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Report
Description of Governmental Units by
Functional Area. Fiscal section Part I. 30
pages
Monday, May 14, 2007
Page 1 of 1
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SECRETARY
UNDER SECRETARY
OFFICE OF THE
ASSISTANT TO THE
OFFICE OF
SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR
GENERAL COUNSEL
SECRETARY
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
PUBLIC AFFEIRS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR
FOR COMESTIC AND
SCIENCE a TECHNOLOGY
FOR
FOR
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Offices of:
Standards Review
Offices of:
Offices of:
Telecommunications
Administration (DIS)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Administrative Services
OFFICE OF BUSINESS
Protections information (CIS)
Audits
ADMINISTRATION
Budget and Finance
ECONOMICS
Emergency Readiness
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Investigations and Security
Management and Drganization
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS AND DEFENSE
Personnel
SERVICES AOMINISTRATION
Publications
Special Assistant for Equal Opportunity
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Appeals Bourd
NATIONAL BUREAU CF
STANDARDS
BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCE
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
PATENT OFFICE
OFFICE OF FIELD SERVICES
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
UNITED STATES TRAVEL
SERVICE
OPERATING UNITS
OFFICE OF STATE
TECHNICAL SERVICES
OFFICE OF FOREIGN
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
OFFICE CF FOREIGN CIRECT
INVESTMENTS
CREATION AND AUTHORITY.-The
Department's newest missions is to as-
Department of Commerce was desig-
sist in the economic development of
nated as such by the act of March 4,
communities and regions with lagging
1913 (37 Stat. 736; 5 U. S. C. 591),
economics. The Department carries on
which reorganized the Department of
major research and development in its
Commerce and Labor, created by the
several program areas. This includes
act of February 14, 1903 (32 Stat. 825;
work to improve and extend scientific,
5 U. S. C. 591), by transferring all
engineering, and commercial stand-
labor activities into a new, separate
ards; to advance knowledge of the
Department of Labor.
oceans, earth, and the atmosphere; and
PURPOSE.-The mission of the De-
to better understand the functioning of
partment is to promote healthy growth
the national economy. Commerce also
of the American economy through pro-
administers the Nation's patent and
grams of assistance to business and
trademark systems, provides weather
commerce, the community, and the
and other environmental forecasts and
general public. A major purpose of the
warnings, carries out controls over the
Department is to develop and dissemi-
export of strategic materials, and per-
forms materials priorities and mobiliza-
nate basic demographic, economic,
tion functions.
business, scientific, and environmental
ORGANIZATION.-The Department
information. Other programs include
of Commerce is composed of the Of-
promoting foreign trade, overseas in-
fice of the Secretary and the operating
vestment, increased travel to the United
units (administrations, bureaus, of-
States, assuring fullest use of the Na-
fices) described below. The struc-
tion's scientific and technical resources,
ture of the Department is shown in the
and fostering development of the
organization chart which appears on
American merchant marine. One of the
page 642.
LEVEL I
Secretary
The Secretary is responsible for the
adr stration of the functions and
authorities assigned to the Department
of Commerce by law and for advising
the President on Federal policy and
programs affecting the industrial and
commercial segments of the national
economy within the scope of the
Department.
LEVEL III
Under Secretary
The Under Secretary of Commerce
serves as the principal deputy of the
Secretary, performing continuing and
special duties as the Secretary may as-
sign from time to time. He also serves as
acting Secretary in the Secretary's
absence.
LEVEL IV
Level. N
Assistant Secretary for
Administration
The Assistant Secretary for Admin-
isti n serves as the principal adviser
to the Secretary on all matters of ad-
ministrative management, and is the
chief officer of the Department on such
matters. Assisted by the Deputy As-
sistant Secretary for Administration, he
carries out administrative management
functions through the following de-
partmental staff offices.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERV-
ICES.-
OFFICE OF AUDITS.-
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND FINANCE.-
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY READINESS.-
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND SE-
CURITY.-
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGA-
NIZATION.-
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL.-
OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS.-
APPEALS BOARD.-
SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EQUAL_OP
P 'UNITY.-
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for Economic
Development
The Assistant Secretary for Eco-
nomic Development serves as the prin-
cipal adviser to the Secretary on mat-
ters concerning the economic develop-
ment of States, regions, arcas, districts,
centers, and communities in the United
States, as well as adviser to other de-
partmental officials with respect to
such matters. He also serves as head of
the Economic Development Adminis-
tration.
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for Domestic and
International Business
ne Assistant Secretary for Domestic
and International Business serves as the
principal adviser to the Secretary on all
domestic and international aspects of
the Department's responsibilities con-
cerning industry, trade, investment,
and related economic activities. He ex-
ercises policy direction and general
supervision over the Bureau of Inter-
national Commerce, the Business and
Defense Services Administration, the
Office of Field Services, and the Office
of Foreign Commercial Services.
[For regulations codified under this head-
ing, see Code of Federal Regulations, Title
32A, Chapter VII]
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for Science and
Technology
The Assistant Secretary for Science
and Technology serves as the principal
adviser to the Secretary as well as ad-
viser to all departmental officials with
respect to matters of science and tech-
nology. He has cognizance over the re-
search and development activities car-
ried out in the fields of science and
technology by all organizations of the
Department. He exercises policy direc-
tion and general supervision over the
Environmental Science Services Ad-
ministration, the National Bureau of
Standards, the Patent Office, the Office
of State Technical Services, the Office
of Standards Review, and the Office of
Telecommunications.
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for Economic
Affairs
The Assistant Secretary for Eco-
n : Affairs serves as principal
au er to the Secretary on broad, long-
range economic matters, as well as
adviser to other departmental officials
with respect to such matters. His re-
sponsibilities include coordination and
review of the economic research and
statistical programs in the Department.
He serves as the Department's liaison
with the Council of Economic Advisers.
He also exercises policy direction and
general supervision over the Bureau of
the Census and the Office of Business
Economics.
LEVEL IV
The General Counsel
The General Counsel is the chief
law officer of the Department and
serves as legal adviser to the secretarial
officers and other officers of the De-
partment. The Office of the General
Counsel supervises all legal activities of
the Department and supervises and
coordinates the development of the
Department's legislative program.
V
Commissioner of Patents
ORGANIZATION.-The major organi-
zational units of the Patent Office con-
sist of the Office of the Commissioner
of tents, the Office of the Solicitor,
oard of Appeals, the Board of
Patent Interferences, the Patent Ex-
aming Operations, the Office of Patent
Services, the Office of Research, De-
velopment and Analysis, the Office of
Information Services, the Office of
Planning and Programming, the Office
of Legislative Planning, the Office of
International Patent and readlemark
Affairs. the Office of Administra-
tion, Trademark Trial and Angeal
Beand, and the Trademark Examine
ing Operation.
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES.-The
Patent Office examines applications for
patents to assemain E the
are entitled to patents under the law,
and grants the patents when they are
so entitled; it publishes and dissemi-
nates patented matter, records the as-
signment of patents, maintains a
Search Center consisting of U.S. pat-
ents, foreign patents, and general ref-
erence literature for public use, and
supplies copies of patents and official
records of the Patent Office. Similar
functions are performed in carrying
out the statutory provisions for the
-ation of trademarks.
LEVEL V
Director, Bureau of Census
PURPOSE.-The mission of the Cen-
sus Bureau is to provide basic statistics
about the people and the economy of
the Nation in order to assist the Con-
gress, the executive branch, and the
public generally. It collects, tabulates,
and publishes a wide variety of statisti-
cal data and provides statistical infor-
mation to government and private
Lusers.
ORGANIZATION.-In addition to the
headquarters at Suitland, Md., the
Bureau maintains a Census Opera-
tions Division at Jeffersonville, Ind., a
Personal Census Service Branch at
Pittsburg, Kans., and 12 regional
offices.
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
The Bureau is responsible for con-
ducting periodic censuses, sample sur-
vevs. and other current data collections,
a furnishing statistical services to
other Government agencies.
LEVEL V
Director, Bureau of Standards
PURPOSE.-The National Burcau of
Standards is a principal focal point in
the Federal Government for assuring
maximum application of the physical
and enginecring sciences to the ad-
cement of technology in industry
.4 commerce. To this end the Bureau
conducts research and provides central
national services in three broad pro-
gram areas and provides central na-
tional services in a fourth. These are:
(1) basic measurements and standards,
(2) materials measurements and stand-
ards, (3) technological measurements
and standards, and (4) transfer of
technology.
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
INSTITUTE FOR BASIC STANDARDS.-
This institute provides the central
basis within the United States of a
complete and consistent system of
physical measurement, coordinates
that system with the measurement sys-
tems of other nations, and furnishes
essential services leading to accurate
and uniform physical measurements
throughout the Nation's scientific
community, industry, and commerce.
LEVEL V
Maritime Administrator
"RPOSE.-The Maritime Adminis-
ti on administers programs author-
ized by the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, as amended, and related ship-
ping statutes to aid in the develop-
ment, promotion, and operation of
the U.S. merchant marine, so that it
will be (a) adequate to carry the Na-
tion's domestic waterborne commerce
and a substantial portion of its foreign
commerce during peacetime; (b) ca-
pable of serving as a naval and mili-
tary auxiliary in time of war or na-
tional emergency; (c) owned and
operated under U.S. flag by citizens of
the United States, so far as may be
practicable; and (d) composed of the
best equipped, safest, and most suitable
types of ships manned by a trained and
respective coast areas, except ship con-
efficient citizen personnel.
struction and maritime training.
The Maritime Administrator is also
There is established within the
vested with the residual powers and
Maritime Administration a Maritime
authorities of the Director, National
Subsidy Board, composed of the Mari-
Shipping Authority, which was estab-
time Administrator, who serves as
Chairman, the Deputy Maritime Ad-
lished by the Secretary of Commerce
ministrator, and the General Counsel,
on March 13, 1951, for the purpose of
each of whom acts pursuant to direct
organizing and directing emergency
authority from the Secretary of Com-
merchant ship operations in the na-
merce. The Board makes, amends, and
tional interest.
terminates contracts for operating-dif-
GANIZATION.-The Maritime Ad-
ferential and construction-differentia
m tration consists of a headquarters
subsidies. It conducts hearings and
organization, three Coast Districts, and
makes determinations antecedent to
the United States Merchant Marine
these actions; and it investigates and
Academy.
determines the relative costs of con-
The Coast Districts are responsible
structing ships in the United States
for all field offices and programs of the
and in foreign countries and of oper-
Maritime Administration within their
ating ships under United States and
competitive foreign flags.
Travel Service are to develop, plan,
and carry out a comprehensive pro-
gram designed to stimulate and en-
courage travel to the United States by
residents of foreign countries for the
purpose of study, culture, recreation,
iness, and other activities as a means
CA promoting friendly understanding
and good will among peoples of for-
eign countries and of the United
States; encourage the development of
tourist facilities, low-cost unit tours,
and other arrangements within the
United States for meeting the require-
ments of foreign visitors; foster and
encourage the widest possible dis-
tribution of the benefits of travel
at the cheapest rates between for-
eign countries and the United States
consistent with sound economic prin-
ciples; encourage the simplification,
reduction, or elimination of barriers
to travel, and the facilitation of inter-
national travel generally; collect, pub-
lish, and provide for the exchange of
statistics and technical information,
including schedules of meetings, fairs,
and other attractions, relating to in-
ternational travel and tourism.
ORGANIZATION.-The program of
the Travel Service is conducted by the
following divisions: Travel Promotion,
Facilitation and Planning, and Visitor
Services. In addition to these divisions,
'even offices abroad have been estab-
ned to stimulate tourist travel.
LEVEL V
Adminis. of the Environmenta
Science Administration
PURPOSE.-The mission of ESSA is
to describe, understand, and predict
the state of the oceans, the state of the
lower and upper atmosphere, and the
size and shape of the earth, in order
to further the safety and welfare of
the public, enhance and improve the
Nation's economy, and assist those
Federal departments concerned with
the national defense, the exploration of
outer space, and the management of
natural resources.
ORGANIZATION.-ESSA consists of
staff offices and five major components.
The latter are: the Environmental
Data Service, the Weather Bureau, the
Research Laboratories, the Coast and
r letic Survey, and the National En-
nonmental Satellite Center.
The field organization of ESSA in-
cludes Weather Burcau regional offices,
Coast and Geodetic Survey field di-
rectors, and Coast and Geodetic Survey
marine centers.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SECRETARY OF LABOR
Deputy
Under Secretary
UNDER SECRETARY OF LABOR
Mobilization Planning
and Coordination
Regional Staff Comm.
Office of
Office of
Office of
Office of
Assistant
Solicitor
Legislative
Information, Publica-
Policy Planning
Federal Contract
Secretary for
Liaison
tions and Reports
and Research
Compliance (EEO)
Administration
Assistant
Assistant
Assistant
Assistant
Commissioner
Secretary for
Secretary for
Secretary for
of Labor
Secretary for
Labor-Monagement
International
Monpower
Statistics
Wage and Labor
Relations
Affairs
Standards
Labor-Management
Bureou of
preou of
Wage and Lobor
Manpower
Office of Personnel Policy
Services
International
Labor
Standords
Administration
and Standards
Administration
Labor Affairs
&
totistics
Administration
Office of Employee Utilize-
tion and Development
Library
Office of Organization and
Office of
Wage and Hour
Bureau of
Bureau of
Bureou of
Monagement
Lobor-Management
and Public
Women's
Employment
Apprenticeship
Lobor
Office of Administrative
andWelfare-Pension
Contracts
Bureau
Security
.ond Training
Standards
Services
Reports
Divisions
Office of Program and
Budget Review
Office of Financial
Office of
Management and
Office of
Bureau of
Bureau of
Employees'
Veterans'
Audit
Labor-Management
Work-Training
Employees'
Compensation
Reemployment
Office of Management.
Relations Services
Rights
Programs
Compensation
Appeals Boord
Services
CREATION AND AUTHORITY.-The
to the Department by new legislation
Department of Labor, ninth executive
and by Executive order.
department, was created by act ap-
PURPOSE.-The Department of La-
proved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat.
bor is charged, among other things,
736; 5 U.S.C. 611). A Bureau of
with administering and enforcing stat-
Labor was first created by Congress
utes designed to advance the public
in 1884 under the Interior Depart-
interest by promoting the welfare of
ment. The Bureau of Labor later be-
the wage earners of the United States,
came independent as a Department of
improving their working conditions,
Labor without executive rank. It again
and advancing their opportunities for
returned to bureau status in the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
profitable employment.
ORGANIZATION:-Al functions of the
which was created by act of February
14, 1903 (32 Stat. 827; 5 U. S. C. 591).
Department are vested in the Secre-
Additional duties related to the stat-
tary of Labor. The structure of the
utory functions of the Department of
Department is shown in the organiza-
Labor subsequently have been assigned
tion chart which appears on page 643.
LEVEL I
Secretary of Labor
The Secretary is the head of the De-
partment of Labor and the principal
adviser to the President on the devel-
opment and execution of policies and
the administration and enforcement of
laws relating to wage earners, their
working conditions. and their employ-
ment opportunities, He is responsible
for all activities of the Department of
Labor
LEVEL III
Under Secretary of Labor
The Under Secretary of Labor is
the alternate of the Secretary in the
discharge of all the Secretary's re-
sponsibilities. He serves as-Acting Sec-
retary in the Secretary's absence.
DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF LA-
EOR.-The Deputy Under Secretary
assists the Secretary and the Under
Secretary by reviewing and appraising
program operations of the Depart-
ment, seeing that policies are prop-
erly reflected in programs, and that
policy objectives are achieved. He
supervises the defense mobilization
planning program of the Department,
all Department of Labor advisory com-
mittee activities, the regional and field
staff committees and the Federal exec-
utive board functions of the Labor
Department.
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for Manpower
he Assistant Secretary for Man-
power has responsibility for all the De-
partment manpower programs and
activities.
Assistant Secretary for
Labor-Management Relations
The Assistant Secretary for Lab 11-
Management Relations has responsi-
bility for the Department's labor-man-
agement relations activities as well as
the activities of the Wage and How
and Public Contracts Divisions. He
serves as Administrator of the Labor-
Management Services Administration.
Laber-Management Services
Administration
The Labor-Management Services
Administration was established by Sec.
retary's Order 24-63, dated August 8,
1963. The Labor-Management Serv-
ices Administrator is responsible the
direction and coordination of :-11 the
Department's labor-management rela-
tions programs and activities.
The Labor-Management Services
inistration is composed of the of-
fices described in the following para-
graphs, Director. each of which is headed by a
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for
International Affairs
The Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs has rèsponsibility for
the Department's international activi-
ties, and for the Bureau of Interna-
tional Labor Affairs. He serves as the
U.S. Government member of the Gov-
erning Body of the International Labor
Organization (ILO), as head of the
U.S. delegation to the Annual Confer-
ence of the ILO, and as a member of
the Board of Foreign Service.
LEVEL IV
Assistant Secretary for Wage
and Labor Standards
The Assistant Secretary for .Wage
and Labor Standards has responsibility
for the Department's wage and labor
standards activities and serves as Ad-
ministrator of the Wage and Labor
Standards Administration.
LEVEL IV
he Solicitor of Labor
The Solicitor has responsibility for
the legal activities of the Depart-
for the coordination and prep-
of the Department's legislative
oposals, reports and testimony on
oposed legislation, including execu-
branch clearances, and for the
rformance of certain operating, as
as legal, functions under the
avis-Bacon and related acts. He
as legal adviser to the Secretary
other officials of the Department.
Office of the Solicitor
The Solicitor, with the assistance of
Deputy Solicitor, directs and super-
the legal work of the entire De-
rtment. Responsible to him is an im-
ediate staff of assistants and attorneys
W shington and in the field offices
the Department throughout the
States and Puerto Rico.
Assistant Secretary
LEVEL V
for Administration
The Assistant Secretary for Admin-
istration has responsibility for the
Department's Management System,
dgetary and fiscal management,
personnel management, administra-
tive management, organization, the
Library, and administrative services
activities. He is assisted by the Deputy
Assistant Secretary and the Assistant
Assistant Secretary who serves as Direc-
tor of Personnel.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration
The Office directs and coordinates
all matters of administration and man-
agement in the Department.
It reviews, evaluates, and approves
proposed and existing programs to
assure compliance with Department
policies, plans, and budgetary direc-
tives; determines amounts and ade-
quacy of presentation of budget
estimates and apportionments.
The Office develops, reviews, and
approves organization structures within
the several administrations and bu-
reaus, is responsible for the manage-
ment and coordination of planning-
programing-budgeting activities and
promulgates departmental regulations
and procedures governing all budget,
cal management, management analy-
315, and office service functions. It de-
velops and maintains all major rela-
tionships outside the Department on
administration and management mat
ters and coordinates contacts with the
Bureau of the Budget, except those in-
volving substantive legislation.
LEVEL V
Manpower Administration
The Manpower Administration is
composed of the immediate office of
the Manpower Administrator, includ-
ing the President's Committee on Man-
power and the National Manpower
Advisory Committee, the Office of the
Associate Manpower Administrator,
the Office of Financial and Manage-
ment Services, and three bureaus. Re-
gional Manpower Administrators rep-
resent the Manpower Administrator in
each of eight Manpower Administra-
tion regions.
Office of Financial and Management
Services
The Office directs all Manpower
Administration activities in the areas of
idget, fund control, personnel man-
gement, management analysis, con-
tracting services, and administrative
services. It serves as the principal ad-
viser to the Manpower Administrator
on the status of funds under the Ad-
ministrator's responsibility and serves
as the point of coordination for all
administrative management matters
within the Mannower Administration.
LEVEL V
ADMINISTraTor
Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions
[For regulations codified under this head-
ing, see Code of Federal Regulations, Title
Chapter V; Title 41, Chapter 50]
The Wage and Hour Division was
established pursuant to the provisions
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29
U.S.C. 201-219). The Public Con-
tracts Division was created to admin-
ister the Walsh-Healey Public Con-
tracts Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat.
2036; 41 U.S.C. 35-45). The two Di-
visions were consolidated by order of
the Secretary of Labor on August 21,
1942. The Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions (WHPC) are
headed by an Administrator, appointed
by the President with the consent of
the Senate.
The Fair Labor Standards Act,
IS amended, establishes, subject
to specified exemptions, minimum
wage, overtime pay, equal pay, and
child labor standards for employees
who are engaged in or producing goods
for interstate commerce and to em-
ployees of certain enterprises.
The Walsh-Healcy Public Contracts
Act, as amended, requires Federal Gov-
ernment supply contracts in amounts
exceeding $10,000 to contain certain
ulations concerning labor standards
and conditions of work. WHPC admin-
isters and enforces contract provisions
pertaining to the payment of prevail--
ing minimum wages and overtime, and
nonemployment of child and convict
labor.
LEVEL V
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
The Commissioner of Labor Statis-
tics has responsibility for the Depart-
ment's economic and statistical re-
search activities. He renders technical
advice and interpretations to the Sec-
retary; the Bureau of the Budget; the
Council of Economic Advisers; the
Joint Economic Committee; officials of
Federal and State agencies; and repre-
sentatives of organized labor and busi-
ness, industry, and the academic com-
munity concerning all aspects of the
research and analysis conducted by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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ORGANIZATION.-The Secretary of
for Administration, and a staff of ad-
the Treasury is assisted in the manage-
ministrative, special, and technical
ment and direction of the Depart-
assistants who supervise and correlate
ment's numerous and varied branches
the activities of the different bureaus,
by the Under Secretary of the Treas-
offices, and divisions. Each bureau is
ury, the Under Secretary of the Treas-
ury for Monetary Affairs and his Dep-
under the general direction of a chief,
uty, the General Counsel, four Assistant
who reports to the Secretary and his
Secretaries of the Treasury, the Special
immediate assistants.
Assistant to the Secretary (for Enforce-
The structure of the Department is
ment), the Fiscal Assistant Secretary
shown in the organization chart which
of the Treasury, the Assistant Secretary
appears on page 633.
Secretary of the
Treasury
Level T:
PURPOSE.-The original act estab-
lished the Department to superintend
and manage the national finances. This
act charged the Secretary of the Treas-
ury with the preparation of plans for
the improvement and management of
the revenue and the support of the
public credit. It further provided that
he should prescribe the forms for keep-
ing and rendering all manner of public
accounts and for the making of returns.
He was empowered to grant, subject to
the limitations of the amended act, all
warrants for moneys to be issued from
the Treasury pursuant to legal appro-
priations, and to furnish information,
upon request, to either or both
branches of Congress on any matter re-
ferred to him or pertaining to his office.
The act further stated it to be the duty
of the Secretary "generally to perform
all such services relative to the fi-
nances as he shall be directed to per-
form" (1 Stat. 65; 31 U.S.C. 1002).
LEVEL III
Office of the Under Secretary
The Under Secretary has responsi-
bility for general supervision over all
the functions of the Department, and
for acting for the Secretary in his ab-
sence, sickness, or unavailability. He
advises and assists the Secretary in the
formulation, determination, and imple-
mentation of the policy responsibilities
of the Secretary. The Secretary and
Under Secretary directly supervise the
Internal Revenue Service and Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency. The
functions of these two organizations are
described separately. In addition, these
two officials supervise the following
staff offices within the Office of the
Secretary:
LEVEL III
Office of Under Secretary for
Monetary Affairs
The Under Secretary for Monetary
Affairs has important responsibilities
n the domestic and international fi-
nancial fields, including domestic fi-
nancing, balance of payments, and gold
and silver policies. He serves as Acting
Secretary in the absence of the Secre-
tary and the Under Secretary. He su-
pervises the U.S. Savings Bonds
Division, and the Assistant Secretary
(International Affairs) and the Fiscal
Assistant Secretary to the extent of
their responsibilities for international
and domestic monetary and fiscal poli-
cies. The functions of these offices are
described separately. He is assisted by
the Deputy Under Secretary for Mone-
tary Affairs and the Assistant to the
Secretary (Debt Management). The
following offices are under the direct
supervision of the Deputy Under Sec-
retary for Monetary Affairs:
EL III COMPTROLLER OF
CURRENCY
The Comptroller, as the administra-
tor of national banks, is responsible
for the execution of laws relating to
national banks, and in this capacity
promulgates rules and regulations gov-
erning the operations of approximately
4,800 national and District of Colum-
bia banks. His approval is required by
law for the organization of new na-
tional banks, the conversion of State-
chartered banks into national banks,
and consolidations or mergers of na-
tional banks with other national banks
or State banks with national banks
where the surviving institution is a na-
tional bank. Establishment of branches
by national banks also requires the
Comptroller's approval.
The Office of the Comptroller exer-
cises general supervision over the oper-
ations of national banks, including
their trust activities and their overseas
operations. Each bank is examined at
least 3 times every 2 years through a
staff of more than 1,300 bank exam-
iners under the immediate supervision
the 14 Regional Administrators of
National Banks. These examinations
are designed to assist the Comptroller
in appraising the financial condition of
the banks, the soundness of their
operations, the quality of their man-
agement, and their compliance with
existing laws, rules, and regulations.
LEVEL III COMMISSION
ER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER.-The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in
conformity with policies and delega-
tions of authority made by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, establishes the
policies and administers the activities
of the Internal Revenue Service. The
Office of the Commissioner includes
the Deputy Commissioner, the Assist-
ant to the Commissioner, and the For-
eign Tax Assistance Staff.
LEVEL IV ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES
:e of Assistant Secretary for Tax
Policy
The function of this Assistant Secre-
tary is to advise and assist the Secretary
in the formulation and execution of
domestic and international tax policies
and programs. He is assisted by a Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary; the Director,
Office of Tax Analysis; the Tax Legis-
lative Counsel; and the Special Assist-
ant for International Tax Matters.
The functions of the Offices of Tax
Analysis and Tax Legislative Counsel
are described separately. With the as-
sistance of economists and attorneys
from the Offices of Tax Analysis
and Tax Legislative Counsel, the
Special Assistant for International Tax
Matters is responsible for the follow-
ing: analytical activities relating to in-
ternational tax matters, including those
arising under tax agreements; prepara-
tion of legal, economic, and statistical
analyses of proposed tax legislation af-
feeting international investment, trade,
and other activities; participation, with
representatives of the State Depart-
r ; in negotiation of treatics with
C. r countrics to mitigate the effect of
double taxation and other tax obstacles
to trade and investment; participation
in the work of the Fiscal Committee of
the Organization for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD) ;
and providing assistance to other agen-
cies on tax matters arising at interna-
tional conferences
LEVEL IV
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
International Affairs
Th Assistant Secretary with the as-
sista
of the office directors and
their staffs of international economists
advises and assists the Secretary of the
Treasury and other senior depart-
mental officials in the formulation and
execution of policies and programs re-
lating to the responsibilities of the
Treasury Department in the interna-
tional economic, financial, and mone-
tary field. These responsibilities include
the Treasury's activities in such matters
as the balance of payments and gold
outflow problems of the United States,
international monetary and foreign ex-
change problems and agreements, the
Bretton Woods Agreements Act, and
the operations of the International
Monetary Fund and the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment and its affiliates, the Inter-Amer-
ican Development Bank, the Asian De-
velopment Bank, foreign lending and
assistance programs, the Anglo-Ameri-
can financial agreement, the Exchange
Stabilization Fund, and the activities
of the National Advisory Council on
International Monetary and Financial
Policies.
LEVEL IV
Office of Assistant Secretary
The Assistant Secretary serves as eco-
nomic adviser to the Secretary and as
his representative in interagency discus-
sions in a number of areas involving
fiscal planning. He is Treasury's Em-
ployment Policy Officer and supervises
the Bureau of the Mint, which is de-
scribed separately. In addition, he su-
pervises the following staff office:
OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT POLICY PRO-
GRAM.-This office is responsible for
the operation of the departmental
Equal Employment Opportunity Pro-
gram required by Executive Order
11246 of September 24, 1965. It also
administers the provisions of part II
of the Executive order relating to con-
tractual arrangements, including those
with banks serving as Government dc-
positaries, and with organizations serv-
LEVEL
IV
Office of Assistant Secretary
The Assistant Secretary supervises
the Bureau of Customs and Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, which are de-
scribed separately, and is responsible
for the Department's congressional rc-
lations program. In this connection, he
supervises the following staff office:
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL RELA-
TIONS.-The Office of Congressional
Relations was established by Treasury
Department Order 170-7, dated Feb-
ruary 23, 1961. It coordinates congres-
sional relations activities throughout
the Department, handles congressional
correspondence and inquiries, and pro-
vides a channel for the continuous ex-
change of information between the
Congress and the Department.
LEVEL
IV
The General Counsel
The General Counsel is by statute
(31 U.S.C. 1009) the chief law officer
of the Treasury Department. In carry-
ing out this responsibility, he is assisted
by a staff in his immediate office, and
by the offices of the Chief Counsel or
legal counsel in the following bureaus
and offices: Comptroller of the Cur-
rency, Customs, Foreign Assets Con-
trol, Internal Revenue, Mint, Public
Debt, and U.S. Secret Service.
As legal adviser to the Secretary, the
activities of the General Counsel and
his staff include consideration of legal
problems relating to the broad policy
aspects of management of the public
debt, the internal revenue and customs
laws, international cooperation in the
monetary and financial fields, and
similar matters with which the Secre-
tary is concerned as chief financial offi-
cer of the Government.
The General Counsel supervises the
Offi E the Director of Practice which
adm. sters the regulations (31 CFR
Part 10) governing the practice of
representatives before the Internal
Revenue Service and the establishment
and conduct of disciplinary proceed-
ings relating to such representatives.
He also has coordinate administrative
supervision over the Office of Tax
Legislative Counsel
LEVEL V
Office of Assistant Secretary for
Administration
The Assistant Secretary for Admin-
istration exercises direction over all of
the Department's general administra-
tive functions. He is chairman of
the Treasury Management Committee
and supervises the Office of Planning
and Program Evaluation, Office of
Management and Organization, Of-
fice of Budget and Finance, Office of
Personnel, Office of Administrative
Services, and Office of Security.
LEVEL V
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL.
The Chief Counsel, an Assistant Gen-
eral Counsel of the Treasury Depart-
ment, serves as a member of the
Commissioner's executive staff and as
counsel and legal officer to the Com-
missioner on all matters pertaining to
the administration and enforcement of
the internal revenue laws and related
statutes. The key officials under his
supervision are: Deputy Chief Coun-
sel; Associate Chief Counsel (Litiga-
tion) ; an Executive Assistant; a staff
of Technical Advisers; Special Assist-
ants; and Directors of the Legislation
and Regulations, Interpretative, and
Operations and Planning Divisions.
LEVEL V
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER.-
The Commissioner of Customs is rc-
sponsible for the implementation and
administration of all executive and leg-
isla directives relating to Customs
activities. Under authority delegated
to him by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, he establishes policies and super-
vises all activities of the agency.
DEPUTY UNDER SECRE-
TARY OF MONETARY AFFAIRS
LEVEL V.
Secretary (Debt Management). The
following offices are under the direct
supervision of the Deputy Under Sec-
retary for Monetary Affairs:
OFFICE OF DEBT ANALYSIS.
- OFFICE OF COMESTIC GOLD AND SIL-
VER OPERATIONS.-
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.-
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
OF I.R.S.
LEVEL V
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.-The
Deputy Commissioner assists and acts
for the Commissioner in planning, di-
recting, coordinating, and controlling
the policies and programs and in giving
executive leadership to the activities
of the Internal Revenue Service. The
Deputy Commissioner also supervises
the Regional Commissioners of Inter-
nal Revenue, and makes allocations of
funds and personnel to them.
LEVEL V
Office of the Fiscal Assistant
Secretary
The Fiscal Assistant Secretary per-
forms all functions pertaining is (1)
the administration of fiscal activities:
(?' the general supervision of the
fu ons and activities of the bureaus
grouped under the Fiscal Service-the
Bureau of Accounts, the Bureau of
Public Debt, and the Office of the
Treasurer a the United States; and
(3) direction of the Department's par-
ticipation in the joint program to in-
prove financial management in the
entire Federal Government.
It is the duty of the Fiscal Assistant
Secretary to maintain contacts with
all other departments, corporations,
and agencies of the Government with
respect to their financial operations
and to coordinate such operations with
those of the Treasury.
The Fiscal Assistant Secretary pre-
pares periodic estimates of the future
cash position of the Treasury for use
of the Department in connection with
its financing; supervises cash position
of the Treasury and the distribution of
funds between Federal Reserve Banks
and other Government depositaries;
prepares calls for the withdrawal of
funds from special depositaries to meet
current expenditures; and directs fiscal
agency functions in general. The
Fiscal Assistant Secretary serves under
i direction of the Under Secretary
for Monetary Affairs with respect to
international and domestic monetary
and fiscal policies.
Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20503. Phone, 395-3000
STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS.-Execu
7. To plan and promote the im-
tive Order 8248 of September 8, 1939,
provement, development, and coordi-
establishing the divisions of the Execu-
nation of Federal and other statistical
tive Office of the President and defin-
services.
ing their functions, sets forth the Bu-
8. To keep the President informed
reau's functions as follows:
of the progress of activities by agencies
1. To assist the President in the
of the Government with respect to
preparation of the budget and the for-
work proposed, work actually initiated,
mulation of the fiscal program of the
and work completed, together with the
Government.
relative timing of work between the
2. To supervise and control the ad-
several agencies of the Government;
ministration of the budget.
all to the end that the work programs
3. To conduct research in the devel-
of the several agencies of the executive
opment of improved plans of adminis-
branch of the Government may be co-
trative management, and to advise the
ordinated and that the moneys appro-
executive departments and agencies of
the Government with respect to im-
priated by the Congress may be ex-
proved administrative organization
pended in the most economical manner
and practice.
with the least possible overlapping and
4. To aid the President to bring
duplication of effort.
about more efficient and economical
conduct of Government service.
5. To assist the President by clear-
ing and coordinating departmental ad-
vice on proposed legislation and by
making recommendations as to Presi-
dential action on legislative enact-
ments, in accordance with past
practice.
6. To assist in the consideration and
clearance and, where necessary, in the
preparation of proposed Executive or-
ders and proclamations, in accordance
with the provisions of Executive Or-
der 11030 of June 19, 1962, as
amended.
LEVEL II
Bureau of the Budget
Director
The Bureau is headed by the Di-
rector who, in his general supervision,
:- assisted by the other principal offi-
als of the Bureau.
LEVEL III
Deputy Director
LEVEL IV
Assistant Directors
of the Bureau of
the Budget (3)
Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20506. Phone, 395-3000
CREATION AND AUTHORITY.-The
ACTIVITIES.-The Council analyzes
Council of Economic Advisers was es-
the national economy and its various
tablished in the Executive Office of
segments; advises the President on
the President by the Employment Act
economic developments; appraises the
of 1946 (60 Stat. 24; 15 U.S.C. 1023)
economic programs and policies of the
It now functions under that statute
Federal Government; recommends to
and Reorganization Plan 9 of 1953,
the President policies for economic
effective August 1, 1953. The Coun-
growth and stability; and assists in the
cil consists of three members appointed
preparation of the economic reports of
by the President by and with the advice
the President to the Congress.
and consent of the Senate. One of the
members is designated by the President
as chairman.
LEVEL II
Chairman
Members (3, of
which one is selected
by President as
Chairman)
National Council on Marine Resources
and Engineering Development
New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20500. Phone, 395-3104
CREATION AND AUTHORITY.-The
insure cooperation and resolve differ-
National Council on Marine Resources
ences arising among the departments
and Engineering Development was es-
and agencies of the United States with
tablished in the Executive Office of the
respect to marine science activities
President by the Marine Resources and
under this act; (5) undertake a com-
Development Act of 1966 (80 Stat.
prehensive study of legal problems re-
203; 33 U.S.C. 1101), amended by
lating to marine resources; (6) estab-
the acts of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat.
lish long-range studies of potential
998; 33 U.S.C. 1121) and January 2,
benefit to the United States economy,
1968 (81 Stat. 780).
security, health and welfare from ma-
PURPOSE.-The Council provides
rine science activities; (7) under the
advice and assistance to the President
foreign policy guidance of the Presi-
with regard to his responsibilities to
dent, to coordinate a program of inter-
develop and maintain a coordinated,
national cooperation in work done pur-
comprehensive, and long-range nation-
suant to the act; (8) provide policy
al program to assure that marine sci-
guidance to the National Science
ence and technology are most effective-
Foundation on sea grant college and
ly used in the interests of national
programs under the act of October 15,
security and the general welfare.
1966; and (9) prepare the President's
ACTIVITIES.-The Council functions
annual report to the Congress on ma-
to: (1) survey and review annually all
rine science affairs.
significant marine science activities, in-
ORGANIZATION.-The Council is com-
cluding policies, plans, programs, and
posed of the Vice President, as Chair-
accomplishments of all departments
man, the Secretaries of State, the Navy,
-and agencies in the United States en-
the Interior, Commerce, Health, Edu-
gaged in such activities; (2) develop
cation, and Welfare, and Transporta-
a comprehensive program in marine
tion, the Chairman of the Atomic
science activities to be conducted by
Energy Commission, the Director of
departments and agencies of the
the National Science Foundation, and
United States, independently or in
a Secretariat, headed by a civilian Ex-
cooperation with such non-Federal or-
ganizations as States, institutions, and
ecutive Secretary appointed by the
President.
industry; (3) designate and fix re-
sponsibility for the foregoing marine
Approved.
science activities by the departments
EDWARD WENK, JR.,
and agencies of the United States; (4)
Executive Secretary.
ive Secretary