[United States Government Manual] [May 31, 1996] [Pages i-vii] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page i]] The United States Government Manual 1996/1997 Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration [[Page ii]] Revised May 31, 1996 Richard L. Claypoole, Director of the Federal Register. John W. Carlin, Archivist of the United States. For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328 [[Page iii]] Preface As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. A typical agency description includes a list of principal officials, a summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government, a brief history of the agency, including its legislative or executive authority, a description of its programs and activities, and a ``Sources of Information'' section. This last section provides information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and many other areas of public interest. The 1996/97 Manual was prepared by the Presidential and Legislative Publications Unit, Office of the Federal Register. Karen L. Ashlin was Managing Editor, assisted by Scott Andreae, Brad Brooks, Anna Glover, Margaret A. Hemmig, Carolyn W. Hill, Alfred Jones, and Rachel Rondell. COVER: The U.S. Army's ``buffalo soldiers,'' comprising the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry, served on the Western desert and plains, laid hundreds of miles of roads and telegraph lines, and protected mail coaches. They also fought with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and remained active through the Korean War. This year's Manual cover features a print entitled ``Buffalo Soldier'' by the artist Kuntu. The print is copyrighted by A&H Fine Arts, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, all rights reserved. The Federal Register and Its Special Editions The Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register (see 1 CFR 9.1). Its focus is on programs and activities. Persons interested in detailed organizational structure, the regulatory documents of an agency, or Presidential documents should refer to the Federal Register or one of its other special editions, described below. Issued each Federal working day, the Federal Register provides a uniform system for publishing Presidential documents, regulatory documents with general applicability and legal effect, proposed rules, notices, and documents required to be published by statute. 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[[Page v]] Contents DECLARATION OF INDEPEN 1 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED S 5 Chart: The Government of the United 22 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Congress 25 Architect of the Capitol 43 United States Botanic Garden 44 General Accounting Office 46 Government Printing Office 49 Library of Congress 53 Congressional Budget Office 60 JUDICIAL BRANCH The Supreme Court of the United States 67 Lower Courts 68 Special Courts 75 Administrative Office of the United States Courts 78 Federal Judicial Center 82 United States Sentencing Commission 83 EXECUTIVE BRANCH The President of the United States 89 The Vice President of the United States 90 Executive Office of the President 90 The White House Office 90 Office of the Vice President of the United States 94 Council of Economic Advisers 94 Council on Environmental Quality 95 National Security Council 96 Office of Administration 97 Office of Management and Budget 99 Office of National Drug Control Polic 102 Office of Policy Developmen 104 Office of Science and Technology Polic 105 Office of the United States Trade Representativ 106 Executive Agencies Departments Department of Agricultur 109 Department of Commerc 144 Department of Defens 172 Office of the Secretary of Defens 176 Joint Chiefs of Staf 177 DOD Field Activitie 179 [[Page vi u.s. government manual]] Department of the Air Forc 182 Department of the Arm 194 Department of the Nav 208 Defense Agencie 225 Joint Service School 238 Department of Educatio 243 Department of Energ 252 Department of Health and Human Service 262 Department of Housing and Urban Developmen 300 Department of the Interio 308 Department of Justic 328 Department of Labo 366 Department of Stat 388 Department of Transportatio 401 Department of the Treasur 437 Department of Veterans Affair 469 Independent Establishments and Government Corporations African Development Foundatio 489 Central Intelligence Agenc 490 Commodity Futures Trading Commissio 491 Consumer Product Safety Commissio 493 Corporation for National and Community Servic 496 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Boar 501 Environmental Protection Agenc 503 Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio 509 Export-Import Bank of the United State 515 Farm Credit Administratio 517 Federal Communications Commissio 521 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatio 527 Federal Election Commissio 530 Federal Emergency Management Agenc 532 Federal Housing Finance Boar 536 Federal Labor Relations Authorit 539 Federal Maritime Commissio 543 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Servic 546 Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commissio 547 Federal Reserve Syste 549 Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Boar 555 Federal Trade Commissio 556 General Services Administratio 562 Inter-American Foundatio 576 Merit Systems Protection Boar 577 National Aeronautics and Space Administratio 580 National Archives and Records Administratio 589 National Capital Planning Commissio 596 National Credit Union Administratio 599 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanitie 602 National Labor Relations Boar 607 National Mediation Boar 611 National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak 613 National Science Foundatio 615 National Transportation Safety Boar 621 Nuclear Regulatory Commissio 625 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commissio 631 Office of Government Ethic 633 [[Page vii]] Office of Personnel Managemen 634 Office of Special Counse 639 Panama Canal Commissio 641 Peace Corp 643 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporatio 646 Postal Rate Commissio 649 Railroad Retirement Boar 650 Securities and Exchange Commissio 653 Selective Service Syste 660 Small Business Administratio 662 Social Security Administratio 672 Tennessee Valley Authorit 675 Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Boar 677 Trade and Development Agenc 678 United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agenc 681 United States Commission on Civil Right 684 United States Information Agenc 686 United States International Development Cooperation Agenc 693 United States International Trade Commissio 701 United States Postal Servic 707 Guide to Boards, Commissions, and Com 713 Quasi-Official Agencies Legal Services Corporatio 717 Smithsonian Institutio 718 State Justice Institut 735 United States Institute of Peac 736 Selected Multilateral Organi 739 Selected Bilateral Organization 749 Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronym 750 Appendix B: Terminated and Transferred Agencie 759 Appendix C: Agencies Appearing in the Code of Federal Regulation 813 NAM 823 AGENCY/SUBJEC 851 RECENT 859