    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 15, 2003]
    [Pages 587-591]
    [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
               ADA  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
               ADB  Asian Development Bank
              AFDB  African Development Bank
              AFDF  African Development Fund
              AFIS  American Forces Information Service (Defense)
          AGRICOLA  Agricultural Online Access
      AmeriCorps*
              NCCC  National Civilian Community Corps
      AmeriCorps*
             VISTA  Volunteers in Service to America
               AMS  Agricultural Marketing Service
            Amtrak  National Railroad Passenger Corporation
               AOA  Administration on Aging
               APH  American Printing House for the Blind (Education)
             APHIS  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
               ARC  Appalachian Regional Commission
               ARS  Agricultural Research Service
               ATF  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
             ATSDR  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
               BEA  Bureau of Economic Analysis
               BIA  Bureau of Indian Affairs
               BIC  Business Information Center (SBA)
               BLM  Bureau of Land Management
               BLS  Bureau of Labor Statistics
               BTS  Bureau of Transportation Statistics
               BVA  Board of Veterans' Appeals
               CBO  Congressional Budget Office
               CCC  Commodity Credit Corporation
              CDBG  Community Development Block Grant
               CDC  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
               CEA  Council of Economic Advisers
               CEQ  Council on Environmental Quality
               CFA  Commission of Fine Arts
               CFR  Code of Federal Regulations
              CFTC  Commodity Futures Trading Commission
               CIA  Central Intelligence Agency
               CMS  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
              COPS  Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Justice)
              CPSC  Consumer Product Safety Commission
               CRS  Congressional Research Service
               CSB  Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

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            CSREES  Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
                        Service
               CSS  See NSA/CSS
             DARPA  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
               DAU  Defense Acquisition University
              DCAA  Defense Contract Audit Agency
              DCMA  Defense Contract Management Agency
               DEA  Drug Enforcement Administration
               DHS  Department of Homeland Security
               DIA  Defense Intelligence Agency
              DISA  Defense Information Systems Agency
               DLA  Defense Logistics Agency
              DLSA  Defense Legal Services Agency
               DOD  Department of Defense
               DOE  Department of Energy
               DOL  Department of Labor
               DOT  Department of Transportation
              DPMO  Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
               DRL  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (State)
              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
               EPA  Environmental Protection Agency
        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  Federal Executive Boards
               FEC  Federal Election Commission
              FEMA  Federal Emergency Management Agency
              FERC  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
               FFB  Federal Financing Bank
              FHFB  Federal Housing Finance Board
              FHWA  Federal Highway Administration
              FICO  Financing Corporation
     Finance Board  Federal Housing Finance Board
              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
       Freddie Mac  Federal Home Loan Corporation
               FRS  Federal Reserve System
               FSA  Farm Service Agency; Office of Student Financial
                        Assistance (Education)
              FSIS  Food Safety and Inspection Service
               FSS  Federal Supply Service
               FTC  Federal Trade Commission
               FTS  Federal Technology Service
               FWS  Fish and Wildlife Service
               GAO  General Accounting Office
              GATT  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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        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
               HHS  Department of Health and Human Services
              HRSA  Health Resources and Services Administration
               HUD  Department of Housing and Urban Development
               IAF  Inter-American Foundation
              IBRD  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
                        (World Bank)
               IDB  Inter-American Development Bank
               IFC  International Finance Corporation
              ILAB  Bureau of International Labor Affairs
               IMF  International Monetary Fund
              IMLS  Institute of Museum and Library Services
          INTERPOL  International Criminal Police Organization
               IOM  International Organization for Migration
               IRS  Internal Revenue Service
                IT  Information technology
               ITA  International Trade Administration
               JAG  Judge Advocate General
               JCS  Joint Chiefs of Staff
              JFSC  Joint Forces Staff College
             MARAD  Maritime Administration
              MBDA  Minority Business Development Agency
               MDA  Missile Defense Agency
              MIGA  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
               MMS  Minerals Management Service
              MSHA  Mine Safety and Health Administration
              MSPB  Merit Systems Protection Board
             NAFTA  North American Free Trade Agreement
              NARA  National Archives and Records Administration
              NASA  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
              NASS  National Agricultural Statistics Service
               NCA  National Cemetery Administration
              NCCC  See AmeriCorps*NCCC
              NCPC  National Capital Planning Commission
              NCUA  National Credit Union Administration
               NEA  National Endowment for the Arts
               NEH  National Endowment for the Humanities
            NESDIS  National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
                        Service
             NHPRC  National Historical Publications and Records Commission
             NHTSA  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
               NIC  National Institute of Corrections
               NIH  National Institutes of Health
              NIMA  National Imagery and Mapping Agency
              NIST  National Institute of Standards and Technology
              NLRB  National Labor Relations Board
              NMFS  National Marine Fisheries Service (Commerce)
              NOAA  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
               NOS  National Ocean Service (Commerce)
               NPS  National Park Service
               NRC  Nuclear Regulatory Commission
              NRCS  Natural Resources Conservation Service
           NSA/CSS  National Security Agency/Central Security Service
               NSC  National Security Council
               NSF  National Science Foundation

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              NTIA  National Telecommunications and Information
                        Administration
              NTIS  National Technical Information Service (Commerce)
              NTSB  National Transportation Safety Board
               NWS  National Weather Service (Commerce)
               OAS  Organization of American States
              OECD  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
               OFM  Office of Foreign Missions (State)
               OGE  Office of Government Ethics
               OIT  Office of International Trade (SBA)
               OJP  Office of Justice Programs
               OMB  Office of Management and Budget
              OPIC  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
               OPM  Office of Personnel Management
               OPS  Office of Pipeline Safety (Transportation)
               OSC  Office of Special Counsel
             OSERS  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
              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 (SBA)
              PBGC  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
               PBS  Public Buildings Service
              PFPA  Pentagon Force Protection Agency
               PRC  Postal Rate Commission
               PTO  Patent and Trademark Office
              PWBA  Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
               RBS  Rural Business-Cooperative Service
               RHS  Rural Housing Service
               RMA  Risk Management Agency (Agriculture)
               RRB  Railroad Retirement Board
              RSPA  Research and Special Programs Administration
                        (Transportation)
              RSVP  Retired and Senior Volunteers Program
               RUS  Rural Utilities Service
            SAMHSA  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                        Administration
               SBA  Small Business Administration
               SEC  Securities and Exchange Commission
               SSA  Social Security Administration
               SSS  Selective Service System
             Stat.  United States Statutes at Large
               TDA  Trade and Development Agency
               TMA  TRICARE Management Activity (Defense)
              TPCC  Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (SBA)
               TVA  Tennessee Valley Authority
              U.N.  United Nations\1\
        \1\Acronyms for 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
               USA  United States Army
             USACE  United States Army Corps of Engineers
              USAF  United States Air Force

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             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
             USNCB  U.S. National Central Bureau (Justice)
                VA  Department of Veterans Affairs
              VETS  Veterans' Employment and Training Service
             VISTA  See AmeriCorps*VISTA
               WFP  United Nations/Food and Agricultural Organization World
                        Food Program
               WHO  World Health Organization
               WIC  Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants,
                        and Children
        World Bank  See IBRD
               WTO  World Trade Organization