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  2. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics - Wikipedia

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    The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a United States federal agency that was founded on March 3, 1915, to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. [1] On October 1, 1958, the agency was dissolved and its assets and personnel were transferred to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space ...

  3. Independent agencies of the United States federal government

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    Independent agencies exist outside the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary) and the Executive Office of the President. [1]: 6 There is a further distinction between independent executive agencies and independent regulatory agencies, which have been assigned rulemaking responsibilities or authorities by Congress.

  4. Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 2 (1 CFR 51) concerns the incorporation by reference of outside documents into the Federal Register, thereby making them a part of the Federal Register. Regulations include the circumstances under which the Director of the Federal Register will approve incorporation, how to request approval, which publications are eligible, the proper language for citing incorporated publications, and ...

  5. Code of Federal Regulations - Wikipedia

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    In the law of the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.

  6. Title 1 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 1: Rules of Construction § 1 (Dictionary Act [2]) – Words denoting number, gender, person, etc. § 2 – "County" as including "parish," etc. § 3 – "Vessel" as including all means of water transportation. § 4 – "Vehicle" as including all means of land transportation.

  7. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Article I describes the Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. Section 1 reads, "All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." The article establishes the manner of election and the qualifications of members of each ...

  8. U.S. Global Change Research Program - Wikipedia

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    They also have outreach services to both domestic (Federal, state, and local) and international target audiences (including governments, institutions, researchers, educators, students, and the general public) in an effort to showcase relevant activities and results of the US Global Change Research Program and to help increase the awareness of ...

  9. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The federal government officially moved to Washington, D.C. in 1800, during which time the Library of Congress was established as the national library. [59] Foreign policy of the United States was shaped by the XYZ Affair in 1798 and the resulting Quasi-War with the French First Republic.