    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2005]
    [Pages i-ix]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    The United States Government Manual

     2005/2006

    Office of the Federal Register

    National Archives and Records Administration

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    Revised June 1, 2005

    Raymond A. Mosley,
    Director of the Federal Register.

    Allen Weinstein,
    Archivist of the United States.

    On the cover:  Marking 70 years of providing ready access to essential
    Federal Government records, the cover displays an image of the National
    Archives Building during the Red, White, and Blue Nighttime Illumination
    Event on September 17, 2003, and a montage of covers from the 70-year
    history of the Federal Register.
        The records preserved by the National Archives and Records
    Administration (National Archives) and the documents published in the
    Federal Register are essential to understanding and protecting our
    democratic system of government. Those records and documents form the
    tangible thread linking the power exercised by Federal agencies to its
    source in ``We the People.'' Providing access to these records and
    documents--be they the oldest Charters of Freedom enshrined in the
    Rotunda of the National Archives Building or the newest Federal
    regulations published in today's Federal Register--ensures that our
    government remains one of laws, not of whims.
        Recognizing the urgent need to modernize the physical means of
    preserving those records, Congress appropriated more than $96 million in
    1999 for extensive renovation of the National Archives Building. The
    renovation included re-encasing the Charters--the Declaration of
    Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights; improving public
    outreach and exhibit space; completing replacement of deteriorated
    building systems; making the building compliant with the Americans with
    Disabilities Act; and improving storage conditions for archival records
    and security and safety features. In addition, private donations funded
    the new William G. McGowan Theater and the restoration of historic
    murals in the Rotunda. Seventy years after first opening, the National
    Archives Building is once again a state-of-the-art facility where the
    archives of the United States are explained through a wide variety of
    public events, samples of the Nation's documentary history are
    exhibited, and in-depth research and ongoing discovery of the treasures
    within the National Archives are promoted.

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        The Federal Register has been published every Federal business day
    since March 19, 1936, to provide public notice of the regulatory
    activities of the Federal executive branch agencies and of official
    Presidential and executive branch documents. Final rules published in
    the Federal Register are ultimately codified in the Code of Federal
    Regulations, another publication of the Office of the Federal Register
    which is located within the National Archives. Before the advent of
    these two publications 70 years ago, American citizens had no single,
    authoritative source of information about their legal rights and
    responsibilities under Federal agency programs.
        We thank Creative Services at the U.S. Government Printing Office
    and Special Media Preservation at the National Archives and Records
    Administration for their contributions in developing the 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 2005/2006 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.

    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.
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    the President. It contains remarks, news conferences, messages,
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    Other Office of the Federal Register Publications

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    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
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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
                                      Government Accountability Office    46
                                            Government Printing Office    48
                                                   Library of Congress    53
                                           Congressional Budget Office    60
                                                             JUDICIAL BRANCH
                                The Supreme Court of the United States    65
                                                          Lower Courts    66
                                                        Special Courts    72
                     Administrative Office of the United States Courts    75
                                               Federal Judicial Center    79
                                   United States Sentencing Commission    80
                                                            EXECUTIVE BRANCH
                                    The President of the United States    85
                               The Vice President of the United States    85
                                     Executive Office of the President    86
                                                The White House Office    86
                     Office of the Vice President of the United States    88
                                          Council of Economic Advisers    88
                                      Council on Environmental Quality    89
                                             National Security Council    90
                                              Office of Administration    90
                                       Office of Management and Budget    91
                                Office of National Drug Control Policy    94
                                          Office of Policy Development    95
                               Office of Science and Technology Policy    96
                      Office of the United States Trade Representative    97
                                                          Executive Agencies

                                                       Departments
                                             Department of Agriculture    99
                                                Department of Commerce   124
                                                 Department of Defense   149
                                           Department of the Air Force   160
                                                Department of the Army   165
                                                Department of the Navy   175

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                                                      Defense Agencies   186
                                                 Joint Service Schools   196
                                               Department of Education   200
                                                  Department of Energy   208
                               Department of Health and Human Services   217
                                       Department of Homeland Security   228
                           Department of Housing and Urban Development   239
                                            Department of the Interior   245
                                                 Department of Justice   260
                                                   Department of Labor   279
                                                   Department of State   294
                                          Department of Transportation   308
                                            Department of the Treasury   332
                                        Department of Veterans Affairs   348
                      Independent Establishments and Government Corporations
                                        African Development Foundation   363
                                       Broadcasting Board of Governors   364
                                           Central Intelligence Agency   367
                                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission   368
                                    Consumer Product Safety Commission   370
                        Corporation for National and Community Service   373
                               Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board   377
                                       Environmental Protection Agency   379
                               Equal Employment Opportunity Commission   384
                               Export-Import Bank of the United States   389
                                            Farm Credit Administration   391
                                     Federal Communications Commission   394
                                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   400
                                           Federal Election Commission   404
                                         Federal Housing Finance Board   405
                                     Federal Labor Relations Authority   409
                                           Federal Maritime Commission   412
                            Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service   415
                      Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission   416
                                                Federal Reserve System   419
                            Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board   424
                                              Federal Trade Commission   425
                                       General Services Administration   430
                                             Inter-American Foundation   438
                                        Merit Systems Protection Board   439
                         National Aeronautics and Space Administration   441
                          National Archives and Records Administration   447
                                  National Capital Planning Commission   456
                                  National Credit Union Administration   458
                    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities   460
                                       National Endowment for the Arts   461
                                 National Endowment for the Humanities   462
                              Institute of Museum and Library Services   465
                                        National Labor Relations Board   467
                                              National Mediation Board   471
                      National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)   475
                                           National Science Foundation   476
                                  National Transportation Safety Board   481
                                         Nuclear Regulatory Commission   485
                      Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission   488

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                       Office of the Director of National Intelligence   491
                                           Office of Government Ethics   492
                                        Office of Personnel Management   493
                                             Office of Special Counsel   497
                               Overseas Private Investment Corporation   498
                                                           Peace Corps   500
                                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation   503
                                                Postal Rate Commission   506
                                             Railroad Retirement Board   507
                                    Securities and Exchange Commission   510
                                              Selective Service System   515
                                         Small Business Administration   517
                                        Social Security Administration   528
                                            Tennessee Valley Authority   532
                                          Trade and Development Agency   533
                    United States Agency for International Development   537
                              United States Commission on Civil Rights   541
                          United States International Trade Commission   544
                                          United States Postal Service   549
                                Guide to Boards, Commissions, and Committ553
                                                     Quasi-Official Agencies
                                            Legal Services Corporation   557
                                               Smithsonian Institution   559
                                               State Justice Institute   574
                                      United States Institute of Peace   575
                                         Selected Multilateral Organizati579
                                            Selected Bilateral Organizati589
                        Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acron591

                       Appendix B: Terminated and Transferred Agencies   597

                                 Appendix C: Agencies Appearing in the
                                           Code of Federal Regulations   655
                                                            NAME INDEXES 665
                                                  AGENCY/SUBJECT INDEXES 685
                                                          RECENT CHANGES 691