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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
00.04
00.05
00.06
00.07
00.08

Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2
of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed
for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable
funds of the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 10422
of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/
or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post
of duty; ø$87,076,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
available for the establishment of health promotion and disease prevention programs for Federal employees¿ $85,350,000; and in addition
ø$94,736,000¿ $91,236,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel
Management without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of øprinting¿ printed materials øfor annuitants¿, for the
retirement and insurance programsø, of which $3,500,000 shall be
transferred at such times as the Office of Personnel Management
deems appropriate, and shall remain available until expended for
the costs of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems, together with remaining amounts authorized in previous Acts for the
recordkeeping systems¿: Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds
as provided by section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code:
Provided further, That, except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C.
8902a(f)(1) and (i), no payment may be made from the Employees
Health Benefits Fund to any physician, hospital, or other provider
of health care services or supplies who is, at the time such services
or supplies are provided to an individual covered under chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code, excluded, pursuant to section 1128
or 1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7–1320a-7a),
from participation in any program under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): Provided further, That no part
of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses
of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel Management
established pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943, or
any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the President’s Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive
Order 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during the fiscal year ending
September 30, ø1997¿ 1998, accept donations of money, property,
and personal services in connection with the development of a publicity brochure to provide information about the White House Fellows,
except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of
such Commission. (Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
øFor an additional amount for the necessary expenses of the Office
of Personnel Management $210,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided, $210,000 is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.¿ (Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0100–0–1–805

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Employment service ...................................................
00.02
Executive resources ...................................................
00.03
Retirement and insurance .........................................

1996 actual

36
2
103

1997 est.

36
2
107

1998 est.

29
2
110

Investigations ............................................................
Human resources systems ........................................
Merit systems oversight and effectiveness ..............
Administrative services .............................................
Executive and other services ....................................

3
12
14
15
15

3
11
15
13
15

3
11
15
18
15

00.91
01.01

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

200
8

202
11

203
11

10.00

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

208

213

214

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

208
213
214
–1 ................... ...................
208
–208

213
–213

214
–214

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

120

126

129

70.00

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

208

213

214

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

28
208
–202

33
213
–216

30
214
–214

72.40

86.90
86.93
86.97

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

76
6
120

76
14
126

74
11
129

87.00

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

202

216

214

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

–120

–126

–129

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

88
82

87
90

85
85

89.00
90.00

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible
for personnel management functions which include the following activities:
Employment service.—The Employment Service Program operates a nationwide system of employment information and
assists agencies in managing the dynamics of their work
force—recruitment, hiring, internal placement, promotion, and
downsizing—through broad policy principles, technical assistance, research, automated systems, and examination services.
These operations are carried out through a network of Service
Centers throughout the country.
Program performance.—The Employment Service’s performance management program consists of six key elements: program goals, strategic objectives, program objectives, customer
service standards, outcomes, and performance measures. The
organization provides: (1) leadership in the improvement of
employment practices and the automation of human resources
management (HRM) functions; (2) accurate, timely, and accessible employment information to job-seekers; (3) high-quality,
cost-effective staffing policy, assistance, and services; and (4)
high-quality specialized HRM policy, assistance, and services.
By achieving these goals, the Employment Service expects
975

976

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

Federal Funds—Continued

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES—Continued

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)—Continued

to improve HRM practices, increase government-wide cost
savings, and provide better service to the public.
The Employment Service provides Federal employment information to over seven million people annually. Customer
data for 1996 indicate that 91 percent of these job-seekers
found the system easy to use, 79 percent got the information
they desired, and 79 percent rated the system satisfactory
or better. The Employment Service also refers job candidates
to Federal agencies that are seeking to fill vacant positions.
In 1996, the Employment Service delivered 11,300 certificates
of eligible candidates to these agencies.
Executive resources.—This activity provides governmentwide
program leadership, policy direction and technical assistance
on all aspects of the Senior Executive Service personnel system and comparable executive systems.
Retirement and insurance.—This activity administers retirement and insurance programs for Federal employees and retired Federal employees. These programs include the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Employees Life
Insurance Fund, and the Employees and Retired Employees
Health Benefits Funds.
Program performance.—In the retirement area, OPM reduced the time to make a first interim annuity payment from
an average of 8 days in FY 1995 to 5 days in FY 1996,
and by the end of the fiscal year was making most payments
within 4 days. The time ‘‘to take final action on’’ an annuity
account dropped from 79 days in FY 1995 to 51 days in
FY 1996, while the incidence of adjudication errors remained
at the same 6 percent achieved in FY 1995.
OPM expanded telephone services by launching ‘‘Annuitant
Express’’, an interactive 800 service. In FY 1996, more than
284,000 customers used the service to change the Federal
tax withholding from their monthly annuity payments (60
percent of all such changes) and 95 percent reported that
the system was easy to use. Ninety-three percent reported
that using the system was easier than using a form to change
their tax withholding, and 86 percent said that the system
was easy to access. In FY 1997, OPM made health benefit
open season changes available to annuitants via Annuitant
Express and hopes to add electronic funds transfer (EFT)
related address changes later in the year.
FY 1996 surveys of OPM customers revealed that more
than 90 percent of annuitants were ‘‘generally’’ or ‘‘very’’ satisfied with OPM’s processing of their claim and the overall
level of service OPM has provided since they retired. Also,
90 percent of retirement customers were ‘‘generally’’ or ‘‘very’’
satisfied with the courtesy and clarity of the responses they
received when calling OPM. However, retirement customers
also indicated that improvement is needed in the accessibility
of OPM’s telephone system, and in the quality and timeliness
of responses to their written inquiries.
In the insurance area, 95 percent of the FEHBP customers
agreed that their health plan compares favorably for value
and selection with the private sector, and more than 85 percent rated their overall satisfaction with their plan as being
excellent, very good, or good. Over 90 percent believe that
the plan guide and brochures that OPM publishes for the
FEHBP are clear, factual, and useful.
Eighty-seven percent the FEHBP’s fee-for-service plans are
meeting their contractual requirements for paying claims on
time, with comparable figures for the accuracy of those payments. Internally, OPM reduced the unprocessed balance of
claim disputes by more than two-thirds but processing times
for these claims remained slightly above the target level of
60 days and only 50 percent of customers were satisfied with

OPM’s decision and believed they had received a fair review.
OPM upheld the carriers’ decision 59 percent of the time.
Ninety-six percent of OPM’s life insurance customers who
had received life insurance benefits were satisfied with the
service they received and 99 percent said informational materials they received were easy to understand, complete, helpful,
and accurate.
Investigations.—This activity focuses on assuring applicant
and appointee fitness and suitability and oversight of the
investigative contract company.
Human resources systems.—This activity includes: (a) developing and implementing pay and leave administration policy
and evaluating the effectiveness of alternative compensation
systems; (b) managing employee relations; (c) developing classification policies and systems and designing flexible alternatives to current systems; (d) promoting and providing stateof-the-art data systems for workforce information to support
and inform policy decision-making, and providing technical
assistance for streamlining personnel recordkeeping and processing procedures; (e) facilitating and supporting Federal
work and family programs; (f) providing policy guidance and
management assistance in support of agency human resource
development programs; and (g) providing leadership and policy guidance for human resources development and training.
Merit systems oversight and effectiveness.—This activity includes: (a) direct oversight of human resources management
(HRM) in Federal agencies through various methods, including on-site evaluations; (b) administration of the classification
appeals and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) programs to
ensure that agencies adhere to the statutory requirements
of both laws; (c) assisting agencies in developing merit-based
internal HRM accountability systems which support mission
accomplishment; (d) assessing the effectiveness of government
wide HRM policies and programs; (e) testing and evaluating
innovative Federal HRM practices and systems, including
demonstration projects under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 47; and (f)
administering parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Program performance.—The merit systems oversight and
effectiveness program performance measures are designed to
determine the value added, outcome-oriented impact that the
oversight and effectiveness reviews and reports have on clients: the Federal human resources management community
and Federal employees. In FY 1997, as part of each review
or study of human resources management at Federal agencies, client feedback was solicited on the importance and quality of written reports, and on the professionalism, usefulness
and overall quality of the evaluation effort. Preliminary responses indicate that clients highly value the work as shown
by a rating of 4 on a scale of 1–5 on the overall quality
of agency evaluations, and a rating of 4.5 on the quality
of the written evaluation reports. In addition, Merit System
Principles Questionnaires were administered as part of agency reviews to measure employee preceptions of agency observance of each of the nine merit systems principles established
by law. Based on preliminary responses, Federal employees
report that the merit system is alive and well in key areas
like recruitment, fairness, conduct, efficiency/effectiveness,
training, and protection of employees from improper political
influence and for lawful disclosure of information. However,
employees believe that more work needs to be done to better
link performance to pay and retention actions as contemplated by the merit principles. The client feedback information is shared with Federal agencies and the information
is used to work with them to continuously improve the quality
of their human resources management.
Administrative services.—This activity includes: OPM personnel and equal employment opportunity; security, facilities,
telecommunications, publishing, acquisitions, and information
resources management to support all OPM programs.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Executive and other services.—This activity includes: executive direction; policy development; legal advice and representation; public affairs; legislative activities; financial management; labor-management relations and partnership policy/
guidance; and the operating expenses of the President’s Commission on White House Fellows.
Reimbursable programs.—The OPM performs reimbursable
work at the request of other agencies. OPM also provides
administrative, information resources management, and executive services to other OPM accounts on a reimbursable basis.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 24–0100–0–1–805

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

977

Federal Funds—Continued

1997 est.

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

1
10
–10

70.00

72.40

1 ...................
10
10
–10
–10

1 ................... ...................

1998 est.

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.1
23.3

91
5
3

94
5
3

95
5
3

24.0
25.1
25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation .........................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Other services ............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................

99
102
103
20
23
24
2 ................... ...................
2
2
2
21
21
20
14
3
5
15
2
16
1

14
3
5
13
2
16
1

99.0
99.0

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

200
8

202
11

203
11

99.9

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

208

213

214

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 24–0100–0–1–805

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

OFFICE

1997 est.

1998 est.

2,252
39

2,288
39

2,208
39

100

269

169

INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as amended,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $960,000; and in addition, not to exceed $8,645,000
for administrative expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management’s retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from
the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management,
as determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the Inspector
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere. (Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

10.00

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

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

86.90
86.93
86.97

87.00

11.1
11.3
11.5

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

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

–6

–9

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

4
4

1
1

89.00
90.00

This appropriation provides agencywide audit, investigative,
evaluation, inspection, and administrative sanction functions
to identify management and administrative deficiencies which
may create conditions for fraud, waste, and mismanagement.
The audits function provides internal agency audit, insurance
audit, and contract audit services. Contract audits provide
professional advice to agency contracting officials on accounting and financial matters regarding the negotiation, award,
administration, repricing, and settlement of contracts. Internal audits review and evaluate all facets of agency operations,
including financial statements. Evaluation and inspection
services provide detailed technical evaluations of agency operations. Insurance audits review the operations of health and
life insurance carriers, health care providers, and insurance
subscribers. The investigative function provides for the detection and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving programs, personnel, and operations. Administrative sanctions debar from participation in the health insurance program those health care providers whose conduct may pose
a threat to the financial integrity of the program itself or
to the well-being of insurance program enrollees. These Inspector General activities resulted in positive financial impact
in excess of $71.8 million in FY 1996.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

10
–10

1998 est.

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................

11.9
12.1
23.1
25.2
99.5

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Other services ................................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

6
1
1
1
1

99.9

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

Personnel Summary

10
–10

1997 est.

11.1

Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

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

3
1
1
1 ................... ...................
6
9
9

Direct:
1001 Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

103

1998 est.

103

978

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

Federal Funds—Continued

General and special funds—Continued
OFFICE

The budget authority for this account recognizes the
amounts being remitted by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
to finance a portion of its post-1971 annuitants’ health benefit
costs. As of the end of 1996, this group of USPS annuitants
totalled 413,000 persons.

INSPECTOR GENERAL—Continued

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Personnel Summary—Continued
1996 actual

Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

2001

1997 est.

GOVERNMENT PAYMENT

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

GOVERNMENT PAYMENT

1998 est.

ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH
BENEFITS

FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE LIFE
INSURANCE

For payment of Government contributions with respect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87
of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may be necessary. (Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

FOR

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74
Stat. 849), as amended, such sums as may be necessary. (Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

1996 actual

10.00

1996 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 25.2) ............................

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0206–0–1–551

Identification code 24–0500–0–1–602

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40
1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Government contribution for annuitants benefits (1959
law) ............................................................................
00.02 Government contribution for annuitants benefits (1960
act) ............................................................................

3,824

4,023

4,333

Total obligations (object class 13.0) ........................

3,830

4,029

4,338

1,024
3,746

941 ...................
3,087
4,338

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
25
29
32
New obligations .............................................................
–25
–29
–32
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ................................................... ................... ................... ...................

10.00

23.90
23.95
24.40

4 ................... ...................
21
29
32

00.01

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

40.00

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

3
25
–24

3
29
–29

3
32
–32

72.40

4,770
–3,830

4,028
–4,029

4,338
–4,338

941 ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation ..................................................................
3,746 ................... ...................
40.05 Appropriation (indefinite) ............................................... ...................
3,087
4,338
43.00

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

3,746

3,087

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

3,746

3,087

4,338

102
3,830
–3,712

220
4,029
–4,014

234
4,338
–4,308

220

234

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

21
3

26
3

29
3

87.00

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

89.00
90.00

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

21
24

29
29

32
32

4,338

70.00

86.90
86.93

264

72.40

This appropriation finances the Government’s share of premiums, which is one-third the cost, for Basic life insurance
for annuitants retiring after December 31, 1989.
PAYMENT

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

2,586
1,126

2,853
1,161

4,074
234

87.00

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

3,712

4,014

4,308

89.00
90.00

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

3,746
3,712

3,087
4,014

4,338
4,308

This appropriation covers: (1) the Government’s share of
the cost of health insurance for 1,815,000 annuitants as defined in sections 8901 and 8906 of title 5, United States
Code; (2) the Government’s share of the cost of health insurance for about 10,000 annuitants (who were retired when
the Federal employees health benefits law became effective),
as defined in the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits
Act of 1960; and (3) the Government’s contribution for payment of administrative expenses incurred by the Office of
Personnel Management in administration of the act.

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

DISABILITY FUND

For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special Acts to be credited
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as
may be necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the Act
of May 29, 1944, as amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950,
as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–75), may hereafter be paid out of the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. (Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0200–0–1–805

Obligations by program activity:
Payment of annuities under special acts .....................
Payment of Government share of retirement costs
Transfers for interest on unfunded liability and payment of military service annuities ............................
00.05 Spouse equity payment ..................................................
00.06 Transfer for payment of FERS supplemental liability
00.01
00.02
00.03

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

1 ................... ...................
7,751
8,052
8,336
12,207
12,788
12,867
53
52
52
48 ................... ...................

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
10.00

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

979

Federal Funds—Continued

20,060

20,892

21,255

PAYMENT

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

DISABILITY FUND

(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)
22.00
23.95

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

20,060
–20,060

20,892
–20,892

21,255
–21,255

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 24–0200–2–1–805

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.05
Appropriation (indefinite) ..........................................
Permanent:
60.05
Appropriation (indefinite) ..........................................

7,752

8,052

8,336

12,308

12,840

12,919

70.00

20,060

20,892

21,255

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

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

Total obligations (object class 13.0) ........................ ................... ...................

–23

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

–23
23

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

–23
–23

73.10
73.20

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

–23
23

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

–23

89.00
90.00

20,892
–20,892

10.00

86.97

20,060
–20,060

–23

22.00
23.95

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

–23
–23

21,255
–21,255

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

7,752
12,308

8,052
12,840

8,336
12,919

87.00

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

20,060

20,892

21,255

89.00
90.00

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

20,060
20,060

20,892
20,892

21,255
21,255

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)

1996 actual
1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
20,060
20,892
Outlays ....................................................................................
20,060
20,892
Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority ..................................................................... .................... ....................
Outlays .................................................................................... .................... ....................

20,060
20,060

20,892
20,892

1998 est.

–23
–23

21,232
21,232

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

1997 est.

This schedule reflects the legislative proposal to delay for
three months the 1998 cost-of-living adjustment.

21,255
21,255

Payment of annuities under special acts.—These annuities
are paid to persons who were employed on the construction
of the Panama Canal or their widows and widows of former
employees of the Lighthouse Service.
Payment of Government share of retirement costs.—This
payment amortizes the current year’s costs of the static unfunded liability created since October 20, 1969 by any statute
which authorizes new or liberalized benefits, an extension
of retirement coverage, or pay increases.
Transfers for interest on static unfunded liability and payment of military service annuities.—This transfer covers interest on the static unfunded liability and annuity disbursements
attributable to military service.
Payments for spouse equity.—This payment provides survivor annuities to eligible former spouses of annuitants who
died between September 1978 and May 1986 and who did
not elect survivor coverage.
Transfers for payment of FERS supplemental liability.—
This transfer covers annual amortization payments to finance
supplemental (change in unfunded) liabilities for FERS.

Identification code 24–0200–0–1–805

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Transfers for interest on unfunded liability and payment of military service annuities ............................ ................... ...................

00.03

60.05

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

1997 est.

1998 est.

12.1
13.0

Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Benefits for former personnel ........................................

7,752
12,308

8,052
12,840

8,336
12,919

99.9

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

20,060

20,892

21,255

Intragovernmental funds:
REVOLVING FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05
00.06

Obligations by program activity:
Executive resources ........................................................
DOD testing ....................................................................
Employment service .......................................................
Investigations .................................................................
Human resources systems .............................................

16
7
10
58
30

18
8
14
83
36

20
8
30
81
36

10.00

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

121

159

175

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

38
144

61
159

61
175

182
–121

220
–159

236
–175

144

159

175

–49
121
–100

–28
159
–159

–28
175
–175

–28

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

86.97
86.98

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

87.00

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

111
159
175
–11 ................... ...................
100

159

175

980

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

Federal Funds—Continued

Intragovernmental funds—Continued
REVOLVING FUND—Continued

0151
0152

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued

0159

1996 actual

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

1997 est.

1998 est.

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

–143
–1

–158
–1

–174
–1

88.90

–144

–159

–175

89.00
90.00

Investigations Program:
Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

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

Net income or loss, Investigations
program ..........................................
Human Resources Systems:
0161 Revenue ...................................................
0162 Expense ....................................................

93
–68

77
–75

77
–80

–3

45
–43

36
–34

33
–32

34
–33

2
–1

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

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

0169

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
–43 ................... ...................

Net income or loss (–), Human resources systems .............................
Other Programs:
0181 Revenue ...................................................
0182 Expense ....................................................

90
–69

0189

Net income or loss (–), Other programs .............................................

0191

Workforce training.—In July 1995, the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) privatized its workforce training program.
Executive resources.—OPM manages the President’s quality
awards program and conducts residential and non-residential
programs for Federal executives and managers to improve
the effectiveness and efficiency of Federal programs.
DOD testing.—OPM conducts military entrance exams for
the Department of Defense (DOD).
Employment service.—OPM delivers employment information, examining services, automated staffing, and related
human resource management services to Federal agencies nationwide.
Investigations.—Through a contract with an employee
owned private company, OPM conducts National Agency
Check and Inquiry cases and background security investigations for Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis. To the
extent that OPM is required to pay a fee to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation for name and fingerprint checks,
agencies are required to reimburse OPM for such fees through
the revolving fund.
Human resources systems.—OPM provides training management assistance to agencies in support of their human resource development programs.
1996 actual

1997 est.

Workforce training:
0111 Revenue ...................................................
0112 Expense ....................................................
Net income or loss, Workforce training ..................................................
Executive resources:
0121 Revenue ...................................................
0122 Expense ....................................................

65,721
43,831
7,235,199
11,300
44,974
244,823

68,563
44,100
7,750,000
17,300
40,000
225,000

68,413
44,100
8,500,000
20,000
40,000
225,000

1995 actual

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

22
–34

..................
–5

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

–12

–5

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

20
–18

18
–16

19
–18

19
–19

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

8
–7

7
–7

8
–8

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

164

–148

–170

0199

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

–6

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .............
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net .............................
1803 Other Federal assets: Property, plant
and equipment, net ............................
1999

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ......
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ................................
2207
Other ...................................................
2999

Net income or loss (–), Employment
service ............................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

–11

103

102

141

144

149

4
112

4
124

4
116

5
122

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital ................................
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............

129

141

134

145

7
–34

7
–7

7
2

7
–4

3999

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

–27

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

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

102

141

143

148

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

1997 est.

1998 est.

2
–2

12
–10

20
–15

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

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
99.0
99.5

Total personnel compensation ..............................
41
21
27
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
8
4
5
Benefits for former personnel ........................................
4
3 ...................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
4
3
3
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
5
5
6
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
3
3
4
Printing and reproduction .............................................. ...................
1
1
Other services ................................................................
53
116
119
Supplies and materials .................................................
1
1
1
Equipment ......................................................................
1
2
7
Subtotal, reimbursable obligations ...............................
120
159
173
Below reporting threshold ..............................................
1 ...................
2

26
–30

99.9

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

35
16
22
4
5
5
2 ................... ...................

121

159

175

Personnel Summary

0139

0149

1995 actual

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

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

0129

Net income or loss (–), DOD testing
program ..........................................
Employment service:
0141 Revenue ...................................................
0142 Expense ....................................................

157

–140

11.1
11.3
11.5

0119

Net income or loss (–), Executive resources ...........................................
Department of Defense Testing Program:
0131 Revenue ...................................................
0132 Expense ....................................................

166

–174

1998 est.

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

189

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

4999

WORKLOAD COUNT
Participant training days ............................................................
Test sessions for DOD .................................................................
Employment inquiries ..................................................................
Automated referral lists ..............................................................
Background security investigations processed ...........................
National and special agency check and inquiry cases ..............

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

0192

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

2001
2005
..................

–4

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

1996 actual

943
28

1997 est.

700
7

1998 est.

770
7

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
74.99

Trust Funds
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................
362,765
389,409
Receipts:
02.01 Employee contributions ..................................................
4,211
4,097
02.02 Agency contributions ......................................................
7,880
8,186
02.03 District of Columbia contributions ................................
80
72
02.04 Postal Service agency contributions ..............................
2,369
2,423
02.05 Postal Service supplemental contributions ...................
3,343
3,493
02.06 Federal Financing Bank interest ...................................
1,803
1,968
02.07 Employee deposits, redeposits and other contributions
126
120
02.08 Treasury interest ............................................................
26,727
28,759
02.09 General fund payment to the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability fund ...................................................
20,060
20,892
02.10 Re-employed annuitants salary offset ..........................
28
24
02.11 Agency contributions, legislative proposal .................... ................... ...................
02.13 Treasury interest, legislative proposal .......................... ................... ...................
02.15 General fund payment to the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability fund, legislative proposal not subject
to PAYGO ................................................................... ................... ...................
01.99

02.99

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

66,627

70,034

417,789
4,041
8,412
66
2,474
3,629
1,783
115
30,229
21,255
21
621
40

–23

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
429,392
459,443
490,452
Appropriation:
05.01 Civil service retirement and disability fund .................
–39,983
–41,654
–43,649
05.02 Civil service retirement and disability fund, legislative
proposal, subject to PAYGO ...................................... ................... ...................
274
05.03 Civil service retirement and disability fund, legislative
proposal, not subject to PAYGO ................................ ................... ................... ...................
Subtotal appropriation ...................................................
Total balance, end of year ............................................

–39,983
389,409

–41,654
417,789

–43,375
447,077

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8135–0–7–602

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04

Obligations by program activity:
Annuities ........................................................................
Refunds and death claims ............................................
Annuities under special acts .........................................
Administration ................................................................

39,454
425
1
97

41,134
43,138
417
419
1 ...................
104
100

10.00

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

39,977

41,656

43,657

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

3,742

3,899

86.90
86.93
86.97
86.98

71
9
36,315
3,383

85
6
38,027
3,383

81
8
39,879
3,532

87.00

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

39,778

41,501

43,500

89.00
90.00

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

39,983
39,778

41,654
41,501

43,649
43,500

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays
(in millions of dollars)

1996 actual
1997 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .....................................................................
39,983
41,654
Outlays ....................................................................................
39,778
41,501
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority ..................................................................... .................... ....................
Outlays .................................................................................... .................... ....................

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

39,983
39,778

41,654
41,501

1998 est.

43,649
43,500
–274
–274
43,375
43,226

This fund: (1) pays annuities to retired employees or their
survivors; (2) makes refunds to separated employees for
amounts withheld and to beneficiaries of employees who died
before retirement or before annuities equaled the amount
withheld; and (3) pays expenses of the Office of Personnel
Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board for administering the program. The fund covers two Federal civilian
retirement systems: the Civil Service Retirement System
(CSRS) and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System
(FERS).
CSRS is basically a defined benefit plan, covering Federal
employees hired prior to 1984. CSRS participants do not participate in the Social Security system. FERS is a three-tiered
pension program that uses Social Security as a base, provides
an additional basic benefit, and includes a thrift savings plan.
FERS covers employees hired after 1983 and formerly CSRScovered employees who elected to join FERS.
The above schedule reflects the proposal to limit pay increases in 1998.
1996 actual

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

3,587

72,663

04.00

05.99
07.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

DISABILITY FUND

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8135–0–7–602

981

Trust Funds

4
39,983

10
41,654

8
43,649

39,987
–39,977

41,664
–41,656

Active employees .........................................................................
Annuitants:
Employees ...............................................................................
Survivors .................................................................................
Total, annuitants ...........................................................

43,657
–43,657

8 ...................

67,254
–27,352

69,949
–28,380

72,579
–29,011

63.00

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

39,902

41,569

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

39,983

41,654

43,649

2,684,000

1,719,000
614,000

1,738,000
628,000

1,753,000
641,000

2,333,000

2,366,000

2,394,000

Unexpended balance, start of year:
0100 Treasury balance ............................................................
U.S. Securities:
0101
Par value ...................................................................
0102
Unrealized discounts .................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

1996 actual

–37

366,126
–6

393,049
–6

421,537
–6

Total balance, start of year ......................................
366,157
393,006
Cash income during the year:
Governmental receipts:
0200
Employee contributions, Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund ..............................................
4,211
4,097
0202
District of Columbia contributions ............................
80
72
0203
Employee deposits, redeposits, and voluntary contributions ...............................................................
126
120
Intragovernmental transactions:
0240
Agency contributions, Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund ......................................................
7,880
8,186
0241
Agency Contributions, Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund ...................................................... ................... ...................
0242
Postal Service agency contributions, Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund ............................
2,369
2,423
0243
Postal Service supplemental contributions, Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund ...............
3,343
3,493

421,539

43,568

70.00

1998 est.

2,695,000

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8135–0–7–602

1997 est.

2,711,000

0199

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.40
Appropriation .........................................................
72.41
U.S. Securities: Par value .....................................
72.99
73.10
73.20

74.40
74.41

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
Treasury balance ...................................................
U.S. Securities: Par value .....................................

37
3,351

–37
3,624

8
3,734

3,388
39,977
–39,778

3,587
41,656
–41,501

3,742
43,657
–43,500

–37
3,624

8
3,734

8
3,891

4,041
66
115
8,412
621
2,474
3,629

982

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

Trust Funds—Continued

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

DISABILITY FUND—Continued

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1996 actual

Identification code 24–8135–0–7–602

0244
0245
0246
0247
0248
0250
0297
0298

1997 est.

Identification code 24–8135–4–7–602

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

1,783
30,229
40
21,255
–23
21
72,025
638

0299

Total cash income .....................................................
66,627
70,034
72,663
Cash outgo during year:
0501 Payment of claims to retired employees .......................
–33,082
–34,377
–35,898
0502 Payment of alternative annuity refunds ........................
–32
–9
–10
0503 Payment of claims to retired employees ....................... ................... ...................
229
0504 Payment to widows of former employes of the Lighthouse Service ............................................................
–1
–1 ...................
0505 Payment of claims to survivor annuitants ....................
–6,151
–6,587
–7,065
0506 Lump sum payments to estates or beneficiaries of
deceased annuitants and employees ........................
–110
–116
–122
0507 Refunds to living separated employees ........................
–306
–301
–297
0508 Administration ................................................................
–96
–110
–108
0509 Payment of claims to survivor annuitants .................... ................... ...................
45
0597 Outgo under present law (–) .........................................
–39,778
–41,501
–43,500
0598 Outgo under proposed legislation (–) ........................... ................... ...................
274
Total cash outgo (–) ......................................................
Unexpended balance, end of year:
0700 Uninvested balance .......................................................
U.S. Securities:
0701
Par value ...................................................................
0702
Unrealized discounts .................................................

–39,778

–41,501

–43,226

–37

393,049
–6

421,537
–6

450,974
–6

0799

393,006

421,539

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Annuities ........................................................................ ................... ...................

–274

10.00

Total obligations (object class 42.0) ........................ ................... ...................

–274

22.00
23.95

–274
274

60.27
60.45

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................ ................... ...................
Portion precluded from obligation ................................. ................... ...................

–10
–264

63.00

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

–274

70.00

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

–274

73.10
73.20

–274
274

86.97

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

–274

89.00
90.00

–274
–274

The above schedules reflect legislative proposals to delay
for three months the 1998 cost-of-living adjustments and to
increase by 1.51 percent of pay agency contributions to the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF) on
behalf of Civil Service Retirement System employees.

450,976

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

DISABILITY FUND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

1998 est.

Federal Financing Bank interest, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ................................
1,803
1,968
Treasury interest, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ...........................................................
26,727
28,759
Treasury Interest, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ........................................................... ................... ...................
General fund payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund .....................................
20,060
20,892
General Fund payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ..................................... ................... ...................
Re-employed annuitant salary offset, Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund ............................
28
24
Income under present law .............................................
66,627
70,034
Income under proposed legislation ............................... ................... ...................

0599

AND

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 24–8135–0–7–602

Identification code 24–8424–0–8–602
1997 est.

1998 est.

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Other services ................................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ................................
Refunds and death claims ............................................

97
39,455
425

104
41,135
417

100
43,138
419

99.9

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

39,977

41,656

43,657

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

DISABILITY FUND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

60.27
60.45
63.00

1996 actual

1997 est.

1,012
620
3

1,068
655
3

986
607
3

00.91
02.01

Total gross payments ...........................................
Administration ................................................................

1,635
1

1,726
1

1,596
1

Total reimbursable obligations (object class 25.2)

1,636

1,727

1,597

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.90
Treasury balance .......................................................
U.S. Securities:
21.91
Par value ...............................................................
21.92
Unrealized discounts .............................................

(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)

Identification code 24–8135–2–7–602

Obligations by program activity:
Gross premium payments:
00.01
Regular program .......................................................
00.02
Optional program ......................................................
00.03
Beneficial program ....................................................

10.00

25.2
42.0
44.0

1998 est.

647
–647

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

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

603

602

568

15,839
–215

16,962
–254

18,004
–200

21.99
22.00

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

16,227
2,719

17,310
2,788

18,372
2,851

23.90
23.95

18,946
–1,636

20,098
–1,727

21,223
–1,597

602

568

591

24.91
24.92

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

16,962
–254

18,004
–200

19,235
–200

24.99

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

17,310

18,372

19,626

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
68.00
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
68.10
Change in orders on hand from Federal sources

2,732
–13

2,798
–10

2,839
12

24.90

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
68.90

983

Trust Funds—Continued

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

2,719

2,788

2,851

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

2,719

2,788

2,851

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90
Obligated balance: Fund balance .............................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

Total income ..................................................................
70.00

Interest ....................................................................................

1,631

1,753

1,764

Outgo:
Claims paid ............................................................................
Expenses .................................................................................

1,578
38

1,713
40

1,723
41

Total outgo .....................................................................

1,616

1,753

1,764

Contingency reserve, end of year ...........................................

–603
735

–586
722

–568
712

132
1,636
–1,632

136
1,727
–1,719

144
1,597
–1,608

74.90
74.95

–586
722

–568
712

–591
724

1995 actual

1996 actual

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

136

144

133

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

2,580
–1,598

2,719
–1,636

2,788
–1,727

2,851
–1,597

86.97

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

1,632

1,719

1,608

0109

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

982

1,083

1,061

1,254

72.99
73.10
73.20

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Agency contributions .............................................
88.20
Interest on U.S. securities ....................................
Non-Federal sources:
88.40
Regular program ..............................................
88.40
Optional program .............................................
88.40
Beneficial Program ...........................................
88.90
88.95

89.00
90.00

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

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8424–0–8–602

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
–369
–1,189
–527
–646
–1
–2,732
13

–392
–1,210

–398
–1,242

–534
–540
–661
–659
–1 ...................
–2,798
10

–2,839
–12

This fund finances payments to private insurance companies for Federal employees’ group life insurance and expenses
of the Office of Personnel Management in administering the
program.
Budget program.—The status of the basic (regular and optional) life insurance program on September 30 is as follows:
Life insurance in force (in billions of dollars):
On active employees ...............................................................
On retired employees ..............................................................

1996 actual

440
44

442
48

484

490

496

Number of participants (in thousands):
Active employees .....................................................................
Annuitants ...............................................................................

2,434
1,615

2,408
1,642

2,382
1,669

Total ...............................................................................

4,049

4,050

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .............
Investments in US securities:
1102
Treasury securities, par ..................
1106
Receivables, net .............................
1801 Other Federal assets: Cash and other
monetary assets ..................................

1995 actual

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

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

15,961
398

16,962
467

18,065
437

19,343
449

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

16,360

17,447

18,503

19,793

132
19,685

136
20,669

144
21,702

133
22,787

2999

19,817

20,805

21,846

22,920

1999

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

–3,457

–3,358

–3,343

–3,127

3999

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

–3,457

–3,358

–3,343

–3,127

4999

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

16,360

17,447

18,503

19,793

444
52

Total ...............................................................................

Identification code 24–8424–0–8–602

4,051

1997 est.

1998 est.

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Held in reserve (in millions of dollars):
Contingency reserve ................................................................
Beneficial association program reserve .................................
U.S. Treasury reserve ..............................................................

15
1
16,962

15
1
18,004

15
1
19,251

Total reserves .................................................................

16,978

18,020

19,267

Excess income from the program over benefit payments and
other expenses is deposited in the Employees Life Insurance
Fund. The operations of the insurer for the regular and optional programs are as follows:
Operations of the Insurer

Contingency reserve (in millions of dollars):
Contingency reserve, start of year .........................................
Income:
Premiums received ..................................................................

AND

RETIRED EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUNDS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Financing.—Non-Postal Service employees and all retirees
under 65 pay two-thirds of the premium costs for Basic coverage; agencies pay the remaining third. Optional and certain
post-retirement Basic coverages are paid entirely by enrollees.
The status of the reserves at the end of the year is as follows:
Status of Reserves

EMPLOYEES

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

15
1,731

1,740

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04

Obligations by program activity:
Benefit payments ...........................................................
Payments from OPM contingency reserve .....................
Government payment for annuitants (1960 act) ..........
Administration ................................................................

15,922
201
6
19

16,333
220
6
20

17,220
240
5
20

10.00

Total obligations (object class 25.6) ........................

16,148

16,579

17,485

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: U.S.
Securities: Par value .................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

6,309
15,897

6,059
16,380

5,861
17,429

22,206
–16,148

22,439
–16,579

23,290
–17,485

6,059

5,861

5,805

15,707
190

16,329
51

17,357
72

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

15,897

16,380

17,429

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

15,897

16,380

17,429

21.91

23.90
23.95
24.91

1,611

Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

70.00

984

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

Trust Funds—Continued

EMPLOYEES

AND

RETIRED EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUNDS—
Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

0599

Total cash outgo (–) ......................................................
Unexpended balance, end of year:
0700 Uninvested balance .......................................................
U.S. Securities:
0701
Par value ...................................................................
0702
Unrealized discounts .................................................

0799
Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.90
Fund balance ........................................................
U.S. Securities:
72.91
Par value ..........................................................
72.92
Unrealized discounts ........................................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

–698

1,581
–93
895

2,124
–114
1,085

1,302
–114
1,136

2,399
16,148
–16,149

2,397
16,579
–16,635

2,340
17,485
–17,484

–698

74.91
74.92
74.95

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance:
Fund balance ........................................................
U.S. Securities:
Par value ..........................................................
Unrealized discounts ........................................
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

2,124
–114
1,085

1,302
–114
1,136

1,232
–114
1,208

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

2,397

2,340

2,342

86.97
86.98

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

15,254
895

15,333
1,302

16,252
1,232

87.00

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

16,149

16,635

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

74.90

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
Federal sources:
88.00
Agency contributions ........................................
88.00
Government contributions for annuitants ........
88.20
Interest on U.S. securities ....................................
Non-Federal sources:
88.40
Employee salary withholdings ..........................
88.40
Annuity withholdings ........................................
88.40
Contributions from D.C. Government ...............
88.90
88.95

89.00
90.00

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

–6,908
–4,643
–514

–7,286
–4,981
–511

–2,166
–1,850
–73

–2,264
–1,929
–71

–2,423
–2,089
–67

–15,707
–190

–16,329
–51

–17,357
–72

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Unexpended balance, start of year:
Treasury balance ............................................................
U.S. Securities:
0101
Par value ...................................................................
0102
Unrealized discounts .................................................

–698

7,890
–93

8,183
–114

7,163
–114

0199

7,813

7,371

7,065

4,297

4,478

4,729

2,454
680

2,430
622

0299

Total cash income .....................................................
Cash outgo during year:
0501 Benefit Payments ...........................................................
0502 Payments to Carriers from OPM Contingency Reserve
0503 Administration ................................................................

8,183
–114

7,163
–114

7,036
–114

7,371

7,065

6,938

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

2,344,000
1,815,000

2,344,000
1,844,000

2,344,000
1,869,000

4,159,000

4,188,000

4,213,000

In determining a biweekly subscription rate to cover program costs, one percent is added for administrative expense
and three percent is added for a contingency reserve held
by OPM for each carrier. OPM is authorized to transfer unused administrative reserve funds to the contingency reserve.
In accordance with P.L. 103–66, this schedule includes the
following adjustments: (1) the ‘‘Phantom Big 6’’ formula for
determining the maximum Government contribution toward
FEHB premiums was extended through the 1996 contract
year; (2) in contract years 1997 and 1998, the average premium for the indemnity plan in the ‘‘Phantom Big 6’’ formula
will be modified to account for the average premium increase
in the remaining ‘‘Big 5’’ plans minus one percentage point;
(3) beginning in the 1999 contract year, the maximum government contribution will be 60 percent of the average of the
premiums for the remaining ‘‘Big 5’’ plans; (4) Medicare Part
B fee limits have been applied to all FEHB annuitants; and
(5) the Postal Service will make additional payments of $116
million per year for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 to
cover the cost of past retiree health benefits.
The REHB fund is available without fiscal year limitation.
The amounts contributed by the Government are paid into
the fund from annual appropriations. The number of participants at the end of each fiscal year are as follows:

2,557
664

Total balance, start of year ......................................
Cash income during the year:
Offsetting collections:
0280
Contributions from Employing Agencies ...................
0281
Contributions from Postal Service for Active Employees ..................................................................
0282
Contributions from Postal Service for Annuitants
Offsetting collections:
0283
Government Payment for Annuitant Health Benefits ....................................................................
0283
Government Payment for Annuitants, Other .........
0284
Interest Earned ..........................................................
0285
Contributions from DC Government ..........................
0286
Contributions from Active Employees .......................
0287
Contributions from Annuitants ..................................

–698

Total ....................................................................................
–6,751
–4,400
–467

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)

0100

–17,484

Active employees .........................................................................
Annuitants ...................................................................................

Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

–16,635

This display combines the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) fund and the Retired Employees Health Benefit
(REHB) fund.
The FEHB fund provides for the cost of health benefits
for: (1) active employees; (2) employees who retired after June
1960, or their survivors; (3) those annuitants transferred from
the REHB program as authorized by Public Law 93–246; and
(4) the related expenses of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in administering the program.
The REHB fund, created by the Retired Employees Health
Benefits Act of 1960, provides for: (1) the cost of health benefits for retired employees and survivors who enroll in a Government-sponsored uniform health benefits plan; (2) the contribution to retired employees and survivors who retain or
purchase private health insurance; and (3) expenses of OPM
in administering the program.
Budget program.—The balance of the EHB fund is available
for payments without fiscal year limitation. Numbers of participants at the end of each fiscal year are as follows:

17,484

72.99
73.10
73.20

–16,150

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Uniform plan ...............................................................................
Private plans ...............................................................................
3,712
7
467
73
2,166
1,850

4,014
8
514
71
2,264
1,929

4,308
8
511
67
2,423
2,089

15,706

16,330

17,356

–15,930
–201
–19

–16,395
–220
–20

–17,224
–240
–20

2,120
7,512

1,500
6,000

1,000
4,500

Total ....................................................................................

9,632

7,500

5,500

Financing.—The funds are financed by: (1) withholdings
from active employees and annuitants; (2) agency contributions for active employees, appropriated to agencies; (3) Government contributions for annuitants appropriated to OPM;
and (4) contributions made by the United States Postal Service in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 101–
508 and Public Law 103–66.

øGENERAL PROVISIONS¿

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Operating results.—Funds made available to carriers but
not used to pay claims in the current period are carried forward as special reserves for use in subsequent periods.
OPM maintains a contingency reserve, funded by employee
and Government contributions, that may be used to defray
future cost increases or provide increased benefits. OPM
makes payments to carriers from this reserve whenever carrier-held reserves fall below levels prescribed by OPM regulations or when carriers can demonstrate good cause such as
unexpected claims experience or variations from expected
community rates.
Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

1996 actual

0101
0102

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

16,178
–15,886

15,875
–15,804

16,504
–16,449

17,543
–17,499

0109

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

292

Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ......
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ................................

1995 actual

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

–698

7,890
895
–93

8,183
1,085
–114

7,163
1,137
–114

7,036
1,208
–114

8,708

8,456

8,202

8,146

119

2,279

2,314

2,256

2,253

2207

985

Other ...................................................

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

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

2,399

2,397

2,341

2,342

6,309

6,059

5,861

5,805

3999

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

6,309

6,059

5,861

5,805

4999

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

8,708

8,456

8,202

8,147

2999

øGENERAL PROVISIONS¿
øSEC. 421. The first sentence of section 1304(e)(1) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘basis’’ the following ‘‘,
including personnel management services performed at the request
of individual agencies (which would otherwise be the responsibility
of such agencies), or at the request of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities’’.¿
øSEC. 422. Paragraph (1) of section 8906(e) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the last sentence of that paragraph and redesignating the remainder of that paragraph as (1)(A);
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) (as so designated)
the following:
‘‘(B) During each pay period in which an enrollment continues
under subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) employee and Government contributions required by this
section shall be paid on a current basis; and
‘‘(ii) if necessary, the head of the employing agency shall
approve advance payment, recoverable in the same manner
as under section 5524a(c), of a portion of basic pay sufficient
to pay current employee contributions.
‘‘(C) Each agency shall establish procedures for accepting direct
payments of employee contributions for the purposes of this paragraph.’’.¿ (Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

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