[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages i-vii]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                   The United States Government Manual
                                1996/1997




                     Office of the Federal Register
              National Archives and Records Administration

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Revised May 31, 1996

Richard L. Claypoole,
Director of the Federal Register.

John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.



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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.

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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

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                                       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

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                                    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