations throughout the Department.
Adjudication.—Conducts formal hearings and renders timely decisions on claims filed under the Black Lung Benefits
Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
and its extensions, the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
and other acts involving complaints to determine violations
of minimum wage requirements, overtime payments, health
and safety regulations and unfair labor practices.
Promoting employment of people with disabilities.—The
President’s Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities provides leadership to eliminate employment barriers
to people with physical, mental and communications disabilities.
Women’s bureau.—Promotes the interests of wage earning
women, and seeks to improve their working conditions and
advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Civil rights.—Ensures full compliance with title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other regulatory nondiscrimination provisions in programs receiving financial assistance
from the Department of Labor and promotes equal opportunity in these programs and activities; and ensures equal
employment opportunity to all DOL employees and applicants
for employment.
Chief financial officer.—Responsible for enhancing the level
of knowledge and skills of Departmental staff working in financial management operations; developing comprehensive
accounting and financial management policies; assuring that
all DOL financial functions conform to applicable standards;
providing leadership and coordination to DOL agencies’ trust
and benefit fund financial actions; monitoring the financial
execution of the budget in relation to actual expenditures;
and managing a comprehensive training program for budget,
accounting, and financial support staff.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Program direction and support.—Provides leadership and
direction for all programs and functions assigned to the Department. Provides guidance for the development and implementation of governmental policy to protect and promote the
interests of the American worker, toward achieving better
employment and earnings, promoting productivity and economic growth, safety, equity and affirmative action in employment, and collecting and analyzing statistics on the labor
force.
Legal services.—Provides the Secretary of Labor and Departmental program officials with the legal services required
to accomplish the Department’s mission. The major services
include litigating cases, providing assistance to the Department of Justice in case preparation and trials, reviewing
rules, orders and written interpretations and opinions for
DOL program agencies and the public, and coordinating the
Department’s legislative program.
International labor affairs.—Coordinates the Department of
Labor’s international responsibilities, including support of
U.S. foreign policy objectives through relationships with international organizations and foreign governments, analysis on
the labor market and economic impact of trade proposals,
trade legislation and immigration-related initiatives; and
assures compliance with worker rights provisions in U.S.
trade law.
Administration and management.—Exercises leadership in
all Departmental administrative and management programs
and services and ensures efficient and effective operation of
Departmental programs; provides policy guidance on matters
of personnel management, information resource management
and procurement; and provides for consistent and constructive

1996 actual

Identification code 16–0165–0–1–505

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

92
2
1

1997 est.

1998 est.

94
1
1

97
1
1

Total personnel compensation .........................
95
96
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
18
18
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
2
3
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
16
16
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
2
2
Printing and reproduction ......................................... ................... ...................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
3
2
Other services ............................................................
3
6
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
13
15
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
3
3
Supplies and materials .............................................
1
2
Equipment .................................................................
2 ...................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................
3 ...................

99
19
2
16
2
1
2
6
15
3
2
1
4

99.0
99.0
99.5

161
9
2

163
15
2

172
15
1

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

172

180

188

Personnel Summary
Identification code 16–0165–0–1–505

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

1,606
5

1,525
5

1,526
5

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE

INSPECTOR GENERAL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, ø$42,938,000¿ $43,105,000, together with not to exceed
ø$3,543,000¿ $3,645,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust
Fund. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Identification code 16–0106–0–1–505

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Program activities .....................................................
00.02
Executive direction and management .......................

42
6

41
6

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

48
3

47
5

47
10

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
23.95 New obligations .............................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
Permanent:
68.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

51
–51

52
–52

57
–57

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0106–0–1–505

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other personnel compensation .............................

1997 est.

1998 est.

25
3

26
3

28
6
2
3
1
4

29
6
2
3
1
3

25.7
31.0

99.0
99.0

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

48
3

47
5

47
10

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
25.1
25.2
25.3

2
2
2
1
1
1
1 ................... ...................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–0106–0–1–505

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

7
51
–51

7
52
–52

7
57
–57

70.00

planning, evaluation, legislative liaison, personnel and financial functions for the OIG.

11.1
11.5

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

729

Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

446
1

1997 est.

450
1

1998 est.

450
1

72.40

86.90
86.93
86.97

38
6
7

38
5
9

38
5
14

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

–7

–9

–14

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

44
44

43
43

89.00
90.00

Program activities.—Program activities within the Office of
Inspector General include audit, program fraud, labor racketeering and special evaluations and inspections of program
activities. The audit activity performs audits of the Department’s financial statements, programs, activities, and systems
to determine whether information is reliable, controls are in
place, resources are safeguarded, funds are expended in a
manner consistent with laws and regulations and managed
economically and efficiently, and desired program results are
achieved. The program fraud activity administers an investigative program to detect and deter fraud, waste and abuse
in Departmental programs. The labor racketeering activity
identifies and reduces labor racketeering and corruption in
employee benefit plans, labor-management relations, and internal union affairs. The OIG also provides technical assistance and conducts special reviews and evaluations.
1996 actual

Audits Studies and Reviews .......................................................
Program Fraud Investigations .....................................................
Labor Racketeering Investigations ..............................................

362
947
425

1997 est.

308
962
435

1998 est.

308
962
447

Executive direction and management.—This activity includes the management, legal counsel, administrative support,

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

FOR

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT

AND

TRAINING

Not to exceed ø$181,949,000¿ $181,955,000 may be derived from
the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 4100–
4110A and 4321–4327, and Public Law 103–353, and which shall
be available for obligation by the States through December 31, ø1997¿
1998. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
State administration:
Disabled veterans outreach program .................................
Local veterans employment representatives ......................
Administration ....................................................................
National Veterans’ Training Institute .................................

76
71
20
3

82
75
23
2

80
77
23
2

Total obligations ............................................................

170

182

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) .................................................
New obligations ......................................................................

170
–170

182
–182

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriations (trust funds) ..............................................

170

182

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year ...........................................
New obligations ......................................................................
Total outlays (gross) ...............................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year .............................................

14
170
–165
19

19
182
–178
23

23
182
–182
23

Outlays (gross) detail:
Total outlays gross ........................................................

165

178

182

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections from trust funds ..................................

–170

–182

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority (net) ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays (net) ...........................................................................
–5
–4
0

State administration.—The Disabled Veterans Outreach
Program provides intensive employability and job develop-

730

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
ASSISTANT SECRETARY

FOR

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
Continued

AND

TRAINING—

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3
41.0
93.0
99.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Other services ................................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................
Limitation on expenses ..................................................

1997 est.

12
3
1
1
2
3

14
3
2
1
2
4

2
146
–170

2
154
–182

Personnel Summary

6001

1996 actual

Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................

241

the

Fund

shall

not

exceed

Identification code 16–4601–0–4–505

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05
00.07

Obligations by program activity:
Financial and administrative services ..........................
Field services .................................................................
Facilities management ..................................................
Human resources services .............................................
Penalty mail and telecommunications ..........................
Non-DOL reimbursements ..............................................

27
23
8
7
21
1

29
38
22
23
8 ...................
8
7
23
23
5
5

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Fund
balance ......................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

5
91

9
95

8
100

96
–87

104
–95

108
–96

100

10
87
–83

13
95
–95

13
96
–96

21.90

23.90
23.95
24.90

68.00

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Fund
balance ......................................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.90 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Fund balance .............................................................
72.90

1997 est.

260

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

80
3

91
4

93
3

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

–91

–95

–100

1998 est.

Subtotal, limitation acct—direct obligations ...... ................... ................... ...................

Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

balance

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

ment services to secure permanent employment for veterans
particularly those with service-connected disabilities and
other disadvantaged veterans. Local Veterans Employment
Representatives provide job development, placement, and supportive services directly to veterans and act as functional
supervisors of the services provided veterans by other local
office staff to ensure compliance with the performance standards for services to veterans.
Administration.—Identifies policies and programs to serve
and meet employment and training needs of veterans. Assures
the adequacy of counseling, testing, job training, and job
placement services for veterans through monitoring, evaluating, and providing technical assistance and training to the
systems delivering these services. Coordinates with the Department of Defense to ensure the provision of labor market
information and other services to military service-members
separating from active duty to expedite their transition from
military to civilian employment (Transition Assistance Program). Provides on-the-job training programs and other specialized services for certain veterans identified as facing serious barriers to employment. Administers veterans employment and training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act to provide these services. Promotes compliance of
Federal contractors in listing jobs for veterans. Provides information and processes complaints to help veterans, reservists,
and members of the National Guard obtain employment
rights provided by law. Investigates alleged failure by Federal
agencies to provide veterans’ preference in employment or
list competitive vacancies with the job service.
National Veterans Training Institute.—This program operates through a contract with the University of Colorado in
Denver, Colorado, providing training to Federal and State
employees who assist veterans in finding jobs.

Identification code 20–8042–0–7–999

That the unobligated
$20,000,000’’.

1998 est.

254

Intragovernmental funds:
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
The language under this heading in Public Law 85–67, as amended,
is further amended by adding the following before the last period:
‘‘: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer annually
an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 from unobligated balances in
the Department’s salaries and expenses accounts, to the unobligated
balance of the Working Capital Fund, to be merged with such Fund
and used for the acquisition of capital equipment and the improvement
of financial management, information technology and other support
systems, and to remain available until expended: Provided further,

89.00
90.00

Financial and administrative services.—Provides support
for financial systems on a Department-wide basis, financial
services primarily for DOL national office staff, cost determination activities, maintenance of Departmental host computer systems, procurement and contract services, safety and
health services, maintenance and operation of the Frances
Perkins Building and general administrative support in the
following areas: space and telecommunications, property and
supplies, printing and reproduction and energy management.
Field services.—Provides full range of administrative and
technical services to all agencies of the Department located
in its regional and field offices. These services are in the
personnel, financial and administrative areas.
Human Resources Services.—Provides guidance to DOL
agencies in Senior Executive Service resource management
and in the management of Schedule ‘‘C’’ and expert and consultant services, development and administration of Departmental programs for personnel security and financial disclosure, direct staffing and position management services, and
benefits counseling to DOL employees.
Penalty mail and telecommunications.—Provides for departmental mail payments to the U.S. Postal Service and telecommunications payments to the General Services Administration.
Non-DOL reimbursements.—Funds received for services rendered to any entity or person for use of Departmental facili-

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ties and services, including associated utilities and security
services, shall be credited to and merged with this fund.
Investment in Reinvention Fund.—This fund will finance
agency reinvention proposals and other investment or capital
acquisition projects in order to achieve savings and streamline
work processes. The fund will be self-sustaining as agencies
pay back the initial investment with savings generated
through implementation of efficiencies and reinvention initiatives.
Financing.—The fund is paid by the agencies for which
centralized services are performed at rates that return in
full all expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued
annual leave and depreciation of equipment.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 16–4601–0–4–505

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
99.0
99.5
99.9

1997 est.

1998 est.

28
32
32
1 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................

Total personnel compensation ..............................
30
32
32
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
6
6
6
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
1
1
1
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
7
7
7
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
25
28
29
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
1 ................... ...................
Other services ................................................................
2
6
6
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
3
3
3
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
4
4
4
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
4
3
4
Supplies and materials .................................................
1
1
2
Equipment ......................................................................
3
2
2
Subtotal, reimbursable obligations ...............................
87
93
96
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ...................
2 ...................
Total obligations ........................................................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 16–4601–0–4–505

Total compensable workyears:
2001 Full-time equivalent employment ..................................
2005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

683
4

1997 est.

689
4

1998 est.

674
4

ALLOCATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS
Note.—Obligations incurred under allocations from other accounts are included in the
schedules of the parent appropriations as follows: Agency for International Development,
Functional Development Assistance Program. Department of Education: Office of Vocational
and Adult Education: ‘‘Vocational and Adult Education’’.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this title for the
Job Corps shall be used to pay the compensation of an individual,
either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate
in excess of $125,000.
ø(TRANSFER

OF FUNDS)¿

øSEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year
for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least
fifteen days in advance of any transfer.¿
SEC. ø103¿ 102. Funds shall be available for carrying out title
IV–B of the Job Training Partnership Act, notwithstanding section
427(c) of that Act, if a Job Corps center fails to meet national performance standards established by the Secretary.
øSEC. 104. Effective January 1, 1997, no funds appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of Labor in this title

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shall be disbursed without the approval of the Department’s Chief
Financial Officer or his delegatee.¿
øSEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Labor may waive any of the requirements contained in
sections 4, 104, 105, 107, 108, 121, 164, 204, 253, 254, 264, 301,
311, 313, 314, and 315 of the Job Training Partnership Act in order
to assist States in improving State workforce development systems,
pursuant to a request submitted by a State that has prior to the
date of enactment of this Act executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States requiring such State to meet agreed
upon outcomes.¿
SEC. 103. Section 44(i) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act of 1927, 33 U.S.C. 944(i), is amended by striking out
paragraph (3), redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3), and
by adding the following new paragraphs (4) and (5):
‘‘(4) To defray the expense incurred by the Department in conducting
inspections or audits as provided in subsection (d).
‘‘(5) To defray the expense incurred by the Department in the direct
administration of the fund.’’.

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of
prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act: Provided, That such transferred balances
are used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time,
for which they were originally appropriated.
SEC. 502. 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. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication,
radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to
the Congress itself or any State legislature, except in presentation
to the Congress or any State legislative body itself.
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract
recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity
designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before
the Congress or any State legislature.
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are each authorized to make available not to exceed $15,000 from funds available
for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for
official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make
available for official reception and representation expenses not to
exceed $2,500 from the funds available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses,
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service’’; and the Chairman of
the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500
from funds available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, National Mediation
Board’’.
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds
appropriated under this Act shall be used to carry out any program
of distributing sterile needles for the hypodermic injection of any
illegal drug unless the øSecretary of Health and Human Services¿
Surgeon General determines that such programs are effective in preventing the spread of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal
drugs.
SEC. 506. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent
practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made
available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest
extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing
the statement made in subsection (a) 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

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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued

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. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for
proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects
or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all
grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but
not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal
research grants, shall clearly state (1) the percentage of the total
costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal
money, (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or
program, and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs
of the project or program that will be financed by nongovernmental
sources.
øSEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall
be expended for any abortion except when it is made known to the
Federal entity or official to which funds are appropriated under this
Act that such procedure is necessary to save the life of the mother
or that the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.¿1
SEC. ø509¿ 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) no amount may be transferred from an appropriation account
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education except as authorized in this or any subsequent appropriation Act, or in the Act establishing the program or activity
for which funds are contained in this Act;
(2) no department, agency, or other entity, other than the one
responsible for administering the program or activity for which
an appropriation is made in this Act, may exercise authority for
the timing of the obligation and expenditure of such appropriation,
or for the purpose for which it is obligated and expended, except
to the extent and in the manner otherwise provided in sections
1512 and 1513 of title 31, United States Code; and
(3) no funds provided under this Act shall be available for the
salary (or any part thereof) of an employee who is reassigned on
a temporary detail basis to another position in the employing agency or department or in any other agency or department, unless
the detail is independently approved by the head of the employing
department øof¿ or agency.
øSEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used for the expenses of an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) task
force.¿
SEC. ø510¿ 509. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year
for titles I, II, and III of this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than
3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That such transfers may
be made only between appropriations within each title: Provided further, That the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
appropriation under title II of this Act shall not be subject to the
3 percent limitation of this section.
SEC. ø511¿ 510. None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used to enforce the requirements of section 428(b)(1)(U)(iii)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to any lender
when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to
obligate or expend such funds that the lender has a loan portfolio
under part B of title IV of such Act that is equal to or less than
$5,000,000.
øSEC. 512. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research
purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed,
discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater
than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR
46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo or embryos’’ include any organism, not protected as a human subject under
45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is
derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means
from one or more human gametes.¿ 2
SEC. ø513¿ 511. (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROMOTION
OF LEGALIZATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.—None of the funds
made available in this Act may be used for any activity when it
is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate
or expend such funds that the activity promotes the legalization of

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any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules
of controlled substances established by section 202 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to
obligate or expend such funds that there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other
substance or that Federally-sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.
øSEC. 514. (a) DENIAL OF FUNDS FOR PREVENTING ROTC ACCESS
TO CAMPUS.—None of the funds made available in this or any other
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for any fiscal year may
be provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to
be available for student aid) to a covered educational entity if the
Secretary of Defense determines that the covered educational entity
has a policy or practice (regardless of when implemented) that either
prohibits, or in effect prevents—
(1) the maintaining, establishing, or operation of a unit of the
Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (in accordance with section
654 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable Federal
laws) at the covered educational entity; or
(2) a student at the covered educational entity from enrolling
in a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps at another
institution of higher education.
(b) DENIAL OF FUNDS FOR PREVENTING FEDERAL MILITARY RECRUITING ON CAMPUS.—None of the funds made available in this or any
other Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for any fiscal year
may be provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds
to be available for student aid) to a covered educational entity if
the Secretary of Defense determines that the covered educational
entity has a policy or practice (regardless of when implemented)
that either prohibits, or in effect prevents—
(1) entry to campuses, or access to students (who are 17 years
of age or older) on campuses, for purposes of Federal military
recruiting; or
(2) access by military recruiters for purposes of Federal military
recruiting to the following information pertaining to students (who
are 17 years of age or older) enrolled at the covered educational
entity:
(A) student names, addresses, and telephone listings; and
(B) if known, student ages, levels of education, and majors.
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation established in subsection (a) or
(b) shall not apply to a covered educational entity if the Secretary
of Defense determines that—
(1) the covered educational entity has ceased the policy or practice described in such subsection;
(2) the institution of higher education involved has a longstanding policy of pacifism based on historical religious affiliation; or
(3) the institution of higher education involved is prohibited by
the law of any State, or by the order of any State court, from
allowing Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps activities or Federal
military recruiting on campus, except that this paragraph shall
apply only during the one-year period beginning on the effective
date of this section.
(d) NOTICE OF DETERMINATIONS.—Whenever the Secretary of Defense makes a determination under subsection (a), (b), or (c), the
Secretary—
(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the Secretary
of Education and to the Congress; and
(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the determination and the effect of the determination on the eligibility of
the covered educational entity for contracts and grants.
(e) SEMIANNUAL NOTICE IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—The Secretary of
Defense shall publish in the Federal Register once every 6 months
a list of each covered educational entity that is currently ineligible
for contracts and grants by reason of a determination of the Secretary
under subsection (a) or (b).
(f) COVERED EDUCATIONAL ENTITY.—For purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘covered educational entity’’ means an institution of higher
education, or a subelement of an institution of higher education.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180–day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, by which date the Secretary of Defense shall have published final regulations in consultation with the Secretary of Education to carry out this section.¿

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
øSEC. 515. (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO OTHER ROTC AND MILITARY RECRUITING PROVISIONS.—Sections 508 and 509 of the Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997, are amended by
striking ‘‘when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘if the Secretary of Defense determines’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sections 508 and 509 of the Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997, shall not take effect
until the expiration of the 180–day period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, by which date the Secretary of Defense
shall have published final regulations to carry out such sections (as
amended by subsection (a)).¿
SEC. ø516¿ 512. None of the funds made available in this Act
may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract
with an entity when it is made known to the Federal official having
authority to obligate or expend such funds that—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States
and is subject to the requirement in section 4212(d) of title 38,
United States Code, regarding submission of an annual report to
the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans;
and
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that
section for the most recent year for which such requirement was
applicable to such entity.
øSEC. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Applied Technology Act (as such Act was in effect
on September 24, 1990), a State shall be deemed to have met the
requirements of section 503 of such Act with respect to decisions
appealed by applications filed on April 30, 1993 and October 29,
1993 under section 452(b) of the General Education Provisions Act.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1996.¿
SEC. ø518¿ 513 ø515¿. None of the funds appropriated in this
Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the Public
Health Service Act unless it is made known to the Federal official
having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the applicant
for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family
participation in the decision of the minor to seek family planning
services.
øSEC. 519. Of the budgetary resources available to agencies in
this Act for salaries and expenses during fiscal year 1997,
$30,500,000, to be allocated by the Office of Management and Budget,
are permanently canceled: Provided, That the foregoing provision
shall not apply to the Food and Drug Administration and the Indian
Health Service: Provided further, That amounts available in this Act
for congressional and legislative affairs, public affairs, and intergovernmental affairs activities are hereby reduced by $2,000,000.¿
øSEC. 520. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES
OF CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES.—(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes
of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means the Railroad Retirement Board and
the Office of Inspector General of the Railroad Retirement Board;
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an employee (as defined by section
2105 of title 5, United States Code) who is employed by an agency,
is serving under an appointment without time limitation, and has
been currently employed for a continuous period of at least 3 years,
but does not include—
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another retirement system for employees of the agency;
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, or another retirement system for employees of the
agency;
(C) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance;
(D) an employee who, upon completing an additional period
of service as referred to in section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Federal
Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 5597 note), would
qualify for a voluntary separation incentive payment under section 3 of such Act;
(E) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment by the Federal Government under
this section or any other authority and has not repaid such payment;
(F) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who
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(G) any employee who, during the twenty- four-month period
preceding the date of separation, has received a recruitment or
relocation bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States
Code, or who, within the twelve-month period preceding the date
of separation, received a retention allowance under section 5754
of title 5, United States Code.
(b) AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The three-member Railroad Retirement Board,
prior to obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive
payments, shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
of the House of Representatives a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once such incentive payments have
been completed.
(2) CONTENTS.—The agency’s plan shall include—
(A) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated,
identified by organizational unit, geographic location, occupational category and grade level;
(B) the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive
payments to be offered; and
(C) a description of how the agency will operate without the
eliminated positions and functions.
(c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section may be paid by an agency to any employee
only to the extent necessary to eliminate the positions and functions identified by the strategic plan.
(2) AMOUNT AND TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A voluntary separation incentive payment—
(A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee’s separation;
(B) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available for
the payment of the basic pay of the employees;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of—
(i) an amount equal to the amountthe employee would be
entitled toreceive under section 5595(c) of title5, United States
Code; or
(ii) an amount determined by theagency head not to exceed
$25,000;
(D) may not be made except in the case of any qualifying
employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or
resignation) before September 30, 1997;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included
in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit;
and
(F) shall not be taken into account in determining the amount
of any severance pay to which the employee may be entitled
under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, based on any
other separation.
(d) ADDITIONAL AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RETIREMENT
FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other payments which it
is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title
5, United States Code, an agency shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United
States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of
each employee of the agency who is covered under subchapter III
of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to
whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this
section.
(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term
‘‘final basic pay’’, with respect to an employee, means the total
amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service
by such employee, computed using the employee’s final rate of
basic pay, and if last serving onother than a full-time basis, with
appropriate adjustment therefor.
(e) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT.—An individual who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment under this section and accepts any employment for
compensation with the Government of the United States, or who
works for any agency of the United States Government through a
personal services contract, within 5 years after the date of the separation on which the payment is based shall be required to pay, prior

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to the individual’s first day of employment, the entire amount of
the incentive payment to the agency that paid the incentive payment.
(f) REDUCTION OF AGENCY EMPLOYMENT LEVELS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of funded employee positions
in the agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy
created by the separation of any employee who has received, or
is due to receive, a voluntary separation incentive payment under
this section. For the purposes of this subsection, positions shall
be counted on a full-time-equivalent basis.
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The President, through the Office of Management and Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any action

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necessary to ensure that the requirements of this subsection are
met.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect October 1,
1996.¿
øSEC. 521. CORRECTION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.—Effective on the day
after the date of enactment of the Health Centers Consolidation Act
of 1996, section 5 of that Act is amended by striking ‘‘October 1,
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1996’’.¿ (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)
1 The Administration proposes to delete this provision and will work with Congress to
address this issue.
2 The Administration proposes to delete this provision and does not support addressing
this issue in legislation.

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