and allocations of available supplies and obtaining basic production required; (2) domestic utilization of farm equipment and fertilizer through requirements, allocations, and distribution controls in order to accomplish required agricultural food production, distribution and conservation. The Washington organization of the Production and Marketing Administration consists of an Administrator, a Deputy Administrator and Assistant Administrators for Production, Marketing, Commodity Operations, and Program Coordination, 9 commodity branches which plan and administer or supervise the administration of all PMA programs affecting commodities, and 13 functional and staff branches or offices which are responsible for specific programs or administrative functions affecting all commodities. These branches and offices are as follows: Commodity branches: Cotton Dairy Fats and oils Fruit and vegetable Grain Livestock Poultry Tobacco Functional and staff branches and offices: Agricultural Conservation Programs Branch Marketing and Facilities Research Branch Information Branch Office of Administrative Services Office of Audit Office of Budget Office of Compliance and Investigation Office of Personnel Management Office of Materials and Facilities Office of Requirements and Allocations The field organization of PMA consists of PMA State offices, PMA insular offices in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, PMA county and community committees, PMA commodity offices and branch field and area offices. The Production and Marketing Administration has been delegated authority by the Board of Directors of Commodity Credit Corporation to administer the programs of the Corporation. The Administrator of PMA is the President of the Commodity Credit Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors, and the Deputy Administrator is Vice President. The directors of the branches of PMA and the directors of PMA commodity offices are contracting officers of the corporation. Summary of appropriations, 1951 and estimates, 1952 Adjusted for comparability with appropriation structure proposed in the 1952 budget estimates. Excludes carry-over in fiscal year 1951 of $46,991,669, and carry-over in fiscal year 1952 of $51,354,976, and Includes transfer to International Wheat Agreement of $76,808,000. Comparison administrative funds obligated through the consolidated account to total administrative funds obligated, fiscal years 1950-52 Comparison administrative funds obligated through the consolidated account to total administrative funds obligated, fiscal years 1950-52-Con. Source: Office of Budget (PMA), February 20, 1951 (revised). Comparison of PMA funds obligated through the consolidated account to total funds obligated, fiscal years 1950, 1951, and 1952 |