[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2004]
[Pages i-vii]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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The United States Government Manual

2004/2005




Office of the Federal Register

National Archives and Records Administration

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Revised June 1, 2004

Raymond A. Mosley,
Director of the Federal Register.

John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.

On the cover:  The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 
is proud to acknowledge its role in the Presidential election process. 
NARA's Office of the Federal Register (OFR) acts as the administrator of 
the Electoral College on behalf of the States, the Congress, and the 
American people. In this role, the OFR is charged with helping the 
States carry out their election responsibilities, ensuring the 
completeness and integrity of the Electoral College documents submitted 
to Congress, and informing the public about the Presidential election 
process.
    The Electoral College system was established under Article II 
(section 1) and Amendment 12 of the U.S. Constitution. In each State, 
the voters choose electors to select the President and Vice President of 
the United States, based on the results of the November general 
election.
    Prior to the general election, the OFR sends an informational 
package to each State's Governor to officially notify them of their 
electoral responsibilities. As the results of the popular vote are 
finalized in each State, election officials send to the OFR Certificates 
of Ascertainment, which establish the credentials of their electors. In 
December, the electors hold meetings in each State to cast their votes 
for President and Vice President. Those choices are documented in 
Certificates of Vote, which are sent to the OFR for review on behalf of 
the Congress. In January, the Congress sits in joint session to certify 
the election of the President and Vice President, based on the 
documentary evidence assembled and reviewed by the OFR. In the year 
after the election, electoral documents are held at the OFR for public 
viewing, and then transferred to the Archives of the United States for 
permanent retention and access.
    In this Presidential election year, the cover of the book shows a 
representation of the Electoral College system in celebration of the 
spirit of the American democratic process.
    For more information on the Electoral College, visit NARA's Web site 
at: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/.
    Our thanks are extended to Creative Services at the U.S. Government 
Printing Office for its assistance in developing this cover.



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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 2004/2005 Manual was prepared by the Presidential and 
Legislative Publications Unit, Office of the Federal Register, under the 
supervision of Gwendolyn J. Henderson. Alfred W. Jones was Managing 
Editor; Stephen J. Frattini was Chief Editor, assisted by Stacey A. 
Mulligan and Maxine L. Hill.

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.
    The Code of Federal Regulations is an annual codification of the 
general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register. The Code 
is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal 
regulation. The Code is kept up to date by the individual issues of the 
Federal Register.
    The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents serves as a timely, 
up-to-date reference source for the public policies and activities of 
the President. It contains remarks, news conferences, messages, 
statements, and other Presidential material of a public nature issued by 
the White House during the week reported.
    A companion publication to the Weekly Compilation is the Public 
Papers of the Presidents, which contains public Presidential documents 
and speeches in convenient book form. Volumes of the Public Papers have 
been published for every President since Herbert Hoover, with the 
exception of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose papers were published 
privately.

Other Office of the Federal Register Publications

The Office of the Federal Register publishes slip laws, which are 
pamphlet prints of each public and private law enacted by Congress. Slip 
laws are compiled annually as the United States Statutes at Large. The 
Statutes volumes contain all public and private laws and concurrent 
resolutions enacted during a session of Congress;

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recommendations for executive, legislative, and judicial salaries; 
reorganization plans; proposed and ratified amendments to the 
Constitution; and Presidential proclamations. Included with many of 
these documents are sidenotes, U.S. Code and statutes citations, and a 
summary of their legislative histories.

Publication Availability

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sale by writing to the following address:

  Superintendent of Documents
  P.O. Box 371954
  Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954

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Electronic Services

The Office of the Federal Register maintains an Internet site for public 
law numbers, the Federal Register's public inspection list, and 
information on the Office and its activities at www.archives.gov/
federal_register. This site also contains links to the texts of The 
United States Government Manual, Public Laws, the Weekly Compilation of 
Presidential Documents, the Federal Register, and the Code of Federal 
Regulations (both as officially published on a quarterly basis and a new 
unofficial, daily updated version, the e-CFR) in electronic format 
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U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone, 202-512-1530, or 888-293-6498 
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Further Information

Information on The United States Government Manual and other 
publications of the Office of the Federal Register may be obtained by 
writing to the following address:

  Office of the Federal Register
  National Archives and Records Administration
  Washington, DC 20408

Inquiries should be directed by phone to 202-741-6000, faxed to 202-741-
6012, or e-mailed to [email protected].

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Contents

                                             DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENC1
                                       CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATE5
                              Chart: The Government of the United Stat21
                                                      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    55
                                       Congressional Budget Office    62
                                                         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    81
                               United States Sentencing Commission    82
                                                        EXECUTIVE BRANCH
                                The President of the United States    87
                           The Vice President of the United States    87
                                 Executive Office of the President    88
                                            The White House Office    88
                 Office of the Vice President of the United States    90
                                      Council of Economic Advisers    90
                                  Council on Environmental Quality    91
                                         National Security Council    92
                                          Office of Administration    93
                                   Office of Management and Budget    94
                            Office of National Drug Control Policy    96
                                      Office of Policy Development    98
                           Office of Science and Technology Policy    99
                  Office of the United States Trade Representative    99
                                                      Executive Agencies

                                                   Departments    
                                         Department of Agriculture   103
                                            Department of Commerce   127
                                             Department of Defense   152
                                       Department of the Air Force   163
                                            Department of the Army   170
                                            Department of the Navy   179

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                                                  Defense Agencies   190
                                             Joint Service Schools   200
                                           Department of Education   204
                                              Department of Energy   212
                           Department of Health and Human Services   221
                                   Department of Homeland Security   232
                       Department of Housing and Urban Development   242
                                        Department of the Interior   248
                                             Department of Justice   264
                                               Department of Labor   283
                                               Department of State   297
                                      Department of Transportation   311
                                        Department of the Treasury   336
                                    Department of Veterans Affairs   352
                  Independent Establishments and Government Corporations
                                    African Development Foundation   367
                                       Central Intelligence Agency   368
                              Commodity Futures Trading Commission   369
                                Consumer Product Safety Commission   372
                    Corporation for National and Community Service   374
                           Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board   378
                                   Environmental Protection Agency   379
                           Equal Employment Opportunity Commission   385
                           Export-Import Bank of the United States   390
                                        Farm Credit Administration   392
                                 Federal Communications Commission   395
                             Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   401
                                       Federal Election Commission   405
                                     Federal Housing Finance Board   406
                                 Federal Labor Relations Authority   410
                                       Federal Maritime Commission   413
                        Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service   416
                  Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission   417
                                            Federal Reserve System   420
                        Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board   425
                                          Federal Trade Commission   426
                                   General Services Administration   431
                                         Inter-American Foundation   439
                                    Merit Systems Protection Board   440
                     National Aeronautics and Space Administration   442
                      National Archives and Records Administration   450
                              National Capital Planning Commission   458
                              National Credit Union Administration   460
                National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities   462
                                   National Endowment for the Arts   463
                             National Endowment for the Humanities   464
                          Institute of Museum and Library Services   467
                                    National Labor Relations Board   469
                                          National Mediation Board   472
                  National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)   476
                                       National Science Foundation   477
                              National Transportation Safety Board   482
                                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission   486
                  Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission   489
                                       Office of Government Ethics   492

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                                    Office of Personnel Management   493
                                         Office of Special Counsel   497
                           Overseas Private Investment Corporation   499
                                                       Peace Corps   501
                              Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation   504
                                            Postal Rate Commission   508
                                         Railroad Retirement Board   509
                                Securities and Exchange Commission   512
                                          Selective Service System   517
                                     Small Business Administration   519
                                    Social Security Administration   529
                                        Tennessee Valley Authority   534
                                      Trade and Development Agency   536
                United States Agency for International Development   539
                          United States Commission on Civil Rights   543
                      United States International Trade Commission   546
                                      United States Postal Service   551
                            Guide to Boards, Commissions, and Committ557
                                                 Quasi-Official Agencies
                                        Legal Services Corporation   561
                                           Smithsonian Institution   563
                                           State Justice Institute   577
                                  United States Institute of Peace   578
                                     Selected Multilateral Organizati581
                                        Selected Bilateral Organizati591
                    Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acron593

                   Appendix B: Terminated and Transferred Agencies   599

                             Appendix C: Agencies Appearing in the
                                       Code of Federal Regulations   655
                                                              NAME IN665
                                                    AGENCY/SUBJECT IN685
                                                          RECENT CHAN691
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