[DOCID: f:217558pl.xxx.wais] From the Government Manual Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [Page i-vii] [[Page i]] The United States Government Manual 2009/2010 Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration [[Page ii]] 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. 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 978-0-16-083949-8 [[Page iii]] 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. 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[[Page v]] 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 [[Page vi]] 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 [[Page vii]] 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