Official Congressional Directory

Official Congressional Directory
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher: Joint Committee on Printing
Total Pages: 1258
Release: 2012-01-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Contains biographies of Senators, members of Congress, and the Judiciary. Also includes committee assignments, maps of Congressional districts, a directory of officials of executive agencies, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, web addresses, and other information.

Federal Advisory Committees (FAC)

Federal Advisory Committees (FAC)
Author: Wendy R. Ginsberg
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 143798309X

FAC, which may also be designated as commissions, councils, or task forces ¿ are created as provisional advisory bodies that can circumvent bureaucratic constraints to collect a variety of viewpoints on specific policy issues. FAC have been created to address a host of issues, ranging from policies on organ donation to the design and implementation of the Dept. of Homeland Security. These FAC are often created to help the gov¿t. manage and solve complex or divisive issues. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.: History; The Dept. of Justice; Congress. Action; The Pres. and the Exec. Branch; Congress. Reaction; (2) The Fed. Advisory Committee Act (FACA); (3) Creating a FACA Committee; (4) Analysis. This is a print on demand report.