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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
22.30

SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

–1

23.90
23.95
24.40

Federal Funds
General and special funds:

212
–207

(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 No.
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; $85,350,000; and in addition $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 printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: 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 through
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 No. 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 No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during
the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1998¿ 1999, 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, 1998.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0100–0–1–805

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Merit systems oversight and effectiveness ..............
00.02
Employment ...............................................................
00.03
Retirement and insurance .........................................
00.04
Workforce compensation and performance ...............
00.05
Investigations ............................................................
00.06
Workforce relations ....................................................
00.07
Executive resources ...................................................
00.08
Administrative services .............................................
00.09
Executive and other services ....................................

16
33
104
6
3
4
3
15
15

17
31
106
7
3
4
3
13
15

17
31
110
7
3
4
3
13
15

00.91
09.01

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

199
8

199
9

203
9

10.00

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

207

208

212

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested ................................................................. ...................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
213
21.40

6 ...................
208
212

–6 ...................
208
–208

212
–212

6 ................... ...................

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

126

123

127

70.00

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

213

208

212

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

33
207
–202

37
208
–208

37
212
–212

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

69
7
126

74
11
123

74
11
127

87.00

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

202

208

212

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

–126

–123

–127

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

87
76

85
85

89.00
90.00

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible
for personnel management functions which include the following activities:
Merit systems oversight and effectiveness.—This activity includes: (a) direct oversight of human resources management
(HRM) in Federal agencies through various methods, including onsite 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 and acting as a clearinghouse for best practices; (e) testing and evaluating innovative
Federal HRM practices and systems, including demonstration
projects under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 47; (f) providing readily accessible primary source data on Federal workforce information; and (g) 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 workforce information
reports have on their clients: the Federal human resources
management community and Federal employees. As a part
of each review or report on human resources management
at Federal agencies, client feedback is solicited on the importance and quality of written reports, and on the professionalism, usefulness and overall quality of the evaluation effort.
Regular reviews are conducted of the quality of data used
in our reviews and reports. Records of at least 97% of employ1001

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Federal Funds—Continued

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES—Continued

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)—Continued

ees per agency that are input into the Central Personnel
Data File are correct on all core elements. The Merit System
Principles Questionnaire that OPM uses to collect employee
perceptions of agency observance of each of the nine merit
principles established by law is content valid and reliable.
Feedback on agency oversight indicates 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 are administered as part of agency oversight reviews to measure employee perceptions of agency observance of each of the nine
merit 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 articulated in the merit system principles. The questionnaire information is shared with Federal
agencies and used to work with them to continuously improve
the quality of their human resources management.
Employment service.—The Employment Service provides
leadership and manages the merit-based employment system
for the Federal government. In partnership with agencies,
the Service provides a high-quality, diverse workforce through
a mix of policy direction, technical assistance, and reimbursable services in the following areas: employment information;
assessment; merit-based staffing services; veterans’ preference; workforce diversity; automated human resources management (HRM) systems; workforce restructuring and placement, and organizational analysis and improvement. These
operations are carried out through a network of Service Centers throughout the country.
Program performance.—The Employment Service establishes annual performance goals and objectives designed to
accomplish long-term goals identified in OPM’s Strategic Plan.
Progress is monitored through a mix of outcome and output
measures, including results of oversight reviews, qualitative
feedback on usefulness of policies and information processes,
customer satisfaction with services, cost-comparison analyses,
workload accomplishment data, and quality and timeliness
information, (Some of these measures were introduced in
1998.)
The Employment Service provided information to over ten
million people in 1997 through a nationwide system available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by telephone, fax, or personal
computer, and touch screen kiosks. USAJOBS, the employment information website, averages more than 25,000 visits
daily. Customers satisfaction with all systems increased from
78.7% to 82.4% in 1997.
The Employment Service conducts a recertification and
training program for all agency Delegated Examining Units
to ensure that agencies are carrying out their delegated responsibilities in accordance with law and regulation, and accomplished all scheduled recertifications. In 1997, they also
made quality and timeliness improvements in two important
specialized Federal employment programs, the Presidential
Management Intern (PMI) Program and the Administrative
Law Judges (ALJ), through increased automation and process
reengineering.
In the area of policy leadership, the Employment Service
proposed more flexible regulations regarding merit promotion
and non-permanent employment; eliminating approximately
70 redundant excepted appointment authorities; published the

VetGuide (and posted it on the Internet) to help agencies
better comply with Veterans’ Preference requirements and
to provide better information to the public; began publishing
annual statistical profiles on all minorities, women, and veterans in the Federal government to help agencies target their
recruitment and career development plans; effectively assisted
in the governmentwide downsizing effort in a way that has
minimized the impact on individual employees, assisting over
11,000 employees to find new Federal positions in 1996 (most
recent data available).
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 processing times for interim annuity payments from
5 days in 1996 to 4.6 days, averaging less than 3 days during
the last half of the year, and authorizing 30 percent within
one day of receiving the retirement applications at OPM. The
time to take final action on an annuity account dropped from
42 days in 1996 to 39 days in 1997, while error rates remained constant at 6 percent. Customer satisfaction with
claims processing remained at prior year levels, with 90 percent of survey respondents reporting that they were either
‘‘generally’’ or ‘‘very satisfied’’ with the service they received.
Annuitant Express, featuring Interactive Voice Response
(IVR) technology and toll-free telephone service, was expanded
to cover a wider range of allotments and withholdings. Use
of the system increased by 60 percent. In a further effort
to increase the amount of business it conducts by telephone,
OPM extended 1-800 service to all of its call centers, added
more customer service representatives and phone lines in its
Washington, D.C., Retirement Information Office, and opened
a new Teleservice Center in Pittsburgh, PA. These improvements resulted in a 35 percent reduction in caller hold times,
and a 22 percent drop in lost calls. More importantly, customers’ ability to get through to OPM by telephone improved
by 38 percent, while the number of callers getting through
on their first attempt increased by 34 percent. Overall, customer satisfaction with the courtesy, clarity and timeliness
of telephone services increased by 8 percent.
In the health insurance area, OPM reduced processing
times for disputed claims from 67 days in 1996 to 42 days
in 1997. Ninety-two percent of all disputed claims were processed within the target of 60 days, and the balance of unprocessed work reached an historically low level.
Finally, OPM make significant progress in using new technologies to interact with its customers. It added state-of-theart pages to its Website containing comprehensive information
about plans participating in the Federal Employees’ Health
Benefits Program Contract Year 1998 Open Season. It also
began offering Benefits Center, an interactive CD-ROM product that covers a wide variety of retirement, health and life
insurance topics, including Social Security and Thrift Savings
Plan benefits.
Workforce compensation and performance.—This activity includes: (a) developing and implementing pay and leave administration policy and evaluating the effectiveness of alternative
compensation systems; (b) developing classification policies
and systems and designing flexible alternatives to current
systems; and (c) developing governmentwide policy concerning
performance management.
Investigations.—This activity focuses on assuring applicant
and appointee fitness and suitability and oversight of the
investigative contract company.
Workforce relations.—This activity includes: (a) developing
and administering policies, regulations and guidelines on employee relations, including adverse and performance-based ac-

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

tions and violence in the workplace; (b) facilitating and supporting Federal work and family programs; (c) providing leadership and policy guidance in support of agency human resource development programs and training; and (d) providing
guidance and assistance to Federal agencies on labor-management relations and partnership, including managing the activities of the National Partnership Council on behalf of the
Council Chair.
Program performance.—OPM’s workforce relations performance measures are designed to determine the value-added
of OPM’s policy leadership and guidance on employee and
labor-management relations issues, work and family programs, and human resources development and training. In
1998 several key measures were developed to evaluate the
impact of OPM’s policy leadership and technical assistance
on the human resources management community. Prior to
conferences, seminars and workshops, stakeholders were surveyed to identify principal areas of interest, and feedback
was used to establish agendas. Following each session, feedback was obtained through structured questionnaires to determine strengths and weaknesses of each presentation. Programs were revised accordingly. At regular intervals, surveys
were conducted of readers of published materials, both hardcopy and electronic, to ensure excellent customer service,
timely policy guidance, and to measure the relative effect
of OPM’s guidance and assistance. Additionally, OPM developed an agency-wide customer survey that will provide useful
information on workforce relations programs.
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.
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.
Executive and other services.—This activity includes: executive direction; policy development; legal advice and representation; public affairs; legislative activities; financial management; and the operating expenses of the President’s Commission on White House Fellows.
Reimbursable programs.—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.

Personnel Summary

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3

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

1997 actual

Identification code 24–0100–0–1–805

Direct:
Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................

1998 est.

1999 est.

1001

OFFICE

2,210

2,099

115

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 ø$8,645,000¿
$9,145,000 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, 1998.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

10.00

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

22.00
23.95

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

10
–10

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

1 ................... ...................
10
10
10
–10
–10
–10

86.90
86.97

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

1
9

87.00

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

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

–9

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

1
–1

1
1

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0100–0–1–805

1003

Federal Funds—Continued

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

91
5
3

94
5
3

97
5
3

99
21
2
21

102
22
2
21

105
23
2
21

24.0
25.1
25.2
26.0
31.0
32.0

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 ............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................

14
3
2
20
2
14
1

13
3
1
14
2
18
1

12
3
5
13
2
16
1

99.0
99.0

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

199
8

199
9

203
9

99.9

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

207

208

212

89.00
90.00

This appropriation provides agency-wide audit, investigative, evaluation, inspection, and administrative sanction functions to identify management and administrative deficiencies
that 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 inspec-

1004

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999

Federal Funds—Continued

General and special funds—Continued
OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

tion 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 $87 million in 1997. This request includes an
additional $0.5 million above the approved 1998 resource level
to reduce the insurance audits cycles. The impact of the additional funds will be an increased positive financial impact
for the OPM administered trust funds.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1997 actual

Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

INSPECTOR GENERAL—Continued

1998 est.

1999 est.

11.1
12.1
23.1
25.2

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Other services ................................................................

6
1
1
1

99.0
99.5

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

9
1

99.9

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

Direct:
Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ...............................................................
94
Reimbursable:
2001 Total compensable workyears: Full-time equivalent
employment ............................................................... ...................

1998 est.

100

105

FOR

87.00

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

3,972

4,131

4,480

89.00
90.00

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

3,087
3,972

4,053
4,131

4,632
4,480

This appropriation covers: (1) the Government’s share of
the cost of health insurance for 1,846,000 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 8,000 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.
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 1997, this group of USPS annuitants
totalled 415,000 persons.
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, 1998.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

10.00

BENEFITS
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, 1998.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0206–0–1–551

1997 actual

1998 est.

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

3,929

4,143

4,628

10.00

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

3,934

4,147

4,632

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

941
3,087

23.90
23.95
24.40

94 ...................
4,053
4,632

23.90
23.95
24.40

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

40.00

21.40

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

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

21.40

1999 est.

00.01

350

4,282
198

ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH

198

3,854
276

Identification code 24–0500–0–1–602

GOVERNMENT PAYMENT

182

2,811
1,161

1999 est.

1001

198
4,632
–4,480

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

GOVERNMENT PAYMENT
1997 actual

182
4,147
–4,131

86.90
86.93

Personnel Summary
Identification code 24–0400–0–1–805

220
3,934
–3,972

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested .................................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

28
–28

1 ...................
32
35
33
–32

35
–35

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

3
28
–28

3
32
–32

3
35
–35

72.40

4,147
–4,147

4,632
–4,632

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

25
3

29
3

32
3

87.00

4,028
–3,934

86.90
86.93

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

89.00
90.00

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

28
28

32
32

35
35

94 ................... ...................

3,087

4,053

4,632

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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, and who
are less than 65 years old.

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

PAYMENT

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. 771–775), may hereafter be paid out of the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. (Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0200–0–1–805

1005

Federal Funds—Continued

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Payment of Government share of retirement costs
Transfers for interest on unfunded liability and payment of military service annuities ............................
00.05 Spouse equity payment ..................................................

8,085

8,367
12,765
56

12,746
56

10.00

21,254

21,188

21,484

1998 est.

1999 est.

09.01
09.02
09.03
09.04
09.05

Obligations by program activity:
DOD testing ....................................................................
Employment service .......................................................
Invesigations ..................................................................
Workforce relations ........................................................
Executive resources ........................................................

8
17
97
35
19

8
30
81
35
21

8
31
82
36
22

10.00

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

176

175

179

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

61
167

52
175

52
179

228
–176

227
–175

232
–179

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

8,682

13,113
56

1997 actual

00.02
00.03

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

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
68.90

123
175
179
44 ................... ...................

21,254
–21,254

21,188
–21,188

21,484
–21,484

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

13,169

12,821

12,802

70.00

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

21,254

21,188

21,484

73.10
73.20

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

21,254
–21,254

21,188
–21,188

21,484
–21,484

8,085

8,367

8,682

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

8,085
13,169

8,367
12,821

8,682
12,802

87.00

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

21,254

21,188

21,484

89.00
90.00

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

21,254
21,254

21,188
21,188

21,484
21,484

Payment of Government share of retirement costs.—This
payment amortizes increases in 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.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–0200–0–1–805

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

12.1
13.0

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

8,085
13,169

8,367
12,821

8,682
12,802

99.9

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

21,254

21,188

21,484

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

167

175

179

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

167

175

179

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.40
Obligated balance: Uninvested .................................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

–28
184

–18
228

156
176
–122

210
175
–175

210
179
–179

74.40
74.95

–18
228

74.99

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

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

210

86.97

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

122

175

179

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

–122
–1

–174
–1

–178
–1

88.90
88.95

–123
–175
–179
–44 ................... ...................

70.00

72.99
73.10
73.20

89.00
90.00

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

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
–1 ................... ...................

Workforce training.—In July 1995, the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) privatized its workforce training program.
DOD testing.—OPM conducts military entrance exams for
the Department of Defense (DOD). The Employment Service
continued to provide testing for the Department of Defense,
conducting approximately 13,400 student test sessions and
30,700 enlistment sessions.
Employment service.—OPM delivers employment information, examining services, automated staffing, and related
human resource management services to Federal agencies nationwide. Federal agencies contracted with the Employment
Service to conduct examinations of job applicants. In 1997,
Employment Service delivered 16,054 certificates of eligible
candidates to these agencies.

1006

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999

Federal Funds—Continued

0189

Net income or loss (–), Other programs

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

REVOLVING FUND—Continued

0191

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

166

192

175

180

Investigations.—Through a contract with an employeeowned 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.
Workforce relations.—OPM provides training management
assistance (TMA) to Federal agencies in support of their
human resource development programs by designing and producing training products through partnership with Federal
agencies and private sector firms specializing in instructional
systems.
Program performance.—The TMA program performance
measures are designed to determine value added to Federal
agencies through human resources management assistance
utilizing an instructional systems design approach. In 1998,
several measures were implemented to determine the costeffectiveness of OPM’s services to enhance Federal human
resources. These included workload measures such as the dollar amount of new and added funding for TMA projects; business well-being indicators such as the percent of income above
contractor invoices; and customer satisfaction measures to
better define the benefits of TMA services.
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.

0192

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

–140

–182

–174

–178

0199

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

Intragovernmental funds—Continued

1997 actual

1998 est.

73,851
53,080
245,813

1999 est.

71,597
42,500
253,000

78,309
42,500
253,000

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

Department of Defense testing program:
0111 Revenue ...................................................
0112 Expense ....................................................
Net income or loss, Workforce training ..................................................
Employment service:
0121 Revenue ...................................................
0122 Expense ....................................................

1996 actual

1997 actual

7
–7

8
–8

1998 est.

1999 est.

8
–8

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

12
–10

21
–15

28
–28

30
–30

Net income or loss (–), Human resources systems .............................

124

111

113

141

166

154

155

4
124

4
129

2999

141

149

146

7
–7

7
10

7
1

7
2

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital ................................
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............
3999

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

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

4999

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

141

166

154

155

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1997 actual

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

1998 est.

1999 est.

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

Total personnel compensation ..............................
21
26
28
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
4
5
5
Benefits for former personnel ........................................
3 ................... ...................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
3
4
4
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
5
7
7
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
4
12
12
Printing and reproduction .............................................. ...................
1
1
Other services ................................................................
131
113
116
Supplies and materials .................................................
2
2
2
Equipment ......................................................................
3
5
4
Total obligations ........................................................

14
6
1

176

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

93
–68

106
–105

84
–84

19
6
1

175

20
7
1

179

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

36
–34

38
–36

35
–34

37
–35

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

425

1998 est.

688

1999 est.

683

84
–84

1997 actual

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

2001

Trust Funds
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.01 Employee contributions ..................................................
02.02 Agency contributions ......................................................
02.03 District of Columbia contributions ................................
02.04 Postal Service agency contributions ..............................
02.05 Postal Service supplemental contributions ...................
02.06 Federal Financing Bank interest ...................................
02.07 Employee deposits, redeposits and other contributions
02.08 Treasury interest ............................................................
02.09 General fund payment to the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability fund ...................................................
01.99

18
–16

20
–18

20
–20

21
–21

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

..................
–5

–1
..................

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

–5

–1

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

DISABILITY FUND

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

0159

0169

Personnel Summary

0149

Net income or loss, Investigations
program ..........................................
Workforce training:
0161 Revenue ...................................................
0162 Expense ....................................................

1999 est.

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

0139

Net income or loss (–), Employment
service ............................................
Executive resources:
0151 Revenue ...................................................
0152 Expense ....................................................

1999

1998 est.

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

0129

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

1997 actual

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

99.9

0119

Net income or loss (–), Executive resources ...........................................
Investigations:
0131 Revenue ...................................................
0132 Expense ....................................................

1996 actual

Identification code 24–4571–0–4–805

11.1
11.3
11.5

WORKLOAD COUNT
Participant training days ............................................................
Background security investigations processed ...........................
National and special agency check and inquiry cases ..............

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

389,399

417,957

447,271

4,168
8,168
74
2,483
3,444
1,937
127
28,547

4,074
8,678
77
2,468
3,600
1,783
124
30,673

4,076
8,846
71
2,521
3,515
1,691
121
31,861

21,254

21,188

21,484

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
02.10
02.11
02.12
02.13
02.14

Re-employed annuitants salary offset ..........................
Employee contributions, supplemental request .............
Agency contributions, supplemental request ................
Postal Service agency contributions, supplemental request ..........................................................................
Treasury interest, supplemental request .......................

02.99

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

70,229

72,694

74,288

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriation:
05.01 Civil service retirement and disability fund .................

459,628

490,651

521,559

–41,671

–43,380

–45,270

05.99
07.99

–41,671
417,957

–43,380
447,271

–45,270
476,289

04.00

1007

Trust Funds—Continued

27
...................
...................

26
6
–3

25
167
–71

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

–22
3

(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.
1997 actual

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

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

1997 actual

1998 est.

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

1999 est.

00.01
00.02
00.04

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

41,156
412
103

42,892
384
104

44,779
380
111

10.00

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

41,671

43,380

45,270

1998 est.

1999 est.

2,681,000

2,693,000

2,635,000

1,731,000
621,000

1,746,000
629,000

1,761,000
637,000

2,352,000

2,375,000

2,398,000

1998 est.

1999 est.

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

1997 actual

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

–37

393,049
–6

421,502
–6

450,970
–6

0199

393,006

421,512

450,972

4,168

4,074

4,076

...................
74

6
77

167
71

127

124

121

8,168

8,678

8,846

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

–3

–71

2,483

2,468

2,521

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

–22

0100

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested .................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
23.90
23.95
24.40

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

10
41,671

10
43,380

10
45,270

41,681
–41,671

43,390
–43,380

45,280
–45,270

70,143
–28,557

72,622
–29,325

74,142
–28,955

63.00

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

41,586

43,297

45,187

70.00

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

41,671

43,380

45,270

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

–37
3,634

16
3,529

8
3,683

3,597
41,671
–41,722

3,545
43,380
–43,234

3,691
45,270
–45,116

74.40
74.41

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

16
3,529

8
3,683

8
3,837

74.99

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

3,545

3,691

3,845

86.90
86.93
86.97
86.98

85
6
38,043
3,588

83
4
39,615
3,532

83
6
41,357
3,669

87.00

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

41,722

43,234

45,116

89.00
90.00

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

41,671
41,723

43,380
43,234

45,270
45,116

72.99
73.10
73.20

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

Total balance, start of year ......................................
Cash income during the year:
Governmental receipts:
0200
Employee contributions, Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund ..............................................
0202
Employee contributions, Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund ..............................................
0202
District of Columbia contributions ............................
0203
Employee deposits, redeposits, and voluntary contributions ...............................................................
Intragovernmental transactions:
0240
Agency contributions, Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund ......................................................
0241
Agency Contributions, Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund ......................................................
0242
Postal Service agency contributions, Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund ............................
0242
Postal Service agency contributions, Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund ............................
0243
Postal Service supplemental contributions, Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund ...............
0244
Federal Financing Bank interest, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ................................
0245
Treasury interest, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ...........................................................
0246
Treasury Interest, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ...........................................................
0247
General fund payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund .....................................
0250
Re-employed annuitant salary offset, Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund ............................
0297 Income under present law .............................................
0298 Income under proposed legislation (Supplemental) ......

3,444

3,600

3,515

1,937

1,783

1,691

28,547

30,673

31,861

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

21,254

21,188

21,484

27
70,229
...................

26
72,691
3

25
74,211
77

0299

Total cash income .....................................................
70,229
72,694
74,288
Cash outgo during year:
0501 Payment of claims to retired employees .......................
–34,705
–35,916
–37,407
0502 Payment of alternative annuity refunds ........................
–7
–9
–10
0504 Payment to widows of former employes of the Lighthouse Service ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
0505 Payment of claims to survivor annuitants ....................
–6,518
–6,818
–7,203
0506 Lump sum payments to estates or beneficiaries of
deceased annuitants and employees ........................
–100
–104
–108
0507 Refunds to living separated employees ........................
–289
–280
–272
0508 Administration ................................................................
–103
–107
–116
0599

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

–41,722

–43,234

–45,116

421,502
–6

450,970
–6

480,140
–4

0799

421,512

450,972

480,144

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

1008

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999

Trust Funds—Continued

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

AND

88.90
88.95

DISABILITY FUND—Continued

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

–2,770
–66

–2,764
37

–2,818
–20

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8135–0–7–602

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

25.2
42.0
44.0

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

103
41,156
412

104
42,892
384

111
44,779
380

99.9

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

41,671

43,380

45,270

EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8424–0–8–602

89.00
90.00

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:

1998 est.

1999 est.

1997 actual

448
45

452
48

456
51

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

1997 actual

Life insurance in force (in billions of dollars):
On active employees ...............................................................
On retired employees ..............................................................

493

500

507

1998 est.

1999 est.

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

1,087
654
3

1,015
605
3

1,048
626
3

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

2,357
1,609

2,367
1,615

2,316
1,618

00.91
02.01

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

1,744
1

1,623
1

1,677
1

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

3,996

3,982

3,934

10.00

Total obligations (object class 25.2) ........................

1,745

1,624

1,678

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

602

643

616

16,962
–254

18,038
–280

19,138
–250

21.99
22.00

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

17,310
2,836

18,401
2,727

23.90
23.95

20,146
–1,745

24.41
24.42

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

24.99

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

24.40

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

1997 actual

68.90
70.00

1999 est.

19,504
2,838

22
1
18,038

22
1
19,138

22
1
20,283

21,128
–1,624

22,342
–1,678

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

18,061

19,161

20,306

643

616

631

18,038
–280

19,138
–250

20,283
–250

18,401

19,504

20,664

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

1998 est.

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

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

2,770
66

2,764
–37

2,818
20

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

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

2,836

2,727

2,838

Total income ..................................................................

1,606

1,640

1,696

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

2,836

2,727

2,838

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

1,544
40

1,620
42

1,674
44

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.40
Obligated balance: Uninvested .................................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

1,586
20

1,620
20

1,676
20

–586
722

–643
788

–607
751

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

1,584

1,662

1,718

136
1,745
–1,735

145
1,624
–1,625

144
1,678
–1,673

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

74.40
74.95

–643
788

–607
751

–622
771

74.99

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

145

144

149

86.97

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

1,735

1,625

1,673

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

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

1996 actual

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

0101
0102

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

2,719
–1,636

2,836
–1,745

2,727
–1,624

2,838
–1,678

0109

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

1,083

1,091

1,103

1,160

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–8424–0–8–602

–378
–1,162
–547
–682
–1

–404
–1,065

–404
–1,098

–550
–554
–744
–762
–1 ...................

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .............
Investments in US securities:
1102
Treasury securities, par ..................
1106
Receivables, net .............................

1996 actual

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

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

16,962
467

18,038
508

19,213
426

20,358
446

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
1801

Other Federal assets: Cash and other
monetary assets ..................................

88.20
1

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

17,447

18,547

19,640

20,805

136
20,669

145
19,786

135
22,787

140
23,926

2999

–478

–433

–441

88.40
88.40
88.40

Interest on U.S. securities ....................................
Non-Federal sources:
Employee salary withholdings ..........................
Annuity withholdings ........................................
Contributions from D.C. Government ...............

–2,210
–1,894
–68

–2,483
–2,118
–67

–2,605
–2,267
–63

88.90
88.95

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

–15,910
–162

–16,955
–64

–18,038
–84

1999

1009

Trust Funds—Continued

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

20,805

19,931

22,922

24,066

–3,358

–1,385

–3,282

–3,261

3999

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

–3,358

–1,385

–3,282

–3,261

4999

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

17,447

18,546

19,640

20,805

89.00
90.00

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

EMPLOYEES

AND

1998 est.

1999 est.

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

16,297
235
5
20

16,741
265
4
18

17,801
295
4
18

10.00

16,557

17,028

18,118

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

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.41 Unobligated balance available, start of year: U.S.
Securities: Par value .................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
23.90
23.95
24.41

6,059
16,072

5,574
17,019

5,565
18,122

22,131
–16,557

22,593
–17,028

23,687
–18,118

5,574

5,565

5,570

15,910
162

16,955
64

18,038
84

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

16,072

17,019

18,122

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

16,072

17,019

–698

8,183
–114

6,787
–87

6,685
–87

7,371

6,703

6,601

4,230

4,534

4,869

2,443
607

2,527
654

2,699
606

3,972
8
478
68
2,210
1,894

4,131
8
433
67
2,483
2,118

4,480
8
441
63
2,605
2,267

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

0299

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

15,910

16,955

18,038

–16,323
–235
–20

–16,773
–265
–18

–17,782
–295
–18

0599

–16,578

–17,056

–18,095

6,787
–87

6,685
–87

6,630
–87

6,703

6,601

6,546

18,122
0799

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance:
72.40
Uninvested ............................................................
U.S. Securities:
72.41
Par value ..........................................................
72.42
Unrealized discounts ........................................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

–698

2,124
–114
1,086

1,213
–87
1,248

1,120
–87
1,312

2,398
16,557
–16,578

2,377
17,028
–17,056

2,348
18,118
–18,095

74.41
74.42
74.95

1,213
–87
1,248

1,120
–87
1,312

1,060
–87
1,396

74.99

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

2,377

2,348

2,372

86.97
86.98

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

15,365
1,213

15,936
1,120

17,035
1,060

87.00

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

16,578

17,056

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

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:

18,095

72.99
73.10
73.20

74.40

1999 est.

0199

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1997 actual

1998 est.

RETIRED EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUNDS

Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

1997 actual

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
Federal sources:
88.00
Agency contributions ........................................
88.00
Government contributions for annuitants ........

–7,061
–4,793

–7,568
–5,094

1998 est.

1999 est.

2,287,000
1,846,000

2,297,000
1,859,000

2,249,000
1,872,000

Total ....................................................................................
–6,673
–4,587

1997 actual

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

4,133,000

4,156,000

4,121,000

In determining a biweekly subscription rate to cover program costs, one percent is added for administrative expense

1010
EMPLOYEES

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999

Trust Funds—Continued

AND

RETIRED EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUNDS—
Continued

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 and P.L. 105–33, this schedule includes the following adjustments: (1) in contract years
1997 and 1998, the average premium for the indemnity plan
in the ‘‘Phantom Big 6’’ formula is modified to account for
the average premium increase in the remaining ‘‘Big 5’’ plans
minus one percentage point; (2) in the 1999 contract year,
the maximum government contribution is 72 percent of the
weighted average premium of FEHB Program participants;
(3) Medicare Part B fee limits are applied to all FEHB annuitants; and (4) the Postal Service’s payments of $116 million
per year for fiscal years 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:

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)
Identification code 24–9981–0–8–551

1996 actual

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

0101
0102

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

15,875
–15,804

16,077
–16,438

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

0109

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

–361

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

1998 est.

1999 est.

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

1996 actual

1997 actual

1998 est.

1999 est.

1,760
6,180

1,500
5,100

1,200
4,200

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

7,940

6,600

–698

8,183
1,085
–114

6,787
1,248
–87

6,686
1,312
–87

6,629
1,395
–87

1999

1997 actual

Uniform plan ...............................................................................
Private plans ...............................................................................

8,456

7,951

7,914

7,940

2,314
..................

2,294
..................

2,262
..................

2,280
..................

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

2,397

2,378

2,349

2,372

6,059

5,572

5,563

5,568

3999

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

6,059

5,572

5,563

5,568

4999

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

8,456

7,950

7,912

7,940

5,400

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.
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.

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