The Administrative Arrangement was signed in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2004, by Jo Anne B. Barnhart, the Commissioner of Social Security, and Takashi Minagawa, Councilor for the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The Administrative Arrangement was also signed by Takaharu Ando, Senior Councilor of the National Policy Agency, Kazuhiro Suda, Director-General of the Local Public Service Personnel Department, Local Public Service Personnel Department Administration Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Kazuyuki Sugimoto, Deputy Director-General of the Budget Bureau, Budget Bureau, Ministry of Finance, and Sachio Kamogawa, Director-General, Private Education Institution Department, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.