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U.S. Constitution
thomas.loc.gov/home/histdoxmainpg.html
The Library of Congress provides this Web site featuring the full text of
the U.S. Constitution. Visitors can easily browse the text of the original
document, with the Bill of Rights and other amendments separated out for easier
viewing.
U.S. Constitution
www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/index.html
A service of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress,
this Web site provides the full text of the U.S. Constitution with annotations
of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Visitors can download articles
and annotations from the 1992 and 2002 editions and the 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2004 supplements.
The documents also are searchable by keyword.
U.S.
Code
uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
The House of Representatives provides this site for full-text, citation and
other searches of the U.S. Code. A great feature allows users to choose
how the search will be performed, with options for concept, relation, fuzzy and
dictionary. Also can search prior versions of the Code.
U.S.
Code
www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
Operated by the Government Printing Office, this Web site features a massive searchable
database of congressional information, from pending legislation and hearing reports
to the U.S. Code and the Congressional Record. Includes copies of all public, private laws enacted since the 104th Congress.
U.S. Code
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
Cornell University's Legal Information Institute provides this user-friendly
Web site for searching the U.S. Code. Research tools include a listing of
all titles, a popular name table and a full-text search engine. Best of
all is a form that allows users to retrieve sections by citation.
Code of Federal Regulations
www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Sponsored
by the U.S. Government Printing Office, this page provides access to the codification
of federal regulations. Can search the entire Code of Federal Regulations database
by keyword, use a citation feature to retrieve specific sections or browse. Provides
the current year's edition and searchable past editions back to 1996.
Federal Register
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Sponsored
by the U.S. Government Printing Office, this page provides access to the Federal
Register. Issues from the current year can be searched by keyword, searched by
fields and browsed. Provides access to and search capabilities for issues from
prior years back to 1994.
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov/
U.S.
government Web site that makes it easier to participate in federal rulemaking.
Visitors can find, review and submit comments on federal documents that are open
for comment. Member of the public have the right to comment on federal regulations,
and the federal government is required to take such comments into account in implementing
final rules. Lists regulations open for comment by topic. Also lists newly published
draft regulations and regulations for which current day is deadline for comments.
Includes links to related regulatory resources, including rulemaking tutorial,
particular agencies' regulatory information pages, laws on rulemaking, small business
alerts and resources. Also links to federal government's Unified Agenda, also
known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is published twice a year in
the Federal Register and which summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each
federal agency expects to issue in the next six months.
Federal Acquisition Regulation
www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html
Contains full text of Federal Acquisition Regulation or FAR; includes reference, archives, related documents.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplements:
Federal Court Rules
www.uscourts.gov/rules/
Contains
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of
Appellate Procedure, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, U.S. Bankruptcy Code,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Also includes proposed rules amendments published
for comment; pending rules amendments; information about rulemaking process; past
rules amendments; link to pending legislation affecting rules; and related publications.
FedLaw
www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm
Contains
topical and title index of legal resources that include federal statutes and regulations;
federal judiciary and legislative branch links; and arbitration and mediation
laws, regulations and procedures.
General Service Administration Acquisition Manual
www.acquisition.gov/comp/gsam/gsam.html
Contains manual, forms library, archives, related documents.
U.S. Code, Regulations by Agency
Access Board (formerly Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board)
www.access-board.gov
Provides full text of Architectural Barriers Act, Americans with Disabilities Act,
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities,
and Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles; notices of proposed
rulemaking, final rules, and status of guidelines and standards under development.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
www.achp.gov
Includes full text of the National Historic Preservation Act and related
Executive Orders; text of Section 106 regulations regarding protection of historic
properties.
Air Force Contracting
www.safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting/public/index.cfm
Contracting Knowledge Center contains links to Air Force procurement regulations, policies, directives and instructions.
Americans
with Disabilities Act Home Page
(Department
of Justice)
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Provides full text of ADA statute and regulations, including Standards for
Accessible Design; new and proposed regulations.
Army
Corps of Engineers
www.usace.army.mil
Includes selected U.S. Code provisions, regulations and cases regarding Corps
of Engineers regulatory programs; full text of USACE regulations, circulars, manuals
and other documents.
Bureau
of Reclamation
www.usbr.gov
Provides full text of acquisition policies, handbooks and guides; Reclamation
Acquisition Regulation and Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation;
full text of statutes and regulations associated with Bureau of Reclamation programs.
Cornell
Legal Information Institute: Employment Discrimination
straylight.law.cornell.edu/
topics/employment_discrimination.html
Links to federal and state statutes, regulations and cases on employment
discrimination.
Department
of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
www.eda.gov/InvestmentsGrants/Lawsreg.xml
Includes Economic Development Administration statutes and regulations.
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Import Administration
ia.ita.doc.gov/regs/
Includes
anti-dumping regulations.
Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
Provides full text of statutes, regulations and Executive Orders administered
by the Department of Labor, including those related to minimum wage laws and overtime
pay, family and medical leave, unions, plant closings and layoffs, lie detectors,
garnishment, discrimination and foreign labor certification.
Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov
Includes full text of Department of Transportation statutes and regulations, including
the Transportation Acquisition Regulation.
Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute
www.eeri.org
Links to federal legislation addressing seismic safety.
Endangered Species Act
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/16/ch35.html
Provides full text of the act.
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
Provides summaries and full text of federal environmental statutes and regulations.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
www.eeoc.gov
Contains full-text statutes and regulations enforced by EEOC, related documents and enforcement statistics.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
Includes FEMA proposed and final rules and Federal Register notices.
Federal Highway Administration
www.fhwa.dot.gov
Provides full text of FHWA statutes and regulations.
Federal
Railroad Administration
www.fra.dot.gov
Links to procurement and rail rehabilitation statutes, regulations and orders.
FedLaw
Employment
www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal12.htm
Contains full-text federal employment and labor statutes and regulations
compiled by the General Services Administration.
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov
Links to full text of federal tax statutes and regulations; Internal Revenue Bulletins.
International Trade Commission
www.usitc.gov
Provides USITC Rules of Practice and Procedure and summaries of statutes
involving the USITC.
National Labor Relations Board
www.nlrb.gov
Includes full text of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB Federal Register
notices, General Counsel Memorandums and Operations-Management Memorandums; Weekly
Summary of NLRB Cases from 1996, with links to full-text decisions; Decisions
and Orders of the NLRB searchable by keyword or by volume number; Rules and Regulations
searchable by keyword.
Naval
Facilities Engineering Command
portal.navfac.navy.mil/
portal/page?_pageid=181,1
&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Provides full text of Federal Acquisition Regulations, NAVFACENGCOM Contracting
Manual and Policy Memoranda.
Navy
acquisition.navy.mil/
Policy and Guidance includes Federal Acquisition Regulations and policy memoranda.
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
www.osha.gov
Includes full text of OSH Act, regulations and directives.
Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
Provides patent statutes and rules; full text of the Official Gazette.
Rural
Housing Service
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/index.html
Contains rural development regulations, procedures, handbooks and forms.
Social
Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
Provides full text of the Social Security Act and regulations; Social Security
and Acquiescence Rulings, with topical and alphabetical indexes.
U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
Includes links to full text of statutes and regulations by topic.
Water Environment Federation
www.wef.org
Contains full text of federal statutes related to water quality.
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