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Browse by Category Legislative Branch Branch Legislative Congress Architect of the Capitol Congressional Budget Office Government Accountability Office Government Publishing Office 1 2 Home The Government of the United States About Us Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 5 of 7. Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1[11/14/2018 12:39:12 PM] Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL Declaration of Independence Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self‐evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.‐‐That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, ‐‐That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.‐‐Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. The 56 signatures on the Declaration appear in the positions indicated: Column 1 Georgia: Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton Column 2 North Carolina: William Hooper Joseph Hewes John Penn South Carolina: Edward Rutledge Thomas Heyward, Jr. Thomas Lynch, Jr. Arthur Middleton Column 3 Massachusetts: John Hancock Maryland: Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone Charles Carroll of Carrollton Virginia: George Wythe Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Harrison Thomas Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton Column 4 Pennsylvania: Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin Franklin John Morton George Clymer James Smith George Taylor James Wilson George Ross Delaware: Caesar Rodney George Read Thomas McKean Column 5 New York: William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris New Jersey: Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark Column 6 New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett William Whipple Massachusetts: Samuel Adams John Adams Robert Treat Paine Elbridge Gerry Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins William Ellery Connecticut: Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott New Hampshire: Matthew Thornton For more information on the Declaration of Independence and the Charters of Freedom, see http://archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL Constitution of the United States Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Amendments 1‐10 Amendments 11‐27 Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution in its original form. Items that are hyperlinked/underlined have since been amended or superseded. Preamble We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Article I Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. When vacancies happen in the Representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies. The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment. Section 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, and the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of the legislature of any state, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present. Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law. Section 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. Section 5. Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each House may provide. Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal. Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. Section 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place. No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time: and no person holding any office under the United States, shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office. Section 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law. Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill. Section 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States; To establish post offices and post roads; To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries; To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court; To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations; To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water; To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years; To provide and maintain a navy; To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;‐‐And To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. Section 9. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. No capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one state, be obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in another. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state. Section 10. No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the treasury of the United States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress. No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay. Article II Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected, as follows: Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed an elector. The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list of all the persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each; which list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such majority, and have an equal number of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose by ballot one of them for President; and if no person have a majority, then from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like manner choose the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each state having one vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President, the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice President. The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be the same throughout the United States. No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States. In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them. Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation:‐‐"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Section 2. The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment. He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments. The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session. Section 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United States. Section 4. The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. Article III Section 1. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. Section 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;‐‐to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;‐‐to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;‐‐to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;‐‐to controversies between two or more states;‐‐ between a state and citizens of another state;‐‐between citizens of different states;‐‐ between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed. Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted. Article IV Section 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof. Section 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states. A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime. No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due. Section 3. New states may be admitted by the Congress into this union; but no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of states, without the consent of the legislatures of the states concerned as well as of the Congress. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state. Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence. Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. Article VI All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States. Article VII The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same. Signers Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present the seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names, G. Washington‐Presidt. and deputy from Virginia New Hampshire: John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman Massachusetts: Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King Connecticut: Wm: Saml. Johnson, Roger Sherman New York: Alexander Hamilton New Jersey: Wil: Livingston, David Brearly, Wm. Paterson, Jona: Dayton Pennsylvania: B. Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robt. Morris, Geo. Clymer, Thos. FitzSimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouv Morris Delaware: Geo: Read, Gunning Bedford jun, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Jaco: Broom Maryland: James McHenry, Dan of St Thos. Jenifer, Danl Carroll Virginia: John Blair‐‐, James Madison Jr. North Carolina: Wm. Blount, Richd. Dobbs Spaight, Hu Williamson South Carolina: J. Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler Georgia: William Few, Abr Baldwin Amendments Note: The first ten Amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the Bill of Rights. Amendment 1 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Amendment 2 A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment 3 No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment 4 The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 5 No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Amendment 6 In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. Amendment 7 In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Amendment 8 Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment 9 The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment 10 The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. Amendment 11 (Ratified February 7, 1795) The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state. Amendment 12 (Ratified July 27, 1804) The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice‐President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice‐President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice‐President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;‐‐The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;‐‐the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two‐thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice‐President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice‐President, shall be the Vice‐President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice‐President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two‐thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice‐President of the United States. Amendment 13 (Ratified December 6, 1865) Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 14 (Ratified July 9, 1868) Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty‐one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty‐one years of age in such state. Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two‐thirds of each House, remove such disability. Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void. Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Amendment 15 (Ratified February 3, 1870) Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 16 (Ratified February 3, 1913) The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration. Amendment 17 (Ratified April 8, 1913) The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures. When vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, that the legislature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution. Amendment 18 (Ratified January 16, 1919. Repealed December 5, 1933 by Amendment 21) Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several states, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the Congress. Amendment 19 (Ratified August 18, 1920) The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 20 (Ratified January 23, 1933) Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. Section 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them. Section 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article. Section 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three‐fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission. Amendment 21 (Ratified December 5, 1933) Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Section 2. The transportation or importation into any state, territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited. Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several states, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the Congress. Amendment 22 (Ratified February 27, 1951) Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three‐fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress. Amendment 23 (Ratified March 29, 1961) Section 1. The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a state, but in no event more than the least populous state; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the states, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a state; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 24 (Ratified January 23, 1964) Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 25 (Ratified February 10, 1967) Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty‐eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty‐one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty‐one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two‐thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. Amendment 26 (Ratified July 1, 1971) Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment 27 (Ratified May 7, 1992) No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. For more information on the Constitution and the Charters of Freedom, see http://archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL History of Agency Organizational Changes Federal Agencies Terminated, Transferred, or Changed in Name Subsequent to March 4, 1933 NOTE: Italicized terms indicate obsolete agencies, organizations, and programs. Refer to the name of the obsolete entity in this index for more explanation. Some dates prior to March 4, 1933 are included to provide additional information. Entries are indexed using the most significant term in their titles, or when there is more than one significant term, the entry uses the first significant term. Thus, Bureau of the Budget is found at Budget, Bureau of the, and Annual Assay Commission is found at Assay Commission, Annual. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y A Accounting Office, General Established by act of June 10, 1921 (42 Stat. 20). Renamed Government Accountability Office by act of July 7, 2004 (118 Stat. 814). ACTION Established by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1971 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 1, 1971. Reorganized by act of Oct. 1, 1973 (87 Stat. 405). Functions relating to SCORE and ACT programs transferred to Small Business Administration by EO 11871 of July 18, 1975 (40 FR 30915). Functions exercised by the Director of ACTION prior to Mar. 31, 1995, transferred to the Corporation for National and Community Service (107 Stat. 888 and Proclamation 6662 of Apr. 4, 1994 (57 FR 16507)). Acts of Congress See State, Department of Administrative Conference of the United States Established by act of Aug. 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 615). Terminated by act of Nov. 19, 1995 (109 Stat. 480). Reauthorized in 2004, 2008, and 2009 by acts of Oct. 30, 2004 (118 Stat. 2255), July 30, 2008 (122 Stat. 2914), and March 11, 2009 (123 Stat. 656). Reestablished by Congress on Mar. 3, 2010 upon confirmation of chairman. Advanced Research Projects Agency See Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Advisory Board. See other part of title Advisory Committee. See other part of title Advisory Council. See other part of title Aeronautical Board Organized in 1916 by agreement of War and Navy Secretaries. Placed under supervision of President by military order of July 5, 1939. Dissolved by Secretary of Defense letter of July 27, 1948, and functions transferred to Munitions Board and Research and Development Board. Military order of July 5, 1939, revoked by military order of Oct. 18, 1948. Aeronautics, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Navy by act of July 12, 1921 (42 Stat. 140). Abolished by act of Aug. 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 395) and functions transferred to Bureau of Naval Weapons. Aeronautics, National Advisory Committee for Established by act of Mar. 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930). Terminated by act of July 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 432), and functions transferred to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, established by same act. Aeronautics Administration, Civil See Aeronautics Authority, Civil Aeronautics Authority, Civil Established under act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 973). Renamed Civil Aeronautics Board and Administrator transferred to the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan Nos. III and IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Office of Administrator designated Civil Aeronautics Administration by Department Order 52 of Aug. 29, 1940. Administration transferred to Federal Aviation Agency by act of Aug. 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 810). Functions of Board under act of Aug. 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 775), transferred to National Transportation Safety Board by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Functions of Board terminated or transferred— effective in part Dec. 31, 1981; in part Jan. 1, 1983; and in part Jan. 1, 1985—by act of Aug. 23, 1958 (92 Stat. 1744). Most remaining functions transferred to Secretary of Transportation, remainder to U.S. Postal Service. Termination of Board finalized by act of Oct. 4, 1984 (98 Stat. 1703). Aeronautics Board, Civil See Aeronautics Authority, Civil Aeronautics Branch Established in the Department of Commerce to carry out provisions of act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 568). Renamed Bureau of Air Commerce by Secretary’s administrative order of July 1, 1934. Personnel and property transferred to Civil Aeronautics Authority by EO 7959 of Aug. 22, 1938. Aeronautics and Space Council, National Established by act of July 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 427). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, effective June 30, 1973. Aging, Administration on Established by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on Oct. 1, 1965, to carry out provisions of act of July 14, 1965 (79 Stat. 218). Reassigned to Social and Rehabilitation Service by Department reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Transferred to Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Development by Secretary’s order of June 15, 1973. Transferred to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services by Secretary’s reorganization notice dated Apr. 15, 1991. Transferred to the Administration for Community Living by Department’s notice of April 18, 2012 (77 FR 23250). Aging, Federal Council on Established by Presidential memorandum of Apr. 2, 1956. Reconstituted at Federal level by Presidential letter of Mar. 7, 1959, to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Abolished by EO 11022 of May 15, 1962, which established President’s Council on Aging. Aging, Office of Established by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare June 2, 1955, as Special Staff on Aging. Terminated Sept. 30, 1965, and functions assumed by Administration on Aging. Aging, President’s Council on Established by EO 11022 of May 14, 1962. Terminated by EO 11022, which was revoked by EO 12379 of Aug. 17, 1982. Agricultural Adjustment Administration Established by act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 31). Consolidated into Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration as Agricultural Adjustment Agency, Department of Agriculture, by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Grouped with other agencies to form Food Production Administration by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Transferred to War Food Administration by EO 9322 of Mar. 26, 1943. Administration terminated by EO 9577 of June 29, 1945, and functions transferred to Secretary of Agriculture. Transfer made permanent by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Functions of Agricultural Adjustment Agency consolidated with Production and Marketing Administration by Secretary’s Memorandum 1118 of Aug. 18, 1945. Agricultural Adjustment Agency See Agricultural Adjustment Administration Agricultural Advisory Commission, National Established by EO 10472 of July 20, 1953. Terminated Feb. 4, 1965, on resignation of members. Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering, Bureau of See Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration Established by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, consolidating Agricultural Adjustment Agency, Sugar Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and Soil Conservation Service. Consolidated into Food Production Administration by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Agricultural Conservation Program Service Established by Secretary of Agriculture Jan. 21, 1953, from part of Production and Marketing Administration. Merged with Commodity Stabilization Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1446, supp. 2, of Apr. 19, 1961. Agricultural Developmental Service, International Established by Secretary of Agriculture memorandum of July 12, 1963. Functions and delegations of authority transferred to Foreign Agricultural Service by Secretary’s memorandum of Mar. 28, 1969. Functions transferred by Secretary to Foreign Economic Development Service Nov. 8, 1969. Agricultural Economics, Bureau of Established by act of May 11, 1931 (42 Stat. 532). Functions transferred to other units of the Department of Agriculture, including Consumer and Marketing Service and Agricultural Research Service, under Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Established by act of Feb. 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1266). Merged with Bureau of Chemistry and Soils by Secretarial order of Oct. 16, 1938, to form Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering. Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Bureau of Bureau of Chemistry and Bureau of Soils, created in 1901, combined into Bureau of Chemistry and Soils by act of Jan. 18, 1927 (44 Stat. 976). Soils units transferred to other agencies of the Department of Agriculture and remaining units of Bureau of Chemistry and Soils and Bureau of Agricultural Engineering consolidated with Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering by Secretary’s order of Oct. 16, 1938. In February 1943 agricultural engineering research made part of Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, and organization for continuing agricultural chemistry research relating to crop utilization named Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, in accordance with Research Administration Memorandum 5 issued pursuant to EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, and in conformity with Secretary’s Memorandums 960 and 986. Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service under Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Agricultural Library, National Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1496 of Mar. 23, 1962. Consolidated into Science and Education Administration by Secretary’s order of Jan. 24, 1978. Reestablished as National Agricultural Library by Secretary’s order of June 16, 1981. Became part of Agricultural Research Service in 1994 under Department of Agriculture reorganization. Agricultural Marketing Administration Established by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, consolidating Surplus Marketing Administration, Agricultural Marketing Service, and Commodity Exchange Administration. Division of Consumers’ Counsel transferred to Administration by Secretary’s memorandum of Feb. 28, 1942. Consolidated into Food Distribution Administration in the Department of Agriculture by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Agricultural Marketing Service Established by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to act of June 30, 1939 (53 Stat. 939). Merged into Agricultural Marketing Administration by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Renamed Consumer and Marketing Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1567, supp. 1, of Feb. 8, 1965. Reestablished as Agricultural Marketing Service by the Secretary of Agriculture on Apr. 2, 1972, under authority of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953 (67 Stat. 633). Agricultural Relations, Office of Foreign See Agricultural Service, Foreign Agricultural Research Administration Established by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Superseded by Agricultural Research Service. Agricultural Research Service Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Consolidated into Science and Education Administration by Secretary’s order of Jan. 24, 1978. Reestablished as Agricultural Research Service by Secretarial order of June 16, 1981. Agricultural Service, Foreign Established by act of June 5, 1930 (46 Stat. 497). Economic research and agricultural attache´ activities administered by Foreign Agricultural Service Division, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, until June 29, 1939. Transferred by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of State. Economic research functions of Division transferred to Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations June 30, 1939. Functions of Office transferred to Foreign Agricultural Service Mar. 10, 1953. Agricultural attache´s placed in the Department of Agriculture by act of Aug. 28, 1954 (68 Stat. 908). Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Established June 5, 1961, by the Secretary of Agriculture under authority of revised statutes (5 U.S.C. 301) and Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.). Abolished and functions assumed by the Farm Service Agency by Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994 (59 FR 60297, 60299). Agricultural Statistics Division Transferred to Bureau of Agricultural Economics by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Agriculture, Division of See Farm Products, Division of Air Commerce, Bureau of See Aeronautics Branch Air Coordinating Committee Established Mar. 27, 1945, by interdepartmental memorandum; formally established by EO 9781 of Sept. 19, 1946. Terminated by EO 10883 of Aug. 11, 1960, and functions transferred for liquidation to Federal Aviation Agency. Air Force, National Commission on the Structure of the Established by act of January 2, 2013 (126 Stat. 1703). Terminated 90 days after submission of final report to President on May 1, 2014. Air Force Management Engineering Agency Established in 1975 in Air Force as separate operating unit. Made subordinate unit of Air Force Military Personnel Center (formerly Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center) in 1978. Reestablished as separate operating unit of Air Force, effective Mar. 1, 1985, by Secretarial order. Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center Certain functions transferred on activation of Air Force Management Engineering Agency, which was made separate operating unit from Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center (later Air Force Military Personnel Center) in April 1985 by general order of Chief of Staff. Air Force Medical Service Center Renamed Air Force Office of Medical Support by Program Action Directive 85–1 of Mar. 6, 1985, approved by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. Air Mail, Bureau of Established in Interstate Commerce Commission to carry out provisions of act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 933). Personnel and property transferred to Civil Aeronautics Authority by EO 7959 of Aug. 22, 1938. Air Patrol, Civil Established in Civilian Defense Office by Administrative Order 9 of Dec. 8, 1941. Transferred to Department of War as auxiliary of Army Air Forces by EO 9339 of Apr. 29, 1943. Transferred to the Department of the Air Force by Secretary of Defense order of May 21, 1948. Established as civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force by act of May 26, 1948 (62 Stat. 274). Air Safety Board Established by act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 973). Functions transferred to Civil Aeronautics Board by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Airways Modernization Board Established by act of Aug. 14, 1957 (71 Stat. 349). Transferred to Federal Aviation Agency by EO 10786 of Nov. 1, 1958. Alaska, Board of Road Commissioners for Established in Department of War by act of Jan. 27, 1905 (33 Stat. 616). Functions transferred to the Department of Interior by act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 446), and delegated to Alaska Road Commission. Functions transferred to the Department of Commerce by act of June 29, 1956 (70 Stat. 377), and terminated by act of June 25, 1959 (73 Stat. 145). Alaska, Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Established by EO 11182 of Oct. 2, 1964. Abolished by EO 11608 of July 19, 1971. Alaska, Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Established by EO 11150 of Apr. 2, 1964. Abolished by EO 11182 of Oct. 2, 1964, which established President’s Review Committee for Development Planning in Alaska and Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Alaska. Alaska, President’s Review Committee for Development Planning in Established by EO 11182 of Oct. 2, 1964. Superseded by Federal Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development established by EO 11386 of Dec. 28, 1967. EO 11386 revoked by EO 12553 f Feb. 25, 1986. Alaska Communication System Operational responsibility vested in Secretary of the Army by act of May 26, 1900 (31 Stat. 206). Transferred to Secretary of the Air Force by Secretary of Defense reorganization order of May 24, 1962. Alaska Engineering Commission See Alaska Railroad Alaska Game Commission Established by act of Jan. 13, 1925 (43 Stat. 740). Expired Dec. 31, 1959, pursuant to act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339). Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission Established by act of Aug. 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 888). Terminated June 30, 1961, under terms of act. Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, Office of Federal Inspector of Construction for the Established by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 1, 1979. Abolished by act of Oct. 24, 1992 (106 Stat. 3128) and functions and authority vested in the Inspector transferred to the Secretary of Energy. Functions vested in the Secretary of Energy transferred to the Federal Coordinator, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects by act of Oct. 13, 2004 (118 Stat. 1261). Alaska Power Administration Established by the Secretary of the Interior in 1967. Transferred to the Department of Energy by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 578). Alaska Railroad Built pursuant to act of Mar. 12, 1914 (38 Stat. 305), which created Alaska Engineering Commission. Placed under the Secretary of the Interior by EO 2129 of Jan. 26, 1915, and renamed Alaska Railroad by EO 3861 of June 8, 1923. Authority to regulate tariffs granted to Interstate Commerce Commission by EO 11107 of Apr. 25, 1963. Authority to operate Railroad transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 941), effective Apr. 1, 1967. Railroad purchased by State of Alaska, effective Jan. 5, 1985. Alaska Road Commission See Alaska, Board of Road Commissioners for Alcohol, Bureau of Industrial Established by act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 427). Consolidated into Bureau of Internal Revenue by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Consolidation deferred until May 11, 1934, by EO 6639 of Mar. 10, 1934. Order also transferred to Internal Revenue Commissioner certain functions imposed on Attorney General by act of May 27, 1930, with relation to enforcement of criminal laws concerning intoxicating liquors remaining in effect after repeal of 18th amendment; personnel of, and appropriations for, Bureau of Industrial Alcohol; and necessary personnel and appropriations of Bureau of Prohibition, Department of Justice. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Established by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by act of May 21, 1972 (88 Stat. 134). Redesignated as an agency of the Public Health Service from the National Institute of Mental Health Sept. 25, 1973, by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). Established as an agency of the Public Health Service by act of Oct. 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3207– 106). Renamed Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 325). Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Established within the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by act of Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1848). Removed from within the National Institute of Mental Health and made an entity within the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration by act of May 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 1356). Functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). (See also act of Oct. 27, 1986; 100 Stat. 3207–106.) Abolished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 331). Reestablished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 359). Alcohol Administration, Federal See Alcohol Control Administration, Federal Alcohol Control Administration, Federal Established by EO 6474 of Dec. 4, 1933. Abolished Sept. 24, 1935, on induction into office of Administrator, Federal Alcohol Administration, as provided in act of Aug. 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 977). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940, and functions consolidated with activities of Internal Revenue Service. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Bureau of Established within Treasury Department by Treasury Order No. 221, eff. July 1, 1972. Transferred to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in Justice Department by act of Nov. 25, 2002, except some authorities, functions, personnel, and assets relating to administration and enforcement of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 27 of the U.S. Code (116 Stat. 2275). Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial Commission Established by act of Aug. 20, 1954 (68 Stat. 746). Terminated Apr. 30, 1958. Alien Property Custodian Appointed by President Oct. 22, 1917, under authority of act of Oct. 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 415). Office transferred to Alien Property Division, Department of Justice, by EO 6694 of May 1, 1934. Powers vested in President by act delegated to Attorney General by EO 8136 of May 15, 1939. Authority vested in Attorney General by EO’s 6694 and 8136 transferred by EO 9142 of Apr. 21, 1942, to Office of Alien Property Custodian, Office for Emergency Management, as provided for by EO 9095 of Mar. 11, 1942. American Forces Information Service Established by Secretary of Defense Directive 5122.10 of March 13, 1989. Dissolved by Secretary’s Directive 5105.74 of Dec. 18, 2007 and functions transferred to Defense Media Activity effective Oct. 1, 2008. American Republics, Office for Coordination of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the Established by Council of National Defense order approved by President Aug. 16, 1940. Succeeded by Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Office for Emergency Management, established by EO 8840 of July 30, 1941. Renamed Office of Inter-American Affairs by EO 9532 of Mar. 23, 1945. Information functions transferred to the Department of State by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945. Terminated by EO 9710 of Apr. 10, 1946, and functions transferred to the Department of State, functioning as Institute of InterAmerican Affairs. Transferred to Foreign Operations Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 7, effective Aug. 1, 1953. American Revolution Bicentennial Administration See American Revolution Bicentennial Commission American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Established by act of July 4, 1966 (80 Stat. 259). American Revolution Bicentennial Administration established by act of Dec. 11, 1973 (87 Stat. 697), to replace Commission. Administration terminated June 30, 1977, pursuant to terms of act. Certain continuing functions transferred to the Secretary of the Interior by EO 12001 of June 29, 1977. Anacostia Neighborhood Museum Renamed Anacostia Museum by Smithsonian Institution announcement of Apr. 3, 1987. Animal Industry, Bureau of Established in the Department of Agriculture by act of May 29, 1884 (23 Stat. 31). Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Apprenticeship, Federal Committee on Previously known as Federal Committee on Apprentice Training, established by EO 6750–C of June 27, 1934. Functioned as part of Division of Labor Standards, Department of Labor, pursuant to act of Aug. 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664). Transferred to Office of Administrator, Federal Security Agency, by EO 9139 of Apr. 18, 1942. Transferred to Bureau of Training, War Manpower Commission, by EO 9247 of Sept. 17, 1942. Returned to the Department of Labor by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945. Archive of Folksong Renamed Archive of Folk Culture by administrative order of Deputy Librarian of Congress, effective Sept. 21, 1981. Archives Council, National Established by act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122). Transferred to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 378). Terminated on establishment of Federal Records Council by act of Sept. 5, 1950 (64 Stat. 583). Archives Establishment, National Office of Archivist of the U.S. and National Archives created by act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122). Transferred to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 381), and incorporated as National Archives and Records Service by order of General Services Administrator, together with functions of Division of the Federal Register, National Archives Council, National Historical Publications Commission, National Archives Trust Fund Board, Trustees of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and Administrative Committee of the Federal Register. Transferred from General Services Administration to National Archives and Records Administration by act of Oct. 19, 1984 (98 Stat. 2283), along with certain functions of Administrator of General Services transferred to Archivist of the United States, effective Apr. 1, 1985. Archives and Records Service, National See Archives Establishment, National Archives Trust Fund Board, National See Archives Establishment, National Area Redevelopment Administration Established May 8, 1961, by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to act of May 1, 1961 (75 Stat. 47) and Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Terminated Aug. 31, 1965, by act of June 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 195). Functions transferred to Economic Development Administration in the Department of Commerce by Department Order 4–A, effective Sept. 1, 1965. Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Commission Established by act of Mar. 4, 1921 (41 Stat. 1440). Abolished by act of Sept. 2, 1960 (74 Stat. 739), and functions transferred to the Secretary of Defense. Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission Established by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 885; D.C. Code (1951 ed.) 8–158). Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and functions transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations. Armed Forces, U.S. Court of Appeals for the See Military Appeals, United States Court of Armed Forces, Industrial College of the Established by Department of War memorandum of April 11, 1946. Renamed Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy by act of Dec. 31, 2011 (125 Stat. 1701). Armed Forces Medical Library Founded in 1836 as Library of the Surgeon General’s Office, U.S. Army. Later known as Army Medical Library, then Armed Forces Medical Library in 1952. Personnel and property transferred to National Library of Medicine established in Public Health Service by act of Aug. 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 960). Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board, National Established by act of Aug. 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 414). Functions discontinued due to lack of funding. Armed Forces Staff College Renamed Joint Forces Staff College by act of Oct. 30, 2000 (144 Stat. 165A–230). Armed Services Renegotiation Board Established by Secretary of Defense directive of July 19, 1948. Abolished by Secretary’s letter of Jan. 18, 1952, and functions transferred to Renegotiation Board. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, U.S. Established by act of Sept. 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 631). Abolished by act of Oct. 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681– 767) and functions transferred to the Secretary of State. Army Communications Command, U.S. Renamed U.S. Army Information Systems Command by Department General Order No. 26 of July 25, 1984. Army Industrial College Established in Department of War by General Order No. 7 of February 25, 1924. Renamed The Industrial College of the Armed Forces by Department of War memorandum of April 11, 1946. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, U.S. Renamed U.S. Army Materiel Command by Department General Order No. 28 of Aug. 15, 1984. Army and Navy, Joint Board Placed under direction of President by military order of July 5, 1939. Abolished Sept. 1, 1947, by joint letter of Aug. 20, 1947, to President from Secretaries of War and Navy. Army and Navy Staff College Established Apr. 23, 1943, and operated under Joint Chiefs of Staff. Redesignated the National War College, effective July 1, 1946. Army Specialist Corps Established in Department of War by EO 9078 of Feb. 26, 1942. Abolished by the Secretary of War Oct. 31, 1942, and functions merged into central Officer Procurement Service. Arts, National Collection of Fine Established within Smithsonian Institution by act of Mar. 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51). Renamed National Museum of American Art in Smithsonian Institution by act of Oct. 13, 1980 (94 Stat. 1884). Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of See Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, National Institute of Renamed National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases by Secretary’s order of June 15, 1981, pursuant to act of Dec. 19, 1980 (94 Stat. 3184). Renamed National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases by act of Nov. 20, 1985 (99 Stat. 820). Arts, Advisory Committee on the Established under authority of act of Sept. 20, 1961 (75 Stat. 527). Terminated July 1973 by act of Oct. 6, 1972. Formally abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977, effective Apr. 1, 1978. Arts, National Council on the Established in Executive Office of the President by act of Sept. 3, 1964 (78 Stat. 905). Transferred to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities by act of Sept. 29, 1965 (79 Stat. 845). Assay Commission, Annual Established initially by act of Apr. 2, 1792 (1 Stat. 250) and by act of Feb. 12, 1873 (Revised Statute sec. 3647; 17 Stat. 432). Terminated and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury by act of Mar. 14, 1980 (94 Stat. 98). Assistance, Bureau of Public Renamed Bureau of Family Services by order of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, effective Jan. 1, 1962. Functions redelegated to Social and Rehabilitation Service by Secretary’s reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Assistance Coordinating Committee, Adjustment Established by act of Jan. 3, 1975 (88 Stat. 2040). Inactive since 1981. Assistance Payments Administration Established by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Transferred by Secretary’s reorganization of Mar. 8, 1977 (42 FR 13262), from Social and Rehabilitation Service to Social Security Administration. Athletics, Interagency Committee on International Established by EO 11117 of Aug. 13, 1963. Terminated by EO 11515 of Mar. 13, 1970. Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission Established by act of Sept. 22, 1964 (78 Stat. 990). Terminated Dec. 1, 1970, pursuant to terms of act. Atomic Energy Commission Established by act of Aug. 1, 1946 (60 Stat. 755). Abolished by act of Oct. 11, 1974 (88 Stat. 1237) and functions transferred to Energy Research and Development Administration and Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Aviation, Interdepartmental Committee on Civil International Established by Presidential letter of June 20, 1935. Terminated on organization of Civil Aeronautics Authority. Aviation Agency, Federal Established by act of Aug. 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 731). Transferred to Secretary of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Agency reestablished as Federal Aviation Administration by act of Jan 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2416). Aviation Commission, Federal Established by act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 938). Terminated Feb. 1, 1935 under provisions of act. Aviation Consumer Protection, Advisory Committee for Established by act of Feb. 14, 2012 (126 Stat. 88). Terminated Sept. 30, 2015 under provisions of act. B TOP OF PAGE Beltsville Research Center Established to operate with other agencies of the Department of Agriculture under Agricultural Research Administration. Consolidated into Agricultural Research Administration, the Department of Agriculture, by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Office of Renamed Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students by act of Jan. 8, 2002 (115 Stat. 2089). Biobased Products and Bioenergy, Advisory Committee on Established by EO 13134 of June 3, 1999. Abolished by EO 13423 of Jan. 24, 2007. Biobased Products and Bioenergy, Interagency Council on Established by EO 13134 of June 3, 1999. Abolished by EO 13423 of Jan. 24, 2007. Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination Office, National Established by EO 13134 of June 3, 1999. Abolished by EO 13423 of Jan. 24, 2007. Biological Service, National Established in the Department of the Interior in 1995 by Secretarial order. Transferred to U.S. Geological Survey as new Biological Resources Division by Secretarial Order No. 3202, Sept. 30, 1996. Biological Survey, Bureau of Established by Secretary’s order July 1, 1885, as part of Division of Entomology, Department of Agriculture. Made separate bureau by act of Apr. 23, 1904 (33 Stat. 276). Transferred to the Department of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Consolidated with Bureau of Fisheries into Fish and Wildlife Service by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Biological Survey, National Established in the Department of the Interior by Secretarial Order 3173 of Sept. 29, 1993. Renamed National Biological Service by Secretarial order in 1995. Blind, Inc., American Printing House for the Established in 1858 as privately owned institution in Louisville, KY. Functions of the Secretary of the Treasury, except that relating to perpetual trust funds, transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions performed by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transferred to the Department of Education. Blind-made Products, Committee on Purchases of Established by act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1196). Renamed Committee for Purchase of Products and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped by act of June 23, 1971 (85 Stat. 77). Renamed Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped by act of July 25, 1974 (88 Stat. 392). Renamed Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled by act of Oct. 29, 1992 (106 Stat. 4486). Blind and Other Severely Handicapped, Committee for Purchase of Products and Services of the See Blind-made Products, Committee on Purchases of Board. See other part of title Bond and Spirits Division Established as Taxes and Penalties Unit, as announced by Assistant to Attorney General in departmental circular of May 25, 1934, pursuant to EO 6639 of May 10, 1934. Abolished by administrative order of October 1942, and functions transferred to Tax, Claims, and Criminal Divisions, Department of Justice. Bonneville Power Administration Established by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to act of Aug. 20, 1937 (50 Stat. 731). Transferred to the Department of Energy by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 578). Boston National Historic Sites Commission Established by joint resolution of June 16, 1955 (69 Stat. 137). Terminated June 16, 1960, by act of Feb. 19, 1957 (71 Stat. 4). Brazil-U.S. Defense Commission, Joint Established in May 1942 by agreement between the U.S. and Brazil. Terminated in September 1977 at direction of Brazilian Government. Broadcast Bureau Merged with Cable Television Bureau to form Mass Media Bureau by Federal Communications Commission order, effective Nov. 30, 1982. Broadcast Intelligence Service, Foreign See Broadcast Monitoring Service, Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service, Foreign Established in Federal Communications Commission by Presidential directive of Feb. 26, 1941. Renamed Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service by FCC order of July 28, 1942. Transferred to Department of War by Secretarial order of Dec. 30, 1945. Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 110), provided for liquidation 60 days after Japanese armistice. Transferred to Central Intelligence Group Aug. 5, 1946, and renamed Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Budget, Bureau of the Established by act of June 10, 1921 (42 Stat. 20), in the Department of the Treasury under immediate direction of President. Transferred to Executive Office of the President by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Reorganized by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, effective July 1, 1970, and renamed Office of Management and Budget. Buildings Administration, Public Established as part of Federal Works Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Abolished by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380), and functions transferred to General Services Administration. Buildings Branch, Public Organized in Procurement Division, established in the Department of the Treasury by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Consolidated with Branch of Buildings Management, National Park Service, to form Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, under Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Buildings Commission, Public Established by act of July 1, 1916 (39 Stat. 328). Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and functions transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, Department of the Interior. Functions transferred to Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, under Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Buildings Management, Branch of Functions of National Park Service (except those relating to monuments and memorials) consolidated with Public Buildings Branch, Procurement Division, Department of the Treasury, to form Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, in accordance with Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, Office of Public Established by act of Feb. 26, 1925 (43 Stat. 983), by consolidation of Office of Public Buildings and Grounds under Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and Office of Superintendent of State, War, and Navy Department Buildings. Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and functions transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, Department of the Interior. Bureau. See other part of title Business, Cabinet Committee on Small Established by Presidential letter of May 31, 1956. Dissolved January 1961. Business Administration, Domestic and International See Business and Defense Services Administration Business and Defense Services Administration Established by the Secretary of Commerce Oct. 1, 1953, and operated under Department Organization Order 40–1. Abolished by Department Organization Order 40–1A of Sept. 15, 1970, and functions transferred to Bureau of Domestic Commerce. Functions transferred to Domestic and International Business Administration, effective Nov. 17, 1972. Administration terminated by Secretary’s order of Dec. 4, 1977, and functions assumed by Industry and Trade Administration. Business Economics, Office of Established by the Secretary of Commerce Jan. 17, 1946. Renamed Office of Economic Analysis Dec. 1, 1953. Transferred to the Administration of Social and Economic Statistics along with Bureau of the Census and renamed Bureau of Economic Analysis on Jan. 1, 1972. Business Operations, Bureau of International Established by the Secretary of Commerce Aug. 8, 1961, by Departmental Orders 173 and 174. Abolished by Departmental Order 182 of Feb. 1, 1963, which established Bureau of International Commerce. Functions transferred to Domestic and International Business Administration, effective Nov. 17, 1972. C TOP OF PAGE Cable Television Bureau Merged with Broadcast Bureau by Federal Communications Commission order to form Mass Media Bureau, effective Nov. 30, 1982. California Debris Commission Established by act of Mar. 1, 1893 (27 Stat. 507). Abolished by act of Nov. 17, 1986 (100 Stat. 4229), and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. Canal Zone Government Established by act of Aug. 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 561). Abolished by act of Sept. 27, 1979 (93 Stat. 454). Capital Housing Authority, National Established by act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 930). Made agency of District of Columbia government by act of Dec. 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 779), effective July 1, 1974. Capital Park Commission, National Established by act of June 6, 1924 (43 Stat. 463). National Capital Park and Planning Commission named successor by act of Apr. 30, 1926 (44 Stat. 374). Functions transferred to National Capital Planning Commission by act of July 19, 1952 (66 Stat. 781). Capital Park and Planning Commission, National See Capital Park Commission, National Capital Regional Planning Council, National Established by act of July 19, 1952 (66 Stat. 785). Terminated by Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1966, effective Sept. 8, 1966. Capital Transportation Agency, National Established by act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat 537). Authorized to establish rapid rail transit system by act of Sept. 8, 1965 (79 Stat. 663). Functions transferred to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by EO 11373 of Sept. 20, 1967. Career Executive Board Established by EO 10758 of Mar. 4, 1958. Terminated July 1, 1959, and EO 10758 revoked by EO 10859 of Feb. 5, 1960. Caribbean Organization Act of June 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 194), provided for acceptance by President of Agreement for the Establishment of the Caribbean Organization, signed at Washington, June 21, 1960. Article III of Agreement provided for termination of Caribbean Commission, authorized by Agreement signed Oct. 30, 1946, on first meeting of Caribbean Council, governing body of Organization. Terminated, effective Dec. 31, 1965, by resolution adopted by Council. Cemeteries and Memorials in Europe, National Supervision transferred from Department of War to American Battle Monuments Commission by EO 6614 of Feb. 26, 1934, which transfer was deferred to May 21, 1934, by EO 6690 of Apr. 25, 1934. Cemeteries and Parks, National Department of War functions regarding National Cemeteries and Parks located in continental U.S. transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, Department of the Interior, by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Cemetery System, National Established in the Veterans’ Administration by act of June 18, 1973 (87 Stat. 75). Redesignated as the National Cemetery Administration by act of Nov. 11, 1998 (112 Stat. 3337). Censorship, Office of Established by EO 8985 of Dec. 19, 1941. Terminated by EO 9631 of Sept. 28, 1945. Censorship Policy Board Established by EO 8985 of Dec. 19, 1941. Terminated by EO 9631 of Sept. 28, 1945. Census, Bureau of the See Census Office Census Office Established temporarily within the Department of the Interior in accordance with act of Mar. 3, 1899. Established as a permanent office by act of Mar. 6, 1902. Transferred from the Department of the Interior to Department of Commerce and Labor by act of Feb. 14, 1903. Remained in the Department of Commerce under provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 5 of May 24, 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Center. See other part of title Central. See other part of title Chemistry and Soils, Bureau of See Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Bureau of Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies Established in 1965 in Annapolis, MD, as part of Smithsonian Institution by Secretarial order. Merged with Radiation Biology Laboratory by Secretarial Order July 1, 1983, to form Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Chief Information Officers Council Established by EO 13011 of July 16, 1996. Abolished by EO 13403 of May 12, 2006. Chief People Officer, Office of the Renamed Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer by administrative order 5440.597 of June 16, 2006. Chief Strategic Officer, Office of the Established by the Commissioner of Social Security Dec. 20, 2002. Abolished by Commissioner’s memorandum of Jan. 14, 2008, and functions transferred to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance, and Management. Child Development, Office of See Children’s Bureau Children’s Bureau Established by act of Apr. 9, 1912 (37 Stat. 79). Placed in the Department of Labor by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 737). Transferred, with exception of child labor functions, to Social Security Administration, Federal Security Agency, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Continued under Administration when Agency functions assumed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Reassigned to Welfare Administration by Department reorganization of Jan. 28, 1963. Reassigned to Social and Rehabilitation Service by Department reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Reassigned to Office of Child Development by Department reorganization order of Sept. 17, 1969. Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Established by act of Oct. 17, 1962 (76 Stat. 1072). Renamed Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development by act of Dec. 21, 2007 (121 Stat. 1826). China, U.S. Court for Established by act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 814). Transferred to the Department of Justice by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, effective Mar. 2, 1934. Act of June 30, 1906, repealed effective Sept. 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 992). Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission Established by act of Aug. 7, 1984 (98 Stat. 1257). Terminated pursuant to terms of act. Civil defense. See Defense Civil Rights, Commission on Established by act of Sept. 9, 1957 (71 Stat. 634). Terminated in 1983 and reestablished by act of Nov. 30, 1983 (97 Stat. 1301). Renamed United States Commission on Civil Rights by act of Nov. 2, 1994 (108 Stat. 4683). Civil Service Commission, U.S. Established by act of Jan. 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403). Redesignated as Merit Systems Protection Board and functions transferred to Board and Office of Personnel Management by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, effective Jan. 1, 1979. Civil War Centennial Commission Established by act of Sept. 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 626). Terminated May 1, 1966, pursuant to terms of act. Civilian Conservation Corps Established by act of June 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 319). Made part of Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Liquidation provided for by act of July 2, 1942 (56 Stat. 569), not later than June 30, 1943. Civilian Health and Medical Program of the United States, Office of Established as field activity in the Department of Defense in 1974. Functions consolidated into the TRICARE Management Activity in November 1997 by Defense Reform Initiative. Civilian Production Administration Established by EO 9638 of Oct. 4, 1945. Consolidated with other agencies to form Office of Temporary Controls, Office for Emergency Management, by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946. Civilian Service Awards Board, Distinguished Established by EO 10717 of June 27, 1957. Terminated by EO 12014 of Oct. 19, 1977, and functions transferred to U.S. Civil Service Commission. Claims, U.S. Court of Established Feb. 25, 1855 (10 Stat. 612). Abolished by act of Apr. 2, 1982 (96 Stat. 26) and trial jurisdiction transferred to U.S. Claims Court and appellate functions merged with those of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals to form U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. U.S. Claims Court renamed U.S. Court of Federal Claims by act of Oct. 29, 1992 (106 Stat. 4516). Claims Commission of the United States, International Established in the Department of State by act of Mar. 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 12). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, effective July 1, 1954, and functions transferred to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States. Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Foreign Established by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, effective July 1, 1954. Transferred to the Department of Justice by act of Mar. 14, 1980 (94 Stat. 96). Clark Sesquicentennial Commission, George Rogers Established by Public Resolution 51 (45 Stat. 723). Expenditures ordered administered by the Department of the Interior by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Classification Review Committee, Interagency Established by EO 11652 of Mar. 8, 1972. Abolished by EO 12065 of June 28, 1978. Clemency Board, Presidential Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 11803 of Sept. 16, 1974. Final recommendations submitted to President Sept. 15, 1975, and Board terminated by EO 11878 of Sept. 10, 1975. Coal Commission, National Bituminous Established under authority of act of Aug. 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 992). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred to Bituminous Coal Division, Department of the Interior. Coal Consumers’ Counsel, Office of the Bituminous Established by act of Apr. 11, 1941 (55 Stat. 134), renewing provisions of act of Apr. 23, 1937 (50 Stat. 72) for 2 years to continue functions of Consumers’ Counsel Division, Department of the Interior. Functions continued by acts of Apr. 24, 1943 (57 Stat. 68), and May 21, 1943 (57 Stat. 82). Terminated Aug. 24, 1943. Coal Division, Bituminous Established July 1, 1939, by Secretary of the Interior Order 1394 of June 16, 1939, as amended by Order 1399, of July 5, 1939, pursuant to act of Apr. 3, 1939 (53 Stat. 562) and Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Administered functions vested in National Bituminous Coal Commission by act of Apr. 23, 1937 (50 Stat. 72). Act extended to Aug. 24, 1943, on which date it expired. Coal Labor Board, Bituminous Established by act of July 12, 1921 (42 Stat. 140). Abolished as result of U.S. Supreme Court decision, May 18, 1936, in case of Carter v. Carter Coal Company et al. Coal Mine Safety Board of Review, Federal Established by act of July 16, 1952 (66 Stat. 697). Inactive after Mar. 30, 1970, pursuant to act of Dec. 30, 1969 (83 Stat. 803). Coal Mines Administration Established by the Secretary of the Interior July 1, 1943. Abolished by Secretary’s Order 1977 of Aug. 16, 1944, as amended by Order 1982 of Aug. 31, 1944, and functions assumed by Solid Fuels Administration for War. Administration reestablished in the Department of the Interior by EO 9728 of May 21, 1946. Terminated June 30, 1947, by act of Mar. 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 176). Coal Research, Office of Established in the Department of the Interior by act of July 7, 1960 (74 Stat. 336). Functions transferred to Energy Research and Development Administration by act of Oct. 11, 1974 (88 Stat. 1237). Coalition Provisional Authority, Inspector General of the Established by act of Nov. 6, 2003 (117 Stat. 1234). Renamed Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction by act of Oct. 28, 2004 (118 Stat. 2078.) Coalition Provisional Authority, Office of the Inspector General of the Established by act of Nov. 6, 2003 (117 Stat. 1234). Renamed Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction by act of Oct. 28, 2004 (118 Stat. 2078). Coast and Geodetic Survey See Coast Survey Coast Guard, U.S. Established by act of Jan. 28, 1915 (38 Stat. 800) as a military service and branch of the U.S. Armed Forces at all times and as a service in Treasury Department, except when operating as a service in the Navy. Transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of the Navy by EO 8929 of Nov. 1, 1941. Returned to the Department of the Treasury by EO 9666 of Dec. 28, 1945. Transferred to the Department of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Transferred to Homeland Security Department by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2249) with related authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation. Coast Survey Established by act of Feb. 10, 1807 (2 Stat. 413). Redesignated as Coast and Geodetic Survey by act of June 20, 1878 (20 Stat. 206). Transferred to Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, effective July 13, 1965. Codification Board Established by act of June 19, 1937 (50 Stat. 304). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred to Division of the Federal Register. Coinage, Joint Commission on the Established by act of July 23, 1965 (79 Stat. 258). Expired Jan. 4, 1975, pursuant to act of Oct. 6, 1972 (88 Stat. 776). Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind Established by act of Feb. 16, 1857 (11 Stat. 161). Renamed Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb by act of Feb. 23, 1865 (13 Stat. 436). Renamed Columbia Institution for the Deaf by act of Mar. 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1422). Renamed Gallaudet College by act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 265). Functions of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transferred to the Department of Education by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). Renamed Gallaudet University by act of Aug. 4, 1986 (100 Stat. 781). Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, and Chief of Naval Operations Duties of two positions prescribed by EO 8984 of Dec. 18, 1941. Combined under one officer by EO 9096 of Mar. 12, 1942. Commerce, Bureau of Domestic See Business and Defense Services Administration Commerce, Bureau of Foreign Established by the Secretary of Commerce Oct. 12, 1953, by Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Abolished by department order of Aug. 7, 1961, and functions vested in Bureau of International Programs and Bureau of International Business Operations. Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Established by act of Aug. 23, 1912 (37 Stat. 407). Functions reassigned to other offices of the Department of Commerce due to internal reorganizations. Commerce, Bureau of International See Business Operations, Bureau of International Commerce Service, Foreign Established in Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, by act of Mar. 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1394). Transferred to the Department of State as part of Foreign Service by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Commercial Company, U.S. Established Mar. 27, 1942, as subsidiary of Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Transferred to Office of Economic Warfare by EO 9361 of July 15, 1943. Office consolidated into Foreign Economic Administration by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Functions returned to Corporation by EO 9630 of Sept. 27, 1945, until June 30, 1948. Commercial Policy, Executive Committee on Established by Presidential letter of Nov. 11, 1933, to Secretary of State. Abolished by EO 9461 of Aug. 7, 1944. Commercial Standards Division Transferred with Division of Simplified Trade Practice from National Bureau of Standards to the Secretary of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946, to permit reassignment to Office of Domestic Commerce. Functions transferred to National Bureau of Standards by the Department of Commerce Order 90, June 7, 1963, pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Commission. See other part of title Committee. See also other part of title Committee Management Secretariat Established in the Office of Management and Budget Jan. 5, 1973, by act of Oct. 6, 1972 (86 Stat. 772). Functions transferred to General Services Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Apr. 1, 1978. Reassigned to the National Archives and Records Service by GSA order of Feb. 22, 1979. Transferred in Archives to Office of the Federal Register by GSA order of Oct. 14, 1980. Transferred to Office of the Archivist of the United States by GSA order of Sept. 24, 1982. Reassigned to Office of Program Initiatives, GSA, by GSA order of May 18, 1984. Transferred to Office of Management Services, GSA, by GSA order of Apr. 7, 1986. Commodities Corporation, Federal Surplus See Relief Corporation, Federal Surplus Commodity Credit Corporation Organized by EO 6340 of Oct. 16, 1933, and managed in close affiliation with Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Transferred to the Department of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Commodity Exchange Administration See Grain Futures Administration Commodity Exchange Authority See Grain Futures Administration Commodity Exchange Commission Established by act of Sept. 21, 1922 (42 Stat. 998). Functions transferred to Commodity Futures Trading Commission by act of Oct. 23, 1974 (88 Stat. 1414). Commodity Stabilization Service Established in the Department of Agriculture Nov. 2, 1953, by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4. Renamed Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1458 of June 14, 1961, effective June 5, 1961. Communication Agency, International See Information Agency, U.S. Communications Program, Joint Tactical Combined with Joint Interoperability of the Tactical Command and Control Systems Programs to form Joint Tactical Command, Control, and Communications Agency in July 1984, pursuant to DOD Directive 5154.28. Community Development Corporation Established in the Department of Housing and Urban Development by act of Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1791). Renamed New Community Development Corporation by act of Aug. 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 725). Abolished Nov. 30, 1983, by act of Nov. 30, 1983 (97 Stat. 1238), and functions transferred to Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development. Community Development Corporation, New See Community Development Corporation Community Facilities, Bureau of Established in 1945 by Federal Works Administrator. Transferred by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380), to General Services Administration, functioning as Community Facilities Service. Certain functions transferred to various agencies, including the Department of the Interior, Housing and Home Finance Agency, and Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plans Nos. 15, 16, and 17 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Community Facilities Administration Established in Housing and Home Finance Agency by Administrator’s Organizational Order 1 of Dec. 23, 1954. Terminated by act of Sept. 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 667), and functions transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Community Organization, Committee on Established in Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services Sept. 10, 1941. Functions transferred to Federal Security Agency by EO 9338 of Apr. 29, 1943. Community Relations Service Established in the Department of Commerce by act of July 2, 1964 (78 Stat. 241). Transferred to the Department of Justice by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1966, effective Apr. 22, 1966. Community Service, Commission on National and Established by act of Nov. 16, 1990 (104 Stat. 3168). Abolished by act of Sept. 21, 1993, and functions vested in the Board of Directors or the Executive Director prior to Oct. 1, 1993, transferred to the Corporation for National and Community Service (107 Stat. 873, 888). Community Services Administration Established by act of Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2291) as successor to Office of Economic Opportunity. Abolished as independent agency through repeal of act of Aug. 20, 1964 (except titles VIII and X of such act) by act of Aug. 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 519). Community Services Administration Functions concerning Legal Services Program transferred to Legal Services Corporation by act of July 25, 1974 (88 Stat. 389). Renamed Public Services Administration by Health, Education, and Welfare departmental notice of Nov. 3, 1976. Transferred to Office of Human Development by Secretary’s reorganization of Mar. 8, 1977 (42 FR 13262). Community War Services Established in Office of the Administrator under EO 9338 of Apr. 29, 1943, and Federal Security Agency order. Terminated Dec. 31, 1946, by act of July 26, 1946 (60 Stat. 695). Conciliation Service, U.S. Established by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 738). Functions transferred to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, established by act of June 23, 1947 (61 Stat. 153). Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe Renamed Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe by EO 13029, Dec. 3, 1996 (61 FR 64591). Consolidated Farm Service Agency Established by act of Oct. 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 3214). Renamed Farm Service Agency (61 FR 1109), effective Jan. 16, 1996. Constitution, Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Established by act of Sept. 29, 1983, as amended (97 Stat. 722). Terminated by act of Dec. 3, 1991 (105 Stat. 1232). Constitution, transfer of functions See Statutes at Large and other matters Construction, Collective Bargaining Committee in Established by EO 11849 of Apr. 1, 1975. Inactive since Jan. 7, 1976. Formally abolished by EO 12110 of Dec. 28, 1978. Construction, Equipment and Repairs, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Navy by act of Aug. 31, 1842 (5 Stat. 579). Abolished by act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510), and functions distributed among Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, Bureau of Construction and Repair, and Bureau of Steam Engineering. Construction Branch Established in the Department of the Treasury in 1853 and designated Bureau of Construction under control of Office of Supervising Architect by Sept. 30, 1855. Office incorporated into Public Buildings Branch, Procurement Division, by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Transferred to Federal Works Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, when Public Buildings Branch of Procurement Division, Bureau of Buildings Management, National Park Service, Department of the Interior—so far as latter concerned with operation of public buildings for other departments or agencies—and U.S. Housing Corporation consolidated with Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. Construction Industry Stabilization Committee Established by EO 11588 of Mar. 29, 1971. Abolished by EO 11788 of June 18, 1974. Construction and Repair, Bureau of Established by act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510), replacing Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs. Abolished by act of June 20, 1940 (54 Stat. 492), and functions transferred to Bureau of Ships. Consumer Advisory Council Established by EO 11136 of Jan. 3, 1964. Office of Consumer Affairs established in Executive Office of the President by EO 11583 of Feb. 24, 1971, and Council reestablished in Office. Consumer Affairs, Office of Established by EO 11583 of Feb. 24, 1971. Transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by EO 11702 of Jan. 25, 1973. Consumer Affairs Staff, National Business Council for Established in the Department of Commerce by departmental organization order of Dec. 16, 1971. Terminated by departmental order of Dec. 6, 1973, due to lack of funding. Consumer agencies Consumer agencies of National Emergency Council and National Recovery Administration reorganized and functions transferred, together with those of Consumers’ Advisory Board, NRA, and Cabinet Committee on Price Policy, to Consumers’ Division, NRA, by EO 7120 of July 30, 1935. Division transferred to the Department of Labor by EO 7252 of Dec. 21, 1935. Transferred to Division of Consumers’ Counsel, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Department of Agriculture, by Secretary of Labor letter of Aug. 30, 1938, to the Secretary of Agriculture. Continued as Consumer Standards Project until June 30, 1941. Research on consumer standards continued by Consumer Standards Section, Consumers’ Counsel Division, transferred to Agricultural Marketing Administration by administrative order of Feb. 28, 1942. Other project activities discontinued. Consumer Cooperative Bank, National Established by act of Aug. 20, 1978 (92 Stat. 499). Removed from mixed-ownership, Government corporation status by acts of Sept. 13, 1982 (96 Stat. 1062) and Jan. 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2478). Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Office of Established by Health and Human Services Secretary’s notice of April 19, 2010 (75 FR 20364). Abolished by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's notice of Jan. 26, 2011 (76 FR 4703). Consumer Interests, President’s Committee on Established by EO 11136 of Jan. 3, 1964. Abolished by EO 11583 of Feb. 24, 1971. Consumer and Marketing Service Established by the Secretary of Agriculture Feb. 2, 1965. Renamed Agricultural Marketing Service Apr. 2, 1972, by Secretary’s order and certain functions transferred to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Consumers’ Counsel Established in National Bituminous Coal Commission by act of Aug. 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 993). Office abolished by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred to Office of Solicitor, Department of the Interior, to function as Consumers’ Counsel Division under direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Functions transferred to Office of the Bituminous Coal Consumers’ Counsel June 1941 by act of Apr. 11, 1941 (55 Stat. 134). Consumers’ Counsel Division See Consumers’ Counsel Consumers’ Counsel, Division of Established by act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 31). Transferred by order of the Secretary of Agriculture from Agricultural Adjustment Administration to supervision of Director of Marketing, effective Feb. 1, 1940. Transferred to Agricultural Marketing Administration by administrative order of Feb. 28, 1942. Consumers’ Problems, Adviser on See Consumer agencies Contract Committee Government See Contract Compliance, Committee on Government Contract Compliance, Committee on Government Established by EO 10308 of Dec. 3, 1951. Abolished by EO 10479 of Aug. 13, 1953, which established successor Government Contract Committee. Abolished by EO 10925 of Mar. 6, 1961, and records and property transferred to President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Contract Settlement, Office of Established by act of July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 651). Transferred to Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion by act of Oct. 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 785). Terminated by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, and Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947, and functions transferred to the Department of the Treasury. Functions transferred to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380). Contract Settlement Advisory Board Established by act of July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 651). Transferred to the Department of the Treasury by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, and by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947. Transferred to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380) and established as Contract Review Board. Renamed Board of Contract Appeals in 1961 by Administrator’s order. Board established as independent entity within General Services Administration Feb. 27, 1979, pursuant to act of Nov. 1, 1978 (92 Stat. 2383). Contract Settlement Appeal Board, Office of Established by act of July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 651). Transferred to the Department of the Treasury by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, and by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947. Functions transferred to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380). Abolished by act of July 14, 1952 (66 Stat. 627). Contract Termination Board, Joint Established Nov. 12, 1943, by Director of War Mobilization. Functions assumed by Office of Contract Settlement. Contracts Division, Public Established in the Department of Labor to administer act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2036). Consolidated with Wage and Hour Division by Secretarial order of Aug. 21, 1942. Absorbed by Wage and Hour Division by Secretarial order of May 1971. Cooperation Administration, International Established by Department of State Delegation of Authority 85 of June 30, 1955, pursuant to EO 10610 of May 9, 1955. Abolished by act of Sept. 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 446), and functions redelegated to Agency for International Development pursuant to Presidential letter of Sept. 30, 1961, and EO 10973 of Nov. 3, 1961. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Established by act of Oct. 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 3178). Reorganized into the National Institute of Food and Agriculture by Secretary's Memorandum 1062-001 of Sept. 17, 2009. Cooperative State Research Service Established in the Department of Agriculture. Incorporated into Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service under Department of Agriculture reorganization in 1995. Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research, Federal Established by act of Feb. 17, 2009 (123 Stat 187). Terminated by act of Mar. 23, 2010 (124 Stat. 747). Coordinating Service, Federal Office of Chief Coordinator created by Executive order promulgated in Bureau of the Budget Circular 15, July 27, 1921, and duties enlarged by other Bureau circulars. Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Contract form, Federal traffic, and surplus property functions transferred to Procurement Division by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, approved by President Oct. 9, 1933, issued pursuant to EO’s 6166 of June 10, 1933, and 6224 of July 27, 1933. Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels Established by act of Dec. 17, 1993 (107 Stat. 2304). Replaced by Copyright Royalty Judges under act of Nov. 30, 2004 (118 Stat. 2351). Copyright Royalty Tribunal Established as an independent entity within the legislative branch by act of Oct. 19, 1976 (90 Stat. 2594). Abolished by act of Dec. 17, 1993 (107 Stat. 2304), and functions transferred to copyright arbitration royalty panels. Copyrighted Works, National Commission on New Technological Uses of Established by act of Dec. 31, 1974 (88 Stat. 1873). Terminated Sept. 29, 1978, pursuant to terms of act. Corporate Payments Abroad, Task Force on Questionable Established by Presidential memorandum of Mar. 31, 1976. Terminated Dec. 31, 1976, pursuant to terms of memorandum. Corporation, Federal Facilities Established in the Department of the Treasury by EO 10539 of June 22, 1954. Placed under supervision of Director appointed by General Services Administrator by EO 10720 of July 11, 1957. Dissolved by act of Aug. 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 418), and functions transferred to Administrator of General Services. Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission Established by act of Aug. 5, 1953 (67 Stat. 366). Terminated May 6, 1967, by act of Dec. 23, 1963 (77 Stat. 477). Cost Accounting Standards Board Established by act of Aug. 15, 1970 (84 Stat. 796). Terminated Sept. 30, 1980, due to lack of funding. Reestablished by act of Nov. 17, 1988 (102 Stat. 4059). Cost of Living Council Established by EO 11615 of Aug. 15, 1971. Abolished by EO 11788 of June 18, 1974. Cotton Stabilization Corporation Organized June 1930 under laws of Delaware by Federal Farm Board pursuant to act of June 15, 1929 (46 Stat. 11). Certificate of dissolution filed with Corporation Commission of Delaware Dec. 27, 1934. Cotton Textile Industry, Board of Inquiry for the Established by EO 6840 of Sept. 5, 1934. Abolished by EO 6858 of Sept. 26, 1934. Council. See other part of title Counterespionage Section Transferred from the Criminal Division to the National Security Division by act of Mar. 9, 2006 (120 Stat. 249). Counterintelligence, Office of Established within the Department of Energy by Public Law 106–65 of Oct. 5, 1999 (113 Stat. 955). Merged with Office of Intelligence to form Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence by memorandum of March 9, 2006 of the Secretary of Energy. Counterterrorism Section Transferred from the Criminal Division to the National Security Division by act of Mar. 9, 2006 (120 Stat. 249). Courts Under act of Aug. 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1223), and revised June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 913), to provide for administration of U.S. courts, administrative jurisdiction over all continental and territorial courts transferred to Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, including U.S. courts of appeals and district courts, District Court for the Territory of Alaska, U.S. District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, District Court of Guam, District Court of the Virgin Islands, Court of Claims, Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and Customs Courts. Credit Unions, Bureau of Federal See Credit Union System, Federal Credit Union System, Federal Established by act of June 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 1216), to be administered by Farm Credit Administration. Transferred to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by EO 9148 of Apr. 27, 1942, and Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947. Functions transferred to Bureau of Federal Credit Unions, Federal Security Agency, established by act of June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1091). Functions transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, effective Apr. 11, 1953. Functions transferred to National Credit Union Administration by act of Mar. 10, 1970 (84 Stat. 49). Crime, National Council on Organized Established by EO 11534 of June 4, 1970. Terminated by EO 12110 of Dec. 28, 1978. Critical Materials Council, National Established within Executive Office of the President by act of July 31, 1984 (98 Stat. 1250). Office abolished in September 1993 due to lack of funding and functions transferred to the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Crop Insurance Corporation, Federal Established by act of Feb. 16, 1938. Consolidated with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and Farmers’ Home Administration in 1995 to form the Farm Service Agency pursuant to act of Oct. 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 3178). Crop Production Loan Office Authorized by Presidential letters of July 26, 1918, and July 26, 1919, to the Secretary of Agriculture. Further authorized by act of Mar. 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1347). Transferred to Farm Credit Administration by EO 6084 of Mar. 27, 1933. Cultural Center, National Established in Smithsonian Institution by act of Sept. 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1698). Renamed John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by act of Jan. 23, 1964 (78 Stat. 4). Customs, Bureau of Established under sec. 1 of act of Mar. 3, 1927 (19 U.S.C. 2071) in Treasury Department. Functions relating to award of numbers to undocumented vessels, vested in Collectors of Customs, transferred to Commandant of Coast Guard by EO 9083 of Feb. 27, 1942. Transfer made permanent by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Redesignated U.S. Customs Service by the Department of the Treasury Order 165–23 of Apr. 4, 1973. Functions transferred to and agency established within Homeland Security Department by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2178). Customs Court, U.S. Formerly established as Board of General Appraisers by act of June 10, 1890 (26 Stat. 136). Renamed U.S. Customs Court by act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 669). Renamed U.S. Court of International Trade by act of Oct. 10, 1980 (94 Stat. 1727). Customs and Patent Appeals, U.S. Court of Established by act of Mar. 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1475). Abolished by act of Apr. 2, 1982 (96 Stat. 28) and functions merged with appellate functions of U.S. Court of Claims to form U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. D TOP OF PAGE Dairy Industry, Bureau of Bureau of Dairying established in the Department of Agriculture by act of May 29, 1924 (43 Stat. 243). Bureau of Dairy Industry designation first appeared in act of May 11, 1926 (44 Stat. 499). Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, The National Commission on the Established by EO 13543 of May 21, 2010. Terminated March 11, 2011 pursuant to terms of order. Defense, Advisory Commission to the Council of National See Defense, Council of National Defense, Council of National Established by act of Aug. 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 649). Advisory Commission—composed of Advisers on Industrial Production, Industrial Materials, Employment, Farm Products, Price Stabilization, Transportation, and Consumer Protection—established by Council pursuant to act and approved by President May 29, 1940. Commission decentralized by merging divisions with newly created national defense units. Agencies evolved from Commission, except Office of Agricultural War Relations and Office of Price Administration, made units of Office for Emergency Management. Council inactive. Defense, Office of Civilian Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8757 of May 20, 1941. Terminated by EO 9562 of June 4, 1945. Defense Administration, Federal Civil Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 10186 of Dec. 1, 1950; subsequently established as independent agency by act of Jan. 12, 1951 (64 Stat. 1245). Functions transferred to Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, effective July 1, 1958. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Established as a separate agency of the Department of Defense by DOD Directive 5105.41 dated July 25, 1978. Renamed Advanced Research Projects Agency by order of the Secretary of Defense dated July 13, 1993. Reestablished by act of Feb. 10, 1996 (110 Stat. 406). Defense Advisory Council, Civil Established by act of Jan. 12, 1951 (64 Stat. 1245). Transferred to Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, effective July 1, 1958. Defense Aid Reports, Division of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8751 of May 2, 1941. Abolished by EO 8926 of Oct. 28, 1941, which created Office of Lend-Lease Administration. Defense Air Transportation Administration Established Nov. 12, 1951, by Department of Commerce Order 137. Abolished by Amendment 3 of Sept. 13, 1962, to Department Order 128 (revised) and functions transferred to Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation. Defense Atomic Support Agency Renamed Defense Nuclear Agency by General Order No. 1 of July 1, 1971. Defense Audiovisual Agency Established by DOD Directive 5040.1 of June 12, 1979. Abolished by Secretary’s memorandum of Apr. 19, 1985, and functions assigned to the military departments. Defense Audit Service Established by DOD Directive of Oct. 14, 1976. Abolished by Deputy Secretary’s memorandum of Nov. 2, 1982, and functions transferred to Office of the Inspector General. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Functions transferred from the Department of Defense to the Federal Emergency Management Agency by EO 12148 of July 20, 1979. Defense and Civilian Mobilization Board Established by EO 10773 of July 1, 1938. Redesignated Civil and Defense Mobilization Board by act of Aug. 26, 1958 (72 Stat. 861). Abolished by Office of Emergency Preparedness Circular 1200.1 of Oct. 31, 1962. Defense Communications Agency Established by direction of the Secretary of Defense on May 12, 1960. Renamed Defense Information Systems Agency by DOD Directive 5105.19 dated June 25, 1991. Defense Communications Board Established by EO 8546 of Sept. 24, 1940. Renamed Board of War Communications by EO 9183 of June 15, 1942. Abolished by EO 9831 of Feb. 24, 1947, and property transferred to Federal Communications Commission. Defense Coordinating Board, Civil Established by EO 10611 of May 11, 1955. EO 10611 revoked by EO 10773 of July 1, 1958. Defense Electric Power Administration Established by Order 2605 of Dec. 4, 1950 of the Secretary of the Interior. Abolished June 30, 1953, by Secretary’s Order 2721 of May 7, 1953. Reestablished by Departmental Manual Release No. 253 of Aug. 6, 1959. Terminated by Departmental Manual Release No. 1050 of Jan. 10, 1977. Defense Fisheries Administration Established by Order 2605 of Dec. 4, 1950 of the Secretary of the Interior. Abolished June 30, 1953, by Secretary’s Order 2722 of May 13, 1953. Defense Health and Welfare Services, Office of Established by EO 8890 of Sept. 3, 1941. Terminated by EO 9338 of Apr. 29, 1943, and functions transferred to Federal Security Agency. Defense Homes Corporation Incorporated pursuant to President’s letter to the Secretary of the Treasury of Oct. 18, 1940. Transferred to Federal Public Housing Authority by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Defense Housing Coordinator Office established July 21, 1940, by Advisory Commission to Council of National Defense. Functions transferred to Division of Defense Housing Coordination, Office for Emergency Management, by EO 8632 of Jan. 11, 1941. Defense Housing Division, Mutual Ownership Established by Administrator of Federal Works Agency under provisions of act of June 28, 1941 (55 Stat. 361). Functions transferred to Federal Public Housing Authority, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Defense Intelligence College Established by DOD Directive 3305.1 of January 28, 1983. Renamed Joint Military Intelligence College by DOD Directive 3305.1 of January 14, 1998. See also Defense Intelligence School. Defense Intelligence School Established by DOD Directive 5105.25 of November 2, 1962. Renamed Defense Intelligence College by DOD Directive 3305.1 of January 28, 1983. Defense Investigative Service Established by the Secretary of Defense Jan. 1, 1972. Renamed Defense Security Service in November 1997 by Defense Reform Initiative. Defense Manpower Administration Established by the Secretary of Labor by General Order 48, pursuant to EO 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950, and Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. General Order 48 revoked by General Order 63 of Aug. 25, 1953, which established Office of Manpower Administration in Department. Defense Mapping Agency Established as a the Department of Defense agency in 1972. Functions transferred to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency by act of Sept. 23, 1996 (110 Stat. 2677). Defense Materials Procurement Agency Established by EO 10281 of Aug. 28, 1951. Abolished by EO 10480 of Aug. 14, 1953, and functions transferred to General Services Administration. Defense Materials Service See Emergency Procurement Service Defense Materiel Readiness Board Established by act of Jan. 28, 2008 (122 Stat. 260). Abolished by act of Jan. 2, 2013 (126 Stat. 2362). Defense Mediation Board, National Established by EO 8716 of Mar. 19, 1941. Terminated on creation of National War Labor Board, Office for Emergency Management by EO 9017 of Jan. 12, 1942. Transferred to the Department of Labor by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945. Board terminated by EO 9672 of Dec. 31, 1945, which established National Wage Stabilization Board in the Department of Labor. Terminated by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, and functions transferred to the Secretary of Labor and the Department of the Treasury, effective Feb. 24, 1947. Defense Medical Programs Activity Functions consolidated into the TRICARE Management Activity in November 1997 by Defense Reform Initiative. Defense Minerals Administration Established by Order 2605 of Dec. 4, 1950 of the Secretary of the Interior. Functions assigned to Defense Materials Procurement Agency. Functions of exploration for critical and strategic minerals redelegated to the Secretary of the Interior and administered by Defense Minerals Exploration Administration by Secretary’s Order 2726 of June 30, 1953. Termination of program announced by Secretary June 6, 1958. Certain activities continued in Office of Minerals Exploration, Department of the Interior. Defense Minerals Exploration Administration See Defense Minerals Administration Defense Mobilization, Office of Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 10193 of Dec. 16, 1950. Superseded by Office of Defense Mobilization established by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1953, effective June 12, 1953, which assumed functions of former Office, National Security Resources Board, and critical materials stockpiling functions of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Interior Secretaries and of Army and Navy Munitions Board. Consolidated with Federal Civil Defense Administration into Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, effective July 1, 1958, and offices of Director and Deputy Director terminated. Defense Mobilization Board Established by EO 10200 of Jan. 3, 1951, and restated in EO 10480 of Aug. 14, 1953. Terminated by EO 10773 of July 1, 1958. Defense Nuclear Agency Established in 1971. Renamed Defense Special Weapons Agency by DOD Directive 5105.31 of June 14, 1995. Defense Nuclear Counterintelligence, Office of Established by act of Oct. 5, 1999 (113 Stat. 960). Abolished by act of Oct. 17, 2006 (120 Stat. 2507) and functions transferred to the Secretary of Energy. Defense Plant Corporation Established by act of June 25, 1940 (54 Stat. 572). Transferred from Federal Loan Agency to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency pursuant to act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Dissolved by act of June 30, 1945 (59 Stat. 310), and functions transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Defense Plants Administration, Small Established by act of July 31, 1951 (65 Stat. 131). Terminated July 31, 1953, by act of June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 131). Functions relating to liquidation transferred to Small Business Administration by EO 10504 of Dec. 1, 1953. Defense Production Administration Established by EO 10200 of Jan. 3, 1951. Terminated by EO 10433 of Feb. 4, 1953, and functions transferred to Office of Defense Mobilization. Defense Property Disposal Service Renamed Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service by Defense Logistics Agency General Order 10–85, effective July 1, 1985. Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Office Established by DOD Directive 5110.10, July 16, 1993. Renamed Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office by Secretary of Defense memorandum of May 30, 1996. Defense Public Works Division Established in Public Works Administration. Transferred to Office of Federal Works Administrator by administrative order of July 16, 1941. Abolished by administrative order of Mar. 6, 1942, and functions transferred to Office of Chief Engineer, Federal Works Agency. Defense Purchases, Office for the Coordination of National Established by order of Council of National Defense, approved June 27, 1940. Order revoked Jan. 7, 1941, and records transferred to Executive Office of the President. Defense Research Committee, National Established June 27, 1940, by order of Council of National Defense. Abolished by order of Council June 28, 1941, and reestablished in Office of Scientific Research and Development by EO 8807 of June 28, 1941. Office terminated by EO 9913 of Dec. 26, 1947, and property and records transferred to National Military Establishment. Defense Resources Committee Established by Administrative Order 1496 of June 15, 1940. Replaced by War Resources Council by Administrative Order 1636 of Jan. 14, 1942. Inactive. Defense Security Assistance Agency Established on Sept. 1, 1971. Renamed the Defense Security Cooperation Agency by DOD Directive 5105.38. Defense Solid Fuels Administration Established by Order 2605 of Dec. 4, 1950 of the Secretary of the Interior. Abolished June 29, 1954, by Secretary’s Order 2764. Defense Special Weapons Agency Established by General Order No. 1 of July 1, 1971. Functions transferred to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency by DOD Directive 5105.62 of Sept. 30, 1998. Defense Stockpile Manager, National Established by act of Nov. 14, 1986 (100 Stat. 4067). Functions transferred from the Administrator of General Services to the Secretary of Defense by EO 12626 of Feb. 25, 1988. Defense Supplies Corporation Established under act of June 25, 1940 (54 Stat. 572). Transferred from Federal Loan Agency to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Dissolved by act of June 30, 1945 (59 Stat. 310), and functions transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Defense Supply Agency Renamed Defense Logistics Agency by DOD Directive 5105.22 of Jan. 22, 1977. Defense Supply Management Agency Established in the Department of Defense by act of July 1, 1952 (66 Stat. 318). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1953, effective June 30, 1953, and functions transferred to the Secretary of Defense. Defense Technology Security Administration Established on May 10, 1985. Functions transferred to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency by DOD Directive 5105.62 of Sept. 30, 1998. Defense Transport Administration Established Oct. 4, 1950, by order of Commissioner of Interstate Commerce Commission in charge of Bureau of Service, pursuant to EO 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950. Terminated by DTA Commissioner’s order, effective July 1, 1955, and functions transferred to Bureau of Safety and Service, Interstate Commerce Commission. Defense Transportation, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8989 of Dec. 18, 1941. Terminated by EO 10065 of July 6, 1949. Deficit Reduction, Joint Select Committee on Established by act of Aug. 2, 2011 (125 Stat. 259). Terminated January 31, 2012, pursuant to the act (125 Stat. 263). Director. See other part of title Disarmament Administration, U.S. Established in the Department of State. Functions transferred to U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency by act of Sept. 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 638). Disarmament Problems, President’s Special Committee on Established by President Aug. 5, 1955. Dissolved in February 1958. Disaster Assistance Administration, Federal Functions transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Federal Emergency Management Agency by EO 12148 of July 20, 1979. Disaster Loan Corporation Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Dissolved by act of June 30, 1945 (59 Stat. 310), and functions transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Disease Control, Center for Established within the Public Health Service by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on July 1, 1973. Renamed Centers for Disease Control by Health and Human Services Secretary’s notice of Oct. 1, 1980 (45 FR 67772). Renamed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by act of Oct. 27, 1992 (106 Stat. 3504). Displaced Persons Commission Established by act of June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 1009). Terminated Aug. 31, 1952, pursuant to terms of act. Dispute Resolution, Office of Transferred to the Office of Legal Policy by the Attorney General on August 24, 2011. District of Columbia Established by acts of July 16, 1790 (1 Stat. 130), and Mar. 3, 1791. Corporations of Washington and Georgetown and levy court of Washington County abolished in favor of territorial form of government in 1871. Permanent commission government established July 1, 1878. District Government created as municipal corporation by act of June 11, 1878 (20 Stat. 102). Treated as branch of U.S. Government by various statutory enactments of Congress. District Government altered by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, effective Nov. 3, 1967. Charter for local government in District of Columbia provided by act of Dec. 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774). District of Columbia, Highway Commission of the Established by act of Mar. 2, 1893 (27 Stat 532). National Capital Park and Planning Commission named successor by act of Apr. 30, 1926 (44 Stat. 374). Functions transferred to National Capital Planning Commission by act of July 19, 1952 (66 Stat. 781). District of Columbia, Reform-School of the Established by act of May 3, 1876 (19 Stat. 49). Renamed National Training School for Boys by act of May 27, 1908 (35 Stat. 380). Transferred to the Department of Justice by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, to be administered by Director of Bureau of Prisons. District of Columbia Auditorium Commission Established by act of July 1, 1955 (69 Stat. 243). Final report submitted to Congress Jan. 31, 1957, pursuant to act of Apr. 27, 1956 (70 Stat. 115). District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency Established by act of Aug. 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 790). Agency established as instrumentality of District Government by act of Dec. 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774), effective July 1, 1974. District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary Commission Established by act of Mar. 21, 1934 (48 Stat. 453). Terminated Dec. 1, 1935, to which date it had been extended by Public Resolution 9 (49 Stat. 67). Division. See other part of title Domestic Council Established in Executive Office of the President by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, effective July 1, 1970. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Mar. 26, 1978, and functions transferred to President and staff designated as Domestic Policy Staff. Pursuant to EO 12045 of Mar. 27, 1978, Staff assisted President in performance of transferred functions. Renamed Office of Policy Development in 1981. Abolished in February 1992 by President’s reorganizational statement, effective May 1992. Domestic Policy Staff See Domestic Council Dominican Customs Receivership Transferred from Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, to the Department of State by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Drug Abuse, National Institute on Established within the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by act of Mar. 21, 1972 (86 Stat. 85). Removed from within the National Institute of Mental Health and made an entity within the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration by act of May 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 136). Functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). (See also act of Oct. 27, 1986; 100 Stat. 3207–106.) Abolished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 331). Reestablished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 361). Drug Abuse, President’s Advisory Commission on Narcotic and Established by EO 11076 of Jan. 15, 1963. Terminated November 1963 under terms of order. Drug Abuse Control, Bureau of Established in Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, to carry out functions of act of July 15, 1965 (79 Stat. 226). Functions transferred to Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Department of Justice, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1968, effective Apr. 8, 1968. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1973, effective July 1, 1973, and functions transferred to Drug Enforcement Administration. Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, Office of Established by EO 11641 of Jan. 28, 1972. Terminated by EO 11727 of July 6, 1973, and functions transferred to Drug Enforcement Administration. Drug Abuse Policy, Office of Established in Executive Office of the President by act of Mar. 19, 1976 (90 Stat. 242). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Mar. 26, 1978, and functions transferred to President. Drug-Free Schools, Office of Safe Abolished by the Secretary of Education on Sept. 25, 2011. Programs transferred to Office of Safe and Healthy Students within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation, Cabinet Committee on Established Apr. 27, 1976, by Presidential announcement. Terminated by Presidential memorandum of Mar. 14, 1977. Drug Intelligence Center, National Abolished on May 2, 2012. Functions performed by National Drug Intelligence Center ordered transferred to such division in the Department of Justice as deemed desirable by Attorney General. Drug Law Enforcement, Cabinet Committee for Established Apr. 27, 1976, pursuant to Presidential message to Congress of Apr. 27, 1976. Abolished by Presidential memorandum of Mar. 14, 1977. Drug Law Enforcement, Cabinet Committee for Established Apr. 27, 1976, pursuant to Presidential message to Congress of Apr. 27, 1976. Abolished by Presidential memorandum of Mar. 14, 1977. Drugs, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous See Drug Abuse Control, Bureau of Drugs and Biologics, National Center for Renamed Center for Drugs and Biologics by Food and Drug Administration notice of Mar. 9, 1984 (49 FR 10166). Reestablished as Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research by Secretary’s notice of Oct. 6, 1987 (52 FR 38275). Drunk Driving, Presidential Commission on Established by EO 12358 of Apr. 14, 1982. Terminated Dec. 31, 1983, by EO 12415 of Apr. 5, 1983. Dryden Research Center, Hugh L. Formerly separate field installation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Made component of Ames Research Center by NASA Management Instruction 1107.5A of Sept. 3, 1981. E TOP OF PAGE Economic Administration, Foreign Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Functions of Office of Lend-Lease Administration, Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Office of Economic Warfare (together with U.S. Commercial Company, Rubber Development Corporation, Petroleum Reserves Corporation, and Export-Import Bank of Washington and functions transferred thereto by EO 9361 of July 15, 1943), and foreign economic operations of Office of Foreign Economic Coordination transferred to Administration. Foreign procurement activities of War Food Administration and Commodity Credit Corporation transferred by EO 9385 of Oct. 6, 1943. Terminated by EO 9630 of Sept. 27, 1945, and functions redistributed to the Departments of State, Commerce, and Agriculture and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Economic Analysis, Office of See Business Economics, Office of Economic Cooperation Administration Established by act of Apr. 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 138). Abolished by act of Oct. 10, 1951 (65 Stat. 373), and functions transferred to Mutual Security Agency pursuant to EO 10300 of Nov. 1, 1951. Economic Coordination, Office of Foreign See Board of Economic Operations Economic Defense Board Established by EO 8839 of July 30, 1941. Renamed Board of Economic Warfare by EO 8982 of Dec. 17, 1941. Board terminated by EO 9361 of July 15, 1943, and Office of Economic Warfare established in Office for Emergency Management. Office of Economic Warfare consolidated with Foreign Economic Administration by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Economic Development, Office of Regional Established by the Secretary of Commerce Jan. 6, 1966, pursuant to act of Aug. 26, 1965 (79 Stat. 552). Abolished by Department Order 5A, Dec. 22, 1966, and functions vested in Economic Development Administration. Economic Development Service, Foreign Established by order of the Secretary of Agriculture Nov. 8, 1969. Abolished by order of Secretary Feb. 6, 1972, and functions transferred to Economic Research Service. Economic Growth and Stability, Advisory Board on Established by Presidential letter to Congress of June 1, 1953. Superseded by National Advisory Board on Economic Policy by Presidential direction Mar. 12, 1961. Cabinet Committee on Economic Growth established by President Aug. 21, 1962, to succeed Board. Economic Management Support Center Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1836 of Jan. 9, 1974. Consolidated with other Department units into Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1927, effective Dec. 23, 1977. Economic Operations, Board of Established by Department of State order of Oct. 7, 1941. Abolished by departmental order of June 24, 1943, and functions transferred to Office of Foreign Economic Coordination established by same order. Office abolished by departmental order of Nov. 6, 1943, pursuant to EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Economic Opportunity, Office of Established in Executive Office of the President by act of Aug. 20, 1964 (78 Stat. 508). All OEO programs except three transferred by administrative action to the Departments of Health, Education, and Welfare, Labor, and Housing and Urban Development July 6, 1973. Community Action, Economic Development, and Legal Services Programs transferred to Community Services Administration by act of Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2310). Economic Policy, Council on Established by Presidential memorandum of Feb. 2, 1973. Functions absorbed by Economic Policy Board Sept. 30, 1974. Economic Policy, Council on Foreign Established Dec. 22, 1954, by Presidential letter of Dec. 11, 1954. Abolished by President Mar. 12, 1961, and functions transferred to Secretary of State. Economic Policy, Council on International Established in Executive Office of the President by Presidential memorandum of January 1971. Reestablished by act of Aug. 29, 1972 (86 Stat. 646). Terminated Sept. 30, 1977, on expiration of statutory authority. Economic Policy, National Advisory Board on See Economic Growth and Stability, Advisory Board on Economic Policy Board, President’s Established by EO 11808 of Sept. 30, 1974. Terminated by EO 11975 of Mar. 7, 1977. Economic Recovery Advisory Board, President’s Established by EO 13501 of February 6, 2009. Terminated February 12, 2011 pursuant to terms of order. Economic Research Service Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1446, supp. 1, of Apr. 3, 1961. Consolidated with other Department of Agriculture units into Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1927, effective Dec. 23, 1977. Redesignated as Economic Research Service by Secretarial order of Oct. 1, 1981. Economic Security, Advisory Council on Established by EO 6757 of June 29, 1934. Terminated on approval of act of Aug. 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 620) Aug. 14, 1935. Economic Security, Committee on Established by EO 6757 of June 29, 1934. Terminated as formal agency in April 1936, as provided in act, but continued informally for some time thereafter. Economic Stabilization, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9250 of Oct. 3, 1942. Terminated by EO 9620 of Sept. 20, 1945, and functions transferred to Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Reestablished in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9699 of Feb. 21, 1946. Transferred by EO 9762 of July 25, 1946, to Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Consolidated with other agencies to form Office of Temporary Controls by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946. Economic Stabilization Agency Established by EO 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950, and EO 10276 of July 31, 1951. Terminated, except for liquidation purposes, by EO 10434 of Feb. 6, 1953. Liquidation completed Oct. 31, 1953, pursuant to EO 10480 of Aug. 14, 1953. Economic Stabilization Board Established by EO 9250 of Oct. 3, 1942. Transferred to Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion by EO 9620 of Sept. 20, 1945. Returned to Office of Economic Stabilization on reestablishment by EO 9699 of Feb. 21, 1946. Board returned to Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion by EO 9762 of July 25, 1946. Functions terminated by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946. Economic Warfare, Board of See Economic Defense Board Economic Warfare, Office of See Economic Defense Board Economics, Bureau of Industrial Established by the Secretary of Commerce Jan. 2, 1980, in conjunction with Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, effective Oct. 1, 1980, and operated under Department Organization Order 35–5B. Abolished at bureau level by Secretarial order, effective Jan. 22, 1984 (49 FR 4538). Industry-related functions realigned and transferred from Under Secretary for Economic Affairs to Under Secretary for International Trade. Under Secretary for Economic Affairs retained units to support domestic macroeconomic policy functions. Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service Renamed Economics and Statistics Service by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 2025 of Sept. 17, 1980. Redesignated as Economic Research Service and Statistical Reporting Service by Secretarial order of Oct. 1, 1981. Economy Board, Joint Placed under direction of President by military order of July 5, 1939. Abolished Sept. 1, 1947, by joint letter of Aug. 20, 1947, from Secretaries of War and Navy to President. Education, Federal Board for Vocational Established by act of Feb. 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929). Functions transferred to the Department of the Interior by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Functions assigned to Commissioner of Education Oct. 10, 1933. Office of Education transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Board abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Education, National Institute of Established by act of June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 327). Transferred to Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education, by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 678), effective May 4, 1980. Education, Office of Established as independent agency by act of Mar. 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 434). Transferred to the Department of the Interior by act of July 20, 1868 (15 Stat. 106). Transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions of Federal Security Administrator administered by Office of Education relating to student loans and defense-related education transferred to War Manpower Commission by EO 9247 of Sept. 17, 1942. Education, Office of Bilingual Abolished by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 675), and functions transferred to Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Department of Education. Education Beyond the High School, President’s Committee on Established by act of July 26, 1956 (70 Stat. 676). Terminated Dec. 31, 1957. Certain activities continued by Bureau of Higher Education, Office of Education. Education Division Established in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by act of June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 327). Functions transferred to the Department of Education by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 677). Education Goals Panel, National Terminated by Congressional mandate, March 15, 2002. Education Statistics, National Center for Established in the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, by act of Aug. 21, 1974 (88 Stat. 556). Transferred to the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education, by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 678), effective May 4, 1980. Renamed Center for Education Statistics by act of Oct. 17, 1986 (100 Stat. 1579). Renamed National Center for Education Statistics by act of Apr. 28, 1988 (102 Stat. 331). Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Established by Secretary of State in 1960. Terminated by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977, effective July 1, 1978, and functions transferred to International Communication Agency, effective Apr. 1, 1978. Educational and Cultural Affairs, Interagency Council on International Established Jan. 20, 1964, by Foreign Affairs Manual Circular, under authority of act of Sept. 21, 1961 (75 Stat. 527). Terminated Oct. 1973 following creation of Subcommittee on International Exchanges by National Security Council directive. Educational Exchange, U.S. Advisory Commission on Established by act of Jan. 27, 1948 (62 Stat. 10). Abolished by act of Sept. 21, 1961 (75 Stat. 538), and superseded by U.S. Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs. Efficiency, Bureau of Organized under act of Feb. 28, 1916 (39 Stat. 15). Abolished by act of Mar. 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1519), and records transferred to Bureau of the Budget. Elderly, Committee on Mental Health and Illness of the Established by act of July 29, 1975 (89 Stat. 347). Terminated Sept. 30, 1977. Electoral votes for President and Vice President, transfer of functions See State, Department of Electric Home and Farm Authority Incorporated Aug. 1, 1935, under laws of District of Columbia. Designated as U.S. agency by EO 7139 of Aug. 12, 1935. Continued by act of June 10, 1941 (55 Stat. 248). Grouped with other agencies in Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan. No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Terminated by EO 9256 of Oct. 13, 1942. Electric Home and Farm Authority, Inc. Organized Jan. 17, 1934, under laws of State of Delaware by EO 6514 of Dec. 19, 1933. Dissolved Aug. 1, 1935, and succeeded by Electric Home and Farm Authority. Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Office of Established by Secretary of Energy announcement of June 9, 2005. Position of director elevated to Assistant Secretary of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability by Secretary’s memorandum EXEC-2007010607 of Oct. 24, 2007. Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Office of Renamed Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability by the Secretary of Energy’s memo of Feb. 15, 2005. Emergency Administration of Public Works, Federal Established by act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200). Operation continued by subsequent legislation, including act of June 21, 1938 (52 Stat. 816). Consolidated with Federal Works Agency as Public Works Administration by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions transferred to Office of Federal Works Administrator by EO 9357 of June 30, 1943. Emergency Conservation Work Established by EO 6101 of Apr. 5, 1933. Succeeded by Civilian Conservation Corps. Emergency Council, National Established by EO 6433–A of Nov. 17, 1933. Consolidated with Executive Council by EO 6889–A of Oct. 29, 1934. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions (except those relating to Radio Division and Film Service) transferred to Executive Office of the President. Emergency Council, Office of Economic Adviser to National Established by EO 6240 of Aug. 3, 1933, in connection with Executive Council, which later consolidated with National Emergency Council. Records and property used in preparation of statistical and economic summaries transferred to Central Statistical Board by EO 7003 of Apr. 8, 1935. Emergency Management, Office for Established in Executive Office of the President by administrative order of May 25, 1940, in accordance with EO 8248 of Sept. 8, 1939. Inactive. Emergency Management Agency, Federal Established in EO 12127 of Mar. 31, 1979. Functions transferred to Department of Homeland Security by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2213). Established as a distinct entity with the Department of Homeland Security by act of Oct. 4, 2006 (120 Stat. 1400). Emergency Mobilization Preparedness Board Established Dec. 17, 1981, by the President. Abolished by Presidential directive of Sept. 16, 1985. Emergency Planning, Office of Established as successor to Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization by act of Sept. 22, 1961 (75 Stat. 630). Renamed Office of Emergency Preparedness by act of Oct. 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1194). Terminated by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1973, effective July 1, 1973, and functions transferred to the Departments of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development and the General Services Administration. Emergency Preparedness, Office of See Emergency Planning, Office of Emergency Procurement Service Established Sept. 1, 1950, by Administrator of General Services. Renamed Defense Materials Service Sept. 7, 1956. Functions transferred to Property Management and Disposal Service July 29, 1966. Service abolished July 1, 1973, and functions transferred to Federal Supply Service, Public Buildings Service, and Federal Property Resources Service. Emergency Relief Administration, Federal Established by act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 55). Expired June 30, 1938, having been liquidated by Works Progress Administrator pursuant to act of May 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 352). Employee-Management Relations Program, President’s Committee on the Implementation of the Federal Established by EO 10988 of Jan. 17, 1962. Terminated upon submission of report to President June 21, 1963. Employees’ Compensation, Bureau of Transferred from Federal Security Agency to the Department of Labor by Reorg. Plan No. 19 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Functions absorbed by Employment Standards Administration Mar. 13, 1972. Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board Transferred from Federal Security Agency to the Department of Labor by Reorg. Plan No. 19 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Employees’ Compensation Commission, U.S. Established by act of Sept. 7, 1916 (39 Stat. 742). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946, and functions transferred to Federal Security Administrator. Employment Board, Fair Established by U.S. Civil Service Commission pursuant to EO 9980 of July 26, 1948. Abolished by EO 10590 of Jan. 18, 1955. Employment of People With Disabilities, President’s Committee on Created by EO 12640 of May 10, 1988. Duties subsumed by the Office of Disability Employment within the Department of Labor as directed by Public Law 106–554 of Dec. 21, 2000. Employment of the Physically Handicapped, President’s Committee on Established by EO 10640 of Oct. 10, 1955, continuing Committee established by act of July 11, 1949 (63 Stat. 409). Superseded by President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped established by EO 10994 of Feb. 14, 1962. Employment Policy, President’s Committee on Government Established by EO 10590 of Jan. 18, 1955. Abolished by EO 10925 of Mar. 6, 1961, and functions transferred to President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Employment Practice, Committee on Fair Established in Office of Production Management by EO 8802 of June 25, 1941. Transferred to War Manpower Commission by Presidential letter effective July 30, 1942. Committee terminated on establishment of Committee on Fair Employment Practice, Office for Emergency Management, by EO 9346 of May 27, 1943. Terminated June 30, 1946, by act of July 17, 1945 (59 Stat. 743). Employment Security, Bureau of Transferred from Federal Security Agency to the Department of Labor by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949. Abolished by order of Mar. 14, 1969 of the Secretary of Labor, and functions transferred to Manpower Administration. Employment Service, U.S. Established in the Department of Labor in 1918 by departmental order. Abolished by act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 113), and created as bureau with same name. Functions consolidated with unemployment compensation functions of Social Security Board, Bureau of Employment Security, and transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Service transferred to Bureau of Placement, War Manpower Commission, by EO 9247 of Sept. 17, 1942. Returned to the Department of Labor by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945. Transferred to Federal Security Agency by act of June 16, 1948 (62 Stat. 443), to function as part of Bureau of Employment Security, Social Security Administration. Bureau, including U.S. Employment Service, transferred to the Department of Labor by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949. Abolished by reorganization of Manpower Administration, effective Mar. 17, 1969, and functions assigned to U.S. Training and Employment Service. Employment Stabilization Board, Federal Established by act of Feb. 10, 1931 (46 Stat. 1085). Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Abolition deferred by EO 6623 of Mar. 1, 1934, until functions of Board transferred to Federal Employment Stabilization Office, established in the Department of Commerce by same order. Office abolished by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred from the Department of Commerce to National Resources Planning Board, Executive Office of the President. Employment Stabilization Office, Federal. See Employment Stabilization Board, Federal Employment and Training, Office of Comprehensive Established in the Department of Labor. Terminated due to expiration of authority for appropriations after fiscal year 1982. Replaced by Office of Employment and Training Programs. Employment and Training Programs, Office of Renamed Office of Job Training Programs by Employment and Training Administration reorganization in the Department of Labor, effective June 1984. Endangered Species Scientific Authority Established by EO 11911 of Apr. 13, 1976. Terminated by act of Dec. 28, 1979 (93 Stat. 1228), and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. Energy Administration, Federal Established by act of May 7, 1974 (88 Stat. 96). Assigned additional responsibilities by acts of June 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 246), Dec. 22, 1975 (89 Stat. 871), and Aug. 14, 1976 (90 Stat. 1125). Terminated by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 577), and functions transferred to the Department of Energy. Energy Advisory Support Office, Secretary of Abolished by secretarial decision of Feb. 6, 2006. Energy Assurance, Office of Abolished pursuant to Conference Report No. 108-729 on H.R. 4818, Consolidated Appropriations Act. Functions merged with Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Energy Conservation, Office of Established by Interior Secretarial Order 2953 May 7, 1973. Functions transferred to Federal Energy Administration by act of May 7, 1974 (88 Stat. 100). Energy Data and Analysis, Office of Established by Interior Secretarial Order 2953 of May 7, 1973. Functions transferred to Federal Energy Administration by act of May 7, 1974 (88 Stat. 100). Energy Policy Office Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 11726 of June 29, 1973. Abolished by EO 11775 of Mar. 26, 1974. Energy Programs, Office of Established by Department of Commerce Organization Order 25– 7A, effective Sept. 24, 1975. Terminated by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 581), and functions transferred to the Department of Energy. Energy Research and Development Administration Established by act of Oct. 11, 1974 (88 Stat. 1234). Assigned responsibilities by acts of Sept. 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1069, 1079), Oct. 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1431), and Dec. 31, 1974 (88 Stat. 1887). Terminated by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 577), and functions transferred to the Department of Energy. Energy Resources Council Established in Executive Office of the President by act of Oct. 11, 1974 (88 Stat. 1233). Establishing authority repealed by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 608), and Council terminated. Energy Supplies and Resources Policy, Presidential Advisory Committee on Established July 30, 1954, by President. Abolished Mar. 12, 1961, by President and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. Enforcement Commission, National Established by General Order 18 of Economic Stabilization Administrator, effective July 30, 1952. Functions transferred to Director, Office of Defense Mobilization, and Attorney General by EO 10494 of Oct. 14, 1953. Engineering, Bureau of See Steam Engineering, Bureau of Entomology, Bureau of See Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of Bureau of Entomology and Bureau of Plant Quarantine created by acts of Apr. 23, 1904 (33 Stat. 276), and July 7, 1932 (47 Stat. 640), respectively. Consolidated with disease control and eradication functions of Bureau of Plant Industry into Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine by act of Mar. 23, 1934 (48 Stat. 467). Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Environment, Cabinet Committee on the See Environmental Quality Council Environmental Financing Authority Established by act of Oct. 18, 1972 (86 Stat. 899). Expired June 30, 1975, pursuant to terms of act. Environmental Quality Council Established by EO 11472 of May 29, 1969. Renamed Cabinet Committee on the Environment by EO 11514 of Mar. 5, 1970. EO 11514 terminated by EO 11541 of July 1, 1970. Environment, Safety, and Health, Office of Established by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 570). Abolished by Secretary of Energy memorandum 2006007929 of Aug. 30, 2006, and functions transferred to Office of Health, Safety, and Security. Environmental Science Services Administration Established in the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, effective July 13, 1965, by consolidating Weather Bureau and Coast and Geodetic Survey. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, effective Oct. 3, 1970, and functions transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Equal Employment Opportunity, President’s Committee on Established by EO 10925 of Mar. 6, 1961. Abolished by EO 11246 of Sept. 24, 1965, and functions transferred to the Department of Labor and U.S. Civil Service Commission. Equal Opportunity, President’s Council on Established by EO 11197 of Feb. 5, 1965. Abolished by EO 11247 of Sept. 24, 1965, and functions transferred to the Department of Justice. Equipment, Bureau of Established as Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting by act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510), replacing Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs. Designated as Bureau of Equipment in annual appropriation acts commencing with fiscal year 1892 (26 Stat. 192) after cognizance over enlisted personnel matters transferred, effective July 1, 1889, to Bureau of Navigation. Functions distributed among bureaus and offices in the Department of the Navy by act of June 24, 1910 (61 Stat. 613). Abolished by act of June 30, 1914 (38 Stat. 408). Ethics, Office of Government Established in the Office of Personnel Management by act of Oct. 26, 1978 (92 Stat. 1862). Became a separate executive agency status by act of Nov. 3, 1988 (102 Stat. 3031). European Migration, Intergovernmental Committee for Renamed Intergovernmental Committee for Migration by Resolution 624, passed by Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration Council, effective Nov. 11, 1980. Evacuation, Joint Committee on See Health and Welfare Aspects of Evacuation of Civilians, Joint Committee on Exchange Service, International Established in 1849 in Smithsonian Institution. Renamed Office of Publications Exchange by Secretary’s internal directive of Jan. 11, 1985. Executive Branch of the Government, Commission on Organization of the Established by act of July 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 246). Terminated June 12, 1949, pursuant to terms of act. Second Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government established by act of July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 142). Terminated June 30, 1955, pursuant to terms of act. Executive Council Established by EO 6202–A of July 11, 1933. Consolidated with National Emergency Council by EO 6889–A of Oct. 29, 1934. Executive Exchange, President’s Commission on See Personnel Interchange, President’s Commission on Executive orders See State, Department of Executive Organization, President’s Advisory Council on Established by President on Apr. 5, 1969. Terminated May 7, 1971. Executive Protective Service See Secret Service Division Executives, Active Corps of Established in ACTION by act of Oct. 1, 1973 (87 Stat. 404). Transferred to Small Business Administration by EO 11871 of July 18, 1975. Export Administration, Bureau of Established as a separate agency within the Department of Commerce on Oct. 1, 1987 (50 USC app. 2401 et seq.). Renamed Bureau of Industry and Security by Department of Commerce internal organization order of Apr. 18, 2002 (67 FR 20630). Export Control, Administrator of Functions delegated to Administrator by Proc. 2413 of July 2, 1940, transferred to Office of Export Control, Economic Defense Board, by EO 8900 of Sept. 15, 1941. Renamed Board of Economic Warfare by EO 8982 of Dec. 17, 1941. Board terminated by EO 9361 of July 15, 1943. Export Control, Office of See Export Control, Administrator of Export-Import Bank of the United States Bank’s charter expired on June 30, 2015. Reauthorized by act of Dec. 4, 2015 (129 Stat. 1768). Export-Import Bank of Washington Organization of District of Columbia banking corporation directed by EO 6581 of Feb. 2, 1934. Certificate of incorporation filed Feb. 12, 1934. Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Functions transferred to Office of Economic Warfare by EO 9361 of July 15, 1943. Established as permanent independent agency by act of July 31, 1945 (59 Stat. 526). Renamed Export-Import Bank of the U.S. by act of Mar. 13, 1968 (82 Stat. 47). Export-Import Bank of Washington, DC, Second Authorized by EO 6638 of Mar. 9, 1934. Abolished by EO 7365 of May 7, 1936, and records transferred to Export-Import Bank of Washington, effective June 30, 1936. Export Marketing Service Established by the Secretary of Agriculture Mar. 28, 1969. Merged with Foreign Agricultural Service by Secretary’s memorandum of Dec. 7, 1973, effective Feb. 3, 1974. Exports and Requirements, Division of Established in Office of Foreign Economic Coordination by the Department of State order of Feb. 1, 1943. Abolished by departmental order of Nov. 6, 1943, pursuant to EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Extension Service Established by act of May 14, 1914 (38 Stat. 372). Consolidated into Science and Education Administration by Secretary’s order of Jan. 24, 1978. Reestablished as Extension Service by Secretarial order of June 16, 1981. Became part of Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service under Department of Agriculture’s reorganization in 1995. F TOP OF PAGE Facts and Figures, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8922 of Oct. 24, 1941. Consolidated with Office of War Information in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Family Security Committee Established in Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services Feb. 12, 1941, by administrative order. Terminated Dec. 17, 1942. Family Services, Bureau of See Assistance, Bureau of Public Family Support Administration Established on Apr. 4, 1986, in the Department of Health and Human Services under authority of section 6 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953, effective Apr. 11, 1953 (see also 51 FR 11641). Merged into Administration for Children and Families by Secretary’s reorganization notice dated Apr. 15, 1991. Farm Board, Federal Established by act of June 15, 1929 (46 Stat. 11). Renamed Farm Credit Administration and certain functions abolished by EO 6084 of Mar. 27, 1933. Administration placed under the Department of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Made independent agency in the executive branch of the Government, to be housed in the Department of Agriculture, by act of Aug. 6, 1953 (67 Stat. 390). Removed from the Department of Agriculture by act of Dec. 10, 1971 (85 Stat. 617). Farm Credit Administration See Farm Board, Federal Farm Loan Board, Federal Established in the Department of the Treasury to administer act of July 17, 1916 (39 Stat. 360). Offices of appointed members of Board, except member designated as Farm Loan Commissioner, abolished by EO 6084 of Mar. 27, 1933, and Board functions transferred to Farm Loan Commissioner, subject to jurisdiction and control of Farm Credit Administration. Title changed to Land Bank Commissioner by act of June 16, 1933. Abolished by act of Aug. 6, 1953 (67 Stat. 393). Farm Loan Bureau, Federal Established in the Department of the Treasury under supervision of Federal Farm Loan Board and charged with execution of act of July 17, 1916 (39 Stat. 360). Transferred to Farm Credit Administration by EO 6084 of Mar. 27, 1933. Farm Loan Commissioner See Farm Loan Board, Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, Federal Established by act of Jan. 31, 1934 (48 Stat. 344). Transferred to the Department of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, to operate under supervision of Farm Credit Administration. Abolished by act of Oct. 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 773). Farm Products, Division of (Also known as Division of Agriculture) Established by Advisory Commission to Council of National Defense pursuant to act of Aug. 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 649). Office of Agricultural Defense Relations (later known as Office for Agricultural War Relations) established in the Department of Agriculture by Presidential letter of May 5, 1941, which transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture functions previously assigned to Division of Agriculture. Functions concerned with food production transferred to Food Production Administration and functions concerned with food distribution transferred to Food Distribution Administration by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Farm Security Administration See Resettlement Administration Farm Service Agency Established by Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994, under authority of the act of Oct. 13, 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901), and assumed certain functions of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Farmers’ Home Administration, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Renamed Consolidated Farm Service Agency by Acting Administrator on Dec. 19, 1994. Farmer Cooperative Service Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Dec. 4, 1953. Consolidated with other Department of Agriculture units into Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1927, effective Dec. 23, 1977. Farmers’ Home Administration. See Resettlement Administration Federal. See also other part of title Federal Advisory Council Established in Federal Security Agency by act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 116). Transferred to the Department of Labor by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949. Federal Detention Trustee, Office of the Transferred to the United States Marshals Service by the Attorney General on November 26, 2012. Federal Register, Administrative Committee of the See Archives Establishment, National Federal Register, Division of the Established by act of July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 500). Transferred to General Services Administration as part of National Archives and Records Service by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 381). Renamed Office of the Federal Register by order of General Services Administrator, Feb. 6, 1959. Transferred to National Archives and Records Administration by act of Oct. 19, 1984 (98 Stat. 2283). Federal Register, Office of the See Federal Register, Division of the Federal Reserve Board Renamed Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Governor and Vice Governor designated as Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, of Board by act of Aug. 23, 1935 (49 Stat. 704). Federal Tax Reform, President’s Advisory Panel on Established by EO 13369 of Jan. 7, 2005. Abolished by EO 13446 of Sept. 28, 2007. Field Services, Office of Established by the Secretary of Commerce Feb. 1, 1963, by Department Organization Order 40–3. Terminated by Department Organization Order 40–1A of Sept. 15, 1970, and functions transferred to Bureau of Domestic Commerce. Filipino Rehabilitation Commission Established by act of June 29, 1944 (58 Stat. 626). Inactive pursuant to terms of act. Film Service, U.S. Established by National Emergency Council in September 1938. Transferred to Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Terminated June 30, 1940. Films, Coordinator of Government Director of Office of Government Reports designated Coordinator of Government Films by Presidential letter of Dec. 18, 1941. Functions transferred to Office of War Information by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Financial Capability, President's Advisory Council on Established by EO 13530 of January 29, 2010. Terminated on January 29, 2013 by sec. 3 of EO 13591 of November 11, 2011. Financial Operations, Bureau of Government Renamed Financial Management Service by Order 145–21 of the Secretary of the Treasury, effective Oct. 10, 1984. Fire Administration, U.S. See Fire Prevention and Control Administration, National Fire Council, Federal Established by EO 7397 of June 20, 1936. Transferred July 1, 1939, to Federal Works Agency by EO 8194 of July 6, 1939, with functions under direction of Federal Works Administrator. Transferred with Federal Works Agency to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380). Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 11654 of Mar. 13, 1972. Fire Prevention and Control, National Academy for Established in the Department of Commerce by act of Oct. 29, 1974 (88 Stat. 1537). Transferred to Federal Emergency Management Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1978, effective Apr. 1, 1979. Fire Prevention and Control Administration, National Renamed U.S. Fire Administration by act of Oct. 5, 1978 (92 Stat. 932). Transferred to Federal Emergency Management Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1978, effective Apr. 1, 1979. Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, National Commission on Established by EO 13531 of Feb. 18, 2010. Terminated 30 days after submission of final report to President on January 31, 2011. Fish Commission, U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries established as head of U.S. Fish Commission by joint resolution of Feb. 9, 1871 (16 Stat. 594). Commission established as Bureau of Fisheries in Department of Commerce and Labor by act of Feb. 14, 1903 (32 Stat. 827). Department of Labor created by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736), and Bureau remained in the Department of Commerce. Transferred to the Department of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Consolidated with Bureau of Biological Survey into Fish and Wildlife Service by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Fish and Wildlife Service Established by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940, consolidating Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey. Succeeded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fisheries, Bureau of See Fish Commission, U.S. Fisheries, Bureau of Commercial Organized in 1959 under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, effective Oct. 3, 1970, and functions transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fishery Coordination, Office of Established in the Department of the Interior by EO 9204 of July 21, 1942. Terminated by EO 9649 of Oct. 29, 1945. Flood Indemnity Administration, Federal Established in Housing and Home Finance Agency by Administrator’s Organizational Order 1, effective Sept. 28, 1956, redesignated as Administrator’s Organizational Order 2 on Dec. 7, 1956, pursuant to act of Aug. 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 1078). Abolished by Administrator’s Organizational Order 3, effective July 1, 1957, due to lack of funding. Flood Protection Structure Accreditation Task Force Established by act of July 6, 2012 (126 Stat. 942). Terminated upon submission of final report no later than July 6, 2013. Food, Cost of Living Council Committee on Established by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Abolished by EO 11788 of June 18, 1974. Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration Established by act of Jan. 18, 1927 (44 Stat. 1002). Renamed Food and Drug Administration by act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 422). Transferred from the Department of Agriculture to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, effective Apr. 11, 1953. Food Distribution Administration Established in the Department of Agriculture by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942, consolidating Agricultural Marketing Administration, Sugar Agency, distribution functions of Office for Agricultural War Relations, regulatory work of Bureau of Animal Industry, and food units of War Production Board. Consolidated with other agencies by EO 9322 of Mar. 26, 1943, to form Administration of Food Production and Distribution. Food and Drug Administration See Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration Food Industry Advisory Committee Established by EO 11627 of Oct. 15, 1971. Abolished by EO 11781 of May 1, 1974. Food and Nutrition Service Established Aug. 8, 1969, by Secretary of Agriculture under authority of 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.). Abolished by Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994. Functions assumed by Food and Consumer Service. Food Production Administration Established in the Department of Agriculture by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942, which consolidated Agricultural Adjustment Agency, Farm Credit Administration, Farm Security Administration, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Soil Conservation Service, and food production activities of War Production Board, Office of Agricultural War Relations, and Division of Farm Management and Costs, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Consolidated with other agencies by EO 9322 of Mar. 26, 1943, to form Administration of Food Production and Distribution. Food Production and Distribution, Administration of Established by consolidation of Food Production Administration, Food Distribution Administration, Commodity Credit Corporation, and Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, by EO 9322 of Mar. 26, 1943, under direction of Administrator, directly responsible to President. Renamed War Food Administration by EO 9334 of Apr. 19, 1943. Terminated by EO 9577 of June 29, 1945, and functions transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture. Transfer made permanent by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Food Safety and Quality Service Renamed Food Safety and Inspection Service by Agriculture Secretary’s memorandum of June 19, 1981. Foods, Bureau of Renamed Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition by Food and Drug Administration notice of Mar. 9, 1984 (49 FR 10166). Foreign. See also other part of title Foreign Aid, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Established by President May 14, 1946. Transferred from the Department of State to the Director of the Mutual Security Agency, and later to Director of the Foreign Operations Administration, by Presidential letter of June 1, 1953. Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President’s Established by EO 12863 of Sept. 13, 1993. Abolished by EO 13462 of Feb. 29, 2008. Foreign Operations Administration Established by Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1953, effective Aug. 1, 1953, and functions transferred from Office of Director of Mutual Security, Mutual Security Agency, Technical Cooperation Administration, Institute of Inter-American Affairs. Abolished by EO 10610 of May 9, 1955, and functions and offices transferred to the Departments of State and Defense. Foreign Scholarships, Board of Renamed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board by act of Feb. 16, 1990 (104 Stat. 49). Forest Reservation Commission, National Established by act of Mar. 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 962). Terminated by act of Oct. 22, 1976 (90 Stat. 2961), and functions transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture. Forests, Director of Established by Administrative Order 1283 of May 18, 1938. Made part of Office of Land Utilization, Department of the Interior, by Administrative Order 1466 of Apr. 15, 1940. Freedmen’s Hospital Established by act of Mar. 3, 1871 (16 Stat. 506; T. 32 of D.C. Code). Transferred from the Department of the Interior to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Fuel Yards Established by act of July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. 672). Transferred from Bureau of Mines, Department of Commerce, to Procurement Division, Department of the Treasury, by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, effective Mar. 2, 1934. Fuels Coordinator for War, Office of Solid See Fuels Administration for War, Solid Fuels Corporation, U.S. Synthetic Established by act of June 30, 1980 (94 Stat. 636). Terminated Apr. 18, 1986, by act of Dec. 19, 1985 (99 Stat. 1249), and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. Fund-Raising Within the Federal Service, President’s Committee on Established by EO 10728 of Sept. 6, 1957. Abolished by EO 10927 of Mar. 18, 1961, and functions transferred to U.S. Civil Service Commission. G TOP OF PAGE Gallaudet College See Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind General Programs, Office of Renamed Office of Public Programs by the Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, in January 1991. Geographic Board, U.S. Established by EO 27–A of Sept. 4, 1890. Abolished by EO 6680 of Apr. 17, 1935, and duties transferred to U.S. Board on Geographical Names, Department of the Interior, effective June 17, 1934. Board abolished by act of July 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 457), and duties assumed by Board on Geographic Names. Geographical Names, U.S. Board on See Geographic Board, U.S. Geography, Office of Function of standardizing foreign place names placed in the Department of the Interior conjointly with the Board on Geographic Names by act of July 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 456). Functions transferred to the Department of Defense by memorandum of understanding by the Departments of the Interior and Defense and the Bureau of the Budget Mar. 9, 1968. Geological Survey Established in the Department of the Interior by act of Mar. 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 394). Renamed United States Geological Survey by acts of Nov. 13, 1991 (105 Stat. 1000) and May 18, 1992 (106 Stat. 172). Germany, Mixed Claims Commission, U.S. and Established by agreement of Aug. 10, 1922, between U.S. and Germany. Duties extended by agreement of Dec. 31, 1928. Time limit for filing claims expired June 30, 1928. All claims disposed of by Oct. 30, 1939. Terminated June 30, 1941. Global Communications, Office of Established within the White House Office by EO 13283 of Jan. 21, 2003. Abolished by EO 13385 of Sept. 29, 2005 Global Health Affairs, Office of Renamed Office o f Global Affairs by Secretary of Health and Human Services notice of June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36539). Goethals Memorial Commission Established by act of Aug. 4, 1935 (49 Stat. 743). Placed under jurisdiction of Department of War by EO 8191 of July 5, 1939. Government. See other part of title Grain Futures Administration Established in the Department of Agriculture under provisions of act of Sept. 21, 1922 (42 Stat. 998). Superseded by Commodity Exchange Administration by order of Secretary, effective July 1, 1936. Consolidated with other agencies into Commodity Exchange Branch, Agricultural Marketing Administration, by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Functions transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by EO 9577 of June 29, 1945. Transfer made permanent by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Functions transferred to Commodity Exchange Authority by Secretary’s Memorandum 1185 of Jan. 21, 1947. Functions transferred to Commodity Futures Trading Commission by act of Oct. 23, 1974 (88 Stat. 1414). Grain Inspection Service, Federal Established in the Department of Agriculture by act of Oct. 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2868). Abolished by Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994, and program authority and functions transferred to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. Grain Stabilization Corporation Organized as Delaware corporation to operate in connection with Federal Farm Board pursuant to act of June 15, 1929 (46 Stat. 11). Terminated by filing of certificate of dissolution with Corporation Commission of State of Delaware Dec. 14, 1935. Grant Administration, Office of Transferred from the Office of the General Council to the Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency by administrative order of Apr. 25, 2007. Grants and Program Systems, Office of Abolished and functions transferred to Cooperative State Research Service, Department of Agriculture, by Secretarial Memorandum 1020–26 of July 1, 1986. Grazing Service Consolidated with General Land Office into Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Great Lakes Basin Commission Established by EO 11345 of Apr. 20, 1967. Terminated by EO 12319 of Sept. 9, 1981. Great Lakes Pilotage Administration Established in the Department of Commerce to administer act of June 30, 1960 (74 Stat. 259). Administration of act transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Greening the Government through Waste Prevention and Recycling, Steering Committee Established by EO 13101 of Sept. 14, 1998. Abolished by EO 13423 of Jan. 24, 2007. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Task Force Established by EO 13554 of Oct. 5, 2010. Terminated by EO 13626 of Sept. 10, 2012. H TOP OF PAGE Handicapped, National Center on Education Media and Materials for the Established by agreement between the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and Ohio State University, pursuant to acts of Aug. 20, 1969 (83 Stat. 102) and Apr. 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 187). Authorization deleted by act of Nov. 29, 1975 (89 Stat. 795), and the Secretary was authorized to enter into agreements with non-Federal organizations to establish and operate centers for handicapped. Handicapped, National Council on the Established in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by act of Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2977). Transferred to the Department of Education by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 677). Reorganized as independent agency by act of Feb. 22, 1984 (98 Stat. 26). Handicapped Employees, Interagency Committee on Alternately renamed Interagency Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities by EO 12704 of Feb. 26, 1990. Handicapped Individuals, White House Conference on Established by act of Dec. 7, 1974 (88 Stat. 1617). Terminated Dec. 30, 1977, pursuant to terms of act. Handicapped Research, National Institute of Renamed National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research by act of Oct. 21, 1986 (100 Stat. 1820). Health, Cost of Living Council Committee on Established by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Abolished by EO 11788 of June 18, 1974. Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of Established by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective Apr. 11, 1953. Renamed Department of Health and Human Services by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). Health, Welfare, and Related Defense Activities, Office of the Coordinator of Federal Security Administrator designated as Coordinator of health, welfare, and related fields of activity affecting national defense, including aspects of education under Federal Security Agency, by Council of National Defense, with approval of President, Nov. 28, 1940. Office of Coordinator superseded by Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services, established in Office for Emergency Services by EO 8890 of Sept. 3, 1941. Health Care Technology, National Council on Established by act of July 1, 1944, as amended (92 Stat. 3447). Renamed Council on Health Care Technology by act of Oct. 30, 1984 (98 Stat. 2820). Name lowercased by act of Oct. 7, 1985 (99 Stat. 493). Terminated by act of Dec. 19, 1989 (103 Stat. 2205). Health Facilities, Financing, Compliance, and Conversion, Bureau of Renamed Bureau of Health Facilities by Department of Health and Human Services Secretarial order of Mar. 12, 1980 (45 FR 17207). Health Industry Advisory Committee Established by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Abolished by EO 11781 of May 1, 1974. Health Manpower, Bureau of Renamed Bureau of Health Professions by Department of Health and Human Services Secretarial order of Mar. 12, 1980 (45 FR 17207). Health and Medical Committee Established by Council of National Defense order of Sept. 19, 1940. Transferred to Federal Security Agency by Council order approved by President Nov. 28, 1940. Reestablished in Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services, Office for Emergency Management, by EO 8890 of Sept. 3, 1941. Committee transferred to Federal Security Agency by EO 9338 of Apr. 29, 1943. Health Reform, White House Office of Established by EO 13507 of April 8, 2009. Revoked by EO 13569 of April 5, 2011. Health Resources Administration Established in Public Health Service. Abolished by Department of Health and Human Services Secretarial reorganization of Aug. 20, 1982 (47 FR 38409), and functions transferred to Health Resources and Services Administration. Health Service, Public Originated by act of July 16, 1798 (1 Stat. 605). Transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Health Services Administration Established in Public Health Service. Abolished by Department of Health and Human Services Secretarial reorganization of Aug. 20, 1982 (47 FR 38409), and functions transferred to Health Resources and Services Administration. Health Services Industry, Committee on the Established by EO 11627 of Oct. 15, 1971. Abolished by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Health Services and Mental Health Administration Established in Public Health Service Apr. 1, 1968. Abolished by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization order and functions transferred to Centers for Disease Control, Health Resources Administration, and Health Services Administration, effective July 1, 1973. Health Services Research, National Center for Established by act of July 23, 1974 (88 Stat. 363). Transferred from Health Resources Administration to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization, effective Dec. 2, 1977. Renamed National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment by Secretary’s order, pursuant to act of Oct. 30, 1984 (98 Stat. 2817). Terminated by act of Dec. 19, 1989 (103 Stat. 2205). Health Statistics, National Center for Established by act of July 23, 1974 (88 Stat. 363). Transferred from Health Resources Administration to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization, effective Dec. 2, 1977. Transferred to Centers for Disease Control by Secretary’s notice of Apr. 2, 1987 (52 FR 13318). Health and Welfare Activities, Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Appointed by President Aug. 15, 1935, and reestablished by EO 7481 of Oct. 27, 1936. Terminated in 1939. Health and Welfare Aspects of Evacuation of Civilians, Joint Committee on Established August 1941 as joint committee of Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services and Office of Civilian Defense. Reorganized in June 1942 and renamed Joint Committee on Evacuation. Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services abolished by EO 9388 of Apr. 29, 1943, and functions transferred to Federal Security Agency. Committee terminated. Heart and Lung Institute, National Renamed National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute by act of Apr. 22, 1976 (90 Stat. 402). Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Established by the Secretary of the Interior Jan. 25, 1978. Abolished by Secretarial Order 3060 of Feb. 19, 1981, and functions transferred to National Park Service. Hemispheric Defense Studies, Center for Established by Department of Defense Directive 3200.12 of Sept. 3, 1997. Abolished by act of Oct. 17, 2006 (120 Stat. 2353). Highway Safety Agency, National Established in the Department of Commerce by act of Sept. 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 731). Functions transferred to the Department of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Functions transferred to National Highway Safety Bureau by EO 11357 of June 6, 1967. Bureau renamed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by act of Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1739). Highway Safety Bureau, National See Highway Safety Agency, National Home Economics, Bureau of Human Nutrition and See Home Economics, Office of Home Economics, Office of Renamed Bureau of Home Economics by Secretary’s Memorandum 436, effective July 1, 1923, pursuant to act of Feb. 26, 1923 (42 Stat. 1289). Redesignated Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics February 1943 in accordance with Research Administration Memorandum 5 issued pursuant to EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, and in conformity with Secretary’s Memorandums 960 and 986. Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Home Loan Bank Administration, Federal See Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Home Loan Bank Board See Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Established by acts of July 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 725), June 13, 1933 (48 Stat. 128), and June 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 1246). Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions transferred to Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3, effective July 27, 1947, and functions transferred to Home Loan Bank Board, Housing and Home Finance Agency. Renamed Federal Home Loan Bank Board and made independent agency by act of Aug. 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 640). Abolished by act of Aug. 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 354, 415), and functions transferred to Office of Thrift Supervision, Resolution Trust Corporation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal Housing Finance Board. (See also Thrift Supervision, Office of). Home Loan Bank System, Federal Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions transferred to Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Transferred to Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947. Home Mortgage Credit Extension Committee, National Voluntary Established by act of Aug. 2, 1954 (68 Stat 638). Terminated Oct. 1, 1965, pursuant to terms of act. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Established by act of June 13, 1933 (48 Stat. 128), under supervision of Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Board of Directors abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947, and functions transferred, for liquidation of assets, to Home Loan Bank Board, Housing and Home Finance Agency. Terminated by order of Secretary of the Home Loan Bank Board, effective Feb. 3, 1954, pursuant to act of June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 121). Homesteads, Division of Subsistence Established by act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 205). Secretary of the Interior authorized to administer section 208 of act by EO 6209 of July 21, 1933. Federal Subsistence Homesteads Corporation created by Secretary’s order of Dec. 2, 1933, and organization incorporated under laws of Delaware. Transferred to Resettlement Administration by EO 7041 of May 15, 1935. Homesteads Corporation, Federal Subsistence See Homesteads, Division of Subsistence Hospitalization, Board of Federal Organized Nov. 1, 1921. Designated as advisory agency to Bureau of the Budget May 7, 1943. Terminated June 30, 1948, by Director’s letter of May 28, 1948. Housing, President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in Established by EO 11063 of Nov. 20, 1962. Inactive as of June 30, 1968. Housing Administration, Federal Established by act of June 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 1246). Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions transferred to Federal Housing Administration, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Transferred to Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3, effective July 27, 1947. Functions transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by act of Sept. 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 667). Housing Administration, Public Established as constituent agency of Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947. Functions transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by act of Sept. 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 667). Housing Agency, National Established by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942, to consolidate housing functions relating to Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Home Loan Bank System, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, U.S. Housing Corporation, Federal Housing Administration, U.S. Housing Authority, Defense Homes Corporation, Division of Defense Housing Coordination, Central Housing Committee, Farm Security Administration with respect to nonfarm housing, Public Buildings Administration, Division of Defense Housing, Mutual Ownership Defense Housing Division, Office of Administrator of Federal Works Agency, and the Departments of War and the Navy with respect to housing located off military installations. Agency dissolved on creation of Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947. Housing Authority, Federal Public Established by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Public housing functions of Federal Works Agency, the Departments of War and the Navy (except housing located on military installations), and Farm Security Administration (nonfarm housing) transferred to Authority, and Defense Homes Corporation administered by the Commissioner of the Authority’. Functions transferred to Public Housing Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency, by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947. Housing Authority, U.S. Established in the Department of the Interior by act of Sept. 1, 1937 (50 Stat. 888). Transferred to Federal Works Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to Federal Public Housing Authority, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Office of Administrator abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947, and functions transferred to Public Housing Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency. Housing Corporation, U.S. Incorporated July 10, 1918, under laws of New York. Transferred from the Department of Labor to the Department of the Treasury by EO 7641 of June 22, 1937. Transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, by EO 8186 of June 29, 1939. Functions transferred for liquidation to Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Terminated Sept. 8, 1952, by the Secretary of the Home Loan Bank Board. Housing Council, National Established in Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947. Terminated by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1965, effective July 27, 1965, and functions transferred to President. Housing Division Established in Public Works Administration by act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195). Functions transferred to U.S. Housing Authority by EO 7732 of Oct. 27, 1937. Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office of Federal Office and positions of Director and Deputy Director established within the Department of Housing and Urban Development by the act of October 28, 1992 (106 Stat. 3944). Abolished by the act of July 30, 2008 (122 Stat. 2794), and functions, personnel, and property transferred to Federal Housing Finance Agency. Housing Expediter, Office of the Established in Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion by Presidential letter of Dec. 12, 1945, to Housing Expediter. Functions of Housing Expediter defined by EO 9686 of Jan. 26, 1946. Housing Expediter confirmed in position of National Housing Administrator Feb. 6, 1946. Office of the Housing Expediter established by act of May 22, 1946 (60 Stat. 208). Functions of Office and National Housing Administrator segregated by EO 9820 of Jan. 11, 1947. Housing functions of Civilian Production Administration transferred to Office by EO 9836 of Mar. 22, 1947, effective Apr. 1, 1947. Rent control functions of Office of Temporary Controls transferred to Office by EO 9841 of Apr. 23, 1947. Office terminated by EO 10276 of July 31, 1951, and functions transferred to Economic Stabilization Agency. Housing Finance Board, Federal Established by the act of August 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 354, 415), and certain functions transferred from Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Abolished by the act of July 30, 2008 (122 Stat. 2797), and functions, personnel, and property transferred to Federal Housing Finance Agency. Housing and Home Finance Agency Established by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947. Terminated by act of Sept. 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 667), and functions transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Howard University Established by act of Mar. 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 438). Functions of the Department of the Interior transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Functions of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transferred to the Department of Education by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 678). Human Development, Office of Established in Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Renamed Office of Human Development Services and component units transferred to or reorganized under new administrations in Office by Secretary’s reorganization order of July 26, 1977. Merged into the Administration for Children and Families by Secretary of Health and Human Services reorganization notice dated Apr. 15, 1991. Human Development Services, Office of See Human Development, Office of Human Embryo Stem Cell Registry Approved by Presidential announcement of Aug. 9, 2001 and established through National Institute of Health’s Departmental Notice NOT-OD-01-058 of Aug. 27, 2001. Renamed Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Registry by EO 13435 of June 20, 2007. Hydrographic Office Jurisdiction transferred from Bureau of Navigation to Chief of Naval Operations by EO 9126 of Apr. 8, 1942, and by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Renamed U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office by act of July 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 154). I TOP OF PAGE Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Established by act of Sept. 23, 1996 (110 Stat. 2677). Renamed National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency by act of Nov. 24, 2003 (117 Stat. 1568). Imagery Office, Central Established as a Department of Defense agency on May 6, 1992. Functions transferred to National Imagery and Mapping Agency by act of Sept. 23, 1996 (110 Stat. 2677). Immigration, Bureau of Established as branch of the Department of the Treasury by act of Mar. 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1085). Transferred to Department of Commerce and Labor by act of Feb. 14, 1903 (34 Stat. 596). Made Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization by act of June 29, 1906 (37 Stat. 736). Made separate division after the Department of Labor created by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736). Consolidated into Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Labor, by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Transferred to the Department of Justice by Reorg. Plan No. V of 1940, effective June 14, 1940. Abolished by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2205) and functions transferred to Homeland Security Department. Immigration, Commissioners of Offices of commissioners of immigration of the several ports created by act of Aug. 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 391). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940, and functions transferred to Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, Department of Labor. Immigration and Naturalization, Bureau of See Immigration, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, District Commissioner of Created by act of Aug. 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 391). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Functions administered by the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, Department of Justice, through district immigration and naturalization directors. Immigration and Naturalization Service See Immigration, Bureau of Import Programs, Office of Established by the Secretary of Commerce Feb. 14, 1971. Functions transferred to Domestic and International Business Administration, effective Nov. 17, 1972. Indian Claims Commission Established by act of Aug. 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049). Terminated by act of Oct. 8, 1976 (90 Stat. 1990), and pending cases transferred to U.S. Court of Claims Sept. 30, 1978. Indian Commissioners, Board of Established by section 2039, Revised Statutes. Abolished by EO 6145 of May 25, 1933. Indian Education Programs, Office of Established within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, by act of June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 343). Renamed Bureau of Indian Education by Departmental Manual Release No. 3721 of Aug. 29, 2006. Indian Medical Facilities Functions transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to be administered by the Surgeon General of Public Health Service, by act of Aug. 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674). Indian Opportunity, National Council on Established by EO 11399 of Mar. 6, 1968. Terminated Nov. 26, 1974, by act of Nov. 26, 1969 (83 Stat. 220). Indian Policy Review Commission, American Established by act of Jan. 2, 1975 (88 Stat. 1910). Terminated June 30, 1977, pursuant to terms of act. Industrial Analysis, Committee of Established by EO 7323 of Mar. 21, 1936. Terminated Feb. 17, 1937. Industrial Cooperation, Coordinator for Established by EO 7193 of Sept. 26, 1935. Continued by EO 7324 of Mar. 30, 1936. Terminated June 30, 1937. Industrial Emergency Committee Established by EO 6770 of June 30, 1934. Consolidated with National Emergency Council by EO 6889–A of Oct. 29, 1934. Industrial Pollution Control Council Staff, National Established by Department of Commerce Organization Order 35–3 of June 17, 1970. Staff abolished by departmental organization order of Sept. 10, 1973. Council inactive. Industrial Recovery Board, National Established by EO 6859 of Sept. 27, 1934. Terminated by EO 7075 of June 15, 1935. Industrial Recovery Board, Special Established by EO 6173 of June 16, 1933. Functions absorbed by National Emergency Council under terms of EO 6513 of Dec. 18, 1933. Industrial Relations, Office of Activated in the Department of the Navy Sept. 14, 1945. Superseded June 22, 1966, by creation of Office of Civilian Manpower Management. Industry and Trade Administration See Business and Defense Services Administration Information, Committee for Reciprocity Established by EO 6750 of June 27, 1934; reestablished by EO 10004 of Oct. 5, 1948, which revoked EO 6750. Superseded by EO 10082 of Oct. 5, 1949; abolished by EO 11075 of Jan. 15, 1963, which revoked EO 10082. Information, Coordinator of Established by Presidential order of July 11, 1941. Functions exclusive of foreign information activities transferred by military order of June 13, 1942, to jurisdiction of Joint Chiefs of Staff, War Department, as Office of Strategic Services. Foreign information functions transferred to Office of War Information by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Information, Division of Established pursuant to Presidential letter of Feb. 28, 1941, to Liaison Officer, Office of Emergency Management. Abolished by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Functions relating to public information on war effort transferred and consolidated with Office of War Information, and publication services relating to specific agencies of OEM transferred to those agencies. Information, Office of Coordinator of Transferred, exclusive of foreign information activities, to Office of War Information by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Designated Office of Strategic Services and transferred to jurisdiction of Joint Chiefs of Staff by military order of June 13, 1942. Terminated by EO 9621 of Sept. 20, 1945, and functions distributed to the Departments of State and War. Information Administration, International Transferred from the Department of State to the U.S. Information Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 8 of 1953, effective Aug. 1, 1953. Information Agency, U.S. Established by Reorg. Plan No. 8 of 1953, effective Aug. 1, 1953. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977, effective Apr. 1, 1978; replaced by and functions transferred to International Communication Agency. Redesignated U.S. Information Agency by act of Aug. 24, 1982 (96 Stat. 291). Abolished by act of Oct. 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–761), and functions transferred to the Department of State, effective Oct. 1, 1999. Information and Public Affairs, Office of Merged with Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to form Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs by Order 1–85 of June 5, 1985 of the Secretary of Labor. Information Resources Management, Office of See Telecommunications Service, Automated Data Information Resources Management Service Established in the General Services Administration. Renamed Information Technology Service in 1995. Information Security Committee, Interagency Established by EO 12065 of June 28, 1978. Abolished by EO 12356 of Apr. 2, 1982. Information Security Oversight Office Established in General Services Administration by EO 12065 of June 28, 1978. EO 12065 revoked by EO 12356 of Apr. 2, 1982, which provided for continuation of Office. Information Service, Government See Information Service, U.S. Information Service, Interim International Established in the Department of State by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945. Abolished Dec. 31, 1945, pursuant to terms of order. Information Service, U.S. Established in March 1934 as division of National Emergency Council. Transferred to Office of Government Reports by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Consolidated, along with other functions of Office, into Division of Public Inquiries, Bureau of Special Services, Office of War Information, by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Bureau of Special Services renamed Government Information Service and transferred to Bureau of the Budget by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945. Service transferred to Office of Government Reports by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946. Information Systems Council Established by EO 13356 of Aug. 27, 2004. Abolished by EO 13388 of Oct. 25, 2005 (70 FR 62025). Information Technology Service Established in General Services Administration. Abolished by General Services Administrative Order No. 5440.492, Aug. 21, 1996, and functions transferred to Federal Telecommunications Service. Insane, Government Hospital for the Established by act of Mar. 3, 1855 (10 Stat. 682). Renamed Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital by act of July 1, 1916 (39 Stat. 309). Transferred from the Department of the Interior to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, effective Apr. 11, 1953. Functions redelegated to National Institute of Mental Health by Secretary’s reorganization order of Aug. 9, 1967. Property and administration transferred to District of Columbia Government by act of Nov. 8, 1984 (98 Stat. 3369). Installations, Director of Established in the Department of Defense by act of July 14, 1952 (66 Stat. 625). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1953, effective June 30, 1953, and functions transferred to the Secretary of Defense. Insular Affairs, Bureau of Transferred from Department of War to Division of Territories and Island Possessions, the Department of the Interior, by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Insurance Administrator, Federal Established by act of Aug. 1, 1968 (82 Stat. 567). Functions transferred to Federal Emergency Management Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1978, effective Apr. 1, 1979. Integrity and Efficiency, President’s Council on Established by EO 12301 of Mar. 26, 1981 (46 FR 19211). Abolished and reestablished by EO 12625 of Jan 27, 1988 (53 FR 2812). Abolished and reestablished by EO 12805 of May 11, 1992 (57 FR 20627). Intelligence, Office of Established within the Department of Energy by Public Law 106–65 of Oct. 5, 1999 (113 Stat. 955). Merged with Office of Counterintelligence to form Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence by memorandum of March 9, 2006 of the Secretary of Energy. Intelligence Activities, President’s Board of Consultants on Foreign Established by EO 10656 of Feb. 6, 1956. EO 10656 revoked by EO 10938 of May 4, 1961, and Board terminated. Functions transferred to President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. Intelligence Advisory Board, President’s Foreign Established by EO 11460 of Mar. 20, 1969. Abolished by EO 11984 of May 4, 1977. Reestablished by EO 12331 of Oct. 20, 1981. Intelligence Authority, National Established by Presidential directive of Jan. 22, 1946. Terminated on creation of Central Intelligence Agency under National Security Council by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 497). Intelligence Group, Central Terminated on creation of Central Intelligence Agency by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 497). Intelligence Policy and Review, Office of Transferred from the Criminal Division to the National Security Division by act of Mar. 9, 2006 (120 Stat. 249). Inter-American Affairs, Institute of See American Republics, Office for Coordination of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the Inter-American Affairs, Office of See American Republics, Office for Coordination of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the Inter-American Affairs, Office of the Coordinator of See American Republics, Office for Coordination of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the Interagency. See other part of title Interdepartmental. See also other part of title Interdepartmental Advisory Council Established January 1941 to advise Coordinator of Health, Welfare, and Related Defense Activities. Terminated on creation of Office of Defense Health and Welfare Service Sept. 3, 1941. Interest and Dividends, Committee on Established by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Abolished by EO 11781 of May 1, 1974. Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Merged with Office of Information and Public Affairs to form Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs by Order 1–85 of June 5, 1985 of the Secretary of Labor. Renamed Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs by Secretary of Health and Human Services notice of July 19, 2011 (76 FR 42710). Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, Office of Abolished by decision of March 21, 2005 of the Secretary of Education under authority of section 413 of the Department of Education Organization Act. Intergovernmental and Public Liaison, Office of Transferred to the Office of Legislative Affairs by the Attorney General on August 24, 2011. Intergovernmental Relations, Advisory Commission on Established by act of Sept. 24, 1959 (73 Stat. 703). Terminated pursuant to act of Nov. 19, 1995 (109 Stat. 480). Continued in existence by act of Oct. 19, 1996 (110 Stat. 4004). Intergovernmental Relations, Commission on Established by act of July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 145). Final report submitted to Congress by June 30, 1955, pursuant to act of Feb. 7, 1955 (69 Stat. 7). Intergovernmental Relations, Office of Established by EO 11455 of Feb. 14, 1969. Functions transferred to Domestic Council by EO 11690 of Dec. 14, 1972. Interim Compliance Panel Established by Dec. 30, 1969 (83 Stat. 774). Terminated June 30, 1976, pursuant to terms of act. Internal Revenue Service Functions relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives transferred to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms by Department of Treasury order of July 1, 1972. Internal Security Division Established July 9, 1945, by transfer of functions from Criminal Division. Abolished Mar. 22, 1973, and functions transferred to Criminal Division, Department of Justice. International See also other part of title International Activities, Office of Renamed Office of Service and Protocol by Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution internal directive of Jan. 11, 1985. International Development, Agency for Transferred from the Department of State to U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1979, effective Oct. 1, 1979. Continued as agency within IDCA by IDCA Delegation of Authority No. 1 of Oct. 1, 1979. By act of Oct. 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–790), became independent agency. International Development Cooperation Agency, U.S. Established by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1979, effective Oct. 1, 1979. Abolished by act of Oct. 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–790) and functions transferred to the Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Interstate Commerce Commission Created by act of Feb. 4, 1887 (24 Stat. 379). Certain functions as cited in act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931) transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. Functions relating to railroad and pipeline safety transferred to Federal Railroad Administrator and motor carrier safety to Federal Highway Administrator by act. Abolished by act of Dec. 29, 1995 (109 Stat. 932) and many functions transferred to the newly created Surface Transportation Board within the Department of Transportation. Investigation, Bureau of Established by act of May 22, 1908 (35 Stat. 235). Functions consolidated with investigative functions of Bureau of Prohibition, Division of Investigation, Department of Justice, by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, effective Mar. 2, 1934. Investigation, Division of Designated as Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice by act of Mar. 22, 1935 (49 Stat. 77). Investigation and Research, Board of Established by act of Sept. 18, 1940 (54 Stat. 952). Extended to Sept. 18, 1944, by Proc. 2559 of June 26, 1942. Investigations, Division of Established by administrative order of Apr. 27, 1933. Abolished Jan. 17, 1942, by administrative order and functions transferred to Branch of Field Examination, General Land Office, Department of the Interior. Investments, Office of Foreign Direct Established in the Department of Commerce Jan. 2, 1968, by Departmental Organization Order 25–3 to carry out provisions of EO 11387 of Jan. 1, 1968. Controls on foreign investments terminated Jan. 29, 1974. Iraq Reconstruction, Office of the Inspector General for Established by act of Nov. 6, 2003 (117 Stat. 1234). Abolished by act of Oct. 17, 2006 (120 Stat. 2397). Iraq Transition Assistance Office Established by EO 13431 of May 8, 2007 (72 FR 26709). Personnel and administration transferred to Iraq Strategic Partnership Office by EO 13541 of May 7, 2010 (75 FR 26879). J TOP OF PAGE Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission Established by act of Aug. 13, 1953 (67 Stat. 576). Terminated upon submission of final report to Congress Mar. 1, 1958. Job Corps, Office of Transferred from the Employment and Training Administration to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor by act of Dec. 30, 2005 (119 Stat. 2842). Transferred from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor to the Employment and Training Administration by act of Dec. 16, 2009 (123 Stat. 3238). Joint. See also other part of title Joint Resolutions of Congress See State, Department of Judicial Procedure, Commission on International Rules of Established by act of Sept. 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1743). Terminated Dec. 31, 1966, by act of Aug. 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 700). Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, Office of Established in the Department of Justice by act of Dec. 27, 1979 (93 Stat. 1201). Abolished by act of Oct. 12, 1984 (98 Stat. 2091). K TOP OF PAGE Kennedy, Commission To Report Upon the Assassination of President John F. Established by EO 11130 of Nov. 29, 1963. Report submitted Sept. 24, 1964, and Commission discharged by Presidential letter of same date. L TOP OF PAGE Labor, President’s Committee on Migratory Appointed by Presidential letter of Aug. 26, 1954. Formally established by EO 10894 of Nov. 15, 1960. Terminated Jan. 6, 1964, by the Secretary of Labor in letter to members, with approval of President. Labor and Commerce, Department of Established by act of Feb. 14, 1903 (32 Stat. 825). Reorganized into separate Departments of Labor and Commerce by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736). Labor Department, Solicitor for Transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Labor by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Labor-Management Advisory Committee Established by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Abolished by EO 11788 of June 18, 1974. Labor-Management Policy, President’s Advisory Committee on Established by EO 10918 of Feb. 16, 1961. Abolished by EO 11710 of Apr. 4, 1973. Labor-Management Relations Services, Office of Established by Order 3–84 of May 3, 1984 of the Secretary of Labor. Renamed Bureau of LaborManagement Relations and Cooperative Programs by Secretarial Order 7–84 of Sept. 20, 1984 (49 FR 38374). Labor-Management Services Administration Office of Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs transferred from Administration and constituted as separate unit by Order 1–84 of Jan. 20, 1984 of the Secretary of Labor (49 FR 4269). Remaining labormanagement relations functions reassigned by Secretarial Order 3–84 of May 3, 1984. Labor Organization, International Established in 1919 by Treaty of Versailles with U.S. joining in 1934. U.S. membership terminated Nov. 1, 1977, at President’s direction. The U.S. rejoined the organization in February 1980. Labor Relations Council, Federal Established by EO 11491 of Oct. 29, 1969. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, effective Jan. 1, 1979, and functions transferred to Federal Labor Relations Authority. Labor Standards, Apprenticeship Section, Division of Transferred to Federal Security Agency by EO 9139 of Apr. 18, 1942, functioning as Apprentice Training Service. Transferred to War Manpower Commission by EO 9247 of Sept. 17, 1942, functioning in Bureau of Training. Returned to the Department of Labor by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945. Labor Standards, Bureau of Established by Labor departmental order in 1934. Functions absorbed by Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May 1971. Land Bank Commissioner See Farm Loan Board, Federal Land Law Review Commission, Public Established by act of Sept. 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 982). Terminated Dec. 31, 1970, pursuant to terms of act. Land Office, General Consolidated with Grazing Service into Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Land Office, Office of Recorder of the General Created in the Department of the Interior by act of July 4, 1836 (5 Stat. 111). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940, and functions transferred to General Land Office. Land Policy Section Established in 1934 as part of Program Planning Division, Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Personnel taken over by Resettlement Administration in 1935. Land Problems, Committee on National Established by EO 6693 of Apr. 28, 1934. Abolished by EO 6777 of June 30, 1934. Land Program, Director of Basis of program found in act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200). Special Board of Public Works established by EO 6174 of June 16, 1933. Land Program established by Board by resolution passed Dec. 28, 1933, and amended July 18, 1934. Federal Emergency Relief Administration designated to administer program Feb. 28, 1934. Land Program transferred to Resettlement Administration by EO 7028 of Apr. 30, 1935. Functions of Administration transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by EO 7530 of Dec. 31, 1936. Land conservation and land-utilization programs administered by Administration transferred to Bureau of Agricultural Economics by Secretary’s Memorandum 733. Administration of land programs placed under Soil Conservation Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 785 of Oct. 6, 1938. Land Use Coordination, Office of Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 725 of July 12, 1937. Abolished Jan. 1, 1944, by General Departmental Circular 21 and functions administered by Land Use Coordinator. Land Use and Water Planning, Office of Established in the Department of the Interior by Secretarial Order No. 2953 of May 7, 1973. Abolished by Secretarial Order No. 2988 of Mar. 11, 1976. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Established by act of June 19, 1968 (82 Stat. 197). Operations closed out by the Department of Justice due to lack of appropriations and remaining functions transferred to Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics. Law Enforcement Training Center, Federal See Law Enforcement Training Center, Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Consolidated Federal Established by Treasury Order No. 217, Mar. 2, 1970. Renamed Federal Law Enforcement Training Center by Amendment No. 1 to Treasury Order No. 217 on Aug. 14, 1975. Transferred to Department of Homeland Security by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2178). Legislative Affairs, Office of Renamed Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs Feb. 24, 1984, by Attorney General’s Order 1054–84 (49 FR 10177). Lend-Lease Administration, Office of Established by EO 8926 of Oct. 28, 1941, to replace Division of Defense Aid Reports. Consolidated with Foreign Economic Administration by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Lewis and Clark Trail Commission Established by act of Oct. 6, 1964 (78 Stat. 1005). Terminated October 1969 by terms of act. Libraries and Information Science, National Commission on Established by act of July 20, 1970 (84 Stat. 440). As per close out activities, the Commission was abolished by act of Dec. 26, 2007 (121 Stat. 2204), and functions transferred to the Institute of Museum and Library Services pursuant to instructions set forth in House Report 110–231 and Senate Report 110– 107. Library of Congress Police Established by act of Aug. 4, 1950 (64 Stat. 411). Personnel transferred to United States Capitol Police by acts of Dec. 26, 2007 (121 Stat. 2228) and Jan. 7, 2008 (121 Stat. 2546). Lighthouses, Bureau of Established in the Department of Commerce by act of Aug. 7, 1789 (1 Stat. 53). Consolidated with U.S. Coast Guard by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission Established by joint resolution of Sept. 2, 1957 (71 Stat. 587). Terminated Mar. 1, 1960, pursuant to terms of joint resolution. Liquidation, Director of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9674 of Jan. 4, 1946. Terminated by EO 9744 of June 27, 1946. Liquidation Advisory Committee Established by EO 9674 of Jan. 4, 1946. Terminated by EO 9744 of June 27, 1946. Literacy, National Institute for Established by act of July 25, 1991 (105 Stat. 333). Abolished by act of Dec. 16, 2009 (123 Stat. 3267). Loan Agency, Federal Established by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, by consolidating Reconstruction Finance Corporation— including subordinate units of RFC Mortgage Company, Disaster Loan Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association, Defense Plant Corporation, Defense Homes Corporation, Defense Supplies Corporation, Rubber Reserve Company, Metals Reserve Company, and War Insurance Corporation (later known as War Damage Corporation)—with Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Federal Housing Administration, Electric Home and Farm Authority, and Export-Import Bank of Washington. Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, Federal Housing Administration, and Defense Homes Corporation transferred to National Housing Agency by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its units (except Defense Homes Corporation), Electric Home and Farm Authority, and Export-Import Bank of Washington transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. RFC and units returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Agency abolished by act of June 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 202), and all property and records transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Loan Fund, Development Established in International Cooperation Administration by act of Aug. 14, 1957 (71 Stat. 355). Created as independent corporate agency by act of June 30, 1958 (72 Stat. 261). Abolished by act of Sept. 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 445), and functions redelegated to Agency for International Development. Loan Policy Board Established by act of July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 385). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1965, effective July 27, 1965, and functions transferred to Small Business Administration. Longshoremen’s Labor Board, National Established in the Department of Labor by EO 6748 of June 26, 1934. Terminated by Proc. 2120 of Mar. 11, 1935. Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board Established by act of Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1701). Terminated by act of Mar. 14, 1980 (94 Stat. 98). Lowell Historic Canal District Commission Established by act of Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2330). Expired January 1977 pursuant to terms of act. Loyalty Review Board Established Nov. 10, 1947, by U.S. Civil Service Commission, pursuant to EO 9835 of Mar. 21, 1947. Abolished by EO 10450 of Apr. 27, 1953. M TOP OF PAGE Management, Budget and Evaluation, Office of Established within the Department of Energy pursuant to the Conference Report No. 107–258 on H.R. 2311, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002. Abolished by memorandum of July 28, 2005 of the Secretary of Energy, and various functions transferred within the Department of Energy to the Office of Management, Office of Chief Financial Officer, and Office of Human Capital Management. Management Improvement, Advisory Committee on Established by EO 10072 of July 29, 1949. Abolished by EO 10917 of Feb. 10, 1961, and functions transferred to Bureau of the Budget. Management Improvement, President’s Advisory Council on Established by EO 11509 of Feb. 11, 1970. Inactive as of June 30, 1973. Manpower, President’s Committee on Established by EO 11152 of Apr. 15, 1964. Terminated by EO 11515 of Mar. 13, 1970. Manpower Administration Renamed Employment and Training Administration by Order 14–75 of Nov. 12, 1975 of the Secretary of Labor. Manpower Management, Office of Civilian Renamed Office of Civilian Personnel by Notice 5430 of Oct. 1, 1976 of the Secretary of the Navy. Marine Affairs, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Interior Apr. 30, 1970, to replace Office of Marine Resources, created by Secretary Oct. 22, 1968. Abolished by Secretary Dec. 4, 1970. Marine Corps Memorial Commission, U.S. Established by act of Aug. 24, 1947 (61 Stat. 724). Terminated by act of Mar. 14, 1980 (94 Stat. 98). Marine Debris Coordinating Committee Renamed Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee by act of Dec. 22, 2006 (120 Stat. 3337). Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of See Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, Bureau of Marine Resources and Engineering Development, National Council on Established in Executive Office of the President by act of June 17, 1966 (80 Stat. 203). Terminated Apr. 30, 1971, due to lack of funding. Maritime Administration Established in the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. 21 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Transferred to the Department of Transportation by act of Aug. 6, 1981 (95 Stat. 151). Maritime Advisory Committee Established by EO 11156 of June 17, 1964. Terminated by EO 11427 of Sept. 4, 1968. Maritime Board, Federal See Maritime Commission, U.S. Maritime Commission, U.S. Established by act of June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985), as successor agency to U.S. Shipping Board and U.S. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation. Training functions transferred to Commandant of Coast Guard by EO 9083 of Feb. 27, 1942. Functions further transferred to War Shipping Administration by EO 9198 of July 11, 1942. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 21 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950, which established Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration as successor agencies. Board abolished, regulatory functions transferred to Federal Maritime Commission, and functions relating to subsidization of merchant marine transferred to the Secretary of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1961, effective Aug. 12, 1961. Maritime Labor Board Authorized by act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 968). Mediatory duties abolished by act of June 23, 1941 (55 Stat. 259); title expired June 22, 1942. Marketing Administration, Surplus Established by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940, consolidating functions vested in Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation and Division of Marketing and Marketing Agreements, Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Consolidated with other agencies into Agricultural Marketing Administration by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Marketing and Marketing Agreements, Division of Established in the Department of Agriculture by act of June 3, 1937 (50 Stat. 246). Consolidated with Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation into Surplus Marketing Administration by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Mediation, U.S. Board of Established by act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 577). Abolished by act of June 21, 1934 (48 Stat. 1193), and superseded by National Mediation Board, July 21, 1934. Medical Information Systems Program Office, Tri-Service Renamed Defense Medical Systems Support Center by memorandum of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) May 3, 1985. Medical Services Administration Established by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Transferred from Social and Rehabilitation Service to Health Care Financing Administration by Secretary’s reorganization of Mar. 8, 1977 (42 FR 13262). Medicine and Surgery, Department of Established in the Veterans Administration by act of Sept. 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1243). Renamed Veterans Health Services and Research Administration in the Department of Veterans Affairs by act of Oct. 25, 1988 (102 Stat. 2640). Renamed Veterans Health Administration by act of May 7, 1991 (105 Stat. 187). Memorial Commission, National Established by Public Resolution 107 of Mar. 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1699). Terminated by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and functions transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, Department of the Interior. Mental Health, National Institute of Established by act of July 3, 1946 (60 Stat. 425). Made entity within the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration by act of May 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 135). Functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). (See also act of Oct. 27, 1986; 100 Stat. 3207–106.) Abolished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 331). Reestablished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 364). Metals Reserve Company Established June 28, 1940, by act of Jan. 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5). Transferred from Federal Loan Agency to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Dissolved by act of June 30, 1945 (59 Stat. 310), and functions transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Metric Board, U.S. Established by act of Dec. 23, 1975 (89 Stat. 1007). Terminated Oct. 1, 1982, due to lack of funding. Mexican-American Affairs, Interagency Committee on Established by Presidential memorandum of June 9, 1967. Renamed Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People by act of Dec. 30, 1969 (83 Stat. 838). Terminated Dec. 30, 1974, pursuant to terms of act. Mexican Claims Commission, American Established by act of Dec. 18, 1942 (56 Stat. 1058). Terminated Apr. 4, 1947, by act of Apr. 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 59). Mexican Claims Commission, Special Established by act of Apr. 10, 1935 (49 Stat. 149). Terminated by EO 7909 of June 15, 1938. Mexico Commission for Border Development and Friendship, U.S. Established through exchange of notes of Nov. 30 and Dec. 3, 1966, between U.S. and Mexico. Terminated Nov. 5, 1969. Micronesian Claims Commission Established by act of July 1, 1971 (85 Stat. 92). Terminated Aug. 3, 1976, pursuant to terms of act. Migration, Intergovernmental Committee for European Renamed Intergovernmental Committee for Migration by Resolution 624, passed by Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration Council, effective Nov. 11, 1980. Migration, International Committee for Created in 1951. Renamed International Organization for Migration pursuant to article 29, paragraph 2, of the ICM constitution, effective Nov. 14, 1989. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Chairmanship transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Military Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel, Response Systems to Established by act of Jan. 2, 2013 (126 Stat. 1758). Terminated on Jan. 1, 2015 under provisions of act. Military Air Transport Service aviation Renamed Military Airlift Command in U.S. Air Force by HQ MATS/ MAC Special Order G–164 of Jan. 1, 1966. Military Airlift Command Inactivate June 1, 1992. Military Appeals, United States Court of Established under Article I of the Constitution of the United States pursuant to act of May 5, 1950, as amended. Renamed United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces by act of Oct. 5, 1994 (108 Stat. 2831). Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Established by act of Jan. 2, 2013 (126 Stat. 1788). Terminated on Dec. 2, 2015 pursuant to sec. 1095(a)(6), by act of Dec. 26, 2013 (127 Stat. 880). Military Establishment, National Established as executive department of the Government by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 495). Designated Department of Defense by act of Aug. 10, 1949 (63 Stat. 579). Military Intelligence College, Joint Established by DoD Directive 3305.1 of January 14, 1998. Renamed National Defense Intelligence College by DOD Instruction 3305.01 of Dec. 22, 2006. See also Defense Intelligence College. Military Purchases, Interdepartmental Committee for Coordination of Foreign and Domestic Informal liaison committee created on Presidential notification of Dec. 6, 1939, to the Secretaries of the Treasury and War and the Acting Secretary of the Navy. Committee dissolved in accordance with Presidential letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Apr. 14, 1941, following approval of act of Mar. 11, 1941 (55 Stat. 31). Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board Established by directive of the Secretary of Defense July 19, 1948. Abolished by Secretary’s letter of Jan. 18, 1952, which transferred functions to Renegotiation Board. Military Sea Transportation Service Renamed Military Sealift Command in U.S. Navy by COMSC notice of Aug. 1, 1970. Militia Bureau Established in 1908 as Division of Militia Affairs, Office of the Secretary of War. Superseded in 1933 by National Guard Bureau. Mine Health and Safety Academy, National Transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Labor by act of July 25, 1979 (93 Stat. 111). Minerals Exploration, Office of Established by act of Aug. 21, 1958 (72 Stat. 700). Functions transferred to Geological Survey by Order 2886 of Feb. 26, 1965 of the Secretary of the Interior. Minerals Management Service Established on Jan. 19, 1982 by Secretarial order. Renamed as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement on June 18, 2010 by Secretarial order 3302. Reorganized into the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement by Secretarial order 3299 of May 19, 2010. Minerals Mobilization, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to act of Sept. 8, 1950 (64 Stat. 798) and EO 10574 of Nov. 5, 1954, and by order of Office of Defense Mobilization. Succeeded by Office of Minerals and Solid Fuels Nov. 2, 1962. Office of Minerals Policy Development combined with Office of Research and Development in the Department of the Interior May 21, 1976, under authority of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, to form Office of Minerals Policy and Research Analysis. Abolished Sept. 30, 1981, by Secretarial Order 3070 and functions transferred to Bureau of Mines. Minerals Policy and Research Analysis, Office of See Minerals Mobilization, Office of Minerals and Solid Fuels, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Interior Oct. 26, 1962. Abolished and functions assigned to Deputy Assistant Secretary—Minerals and Energy Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Mineral Resources, effective Oct. 22, 1971. Mines, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Interior by act of May 16, 1910 (36 Stat. 369). Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 4239 of June 4, 1925. Transferred to the Department of the Interior by EO 6611 of Feb. 22, 1934. Renamed United States Bureau of Mines by act of May 18, 1992 (106 Stat. 172). Terminated pursuant to act of Jan. 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 32). Certain functions transferred to Secretary of Energy by act of Apr. 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321–167). Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration Established by Order 2953 of May 7, 1973 of the Secretary of the Interior. Terminated by departmental directive Mar. 9, 1978, and functions transferred to Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, established by act of Nov. 9, 1977 (91 Stat. 1319). Minority Business Enterprise, Office of Renamed Minority Business Development Agency by Commerce Secretarial Order DOO–254A of Nov. 1, 1979. Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Center on Established by act of act of Nov. 22, 2000 (114 Stat. 2501). Renamed National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities by act of Mar. 23, 2010 (124 Stat. 973). Mint, Bureau of the Renamed U.S. Mint by Treasury Secretarial order of Jan. 9, 1984 (49 FR 5020). Missile Sites Labor Commission Established by EO 10946 of May 26, 1961. Abolished by EO 11374 of Oct. 11, 1967, and functions transferred to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Missouri Basin Survey Commission Established by EO 10318 of Jan. 3, 1952. Final report of Commission submitted to President Jan. 12, 1953, pursuant to EO 10329 of Feb. 25, 1952. Missouri River Basin Commission Established by EO 11658 of Mar. 22, 1972. Terminated by EO 12319 of Sept. 9, 1981. Mobilization, Office of Civil and Defense See Mobilization, Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization, Office of Defense and Civilian Established by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, effective July 1, 1958. Redesignated as Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization by act of Aug. 26, 1958 (72 Stat. 861), consolidating functions of Office of Defense Mobilization and Federal Civil Defense Administration. Civil defense functions transferred to the Secretary of Defense by EO 10952 of July 20, 1961, and remaining organization redesignated Office of Emergency Planning by act of Sept. 22, 1961 (75 Stat. 630). Mobilization Policy, National Advisory Board on Established by EO 10224 of Mar. 15, 1951. EO 10224 revoked by EO 10773 of July 1, 1958. Monetary and Financial Problems, National Advisory Council on International Established by act of July 31, 1945 (59 Stat. 512). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1965, effective July 27, 1965, and functions transferred to President. Functions assumed by National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies, established by EO 11269 of Feb. 14, 1966. Monument Commission, National Established by act of Aug. 31, 1954 (68 Stat. 1029). Final report submitted in 1957, and audit of business completed September 1964. Monuments in War Areas, American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Established by President June 23, 1943; announced by Secretary of State Aug. 20, 1943. Activities assumed by the Department of State Aug. 16, 1946. Morris K. Udall Foundation Established by act of Mar. 19, 1992 (106 Stat 79). Renamed Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation by act of Nov. 3, 2009 (123 Stat. 2977). Mortgage Association, Federal National Chartered Feb. 10, 1938, by act of June 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 1246). Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Transferred to Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 22 of 1950, effective July 10, 1950. Rechartered by act of Aug. 2, 1954 (68 Stat. 590) and made constituent agency of Housing and Home Finance Agency. Transferred with functions of Housing and Home Finance Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by act of Sept. 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 667). Made Government-sponsored, private corporation by act of Aug. 1, 1968 (82 Stat. 536). Motor Carrier Claims Commission Established by act of July 2, 1948 (62 Stat. 1222). Terminated Dec. 31, 1952, by acts of July 11, 1951 (65 Stat. 116), and Mar. 14, 1952 (66 Stat. 25). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission Established by act of Feb. 25, 1929 (45 Stat. 1300). Expenditures ordered administered by the Department of the Interior by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Transferred to National Park Service, Department of the Interior, by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Mounted Horse Unit Transferred from the United States Capitol Police to the United States Park Police by Public Law 109–55 of Aug. 2, 2005 (119 Stat. 572). Munitions Board Established in the Department of Defense by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 499). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1953, effective June 30, 1953, and functions vested in the Secretary of Defense. Munitions Board, Joint Army and Navy Organized in 1922. Placed under direction of President by military order of July 5, 1939. Reconstituted Aug. 18, 1945, by order approved by President. Terminated on establishment of Munitions Board by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 505). Museum of American Art, National Renamed Smithsonian American Art Museum by Act of October 27, 2000 (114 Stat. 1463). Museum of History and Technology, National Renamed National Museum of American History in Smithsonian Institution by act of Oct. 13, 1980 (94 Stat. 1884). Museum Services, Institute of Established by act of June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 327). Transferred to Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education, by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 678), effective May 4, 1980. Transferred to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities by act of Dec. 23, 1981 (95 Stat. 1414). Functions transferred to the Institute of Museum and Library Services by act of Sept. 30, 1996 (110 Stat. 3009– 307). N TOP OF PAGE Narcotics, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Treasury by act of June 14, 1930 (46 Stat. 585). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1968, effective Apr. 8, 1968, and functions transferred to Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Department of Justice. Narcotics, President’s Council on CounterRenamed President’s Drug Policy Council by EO 13023, Nov. 6, 1996 (61 FR 57767). Narcotics Control, Cabinet Committee on International Established by Presidential memorandum of Aug. 17, 1971. Terminated by Presidential memorandum of Mar. 14, 1977. National. See other part of title Naval Material, Office of Established by act of Mar. 5, 1948 (62 Stat. 68). Abolished by the Department of Defense reorg. order of Mar. 9, 1966, and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Navy (31 FR 7188). Naval Material Command See Naval Material Support Establishment Naval Material Support Establishment Established by Department of the Navy General Order 5 of July 1, 1963 (28 FR 7037). Replaced by Naval Material Command pursuant to General Order 5 of Apr. 29, 1966 (31 FR 7188). Functions realigned to form Office of Naval Acquisition Support, and termination of Command effective May 6, 1985. Naval Observatory Jurisdiction transferred from Bureau of Navigation to Chief of Naval Operations by EO 9126 of Apr. 8, 1942, and by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Naval Oceanography Command Renamed Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command in 1995. Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Navy, as required by law (70A Stat. 457). Jurisdiction transferred to the Department of Energy by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 581). Naval Reserve Established by act of Mar. 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 940). Redesignated Navy Reserve by Public Law 109–163 of Jan. 6, 2006 (119 Stat. 3233). Naval Weapons, Bureau of Established by act of Aug. 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 395), to replace Bureau of Ordnance and Aeronautics. Abolished by Department of Defense reorg. order of Mar. 9, 1966, and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Navy (31 FR 7188), effective May 1, 1966. Navigation, Bureau of Created by act of July 5, 1884 (23 Stat. 118), as special service under the Department of the Treasury. Transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labor by act of Feb. 4, 1903 (32 Stat. 825). Consolidated with Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection by act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 415). Renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel by act of May 13, 1942 (56 Stat. 276). Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, Bureau of Renamed Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation by act of May 27, 1936 (49 Stat. 1380). Functions transferred to Bureau of Customs, Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Coast Guard by EO 9083 of Feb. 28, 1942. Transfer made permanent and Bureau abolished by Reorg. Plan. No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Navy, Department of Defense housing functions transferred to Federal Public Housing Authority, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Dental Division of Renamed Dental Corps of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery by act of Oct. 17, 2006 (120 Stat. 2234). Navy Commissioners, Board of Established by act of Feb. 7, 1815 (3 Stat. 202). Abolished by act of Aug. 31, 1842 (5 Stat. 579). Neighborhoods, National Commission on Established by act of Apr. 30, 1977 (91 Stat. 56). Terminated May 4, 1979, pursuant to terms of act. Neighborhoods, Voluntary Associations and Consumer Protection, Office of Abolished and certain functions transferred to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Primary enabling legislation, act of Oct. 31, 1978 (92 Stat. 2119), repealed by act of Aug. 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 398). Abolishment of Office and transfer of functions carried out by Housing and Urban Development Secretarial order. New England River Basins Commission Established by EO 11371 of Sept. 6, 1967. Terminated by EO 12319 of Sept. 9, 1981. Nicaro Project Responsibility for management of Nicaro nickel producing facilities in Oriente Province, Cuba, transferred from Office of Special Assistant to the Administrator (Nicaro Project) to Defense Materials Service by General Services Administrator, effective July 7, 1959. Facilities expropriated by Cuban Government and nationalized Oct. 26, 1960. Noble Training Center Transferred from Public Health Service to the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security by act of Oct. 4, 2006 (120 Stat. 1433). Northern Mariana Islands Commission on Federal Laws Created by joint resolution of Mar. 24, 1976 (90 Stat. 263). Terminated upon submission of final report in August 1985. Nuclear Security Enterprise, Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Established by act of Jan. 2, 2013 (126 Stat. 2208). Terminated on Sept. 30, 2014 pursuant to sec. 3142, by act of Dec. 26, 2013 (127 Stat. 1069). Nursing Research, National Center for Renamed National Institute of Nursing Research by act of June 10, 1993 (107 Stat. 178). Nutrition Division Functions transferred from Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to the Department of Agriculture by EO 9310 of Mar. 3, 1943. O TOP OF PAGE Ocean Mining Administration Established by Interior Secretarial Order 2971 of Feb. 24, 1975. Abolished by Department Manual Release 2273 of June 13, 1980. Oceanography, Interagency Committee on Established by Federal Council for Science and Technology pursuant to EO 10807 of Mar. 13, 1959. Absorbed by National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development pursuant to Vice Presidential letter of July 21, 1967. Office See also other part of title Office Space, President’s Advisory Commission on Presidential Established by act of Aug. 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 979). Terminated June 30, 1957, by act of Jan. 25, 1957 (71 Stat. 4). Official Register Function of preparing Official Register vested in Director of the Census by act of Mar. 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1105). Function transferred to U.S. Civil Service Commission by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Yearly compilation and publication required by act of Aug. 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 956). Act repealed by act of July 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 427), and last Register published in 1959. Ohio River Basin Commission Established by EO 11578 of Jan. 13, 1971. Terminated by EO 12319 of Sept. 9, 1981. Oil and Gas, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Interior May 6, 1946, in response to Presidential letter of May 3, 1946. Transferred to Federal Energy Administration by act of May 7, 1974 (88 Stat. 100). Oil Import Administration Established in the Department of the Interior by Proc. 3279 of Mar. 10, 1959. Merged into Office of Oil and Gas Oct. 22, 1971. Oil Import Appeals Board Established by the Secretary of Commerce Mar. 13, 1959, and made part of Office of Hearings and Appeals Dec. 23, 1971. On-Site Inspection Agency Established on Jan. 26, 1988. Functions transferred to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency by DOD Directive 5105.62 of Sept. 30, 1998. Operations Advisory Group Established by EO 11905 of Feb. 18, 1976. Abolished by Presidential Directive No. 2 of Jan. 20, 1977. Operations Coordinating Board Established by EO 10483 of Sept. 2, 1953, which was superseded by EO 10700 of Feb. 25, 1957. EO 10700 revoked by EO 10920 of Feb. 18, 1961, and Board terminated. Ordnance, Bureau of See Ordnance and Hydrography, Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Navy by act of Aug. 31, 1842 (5 Stat. 579). Replaced under act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510), by Bureau of Ordnance and Bureau of Navigation. Abolished by act of Aug. 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 395), and functions transferred to Bureau of Naval Weapons. Organization, President’s Advisory Committee on Government Established by EO 10432 of Jan. 24, 1953. Abolished by EO 10917 of Feb. 10, 1961, and functions transferred to Bureau of the Budget for termination. Organizations Staff, International Functions merged with Foreign Agricultural Service by memorandum of Dec. 7, 1973 of , effective Feb. 3, 1974. Overseas Private Investment Corporation Transferred as separate agency to U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1979, effective Oct. 1, 1979. Became an independent agency following the abolition of IDCA by act of Oct. 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681–790). Oversight Board (for the Resolution Trust Corporation) Established by act of Aug. 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 363). Renamed Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board by act of Dec. 12, 1991 (105 Stat. 1767). Abolished by act of July 29, 1998 (112 Stat. 908). Authority and duties transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. P TOP OF PAGE Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission Established by EO 11331 of Mar. 6, 1967. Terminated by EO 12319 of Sept. 9, 1981. Packers and Stockyards Administration Established by Memorandum 1613, supp. 1, of May 8, 1967 of the Secretary of Agriculture. Certain functions consolidated into Agricultural Marketing Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1927 of Jan. 15, 1978. Remaining functions incorporated into the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration by Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994. Panama Canal Operation of piers at Atlantic and Pacific terminals transferred to Panama Railroad Company by EO 7021 of Apr. 19, 1935. Panama Canal reestablished as Canal Zone Government by act of Sept. 26, 1950 (64 Stat. 1038). Panama Canal Commission Established by act of Oct. 1, 1979, as amended (22 U.S.C. 3611). U.S. responsibility terminated by stipulation of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, which transferred responsibility for the Panama Canal to the Republic of Panama, effective Dec. 31, 1999. Commission terminated by act of Sept. 30, 2004 (118 Stat. 1140). Panama Canal Company Established by act of June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1076). Abolished and superseded by Panama Canal Commission (93 Stat. 454). Panama Railroad Company Incorporated Apr. 7, 1849, by New York State Legislature. Operated under private control until 1881, when original French Canal Company acquired most of its stock. Company and its successor, New Panama Canal Company, operated railroad as common carrier and also as adjunct in attempts to construct canal. In 1904 their shares of stock in Panama Railroad Company passed to ownership of U.S. as part of assets of New Panama Canal Company purchased under act of June 28, 1902 (34 Stat. 481). Remaining shares purchased from private owners in 1905. Panama Railroad Company reincorporated by act of June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1075) pursuant to requirements of act of Dec. 6, 1945 (59 Stat. 597). Reestablished as Panama Canal Company by act of Sept. 26, 1950 (64 Stat. 1038). The Secretary of the Army was directed to discontinue commercial operations of Company by Presidential letter of Mar. 29, 1961. Paperwork, Commission on Federal Established by act of Dec. 27, 1974 (88 Stat. 1789). Terminated January 1978 pursuant to terms of act. Park Service, National Functions in District of Columbia relating to space assignment, site selection for public buildings, and determination of priority in construction transferred to Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, under Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Park Trust Fund Board, National Established by act of July 10, 1935 (49 Stat. 477). Terminated by act of Dec. 18, 1967 (81 Stat. 656), and functions transferred to National Park Foundation. Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, Office of National Established in the Department of the Interior by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Renamed National Park Service by act of Mar. 2, 1934 (48 Stat. 362). Parole, Board of Established by act of June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 854). Abolished by act of Mar. 15, 1976 (90 Stat. 219), and functions transferred to U.S. Parole Commission. Patent Office Provisions of first patent act administered by the Department of State, with authority for granting patents vested in board comprising Secretaries of State and War and Attorney General. Board abolished, authority transferred to Secretary of State, and registration system established by act of Feb. 21, 1793 (1 Stat. 318). Office made bureau in the Department of State in October 1802, headed by Superintendent of Patents. Office reorganized in 1836 by act of June 4, 1836 (5 Stat. 117) under Commissioner of Patents. Office transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1849. Office transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 4175 of Mar. 17, 1925. Patents Board, Government Established by EO 10096 of Jan. 23, 1950. Abolished by EO 10930 of Mar. 24, 1961, and functions transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. Pay Board Established by EO 11627 of Oct. 15, 1971. Abolished by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Payment Limitations, Commission on Application of Established by act of May 13, 2002 (116 Stat. 216). Abolished by acts of May 22, 2008 (122 Stat. 1025) and June 18, 2008 (122 Stat. 1753). Peace Corps Established in the Department of State by EO 10924 of Mar. 1, 1961, and continued by act of Sept. 22, 1961 (75 Stat. 612), and EO 11041 of Aug. 6, 1962. Functions transferred to ACTION by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1971, effective July 1, 1971. Made independent agency in executive branch by act of Dec. 29, 1981 (95 Stat. 1540). Pennsylvania Avenue, Temporary Commission on Established by EO 11210 of Mar. 25, 1956. Inactive as of Nov. 15, 1969, due to lack of funding. Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Established by act of Oct. 27, 1972 (86 Stat. 1266). Terminated pursuant to act of Jan. 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 32) and act of Apr. 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321– 198). Functions transferred to General Services Administration, National Capital Planning Commission, and National Park Service (61 FR 11308), effective Apr. 1, 1996. Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, Office of See Labor-Management Services Administration Pensions, Commissioner of Provided for by act of Mar. 2, 1833 (4 Stat. 668). Continued by act of Mar. 3, 1835 (4 Stat. 779), and other acts as Office of the Commissioner of Pensions. Transferred to the Department of the Interior as bureau by act of Mar. 3, 1849 (9 Stat. 395). Consolidated with other bureaus and agencies into Veterans Administration by EO 5398 of July 21, 1930. Pensions, Office of the Commissioner of See Pensions, Commissioner of Perry’s Victory Memorial Commission Created by act of Mar. 3, 1919 (40 Stat. 1322). Administration of Memorial transferred to National Park Service by act of June 2, 1936 (49 Stat. 1393). Commission terminated by terms of act and membership reconstituted as advisory board to the Secretary of Interior. Personal Property, Office of See Supply Service, Federal Personnel, National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Established by National Resources Planning Board pursuant to Presidential letter of June 18, 1940, to the Secretary of the Treasury. After Aug. 15, 1940, administered jointly by Board and U.S. Civil Service Commission. Transferred to War Manpower Commission by EO 9139 of Apr. 18, 1942. Transferred to the Department of Labor by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945. Transferred with Bureau of Employment Security to Federal Security Agency by act of June 16, 1948 (62 Stat. 443). Transferred to the Department of Labor by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949, and became inactive. Roster functions transferred to National Science Foundation by act of May 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 154). Reactivated in 1950 as National Scientific Register by Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, through National Security Resources Board grant of funds, and continued by National Science Foundation funds until December 1952, when Register integrated into Foundation’s National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel project in Division of Scientific Personnel and Education. Personnel Administration, Council of Established by EO 7916 of June 24, 1938, effective Feb. 1, 1939. Made unit in U.S. Civil Service Commission by EO 8467 of July 1, 1940. Renamed Federal Personnel Council by EO 9830 of Feb. 24, 1947. Abolished by act of July 31, 1953 (67 Stat. 300), and personnel and records transferred to Office of Executive Director, U.S. Civil Service Commission. Personnel Council, Federal See Personnel Administration, Council of Personnel Interchange, President’s Commission on Established by EO 11451 of Jan. 19, 1969. Continued by EO 12136 of May 15, 1979, and renamed President’s Commission on Executive Exchange. Continued by EO 12493 of Dec. 5, 1984. Abolished by EO 12760 of May 2, 1991. Personnel Management, Liaison Office for Established by EO 8248 of Sept. 8, 1939. Abolished by EO 10452 of May 1, 1953, and functions transferred to U.S. Civil Service Commission. Petroleum Administration for Defense Established under act of Sept. 8, 1950 (64 Stat. 798) by Order 2591 of Oct. 3, 1950 of the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to EO 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950. Continued by Secretary’s Order 2614 of Jan. 25, 1951, pursuant to EO 10200 of Jan. 3, 1951, and PAD Delegation 1 of Jan. 24, 1951. Abolished by Secretary’s Order 2755 of Apr. 23, 1954. Petroleum Administration for War See Petroleum Coordinator for War, Office of Petroleum Administrative Board Established Sept. 11, 1933, by the Secretary of the Interior. Terminated Mar. 31, 1936, by EO 7076 of June 15, 1935. The Secretary of the Interior was authorized to execute functions vested in President by act of Feb. 22, 1935 (49 Stat. 30) by EO 7756 of Dec. 1, 1937. Secretary also authorized to establish Petroleum Conservation Division to assist in administering act. Records of Petroleum Administrative Board and Petroleum Labor Policy Board housed with Petroleum Conservation Division, Office of Oil and Gas, acting as custodian for the Secretary of the Interior. Petroleum Coordinator for War, Office of Secretary of the Interior designated Petroleum Coordinator for National Defense pursuant to Presidential letter of May 28, 1941, and approved Petroleum Coordinator for War pursuant to Presidential letter of Apr. 20, 1942. Office abolished by EO 9276 of Dec. 2, 1942, and functions transferred to Petroleum Administration for War, established by same EO. Administration terminated by EO 9718 of May 3, 1946. Petroleum Labor Policy Board Established by the Secretary of the Interior, as Administrator of Code of Fair Competition for Petroleum Industry, on recommendation of Planning and Coordination Committee Oct. 10, 1933. Reorganized by Secretary Dec. 19, 1933, and reorganization confirmed by order of Mar. 8, 1935. Terminated Mar. 31, 1936, when Petroleum Administrative Board abolished by EO 7076 of June 15, 1935. Petroleum Reserves Corporation Established June 30, 1943, by Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Transferred to Office of Economic Warfare by EO 9360 of July 15, 1943. Office consolidated into Foreign Economic Administration by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Functions transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation by EO 9630 of Sept. 27, 1945. RFC’s charter amended Nov. 9, 1945, to change name to War Assets Corporation. Corporation designated by Surplus Property Administrator as disposal agency for all types of property for which Reconstruction Finance Corporation formerly disposal agency. Domestic surplus property functions of Corporation transferred to War Assets Administration by EO 9689 of Jan. 31, 1946. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Board of Directors ordered by President to dissolve War Assets Corporation as soon after Mar. 25, 1946, as practicable. Philippine Alien Property Administration Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9789 of Oct. 14, 1946. Abolished by EO 10254 of June 15, 1951, and functions transferred to the Department of Justice. Philippine War Damage Commission Established by act of Apr. 30, 1946 (60 Stat. 128). Terminated Mar. 31, 1951, by act of Sept. 6, 1950 (64 Stat. 712). Photographic Interpretation Center, National Functions transferred to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency by act of Sept. 23, 1996 (110 Stat. 2677). Physical Fitness, Committee on Established in Office of Federal Security Administrator by EO 9338 of Apr. 29, 1943. Terminated June 30, 1945. Physical Fitness, President’s Council on See Youth Fitness, President’s Council on Physician Payment Review Commission Established by act of Apr. 7, 1986 (100 Stat. 190). Terminated by act of Aug. 5, 1997 (111 Stat. 354). Assets, staff, and continuing responsibility for reports transferred to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Planning Board, National Established by Administrator of Public Works July 30, 1933. Terminated by EO 6777 of June 30, 1934. Plant Industry, Bureau of Established by act of Mar. 2, 1902 (31 Stat. 922). Soil fertility and soil microbiology work of Bureau of Chemistry and Soils transferred to Bureau by act of May 17, 1935. Soil chemistry and physics and soil survey work of Bureau of Chemistry and Soils transferred to Bureau by Secretary’s Memorandum 784 of Oct. 6, 1938. In February 1943 engineering research of Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering transferred to Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering by Research Administration Memorandum 5 issued pursuant to EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, and in conformity with Secretary’s Memorandums 960 and 986. Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of See Plant Industry, Bureau of Plant Quarantine, Bureau of See Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of Policy Development, Office of See Domestic Council Post Office, Department of See Postal Service Postal Rate Commission Renamed Postal Regulatory Commission by act of Dec. 20, 2006 (120 Stat. 3241). Postal Savings System Established by act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 814). System closed by act of Mar. 28, 1966 (80 Stat. 92). Postal Service Created July 26, 1775, by Continental Congress. Temporarily established by Congress by act of Sept. 22, 1789 (1 Stat. 70), and continued by subsequent acts. Department of Post Office made executive department under act of June 8, 1872 (17 Stat. 283). Offices of First, Second, Third, and Fourth Assistant Postmasters General abolished and Deputy Postmaster General and four Assistant Postmasters General established by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949. Reorganized as U.S. Postal Service in executive branch by act of Aug. 12, 1970 (84 Stat. 719), effective July 1, 1971. Power Commission, Federal Established by act of June 10, 1920 (41 Stat. 1063). Terminated by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 578), and functions transferred to the Department of Energy. Preparedness, Office of Renamed Federal Preparedness Agency by General Services Administrator’s order of June 26, 1975. Preparedness Agency, Federal Functions transferred from General Services Administration to Federal Emergency Management Agency by EO 12148 of July 20, 1979. Presidential. See other part of title Press Intelligence, Division of Established in August 1933. Made division of National Emergency Council July 10, 1935. Continued in Office of Government Reports by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to Office of War Information by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942, functioning in Bureau of Special Services. Office abolished by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945, and Bureau transferred to Bureau of the Budget. Upon reestablishment of Office of Government Reports, by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, Division of Press Intelligence made unit of Office. Price Administration, Office of Established by EO 8734 of Apr. 11, 1941, combining Price Division and Consumer Division of National Defense Advisory Commission. Renamed Office of Price Administration by EO 8875 of Aug. 28, 1941, which transferred Civilian Allocation Division to Office of Production Management. Consolidated with other agencies into Office of Temporary Controls by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, except Financial Reporting Division, transferred to Federal Trade Commission. Price Commission Established by EO 11627 of Oct. 15, 1971. Abolished by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Price Decontrol Board Established by act of July 25, 1946 (60 Stat. 669). Effective period of act of Jan. 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 23), extended to June 30, 1947, by joint resolution of June 25, 1946 (60 Stat. 664). Price Stability for Economic Growth, Cabinet Committee on Established by Presidential letter of Jan. 28, 1959. Abolished by Presidential direction Mar. 12, 1961. Price Stabilization, Office of Established by General Order 2 of Economic Stabilization Administrator Jan. 24, 1951. Director of Price Stabilization provided for in EO 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950. Terminated Apr. 30, 1953, by EO 10434 of Feb. 6, 1953, and provisions of acts of June 30, 1952 (66 Stat. 296) and June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 131). Prices and Costs, Committee on Government Activities Affecting Established by EO 10802 of Jan. 23, 1959. Abolished by EO 10928 of Mar. 23, 1961. Printing Office, Government Established by act of June, 23, 1860. Renamed Government Publishing Office by act of Dec. 16, 2014 (128 Stat. 2537). Priorities Board Established by order of Council of National Defense, approved Oct. 18, 1940, and by EO 8572 of Oct. 21, 1940. EO 8572 revoked by EO 8629 of Jan. 7, 1941. Prison Industries, Inc., Federal Established by EO 6917 of Dec. 11, 1934. Transferred to the Department of Justice by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Prison Industries Reorganization Administration Functioned from Sept. 26, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1940, under authority of act of Apr. 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and of EO’s 7194 of Sept. 26, 1935, 7202 of Sept. 28, 1935, and 7649 of June 29, 1937. Terminated due to lack of funding. Private Sector Programs, Office of Functions transferred to the Office of Citizen Exchanges within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, USIA, by act of Feb. 16, 1990 (104 Stat. 56). Processing tax Agricultural Adjustment Administration’s function of collecting taxes declared unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 6, 1936. Functions under acts of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1275), Apr. 21, 1934 (48 Stat. 598), and Aug. 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 750) discontinued by repeal of these laws by act of Feb. 10, 1936 (49 Stat. 1106). Processing Tax Board of Review Established in the Department of the Treasury by act of June 22, (49 Stat. 1652). Abolished by act of Oct. 21, 1942 (56 Stat. 967). Proclamations See State, Department of Procurement, Commission on Government Established by act of Nov. 26, 1969 (83 Stat. 269). Terminated Apr. 30, 1973, due to expiration of statutory authority. Procurement and Assignment Service Established by President Oct. 30, 1941. Transferred from Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services to War Manpower Commission by EO 9139 of Apr. 18, 1942. Transferred to Federal Security Agency by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945, which terminated Commission. Procurement Division Established in the Department of the Treasury by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Renamed Bureau of Federal Supply by Department of the Treasury Order 73 of Nov. 19, 1946, effective Jan. 1, 1947. Transferred to General Services Administration as Federal Supply Service by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380). Procurement Policy, Office of Federal Established within Office of Management and Budget by act of Aug. 30, 1974 (88 Stat. 97). Abolished due to lack of funding and functions transferred to Office of Management and Budget by act of Oct 28, 1993 (107 Stat. 1236). Product Standards Policy, Office of Formerly separate operating unit under Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, Department of Commerce. Transferred to National Bureau of Production Areas, Committee for Congested Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 9327 of Apr. 7, 1943. Terminated Dec. 31, 1944, by act of June 28, 1944 (58 Stat. 535). Production Authority, National Established in the Department of Commerce Sept. 11, 1950, by EO’s 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950, 10193 of Dec. 16, 1950, and 10200 of Jan. 3, 1951. Abolished by order of Oct. 1, 1953 of the Secretary of Commerce, and functions merged into Business and Defense Services Administration. Production Management, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8629 of Jan. 7, 1941. Abolished by EO 9040 of Jan. 24, 1942, and personnel and property transferred to War Production Board. Production and Marketing Administration Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1118 of Aug. 18, 1945. Functions transferred under Department reorganization by Secretary’s Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Productivity Council, National Established by EO 12089 of Oct. 23, 1978. EO 12089 revoked by EO 12379 of Aug. 17, 1982. Programs, Bureau of International Established by the Secretary of Commerce Aug. 8, 1961, by Departmental Orders 173 and 174. Abolished by Departmental Order 182 of Feb. 1, 1963, which established Bureau of International Commerce. Functions transferred to Domestic and International Business Administration, effective Nov. 17, 1972. Programs, Office of Public Established in the National Archives and Records Administration. Reorganized by Archivist under Notice 96–260, Sept. 23, 1996, effective Jan. 6, 1997. Functions restructured and transferred to Office of Records Services—Washington, DC. Prohibition, Bureau of Established by act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 427). Investigative functions consolidated with functions of Bureau of Investigation into Division of Investigation, Department of Justice. by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, which set as effective date Mar. 2, 1934, or such later date as fixed by President. All other functions performed by Bureau of Prohibition ordered transferred to such division in the Department of Justice as deemed desirable by Attorney General. Property, Office of Surplus Established in Procurement Division, Department of the Treasury, by EO 9425 of Feb. 19, 1944, and act of Oct. 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 765), under general direction of Surplus Property Board established by same legislation. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9541 of Apr. 19, 1945. Terminated by EO 9643 of Oct. 19, 1945, and activities and personnel transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Property Administration, Surplus See War Property Administration, Surplus Property Board, Surplus See War Property Administration, Surplus Property Council, Federal Established by EO 11724 of June 25, 1973, and reconstituted by EO 11954 of Jan. 7, 1977. Terminated by EO 12030 of Dec. 15, 1977. Property Management and Disposal Service See Emergency Procurement Service Property Office, Surplus Established in Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, under Regulation 1 of Surplus Property Board, Apr. 2, 1945. Transferred to War Assets Administration by EO 9828 of Feb. 21, 1947. Property Review Board Established by EO 12348 of Feb. 25, 1982. EO 12348 revoked by EO 12512 of Apr. 29, 1985. Protective Service, Federal Functions established in the Federal Works Agency by act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281). Functions transferred to General Services Administrator by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380). Established as an agency within General Services Administration by GSA Administrator on Jan. 11, 1971 (ADM. 5440.46). Transferred to Homeland Security Department by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2178). Prospective Payment Assessment Commission Established by act of Apr. 20, 1983 (97 Stat. 159). Terminated by act of Aug. 5, 1997 (111 Stat. 354). Assets, staff, and continuing responsibility for reports transferred to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Established by acts of Aug. 31, 1842 (5 Stat. 579), and July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510). Designated Bureau of Supplies and Accounts by act of July 19, 1892 (27 Stat. 243). Abolished by Department of Defense reorg. order of Mar. 9, 1966, and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Navy (31 FR 7188). Public See other part of title Publications Commission, National Historical Established by act of Oct. 22, 1968 (82 Stat. 1293). Renamed National Historical Publications and Records Commission by act of Dec. 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1734). Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief Commission Established by act of Dec. 21, 1928 (45 Stat. 1067). No loans made after June 30, 1934, and Commission abolished June 3, 1935, by Public Resolution 22 (49 Stat. 320). Functions transferred to Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior. After June 30, 1946, collection work performed in Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration. Following termination of Administration, remaining collection functions transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by act of July 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 525). Puerto Rico, U.S.-Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Established by act of Feb. 20, 1964 (78 Stat. 17). Terminated by terms of act. Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Established in the Department of the Interior by EO 7057 of May 28, 1935. Terminated Feb. 15, 1955, by act of Aug. 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 584). R TOP OF PAGE Radiation Biology Laboratory See Radiation and Organisms, Division of Radiation Council, Federal Established by EO 10831 of Aug. 14, 1959, and act of Sept. 23, 1959 (73 Stat. 688). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, effective Dec. 2, 1970, and functions transferred to Environmental Protection Agency. Radiation and Organisms, Division of Established by Secretarial order of May 1, 1929, as part of Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Renamed Radiation Biology Laboratory by Secretarial order of Feb. 16, 1965. Merged with Chesapeake Center for Environmental Studies by Secretarial order of July 1, 1983, to form Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Radio Commission, Federal Established by act of Feb. 23, 1927 (44 Stat. 1162). Abolished by act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1102), and functions transferred to Federal Communications Commission. Radio Division Established by National Emergency Council July 1, 1938. Transferred to Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Terminated June 30, 1940, by terms of act of June 30, 1939 (53 Stat. 927). Radio Propagation Laboratory, Central Transferred from National Bureau of Standards to Environmental Science Services Administration by the Department of Commerce Order 2–A, effective July 13, 1965. Radiological Health, National Center for Devices and Renamed Center for Devices and Radiological Health by Food and Drug Administration notice of Mar. 9, 1984 (49 FR 10166). Rail Public Counsel, Office of Established by act of Feb. 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 51). Terminated Dec. 1, 1979, due to lack of funding. Railroad Administration, U.S. See Railroads, Director General of Railroad and Airline Wage Board Established by Economic Stabilization Administrator’s General Order 7 of Sept. 27, 1951, pursuant to act of Sept. 8, 1950 (64 Stat. 816). Terminated Apr. 30, 1953, by EO 10434 of Feb. 6, 1953, and acts of June 30, 1952 (66 Stat. 296), and June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 131). Railroads, Director General of Established under authority of act of Aug. 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 645). Organization of U.S. Railroad Administration announced Feb. 9, 1918. Office abolished by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. Railway Association, U.S. Established by act of Jan. 2, 1974 (87 Stat. 985). Terminated Apr. 1, 1987, by act of Oct. 21, 1986 (100 Stat. 1906). Railway Labor Panel, National Established by EO 9172 of May 22, 1942. EO 9172 revoked by EO 9883 of Aug. 11, 1947. Reagan Centennial Commission, Ronald Established by act of June 2, 2009 (123 Stat. 1767). Terminated May 31, 2011, by act of May 12, 2011 (125 Stat. 215). Real Estate Board, Federal Established by EO 8034 of Jan. 14, 1939. Abolished by EO 10287 of Sept. 6, 1951. Reclamation, Bureau of See Reclamation Service Reclamation Service Established July 1902 in Geological Survey by the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388). Separated from Survey in 1907 and renamed Bureau of Reclamation June 1923. Power marketing functions transferred to the Department of Energy by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 578). Bureau renamed Water and Power Resources Service by Secretarial Order 3042 of Nov. 6, 1979. Renamed Bureau of Reclamation by Secretarial Order 3064 of May 18, 1981. Reconciliation Service Established by Director of Selective Service pursuant to EO 11804 of Sept. 16, 1974. Program terminated Apr. 2, 1980. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Established Feb. 2, 1932, by act of Jan. 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5). Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Agency abolished by act of June 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 202), and functions assumed by Corporation. Functions relating to financing houses or site improvements, authorized by act of Aug. 10, 1948 (61 Stat. 1275), transferred to Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 23 of 1950, effective July 10, 1950. Corporation Board of Directors, established by act of Jan. 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5), abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1951, effective May 1, 1951, and functions transferred to Administrator and Loan Policy Board established by same plan, effective Apr. 30, 1951. Act of July 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 230), provided for RFC succession until June 30, 1954, and for termination of its lending powers Sept. 28, 1953. Certain functions assigned to appropriate agencies for liquidation by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1954, effective July 1, 1954. Corporation abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1957, effective June 30, 1957, and functions transferred to Housing and Home Finance Agency, General Services Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Department of the Treasury. Records Administration, Office of Established in the National Archives and Records Administration. Reorganized by Archivist under Notice 96–260, Sept. 23, 1996, effective Jan. 6, 1997. Functions restructured and transferred to Office of Records Services—Washington, DC. Records Centers, Office of Federal Established in the National Archives and Records Administration. Reorganized by Archivist under Notice 96–260, Sept. 23, 1996, effective Jan. 6, 1997. Functions restructured and transferred to Office of Regional Records Services. Records and Information Management, Office of Functions transferred from National Archives and Records Service to Automated Data and Telecommunications Service by General Services Administrator’s decision, effective Jan. 10, 1982, regionally and Apr. 1, 1982, in Washington, DC. Recovery Administration, Advisory Council, National Established by EO 7075 of June 15, 1935. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 7252 of Dec. 21, 1935, and functions ordered terminated not later than Apr. 1, 1936, by same order. Committee of Industrial Analysis created by EO 7323 of Mar. 21, 1936, to complete work of Council. Recovery Administration, National Established by President pursuant to act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 194). Provisions of title I of act repealed by Public Resolution 26 of June 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 375), and extension of Administration in skeletonized form authorized until Apr. 1, 1936. Office of Administrator, National Recovery Administration, created by EO 7075 of June 15, 1935. Administration terminated by EO 7252 of Dec. 21, 1935, which transferred Division of Review, Division of Business Corporation, and Advisory Council to the Department of Commerce for termination of functions by Apr. 1, 1936. Consumers’ Division transferred to the Department of Labor by same order. Recovery Review Board, National Established by EO 6632 of Mar. 7, 1934. Abolished by EO 6771 of June 30, 1934. Recreation, Bureau of Outdoor Established in the Department of the Interior by act of May 28, 1963 (77 Stat. 49). Terminated by Secretary’s order of Jan. 25, 1978, and functions assumed by Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Recreation and Natural Beauty, Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Established by EO 11278 of May 4, 1966. Terminated by EO 11472 of May 29, 1969. Recreation and Natural Beauty, President’s Council on Established by EO 11278 of May 4, 1966. Terminated by EO 11472 of May 29, 1969. Recreation Resources Review Commission, Outdoor Established by act of June 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 238). Final report submitted to President January 1962 and terminated Sept. 1, 1962. Regional Action Planning Commissions Authorized by act of Aug. 26, 1965 (79 Stat. 552). Federal role abolished through repeal by act of Aug. 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 766). At time of repeal, eight commissions—Coastal Plains, Four Corners, New England, Old West Ozarks, Pacific Northwest, Southwest Border, Southwest Border Region, and Upper Great Lakes— affected. Regional Archives, Office of Special and Established in the National Archives and Records Administration. Reorganized by Archivist under Notice 96–260, Sept. 23, 1996, effective Jan. 6, 1997. Functions restructured and transferred between Office of Records Services—Washington, DC and Office of Regional Records Services. Regional Councils, Federal Established by EO 12314 of July 22, 1981. Abolished by EO 12407 of Feb. 22, 1983. Regional Operations, Executive Director of Established in Food and Drug Administration by order of May 20, 1971 of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Merged into Office of Regulatory Affairs by order of Nov. 5, 1984 of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Regulations and Rulings, Office of Established in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Abolished by act of Oct. 13, 2006 (120 Stat. 1924) and functions transferred to the Office of International Trade. Regulatory Council, U.S. Disbanded by Vice Presidential memorandum of Mar. 25, 1981. Certain functions continued in Regulatory Information Service Center. Regulatory Relief, Presidential Task Force on Establishment announced in President’s remarks Jan. 22, 1981. Disbanded and functions transferred to Office of Management and Budget in August 1983. Rehabilitation Services Administration Functions transferred from Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 678), effective May 4, 1980. Relief Corporation, Federal Surplus Organized under powers granted to President by act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195). Charter granted by State of Delaware Oct. 4, 1933, and amended Nov. 18, 1935, changing name to Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation and naming the Secretary of Agriculture, Administrator of Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and Governor of Farm Credit Administration as Board of Directors. Continued as agency under the Secretary of Agriculture by acts of June 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 323) and Feb. 16, 1938 (52 Stat. 38). Consolidated with Division of Marketing and Marketing Agreements into Surplus Marketing Administration by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Merged into Agricultural Marketing Administration by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Office of Foreign Established in the Department of State as announced by White House Nov. 21, 1942. Consolidated with Foreign Economic Administration by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Renegotiation Board Established by act of Mar. 23, 1951 (65 Stat. 7). Terminated Mar. 31, 1979, by act of Oct. 10, 1978 (92 Stat. 1043). Rent Advisory Board Established by EO 11632 of Nov. 22, 1971. Abolished by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. Rent Stabilization, Office of Established by General Order 9 of Economic Stabilization Administrator July 31, 1951, pursuant to act of June 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 193), and EO’ s 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950, and 10276 of July 31, 1951. Abolished by EO 10475 of July 31, 1953, and functions transferred to Office of Defense Mobilization. Office of Research and Development combined with Office of Minerals Policy Development in the Department of the Interior May 21, 1976, under authority of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950, to form Office of Minerals Policy and Research Analysis. Abolished Sept. 30, 1981, by Secretarial Order 3070 and functions transferred to Bureau of Mines. Reports, Office of Government Established July 1, 1939, to perform functions of National Emergency Council abolished by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Established as administrative unit of Executive Office of the President by EO 8248 of Sept. 8, 1939. Consolidated with Office of War Information, Office for Emergency Management, by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942. Reestablished in Executive Office of the President by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, which transferred to it functions of Media Programming Division and Motion Picture Division, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, and functions transferred from Bureau of Special Services, Office of War Information, to Bureau of the Budget by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945. Subsequent to enactment of act of July 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 588), functions of Office restricted to advertising and motion picture liaison and operation of library. Terminated June 30, 1948. Research, Office of University Transferred from Office of Program Management and Administration, Research and Special Programs Administration, to Office of Economics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, under authority of the Department of Transportation appropriation request for FY 1985, effective Oct. 1, 1984. Research and Development Board Established in the Department of Defense by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 499). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1953, effective June 30, 1953, and functions vested in the Secretary of Defense. Research and Development Board, Joint Established June 6, 1946, by charter of Secretaries of War and Navy. Terminated on creation of Research and Development Board by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 506). Research and Intelligence Service, Interim Established in the Department of State by EO 9621 of Sept. 20, 1945. Abolished Dec. 31, 1945, pursuant to terms of order. Research and Special Programs Administration Established by act of Oct. 24, 1992 (106 Stat. 3310). Abolished and certain duties and powers transferred to both the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation, by act of Nov. 30, 2004 (118 Stat. 2424–2426). Research Resources, Division of Established in National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Renamed National Center for Research Resources by Secretarial notice of Feb. 23, 1990 (55 FR 6455) and act of June 10, 1993 (107 Stat. 178). Research Service, Cooperative State Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1462, supp. 1, of Aug. 31, 1961. Consolidated into Science and Education Administration by Secretary’s order of Jan. 24, 1978. Reestablished as Cooperative State Research Service by Secretarial order of June 16, 1981. Research and Service Division, Cooperative Functions transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in Farmer Cooperative Service by act of Aug. 6, 1953 (67 Stat. 390). Resettlement Administration Established by EO 7027 of Apr. 30, 1935. Functions transferred to the Department of Agriculture by EO 7530 of Dec. 31, 1936. Renamed Farm Security Administration by Secretary’s Memorandum 732 of Sept. 1, 1937. Abolished by act of Aug. 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1062) and functions incorporated into the Farmers’ Home Administration, effective Jan. 1, 1947. Farmers’ Home Administration abolished, effective Dec. 27, 1994, under authority of Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994 (59 FR 66441). Functions assumed by the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Rural Housing and Community Development Service. Resolution Trust Corporation Established by act of Aug. 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 369). Board of Directors of the Corporation abolished by act of Dec. 12, 1991 (105 Stat. 1769). Corporation functions terminated pursuant to act of Dec. 17, 1993 (107 Stat. 2369). Resources Board and Advisory Committee, National Established by EO 6777 of June 30, 1934. Abolished by EO 7065 of June 7, 1935, and functions transferred to National Resources Committee. Resources Committee, National Established by EO 7065 of June 7, 1935. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred to National Resources Planning Board in Executive Office of the President. Board terminated by act of June 26, 1943 (57 Stat. 169). Resources Planning Board, National See Resources Committee, National Retired Executives, Service Corps of Established in ACTION by act of Oct. 1, 1973 (87 Stat. 404). Transferred to Small Business Administration by EO 11871 of July 18, 1975. Retraining and Reemployment Administration Established by EO 9427 of Feb. 24, 1944, and act of Oct. 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 788). Transferred from Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion to the Department of Labor by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945. Terminated pursuant to terms of act. Revenue Sharing, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Treasury to administer programs authorized by acts of Oct. 20, 1972 (86 Stat. 919), and July 22, 1976 (90 Stat. 999). Transferred from the Office of the Secretary to Assistant Secretary (Domestic Finance) by Department of the Treasury Order 242, rev. 1, of May 17, 1976. Review, Division of Established in National Recovery Administration by EO 7075 of June 15, 1935. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 7252 of Dec. 21, 1935, and functions terminated Apr. 1, 1936. Committee of Industrial Analysis created by EO 7323 of Mar. 21, 1936, to complete work of Division. RFC Mortgage Company Organized under laws of Maryland Mar. 14, 1935, pursuant to act of Jan. 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5). Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Assets and liabilities transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation by act of June 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 207). River Basins, Neches, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, and San Jacinto, and Intervening Areas, U.S. Study Commission on Established by act of Aug. 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 1058). Terminated June 30, 1962. River Basins, Savannah, Altamaha, Saint Mary’s, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee, and Perdido-Escambia, and Intervening Areas, U.S. Study Commission on Established by act of Aug. 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 1090). Terminated Dec. 23, 1962. Road Inquiry, Office of Established by the Secretary of Agriculture under authority of act of Aug. 8, 1894 (28 Stat. 264). Federal aid for highways to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering authorized by act of July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355), known as Bureau of Public Roads after July 1918. Transferred to Federal Works Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and renamed Public Roads Administration. Transferred to General Services Administration as Bureau of Public Roads by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380). Transferred to the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949. Transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931), and functions assigned to Federal Highway Administration. Roads, Bureau of Public See Road Inquiry, Office of Roads Administration, Public See Road Inquiry, Office of Roads and Rural Engineering, Office of Public See Road Inquiry, Office of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Commission Established by act of Mar. 14, 1913 (37 Stat. 885). Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and functions transferred to Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations, Department of the Interior. Roosevelt Centennial Commission, Theodore Established by joint resolution of July 28, 1955 (69 Stat. 383). Terminated Oct. 27, 1959, pursuant to terms of act. Roosevelt Library, Franklin D. Functions assigned to National Park Service by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946, transferred to General Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1963, effective July 27, 1963. Roosevelt Library, Trustees of the Franklin D. Established by joint resolution of July 18, 1939 (53 Stat. 1063). Transferred to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 381). Abolished by act of Mar. 5, 1958 (72 Stat. 34), and Library operated by National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. Roosevelt Memorial Commission, Franklin Delano Established by joint resolution of Aug. 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 694). Terminated by act of Nov. 14, 1997 (111 Stat. 1601). Rubber Development Corporation Establishment announced Feb. 20, 1943, by the Secretary of Commerce. Organized under laws of Delaware as subsidiary of Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Assumed all activities of Rubber Reserve Company relating to development of foreign rubber sources and procurement of rubber therefrom. Functions transferred to Office of Economic Warfare by EO 9361 of July 15, 1943. Office consolidated into Foreign Economic Administration by EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943. Office returned to Reconstruction Finance Corporation by EO 9630 of Sept. 27, 1945. Certificate of incorporation expired June 30, 1947. Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission Established by act of Aug. 7, 1953 (67 Stat. 408). Functions transferred to Federal Facilities Corporation by EO 10678 of Sept. 20, 1956. Rubber Reserve Company Established June 28, 1940, under act of Jan. 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5). Transferred from Federal Loan Agency to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Dissolved by act of June 30, 1945 (59 Stat. 310), and functions transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Rural Areas Development, Office of Established by Secretary of Agriculture memorandum in 1961 (revised Sept. 21, 1962). Renamed Rural Community Development Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1570 of Feb. 24, 1965. Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service Established within the Department of Agriculture by Secretary’s Memorandum 1020–34 dated Dec. 31, 1991. Renamed Rural Business-Cooperative Service (61 FR 2899), effective Jan. 30, 1996. Rural Community Development Service Established by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1570 of Feb. 25, 1965, to supersede Office of Rural Areas Development. Abolished Feb. 2, 1970, by Secretary’s Memorandum 1670 of Jan. 30, 1970, and functions transferred to other agencies in the Department of Agriculture. Rural Development Administration Established within the Department of Agriculture by Secretary’s Memorandum 1020–34 dated Dec. 31, 1991. Abolished Dec. 27, 1994 (59 FR 66441) under authority of Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994. Functions assumed by the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service. Rural Development Committee See Rural Development Program, Committee for Rural Development Policy, Office of Established initially as Office of Rural Development Policy Management and Coordination, Farmers Home Administration, by Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1020–3 of Oct. 26, 1981. Abolished in 1986 due to lack of funding. Rural Development Program, Committee for Established by EO 10847 of Oct. 12, 1959. Abolished by EO 11122 of Oct. 16, 1963, which established Rural Development Committee. Committee superseded by EO 11307 of Sept. 30, 1966, and functions assumed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Rural Development Service Established by Agriculture Secretarial order in 1973. Functions transferred to Office of Rural Development Coordination and Planning, Farmers Home Administration, by Secretarial order in 1978. Rural Electrification Administration Established by EO 7037 of May 11, 1935. Functions transferred by EO 7458 of Sept. 26, 1936, to Rural Electrification Administration established by act of May 20, 1936 (49 Stat. 1363). Transferred to the Department of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Abolished by Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1 dated Oct. 20, 1994, and functions assumed by Rural Utilities Service. Rural Housing and Community Development Service Established by act of Oct. 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 3219). Renamed Rural Housing Service (61 FR 2899), effective Jan. 30, 1996. Rural Rehabilitation Division Established April 1934 by act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 55). Functions transferred to Resettlement Administration by Federal Emergency Relief Administrator’s order of June 19, 1935. S TOP OF PAGE Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital See Insane, Government Hospital for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Established by act of May 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 92). Secretary of Commerce given direction of general policies of Corporation by EO 10771 of June 20, 1958. Transferred to the Department of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Salary Stabilization, Office of See Salary Stabilization Board Salary Stabilization Board Established May 10, 1951, by Economic Stabilization Administrator’s General Order 8. Stabilization program administered by Office of Salary Stabilization. Terminated Apr. 30, 1953, by EO 10434 of Feb. 6, 1953, and acts of June 30, 1952 (66 Stat. 296), and June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 131). Sales Manager, Office of the General Established by the Secretary of Agriculture Feb. 29, 1976. Consolidated with Foreign Agricultural Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 2001 of Nov. 29, 1979. Savings Bonds, Interdepartmental Committee for the Voluntary Payroll Savings Plan for the Purchase of U.S. Established by EO 11532 of June 2, 1970. Superseded by EO 11981 of Mar. 29, 1977, which established Interagency Committee for the Purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. Savings and Loan Advisory Council, Federal Established by act of Oct. 6, 1972 (86 Stat. 770). Continued by act of Dec. 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1739). Terminated by act of Aug. 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 422). Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Federal Established by act of June 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 1246). Grouped with other agencies to form Federal Loan Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Board of Trustees abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, effective July 27, 1947, and functions transferred to Home Loan Bank Board. Abolished by act of Aug. 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 354). Savings Bonds Division, United States Established by Departmental Order 62 of Dec. 26, 1945, as successor to the War and Finance Division, War Savings Staff, and Defense Savings Staff. Functions transferred to Bureau of Public Debt by Departmental Order 101–05 of May 11, 1994, and Division renamed Savings Bond Marketing Office. Science, Engineering, and Technology, Federal Coordinating Council for Established by act of May 11, 1976 (90 Stat. 471). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Feb. 26, 1978, and functions transferred to President. Functions redelegated to Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, established by EO 12039 of Feb. 24, 1978. Science, Engineering, and Technology Panel, Intergovernmental Established by act of May 11, 1976 (90 Stat. 465). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Feb. 26, 1978, and functions transferred to President. Functions redelegated to Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy by EO 12039 of Feb. 24, 1978, which established Intergovernmental Science, Engineering, and Technology Advisory Panel. Science Advisory Committee, President’s Established by President Apr. 20, 1951, and reconstituted Nov. 22, 1957. Terminated with Office of Science and Technology, effective July 1, 1973. Science Exhibit-Century 21 Exposition, U.S. Established Jan. 20, 1960, by Department of Commerce Order 167. Abolished by revocation of order on June 5, 1963. Science and Technology, Federal Council for See Scientific Research and Development, Interdepartmental Committee on Science and Technology, Office of Established by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1962, effective June 8, 1962. Office abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, effective June 30, 1973, and functions transferred to National Science Foundation. Science and Technology, President’s Committee on Established by act of May 11, 1976 (90 Stat. 468). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Feb. 26, 1978, and functions transferred to President. Scientific and Policy Advisory Committee Established by act of Sept. 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 631). Terminated Apr. 30, 1996 under terms of act. Scientific Research and Development, Interdepartmental Committee on Established by EO 9912 of Dec. 24, 1947. EO 9912 revoked by EO 10807 of Mar. 13, 1959, which established Federal Council for Science and Technology. Abolished by act of May 11, 1976 (90 Stat. 472). Scientific Research and Development, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8807 of June 28, 1941. Terminated by EO 9913 of Dec. 26, 1947, and property transferred to National Military Establishment for liquidation. Scientists and Engineers, National Committee for the Development of Established by President Apr. 3, 1956. Renamed President’s Committee on Scientists and Engineers May 7, 1957. Final report submitted Dec. 17, 1958, and expired Dec. 31, 1958. Scientists and Engineers, President’s Committee on See Scientists and Engineers, National Committee for the Development of Screw Thread Commission, National Established by act of July 18, 1918 (40 Stat. 912). Terminated by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and records transferred to the Department of Commerce, effective Mar. 2, 1934. Informal Interdepartmental Screw Thread Committee established on Sept. 14, 1939, consisting of representatives of the Departments of War, the Navy, and Commerce. Sea Grant Review Panel, National Established by act of Oct. 8, 1976 (90 Stat. 1967). Renamed National Sea Grant Advisory Board by act of Oct. 13, 2008 (122 Stat. 4207. Secret Service, United States See Secret Service Division Secret Service Division Established July 5, 1865, as a Bureau under Treasury Department. Acknowledged as distinct agency within Treasury Department in 1883. White House Police Force created on October 1, 1922, and placed under supervision of Secret Service Division in 1930. White House Police Force renamed Executive Protective Service by act of June 30, 1970 (84 Stat. 358). Executive Protective Service renamed U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division by act of Nov. 15, 1977 (91 Stat. 1371). Treasury Police Force merged into Secret Service on Oct. 5, 1986. U.S. Secret Service transferred to Homeland Security Department by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2224). Security and Safety Performance Assurance, Office of Established by Secretary of Energy memorandum of December 2, 2003. Abolished by Secretary’s Memorandum 2006-007929 of Aug. 30, 2006 and functions transferred to the Office of Health, Safety and Security. Security, Commission on Government Established by act of Aug. 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 595). Terminated Sept. 22, 1957, pursuant to terms of act. Security, Office of the Director for Mutual See Security Agency, Mutual Security Agency, Federal Established by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, grouping under one administration Office of Education, Public Health Service, Social Security Board, U.S. Employment Service, Civilian Conservation Corps, and National Youth Administration. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, effective Apr. 11, 1953, and functions and units transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Security Agency, Mutual Established and continued by acts of Oct. 10, 1951 (65 Stat. 373) and June 20, 1952 (66 Stat. 141). Agency and Office of Director for Mutual Security abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1953, effective Aug. 1, 1953, and functions transferred to Foreign Operations Administration, established by same plan. Security and Individual Rights, President’s Commission on Internal Established by EO 10207 of Jan. 23, 1951. Terminated by EO 10305 of Nov. 14, 1951. Security Resources Board, National Established by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 499). Transferred to Executive Office of the President by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949. Functions of Board transferred to Chairman and Board made advisory to him by Reorg. Plan No. 25 of 1950, effective July 10, 1950. Functions delegated by Executive order transferred to Office of Defense Mobilization by EO 10438 of Mar. 13, 1953. Board abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1953, effective June 12, 1953, and remaining functions transferred to Office of Defense Mobilization. Security Training Commission, National Established by act of June 19, 1951 (65 Stat. 75). Expired June 30, 1957, pursuant to Presidential letter of Mar. 25, 1957. Seed Loan Office Authorized by Presidential letters of July 26, 1918, and July 26, 1919, to the Secretary of Agriculture. Further authorized by act of Mar. 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1347). Office transferred to Farm Credit Administration by EO 6084 of Mar. 27, 1933. Selective Service Appeal Board, National Established by EO 9988 of Aug. 20, 1948. Inactive as of Apr. 11, 1975. Selective Service Records, Office of See Selective Service System Selective Service System Established by act of Sept. 16, 1940 (54 Stat. 885). Placed under jurisdiction of War Manpower Commission by EO 9279 of Dec. 5, 1942, and designated Bureau of Selective Service. Designated Selective Service System, separate agency, by EO 9410 of Dec. 23, 1943. Transferred for liquidation to Office of Selective Service Records established by act of Mar. 31, 1947 (61 Stat. 31). Transferred to Selective Service System by act of June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 604). Self-Help Development and Technical Development, Office of Established in National Consumer Cooperative Bank by act of Aug. 20, 1978 (92 Stat. 499). Abolished by act of Aug. 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 437), and assets transferred to Consumer Cooperative Development Corporation, Department of Commerce, Dec. 30, 1982. Services, Bureau of Special See Office of War Information Services, Division of Central Administrative Established by Liaison Officer for Emergency Management pursuant to Presidential letter of Feb. 28, 1941. Terminated by EO 9471 of Aug. 25, 1944, and functions discontinued or transferred to constituent agencies of Office for Emergency Management and other agencies. Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee Originally organized by National Defense Advisory Commission in 1940. Established August 1942 by War Production Board. Transferred to the Department of Labor from Civilian Production Administration, successor agency to Board, by EO 9656 of Nov. 15, 1945. Terminated June 30, 1947. Shipping Board, U.S. Established by act of Sept. 7, 1916 (39 Stat. 729). Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, and functions, including those with respect to U.S. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, transferred to U.S. Shipping Board Bureau, Department of Commerce, effective Mar. 2, 1934. Separation of employees deferred until Sept. 30, 1933, by EO 6245 of Aug. 9, 1933. Functions assumed by U.S. Maritime Commission Oct. 26, 1936, pursuant to act of June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985). Shipping Board Bureau, U.S. See Shipping Board, U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, U.S. Established Apr. 16, 1917, under authority of act of Sept. 7, 1916 (39 Stat. 729). Renamed U.S. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation by act of Feb. 11, 1927 (44 Stat. 1083). Terminated Oct. 26, 1936, under provisions of act of June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985), and functions transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, U.S. See Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, U.S. Ships, Bureau of Established by act of June 20, 1940 (54 Stat. 493), to replace Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Construction and Repair. Abolished by Department of Defense reorg. order of Mar. 9, 1966, and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Navy (31 FR 7188). Simpson Historical Research Center, Albert F. Renamed Headquarters USAF Historical Research Center by special order of Dec. 16, 1983 of the Secretary of Defense. Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of Established within certain Defense Departments by act of Oct. 24, 1978 (92 Stat. 1770). Renamed Office of Small Business Programs by Public Law 109–163 of Jan. 6, 2006 (119 Stat. 3399). Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars, Office of Renamed Office of Interdisciplinary Studies by Smithsonian Institution announcement of Mar. 16, 1987. Social Development Institute, Inter-American Established by act of Dec. 30, 1969 (83 Stat. 821). Renamed Inter-American Foundation by act of Feb. 7, 1972 (86 Stat. 34). Social Protection, Committee on Established in Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services by administrative order June 14, 1941. Functions transferred to Federal Security Agency by EO 9338 of Apr. 29, 1943. Social and Rehabilitation Service Established by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Abolished by Secretary’s reorganization of Mar. 8, 1977 (42 FR 13262), and constituent units—Medical Services Administration, Assistance Payments Administration, Office of Child Support Enforcement, and Public Services Administration—transferred. Social Security Administration See Social Security Board Social Security Board Established by act of Aug. 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 620). Incorporated into Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Social Security Board abolished and Social Security Administration established by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 16, 1946, and functions of the Board transferred to Federal Security Administrator. Social Security Administration transferred from the Federal Security Agency by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective Apr. 11, 1953, to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Social Security Administration became an independent agency in the executive branch by act of Aug. 15, 1994 (108 Stat. 1464), effective Mar. 31, 1995. Soil Conservation Service See Soil Erosion Service Soil Erosion Service Established in the Department of the Interior following allotment made Aug. 25, 1933. Transferred to the Department of Agriculture by Secretary of Interior administrative order of Mar. 25, 1935. Made Soil Conservation Service by order of the Secretary of Agriculture, Apr. 27, 1935, pursuant to provisions of act of Apr. 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 163). Certain functions of Soil Conservation Service under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Soil Conservation Service abolished by act of Oct. 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 3225) and functions assumed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Soils, Bureau of See Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Bureau of and Plant Industry, Bureau of Solicitor General, Office of Assistant Established in the Department of Justice by act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 307). Terminated by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Southeastern Power Administration Established by the Secretary of the Interior in 1943 to carry out functions under act of Dec. 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890). Transferred to the Department of Energy by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 578). Southwestern Power Administration Established by the Secretary of the Interior in 1943 to carry out functions under act of Dec. 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890). Transferred to the Department of Energy by act of Aug. 4, 1977 (91 Stat. 578). Space Access and Technology, Office of Established in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Abolished by Administrator’s order of Feb. 24, 1997. Space Communications, Office of Established in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Abolished by Administrator’s order of Feb. 24, 1997. Space Payload Technology Organization, Joint Operationally Responsive Established by act of Jan. 6, 2006 (119 Stat. 3408). Abolished by acts of Oct. 17, 2006 (120 Stat. 2358) and Dec. 20, 2006 (120 Stat. 3286). Space Science, Office of See Space and Terrestrial Applications, Office of Space Science Board Renamed Space Studies Board by authority of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, effective May 8, 1989. Space Station, Office of Established in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Abolished in 1990 and remaining functions transferred to the Office of Space Flight. Space Technology Laboratories, National Renamed John C. Stennis Space Center by EO 12641 of May 20, 1988. Space and Terrestrial Applications, Office of Combined with Office of Space Science to form Office of Space Science and Applications by National Aeronautics and Space Administrator’s announcement of Sept. 29, 1981. Space Tracking and Data Systems, Office of Renamed Office of Space Operations by National Aeronautics and Space Administrator’s announcement of Jan. 9, 1987. Space Transportation Operations, Office of Combined with Office of Space Transportation Systems to form Office of Space Transportation Systems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, effective July 1982. Space Transportation Systems, Office of See Space Transportation Operations, Office of Spanish-Speaking People, Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for See Mexican-American Affairs, Interagency Committee on Special. See other part of title Specifications Board, Federal Established by Bureau of the Budget Circular 42 of Oct. 10, 1921. Transferred from Federal Coordinating Service to Procurement Division by order of Oct. 9, 1933 of the Secretary of the Treasury. Board superseded by Federal Specifications Executive Committee, set up by Director of Procurement under Circular Letter 106 of July 16, 1935. Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Interior by act of Aug. 8, 1956 (70 Stat. 1119). Bureau replaced by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to act of Apr. 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 92). Standards, National Bureau of See Weights and Measures, Office of Standard State, Department of Duty of Secretary of State of procuring copies of all statutes of the States, as provided for in act of Sept. 28, 1789 (R.S. 206), abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Functions of numbering, editing, and distributing proclamations and Executive orders transferred from the Department of State to the Division of the Federal Register, National Archives, by EO 7298 of Feb. 18, 1936. Duty of Secretary of State of publishing Executive proclamations and treaties in newspapers in District of Columbia, provided for in act of July 31, 1876 (19 Stat. 105), abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Functions concerning publication of U.S. Statutes at Large, acts and joint resolutions in pamphlet form known as slip laws, and amendments to the Constitution; electoral votes for President and Vice President; and Territorial papers transferred from the Department of State to the Administrator of the General Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950. (See also Archives Establishment, National) State and Local Cooperation, Division of Established by Advisory Commission to Council of National Defense Aug. 5, 1940. Transferred to Office of Civilian Defense. State and Local Government Cooperation, Committee on Established by EO 11627 of Oct 15, 1971. Abolished by EO 11695 of Jan. 11, 1973. State Technical Services, Office of Established by the Secretary of Commerce Nov. 19, 1965, pursuant to act of Sept. 14, 1965 (79 Stat. 697). Abolished by Secretary, effective June 30, 1970. Statistical Board, Central Organized Aug. 9, 1933, by EO 6225 of July 27, 1933. Transferred to Bureau of the Budget by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Expired July 25, 1940, and functions taken over by Division of Statistical Standards, Bureau of the Budget. Statistical Committee, Central Established by act of July 25, 1935 (49 Stat. 498). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and functions transferred to Bureau of the Budget. Statistical Policy Coordination Committee Established by EO 12013 of Oct. 7, 1977. Abolished by EO 12318 of Aug. 21, 1981. Statistical Reporting Service Established by Memorandum 1446, supp. 1, part 3, of 1961 of the Secretary of Agriculture. Consolidated with other departmental units into Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service by Secretary’s Memorandum 1927, effective Dec. 23, 1977. Redesignated as Statistical Reporting Service by Secretary’s order of Oct. 1, 1981. Renamed National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statistics Administration, Social and Economic Established Jan. 1, 1972, by the Secretary of Commerce. Terminated by Department of Commerce Organization Order 10–2, effective Aug. 4, 1975 (40 FR 42765). Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Census restored as primary operating units of the Department of Commerce by Organization Orders 35–1A and 2A, effective Aug. 4, 1975. Statutes at Large See State, Department of Statutes of the States See State, Department of Steam Engineering, Bureau of Established in the Department of the Navy by act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510). Redesignated as Bureau of Engineering by act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 828). Abolished by act of June 20, 1940 (54 Stat. 492), and functions transferred to Bureau of Ships. Steamboat Inspection Service President authorized to appoint Service by act of June 28, 1838 (5 Stat. 252). Secretary of Treasury authorized to establish boards of local inspectors at enumerated ports throughout the U.S. by act of Feb. 28, 1871 (16 Stat. 440). Authority to appoint boards of local inspectors delegated to Secretary of Commerce and Labor by act of Mar. 4, 1905 (33 Stat. 1026). Consolidated with Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection by act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 415). Stock Catalog Board, Federal Standard Originated by act of Mar. 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1461). Transferred from Federal Coordinating Service to Procurement Division by order of Oct. 9, 1933 of the Secretary of the Treasury. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization Established in 1986 as a separate agency of the Department of Defense. Renamed Ballistic Missile Defense Organization by Deputy Secretary’s memorandum in May 1993. Strategic Posture of the United States, Commission on the Implementation of the New Established by act of Jan. 6, 2006 (119 Stat. 3431). Terminated by act of Jan. 28, 2009 (122 Stat. 328) Strategic Services, Office of See Information, Office of Coordinator of Strategic Trade, Office of Established in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to Customs Service Reorganization plan, effective Sept. 30, 1995. Abolished by act of Oct. 13, 2006 (120 Stat. 1924) and functions transferred to the Office of International Trade. Subversive Activities Control Board Established by act of Sept. 23, 1950 (64 Stat. 987). Terminated June 30, 1973, due to lack of funding. Sugar Division Created by act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 31), authorized by act of Sept. 1, 1937 (50 Stat. 903). Taken from Agricultural Adjustment Administration and made independent division of the Department of Agriculture by Secretary’s Memorandum 783, effective Oct. 16, 1938. Placed under Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, functioning as Sugar Agency. Functions transferred to Food Distribution Administration by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Sugar Rationing Administration Established by Memorandum 1190 of Mar. 31, 1947, of the Secretary of Agriculture under authority of act of Mar. 31, 1947 (61 Stat. 35). Terminated Mar. 31, 1948, on expiration of authority. Supplies and Accounts, Bureau of See Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Supplies and Shortages, National Commission on Established by act of Sept. 30, 1974 (88 Stat. 1168). Terminated Mar. 31, 1977, pursuant to terms of act. Supply, Bureau of Federal See Procurement Division Supply, Office of Renamed Office of Procurement and Property by Smithsonian Institution announcement of Nov. 4, 1986. Supply Committee, General Established by act of June 17, 1910 (36 Stat. 531). Abolished by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933, effective Mar. 2, 1934, and functions transferred to Procurement Division, the Department of the Treasury. Supply Priorities and Allocations Board Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 8875 of Aug. 28, 1941. Abolished by EO 9024 of Jan. 16, 1942, and functions transferred to War Production Board. Supply Service, Federal Renamed Office of Personal Property by General Services Administration (GSA) order, effective Sept. 28, 1982; later renamed Office of Federal Supply and Services by GSA order of Jan. 22, 1983; then redesignated Federal Supply Service. Merged with Federal Technology Service to form Federal Acquisition Service by GSA Order No. 5440.591 of Sept. 9, 2005. See also act of Oct. 6, 2006 (120 Stat. 1735). Surveys and Maps, Federal Board of See Surveys and Maps of the Federal Government, Board of Surveys and Maps of the Federal Government, Board of Established by EO 3206 of Dec. 30, 1919. Renamed Federal Board of Surveys and Maps by EO 7262 of Jan. 4, 1936. Abolished by EO 9094 of Mar. 10, 1942, and functions transferred to Director, Bureau of the Budget. Space System Development, Office of Established in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Renamed Office of Space Access and Technology in 1995. T TOP OF PAGE Tariff Commission, U.S. Established by act of Sept. 8, 1916 (39 Stat. 795). Renamed U.S. International Trade Commission by act of Jan. 3, 1975 (88 Stat. 2009). Tax Appeals, Board of Established as an independent agency within the executive branch by act of June 2, 1924 (43 Stat. 336). Continued by acts of Feb. 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 105) and Feb. 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 158). Renamed Tax Court of the United States by act of Aug. 16, 1954 (68A Stat. 879). Renamed United States Tax Court by act of Dec. 30, 1969 (83 Stat. 730). Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability Established by act of Feb. 22, 2012 (126 Stat. 208). Terminated on July 6, 2012 by operation of law. Technical Cooperation Administration Transferred from the Department of State to Mutual Security Agency by EO 10458 of June 1, 1953. Transferred to Foreign Operations Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1953, effective Aug. 1, 1953. Technical Services, Office of Designated unit of Office of the Secretary of Commerce by Department Order 179, July 23, 1962. Functions transferred to National Bureau of Standards by Order 90 of Jan. 30, 1964. Technology Administration Established by act of Oct. 24, 1988 (102 Stat. 2593). Abolished by act of Aug. 9, 2007 (121 Stat. 587) and functions absorbed by National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. Technology Assessment, Office of Created by act of Oct. 13, 1972 (86 Stat. 797). Office inactive as of Sept. 30, 1995. Technology, Automation, and Economic Progress, National Commission on Established by act of Aug. 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 463). Terminated January 1966 pursuant to terms of act. Technology Service, Federal Merged with Federal Supply Service to form Federal Acquisition Service by General Services Administration Order No. 5440.591 of Sept. 9, 2005. See also act of Oct. 6, 2006 (120 Stat. 1735). Telecommunications Adviser to the President Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 10297 of Oct. 9, 1951. EO 10297 revoked by EO 10460 of June 16, 1953, and functions transferred to Director of Office of Defense Mobilization. Telecommunications Management, Director of Established in Office of Emergency Planning by EO 10995 of Feb. 16, 1962. Assignment of radio frequencies delegated to Government agencies and foreign diplomatic establishments by EO 11084 of Feb. 16, 1963. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1970, effective Apr. 20, 1970. Telecommunications Policy, Office of Established in Executive Office of the President by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1970, effective Apr. 20, 1970. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1977, effective Mar. 26, 1978, and certain functions transferred to President with all other functions transferred to the Department of Commerce. Telecommunications Service, Automated Data Renamed Office of Information Resources Management by General Services Administration order of Aug. 17, 1982. Later renamed Information Resources Management Service. Temporary Controls, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, consolidating Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of Economic Stabilization, Office of Price Administration, and Civilian Production Administration. Functions with respect to Veterans’ Emergency Housing Program transferred to Housing Expediter by EO 9836 of Mar. 22, 1947. Functions with respect to distribution and price of sugar products transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by act of Mar. 31, 1947 (61 Stat. 36). Office terminated by EO 9841 of Apr. 23, 1947, and remaining functions redistributed. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals Established by act of Dec. 22, 1971 (85 Stat. 749). Abolished by act of Oct. 29, 1992, effective Apr. 30, 1993 (106 Stat. 4507). Court’s jurisdiction and pending cases transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Territorial Affairs, Office of Established by Interior Secretarial Order 2951 of Feb. 6, 1973. Abolished by Departmental Manual Release 2270 of June 6, 1980, and functions transferred to Office of Assistant Secretary for Territorial and International Affairs. Territorial papers See State, Department of Territories, Office of Established by the Secretary of the Interior July 28, 1950. Functions reassigned to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Territorial Affairs in Office of the Assistant Secretary—Public Land Management, Department of the Interior, by Secretarial Order 2942, effective July 1, 1971. Terrorism, Cabinet Committee To Combat Established by Presidential memorandum of Sept. 25, 1972. Terminated by National Security Council memorandum of Sept. 16, 1977. Terrorist Threat Integration Center Established on May 1, 2003, pursuant to Presidential initiative. Transferred to the National Counterterrorism Center by act of Dec. 17, 2004 (118 Stat. 3697). Textile National Industrial Relations Board Established by administrative order of June 28, 1934. Abolished by EO 6858 of Sept. 26, 1934, which created Textile Labor Relations Board in connection with the Department of Labor. Board terminated July 1, 1937, and functions absorbed by U.S. Conciliation Service, Department of Labor. Textile National Industrial Relations Board, Cotton Established by original Code of Fair Competition for the Cotton Textile Industry, as amended July 10, 1934. Abolished by EO 6858 of Sept. 26, 1934. Textile Work Assignment Board, Cotton Amendments to Code of Fair Competition for Cotton Textile Industry approved by EO 6876 of Oct. 16, 1934, and Cotton Textile Work Assignment Board appointed by Textile Labor Relations Board. Board expired June 15, 1935. Textile Work Assignment Board, Silk Appointed by Textile Labor Relations Board following President’s approval of amendments to Code of Fair Competition for Silk Textile Industry by EO 6875 of Oct. 16, 1934. Terminated June 15, 1935. Textile Work Assignment Board, Wool Established by EO 6877 of Oct. 16, 1934. Terminated June 15, 1935. Textiles, Office of Established by the Secretary of Commerce Feb. 14, 1971. Functions transferred to Domestic and International Business Administration, effective Nov. 17, 1972. Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board. See Oversight Board (of the Resolution Trust Corporation). Thrift Supervision, Office of Established by act of August 9, 1989 (103 Stat. 352). Abolished by act of July 21. 2010, (124 Stat. 1522), and functions transferred to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. . Trade, Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Established by EO 6651 of Mar. 23, 1934. Terminated on expiration of National Recovery Administration. Trade Administration, International See Business and Defense Services Administration Trade Agreements, Interdepartmental Committee on Established by Secretary of State in 1934 and reestablished by EO 9832 of Feb. 25, 1947. Abolished by EO 11075 of Jan. 15, 1963. Trade and Development Program Established by act of Sept. 4, 1961, as amended (88 Stat. 1804). Designated separate entity within the U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency by act of Sept. 4, 1961, as amended (102 Stat. 1329). Renamed Trade and Development Agency by act of Oct. 28, 1992 (106 Stat. 3657). Trade Expansion Act Advisory Committee Established by EO 11075 of Jan. 15, 1963. Abolished by EO 11846 of Mar. 27, 1975, and records transferred to Trade Policy Committee established by same EO. Trade Negotiations, Office of the Special Representative for Renamed Office of the U.S. Trade Representative by EO 12188 of Jan. 4, 1980. Trade Policy Committee Established by EO 10741 of Nov. 25, 1957. Abolished by EO 11075 of Jan. 15, 1963. Traffic Safety, President’s Committee for Established by Presidential letter of Apr. 14, 1954. Continued by EO 10858 of Jan. 13, 1960. Abolished by EO 11382 of Nov. 28, 1967. Traffic Safety Agency, National Established in the Department of Commerce by act of Sept. 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 718). Activity transferred to the Department of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Responsibility placed in National Highway Safety Bureau by EO 11357 of June 6, 1967. Training and Employment Service, U.S. Established in Manpower Administration, Department of Labor, Mar. 17, 1969. Abolished by Secretary’s letter of Dec. 6, 1971, and functions assigned to Office of Employment Development Programs and U.S. Employment Service. Training School for Boys, National See District of Columbia, Reform-School of the Transportation, Federal Coordinator of Established by act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 211). Expired June 16, 1936, under provisions of Public Resolution 27 (49 Stat. 376). Transportation, Office of Established in the Department of Agriculture by Secretary’s Memorandum 1966 dated Dec. 12, 1978. Abolished by Secretary’s Memorandum 1030–25 dated Dec. 28, 1990. Transportation and Communications Service Established by General Services Administrator Oct. 19, 1961. Abolished by Administrator’s order, effective July 15, 1972. Motor equipment, transportation, and public utilities responsibilities assigned to Federal Supply Service; telecommunications function assigned to Automated Data Telecommunications Service. Transportation and Public Utilities Service Abolished by General Services Administration order of Aug. 17, 1982. Functions transferred to various GSA organizations. Transportation Safety Board, National Established in the Department of Transportation by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 935). Abolished by act of Jan. 3, 1975 (88 Stat. 2156), which established independent National Transportation Safety Board. Transportation Security Administration Established by act of Nov. 19, 2001 (115 Stat. 597). Functions transferred from Department of Transportation to Department of Homeland Security by act of Nov. 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2178). Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Established by act of Dec. 18, 1991 (105 Stat. 2172). Transferred to Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation Department, by act of Nov. 30, 2004 (118 Stat. 2424). Travel Service, U.S. Replaced by U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration, Department of Commerce, pursuant to act of Oct. 16, 1981 (95 Stat. 1014). Travel and Tourism Administration, U.S. Established by act of Oct. 16, 1981 (95 Stat. 1014). Abolished by act of Oct. 11, 1996 (110 Stat. 3407). Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Established by act of Oct. 16, 1981 (95 Stat. 1017). Abolished by act of Oct. 11, 1996 (110 Stat. 3407). Treasury, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the— Electronics and Information Technology Established by Secretary’s Order 114–1 of Mar. 14, 1983. Abolished by Secretary’s Order 114–3 of May 17, 1985, and functions transferred to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management. Certain provisions effective Aug. 31, 1985 (50 FR 23573). Treasury, Solicitor of the Position established when certain functions of Solicitor of the Treasury transferred to the Department of Justice by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Solicitor of the Treasury transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of the Treasury by same order. Office of Solicitor of the Treasury abolished by act of May 10, 1934 (48 Stat. 758), and functions transferred to General Counsel, the Department of the Treasury. Treasury Police Force See Secret Service Division Treasury Secretary, Assistant Office abolished by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, effective June 30, 1940, and functions transferred to Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury. Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement, Office of Established by act of Oct. 28, 1993 (107 Stat. 1234). Office abolished by act of Dec. 8, 2004 (118 Stat. 3245), and functions transferred to the Office of the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Department of the Treasury. Treaties See State, Department of Typhus Commission, U.S. of America Established in Department of War by EO 9285 of Dec. 24, 1942. Abolished June 30, 1946, by EO 9680 of Jan. 17, 1946. U TOP OF PAGE U.S. See other part of title Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, School of Medicine of the Renamed F. Edward He´bert School of Medicine by act of Sept. 24, 1983 (97 Stat. 704). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization U.S. membership in UNESCO authorized by act of July 30, 1946 (60 Stat. 712). Announcement of U.S. intention to withdraw made Dec. 28, 1983, in accordance with UNESCO constitution. Official U.S. withdrawal effective Dec. 31, 1984, by Secretary of State’s letter of Dec. 19, 1984. The U.S. maintained status as an observer mission in UNESCO from 1984-2003, and rejoined the organization in October 2003. Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission Established by EO 11659 of Mar. 22, 1972. Terminated by EO 12319 of Sept. 9, 1981. Urban Affairs, Council for Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 11452 of Jan. 23, 1969. Terminated by EO 11541 of July 1, 1970. Urban Mass Transportation Administration Functions regarding urban mass transportation established in the Department of Housing and Urban Development by act of July 9, 1964 (78 Stat. 302). Most functions transferred to the Department of Transportation by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1968, effective June 30, 1968 (82 Stat. 1369), and joint responsibility assigned to the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for functions relating to research, technical studies, and training. Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Under Secretaries agreed in November 1969 that the Department of Transportation should be focal point for urban mass transportation grant administration; at which time functions transferred to the Department of Transportation. Renamed Federal Transit Administration by act of Dec. 18, 1991 (105 Stat. 2088). Urban Renewal Administration Established in Housing and Home Finance Agency by Administrator’s Organizational Order 1 of Dec. 23, 1954. Functions transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by act of Sept. 9, 1965 (78 Stat. 667), and Administration terminated. Utilization and Disposal Service Established July 1, 1961, by Administrator of General Services and assigned functions of Federal Supply Service and Public Buildings Service. Functions transferred to Property Management and Disposal Service July 29, 1966. V TOP OF PAGE Veterans Administration Legal work in defense of suits against the U.S. arising under act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 607), transferred to the Department of Justice by EO 6166 of June 10, 1933. Transfer deferred to Sept. 10, 1933, by EO 6222 of July 27, 1933. Established as an independent agency under the President by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in accordance with the act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016) and the act of Sept. 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1114). Made an executive department in the executive branch and redesignated the Department of Veterans Affairs by act of Oct. 25, 1988 (102 Stat. 2635). Veterans Appeals, U.S. Court of Established by act of Nov. 18, 1988 (102 Stat. 4113). Renamed U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by act of Nov. 11, 1998 (112 Stat. 3341). Veterans Education Appeals Board See Veterans Tuition Appeals Board Veterans Employment and Training, Advisory Committee on Renamed Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach by act of June 15, 2006 (120 Stat. 403). Veterans Employment Service Renamed Veterans’ Employment and Training Service by Order 4–83 of Mar. 24, 1983 of the Secretary of Labor (48 FR 14092). Veterans Health Administration See Medicine and Surgery, Department of Veterans Health Services and Research Administration See Medicine and Surgery, Department of Veterans Placement Service Board Established by act of June 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 293). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1949, effective Aug. 20, 1949, and functions transferred to the Secretary of Labor. Veterans Tuition Appeals Board Established by act of Aug. 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 654). Functions assumed by Veterans Education Appeals Board established by act of July 13, 1950 (64 Stat. 336). Board terminated by act of Aug. 28, 1957 (71 Stat. 474). Veterinary Medicine, Bureau of Established in Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Renamed Center for Veterinary Medicine by FDA notice of Mar. 9, 1984 (49 FR 10166). Virgin Islands Public works programs under act of Dec. 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 827), transferred from General Services Administrator to the Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 15 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950. Virgin Islands Company Established in 1934. Reincorporated as Government corporation by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 350). Program terminated June 30, 1965, and Corporation dissolved July 1, 1966. Virgin Islands Corporation See Virgin Islands Company Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission, National Established by act of Mar. 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 45). Expired Jan. 5, 1975, pursuant to act of Oct. 6, 1972 (86 Stat. 776). Vocational and Adult Education, Office of Established by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 674). Renamed Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education by act of Jan. 17, 2014 (128 Stat. 399). Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of Established to administer provisions of act of July 6, 1943 (57 Stat. 374). Other duties delegated by acts of Aug. 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 652), Nov. 8, 1965 (79 Stat. 1282), July 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 364), and July 10, 1954 (68 Stat. 454). Redesignated Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Jan. 28, 1963. Made component of newly created Social and Rehabilitation Service as Rehabilitation Services Administration by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Vocational Rehabilitation Administration See Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of Voluntary Citizen Participation, State Office of Renamed State Office of Volunteerism in ACTION by notice of Apr. 18, 1986 (51 FR 13265), effective May 18, 1986. Volunteer Service, International, Secretariat for Established in 1962 by International Conference on Middle Level Manpower called by President. Terminated Mar. 31, 1976, due to insufficient funding. Volunteers in Service to America Established by act of Nov. 8, 1966 (80 Stat. 1472). Service administered by Office of Economic Opportunity and functions transferred to ACTION by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1971, effective July 1, 1971. W TOP OF PAGE Wage Adjustment Board Established May 29, 1942, by the Secretary of Labor at Presidential direction of May 14, 1942, to accomplish purpose of act of Mar. 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1494), as amended by acts of Aug. 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1011), and Jan. 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 23). Disbanded on termination of National Wage Stabilization Board. Wage and Price Stability, Council on Established in Executive Office of the President by act of Aug. 24, 1974 (88 Stat. 750). Abolished by EO 12288 of Jan. 29, 1981. Funding ceased beyond June 5, 1981, by act of June 5, 1981 (95 Stat. 74), and authorization for appropriations repealed by act of Aug. 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 432). Wage and Price Stability Program See Wage and Price Stability, Council on Wage Stabilization Board Established by EO 10161 of Sept. 9, 1950. Reconstituted by EO 10377 of July 25, 1952. Terminated Apr. 30, 1953, by EO 10434 of Feb. 6, 1953, and acts of June 30, 1952 (66 Stat. 296), and June 30, 1953 (67 Stat. 131). Wage Stabilization Board, National See Defense Mediation Board, National Wallops Flight Center, Wallops Island, VA Formerly separate field installation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Made component of Goddard Space Flight Center by NASA Management Instruction 1107.10A of Sept. 3, 1981. War, Solid Fuels Administration for Established in the Department of the Interior by EO 9332 of Apr. 19, 1943. Absorbed Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator for War (originally established as Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator for National Defense) pursuant to Presidential letter of Nov. 5, 1941; later changed by Presidential letter of May 25, 1942. Terminated by EO 9847 of May 6, 1947. War Assets Administration Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9689 of Jan. 31, 1946. Functions transferred to Surplus Property Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947, and agency renamed War Assets Administration. Abolished by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 738), and functions transferred for liquidation to General Services Administration. War Assets Corporation See Petroleum Reserves Corporation War Claims Commission Established by act of July 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 1240). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, effective July 1, 1954, and functions transferred to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S. War Commodities Division Established in Office of Foreign Economic Coordination by Department of State Order of Aug. 27, 1943. Office abolished by departmental order of Nov. 6, 1943, pursuant to EO 9380 of Sept. 25, 1943, which established Foreign Economic Administration in Office for Emergency Management. War Communications, Board of See Defense Communications Board War Contracts Price Adjustment Board Established by act of Feb. 25, 1944 (58 Stat. 85). Abolished by act of Mar. 23, 1951 (65 Stat. 7), and functions transferred to Renegotiation Board, established by same act, and General Services Administrator. War Damage Corporation See War Insurance Corporation War, Department of Established by act of Aug. 7, 1789 (1 Stat. 49), succeeding similar department established prior to adoption of the Constitution. Three military departments—Army; Navy, including naval aviation and U.S. Marine Corps; and Air Force—reorganized under National Military Establishment by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 495). War Finance Corporation Established by act of Apr. 5, 1918 (40 Stat. 506). Functions and obligations transferred by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, to the Secretary of the Treasury for liquidation not later than Dec. 31, 1939. War Food Administration See Food Production and Distribution, Administration of War Information, Office of Established in Office of Emergency Management by EO 9182 of June 13, 1942, consolidating Office of Facts and Figures; Office of Government Reports; Division of Information, Office for Emergency Management; and Foreign Information Service—Outpost, Publications, and Pictorial Branches, Coordinator of Information. Abolished by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945. Bureau of Special Services and functions with respect to review of publications of Federal agencies transferred to Bureau of the Budget. Foreign information activities transferred to the Department of State. War Insurance Corporation Established Dec. 13, 1941, by act of June 10, 1941 (55 Stat. 249). Charter filed Mar. 31, 1942. Renamed War Damage Corporation by act of Mar. 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 175). Transferred from Federal Loan Agency to the Department of Commerce by EO 9071 of Feb. 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency by act of Feb. 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5). Agency abolished by act of June 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 202), and functions assumed by Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Powers of War Damage Corporation, except for purposes of liquidation, terminated as of Jan. 22, 1947. War Labor Board, National See Defense Mediation Board, National War Manpower Commission Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9139 of Apr. 18, 1942. Terminated by EO 9617 of Sept. 19, 1945, and functions, except Procurement and Assignment Service, transferred to the Department of Labor. War Mobilization, Office of Established by EO 9347 of May 27, 1943. Transferred to Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion by EO 9488 of Oct. 3, 1944. War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of Established by act of Oct. 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 785). Consolidated with other agencies by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946, to form Office of Temporary Controls. Media Programming Division and Motion Picture Division transferred to Office of Government Reports, reestablished by same order. Certain other functions transferred to President and the Secretary of Commerce. War Mobilization and Reconversion Advisory Board, Office of Established by act of Oct. 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 788). Transferred to Office of Temporary Controls by EO 9809 of Dec. 12, 1946. War Plants Corporation, Smaller Established by act of June 11, 1942 (56 Stat. 351). Functions transferred by EO 9665 of Dec. 27, 1945, to Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Department of Commerce. Abolished by act of June 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 202), and functions transferred for liquidation to General Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1957, effective July 1, 1957. War and Post War Adjustment Policies, Advisory Unit on Established in Office of War Mobilization by Presidential direction Nov. 6, 1943. Report submitted Feb. 15, 1944, and Unit Director and Assistant Director submitted letter to Director of War Mobilization ending their work May 12, 1944. War Production Board Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9024 of Jan. 16, 1942. Board terminated and successor agency, Civilian Production Administration, established by EO 9638 of Oct. 4, 1945. War Property Administration, Surplus Established in Office of War Mobilization by EO 9425 of Feb. 19, 1944. Terminated on establishment of Surplus Property Board by act of Oct. 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 768). Surplus Property Administration established in Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion by act of Sept. 18, 1945 (59 Stat. 533), and Board abolished. Domestic functions of Administration merged into War Assets Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, by EO 9689 of Jan. 31, 1946. Foreign functions transferred to the Department of State by same order. Transfers made permanent by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947. War Refugee Board Established in Executive Office of the President by EO 9417 of Jan. 22, 1944. Terminated by EO 9614 of Sept. 14, 1945. War Relations, Agricultural, Office for See Farm Products, Division of War Relief Agencies, President’s Committee on Established by Presidential letter of Mar. 13, 1941. President’s War Relief Control Board established by EO 9205 of July 25, 1942, to succeed Committee. Board terminated by EO 9723 of May 14, 1946, and functions transferred to the Department of State. War Relief Control Board, President’s See President’s Committee on War Relief Agencies War Relocation Authority Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9102 of Mar. 18, 1942. Transferred to the Department of the Interior by EO 9423 of Feb. 16, 1944. Terminated by EO 9742 of June 25, 1946. War Resources Board Established in August 1939 as advisory committee to work with Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board. Terminated by President Nov. 24, 1939. War Resources Council See Defense Resources Committee War Shipping Administration Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9054 Feb. 7, 1942. Terminated by act of July 8, 1946 (60 Stat. 501), and functions transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, effective Sept. 1, 1946. Water, Office of Saline Established to perform functions vested in the Secretary of the Interior by act of July 29, 1971 (85 Stat. 159). Merged with Office of Water Resources Research to form Office of Water Research and Technology by Secretary’s Order 2966 of July 26, 1974. Water Commission, National Established by act of Sept. 26, 1968 (82 Stat. 868). Terminated Sept. 25, 1973, pursuant to terms of act. Water Policy, Office of Established by Department of the Interior Manual Release 2374 of Dec. 29, 1981, under authority of Assistant Secretary. Abolished by Secretarial Order No. 3096 of Oct. 19, 1983, and functions transferred to Geological Survey and Office of Policy Analysis. Water Pollution Control Administration, Federal Established under the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by act of Oct. 2, 1965 (79 Stat. 903). Transferred to the Department of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1966, effective May 10, 1966. Renamed Federal Water Quality Administration by act of Apr. 3, 1970. Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, effective Dec. 2, 1970, and functions transferred to Environmental Protection Agency. Water and Power Resources Service Renamed Bureau of Reclamation May 18, 1981, by Interior Secretarial Order 3064. Water Quality Administration, Federal See Water Pollution Control Administration, Federal Water Research and Technology, Office of Established by Interior Secretarial Order 2966 of July 26, 1974. Abolished by Secretarial order of Aug. 25, 1982, and functions transferred to Bureau of Reclamation, Geological Survey, and Office of Water Policy. Water Resources Council Established by act of July 22, 1965 (89 Stat 575). Inactive as of Oct. 1, 1982. Water Resources Research, Office of Established to perform functions vested in the Secretary of the Interior by act of July 17, 1964 (78 Stat. 329). Merged with Office of Saline Water to form Office of Water Research and Technology by Secretary’s Order 2966 of July 26, 1974. Watergate Special Prosecution Force Established by Attorney General order, effective May 25, 1973. Terminated by Attorney General order, effective June 20, 1977. Waterways Corporation, Inland Incorporated under act of June 3, 1924 (43 Stat. 360). Transferred from the Department of War to the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Corporation sold to Federal Waterways Corporation under contract of July 24, 1953. Renamed Federal Barge Lines, Inc. Liquidated by act of July 19, 1963 (77 Stat. 81). Weather Bureau Established in the Department of Agriculture by act of Oct. 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653). Transferred to the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Functions transferred to Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, effective July 13, 1965. Weather Control, Advisory Committee on Established by act of Aug. 13, 1953 (67 Stat. 559). Act of Aug. 28, 1957 (71 Stat. 426), provided for termination by Dec. 31, 1957. Weed and Seed, Executive Office of Abolished by Public Law 109–162 of Jan. 5, 2006 (119 Stat. 3107). Functions transferred to Office of Weed and Seed Strategies, Office of Justice Programs, within the Department of Justice. Weights and Measures, Office of Standard Renamed National Bureau of Standards by act of Mar. 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1449). Bureau transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Commerce and Labor by act of Feb. 14, 1903 (32 Stat. 825). Bureau established within the Department of Commerce by act of Mar. 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736). Renamed National Institute of Standards and Technology by act of Aug. 23, 1988 (102 Stat. 1827). Welfare Administration Established by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare reorganization of Jan. 28, 1963. Components consisted of Bureau of Family Services, Children’s Bureau, Office of Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Development, and Cuban Refugee Staff. These functions reassigned to Social and Rehabilitation Service by Department reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. White House Police Force See Secret Service Division Wilson Memorial Commission, Woodrow Established by act of Oct. 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 783). Terminated on submittal of final report to President and Congress Sept. 29, 1966. Women, Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Established by EO 11126 of Nov. 1, 1963. Terminated by EO 12050 of Apr. 4, 1978. Women, President’s Commission on the Status of Established by EO 10980 of Dec. 14, 1961. Submitted final report to President Oct. 11, 1963. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Established by act of May 14, 1942 (56 Stat. 278). Repealed in part and superseded by act of July 1, 1943 (57 Stat. 371), which established Women’s Army Corps. Corps abolished by the Secretary of Defense Apr. 24, 1978, pursuant to provisions of 10 U.S.C. 125A. Women’s Business Enterprise Division Renamed Office of Women’s Business Enterprise by Small Business Administrator’s reorganization, effective Aug. 19, 1981. Renamed Office of Women’s Business Ownership Aug. 19, 1982. Women’s Reserve Established in U.S. Coast Guard by act of Nov. 23, 1942 (56 Stat. 1020). Women’s Year, 1975, National Commission on the Observance of International Established by EO 11832 of Jan. 9, 1975. Continued by act of Dec. 23, 1975 (89 Stat. 1003). Terminated Mar. 31, 1978, pursuant to terms of act. Wood Utilization, National Committee on Established by Presidential direction in 1925. Abolished by EO 6179–B of June 16, 1933. Work Projects Administration See Works Progress Administration Work-Training Programs, Bureau of Abolished by reorganization of Manpower Administration and functions assigned to U.S. Training and Employment Service, effective Mar. 17, 1969. Working Group on Streamlining Paperwork for Executive Nominations Established by act of Aug. 10, 2012 (126 Stat. 1292). Terminated July 7, 2013, pursuant to terms of act. Working Life, Productivity and Quality of, National Center for Established by act of Nov. 28, 1975 (89 Stat. 935). Authorized appropriations expired Sept. 30, 1978, and functions assumed by National Productivity Council. Works, Advisory Committee on Federal Public Established by President Oct. 5, 1955. Abolished by President Mar. 12, 1961, and functions assigned to Bureau of the Budget. Works Administration, Federal Civil Established by EO 6420–B of Nov. 9, 1933. Function of employment expired March 1934. Function of settling claims continued under Works Progress Administration. Works Administration, Public See Emergency Administration of Public Works, Federal Works Agency, Federal Established by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Functions relating to defense housing transferred to Federal Public Housing Authority, National Housing Agency, by EO 9070 of Feb. 24, 1942. Abolished by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 380), and functions transferred to General Services Administration. Works Emergency Housing Corporation, Public Established by EO 6470 of Nov. 29, 1933. Incorporated under laws of State of Delaware. Abolished and liquidated as of Aug. 14, 1935, by filing of certificate of surrender of corporate rights. Works Emergency Leasing Corporation, Public Incorporated Jan. 3, 1934, under laws of Delaware by direction of Administrator of Public Works. Terminated with filed certificate of dissolution with secretary of state of Delaware Jan. 2, 1935. Works Progress Administration Established by EO 7034 of May 6, 1935, and continued by subsequent yearly emergency relief appropriation acts. Renamed Work Projects Administration by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, which provided for consolidation of Works Progress Administration into Federal Works Agency. Transferred by President to Federal Works Administrator Dec. 4, 1942. Works, Special Board of Public See Land Program, Director of Y TOP OF PAGE Yards and Docks, Bureau of Established by acts of Aug. 31, 1842 (5 Stat. 579), and July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510). Abolished by Department of Defense reorg. order of Mar. 9, 1966, and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Navy (31 FR 7188). Youth Administration, National Established in Works Progress Administration by EO 7086 of June 26, 1935. Transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939. Transferred to Bureau of Training, War Manpower Commission, by EO 9247 of Sept. 17, 1942. Terminated by act of July 12, 1943 (57 Stat. 539). Youth Crime, President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Established by EO 10940 of May 11, 1961. Terminated by EO 11529 of Apr. 24, 1970. Youth Fitness, President’s Council on Established by EO 10673 of July 16, 1956. Renamed President’s Council on Physical Fitness by EO 11074 of Jan. 8, 1963. Renamed President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports by EO 11398 of Mar. 4, 1968. Abolished and reestablished by EO 13265 of June 6, 2002. Renamed President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition by EO 13545 of June 22, 2010. Youth Opportunity, President’s Council on Established by EO 11330 of Mar. 5, 1967. Inactive as of June 30, 1971; EO 11330 revoked by EO 12379 of Aug. 17, 1982. Youth Programs, Office of Established in the Department of the Interior by Secretarial Order No. 2985 of Jan. 7, 1965. Functions moved to Office of Historically Black College and University Programs and Job Corps, Office of the Secretary, by Departmental Manual Release 2788 of Mar. 22, 1988. (Last Revised: December 31, 2015) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL Boards, Commissions, and Committees Below is a list of Federal boards, commissions, councils, etc., not listed elsewhere in the Manual, which were established by congressional or Presidential action, whose functions are not strictly limited to the internal operations of a parent department or agency and which are authorized to publish documents in the Federal Register. While the editors have attempted to compile a complete and accurate listing, suggestions for improving coverage of this guide are welcome. Please address your comments to the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-741-6040. E-mail, fedreg.info@nara.gov. Internet, www.ofr.gov. Federal advisory committees, as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), have not been included here. Information on Federal advisory committees may be obtained from the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, General Services Building (MC), Room G-230, Washington, DC 20405. Phone, 202-273-3556. Internet, www.gsa.gov/committeemanagement. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 202-741-6000. E-mail, fedreg.info@nara.gov. Internet, www.ofr.gov. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 401 F. Street NW., Suite 308, Washington, DC 20001-2637. Phone, 202-517-0200. Email, achp@achp.gov. Internet, www.achp.gov. American Battle Monuments Commission 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Court House Plaza 2, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22201. Phone, 703-696-6900. E-mail, info@abmc.gov. Internet, www.abmc.gov. Appalachian Regional Commission 1666 Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20009-1068. Phone, 202884-7700. E-mail, info@arc.gov. Internet, www.arc.gov. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board1 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Phone, 202-272-0080, toll free, 800-872-2253 or TTY, 202-272-0082, toll free, 800-993-2822. Fax, 202-272-0081. Email, info@access-board.gov. Internet, www.access-board.gov. Arctic Research Commission 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 510, Arlington, VA 22203. Phone, 703-525-0111. Fax, 703-525-0114. E-mail, info@arctic.gov. Internet, www.arctic.gov. Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee 1 AMS Circle, Bethesda, MD 20892-3675. Phone, 301-495-4484. Fax, 301-480-2814. Email, NIAMSInfo@mail.nih.gov. Internet, www.niams.nih.gov. Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Phone, 319-688-4335. Internet, www.act.org/goldwater. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 2175 K Street NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037-1809. Phone, 202-261-7600. Fax, 202-261-7650. Internet, www.csb.gov. Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee United States Postal Service c/o Stamp Development, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3300, Washington, DC 20260-3501. Internet, http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/csac. U.S. Commission of Fine Arts National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW., Suite 312, Washington, DC 20001-2728. Phone, 202-504-2200. Fax, 202-504-2195. E-mail, cfastaff@cfa.gov. Internet, www.cfa.gov. 1 Also known as the Access Board. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202-622-1860. E-mail, CFIUS@treasury.gov. Internet, http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/international/Pages/Committee-on-Foreign-Investmentin-US.aspx Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-5078. Fax, 202-482-2331. E-mail, OTEXA@trade.gov. Internet, otexa.ita.doc.gov/cita.htm. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA 22202-3259. Phone, 703-603-7740. Fax, 703-608-0655. E-mail, info@abilityone.gov. Internet, www.abilityone.gov. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20531. Phone, 202-616-7567. Fax, 202-307-2819. E-mail, ddunston@aeioonline.com. Internet, www.juvenilecouncil.gov. Delaware River Basin Commission 25 State Police Drive, P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Phone, 609-8839500. Fax, 609-883-9522. E-mail, clarke.rupert@drbc.state.nj.us. Internet, www.nj.gov/drbc. Endangered Species Program 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone, 703-358-2171. Internet, www.fws.gov/endangered. Export Administration Operating Committee Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-4811. Internet, www.bis.doc.gov/index.htm. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 3501 Fairfax Drive, D8073a, Arlington, VA 22226. Phone, 703-516-5590. Internet, www.ffiec.gov. Federal Financing Bank Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202-622-2470. Fax, 202-622-0707. E-mail, ffb@do.treas.gov. Internet, www.treasury.gov/ffb. Federal Interagency Committee on Education Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Phone, 202-401-3673. Internet, ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/com.html. Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Washington, DC Liaison Office. Phone, 240-444-1383. E-mail, gkjones.ctr@federallabs.org. Internet, www.federallabs.org. Federal Library and Information Center Committee Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540-4935. Phone, 202-707-4800. Internet, www.loc.gov/flicc/. Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation 712 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 202-395-4831. Fax, 202-3956995. E-mail, office@truman.gov. Internet, www.truman.gov. Indian Arts and Crafts Board U.S. Department of the Interior, Room MS 2528-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-3773. E-mail, iacb@ios.doi.gov. Internet, www.iacb.doi.gov. J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20522-0500. Phone, 202-203-7010. E-mail, fulbright@state.gov. Internet, fulbright.state.gov. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 1613 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone, 571-858-4200. Internet, www.jamesmadison.com. Japan-US Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) 1201 15th Street NW., Suite 330, Washington, DC 20005. Phone, 202-653-9800. Fax, 202-653-9802. E-mail, culcon@jusfc.gov. Internet, culcon.jusfc.gov. Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries Internal Revenue Service, SE: RPO, REFM, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Park 4, Floor 4, Washington, DC 20224. Fax, 703-414-2225. E-mail, nhqjbea@irs.gov. Internet, www.irs.gov/taxpros/actuaries/index.html. Marine Mammal Commission 4340 East-West Highway, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone, 301-504-0087. Fax, 301-504-0099. E-mail, mmc@mmc.gov. Internet, www.mmc.gov. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 425 Eye St., N.W. Suite 701 Washington, DC 20001. Phone, 202220-3700. Fax, 202-220-3759. Internet, www.medpac.gov. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Secretary, Migration Bird Conservation Commission, Mail Code: ARLSQ-622, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1610. Phone, 703-358-1713. Fax, 703-358-2223. Email, realty@fws.gov. Internet, www.fws.gov/refuges/realty/mbcc.html. Mississippi River Commission Mississippi River Commission, 1400 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180-0080. Phone, 601-634-5757. E-mail, cemvd-pa@usace.army.mil. Internet, www.mvd.usace.army.mil/ Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701-1922. Phone, 520-901-8500. Fax, 520-6705530. Internet, www.udall.gov. National Council on Disability 1331 F Street NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004. Phone, 202-272-2004. TTY, 202272-2074. Fax, 202-272-2022. E-mail, ncd@ncd.gov. Internet, www.ncd.gov. National Indian Gaming Commission 90 K Street NE., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20002. Phone, 202-632-7003. Fax, 202-6327066. E-mail, contactus@nigc.gov. Internet, www.nigc.gov. National Park Foundation 1201 Eye Street NW., Suite 550B, Washington, DC 20005. Phone, 202-354-6460. Fax, 202-371-2066. E-mail, ask-npf@nationalparks.org. Internet, www.nationalparks.org. Northwest Power and Conservation Council 851 SW. Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204. Phone, 503-222-5161 or 800452-5161. Fax, 503-820-2370. E-mail, info@nwcouncil.org. Internet, www.nwcouncil.org. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation 201 East Birch Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Phone, 928-779-2721. TTY, 800-877-8339. Fax, 928-774-1977. E-mail, webmaster@onhir.gov. Internet, http://onhir.gov Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, 101 Independence Avenue SE., #102, Washington, DC 20540. Phone, 202-707-5383. President's Intelligence Advisory Board New Executive Office Building, Room 5020, Washington, DC 20502. Phone, 202-4562352. Fax, 202-395-3403. Internet, www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/piab. Presidio Trust 103 Montgomery Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Phone, 415561-5300. TTY, 415-561-5301. Fax, 415-561-5315. E-mail, presidio@presidiotrust.gov. Internet, www.presidio.gov. Social Security Advisory Board 400 Virginia Avenue SW., Suite 625, Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 202-475-7700. Fax, 202-475-7715. E-mail, ssab@ssab.gov. Internet, www.ssab.gov. Susquehanna River Basin Commission 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone, 717-238-0423. Fax, 717-2382436. E-mail, srbc@srbc.net. Internet, www.srbc.net. Trade Policy Staff Committee Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW.,Washington, DC 20508. Phone, 202-395-3475. Fax, 202-395-4549. Internet, www.ustr.gov. United States Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201. Phone, 703-235-4473. Fax, 703-235-4495. Internet, www.nwtrb.gov. Veterans Day National Committee Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Mail Code 002C, Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-461-5386. E-mail, vetsday@va.gov. Internet, www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday. White House Commission on Presidential Scholars Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-8173. Phone, 202-401-0961. Fax, 202-260-7464. E-mail, presidential.scholars@ed.gov. Internet, www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html. (Last Revised: December 22, 2015) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL Other International Organizations Below is a list of other international organizations that do not have separate entries elsewhere in the Manual. The United States participates in these organizations in accordance with the provisions of treaties, other international agreements, congressional legislation, or executive arrangements. In some cases, no financial contribution is involved. Various commissions, councils, or committees subsidiary to the organizations listed here are not named separately on this list. These include the international bodies for drugs and crime, which are subsidiary to the United Nations. This listing is provided for reference purposes and should not be considered exhaustive. For more information on international organizations and United States participation in them, contact the State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs. Phone, 202-6479600. Internet, http://go.usa.gov/UjzR. I. Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and Related Organizations Food and Agricultural Organization International Atomic Energy Agency International Civil Aviation Organization International Fund for Agriculture Development International Labor Organization International Maritime Organization International Telecommunication Union United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union World Health Organization World Intellectual Property Organization World Meteorological Organization II. Peacekeeping and Political Missions Administered by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations Africa African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) Americas United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Middle East United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Europe United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) III. Inter-American Organizations Border Environment Cooperation Commission Caribbean Postal Union Inter-American Center of Tax Administrators Inter-American Children’s Institute Inter-American Commission of Human Rights Inter-American Commission of Women Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction Inter-American Council for Integral Development Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Inter-American Investment Corporation Inter-American Telecommunications Commission Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Pan American Health Organization Pan American Institute of Geography and History Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal IV. Regional Organizations Antarctic Treaty System Arctic Council Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Asia Pacific Energy Research Center Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific Commission for Environmental Cooperation Commission for Labor Cooperation International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas NATO Parliamentary Assembly North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission North Pacific Coast Guard Forum North Pacific Marine Science Organization Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Secretariat of the Pacific Community South Pacific Regional Environment Program Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission V. Other International Organizations Bioversity International Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Community of Democracies Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) COSPAS-SARSAT (Search and Rescue Satellite System) Global Biodiversity Information Facility Global Environment Facility Hague Conference on Private International Law) Human Frontier Science Program International Ocean Discovery Program International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) International Bureau for the Permanent Court of Arbitration International Bureau of Weights and Measures International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas International Center for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property International Coffee Organization International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Cotton Advisory Committee International Council for the Exploration of the Seas International Court of Justice International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) International Customs Tariffs Bureau International Development Law Organization International Energy Agency International Energy Forum International Fertilizer Development Center International Grains Council International Hydrographic Organization International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis International Institute for the Unification of Private Law International Mobile Satellite Organization International Organization of Legal Metrology International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women International Science and Technology Center International Seed Testing Association International Telecommunications Satellite Organization International Tropical Timber Organization International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers (Berne Union) International Whaling Commission Iran-United States Claims Tribunal Multinational Force and Observers Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe Science and Technology Center in Ukraine Standards and Trade Development Facility Wassenaar Arrangement World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies World Customs Organization World Heritage Fund World Organization for Animal Health World Trade Organization (WTO) VI. Special Voluntary Programs Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria International Council for Science International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Food Policy Research Institute International Fund for Agricultural Development International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol Ramsar Convention on Wetlands United Nations Capital Development Fund United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Democracy Fund United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) United Nations Development Program United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Environment Program United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Programs United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN HABITAT) United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture United Nations World Food Program World Agroforestry Center (Last Revised: December 22, 2015) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL Selected Bilateral Organizations Below is a list of bilateral organizations in which the United States participates with its two neighbors, Mexico and Canada. This listing is for reference purposes only and should not be considered exhaustive. Border Environment Cooperation Commission United States Section: P.O. Box 221648, El Paso, TX 79913. Phone, 877-277-1703. Fax, 915975-8280. E-mail, becc@cocef.org. Internet, www.becc.org. Mexican Section: Bulevar Tomas Fernadez 8069, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 32470. Phone, 011-52-656-688-4600. Fax, 011-52-656-625-6180. Internet, www.cocef.org. Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2100 Commonwealth Boulevard, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Telephone, 734-662-3209. Fax, 734-741-2010. Email, info@glfc.org. Internet, www.glfc.org. International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada United States Section: 2000 L Street NW., Suite 615, Washington, DC 20036. Phone, 202736-9102. Fax, 202-632-2008. E-mail, hipsleyk@ibcusca.org. Internet, www.internationalboundarycommission.org. Canadian Section: 575-615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9 Canada. Phone, (613) 9444515. Fax, (613) 992-1122. E-mail, ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca. Internet, www.internationalboundarycommission.org. International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico United States Section: Suite C-100, 4171 North Mesa Street, El Paso, TX 79902. Phone, 800262-8857. Internet, www.ibwc.state.gov. Mexican Section: Avenue Universidad 2180, Zona Chamizal, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 32310. Phone, 011-52-656-639-7951 or 011-52-656-613-7311. Fax, 011-52-656613-9943. E-mail, cilamex@cila.gob.mx. Internet, www.sre.gob.mx/cila. International Joint Commission—United States and Canada United States Section: 2000 L Street NW., Suite 615, Washington, DC 20440. Phone, 202736-9009. Fax, 202-632-2007. E-mail: commission@washington.ijc.org. Internet, www.ijc.org. Canadian Section: 234 Laurier Avenue West, 22d Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6K6. Phone, 613-995-2984. Fax, 613-993-5583. E-mail: commission@ottawa.ijc.org. Internet, www.ijc.org. Great Lakes Regional Office: 100 Ouellette Avenue, 8th Floor, Windsor, Ontario N9A 6T3. Phone, 519-257-6700. Fax, 519-257-6740. E-mail: commission@windsor.ijc.org. Internet, www.ijc.org. International Pacific Halibut Commission 2320 W. Commodore Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98199-1287. Phone, 206-634-1838. Fax, 206-632-2983. Internet, www.iphc.int. Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission United States Section: Room 2E773, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20318. Phone, 703-6958164. Mexican Section: 6th Floor, 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mexican Embassy, Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 202-728-1748. Permanent Joint Board on Defense—United States and Canada United States Section: Room 2E773, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20318. Phone, 703-6958164. Canadian Section: Director of Western Hemisphere, 101 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2. Phone, 613-992-4423. (Last Revised: December 22, 2015) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL Commonly Used Agency Acronyms ABMC ACF ACFR ADF AFRH AHRQ AMS AMTRAK AOA APHIS APPAL ARCTIC ARS ARTS ATBCB ATF ATSDR BBG BEA BGSEEF BIA BIS BLM BLS BOP BOR BPA BPD CBO CCC CCJJDP CDC CDFI CEQ AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ADMINISTRATION ON AGING ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE APPALACHIAN STATES LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES BUREAU AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BARRY M. 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Congress The Senate The House of Representatives CONGRESS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION http://www.congress.gov The Congress of the United States was created by Article I, section 1, of the Constitution, adopted by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, providing that “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." The first Congress under the Constitution met on March 4, 1789, in the Federal Hall in New York City. The membership then consisted of 20 Senators and 59 Representatives.* * New York ratified the Constitution on July 26, 1788, but did not elect its Senators until July 15 and 16, 1789. North Carolina did not ratify the Constitution until November 21, 1789; Rhode Island ratified it on May 29, 1790. Congressional Record Proceedings of Congress are published in the Congressional Record, which is issued each day when Congress is in session. Publication of the Record began March 4, 1873. It was the first record of debate officially reported, printed, and published directly by the Federal Government. The Daily Digest of the Congressional Record, printed in the back of each issue of the Record, summarizes the proceedings of that day in each House and each of their committees and subcommittees, respectively. The Digest also presents the legislative program for each day and, at the end of the week, gives the program for the following week. Its publication was begun March 17, 1947. Sessions Section 4 of Article I of the Constitution makes it mandatory that "The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year. . . ." Under this provision, also, the date for convening Congress was designated originally as the first Monday in December, "unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day." Eighteen acts were passed, up to 1820, providing for the meeting of Congress on other days of the year. From 1820 to 1934, however, Congress met regularly on the first Monday in December. In 1934 the 20th amendment changed the convening of Congress to January 3, unless Congress "shall by law appoint a different day." In addition, the President, according to Article II, section 3, of the Constitution "may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper. . . ." Powers of Congress Article I, section 8, of the Constitution defines the powers of Congress. Included are the powers to assess and collect taxes—called the chief power; to regulate commerce, both interstate and foreign; to coin money; to establish post offices and post roads; to establish courts inferior to the Supreme Court; to declare war; and to raise and maintain an army and navy. Congress is further empowered "To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;" and "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." Amendments to the Constitution Another power vested in the Congress is the right to propose amendments to the Constitution, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary. Should two-thirds of the State legislatures demand changes in the Constitution, it is the duty of Congress to call a constitutional convention. Proposed amendments shall be valid as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures or by conventions of three-fourths of the States, as one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Congress. Prohibitions Upon Congress Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution also imposes prohibitions upon Congress. "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." A bill of attainder or an ex post facto law cannot be passed. No export duty can be imposed. Ports of one State cannot be given preference over those of another State. "No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . ." No title of nobility may be granted. Rights of Members According to section 6 of Article I, Members of Congress are granted certain privileges. In no case, except in treason, felony, and breach of the peace, can Members be arrested while attending sessions of Congress "and in going to and returning from the same. . . ." Furthermore, the Members cannot be questioned in any other place for remarks made in Congress. Each House may expel a Member of its body by a two-thirds vote. Enactment of Laws In order to become law, all bills and joint resolutions, except those proposing a constitutional amendment, must pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate and either be signed by the President or be passed over the President's veto by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress. Section 7 of Article I states: "If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law." When a bill or joint resolution is introduced in the House, the usual procedure for its enactment into law is as follows: assignment to House committee having jurisdiction; if favorably considered, it is reported to the House either in its original form or with recommended amendments; if the bill or resolution is passed by the House, it is messaged to the Senate and referred to the committee having jurisdiction; in the Senate committee the bill, if favorably considered, may be reported in the form as received from the House, or with recommended amendments; the approved bill or resolution is reported to the Senate, and if passed by that body, is returned to the House; if one body does not accept the amendments to a bill by the other body, a conference committee comprised of Members of both bodies is usually appointed to effect a compromise; when the bill or joint resolution is finally approved by both Houses, it is signed by the Speaker (or Speaker pro tempore) and the Vice President (or President pro tempore or acting President pro tempore) and is presented to the President; and once the President's signature is affixed, the measure becomes a law. If the President vetoes the bill, it cannot become a law unless it is re-passed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses. THE SENATE The Capitol, Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3121 http://www.senate.gov CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED OFFICERS President of the Senate / Vice President of the United States Michael R. Pence https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] President pro tempore Orrin G. Hatch POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS Majority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer OFFICERS / OFFICIALS Chaplain Barry C. Black Parliamentarian Elizabeth C. MacDonough Secretary for the Majority Laura C. Dove Secretary for the Minority Gary B. Myrick Secretary of the Senate Julie E. Adams Sergeant at Arms Frank J. Larkin Organizational Chart Overview The Senate comprises 100 Members, 2 from each State. Senators are elected to serve for a term of 6 years. There are three classes of Senators, and a new class is elected every 2 years. Senators were originally chosen by the State legislatures. The 17th amendment, which became part of the Constitution in 1913, made their election a function of the people. A Senator must be a resident of the State that he or she represents. A Senator also must be at least 30 years of age and have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years. Officers The Vice President of the United States is the Presiding Officer of the Senate. In the Vice President's absence, the duties are taken over by a President pro tempore, elected by that body, or someone designated by the President pro tempore. The positions of Senate Majority and Minority Leader have been in existence only since the early years of the 20th century. Leaders are elected at the beginning of each new Congress by a majority vote of the Senators in their political party. In cooperation with their party organizations, Leaders are responsible for the design and achievement of a legislative program. This involves managing the flow of legislation, expediting noncontroversial measures, and keeping Members informed regarding proposed action on pending business. Each Leader serves as an ex officio member of his party's policymaking and organizational bodies and is aided by an assistant floor leader (whip) and a party secretary. The Secretary of the Senate, elected by vote of the Senate, performs the duties of the Presiding Officer of the Senate in the absence of the Vice President and pending the election of a President pro tempore. The Secretary is the custodian of the seal of the Senate, draws requisitions on the Secretary of the Treasury for moneys appropriated for the compensation of Senators, officers, and employees, and for the contingent expenses of the Senate, and is empowered to administer oaths to any officer of the Senate and to any witness produced before it. The Secretary's executive duties include certification of extracts from the Journal of the Senate; the attestation of bills and joint, concurrent, and Senate resolutions; in impeachment trials, issuance, under the authority of the Presiding Officer, of all orders, mandates, writs, and precepts authorized by the Senate; and certification to the President of the United States of the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of treaties and the names of persons confirmed or rejected upon the nomination of the President. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] The Sergeant at Arms, elected by vote of the Senate, serves as the executive, chief law enforcement, and protocol officer and is the principal administrative manager for most support services in the Senate. As executive officer, the Sergeant at Arms has custody of the Senate gavel; enforces Senate rules and regulations as they pertain to the Senate Chamber, the Senate wing of the Capitol, and the Senate office buildings; and subject to the Presiding Officer, maintains order on the Senate floor, Chamber, and galleries. As chief law enforcement officer of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to maintain security in the Capitol and all Senate buildings, as well as to protect Senators; to arrest and detain any person violating Senate rules; and to locate absentee Senators for a quorum. The Sergeant at Arms serves as a member of the Capitol Police Board and as its chairman each odd year. As protocol officer, the Sergeant at Arms escorts the President and other heads of state or official guests of the Senate who are attending official functions in the Capitol; makes arrangements for funerals of Senators who die in office; and assists in planning the inauguration of the President and organizing the swearing-in and orientation programs for newly elected Senators. Committees The work of preparing and considering legislation is done largely by committees of both Houses of Congress. There are 16 standing committees in the Senate. The standing committees of the Senate are shown in the list below. In addition, there are two select committees in each House and various congressional commissions and joint committees composed of Members of both Houses. Each House may also appoint special investigating committees. The membership of the standing committees of each House is chosen by a vote of the entire body; members of other committees are appointed under the provisions of the measure establishing them. Each bill and resolution is usually referred to the appropriate committee, which may report a bill out in its original form, favorably or unfavorably, recommend amendments, report original measures, or allow the proposed legislation to die in committee without action. http://www.senate.gov/general/common/generic/about_committees.htm STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE Committee Chair Web Site C. Patrick Roberts http://www.agriculture.senate.gov Appropriations W. Thad Cochran http://www.appropriations.senate.gov Armed Services John S. McCain Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation http://www.armedservices.senate.gov Michael D. Crapo http://www.banking.senate.gov Michael B. Enzi http://www.budget.senate.gov John R. Thune http://www.commerce.senate.gov Energy and Natural Resources Lisa A. Murkowski https://www.energy.senate.gov Environment and Public Works John A. Barrasso https://www.epw.senate.gov Finance Orrin G. Hatch https://www.finance.senate.gov Foreign Relations Robert P. Corker, Jr. http://www.foreign.senate.gov A. Lamar Alexander, Jr. http://www.help.senate.gov Ronald H. Johnson https://www.hsgac.senate.gov Judiciary Charles E. Grassley https://www.judiciary.senate.gov Rules and Administration Richard C. Shelby http://www.rules.senate.gov/public James E. Risch http://www.sbc.senate.gov Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Small Business and Entrepreneurship https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Veterans' Affairs John H. Isakson https://www.veterans.senate.gov THE ABOVE LIST OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS WAS UPDATED 12–2017 | https://www.senate.gov/committees/committees_home.htm Special Powers Under the Constitution, the Senate is granted certain powers not accorded to the House of Representatives. The Senate approves or disapproves certain Presidential appointments by majority vote, and treaties must be concurred in by a two-thirds vote. List of U.S. Senators EXPIRATION OF TERM— STATE PARTY AFFILIATION CONTACT INFORMATION Alabama Richard C. 2023— Shelby Republican G. Douglas Jones http://www.shelby.senate.gov 2021—Democrat https://www.senate.gov/senators/115thCongress/Jones_Doug.htm Alaska Lisa A. Murkowski 2023—Republican https://www.murkowski.senate.gov Daniel S. Sullivan 2021—Republican http://www.sullivan.senate.gov Arizona Jeffry L. Flake 2019—Republican http://www.flake.senate.gov John S. McCain 2023—Republican http://www.mccain.senate.gov John N. Boozman 2023—Republican https://www.boozman.senate.gov Thomas B. Cotton 2021—Republican https://www.cotton.senate.gov Dianne Feinstein 2019—Democrat http://www.feinstein.senate.gov Kamala D. Harris 2023—Democrat https://www.harris.senate.gov Michael F. Bennet 2023—Democrat https://www.bennet.senate.gov Cory S. Gardner 2021—Republican https://www.gardner.senate.gov Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Richard Blumenthal 2023—Democrat https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov Christopher S. Murphy 2019—Democrat https://www.murphy.senate.gov Delaware Thomas R. Carper 2019—Democrat https://www.carper.senate.gov Christopher A. Coons 2021—Democrat https://www.coons.senate.gov C. William Nelson 2019—Democrat https://www.billnelson.senate.gov Marco A. Rubio 2023—Republican http://www.rubio.senate.gov Florida https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Georgia John H. Isakson 2023—Republican https://www.isakson.senate.gov David A. Perdue, Jr. 2021—Republican http://www.perdue.senate.gov Mazie K. Hirono 2019—Democrat https://www.hirono.senate.gov Brian E. Schatz 2023—Democrat http://www.schatz.senate.gov Michael D. Crapo 2023—Republican http://www.crapo.senate.gov James E. Risch 2021—Republican http://www.risch.senate.gov Hawaii Idaho Illinois L. Tammy Duckworth 2023—Democrat https://www.duckworth.senate.gov Richard J. Durbin 2021—Democrat http://www.durbin.senate.gov Indiana Joseph S. Donnelly 2019—Democrat http://www.donnelly.senate.gov Todd C. Young 2023—Republican https://www.young.senate.gov Joni K. Ernst 2021—Republican http://www.ernst.senate.gov Charles E. Grassley 2023—Republican http://www.grassley.senate.gov Gerald W. Moran 2023—Republican http://www.moran.senate.gov C. Patrick Roberts 2021—Republican http://www.roberts.senate.gov A. Mitchell McConnell 2021—Republican http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov Randal H. Paul 2023—Republican https://www.paul.senate.gov William Cassidy 2021—Republican http://www.cassidy.senate.gov John N. Kennedy 2023—Republican https://www.kennedy.senate.gov Susan M. Collins 2021—Republican https://www.collins.senate.gov Angus S. King, Jr. 2019—Independent http://www.king.senate.gov Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Benjamin L. Cardin 2019—Democrat https://www.cardin.senate.gov Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. 2023—Democrat https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov Massachusetts Edward J. Markey 2021—Democrat http://www.markey.senate.gov Elizabeth A. Warren 2019—Democrat https://www.warren.senate.gov Michigan https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Gary C. Peters 2021—Democrat https://www.peters.senate.gov Deborah A. Stabenow 2019—Democrat http://www.stabenow.senate.gov Minnesota Tina F. Smith 2021— Democrat Amy J. 2019— Klobuchar Democrat https://www.senate.gov/senators/115thCongress/Smith_Tina.htm https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov Mississippi W. Thad Cochran 2021—Republican http://www.cochran.senate.gov Roger F. Wicker 2019—Republican https://www.wicker.senate.gov Roy D. Blunt 2023—Republican http://www.blunt.senate.gov Claire McCaskill 2019—Democrat https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov Steven D. Daines 2021—Republican https://www.daines.senate.gov Jonathan Tester 2019—Democrat http://www.tester.senate.gov Debra S. Fischer 2019—Republican http://www.fischer.senate.gov Benjamin E. Sasse 2021—Republican http://www.sasse.senate.gov Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto 2023—Democrat https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov Dean A. Heller 2019—Republican http://www.heller.senate.gov New Hampshire Margaret Wood Hassan 2023—Democrat https://www.hassan.senate.gov Jeanne Shaheen 2021—Democrat https://www.shaheen.senate.gov New Jersey Cory A. Booker 2021—Democrat http://www.booker.senate.gov Robert Menendez 2019—Democrat https://www.menendez.senate.gov New Mexico Martin Heinrich 2019—Democrat http://www.heinrich.senate.gov Thomas S. Udall 2021—Democrat http://www.tomudall.senate.gov Kirsten E. Gillibrand 2019—Democrat https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov Charles E. Schumer 2023—Democrat https://www.schumer.senate.gov Richard Burr 2023—Republican http://www.burr.senate.gov Thomas R. Tillis 2021—Republican https://www.tillis.senate.gov New York North Carolina https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp 2019—Democrat http://www.heitkamp.senate.gov John H. Hoeven III 2023—Republican https://www.hoeven.senate.gov Sherrod C. Brown 2019—Democrat https://www.brown.senate.gov Robert J. Portman 2023—Republican http://www.portman.senate.gov James M. Inhofe 2021—Republican http://www.inhofe.senate.gov James Lankford 2023—Republican https://www.lankford.senate.gov Jeffrey A. Merkley 2021—Democrat https://www.merkley.senate.gov Ronald L. Wyden 2023—Democrat https://www.wyden.senate.gov Robert P. Casey, Jr. 2019—Democrat https://www.casey.senate.gov Patrick J. Toomey 2023—Republican http://www.toomey.senate.gov Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island John F. Reed 2021—Democrat https://www.reed.senate.gov Sheldon Whitehouse 2019—Democrat https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov South Carolina Lindsey O. Graham 2021—Republican https://www.lgraham.senate.gov Timothy E. Scott 2023—Republican https://www.scott.senate.gov M. Michael Rounds 2021—Republican https://www.rounds.senate.gov John R. Thune 2023—Republican https://www.thune.senate.gov South Dakota Tennessee A. Lamar Alexander, Jr. 2021—Republican https://www.alexander.senate.gov Robert P. Corker, Jr. 2019—Republican https://www.corker.senate.gov Texas John Cornyn III 2021—Republican https://www.cornyn.senate.gov R. Edward Cruz 2019—Republican https://www.cruz.senate.gov Orrin G. Hatch 2019—Republican http://www.hatch.senate.gov Michael S. Lee 2023—Republican https://www.lee.senate.gov Patrick J. Leahy 2023—Democrat https://www.leahy.senate.gov Bernard Sanders 2019—Independent https://www.sanders.senate.gov Utah Vermont Virginia https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Timothy M. Kaine 2019—Democrat http://www.kaine.senate.gov Mark R. Warner 2021—Democrat http://www.warner.senate.gov Maria Cantwell 2019—Democrat https://www.cantwell.senate.gov Patricia L. Murray 2023—Democrat http://www.murray.senate.gov Shelley Moore Capito 2021—Republican https://www.capito.senate.gov Joseph Manchin III 2019—Democrat http://www.manchin.senate.gov Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Tammy S. Baldwin 2019—Democrat https://www.baldwin.senate.gov Ronald H. Johnson 2023—Republican https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov Wyoming John A. Barrasso 2019—Republican https://www.barrasso.senate.gov Michael B. Enzi 2021—Republican http://www.enzi.senate.gov THE ABOVE LIST OF 100 SENATORS WAS UPDATED 01–2018. Republicans are 51; Democrats are 47; Independents are 2; and there are no vacancies. Information on Senate.gov may be more accurate and current. | https://www.senate.gov Sources of Information Art The Senate's collections of ephemera, decorative art, graphic art, paintings, and sculpture can be viewed online. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/art/one_item_and_teasers/Explore_Senate_Art.htm Campaign Finance The Federal Election Commission maintains a campaign finance database that contains information on candidates, including senatorial candidates, who file reports with the Commission. Users of the online "Candidate and Committee Viewer" can sort data and download them. The data presentations consist of biennial summaries, report summaries, and report images and downloads. http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/candcmte_info.shtml?tabIndex=1 Campaign Web Sites The Library of Congress maintains a database of "Archived Web Sites" that includes thousands of official campaign Web sites. Former senatorial candidates' Web sites are part of this collection. https://www.loc.gov/websites Career Opportunities Information on fellowships, internships, and job openings is available online. http://www.senate.gov/visiting/employment.htm https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Committees Information on Senate committees is available online. http://www.senate.gov/committees/committees_home.htm Congressional Record Starting with the year 1995, the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress is available on Congress.gov. https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Starting with the year 1994, the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress is available on the Government Publishing Office's govinfo website. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/crec Contact a Senator Phone numbers, postal addresses, and online forms are available for contacting a Senator. http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact An online list of States also provides web forms for contacting a Senator via email. http://www.senate.gov/senators/states.htm Directory The online "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present," allows visitors to search for Members of Congress—past and present—by first or last name, political affiliation, position, State, or year or Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Glossary A Senate glossary is available online. http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary.htm History The Senate Historical Office has told the history of the Senate, from the First Federal Congress of 1789 through the early 21st century; explained its traditions; described the individuals who served in its Chamber, and examined the major issues that confronted these national leaders. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/a_three_section_with_teasers/Explore_Senate_History.htm Legislation / Records Research guides and resources are available online. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/legislative_home.htm Member Profiles The "Members of the U.S. Congress" database contains profiles for Senators who have held office since 1973 or were still serving in the 93d Congress. Users of the database can filter profiles by chamber, Congress, political affiliation, and State or U.S. Territory. A Member profile includes the following: dates of service, State represented, party affiliation, and a picture when available, as well as a link to the Member's entry in the "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present" and a link to remarks made in the "Congressional Record." A profile also includes the list of legislation that the Member sponsored and cosponsored. https://www.congress.gov/members Membership / Party Divisions https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] The Office of the Clerk's "Congressional Profile" Web page keeps a tally of the number of Democrats, Independents, Republicans, and vacant seats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/cong.aspx Publications The Congressional Directory, the Senate Manual, and telephone directory for the U.S. Senate are available from the Government Publishing Office's bookstore. Phone, 202-5120132. https://www.gpo.gov/about/bookstore.htm | Email: mainbks@gpo.gov Websites More information on legislation and the U.S. Senate is available on Congress.gov. https://www.congress.gov More information also is available on the Government Publishing Office's govinfo website. https://www.govinfo.gov http://www.senate.gov/general/contacting.htm For further information, contact the Secretary of the Senate, The Capitol, Washington, DC 20510. Phone, 202-224-2115. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Capitol, Washington, DC 20515 202-225-3121 http://www.house.gov CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED OFFICER Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS Majority Leader Kevin O. McCarthy Minority Leader Nancy P. Pelosi OFFICERS / OFFICIALS Chaplain Patrick J. Conroy Chief Administrative Officer Philip G. Kiko Clerk Karen L. Haas Parliamentarian Thomas J. Wickham, Jr. Sergeant at Arms Paul D. Irving Organizational Chart Overview The House of Representatives comprises 435 Representatives. The number representing each State is determined by population, but every State is entitled to at least one Representative. Members are elected by the people for 2-year terms, all terms running for the same period. Representatives must be residents of the State from which they are https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] chosen. In addition, a Representative must be at least 25 years of age and must have been a citizen for at least 7 years. A Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico (elected for a 4-year term) and Delegates from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands complete the composition of the Congress of the United States. Delegates are elected for a term of 2 years. The Resident Commissioner and Delegates may take part in the floor discussions, but have no vote in the full House. They do, however, vote in the committees to which they are assigned. Officers The Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives, the Speaker, is elected by the House. The Speaker may designate any Member of the House to act in the Speaker's absence. The House leadership is structured essentially the same as the Senate, with the Members in the political parties responsible for the election of their respective leader and whips. The elected officers of the House of Representatives include the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Chaplain. The Clerk is custodian of the seal of the House and administers the primary legislative activities of the House. These duties include accepting the credentials of the Memberselect and calling the Members to order at the commencement of the first session of each Congress; keeping the Journal; taking all votes and certifying the passage of bills; and processing all legislation. Through various departments, the Clerk is also responsible for floor and committee reporting services; legislative information and reference services; the administration of House reports pursuant to House rules and certain legislation including the Ethics in Government Act and the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; and the distribution of House documents. The Clerk is also charged with supervision of the offices vacated by Members due to death, resignation, or expulsion. The Sergeant at Arms maintains the order of the House under the direction of the Speaker and is the keeper of the Mace. As a member of the U.S. Capitol Police Board, the Sergeant at Arms is the chief law enforcement officer for the House and serves as Board Chairman each even year. The ceremonial and protocol duties parallel those of the Senate Sergeant at Arms and include arranging the inauguration of the President of the United States, Joint Sessions of Congress, visits to the House of heads of state, and funerals of Members of Congress. The Sergeant at Arms enforces the rules relating to the privileges of the Hall of the House, including admission to the galleries, oversees garage and parking security of the House, and distributes all House staff identification cards. Committees The work of preparing and considering legislation is done largely by committees of both Houses of Congress. There are 19 standing committees in the House of Representatives. The standing committees of the House of Representatives are shown in the list below. In addition, there are two select committees in the House and various congressional commissions and joint committees composed of Members of both Houses. Each House may also appoint special investigating committees. The membership of the standing committees of each House is chosen by a vote of the entire body; members of other committees are appointed under the provisions of the measure establishing them. Each bill and resolution is usually referred to the appropriate committee, which may report a bill out in its original form, favorably or unfavorably, recommend amendments, report original measures, or allow the proposed legislation to die in committee without action. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee Chair Web Site Agriculture K. Michael Conaway http://agriculture.house.gov Appropriations Rodney P. Frelinghuysen http://appropriations.house.gov https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Armed Services W. McClellan Thornberry https://armedservices.house.gov Budget Diane L. Black http://budget.house.gov Education and the Workforce Virginia A. Foxx http://edworkforce.house.gov Energy and Commerce Gregory P. Walden https://energycommerce.house.gov Ethics Susan W. Brooks http://ethics.house.gov Financial Services T. Jeb Hensarling http://financialservices.house.gov Foreign Affairs Edward R. Royce https://foreignaffairs.house.gov Homeland Security Michael T. McCaul https://homeland.house.gov House Administration Gregory L. Harper https://cha.house.gov House Administration (Franking Office) Rodney L. Davis https://cha.house.gov/frankingcommission Judiciary Robert W. Goodlatte https://judiciary.house.gov Natural Resources Robert W. Bishop http://naturalresources.house.gov Harold W. Gowdy III https://oversight.house.gov Peter A. Sessions https://rules.house.gov Oversight and Government Reform Rules Rules (Minority) Science, Space, and Louise M. Slaughter (Ranking Member) http://democrats.rules.house.gov Lamar S. Smith https://science.house.gov Steven J. Chabot http://smallbusiness.house.gov William F. Shuster http://transportation.house.gov Veterans' Affairs D. Phillip Roe https://veterans.house.gov Ways and Means Kevin P. Brady https://waysandmeans.house.gov Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure THE ABOVE LIST OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS WAS UPDATED 12–2017 | https://www.house.gov/committees Special Powers The House of Representatives is granted the power of originating all bills for the raising of revenue. Both Houses of Congress act in impeachment proceedings, which, according to the Constitution, may be instituted against the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States. The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment, and the Senate has the sole power to try impeachments. List of U.S. Representatives STATE / DISTRICT DISTRICT—PARTY AFFILIATION CONTACT INFORMATION Alabama Bradley R. Byrne 01—Republican https://byrne.house.gov Martha Roby 02—Republican http://roby.house.gov Michael D. Rogers 03—Republican https://mikerogers.house.gov Robert B. Aderholt 04—Republican https://aderholt.house.gov Morris J. Brooks, Jr. 05—Republican https://brooks.house.gov Gary J. Palmer 06—Republican https://palmer.house.gov Terrycina A. Sewell 07—Democrat https://sewell.house.gov At Large—Republican http://donyoung.house.gov Alaska Donald E. Young https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] American Samoa Amata Coleman Radewagen— At Large—Republican https://radewagen.house.gov Thomas C. O'Halleran 01—Democrat https://ohalleran.house.gov Martha McSally 02—Republican https://mcsally.house.gov Raúl M. Grijalva 03—Democrat https://grijalva.house.gov Paul A. Gosar 04—Republican http://gosar.house.gov Andrew S. Biggs 05—Republican https://biggs.house.gov David Schweikert 06—Republican https://schweikert.house.gov Ruben M. Gallego 07—Democrat https://rubengallego.house.gov (vacancy) 08— NA Kyrsten Sinema 09—Democrat https://sinema.house.gov Eric A. Crawford 01—Republican https://crawford.house.gov J. French Hill 02—Republican https://hill.house.gov Stephen A. Womack 03—Republican https://womack.house.gov Bruce E. Westerman 04—Republican https://westerman.house.gov Douglas L. LaMalfa 01—Republican http://lamalfa.house.gov Jared W. Huffman 02—Democrat https://huffman.house.gov John R. Garamendi 03—Democrat https://garamendi.house.gov Thomas M. McClintock 04—Republican https://mcclintock.house.gov Michael C. Thompson 05—Democrat https://mikethompson.house.gov Doris O. Matsui 06—Democrat https://matsui.house.gov Amerish B. Bera 07—Democrat https://bera.house.gov Paul J. Cook 08—Republican https://cook.house.gov Gerald M. McNerney 09—Democrat https://mcnerney.house.gov Jeffrey J. Denham 10—Republican https://denham.house.gov Mark J. DeSaulnier 11—Democrat https://desaulnier.house.gov Nancy P. Pelosi 12—Democrat https://pelosi.house.gov Barbara J. Lee 13—Democrat https://lee.house.gov K. Jacqueline Speier 14—Democrat https://speier.house.gov Eric M. Swalwell 15—Democrat https://swalwell.house.gov James M. Costa 16—Democrat https://costa.house.gov Ro Khanna 17—Democrat https://khanna.house.gov Anna G. Eshoo 18—Democrat https://eshoo.house.gov Zoe Lofgren 19—Democrat https://lofgren.house.gov James V. Panetta 20—Democrat https://panetta.house.gov David G. Valadao 21—Republican https://valadao.house.gov Devin G. Nunes 22—Republican https://nunes.house.gov Kevin O. McCarthy 23—Republican https://kevinmccarthy.house.gov Salud O. Carbajal 24—Democrat https://carbajal.house.gov Stephen T. Knight 25—Republican https://knight.house.gov Julia A. Brownley 26—Democrat https://juliabrownley.house.gov Judy M. Chu 27—Democrat https://chu.house.gov Adam B. Schiff 28—Democrat https://schiff.house.gov Delegate Arizona Arkansas California https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Antonio Cárdenas 29—Democrat https://cardenas.house.gov Bradley J. Sherman 30—Democrat https://sherman.house.gov Peter R. Aguilar 31—Democrat https://aguilar.house.gov Grace F. Napolitano 32—Democrat https://napolitano.house.gov Ted W. Lieu 33—Democrat https://lieu.house.gov Jimmy Gomez 34—Democrat https://gomez.house.gov Norma J. Torres 35—Democrat https://torres.house.gov Raul Ruiz 36—Democrat https://ruiz.house.gov Karen R. Bass 37—Democrat https://bass.house.gov Linda T. Sánchez 38—Democrat https://lindasanchez.house.gov Edward R. Royce 39—Republican http://royce.house.gov Lucille Roybal-Allard 40—Democrat https://roybal-allard.house.gov Mark A. Takano 41—Democrat https://takano.house.gov Kenneth S. Calvert 42—Republican http://calvert.house.gov Maxine M. Waters 43—Democrat https://waters.house.gov Nanette Diaz Barragán 44—Democrat https://barragan.house.gov Marian K. Walters 45—Republican https://walters.house.gov J. Luis Correa 46—Democrat https://correa.house.gov Alan S. Lowenthal 47—Democrat http://lowenthal.house.gov Dana T. Rohrabacher 48—Republican https://rohrabacher.house.gov Darrell E. Issa 49—Republican https://issa.house.gov Duncan D. Hunter 50—Republican https://hunter.house.gov Juan C. Vargas 51—Democrat http://vargas.house.gov Scott H. Peters 52—Democrat http://scottpeters.house.gov Susan A. Davis 53—Democrat https://susandavis.house.gov Diana L. DeGette 01—Democrat http://degette.house.gov Jared S. Polis 02—Democrat http://polis.house.gov Scott R. Tipton 03—Republican http://tipton.house.gov Kenneth R. Buck 04—Republican https://buck.house.gov Douglas L. Lamborn 05—Republican http://lamborn.house.gov Michael H. Coffman 06—Republican http://coffman.house.gov Edwin G. Perlmutter 07—Democrat https://perlmutter.house.gov John B. Larson 01—Democrat https://larson.house.gov Joseph Courtney 02—Democrat https://courtney.house.gov Rosa L. DeLauro 03—Democrat https://delauro.house.gov James A. Himes 04—Democrat https://himes.house.gov Elizabeth H. Esty 05—Democrat https://esty.house.gov At Large—Democrat https://bluntrochester.house.gov At Large—Democrat https://norton.house.gov Colorado Connecticut Delaware Lisa Blunt Rochester District of Columbia Eleanor Holmes Norton— Delegate Florida https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Matthew L. Gaetz II 01—Republican https://gaetz.house.gov Neal P. Dunn 02—Republican https://dunn.house.gov Theodore S. Yoho 03—Republican http://yoho.house.gov John H. Rutherford 04—Republican https://rutherford.house.gov Alfred J. Lawson, Jr. 05—Democrat https://lawson.house.gov Ronald D. DeSantis 06—Republican https://desantis.house.gov Stephanie N. Murphy 07—Democrat https://stephaniemurphy.house.gov William J. Posey 08—Republican http://posey.house.gov Darren M. Soto 09—Democrat https://soto.house.gov Valdez Butler Demings 10—Democrat https://demings.house.gov Daniel A. Webster 11—Republican http://webster.house.gov Gus M. Bilirakis 12—Republican https://bilirakis.house.gov Charlie J. Crist, Jr. 13—Democrat https://crist.house.gov Katherine A. Castor 14—Democrat http://castor.house.gov Dennis A. Ross 15—Republican http://dennisross.house.gov Vernon G. Buchanan 16—Republican https://buchanan.house.gov Thomas J. Rooney 17—Republican https://rooney.house.gov Brian J. Mast 18—Republican https://mast.house.gov L. Francis Rooney III 19—Republican https://francisrooney.house.gov Alcee L. Hastings 20—Democrat http://alceehastings.house.gov Lois J. Frankel 21—Democrat http://frankel.house.gov Theodore E. Deutch 22—Democrat http://teddeutch.house.gov Deborah Wasserman Schultz 23—Democrat https://wassermanschultz.house.gov Frederica S. Wilson 24—Democrat https://wilson.house.gov Mario R. Díaz-Balart 25—Republican http://mariodiazbalart.house.gov Carlos L. Curbelo 26—Republican http://curbelo.house.gov Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 27—Republican http://ros-lehtinen.house.gov Georgia Earl L. Carter 01—Republican http://buddycarter.house.gov Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. 02—Democrat http://bishop.house.gov A. Drew Ferguson IV 03—Republican https://ferguson.house.gov Henry C. Johnson, Jr. 04—Democrat https://hankjohnson.house.gov John R. Lewis 05—Democrat https://johnlewis.house.gov Karen C. Handel 06—Republican https://handel.house.gov W. Robert Woodall 07—Republican https://woodall.house.gov J. Austin Scott 08—Republican https://austinscott.house.gov Douglas A. Collins 09—Republican https://dougcollins.house.gov Jody B. Hice 10—Republican https://hice.house.gov Barry D. Loudermilk 11—Republican http://loudermilk.house.gov Richard W. Allen 12—Republican http://allen.house.gov David A. Scott 13—Democrat http://davidscott.house.gov J. Thomas Graves, Jr. 14—Republican http://tomgraves.house.gov At Large—Democrat https://bordallo.house.gov 01—Democrat https://hanabusa.house.gov Guam Madeleine Z. Bordallo— Delegate Hawaii Colleen W. Hanabusa https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Tulsi Gabbard 02—Democrat https://gabbard.house.gov Raúl R. Labrador 01—Republican https://labrador.house.gov Michael K. Simpson 02—Republican http://simpson.house.gov Bobby L. Rush 01—Democrat http://rush.house.gov Robin L. Kelly 02—Democrat https://robinkelly.house.gov Daniel W. Lipinski 03—Democrat https://lipinski.house.gov Luis V. Gutiérrez 04—Democrat https://gutierrez.house.gov Michael B. Quigley 05—Democrat https://quigley.house.gov Peter J. Roskam 06—Republican https://roskam.house.gov Danny K. Davis 07—Democrat https://davis.house.gov S. Raja Krishnamoorthi 08—Democrat https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov Janice D. Schakowsky 09—Democrat https://schakowsky.house.gov Bradley S. Schneider 10—Democrat https://schneider.house.gov William G. Foster 11—Democrat http://foster.house.gov Michael J. Bost 12—Republican https://bost.house.gov Rodney L. Davis 13—Republican http://rodneydavis.house.gov Randall M. Hultgren 14—Republican http://hultgren.house.gov John M. Shimkus 15—Republican https://shimkus.house.gov Adam D. Kinzinger 16—Republican http://kinzinger.house.gov Cheryl C. Bustos 17—Democrat https://bustos.house.gov Darin M. LaHood 18—Republican https://lahood.house.gov Peter J. Visclosky 01—Democrat https://visclosky.house.gov Jacqueline S. Walorski 02—Republican http://walorski.house.gov James E. Banks 03—Republican https://banks.house.gov Theodore E. Rokita 04—Republican http://rokita.house.gov Susan W. Brooks 05—Republican http://susanwbrooks.house.gov A. Lucas Messer 06—Republican https://messer.house.gov André D. Carson 07—Democrat http://carson.house.gov Larry D. Bucshon 08—Republican https://bucshon.house.gov Joseph A. Hollingsworth III 09—Republican https://hollingsworth.house.gov Rodney L. Blum 01—Republican https://blum.house.gov David W. Loebsack 02—Democrat http://loebsack.house.gov David E. Young 03—Republican https://davidyoung.house.gov Steven A. King 04—Republican https://steveking.house.gov Roger W. Marshall 01—Republican https://marshall.house.gov Lynn M. Jenkins 02—Republican https://lynnjenkins.house.gov Kevin W. Yoder 03—Republican http://yoder.house.gov Ronald G. Estes 04—Republican https://estes.house.gov Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] James R. Comer 01—Republican https://comer.house.gov S. Brett Guthrie 02—Republican https://guthrie.house.gov John A. Yarmuth 03—Democrat https://yarmuth.house.gov Thomas H. Massie 04—Republican https://massie.house.gov Harold D. Rogers 05—Republican https://halrogers.house.gov Garland H. Barr IV 06—Republican https://barr.house.gov Stephen J. Scalise 01—Republican http://scalise.house.gov Cedric L. Richmond 02—Democrat https://richmond.house.gov G. Clay Higgins 03—Republican https://clayhiggins.house.gov J. Michael Johnson 04—Republican https://mikejohnson.house.gov Ralph L. Abraham 05—Republican https://abraham.house.gov Garret N. Graves 06—Republican https://garretgraves.house.gov Chellie M. Pingree 01—Democrat https://pingree.house.gov Bruce L. Poliquin 02—Republican https://poliquin.house.gov Andrew P. Harris 01—Republican http://harris.house.gov C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger 02—Democrat http://ruppersberger.house.gov John P. Sarbanes 03—Democrat https://sarbanes.house.gov Anthony G. Brown 04—Democrat https://anthonybrown.house.gov Steny H. Hoyer 05—Democrat https://hoyer.house.gov John K. Delaney 06—Democrat http://delaney.house.gov Elijah E. Cummings 07—Democrat https://cummings.house.gov Jamin B. Raskin 08—Democrat https://raskin.house.gov Richard E. Neal 01—Democrat https://neal.house.gov James P. McGovern 02—Democrat http://mcgovern.house.gov Nicola S. Tsongas 03—Democrat https://tsongas.house.gov Joseph P. Kennedy III 04—Democrat https://kennedy.house.gov Katherine M. Clark 05—Democrat https://katherineclark.house.gov Seth W. Moulton 06—Democrat http://moulton.house.gov Michael E. Capuano 07—Democrat http://capuano.house.gov Stephen F. Lynch 08—Democrat http://lynch.house.gov William R. Keating 09—Democrat https://keating.house.gov John W. Bergman 01—Republican https://bergman.house.gov William P. Huizenga 02—Republican http://huizenga.house.gov Justin A. Amash 03—Republican http://amash.house.gov John R. Moolenaar 04—Republican https://moolenaar.house.gov Daniel T. Kildee 05—Democrat http://dankildee.house.gov Frederick S. Upton 06—Republican http://upton.house.gov Timothy L. Walberg 07—Republican http://walberg.house.gov Michael D. Bishop 08—Republican https://mikebishop.house.gov Sander M. Levin 09—Democrat http://levin.house.gov Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Paul Mitchell III 10—Republican https://mitchell.house.gov David A. Trott 11—Republican https://trott.house.gov Deborah A. Dingell 12—Democrat https://debbiedingell.house.gov (vacancy) 13— NA Brenda L. Lawrence 14—Democrat https://lawrence.house.gov Timothy J. Walz 01—Democrat https://walz.house.gov Jason M. Lewis 02—Republican https://jasonlewis.house.gov Erik P. Paulsen 03—Republican https://paulsen.house.gov Betty L. McCollum 04—Democrat http://mccollum.house.gov Keith M. Ellison 05—Democrat https://ellison.house.gov Thomas E. Emmer, Jr. 06—Republican https://emmer.house.gov Collin C. Peterson 07—Democrat http://collinpeterson.house.gov Richard M. Nolan 08—Democrat http://nolan.house.gov 01—Republican https://trentkelly.house.gov Minnesota Mississippi J. Trent Kelly Bennie G. Thompson 02—Democrat https://benniethompson.house.gov Gregory L. Harper 03—Republican http://harper.house.gov Steven M. Palazzo 04—Republican http://palazzo.house.gov Missouri W. Lacy Clay, Jr. 01—Democrat https://lacyclay.house.gov Ann L. Wagner 02—Republican http://wagner.house.gov W. Blaine Luetkemeyer 03—Republican http://luetkemeyer.house.gov Vicky J. Hartzler 04—Republican https://hartzler.house.gov Emanuel Cleaver II 05—Democrat http://cleaver.house.gov Samuel B. Graves, Jr. 06—Republican https://graves.house.gov William H. Long 07—Republican https://long.house.gov Jason T. Smith 08—Republican https://jasonsmith.house.gov At Large—Republican https://gianforte.house.gov Jeffrey L. Fortenberry 01—Republican https://fortenberry.house.gov Donald J. Bacon 02—Republican https://bacon.house.gov Adrian M. Smith 03—Republican http://adriansmith.house.gov A. Costandina Titus 01—Democrat https://titus.house.gov Mark E. Amodei 02—Republican https://amodei.house.gov Jacklyn S. Rosen 03—Democrat https://rosen.house.gov Ruben J. Kihuen 04—Democrat https://kihuen.house.gov Carol Shea-Porter 01—Democrat https://shea-porter.house.gov Ann McLane Kuster 02—Democrat http://kuster.house.gov Montana Gregory R. Gianforte Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] New Jersey Donald W. Norcross 01—Democrat https://norcross.house.gov Frank A. LoBiondo 02—Republican http://lobiondo.house.gov Thomas C. MacArthur 03—Republican https://macarthur.house.gov Christopher H. Smith 04—Republican http://chrissmith.house.gov Joshua S. Gottheimer 05—Democrat https://gottheimer.house.gov Frank J. Pallone, Jr. 06—Democrat https://pallone.house.gov Leonard J. Lance 07—Republican http://lance.house.gov Albio B. Sires 08—Democrat https://sires.house.gov William J. Pascrell, Jr. 09—Democrat http://pascrell.house.gov Donald M. Payne, Jr. 10—Democrat http://payne.house.gov Rodney P. Frelinghuysen 11—Republican https://frelinghuysen.house.gov Bonnie Watson Coleman 12—Democrat https://watsoncoleman.house.gov Michelle Lujan Grisham 01—Democrat https://lujangrisham.house.gov Stevan E. Pearce 02—Republican http://pearce.house.gov Ben R. Luján 03—Democrat https://lujan.house.gov Lee M. Zeldin 01—Republican https://zeldin.house.gov Peter T. King 02—Republican http://peteking.house.gov Thomas R. Suozzi 03—Democrat https://suozzi.house.gov Kathleen M. Rice 04—Democrat http://kathleenrice.house.gov Gregory W. Meeks 05—Democrat http://meeks.house.gov Grace Meng 06—Democrat http://meng.house.gov Nydia M. Velázquez 07—Democrat https://velazquez.house.gov Hakeem S. Jeffries 08—Democrat http://jeffries.house.gov Yvette D. Clarke 09—Democrat https://clarke.house.gov Jerrold L. Nadler 10—Democrat http://nadler.house.gov Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. 11—Republican https://donovan.house.gov Carolyn B. Maloney 12—Democrat http://maloney.house.gov Adriano D. Espaillat 13—Democrat https://espaillat.house.gov Joseph Crowley 14—Democrat http://crowley.house.gov José E. Serrano 15—Democrat https://serrano.house.gov Eliot L. Engel 16—Democrat https://engel.house.gov Nita M. Lowey 17—Democrat https://lowey.house.gov Sean P. Maloney 18—Democrat http://seanmaloney.house.gov John J. Faso 19—Republican https://faso.house.gov Paul D. Tonko 20—Democrat https://tonko.house.gov Elise M. Stefanik 21—Republican https://stefanik.house.gov Claudia Tenney 22—Republican https://tenney.house.gov Thomas W. Reed II 23—Republican https://reed.house.gov John M. Katko 24—Republican https://katko.house.gov Louise McIntosh Slaughter 25—Democrat https://louise.house.gov Brian M. Higgins 26—Democrat http://higgins.house.gov Christopher C. Collins 27—Republican https://chriscollins.house.gov New Mexico New York North Carolina https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] George K. Butterfield 01—Democrat http://butterfield.house.gov George E.B. Holding 02—Republican http://holding.house.gov Walter B. Jones, Jr. 03—Republican http://jones.house.gov David E. Price 04—Democrat https://price.house.gov Virginia A. Foxx 05—Republican http://foxx.house.gov B. Mark Walker 06—Republican https://walker.house.gov David C. Rouzer 07—Republican https://rouzer.house.gov Richard L. Hudson, Jr. 08—Republican https://hudson.house.gov Robert M. Pittenger 09—Republican https://pittenger.house.gov Patrick T. McHenry 10—Republican http://mchenry.house.gov Mark R. Meadows 11—Republican https://meadows.house.gov Alma S. Adams 12—Democrat http://adams.house.gov Theodore P. Budd 13—Republican https://budd.house.gov At Large—Republican http://cramer.house.gov At Large—Independent http://sablan.house.gov Steven J. Chabot 01—Republican http://chabot.house.gov Brad R. Wenstrup 02—Republican http://wenstrup.house.gov Joyce B. Beatty 03—Democrat http://beatty.house.gov James D. Jordan 04—Republican http://jordan.house.gov Robert E. Latta 05—Republican http://latta.house.gov William L. Johnson 06—Republican http://billjohnson.house.gov Robert B. Gibbs 07—Republican https://gibbs.house.gov Warren E. Davidson 08—Republican https://davidson.house.gov Marcia C. Kaptur 09—Democrat https://kaptur.house.gov Michael R. Turner 10—Republican https://turner.house.gov Marcia L. Fudge 11—Democrat https://fudge.house.gov Patrick J. Tiberi 12—Republican http://tiberi.house.gov Timothy J. Ryan 13—Democrat http://timryan.house.gov David P. Joyce 14—Republican https://joyce.house.gov Steven E. Stivers 15—Republican http://stivers.house.gov James B. Renacci 16—Republican https://renacci.house.gov James F. Bridenstine 01—Republican http://bridenstine.house.gov Markwayne Mullin 02—Republican http://mullin.house.gov Frank D. Lucas 03—Republican http://lucas.house.gov Thomas J. Cole 04—Republican https://cole.house.gov Steven D. Russell 05—Republican https://russell.house.gov Suzanne M. Bonamici 01—Democrat http://bonamici.house.gov Gregory P. Walden 02—Republican https://walden.house.gov Earl Blumenauer 03—Democrat https://blumenauer.house.gov North Dakota Kevin J. Cramer Northern Mariana Islands Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan —Delegate Ohio Oklahoma Oregon https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Peter A. DeFazio 04—Democrat http://defazio.house.gov W. Kurt Schrader 05—Democrat http://schrader.house.gov Robert A. Brady 01—Democrat http://brady.house.gov Dwight Evans 02—Democrat https://evans.house.gov George J. Kelly, Jr. 03—Republican http://kelly.house.gov Scott G. Perry 04—Republican http://perry.house.gov Glenn W. Thompson 05—Republican http://thompson.house.gov Ryan A. Costello 06—Republican https://costello.house.gov Patrick L. Meehan 07—Republican https://meehan.house.gov Brian K. Fitzpatrick 08—Republican https://fitzpatrick.house.gov William F. Shuster 09—Republican https://shuster.house.gov Thomas A. Marino 10—Republican https://marino.house.gov Louis J. Barletta 11—Republican http://barletta.house.gov Keith J. Rothfus 12—Republican https://rothfus.house.gov Brendan F. Boyle 13—Democrat https://boyle.house.gov Michael F. Doyle 14—Democrat http://doyle.house.gov Charles W. Dent 15—Republican https://dent.house.gov Lloyd K. Smucker 16—Republican https://smucker.house.gov Matthew A. Cartwright 17—Democrat http://cartwright.house.gov (vacancy) 18— NA At Large—Republican https://gonzalez-colon.house.gov David N. Cicilline 01—Democrat http://cicilline.house.gov James R. Langevin 02—Democrat http://langevin.house.gov Marshall C. Sanford, Jr. 01—Republican https://sanford.house.gov Addison G. Wilson 02—Republican http://joewilson.house.gov Jeffrey D. Duncan 03—Republican http://jeffduncan.house.gov Harold W. Gowdy III 04—Republican https://gowdy.house.gov Ralph W. Norman, Jr. 05—Republican https://norman.house.gov James E. Clyburn 06—Democrat http://clyburn.house.gov H. Thompson Rice, Jr. 07—Republican http://rice.house.gov At Large—Republican https://noem.house.gov D. Phillip Roe 01—Republican http://roe.house.gov John J. Duncan, Jr. 02—Republican http://duncan.house.gov Charles J. Fleischmann 03—Republican http://fleischmann.house.gov Scott E. DesJarlais 04—Republican https://desjarlais.house.gov James H.S. Cooper 05—Democrat http://cooper.house.gov Diane L. Black 06—Republican http://black.house.gov Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Jenniffer A. González-Colón— Resident Commissioner Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Kristi L. Noem Tennessee https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Marsha W. Blackburn 07—Republican http://blackburn.house.gov David F. Kustoff 08—Republican https://kustoff.house.gov Stephen I. Cohen 09—Democrat https://cohen.house.gov Louis B. Gohmert, Jr. 01—Republican https://gohmert.house.gov L. Theodore Poe 02—Republican https://poe.house.gov Samuel R. Johnson 03—Republican http://samjohnson.house.gov John L. Ratcliffe 04—Republican https://ratcliffe.house.gov T. Jeb Hensarling 05—Republican http://hensarling.house.gov Joseph L. Barton 06—Republican https://joebarton.house.gov John A. Culberson 07—Republican http://culberson.house.gov Kevin P. Brady 08—Republican http://kevinbrady.house.gov Alexander N. Green 09—Democrat http://algreen.house.gov Michael T. McCaul 10—Republican http://mccaul.house.gov K. Michael Conaway 11—Republican http://conaway.house.gov Kay M. Granger 12—Republican http://kaygranger.house.gov W. McClellan Thornberry 13—Republican http://thornberry.house.gov Randy K. Weber, Sr. 14—Republican http://weber.house.gov Vicente Gonzalez 15—Democrat https://gonzalez.house.gov Robert F. O'Rourke 16—Democrat http://orourke.house.gov William H. Flores 17—Republican http://flores.house.gov Sheila Jackson Lee 18—Democrat http://jacksonlee.house.gov Jodey Cook Arrington 19—Republican https://arrington.house.gov Joaquin Castro 20—Democrat https://castro.house.gov Lamar S. Smith 21—Republican http://lamarsmith.house.gov Peter G. Olson 22—Republican https://olson.house.gov William B. Hurd 23—Republican https://hurd.house.gov Kenny E. Marchant 24—Republican https://marchant.house.gov J. Roger Williams 25—Republican http://williams.house.gov Michael C. Burgess 26—Republican http://burgess.house.gov R. Blake Farenthold 27—Republican http://farenthold.house.gov Enrique R. Cuellar 28—Democrat http://cuellar.house.gov R. Eugene Green 29—Democrat https://green.house.gov Eddie Bernice Johnson 30—Democrat http://ebjohnson.house.gov John R. Carter 31—Republican https://carter.house.gov Peter A. Sessions 32—Republican https://sessions.house.gov Marc A. Veasey 33—Democrat http://veasey.house.gov Filemón B. Vela, Jr. 34—Democrat https://vela.house.gov Lloyd A. Doggett II 35—Democrat https://doggett.house.gov Brian Babin 36—Republican http://babin.house.gov Robert W. Bishop 01—Republican http://robbishop.house.gov Christopher D. Stewart 02—Republican http://stewart.house.gov John R. Curtis 03—Republican https://curtis.house.gov Ludmya B. Love 04—Republican https://love.house.gov At Large—Democrat https://welch.house.gov Texas Utah Vermont Peter F. Welch https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Virgin Islands Stacey E. Plaskett—Delegate At Large—Democrat https://plaskett.house.gov Robert J. Wittman 01—Republican http://wittman.house.gov Scott W. Taylor 02—Republican https://taylor.house.gov Robert C. Scott 03—Democrat http://bobbyscott.house.gov A. Donald McEachin 04—Democrat https://mceachin.house.gov Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. 05—Republican https://tomgarrett.house.gov Robert W. Goodlatte 06—Republican https://goodlatte.house.gov David A. Brat 07—Republican http://brat.house.gov Donald S. Beyer, Jr. 08—Democrat http://beyer.house.gov H. Morgan Griffith 09—Republican http://morgangriffith.house.gov Barbara J. Comstock 10—Republican https://comstock.house.gov Gerald E. Connolly 11—Democrat https://connolly.house.gov Suzan K. DelBene 01—Democrat https://delbene.house.gov Richard R. Larsen 02—Democrat http://larsen.house.gov Jaime L. Herrera Beutler 03—Republican http://herrerabeutler.house.gov Daniel M. Newhouse 04—Republican https://newhouse.house.gov Cathy A. McMorris Rodgers 05—Republican http://mcmorris.house.gov Derek C. Kilmer 06—Democrat https://kilmer.house.gov Pramila Jayapal 07—Democrat https://jayapal.house.gov David G. Reichert 08—Republican http://reichert.house.gov D. Adam Smith 09—Democrat https://adamsmith.house.gov Dennis L. Heck 10—Democrat http://dennyheck.house.gov David B. McKinley 01—Republican https://mckinley.house.gov Alexander X. Mooney 02—Republican https://mooney.house.gov Evan H. Jenkins 03—Republican https://evanjenkins.house.gov Paul D. Ryan 01—Republican http://paulryan.house.gov Mark Pocan 02—Democrat http://pocan.house.gov Ronald J. Kind 03—Democrat https://kind.house.gov Gwendolynne S. Moore 04—Democrat https://gwenmoore.house.gov F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. 05—Republican http://sensenbrenner.house.gov Glenn S. Grothman 06—Republican http://grothman.house.gov Sean P. Duffy 07—Republican https://duffy.house.gov Michael J. Gallagher 08—Republican https://gallagher.house.gov At Large—Republican https://cheney.house.gov Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Elizabeth L. Cheney THE ABOVE LIST OF 435 REPRESENTATIVES WAS UPDATED 12–2017. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] The Resident Commissioner and Delegates are not counted as Members. Republicans are 239; Democrats are 193; and there are 3 vacancies. Information on House.gov may be more accurate and current. | https://www.house.gov Sources of Information Art Competition Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent. Students submit their entries to their Representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning artwork, which is displayed at the U.S. Capitol for 1 year. http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition Campaign Finance The Federal Election Commission maintains a campaign finance database that contains information on candidates, including congressional candidates, who file reports with the Commission. Users of the online "Candidate and Committee Viewer" can sort data and download them. The data presentations consist of biennial summaries, report summaries, and report images and downloads. http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/candcmte_info.shtml?tabIndex=1 Campaign Web Sites The Library of Congress maintains a database of "Archived Web Sites" that includes thousands of official campaign Web sites. Former congressional candidates' Web sites are part of this collection. https://www.loc.gov/websites Career Opportunities The House Vacancy Announcement and Placement Service assists House Members, committees, and leadership by posting job vacancies and maintaining a resume bank. The Service provides confidential referral of resumes when House offices request them. Information on submitting a resume is available online. http://www.house.gov/content/jobs/members_and_committees.php To apply for positions with House organizations, read the individual vacancy announcements and follow the instructions. http://www.house.gov/content/jobs/vacancies.php Committees Information on House committees is available on House.gov. http://www.house.gov/committees Additional information is available on the Office of the Clerk's Web site. http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/index.aspx Congressional Record Starting with the year 1995, the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress is available on Congress.gov. https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Starting with the year 1994, the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Congress is available on the Government Publishing Office's govinfo website. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/crec Directories The Web site House.gov has a directory that contains the committee assignment, congressional district, name, phone number, political affiliation, and room number of each Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the Uniform Resources Locator (URL) the leads to his or her Web site. http://www.house.gov/representatives The online "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present," allows visitors to search for Members of Congress—past and present—by first or last name, political affiliation, position, State, or year or Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Present and former Members of Congress have control numbers associated with their records in the "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress." Member IDs or "BioGuide IDs" serve as metadata within Congress.gov and legislative documents that the Government Publishing Office publishes. https://www.congress.gov/help/field-values/member-bioguide-ids Find a Representative A Zip code-based search tool is available on House.gov for locating a representative. http://www.house.gov/representatives/find Educational Resources The Office of the Clerk's Web site features educational and entertaining information on the legislative branch of the Government for students of all ages. Its Kids in the House Web site explains the role of the House of Representatives, describes the legislative process, and covers House history. http://kids.clerk.house.gov Adults seeking to learn about commissions, committees, House history, House leadership, Representatives, rules, or a Representative's schedule may benefit from "The House Explained" section on House.gov. http://www.house.gov/content/learn Glossary The Office of the Clerk's Web site features a short glossary for children. http://kids.clerk.house.gov/young-learners/glossary.html House.gov features a glossary of terms related to congressional records. http://history.house.gov/Records-and-Research/FAQs/Congressional-Glossary/ House.gov features a glossary of records management terms. http://history.house.gov/Records-and-Research/FAQs/Records-Glossary/ The "Statement of Disbursements" is a quarterly public report of all receipts and expenditures for U.S. House of Representatives committees, leadership, Members, and officers and offices. To help the general public read this report, House.gov maintains an online glossary. http://disbursements.house.gov/glossary.shtml History The House of Representative's "History, Art and Archives" Web site features resources https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] and a trove of information, including online collections, exhibitions, publications, and records. http://history.house.gov Member Profiles The "Members of the U.S. Congress" database contains profiles for Representatives who have held office since 1973 or were still serving in the 93d Congress. Users of the database can filter profiles by chamber, Congress, political affiliation, and State or U.S. Territory. A Member profile includes the following: dates of service, district number and State, party affiliation, and a picture when available, as well as a link to the Member's entry in the "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present" and a link to remarks made in the "Congressional Record." A profile also includes the list of legislation that the Member sponsored and cosponsored. https://www.congress.gov/members Membership / Party Divisions The Office of the Clerk's "Congressional Profile" Web page keeps a tally of the number of Democrats, Independents, Republicans, and vacant seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/cong.aspx Publications The Congressional Directory, Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives, and telephone directory for the House of Representatives are available from the Government Publishing Office's bookstore. Phone, 202-512-0132. https://www.gpo.gov/about/bookstore.htm | Email: mainbks@gpo.gov Schedule The House's schedule and related resources are available in the "Legislative Activity" section on House.gov. http://www.house.gov/legislative Site Map House.gov features a site map that allows visitors to look for a specific topic or to browse content that aligns with their interests. http://www.house.gov/content/site_tools/sitemap.php Websites More information on legislation and the U.S. House of Representatives is available on Congress.gov. https://www.congress.gov More information also is available on House.gov. http://www.house.gov More information also is available on the Government Publishing Office's govinfo website. https://www.govinfo.gov http://clerk.house.gov For further information, contact the Clerk, The Capitol, Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202225-7000. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=wBnZD1ihyZI=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:04 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH Architect of the Capitol ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515 202-228-1793 http://www.aoc.gov ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Deputy Architect of the Capitol / Chief Operating Officer Stephen T. Ayers Christine A. Merdon Assistant Architect of the Capitol Michael G. Turnbull Chief Administrative Officer Amy Johnson Chief Financial Officer Thomas Carroll General Counsel Jason Baltimore Inspector General Christopher Failla Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Director, Communications and Congressional Relations Director, Planning and Project Management Director, Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs Beth Plemmons Mary Anne Bittner Peter W. Mueller Patricia Williams Director, Security Programs Kenneth A. Eads Director, Utilities and Power Plant Operations Christopher Potter Executive Director, U.S. Botanic Garden Susan K. Pell, Acting Facility Manager, Supreme Court Building and Grounds Joseph A. Campbell Superintendent, Capitol Building Mark Reed Superintendent, Capitol Grounds Theodore R. Bechtol, Jr. Superintendent, House Office Buildings William M. Weidemeyer https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=smyiV6hGyHg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:09 PM] Superintendent, Library Buildings and Grounds Larry D. Brown Superintendent, Senate Office Buildings Takis Tzamaras https://www.aoc.gov/organizational-directory The above list of key personnel was updated 09–2017. The Architect of the Capitol maintains the U.S. Capitol and the buildings and grounds of the Capitol campus. Permanent authority for the care and maintenance of the U.S. Capitol was established by the act of August 15, 1876 (40 U.S.C. 162, 163). The title Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the official title of both the agency and the person. Historically, the President appointed the Architect of the Capitol for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in 1989, however, provides that the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints the Architect for a 10-year term from a list of three candidates whom a congressional commission recommends. Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect becomes an official of the legislative branch as an officer of Congress. The Architect is eligible for reappointment at the end of his or her 10year term. While overseeing the agency, the Architect also serves as the Acting Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden. https://www.aoc.gov/governance The Architect of the Capitol serves the Congress and Supreme Court in its capacity as the builder and steward of the landmark buildings and grounds of Capitol Hill. AOC staff preserves and maintains the art, historic buildings, monuments, and inspirational gardens on the Capitol campus. The AOC team, comprising more than 2,000 employees and providing around-the-clock service, creates a safe environment and inspiring experiences for those who visit and work on Capitol Hill. The AOC traces its beginnings to the laying of the Capitol cornerstone in 1793. The agency oversees the operations and care of more than 17.4 million square feet of facilities, 580 acres of grounds, and thousands of works of art. The Capitol campus accommodates 30,000 daily occupants and hosts more than 3 million visitors annually. https://www.aoc.gov/who-we-are Sources of Information Architecture A trove of information on columns, materials, styles, and more is available on the AOC website. https://www.aoc.gov/architecture Art The AOC website includes pages on AOC art stories, artists, art by State, decorative arts, paintings and murals, and sculptures, as well as on African Americans, Native Americans, and women in art. https://www.aoc.gov/art Blog AOC experts write on the architecture, art, and work on the Capitol Hill. http://www.aoc.gov/blog https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=smyiV6hGyHg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:09 PM] Business Opportunities Information for contractors and small businesses—delivery instructions, procedures, procurement opportunities, and programs—is accessible online. https://www.aoc.gov/procurement Career Opportunities The AOC relies heavily on architects, carpenters, electricians, engineers, gardeners, masons, mechanics, painters and plasterers, plumbers, and sheet metal workers to maintain the U.S. Capitol and the buildings and grounds of the surrounding campus. https://www.aoc.gov/careers In 2016, The AOC ranked 11th among 27 midsize Government agencies in the Best Places To Work Agency Rankings. http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/detail/AC00 Events The AOC website contains pages of events associated with the U.S. Capitol and Botanic Garden. Events include Christmas tree displays, concerts, lying in state, Presidential Inaugurations, and State of the Union addresses. https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-campus-events Facts Capitol Hill facts are posted on the AOC website. https://www.aoc.gov/facts/capitol-hill Gallery A multimedia gallery is available online. https://www.aoc.gov/multimedia-gallery Grounds Frederick L. Olmsted planned the late 19th-century expansion and landscaping of the Capitol Grounds. Olmsted, who also designed Central Park in New York City, was regarded as the most talented American landscape architect of his day. The "About the Grounds" web page features an informative 4-minute video on his plan for the U.S. Capitol. https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-grounds/about-grounds History President George Washington appointed commissioners to provide buildings and accommodations for Congress. The commissioners hired the French artist and engineer Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a Revolutionary War veteran, to lay out the new city. They also staged a competition for the design of the Capitol. Dr. William Thornton's entry won the competition. To learn more about the first "architect of the capitol" and the Architects that followed, visit the AOC's history web pages. https://www.aoc.gov/about-aoc/history-architect Map A map of Capitol Hill is available online. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=smyiV6hGyHg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:09 PM] https://www.aoc.gov/us-capitol-map News The AOC posts news and notices on its website. https://www.aoc.gov/news Organizational Directory An organizational directory is available online. https://www.aoc.gov/organizational-directory Oversight The Office of the Inspector General from the AOC posts reports and data on Oversight.gov, a text-searchable repository of reports that Federal Inspectors General publish. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency operates and maintains the website to increase public access to independent and authoritative information on the Federal Government. https://oversight.gov Planning a Visit Information on accessibility services, activities, tours, visiting hours, and where to shop and eat is available online. http://www.aoc.gov/plan-your-visit Projects The AOC never lacks things to preserve or restore. Visit the "Projects" web page to learn about ongoing work. https://www.aoc.gov/projects Publications The AOC publishes a variety of publications that are accessible online. https://www.aoc.gov/publications Site Map The website map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. https://www.aoc.gov/sitemap Social Media The AOC tweets announcements and other newsworthy items on Twitter. https://twitter.com/uscapitol The AOC has a Facebook account. https://www.facebook.com/ArchitectoftheCapitol The AOC posts videos on its YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/AOCgov Trees Approximately 890 trees surround the Capitol Building on Capitol Square, and more https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=smyiV6hGyHg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:09 PM] than 4,300 trees grow throughout the 274-acre Capitol Grounds. A tree map is available on the "Trees on Capitol Grounds" web page. https://www.aoc.gov/trees http://www.aoc.gov/contact-form For further information, contact the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202-228-1793. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=smyiV6hGyHg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:09 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH Congressional Budget Office CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Second and D Streets SW., Washington, DC 20515 202-226-2600 http://www.cbo.gov DIRECTOR Keith Hall Deputy Director Mark P. Hadley OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Associate Director, Communications Deborah Kilroe Associate Director, Economic Analysis Wendy Edelberg Associate Director, Economic Analysis Jeffrey Kling Associate Director, Legislative Affairs Leigh Angres General Counsel T.J. McGrath Senior Advisor Robert A. Sunshine OTHER DIVISIONS Assistant Director, Budget Analysis Theresa A. Gullo Assistant Director, Financial Analysis Sebastien Gay Assistant Director, Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis David Weaver Assistant Director, Macroeconomic Analysis Jeffrey F. Werling Assistant Director, Microeconomic Studies Joseph Kile Assistant Director, National Security David E. Mosher Assistant Director, Tax Analysis John McClelland Chief Administrative Officer, Management, Business, and Information Services Joseph E. Evans, Jr. The Congressional Budget Office produces independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Organizational Chart The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601), which also created a procedure by which the Congress considers and acts on the annual Federal budget. This process enables the Congress to have an overview of the Federal budget and to make overall decisions on spending and taxation levels and on the deficit or surplus these levels generate. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=i22iNfihYm4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:15 PM] https://www.cbo.gov/about/founding Activities The CBO assists the congressional budget committees with drafting and enforcing the annual budget resolution, which serves as a blueprint for total levels of Government spending and revenues in a fiscal year. Once completed, the budget resolution guides the action of other congressional committees in drafting subsequent spending and revenue legislation within their jurisdiction. To support this process, the CBO makes budgetary and economic projections, analyzes the proposals set forth in the President's budget request, and details alternative spending and revenue options for lawmakers to consider. The CBO also provides cost estimates of bills approved by congressional committees and tracks the progress of spending and revenue legislation in a scorekeeping system. CBO cost estimates and scorekeeping help the budget committees determine whether the budgetary effects of individual proposals are consistent with the most recent spending and revenue targets. Upon congressional request, the CBO also produces reports analyzing specific policy and program issues that are significant for the budget. In keeping with the Office's nonpartisan role, its analyses do not include policy recommendations, and they routinely disclose their underlying assumptions and methods. This open and nonpartisan stance has been instrumental in preserving the credibility of the Office's analyses. https://www.cbo.gov/about/products/RecurringReports Analysis of the President's Budget The CBO estimates the budgetary impact of the proposals in the President's budget using its own economic forecast and assumptions. The CBO's independent reestimate allows Congress to compare the administration's spending and revenue proposals with the CBO's baseline projections and other proposals using a consistent set of economic and technical assumptions. https://www.cbo.gov/about/products#2 Baseline Budget Projections and Economic Forecasts Each year, the CBO issues reports on the budget and economic outlook that cover the 10-year period used in the congressional budget process. Those reports present and explain the CBO's baseline budget projections and economic forecast, which are generally based on current law regarding Federal spending and revenues. The reports also describe the differences between the current projections and previous ones, compare the CBO's economic forecast with those of other forecasters, and show the budgetary impact of some alternative policy assumptions. https://www.cbo.gov/about/products#1 Budgetary and Economic Policy Issues The CBO also analyzes specific program and policy issues that affect the Federal budget and the economy. Generally, requests for these analyses come from the chair or ranking minority member of a committee or subcommittee or from the leadership of either party in the House or Senate. https://www.cbo.gov/topics/reports-policy-options Cost Estimates for Bills The CBO provides cost estimates of every bill to show how it would affect spending or revenues over the next 5 or 10 years, depending on the type of spending involved. The CBO also provides informal estimates at the committee level and other stages in https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=i22iNfihYm4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:15 PM] the legislative process. https://www.cbo.gov/cost-estimates Federal Mandates As required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the CBO analyzes the costs that proposed legislation would impose on State, local, and tribal governments and on the private sector. The CBO produces mandate statements with its cost estimates for each committee-approved bill. https://www.cbo.gov/about/products#7 Scorekeeping The CBO provides the budget and appropriations committees with frequent tabulations of congressional action affecting spending and revenues. Those scorekeeping reports provide information on whether legislative actions are consistent with the spending and revenue levels set by the budget resolution. https://www.cbo.gov/about/products#9 Sources of Information Blog The CBO Web site features a blog. https://www.cbo.gov/blog Business Opportunities Information to help vendors is available online. https://www.cbo.gov/about/business-opportunities | Email: acquisitions@cbo.gov Cost Estimates The CBO Web site features an online tool for searching cost estimates. https://www.cbo.gov/cost-estimates Career Opportunities A career at the CBO offers opportunities to analyze public policies and their budgetary and economic effects, to work with policy analysis experts, to support the Congress, and to provide nonpartisan and objective analysis. https://www.cbo.gov/about/careers | Email: careers@cbo.gov Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The CBO posts answers to the most common questions that people ask. https://www.cbo.gov/faqs Glossary The glossary is available online in Portable Document Format (PDF). 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Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/...ency.aspx?EntityId=VRBVgs0MYHU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:24 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH Government Publishing Office GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 732 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20401 202-512-1800 http://www.gpo.gov DIRECTOR (vacancy) Deputy Director Herbert H. Jackson, Jr., Acting Equal Employment Opportunity Managing Director Mark A. Paras Chief Administrative Officer Herbert H. Jackson, Jr. Chief Financial Officer Steven T. Shedd Chief of Staff Richard G. Davis, Acting General Counsel Kerry L. Miller, Acting Superintendent of Documents Laurie Hall CHIEF OFFICERS Acquisition Lorna E. 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The Government Publishing Office (GPO) was created on June 23, 1860, by Congressional Joint Resolution 25. The Office opened for business on March 4, 1861. Its duties are defined in title 44 of the U.S. Code. The President appoints the Director, who is then confirmed by the Senate. https://www.gpo.gov/who-we-are/our-agency/history Activities Headquartered in Washington, DC, with a total employment of approximately 1,700, the Office is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for the three branches of the Federal Government. It is the Federal Government's primary centralized resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government in digital and tangible forms. 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Among them are the most comprehensive collections of books outside Asia and the former Soviet Union; the largest collection of published aeronautical literature; and the most extensive collection of books in the Western Hemisphere. The manuscript collections relate to various aspects of American history and civilization and include the personal papers of most of the Presidents from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. The music collections contain volumes and pieces— manuscript and published—from classic works to the newest popular compositions. Other materials available for research include maps and views; photographic records; recordings, prints, drawings, and posters; government documents, newspapers, and periodicals; and motion pictures, microforms, audio and video tapes, and digital and online materials. https://www.loc.gov/discover Reference Resources Admission to the various research facilities of the Library is free. The Library's reading rooms are open to persons age 16 and older. Readers must register by presenting valid photo identification with a current address. For some collections, there are additional requirements. While priority is given to inquiries about special materials or to unique resources, the Library provides helpful responses to all inquirers. Online reference service is also available through the “Ask a Librarian" Web page. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] http://www.loc.gov/rr Copyrights With the enactment of the second general revision of the U.S. copyright law by Act of July 8, 1870 (16 Stat. 212–217), all activities relating to copyright, including deposit and registration, were centralized in the Library of Congress. The Copyright Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2541) brought all forms of copyrightable authorship, both published and unpublished, under a single statutory system which gives authors protection upon creation of their works. Exclusive rights granted to authors under the statute include the right to reproduce and prepare derivative works, distribute copies or phonorecords, perform and display the work publicly, and in the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission. Works eligible for copyright include literary works (books and periodicals), musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, motion pictures, sound recordings, vessel hull designs, mask works, and architectural works. The Copyright Office serves as a National registry for creative works, registering more than 500,000 claims annually. It is also a major source of acquisitions for the Library's collections. Most paper information is also accessible on its Web site. http://www.copyright.gov Extension of Service The Library offers duplication services; the sale of sound recordings, cataloging data and tools; the exchange of duplicates with other institutions; development of classification schemes; preparation of bibliographic lists for Government and research; maintenance and publication of cooperative publications; and publication of catalogs, bibliographic guides, and lists, and texts of original manuscripts and rare books. It has items for circulation in traveling exhibitions; books in Braille, as well as “talking books on the Internet, and books on tape. The Library distributes electronic materials and provides research and analytical services for a fee. The Library also manages the following programs: centralized and cooperative cataloging; catalogingin-publication for unpublished books; interlibrary loan system; and the U.S. International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) Center. Furthermore, the Library provides for the following: the preparation of bibliographical lists responsive to the needs of Government and research; the maintenance and the publication of cooperative publications; the publication of catalogs, bibliographical guides, and lists, and of texts of original manuscripts and rare books in the Library of Congress; the circulation in traveling exhibitions of items from the Library's collections; the provision of books in Braille, electronic access to Braille books on the Internet, "talking books," and books on tape for the blind and the physically handicapped through more than 100 cooperating libraries throughout the Nation; the distribution of its electronic materials via the Internet; and the provision of research and analytical services on a fee-for-service basis to agencies in the executive and judicial branches. https://www.loc.gov/services American Folklife Center The American Folklife Center was established in the Library of Congress by Act of January 2, 1976 (20 U.S.C. 2102 et seq.). It supports, preserves, and presents American folklife by receiving and maintaining folklife collections, scholarly research, field projects, performances, exhibitions, festivals, workshops, publications, and audiovisual presentations. The Center administers the Veterans History Project, which records and preserves the first-person accounts of war veterans. It collaborates https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture to maintain the Civil Rights History Project and its resulting collection of interviews with leaders and participants in the Civil Rights movement. The Center also maintains and administers the American Folklife Center Archive, which is an extensive multi-format collection of ethnographic materials from this country and around the world, and serves as the national repository for folk-related field recordings, manuscripts, and other unpublished materials. The Archive also contains the collections of StoryCorps, a program to record and collect oral histories from people from all walks of life. The Center's reading room contains over 4,000 books and periodicals; a sizable collection of magazines, newsletters, unpublished theses, and dissertations; field notes; and many textual and some musical transcriptions and recordings. Information on the Center's blog, social media, publications, and collections is available online. https://www.loc.gov/folklife For further information, call 202-707-5510. Center for the Book The Center was established in the Library of Congress by an Act of October 13, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 171 et seq.), to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and libraries, and to encourage the study of books and print culture. The Center promotes and explores the vital role of books, reading, and libraries, nationally and internationally. As a partnership between the Government and the private sector, the Center for the Book depends on tax-deductible contributions from individuals and corporations to support its programs. The Center's activities are directed toward the general public and scholars. The overall program includes reading promotion projects with television and radio networks, symposia, lectures, exhibitions, special events, and publications. More than 80 national education and civic organizations participate in the Center's annual reading promotion campaign. The Center provides leadership for 52 affiliated State—including the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands—centers for the book and nonprofit readingpromotion partners. It oversees the Library’s read.gov Web site, administers the Library's Young Readers Center and its Poetry and Literature Center, and plays a key role in the Library’s annual National Book Festival. The Center also administers the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, as well as, in collaboration with the Children's Book Council, the position of the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. http://www.read.gov/cfb | Email: cfbook@loc.gov For further information, contact the Center for the Book. Phone, 202-707-5221. Fax, 202-707-0269. National Film Preservation Board The National Film Preservation Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 1785) and reauthorized by the National Film Preservation Act of 2005 (2 U.S.C. 179l note), serves as a public advisory group to the Librarian of Congress. The Board works to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's film heritage, including advising the Librarian on the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry and counseling the Librarian on development and implementation of the national film preservation plan. https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/about-this-program https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] For further information, call 202-707-5912. National Sound Recording Preservation Board The National Recording Preservation Board, established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 1701 note) reviews nominated sound recordings for inclusion in the National Recording Registry and advises the Librarian on the inclusion of such recordings in the Registry to preserve sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The Board comprises three major components: a National Recording Preservation Advisory Board, which brings together experts in the field; a National Recording Registry; and a fundraising foundation, all of which are conducted under the auspices of the Library of Congress. The Board implements a national plan for the long-term preservation and accessibility of the Nation's audio heritage. The national recording preservation program sets standards for future private and public preservation efforts in conjunction with the Library's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, VA. https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/about-this-program For further information, call 202-707-5856. Preservation The Library provides technical information related to the preservation of library and archival material. The Library’s Preservation Directorate includes three preservation science laboratories, a Center for the Library’s Analytical Science Samples, and a Collections Recovery Room. Information on publications and various preservation and conservation topics is available online. http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-preserv.html For further information, call 202-707-1840. Sources of Information Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Braille and talking books and magazines, including music materials, are distributed through more than 100 regional and subregional libraries to residents of the United States and its territories who are blind or have a physical disability. Eligible Americans living abroad are also able to participate. Users may also register for the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) online service, enabling them to use the BARD mobile app to read on smart devices. Information is available from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street NW., Washington, DC 20542-4960. Phone, 202-707-5100 or 1-888NLS-READ (1-888-657-7323). http://www.loc.gov/ThatAllMayRead | Email: nls@loc.gov Business Opportunities To learn about business opportunities, visit the "Doing Business With the Library" Web page. http://www.loc.gov/about/doing-business-with-the-library Cataloging Distribution Services Cataloging and bibliographic information in the form of microfiche catalogs, book catalogs, magnetic tapes, CD-ROM cataloging tools, bibliographies, and other technical publications is distributed to libraries and other institutions. Information about ordering materials is available from the Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20541-4910. Phone, 202-707-6100. TDD, 202-707- https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] 0012. Fax, 202-707-1334. Email, cdsinfo@mail.loc.gov. Card numbers for new publications and Electronic Preassigned Control Numbers for publishers are available from the Cataloging in Publication Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20541-4910. Phone, 202-707-6345. Copyright Services Information about the copyright law (title 17 of the U.S. Code), the method of securing copyright, and copyright registration procedures may be obtained by writing to the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000. Phone, 202-707-3000. Registration application forms may be ordered by calling the forms hotline at 202-707-9100. Copyright records may be researched and reported by the Copyright Office for a fee; for an estimate, call 202707-6850. Members of the public may use the copyright card catalog in the Copyright Office without charge. The database of Copyright Office records cataloged from January 1, 1978, to the present is available online at http://cocatalog.loc.gov/. The Copyright Information Office is located in Room LM-401, James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20559-6000. It is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for Federal holidays. http://www.loc.gov/copyright Employment The Library offers many opportunities for those seeking employment, fellowships or internships, or volunteer positions. Job vacancy announcements and application information are posted online and also available from the Employment Office, Room LM-107, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540. Phone, 202-7074315. http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment Duplication Services Copies of manuscripts, prints, photographs, maps, and book material not subject to copyright and other restrictions are available for a fee. Order forms for photo reproduction and price schedules are available from Duplication Services, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540-4570. Phone, 202-707-5640. http://www.loc.gov/duplicationservices Exhibitions Throughout the year, the Library offers free exhibitions featuring items from its collections. Library exhibitions may be viewed Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Thomas Jefferson Building. For more information, call 202-707-4604. To view current and past exhibitions online, use the link below. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits Federal Agency Research Services Federal agencies can procure research and analytical products on foreign and domestic topics using the collections of the Library of Congress through the Federal Research Division. Science, technology, humanities, and social science research are conducted by staff specialists exclusively on behalf of Federal agencies on a fee-forservice basis. Research requests should be directed to the Federal Research Division, Marketing Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4840. Phone, 202-707-9133. Fax, 202-707-3920. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd Publications Library of Congress publications are available online. The Library of Congress Magazine (LCM) is published 6 times a year and may be viewed online at http://www.loc.gov/lcm/. The calendar of public events is also available online at www.loc.gov/loc/events and is available by mail to persons within 100 miles of Washington, DC. To be added to the calendar mailing list, send a request to Office Systems Services, Mail and Distribution Management Section, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540-9441 or send an email to pao@loc.gov. http://www.loc.gov/visit/shopping Reference and Bibliographic Services Guidance is offered to readers in identifying and using the material in the Library's collections, and reference service is provided to those with inquiries who have exhausted local, State, and regional resources. Persons requiring services that cannot be performed by the Library staff can be supplied with names of private researchers who work on a fee-for-service basis. Requests for information should be directed to the Reference Referral Service, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540-4720. Phone, 202-707-5522. Fax, 202-7071389. Questions may also be submitted online at the "Ask a Librarian" Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib Research and Reference Services in Science and Technology Requests for reference services should be directed to the Science, Technology, and Business Division, Library of Congress, Science Reference Section, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540-4750. Phone, 202-707-5639. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech Tours Guided tours of the Library are available on weekdays, 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. For more information on scheduling a tour for a group of 10 or more, contact the Visitor Services Office. Phone, 202-707-0919. https://www.loc.gov/visit/tours http://www.loc.gov | Email: pao@loc.gov For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540-8610. Phone, 202-707-2905. Fax, 202-707-2905. Fax, 202-707-9199. CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 101 Independence Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20540 202-707-5000 Director, Congressional Research Service Mary B. Mazanec The Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides comprehensive research and analysis on all legislative and oversight issues of interest to Congress. The https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] CRS assists Congress by responding to specific questions and by preparing reports on legislative topics in anticipation of questions and emerging issues. The CRS works with Members, committees, and congressional staff to identify and clarify policy problems and assess the implications of proposed policy alternatives. CRS experts play a role in every stage of the legislative process. http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/about Sources of Information Employment Current vacancies and entry-level opportunities are posted online, as well as information on internship programs. http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/opportunities http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/contact For further information, call 202-707-5700. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=YcoVbyegC6w=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:39 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH United States Botanic Garden UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN Office of Executive Director, 245 First Street SW., Washington, DC 20024 202-226-8333 http://www.usbg.gov Conservatory, 100 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20001 Production Facility, 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW., Washington, DC 20032 202-226-4780 ACTING DIRECTOR Stephen T. Ayers https://www.aoc.gov/architect-of-the-capitol/stephen-t-ayers-faia-ccm-leed-ap-architectcapitol EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan K. Pell, Acting https://www.usbg.gov/staff/susan-pell-phd The above list of key personnel was updated 09–2017. The United States Botanic Garden informs visitors of the importance and value of plants to humankind and to Earth's ecosystems. The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) has a long history that reaches back to the Founding Fathers. In October of 1796, President George Washington suggested that "a Botanic Garden would be a good appendage" to a Federal university. Twenty-four years later, President James Madison helped establish a botanic garden in the U.S. Capital under the auspices of the Columbian Institute, a society dedicated to promoting the arts and sciences. This early botanic collection served as the cornerstone of what would become the Nation's future botanic garden. Congress also supported establishing a national botanic garden. By an act of August 26, 1842, it made provision for the safekeeping and arrangement of dried and living specimens that Lieutenant Charles Wilkes's expedition had collected while exploring the Pacific Rim. Congress placed the enlarged collection under the stewardship of its https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=6xqxT43ctWM=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:46 PM] Joint Committee on the Library. When the old Patent Office was expanded in 1849, a new location for the plants and greenhouse had to be found. Congress again intervened and, by an act of May 15, 1850, funded the construction of a new greenhouse and the collection's relocation. The Joint Committee on the Library, with assistance from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, managed the project. A new national botanic garden opened on the National Mall, at the west end of the Capitol Grounds, later that year. By 1856—the collection had been named officially the United States Botanic Garden, Congress was providing an annual appropriation for its upkeep, and the Joint Committee on the Library had assumed responsibility for both its direction and maintenance. To satisfy the McMillan Commission's plan for a large, open mall, the USBG was moved in 1933, one block south, to its present site. The Joint Committee on the Library maintains oversight of the USBG through the Architect of the Capitol, who holds the title of Acting Director. https://www.usbg.gov/brief-history-us-botanic-garden Activities The USBG highlights botanical diversity worldwide, as well as the aesthetic, cultural, ecological, economic, and therapeutic significance of plants. The agency promotes appreciation of plants and stimulates interest in botany through artistic plant displays, education programs, exhibits, and curation of a large plant collection. It supports conservation by serving as a repository for endangered plant species. It also encourages the exchange of ideas and disseminates mission-relevant information to national and international visitors and policymakers. https://www.usbg.gov/about-us Three USBG sites are open year-round to the public: the Conservatory, the National Garden, and Bartholdi Park. The production facility is periodically open for public programs and tours. https://www.usbg.gov/hours-and-location-0 Sources of Information America's Agricultural Experience Based on a meeting that the U.S. Botanic Garden helped to organize of the Nation's leading agricultural and botanical educators, "Agriculture and the Future of Food: The Role of Botanic Gardens" presents a series of educational narratives that promote the reconnection of people and plants through the American agricultural experience. The document is available on the USBG Web site in Portable Document Format (PDF). https://www.usbg.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/agriculture_and_the_future_of_food__the_role_of_botanic_gardens.pdf Calendar of Events The USBG offers children and family programs, lectures, special tours, and workshops, as well as free theater, concerts, cooking demonstrations, and more. An events calendar is posted on the "Programs and Events" page, and a Portable Document Format (PDF) version is available for downloading. https://www.usbg.gov/programs-and-events Career Opportunities Information on career and volunteer opportunities is available online. https://www.usbg.gov/opportunities-us-botanic-garden https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=6xqxT43ctWM=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:46 PM] Exhibits The USBG creates exhibits that not only delight and educate visitors, but that inspire them to become more active and better stewards of the plants supporting life on Earth. It posts Information on current and upcoming exhibits online. https://www.usbg.gov/exhibits Factsheets Gardening factsheets are available on the USBG's Web site. https://www.usbg.gov/gardening-fact-sheets-0 Kids The USBG is a child-friendly living plant museum. https://www.usbg.gov/kids-are-welcome-us-botanic-garden Land Development and Management An interdisciplinary partnership led by the USBG, American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ improves land development and management practices with a voluntary rating system for sustainable land design, construction, and maintenance practices. Architects, designers, developers, engineers, landscape architects, policymakers, and others use SITES to align land development and management with sustainable design. SITES supports the creation of ecologically resilient communities, and it benefits property owners, local and regional communities and their economies, as well as the environment. Certification covers development projects on land where buildings are absent or present. http://www.sustainablesites.org Landscaping A collaboration between the USBG and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Landscape For Life™ promotes an approach to landscaping that respects nature. Irrespective of location—downtown, suburbia, or the farm—every landscape or garden can protect and even restore the environment, without sacrificing visual appeal. The Landscape for Life Web site contains a trove of information—getting started, materials, human health, plants, soil, and water—for transforming an environmentally ambivalent landscape into a healthy, sustainable one. http://landscapeforlife.org Living Collections Database An online tool is available to search the USBG's living collections database. https://www.usbg.gov/search-collection Native Plant Recommendations The USBG posts lists of selected plants to grow in the garden. The lists are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) for downloading. https://www.usbg.gov/national-garden-native-plant-recommendations Plant Hotline Questions about a garden plant? Call the Plant Hotline. Phone, 202-226-4785. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=6xqxT43ctWM=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:46 PM] Pollinators Learn about the role birds and bees, as well as other creatures like bats, beetles, butterflies, flies, moths, and even wasps, play in the life cycle of plants. https://www.usbg.gov/pollinator-information Production Facility The production facility opens periodically for public programs and tours. An annual open house allows visitors to meet the gardeners, ask questions, and explore the facility. https://www.usbg.gov/us-botanic-garden-production-facility Rare and Endangered Plants USBG experts bank seeds of rare plants, introduce rare plants to the horticultural trade, maintain live specimens, and study wild plants at risk of endangerment or extinction. The Web site features a gallery of plants with vulnerable, threatened, and endangered threat levels. https://www.usbg.gov/gardens/rare-and-endangered-plants-gallery Site Map The Web site map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. https://www.usbg.gov/sitemap Social Media The USBG has a Facebook account. https://www.facebook.com/usbotanicgarden https://www.usbg.gov/contact-us-botanic-garden | Email: usbg@aoc.gov For further information concerning the United States Botanic Garden, contact the Public Program Division, 245 First Street SW., Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202-2258333. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=6xqxT43ctWM=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:46 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH The Supreme Court of the United States THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES United States Supreme Court Building, One First Street NE., Washington, DC 20543 202-479-3000 http://www.supremecourt.gov MEMBERS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES John G. Roberts, Jr. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice Elena Kagan Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh The above list of Justices was updated 10–2018. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx OFFICERS COUNSELOR TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE Jeffrey P. Minear Clerk Scott S. Harris Court Counsel Ethan V. Torrey Curator Catherine E. Fitts Director of Information Technology Robert J. Hawkins Librarian Linda S. Maslow Marshal Pamela Talkin Public Information Officer Kathleen L. Arberg Reporter of Decisions Christine L. Fallon The above list of officers was updated 10–2018. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=gUdL/Fb57lg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:50 PM] Article III, section 1, of the Constitution of the United States provides that "[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The Supreme Court of the United States was created in accordance with this provision and by authority of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789 (1 Stat. 73). It was organized on February 2, 1790. Article III, section 2, of the Constitution defines the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court comprises the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress, which is currently fixed at eight (28 U.S.C. 1). The President nominates the Justices with the advice and consent of the Senate. Article III, section 1, of the Constitution further provides that " [t]he Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office." In the performance of its functions, the Court is assisted by nine court officers: the Clerk, the Counselor to the Chief Justice, the Court Counsel, the Curator, the Director of Information Technology, the Librarian, the Marshal, the Public Information Officer, and the Reporter of Decisions. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx Appellate Jurisdiction Various statutes, derived from the authority that the Constitution has given to Congress, confer appellate jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court. The basic statute effective at this time in conferring and controlling jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be found in 28 U.S.C. 1251, 1253, 1254, 1257-1259, and various special statutes. Congress has no authority to change the original jurisdiction of this Court. Court Term The term of the Court begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October of the next year. Over the course of a term, approximately 10,000 petitions are filed for cases to be briefed before the Court. Moreover, each year, about 1,200 applications that can be acted upon by a single Justice while serving in the capacity of a Circuit Justice are filed. http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/procedures.aspx Rulemaking From time to time, Congress has conferred upon the Supreme Court power to prescribe rules of procedure to be followed by the lower courts of the United States. Sources of Information Art Collections The Supreme Court has been acquiring artwork since the 1830s. Today, it continues to add to its three collections of decorative art, fine art, and graphic art. These collections include antique furniture, busts, engravings, historic furnishings, lithographs, miniatures, photographs, and portraits. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/historicCollections.aspx Audio Recordings of Oral Arguments Recordings of oral arguments become publicly accessible at the end of each argument week. A listener has the option to download the audio files or to hear the arguments on the Supreme Court’s website. Recordings are listed by case name, docket number, and the date of oral argument. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=gUdL/Fb57lg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:50 PM] https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2018 Calendars / Lists Supreme Court calendars and argument calendars, as well as day call and hearing lists, are posted in Portable Document Format (PDF) for viewing and downloading. https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/calendarsandlists.aspx Career Opportunities The Supreme Court posts vacancy announcements online. It also has programs for docents, fellows, and interns. https://www.supremecourt.gov/jobs/jobs.aspx Chief and Associate Justices A Chief Justices list and Associate Justices list are available on the "Justices 1789 to Present" web page. The lists include all of the Justices who have served on the Supreme Court. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members_text.aspx A timeline of Chief and Associate Justices is also available. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members.aspx Constitutional Interpretation See the cornerstone address of Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes: "The Republic Endures and This Is the Symbol of Its Faith." https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/constitutional.aspx Docket Search The online docket database contains information on the status of cases filed since the beginning of the 2001 Term. https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docket.aspx The engrossed dockets from 1791 to 1995 have been scanned by the National Archives from its microfilm collection and are available in its catalog. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1524561 Exhibitions The Office of the Curator creates exhibitions to highlight the work and history of the Nation's highest court, the lives of individual Justices, and the architecture of the Supreme Court building. Exhibitions are self-guided and located on the ground floor of the building. http://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/exhibition.aspx Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The Supreme Court posts answers to FAQs online. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq.aspx The Public Information Office has answered questions that reporters often ask in its "Reporter’s Guide to Applications Pending Before The Supreme Court of the United States." https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=gUdL/Fb57lg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:50 PM] https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/reportersguide.pdf | Email: pio@supremecourt.gov Gift Shop The Supreme Court Historical Society Gift Shop is accessible online and located on the ground floor of the Supreme Court building. Merchandise ranges from books, folders, statues, and woven throws to jewelry, learning games, scarves, ties, and writing instruments. The shop is open Monday–Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:25 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Phone, 888-539-4438. http://supremecourtgifts.org/ | Email: giftshop@supremecourthistory.org History The Supreme Court Historical Society, a private nonprofit organization, collects and preserves the history of the Supreme Court. Incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1974, its founder Chief Justice Warren E. Burger served as the first honorary chairman. The Society is headquartered in the Opperman House in Washington, DC, where it maintains The Goldman Library. The books housed therein comprise one of the finest collections of Court histories, Justices' writings, and judicial biographies. The library also has materials relating to U.S. attorneys general, solicitors, and Presidents. http://supremecourthistory.org/index.html Indigent Petitioners The “Guide for Filing In Forma Pauperis Cases" assists litigants who may lack the financial resources to pay the filing fee or to submit booklet-format documents under Court Rule 33.1. https://www.supremecourt.gov/guideforIFPcases2017.pdf Links The Supreme Court's website has links to other Internet sources of information on the Federal Government, the Judiciary, and the Supreme Court. https://www.supremecourt.gov/links/links.aspx Minutes of the Court The "Journal of the Supreme Court" contains the official minutes. It reflects the disposition of each case, identifies the court whose judgment is under review, lists the cases argued that day and the attorneys who presented oral argument, contains miscellaneous announcements by the Chief Justice from the bench, and names the attorneys who have been admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/journal.aspx Press Releases Press releases are posted online. https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/press/pressreleases.aspx Search Tips Use the search tips to refine a search and find more specific results on the Supreme Court's website. https://www.supremecourt.gov/search_help.aspx https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=gUdL/Fb57lg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:50 PM] Site Map The site map allows visitors to look for specific information or to browse content that aligns with their interests. https://www.supremecourt.gov/sitemap.aspx Slip Opinions Slip opinions are posted within minutes after the Justices issue their opinions. They remain posted until the opinions for the entire term are published in the bound volumes of the "United States Reports." A slip opinion comprises the majority or principal opinion, concurring or dissenting opinions, and a prefatory syllabus summarizing the decision. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/18 Speeches Speeches of current and former Supreme Court Justices are available online. https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/speeches/speeches.aspx Visiting the Court The Supreme Court building is open to the public Monday–Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, excluding Federal holidays. http://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/visiting.aspx Maps and brochures are available online. The visitors' guide and map are available in translation: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/mapsandbrochures.aspx http://www.supremecourt.gov/contact/contactus.aspx | Email: pio@supremecourt.gov For further information concerning the Supreme Court, contact the Public Information Office, United States Supreme Court Building, One First Street NE., Washington, DC 20543. Phone, 202-479-3211. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=gUdL/Fb57lg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:50 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Lower Courts United States Courts of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States District Courts Territorial Courts United States Court of International Trade Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation SEARCH LOWER COURTS Article III of the Constitution declares, in section 1, that the judicial power of the United States shall be invested in one Supreme Court and in "such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The Supreme Court has held that these constitutional courts ". . . share in the exercise of the judicial power defined in that section, can be invested with no other jurisdiction, and have judges who hold office during good behavior, with no power in Congress to provide otherwise." UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEALS The courts of appeals are intermediate appellate courts created by act of March 3, 1891 (28 U.S.C. ch. 3), to relieve the Supreme Court of considering all appeals in cases originally decided by the Federal trial courts. They are empowered to review all final decisions and certain interlocutory decisions (18 U.S.C. 3731; 28 U.S.C. 1291, 1292) of district courts. They also are empowered to review and enforce orders of many Federal administrative bodies. The decisions of the courts of appeals are final except as they are subject to review on writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court. The United States is divided geographically into 12 judicial circuits, including the District of Columbia. Each circuit has a court of appeals (28 U.S.C. 41, 1294). Each of the 50 States is assigned to one of the circuits. The territories and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are assigned variously to the first, third, and ninth circuits. There is also a Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has nationwide jurisdiction defined by subject matter. At present each court of appeals has from 6 to 28 permanent circuit judgeships (179 in all), depending upon the amount of judicial work in the circuit. Circuit judges hold their offices during good behavior as provided by Article III, section 1, of the Constitution. The judge senior in commission who is under 70 years of age (65 at inception of term), has been in office at least 1 year, and has not previously been chief judge, serves as the chief judge of the circuit for a 7-year term. One of the Justices of the Supreme Court is assigned as circuit justice for each of the 13 judicial circuits. Each court of appeals normally hears cases in panels consisting of three judges but may sit en banc with all judges present. The judges of each circuit (except the Federal Circuit) by vote determine the size of the judicial council for the circuit, which consists of the chief judge and an equal number of circuit and district judges. The council considers the state of Federal judicial business in the circuit and may "make all necessary and appropriate orders for [its] effective and expeditious administration . . ." (28 https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=384h6UoqM8c=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:53 PM] U.S.C. 332). The chief judge of each circuit may summon periodically a judicial conference of all judges of the circuit, including members of the bar, to discuss the business of the Federal courts of the circuit (28 U.S.C. 333). The chief judge of each circuit and a district judge elected from each of the 12 geographical circuits, together with the chief judge of the Court of International Trade, serve as members of the Judicial Conference of the United States, over which the Chief Justice of the United States presides. This is the governing body for the administration of the Federal judicial system as a whole (28 U.S.C. 331). To obtain a complete list of judges, court officials, and official stations of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as information on opinions and cases before the court, consult the Judicial Circuit Web sites listed below. Circuit URL District of Columbia Circuit http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov First Circuit http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov Second Circuit http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov Third Circuit http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov Fourth Circuit http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov Fifth Circuit http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov Sixth Circuit http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov Seventh Circuit http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov Eighth Circuit http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov Ninth Circuit http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov Tenth Circuit http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov Eleventh Circuit http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT This court was established under Article III of the Constitution pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 (28 U.S.C. 41, 44, 48), as successor to the former United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the United States Court of Claims. The jurisdiction of the court is nationwide (as provided by 28 U.S.C. 1295) and includes appeals from the district courts in patent cases; appeals from the district courts in contract, and certain other civil actions in which the United States is a defendant; and appeals from final decisions of the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The jurisdiction of the court also includes the review of administrative rulings by the Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. International Trade Commission, Secretary of Commerce, agency boards of contract appeals, and the Merit Systems Protection Board, as well as rulemaking of the Department of Veterans Affairs; review of decisions of the U.S. Senate Committee on Ethics concerning discrimination claims of Senate employees; and review of a final order of an entity to be designated by the President concerning discrimination claims of Presidential appointees. The court consists of 12 circuit judges. It sits in panels of three or more on https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=384h6UoqM8c=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:53 PM] each case and may also hear or rehear a case en banc. The court sits principally in Washington, DC, and may hold court wherever any court of appeals sits (28 U.S.C. 48). http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS The Nation's district courts are the trial courts of general Federal jurisdiction. These courts resolve disputes by determining the facts and applying legal principles to decide which party is right. Each State has at least one district court, and large States have as many as four. There are 89 district courts in the 50 States, plus one in the District of Columbia and another in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Three other U.S. Territories also have courts that hear Federal cases: Guam and the Northern Mariana and Virgin Islands. At present, each district court has from 2 to 28 Federal district judgeships, depending upon the amount of judicial work within its territory. Only one judge is usually required to hear and decide a case in a district court, but in some limited cases it is required that three judges be called together to comprise the court (28 U.S.C. 2284). The judge senior in commission who is under 70 years of age (65 at inception of term), has been in office for at least 1 year, and has not previously been chief judge, serves as chief judge for a 7-year term. There are 645 permanent district judgeships in the 50 States and 15 in the District of Columbia. There are seven district judgeships in Puerto Rico. District judges hold their offices during good behavior as provided by Article III, section 1, of the Constitution. However, Congress may temporary judgeships for a court with the provision that when a future vacancy occurs in that district, such vacancy shall not be filled. Each district court has one or more United States magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges, a clerk, a United States attorney, a United States marshal, probation officers, court reporters, and their staffs. The jurisdiction of the district courts is set forth in title 28, chapter 85, of the United States Code and at 18 U.S.C. 3231. Cases from the district courts are reviewable on appeal by the applicable court of appeals. http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure TERRITORIAL COURTS Pursuant to its authority to govern the Territories (Art. IV, sec. 3, clause 2, of the Constitution), Congress has established district courts in the territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands. The District Court of the Canal Zone was abolished on April 1, 1982, pursuant to the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 note). Congress has also established a district court in the Northern Mariana Islands, which is administered by the United States under a trusteeship agreement with the United Nations. These Territorial courts have jurisdiction not only over the subjects described in the judicial article of the Constitution, but also over many local matters that, within the States, are decided in State courts. The District Court of Puerto Rico, by contrast, is established under Article III, is classified like other "district courts," and is called a "court of the United States" (28 U.S.C. 451). There is one judge each in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and two in the Virgin Islands. The judges in these courts are appointed for terms of 10 years. http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=384h6UoqM8c=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:53 PM] For further information concerning the lower courts, contact the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544. Phone, 202-5022600. UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE This court was originally established as the Board of United States General Appraisers by act of June 10, 1890, which conferred upon it jurisdiction theretofore held by the district and circuit courts in actions arising under the tariff acts (19 U.S.C. ch. 4). The act of May 28, 1926 (19 U.S.C. 405a), created the United States Customs Court to supersede the Board; by acts of August 7, 1939, and June 25, 1948 (28 U.S.C. 1582, 1583), the court was integrated into the United States court structure, organization, and procedure. The act of July 14, 1956 (28 U.S.C. 251), established the court as a court of record of the United States under Article III of the Constitution. The Customs Court Act of 1980 (28 U.S.C. 251) constituted the court as the United States Court of International Trade. The Court of International Trade has jurisdiction over any civil action against the United States arising from Federal laws governing import transactions. This includes classification and valuation cases, as well as authority to review certain agency determinations under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501) involving antidumping and countervailing duty matters. In addition, it has exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions to review determinations as to the eligibility of workers, firms, and communities for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101). Civil actions commenced by the United States to recover customs duties, to recover on a customs bond, or for certain civil penalties alleging fraud or negligence are also within the exclusive jurisdiction of the court. The court is composed of a chief judge and eight judges, not more than five of whom may belong to any one political party. Any of its judges may be temporarily designated and assigned by the Chief Justice of the United States to sit as a court of appeals or district court judge in any circuit or district. The court has a clerk and deputy clerks, a librarian, court reporters, and other supporting personnel. Cases before the court may be tried before a jury. Under the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 (28 U.S.C. 1295), appeals are taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and ultimately review may be sought in appropriate cases in the Supreme Court of the United States. The principal offices are located in New York, NY, but the court is empowered to hear and determine cases arising at any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States. http://www.cit.uscourts.gov For further information, contact the Clerk, United States Court of International Trade, One Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0001. Phone, 212-264-2814. JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION The Panel, created by act of April 29, 1968 (28 U.S.C. 1407), and consisting of seven Federal judges designated by the Chief Justice from the courts of appeals and district courts, is authorized to temporarily transfer to a single district, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings, civil actions https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=384h6UoqM8c=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:53 PM] pending in different districts that involve one or more common questions of fact. http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov For further information, contact the Clerk, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Room G–255, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20002-8041. Phone, 202-502-2800. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=384h6UoqM8c=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:40:53 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Special Courts United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims United States Court of Federal Claims United States Tax Court SEARCH SPECIAL COURTS UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES 450 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20442-0001 202-761-1448 202-761-4672 http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov This court was established under Article I of the Constitution of the United States pursuant to act of May 5, 1950, as amended (10 U.S.C. 867). Subject only to certiorari review by the Supreme Court of the United States in a limited number of cases, the court serves as the final appellate tribunal to review court-martial convictions of all the Armed Forces. It is exclusively an appellate criminal court, consisting of five civilian judges who are appointed for 15-year terms by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The court is called upon to exercise jurisdiction to review the record in all cases extending to death; certified to the court by a Judge Advocate General of one of the Armed Forces; or petitioned by accused who have received a sentence of confinement for 1 year or more and/or a punitive discharge. The court also exercises authority under the All Writs Act (28 U.S.C. 1651(a)). In addition, the judges of the court are required by law to work jointly with the senior uniformed lawyer from each of the Armed Forces and two members of the public appointed by the Secretary of Defense to make an annual comprehensive survey, to report annually to the Congress on the operation and progress of the military justice system under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and to recommend improvements wherever necessary. Sources of Information Career Opportunities Job openings and available clerkships are posted online. http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/employment.htm http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/contact.htm For further information, contact the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 450 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20442-0001. Phone, 202761-1448. Fax, 202-761-4672. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/...ency.aspx?EntityId=XKTluGOOQZw=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:30 PM] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS Suite 900, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-2950 202-501-5970 202-501-5848 http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, a court of record under Article I of the Constitution, was established on November 18, 1988 (38 U.S.C. 7251) and given exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Appeals concern veteran disability benefits, dependent educational assistance, survivor benefits, and pension benefits claims. In addition to its review authority, the Court has contempt authority, as well as the authority to compel action by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the authority to grant a petition for extraordinary relief under the All Writs Act (28 U.S.C. 1651), and the authority to make attorney fee determinations under the Equal Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 2412). Decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims are subject to review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on questions of law and on writ of certiorari by the United States Supreme Court. The Court consists of nine judges whom the President appoints with the advice and consent of the Senate for 15-year terms. One of the judges serves as chief judge. The Chief Judge generally conducts a judicial conference every 2 years. The primary purpose of the conference, which involves the active participation of members of the legal community, attorneys, and practitioners admitted to practice before the Court, is to consider the business of the Court and to recommend means of improving the administration of justice within the Court's jurisdiction. The Court is located in Washington, DC, but it is a court of national jurisdiction and may sit at any location within the United States. Opinions issued by the Court, case information, and a current list of judges and officials of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims are available online. Sources of Information Employment Job opportunities are posted online. http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/employment.php http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/contact.php For further information, contact the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Suite 900, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC 200042950. Phone, 202-501-5970. Fax, 202-501-5848 UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS 717 Madison Place NW., Washington, DC 20439 202-357-6400 http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/...ency.aspx?EntityId=XKTluGOOQZw=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:30 PM] The United States Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over claims seeking money judgments against the United States. A claim must be founded upon the Constitution, an act of Congress, an Executive order, a contract with the United States, or Federal regulations. Judges are appointed by the President for 15-year terms, subject to Senate confirmation. Appeals are to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Sources of Information Career Opportunities Information on job opportunities and internships is available online. http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/job-opportunitiesemployment http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/court-directory For further information, contact the Clerk's Office, United States Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison Place NW., Washington, DC 20439. Phone, 202357-6400. UNITED STATES TAX COURT 400 Second Street NW., Washington, DC 20217-0002 202-521-0700 http://www.ustaxcourt.gov The United States Tax Court is a court of record under Article I of the Constitution of the United States (26 U.S.C. 7441). The court was created as the United States Board of Tax Appeals by the Revenue Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 336). The name was changed to the Tax Court of the United States by the Revenue Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 957). The Tax Reform Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 730) established the court under Article I and then changed its name to the United States Tax Court. The court comprises 19 judges who are appointed by the President to 15-year terms and subject to Senate confirmation. The court also has varying numbers of both senior judges (who may be recalled by the chief judge to perform further judicial duties) and special trial judges (who are appointed by the chief judge and may hear and decide a variety of cases). The court's jurisdiction is set forth in various sections of title 26 of the U.S. Code. The offices of the court and its judges are in Washington, DC. However, the court has national jurisdiction and schedules trial sessions in more than 70 cities in the United States. Each trial session is conducted by one judge, senior judge, or special trial judge. Court proceedings are open to the public and are conducted in accordance with the court's rules of practice and procedure and the rules of evidence applicable in trials without a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. A fee of $60 is charged for the filing of a petition. Practice before the court is limited to practitioners admitted under the court's rules of practice and procedure. Decisions entered by the court, other than decisions in small tax cases, may be appealed to the regional courts of appeals and, thereafter, upon the granting of a writ of certiorari, to the Supreme Court of the United States. At the option of petitioners, simplified procedures may be used in small tax cases. Small tax cases are final and not subject to review by any court. http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/about.htm Sources of Information https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/...ency.aspx?EntityId=XKTluGOOQZw=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:30 PM] Career Opportunities Vacancy announcements and information on the court's law clerk program are available online. http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/employment.htm Forms Applications, certificates, notices, and other forms can be completed online and then printed. http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/forms.htm Taxpayer Information An online guide provides information—not legal advice—that may be helpful for those representing themselves before the Tax Court. It answers frequent questions that taxpayers ask and explains the process of filing a petition to begin a Tax Court case and things that occur before, during, and after trial. It also features a glossary. http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/taxpayer_info_intro.htm | Email: info@ustaxcourt.gov http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/phone.htm For further information, contact the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States Tax Court, 400 Second Street NW., Washington, DC 20217-0002. Phone, 202-521-0700. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/...ency.aspx?EntityId=XKTluGOOQZw=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:30 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Administrative Office of the United States Courts SEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544 202-502-2600 http://www.uscourts.gov DIRECTOR James C. Duff Deputy Director Lee Ann Bennett ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Department of Administrative Services James R. Baugher Department of Program Services Laura C. Minor Department of Technology Services Joseph R. Peters, Jr. General Counsel Sheryl L. Walter Judicial Conference Secretariat Officer Katherine H. Simon Legislative Affairs Officer Cordia A. Strom Public Affairs Officer David A. Sellers The Administrative Office of the United States Courts supports and serves the nonjudicial, administrative business of the United States Courts. Organizational Chart The Administrative Office of the United States Courts was created by act of August 7, 1939 (28 U.S.C. 601). It was established on November 6, 1939. The Chief Justice of the United States, after consultation with the Judicial Conference, appoints the Director and Deputy Director of the Administrative Office. Administering the Courts The Director is the administrative officer of the courts of the United States—except of the Supreme Court. Under the guidance of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Director supervises all administrative matters relating to the offices of clerks and other clerical and administrative personnel of the courts; examines the state of the dockets of the courts, secures information as to the courts' need of assistance, and prepares statistical data and reports each quarter and transmits them to the chief judges of the circuits; submits an activities report of the Administrative Office and the courts' state of business to the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States; fixes the compensation of court employees whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by law; regulates and pays annuities to widows and surviving dependent children of judges; disburses moneys appropriated for the https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=nbKrEPzeztc=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:48 PM] maintenance and operation of the courts; examines accounts of court officers; regulates travel of judicial personnel; provides accommodations and supplies for the courts and their clerical and administrative personnel; establishes and maintains programs for the certification and utilization of court interpreters and the provision of special interpretation services in the courts; and performs such other duties as may be assigned by the Supreme Court or the Judicial Conference of the United States. The Director also prepares and submits the budget of the courts, which the Office of Management and Budget transmits to Congress without change. http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/judicial-administration Probation Officers The Administrative Office exercises general supervision of the accounts and practices of the Federal probation offices, which are subject to primary control by the respective district courts that they serve. The Administrative Office publishes, in cooperation with the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons, the "Federal Probation Journal." This online, quarterly publication presents current thought, research, and practice in corrections, community supervision, and criminal justice. In accordance with the Pretrial Services Act of 1982 (18 U.S.C. 3152), the Director establishes pretrial services in the district courts. The offices of these district courts report information on pretrial release of persons charged with Federal offenses and supervise such persons who are released to their custody. http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/probation-and-pretrial-services Bankruptcy According to the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (28 U.S.C. 151), the bankruptcy judges for each judicial district constitute a unit of the district court known as the bankruptcy court. The courts of appeals appoint bankruptcy judges in such numbers as authorized by Congress. These judges serve for a term of 14 years as judicial officers of the district courts. This act placed jurisdiction in the district courts over all cases under title 11, United States Code, and all proceedings arising in or related to cases under that title (28 U.S.C. 1334). The district court may refer such cases and proceedings to its bankruptcy judges (as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 157). The Director of the Administrative Office recommends to the Judicial Conference the duty stations of bankruptcy judges and the places they hold court, surveys the need for additional bankruptcy judgeships to be recommended to Congress, and determines the staff needs of bankruptcy judges and the clerks of the bankruptcy courts. http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/bankruptcy Federal Magistrate Judges The Director of the Administrative Office exercises general supervision over administrative matters in offices of U.S. magistrate judges, compiles and evaluates statistical data relating to such offices, and submits reports thereon to the Judicial Conference. The Director reports annually to Congress on the business that has come before U.S. magistrate judges and also prepares legal and administrative manuals for the magistrate judges. In compliance with the act, the Administrative Office conducts surveys of the conditions in the judicial districts to make recommendations as to the number, location, and salaries of magistrate judges. The Judicial Conference then determines their number, location, and salaries, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=nbKrEPzeztc=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:48 PM] Federal Defenders The Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A) establishes the procedure for the appointment of private panel attorneys in Federal criminal cases for individuals who are unable to afford adequate representation, under plans adopted by each district court. The act also permits the establishment of Federal public defender or Federal community defender organizations by the district courts in districts where at least 200 persons annually require the appointment of counsel. Two adjacent districts may be combined to reach this total. Each defender organization submits to the Director of the Administrative Office an annual report of its activities along with a proposed budget or, in the case of community defender organizations, a proposed grant for the coming year. The Director is responsible for the submission of the proposed budgets and grants to the Judicial Conference for approval. The Director also makes payments to the defender organizations out of appropriations in accordance with the approved budgets and grants, as well as compensating private counsel appointed to defend criminal cases in the United States courts. http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/defender-services Sources of Information Budget, Accounting, and Procurement Phone, 202-502-2000. http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/business-opportunities Court Services Phone, 202-502-1500. Defender Services Phone, 202-502-3030. http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/defender-services Educational Resources Learning resources for students are available online. http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources Electronic Filing Attorneys and others may submit files online using the Federal courts' Case Management and Electronic Case Files system. http://www.uscourts.gov/courtrecords/electronic-filing-cmecf Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Answers to FAQs on the Federal Judiciary are available online. http://www.uscourts.gov/frequently-asked-questions-faqs General Counsel Phone, 202-502-1100. Glossary A glossary of legal terms is available online. http://www.uscourts.gov/glossary https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=nbKrEPzeztc=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:48 PM] Human Resources Phone, 202-502-3100. Judicial Conference Executive Secretariat Phone, 202-502-2400. http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/governance-judicial-conference/aboutjudicial-conference Judicial Services Phone, 202-502-1800. Judiciary Reporting and Analysis Phone, 202-502-1440. Legislative Affairs Phone, 202-502-1700. Probation and Pretrial Services Phone, 202-502-1600. http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/probation-and-pretrial-services Public Affairs Phone, 202-502-2600. Publications The Federal judiciary and Administrative Office produce publications for the Congress, the public, and others to educate and inform about the work of the courts. http://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/publications Statistical Data Statistical data on the business of the Federal Judiciary are available online. http://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/caseload-statistics-data-tables http://www.uscourts.gov/contact-us For further information, contact the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544. Phone, 202-502-2600. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=nbKrEPzeztc=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:48 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH Federal Judicial Center FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20002-8003 202-502-4000 http://www.fjc.gov DIRECTOR Jeremy D. Fogel Deputy Director John S. Cooke Director, Editorial and Information Services Office John S. Cooke Director, Education Division Dana K. Chipman Director, Federal Judicial History Office Clara Altman Director, Information Technology Office Esther DeVries Director, International Judicial Relations Office Mira Gur-Arie Director, Office of Administration Nancy Payne Director, Research Division James B. Eaglin The Federal Judicial Center is the judicial branch's agency for policy research and continuing education. The Federal Judicial Center was created by act of December 20, 1967 (28 U.S.C. 620), to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in the courts of the United States. The Center's basic policies and activities are determined by its Board, which is composed of the Chief Justice of the United States, who is permanent Chair of the Board by statute, and two judges of the U.S. courts of appeals, three judges of the U.S. district courts, one bankruptcy judge, and one magistrate judge, all of whom are elected for 4-year terms by the Judicial Conference of the United States. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is also a permanent member of the Board. The organization of the Center reflects its primary statutory mandates. The Education Division plans education and produces training—including curriculum packages for indistrict training, in-person programs, publications, video programs, and web-based programs and resources—for judges and court staff. The Research Division examines and evaluates current and alternative Federal court practices and policies. Its research assists Judicial Conference committees in developing policy recommendations. The research also contributes substantially to the Center's educational programs. The Federal Judicial History Office helps courts and others https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=lXrsXUrhnFQ=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:51 PM] study and preserve Federal judicial history. The International Judicial Relations Office provides information to judicial and legal officials from foreign countries and informs Federal judicial personnel of developments in international law and other court systems that may affect their work. Two units of the Director's Office—the Information Technology Office and the Editorial and Information Services Office—support the agency's mission through editorial and design assistance, organization and dissemination of Center resources, and technology. Sources of Information Annual Reports Annual Reports, from 1969 to the present, are available to download as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. https://www.fjc.gov/content/annual-reports Educational Materials Materials that the Center produces as part of its educational programs for judges and court employees are accessible online. https://www.fjc.gov/education Career Opportunities The Center posts job openings online. Contact the Human Resources Office for more information. Phone, 202-502-4165. https://www.fjc.gov/about/job-vacancies History Questions about the history of the Federal judiciary? Submit them to the experts at the Federal Judicial History Office. Phone, 202-502-4180. Fax, 202-502-4077. https://www.fjc.gov/history | Email: history@fjc.gov Nearly 600 images of historic Federal courthouses and other buildings that have served as the meeting places of Federal courts are available online. https://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses Publications Single copies of most Federal Judicial Center publications that are printed in hard copy are available free of charge. Phone, 202-502-4153. Fax, 202-502-4077. https://www.fjc.gov/publications Site Map The Web site map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. https://www.fjc.gov/sitemap Teaching Resources Teaching and civic outreach resources are available online. https://www.fjc.gov/education/civic-education-about-courts Visiting Foreign Judicial Fellows Foreign judges, court officials, and scholars may apply for the opportunity to conduct research at the Center on topics concerning the administration of justice in the United https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=lXrsXUrhnFQ=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:51 PM] States. https://www.fjc.gov/content/visiting-foreign-judicial-fellows-program http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf For further information, contact the Federal Judicial Center, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20002-8003. Phone, 202502-4000. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=lXrsXUrhnFQ=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:51 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH United States Sentencing Commission UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Suite 2-500, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20002-8002 202-502-4500 http://www.ussc.gov CHAIR William H. Pryor, Jr., Acting Vice Chair (vacancy) Vice Chair (vacancy) Vice Chair (vacancy) Commissioner Charles R. Breyer Commissioner Rachel E. Barkow Commissioner Danny C. Reeves Commissioner Wiiliam H. Pryor, Jr. Commissioner (ex officio) Jonathan Wroblewski Commissioner (ex officio) J. Patricia Wilson Smoot Staff Director Kenneth P. Cohen Director, Office of Administration and Planning Susan M. Brazel Director, Office of Education and Sentencing Practice Raquel Wilson Director, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Christine M. Leonard Director, Office of Research and Data Glenn R. Schmitt General Counsel Kathleen C. Grilli The United States Sentencing Commission develops sentencing guidelines and policies for the Federal court system. Organizational Chart The United States Sentencing Commission was established as an independent agency in the judicial branch of the Federal Government by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (28 U.S.C. 991 et seq. and 18 U.S.C. 3551 et seq.). The Commission establishes sentencing guidelines and policies for the Federal courts, advising them of the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of Federal crimes. The Commission comprises seven voting members and two nonvoting members. The https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=xJn3mOk1EXQ=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:54 PM] President appoints the voting members with the advice and consent of the Senate for 6-year terms. The President also appoints one of the voting members as the Chair and designates three others as Vice Chairs. The Commission evaluates the effects of the sentencing guidelines on the criminal justice system, advises Congress on the modification or enactment of statutes pertaining to criminal law and sentencing matters, establishes a research and development program on sentencing issues, and performs other related duties. In executing its duties, the Commission promulgates and distributes to Federal courts and to the U.S. probation system guidelines for determining sentences to be imposed in criminal cases, general policy statements regarding the application of guidelines, and policy statements on the appropriate use of probation and supervised release revocation provisions. These sentencing guidelines and policy statements are intended to support the principles of just punishment, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation; provide fairness in meeting the purposes of sentencing; avoid unwarranted disparity; and reflect advancement in the knowledge of human behavior as it relates to the criminal justice process. The Commission also provides training, conducts research on sentencing-related issues, and serves as an information resource for Congress, criminal justice practitioners, and the public. http://www.ussc.gov/about Sources of Information Education The Commission offers courses that fulfill continuing legal education requirements in several jurisdictions. http://www.ussc.gov/education/training-resources/continuing-legal-education Career Opportunities The Commission posts job announcements on its Web site. http://www.ussc.gov/employment Guidelines Manual The current "USSC Guidelines Manual" is available in Portable Document Format on the Commission's Web site. An electronic archive of the yearly manual starts with the year 1987. http://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2015-guidelines-manual/archive Helpline Attorneys, judges, and probation officers who have questions may call the Commission's helpline for assistance. The helpline also handles data requests. Its hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., eastern standard time, Monday–Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Phone, 202-502-4545. News Press releases are available on the Commission's Web site. http://www.ussc.gov/about/news/press-releases The Commission also posts amicus curiae briefs, reports, speeches, statements, and testimonies online. http://www.ussc.gov/about/news/testimony-speeches/speeches-and-submissions https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=xJn3mOk1EXQ=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:54 PM] Publications A topical index of publications is available online. http://www.ussc.gov/research/topical-index-publications Reports The Commission posts reports to the Congress on its Web site. http://www.ussc.gov/research/reports-congress Annual overviews of Federal criminal cases are available online. http://www.ussc.gov/topic/year-review The Office of Research and Data publishes periodic reports on Federal sentencing practices. The reports include information on the types of crimes committed, offenders who commit those crimes, the punishments imposed, and the manner in which the sentencing guidelines were applied. http://www.ussc.gov/topic/data-reports Site Map The Web site map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. http://www.ussc.gov/sitemap Updates An online subscription form is available to sign up for regular email updates from the USSC. http://www.ussc.gov/sign-regular-updates http://www.ussc.gov | Email: pubaffairs@ussc.gov For further information, contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Suite 2–500, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20002-8002. Phone, 202-502-4500. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=xJn3mOk1EXQ=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:54 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH The President THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Donald J. Trump Article II, section 1, of the Constitution provides that "[t]he executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, . . . together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term . . . ." In addition to the powers set forth in the Constitution, the statutes have conferred upon the President specific authority and responsibility covering a wide range of matters (United States Code Index). The President is the administrative head of the executive branch of the Government, which includes numerous agencies, both temporary and permanent, as well as the 15 executive departments. The Cabinet The Cabinet, a creation of custom and tradition dating back to George Washington's administration, functions at the pleasure of the President. Its purpose is to advise the President upon any subject, relating to the duties of the respective offices, on which he requests information (pursuant to Article II, section 2, of the Constitution). The Cabinet is composed of the Vice President and the heads of the 15 executive departments--the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. Additionally, in the Obama administration, Cabinet-level rank has been accorded to the Chief of Staff to the President; the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; the Chair, Council of Economic Advisers; the Director, Office of Management and Budget; the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; and the U.S. Trade Representative. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=cQcWzO1Ue2M=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:41:58 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. SEARCH The Vice President THE VICE PRESIDENT THE VICE PRESIDENT Michael R. Pence Article II, section 1, of the Constitution provides that the President "shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, . . . together with the Vice President . . . .'' In addition to his role as President of the Senate, the Vice President is empowered to succeed to the Presidency, pursuant to Article II and the 20th and 25th amendments to the Constitution. The executive functions of the Vice President include participation in Cabinet meetings and, by statute, membership on the National Security Council and the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=uB3vvRbJNMM=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:01 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. The Executive Office of the President White House Office Office of the Vice President Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality National Security Council Office of Administration Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Policy Development Domestic Policy Council National Economic Council Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade Representative SEARCH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Under authority of the Reorganization Act of 1939 (5 U.S.C. 133-133r, 133t note), various agencies were transferred to the Executive Office of the President by the President's Reorganization Plans I and II of 1939 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 1, 1939. Executive Order 8248 of September 8, 1939, established the divisions of the Executive Office and defined their functions. Subsequently, Presidents have used Executive orders, reorganization plans, and legislative initiatives to reorganize the Executive Office to make its composition compatible with the goals of their administrations. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20500 202-456-1414 http://www.whitehouse.gov ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT CHIEF OF STAFF Gen. John F. Kelly, USMC (retired) Chief of Staff to the First Lady Lindsay Reynolds Counsel to the President Donald F. McGahn II Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation Rick Dearborn Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joe Hagin Deputy National Security Adviser Maj. Gen. Ricky Waddell, USA (retired) Director of the White House Military Office (vacancy) Director of Communications Hope C. Hicks Director of Presidential Personnel John DeStefano Director of Scheduling and Advance (vacancy) National Security Adviser Lt. General H.R. McMasters, USA Press Secretary Sarah H. Sanders Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Counselor to the President Thomas Bossert Kellyanne Conway https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] SENIOR ADVISORS Assistant to the President for Climate, Conservation and Energy Policy Brian C. Deese Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Valerie B. Jarrett Engagement Assistant to the President for Strategy and Communications Shailagh Murray The above list of key personnel was updated 10–2017. The White House Office serves the President in the performance of the many detailed activities incident to his immediate office. The President's staff facilitates and maintains communication with the Congress, the heads of executive agencies, the press and other information media, and the general public. The various Assistants to the President aid the President in such matters as he may direct. OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20501 202-456-7549 https://https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-biden CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE VICE PRESIDENT Nick Ayers Chief of Staff to Karen Pence Kristan King Nevins Special Assistant to the Vice President Zach Bauer Counsel / Assistant to the Vice President Mark Paoletta Deputy Chief of Staff to Karen Pence / Special Assistant to the President Anthony Bernal DIRECTORS Administration / Deputy Assistant to the Vice President Advance / Deputy Assistant to the Vice President Communications Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs / Special Assistant to the President Legislative Affairs / Assistant to the Vice President Scheduling / Deputy Assistant to the Vice President Speechwriting / Special Assistant to the President Mike Boisvenue Robert Peede Jared Agen Andeliz Castillo Jonathan Hilar Megan Patenaude Stephen Ford https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] National Security Advisor Andrea Thompson The Office of the Vice President serves the Vice President in the performance of the many activities incident to his immediate office. COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS Seventeenth and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20502 202-456-4779 http://www.whitehouse.gov/cea CHAIRMAN Kevin A. Hassett Member Tomas J. Philipson Member Richard V. Burkhauser The Council of Economic Advisers analyzes and appraises the national economy to make policy recommendations to the President. The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) was established in the Executive Office of the President by the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1023). It now functions under that statute and Reorganization Plan No. 9 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective August 1, 1953. The Chair and the two members govern the Council. The President appoints the Chair, whom the Senate must confirm, and the two members. The Council analyzes the national economy and its various segments; advises the President on economic developments; appraises the economic programs and policies of the Federal Government; recommends policies for economic growth and stability to the President; assists in the preparation of the President's economic reports to the Congress; and prepares the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers. Sources of Information Career Opportunities To learn about career opportunities, visit the "Jobs and Internships" Web page. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/jobs History Photographs and brief professional bios of former Council Chairs, beginning with Edwin G. Nourse, who served as the Chair from 1946 to 1949, are available online. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/about/former-chairs Brief professional bios of former Council members, beginning with John D. Clark, who served as a member from 1946 to 1950 and then as the Vice Chair, are available online. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/about/Former-Members Publications Reports and briefs are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Council's Web site. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/factsheets-reports A monthly publication prepared by the Council for the Joint Economic Committee, "Economic Indicators" provides Congress and the public with information on business activity; credit, money, and prices; Federal finance; gross domestic product; employment, income, and production; international statistics; and security markets. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/economic-indicators A yearly report written by the Council's Chair, the "Economic Report of the President" presents the administration's domestic and international economic policies. The report surveys the Nation's economic progress with text and data appendices. The full report and individual chapters are accessible in Portable Document Format (PDF) for download on the Council's Web site. Statistical tables are also available for download in Portable Document and Excel formats. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/economic-report-of-thePresident Speeches / Testimony The Council posts Op-Ed pieces, prepared testimonies for congressional hearings, and speeches on its Web site. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/speeches-testimony http://www.whitehouse.gov/cea For further information, contact the Council of Economic Advisers, Seventeenth and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20502. Phone, 202-456-4779. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503 202-395-5750 202-456-6224 202-456-2710 http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq CHAIR (vacancy) Chief of Staff Christopher Adamo ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Climate Preparedness Jainey Bavishi Communications Noreen Nielson Conservation and Wildlife Timothy Male Energy and Climate Change Richard Duke Lands and Water Ecosystems Michael Degnan Legislative Affairs Stephenne Harding NEPA Oversight Edward Boling Ocean and Coastal Policy Whitley Saumweber https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Deputy Associate Director, Public Engagement and Communications Mark Antoniewicz General Counsel Brenda Mallory Managing Director Christina Goldfuss The Council on Environmental Quality formulates and recommends national policies and initiatives for improving the environment. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established within the Executive Office of the President by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) established the Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ) to provide professional and administrative support for the Council. The CEQ and OEQ are referred to, collectively, as the Council on Environmental Quality. The CEQ Chair, whom the President appoints and the Senate confirms, serves as Director of the OEQ. The Council develops policies that bring together the Nation's economic, social, and environmental priorities to improve Federal decisionmaking. As required by NEPA, the CEQ also evaluates, coordinates, and mediates Federal activities. It advises and assists the President on both national and international environmental policy matters. It oversees Federal agency and departmental implementation of NEPA. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives Sources of Information Blog The CEQ Web site features a blog. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/blog Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests may be submitted by email (without an attachment) or fax or sent by postal mail to the Freedom of Information Officer, Council on Environmental Quality, 722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. Fax, 202-456-0753. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/foia | Email: efoia@ceq.eop.gov Internships Most interns work a semester-based schedule (May–August, September– December, or January–April). A position may be customized, however, to accommodate applicant availability and project needs. Application deadlines are February 1 for the summer, June 13 for the fall, and October 1 for the spring. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/internships | Email: internships@ceq.eop.gov Open Government The CEQ supports the Open Government initiative by promoting the principles of collaboration, participation, and transparency. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/open Participation https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] The CEQ maintains a social media presence on Twitter and Facebook. An online subscription form is available to sign up for email updates from the CEQ and opportunities to get involved. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/stay-connected Press Releases The CEQ posts announcements, factsheets, memoranda, statements, and other newsworthy items on its Web site. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/press_releases http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq For further information, contact the Information Office, Council on Environmental Quality, 722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-395-5750. Fax, 202-456-2710. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20504 202-456-1414 http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc MEMBERS THE PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump The Vice President Michael R. Pence Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis, USMC (retired) STATUTORY ADVISERS Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC STANDING PARTICIPANTS Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin Chief of Staff to the President Gen. John Kelly, USMC (retired) Counsel to the President Donald F. McGahn, II National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMasters, USA (retired) Director of the National Economic Council Gary D. Cohn OFFICIALS National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMasters, USA (retired) Deputy National Security Adviser Maj. Gen. Ricky Waddell, USA (retired) The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 402). The Council was placed in the Executive https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Office of the President by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1949 (5 U.S.C. app.). The President chairs the National Security Council. Its statutory members, in addition to the President, are the Vice President and the Secretaries of State and Defense. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory military adviser to the Council, and the Director of National Intelligence serves as its intelligence adviser. The Secretary of the Treasury, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Chief of Staff to the President are invited to all meetings of the Council. The Attorney General and the Director of National Drug Control Policy are invited to attend meetings pertaining to their jurisdictions, and other officials are invited, as appropriate. The Council advises and assists the President in integrating all aspects of national security policy as it affects the United States—domestic, foreign, military, intelligence, and economic—in conjunction with the National Economic Council. http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc For further information, contact the National Security Council, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20504. Phone, 202-456-1414. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20503 202-456-2861 http://www.whitehouse.gov/oa DIRECTOR / DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT (vacancy) Chief Administrative Officer (vacancy) Chief Financial Officer Faisal Amin Chief Logistics Officer Stephen E. Pearson, Acting General Counsel Hugh L. Brady The Office of Administration was formally established within the Executive Office of the President by Executive Order 12028 of December 12, 1977. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oa/history The Office is exclusively dedicated to assisting the President in providing uniform administrative support services to all units within the Executive Office of the President. The services provided include facilities, information, personnel, technology, and financial management; digital solutions, library, and research services; security; legislative liaisons; and general office operations such as mail, messenger, printing, procurement, and supply services. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oa Sources of Information Career Opportunities The Office of Administration relies on professionals who come from diverse backgrounds and posses a rare blend of education, experience, and skill. The https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Office announces job vacancies on USAJobs.gov. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oa/jobs Photo Gallery The Office of Administration contributes to the architectural and historic preservation of the properties associated with the Executive Office of the President. Images of current and past preservation projects are available online. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oa/preservation/projects http://www.whitehouse.gov/oa For further information, contact the Office of the Director, Office of Administration, Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-456-2861. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 202-395-3080 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb DIRECTOR Mick Mulvaney Deputy Director Thomas M. Reilly, Acting Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management (vacancy) Deputy Director, Management Dustin S. Brown, Acting Executive Associate Director (vacancy) General Counsel (vacancy) Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (vacancy) ADMINISTRATORS Office of Federal Procurement Policy (vacancy) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Dominic J. Mancini, Acting DIRECTORS ASSISTANT DIRECTORS Budget Kelly A. Kinneen, Acting Legislative Reference Matthew J. Vaeth Management and Operations Sarah W. Spooner ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Communications John S. Czwartacki Economic Policy (vacancy) Education, Income Maintenance and Labor John W. Gray General Government Programs Kathleen L. Kraninger Health Joseph L. Grogan Information Technology and E– https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Government (vacancy) Legislative Affairs Jonathan A. Slemrod National Security Programs Robert B. Blair Natural Resource Programs James P. Herz Performance Management (vacancy) The Office of Management and Budget evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among Federal departments and agencies. It also controls the administration of the Federal budget, while routinely providing the President with recommendations regarding budget proposals and relevant legislative enactments. Organizational Chart The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, was established in the Executive Office of the President pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 (5 U.S.C. app.). The Office's primary functions are diverse and many: to assist the President in developing and maintaining effective government by reviewing the organizational structure and management procedures of the executive branch to ensure that the intended results are achieved; to assist in developing efficient coordinating mechanisms to implement Government activities and to expand interagency cooperation; to assist the President in preparing the budget and in formulating the Government's fiscal program; to supervise and control the administration of the budget; to assist the President by clearing and coordinating departmental advice on proposed legislation and by making recommendations effecting Presidential action on legislative enactments, in accordance with past practice; to assist in developing regulatory reform proposals and programs for paperwork reduction, especially reporting burdens of the public; to assist in considering, clearing, and, where necessary, preparing proposed Executive orders and proclamations; to plan and develop information systems that provide the President with program performance data; to plan, conduct, and promote evaluation efforts that assist the President in assessing program objectives, performance, and efficiency; to keep the President informed of the progress of activities by Government agencies with respect to work proposed, initiated, and completed, together with the relative timing of work between the several agencies of the Government, all to the end that the work programs of the several agencies of the executive branch of the Government may be coordinated and that the moneys appropriated by the Congress may be expended in the most economical manner, barring overlapping and duplication of effort; and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement processes by providing overall direction of procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/organization_mission Sources of Information Career Opportunities The "Join OMB" Web page has links to learn more about career and detail opportunities, student internships, and applying for OMB positions. Questions may be addressed to the Human Resources Division, Office of Administration, Washington, DC 20500. Phone, 202-395-1088. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/recruitment_default https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Information on how to submit a FOIA request is available online. The OMB's FOIA Request Service Center also provides assistance. Phone, 202-395-3642. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/foia_default#reading | Email: OMBFOIA@omb.eop.gov Publications A copy of the "Budget of the United States Government" may be downloaded from the OMB Web site or purchased from the Government Publishing Office bookstore. Phone, 202-512-0132. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Overview https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/budget-economy | Email: mainbks@gpo.gov https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/contact For further information, contact the Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-395-3080. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20503 202-395-6700 202-395-6708 http://www.ondcp.gov DIRECTOR Richard J. Baum, Acting Chief of Staff Lawrence L. Muir, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Research and Budget General Counsel (vacancy) Lawrence L. Muir ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Office of Intelligence Gerard K. Burns Office of Intergovernmental Public Liaison (vacancy) Office of Legislative Affairs (vacancy) Office of Management and Administration Michele C. Marx Office of Public Affairs (vacancy) Office of Research / Data Analysis (vacancy) The Office of National Drug Control Policy helps the President establish his National Drug Control Strategy objectives, priorities, and policies and makes budget, program, and policy recommendations affecting National Drug Control Program agencies. The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was established by the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), effective January 29, 1989, reauthorized through the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and again reauthorized through the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] The President appoints the Director of National Drug Control Policy with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director establishes policies, objectives, priorities, and performance measurements for the National Drug Control Program. Each year, the Director promulgates the President's National Drug Control Strategy, other related drug control strategies, supporting reports, and a program budget that the President submits to Congress. The Director advises the President on necessary changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel allocation of Federal agencies that monitor drug activities. The Director also notifies Federal agencies if their policies do not comply with their responsibilities under the National Drug Control Strategy. The ONDCP also has direct programmatic responsibility for the Drug-Free Communities Support and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas programs. https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/office-descriptions Sources of Information Career Opportunities Contact the Personnel Section, Office of National Drug Control Policy. Phone, 202-395-6695. Information on student opportunities is available on the "Working at ONDCP" Web page. https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/working-at-ondcp Publications To receive publications on drugs and crime control policies, to access specific drug-related data, to access customized bibliographic searches, and to learn more about data availability and other resources, visit the ONDCP Web site. https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/news-releases http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp For further information, contact the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-395-6700. Fax, 202-395-6708. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT The Office of Policy Development comprises the Domestic Policy and the National Economic Councils, which advise and assist the President in the formulation, coordination, and implementation of domestic and economic policy. The Office of Policy Development also supports other policy development and implementation activities as directed by the President. DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL Room 469, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502 202-456-5594 https://https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/dpc DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL DIRECTOR / DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT Andrew P. Bremberg https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] The above list of key personnel was updated 10–2018. The Domestic Policy Council was established August 16, 1993, by Executive Order 12859. The Council oversees development and implementation of the President's domestic policy agenda and ensures coordination and communication among the heads of relevant Federal offices and agencies. NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL Room 235, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502 202-456-2800 https://https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nec NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC Lawrence A. Kudlow POLICY The above list of key personnel was updated 10–2018. The National Economic Council was created January 25, 1993, by Executive Order 12835, to coordinate the economic policymaking process and advise the President on economic policy. The Council also ensures that economic policy decisions and programs remain consistent with the President's stated goals and monitors the implementation of the President's economic goals. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20502 202-456-4444 202-456-6021 http://www.ostp.gov DIRECTOR John P. Holdren Chief of Staff Cristin Dorgelo Assistant Director, Federal Research and Development Assistant Director, Legislative Affairs Kei Koizumi Donna Pignatelli Communications Director / Senior Policy https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Analyst Kristin Lee Deputy Chief of Staff / Assistant Director Ted M. Wackler General Counsel Rachael Leonard OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith Deputy Chief Technology Officer Alexander Macgillivray Deputy Chief Technology Officer Corinna Zarek Deputy Chief Technology Officer Edward W. Felten Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Data Policy / Chief Data Scientist Dhanuray Patil ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY DIVISION Associate Director Assistant Director, Clean Energy and Transportation Assistant Director, Climate Adaptation and Ecosystems Assistant Director, Climate Resilience and Information Assistant Director, Climate Resilience and Land Use (vacancy) Austin Brown Laura Petes Amy Luers Rich Pouyat Assistant Director, Climate Science Donald Wuebbles Assistant Director, Earth Observations David Hermreck Assistant Director, Environmental Health Bruce Rodan Assistant Director, Natural Disaster Resilience Jacqueline Meszaros Assistant Director, Polar Sciences Martin Jeffries Assistant Director, Space Weather William Murtagh Principal Assistant Director, Environment and Energy Tamara Dickinson NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION Associate Director Assistant Director, Biosecurity and Emerging Technologies (vacancy) Gerald Epstein Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Timothy Polk Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Strategy Gregory Shannon Assistant Director, Defense Programs Chris Fall Assistant Director, Global Security Matthew J. Heavner Assistant Director, Special Programs Mark LeBlanc Principal Assistant Director, National Security and International Affairs Steve Fetter SCIENCE DIVISION https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Associate Director Jo Emily Handelsman Assistant Director, Bioethics and Privacy Melissa Goldstein Assistant Director, Broadening Participation Assistant Director, Education and Learning Science Assistant Director, Education and Physical Sciences Wanda Ward Danielle Carnival Meredith Drosback Assistant Director, Research Infrastructure Altaf Carim Assistant Director, Scientific Data and Information Jerry Sheehan TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DIVISION Associate Director (vacancy) Assistant Director, Behavioral Science Maya Shankar Assistant Director, Biological Innovation Robbie Barbero Assistant Director, Civil and Commercial Space Assistant Director, Education and Telecommunications Innovation Benjamin Roberts Aadil Ginwala Assistant Director, Entrepreneurship Douglas Rand Assistant Director, Innovation for Growth Jennifer Erickson Assistant Director, Learning and Innovation Kumar Garg Assistant Director, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Assistant Director, Open Innovation Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation Lloyd Whitman Christofer Nelson Thomas Kalil BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION Operations Manager and Security Officer Stacy Murphy COUNCILS PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL OF ADVISORS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Executive Director Ashley Predith NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL Executive Director Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Afua Bruce Michael Meador Director, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Bryan Biegel National Coordination Office Director, U.S. Global Change Research https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Program National Coordination Office Director, U.S. Group on Earth Observation Program Michael Kuperberg Timothy Stryker The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established within the Executive Office of the President by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6611). The Office supports the President by serving as a source of engineering, scientific, and technological analysis and judgment on plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government. OSTP experts advise the President on scientific and technological matters that affect areas of national concern like the economy, environment, foreign relations, health, and national security; evaluate the effectiveness, quality, and scale of the Federal effort in science and technology; advise and assist the President, the Office of Management and Budget, and Federal agencies throughout the Federal budget development process; and help the President with leading and coordinating the Federal Government's research and development programs. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/about Sources of Information Blog The OSTP's Web site features a blog. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/blog Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Instructions for submitting a FOIA request are available online. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/library/foia Internships Internships offer a unique opportunity to work with senior White House officials and science and technology policy analysts in the OSTP's topic-based divisions or on the OSTP legal team. Applicants may apply for one of three terms: Fall, Spring, or Summer. Each term lasts no more than 90 days; interns receive no remuneration; and students may be eligible to receive academic credit. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/about/student Library The OSTP's resource library is an expanding collection of agency materials that includes compliance guidelines, documents, presentations, reports, speeches, and testimonies. An archival section contains materials from past administrations. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/library Press Room White House factsheets and science and technology-related remarks, statements, weekly addresses, and other Presidential items are available on the OSTP's Web site. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pressroom https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/contactus For further information, contact the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20502. Phone, 202-456-4444. Fax, 202-456-6021. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 600 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20508 202-395-3230 http://www.ustr.gov UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Deputy U.S. Trade Representative– Geneva Deputy U.S. Trade Representative– Washington Deputy U.S. Trade Representative– Washington Robert E. Lighthizer (vacancy) (vacancy) (vacancy) Chief Agricultural Negotiator (vacancy) Chief of Staff Jamieson L. Greer Director, Interagency Center on Trade Implementation, Monitoring and (vacancy) Enforcement General Counsel Stephen Vaughn ASSISTANT U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVES Administration Fed Ames African Affairs (vacancy) Agricultural Affairs Sharon Bomer Lauritsen South and Central Asian Affairs Mark Linscott China Affairs Terrence J. McCartin, Acting Congressional Affairs Christopher Jackson Environment and Natural Resources Jennifer Prescott Europe and Middle East Affairs L. Daniel Mullaney Innovation and Intellectual Property (vacancy) Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement Japan, Korea, and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Affairs (vacancy) Michael Beeman Labor Lewis Karesh Monitoring and Enforcement Juan Millan Private Sector Engagement (vacancy) Public and Media Affairs (vacancy) Services and Investment Daniel Bahar Small Business, Market Access and https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Industrial Competitiveness James Sanford Southeast Asia and Pacific Affairs Barbara Weisel Textiles William Jackson Trade Policy and Economic Affairs Edward Gresser Western Hemisphere John Melle World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Affairs Dawn Shackleford The United States Trade Representative formulates trade policy for and directs all trade negotiations of the United States. Organizational Chart The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative was created as the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations by Executive Order 11075 of January 15, 1963. The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) established the Office as an agency of the Executive Office of the President charged with administering the trade agreements program. https://ustr.gov/about-us/history The Office sets and administers overall trade policy. The U.S. Trade Representative heads the Office and serves as the President's principal adviser, negotiator, and spokesperson on international trade and investment issues. The Representative acts as the chief representative of the United States in all General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade activities; in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development discussions, meetings, and negotiations that deal primarily with commodity issues and trade; in U.N. Conference on Trade and Development negotiations and other multilateral institution negotiations that deal primarily with commodity issues and trade; in other bilateral and multilateral negotiations that deal primarily with commodities or trade, including East-West trade; in negotiations under sections 704 and 734 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671c and 1673c); and in negotiations on direct investment incentives and disincentives and on bilateral investment issues concerning barriers to investment. The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 codified these authorities and added additional authority, including the implementation of section 301 actions that enforce U.S. rights under international trade agreements. The U.S. Trade Representative serves as a Cabinet-level official with the rank of Ambassador and reports directly to the President. The Chief Agricultural Negotiator and three Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives also hold the rank of Ambassador—two of the deputies are located in Washington, DC, and the other serves in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.S. Trade Representative is also an ex officio member on the boards of directors of the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The Representative also serves on the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policy. https://ustr.gov/about-us Sources of Information Blog "Tradewinds" is the official blog of the U.S. Trade Representative. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] https://ustr.gov/tradewinds Factsheets The U.S. Trade Representative releases factsheets on trade issues. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/fact-sheets Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests must be made in writing: Freedom of Information Officer, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 1724 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508. Security procedures can slow down mail receipt and processing. Sending a request by email or fax avoids security-related delays. To facilitate finding the desired information, a record description must contain key details—author, date, recipient, subject matter, title or name. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative operates a FOIA requestor service center. Phone, 202-3953419. Fax, 202-395-9458. https://ustr.gov/about-us/reading-room/freedom-information-act-foia | Email: FOIA@ustr.eop.gov The electronic reading room contains information that is made available on a routine basis to the public. It also features documents that are frequently requested under the FOIA. This collection of online documents continues to grow as records in which the public expresses an interest are added. https://ustr.gov/about-us/reading-room/freedom-information-act-foia/electronicreading-room History In 1963, President John F. Kennedy created a new Office of the Special Trade Representative in the Executive Office of the President and designated two new Deputies, one in the Nation's capital and the other in Geneva, Switzerland. The rest of the story is available on the Web site of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. https://ustr.gov/about-us/history The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative posted "Facts About Trade" to commemorate its 50th anniversary. https://ustr.gov/50/facts Key Issues The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative focuses it's trade policy on 14 issue areas: agriculture, economy and trade, enforcement, environment, government procurement, industry and manufacturing, intellectual property, labor, preference programs, services and investment, small business, textiles and apparel, trade and development, and trade organizations. https://ustr.gov/issue-areas Map The United States has trade relations with more than 75 countries worldwide. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) The Web site of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative features facts on https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] the NAFTA. https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/north-american-freetrade-agreement-nafta Open Government The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative supports the Open Government initiative by promoting the principles of collaboration, participation, and transparency. https://www.whitehouse.gov/open/around/eop/ustr Press Releases The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative posts press releases on its Web site. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases Reports / Publications The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative posts reports and publications on its Web site. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/reports-and-publications Social Media The U.S. Trade Representative tweets announcements and other newsworthy items on Twitter. https://twitter.com/USTradeRep The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has a Facebook account. https://www.facebook.com/USTradeRep Speeches / Transcripts The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative posts transcriptions of public remarks made by its senior staff. https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/speeches Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T–TIP) The Web site of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative features a T–TIP issue-by-issue information center. https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/transatlantic-trade-andinvestment-partnership-t-tip/t-tip Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) The Office of the U.S Trade Representative has answered frequently asked questions regarding the TPP on its Web site. https://ustr.gov/tpp/#facts https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office For further information, contact the Office of Public and Media Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20508. Phone, 202-395-3230. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:42:05 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the SEARCH Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Department of Agriculture DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250 202-720-2791 http://www.usda.gov SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE George E. Perdue III Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young, Acting https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/about-usda/our-secretary Agency Heads FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Deputy Under Secretary Jason Hafemeister, Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service Holly Higgins, Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency Chris Beyerhelm, Acting Administrator, Risk Management Agency Heather Manzano, Acting FOOD, NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES Deputy Under Secretary Yvette Jackson, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service Jessica Shahin, Acting Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Jackie Haven, Acting FOOD SAFETY Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service Alfred V. Almanza, Acting Alfred V. Almanza MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS Deputy Under Secretary Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service Bruce Summers, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (vacancy) Randall Jones, Acting https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT Deputy Under Secretary Daniel Jiron, Acting Chief, Forest Service Thomas Tidwell Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service Leonard Jordan RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS Under Secretary Ann Bartuska, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Research Service Chavonda Jacobs-Young Administrator, Economic Research Service Mary Bohman Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service Hubert Hamer, Jr. Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Sonny Ramaswamy RURAL DEVELOPMENT Deputy Under Secretary Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service Roger Glendenning, Acting Chadwick O. Parker, Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service Richard A. Davis, Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service Chris McLean, Acting Office Heads Assistant Secretary for Administration Malcom Shorter, Acting, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (vacancy) Chief Economist Robert Johansson Chief Financial Officer Lynn M. Moaney, Acting Chief Information Officer Jonathan Alboum Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations Deputy Assistant Secretary for External and Intergovernmental Affairs Abbey Fretz, Acting Doug Crandall, Acting Director, Advocacy and Outreach Carolyn Parker Director, Budget and Program Analysis Michael L. Young Director, Communications Timothy M. Murtaugh Director, National Appeals Division Steven C. Silverman General Counsel Stephen A. Vaden, Acting Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong https://www.usda.gov/oig The above list of key personnel was updated 06–2017. [For the Department of Agriculture statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Part 2] The Department of Agriculture develops agricultural markets, fights hunger and malnutrition, conserves natural resources, and ensures food quality standards. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] The Department of Agriculture (USDA) was created by an act of Congress on May 15, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 2201). In carrying out its work in the program mission areas, the USDA relies on the support of departmental administration staff, as well as on the Offices of Communications, Congressional Relations, the Chief Economist, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the General Counsel, and the Inspector General. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA150 FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES This mission area centers on helping America's farmers and ranchers deal with the unpredictable nature of weather and markets. These services deliver commodity, conservation, credit, disaster, and emergency assistance programs to strengthen and stabilize the agricultural economy. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS Farm Service Agency (FSA) The Farm Service Agency administers farm commodity, disaster, and conservation programs for farmers and ranchers. It also makes and guarantees farm emergency, ownership, and operating loans through a network of State and county offices. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/index Commodity Credit Corporation The Commodity Credit Corporation, an agency and instrumentality of the United States within the USDA, is under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Corporation does not have any employees, but relies on various Federal agencies, principally those in the USDA, to conduct its operations. It carries out a wide array of functions as authorized by the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and as specifically authorized by the Congress in numerous statutes. Corporation funds are used to offer marketing assistance loans to producers of certain commodities, fund conservation programs to protect or enhance natural resources, support the export of agricultural commodities, provide humanitarian assistance abroad, and further economic progress in developing countries. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/about-fsa/structure-and-organization/commodity-creditcorporation/index Commodity Operations FSA facilitates the purchase, storage, transportation, and disposition of U.S.-origin commodities acquired as a result of commodity loan forfeiture or through procurement for humanitarian food aid programs. FSA administers the United States Warehouse Act, which authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to license warehouse operators who store agricultural products. The FSA also enters into agreements with warehouse operators to store commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation or pledged by farmers as security for Commodity Credit Corporation marketing assistance loans. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/about-fsa/structure-and-organization/commodity-operations/index Conservation Programs FSA's conservation programs include the Conservation Reserve Program, which is the Federal Government's largest environmental improvement program on private lands. It safeguards millions of acres of topsoil from erosion, improves air quality, increases wildlife habitat, and reduces water runoff and sedimentation. In return for planting a protective cover of grass or trees on environmentally sensitive land, participants receive an annual rental payment. Cost-share payments are available to help establish conservation practices such as the planting of native grass, trees, windbreaks, or plants that improve water quality and give shelter and food to wildlife. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=copr&topic=landing Farm Commodity Programs FSA manages farm safety net programs for America’s farmers and ranchers. Its https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] Commodity Credit Corporation stabilizes, supports, and protects farm income and prices; helps maintain balanced and adequate supplies of agricultural commodities; and aids in their orderly distribution. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/about-fsa/structure-and-organization/commodity-creditcorporation/index Farm Loan Programs FSA makes and guarantees loans to family farmers and ranchers to purchase farmland and finance agricultural production. These programs offer credit on reasonable rates and terms to farmers—those who have suffered financial setbacks from natural disasters, those with limited resources for establishing and maintaining profitable farming operations, and beginners. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/index Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program gives financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when yields are low, inventory is lost, or natural disasters prevent planting. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/noninsuredcrop-disaster-assistance/index Other Emergency Assistance In counties that are declared disaster areas, low-interest loans for eligible farmers help cover physical and production losses. Eligible producers can be compensated for crop losses, livestock feed losses, tree damage, and for the cost of rehabilitating certain farmlands damaged by natural disaster. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/index For further information, contact the Office of External Affairs, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, Stop 0506, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-7807. Or, contact the Information Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, Stop 1004, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-7115. Fax, 202-720-1727. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) The Foreign Agricultural Service improves foreign market access for U.S. products, builds new markets, improves the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace, and provides food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries. FAS has the primary responsibility for USDA's activities in the areas of international marketing, trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection and analysis of international statistics and market information. It also administers the USDA's export credit guarantee and food aid programs. FAS helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth. FAS also enhances U.S. agricultural competitiveness through a global network of agricultural economists, marketing experts, negotiators, and other specialists. FAS agricultural counselors, attaches, trade officers, and locally employed staff are stationed in over 93 countries to support U.S. agricultural interests and cover 171 countries. In addition to agricultural affairs offices in U.S. embassies, trade offices operate in a number of key foreign markets. They function as service centers for U.S. exporters and foreign buyers seeking market information. Reports prepared by FAS overseas offices cover changes in policies and other developments that could affect U.S. agricultural exports. FAS staff in U.S. embassies worldwide assess U.S. export marketing opportunities and respond to the daily informational needs of those who develop, initiate, monitor, and evaluate U.S. food and agricultural policies and programs. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] The Service also maintains a worldwide agricultural reporting system based on information from U.S. agricultural traders, remote sensing systems, and other sources. Analysts in Washington, DC, prepare production forecasts, assess export marketing opportunities, and track changes in policies affecting U.S. agricultural exports and imports. FAS programs help U.S. exporters develop and maintain markets for hundreds of food and agricultural products, from bulk commodities to brand-name items. Formal market promotion activities are carried out chiefly in cooperation with agricultural trade associations, State-regional trade groups, small businesses, and cooperatives that plan, manage, and contribute human and financial resources to these efforts. The Service also advises exporters on locating buyers and provides assistance through a variety of other methods, including supporting U.S. participation in trade shows and single-industry exhibitions each year. http://www.fas.usda.gov For further information, contact the Public Affairs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Stop 1004, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1004. Phone, 202-720-7115. Fax, 202-720-1727. Risk Management Agency (RMA) The Risk Management Agency, on behalf of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), oversees and administers the Federal crop insurance program under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Federal crop insurance is offered to qualifying producers through 16 private sector crop insurance companies. Under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), RMA provides reinsurance, pays premium subsidies, reimburses insurers for administrative and operating expenses, and oversees the financial integrity and operational performance of the delivery system. RMA bears much of the noncommercial insurance risk under the SRA, allowing insurers to retain commercial insurance risks or reinsure those risks in the private market. In 2016, the Federal crop insurance program provided producers with more than $100 billion in protection. Twenty-five insurance plans are available, covering over 550 varieties of crops, 37 reinsured privately developed products, and 18 RMA-developed pilot programs in various stages of operation. RMA also works closely with the private sector to find innovative ways to expand coverage. The expansion affects risk protection for specialty crops, livestock and forage, and rangeland and pasture. Thus, RMA is able to reduce the need for ad hoc disaster assistance, while providing coverage for production declines that result from adverse weather in many areas. Additional information is available on the RMA Web site, which features agency news, State profiles, publications, and announcements on current issues. It also has summaries of insurance sales, pilot programs, downloadable crop policies, and agency-sponsored events. Online tools, calculators, and applications are also part of the Web site. http://www.rma.usda.gov For further information, contact the Office of the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, Department of Agriculture, Stop 0801, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-690-2803. FOOD, NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES The mission area of the food, nutrition, and consumer services centers on harnessing the Nation's agricultural abundance to reduce hunger and improve health in the United States. Its agencies administer Federal domestic nutrition assistance programs and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, which links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers through science-based dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion improves the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links the latest evidencebased scientific research to consumers' nutrition needs. Initiatives range from setting Federal dietary guidance to consumer-based nutrition education (MyPlate), to cutting-edge personalized electronic tools (SuperTracker), to “report cards" on the status of the American diet. https://www.choosemyplate.gov https://www.supertracker.usda.gov http://www.cnpp.usda.gov For further information, contact the Office of Public Information, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Suite 200, 1120 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3406. Phone, 202418-2312. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) The Food and Nutrition Service administers the USDA domestic nutrition assistance programs, serving one in four Americans in the course of a year. The FNS works in partnership with States and local agencies to increase food security and reduce hunger by providing children and low-income people with access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education. http://www.fns.usda.gov FNS administers the following nutrition assistance programs: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) gives nutrition assistance to millions of eligible low-income individuals and families, and it provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. FNS also works with State partners and the retail community to improve program administration and ensure program integrity. http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and nonbreastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk. WIC and the Seniors' Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs provide WIC participants and senior citizens with increased access to fresh produce through coupons to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers. http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is linked to WIC, which provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education at no cost to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and nonbreastfeeding post partum women, and to infants and children who are up to 5 years of age and found to be at nutritional risk. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fmnp/wic-farmers-market-nutrition-program-fmnp The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program awards grants to States, U.S. Territories, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments for coupons that low-income seniors can use to purchase eligible foods at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and communitysupported agriculture programs. http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfmnp/senior-farmers-market-nutrition-program-sfmnp The Commodity Supplemental Food Program improves the health of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, nonbreastfeeding mothers up to 1 year postpartum, infants, and children up to age 6. The program supplements their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods. It also provides food and administrative funds to States to supplement the diets of these groups. http://www.fns.usda.gov/csfp/commodity-supplemental-food-program-csfp https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] School districts and independent schools that choose to take part in the National School Lunch Program receive cash subsidies and donated commodities from the USDA. In return, they must serve lunches that meet Federal requirements and must offer free or reduced-price lunches to eligible children. School food authorities can also be reimbursed for snacks served to children through age 18 in afterschool educational or enrichment programs. http://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp The School Breakfast Program operates like the National School Lunch Program. School districts and independent schools that choose to take part in the breakfast program receive cash subsidies from the USDA for each meal they serve. In return, they must serve breakfasts that meet Federal requirements and must offer free or reduced-price breakfasts to eligible children. http://www.fns.usda.gov/sbp/school-breakfast-program-sbp The Special Milk Program provides milk to schoolchildren and children in childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk that they serve. Schools in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs may participate so that milk is available to prekindergarten and kindergarten children who may not have access to school meal programs. http://www.fns.usda.gov/smp/special-milk-program The Child and Adult Care Food Program helps child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes provide nutritious foods to promote the health and wellness of young children, older adults, and chronically impaired disabled persons. http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-adult-care-food-program The Summer Food Service Program ensures that low-income children receive nutritious meals when they are not attending school. http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program-sfsp The Emergency Food Assistance Program helps low-income and elderly Americans access free emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to States to supplement the diets of these groups. http://www.fns.usda.gov/tefap/emergency-food-assistance-program-tefap The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations helps low-income households— including the elderly living on Indian reservations—and Native American families residing in designated areas in Oklahoma and near reservations elsewhere to access USDA foods. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdpir/food-distribution-program-indian-reservations-fdpir The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program helps make fruits and vegetables available to students free of charge, during the schoolday, in participating elementary schools. The program is a tool for reducing childhood obesity: It exposes schoolchildren to fresh produce that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to sample. http://www.fns.usda.gov/ffvp/fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-program For further information, contact the Public Information Officer, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. Phone, 703-3052286. FOOD SAFETY This mission area centers on the labeling and packaging, safety, and wholesomeness of the Nation's commercial supply of egg, poultry, and meat. It also contributes significantly to the President's Council on Food Safety and has helped coordinate a nationwide food safety strategic plan. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) The Food Safety and Inspection Service was established by the Secretary of Agriculture on June 17, 1981, pursuant to authority contained in 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.). FSIS monitors the Nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and processed egg products. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/home Meat, Poultry, and Processed Egg Products Inspection FSIS is the public health regulatory agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that ensures commercial meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled, and properly packaged. FSIS enforces the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA), which require Federal inspection and regulation of meat, poultry, and processed egg products prepared for distribution in commerce for use as human food. FSIS is also responsible for administering the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, which requires that livestock are handled and slaughtered humanely at the FSIS-inspected establishment. FSIS administers FMIA, PPIA, and EPIA by developing and implementing data-driven regulations, including inspection, testing, and enforcement activities for the products under FSIS’s jurisdiction. In addition to mandatory inspection of meat, poultry, and processed egg products, FSIS tests samples of these products for microbial and chemical residues to monitor trends for enforcement purposes and to understand, predict, and prevent contamination. FSIS also ensures that only meat, poultry, and processed egg products that meet U.S. requirements are imported into the United States, and it certifies meat, poultry, and processed egg products for export. FSIS also monitors meat, poultry, and processed egg products throughout storage, distribution, and retail channels, and it ensures regulatory compliance to protect the public, including detention of products, voluntary product recalls, court-ordered seizures of products, administrative suspension and withdrawal of inspection, and referral of violations for criminal and civil prosecution. To protect against intentional contamination, the Agency conducts food defense activities, as well. FSIS maintains a toll-free Meat and Poultry Hotline (phone, 888-674-6854; TTY, 800-2567072) and chat feature to answer questions in English and Spanish about the safe handling of meat, poultry, and egg products. The Hotline's hours are weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST, year round. An extensive selection of food safety messages in English and Spanish is available at the same number at all hours of the day. Questions can also be submitted anytime to MPHotline.fsis@usda.gov. "Ask Karen," an online virtual representative, provides answers to consumer questions on preventing foodborne illness, safe food handling and storage, and safe preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/informational/askkaren). http://www.fsis.usda.gov For further information, contact the Assistant Administrator, Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-3884. MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS The scope of the marketing and regulatory mission area includes marketing and regulatory programs other than those concerned with food safety. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) The Agricultural Marketing Service was established by the Secretary of Agriculture on April 2, 1972, under the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.) and other authorities. The Service facilitates the fair and efficient marketing of U.S. agricultural products. It supports agriculture through a variety of programs: cotton and tobacco; dairy; fruit and vegetable; livestock, poultry, and seed; organic products; transportation and marketing, and science and technology. The Service's activities support American https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] agriculture in the global marketplace and help ensure the availability of wholesome food. http://www.ams.usda.gov Audit and Accreditation Services AMS audit and accreditation programs give producers and suppliers of agricultural products the opportunity to assure customers of their ability to provide consistent quality products and services. The AMS verifies their documented programs through independent, third-party audits. AMS audit and accreditation programs are voluntary and paid through hourly user-fees. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing Commodity Purchasing The AMS purchases a variety of domestically produced and processed commodity food products through a competitive process involving approved vendors. The purchasing supports American agriculture by providing an outlet for surplus products and encouraging domestic consumption of domestic foods. The wholesome, high quality products, collectively called USDA Foods, are delivered to schools, food banks, and households across the country and constitute a vital component of the Nation's food safety net. http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food Farmers Markets / Direct-to-Consumer Marketing The AMS regularly collects data and analyzes farmers market operations and other directto-consumer marketing outlets—Community Supported Agriculture, food hubs, on-farm markets—to help market managers, planners, and researchers better understand the effect of these outlets on food access and local economic development, and to help the public find sources of fresh, local food. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/local-regional Grades / Standards USDA grade shields, official seals, and labels are symbols of the quality and integrity of American agricultural products. Large-volume buyers such as grocery stores, military institutions, restaurants, and foreign governments benfit from the quality grades and standards because they serve as as a common "language" that simplifies business transactions. http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/standards Grant Programs The AMS administers a series of grant programs that make over $100 million available to support a variety of agricultural activities, including the specialty crop industry and local and regional food system expansion. These grant programs improve domestic and international opportunities for growers and producers and help support rural America. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants Laboratory Testing and Approval Services The AMS oversees the National Science Laboratories (NSL), a fee-for-service lab network. NSL scientists and technicians conduct chemical, microbiological, and biomolecular analyses on food and agricultural commodities. The network provides testing services for AMS commodity programs, other USDA agencies, Federal and State agencies, research institutions, private sector food and agricultural industries, and the U.S. military. The AMS also approves or accredits labs to perform testing services in support of domestic and international trade. At the request of industry, other Federal agencies, or foreign governments, it develops and administers laboratory approval programs to verify that the analysis of food and agricultural products meet country or customer-specified requirements. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/lab-testing https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] Marketing Agreements and Orders Marketing agreements and orders are initiated by industry to stabilize markets for dairy products, fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops. An agreement is binding only for handlers who sign the agreement. Marketing orders are a binding regulation for the entire industry in the specified geographical area, once the producers and the Secretary of Agriculture have approved it. http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/moa Market News Market News issues thousands of reports each year, providing the agricultural industry with important wholesale, retail, and shipping data. The reports give farmers, producers, and other agricultural businesses the information they need to evaluate market conditions, identify trends, make purchasing decisions, monitor price patterns, evaluate transportation equipment needs, and accurately assess movement. http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news National Organic Program The National Organic Program is a regulatory program housed within the AMS. It develops national standards for organically-produced agricultural products. The "USDA ORGANIC" seal means that a product met consistent and uniform standards. USDA organic regulations do not address food safety or nutrition. Organic production integrates cultural, biological, and mechanical practices to increase cycling of resources, biodiversity, and ecological balance. http://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/programs-offices/national-organic-program Pesticide Data Program The Pesticide Data Program (PDP) monitors pesticide residue nationwide. It produces the most comprehensive pesticide residue database in the Nation. The PDP administers the sampling, testing, and reporting of pesticide residues on agricultural commodities in the U.S. food supply—with an emphasis on those commodities regularly consumed by infants and children. The AMS implements the program in cooperation with State agriculture departments and other Federal agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency relies on PDP data to assess dietary exposure, and Food and Drug Administration and other government experts use them for making informed decisions. http://www.ams.usda.gov/datasets/pdp Plant Variety Protection Program The Plant Variety Protection Office protects the intellectual property of breeders of new seed and tuber varieties. Implementing the Plant Variety Protection Act, the Office examines new applications and grants certificates that protect varieties for 20 or 25 years. Certificate owners have exclusive rights to market and sell their varieties, manage the use of their varieties by other breeders, and benefit from legal protection of their work. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/plant-variety-protection Regulatory Programs The AMS administers several regulatory programs designed to protect producers, handlers, and consumers of agricultural commodities from financial loss or personal injury resulting from careless, deceptive, or fraudulent marketing practices. These regulatory programs encourage fair trading practices in the marketing of fruits and vegetables, and they require accuracy in seed labeling and in advertising. The AMS also enforces the Country of Origin Labeling law, which requires retailers—full-line grocery stores, supermarkets, club warehouse stores—to notify their customers with information regarding the source of certain foods. http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations Research and Promotion Programs https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] The AMS monitors certain industry-sponsored research, promotion, and information programs authorized by Federal laws. These programs give farmers and processors a means to finance and operate various research, promotion, and information activities for agricultural products. http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion Quality Grading / Inspections Nearly 600 grade standards have been established for some 230 agricultural commodities to help buyers and sellers trade on agreed-upon quality levels. Standards are developed with assistance from individuals outside the Department, particularly from those involved with the industries directly affected. The AMS also participates in developing international commodity standards to facilitate trade. Grading and classing services are provided to certify the grade and quality of products. These grading services are provided to buyers and sellers of live cattle, swine, sheep, meat, poultry, eggs, rabbits, fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, peanuts, dairy products, tobacco, and other miscellaneous food products. Classing services are provided to buyers and sellers of cotton and cotton products. These services are mainly voluntary and are provided upon request and for a fee. The AMS is also responsible for testing seed. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grading Transportation Research and Analysis The Transportation Services Division (TSD) of the AMS serves as the definitive source for economic analysis of agricultural transportation. TSD experts support domestic and international agribusinesses by giving technical assistance and releasing reports and offering analysis. They track developments in truck, rail, barge, and ocean transportation and provide information on and analysis of these modes of moving food from farm to table, from port to market. http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/transportation-analysis For further information, contact the Public Affairs Staff, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, Room 3933, South Agriculture Building, Stop 0273, 1400 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-8998. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) [For the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Part 371] The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service was originally established in 1972 and reestablished by the Secretary of Agriculture on March 14, 1977, pursuant to authority contained in 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.). The APHIS was established to conduct regulatory and control programs to protect and improve animal and plant health for the benefit of agriculture and the environment. In cooperation with State governments, industry stakeholders, and other Federal agencies, the APHIS works to prevent the entry and establishment of foreign animal and plant pests and diseases. It also regulates certain genetically engineered organisms and supports healthy international agricultural trade and exports of U.S. agricultural products. The agency also works to ensure the humane treatment of certain animals and carries out research and operational activities to mitigate damage caused by birds, rodents, and other wildlife. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/home Animal Care Animal Care upholds and enforces the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act. The Animal Welfare Act requires that federally established standards of care and treatment be provided for certain warmblooded animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially, or publicly exhibited. The Horse Protection Act seeks to end soring by preventing sored horses from participating in auctions, exhibitions, sales, and shows. The Center for Animal Welfare collaborates with other animal welfare entities https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] to help the USDA build partnerships domestically and internationally, improve regulatory practices, and develop outreach, training, and educational resources. Animal Care's emergency response component provides national leadership on the safety and well-being of pets during disasters—supporting animal safety during emergencies is a significant factor in ensuring the well-being of pet owners. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalwelfare Biotechnology Regulatory Services To protect plant health, Biotechnology Regulatory Services implements APHIS regulations affecting the importation, movement, and field release of genetically engineered plants and certain other genetically engineered organisms that may pose a risk to plant health. The APHIS coordinates these responsibilities along with the other designated Federal agencies as part of the Federal coordinated framework for the regulation of biotechnology. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology International Services APHIS protects the health and value of American agriculture and natural resources. Its International Services supports this mission in an international environment. The Services collaborate with foreign partners to control pests and diseases, facilitate safe agricultural trade, ensure effective and efficient management of internationally-based programs, and invest in international capacity-building with foreign counterparts to build technical and regulatory skills that prevent diseases and pests from spreading. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/internationalservices Plant Protection and Quarantine APHIS oversees Plant Protection and Quarantine. The program protects U.S. agriculture and natural resources against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests. It also facilitates the safe trade of agricultural products. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth Veterinary Services Veterinary Services supports APHIS' efforts to protect and improve the health, quality, and marketability of the Nation's animals, animal products, and veterinary biologics. The Service is organized strategically into four sections: surveillance, preparedness, and response; national import export services; science, technology, and analysis; and program support services. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth Wildlife Services Wildlife Services provides Federal leadership and expertise for resolving conflicts between wildlife and people to allow coexistence. It conducts program delivery, research, and other activities through regional and State offices, the National Wildlife Research Center and field stations, as well as through national programs. Contact the APHIS customer service call center for more information. Phone, 844-820-2234. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage For further information, contact Legislative and Public Affairs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-799-7030. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration was established in 1994 to facilitate the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and to promote fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture. The Packers and Stockyards Program protects fair trade practices, financial integrity, and competitive markets for livestock, meat, and poultry. The Federal Grain Inspection Service facilitates the marketing of U.S. grains, https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] oilseeds, and related agricultural products through its grain inspection and weighing system. The Service also maintains the integrity of the grain marketing system by developing unbiased grading standards and methods for assessing grain quality. http://www.gipsa.usda.gov Inspection The United States Grain Standards Act requires most U.S. export grain to be inspected. At export port locations, GIPSA or State agencies that have been delegated authority by the Administrator carry out inspections. For domestic grain marketed at inland locations, the Administrator designates private and State agencies to provide official inspection services upon request. Both export and domestic services are provided on a fee-for-service basis. http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/inspectionservices.aspx Methods Development GIPSA’s methods development activities include applied research or tests to produce new or improved techniques for measuring grain quality. Examples include knowledge gained through the study of how to establish real-time grain inspection, develop reference methods in order to maintain consistency and standardization in the grain inspection system, as well as the comparison of different techniques for evaluation of end-use quality in wheat. Packers and Stockyards Activities GIPSA prohibits deceptive, discriminatory, and unfair practices by market agencies, dealers, stockyards, packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in the livestock, meat packing, and poultry industries. According to the provisions of the Packers and Stockyards Act, it fosters fair competition and ensures payment protection for growers and farmers through regulatory activities: investigating alleged violations of the act, auditing regulated entities, verifying the accuracy of scales, and monitoring industry trends to protect consumers and members of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries. The Administration also has certain responsibilities derived from the Truth-in-Lending and the Fair Credit Reporting Acts. GIPSA carries out the Secretary's responsibilities under section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985 pertaining to State-established central filing systems to prenotify buyers, commission merchants, and selling agents of security interests against farm products. GIPSA administers the section of the act commonly referred to as the "Clear Title" provision and certifies qualifying State systems. http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/psp/psp.aspx Standardization Official inspections of grains, oilseeds, and other agricultural and processed commodities are based on established official U.S. standards. The inspections also rely on sound, proven, and standardized procedures, techniques, and equipment. The official standards and accompanying procedures, techniques, and equipment produce consistent test results and services, from elevator to elevator and State to State. http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/standardprocedures.aspx Weighing GIPSA or State agencies that have been delegated authority the Administrator officially weigh U.S. export grain at port locations. For domestic grain marketed at inland locations, GIPSA or designated private or State agencies provide the weighing services. Weighing services are provided on a fee-for-service basis. http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/weighingservices.aspx For further information, contact the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-0219. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] This mission area centers on stewardship of 75 percent of the Nation's total land area. The USDA's operating philosophy in this mission area places a premium on collaboration with diverse partners and on the health and sustainability of ecosystems to maximize stewardship of the Nation's natural resources. This approach ensures that the necessary requirements for maintaining healthy and sustainable systems are in balance with people's priorities and the products and services that they desire. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS Forest Service (FS) [For the Forest Service statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Part 200.1] In 1876, Congress created the Office of Special Agent in the Department of Agriculture to assess the condition of the forests in the United States. The Forest Service was created decades later by the Transfer Act of February 1, 1905 (16 U.S.C. 472), which transferred the Federal forest reserves and the responsibility for their management to the USDA from the Department of the Interior. The mission of the Forest Service is to achieve quality land management under the sustainable, multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of people. The Service advocates a conservation ethic in promoting the health, productivity, diversity, and beauty of forests and associated lands; listens to people and responds to their diverse needs in making decisions; protects and manages the National Forests and Grasslands to best demonstrate the sustainable, multiple-use management concept; provides technical and financial assistance to State, tribal, and private forest landowners, encouraging them to become better stewards and quality land managers; helps cities and communities improve their natural environment by planting trees and caring for their forests; provides international technical assistance and scientific exchanges to sustain and enhance global resources and to encourage quality land management; assists States and communities in using the forests wisely to promote rural economic development and a quality rural environment; develops and disseminates scientific and technical knowledge that helps protect, manage, and improve use of forests and rangelands; and offers employment, training, and educational opportunities to the unemployed, underemployed, disadvantaged, elderly, and youth. http://www.fs.fed.us Forest Research The Service performs basic and applied research to develop the scientific information and technology needed to protect, manage, use, and sustain the natural resources of the Nation's forests and rangelands, including those on private and tribal lands. Its forest research strategy focuses on three major program components: understanding the structure and functions of forest and range ecosystems; understanding how people perceive and value the protection, management, and use of natural resources; and determining which protection, management, and utilization practices are most suitable for sustainable production and use of natural resources worldwide. http://www.fs.fed.us/research/research-topics National Forest System Using the principles of multiple-use and sustained yield, the Service manages 154 National Forests, 20 National Grasslands, 1 tall grass prairie, and 8 national monuments on approximately 193 million acres of land in 44 States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The Nation's need for wood and paper products must be balanced against the other vital, renewable resources or benefits that the National Forests and Grasslands provide: recreation and natural beauty, wildlife habitat, livestock forage, and water supplies. As a guiding principle, the Service tries to achieve greatest good for the greatest number in the long run. These lands are managed to promote resiliency against catastrophic wildfire, epidemics of disease and insect pests, erosion, and other threats. Burned areas receive emergency https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] seeding treatment to prevent massive erosion and stream siltation. Roads and trails are built where needed to give the public access to outdoor recreation areas and provide scenic drives and hikes. Picnic, camping, skiing, water sport and other recreational areas feature facilities for public convenience and enjoyment. Vegetative management methods protect the land and streams, ensure rapid renewal of the forest, provide food and cover for wildlife and fish, and mitigate human impact on scenic and recreation assets. Local communities benefit from activities on National Forest lands. These lands also provide needed oil, gas, and minerals. Millions of livestock and game animals benefit from improved rangelands. The National Forests serve as a refuge for many species of endangered birds, animals, and fish. Some 34.6 million acres are set aside as wilderness and 175,000 acres as primitive areas where timber will not be harvested. http://www.fs.fed.us/managing-land/national-forests-grasslands State and Private Forestry The State and Private Forestry organization of the Forest Service reaches across the boundaries of National Forests to States, tribes, communities, and nonindustrial private landowners. The organization is the Federal leader in giving technical and financial assistance to landowners and resource managers to help sustain the Nation’s forests and protect communities and the environment from wildland fires. National priorities for State and private forestry promote four core actions: conserving and managing working forest landscapes for multiple values and uses, protecting forests from threats, enhancing public benefits from trees and forests, and increasing organizational effectiveness. The State and Private Forestry organization supports sustainable stewardship of non-Federal forest land nationwide, including 423 million acres of private forest land, 69 million acres of State forest land, 18 million acres of tribal forests, and over 130 million acres of urban and community forests. The organization offers leadership in wildland fire management, operations, methods development, risk mapping, forest products utilization, and advanced survey and monitoring, as well as geospatial technologies. http://www.fs.fed.us/spf Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) [For the Natural Resources Conservation Service statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Parts 600 and 601] The Natural Resources Conservation Service, formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service, helps America's farmers, ranchers, and other private landowners develop and implement voluntary efforts to conserve and protect the Nation's natural resources. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home Agricultural Conservation Easement Program The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program helps conserve agricultural lands and wetlands by offering financial and technical assistance. Under the program's Agricultural Land Easements component, NRCS supports Indian tribes, State and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations in their efforts to protect working agricultural lands and to limit agricultural land use for nonagricultural purposes. Under the program's Wetlands Reserve Easements component, NRCS supports efforts to restore, protect, and enhance enrolled wetlands. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/easements/acep Agricultural Management Assistance Agricultural Management Assistance, by giving financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers, encourages them to incorporate conversation practices into their farming operations to improve water management and quality, to reduce erosion, and to mitigate risk through production diversification. The assistance supports producers' in their efforts to plant trees for windbreaks, construct irrigation structures, use integrated pest management, and transition to organic farming. NRCS administers the program's https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] conservation components, while AMS and RMA handle the others. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/ama Conservation Stewardship Program The Conservation Stewardship Program helps agricultural producers maintain and improve their existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation practices that address resource concerns of high priority. Participants earn program payments for conservation performance: Payments are directly proportional to performance. The program offers two types of payments through 5-year contracts: annual payments for adopting new conservation practices and maintaining current ones, and supplemental payments for initiating a resource-conserving crop rotation. Producers may be able to renew a contract if they met the obligations of the initial contract and agree to achieve additional conservation goals. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/csp Conservation Technical Assistance Conservation Technical Assistance makes conservation technology and the delivery system needed to achieve the benefits of a healthy and productive landscape available to land users. The program reduces the loss of soil from erosion; offers solutions for agricultural waste management, air quality, soil, and water conservation and quality problems; mitigates potential water, sedimentation, or drought damage; improves fish and wildlife habitat; assists others in facilitating changes in land use for natural resource protection and sustainability; and increases the long term sustainability of all lands— cropland, forestland, grazing lands, coastal lands, and developing or developed lands. Technical Assistance supports clients in their efforts to address concerns and problems and explore opportunities related to the use of natural resources. NRCS staff and the employees of other agencies or entities under the technical supervision of NRCS provide the assistance. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/technical/cta Emergency Watershed Protection Program The Emergency Watershed Protection Program safeguards lives and property in jeopardy due to sudden watershed impairment caused by natural disasters. Emergency assistance includes quickly establishing a protective plant cover on denuded land and stream banks, opening dangerously restricted channels, and repairing diversions and levees. To be eligible for assistance under this program, an emergency area does not need to be declared a national disaster area. NRCS may bear up to 75 percent of the construction cost of emergency measures. The remaining cost must come from local sources. Funding is subject to Congressional approval. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp Environmental Quality Incentives Program The Environmental Quality Incentives Program assists agricultural producers by offering contracts up to a maximum term of 10 years in length. These contracts provide financial assistance for planning and implementing conservation practices that address natural resource concerns and for improving air, animal, plant, soil, water, and related resources on agricultural land and nonindustrial private forestland. Sixty percent of the available funds are for conservation activities related to livestock production. The program also helps producers meet Federal, State, tribal and local environmental regulations. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip Healthy Forests Reserve Program The Healthy Forests Reserve Program helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on private lands through easements, 30-year contracts, and 10-year cost-share agreements. The program supports the efforts of landowners to promote the recovery of endangered or threatened species, increase plant and animal biodiversity, and https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] improve carbon sequestration. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/easements/forests National Cooperative Soil Survey The National Cooperative Soil Survey, a nationwide partnership of Federal, State, regional, and local agencies and private entities and institutions, works cooperatively to investigate, inventory, document, classify, interpret, disseminate, and publish soil information. It informs the public about the uses and capabilities of local soils. The published survey for a county or other designated area includes maps and interpretations that are essential for farm planning, other private land use decisions, and governmental policy development and resource planning. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/survey/partnership/ncss Plant Materials Program The Plant Materials Program selects conservation plants and develops innovative planting technology for addressing natural resource challenges and maintaining healthy and productive farms and ranches. It focuses on using plants as a natural solution for conservation issues and reestablishing ecosystem function; collects, selects, and releases grasses, legumes, wildflowers, trees and shrubs, working with commercial, private, public, and tribal partners and land managers to apply new plant-based conservation methods; provides plant materials and new applied technologies for national initiatives; offers plant solutions to fight invasive species, heal lands damaged by natural disasters, reduce drought effects, promote air and water quality, and produce alternative energy; and assists Native American tribes with producing and protecting culturally significant plants. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/plantmaterials/about Regional Conservation Partnership Program The Regional Conservation Partnership Program promotes coordination between NRCS and its partners for the delivery of conservation assistance to producers and landowners. NRCS assists producers through partnership agreements and program contracts or easement agreements. The program combines the authorities of four previous programs: the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative, the Agricultural Water Enhancement, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and the Great Lakes Basin Programs. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/farmbill/rcpp Small Watershed Program The Small Watershed Program relies on local government sponsors to help participants solve natural resource and related economic problems on a watershed basis. Projects include efforts to protect watersheds, prevent floods, control erosion and sedimentation, improve water supply and quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, create and restore wetlands, and support public recreation in watersheds of 250,000 or fewer acres. The program offers both financial and technical assistance. Through the Small Watershed Program, NRCS maps flood hazard areas, solves local flooding problems, evaluates potential greenbelts along streams, develops guidelines for erosion control and runoff management, helps farmers control erosion in high priority watersheds, and improves the water quality of ground water and water bodies. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/nd/programs/?cid=nrcs141p2_001682 Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasts The Snow Survey is conducted by NRCS to make information on future water supplies available to residents of Alaska and Western States. At more than 1,800 mountain sites, NRCS personnel collect and analyze data on snowpack depth and its water equivalent to estimate annual water availability, spring runoff, and summer streamflows. Federal and State agencies, organizations, and individuals rely on these forecasts for agricultural production, fish and wildlife management, municipal and industrial water supply, urban https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] development, flood control, recreation power generation, and water quality management. The National Weather Service includes the forecasts in their river forecasting function. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/water/snowsurvey Watershed Surveys and Planning The Watershed Surveys and Planning program supports Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments in their efforts to protect watersheds from damage caused by erosion, floodwater, and sediment and to conserve and develop water and land resources. The program addresses a number of resource concerns: agricultural drought problems, municipal and industrial water needs, rural development, upstream flood damages, water quality and conservation, wetland and water storage capacity, and water needs for fish, wildlife, and forest-based industries. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/wsp RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS This mission area centers on creating, applying, and transferring knowledge and technology to make available affordable food and fiber, ensure food safety and nutrition, and support rural development and people's natural resource needs. The creation, application, and transfer of this knowledge and technology are achieved by conducting integrated national and international research and by providing information, education, and statistical programs and services. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS Agricultural Research Service (ARS) The Agricultural Research Service conducts research on agricultural problems of high national priority. It provides information access and dissemination to ensure high-quality, safe food and other agricultural products; to assess the nutritional needs of Americans; to sustain a competitive agricultural economy; to enhance the natural resource base and the environment; and to promote economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole. Research activities are carried out at 96 domestic locations, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and five overseas locations. ARS conducts much of this research in cooperation with partners in State universities and experiment stations, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. National Programs, headquartered in Beltsville, MD, plans and coordinates the research programs, and five area offices carry out the day-today management of the respective programs for specific field locations. The National Agricultural Library, the primary resource in the United States for information on food, agriculture, and natural resources, serves as an electronic gateway to a widening array of scientific literature, printed text, and agricultural images. The library supports the USDA and a broad customer base of policymakers, agricultural specialists, research scientists, and the general public. It works with other agricultural libraries and institutions to advance open and democratic access specifically to the Nation's agricultural knowledge and to agricultural information in general. http://www.nal.usda.gov For further information, contact the Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-3656. Fax, 202-720-5427. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture invests in and advances agricultural education, extension, and research to address societal challenges. The Institute works with academic institutions, land-grant universities, and other science organizations nationwide. With its partners and customers, NIFA promotes a global system of research, extension, and higher education in the food and agricultural sciences and related environmental and human sciences for the good of people, communities, and the Nation. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] The Institute collaborates with scientists, policymakers, experts, and educators in organizations worldwide to find innovative solutions to pressing local and global problems. Scientific discovery and application advance the competitiveness of American agriculture, strengthen the U.S. economy, make the Nation's food supply safer, improve the nutrition and well-being of American citizens, sustain natural resources and the environment, and build energy independence. Partnering with other Federal science agencies, NIFA also makes important contributions to science policy decisionmaking. http://nifa.usda.gov For further information, contact the Communications Staff, The National Institute of Food and Agriculture , Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2207. Phone, 202-720-4651. Fax, 202-690-0289. Economic Research Service (ERS) The Service informs and strengthens public and private decisionmaking on economic and policy issues affecting agriculture, food, rural development, and the environment. ERS also serves as a primary source of economic information and research in the USDA. Using a variety of means, ERS disseminates economic information and research results. It produces agency-published research reports, economic briefs, data products, and market analysis and outlook reports. "Amber Waves," its award-winning online magazine features articles on the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America (www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves). The ERS Web site allows access to all agency products, and it connects users directly with ERS analysts. The agency delivers oral briefings, written staff analyses, and congressionally mandated studies to executive and legislative branch policymakers and program administrators. Its experts also write articles for professional journals and present papers at academic conferences and meetings. http://www.ers.usda.gov For further information, contact the Information Services Division, Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-694-5100. Fax, 202-245-4781. National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) The National Agricultural Statistics Service prepares estimates and reports on production, supply, price, chemical use, and other items necessary for the orderly operation of the U.S. agricultural economy. NAAS reports include statistics on field crops, fruits and vegetables, dairy, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, aquaculture, and related commodities or processed products. Estimates concern farm numbers, farm production expenditures, agricultural chemical use, prices received by farmers for products sold, prices paid for commodities and services, indexes of prices received and paid, parity prices, farm employment, and farm wage rates. NASS prepares these estimates through a complex system of sample surveys of producers, processors, buyers, and others associated with agriculture. Information is gathered by mail, electronic data reporting, telephone, and personal interviews. The Service conducts the Census of Agriculture, which is taken every 5 years and provides comprehensive data on the agricultural economy down to the county level. It also conducts follow-on studies on aquaculture, irrigation, horticultural energy, and organic agriculture. NASS performs reimbursable survey work and statistical consulting services for other Federal and State agencies. It also helps other countries develop agricultural data systems by offering technical assistance. http://www.nass.usda.gov For further information, contact the Customer Service Center, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2000. Phone, 202-720-3878. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] RURAL DEVELOPMENT The rural development mission area centers on increasing the economic opportunities of rural Americans and improving their quality of life. To achieve these goals, the USDA creates and fosters cooperative relationships among Government, industry, and communities. As a capital investment bank, the USDA provides financing for rural housing and community facilities, business and cooperative development, telephone and highspeed Internet access, and electric, water, and sewer infrastructure. Approximately 3,400 employees in 47 State offices and 477 field offices administer rural development loan and grant programs at the local level. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_MISSION_AREAS Advanced Biofuel Repayment Program The program provides payments to producers to support and expand production of advanced biofuels refined from sources other than corn kernel starch. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/advanced-biofuel-payment-program Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program This program assists in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies for developing advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing by giving loan guarantees. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and-biobasedproduct-manufacturing-assistance Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program This program creates jobs and stimulates the rural economy by financially backing rural businesses. It bolsters the existing private credit structure through the guaranteeing of loans for rural businesses, allowing private lenders to increase the credit that they extend. Borrowers use loan proceeds for working capital, machinery and equipment, buildings, real estate, and certain types of debt refinancing. A borrower may be a cooperative organization, corporation, partnership, nonprofit corporation, Native American tribe, federally recognized tribal group, public body, or individual. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-industry-loan-guarantees Cooperative Programs USDA Cooperative Programs is the Nation's major source for information on cooperatives. Its library of more than 150 co-op publications—many of which are available in hardcopy, as well as online—range from co-op primers, such as "Co-ops 101," to reports on technical topics, such as "Tax Law for Cooperatives," to reports focusing on co-op economic theory, such as "The Nature of the Cooperative." These publications may be accessed on the "Publications for Cooperatives" Web page. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/all-programs/cooperative-programs Delta Health Care Services Grant Program This program provides financial assistance to meet ongoing health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and others in the Delta Region. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/delta-health-care-services-grants Intermediary Relending Program This program provides capital to rural areas through low-interest and direct loans made to nonprofit corporations, public agencies, Native American groups, and certain corporations (intermediaries). These intermediaries establish revolving loan funds so they can relend the money to businesses in economically and socially disadvantaged rural communities. The process creates a source of capital that promotes job growth and economic https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] development. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/intermediary-relending-program Repowering Assistance Program This program funds up to 50 percent of the total eligible costs for biorefineries to install renewable biomass systems for heating and power or to produce new energy from renewable biomass. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/repowering-assistance-program Rural Business Development Grant Program This program provides grants for rural projects that promote small and emerging business development, business incubators, employment, and related adult education programs. It also provides grants for sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs. Recipients use the grants to fund community- and technology-based economic development projects, feasibility studies, leadership and entrepreneur training, rural business incubators, and long-term business strategic planning. Eligible organizations include Native American tribes, nonprofit corporations, and rural public entities. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-business-development-grants Rural Business-Cooperative Service To meet business credit needs in underserved rural areas, USDA's Rural BusinessCooperative Service provides loan guarantees, direct loans, and grants to rural businesses, cooperatives, farmers, and ranchers, often in partnership with private sector lenders. The following is a list and description of USDA's Rural Development business and cooperative programs. http://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-business-cooperative-service Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program This program improves rural economic conditions by assisting individuals and businesses in the startup, expansion or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Cooperative Development Centers. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-cooperative-development-grant-program Rural Economic Development (RED) Loan and Grant Program The RED Loan and Grant programs provide funding to rural projects through local utility organizations. Under the loan program, USDA gives zero-interest loans that local utilities pass through to local businesses for projects that create and retain employment in rural areas. Under the grant program, USDA gives grant funds to local utility organizations that use them to establish revolving loan funds. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-economic-development-loan-grant-program Rural Energy for America Program Grant recipients assist rural small businesses and agricultural producers by conducting and promoting energy audits and assisting in the development of renewable energy. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-energy-auditrenewable-energy-development-assistance Rural Housing Programs USDA Rural Development improves the quality of life in rural America. Its Rural Housing Service offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to support essential services such as housing, economic development, health care, first-responder equipment and personnel, and water, electric and communications infrastructure. It also helps rural residents buy or rent safe and affordable housing, and make home repairs to improve safety and to create healthier living environments. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] http://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-housing-service Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program This program makes loans and gives grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations. These organizations then provide microloans for microenterprise startups and growth through a rural microloan revolving fund. They also offer training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and microentrepreneurs. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-microentrepreneur-assistance-program Rural Utilities Programs USDA Rural Development strengthens rural economies and makes life better for Americans living in rural areas. Its Rural Utilities Service administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to nonurban communities. These programs include water and waste treatment and electric power and telecommunications services. Utilities programs connect residents to the global community and its economy by increasing access to broadband and 21st-century telecommunications services, funding sustainable renewable energy development and conservation, financing reliable and affordable electric systems, working to integrate electric smart grid technologies, and developing reliable and affordable rural water and wastewater systems. http://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant Program This program gives technical assistance to small socially-disadvantaged agricultural producers in rural areas. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/socially-disadvantaged-groups-grant Value-Added Producer Grant Program This program helps agricultural producers engage in value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added products. The program is designed to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/value-added-producer-grants For further information, contact the Rural Development Legislative and Public Affairs Staff, Department of Agriculture, Stop 0705, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0320. Phone, 202-690-0498. Sources of Information Ask the Expert This tool helps Web site visitors locate the answers to their USDA-related questions. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=ASK_EXPERT2 A–Z Index The USDA Web site has a topical index that is arranged in alphabetical order. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=AZ_INDEX Blog The USDA Web site features a blog that includes contributions on conservation, energy, food and nutrition, forestry, knowing your farmer and your food, rural development, and other topics. http://blogs.usda.gov Business Opportunities Marketing to the USDA can be a daunting task. To assist businessmen and women who seek to sell their products and services to the agency, the USDA has collected all of the https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] necessary information and packaged it in one place—in the "Doing Business with USDA Kit" (2005 edition). http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/business/index.htm The USDA awards over 50 percent of eligible contracting dollars to small businesses nationwide. Information on contracting or subcontracting opportunities, attending small business outreach events, or how to do business with the USDA is available on the "Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization" Web site. Phone, 202-720-7117. http://www.dm.usda.gov/smallbus/index.php Career Opportunities For information on vacant positions within the USDA and opportunities for students, recent graduates, and veterans, visit the "Careers and Jobs" Web page. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=CAREERS In 2016, the USDA ranked 9th among 18 large agencies in the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places To Work Agency Rankings. http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/detail/AG00 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Departmental Management oversees the USDA's FOIA program. Twenty-one USDA FOIA officers at the mission area and agency levels work to increase Government transparency through proactive disclosures and the use of technology. http://www.dm.usda.gov/foia Agency reading rooms are updated frequently and contain commonly requested records. Information seekers should visit the relevant reading rooms before submitting a FOIA request. http://www.dm.usda.gov/foia/agencyfoia.htm The FOIA public access link (PAL) is a web portal that allows information seekers to create and submit a FOIA request and to check its status. Registration, which requires creating a user name and password, is the first step for using PAL. https://efoia-pal.usda.gov/palMain.aspx Glossary The USDA maintains a glossary of agency acronyms. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=glossary#top Newsroom Announcements, factsheets, reports, and statements are accessible online. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=NEWSROOM Open Government The USDA supports the Open Government initiative by promoting the principles of collaboration, participation, and transparency. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=USDA_OPEN Organic Agriculture The USDA is committed to increasing organic agriculture. It operates many programs that serve the growing organic sector. The USDA Organic Seal, which has been in use nearly 15 years, is a leading global standard. Visit the "Organic Agriculture" Web pages to learn https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] more. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=organic-agriculture Instructions for becoming a certified organic operation are available online. https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/faq-becoming-certified To receive "USDA Organic Insider" updates via email, use the online subscription form. https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea? v=001tanuLSmJHqsq1D840Z7eyw%3D%3D Organizational Chart The USDA's organizational chart is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) for viewing and downloading. https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-organization-chart.pdf Plain Language In support of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, USDA editors and writers strive to provide the public with information that is clear, understandable, and useful in forms, instructions, letters, notices, and publications. If a USDA document or content on the Department's Web site is unclear or difficult to understand, contact the USDA via email. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=PLAIN_WRITING | Email: plainlanguage@osec.usda.gov Program Discrimination The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights investigates and resolves complaints of discrimination in programs operated or assisted by the USDA. Information on what to include in a letter of complaint is available online. For information on the discrimination complaint process, contact the information research service in the Office of the Assistant Secretary. Phone, 202-260-1026 or 866-632-9992. Federal Relay Service, 800-877-8339 (English) or 800-845-6136 (Spanish). https://www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer | Email: CRINFO@ascr.usda.gov Reports Agency reports, data, and forecasts and outlooks are accessible online. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=AGENCY_REPORTS Site Map The Web site map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse for topics that align with their interests. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=FT&navid=SITE_MAP Snarge Birds and other animals occasionally collide with airborne aircraft and planes moving on the ground. These collisions are called wildlife strikes, and snarge is the remaining residue after impact. To learn about efforts to reduce wildlife strikes, visit the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) wildlife strike Web page. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/SA_Airport/CT_Wildlife_strike Watch the USDA's video to see how bird parts and snarge are collected, reported, shipped, and identified. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OhJXexmmTg&list=PLF1BE3AC34367E99E https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] Social Media The USDA tweets announcements, events, and other newsworthy items on Twitter. https://twitter.com/usda Speakers Contact the nearest USDA office or county extension agent. In the District of Columbia, contact the Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-4623. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=OC_MEDIA_COMMS Whistleblower Hotline To file a complaint of alleged improprieties—employee misconduct, conflicts of interest, criminal activity, mismanagement or wasteful use of funds, workplace violence—visit the "OIG Hotline" Web page and use the "Submit a Complaint" feature. Or, contact a regional office or the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 23399, Washington, DC 20026. Phone, 800-424-9121 or 202-690-1622. TDD, 202-6901202. Fax, 202-690-2474. http://www.usda.gov/oig/hotline.htm http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=CONTACT_US For further information concerning the Department of Agriculture, contact the Office of Communications, Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone, 202-720-4623. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=OG2ACJNnHe4=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:00 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Economic Development Administration Economics and Statistics Administration International Trade Administration Minority Business Development Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology National Technical Information Service United States Patent and Trademark Office SEARCH DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 202-482-2000 http://www.doc.gov SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Wilbur Ross Deputy Secretary Bruce H. Andrews Assistant Secretary, Administration / Chief Financial Officer Assistant Secretary, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Lisa Casias Mike Platt Chief Information Officer Steve Cooper Director, Office of Business Liaison Theodore Johnston Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning John Ratliff Director, Office of Public Affairs Marni Goldberg Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat James Slattery Director, Office of White House Liaison Lauren Leonard General Counsel Peter Davidson Inspector General Peggy Gustafson The Department of Commerce promotes the Nation's domestic and international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement by fostering free enterprise worldwide, supporting fair trade, compiling social and economic statistics, protecting Earth's physical resources, granting patents and registering trademarks, and assisting small and minority-owned businesses. Organizational Chart The Department of Commerce was designated as such by act of March 4, 1913 (15 U.S.C. 1501). The act reorganized the Department of Commerce and Labor, created by act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501), by transferring labor activities into a new, separate Department of Labor. Office of the Secretary https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] Secretary The Secretary is responsible for the administration of all functions and authorities assigned to the Department of Commerce and for advising the President on Federal policy and programs affecting the industrial and commercial segments of the national economy. The Secretary is served by the offices of Deputy Secretary, Inspector General, General Counsel, and the Assistant Secretaries of Administration, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Public Affairs. Other offices whose public purposes are widely administered are detailed below. https://www.commerce.gov/office-secretary Business Liaison The Office of Business Liaison directs the business community to the offices and policy experts who can best respond to their needs by promoting proactive, responsive, and effective outreach programs and relationships with the business community. It also informs the Secretary and Department officials of the critical issues facing the business community, informs the business community of Department and administration initiatives and priorities, as well as information regarding Department resources, policies, and programs, and provides general assistance to the business community. https://www.commerce.gov/os/office-business-liaison For further information, call 202-482-1360. Sources of Information Business Opportunities Contact the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Phone, 202-4821472. http://www.osec.doc.gov/osdbu Data Age and sex and citizenship data are available online and from the Personal Census Search Unit, Bureau of the Census, National Processing Center, P.O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131. Phone, 812-218-3046. https://www.census.gov/population/age https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/library/keywords/citizenship.html? cssp=SERP Economic Development Information The Economic Development Administration maintains a clearinghouse for economic development information on its Web site. http://www.eda.gov Career Opportunities For information on internships and career opportunities throughout the Department, visit the "Career Opportunities and Internships" Web page. https://www.commerce.gov/page/career-opportunities-and-internships Environment The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducts research and gathers data on the atmosphere, oceans, space, and Sun, and it applies this knowledge to science and public service: warning of dangerous weather, charting https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] seas and skies, guiding the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources, and improving stewardship of the environment. For more information, contact the Office of Communications, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Room 6013, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-6090. Fax, 202-482-3154. http://www.noaa.gov Inspector General Hotline The Office of Inspector General promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and prevents and detects fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in departmental programs and operations. To file a complaint, contact the Hotline, Inspector General, Complaint Intake Unit, Mail Stop 7886, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-2495 or 800-424-5197. TTD, 202-482-5923 or 856-8606950. Fax, 855-569-9235. http://www.oig.doc.gov | Email: hotline@oig.doc.gov Publications The Department's "Find Data" Web page features recent releases of key economic indicators and the "Commerce Data Hub," which allows the general public to access an abundance of data. The titles of selected publications are noted in the appropriate sections below dealing with the operating units responsible for their issuance. These publications and others are announced in the weekly "Business Service Checklist": Contact the Government Publishing Office's Superintendent of Documents. Phone, 202-512-1800. https://www.commerce.gov/economicindicators https://www.commerce.gov/os/office-public-affairs | Email: publicaffairs@doc.gov For further information concerning the Department of Commerce, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Commerce, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 5040, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-3263. BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 202-482-2721 http://www.bis.doc.gov UNDER SECRETARY, INDUSTRY AND SECURITY Deputy Under Secretary, Industry and Security Eric L. Hirschhorn Daniel O. Hill Assistant Secretary, Export Administration Kevin J. Wolf Assistant Secretary, Export Enforcement David W. Mills [For the Bureau of Industry and Security statement of organization, see the Federal Registers of June 7, 1988, 53 FR 20881, and April 26, 2002, 67 FR 20630] The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) advances U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and promoting continued U.S. strategic technology leadership. BIS activities include regulating the export of sensitive https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] goods and technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control, antiboycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense industrial base; evaluating the effects on national security of foreign investments in U.S. companies; and supporting continued U.S. technology leadership in industries that are essential to national security. http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis Export Administration The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration is responsible for export licenses, treaty compliance, treaty obligations relating to weapons of mass destruction, and the defense industrial and technology base. The Office regulates the export of dual-use items requiring licenses for national security, nonproliferation, foreign policy, and short supply; ensures that approval or denial of license applications is consistent with economic and security concerns; promotes an understanding of export control regulations within the business community; represents the Department in interagency and international forums relating to export controls, particularly in multilateral regimes; monitors the availability of industrial resources of national defense; analyzes the impact of export controls on strategic industries; and assesses the security consequences of certain foreign investments. http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/export-administration-regulations-ear Export Enforcement The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement enforces dualuse export controls. This enables exporters to take advantage of legal export opportunities while ensuring that illegal exports will be detected and either prevented or investigated and sanctioned. The Office also ensures prompt, aggressive action against restrictive trade practices; and conducts cooperative enforcement activities on an international basis. Export Enforcement also enforces U.S. antiboycott laws and regulations by advising U.S. exporters on potential prohibited requests contained in foreign contracts; investigating violations such as the furnishing of boycott-related information, refusing to deal with blacklisted businesses; and pursuing criminal and administrative sanctions for violations. Contact information for the nine export enforcement field offices is available on the "Investigations" Web page. http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/enforcement/oee/investigations Management and Policy Coordination The Management and Policy Coordination (MPC) unit establishes and evaluates the Bureau's overall policy agenda, priorities, goals, unit objectives, and key metrics. MPC performs oversight of program operations and expenditures; executes or supervises the President's Management Agenda; and adjudicates appeals of licensing and enforcement decisions as part of an extended legal process involving administrative law judges and the Office of General Counsel. MPC provides guidance and coordination for the Bureau's participation in the Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance Program, which provides technical assistance to strengthen the export and transit control systems of nations that are identified as potential locations for the exporting of weapons of mass destruction, missile delivery systems, or the commodities, technologies, and equipment that can be used to design and https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] build them. Sources of Information Business Information U.S. business information—export news, updates to Export Administration Regulations, export license and enforcement information, compliance and training information, Bureau program information, e-FOIA information, export seminar event schedules, and Denied Persons List information—is available on the Bureau's Web site. http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/newsroom Employment BIS career opportunities are posted on USAJobs, a free web-based job board that serves as the Federal Government's official source of Federal job listings and employment opportunity information. https://my.usajobs.gov Enforcement For enforcement-related questions, contact the partnership-in-security hotline. Phone, 800-424-2980. http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/component/rsform/form/14-reporting-violationsform?task=forms.edit Outreach / Education The Outreach and Educational Services Division has offices in Washington, DC (phone, 202-482-4811); Irvine, CA (phone, 949-660-0144); and San Jose, CA (phone, 408-998-8806). http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/program-offices Publications Publications available on the Bureau's Web site include the BIS's Annual Report to Congress, the guidance on the Commerce Department’s Reexport Controls, and the Exporter User Manual and Licensing FAQ. http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/newsroom/publications http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/newsroom Rules Subscribers to the Export Administration Regulations can stay informed of the latest rules. Subscriptions typically cost $199 per year. Phone, 301-208-0700 (ext. 112). http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/order-a-hard-copy-of-the-ear | Email: pubs@ocr-inc.com http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/contact-bis For further information, contact the Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Public Affairs, Room 3895, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-2721. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] 202-482-5081 http://www.eda.gov ASSISTANT SECRETARY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Development Jay Williams Matthew Erskine The Economic Development Administration (EDA) was created in 1965 under the Public Works and Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3121) as part of an effort to target Federal resources to economically distressed areas and to help develop local economies in the United States. It was mandated to assist rural and urban communities that were outside the mainstream economy and that lagged in economic development, industrial growth, and personal income. EDA provides grants to States, regions, and communities nationwide to generate wealth and minimize poverty by promoting an attractive business environment for private capital investment and higher skill, higher wage jobs through capacity building, planning, infrastructure, research grants, and strategic initiatives. Through its grant program, EDA uses public sector resources to cultivate an environment where the private sector risks capital and job opportunities are created. https://www.eda.gov/about Sources of Information Employment For information on career opportunities, visit the "EDA Job Opportunities" Web page. http://www.eda.gov/careers Newsroom The online newsroom features blog posts, press releases, an archive of newsletters, and the latest media. https://www.eda.gov/news Regional Offices Contact information for the Administration's six regional offices—Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Seattle—is available on the "Contact" Web page. http://www.eda.gov/contact https://www.eda.gov For further information, contact the Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-5081. Fax, 202-273-4781. ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 202-482-3727 http://www.esa.doc.gov UNDER SECRETARY, ECONOMIC https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] AFFAIRS Justin Antonipillai Deputy Under Secretary, Economic Affairs Kenneth A. Arnold Chief Economist Ellen Hughes-Cromwick Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis Brian C. Moyer Director, Bureau of the Census John H. Thompson The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), headed by the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, has three principal components: the Office of the Chief Economist, the Bureau of the Census, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. ESA develops policy options, analyzes economic developments, manages economic data systems, and produces a major share of U.S. economic and demographic statistics, including the national economic indicators. The Under Secretary is the chief economic adviser to the Secretary and provides leadership and executive management for the Office of the Chief Economist and the Bureaus of Economic Analysis and of the Census. http://www.esa.gov/content/about-economics-statistics-administration Bureau of Economic Analysis [For the Bureau of Economic Analysis statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Dec. 29, 1980, 45 FR 85496] The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides the most accurate, relevant, and timely economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner. BEA's economic statistics offer a comprehensive picture of the U.S. economy. BEA prepares national, regional, industry, and international accounts that present essential information on such issues in the world economy. BEA's national economic statistics provide a comprehensive look at U.S. production, consumption, investment, exports and imports, and income and saving. The international transactions accounts provide information on trade in goods and services (including the balance of payments and trade), investment income, and government and private finances. In addition, the accounts measure the value of U.S. international assets and liabilities and direct investment by multinational companies. The regional accounts provide data on total and per capita personal income by region, State, metropolitan area, and county, and on gross State product. The industry economic account provides a detailed view of the interrelationships between U.S. producers and users and the contribution to production across industries. http://www.bea.gov | Email: customerservice@bea.gov For further information, contact the Public Information Office, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-606-9900. Fax, 202-606-5310. Bureau of the Census [For the Bureau of the Census statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Sept. 16, 1975, 40 FR 42765] The Bureau of the Census was established as a permanent office by act of March 6, 1902 (32 Stat. 51). The major functions of the Census Bureau are authorized by the Constitution, which provides that a census of population shall be taken every 10 years, and by laws codified as title 13 of the United https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] States Code. The law also provides that the information collected by the Census Bureau from individual persons, households, or establishments be kept strictly confidential and be used only for statistical purposes. The Census Bureau is responsible for the decennial censuses of population and housing; the quinquennial censuses of State and local governments, manufacturers, mineral industries, distributive trades, construction industries, and transportation; current surveys that provide information on many of the subjects covered in the censuses at monthly, quarterly, annual, or other intervals; compilation of current statistics on U.S. foreign trade, including data on imports, exports, and shipping; special censuses at the request and expense of State and local government units; publication of estimates and projections of the population; publication of current data on population and housing characteristics; and current reports on manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, services, construction, imports and exports, State and local government finances and employment, and other subjects. The Census Bureau makes available statistical results of its censuses, surveys, and other programs to the public through the Internet, mobile applications, and other media. The Bureau also prepares special tabulations sponsored and paid for by data users. It also produces statistical compendia, catalogs, guides, and directories that are useful in locating information on specific subjects. Upon request, the Bureau makes searches of decennial census records and furnishes certificates to individuals for use as evidence of age, relationship, or place of birth. A fee is charged for searches. http://www.census.gov | Email: PIO@census.gov For further information, contact the Public Information Office, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233. Phone, 301-7633030. Fax, 301-763-3762. Office of the Chief Economist The economists and analysts of the Office of the Chief Economist analyze domestic and international economic developments and produce in-depth reports, factsheets, briefings, and social media postings. These tools cover policy issues and current economic events, as well as economic and demographic trends. Department of Commerce and White House policymakers, American businessmen, State and local governments, and news organizations worldwide rely on these tools. http://www.esa.gov/content/chief-economist Sources of Information Data Monthly and quarterly economic indicators are posted online. To receive the most current economic indicators by email, subscribe using the online form. http://www.esa.gov/content/indicators https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USESAEI/subscriber/new Employment For information on employment opportunities at the Bureaus of Economic Analysis or the Census, visit the "Working at BEA" or "Census Careers" Web page. http://www.bea.gov/jobs/index.htm https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] http://www.census.gov/about/census-careers.html Publications The BEA posts research papers, its customer guide, and the monthly journal "Survey of Current Business" under the "Publications" section on its Web site. The Census Bureau's most recently released publications are part of its online library. http://www.bea.gov/scb/index.htm https://www.census.gov/library/publications.html Regional Offices Contact information for the Census Bureau's six regional offices—Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia—is available on its "Regional Offices" Web page. http://www.census.gov/regions http://www.esa.gov | Email: ESAwebmaster@doc.gov For further information, contact the Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-6607. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 202-482-3917 http://www.trade.gov UNDER SECRETARY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Deputy Under Secretary, International Trade Assistant Secretary, Enforcement and Compliance Kenneth E. Hyatt, Acting Thomas McGinty, Acting Paul Piquado Assistant Secretary, Global Markets / Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Arun M. Kumar Commercial Service Assistant Secretary, Industry and Analysis Marcus D. Jadotte [For the International Trade Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Jan. 25, 1980, 45 FR 6148] The International Trade Administration (ITA) was established on January 2, 1980, by the Secretary of Commerce to promote world trade and to strengthen the international trade and investment position of the United States. The International Trade Administration (ITA) was established on January 2, 1980, by the Secretary of Commerce to promote world trade and to strengthen the international trade and investment position of the United States. The Under Secretary for International Trade heads the ITA, coordinating all issues concerning trade promotion, international commercial policy, market access, and trade law enforcement. The Administration is responsible for U.S. Government nonagricultural trade operations, and it supports the U.S. Trade Representative's efforts to negotiate trade policy. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] http://www.trade.gov/about.asp Enforcement / Compliance The Office of Enforcement and Compliance defends American industry against injurious and unfair trade practices by administering U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty trade laws. The Office also ensures the proper administration of foreign trade zones and advises the Secretary on establishment of new ones; oversees the administration of the Department's textiles program; and administers programs governing watch assemblies and other statutory import programs. http://www.trade.gov/enforcement Global Markets The Global Markets unit assists and advocates for U.S. businesses in international markets. Relying on a network of trade promotion and policy professionals located in over 70 countries and 100 U.S. locations, the unit promotes U.S. exports, especially those of small and medium-sized enterprises; advances and protects U.S. commercial interests overseas; and attracts investment from abroad into the United States. http://www.trade.gov/markets Industry / Analysis The Manufacturing and Services unit advises on domestic and international trade and investment policies affecting the competitiveness of U.S. industry. It also researches and analyzes manufacturing and services. Based on this analysis and interaction with U.S. industry, the unit Secretary develops strategies, policies, and programs to strengthen U.S. industry competitiveness domestically and globally. The unit manages an integrated program that includes industry and economic analysis, trade policy development and multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade agreements for manufactured goods and services; administers trade arrangements with foreign governments in product and service areas; and develops and provides business information and assistance to the United States on its rights and opportunities under multilateral and other agreements. http://www.trade.gov/industry Sources of Information Data Trade data and export and import statistics are available online. http://www.trade.gov/data.asp Employment For information on career opportunities, visit the "Jobs" Web page. http://www.trade.gov/jobs Publications The ITA has an online bookstore. http://www.trade.gov/publications http://www.trade.gov/contact.asp For further information, contact the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-3917. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 202-482-2332 http://www.mbda.gov NATIONAL DIRECTOR Alejandra Y. Castillo National Deputy Director Albert K. Shen [For the Minority Business Development Agency statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Mar. 17, 1972, 37 FR 5650, as amended] The Minority Business Development Agency was established by Executive order in 1969. The Agency develops and coordinates a national program for minority business enterprise. The Agency was created to help minority businesses achieve effective and equitable participation in the American free enterprise system and overcome social and economic disadvantages that limited past participation. The Agency provides policies and leadership supporting a partnership of business, industry, and government with the Nation's minority businesses. Business development services are provided to the minority business community through three vehicles: the minority business opportunity committees, which disseminate information on business opportunities; the minority business development centers, which provide management and technical assistance and other business development services; and electronic commerce, which includes a Web site that shows how to start a business and use the service to find contract opportunities. The Agency promotes and coordinates the efforts of other Federal agencies in assisting or providing market opportunities for minority business. It coordinates opportunities for minority firms in the private sector. Through such public and private cooperative activities, the Agency promotes the participation of Federal, State, and local governments, and business and industry in directing resources for the development of strong minority businesses. http://www.mbda.gov/main/who-mbda/about-minority-business-developmentagency Sources of Information Internships Information on student eligibility and how to apply is available online. http://www.mbda.gov/main/intern-program Library An online research library serves as a repository for factsheets, reports, statistical data, and other publications. http://www.mbda.gov/pressroom/research-library Newsletter A free, monthly newsletter is accessible online. http://www.mbda.gov/newsletter https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] Speakers For information on scheduling a speaker for an organized event, visit the "Speaker Request Form" Web page. http://www.mbda.gov/main/mbda-speaker-request-form http://www.mbda.gov/contact For further information, contact the Office of the National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-2332. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 202-482-2985 http://www.noaa.gov UNDER SECRETARY, OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE / ADMINISTRATOR Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Management / Deputy Administrator Timothy Gallaudet Christine Blackburn, Acting Assistant Secretary, Environmental Observation and Prediction / Deputy Manson K. Brown Administrator Chief Scientist Craig McLean [For the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Feb. 13, 1978, 43 FR 6128] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was formed on October 3, 1970, by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.). NOAA's mission centers on environmental assessment, prediction, and stewardship. It monitors and assesses the state of the environment to make accurate and timely forecasts to protect life, property, and natural resources; to promote the Nation's economic health; and to enhance its environmental security. The agency protects America's ocean, coastal, and living marine resources while promoting sustainable economic development. http://www.noaa.gov/our-mission-and-vision National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service operates the Nation's civilian geostationary and polar-orbiting environmental satellites. It also manages the largest collection of atmospheric, climatic, geophysical, and oceanographic data in the world. The Service develops and provides, through various media, environmental data for forecasts, national security, and weather warnings to protect life and property. These data are also used for energy distribution, global food supplies development, natural resources management, and rescuing downed pilots and mariners in distress. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about_nesdis.html For further information, contact the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283. Phone, 301-713-3578. Fax, 301-713-1249. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] National Marine Fisheries Service The National Marine Fisheries Service supports the management, conservation, and sustainable development of domestic and international living marine resources and the protection and restoration of ecosystems. The Service helps assess the stock of the Nation's multi-billion-dollar marine fisheries, protect marine mammals and threatened species, conserve habitats, assist trade and industry, and conduct fishery enforcement activities. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov For further information, contact the National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone, 301-713-2239. Fax, 301713-1940. National Ocean Service The National Ocean Service helps balance the Nation's use of coastal resources through research, management, and policy. The Service monitors the health of U.S. coasts by examining how human use and natural events affect coastal ecosystems. Coastal communities rely on the Service for information on natural hazards so they can reduce or eliminate destructive effects of coastal hazards. The Service assesses the damage caused by hazardous material spills and tries to restore or replace the affected coastal resources. The Service also protects beaches, water quality, wetlands, and wildlife. It provides a wide range of navigational products and data that help vessels move safely through U.S. waters, and it supplies the basic information for establishing the latitude, longitude, and elevation framework necessary for the Nation's mapping, navigation, positioning, and surveying activities. http://www.nos.noaa.gov For further information, contact the National Ocean Service, Room 13231, SSMC 4, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone, 301-713-3074. Fax, 301-713-4307. National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, water, and climate warnings and forecasts and data for the United States, its territories, and adjacent waters and ocean areas. Government agencies, the private sector, the general public, and the global community rely on NWS data and products to protect life and property. Working with partners in Government, academic and research institutions, and private industry, the Service responds to the needs of the American public through its products and services. NWS data and information support aviation, maritime activities, and other sectors of the economy, as well as wildfire suppression. The Service also helps national security efforts with long- and short-range forecasts, air quality and cloud dispersion forecasts, and broadcasts of warnings and critical information over the 800-station NOAA Weather Radio network. http://www.weather.gov For further information, contact the National Weather Service–Executive Affairs, 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283. Phone, 301-713-0675. Fax, 301-713-0049. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations manages the aviation safety, the small boat, and the NOAA diving programs. It also operates a fleet of specialized ships and aircraft that collect data and carry out research to support NOAA's mission, the Global Earth Observation System, and the Integrated Ocean Observing System—including flying "hurricane hunter" https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] aircraft into the most turbulent storms to collect data critical for research. http://www.omao.noaa.gov/about.html For further information, contact Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Suite 500, 8403 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone, 301-713-7600. Fax, 301-713-1541. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research conducts research on air quality and composition, climate variability and change, weather, and coastal, marine, and Great Lakes ecosystems. The Office uses its own laboratories and offices to run research programs in atmospheric, coastal, marine, and space sciences, as well as relying on networks of university-based programs across the country. http://www.oar.noaa.gov For further information, contact the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Room 11458, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone, 301-713-2458. Fax, 301-713-0163. Sources of Information Employment For information on career and volunteer opportunities, contracting and partnering, and grants, visit the "Working with NOAA" Web page. http://www.noaa.gov/opportunities.html Facilities Information on NOAA facilities, programs, and activities nationwide is available on the "NOAA in Your State and Territory" Web page. http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/NIYS/index.html News News and features—explainers, stories, and videos—are available online. http://www.noaa.gov/news-features Weather The NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards network broadcasts continuous weather information nationwide from the nearest National Weather Service office. The network broadcasts official Weather Service forecasts, warnings, watches, and other hazard information around the clock every day. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr http://www.noaa.gov/media.html For further information, contact the Office of Communications and External Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-6090. Fax, 202-482-3154. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 202-428-1840 http://www.ntia.doc.gov ASSISTANT SECRETARY, https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION Lawrence E. Strickling / ADMINISTRATOR Deputy Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information Angela Simpson [For the National Telecommunications and Information Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of June 5, 1978, 43 FR 24348] The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) was established in 1978 by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (5 U.S.C. app.) and Executive Order 12046 of March 27, 1978 (3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 158), by combining the Office of Telecommunications Policy of the Executive Office of the President and the Office of Telecommunications of the Department of Commerce to form a new agency reporting to the Secretary of Commerce. NTIA operates under the authority of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901). NTIA serves as the principal executive branch adviser to the President on telecommunications and information policy; develops and presents U.S. plans and policies at international communications conferences and related meetings; prescribes policies for and manages Federal use of the radio frequency spectrum; serves as the principal Federal telecommunications research and engineering laboratory—NTIA's Institute for Telecommunication Sciences; promotes broadband deployment and adoption through BroadbandUSA (www2.ntia.doc.gov); and assists the First Responder Network Authority (www.firstnet.gov) develop and operate a nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety. https://www.ntia.doc.gov/about Sources of Information Employment To see current NTIA career opportunities on USAJobs, click on the link below, scroll down, and select "NTIA Jobs." https://www.ntia.doc.gov/about Publications Since 1954, NTIA and its predecessors have published several hundred technical reports and memoranda, special publications, contractor reports, and other information products. For more information, call the Office of Spectrum Management in Washington, DC, at 202-482-1850. Or, contact the publications officer at the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences– Department of Commerce, 325 Broadway, MC ITS.D, Boulder, CO 80305. Phone, 303-497-3572. https://www.ntia.doc.gov/publications Speakers A speaker request form is available online. https://www.ntia.doc.gov/webform/speaker-request Telecommunications Research For information on telecommunications research and engineering services, visit the "Institute for Telecommunication Sciences" Web page. Phone, 303- https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] 497-3571. http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov | Email: info@its.bldrdoc.gov https://www.ntia.doc.gov/contact For further information, contact the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-1551. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 301-975-2000 http://www.nist.gov UNDER SECRETARY, STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY / DIRECTOR Willie E. May The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) operates under the authority of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271), which amends the Organic Act of March 3, 1901 (ch. 872), which created the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in 1901. In 1988, the Congress renamed NBS as NIST and expanded its activities and responsibilities. http://www.nist.gov/timeline.cfm NIST is a nonregulatory Federal agency within the Department of Commerce. To carry out its mission, NIST relies on research laboratories, user facilities, innovative manufacturing programs, and its participation in collaborative institutes and centers. NIST research laboratories conduct world-class research to advance the Nation's technological infrastructure and help U.S. companies improve products and services. The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (www.nist.gov/baldrige) also helps them and other organizations increase operational performance and quality. NIST user facilities include the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (www.nist.gov/cnst) and NIST Center for Neutron Research (www.ncnr.nist.gov). http://www.nist.gov/programs-projects.cfm Sources of Information Employment For information on career opportunities, visit the "Careers at NIST" Web page. http://www.nist.gov/ohrm/careers.cfm Publications The "Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology" and other publications are available online. http://www.nist.gov/nvl/nist_publications.cfm http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/contact.cfm | Email: inquiries@nist.gov For further information, contact the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070. Phone, 301-975-6478. Fax, 301-926-1630. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 703-605-6050 888-584-8332 http://www.ntis.gov DIRECTOR Avi Bender The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is the largest central resource for business-related, engineering, Government-funded, scientific, and technical information available. For more than 60 years, the Service has assured businesses, Government, universities, and the public timely access to approximately 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas. The Service supports the Department of Commerce's mission by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery. The Service receives no appropriations and recovers its costs through fees charged for products and services. The NTIS promotes economic growth, progress, and science and information. On behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, the Service operates a permanent clearinghouse of scientific and technical information and makes it readily available to industry, business, and the general public—codified as chapter 23 of Title 15 of the United States Code (15 U.S.C. 1151-1157). The Service collects scientific and technical information; catalogs, abstracts, indexes, and permanently archives the information; disseminates information through electronic and other media; and provides information processing services to other Federal agencies. NTIS also provides information management services to other Federal agencies to help them interact with and better serve the information needs of their own constituents. It develops, plans, evaluates, and implements business strategies for information management and dissemination services and Internet-based service business opportunities for Federal agencies; uses new and existing technologies to ensure optimal access to Government online information services; and manages service projects using in-house capabilities and through joint public-private partnerships. NTIS provides eTraining and Knowledge Management, Web services and cloud computing, distribution and fulfillment, digitization and scanning services for Federal Government agencies. http://www.ntis.gov/about Sources of Information Employment Approximately 150 NTIS employees work in Northern Virginia. The Service hires professionals with skills in administration, information technology, and program management. https://www.usajobs.gov Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) The Office of Director handles Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The FOIA contact reviews, coordinates, and responds to requests within 20 days under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] http://www.ntis.gov/about/FOIA Products For general information or to place a telephone order, call the Customer Contact Center, 8 a.m.–6 p.m., eastern standard time. Phone, 800-553-6847. TDD, 703-487-4639. Fax, 703-605-6900. http://www.ntis.gov/products | Email: info@ntis.gov Services To learn more about NTIS information services for Federal agencies, call the Office of Federal Services at 703-605-6800. http://www.ntis.gov/services | Email: obdinfo@ntis.gov http://www.ntis.gov/about/contact For further information, contact the National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312. Phone, 703-605-6000 or 800-5536847. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 571-272-8700 http://www.uspto.gov UNDER SECRETARY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / DIRECTOR Deputy Under Secretary, Intellectual Property / Deputy Director Michelle K. Lee Russell D. Slifer [For the Patent and Trademark Office statement of organization, see the Federal Register of Apr. 14, 1975, 40 FR 16707] The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was established by the act of July 19, 1952 (35 U.S.C. 1) "to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries" (U.S. Constitution Art. I, sec. 8). The commerce clause provides the constitutional basis for the registration of trademarks. USPTO examines and issues patents. There are three major patent categories: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. USPTO also issues statutory invention registrations and processes international patent applications. Through the registration of trademarks, USPTO assists businessmen and women in protecting their investments, promoting goods and services, and safeguarding consumers against confusion and deception in the marketplace. A trademark includes any distinctive word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof adopted and used or intended to be used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his or her goods or services and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. Trademarks are examined by the Office for compliance with various statutory requirements to prevent unfair competition and consumer deception. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] In addition to the examination of patent and trademark applications, issuance of patents, and registration of trademarks, USPTO advises and assists government agencies and officials in matters involving all domestic and global aspects of intellectual property. USPTO also promotes an understanding of intellectual property protection. USPTO provides public access to patent, trademark, and related scientific and technical information. Patents and trademarks may be reviewed and searched online or at designated Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries. There are 80 Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries located within the United States and Puerto Rico. Additionally, USPTO's Scientific and Technical Information Center in Alexandria, VA, houses over 120,000 volumes of scientific and technical books in various languages; 90,000 bound volumes of periodicals devoted to science and technology; the official journals of 77 foreign patent organizations; and over 40 million foreign patents on paper, microfilm, microfiche, and CD–ROM. http://www.uspto.gov/about-us Sources of Information Data Monthly summaries for patents data and quarterly summaries for trademark data are available online. http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/statistics Employment Information on employment opportunities is available on the "Careers" Web page. http://careers.uspto.gov Patents Information on getting started and applying for and maintaining a patent is available online. http://www.uspto.gov/patent Publications The "Official Gazette" journal, "Inventors Eye" newsletter, and other publications are accessible online. http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/official-gazette http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/newsletter-archives http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates Speakers A speaker request form is available online. http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/office-chief-communicationsofficer/speaker-request-form Trademarks Information on getting started and applying for and maintaining a trademark is available online. http://www.uspto.gov/trademark https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] http://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/office-chief-communicationsofficer For further information, contact the Office of the Chief Communications Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone, 571-272-8400. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act No FEAR Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=vnIUziVHXVU=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:07 PM] Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Department of Defense Department of the Air Force Department of the Army Department of the Navy United States Marine Corps United States Naval Academy Defense Agencies Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Commissary Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Finance and Accounting Service Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Legal Services Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Security Cooperation Agency Defense Security Service Defense Threat Reduction Agency Missile Defense Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Security Agency / Central Security Service Pentagon Force Protection Agency Joint Service Schools Defense Acquisition University National Intelligence University National Defense University Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences SEARCH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155 703-545-6700 http://www.defense.gov SECRETARY OF DEFENSE James M. Mattis Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics James MacStravic, Acting Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller / Chief Financial Officer David L. Norquist Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony M. Kurta, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Robert Karem, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller / DOD Chief Financial Officer Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Principal Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence John Zangardi, Acting (vacancy) Todd Lowery, Acting Principal Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (vacancy) Principal Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Theresa Whelan, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Dyke Weatherington, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security David Helvy, Acting David Smith, Acting Kenneth Rapuano Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert Karem Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Pete Giambastiani, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs Kristin French, Acting Stephanie Barna, Acting Tom Hopkins, Acting Thomas E. Morehouse, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Elizabeth Van Winkle, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mary Miller, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/LowIntensity Conflict Caryn Hollis, Acting Chief Information Officer John A. Zangardi, Acting Chief Operating Officer Steven L. Schleien Director, Administration and Management Michael L. Rhodes Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Scott Comes, Acting https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Director, Operational Test and Evaluation David Duma, Acting General Counsel Paul S. Koffsky, Acting Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Dana W. White Deputy Chief Management Officer David Tillotson III, Acting JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CHAIR Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC Vice Chair Gen. Paul J. Selva, USAF Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chair CSM John W. Troxwell, USMC Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, USN Chief of Staff, Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein, USAF Chief of Staff, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, USA Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, USAF Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, USMC [For the Department of Defense statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Chapter I, Subchapter R] The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and protect national security. Under the President, the Secretary of Defense directs and exercises authority and control over the separately organized Departments of the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy; over the Joint Chiefs of Staff; over the combatant commands; and over defense agencies and field activities. Organizational Chart The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense (DOD) and established it as an executive department (10 U.S.C. 111) headed by the Secretary of Defense. Structure The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of Defense; the military departments and the military services within those departments; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff; the combatant commands; the defense agencies; DOD field activities; and such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as may be established or designated by law or by the President or the Secretary of Defense. Each military department is separately organized under its own Secretary and functions under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of each military department is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the operation and efficiency of his department. Orders to the military departments are issued through the Secretaries of these departments or their designees, by the Secretary of Defense, or under authority specifically delegated in writing by the Secretary of Defense or provided by law. The commanders of the combatant commands are responsible to the President and the Secretary of Defense for accomplishing the military missions assigned to them and exercising command authority over forces assigned to them. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense, to the commanders of the combatant commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff functions within the chain of command by transmitting the orders of the President or the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the combatant commands. Office of the Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense policy adviser to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy and policy related to DOD and for the execution of approved policy. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense. http://www.defense.gov/osd Acquisition, Technology and Logistics The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the DOD Acquisition System; research and development; modeling and simulation; systems engineering; advanced technology; developmental test and evaluation; production; systems integration; logistics; installation management; military construction; procurement; environment, safety, and occupational health management; utilities and energy management; business management modernization; document services; and nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs. http://www.acq.osd.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Intelligence The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for intelligence, intelligence-related matters, counterintelligence, and security. The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence supervises all intelligence and intelligence-related affairs of DOD. Networks and Information Integration The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for achieving and maintaining information superiority in support of DOD missions, while exploiting or denying an adversary's ability to do the same. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration also serves as the Chief Information Officer. http://dodcio.defense.gov Personnel and Readiness The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for policy matters relating to the structure and readiness of the total force. Functional areas include readiness; civilian and military personnel policies, programs, and systems; civilian and military equal opportunity programs; health policies, programs, and activities; Reserve component programs, policies, and activities; family policy, dependents' education, and personnel support programs; mobilization planning and requirements; language capabilities and programs; and the Federal Voting Assistance Program. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness also serves as the Chief Human Capital Officer. http://prhome.defense.gov Policy The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense for policy matters relating to overall international security policy and political-military affairs and represents the Department at the National Security Council and other external agencies involved with national security policy. The Under Secretary's areas of activity include homeland defense; NATO affairs; foreign military sales; arms limitation agreements; international trade and technology security; regional security affairs; special operations and low-intensity conflict; stability operations; integration of departmental plans and policies with overall national security objectives; drug control policy, requirements, priorities, systems, resources, and programs; and issuance of policy guidance affecting departmental programs. http://policy.defense.gov Special Staff A special staff assists the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense. This special staff of assistants includes the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for Legislative Affairs and for Public Affairs; the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), who also functions as the Chief Financial Officer; the General Counsel; the Inspector General; the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight; the Directors of Administration and Management, of Operational Test and Evaluation, of Business Transformation, of Net Assessment, of Program Analysis and Evaluation; and other officers whom the Secretary of Defense determines are necessary to help carry out his or her duties and responsibilities. http://www.defense.gov/About-DoD/Leaders Joint Chiefs of Staff The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. The other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are military advisers who may provide additional information upon request from the President, the National Security Council, or the Secretary of Defense. They may also submit their advice when it does not agree with that of the Chairman. Subject to the authority of the President and the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is responsible for assisting the President and the Secretary of Defense in providing strategic direction and planning for the Armed Forces; making recommendations for the assignment of responsibilities within the Armed Forces; comparing the capabilities of American and allied Armed Forces with those of potential adversaries; preparing and reviewing contingency plans that conform to policy guidance; preparing joint logistic and mobility plans; and recommending assignment of logistic and mobility responsibilities. The Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or admiral and outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces. The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs performs duties assigned by the Chairman, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. The Vice Chairman acts as Chairman when there is a vacancy in the office of the Chairman or in the absence or disability of the Chairman. The Vice Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or admiral and outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces except the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. http://www.jcs.mil Joint Staff The Joint Staff, under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assists the Chairman and the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. The Joint Staff is headed by a Director who is selected by the Chairman in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. Officers assigned to serve on the Joint Staff are selected by the Chairman in approximately equal numbers from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] http://www.jcs.mil/About.aspx Combatant Commands The combatant commands are military commands with broad continuing missions maintaining the security and defense of the United States against attack; supporting and advancing the national policies and interests of the United States and discharging U.S. military responsibilities in their assigned areas; and preparing plans, conducting operations, and coordinating activities of the forces assigned to them in accordance with the directives of higher authority. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense, to the commanders of the combatant commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves as the spokesman for the commanders of the combatant commands, especially on the administrative requirements of their commands. http://www.defense.gov/Sites/Unified-Combatant-Commands Field Activities Counterintelligence Field Activity The DOD Counterintelligence Field Activity was established in 2002 to build a Defense counterintelligence (CI) system that is informed by national goals and objectives and supports the protection of DOD personnel and critical assets from foreign intelligence services, foreign terrorists, and other clandestine or covert threats. The desired end is a transformed Defense CI system that integrates and synchronizes the counterintelligence activities of the military departments, defense agencies, Joint Staff, and combatant commands. Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency (DHA) manages the activities of the Military Health System. It is also the market manager for the National Capital Region enhanced Multi-Service Market, which includes Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. http://www.dha.mil Defense Media Activity Defense Media Activity (DMA) gathers Defense news and information from all departmental levels and reports that news and information to DOD audiences worldwide through American Forces Network online, radio, television, and through publications. DMA reports news on individual airmen, marines, sailors, soldiers, and DOD civilian employees to the American public through the Hometown News Service. DMA provides World Wide Web infrastructure and services for DOD organizations. It collects, processes, and stores DOD imagery products created by the Department and makes them available to the American public. It trains the Department's public affairs and visual information military and civilian professionals. DMA also operates Stars and Stripes, a news and information organization, free of Government editorial control and censorship, for military audiences overseas. http://www.dma.mil Defense Prisoner of War / Missing in Action Accounting Agency The Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) provides centralized management of prisoner of war and missing personnel affairs within the DOD. DPAA's primary responsibilities include leadership for and policy oversight over all efforts to account for Americans still missing from past conflicts and the recovery of and accounting for those who may become isolated in hostile territory in future conflicts. DPAA also provides administrative and logistical support to the U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POW / MIAs, conducts research and analysis to help resolve cases of those unaccounted for, examines DOD documents for possible public disclosure, and maintains viable channels of communications on POW / MIA matters between the DOD and Congress, the families of the missing, and the American public. http://www.dpaa.mil Defense Technical Information Center The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is a field activity in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering. DTIC provides defense scientific and technical information, offers controlled access to defense information, and designs and hosts more than 100 DOD Web sites. DTIC's collections include technical reports, summaries of research in progress, independent research and development material, defense technology transfer agreements, and DOD planning documents. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/about/about.html Defense Technology Security Administration The Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) is the central DOD point of contact for development and implementation of technology security policies governing defense articles and services and dual-use commodities. DTSA administers the development and implementation of DOD technology security policies on international transfers of defenserelated goods, services, and technologies. It does so to ensure that critical U.S. military technological advantages are preserved, transfers that could prove detrimental to U.S. security interests are controlled and limited, weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery do not proliferate, diversion of defense-related goods to terrorists is prevented, legitimate defense cooperation with foreign friends and allies is supported, and the health of the defense industrial base is assured. http://www.dtsa.mil/SitePages/default.aspx Education Activity https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) was established in 1992. It consists of two subordinate organizational entities: the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS). DODEA formulates, develops, and implements policies, technical guidance, and standards for the effective management of Defense dependents education activities and programs. It also plans, directs, coordinates, and manages the education programs for eligible dependents of U.S. military and civilian personnel stationed overseas and stateside; evaluates the programmatic and operational policies and procedures for DODDS and DDESS; and provides education activity representation at meetings and deliberations of educational panels and advisory groups. http://www.dodea.edu/Americas Human Resources Field Activity The Department of Defense Human Resources Activity (DODHRA) enhances the operational effectiveness and efficiency of a host of dynamic and diverse programs supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. The Field Activity supports policy development, performs cutting-edge research and expert analysis, supports readiness and reengineering efforts, manages the largest automated personnel data repositories in the world, prepares tomorrow's leaders through robust developmental programs, supports recruiting and retaining the best and brightest, and delivers both benefits and critical services to warfighters and their families. http://www.dhra.mil/website/index.shtml Office of Economic Adjustment The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) assists communities that are adversely affected by base closures, expansions, or realignments and Defense contract or program cancellations. OEA provides technical and financial assistance to those communities and coordinates other Federal agencies' involvement through the Defense Economic Adjustment Program. http://www.oea.gov Test Resource Management The Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) is a DOD Field Activity under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Center develops policy, plans for, and assesses the adequacy of the major range and test facility base to provide adequate testing in support of development, acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of defense systems. TRMC develops and maintains the test and evaluation resources strategic plan, reviews the proposed DOD test and evaluation budgets, and certifies the adequacy of the proposed budgets and whether they provide balanced support of the strategic plan. TRMC manages the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program, the Test and Evaluation Science and Technology Program, and the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability Program. http://www.acq.osd.mil/dte-trmc Washington Headquarters Services Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), established as a DOD Field Activity on October 1, 1977, is under the authority and control of the Deputy Chief Management Officer. WHS provides a range of administrative and operational services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, specified DOD components, the general public, and for Federal Government activities. WHS services include contracting and procurement; data systems and information technology support; Defense facilities, directives and records, and financial management; enterprise information technology infrastructure, human resource, legal, library, and personnel security services; evaluation and planning functions; Pentagon renovation and construction; and support for advisory boards and commissions. http://www.whs.mil Sources of Information Budget Data The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) sponsors a Web site that features congressional budget data pertaining to the DOD. The DTIC posts data from each budget report once it is filed and made available on the Library of Congress' Web site. The data are accessible in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Excel spreadsheet format. http://www.dtic.mil/congressional_budget Business Opportunities Information on and resources for acquisition, business, contracting, and subcontracting opportunities are available on the DOD's Web site. http://www.defense.gov/Resources/Contract-Resources The Office of Small Business Programs supports the participation of small businesses in the acquisition of goods and services for the DOD. http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp Career Opportunities The DOD employs over 718,000 civilian personnel. For additional information on applying for DOD job opportunities, contact Washington Headquarters Services–Human Resources Servicing Team. Phone, 614-692-0252. https://dod.usajobs.gov https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Dictionary The Defense Technical Information Center's Web site features the "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms," which is commonly called the "DOD Dictionary." The dictionary facilitates communication and mutual understanding within the DOD, with external Federal agencies, and between the United States and its international partners by standardizing military and associated terminology. http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Approved by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, the statute generally provides that any person has the right to request access to Federal agency information or records. Upon receiving a written request, the Federal agency holding the desired document or record must disclose it. Some records, however, are shielded from disclosure by one of the FOIA's nine exemptions or three exclusions. http://open.defense.gov/Transparency/FOIA.aspx History A short history of the Pentagon, from construction to completion, is available on the Pentagon Tours Office's Web site. https://pentagontours.osd.mil/Tours/construction.jsp Joint Chiefs of Staff The Joint Chiefs of Staff maintain a Web site. http://www.jcs.mil News The DOD posts news releases on its Web site. http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases Plain Language The DOD aims to write documents in readable English by adhering to Federal plain language guidelines. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/plainlanguage.html Popular Resources A page of popular DOD resources is available on the DOD Web site. http://www.defense.gov/Resources Social Media The DOD tweets announcements and other newsworthy items on Twitter. https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense The DOD has a Facebook account. https://www.facebook.com/DeptofDefense The DOD posts videos on its YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/DODvClips/featured Site Index The Web site index allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. http://www.defense.gov/Site-Index Speakers Civilian and military officials from the DOD are available to speak to public and private sector groups interested in defenserelated topics, including the global war on terrorism. Requests for speakers should be addressed to the Director for Community Relations and Public Liaison, 1400 Defense Pentagon, Room 2C546, Washington, DC 20310-1400. Today in the DOD The "Today in the Department of Defense" Web page features contracts, news and casualty releases, photos, press advisories, speeches, and transcripts on a daily basis. http://www.defense.gov/Today-in-DoD Tours For information on guided tours of the Pentagon, contact the Pentagon Tours Office. Phone, 703-697-1776. http://pentagontours.osd.mil | Email: osd.pentagon.pa.mbx.pentagon-tours-schedule@mail.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Web Sites A list of DOD Web site links is available online. http://www.defense.gov/Military-Services/DoD-Websites An A–Z list of DOD Web site links is available online. http://www.defense.gov/Military-Services/A-Z-List http://www.defense.gov/Contact For further information concerning the Department of Defense, contact the Director, Directorate for Public Inquiry and Analysis, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 203011400. Phone, 703- 697-9312. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 1690 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670 703-697-6061 http://www.af.mil AIR FORCE SECRETARIAT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE Dr. Heather A. Wilson Under Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow Administrative Assistant Patricia J. Zarodkiewicz Auditor General Daniel F. McMillin General Counsel Joseph M. McDade, Jr. Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer (A6) Lt. Gen. William J. Bender Inspector General Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Rock Legislative Liaison Maj. Gen. Steven L. Basham Assistant Secretary, Acquisition Darlene Costello Assistant Secretary, Financial Management and Comptroller Doug Bennett Assistant Secretary, Installations, Environment, and Energy Richard K. Hartley Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Daniel R. Sitterly Deputy Under Secretary for Management Marilyn M. Thomas Deputy Under Secretary, International Affairs Heidi H. Grant Deputy Under Secretary, Space Winston Beauchamp Director, Air Force Small Business Programs Mark S. Teskey Director, Public Affairs Brig. Gen. Edward W. Thomas, Jr. AIR STAFF Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Christopher F. Burne Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger Chief of Air Force Reserve Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Dondi Constin Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10) Chief Scientist Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein Greg L. Zacharias Lt. Gen. VeraLinn Jamieson https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Reconnaissance (A2) Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (A4) Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1) Lt. Gen. John B. Cooper Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements (A3) Lt. Gen. Mark C. Nowland Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Programs (A5/8) Lt. Gen. Jerry D. Harris, Jr. Director, Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Maj. Gen. James C. Johnson Director, Air National Guard Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice Director, History and Museums Policies and Programs Walter A. Grudzinskas Director, Studies and Analyses, Assessments (A9) Kevin E. Williams Director, Test and Evaluation Devin Cate MAJOR COMMANDS Air Combat Command Gen. James M. Holmes Air Education and Training Command Lt. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson Air Force Global Strike Command Gen. Robin Rand Air Force Materiel Command Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski Air Force Reserve Command Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller Air Force Space Command Gen. John W. Raymond Air Force Special Operations Command Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb Air Mobility Command Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II Pacific Air Forces Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy U.S. Air Forces in Europe Gen. Tod D. Wolters The Department of the Air Force defends the United States by providing air, space, and cyberspace capabilities. Organizational Chart The Department of the Air Force (USAF) was established as part of the National Military Establishment by the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 502) and came into being on September 18, 1947. The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense, established it as an executive department, and made the Department of the Air Force a military department within the Department of Defense (63 Stat. 578). The Department of the Air Force is separately organized under the Secretary of the Air Force. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense (10 U.S.C. 8010). The Department comprises the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Air Staff, and field organizations. Secretary The Secretary and Secretariat Staff oversee matters of organization, training, logistical support, maintenance, welfare of personnel, administrative, recruiting, research and development, and other activities that the President or Secretary of Defense prescribes. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/AirForceSeniorLeaders/SECAF.aspx Air Staff The Air Staff assists the Secretary, the Under Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, and the Chief of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. Field Organizations The major commands, field operating agencies, and direct reporting units constitute the field organizations of the Air Force. They are organized primarily on a functional basis in the United States and on a geographic basis overseas. These commands are responsible for accomplishing certain phases of the Air Force's worldwide activities. They also organize, administer, equip, and train subordinate elements to accomplish assigned missions. MAJOR COMMANDS: CONTINENTAL U.S. COMMANDS Air Combat Command The Air Combat Command operates CONUS-based, combat-coded fighter and attack aircraft. It organizes, trains, equips, and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense. http://www.acc.af.mil Air Education and Training Command The Air Education and Training Command recruits, assesses, commissions, educates, and trains Air Force enlisted and officer personnel. It provides basic military training, initial and advanced technical training, flying training, and https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] professional military and post-secondary education. The Command also conducts Air Force security assistance, joint, medical service, and readiness training. http://www.aetc.af.mil Air Force Global Strike Command The Air Force Global Strike Command is responsible for the Nation's three intercontinental ballistic missile wings; the Air Force's bomber force, including the B–1, B–2, and B–52 wings; the Long Range Strike Bomber program; and operational and maintenance support to organizations within the nuclear enterprise. http://www.afgsc.af.mil Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command delivers expeditionary capabilities through research, development, test, evaluation, acquisition, modernization, and sustainment of aerospace weapon systems throughout their life cycles. Those weapon systems include Air Force fighter, bomber, cargo, and attack fleets and armament. They also include net-centric command and control assets; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets; and combat support information systems. The command oversees basic research and development that support air, space, and cyberspace capabilities. The command relies on an integrated, efficient life cycle management approach to ensure the best possible support to warfighters. http://www.afmc.af.mil Air Force Reserve Command The Air Force Reserve Command provides the Air Force with approximately 14 percent of the total force and approximately 4 percent of the manpower budget. Reservists support air, space, and cyberspace superiority; command and control; global integrated intelligence surveillance reconnaissance; global precision attack; nuclear deterrence operations; special operations; rapid global mobility; and personnel recovery. They also perform aircraft flight testing, space operations, and aerial port operations, as well as communications, civil engineer, military training, mobility support, security forces, services, and transportation missions. http://www.afrc.af.mil Air Force Space Command The Air Force Space Command provides space and cyberspace capabilities such as missile warning, space control, spacelift, satellite operations, and designated cyberspace activities. http://www.afspc.af.mil Air Force Special Operations Command The Air Force Special Operations Command provides the air component of U.S. Special Operations Command. The command deploys specialized air power and delivers special operations combat power wherever and whenever needed. It provides agile combat support, combat search and rescue, information warfare, precision aerospace fires, psychological operations, and specialized aerospace mobility and refueling to unified commands. http://www.afsoc.af.mil Air Mobility Command The Air Mobility Command provides airlift, air refueling, special air missions, and aeromedical evacuation for U.S. forces. It also airlifts forces to theater commands to support wartime tasking. http://www.amc.af.mil MAJOR COMMANDS: OVERSEAS COMMANDS Pacific Air Forces The Pacific Air Forces deliver rapid and precise air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to protect the United States, its territories, and its allies and partners; provide integrated air and missile warning and defense; promote interoperability throughout the Pacific area of responsibility; maintain strategic access and freedom of movement across all domains; and posture to respond across the full spectrum of military contingencies to restore regional security. http://www.pacaf.af.mil U.S. Air Forces in Europe The U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) execute the Air Force, European Command, and Africa Command missions with forward-based air power and infrastructure to conduct and enable theater and global operations. The USAFE direct air operations in a theater that spans three continents, covers more than 19 million square miles, contains 104 independent states, produces more than a quarter of the world's gross domestic product, and comprises more than a quarter of Earth's population. http://www.usafe.af.mil FIELD OPERATING AGENCIES Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation The Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation provides seamless integration of cross-functional live, virtual, and constructive operational training environments that allow war fighters to maximize performance and optimize https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] decisionmaking. The agency works with combatant commands, major commands, the Air Force Reserve Command, the Air National Guard, the Air Force headquarters, direct reporting units, and field operating agencies to provide the necessary development and implementation standards for common access and interoperability within the live, virtual, and constructive domains for efficient and secure global operations. http://www.afams.af.mil Air Force Audit Agency The Air Force Audit Agency provides all levels of Air Force management with independent, objective, and quality audit services by reviewing and promoting operational economy, effectiveness, and efficiency; evaluating programs and activities to achieve intended results; and assessing and improving financial reporting. http://www.afaa.af.mil Air Force Cost Analysis Agency The Air Force Cost Analysis Agency performs nonadvocate cost analyses for major space, aircraft, and information system programs. The agency supports the departmentwide cost analysis program by developing and maintaining cost-estimating tools, techniques, and infrastructure. It provides guidance, analytical support, quantitative risk analyses, and special studies to improve long-range planning, force structure, analysis of alternatives, and lifecycle cost analyses. Air Force Flight Standards Agency The Air Force Flight Standards Agency performs worldwide inspection of airfields, navigation systems, and instrument approaches. It provides flight standards to develop Air Force instrument requirements and certifies procedures and directives for cockpit display and navigation systems. It also provides air traffic control and airlift procedures and evaluates air traffic control systems and airspace management procedures. Air Force Historical Research Agency The Air Force Historical Research Agency serves as a repository for Air Force historical records and maintains research facilities for scholars and the general public. http://www.afhra.af.mil/index.asp Air Force Inspection Agency The Air Force Inspection Agency provides independent inspection, evaluation, oversight, training and analysis to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Air Force. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104564/air-force-inspection-agency.aspx Air Force Legal Operations Agency The Air Force Legal Operations Agency includes all senior defense, senior trial, appellate defense, and Government counsel in the Air Force, as well as all Air Force civil litigators who defend the Air Force against civil lawsuits that claim damages and seek other remedies in contracts, environmental, labor, and tort litigation. Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency The Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency provides analysis and develops tools for helping Air Force and Department of Defense senior leaders make decisions affecting total force manpower requirements. The agency supports the Under Secretary of the Air Force for Management's efforts to improve processes and carries out departmentwide transformation initiatives. It also oversees human capital planning and training to develop and sustain manpower-specific capabilities at adequate levels. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104598/air-force-manpower-agency.aspx Air Force Medical Operations Agency The Air Force Medical Operations Agency assists the Air Force Surgeon General in developing plans, programs, and policies for aerospace medicine, bioenvironmental engineering, clinical investigations, family advocacy, health promotion, military public health, quality assurance, radioactive material management, and the medical service. http://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/afmoa Air Force Medical Support Agency The Air Force Medical Support Agency provides consultative support and policy development for the Air Force Surgeon General in medical force management. It also supports ground and air expeditionary medical capabilities used in global, homeland security, and force health protection, as well as all aspects of medical and dental services, aerospace medicine operations, and medical support functions. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, a field operating agency of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, works to support the entire Department of Defense and other Federal entities ensuring dignity, honor and respect to the fallen, and care, service, and support to their families. http://www.mortuary.af.mil Air Force Office of Special Investigations The Air Force Office of Special Investigations identifies, exploits, and neutralizes criminal, terrorist, and intelligence https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] threats to the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, and U.S. Government. Its primary responsibilities are criminal investigations and counterintelligence services. It also protects critical technologies and information, detects and mitigates threats, provides global specialized services, conducts major criminal investigations, and offensively engages foreign adversaries and threats. http://www.osi.af.mil Air Force Operations Group The Air Force Operations Group collects, processes, analyzes, and communicates information, enabling situational awareness of USAF operations worldwide. This awareness facilitates timely, responsive, and effective decisionmaking by senior USAF leaders and combatant commanders. Air Force Personnel Center The Air Force Personnel Center ensures that commanders around the world have enough skilled Air Force personnel to carry out the mission. The center also runs programs affecting the entire life cycle of military and civilian Air Force personnel from accession through retirement. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104554/air-force-personnel-center.aspx Air Force Program Executive Offices The Air Force Program Executive Offices (PEOs) oversee the execution of a program throughout its entire lifecycle. While the PEOs are not part of USAF headquarters, they report on acquisition and program-specific issues directly to the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. Air Force PEOs are currently responsible for diverse programs in a range of areas: aircraft, command and control and combat support systems, Joint Strike Fighter, and weapons. http://ww3.safaq.hq.af.mil/organizations/index.asp Air Force Public Affairs Agency The Air Force Public Affairs Agency manages the Air Force media center. The center collects, archives, and distributes Air Force imagery; manages licensing and branding of Air Force trademarks; provides policy guidance and oversight for the Air Force's Web site and social media programs; operates the Air Force's official social media program; composes original musical arrangements for Air Force regional bands; and develops training curricula and requirements for the Air Force's nearly 6,000 public affairs practitioners. http://www.publicaffairs.af.mil Air Force Review Boards Agency The Air Force Review Boards Agency manages various military and civilian appellate processes for the Secretary of the Air Force. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104511/air-force-review-boards-agency.aspx Air Force Safety Center The Air Force Safety Center promotes safety to reduce the number and severity of mishaps. It also supports combat readiness by developing, implementing, executing, and evaluating Air Force aviation, ground, weapons, nuclear surety, space, and system programs. http://www.safety.af.mil Air National Guard Readiness Center The Air National Guard Readiness Center performs the operational and technical tasks associated with manning, equipping, and training Air National Guard units to meet required readiness levels. http://www.angrc.ang.af.mil National Air and Space Intelligence Center The National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) assesses foreign air and space threats. It creates integrated, predictive intelligence in the domains of air, space, and cyberspace to support military operations, force modernization, and policymaking. NASIC analyzes data on foreign aerospace forces and weapons systems to determine performance characteristics, capabilities, vulnerabilities, and intentions. These assessments are used to shape national security and defense policies. NASIC personnel also play a role in weapons treaty negotiations and verification. http://www.nasic.af.mil DIRECT REPORTING UNITS Air Force District of Washington The Air Force District of Washington supports Headquarters Air Force and other Air Force units in the National Capital Region. http://www.afdw.af.mil Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center plans and conducts test and evaluation procedures to determine operational effectiveness and suitability of new or modified USAF systems and their capacity to meet https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] mission needs. http://www.afotec.af.mil U.S. Air Force Academy The U.S. Air Force Academy provides academic and military instruction and experience to prepare future USAF career officers. The Academy offers Bachelor of Science degrees in 31 academic majors, and upon completion, graduates receive commissions as second lieutenants. http://www.usafa.af.mil Sources of Information Employment Members of the Air Force civilian service work side by side with active duty airmen. They are a diverse group of professionals: contract specialists, engineers, human resources specialists, intelligence experts, mechanics, scientists, teachers, and more. https://afciviliancareers.com/content/home-air-force-civilian-service Factsheets Factsheets contain current information and statistics on Air Force careers, organizations, inventory, and equipment —including aircraft and weapons. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets.aspx | Email: DMAPublicAffairs@mail.mil Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) The Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Office manages the policy and procedural guidance for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA) and Quality of Information (QIP) programs in accordance with applicable laws. http://www.foia.af.mil/Welcome.aspx Links to FOIA requester service centers are available online. The service centers are grouped, by base and by command, in two lists. http://www.foia.af.mil/Offices Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The Air Force provides answers to FAQs on its web-site. http://www.af.mil/Questions.aspx History For over a century, the Air Force has relied on the bravery and skill of American airmen to protect the United States in the air, space, and cyberspace. An overview of that history is available online. https://www.airforce.com/mission/history Inspector General (IG) The IG receives and investigates complaints of abuse, fraud, and waste involving Air Force personnel or programs. http://www.af.mil/InspectorGeneralComplaints.aspx | Email: usaf.ighotline@mail.mil Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) The Air Force's web-site features a section dedicated to ISR activities and news. http://www.af.mil/ISR.aspx Joining the Air Force To learn about its mission, how to join, and about educational, training, and career opportunities that enlistment offers, visit the Air Force's recruitment Web site. https://www.airforce.com/how-to-join Medal of Honor Members of the Air Force and its predecessor organizations have earned Medals of Honor. The medal is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. http://www.af.mil/MedalofHonor.aspx News The Air Force posts announcements, art, commentaries, news items, and photos on its Web site. Air Force TV and radio news are also accessible online. http://www.af.mil/News.aspx | Email: DMAPublicAffairs@mail.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] "Air Force Magazine" is posted online. Beginning in January 2013, full issues are available. Beginning in November 2015, HTML5 versions are available . http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/default.aspx Reading List The Air Force Chief of Staff's annual reading list (2016) is available on the Department's Web site. An archives of the reading list, starting with the year 2007, is also available online. http://static.dma.mil/usaf/csafreadinglist/01_books.html Sexual Assault The "Sexual Assault Prevention and Response" (SAPR) Web page has information, policies, and reports on sexual assault, as well as links leading to additional resources within the Department of Defense (DOD) community and to external resources. http://www.af.mil/SAPR.aspx The "SAPR" Web page also provides access to the Safe Helpline—an anonymous, confidential, and free crisis support service for DOD community members who have been affected by sexual assault. Phone, 877-995-5247. https://www.safehelpline.org/about-dod-safe-helpline Social Media The Air Force has a blog and maintains a social media presence on Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. The Web site provides shortcuts to the different platforms as well as social media resources. http://www.af.mil/AFSites/SocialMediaSites.aspx Strategic Documents The site contains various “CSAF Focus Area", and other strategic documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). http://www.af.mil/Airpower4America.aspx Suicide Prevention The "Suicide Prevention" Web page promotes resources like the ACE (Ask, Care, and Escort) Card and provides access, by phone or confidential online chat, to the Military Crisis Line. Phone, 800-273-8255. http://www.af.mil/SuicidePrevention.aspx Web sites A directory of all registered Air Force Web sites is available online. http://www.af.mil/ContactUs.aspx For further information concerning the Department of the Air Force, contact the Office of the Director of Public Affairs, Department of the Air Force, 1690 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670. Phone, 703-697-6061. http://www.af.mil/ContactUs.aspx For further information concerning the Department of the Air Force, contact the Office of the Director of Public Affairs, Department of the Air Force, 1690 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670. Phone, 703-697-6061. EDITORIAL NOTE The Department of the Army did not meet the publication deadline for submitting updated information of its activities, functions, and sources of information as required by the automatic disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(A)) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 703-695-6518 http://www.army.mil EXECUTIVE OFFICE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY Robert Speer, Acting Under Secretary of the Army Karl F. Schneider, Acting Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army Gerald B. O'Keefe Auditor General Anne L. Richards https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Deputy Under Secretary of the Army Thomas E. Hawley Director, Small Business Programs Tommy L. Marks Executive Director, Army National Military Cemeteries Patrick K. Hallinan General Counsel (vacancy) Inspector General Lt. Gen. David E. Quantock Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management / Comptroller Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Energy and Environment Steffanie Easter Jo-Ellen Darcy Robert M. Speer Katherine G. Hammack Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Debra S. Wada Chief Information Officer (G–6) Maj. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford Chief of Legislative Liaison Maj. Gen. Laura E. Richardson Chief of Public Affairs Brig. Gen. Omar J. Jones IV OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Daniel B. Allyn Director of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. Gary H. Cheek Vice Director of the Army Staff Steven J. Redmann ARMY STAFF Sergeant Major of the Army SMA Daniel A. Dailey Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Joseph Lengyel Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham Chief of Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Paul K. Hurley Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite Director, Army National Guard Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Flora D. Darpino Provost Marshal General Maj. Gen. Mark S. Inch Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West DEPUTY CHIEFS OF STAFF Financial Management (G–8) Lt. Gen. John M. Murray Intelligence (G–2) Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr. Logistics (G–4) Lt. Gen. Gustave F. Perna Operations (G–3/5/7) Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson Personnel (G–1) Lt. Gen. James C. McConville COMMANDS COMMANDING GENERALS U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. Robert B. Abrams U.S. Army Materiel Command Gen. Gustave F. Perna U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Gen. David G. Perkins ARMY SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDS https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] COMMANDING GENERALS U.S. Army Africa / Southern European Task Force Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington U.S. Army Central Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett U.S. Army Europe Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges U.S. Army North Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan U.S. Army Pacific Gen. Robert B. Brown U.S. Army South Maj. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chinn U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command U.S. Army Special Operations Command Maj. Gen. Susan A. Davidson Lt. Gen. David L. Mann Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Tovo DIRECT REPORTING UNITS Commandant, U.S. Army War College Maj. Gen. William E. Rapp Commander, Second Army Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon Commander, U.S. Army Accessions Support Brigade Col. Janet R. Holliday Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center Craig A. Spisak Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery Patrick K. Hallinan Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr. COMMANDING GENERALS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Maj. Gen. Mark S. Inch U.S. Army Installation Management Command Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Ballard U.S. Army Medical Command Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West U.S. Army Military District of Washington Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker U.S. Army Reserve Command Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command Maj. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler The Department of the Army equips, organizes, and trains active duty and reserve forces to maintain peace and security and to defend the Nation; administers programs to mitigate erosion and flooding, to develop water resources, to improve waterway navigation, and to protect the environment; and provides military and natural disaster relief assistance to Federal, State, and local government agencies. Organizational Chart The Continental Congress established the American Continental Army, now called the United States Army, on June 14, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence. The Department of War was established as an executive department at the seat of Government by act approved August 7, 1789 (1 Stat. 49). The Secretary of War was established as its head. The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401) created the National Military Establishment, and the Department of War was designated the Department of the Army. The title of its Secretary became Secretary of the Army (5 U.S.C. 171). The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 578) provided that the Department of the Army be a military department within the Department of Defense. Secretary The Secretary of the Army is the senior official of the Department of the Army. Subject to the direction, authority, and control of the President as Commander in Chief and of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army is responsible for and has the authority to conduct all affairs of the Department of the Army, including its organization, administration, operation, efficiency, and such other activities as may be prescribed by the President or the Secretary of Defense as authorized by law. https://www.army.mil/leaders/sa For further information, call 703-695-2422. Army Staff The Army Staff is the Secretary of the Army's military staff. It makes preparations for deploying the Army, including recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing it, to support the Secretary or the Chief of Staff in his or her executive capacity; investigates and reports on the efficiency of the Army and its preparation for military operations; acts as the agent of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff in coordinating the action of all organizations of the Department of the Army; and performs other nonstatutory duties that the Secretary of the Army may prescribe. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] PROGRAM AREAS Civil Functions Civil functions of the Department of the Army include the administration of Arlington and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemeteries and the Civil Works Program—the Nation's principal Federal water resources development activity involving dams, reservoirs, levees, harbors, waterways, locks, and other engineering structures. http://www.army.mil/asacw History This area includes advisory and coordination service provided to the Army Secretariat and staff on all historical matters: the formulation and execution of the Army historical program, the maintenance of the organizational history of Army units, the preparation and publication of histories that the Army requires, and historical properties. http://www.history.army.mil | Email: usarmy.mcnair.cmh.mbx.answers@mail.mil Installations This area consists of policies, procedures, and resources for the management of installations to ensure the availability of efficient and affordable base services and infrastructure in support of military missions. It includes the identification and validation of resource requirements, the review of facilities requirements and stationing, and program and budget development and justification. Other activities include support for base operations; base realignment and closure; competitive sourcing; energy security and sustainability; environmental programs; housing; military construction; morale, recreation, and welfare; and real property maintenance and repair. https://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/imcom Intelligence This area includes management of Army intelligence with responsibility for policy formulation, planning, programming, budgeting, evaluation, and oversight of intelligence activities. The Army Staff is responsible for monitoring relevant foreign intelligence developments and foreign disclosure; imagery, signals, human, open-source, measurement, and signatures intelligence; counterintelligence; threat models and simulations; and security countermeasures. https://www.army.mil/inscom/?from=org Medical This area includes management of health services for the Army and as directed for other services, agencies, and organizations; health standards for Army personnel; health professional education and training; career management authority over commissioned and warrant officer personnel of the Army Medical Department; medical research, materiel development, testing, and evaluation; policies concerning health aspects of Army environmental programs and prevention of disease; and planning, programming, and budgeting for Armywide health services. https://www.army.mil/armymedicine/?from=org Military Operations and Plans This includes Army forces strategy formation; mid-range, long-range, and regional strategy application; arms control, negotiation, and disarmament; national security affairs; joint service matters; net assessment; politico-military affairs; force mobilization, demobilization, and planning; programming structuring, development, analysis, requirements, and management; operational readiness; overall roles and missions; collective security; individual and unit training; psychological operations; information operations; unconventional warfare; counterterrorism; operations security; signal security; special plans; equipment development and approval; nuclear and chemical matters; civil affairs; military support of civil defense; civil disturbance; domestic actions; command and control; automation and communications programs and activities; management of the program for law enforcement, correction, and crime prevention for military members of the Army; special operations forces; foreign language and distance learning; and physical security. Reserve Components This area includes management of individual and unit readiness and mobilization for Reserve Components, which consist of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve. https://www.army.mil/reserve/?from=org Religious This area includes departmentwide management of religious and moral leadership and chaplain support activities; religious ministrations, religious education, pastoral care, and counseling for Army military personnel; liaison with ecclesiastical agencies; chapel construction requirements and design approval; and career management of clergymen serving in the Chaplains Corps. http://www.army.mil/chaplaincorps ARMY COMMANDS U.S. Army Forces Command Headquartered at Fort Bragg, NC, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) prepares conventional forces to https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] provide a sustained flow of trained and ready land power to combatant commanders in defense of the Nation at home and abroad. https://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/forscom/?from=org For further information, contact the FORSCOM Public Affairs Office. Phone, 910-570-7200. U.S. Army Materiel Command U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness—technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment—to the total force across the spectrum of joint military operations. Headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, AMC's missions include the development of weapon systems, advanced research on future technologies, and maintenance and distribution of spare parts and equipment. AMC works closely with program executive offices, industry, academia, and other Military Services and Government agencies to develop, test, and acquire equipment that soldiers and units need to accomplish their missions. https://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/amc/?from=org For further information, contact the AMC Public Affairs Office. Phone, 256-450-7978. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Headquartered in Fort Eustis, VA, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) develops, educates, and trains soldiers, civilians, and leaders; supports unit training; and designs, builds, and integrates a versatile mix of capabilities, formations, and equipment to strengthen the U.S. Army as a force of decisive action. https://www.army.mil/tradoc/?from=org For further information, contact the TRADOC Public Affairs Office. Phone, 757-501-5876. ARMY SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDS U.S. Army Africa / Southern European Task Force U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) / Southern European Task Force (SETAF) is the Army service component command for U.S. Africa Command. It supports U.S. Africa Command operations, employs Army forces as partners, builds sustainable capacity, and supports the joint force to disrupt transnational threats and promote regional security in Africa. http://www.usaraf.army.mil For further information, contact the USARAF / SETAF Public Affairs Office. Phone, 011-39-0444-71-8341 or 8342. U.S. Army Central U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) shapes the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 20 countries through forward land power presence and security cooperation engagements that ensure access, build partner capacity, and develop relationships. ARCENT also provides flexible options and strategic depth to the U.S. combatant commander and sets the conditions for improved regional security and stability. http://www.arcent.army.mil | Email: usarmy.shaw.usarcent.mbx.public-affairs@mail.mil For further information, contact the USARCENT Public Affairs Office. Phone, 803-885-8266. U.S. Army Europe U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) provides the principal land component for U.S. European Command throughout a 51-country area. As the U.S. Army’s largest forward-deployed expeditionary force, USAREUR supports NATO and U.S. bilateral, multinational, and unilateral objectives. It supports U.S. Army forces in the European Command area; receives and assists in the reception, staging, and onward movement and integration of U.S. forces; establishes, operates, and expands operational lines of communication; ensures regional security, access, and stability through presence and security cooperation; and supports U.S. combatant commanders and joint and combined commanders. http://www.eur.army.mil For further information, contact the USAREUR Public Affairs Office. Phone, 011-49-611-143-537-0005 or 0006. U.S. Army North U.S. Army North (USARNORTH) supports U.S. Northern Command, the unified command responsible for defending the U.S. homeland and coordinating defense support of civil authorities. USARNORTH helps maintain readiness to support homeland defense, civil support operations, and theater security cooperation activities. http://www.arnorth.army.mil | Email: usarmy.jbsa.arnorth.list.pao-owner@mail.mil For further information, contact the USARNORTH Public Affairs Office. Phone, 210-221-0015. U.S. Army South U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) is the Army service component command of U.S. Southern Command. ARSOUTH conducts security cooperation and responds to contingencies as part of a whole-of-government approach in https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] conjunction with partner national armies in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, which encompasses 31 countries and 15 areas of special sovereignty in Central and South America and the Caribbean. These activities counter transnational threats and strengthen regional security in defense of the homeland. ARSOUTH maintains a deployable headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where it conducts strategic and operational planning. http://www.arsouth.army.mil | Email: usarmy.jbsa.arsouth.mbx.pao@mail.mil For further information, contact the ARSOUTH Public Affairs Office. Phone, 210-295-6739. U.S. Army Pacific U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) prepares the force for unified land operations, responds to threats, sustains and protects the force, and builds military relationships that develop partner defense capacity to contribute to the stability and security of the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility. USARPAC commands soldiers in an area spanning from the Northwest Coast and Alaska to the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan. Since September 11, 2001, USARPAC soldiers have played a vital role in homeland defense for Alaska and Hawaii, Guam, and Japan, as well as in supporting operations with our allies elsewhere in the region. https://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/usarpac/?from=org For further information, contact USARPAC Public Affairs. Phone, 808-438-9761. U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) delivers world-class, origin-todestination distribution. It is the Army service component command of the U.S. Transportation Command and a subordinate command to the Army Materiel Command. This relationship links the Transportation Command's joint deployment and distribution enterprise with the Army Materiel Command's materiel enterprise. The SDDC also partners with the commercial transportation industry as the coordinating link between Department of Defense surface transportation requirements and the capability industry provides. http://www.sddc.army.mil For further information, contact the SDDC Public Affairs Office. Phone, 618-220-6284. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / Army Strategic Command U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC / ARSTRAT) conducts space and missile defense operations and provides planning, integration, control, and coordination of Army forces and capabilities in support of U.S. Strategic Command missions. SMDC / ARSTRAT also supports space, high-altitude, and global missile defense modernization efforts; serves as the Army operational integrator for global missile defense; and conducts mission-related research and development to support the Army's statutory responsibilities. http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/smdc For further information, contact the SMDC Public Affairs Office. Phone, 256-955-3887. U.S. Army Special Operations Command U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) administers, deploys, educates, equips, funds, mans, mobilizes, organizes, sustains, and trains Army special operations forces to carry out missions worldwide, as directed. These special and diverse military operations support regional combatant commanders, American ambassadors, and other agencies. https://www.army.mil/usasoc/?from=org http://www.soc.mil | Email: pao@soc.mil For further information, contact the USASOC Public Affairs Office. Phone, 910-432-6005. Sources of Information Business Opportunities For information on contract procurement policies and procedures, contact the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Procurement. Phone, 703-695-2488. http://www.micc.army.mil/contracting-offices.asp Assistance for small businesses and minority educational institutions to increase participation in the Army contracting program is available through the Office of Small Business Programs. Phone, 703-697-2868. Fax, 703693-3898. http://www.micc.army.mil/small-business.asp Cemeteries Arlington National Cemetery is one of the two national military cemeteries that the Army maintains. This cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty servicemembers, veterans, and their families. For more information, visit its Web site or contact the cemetery. Phone, 877-907-8585. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] The U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery is one of the two national military cemeteries that the Army maintains. This cemetery is the final resting place for more than 14,000 veterans, including those that fought in the Civil War. For more information, visit its Web site or contact the Superintendent. Phone, 877-907-8585. http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/district_of_columbia/us_soldiers_and_airmens_home_national_cemetery.html Environment Information is available from the U.S. Army Environmental Command. https://aec.army.mil Information is also available from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health. http://www.asaie.army.mil/Public/ESOH The Army Environmental Policy Institute posts publications on its Web site. "Army Water Security Strategy" (DEC 2011), the results of the first comprehensive study of Army water security management, is available in Portable Document Format (PDF). "Quantifying the Army Supply Chain Water Bootprint" (DEC 2011), an initial step to quantify the amount of water used by suppliers to produce the goods and services that the Army procures through the supply chain, is also available in PDF. http://www.aepi.army.mil Employment More than 330,000 Army civilians work in a wide range of diverse professions. These professionals are not active duty military, but serve as an integral part of the Army team to support the defense of the Nation. http://armycivilianservice.com Films Address loan requests for Army-produced films to the Visual Information Support Centers of Army installations. Unclassified Army productions are available for sale from the National Audiovisual Center, National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312. Phone, 800-553-6847. http://www.ntis.gov/Index.aspx | Email: orders@ntis.gov Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Contact the appropriate information management officer associated with the Army installation or activity managing the desired information. Information is also available on the Records Management and Declassification Agency's Web site. https://www.rmda.army.mil Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The Army posts answers to FAQs on its Web site. https://www.army.mil/faq Gold Star Survivors All Gold Star family members have made a sacrifice to the Nation. The Army recognizes that no one gives more for the Nation than a family member of the fallen. Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day is the last Sunday of September, and Gold Star Spouses Day is April 5. https://www.army.mil/goldstar History "Army History" magazine, the professional bulletin of Army history, is available online in Portable Document Format (PDF). http://www.history.army.mil/news/2016/160900a_armyHistoryMag.html A directory of Army museums is available on the Center of Military History's Web site. http://www.history.army.mil/museums/directory.html The Office of Historic Properties and Partnerships raises awareness of and explores and tests creative uses for the Army's historic buildings. Its staff also promotes partnerships between the Army and nonprofit organizations, public or private, to preserve, renovate, and restore. http://www.asaie.army.mil/Public/IH/OHP/ohp.htm Joining the Army Information on Army life, assignments, benefits, pay, and enlisting or joining in other capacities is available online. Phone, 888-550-2769. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] http://www.goarmy.com National Guard The National Guard responds to domestic emergencies, counterdrug efforts, overseas combat missions, reconstruction missions, and more. The President or a State governor can call on the Guard in a moment’s notice. Guard soldiers hold civilian jobs or attend college while maintaining their military training on a part-time basis, and their primary area of operation is their home state. https://www.nationalguard.com Public Affairs / Community Relations For official Army and community relations information, contact the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs. Phone, 703695-0616. Automated assistance is available after normal work hours. Phone, 201-590-6575. http://www.army.mil/info/institution/publicAffairs Publications To request a publication, contact either the proponent listed on the title page of the document or the information management officer of the Army activity that publishes the desired publication. If the requester does not know which Army activity published the document, contact the Publishing Division, Army Publishing Directorate. Phone, 703693-1557. http://www.army.mil/media/publications Official texts published by Headquarters, Department of the Army, are available from the National Technical Information Service. Phone, 888-584-8332. http://www.ntis.gov Ranks Descriptions of officer, warrant officer, and enlisted ranks are available on the Army Web site. https://www.army.mil/symbols/armyranks.html Reading List The U.S. Army Chief of Staff's professional reading list comprises three categories—Armies at war: battles and campaigns; the Army profession; and strategy and the strategic environment—and is accessible online. http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/105/105-1-1/index.html Research The Research, Development and Engineering Command is the Army's technology leader and largest technology developer. Its Web site features news on and resources related to long-range research and development plans for materiel requirements and objectives. Phone, 443-395-4006 (Public Affairs) or 3922 (Media Relations). http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/rdecom Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Available at over 1,100 colleges and universities nationwide, the ROTC offers merit-based scholarships that can cover the full cost of tuition and open educational opportunities. http://www.goarmy.com/rotc.html Site Index The Army's Web site features an A–Z index. https://www.army.mil/info/a-z Specialized Careers Information on how to become an Army chaplain, the chaplain candidate program, and chaplain corps careers and jobs is available online and from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. Phone, 877-437-6572. http://www.goarmy.com/chaplain Health care professionals serving as officers in the Army's medical department benefit from a wide range of opportunities and financial incentives. http://www.goarmy.com/amedd.html Members of the Army Judge Advocate General's corps often represent soldiers during courts-martial; however, they also engage in a wider range of legal activities that include civil litigation, international law, labor law, and tort claims. For more information, contact the Army Judge Advocate Recruiting Office. Phone, 866-276-9524. http://www.goarmy.com/jag https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] The Army relies on talented musicians to assist with military ceremonies, boost morale, and provide entertainment. http://www.goarmy.com/band.html Speakers The Public Affairs Office nearest the event can help provide local Army speakers. The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs can assist with scheduling a general officer to address Army matters at public forums. To request a general officer speaker, writer to the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, ATTN: Community Relations, Division (Speaker Request), 1500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-1500. A lead time of at least 60–90 days is required. Phone, 703-614-1107. http://www.army.mil/comrel/assetrequests U. S. Military Academy West Point has been educating, training, and inspiring U.S. Army leaders for more than 200 years. The academy offers a 47-month leader-development program of academic rigor, military discipline, and physical challenges with adherence to a code of honor. http://www.usma.edu | Email: admissions-info@usma.edu http://www.army.mil/info/institution/publicAffairs For further information concerning the Department of the Army, contact U.S. Army Public Affairs, Community Relations Division, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, 1500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-1500. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350 703-697-7391 http://www.navy.mil SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Sean J. Stackley, Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas P. Dee, Acting ASSISTANT SECRETARIES Energy, Installations and Environment Steven R. Iselin, Acting Financial Management / Comptroller Joseph B. Marshall Jr., Acting Manpower and Reserve Affairs Robert L. Woods, Acting Research, Development and Acquisition Allison F. Stiller Auditor General Donjette L. Gilmore, Acting Chief Information Officer Robert Foster Chief of Information Rear Adm. Dawn Cutler, Acting Chief of Legislative Affairs Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. David J. Hahn Director, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Andrew L. Traver General Counsel Anne M. Brennan, Acting Judge Advocate General Vice Adm. James W. Crawford III Naval Inspector General Vice Adm. Herman Shelanski Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Management) Scott W. Lutterloh Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office Jill Vines Loftus Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M. Richardson Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Bill Moran Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano NAVAL OPERATIONS Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William F. Moran DEPUTY CHIEFS OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Fleet Readiness and Logistics Vice Adm. Dixon Smith Information Dominance Vice Adm. Jan Tighe Integration of Capabilities and Resources Vice Adm. William Lescher Manpower, Personnel, Training Education Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Operations, Plans and Strategy Vice Adm. John C. Aquilino DIRECTORS Naval Intelligence Vice Adm. Jan Tighe Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Adm. James F. Caldwell Navy Staff Vice Adm. James G. Foggo Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements / Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. David J. Hahn Chief of Chaplains of the Navy Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben Chief of Naval Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano Oceanographer of the Navy / Navigator of the Navy Rear Adm. Timothy C. Gallaudet Surgeon General of the Navy Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III SHORE ESTABLISHMENT Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson COMMANDERS Naval Air Systems Command Vice Adm. Paul Grosklags Naval Education and Training Command Rear Adm. Michael S. White Naval Facilities Engineering Command Rear Adm. Kate L. Gregory Naval Legal Service Command Rear Adm. John G. Hannink Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Rear Adm. Timothy C. Galludet Naval Network Warfare Command Capt. John W. Chandler Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. Thomas Moore Naval Supply Systems Command Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen Naval Warfare Development Command Rear Adm. Bret C. Batchelder Navy Installations Command Vice Adm. Dixon Smith Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Rear Adm. David H. Lewis Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III Chief, Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office / Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence Rear Adm. Elizabeth L. Train Director, Strategic Systems Program Rear Adm. Terry J. Benedict Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy Vice Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr. OPERATING FORCES COMMANDERS U.S. Fleet Forces Command Adm. Philip S. Davidson Pacific Fleet Adm. Scott H. Swift Military Sealift Command Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne Naval Forces Central Command Vice Adm. Kevin M. Donegan Naval Forces Europe Adm. Michelle J. Howard Naval Reserve Forces Command Rear Adm. Thomas W. Luscher Naval Special Warfare Command Rear Adm. Timothy Szymanski Operational Test and Evaluation Force Rear Adm. Jeffrey R. Penfield [For the Department of the Navy statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Part 700] The Department of the Navy protects the United States and its interests by the prosecution of war at sea, including the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases with the assistance of its Marine Corps component; supports the forces of all military departments of the United States; and safeguards freedom of the seas. Organizational Chart https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] The United States Navy was founded on October 13, 1775, when Congress enacted the first legislation creating the Continental Navy of the American Revolution. The Department of the Navy and the Office of Secretary of the Navy were established by act of April 30, 1798 (10 U.S.C. 5011, 5031). For 9 years prior to that date, by act of August 7, 1789 (1 Stat. 49), the Secretary of War oversaw the conduct of naval affairs. The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 provided that the Department of the Navy be a military department within the Department of Defense (63 Stat. 578). The President appoints the Secretary of the Navy as the head of the Department of the Navy. The Secretary is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the operation and efficiency of the Navy (10 U.S.C. 5031). The Department of the Navy includes the U.S. Coast Guard when it is operating as a Service in the Navy. Secretary The Secretary of the Navy is the head of the Department of the Navy, responsible for the policies and control of the Department of the Navy, including its organization, administration, functioning, and efficiency. The members of the Secretary's executive administration assist in the discharge of the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Navy. http://www.navy.mil/secnav Legal The Office of the Judge Advocate General provides all legal advice and related services throughout the Department of the Navy, except for the advice and services provided by the General Counsel. It also provides legal and policy advice to the Secretary of the Navy on military justice, ethics, administrative law, claims, environmental law, operational and international law and treaty interpretation, and litigation involving these issues. The Judge Advocate General provides technical supervision for the Naval Justice School at Newport, RI. http://www.navy.mil/local/jag/index.asp For further information, contact the Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, Suite 3000, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE., Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066. Phone, 202-685-5190. Criminal Investigations The Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigates and neutralizes criminal, terrorist, and foreign intelligence threats to the United States Navy and Marine Corps. To carry out its mission, the Service relies on the professionalism and law enforcement expertise of administrative support personnel, forensic specialists, intelligence analysts, investigators, military personnel, security specialists, special agents, and technical investigative specialists. http://www.ncis.navy.mil For further information, contact the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 27130 Telegraph Road, Quantico, VA 22134. Phone, 877-579-3648. Research The Office of Naval Research initiates, coordinates, plans, and promotes naval research, including the coordination of research and development conducted by other agencies and offices in the Department of the Navy. The Office researches, develops, and delivers decisive naval capabilities by investing in a balanced portfolio of promising scientific research, innovative technology, and talent. It also manages and controls activities within the Department concerning copyrights, inventions, manufacturing technology, patents, royalty payments, small businesses, and trademarks. http://www.onr.navy.mil | Email: onrpublicaffairs@navy.mil For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Office of Naval Research, One Liberty Center, 875 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22203-1995. Phone, 703-696-5031. Operating Forces Operating forces carry out operations that enable the Navy to meet its responsibility to uphold and advance the national policies and interests of the United States. These forces include the several fleets; seagoing, fleet marine, and other assigned Marine Corps forces; the Military Sealift Command; Naval Reserve forces; and other forces and activities that the President or the Secretary of the Navy may assign. The Chief of Naval Operations administers and commands the operating forces of the Navy. The Atlantic Fleet is composed of ships, submarines, and aircraft that operate throughout the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The Naval Forces Europe includes forces assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations or made available from either the Pacific or Atlantic Fleet to operate in the European theater. The Pacific Fleet is composed of ships, submarines, and aircraft operating throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The Military Sealift Command provides ocean transportation for personnel and cargo of all components of the Department of Defense and, as authorized, for other Federal agencies; operates and maintains underway replenishment ships and other vessels providing mobile logistic support to elements of the combatant fleets; and operates ships in support of scientific projects and other programs for Federal agencies. Other major commands of the operating forces of the Navy are the Naval Forces Central Command, Operational https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Test and Evaluation Force, Naval Special Warfare Command, and Naval Reserve Force. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/organization/orgopfor.asp Activities Air Systems The Naval Air Systems Command provides full life-cycle support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons, and systems operated by Sailors and Marines. This support includes research, design, development, and systems engineering; acquisition; test and evaluation; training facilities and equipment; repair and modification; and in-service engineering and logistics support. The Command comprises eight "competencies" or communities of practice: program management, contracts, research and engineering, test and evaluation, logistics and industrial operations, corporate operations, comptroller, and counsel. The Command also supports the affiliated naval aviation program executive officer and the assigned program managers, who are responsible for meeting the cost, schedule, and performance requirements of their assigned programs. It is the principal provider for the Naval Aviation Enterprise, while contributing to every warfare enterprise in the interest of national security. http://www.navair.navy.mil For further information, contact the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Suite 540, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547. Phone, 301-757-7825. Coast Guard The Commandant of the Coast Guard reports to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy and represents the Coast Guard before the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During such service, Coast Guard operations are integrated and uniform with Department of the Navy operations to the maximum extent possible. The Commandant of the Coast Guard organizes, trains, prepares, and maintains the readiness of the Coast Guard for the performance of national defense missions as directed. The Commandant also maintains a security capability; enforces Federal laws and regulations on and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and develops, establishes, maintains, and operates aids to maritime navigation, as well as ice-breaking and rescue facilities, with due regard to the requirements of national defense. http://www.uscg.mil Computers and Telecommunications Naval Network Warfare Command operates the Navy's networks to achieve effective command and control through optimal alignment, common architecture, mature processes, and functions and standard terminology. The command enhances the Navy's network security posture and improves IT services through standardized enterprise-level management, network information assurance compliance, enterprise management, and root cause and trend analysis. Naval Network Warfare Command also delivers enhanced space products to operating forces by leveraging Department of Defense, national, commercial, and international space capabilities. The command serves as the Navy's commercial satellite operations manager; it executes tactical-level command and control of Navy networks and leverages Joint Space capabilities for Navy and Joint Operations. http://www.public.navy.mil/fcc-c10f/nnwc/Pages/default.aspx For further information, contact Public Affairs, Naval Network Warfare Command, 112 Lake View Parkway, Suffolk, VA 23435. Phone, 757-203-0205. Education and Training The Naval Education and Training Command provides shore-based education and training for Navy, certain Marine Corps, and other personnel; develops specifically designated education and training afloat programs for the fleet; provides voluntary and dependents education; and participates with research and development activities in the development and implementation of the most effective teaching and training systems and devices for optimal education and training. http://www.navy.mil/local/cnet/ | Email: pnsc.netc.pao@navy.mil For further information, contact the NETC Office of Public Affairs, 250 Dallas Street, Pensacola, FL 32508-5220. Phone, 850-452-4858. Facilities The Naval Facilities Engineering Command provides material and technical support to the Navy and Marine Corps for shore facilities, real property and utilities, fixed ocean systems and structures, transportation and construction equipment, energy, environmental and natural resources management, and support of the naval construction forces. http://www.navy.mil/local/navfachq For further information, contact the Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5065. Phone, 202-685-1423. Intelligence The Office of Naval Intelligence ensures the fulfillment of the intelligence requirements and responsibilities of the Department of the Navy. http://www.oni.navy.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] | Email: pao@nmic.navy.mil For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Office of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy, 4251 Suitland Road, Washington, DC 20395-5720. Phone, 301-669-5670. Manpower The Bureau of Naval Personnel directs the procurement, distribution, administration, and career motivation of the military personnel of the regular and reserve components of the U.S. Navy to meet the quantitative and qualitative manpower requirements determined by the Chief of Naval Operations. http://www.navy.mil/cnp/index.asp For further information, contact the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy, Federal Office Building 2, Washington, DC 20370-5000. Phone, 703-614-2000. Medicine The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery directs the medical and dental services for Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their dependents; administers the implementation of contingency support plans and programs to effect medical and dental readiness capability; provides medical and dental services to the fleet, fleet marine force, and shore activities of the Navy; and ensures cooperation with civil authorities in matters of public health disasters and other emergencies. http://www.med.navy.mil For further information, contact the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20373-5300. Phone, 202-762-3211. Oceanography The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and the Naval Observatory are responsible for the science, technology, and engineering operations that are essential to explore the ocean and the atmosphere and to provide astronomical data and time for naval and related national objectives. To that end, the naval oceanographic program studies astrometry, hydrography, meteorology, oceanography, and precise time. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO For further information, contact the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, 1100 Balch Boulevard, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5005. Phone, 228-688-4384. Internet, http://www.navmetoccom.navy.mil. Or, contact the Oceanographer of the Navy, U.S. Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20392-1800. Phone, 202-762-1026. Sea Systems The Naval Sea Systems Command provides material support to the Navy and Marine Corps and to the Departments of Defense and Transportation for ships, submarines, and other sea platforms, shipboard combat systems and components, other surface and undersea warfare and weapons systems, and ordnance expendables not specifically assigned to other system commands. http://www.navsea.navy.mil | Email: nssc_public_affairs@navy.mil For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Naval Sea Systems Command, 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue SE., Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376-1010. Phone, 202-781-4123. Space and Naval Warfare The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command develops, delivers, and sustains advanced cyber capabilities for naval warfighters. It helps provide the hardware and software needed to executive Navy missions. With nearly 10,000 active military and civilian professionals worldwide, the Command is at the forefront of research, engineering, and acquisition relevant for keeping U.S. military forces connected around the globe. http://www.spawar.navy.mil For further information, contact the Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110-3127. Phone, 619-524-3428. Strategic Systems The Office of Strategic Systems Programs provides development, production, and material support to the Navy for fleet ballistic missile and strategic weapons systems, security, training of personnel, and the installation and direction of necessary supporting facilities. http://www.ssp.navy.mil For further information, contact the Director, Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy, Nebraska Avenue Complex, 287 Somers Court NW., Suite 10041, Washington, DC 20393-5446. Phone, 202-764-1608. Supply Systems The Naval Supply Systems Command provides supply management policies and methods and administers related support service systems for the Navy and Marine Corps. http://www.navy.mil/local/navsup | Email: navsuphqQuestions@navy.mil For further information, contact the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, 5450 Carlisle Pike, P.O. Box 2050, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0791. Phone, 717-605-3565. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Warfare Development The Navy Warfare Development Command plans and coordinates experiments employing emerging operational concepts; represents the Department of the Navy in joint and other service laboratories and facilities and tactical development commands; and publishes and disseminates naval doctrine. http://www.navy.mil/local/nwdc For further information, contact the Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, 686 Cushing Road, Sims Hall, Newport, RI 02841. Phone, 401-841-2833. Sources of Information Business Opportunities "Open for Business," a short video that gives an overview of the Navy's buying activities and small business programs, is available online. For more information, contact the Office of Small Business Programs. Phone, 202685-6485. http://www.secnav.navy.mil/smallbusiness/Pages/video-openforbusiness.aspx | Email: osbp.info@navy.mil Civilian Employment The possibilities of a civilian career at the Department of the Navy are many and diverse. They include a full range of occupations: from aircraft mechanic to pipefitter, from electrician to engineer, from zoologist to physician, and more. The Navy offers hundreds of different occupations nationwide and around the world. http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Pages/Default.aspx | Email: donhrfaq@navy.mil Environment For information on Navy and Marine Corps environmental protection and natural resources management programs, contact the Deputy Assistant Secretary–Environment, 1000 Navy Pentagon, Room 4A674, Washington, DC 203501000. Phone, 703-614-5493. http://www.secnav.navy.mil/eie/Pages/Environment.aspx The "U.S. Navy Climate Change Roadmap" (April 2010) is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) online. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/documents/CCR.pdf The Navy has posted its environmental goals and descriptions of its strategies to achieve them. http://greenfleet.dodlive.mil/environment Glossary The origins of Navy terminology section explains nautical terminology that has become a part of everyday English. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/traditions/html/navyterm.html Joining the Navy Unparalleled opportunities, challenges, and experiences motivate bright and skilled people to join. America's Navy offers careers and jobs that match many backgrounds and interests. Hundreds of distinct roles in dozens of professional fields are part of what the Navy has to offer. http://www.navy.com/joining.html Naval Oceanography Portal The U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command provides information from the ocean depths to the distant reaches of space to meet the needs of civilian and the military and scientific communities. http://www.usno.navy.mil The U.S. Naval Observatory offers a wide range of astronomical data and products, and it serves as the official source of time for the Department of Defense and as the official source of a standard of time for the entire United States. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO "The Sky This Week" is a weekly set of pictures and descriptions of the planets, sky, and stars. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/tours-events/sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week News The Navy posts recent headline news stories on its Web site. http://www.navy.mil/listStories.asp?x=2 An online subscription form is available to sign up for updates from the Navy news service. https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNAVYDMA/subscriber/new https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] "All Hands" magazine is an electronic publication for sailors by sailors. It features articles, imagery, information, and videos that are relevant to sailors and their families. http://www.navy.mil/ah_online Research Programs Research programs of the Office of Naval Research cover a broad spectrum of scientific fields. The research is primarily for the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps, but some of these programs conduct research that has relevance for the general public. For information on specific research programs, contact the Office of Naval Research–Public Affairs, One Liberty Center 875 N. Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22203-1995. Phone, 703-6965031. http://www.onr.navy.mil Ships The Navy operates and relies on many types of ships to carry out its mission. Descriptions of these different ships— aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, cruisers, destroyers, littoral combat ships, and submarines—are available online. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/our_ships.asp Site Index An A–Z information index is available on the Navy's Web site. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/infoIndex.asp?id=A http://www.navy.mil/submit/contacts.asp For further information concerning the Navy, contact the Office of Information, Department of the Navy, 1200 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-1200. For press inquiries, phone 703-697-7391 or 703-697-5342. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 3000 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20380-1775 703-614-2500 http://www.marines.mil COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS Gen. Robert B. Neller Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green The Continental Congress established the United States Marine Corps by resolution on November 10, 1775. Marine Corps composition and functions are detailed in 10 U.S.C. 5063. The Marine Corps, which is part of the Department of the Navy, is the smallest of the Nation's combat forces. It also is the only service that the Congress has tasked specifically to be able to fight in the air, on land, and at sea. Although Marines fight in each of these dimensions, they are primarily a maritime force linked with the Navy, moving from the sea to fight on land. The Marine Corps conducts entry-level training for its enlisted marines at two bases: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC; and Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA. Officer candidates are evaluated at Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, VA. Marines train to be first on the scene to respond to attacks on the United States or its interests and to acts of political violence against Americans abroad, to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and to evacuate Americans from foreign countries. Sources of Information DSTRESS Line The DSTRESS Line offers an around-the-clock anonymous phone, live chat, and referral service. The call center is staffed with veteran Marines, Fleet Marine Force Navy Corpsmen who were previously attached to the Marine Corps, Marine spouses and other family members, and licensed behavioral health counselors trained in Marine Corps culture. DSTRESS Line is designed to help callers improve overall fitness and to develop the necessary skills for coping with the challenges of life in the Marine Corps. Phone, 877-476-7734. http://www.usmc-mccs.org/index.cfm/services/support/dstress-line | Email: dstressline@usmc.mil Electronic Publications Authentic and current digital versions of publications issued by Headquarters Marine Corps staff agencies, major commands, and other Department of Defense and Federal agencies are available online. http://www.marines.mil/News/Publications https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Procedures for requesting records that the U.S. Marine Corps controls are available online. Phone, 703-6144008. http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Agencies/USMC-FOIA | Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil Marine Corps Bands Marine Corps bands perform at ceremonies, concerts, festivals, parades, professional sporting events, and other public events. Marine Corps bands perform six types of ensembles: brass/woodwind quintet, bugler, ceremonial band, concert band, jazz combo, and jazz/show band. Phone, 504-697-8184. http://www.marines.mil/Community-Relations/Asset-Requests/Band | Email: smb.mfr.pao.comrel@usmc.mil News The Marine Corps posts press releases on its Web site. http://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases Marines TV is accessible via the Marine Corps Web site. http://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV Reading List The Commandant's professional reading list is available online. http://guides.grc.usmcu.edu/content.php?pid=408059&sid=3340387 | Email: Reading@usmc.mil Sexual Assault The Marine Corps' Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program lowers the incidence of sexual assault through preventative strategies and provides care to victims of the crime. http://www.usmc-mccs.org/index.cfm/services/support/sexual-assault-prevention The Safe Helpline provides anonymous and confidential support for sexual assault survivors in the military. Phone, 877-995-5247. https://safehelpline.org Silent Drill Platoon The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon is a 24-Marine rifle platoon that performs a precision drill exhibition. This disciplined platoon exemplifies the professionalism associated with the U.S. Marine Corps. It first performed in the Sunset Parades of 1948 and received such a favorable response that it became a regular part of the parades at Marine Barracks, Washington, DC. Performance requests for the Silent Drill Platoon should be made 30–90 days prior to the event. Phone, 504-697-8184. http://www.marines.mil/Community-Relations/Asset-Requests/Silent-Drill-Platoon | Email: smb.mfr.pao.comrel@usmc.mil Site Map The Web site map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. http://www.marines.mil/Home/SiteMap.aspx Social Media The Marine Corps maintains a social media presence and supports online communities where people can go to share and collect information and stories. http://www.marines.mil/News/Social-Media Speakers The Marine Corps supports speaking engagements for community events nationwide, ranging from smalltown civic organizations to big-city national conventions. The Marine Corps In the Community program helps business executives, educators, members of civic organizations, conference organizers, and others make contact with a Marine Corps public speaker. Phone, 504-697-8184. http://www.marines.mil/Community-Relations/Asset-Requests/Speakers | Email: smb.mfr.pao.comrel@usmc.mil Tattoo Regulations The Marine Corps tattoo policy seeks to balance personal taste with the high standards of professional military appearance and heritage. The Marine Corps Bulletin 1020 (June 2016) explains the current tattoo policy, which replaces previous guidance on the subject. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] http://www.marines.mil/Tattoos.aspx Unit Directory A complete list of Marine Corps units with links to their respective web pages is available online. http://www.marines.mil/Units.aspx http://www.marines.mil/Contact-Us For further information regarding the Marine Corps, contact the Director of Public Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex–Pentagon 5D773, Washington, DC 20380-1775. Phone, 703-614-1492. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Annapolis, MD 21402-5018 410-293-1500 http://www.usna.edu SUPERINTENDENT Vice Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr., USN Commandant of Midshipmen Col. Stephen E. Liszewski, USMC The U.S. Naval Academy is the undergraduate college of the Naval Service. Through its comprehensive 4year program, which stresses excellence in academics, physical education, professional training, conduct, and honor, the Academy prepares young men and women morally, mentally, and physically to be professional officers in the Navy and Marine Corps. All graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree in 1 of 19 majors. https://www.usna.edu/About/index.php Sources of Information Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center From March to December, the visitor center is open daily, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. During January and February, the visitor center is open on weekdays, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The gift shop, however, is open on the weekends, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. http://www.usnabsd.com/for-visitors | Email: tourinfo@usna.edu A–Z Index The Naval Academy's Web site has an alphabetical index to help visitors search for information or browse topics of interest. https://www.usna.edu/TOC/index.php Career Opportunities Six sources of employment are associated with the Naval Academy and its supporting organizations. https://www.usna.edu/Employment Naval Academy Preparatory School The Naval Academy Preparatory School prepares midshipman candidates for success at the U.S. Naval Academy. The 10-month course of instruction, August–May, centers on preparation in Chemistry, English Composition, Information Technology, Mathematics, and Physics. Phone, 401-841-6966 (administration). Phone, 401-841-2947 (academics). https://www.usna.edu/NAPS Naval Academy Store All Profits support the brigade of midshipmen. http://navyonline.com Nimitz Library An online tool is available to search the library's collection of articles, books, ebooks, and journals. Phone, 410-293-6945. https://www.usna.edu/Library | Email: askref@usna.edu https://www.usna.edu/Contact For further information concerning the U.S. Naval Academy, contact the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 121 Blake Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5018. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] DEFENSE AGENCIES The Defense Agencies' personnel tables were updated 09–2017. DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22203-2114 703-526-6630 http://www.darpa.mil DIRECTOR Steven H. Walker, Acting Deputy Director Stefanie Tompkins, Acting https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/people The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a separately organized agency within the Department of Defense and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics). The Agency serves as the central research and development organization of the Department of Defense with a primary responsibility to maintain U.S. technological superiority over potential adversaries. It pursues imaginative and innovative research and development projects, and conducts demonstration projects that represent technology appropriate for joint programs, programs in support of deployed forces, or selected programs of the military departments. To this end, the Agency arranges, manages, and directs the performance of work connected with assigned advanced projects by the military departments, other Government agencies, individuals, private business entities, and educational or research institutions, as appropriate. http://www.darpa.mil For further information, contact the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22203-2114. Phone, 703-526-6630. DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800 804-734-8720 http://www.commissaries.com DIRECTOR / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Michael J. Dowling, Acting Deputy Director / Chief Operating Officer Michael J. Dowling https://www.commissaries.com/our-agency/deca-organization The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) was established in 1990 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the operational supervision of the Defense Commissary Agency Board of Directors. DeCA provides an efficient and effective worldwide system of commissaries that sell quality groceries and household supplies at low prices to members of the Armed Services community. This benefit satisfies customer demand for quality products and delivers exceptional savings while enhancing the military community's quality of life. DeCA works closely with its employees, customers, and civilian business partners to satisfy its customers and to promote the commissary benefit. The benefit fosters recruitment, retention, and readiness of skilled and trained personnel. Sources of Information Employment information is available at www.commissaries.com or by calling the following telephone numbers: employment (703-603-1600); small business activities (804-734-8000, extension 4-8015/4-8529); contracting for resale items (804-734-8000, extension 4-8884/4-8885); and contracting for operations support and equipment (804-734-8000, extension 4-8391/4-8830). http://www.commissaries.com For further information, contact the Defense Commissary Agency, 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800. Phone, 804-734-8720 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219 703-767-3265 http://www.dcaa.mil | Email: dcaaweb@dcaa.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] DIRECTOR Anita F. Bales Deputy Director Kenneth J. Saccoccia The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) was established in 1965 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer. DCAA performs all necessary contract audit functions for DOD and provides accounting and financial advisory services to all Defense components responsible for procurement and contract administration. These services are provided in connection with the negotiation, administration, and settlement of contracts and subcontracts to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent on fair and reasonable contract prices. They include evaluating the acceptability of costs claimed or proposed by contractors and reviewing the efficiency and economy of contractor operations. Other Government agencies may request the DCAA's services under appropriate arrangements. DCAA manages its operations through five regional offices responsible for approximately 104 field audit offices throughout the United States and overseas. Each region is responsible for the contract auditing function in its assigned area. Point of contact information for DCAA regional offices is available at www.dcaa.mil. http://www.dcaa.mil | Email: dcaaweb@dcaa.mil For further information, contact the Executive Officer, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219. Phone, 703-767-3265. DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY 3901 A Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801 804-734-0814 http://www.dcma.mil DIRECTOR Vice Adm. David H. Lewis, USN Deputy Director (vacancy) http://www.dcma.mil/About-Us The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) was established by the Deputy Secretary of Defense in 2000 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics). DCMA is responsible for DOD contract management in support of the military departments, other DOD components, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, other designated Federal and State agencies, foreign governments, and international organizations, as appropriate. http://www.dcma.mil For further information, contact the Office of General Counsel, Defense Contract Management Agency, 3901 A Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801. Phone, 804-734-0814. DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08J25-01, Alexandria, VA 22350-3000 571-372-7883 http://www.dfas.mil DIRECTOR Teresa A. McKay Principal Deputy Director Audrey Y. Davis https://www.dfas.mil/pressroom/dfasleadership.html# The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) was established in 1991 under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer to strengthen and reduce costs of financial management and operations within DOD. DFAS is responsible for all payments to servicemembers, employees, vendors, and contractors. It provides business intelligence and finance and accounting information to DOD decisionmakers. DFAS is also responsible for preparing annual financial statements and the consolidation, standardization, and modernization of finance and accounting requirements, functions, processes, operations, and systems for DOD. http://www.dfas.mil For further information, contact Defense Finance and Accounting Service Corporate Communications, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08J25-01, Alexandria, VA 22350-3000. Phone, 571-372-7883. DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY P.O. Box 549, Command Building, Fort Meade, MD 20755 301-225-6000 http://www.disa.mil | Email: dia-pao@dia.mil https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] DIRECTOR Lt. Gen. Alan R. Lynn, USAF Vice Director Rear Adm. Nancy A. Norton, USN http://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Leaders The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), established originally as the Defense Communications Agency in 1960, is under the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration). DISA is a combat support agency responsible for planning, engineering, acquiring, fielding, operating, and supporting global net-centric solutions to serve the needs of the President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and other DOD components. http://www.disa.mil | Email: dia-pao@dia.mil For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Defense Information Systems Agency, P.O. Box 549, Command Building, Fort Meade, MD 20755. Phone, 301-225-6000. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 200 MacDill Boulevard, Washington DC 20340-5100 202-231-0800 http://www.dia.mil | Email: dia-pao@dia.mil DIRECTOR Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart, USMC Deputy Director Melissa A. Drisko http://www.dia.mil/About/Leadership The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was established in 1961 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. DIA provides timely, objective, and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, force planners, as well as defense and national security policymakers. DIA obtains and reports information through its field sites worldwide and the Defense Attache System; provides timely intelligence analysis; directs Defense Human Intelligence programs; operates the Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism and the Joint Military Intelligence College; coordinates and facilitates Measurement and Signature Intelligence activities; manages and plans collections from specialized technical sources; manages secure DOD intelligence networks; and coordinates required intelligence support for the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders, and Joint Task Forces. http://www.dia.mil | Email: dia-pao@dia.mil For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, 200 MacDill Boulevard, Washington DC 20340-5100. Phone, 202-231-0800. DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600 703-695-3341 http://www.dod.mil/dodgc DIRECTOR / GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE William S. Castle, Acting http://ogc.osd.mil/gc_bio.html Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense William S. Castle http://ogc.osd.mil/dgc_bio.html The Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA) was established in 1981 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, who also serves as its Director. DLSA provides legal advice and services for specified DOD components and adjudication of personnel security cases for DOD and other assigned Federal agencies and departments. It also provides technical support and assistance for development of the Department's legislative program; coordinates positions on legislation and Presidential Executive orders; provides a centralized legislative and congressional document reference and distribution point for the Department; maintains the Department's historical legislative files; and administers programs governing standards of conduct and alternative dispute resolution. http://www.dod.mil/dodgc For further information, contact the Administrative Office, Defense Legal Services Agency, Room 3A734, Washington, DC 20301-1600. Phone, 703-697-8343. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2533, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221 703-767-5264 http://www.dla.mil DIRECTOR Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, USA Vice Director Edward J. Case http://www.dla.mil/Leaders.aspx The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. DLA supports both the logistics requirements of the military services and their acquisition of weapons and other materiel. It provides logistics support and technical services to all branches of the military and to a number of Federal agencies. DLA supply centers consolidate the requirements of the military services and procure the supplies in sufficient quantities to meet their projected needs. DLA manages supplies in eight commodity areas: fuel, food, clothing, construction material, electronic supplies, general supplies, industrial supplies, and medical supplies. Information on DLA’s field activities and regional commands is available at www.dla.mil/ataglance.aspx. Sources of Information Career Opportunities For the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, all inquiries and applications concerning job recruitment programs should be addressed to Human Resources, Customer Support Office, 3990 East Broad Street, Building 11, Section 3, Columbus, OH, 43213-0919. Phone, 877-352-4762. http://www.dla.mil/Careers.aspx Environmental Program For information on the environmental program, contact the Staff Director, Environmental and Safety, Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DSS-E, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Phone, 703-7676278. Procurement / Small Business Activities For information on procurement and small business activities, contact the Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DB, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Phone, 703-767-0192. http://www.dla.mil/DoingBusinessWithDLA.aspx Surplus Sales Program Questions concerning this program should be addressed to DOD Surplus Sales, International Sales Office, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3092. Phone, 877-352-2255. http://dispositionservices.dla.mil/sales/Pages/default.aspx http://www.dla.mil For further information, contact the Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Phone, 703-767-5264. DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 201 Twelfth Street South, Suite 203, Arlington, VA 22202-5408 703-604-6605 http://www.dsca.mil | Email: info@dsca.mil DIRECTOR Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, USA Deputy Director Gregory M. Kausner http://www.dsca.mil/about-us/leadership The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) was established in 1971 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy). DSCA provides traditional security assistance functions such as military assistance, international military education and training, and foreign military sales. DSCA also has program management responsibilities for humanitarian assistance, demining, and other DOD programs. http://www.dsca.mil | Email: info@dsca.mil For further information, contact the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 201 Twelfth Street South, Suite 203, Arlington, VA 22202-5408. Phone, 703-604-6605. DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] 27130 Telegraph Road, Quantico, VA 22134 703-617-2352 http://www.dss.mil DIRECTOR Daniel E. Payne http://www.dss.mil/about_dss/director.html Deputy Director James J. Kren http://www.dss.mil/about_dss/Deputy_Director.html The Defense Security Service (DSS) is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. DSS ensures the safeguarding of classified information used by contractors on behalf of the DOD and 22 other executive branch agencies under the National Industrial Security Program. It oversees the protection of conventional arms, munitions, and explosives in the custody of DOD contractors; evaluates the protection of selected private sector critical assets and infrastructures (physical and cyberbased systems) and recommends measures needed to maintain operations identified as vital to DOD. DSS makes clearance determinations for industry and provides support services for DOD Central Adjudicative Facilities. It provides security education, training, and proactive awareness programs for military, civilian, and cleared industry to enhance their proficiency and awareness of DOD security policies and procedures. DSS also has a counterintelligence office to integrate counterintelligence principles into security countermeasures missions and to support the national counterintelligence strategy. Information on DSS operating locations and centers is available at www.dss.mil/isp/dss_oper_loc.html. http://www.dss.mil For further information, contact the Defense Security Service, Office of Public Affairs, 27130 Telegraph Road, Quantico, VA 22134. Phone, 703-617-2352. DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201 703-767-7594 http://www.dtra.mil DIRECTOR Vayl S. Oxford Deputy Director Rear Adm. Scott Jerabek, USN http://www.dtra.mil/About/Our-Leadership The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was established in 1998 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. DTRA's mission is to reduce the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD). DTRA covers the full range of WMD threats (chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, and high explosive), bridges the gap between the warfighters and the technical community, sustains the nuclear deterrent, and provides both offensive and defensive technology and operational concepts to warfighters. DTRA reduces the threat of WMD by implementing arms control treaties and executing the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. It uses combat support, technology development, and chemical-biological defense to deter the use and reduce the impact of such weapons. DTRA also prepares for future threats by developing the technology and concepts needed to counter new WMD threats and adversaries. http://www.dtra.mil For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5916. Phone, 703-767-7594. Email, dtra.publicaffairs@dtra.mil. MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 5700 Eighteenth Street, Bldg 245, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5573 703-695-6420 Email: mda.info@mda.mil DIRECTOR Lt. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves, USAF https://www.mda.mil/about/leadership.html Deputy Director Rear Adm. Jon A. Hill , USN http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=786 [For the Missile Defense Agency statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Part 388] https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission is to establish and deploy a layered ballistic missile defense system to intercept missiles in all phases of their flight and against all ranges of threats. This capability will provide a defense of the United States, deployed forces, and allies. MDA is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. MDA manages and directs DOD's ballistic missile defense acquisition programs and enables the Services to field elements of the overall system as soon as practicable. MDA develops and tests technologies and, if necessary, uses prototype and test assets to provide early capability. Additionally, MDA improves the effectiveness of deployed capabilities by implementing new technologies as they become available or when the threat warrants an accelerated capability. https://www.mda.mil | Email: mda.info@mda.mil For further information, contact the Human Resources Directorate, Missile Defense Agency, 5700 Eighteenth Street, Bldg 245, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5573. Phone, 703-695-6420. Email, mda.info@mda.mil. NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 7500 Geoint Drive, MS N73-OCCAE, Springfield, Virginia 22150 571-557-7300 http://www.nga.mil DIRECTOR Robert Cardillo Deputy Director Justin Poole https://www.nga.mil/About/Leadership/Pages/default.aspx The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), formerly the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, was established in 1996 and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. NGA is a DOD combat support agency and a member of the national intelligence community. NGA's mission is to provide timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of our national security. Geospatial intelligence means the use and analysis of imagery to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, NGA has major facilities in the Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and St. Louis, MO, areas with NGA support teams worldwide. http://www.nga.mil | Email: publicaffairs@nga.mil For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,. 7500 Geoint Drive, MS N73-OCCAE, Springfield, Virginia 22150. Phone, 571-557-7300. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE Fort Meade, MD 20755-6248 301-688-6524 301-688-6198 http://www.nsa.gov DIRECTOR Adm. Michael S. Rogers, USN Deputy Director George C. Barnes https://www.nsa.gov/about/leadership The National Security Agency (NSA) was established in 1952 and the Central Security Service (CSS) was established in 1972. NSA/CSS is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. As the Nation's cryptologic organization, NSA/CSS employs the Nation's premier codemakers and codebreakers. It ensures an informed, alert, and secure environment for U.S. warfighters and policymakers. The cryptologic resources of NSA/CSS unite to provide U.S. policymakers with intelligence information derived from America's adversaries while protecting U.S. Government signals and information systems from exploitation by those same adversaries. http://www.nsa.gov | Email: nsapao@nsa.gov For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Fort Meade, MD 20755-6248. Phone, 301-688-6524. Fax, 301-688-6198. PENTAGON FORCE PROTECTION AGENCY 9000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301 703-697-1001 http://www.pfpa.mil DIRECTOR Jonathan H. Cofer https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] http://www.pfpa.mil/director.html Deputy Director Daniel P. Walsh, Acting http://www.pfpa.mil/dpy_director.html The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) was established in May 2002 in response to the events of September 11, 2001, and subsequent terrorist threats facing the DOD workforce and facilities in the National Capital Region (NCR). PFPA is under the authority, direction, and control of the Director, Administration and Management, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. PFPA provides force protection, security, and law enforcement for the people, facilities, infrastructure, and other resources at the Pentagon and for DOD activities and facilities within the NCR that are not under the jurisdiction of a military department. Consistent with the national strategy on combating terrorism, PFPA addresses threats, including chemical, biological, and radiological agents, through a strategy of prevention, preparedness, detection, and response to ensure that the DOD workforce and facilities in the NCR are secure and protected. http://www.pfpa.mil For further information, contact the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, 9000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301. Phone, 703-697-1001. JOINT SERVICE SCHOOLS DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565 703-805-2764 http://www.dau.mil PRESIDENT James P. Woosley https://www.dau.mil/about The Defense Acquisition University (DAU), established pursuant to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note), serves as the DOD center for acquisition, technology, and logistics training; performance support; continuous learning; and knowledge sharing. DAU is a unified structure with five regional campuses and the Defense Systems Management College-School of Program Managers, which provides executive and international acquisition training. DAU’s mission is to provide the training, career management, and services that enable the acquisition, technology, and logistics community to make smart business decisions and deliver timely and affordable capabilities to warfighters. http://www.dau.mil For further information, contact the Director, Operations Support Group, Defense Acquisition University, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565. Phone, 800-845-7606. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Washington, DC 20340-5100 202-231-5466 http://www.ni-u.edu PRESIDENT J. Scott Cameron http://ni-u.edu/wp/about-niu/leadership-2/office-of-the-president The National Intelligence University, formerly the Joint Military Intelligence College, was established in 1962. The College is a joint service interagency educational institution serving the intelligence community and operates under the authority of the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. Its mission is to educate military and civilian intelligence professionals, conduct and disseminate relevant intelligence research, and perform academic outreach regarding intelligence matters. The College is authorized by Congress to award the bachelor of science in intelligence, master of science and technology intelligence, and master of science of strategic intelligence. Courses are offered to full-time students in a traditional daytime format and for part-time students in the evening, on Saturday, and in an executive format (one weekend per month and a 2-week intensive summer period). http://www.ni-u.edu For further information, contact the Admissions Office, National Intelligence University, 200 MacDill Blvd (MCA-2), Washington, DC 20340-5100. Phone, 202-231-5466 or 202-231-3319. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY 300 Fifth Avenue, Building 62, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066 202-685-2649 http://www.ndu.edu College of International Security Affairs: 260 Fifth Avenue, Building 64, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066 202-685-3870 http://cisa.ndu.edu Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy: 408 Fourth Avenue, Building 59, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5062 202-685-4333 http://es.ndu.edu/Home.aspx Information Resources Management College: 300 Fifth Avenue, Building 62, Fort McNair, DC 203195066 202-685-6300 http://icollege.ndu.edu Joint Forces Staff College: 7800 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23511-1702 757-443-6124 http://jfsc.ndu.edu National War College: 300 D Street SW., Building 61, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5078 202-685-3674 202-685-6461 http://nwc.ndu.edu PRESIDENT Maj. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla, USMC http://www.ndu.edu/About/Leadership/Article-View/Article/572672/major-general-frederick-m-padilla-usmc Senior Vice President Donald Yamamoto http://www.ndu.edu/About/Leadership/Article-View/Article/572661/ambassador-donald-yamamoto Commandant, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy Brig. Gen. John Jansen, USMC Commandant, Joint Forces Staff College Rear Adm. Jeffrey Ruth, USN Commandant, National War College Brig. Gen. Chad T. Manske, USAF Chancellor, College of International Security Affairs Col. Michael S. Bell, USA (retired) Chancellor, Information Resources Management College Rear Adm. Janice Hamby, USN (retired) http://www.ndu.edu/About/Leadership National Defense University The mission of the National Defense University is to prepare military and civilian leaders from the United States and other countries to evaluate national and international security challenges through multidisciplinary educational and research programs, professional exchanges, and outreach. The National Defense University was established in 1976 and comprises the following colleges and programs: the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National War College, Joint Forces Staff College, Information Resources Management College, College of International Security Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, International Student Management Office, Joint Reserve Affairs Center, CAPSTONE, Security of Defense Corporate Fellows Program, NATO Education Center, Institute for National Security Ethics and Leadership, Center for Joint Strategic Logistics Excellence, Center for Applied Strategic Leaders, and Center for Complex Operations. http://www.ndu.edu For further information, contact the Human Resources Directorate, National Defense University, 300 Fifth Avenue, Building 62, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066. Phone, 202-685-2169. College of International Security Affairs The College of International Security Affairs (CISA) is one of NDU’s five colleges. CISA educates students from across the international, interagency, and interservice communities. CISA’s primary https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] areas of concentration include counterterrorism, conflict management of stability of operations, homeland security, and defense and international security studies. CISA is also home to NDU’s International Counterterrorism Fellowship Program. http://cisa.ndu.edu For further information, contact the Office of Academic Affairs, College of International Security Affairs, 260 Fifth Avenue, Building 64, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066. Phone, 202-685-7774. Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy provides graduate level education to senior members of the U.S. Armed Forces, Government civilians, foreign nationals, and professionals from the private industrial sector. The School prepares students to contribute to national security strategy and policy, emphasizing the evaluation, marshaling, and managing of national resources. Students who fulfill the degree requirements receive a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy. http://es.ndu.edu/Home.aspx For further information, contact the Director of Operations, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, 408 Fourth Avenue, Building 59, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5062. Phone, 202-685-4333. Information Resources Management College The Information Resources Management College provides graduate-level courses in information resources management. The College prepares leaders to direct the information component of national power by leveraging information and information technology for strategic advantage. The College's primary areas of concentration include policy, strategic planning, leadership/management, process improvement, capital planning and investment, performance- and results-based management, technology assessment, architecture, information assurance and security, acquisition, domestic preparedness, transformation, e-Government, and information operations. http://icollege.ndu.edu For further information, contact the Office of Student Services, Information Resources Management College, 300 Fifth Avenue, Building 62, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066. Phone, 202-685-6300. Joint Forces Staff College The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) is an intermediate- and senior-level joint college in the professional military education system dedicated to the study of the principles, perspectives, and techniques of joint operational-level planning and warfare. The mission of JFSC is to educate national security professionals in the planning and execution of joint, multinational, and interagency operations in order to instill a primary commitment to joint, multinational, and interagency teamwork, attitudes, and perspectives. The College accomplishes this mission through four schools: the Joint Advanced Warfighters School, the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, the Joint Continuing and Distance Education School, and the Joint Command, Control, and Information Operations School. http://jfsc.ndu.edu For further information, contact the Public Affairs Officer, Joint Forces Staff College, 7800 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23511-1702. Phone, 757-443-6212. Fax, 757-443-6210. National War College The National War College provides education in national security policy to selected military officers and career civil service employees of Federal departments and agencies concerned with national security. It is the only senior service college with the primary mission of offering a course of study that emphasizes national security policy formulation and the planning and implementation of national strategy. Its 10-month academic program is an issue-centered study in U.S. national security. The elective program is designed to permit each student to tailor his or her academic experience to meet individual professional development needs. http://nwc.ndu.edu For further information, contact the Office of Administration, National War College, 300 D Street SW., Building 61, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5078. Phone, 202-685-3674. UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 301-295-3190 http://www.usuhs.mil PRESIDENT Maj. Gen. Richard W. Thomas, USA (retired) https://www.usuhs.edu/pres/leadership https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] Authorized by act of September 21, 1972 (10 U.S.C. 2112), the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences was established to educate career-oriented medical officers for the Military Departments and the Public Health Service. The University currently incorporates the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine (including graduate and continuing education programs) and the Graduate School of Nursing. Students are selected by procedures recommended by the Board of Regents and prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The actual selection is carried out by a faculty committee on admissions and is based upon motivation and dedication to a career in the uniformed services and an overall appraisal of the personal and intellectual characteristics of the candidates without regard to sex, race, religion, or national origin. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Medical school matriculants will be commissioned officers in one of the uniformed services. They must meet the physical and personal qualifications for such a commission and must give evidence of a strong commitment to serving as a uniformed medical officer. The graduating medical student is required to serve a period of obligation of not less than 7 years, excluding graduate medical education. Students of the Graduate School of Nursing must be commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service prior to application. Graduate nursing students must serve a commitment determined by their respective service. http://www.usuhs.mil For further information, contact the President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799. Phone, 301-295-3013. Home The Government of the United States About Us Contact Us Privacy Accessibility Freedom of Information Act Developed by: Government Printing Office | Digital Media Services (DMS) https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=tv4LVSeIL00=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:43:50 PM] No FEAR Act Getting Started To begin searching within the Government Manual simply type in a keyword or phrase to find your match. Department of Education Federally Aided Corporations American Printing House for the Blind Gallaudet University Howard University National Technical Institute for the Deaf / Rochester Institute of Technology SEARCH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202 202-401-2000 TTY, 800-437-0833 http://www.ed.gov SECRETARY OF EDUCATION Betsy DeVos Deputy Secretary Mitchell Zais Under Secretary (Vacancy) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights Assistant Secretary, Office of Communication and Outreach Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Jose Viana Jim Blew, Acting Kenneth Marcus (Vacancy) Frank Brogan Peter Oppenheim Jim Blew Johnny Collett Chief of Staff Joshua Venable Director, International Affairs Office Maureen A. McLaughlin Director, Institute of Education Sciences Mark Schneider Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY Assistant Secretary, Office of Management Denise Carter, Acting Chief Financial Officer Douglas Webster Chief Information Officer Jason K. Gray https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] Director, Office of Educational Technology (Vacancy) General Counsel Carlos Muniz OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY Assistant Secretary, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education Scott Stump (Vacancy) Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid James Manning, Acting Director, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Executive Director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Andrea Ramirez (Vacancy) Holly Ham (Vacancy) Aimee Viana Johnathan Holifield The Department of Education ensures equal access to education; promotes educational excellence; and administers, coordinates, and makes policy for most Federal assistance to education with the aim of raising levels of student achievement and readiness for the global future. Organizational Chart The Department of Education was created by the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411) and is administered under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Education. http://www2.ed.gov/about/landing.jhtml?src=ln Secretary The Secretary of Education advises the President on education plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government and serves as the chief executive officer of the Department, supervising all Department activities, providing support to States and localities, and focusing resources to ensure equal access to educational excellence throughout the Nation. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/index.html?src=oc Activities Career, Technical, and Adult Education The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) administers grant, contract, and technical assistance programs for vocational-technical education and for adult education and literacy. It promotes programs that enable adults to acquire the basic literacy skills necessary to function in today's society. The Office also helps students acquire challenging academic and technical skills and prepare for high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand occupations in the 21st-century global economy. OCTAE provides national leadership and works to strengthen the role of community colleges in expanding access to postsecondary education for youth and adults in advancing workforce development. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html Education Sciences The Institute of Education Sciences was formally established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 note). The Institute includes national education centers focused on research, special education, statistics, and evaluation and is the mechanism through which the Department supports the research activities needed to improve education policy and practice. https://ies.ed.gov Elementary and Secondary Education The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education directs, coordinates, and formulates policy relating to early childhood, elementary, and secondary education. Included are grants and contracts to State educational agencies and local school districts, postsecondary schools, and nonprofit organizations for disadvantaged, migrant, and Indian children; enhancement of State student achievement assessment systems; improvement of reading instruction; economic impact aid; technology; safe and healthy schools; and after-school learning programs. The Office also focuses on improving K–12 education, providing children with language and cognitive development, early reading, and other readiness skills, and improving the quality of teachers and other instructional staff. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html English Language Acquisition The Office of English Language Acquisition helps children who are limited in their English, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html Federal Student Aid Federal Student Aid partners with postsecondary schools and financial institutions to deliver programs and services that help students finance their education beyond high school. This includes administering postsecondary student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. https://studentaid.ed.gov Innovation and Improvement The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) oversees competitive grant programs that support innovations in the educational system and disseminates the lessons learned from these innovative practices. OII administers, coordinates, and recommends programs and policy for improving the quality of activities designed to support and test innovations throughout the K–12 system in areas such as parental choice, teacher quality, use of technology in education, and arts in education. OII encourages the establishment of charter schools through planning, start-up funding, and approaches to credit enhancement for charter school facilities. OII also serves as the Department's liaison and resource to the nonpublic education community. http://innovation.ed.gov Postsecondary Education The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) formulates Federal postsecondary education policy and administers programs that address critical national needs in support of the mission to increase access to quality postsecondary education. OPE https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] develops policy for Federal student financial programs and support programs that reach out to low-income, first-generation college students and communities. OPE also supports programs that strengthen the capacity of colleges and universities serving a high percentage of disadvantaged students and improve teacher quality. OPE recognizes accrediting agencies that monitor academic quality, promote innovation in higher education, and expand American educational resources for international studies and services. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html Special Education and Rehabilitative Services The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) provides leadership and resources to help ensure that people with disabilities have equal opportunities to learn, work, and live as fully integrated and contributing members of society. OSERS has three components: The Office of Special Education Programs administers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act legislation, which helps States meet the early intervention and educational needs of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. The Rehabilitation Services Administration supports State vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and assistive technology programs that provide people with disabilities the services, technology, and job training and placement assistance they need to gain meaningful employment and lead independent lives. The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research supports research and development programs that improve the ability of individuals with disabilities to work and live in a barrier-free, inclusive society. OSERS also supports Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the American Printing House for the Blind, and the Helen Keller National Center. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html Sources of Information Blog "Homeroom" is the official blog of the Department of Education. http://blog.ed.gov Business Opportunities Contact the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Phone, 202-2456301. http://www.ed.gov/fund/contract-opportunities.html College Scorecard The Department of Education's Web site features a tool to help college bound students find colleges and universities based upon their location, size, and the programs and degrees that they offer. https://collegescorecard.ed.gov Data / Statistics Information on school accreditation and data on the academic achievement of U.S. students are available on the "Data and Research" Web page. The National Center for Education Statistics collects and analyzes data related to education. Phone, 202403-5551. http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/landing.jhtml?src=pn http://nces.ed.gov https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] Career Opportunities For information on employment and the college recruitment program, contact Human Capital and Client Services. Phone, 202-401-0553. http://www.ed.gov/jobs Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) The FOIA generally provides that any person has the right to request access to Federal agency records or information; all agencies of the Government are required to disclose records upon receiving a written request for them; nine exemptions to the FOIA protect certain records from disclosure; and three special protection provisions or record exclusions authorize Federal law enforcement agencies, under exceptional circumstances, to exclude records from FIOA requirements. The Federal FOIA does not provide access to records held by State or local government agencies, or by private businesses or individuals. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/foia/foiatoc.html?src=ft Before submitting a request, browse the electronic FOIA Library and search the Department of Education's Web site. The desired records and information may be immediately available online and not require a FOIA request to access them. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/foia/readingroom.html Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The Department of Education provides answers to FAQs on its Web site. https://answers.ed.gov/ics/support/default.asp? deptID=28025&_referrer=http://www.ed.gov/&src=ft Glossaries The Department of Education's Web site features a glossary of reading terms. https://lincs.ed.gov/research/Glossary.html The Department of Education's Web site features a glossary of terms related to Federal student aid. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/glossary The Department of Education's Web site features a glossary of terms related to education research. http://www.ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Glossary The Department of Education's Web site features a glossary of terms related to education statistical standards. http://nces.ed.gov/statprog/2002/glossary.asp Language Assistance Education resources for Spanish speakers are available on the Department's Web site. http://www2.ed.gov/espanol/bienvenidos/es/index.html?src=ft Free language assistance services—Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog—are available to the public. Phone, 800-872-5327. http://www.ed.gov/notices/english-la | Email: Ed.Language.Assistance@ed.gov https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] News The Department of Education posts media advisories, press releases, and speeches on its Web site. http://www.ed.gov/news Press releases in Spanish are also available on the Department's Web site. http://www2.ed.gov/espanol/news/pressreleases/index.html Open Government The Department of Education supports the Open Government initiative by promoting the principles of collaboration, participation, and transparency. http://www2.ed.gov/about/open.html | Email: opengov@ed.gov Plain Language Department of Education writers and editors are committed to using Federal plain language guidelines. Publishing clear, useful information on programs and services is a priority and an ongoing effort. To comment on the clarity of a written product or to offer a suggestion for improvement, please communicate via email. http://www.ed.gov/plain-language | Email: plainwriting@ed.gov Regional Offices Each regional office serves as a center for the dissemination of information and provides technical assistance to State and local educational agencies and other institutions and individuals interested in Federal educational activities. Offices are located in Boston, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA. http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/regions.html Site Map The Web site map allows visitors to look for specific topics or to browse content that aligns with their interests. http://www2.ed.gov/help/site/map/sitemap.jsp Student Loans Information on student loans is available online. http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grants-college.html?src=pn http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/index.html For further information, contact the Information Resources Center, Department of Education, Room 5E248 (FB–6), 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Phone, 800-872-5327. FEDERALLY AIDED CORPORATIONS AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206 https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] 502-895-2405 http://www.aph.org PRESIDENT Craig Meador Chair of the Board Jane Hardy Founded in 1858 as a nonprofit organization, the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) received its Federal charter in 1879 when Congress passed the Act to Promote Education of the Blind. This Act designates APH as the official supplier of educational materials adapted for students who are legally blind and who are enrolled in formal educational programs below the college level. Materials produced and distributed by APH include textbooks in Braille and large type, educational tools such as Braille typewriters and computer software and hardware, teaching aides such as tests and performance measures, and other special supplies. The materials are distributed through allotments to the States to programs serving individuals who are blind. http://www.aph.org/about Sources of Information Business Opportunities Requests for proposals are posted online. http://www.aph.org/rfp Employment The APH is the world's largest manufacturer of products for people who are blind and visually impaired. It is a drug-free workplace: New hires must pass a drug screening test and background check. http://www.aph.org/careers http://www.aph.org/contact For further information, contact the American Printing House for the Blind, P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206. Phone, 502-895-2405. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002 202-651-5000 http://www.gallaudet.edu PRESIDENT T. Alan Hurwitz Chair, Board of Trustees Heather Harker Gallaudet University received its Federal charter in 1864 and is currently authorized by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, as amended. Gallaudet is a private, nonprofit educational institution providing elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and continuing education programs for persons who are deaf. The University offers a traditional liberal arts curriculum for students who are deaf and graduate programs in fields related to deafness for students who are deaf and students who are hearing. Gallaudet also conducts a wide variety of basic and applied deafness research and provides public https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] service programs for persons who are deaf and for professionals who work with persons who are deaf. Gallaudet University is accredited by a number of organizations, among which are the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf. http://www2.gallaudet.edu/attend-gallaudet/about-gallaudet Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Gallaudet's Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center operates elementary and secondary education programs on the main campus of the University. These programs are authorized by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4304, as amended) for the primary purpose of developing, evaluating, and disseminating model curricula, instructional strategies, and materials in order to serve individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Education of the Deaf Act requires the programs to include students preparing for postsecondary opportunities other than college and students with a broad spectrum of needs, such as students who are academically challenged, come from non-Englishspeaking homes, have secondary disabilities, are members of minority groups, or are from rural areas. http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center.html Model Secondary School for the Deaf The school was established by act of October 15, 1966, which was superseded by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986. The school provides day and residential facilities for secondary-age students from across the United States from grades 9 to 12, inclusively. http://www.gallaudet.edu/mssd.html Kendall Demonstration Elementary School The school became the Nation's first demonstration elementary school for the deaf by the act of December 24, 1970 (20 U.S.C. 695), which was also later superseded by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986. The school is a day program for students from the Washington, DC, metropolitan area from the age of onset of deafness to age 15, inclusively, but not beyond the eighth grade or its equivalent. http://www.gallaudet.edu/kdes.html Sources of Information Campus Tour A virtual tour of the University's campus is available online. http://www.gallaudet.edu/visitors-center/virtual-tour.html Employment Serving deaf and hard of hearing students from many different backgrounds, Gallaudet University seeks to develop a workforce that reflects its diversity. The University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and it encourages members of traditionally underrepresented groups, persons with disabilities, veterans, and women to apply for vacancies. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] http://www.gallaudet.edu/hrs/employment-opportunities.html http://www.gallaudet.edu/about-gallaudet/contact-us.html For further information, contact the Public Relations Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002. Phone, 202651-5505. HOWARD UNIVERSITY 2400 Sixth Street NW., Washington, DC 20059 202-806-6100 http://www.howard.edu PRESIDENT Wayne A.I. Frederick Howard University was established by Congress by the act of March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 438). It offers instruction in 12 schools and colleges, as follows: the colleges of arts and sciences; dentistry; engineering, architecture, and computer sciences; medicine; pharmacy, nursing, and allied health sciences; the graduate school; the schools of business; communications; divinity; education; law; and social work. In addition, Howard University has research institutes, centers, and special programs in the following areas: cancer, child development, computational science and engineering, international affairs, sickle cell disease, and the national human genome project. https://www2.howard.edu/about/howard-glance Sources of Information Employment Information is available on the "Career Opportunities" Web page. https://www2.howard.edu/about/careers Libraries The Howard University Libraries are accessible online. http://library.howard.edu/library https://www2.howard.edu/contact For further information, contact the Office of University Communications, Howard University, 2400 Sixth Street NW., Washington, DC 20059. Phone, 202-806-0970. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF / ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623 585-475-6317 http://www.ntid.rit.edu PRESIDENT, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY William W. Destler President, National Technical Institute for the Deaf / Vice President, Rochester Gerard J. Buckley https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=8ghEuYRf8O8=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:45:46 PM] Institute of Technology The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) was established by act of June 8, 1965 (20 U.S.C. 681) to promote the employment of persons who are deaf by providing technical and professional education. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act was superseded by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4431, as amended). The U.S. Department of Education contracts with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for the operation of a residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education for individuals who are deaf. The purpose of the special relationship with the host institution is to give NTID's faculty and students access to more facilities, institutional services, and career preparation options than could be provided otherwise by a national technical institute for the deaf operating independently. NTID offers a variety of technical programs at the certificate, diploma, and associate degree levels. Degree programs include majors in business, engineering, science, and visual communications. In addition, NTID students may participate in approximately 200 educational programs available through RIT. NTID also conducts applied research in occupational- and employmentrelated aspects of deafness, communication assessment, demographics of NTID's target population, and learning processes in postsecondary education. In addition, NTID conducts training workshops and seminars related to deafness. These workshops and seminars are offered nationwide to professionals who employ, work with, teach, or serve persons who are deaf. http://www.ntid.rit.edu/about Sources of Information Campus Tour A virtual tour of the college's campus is available online. http://www.ntid.rit.edu/virtual-tour http://www.ntid.rit.edu/contact For further information, contact the Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Department of Recruitment and Admissions, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5604. Phone, 716-475-6700. 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Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 202-586-5000 http://www.energy.gov OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SECRETARY OF ENERGY Richard Perry Deputy Secretary / Chief Operating Officer Vacant Associate Deputy Secretary Vacant Chief of Staff Brian McCormack Inspector General April Stephenson, Acting Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration Assistant Secretary, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Shari Davenport, Acting Assistant Secretary, International Affairs Andrea Lockwood, Acting Chief Financial Officer Alison Doone, Acting Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy Eric Rohlfing, Acting Director, Energy Policy and System Analysis Carol Battershell, Acting Director, Enterprise Assessment Glenn S. Podonsky Director, Intelligence and Counterintelligence Steven Black Director, Public Affairs Robert Haus Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Christy Jackiewicz, Acting Executive Director, Loan Programs Office John Sneed General Counsel John Lucas, Designated by POTUS Ombudsman Rita Franklin OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=VhQd5NF2+Kg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:46:07 PM] Assistant Secretary, Environmental Management Susan Cange, Acting Under Secretary Matthew Moury, Acting Deputy Under Secretary Vacant Associate Under Secretary, Environment, Health, Safety and Security Andrew Lawrence, Acting Chief Human Capital Officer Tonya Mackey, Acting Chief Information Officer Stephen Everett Director, Economic Impact and Diversity Andre Sayles, Acting Director, Hearing and Appeals Poli Marmolejos Director, Legacy Management Carmelo Melendez Director, Management Ingrid Kolb Director, Project Management Oversight and Assessment Paul Bosco OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE AND ENERGY Under Secretary Patricia A. Hoffman, Designated by POTUS Deputy Under Secretary Vacant Assistant Secretary, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Patricia A. Hoffman, Acting Daniel Simmons, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy Douglas Hollett, Acting Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy Edward McGinnis, Acting Director, Indian Energy Policy and Programs William Bradford Director, Science Steve Binkley, Acting Director, Technology Transitions Rochelle Blaustein, Acting OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Under Secretary, Nuclear Security / Administrator, National Nuclear Security Lt. General Frank G. Klotz, USAF (retired) Administration Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Deputy Under Secretary, Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear William White, Designated by POTUS Jay Tilden David Huizenga, Acting https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=VhQd5NF2+Kg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:46:07 PM] Nonproliferation Deputy Administrator, Defense Programs Philip Calbos, Acting Deputy Administrator, Naval Reactors Adm. James F. Caldwell, Jr., USN Associate Administrator, Emergency Operations Associate Administrator, Defense Nuclear Security Associate Administrator Safety, Infrastructure and Operations Associate Administrator, Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Eric Smith, Acting Jeffrey Johnson James McConnell Jay Tilden The Department of Energy addresses the Nation's energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges, using transformative science and technology to ensure national security and prosperity. Organizational Chart The Department of Energy (DOE) was established by the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7131), effective October 1, 1977, pursuant to Executive Order 12009 of September 13, 1977. The act consolidated the major Federal energy functions into one Cabinet-level department. http://www.energy.gov/management/office-management/operationalmanagement/history/brief-history-department-energy Secretary The Secretary decides major energy policy and planning issues; acts as the principal spokesperson for the Department; and ensures effective communication and working relationships with the public and with Federal, State, local, and tribal governments. The Secretary also serves as the President's principal adviser on energy policies, plans, and programs. http://www.energy.gov/leadership Enterprise Assessments The Office of Enterprise Assessments functions as an autonomous organization that assesses nuclear and industrial safety performance, cyber and physical security performance, and other critical functions as directed by the Secretary and his or her leadership team. The Office implements congressionally-mandated enforcement functions, manages the National Training Center, serves as an important check-andbalance that meets the DOE's self-regulating responsibilities. http://www.energy.gov/ea/about-us For further information, contact the Office of Resources, Communications and Congressional Affairs. Phone, 301-903-3272. Environment, Health, Safety, and Security The Office of the Associate Under Secretary for Environment, Health, Safety and Security increases the effectiveness and efficiency of DOE primary mission-support organizations and initiates enterprisewide responses to common, widespread challenges. The Office serves as the central organization responsible for health, safety, environment, and security and for coordinating and integrating these vital programs. It develops policy and assists with technical matters, provides safety analysis, and oversees corporate safety and security programs. https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=VhQd5NF2+Kg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:46:07 PM] http://www.energy.gov/ehss/about-us For further information, contact the Office of Resources Management. Phone, 301-9035139. Intelligence and Counterintelligence The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence safeguards national security information and technologies that comprise intellectual property of incalculable value. The Office has the ability to leverage the Department's scientific and technological expertise to assist policymakers, as well as national security missions in cyber, energy, and homeland security, and in defense and intelligence. http://www.energy.gov/office-intelligence-and-counterintelligence For further information, contact the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Phone, 202-586-2610. Operations, Field, and Site Offices The Administration of Government-owned, contractor-operated facility contracts is the principal responsibility of the operations, field, and site offices. Contractors who operate Government-owned facilities do most of the DOE's energy and physical research and development, environmental restoration, and waste management. Department operations offices act as a formal link between Department headquarters and the field laboratories and other operating facilities. They manage programs and projects that the lead headquarters program offices assign. The appropriate assistant secretary, office director, or program officer provides daily, specific program direction for the operations offices. He or she also provides management guidance and coordination for and oversight of them and the field and site offices. http://www.energy.gov/offices Project Management Oversight and Assessments The Office of Project Management Oversight and Assessments is the Department of Energy’s central management organization providing leadership and assistance in developing and implementing departmentwide policies, procedures, programs, and management systems pertaining to project management, and independently monitors, assesses, and reports on project execution performance. http://www.energy.gov/projectmanagement/about_us ENERGY PROGRAMS Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy The Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E) advances highpotential, high-impact energy technologies before they attract private-sector investment. ARPA-E awardees pursue new ways of generating, storing, and using energy. The Agency focuses on transformational energy projects that can be advanced with a small investment over a defined period of time. A streamlined awards process allows quick action to stimulate cutting-edge energy research. http://arpa-e.energy.gov/?q=arpa-e-site-page/about For further information, contact the Office of the Director. Phone, 202-287-1004. Efficiency and Renewable Energy The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy leads the Department's efforts to develop and deliver market-driven solutions for sustainable transportation, renewable electricity generation, and energy-saving homes, buildings, and manufacturing. It supports research and development and technology transfer activities to improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, industrial, and https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=VhQd5NF2+Kg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:46:07 PM] utility sectors. The Office also administers programs providing financial assistance for State energy planning, weatherizing homes owned by the poor and disadvantaged, implementing State and local energy conservation initiatives, and promoting energy efficient construction and renovation of Federal facilities. http://www.energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy For further information, contact the Director of Information and Business Management Systems. Phone, 202-586-7241. Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability comprises five divisions: Advanced Grid Integration, Energy Infrastructure Modeling and Analysis, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration, National Electricity Delivery, and Power Systems Engineering Research and Development. It promotes electric grid modernization and energy infrastructure resiliency and leads the Department's efforts to ensure a resilient, reliable, and flexible electricity system. http://www.energy.gov/oe/about-office-electricity-delivery-and-energy-reliability For further information, contact the Office of the Director. Phone, 202-586-1411. Energy Information The Energy Information Administration collects, processes, and disseminates data on energy consumption, demand, distribution, production, resource reserves, and technology. It also helps government and nongovernment energy users understand trends by offering analyses of the data. http://www.eia.gov/about For further information, contact the Director, National Energy Information Center. Phone, 202-586-6537. Fossil Energy The Office of Fossil Energy is responsible for Federal research, development, and demonstration efforts on advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, as well as the development of technological solutions for the prudent and sustainable development of our unconventional oil and gas domestic resources. It also manages the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, both key emergency response tools available to the President to protect Americans from energy supply disruptions. http://www.energy.gov/fe/about For further information, contact the Office of Communications. Phone, 202-586-6803. Indian Energy Policy and Programs The Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs coordinates, directs, fosters, and implements energy planning, education, management, and programs to assist Tribes with energy development, capacity building, energy infrastructure, energy costs, and electrification of Indian lands and homes. The Office works within the Department, across Government agencies, and with tribes and organizations to promote Indian energy policies and initiatives. https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/about-us-0 For further information, contact the Director. Phone, 202-586-1272. Loan Programs Office The Loan Programs Office accelerates the domestic commercial deployment of innovative and advanced clean energy technologies at a scale that contributes significantly to achieving national clean energy objectives: enhanced American global https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=VhQd5NF2+Kg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:46:07 PM] economic competitiveness, job creation, reduced dependency on foreign oil, and an improved environmental legacy. It fulfills this mission by guaranteeing loans to eligible clean energy projects and by providing direct loans to eligible manufacturers of advanced technology vehicles and components. http://www.energy.gov/lpo/about-us-home | Email: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov For further information, contact Loan Programs Office. Phone, 202-586-8335. Nuclear Energy The Office of Nuclear Energy advances nuclear power as a resource capable of meeting the Nation's energy, environmental, and national security needs. It relies on research, development, and demonstration to resolve barriers of cost, proliferation resistance, safety, security, and technology. Four research objectives guide the Office's efforts: developing technologies and other solutions to improve the reliability, maintain the safety, and extend the life of current reactors; making new reactors more affordable so that nuclear energy can play a bigger role in meeting energy security and climate change goals; developing sustainable fuel cycles; and understanding and minimizing the risks of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. http://www.energy.gov/ne/about-us For further information, contact the Director, Corporate Communications and External Affairs. Phone, 301-903-1636. Science The Office of Science delivers scientific discoveries and tools to transform our understanding of nature and to advance national security, including the Nation's economic and energy security. The Office is the lead Federal agency supporting fundamental scientific research for energy and the Nation's largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences. It supports scientific research and the development, construction, and operation of open-access, state-of-the-art facilities for researchers. For example, it supports research in all 50 States and the District of Columbia—at DOE laboratories and more than 300 universities and institutions of higher learning nationwide. http://science.energy.gov/about For further information, contact the Director of Human Resources. Phone, 202-5865430 Technology Transitions The Office of Technology Transitions oversees and advances the DOE's mission by expanding the commercial impact of its portfolio of research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities in the short, medium, and long term. The Office develops the Department's policy and vision for expanding the commercial results of its research investments, and it streamlines information and access to DOE's national labs and sites to foster partnerships that will move innovations from the labs into the marketplace. http://www.energy.gov/technologytransitions/about-us ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROGRAMS Environmental Management The Office of Environmental Management completes the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy after decades of nuclear weapons development and Government-sponsored nuclear energy research. The Office adheres to a mission philosophy based on reducing risk and reducing environmental liability. Current https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency.aspx?EntityId=VhQd5NF2+Kg=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY=[11/14/2018 12:46:07 PM] activities include fulfilling commitments to lower risk and complete cleanup across all sites; constructing and operating facilities treating radioactive liquid tank waste in a safe, stable form; securing and storing nuclear material in a safe, stable manner in secure locations; transporting and disposing transuranic and low-level wastes in a safe, cost-effective way; decontaminating and decommissioning facilities without further value; remediating soil and ground water containing radioactive and hazardous contaminants; and planning a facility to manage and store mercury. http://www.energy.gov/em/mission For further information, contact the Director of Communication/External Affairs. Phone, 202-287-5591. Legacy Management The Office of Legacy Management manages DOE post-closure responsibilities and ensures the future protection of human health and the environment.