    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 595-599]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    APPENDIX A:     Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms
             AARCC  Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization
                        Corporation
              ABMC  American Battle Monuments Commission
               ACF  Administration for Children and Families
              ACYF  Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
               ADA  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
               ADB  Asian Development Bank
               ADD  Administration on Developmental Disabilities
              AFAA  Air Force Audit Agency
              AFDB  African Development Bank
              AFDC  Aid to Families with Dependent Children
              AFDF  African Development Fund
              AFSC  Armed Forces Staff College
          AGRICOLA  Agricultural Online Access
             AHCPR  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
       AmeriCorps
              NCCC  AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps
               AMS  Agricultural Marketing Service
            Amtrak  National Railroad Passenger Corporation
               ANA  Administration for Native Americans
               AOA  Administration on Aging
             APHIS  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
               ARC  Appalachian Regional Commission
               ARS  Agricultural Research Service
               ATF  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
             ATSDR  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
               BEA  Bureau of Economic Analysis
               BIA  Bureau of Indian Affairs
               BIC  Business Information Center (SBA)
               BJA  Bureau of Justice Assistance
               BJS  Bureau of Justice Statistics
               BLM  Bureau of Land Management
               BLS  Bureau of Labor Statistics
               BTS  Bureau of Transportation Statistics
               BVA  Board of Veterans' Appeals
             C\3\I  Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
              C\4\  Command, Control, Communications, and Computers
             C\4\I  Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and
                        Intelligence
               CBO  Congressional Budget Office
               CCC  Commodity Credit Corporation
              CDBG  Community Development Block Grant

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               CDC  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
               CEA  Council of Economic Advisers
              CEOS  Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (Justice)
               CEQ  Council on Environmental Quality
               CFA  Commission of Fine Arts
               CFR  Code of Federal Regulations
              CFTC  Commodity Futures Trading Commission
               CIA  Central Intelligence Agency
             CITES  Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
                        of Wild Fauna and Flora
               CNO  Chief of Naval Operations
              COPS  Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Justice)
              CPSC  Consumer Product Safety Commission
               CRS  Congressional Research Service
              CSAP  Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
              CSAT  Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
               CSB  Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
               CSE  Office of Child Support Enforcement
            CSREES  Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
                        Service
               CSS  Central Security Service
                DA  Department of the Army
             DARPA  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
              DCAA  Defense Contract Audit Agency
              DCMC  Defense Contract Management Command
               DEA  Drug Enforcement Administration
               DIA  Defense Intelligence Agency
              DISA  Defense Information Systems Agency
               DLA  Defense Logistics Agency
              DLSA  Defense Legal Services Agency
               DOC  Department of Commerce
               DOD  Department of Defense
               DOE  Department of Energy
               DOL  Department of Labor
               DOT  Department of Transportation
              DSCA  Defense Security Cooperation Agency
               DSS  Defense Security Service
              DTRA  Defense Threat Reduction Agency
               EDA  Economic Development Administration
              EEOC  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
                EO  Executive order
             EOUSA  Executive Office for United States Attorneys
               EPA  Environmental Protection Agency
               ERS  Economic Research Service
        Ex-Im Bank  Export-Import Bank of the United States
               FAA  Federal Aviation Administration
        Fannie Mae  Federal National Mortgage Association
        Farmer Mac  Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
               FAS  Foreign Agricultural Service
               FBI  Federal Bureau of Investigation
               FCC  Federal Communications Commission
               FDA  Food and Drug Administration
              FDIC  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
             FEB's  Federal Executive Boards
               FEC  Federal Election Commission
              FEMA  Federal Emergency Management Agency
              FERC  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
               FFB  Federal Financing Bank
               FHA  Federal Housing Administration
              FHWA  Federal Highway Administration
               FIA  Federal Insurance Administration
              FICO  Financing Corporation

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              FLRA  Federal Labor Relations Authority
               FMC  Federal Maritime Commission
              FMCS  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
               FMS  Financial Management Service
              FNCS  Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
              FNMA  Federal National Mortgage Association
               FNS  Food and Nutrition Service
              FOIA  Freedom of Information Act
                FR  Federal Register
               FRS  Federal Reserve System
               FSA  Farm Service Agency
              FSIS  Food Safety and Inspection Service
               FSS  Federal Supply Service
               FTC  Federal Trade Commission
               FWS  Fish and Wildlife Service
               GAO  General Accounting Office
              GATT  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
        Ginnie Mae  Government National Mortgage Association
             GIPSA  Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
              GNMA  Government National Mortgage Association
               GPO  Government Printing Office
               GSA  General Services Administration
              HCFA  Health Care Financing Administration
               HHS  Department of Health and Human Services
              HRSA  Health Resources and Services Administration
               HUD  Department of Housing and Urban Development
            HUMINT  Defense Human Intelligence Service
               IAF  Inter-American Foundation
              IBRD  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
               IDB  Inter-American Development Bank
               IFC  International Finance Corporation
             IHA's  Indian Housing Authorities
               IHS  Indian Health Service
              ILAB  Bureau of International Labor Affairs
               ILO  International Labor Organization
               IMF  International Monetary Fund
              IMLS  Institute of Museum and Library Services
               INS  Immigration and Naturalization Service
          INTERPOL  International Criminal Police Organization
               IOM  International Organization for Migration
              IRMC  Information Resources Management College
               IRS  Internal Revenue Service
              ISOO  Information Security Oversight Office
               ITA  International Trade Administration
               JAG  Judge Advocate General
               JCS  Joint Chiefs of Staff
               LMI  Office of One-Stop/Labor Market Information (Labor)
                MA  Maritime Administration
            MASINT  Central Measurement and Signals Intelligence Office
              MBDA  Minority Business Development Agency
              MIGA  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
               MMS  Minerals Management Service
              MSHA  Mine Safety and Health Administration
              MSPB  Merit Systems Protection Board
              NARA  National Archives and Records Administration
              NASA  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
              NASS  National Agricultural Statistics Service
              NATO  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
               NCA  National Cemetery Administration
              NCPC  National Capital Planning Commission

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              NCRR  National Center for Research Resources
              NCUA  National Credit Union Administration
               NEA  National Endowment for the Arts
               NEH  National Endowment for the Humanities
               NHI  National Highway Institute
             NHPRC  National Historical Publications and Records Commission
             NHTSA  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
               NIH  National Institutes of Health
               NIJ  National Institute of Justice
              NIMA  National Imagery and Mapping Agency
              NIMH  National Institute of Mental Health
              NIST  National Institute of Standards and Technology
               NLM  National Library of Medicine
              NLRB  National Labor Relations Board
              NOAA  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
               NPS  National Park Service
               NRC  Nuclear Regulatory Commission
              NRCS  Natural Resources Conservation Service
               NSA  National Security Agency
               NSC  National Security Council
               NSF  National Science Foundation
              NTIA  National Telecommunications and Information
                        Administration
              NTID  National Technical Institute for the Deaf
              NTIS  National Technical Information Service (Commerce)
              NTSB  National Transportation Safety Board
               OAS  Organization of American States
               OCS  Officer Candidate School
              OECD  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
               OGE  Office of Government Ethics
               OMB  Office of Management and Budget
              OPIC  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
               OPM  Office of Personnel Management
               ORR  Office of Refugee Resettlement
               OSC  Office of Special Counsel
             OSDBU  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
                        (Commerce)
              OSHA  Occupational Safety and Health Administration
             OSHRC  Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
               OSM  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
               OTS  Office of Thrift Supervision
              OWBO  Office of Women's Business Ownership
              PBGC  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
               PBS  Public Buildings Service
             PHA's  Public Housing Agencies
               PHS  Public Health Service
            POW/MP  Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel
               PRC  Postal Rate Commission
               PSC  Program Support Center (Health and Human Services)
               PTO  Patent and Trademark Office
              PWBA  Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
               RHS  Rural Housing Service
              RICO  Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
               RIT  Rochester Institute of Technology
               RMA  Risk Management Agency (Agriculture)
              ROTC  Reserve Officer Training Corps
               RRB  Railroad Retirement Board
              RSPA  Research and Special Programs Administration
                        (Transportation)

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               RTB  Rural Telephone Bank
               RUS  Rural Utilities Service
              SAIF  Savings Association Insurance Fund
            SAMHSA  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                        Administration
               SBA  Small Business Administration
               SEC  Securities and Exchange Commission
             SITES  Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
               SSA  Social Security Administration
               SSI  Supplemental Security Income Program
               SSS  Selective Service System
             START  Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
             Stat.  United States Statutes at Large
              TASC  Transportation Administrative Service Center
               TDA  Trade and Development Agency
              TPCC  Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
               TVA  Tennessee Valley Authority
              U.N.  United Nations\1\
        \1\Acronyms for other U.N. agencies can be found under Selected
    Multilateral Organizations in the preceding text.
            UNESCO  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
                        Organization
             UNHCR  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Program
            UNICEF  United Nations Children's Fund (formerly United Nations
                        International Children's Emergency Fund)
            UNICOR  Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
               USA  United States Army
              USAF  United States Air Force
             USAID  United States Agency for International Development
            U.S.C.  United States Code
              USCG  United States Coast Guard
              USDA  United States Department of Agriculture
              USFA  United States Fire Administration
              USGS  United States Geological Survey
             USITC  United States International Trade Commission
              USMC  United States Marine Corps
               USN  United States Navy
                VA  Department of Veterans Affairs
             VISTA  Volunteers in Service to America
               VOA  Voice of America
               WHO  World Health Organization
               WIC  Special supplemental food program for Women, Infants,
                        and Children
              WNET  Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (SBA)
               WTO  World Trade Organization
               YCC  Youth Conservation Corps