Administrative Law Primer: Statutory Definitions of "Agency" and Characteristics of Agency Independence

Cole, Jared P. ; Shedd, Daniel T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Executive departments;    Federal advisory bodies;    Independent regulatory commissions;   

RP-ID  :  R43562
RP-ID  :  R43562_2014May22

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report explores several important statutes that regulate agencies and these statutes' respective definitions of "agency." These statutes include the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Records Act, statutes governing federal employees, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.