M-F gov agencies

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  1. 1. administers and coordinates programs that are related to adult education and literacy, career and technical education, and community colleges.
  2. 3. investigates industrial chemical accidents
  3. 5. works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers.
  4. 7. produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy.
  5. 10. is the main source of information and research on agriculture.
  6. 11. helps consumers by providing educational materials and accepting complaints. It supervises banks, lenders, and large non-bank entities, such as credit reporting agencies and debt collection companies. The Bureau also works to make credit card, mortgage, and other loan disclosures clearer, so consumers can understand their rights and responsibilities.
  7. 13. protects and promotes U.S. agricultural health, regulates genetically engineered organisms, administers the Animal Welfare Act, and manages wildlife damage.
  8. 14. works for sustainable community and economic development in Appalachia.
  9. 16. manages outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production on public lands.
  10. 17. develops and recommends a national Arctic research policy.
  11. 18. measures labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
  12. 19. supports the fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products.
  13. 20. promotes energy independence, environmental protection, and economic development by managing offshore energy resources.
  14. 21. creates and delivers a reliable power supply to the Pacific Northwest.
  15. 22. collects and publishes comprehensive transportation statistics.
  16. 24. collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
  17. 25. provides oversight and enforcement to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve offshore resources.
  18. 26. works to improve financial management in the U.S. government.
  19. 29. collects, evaluates, and disseminates vital information on economic, military, political, scientific, and other developments abroad to safeguard national security.
  20. 30. enforces federal criminal laws regulating the firearms and explosives industries.
  21. 32. are retirement centers for veterans of the U.S. military.
  22. 33. ffers information for children and young people with disabilities under 22 years of age.
  23. 34. is an independent federal agency dedicated to improving federal agency administrative processes and procedures.
  24. 36. is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.
  25. 37. supports the needs of the aging and disability populations, and improves access health care and long-term services.
  26. 38. responds to, and protects people from harmful chemical exposures.
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  1. 1. assures that support (both financial and medical) is available to children through locating parents, establishing paternity, identifying support obligations, and enforcing those obligations.
  2. 2. organizes, trains, and equips active duty and Reserve forces to preserve the peace, security, and defense of the United States.
  3. 3. is responsible for defending and promoting U.S. interests in 20 nations in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the strategic waterways that surround them.
  4. 4. produces United States currency notes and serves to ensure that adequate amounts of currency and coin are in circulation.
  5. 6. encourages the preservation of historic properties across the nation.
  6. 7. publishes information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems.
  7. 8. promotes self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance.
  8. 9. works to improve working conditions, raise living standards, protect workers’ ability to exercise their rights, and address the workplace exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations.
  9. 10. supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases.
  10. 12. promotes the nation’s economic development and technological advancement by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system.
  11. 13. defends the United States in the air and space.
  12. 15. provides health coverage to more than 100 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. The CMS seeks to strengthen and modernize the Nation’s health care system, to provide access to high quality care and improved health at lower costs.
  13. 17. provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues.
  14. 19. manages 24 military cemeteries abroad, and 25 memorials, monuments, and markers. Nearly all the cemeteries and memorials honor those who served in World War I or World War II.
  15. 23. encourages the preservation of historic properties across the nation.
  16. 27. manages federal prisons, and community-based facilities that provide work and opportunities to assist offenders.
  17. 28. preserves U.S. government records, manages the Presidential Libraries system, and publishes laws, regulations, Presidential, and other public documents.
  18. 29. Council works to modernize human resources systems, improve the quality of human resources information, and advises on legislation affecting human resources operations.
  19. 31. collects taxes and enforces regulations on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition.
  20. 32. works to find solutions to agricultural problems.
  21. 33. monitors and improves the federal acquisition system.
  22. 35. is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.
  23. 37. supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
  24. 38. funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.