#government_agency__agency__federal_agency__federalagency__bureau__office__authority  an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
  supertype:  administrative_unit  a unit with administrative responsibilities
  instance:  Atomic_Energy_Commission  Manhattan_Project  Environmental_Protection_Agency  Center_for_Disease_Control  CIA  NASA  FBI  Selective_Service_System  Federal_Housing_Administration
  subtype:  Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission__NRC  government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
  subtype:  Foreign_Service  the part of the executive branch that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
  subtype:  executive_agency__executiveagency  an agency of the executive branch of government
     subtype:  Council_of_Economic_Advisors  an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
     subtype:  Council_on_Environmental_Policy  the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
     subtype:  Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff__Joint_Chiefs  the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
     subtype:  Office_of_Management_and_Budget__OMB  the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget
     subtype:  United_States_Trade_Representative  the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade
  subtype:  Food_and_Drug_Administration__FDA  a federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
  subtype:  Interstate_Commerce_Commission__ICC  a federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states; "the ICC of the USA was established in 1887 as the first federal agency"
  subtype:  National_Labor_Relations_Board__NRLB  agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor
  subtype:  Bureau_of_the_Census__Census_Bureau  the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census
  subtype:  National_Weather_Service  government agency responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps; under the auspices of the Commerce Department
  subtype:  Social_Security_Administration  the agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the social security system
  subtype:  National_Park_Service  an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the National Parks
  subtype:  Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms  the agency of the Treasury Department that administers federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco and firearms
  subtype:  Comptroller_of_the_Currency  the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
  subtype:  Bureau_of_Customs  the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
  subtype:  Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing  the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
  subtype:  Internal_Revenue_Service__IRS  the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
  subtype:  Inland_Revenue__IR  (British) a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
  subtype:  United_Nations_agency__UN_agency  an agency of the United Nations
     instance:  United_Nations_Children's_Fund__United_Nations_International_Children's_Emergency_Fund__UNICEF  Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations__Food_and_Agriculture_Organization__FAO  General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade__GATT  International_Atomic_Energy_Agency__IAEA  International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development__World_Bank__IBRD  International_Civil_Aviation_Organization__ICAO  International_Development_Association__IDA  International_Finance_Corporation__IFC  International_Labor_Organization__International_Labour_Organization__ILO  International_Maritime_Organization__IMO  International_Monetary_Fund__IMF  United_Nations_Educational_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organization__UNESCO  World_Health_Organization__WHO  World_Meteorological_Organization__WMO
  subtype:  organ.government_agency  a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
  subtype:  patent_office  the government bureau that keeps a record of patents and grants new ones
  subtype:  central_bank__centralbank  a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
     subtype:  European_Central_Bank  the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve"
     instance:  Federal_Reserve_System__Federal_Reserve__Fed  Bank_of_England  Bundesbank  Bank_of_Japan
  subtype:  secret_service  a government agency that conducts intelligence operations
     instance:  United_States_Secret_Service
  subtype:  redevelopment_authority__redevelopmentauthority  a public agency given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas
  subtype:  regulatory_agency__regulatory_authority  a government agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
  subtype:  weather_bureau__weatherbureau  agency responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
  subtype:  child_welfare_agency__childwelfareagency__child_welfare_service__childwelfareservice  an agency responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
  subtype:  Securities_and_Exchange_Commission__SEC  a United States government agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

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