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Federal Government Information Guide /377p \ Federal Government U.S. General Accounting Offbe Office of Information Systems and Services 1980 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GUIDE U.S. General Accounting Office Office of Information Systems and Services Technical Information Sources and Services Branch Audit Reference Services May 1980 --------_____INTRODUCTION The --------------__--------------------Federal Government Information Guide is intended to aid GAO personnel in using the materials contained in the GAO Library system and related inhouse information services to find information important to the legislative process. The -----Guide is meant to be a source of basic information, telling the user how to answer such questions as: How do I find the legislative history of a bill?; What is the organization and staffing of a government department?; or What dollar amounts and specific programs are associated with certain sections of the federal budget? Materials selected for inclusion in this guide are the key sources available in the Library and related offices for locating this information. Users should note that reference librarians are available in both the Technical Library (Room 6536, phone 275-5180) and the Law Library (Room 7056, phone 275-2585) to aid in finding information, particularly on more difficult inquiries. The Guide is divided into four major sections. The first I--- covers organizational information and how to obtain publications from the legislative branch of the federal government, including the GAO. The second provides similar information for the execu- tive branch, The third lists and describes sources of federal economic and statistical information. The fourth lists compu- terized information systems available in the GAO Library system which can provide added depth to the information available to i meet a request as well as immediate response in many cases to complicated inquiries. Following the major sections of the Guide is a subject index which indicates by item number each publication which contains information on the topic under which the item is indexed. This index is the most efficient way to locate sources of specific information, for example, addresses of Congressional offices. Books are located in the Technical Libary circulating . collection (Room 6536) unless otherwise noted, i.e.: REF Reference Collection, Technical Library P Periodicals Collection, Technical Library Law Law Library (Room 7056) ii TABLE OF CONTENTS I . Legislative Branch .................................... 1 A . Biographical and Directory Information............. 1 B . Guides to Publications of the Legislative Branch ... 4 C . Guides to GAO Publications ......................... 7 I1 . Executive Branch ...................................... 8 A . Biographical and Directory Information............ 8 €3 . Information on Federal Programs ...................10 C . Regulations and Executive Documents ...............12 I11 . Federal Economic Information .......................... 14 A . Government Economic Reports ........................ 14 B . Budget Documents and Sources ...................... 15 C . Statistical Services and Sources.................. 17 IV . Computerized Reference Sources ........................ 21 Index ................................................. 25 iii I. Legislative Branch A. Biographical and Directory Information 1. United States Congress. REF Official Congressional Directory. 47th - Congress; 1st JK - session; Washington: U.S. Government Printing 1011 Office, 1881 - . Annual. .A37 The Directory contains biographies of current members of Congress, State delegations, alpabe- tical list of members with home and D.C. address, information on Congressional service terms, Com- mittee information, session statistics, Capitol information, Executive departments' descriptions, Judiciary information, D.C. organization, maps, and press and radio information. 2. United States Congress REF Biographical Directory of the American Congress, JK 1774 - 1971. Washington, U.S. Government Printing 1010 Office, 1971. .AS Members of the Administrations of George Washing- ton to Richard Nixon's 1st Administration and mem- bers of Congress from the Continental Congress (1774) to the 91st Congress (1969-71) are listed by Administration or Congress. The Biographical section is divided into Presidents who were not members of Congress and those listed who have served in Congress. REF 3. Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Congressional JK Quarterly's Guide to Congress. 2d.ed. Washington: 1021 Congressional Quarterly, 1976. .C56 1976 The Guide contains information on the origin & -1- development of Congress, powers, procedures, hous- ing & support, electorate, texts of the Declara- tion of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution, as well as Congressional rules and facts, biographical index of members 1789-1976 (giving party, State, dates served and dates of birth and death), and a glossary of Congressional terms. REF 4. Conqressional Yellow Book. Washington: Washington JK Monitor, 1976 - . looseleaf. 1012 .B5 This is a current directory of members of Congress, their Committees and aides. An index is at the beginning of each section for that section. REF 5. The Almanac of American Politics: The Senators, JK - 271 Records, States, and Districts. New York: .A4 Dutton, 1973- . biennial. The Almanac examines each State by census data, economic base, voters, and political makeup (Gover- nor, Senators, Represenatives). The Governor and Senators are described (election results, voting records), then each district and its Representa- tives is reviewed. Also included are Senate and House Committee members and maps of each State showing districts. -2- REF 6. Congressional Pictorial Directory. 93d - 1973 - JK Congress. Washington: U.S. Government Printing 1011 Office. biennial. .A32 Information in this directory includes 1) pic- tures of the President, Vice President, members of the House and Senate, including political party, number of term being served, and district repre- sented; 2) list of State delegations; and 3) list of Senators, Representatives, Delegates and Resi- dent Commissioner of each state and their home post off ice and political party. Arrangement is : 1) alphabetically by State, then numerically by district; 2) alpabetically by State; and 3) alpha- betically by last name. REF 7. Conqressional Staff Directory. Indianapolis: JK Bobbs-Merrill, 1959 - . annual 1012 .C65 The Directory contains biographies of members and staff to committees and subcommittees, dis- trict, state and Washington office of members with names of staff in each office, and office addresses and telephone numbers. Other sections include names, addresses and telephone numbers of key executives and Congressional agency personnel and a list of 9900 U.S. cities and the member representing each. Major sections have color coded pages keyed to an "Instant Reference" guide inside the front cover. The end of.the volume has -3- an alphabetical index of all individuals listed. B.. Guides to Publications of the Legislative Branch REF 8. Congressional Information Service, CIS/Index KF to Publications of the United States Congress. 49 Washington: CIS, 1970 - . Monthly, with annual .C62 cumulations. Also in Law This publication indexes all Congressional docu- ments, including hearings, Committee prints, House and Senate reports, and other documents. An online version of the index is available. Microfiche copies of all documents listed in 'the CIS Index are in the Law Library, room 7056. Law 9. United States. Congressional Research Service. Diqest of Public General Bills and Resolutions. 92d - Congress. Washington, 1971 - The Digest is published each session of Congress in two cumulative issues with monthly supplements and a final cumulation at the end of the session. The two cumulative issues and the final edition are each divided into four parts: Action Taken During the Congress; Digests of Public General Bills and Resolutions; Indexes; and Factual Descriptions. Part 1 lists public laws in numerical order with legislative histories and digests, and latest actions on other measures. Part 2 lists all House and Senate bills by bill number with digests and legislative histories. Part 3 indexes bills by sponsor and cosponsor, -4- identical bills, short title, and subject. Part 4 gives brief factual descriptions of each bill. The Digest is also available online through the CEG SCORPIO system. The online version is updated daily. REF 10. United States. Congressional Research Service. Law MLC - Major Legislation of the Congress. Wash- ington, monthly. 94th - Congress (1975- ) Monthly summaries of major legislative activity are organized by subject. Law 11. United States. House of Representatives. Calendars Desk of the United States House of Representatives and History of Leqislation. Daily during session. Latest only in Law Library, earlier issues in Legis- lative Digest. Indexed weekly, the Calendar provides in chronological sequence the status of bills in conferences, bills through conference, index key and history of a bill, and the status of major bills. 12. Legal Information and Reference Service (Room 7510) The Service, a branch of the Office of General Counsel, is divided into three sections: Legislative Digest, Index Digest, and Index and Files. Legisla- tive Digest (275-5561) produces legislative histories for all public bills introduced in Congress. Each bill has its own file with copies of the bill and related documents, such as hearings and committee prints. -5- Subject and citation
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