advised by the Postal Service that it has not yet completed negotiations for the purchase of land for the construction of an annex (the second alternative), and that the schedule for the options to be considered by the Postal Service Board of Governors has been delayed as a result. The Postal Service also advises the Committee that there are no funds budgeted for the Charleston, WV, facility expansion project until fiscal year 1991. The Committee is very much concerned about these apparent revisions in the Postal Service's planning for the Charleston facility and directs the Postal Service to accelerate its plan for the facility and to report to the Committee no later than January 1, 1990, on the final plan for the facility, whether expansion of the existing facility or construction of an annex, including the size of the facility, a full description of what operations it will house, numbers of staff employed, and significant milestone events leading to its construction completion. The Committee further expects to receive progress reports on a regular basis on the Charleston facility and other construction projects throughout West Virginia.

The Committee strongly recommends that the U.S. Postal Service maintain the outgoing mail processing operations in the Parkersburg Post Office of West Virginia, in the same manner and to the same extent as such operations were in effect on July 1, 1989, and directs the U.S. General Accounting Office to examine the proposed transfer of outgoing mail processing operations in Parkersburg.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Committee has included a general provision contained in the House-passed bill which does the following:

Section 1 prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from expending any funds to enter into any new contracts relating to the Westchester County, NY, General Mail Facility for a period of 90 days.

The Committee has stricken the following provision included in the House-passed bill:

Section 2 requires full postal service at the Holly Springs Postal Building in Holly Springs, MS.

The Committee has also included a new provision not contained in the House-passed bill as follows:

Section 3 prohibits the use of nonprofit mailers for certain advertising purposes.

TITLE III-EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

SUMMARY

The President's fiscal year 1990 budget request for the 13 Executive Office of the President [EOP] accounts funded in this bill totals $283,648,000, $170,338,000 above the total fiscal year 1989 appropriations level. These 13 accounts include: Compensation of the President, Office of Administration, the White House Office, the Executive Residence at the White House, the Official Residence of the Vice President, the Council of Economic Advisors, the Office of Policy Development, the National Security Council, the National Critical Materials Council, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. No funding is requested for the White House Conference on Drug-Free America for fiscal year 1990. The only three EOP accounts not included in this bill are the Council on Environmental Policy, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the U.S. Trade Representative. For the EOP accounts included in this bill, the Committee recommends a total funding level of $132,023,000 for fiscal year 1990, $151,625,000 below the total funding level requested by the President.

The fiscal year 1990 budget request for compensation of the President is $250,000. This amount includes $200,000 for the direct salary of the President as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, and a $50,000 expense account for official expenses, with any unused portions reverting to the Treasury. This expense account is not considered as taxable to the President.

The Committee concurs with the House in recommending the full budget request of $250,000 for compensation of the President. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,825,000. The Committee recommendation is $500,000 over the budget estimate and the House allowance.

The Office of Administration [OA] was created by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 and formally established by Executive Order 12028. The purpose of the Office of Administration is to provide common administrative support and services to all agencies within the Executive Office of the President [EOP] and upon request, services in direct support of the President. These EOP agencies include: Council of Economic Advisers; Council on Environmental Quality— including the Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund; Office of Policy Development; National Security Council-President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President's Intelligence Oversight Board; Office of Administration; Office of Management and Budget; Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of the United States Trade Representative (with a branch office in Geneva, Switzerland); Office of the Vice President; White House Office; National Critical Materials Council; and Official Residence of the Vice President.

The Office of Administration is composed of five functional divisions which are: Personnel Management Division; Financial Management Division; Administrative Operations Division; Library and Information Services Division; and the Information Resource Management Division.

The services provided by these divisions are personnel management which includes recruitment, classification, training, and administration of equal employment opportunity programs; financial management, which is responsible for accounting, budget, payroll, travel, and imprest fund; administrative operations, which provide mail and messenger, printing, graphics, document preparation, procurement, and supply services; the library, which gives support for information services including records management along with maintenance of all periodicals, books and microform; and the Automated Systems Division, which provides all systems development, computer operations, and related support services.

As requested by the administration, the Committee is approving an increase in the fiscal year 1990 authorized staffing level of 10 full-time permanent positions for a total level of 207 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 1990. The increase in the staff ceiling is necessary to allow the Office of Administration to provide in-house staff support for the Executive Office of the President Computer Center. This increase will not require additional costs as funds presently budgeted for commercial vendors through contract will be used to cover the costs of providing these services in-house in fiscal year 1990.

WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON INDIAN EDUCATION

Public Law 100-297, the Indian Education Act Amendments of 1988, directs the President of the United States to call and conduct a White House Conference on Indian Education between September 1989 and September 1991 to explore the stated purposes of the act. The Committee has included an additional $500,000 in the "Office of Administration" account for the Conference. The Office of Administration should identify the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs as the White House coordinating contact for the Conference. However, the funds made available should be disbursed in

equal amounts to the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior for the administration of the Conference and any activities related thereto as provided in Public Law 100-297.

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,639,000 for the White House Office. The Committee recommendation is the same as the budget estimate and the House allowance.

These funds provide the President with staff assistance and provide administrative services for the direct support of the President. This funding level will provide for full-time permanent positions. Public Law 95-570 authorized appropriations for the White House Office and codified the activities of the White House Office.

In fiscal year 1990, the administration submitted a budget amendment dated July 6, 1989, which requests an additional $2,000,000 over the original budget estimate to accommodate the increased activity by President Bush, as well as to provide funding to upgrade antiquated computer systems within the White House Office. The Committee has provided the additional funds requested by the President for increased travel costs, an additional 15 fulltime permanent staff positions for the new Office of National Service, and office automation equipment to replace antiquated data processing systems.

EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,898,000 for the Executive Residence at the White House. The Committee recommendation is $125,000 over the budget estimate and the House allowance.

These funds provide for the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electrical power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence.

The Executive Residence staff provides for the operation of the Executive Residence. A staff of 39 domestic employees accomplish general housekeeping, prepare and serve meals, greet visitors, and provide services as required in support of official and ceremonial functions. A staff of 33 tradespersons, including plumbers, carpenters, painters, on a single shift; electricians on a double shift; and operating engineers on a 24-hour basis, maintains and makes repairs, minor modifications, and improvements to the 132 rooms and

the mechanical systems, and provides support for official and ceremonial functions.

A staff of 14 specialized employees provide services necessary to the operation of the White House and official and ceremonial functions. This staff includes four florists, five curators, and five calligraphers.

An administrative staff consists of the chief usher, three assistant ushers, one executive grounds superintendent, two administrative assistants, one chief accountant, and one projectionist. This staff is charged with management and administrative functions of the Executive Residence. This requires coordination with the Executive Office of the President, the National Park Service, the military, the U.S. Secret Service, the General Services Administration, and other agencies.

The equivalent of 4 full-time work-years of extra staff above the ceiling for full-time permanent positions are hired under personal services contract agreements (service by agreement) to provide additional help as required for official and ceremonial functions.

The funding provided in fiscal year 1990 for the Executive Residence includes $37,000 for one additional permanent position, an Assistant Chef, to reduce kitchen overtime costs and service-byagreement chefs. Additional increases have been included over the 1989 enacted level of funding for maintaining current levels and a variety of projects including: maintenance work on the water filtration system; acquisition of new computers to replace antiquated systems currently being used to maintain historical records and inventory the items in the White House and White House Fine Arts Collection; purchase inventory; floor replacement in the State Dining Room and the Family Dining Room; painting conservation work; and exterior window replacement.

The Committee has also provided an additional $125,000 over the administration's request for a long overdue project requiring the refurbishing of White House furniture presently being stored in warehouses due to their deteriorated condition and appearance. A recent expert evaluation of the furniture concluded that $320,000 was needed to cover the costs of this project. The $125,000 provided will allow the Executive Residence to initiate the first phase of this project.

OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $578,000 for the official residence of the Vice President. This amount is $200,000 above the budget estimate and the same as the House allowance. The "Official residence of the Vice President (residence)" account was established by Public Law 93-346 on July 12, 1974. The residence is located on the grounds of the Naval Observatory in the