U.S. Government Agencies and Regulations 

Updated  June 1st, 2001

Much information on U.S. government agencies and regulations related to environment, science, technology and health are to be found on the web sites listed in this section. 

General

• Some S&T Related US Gov't Websites 
• NSF East Asia and Pacific Homepage by  U.S. National Science Foundation Office in Tokyo
• The United States Government Manual - 2000/2001 The manual offers comprehensive information on the branches of the federal government, departments, offices, and related bodies. Each department or office entry is listed separately,

and entries include an overview and contact information.
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce Office of Technology Policy 
• Search U.S. Congressional Record, Proposed and Enacted Laws for ES&T Topics
• LSU Political Science - American Politics Resources 
• House Committee on Science - Home Page 
• FedWorld Information Network Home Page 
• U.S. Code Search -- Keyword search the U.S. Code of federal laws enacted by Congress from U.S. House of Representatives Law Revision Counsel
• Code of Federal Regulations - Retrieve by citation -- Government regulations based on laws.
• 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000 Federal Register -- Keyword search for proposed and recent U.S. Government regulations.

Environment

• United States Environmental Protection Agency
• INFOTERRA Answers Environmental Questions from Outside the United States INFOTERRA/USA responds to requests from the international community for environmental information through document delivery, database searching, bibliographic products, purchasing information, and referrals to experts. Additionally, INFOTERRA/USA will assist U.S. residents in identifying sources of international environmental information. Please include your correct e-mail address. If your browser does not support forms, you can e-mail your request to library-infoterra@epamail.epa.gov 
• US EPA National Enforcement Training Institute's Homepage 
• EPA China Environment links
• Department of Defense Environmental Security 
• Written In Wateran introduction to Bureau of Reclamation,. an agency with responsibility for water resources and irrigation.
• USDA Forest Service Home Page 
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-- Mission: conserve and protect fish and wildlife. 
• Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• CPC: The Climate Bulletin (Current) weekly reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Reef Check Global Survey Program

Science

• National Science Foundation
• Office of Naval Research Asia The Asian Office of ONR presents science and technology information bulletins, comparative assessment, and conference summaries of the Asia-Pacific region.
• U.S. Geological Survey 

Health

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Home Page (NIAID), National Institutes of Health
• CDC Home Page -- Centers for Disease Control, America's Prevention Agency. Also from CDC The Emerging Infectious Diseases Home Page. 
• Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal are available on the CDC web site or by free e-mail subscription. 

Technology

• United States Environmental Protection Agency Biotech website
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) 
• U.S. Department of Energy
• NASA
*Inclusion of non-U.S. Government links does not imply endorsement of contents.