The following is a summary description of the functions and activities of Federal agencies responsible for administering programs listed in the Catalog. The programs (numbers) are also listed with the administering agency.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service (10.001) Conducts research to develop new knowledge and technology to ensure an abundance of high quality agricultural commodities and products at reasonable prices to meet the increasing needs of an expanding economy and to provide for the continued improvement in the standard of living of all Americans. It conducts basic, applied, and developmental research on animal and plant production; use and improvement of soil, water, and air; processing, storage, distribution, food safety, consumer services and human nutrition research, and food and agriculture sciences.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) (10.02510.028) Conducts regulatory and control programs to protect and improve animal and plant health for the benefit of man and the environment.

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) 10.05110.072) -- Administers specified commodity and related land use programs designed for voluntary production adjustment, resource protection, and price, market, and farm income stabilization.

Office of Advocacy and Enterprise (OAE) (10.140) Provides overall policy and leadership, coordination and direction for the Departments of Civil Rights and EEO programs; Planning for and coordination of the participation of minor college and universities departmental programs; oversight of all procurement activities to assure maximum participation of small and disadvantage business in the procurement process; and direction in monitoring of agency compliance in promoting full and open competition in the departments contracting process. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) (10.153-10.167) Administers standardization, grading, voluntary and mandatory inspection, market news, marketing orders, regulatory, and related programs.

Cooperative State Research Service (10.200-10.220)

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in a nationwide system of agricultural research program planning and coordination between the States and the Department of Agriculture to encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of cooperation within and among the States and between the States and their Federal research partners. The primary function is to administer the Acts of Congress that authorize Federal appropriations for agricultural research carried on by the State agricultural experiment stations of the 50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, and Micronesia the Northern Marianas, approved schools of forestry, the 1980 land-grant institutions and Tuskegee University, colleges of veterinary medicine, and other eligible institutions.

Alternative Agricultural Research and Commericialization (AARC) Center (10.240) -- The Alternative Agricultural Research and Commericalization program provides assistance on a competitive basis to foster the development and commercialization of new non-food, non-feed products derived from agricultural and forestry commodities. Development of nontraditional uses for farm, ranch and forestry products provides an opportunity to improve U.S. competitiveness in foreign markets, create development and employment opportunities in rural areas, address environmental concerns and lower farm program costs. Programs are managed by the Alternative Agricultural Research

and Commericalization Center. Program policy and oversight is provided by a Board of Directors which is composed of Federal and private sector scientists, producers, and business experts.

Economic Research Service (10.250) The Economic Research Service produces economic and other social science information as a service to the general public and to help Congress and the administration develop, administer, and evaluate agricultural and rural policies and programs.

Agricultural Cooperative Service (10.350) Serves as the focal point of national activity involving agricultural cooperatives. The purpose of ACS is to help farmers help themselves by providing the assistance necessary to support and improve existing cooperatives and to help farmers organize new cooperatives. The studies conducted by ACS (some through joint Federal/State efforts) are intended to provide farmers with information on financial, organizational, legal, social and economic aspects of cooperative activity. In today's rapidly changing economic environment, ACS provides technical advice to assist farmer cooperatives in the development and operation of viable, profitable organizations serving the nation's small farm

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Human Nutrition Information Service (10.375) Conducts applied research in food and nutrition--what foods Americans buy and eat, what nutrients are in the foods we eat, and how we can make informed food choices. HNIS research is used by policymakers to formulate research-based policies for nutrition and food intervention programs, consumer education, food fortification, and regulatory activities. HNIS reports the results of its work in both technical and popular publications and in forms that can be used by computers. Funds for grants and contracts are provided to universities and nonprofit organizations and institutions to perform analysis and research work in support of the system of National Food Consumption Surveys and in development of education materials and techniques to help Americans make the best decisions about food and diet.

Food Safety and Inspection Service (10.475-10.477) Assures that meat and poultry products moving in interstate and foreign commerce are safe, wholesome, unadulterated and honestly and informatively labeled, as required by the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The Meat and Poultry Inspection Program provides continuous implant inspection of all domestic plants preparing meat and poultry products for sale or distribution in commerce; reviews inspection systems in foreign establishments that prepare meat or poultry products for export to the United States; and provides technical and financial assistance to States which maintain meat and poultry inspection programs equal to Federal inspection. Extension Service (10.500) -- Coordinates and provides administrative, technical, and other services to a nationwide Cooperative Extension System, in partnership with State and local governments and the private sector. The primary function of this system is to take the research findings of the Department of Agriculture, the State Land-Grant Colleges and programs ad

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Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) (10.600-10.601) The export promotion and service agency for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Stimulates overseas markets for U.S. agricultural products. FAS fulfills its role as the promotional agency for the world's largest agricultural export business through its network of agricultural counselors, attaches, and trade officers stationed overseas and its backup team of analysts, marketing specialists, negotiators, and related specialists. FAS maintains a worldwide agricultural intelligence and reporting system through its attache service. FAS also has a continuing market development program to develop, service, and expand commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products. By virtue of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, FAS received authority to open at least 6 and not more than 25 agricultural trade offices overseas to develop, maintain and expand international markets for U.S. agricultural commodities. Eleven of these offices have been established and are located in such key markets as West Germany, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Venezuela. To improve access for U.S. farm products abroad, FAS international trade policy specialists coordinate and direct USDA's responsibilities in international trade agreement programs and negotiations. FAS also manages the Public Law 480 Program, Titles I and III (Food for Peace Program), and the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Programs. Public Law 480 is aimed at long-range improvement in the economies of developing countries. Commercial programs promote commercial agricultural exports by providing credit guarantees to exporters which are used to obtain additional U.S. exports. Title I, the concessional sales section of Public Law 480, provides for low-interest, long-term credit to recipients of U.S. farm commodities. The Title II program authorizes the donation of agricultural commodities to foreign governments, voluntary relief agencies, or intergovernmental organizations. Title III permits multiyear programming and forgiveness of dollar payments, provided the recipient country undertakes specific agricultural and economic development projects for commodities delivered under Title I agreements.

Forest Service (10.652-10.670) Promotes and achieves a pattern of natural resource uses that will best meet the needs of people now and in the future; generation of forestry opportunities to accelerate rural community growth; protection and improvement of the quality of air, water, natural beauty, and open space environment in urban and community areas; encouragement of growth and development of forestry-based enterprises and optimum forest land ownership patterns; expansion of environment conservation; involvement of the public in forestry policy and program formulation.

National Agricultural Library (10.700) -- Disseminates useful information about agricultural and other related sciences to scientists and researchers, administrators and managers, farmers, and to the general public; provides library services, such as bibliographies, reference services and document delivery.

National Agricultural Statistics Service (10.950) Crop and livestock estimates involve collecting, analyzing, and publishing agricultural production and marketing data, including: number of farms and acreage in farms; crop acreage, yields, production, stocks, value, and utilization; inventories and production of livestock, poultry, eggs, and dairy products; prices received by farmers for products, prices paid for commodities and services for living and production, and related indexes; farm employment and wage rates; cold storage supplies; and other relevant aspects of the agricultural economy. Estimates for about 150 crops and 50 livestock items are published in about 500 Federal and 10,000 State-Federal reports each year. All information is made available to the news media and the public at scheduled release times. Statistical research and service is directed toward improving crop and livestock estimating techniques. Considerable emphasis is placed on improving sample survey designs as well as testing new forecasting and estimating techniques, such as using satellite data. Also included here are the review, coordination, and monitoring of the surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the review of all proposed statistical forms and survey plans prior to submittal to the Office of Management and Budget for clearance. Office of International Cooperation and Development (OICD) (10.960-10.963) The programs of the Office of International Cooperation and Development (OICD) focus on sharing knowledge of agriculture through development assistance and cooperation with other countries. The Office's primary activities are providing technical assistance and training in agriculture to other countries, particularly the developing world; working with international food and agricultural organizations to solve world food problems; and sponsoring scientific exchanges and research that will help farmers both at home and abroad.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census (11.001-11.006) Conducts decennial censuses of population and housing; a mid-decade census of popu lation to be taken initially in 1985 and every 10 years thereaf ter; quinquennial censuses of agriculture, State and local governments, manufacturers, mineral industries, distributive trades, construction industries, and transportation; current surveys which provide information on many of the subjects covered in the censuses at weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, or other in

tervals; compilation of current statistics on U.S. foreign trade, including data on imports, exports, and shipping; conducts spe1 cial censuses at the request and expense of State and local government units; publishes estimates and projections of the population and housing characteristics; issues current reports on manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, selected services, construction, imports and exports, State and local government finances and employment, and other subjects; and makes searches of decennial census records and furnishes certificates to individuals for use as evidence of age, relationship, or place of birth.

Provides a clear picture of the U.S. economy through the preparation, development, and interpretation of the national income and product accounts, summarized by the gross national product (GNP); the wealth accounts, which show the business and other components of national wealth; the input-output accounts, which trace the interrelationships among industrial markets; personal income and related economic series by geographic area; the U.S. balance of payments accounts and associated foreign investment accounts; and measures relating to environmental change and to welfare within the framework of the national economic accounts. The data and analyses prepared are disseminated mainly through its monthly publications, the Survey of Current Business, and Business Conditions Digest.

Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) (11.150) The activities of the Bureau of Export Administration in the Department of Commerce are designed to enforce U.S. export trade laws consistent with national security, foreign policy, and short supply objectives. The program strives to achieve a balance between the interests of U.S. exporters, the U.S. economy and U.S. national security requirements.

Economic Development Administration (EDA) (11.300-11.313) Aids the long-range economic development of areas with severe unemployment and low family income problems; aids in the development of public facilities and private enterprise to help create new, permanent jobs.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (11.40011.470) Reports the weather of the U.S. and its possessions and provides weather forecasts to the general public, issues warnings against such destructive natural events as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis and provides special services in support of aviation, marine activities, agriculture, forestry, urban air-quality control, and other weather-sensitive activities; monitors and reports all nonfederal weather modification activities conducted in the U.S.; conducts an integrated program of management, research, and services related to the protection and rational use of living marine mammals; prepares and issues nautical and aeronautical charts, provides the Nation's precise geodetic surveys, and conducts broad research programs in marine and atmospheric sciences, solar-terrestrial physics, and experimental meteorology, including weather modifications; predicts tides, currents, and the state of the oceans, conducts research and development aimed at providing alternatives to ocean dumping; provides Federal leadership in promoting wise and balanced management of the Nation's coastal zone; provides satellite observations of the environment by establishing and operating a national environmental satellite system; conducts integrated program of research and services relating to the oceans and inland waters, the lower and upper atmosphere, space environment, and the earth; acquires, stores, and disseminates worldwide environmental data through a system of meteorological, oceanographic, geodetic, and seismological data cen

ters; develops a system of data buoys for automatically obtaining and disseminating marine environmental data; promotes the development of technology to meet future needs of the marine community.

Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) (11.550-11.552) Exercises significant responsibility in the areas of communication security, privacy protection, and the application of public service satellites, public telecommunications facilities planning and construction; formulates policies to support the development, growth and regulation of telecommunications, information, and related industries; furthers the efficient development and use of telecommunications and information services; provides policy and management for the use of electromagnetic spectrum; provides telecommunications facilities grants to public service users.

National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) (11.60111.613) Provides the national system of physical, chemical, and materials measurement; coordinates the system with measurement systems of other nations and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical and chemical measurement throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce; conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; develops, produces, and distributes standard reference materials; and provides calibration services. The National Engineering Laboratory provides technology and technical services to users in the public and private sectors to address national needs and to solve national problems in the public interest; conducts research in engineering and applied science in support of objectives in these efforts; develops engineering data and measurement capabilities; provides engineering measurement traceability services; develops test methods and proposes engineering standards and code changes; develops and proposes new engineering practices; and develops and improves mechanisms to transfer results of its research to the user. The Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology develops and recommends Federal information processing standards and participates in the development of voluntary commercial ADP standards; conducts research in the science and technologies of automatic data processing, computers, and related systems.

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National Technical Information Service (NTIS) (11.650) fies and improves public access to Department of Commerce publications and to data files and scientific and technical reports sponsored by Federal agencies. NTIS is the central point in the United States for the public sale of Government-funded research and development reports and other analyses prepared by Federal agencies, their contractors, or grantees. The public may quickly locate abstracts of interest from among the 650,000 federally sponsored research reports completed and published from 1964 by using the agency's on-line computer search service (NTISearch). Current abstracts of new research reports and other specialized technical information in various categories of interest are published in some 26 weekly abstract newsletters. An all-inclusive biweekly journal (Government Reports Announcements and Index) is published for librarians, technical information specialists, and those requiring such comprehensive volumes.

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) (11.800-11.802) Assists minority businesses in achieving effective and equitable participation in the American free enterprise system and in overcoming social and economic disadvantages that have limited their participation in the past. The agency provides national policies and leadership in forming and strengthening a partnership of business, industry, and government with the Nation's minority businesses. Management and technical assistance is provided to minority firms on request, primarily through a net

tions for three kinds of patents: design patents(issued for 3 1/2, 7, or 14 years), plant patents (issued for 7 years), and utility patents (issued for 17 years). Also processes international applications for patents under the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In addition to the examination of patent and trademark applications, issuance of patents, and registration of trademarks, the Office sells printed copies of issued documents; records and indexes documents transferring ownership; maintains a scientific library and search files containing over 20 million documents, including U.S. and foreign patents and U.S. trademarks; provides search rooms for the public to research their applications; hears and decides appeals from prospective inventors and trademark applicants; participates in legal proceedings involving the issue of patents or trademark registrations; helps represent the United States in international efforts to cooperate on patent and trademark policy.

Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers (12.10012.113) Civil functions of the Department of the Army include the Civil Works Program, the administration of Arlington and Soldiers' Home National Cemeteries, and other related matters. The Army's Civil Works Program, a responsibility of the Corps of Engineers is the Nation's major Federal water resources development activity and involves engineering works such as major dams, reservoirs, levees, harbors, waterways, locks, and many other types of structures. These works provide flood protection for cities and major river valleys, reduce the cost of transportation, supply water for municipal and industrial use, generate hydroelectric power, provide recreational opportunities for vast numbers of people, regulate the rivers for many purposes including the improvement of water quality and the enhancement of fish and wildlife, protect the shores of the oceans and lakes, and provide still other types of benefits. Planning assistance is also provided to States and other nonfederal entities for the comprehensive management of water resources, including pollution abatement works. In addition, through the Civil Works Program the Federal government protects the navigable waters of the United States under legislation empowering the Secretary of the Army to prohibit activities which would reduce the value of such waters to the Nation.

Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Research (12.300) Includes two lead offices: the Office of Naval Research and the Office of Naval Technology. The Chief of Naval Research is responsible for the Department of Navy Research (6.1) and Exploratory Development (6.2) Programs. The Chief of Naval Research is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy through the Assistant Secretary (Research, Engineering and Systems) and is a principal adviser to the latter. The Chief of Naval Research is also responsible for providing leadership, management, and direction to the Department of Navy research and exploratory development programs and other research, development, technology, and equipment programs assigned to and conducted by the Office of the Chief of Naval Research; developing and formulating viable and responsive naval research and technology requirements based on current

and projected Navy and Marine Corps long-range objectives and considerations of national security; and coordinating naval research and promoting cooperative research efforts within the Department of the Navy with other elements of the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, and other government research groups. The Office of Naval Research also conducts research in conjunction with the research and development conducted by other Department of Navy activities, coordinates the Naval Basic Research Program, and conducts a contract management program with educational institutions in support of all Federal agencies. The Office of Naval Technology, established in October 1980, manages the Department of Navy's Exploratory Development (6.2) Program, assessing, planning, programming, budgeting, directing, and monitoring the program, and manages the oversight activities in regard to the Industrial Independent Research and Development Program.

U.S. Army Materiel Command (12.431) The Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command, develops and provides materiel and related services to the Army, To Army elements of unified commands and specified commands, to Department of Defense agencies, and to other United States and foreign agencies as directed. His principal missions are to equip and sustain a trained, ready Army; to provide equipment and services to other nations through the security assistance program; to develop and acquire non-major systems and equipment; to provide development and acquisition support to program managers; to define, develop, and acquire superior technologies; to maintain the mobilization capabilities necessary to support the Army in emergencies; and to continue to improve productivity and quality of life.

Office of the Assistant Secretary (Force Management and Personnel) (12.600-12.613) Has responsibility for the fields of manpower and personnel plans, policy, and management; manpower requirements; military and civilian compensation, including retired pay; National Guard and Reserve affairs; education and individual training; civil rights and equal opportunity; religious, morale, and welfare matters. Other responsibilities include labor-management relations; logistics management; supply maintenance, transportation, and services policy; energy management and conservation; safety and accident prevention; environmental quality; economic adjustment; military base structure and utili zation; transportation management, sealift, and airlift readiness; customs inspection; drug and narcotics enforcement efforts; installations and real property acquisition, maintenance and disposal; military construction and family housing; and postal policy.

Secretaries of Military Departments (12.700) Donates or lends obsolete combat material to veterans' organizations, soldiers' monument associations, State museums, incorporated museums, and incorporated municipalities.

Office of the Air Force, Materiel Command (12.800) The Air Force Materiel Command researches, develops, tests, acquires, delivers, and logistically supports every Air Force weapons system. It has responsibilities from inception of a weapons system through its operational life and final disposition. The Air Force Materiel Command operates major product centers, logistics centers, test centers, and laboratories. It was created in July 1992 through the integration of the Air Force Logistics Command and the Air Force Systems Command.

National Security Agency (12.900-12.901) The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is responsible for the centralized coordination, direction, and performance of highly specialized technical functions in support of U.S. Government activities to protect U.S. communications and produce foreign intelligence information. The National Security Agency was established by Presidential directive in 1952 as a separately organized agency within the Department of Defense. In this directive, the President designated the Secretary of Defense Executive Agent for the signals intelligence and communications security activities of the Government. The Agency was charged with an additional mission, computer security, in a 1984 Presidential directive, and with an operations security training mission in a 1988 Presidential directive. In 1972 the Central Security Service was established, in accordance with a Presidential memorandum, to provide a more unified cryptologic organization within the Department of Defense and appointed the Director, National Security Agency, as Chief of the Central Security Service. The Agency has three primary missions: an information systems security mission, an operations security training mission, and a foreign intelligence information mission. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (12.910-12.911) --The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a separately organized agency within the Department of Defense under a Director appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The Agency engages in advanced, basic, and applied research and development projects essential to the Department of Defense, and conducts prototype projects that embody technology that may be incorporated into joint programs, programs in support of deployed U.S. forces, or selected Military Department programs and, on request, assists the Military Departments in their prototype efforts. In this regard, 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, as appropriate; recommends through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to the Secretary of Defense assignment of advanced projects to the Agency; keeps the Under Secretary, the Organization of Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Military Departments, and other Department of Defense agencies informed on significant new developments and technological advances within assigned projects; and performs other such functions as the Secretary of Defense or the Under Secretary may assign.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner (14.103-14.188) The Assistant Secretary for Housing, who is also the Federal Housing Commissioner, directs housing programs and functions of the Department including the production, financing, and management of housing, and the preservation and rehabilitation of the housing stock. The Assistant Secretary is responsible for the following programs: mortgage insurance, rehabilitation, health facilities, and other financial and related assistance authorized by the National Housing Act; Section 8 under the United States Housing Act of 1937; the rent supplement program under Title I of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; the repair, construction, improvement, removal, demolition, or alteration, management, rehabilitation, rental maintenance, operation, and disposition of real and related personal property conveyed to or in the custody of the Secretary; the elderly housing loan program under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959; management and collection activities for the Rehabilitation Loan Program under Section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964; technical and financial assistance to nonprofit sponsors under Section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; local agency administrative regulations and practices; private market financing; liquidating programs; and independent living for the disabled. The Assistant Secretary also serves as Chairman of the Mortgagee Review Board,

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which is authorized to exercise authority and perform functions with respect to withdrawal of mortgagee approval. Community Planning and Development (14.218-14.244) sistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is responsible for the following programs and activities: The primary objective of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities principally for persons of low and moderate income. More specifically, objectives include: (1) elimination of slums and blight; (2) increase of the supply of low and moderate-income housing; (3) elimination of conditions which are detrimental to health, safety, and welfare; (4) conservation of existing housing; (5) improvement of public services; (6) rational utilization of land; and (7) preservation of property with special values. Under Title I of the HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, a 3-percent fund is reserved for secretarial discretion in making grants in behalf of the following activities: (1) new communities; (2) States and local units of government which join in carrying out programs on an areawide basis; (3) community development insular are as; (4) innovative community development projects; (5) innovative community development projects; (6) correction of iniquities resulting from allocation provisions; (7) community development for Indian tribes and Alaskan natives; and (8) technical assistance.

the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by a federally assisted project and owners of property acquired for a project. The Office of Community Planning and Development develops HUD policies, standards, procedures, and advisory materials implementing the act and monitors HUD-assisted activities to ensure compliance with the law. The Assistant Secretary implements policies and procedures for the protection and enhancement of environmental quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Environmental activities encompass the development of standards, policies and procedures for environmental assessments and impact statements, historic preservation reviews, compliance with laws and Executive orders on archaeology, floodplains, wetlands, aquifers, and endangered species. Activities include the development and administration of strategies for the amelioration of environmental problems such as natural hazards and air and noise pollution. Emphasis is placed on environmental and landuse planning and environmental management practices, including urban environmental design and the quality of the built environment. The Assistant Secretary is responsible for the administration of projects not yet completed under programs that now have been replaced by Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Programs in that category are: Open Space; Water and Sewer; Neighborhood Facilities; Urban Renewal; Neighborhood Development Program; and Model Cities. Under Title VIII, Section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, HUD is authorized to transfer, without payment, to States, units of local government or their designated public agencies, Secretaryowned,unoccupied, unrepaired, one- to four-family residences for use in a HUD approved urban homesteading program. The legislation also authorizes the appropriation of funds to reimburse the Department for any properties transferred under Section 810. The Assistant Secretary has responsibility for assisting