OBJECT CLASS SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION 11.1 Full-Time Permanent Positions ($17.065.000) Regular salaries and wages paid or to be paid to civilian full-time permanent employees and other payments that are part of the employees' basic rate of pay. These funds will be used to fund 219 full-time permanent staff-years. The increase of $1,200,000 includes $187,000 for budget-year merit pay increases, $636,000 for the annualization of the current-year pay actions and turnover, and $377,000 for a 3.1 percent ECI adjustment in January 1999. 11.3 Other Than Full-Time Permanent ($508.000) This category covers positions not designated as full-time permanent and includes intermittent and temporary employment. These funds will be used to fund 13 full-time-equivalent staff-years. CBO will use this type of employee for its Panel of Economic Advisers and other consultants ($63,000), interns ($46,000), temporary administrative support ($39,000), and research assistants with temporary assignments ($360,000). 11.5 Other Personnel Compensation ($13.000) This category includes overtime payments to CBO support staff who are eligible under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 12.1 Personnel Benefits ($4.573.000) These funds will be used to cover CBO's share of the costs of employee health and life insurance, retirement, Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes, Medicare, death benefits, public transportation subsidy, and workers' compensation. 13.0 Benefits for Former Personnel ($10.000) These funds will be used for unemployment compensation. 21.0 Travel and Transportation of Persons ($120.000) These funds will be used to cover the travel expenses for full-time staff, the CBO Panel of Economic Advisers and other intermittent consultants, and potential employees. 22.0 Transportation of Things ($1,000) These funds will be used for freight charges usually associated with the shipment of 23.3 Communications. Utilities and Miscellaneous Charges ($358.000) This category covers the cost of postal and courier services ($189,000), telephone and telecommunications services ($127,000), copier leasing ($29,000), and miscellaneous leasing ($13,000). 24.0 Printing and Reproduction ($297,000) These funds will cover reimbursing the Government Printing Office for printing CBO reports, studies, and miscellaneous forms. 25.0 Other Services ($1.973.000) This category includes charges for contractual services not otherwise classified. These funds will pay for commercial ADP timesharing services ($310,000), interagency ADP timesharing ($793,000), interagency administrative agreements ($148,000), contracts for systems, data, and model development ($401,000), miscellaneous services ($231,000), and training ($90,000). 26.0 Supplies and Materials ($262,000) Funds in this category will pay for office supplies ($103,000) and subscriptions for periodicals ($159,000). 31.0 Equipment ($758,000) This category includes charges for property having a period of service of more than |