[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2005] [Pages i-ix] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page i]] The United States Government Manual 2005/2006 Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration [[Page ii]] 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. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 ISBN 0-16-051455-X [[Page iii]] 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. [[Page v]] 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 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; [[Page vi] 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 The publications of the Office of the Federal Register are available for sale by writing to the following address: Superintendent of Documents P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 Publications are also available for sale through the Government Printing Office online bookstore at http://bookstore.gpo.gov, the Government Printing Office bookstore located in Washington, DC. Telephone inquiries should be directed to 202-512-1800. 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 through GPO Access. For more information about these online publications, contact the Electronic Information Dissemination Services, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone, 202-512-1530, or 888-293-6498. Internet, www.gpoaccess.gov. E-mail, [email protected]. 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]. [[Page vii]] 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 [[Page viii]] 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 [[Page ix]] 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