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Agency/Subject Index AGENCY/SUBJECT INDEX NOTE: This index does not include material appearing in Appendixes A–C. A Committee — 556 Arts and humanities — 54, 458, 556, 557, 561, 565–567, Accounting — 47, 135, 188, 190, 338, 340, 340, 342 569, 570 Acquisition Service, Federal — 434 Arts and Humanities, National Foundation on the — 458 Actuaries, Joint Board for the Enrollment of — 557 Arts, National Endowment for the — 459 Administration, Office of — 93 Asian Development Bank — 581 Advisory Council, Federal — 420 Audits — 47, 188, 286, 300 Aeronautics and Space Administration, National — 439 Aviation Administration, Federal — 317 African American History and Culture, National Museum — 566 B African Americans — 464 African Art, National Museum of — 566 Bankruptcy — 78, 261, 262, 268 African Development Bank — 581 Banks and banking — 262, 265, 338, 339, 343, 389, 391, African Development Foundation — 363 400, 405, 418, 456, 556, 581–583 Aged — 116, 122, 221, 224, 238, 240, 323, 384, 504, 508, Battle Monuments Commission, American — 555 529 Biologics — 112, 124, 224, 272 Aging, Administration on — 221 Blind — 59, 205, 529, 556 Agricultural Library, National — 119 Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From Agricultural Marketing Service — 109 People Who Are — 556 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Federal — 393 Book, Center for the — 58 Agricultural Research Service — 119 Border Environment Cooperation Commission — 589 Agricultural Statistics Service, National — 121 Botanic Garden, U.S. — 45 Agriculture and agricultural commodities — 103, 391, 548 Boundary rights and demarcation — 589 Agriculture, Department of — 103 Broadcasting Board of Governors — 364 Agriculture Graduate School, Department of — 125 Budget, Federal — 61, 93, 339 Air Force Academy, U.S. — 166 Buildings and facilities, Federal — 44, 164, 165, 171, 183, Air Force, Department of the — 162 429, 434, 454 Air and Space Museum, National — 566 Bush Award, Vannevar — 477 Air quality — 120, 122, 123 Business and industry — 105, 107, 108, 110, 127, 130, Air transportation — 162, 182, 263, 299, 314, 317, 439, 139, 139, 139, 141, 146, 261, 299, 368, 436, 465, 469, 470, 480, 566 487, 498, 511, 544 Airport development — 317 Alcohol and alcohol abuse — 224, 227, 273, 316, 338, 339 C Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau — 339 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of — Cabinet — 87 273 California Institute of Technology — 444 Aliens — 286 Campaign funds — 404 AmeriCorps — 374 Canada International Boundary Commission, United States AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps — 376 and — 589 AmeriCorps*VISTA — 376 Canada International Joint Commission, United States and American Forces Information Service — 157 — 589 American Indian, National Museum of the — 567 Canada, Permanent Joint Board on Defense — 589 American States, Organization of — 585 Cancer — 225 Ames Research Center — 442 Capital Planning Commission, National — 454 Amtrak — 473 Cemetery Administration, National — 350 Anacostia Community Museum — 565 Census — 121, 134 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service — 111 Census, Bureau of the — 134 Antitrust — 113, 261, 316, 424, 425, 427, 512, 547 Central Bureau, U.S. National — 270 Appalachian Regional Commission — 555 Central Intelligence Agency — 367 Architect of the Capitol — 43 Central Security Service — 196 Archives Trust Fund Board, National — 450 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board — 556 Archives and Records Administration, National — 445 Children and Families, Administration for — 221 Archives of American Art — 565 China — 547 Arctic Research Commission — 555 Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee — 556 Armed forces — 75, 151, 162, 167, 176, 197, 198, 200, Citizenship and Immigration Services — 235 275, 302, 515, 517 Civil rights — 238, 240, 263, 285, 319, 383, 542 Arms and munitions — 151, 162, 167, 176, 187, 192, 194, Civil Rights, U.S. Commission on — 542 195, 210, 213, 266, 272, 273, 301, 303, 316, 377 Claims — 75, 262, 263, 268, 275, 352, 353, 384, 386 Army, Department of the — 167 Clemency and pardons — 261 Army Staff — 169 Coast Guard, U.S. — 182, 235 Art Museum, Smithsonian American — 566 Colleges and universities — 111, 124, 141, 204, 205, 238, Art, National Gallery of — 571 272, 376, 477 Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Commerce, Department of — 127 687 VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:00 Sep 15, 2008 Jkt 214669 PO 00000 Frm 00697 Fmt 6992 Sfmt 6992 M:\GOVMAN\214669\MAN08.111 APPS10 PsN: MAN08 dkrause on GSDDPC44 with DEFAULT 688 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL Commodity Futures Trading Commission — 368 Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal — 400 Common carriers — 309, 319, 323, 395, 412 Developing countries — 118, 338, 363, 436, 499, 501, 534, Communications — 164, 165, 184, 190, 225, 249, 250, 299, 537, 581–583, 585 364, 394, 433 Development, U.S. Agency for International — 537 Communications Commission, Federal — 394 Disability Employment Policy, Office of — 289 Community Oriented Policing Services, Office of — 274 Disability, National Council on — 557 Community Service, Corporation for National and — 373 Disaster assistance — 116–118, 123, 140, 232, 380, 521, Community development — 107–109, 124, 133, 238, 272, 540 274, 373, 436, 533 Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for — 222 Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the — 339 Diseases — 111, 112, 122, 222, 224–227, 263, 286 Computer technology — 164, 182, 265 District courts, U.S. — 73 Congress — 25 District of Columbia Court of Appeals — 77 Congressional Budget Office — 61 District of Columbia Superior Court — 77 Congressional Research Service — 57 Domestic Policy Council — 97 Conservation — 116, 117, 120–125, 140, 141, 209, 210, Drug Control Policy, Office of National — 96 243, 556, 557, 569, 570 Drug Enforcement Administration — 271 Constitution of the United States — 5 Drugs and drug abuse — 96, 226, 227, 235, 265, 269–272, Constitutional amendments — 31 300, 316 Consular affairs — 298 Dryden Flight Research Center — 443 Consumer Advisory Council — 420 Consumer Product Safety Commission — 370 E Consumer protection — 109, 110, 113, 115, 240, 262, 343, 370, 401, 425, 427, 457 Economic Advisers, Council of — 90 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum — 565 Economic Analysis, Bureau of — 135 Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Economic Council, National — 97 Service — 120 Economic Development Administration — 133 Cooperatives — 107, 120, 124, 391 Economic policy — 61, 90, 97, 134, 135, 332, 338, 368, COPS — 274 414, 420 Copyrights — 56, 59, 182, 262, 265 Economic Research Service — 120 Correctional facilities — 269, 272 Economics and Statistics Administration — 134 Corrections, National Institute of — 270 Education — 109, 111, 115, 116, 119, 120, 123, 125, 158, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, U.S. — 76 164, 183, 201, 263, 272, 352, 376, 451, 461, 571 Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. — 75 Education, Department of — 201 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. — 69 Education, Federal Interagency Committee on — 556 Court of Federal Claims, U.S. — 75 Educational facilities — 120, 166, 185, 197, 198, 200, 205– Court of International Trade, U.S. — 74 207, 445 Courts — 67, 77, 575 Einstein Planetarium — 566 Courts of Appeals, U.S. — 68 Election Commission, Federal — 404 Courts, Administrative Office of the U.S. — 77 Electric power — 108, 109, 214, 215, 533, 558 Credit — 116, 117, 343, 352, 389, 391, 419, 420, 456 Elisofon Photographic Archives, Eliot — 566 Credit Union Administration, National — 456 Emergency preparedness — 164, 165, 169, 171, 223, 270, Crime — 236, 264, 269, 273, 286 272 Criminal Police Organization, International — 270 Employee Benefits Security Administration — 284 Crop Insurance Corporation, Federal — 118 Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board — 279 Cuba Broadcasting, Office of — 366 Employment — 278, 281, 282, 289, 352, 383, 437, 465, Cultural exchange programs — 299, 500, 565 493 Currency — 336, 339, 340, 342, 419, 422 Employment and Training Administration — 282 Customs and Border Protection — 235 Employment Standards Administration — 285 Customs duties and inspections — 74, 100, 236, 411, 545 Empowerment zones — 105, 107, 240 Endowments — 458 D Energy — 107, 183, 209, 250, 253, 262, 316, 329, 338 Energy, Department of — 209 Dairy products — 110, 111, 115, 117, 121 Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal — 214 Deaf, Model Secondary School for the — 206 Energy Technology Laboratory, National — 212 Deaf, National Technical Institute for the — 207 Engineering — 165, 169, 183, 183, 249, 318, 319 Declaration of Independence — 1 English Second Language — 202 Defense, Department of — 151 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of — 340 Defense, national — 92, 141, 151, 162, 167, 176, 187–194, Environmental Health and Injury Prevention, Coordinating 196–198, 200, 212, 213, 234, 262, 316, 367, 377, 489, Centers for — 222 515, 517, 558, 582, 589 Environmental protection — 91, 108–112, 117, 119, 121, Defense Acquisition University — 197 123, 124, 140, 141, 146, 155, 156, 165, 183, 213, 226, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — 187 235, 240, 243, 245, 249, 250, 263, 266, 301, 316, 319, Defense Business Transformation Agency — 187 326, 327, 338, 379, 484, 538, 556, 557, 570 Defense Commissary Agency — 188 Environmental Protection Agency — 379 Defense Contract Audit Agency — 188 Environmental Quality, Council on — 91 Defense Contract Management Agency — 189 Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Defense Finance and Accounting Service — 190 National — 141 Defense Information Systems Agency — 190 Equal Employment Opportunity
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