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agency for the development of macroregions and borderzones (ADEMAF)

a Bolivian government agency that is part of the Ministry for Development Planning. It oversees government operations in four border "macroregions": the Amazonian, Andean, Chaco, and Chuquitania macroregions. Its 2012 annual budget was 20 million Bolivianos.[1]

bolivian space agency (ABE)

the national space agency of Bolivia. Established in 2010, the agency is responsible for developing and implementing communications satellite programs and other space projects. On 20 December 2013, the ABE oversaw the launch of the nation's first artificial satellite, Túpac Katari 1. The satellite began operating the following year, providing telecommunication services to rural Bolivia.

direccion general de aeronautica civil (bolivia)(DGAC)

an agency of the government of Bolivia. Its headquarters are on the ninth floor of the Edificio Multicine (Mutliplex Cinema Building) in La Paz.[1] The agency investigates aviation accidents and incidents.[2]

forest and land inspection and social control authority (ABT)

the agency of the Bolivian national government that oversees the use and transformation of lands, particularly on matters that concern agriculture and forest cover.

ombudsman's office of bolivia

an independent governmental institution established by the Constitution, charged with overseeing the fulfillment, protection, and promotion of human rights in the country. The Ombudsman's Office is functionally, financially, and administratively independent of the four branches of Bolivian government.

Instituto geologico minero y metalurgico (INGEMMET)

a Peruvian scientific and management agency part of the Ministry of Energy and Mines.[1] It is devoted to the study of the mineral resources, geology of Peru and the regulation of mineral rights in that country

Instituto antartico peruano (INANPE)

the government organisation that centralizes the planning, coordination and control of scientific activities of the Republic of Peru in the Antarctica. It was created the November 20, 2002 and it has its headquarters in Lima, Peru.

instituto nacional de estadistica e informatica (INEI)

a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country.

national commission for aerospace research and development (CONIDA)

a national space agency tasked with government space activities in Peru.

National directorate of intelligence (DINI)

the premier intelligence agency in Peru. The agency is responsible for national, military and police intelligence, as well as counterintelligence.

national institute of culture (INC)

The institute's objectives are to promote culture, to spread knowledge of cultural demonstrations and of the national cultural heritage, to contribute to national development, and to enlist the participation of the community and private sector, and to encourage international integration.

servicio nacional de sanidad agraria del peru (SENASA peru)

an agency within the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture. SENASA is responsible for protecting the country against agricultural pests and diseases in both crops and livestock.[1] SENASA handles communications, import inspections, export inspections, and treaty negotiations regarding agricultural health; for example participating in the International Plant Protection Convention[2] and making agreements with foreign governments.

superintendencia nacional de administracion tributaria (SUNAT)

the organization which enforces customs and taxation in Peru.

defensoria del pueblo (venezuela)

a state-funded human rights agency in Venezuela responsible for investigating complaints against any public authority. Along with the Public Ministry (the Attorney General's department) and the Comptroller-General of the Republic, the office forms the 'citizens' power' branch of the Government of Venezuela (alongside the executive, judicial and legislative powers). The three bodies collectively form the Republican Moral Council, a body established to promote moral and ethical behaviour by public officials

Instituto nacional de tierras (INTI, national land institute)

one of the Venezuelan governmental organizations overseeing the land distribution program (Mission Zamora). INTI is charged with identifying fallow plots of land, which via eminent domain it can buy from the owners. After acquiring the land, INTI gives land-use rights (cartas agrarias) to other farmers. Those farmers have the right to pass the land as an inheritance, but they do not own it and cannot sell it. The tenant farmers are often organized into cooperatives (Fundos Zamoranos), with the assistance of Mission Vuelvan Caras). In addition, INTI identifies underused land and taxes landowners who are not producing enough

National center for foreign commerce (CENCOEX)

the Venezuelan government body which administers legal currency exchange in Venezuela.

National commission of telecommunications (Conatel)

an agency of the government of Venezuela that exercises the regulation, supervision and control over telecommunications in Venezuela.

national integrated service for the administration of customs duties and taxes (SENIAT)

Venezuela's revenue service.

social security treasury venezuela

has the purpose of raising financial funds Social Security System, in order to ensure the quasi-fiscal support and the operation and management of the Information System of Social Security for registration, affiliation and identification people, subject to the scope of the Organic Law of Social Security System.

national superintendence for the defense of socioeconomic rights (SUNDDE)

the organization is tasked with the management of price controls and enforcing business compliance with government regulations.

Venezuelan national police (PNB)

Venezuela's national police force, created in 2009. Law enforcement in Venezuela has historically been highly fragmented, and the creation of a national police force was originally unpopular among the public and organizations

Cuerpo de investigaciones cientificas, penales y criminalisticas (CICPC)

Venezuela's largest national police agency, responsible for criminal investigations and forensic services.

oficina nacional antidrogas (ONA)

a Venezuelan law enforcement agency of executive authority responsible for drafting state policy, legal regulation, control and monitoring in combating trafficking drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors. The ONA is specially authorized to address and solve problems relating to traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors.

Venezuelan national guard (GNB)

a gendarmerie component of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela.

National bolivian armed forces of venezuela (FANB)

The armed forces primary purpose is to defend Venezuelan territory from attack, combat drug trafficking, provide search and rescue capabilities, aid the civilian population in case of natural disasters protection, as well as numerous internal security assignments.

General dicrectorate of military counterintelligence (DGCIM)

the military counterintelligence agency of Venezuela, whose function is to prevent intelligence or espionage internally and externally by military and civilians.

Bolivarian intelligence service (SEBIN)

the premier intelligence agency in Venezuela. SEBIN is an internal security force subordinate to the Vice President of Venezuela since 2012 and is dependent on Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.[3] SEBIN has been described as the political police force of the Bolivarian government.[4][5][6]

boletin ofical de la republica argentina

the government gazette of the Argentine Republic, on which the Argentine State publishes its legal norms such as laws, decrees and regulations, as well as other public acts from the executive and the judiciary.

Institute of scientific and technical research for defense (CITEDEF)

an Argentine federal agency in charge of research and development in various scientific fields. It is also in charge of homologation of weaponry.

comision nacional de actividades espaciales (CONAE)

the civilian agency of the government of Argentina in charge of the national space programme.

ente nacional de comunicaciones (ENACOM)

the national communications and media regulator of Argentina.[3] It was created by a presidential decree in 2016 and combines the former Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services (AFSCA) and the Federal Authority for Information and Communication Technologies.

Federal authority for audiovisual communication services (AFSCA)

an agency of the government of Argentina with the power to regulate television and radio services

Fondo nacional de las artes (FNA)

Its purpose is to promote cultural, educational and literary activities in Argentina.

General Secretariat of the presidency (Argentina) (SGP)

secretariat of state of the Argentine National Executive counting with ministerial level, tasked with assisting the President of Argentina in the making of public policy, drafting messages and public speeches, maintaining the presidential protocol and overseeing the relationship between the President and society at large.

Instituto nacional de antropologia y pensamiento latinoamericano (INAPL)

an Argentine government agency dedicated to preserving national cultural and archeological heritage. It is a part of Argentina's ministry of culture.

legal and technical secretariat of the presidency (argentina) (SLyT)

a secretariat of state of the Argentine National Executive counting with ministerial level, tasked with assisting the President of Argentina, the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers and all other dependencies of the President's Office that may not count with their own legal departments on the drafting of decrees, legislative bills, administrative decisions and legal messages.

national academy of sciences of argentina

main task is to promote and support Argentine scientific and technological policy

national scientific and technical research council (CONICET)

an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes.

national agency for controlled materials (argentina)

the body in charge of registering, supervising and controlling firearms, other regulated materials and their users within the Argentine national territory with the sole exclusion of weapons belonging to the Armed Forces. They are also charged with proposing and implementing policies to promote better compliance with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

national agricultural technology institute (INTA)

an Argentine federal extension agency in charge of the generation, adaptation and diffusion of technologies, knowledge and learning procedures for the agriculture, forest and agro-industrial activities within an ecologically clean environment.

national atomic energy commission (CNEA)

the Argentine government agency in charge of nuclear energy research and development.

national directorate for migration (argentina) (DNM)

a decentralised agency of the Government of Argentina responding to the Ministry of the Interior which is responsible for handling the country's migration policies.

national institute for indigenous affairs (INAI)

a decentralised agency of the Government of Argentina responding to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights tasked with overseeing the government's policy on affairs pertaining to Argentina's various indigenous communities.

National institute of industrial technology (INTI)

an Argentine federal agency in charge of the developing of Industrial technology.

secretariat of comprehensive policies on drugs (SEDRONAR)

a secretariat of state of the Argentine National Executive reporting to the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, tasked with assisting the population on drug use prevention and the treatment of drug addiction.[3]

servicio geologico minero

an Argentine government institution aimed at producing geological, mining and enronmental information to achieve sustained development and mitigate geological hazards.[1]

servicio meterologicio nacional (argentina) (SMN)

Argentina's national weather service under the Ministry of Defense that is tasked with observing, understanding, and predicting the weather and climate in Argentina and its surrounding waters.[2] It provides weather forecasts, radar images, ozone, temperature and rainfall graphs, and satellite images.[3] The purpose of these tasks is to contribute to protection of its inhabitants, sustainable economic development and to provide representation of Argentina to international meteorological organizations

ministry of defense (argentina) (MINDEF)

a ministry of the national executive power that oversees and advises on matters of national defense, including overseeing the Argentine Armed Forces.

superintendency of insurance (argentina) (SSN)

a regulatory agency of the Government of Argentina, reporting to the Ministry of Economy, that oversees insurance companies

white helmets commission

a body of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship in charge of designing and implementing international humanitarian assistance. It has a network of bilateral and multilateral cooperation links through which it coordinates immediate response to social-natural disasters

United States Commercial service (CS)

the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. CS is a part of the U.S. Foreign Service and its commercial officers are diplomats. The CS global network of trade professionals helps thousands of U.S. companies to export goods and services worth billions of dollars every year. CS trade specialists are located throughout the United States, as well as in U.S. embassies and consulates in over 75 countries around the world.[1] The mission of CS is to advance and protect strategic U.S. commercial and economic interests around the world.

International trade administration (ITA)

an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States exports of nonagricultural U.S. services and goods.

United States department of commerce (DOC)

an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision making, and helping to set industrial standards. Its main purpose is to create jobs, promote economic growth, encourage sustainable development and block harmful trade practices of other nations.[3] It is headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who reports directly to the President of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

Congressional-executive commission on china (CECC)

an independent agency of the U.S. government which monitors human rights and rule of law developments in the People's Republic of China.

Foreign agricultural service (FAS)

the foreign affairs agency with primary responsibility for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) overseas programs - market development, international trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information. It also administers the USDA's export credit guarantee and food aid programs and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth.

United states agency for international development (USAID)

an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance—the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms.

Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting American trade policy.[1] Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is headed by the U.S. Trade Representative, a Cabinet-level position that serves as the U.S. President's primary advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on trade matters. USTR has more than two hundred employees, with offices in Geneva, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium.

Peace Corps

an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance.

United states foreign service

the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of over 13,000 professionals[3] carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S. citizens abroad.

United states department of state (DOS)

an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other nations, its primary duties are advising the U.S. president on international relations, administering diplomatic missions, negotiating international treaties and agreements, and representing the U.S. at the United Nations.

United states-china economic and security review commission (USCC)

responsible for providing recommendations based on their findings on bilateral trade with the People's Republic of China, evaluating national security and trading risks in all industries and conducting research on China's actions. All these findings are discussed in their hearings, and submitted as an annual report or specific research topics every year

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides budget and economic information to Congress

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress.[2] It is the supreme audit institution of the federal government of the United States. It identifies its core "mission values" as: accountability, integrity, and reliability.[3] It is also known as the "congressional watchdog

United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO)

an agency of the legislative branch of the United States Federal government. The office produces and distributes information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive departments, and independent agencies.

Attending physician of the united states congress

the physician responsible for the medical welfare of the members of the United States Congress (the 435 representatives, five delegates, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, and 100 senators) and the nine justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Office of congressional workplace rights (OCWR)

applied workplace protection laws to approximately 30,000 employees of the legislative branch nationwide and established the Office of Compliance to administer and ensure the integrity of the Act through its programs of dispute resolution, education, and enforcement.[2] The OCWR educates members of Congress, employing offices and employees, and the visiting public on their rights and responsibilities under workplace and accessibility laws. The OCWR also advises Congress on needed changes and amendments to the CAA; and the OCWR'sGeneral Counsel has independent investigatory and enforcement authority for certain violations of the CAA.

Capitol police board

the body that governs the United States Capitol Police. It was established in 1873,[1] and today consists of three voting members: the Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, and the Architect of the Capitol. Additionally, the chief of the Capitol Police serves ex officio as a non-voting member

Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or unlawful operations within their parent agency. Such offices are attached to many federal executive departments, independent federal agencies, as well as state and local governments. Each office includes an inspector general (or I.G.) and employees charged with identifying, auditing, and investigating fraud, waste, abuse, embezzlement and mismanagement of any kind within the executive department.

sergeant at arms of the united states house of representatives

an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The sergeant at arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the House.

Sergeant at arms of the united states senate

the protocol officer, executive officer, and highest-ranking federal law enforcement officer of the Senate of the United States

architect of the capitol (AOC)

the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex

United States Capitol Police (USCP)

a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories. It answers to the Capitol Police Board and is the only full-service federal law enforcement agency appointed by the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.

global legal information network (GLIN)

a cooperative, not-for-profit federation of government agencies or their designees that contribute national legal information to the GLIN database. It was an automated database of statutes, regulations and related material that originate from countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The data are in a central server at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Access was equally shared by all participating national GLIN stations

congressional research service (CRS)

a public policy research institute of the United States Congress. Operating within the Library of Congress, it works primarily and directly for members of Congress and their committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis. CRS is sometimes known as Congress' think tank due to its broad mandate of providing research and analysis on all matters relevant to national policymaking.[3]

United states copyright office (USCO)

a part of the Library of Congress, is a United States government body that maintains records of copyright registration, including a copyright catalog. It is used by copyright title researchers who are attempting to clear a chain of title for copyrighted works.

Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)

A U.S. System of three copyright royalty judges who determine rates and terms for copyright statutory licenses and make determinations on distribution of statutory license royalties collected by the U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress

Marshal of the united states supreme court

heads the United States Supreme Court Police, a security police service answerable to the court itself rather than to the president or attorney general. They handle security for the Supreme Court building and for the justices personally.

Supreme court police

enforces federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations, as well as enforces regulations governing the Supreme Court Building and grounds prescribed by the marshal and approved by the Chief Justice of the United States. The department's mission is to ensure the integrity of the constitutional mission of the Supreme Court of the United States by protecting the Supreme Court, the justices, employees, guests, and visitors.

administrative office of the united states courts (AO)

the administrative agency of the United States federal court system, established in 1939. The central support entity for the federal judicial branch, the AO provides a wide range of legislative (legislative assistance), administrative, legal, financial, management, program (program evaluation), and information technology support services to the federal courts.

federal judicial center

the education and research agency of the United States federal courts.

Judicial Conference of the United States

created by the United States Congress in 1922 with the principal objective of framing policy guidelines for administration of judicial courts in the United States

Judicial panel on multidistrict litigation (JPML)

a special body within the United States federal court system which manages multidistrict litigation. It was established by Congress in 1968 by Pub. L. 90-296, and has the authority to determine whether civil actions pending in two or more federal judicial districts should be transferred to a single federal district court for pretrial proceedings

United states sentencing commission

an independent agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government.[1] It is responsible for articulating the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the federal courts. The Commission promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which replaced the prior system of indeterminate sentencing that allowed trial judges to give sentences ranging from probation to the maximum statutory punishment for the offense.

U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System

the probation office of the federal judiciary of the United States. It serves the United States district courts in all 94 federal judicial districts nationwide and constitutes the community corrections arm of the Federal Judiciary. It administers probation and supervised release under United States federal law enforced by probation officers.

United states court of appeals for veteran claims (vet app)

a federal court of record that was established under Article I of the United States Constitution, and is thus referred to as an Article I tribunal (court). The court has exclusive national jurisdiction to provide independent federal judicial oversight and review of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Board of veterans appeals (BVA)

an administrative tribunal within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), located in Washington, D.C. Established by Executive Order on July 28, 1933, it determines whether U.S. military veterans are entitled to claimed veterans' benefits and services. The Board's mission is to conduct hearings and decide appeals properly before the Board in a timely manner.[1] The Board's jurisdiction extends to all questions in matters involving a decision by the Secretary under a law that affects a provision of benefits by the Secretary to Veterans, their dependents, or their Survivors

United states court of appeals for the armed forces (CAAF/USCAAF)

an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The court is composed of five civilian judges appointed for 15-year terms by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The court reviews decisions from the intermediate appellate courts of the services: the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.

United States Court Of Appeals for the Federal circuit (CAFC)

a United States court of appeals that has special appellate jurisdiction over certain types of specialized cases in the U.S. federal court system. It has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cases involving patents, trademarks, government contracts, veterans' benefits, public safety officers' benefits, Federal employees' benefits, and various other categories.[1] Unlike other federal courts, the Federal Circuit has no jurisdiction over cases involving criminal, bankruptcy, immigration, or U.S. state law.

United states Tax court (TC)

a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides (in part) that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court".[1] The Tax Court specializes in adjudicating disputes over federal income tax, generally prior to the time at which formal tax assessments are made by the Internal Revenue Service.[2]

United States court of federal claims (CFC)

a United States federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government.

United States court of international trade (Ct intl trade)

a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws.[1] Seated in New York City, it exercises broad jurisdiction over most trade-related matters, and is permitted to hear and decide cases anywhere in the country, as well as abroad

United States bankruptcy court

function as units of the district courts and have subject-matter jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. The federal district courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all cases arising under the bankruptcy code, (see 28 U.S.C. § 1334(a)), and bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court. Each of the 94 federal judicial districts handles bankruptcy matters.

United states Alien Terrorist Removal Court

a special court in the United States created in 1996 that has never conducted proceedings. It consists of five Article III judges, selected by the Chief Justice of the United States.[1] Its job is to determine whether aliens (non-citizens) should be deported from the United States on the grounds that they are terrorists.[2]

United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court

a U.S. federal court established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to oversee requests for surveillance warrants against foreign spies inside the United States by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

United states foreign intelligence surveillance court review

a U.S. federal court whose sole purpose is to review denials of applications for electronic surveillance warrants (called FISA warrants) by the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

US department of commerce office security

a division of the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) that works to provide security services for facilities of the department. Its aim is to provide policies, programs, and oversight as it collaborates with facility managers to mitigate terrorism risks to DOC personnel and facilities, program managers to mitigate espionage risks to DOC personnel, information, and facilities, and Department and Bureau leadership to increase emergency preparedness for DOC operations

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that deals with issues involving national security and high technology. A principal goal for the bureau is helping stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while furthering the growth of United States exports. The Bureau is led by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.

Under secretary of commerce for industry and security (USC(iS)

a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Commerce on the export of sensitive goods and technologies. The Under Secretary is the head of the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Commerce Department.

Office of export enforcement (OEE)

investigates violations of the Export Control Reform Act,[4] the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Export Administration Regulations, the Fastener Quality Act,[5] and other export control and public safety statutes. OEE Special Agents apprehend violators, and work with U.S. Attorneys, BIS's Office of Chief Counsel and other officials in criminal prosecutions and administrative cases based on OEE investigations. OEE Special Agents are sworn federal law enforcement officers with authority to bear firearms, make arrests, execute search warrants, serve subpoenas, detain and seize items about to be illegally exported, and order the redelivery to the United States of goods exported in violation of U.S. law

National institute of standards and technology (NIST)

an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical science laboratory programs that include nanoscale science and technology, engineering, information technology, neutron research, material measurement, and physical measurement