[United States Government Manual]
[September 15, 2009]
[Pages i-vii]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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                 The United States
                 Government Manual
                     2009/2010



           Office of the Federal Register

    National Archives and Records Administration
    
    
The artwork used in creating this cover are derivatives of two peices
of original artwork created by and copyrighted 2003 by Coordination/Art 
Director: Errol M. Beard, Artwork by: Craig S. Holmes specifically to 
commemorate the National Archives Building Rededication celebration held
September 15-19, 2003.  See Archive Store for prints of these images.


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Revised September 15, 2009

Raymond A. Mosley,
Director of the Federal Register.

Adrienne C. Thomas,
Acting Archivist of the United States.

On the cover: This edition of The United States Government Manual marks 
the 75th anniversary of the National Archives and celebrates its 
important mission to ensure access to the essential documentation of 
Americans' rights and the actions of their Government. The cover 
displays an image of the Rotunda and the Declaration Mural, one of the 
1936 Faulkner Murals in the Rotunda at the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA) Building in Washington, DC.

    The National Archives Rotunda is the permanent home of the 
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and 
the Bill of Rights. These three documents, known collectively as the 
Charters of Freeedom, have secured the the rights of the American people 
for more than two and a quarter centuries. In 2003, the National 
Archives completed a massive restoration effort that included conserving 
the parchment of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and 
the Bill of Rights, and re-encasing the documents in state-of-the-art 
containers.

    In 1936, Barry Faulkner created two large-scale murals in the 
Rotunda depicting fictional scenes of the presentation of the 
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Each mural is about 13 
feet high and 34 feet long. In September 2003, the murals were restored 
and also recreated as an interactive feature on NARA's Web site: 
www.archives.gov/nae/visit/rotunda.html. Flanking the permanent display 
of the Charters and the murals is the exhibit, ``A New World Is At 
Hand,'' a selection of documents from the National Archives' holdings 
that chronicle milestones toward the creation of the Charters and their 
impact on United States and world history. Each year more than a million 
visitors come to the Rotunda of the National Archives to see the 
Charters of Freedom and the Faulkner Murals, which adorn its walls.

    The Office of the Federal Register, publisher of The United States 
Government Manual, was established as a division of the National 
Archives in 1935 and moved into the new National Archives building with 
the other four divisions of the new agency on November 8, 1935.
  
    We extend special thanks to the Creative and Digital Media Services 
at the Government Printing Office for its artistic contributions in 
designing 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 2009/2010 Manual was prepared by the Presidential and 
Legislative Publications Unit, Office of the Federal Register. Alfred W. 
Jones was Managing Editor; Matthew R. Regan was Chief Editor, assisted 
by Heather McDaniel, Lois Davis, and Joseph Frankovic.

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.
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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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Contents

                                         DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE   1
                                    ONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES   5
                          Chart: The Government of the United States  21

                                                LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
                                                          Congress    25
                                          Architect of the Capitol    43
                                      United States Botanic Garden    45
                                  Government Accountability Office    47
                                        Government Printing Office    50
                                               Library of Congress    53
                                       Congressional Budget Office    60

                                                   JUDICIAL BRANCH
                            The Supreme Court of the United States    65
                                                      Lower Courts    66
                                                    Special Courts    73
                 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    89
                                  Council on Environmental Quality    89
                                         National Security Council    90
                                          Office of Administration    91
                                   Office of Management and Budget    92
                            Office of National Drug Control Policy    94
                                      Office of Policy Development    96
                           Office of Science and Technology Policy    97
                  Office of the United States Trade Representative    98

                                               Executive Agencies
                                                  Departments    
                                         Department of Agriculture   103
                                            Department of Commerce   127
                                             Department of Defense   146
                                       Department of the Air Force   156
                                            Department of the Army   161
                                            Department of the Navy   170

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                                                  Defense Agencies   181
                                             Joint Service Schools   191
                                           Department of Education   195
                                              Department of Energy   203
                           Department of Health and Human Services   212
                                   Department of Homeland Security   225
                       Department of Housing and Urban Development   231
                                        Department of the Interior   237
                                             Department of Justice   253
                                               Department of Labor   273
                                               Department of State   289
                                      Department of Transportation   304
                                        Department of the Treasury   327
                                    Department of Veterans Affairs   343

            Independent Establishments and Government Corporations
                                    African Development Foundation   351
                                   Broadcasting Board of Governors   352
                                       Central Intelligence Agency   355
                              Commodity Futures Trading Commission   356
                                Consumer Product Safety Commission   358
                    Corporation for National and Community Service   362
                           Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board   366
                                   Environmental Protection Agency   366
                           Equal Employment Opportunity Commission   372
                           Export-Import Bank of the United States   377
                                        Farm Credit Administration   379
                                 Federal Communications Commission   382
                             Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   388
                                       Federal Election Commission   392
                                    Federal Housing Finance Agency   393
                                 Federal Labor Relations Authority   395
                                       Federal Maritime Commission   398
                        Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service   401
                  Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission   402
                                            Federal Reserve System   404
                        Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board   409
                                          Federal Trade Commission   410
                                   General Services Administration   415
                                         Inter-American Foundation   422
                                    Merit Systems Protection Board   423
                     National Aeronautics and Space Administration   425
                      National Archives and Records Administration   431
                              National Capital Planning Commission   440
                              National Credit Union Administration   441
                National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities   445
                                   National Endowment for the Arts   445
                             National Endowment for the Humanities   447
                          Institute of Museum and Library Services   449
                                    National Labor Relations Board   451
                                          National Mediation Board   456
                  National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)   459
                                       National Science Foundation   461
                              National Transportation Safety Board   466
                                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission   470
                  Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission   473

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                   Office of the Director of National Intelligence   476
                                       Office of Government Ethics   478
                                    Office of Personnel Management   479
                                         Office of Special Counsel   483
                           Overseas Private Investment Corporation   484
                                                       Peace Corps   486
                              Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation   489
                                      Postal Regulatory Commission   492
                                         Railroad Retirement Board   493
                                Securities and Exchange Commission   496
                                          Selective Service System   501
                                     Small Business Administration   503
                                    Social Security Administration   513
                                        Tennessee Valley Authority   517
                                      Trade and Development Agency   519
                United States Agency for International Development   522
                          United States Commission on Civil Rights   527
                      United States International Trade Commission   529
                                      United States Postal Service   534

                     Guide to Boards, Commissions, and Committees    539

                                           Quasi-Official Agencies
                                        Legal Services Corporation   543
                                           Smithsonian Institution   545
                                           State Justice Institute   559
                                  United States Institute of Peace   560

                                Selected Multilateral Organizations  563

                                   Selected Bilateral Organizations  573

               Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms  575

                   Appendix B: Terminated and Transferred Agencies   597

                             Appendix C: Agencies Appearing in the
                                       Code of Federal Regulations   657

                                                        NAME INDEX   667

                                              AGENCY/SUBJECT INDEX   687
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