[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2005]
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[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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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.
    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

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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.

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Further Information

Information on The United States Government Manual and other 
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writing to the following address:

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Inquiries should be directed by phone to 202-741-6000, faxed to 202-741-
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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