The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) was created by The United States Congress by way of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008. SIGAR was created to provide for: -- the independent and ojective conduct and supervision of audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. --the independent and objective leadership and coordination of, and recommendations on, policies designed to promote economy efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the programs and operations; and prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse in such programs and operations. --a means of keeping the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs and operations and the necessity for and progress on corrective action.
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan ReconstructionThe Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) oversees Indian trust reform efforts departmentwide to ensure the establishment of policies, procedures, systems, and practices to allow the Secretary to discharge the Government's fiduciary trust responsibilities to American Indians and tribes. OST also has programmatic responsibility for the management of financial trust assets, asset appraisals, and fiduciary trust beneficiary services.
Special Trustee for American Indians OfficeThe Department of State advises the President in the formulation and execution of foreign policy and promotes the long-range security and well-being of the United States. The Department determines and analyzes the facts relating to American overseas interests, makes recommendations on policy and future action, and takes the necessary steps to carry out established policy. In so doing, the Department engages in continuous consultations with the American public, the Congress, other U. S. departments and agencies, and foreign governments; negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign nations; speaks for the United States in the United Nations and other international organizations in which the United States participates; and represents the United States at international conferences. The Department of State was established by act of July 27, 1789, as the Department of Foreign Affairs and was renamed Department of State by Act of September 15, 1789 (22 U. S. C. 2651 note).
State DepartmentThe State Justice Institute awards grants to improve judicial administration in the State courts of the United States. The State Justice Institute was created by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U. S. C. 10701) as a private, nonprofit corporation to further the development and improvement of judicial administration in the State courts.
State Justice InstituteThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funds and administers grant programs and contracts that support, expand, enhance, and improve the quality, availability, and range of substance abuse treatment and mental health services. SAMHSA has a matrix management system that outlines and guides its activities to improve the accountability, capacity, and effectiveness of the Nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health service delivery systems. The system includes 11 program priority areas: co-occurring disorders, substance abuse treatment capacity, seclusion and restraint, children and families, mental health system transformation, suicide prevention, homelessness, older adults, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis, criminal and juvenile, and workforce development.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationThe Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) was established in the Department of the Interior by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U. S. C. 1211). The Office's primary goal is to assist States in operating a nationwide program that protects society and the environment from the adverse effects of coal mining, while ensuring that surface coal mining can be done without permanent damage to land and water resources. With most coal mining States responsible for regulating coal mining and reclamation activities within their borders, OSM's main objectives are to oversee State mining regulatory and abandoned-mine reclamation programs, assist States in meeting the objectives of the surface mining law, and regulate mining and reclamation activities on Federal and Indian lands, and in those States choosing not to assume primary responsibility.
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OfficeThe Surface Transportation Board was established in 1996 as the successor to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Board was administratively aligned with the Department of Transportation until enactment of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 established the Board as a fully independent agency. The Board consists of five members, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for 5-year terms. The Board is charged with the economic regulation of various modes of surface transportation, primarily freight rail. The Board has regulatory jurisdiction over railroad rate reasonableness, mergers, line acquisitions, new rail line construction, and abandonments of existing rail lines. While most of the Board’s work involves freight railroads, the Board also has certain responsibilities with respect to passenger rail matters; the intercity bus industry; pipelines other than water, gas, or oil; household goods carriers’ tariffs; and rate regulation of non-contiguous domestic water transportation (i. e. , freight shipping between mainland United States and Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and other U. S. territories and possessions).
Surface Transportation BoardThe Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) was established by the Susquehanna River Basin Compact, signed into law on December 24, 1970. Its mission, as defined in the Compact, is to enhance public welfare through comprehensive planning, water supply allocation, and management of the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin. To accomplish this mission, the SRBC works to: reduce damages caused by floods; provide for the reasonable and sustained development and use of surface and ground water for municipal, agricultural, recreational, commercial and industrial purposes; protect and restore fisheries, wetlands and aquatic habitat; protect water quality and instream uses; and ensure future availability of flows to the Chesapeake Bay.
Susquehanna River Basin CommissionThe Technology Administration was established by act of October 24, 1988 (102 Stat. 2593). The role of the Technology Administration was to assist businesses to develop technology that would increase their competitiveness in the marketplace. It identified and attempted to remove governmental barriers to the commercialization of U. S. science and technology; helped to identify priority technologies; monitored foreign competitors' progress in technology; advised the president on issues concerning commercial technology and related policy; and promoted joint efforts among business, government, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The office also managed the National Medal of Technology Program, the president's highest technology award. The Technology Administration operated the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), which collected and distributed scientific and technical information generated by the U. S.government and foreign sources. In 2007 the Technology Administration was abolished by act of August 9, 2007 (121 Stat. 587) Functions of the TA were absorbed into the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Technology AdministrationThe Tennessee Valley Authority conducts a unified program of resource development for the advancement of economic growth in the Tennessee Valley region. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a wholly owned Government corporation created by act of May 18, 1933 (16 U. S. C. 831-831dd). All functions of the Authority are vested in its nine-member Board of Directors, the members of which are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board designates one member as Chairman.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityThrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board was originally established by Act of August 9, 1989 as the Oversight Board for the Resolution Trust Corporation. Under the general supervision of the Oversight Board, the Resolution Trust Corporation managed and resolved failed savings associations that were insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation before the enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. The name was changed to the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board by act of Dec. 12, 1991. The Board was abolished by act of July 29, 1998 and its authority and duties were transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury Department.
Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight BoardThe Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) regulates Federal- and State-chartered savings institutions. Created by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, its mission is to effectively and efficiently supervise Thrift institutions in a manner that encourages a competitive industry to meet housing and other credit and financial services needs and ensure access to financial services for all Americans.
Thrift Supervision OfficeThe Office of the United States 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. The Office of the United States Trade Representative is responsible for setting and administering overall trade policy. The Office is headed by the United States Trade Representative, a Cabinet-level official with the rank of Ambassador, who is directly responsible to the President. There are three Deputy United States Trade Representatives, who also hold the rank of Ambassador--two located in Washington and one in Geneva. The Chief Agricultural Negotiator also holds the rank of Ambassador. The United States Trade Representative serves as an ex officio member of the Boards of Directors of the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and serves on the National Advisory Council for International Monetary and Financial Policy.
Trade Representative, Office of United StatesThe Trade and Development Agency advances economic development and U. S. commercial interest in developing and middle-income countries in the following regions of the world: East Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The Trade and Development Program was established on July 1, 1980, as a component organization of the International Development Cooperation Agency. Section 2204 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (22 U. S. C. 2421) made it a separate component agency. The organization was renamed the Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and made an independent agency within the executive branch of the Federal Government on October 28, 1992, by the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (22 U. S. C. 2421).
Trade and Development AgencyThe Department of Transportation (DOT) was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966. The Department’s first official day of operation was April 1, 1967. [https://www.dot.gov/about. html] The mission of the Department of Transportation is to ensure a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people. Organizations within the DOT include the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration. For further information about the functions, organization, and activities, of the U. S. Department of Transportation, please visit https://www.dot.gov/. __________ Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/executive-branch
Transportation DepartmentThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created in the wake of 9/11 to strengthen the security of the nation’s transportation systems while ensuring the freedom of movement for people and commerce. Originally established as a subagency of the Department of Transportation, TSA was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in March of 2003. In March 2003, TSA transferred from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. TSA employs a risk-based strategy to secure U. S. transportation systems, working closely with stakeholders in aviation, rail, transit, highway, and pipeline sectors, as well as the partners in the law enforcement and intelligence community. The agency will continuously set the standard for excellence in transportation security through its people, processes, technologies and use of intelligence to drive operations.
Transportation Security AdministrationThe Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was established as a statistical agency in 1992. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 created BTS to administer data collection, analysis, and reporting and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources. BTS brings a greater degree of coordination, comparability, and quality standards to transportation data, and facilitates in the closing of important data gaps. On February 20, 2005, BTS became a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). RITA is composed of BTS, the former Research Office of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (formerly with RSPA), Transportation Safety Institute (formerly with RSPA), and Office of Intermodalism (formerly with the Office of the Secretary). BTS is headed by a Director, appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, and the Director reports to the RITA Administrator. BTS' basic authorizing legislation is the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which authorizes $27 million each year for a five year period (2005-2009). This funding comes from the Highway Trust Fund, and is administered within the Research and Development account under the Federal Highway Administration. BTS' data collection program for aviation is authorized under separate legislation enacted when the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was terminated. This program is a mandatory data collection. The Wendell Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act (AIR-21) authorized funding for the airline information program from the Airport and Airways Trust Fund (AATF), but to date no funding has been appropriated.
Transportation Statistics BureauThe goal of the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI) is to enhance the international competitiveness of the U. S. travel and tourism industry and increase its exports, thereby creating U. S. employment and economic growth. The primary functions of OTTI are to manage the travel and tourism statistical system for assessing the economic contribution of the industry and provide the sole source for characteristic statistics on international travel to and from the United States; design and administer export expansion activities, develop and manage tourism policy, strategy and advocacy; and provide technical assistance for expanding international tourism and assist in domestic economic development. __________ Source: https://tinet. ita. doc.gov/about/index. html
Travel and Tourism AdministrationThe U. S. Department of the Treasury was established by act of 1789. The Treasury Department is responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the soundness and security of the U. S. and international financial systems. The Department operates and maintains systems that are critical to the nation's financial infrastructure, such as the production of coin and currency, the disbursement of payments to the American public, the collection of taxes, and the borrowing of funds necessary to run the federal government. The Department works with other federal agencies, foreign governments, and international financial institutions to encourage global economic growth, raise standards of living, and, to the extent possible, predict and prevent economic and financial crises. The Treasury Department also performs a critical and far-reaching role in enhancing national security by improving the safeguards of our financial systems, implementing economic sanctions against foreign threats to the U. S. , and identifying and targeting the financial support networks of national security threats.
Treasury DepartmentThe U. S. -China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) was created on October 30, 2000 by Public Law 106-398 (the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 2001) as amended. The purpose of the USCC is to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China and require. The Commission is required to issue an annual report of its evaluation and findings. The Commission adopted a broad interpretation of “national security” in evaluating how the U. S. -China relationship affects the economic health and industrial base of the United States and the state of U. S. economic and security interests and influence in Asia.
U. S. -China Economic and Security Review Commission
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