[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