    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [Pages i-vii]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    The United States Government Manual

    1999/2000

    Office of the Federal Register

    National Archives and Records Administration

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    Revised June 1, 1999

    Raymond A. Mosley,
    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 1999/2000 Manual was prepared by the Presidential and
    Legislative Publications Unit, Office of the Federal Register. Maxine L.
    Hill was Lead Editor, and Karen L. Ashlin was Managing Editor, assisted
    by Anna Glover, Michael Hoover, Jennifer Mangum, and Karen Thornton.

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    recommendations for executive, legislative, and judicial salaries;
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    Contents

                                          DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE      1

                                    CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES      5

                           Chart: The Government of the United States     22

                                                   LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
                                                              Congress    25
                                              Architect of the Capitol    43
                                          United States Botanic Garden    45
                                             General Accounting Office    47
                                            Government Printing Office    50
                                                   Library of Congress    54
                                           Congressional Budget Office    61

                                                       JUDICIAL BRANCH
                                The Supreme Court of the United States    67
                                                          Lower Courts    68
                                                        Special Courts    75
                     Administrative Office of the United States Courts    77
                                               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 Policy   102
                                          Office of Policy Development   104
                               Office of Science and Technology Policy   105
                      Office of the United States Trade Representative   106

                                                    Executive Agencies

                                                       Departments
                                             Department of Agriculture   109
                                                Department of Commerce   144
                                                 Department of Defense   173
                                    Office of the Secretary of Defense   177
                                                 Joint Chiefs of Staff   178
                                            Unified Combatant Commands   180

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                                                  DOD Field Activities   181
                                           Department of the Air Force   185
                                                Department of the Army   196
                                                Department of the Navy   208
                                                      Defense Agencies   225
                                                 Joint Service Schools   237
                                               Department of Education   243
                                                  Department of Energy   253
                               Department of Health and Human Services   263
                           Department of Housing and Urban Development   293
                                            Department of the Interior   301
                                                 Department of Justice   322
                                                   Department of Labor   360
                                                   Department of State   383
                                          Department of Transportation   398
                                            Department of the Treasury   436
                                        Department of Veterans Affairs   469

                Independent Establishments and Government Corporations
                                        African Development Foundation   491
                                           Central Intelligence Agency   492
                                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission   493
                                    Consumer Product Safety Commission   495
                        Corporation for National and Community Service   498
                               Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board   502
                                       Environmental Protection Agency   502
                               Equal Employment Opportunity Commission   510
                               Export-Import Bank of the United States   518
                                            Farm Credit Administration   520
                                     Federal Communications Commission   523
                                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   529
                                           Federal Election Commission   533
                                   Federal Emergency Management Agency   534
                                         Federal Housing Finance Board   538
                                     Federal Labor Relations Authority   541
                                           Federal Maritime Commission   545
                            Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service   548
                      Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission   549
                                                Federal Reserve System   551
                            Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board   558
                                              Federal Trade Commission   559
                                       General Services Administration   565
                                             Inter-American Foundation   578
                                        Merit Systems Protection Board   579
                         National Aeronautics and Space Administration   581
                          National Archives and Records Administration   590
                                  National Capital Planning Commission   598
                                  National Credit Union Administration   600
                    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities   602
                                        National Labor Relations Board   609
                                              National Mediation Board   613
                      National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)   615
                                           National Science Foundation   617
                                  National Transportation Safety Board   624
                                         Nuclear Regulatory Commission   627
                      Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission   634

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                                           Office of Government Ethics   636
                                        Office of Personnel Management   637
                                             Office of Special Counsel   642
                               Overseas Private Investment Corporation   644
                                               Panama Canal Commission   646
                                                           Peace Corps   648
                                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation   651
                                                Postal Rate Commission   654
                                             Railroad Retirement Board   655
                                    Securities and Exchange Commission   658
                                              Selective Service System   664
                                         Small Business Administration   667
                                        Social Security Administration   679
                                            Tennessee Valley Authority   682
                                          Trade and Development Agency   684
                    United States Agency for International Development   687
                              United States Commission on Civil Rights   691
                                      United States Information Agency   694
                          United States International Trade Commission   701
                                          United States Postal Service   707

                          Guide to Boards, Commissions, and Committees   713

                                               Quasi-Official Agencies

                                            Legal Services Corporation   717
                                               Smithsonian Institution   719
                                               State Justice Institute   737
                                      United States Institute of Peace   738

                                   Selected Multilateral Organizations   741

                                      Selected Bilateral Organizations   751

                  Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms   753

                       Appendix B: Terminated and Transferred Agencies   759

                                 Appendix C: Agencies Appearing in the
                                           Code of Federal Regulations   815

                                                            NAME INDEX   825

                                                  AGENCY/SUBJECT INDEX   853

                                                        RECENT CHANGES   859