AA |
Administrative Assistant |
AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of
Science |
AAU |
Association of American Universities |
ACOP |
Academic
Committee on Organization and Policy (NASULGC) |
ACS |
American Chemical Society |
ADSA |
American Diary Science Association |
AES |
Agricultural Experiment Stations |
AU |
Auditor General |
AGU |
American Geophysical Union |
AIHEC |
American Indian Higher Education Consortium |
AIBS |
American Institute of Biological Sciences |
AID |
Agency for International Development |
AIP |
American Institute of Physics |
APA |
American Psychological Association |
APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) |
APS |
American Phytopathological
Society |
AREERA |
Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 |
ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DOD) |
ARS |
Agricultural Research Service (USDA) |
ASAE |
American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
ASA |
American Society of Agronomy |
ASAS |
American Society of Animal Science |
ASHS |
American Society for Horticultural Science |
ASM |
American Society for Microbiology |
ASNS |
American Society for Nutritional Sciences |
ASPB |
American Society of Plant Biologists |
AVMA |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
BOSTID |
Board on Science and Technology and
International Development (NAS) |
CARET |
Council
for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching |
CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
CCC |
Commodity Credit Corporation |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
CEA |
Council of Economic Advisors (EOP) |
CENR |
Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources (NSTC) |
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality (EOP) |
C-FARE |
The Council on Food Agricultural and
Resource Economics |
CFERR |
Commission
on Food, Environment, and Renewable Resources (NASULGC) |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CFS |
Committee on Fundamental Science (NSTC) |
CHOB |
Cannon House Office Building |
CHSF |
Committee on Health, Safety, and Food (NSTC) |
CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
CNPP |
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
(CNPP) |
CoS |
Chief of Staff |
COSEPP |
Committee on Science Engineering and Public
Policy (AAAS) |
CPSC |
Consumer Products Safety Commission |
CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement |
CRS |
Congressional Research Service |
CSSA |
Crop Science Society of America |
CSREES |
Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service (CSREES) |
CYFAR |
Children,
Youth and Families at Risk |
DAS |
Deputy Assistant Secretary |
DOC |
Department of Commerce |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOI |
Department of the Interior |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DSOB/SDOB |
Dirksen Senate Office
Building |
ECOP |
Extension
Committee on Organization and Policy (NASULGC) |
ED |
Department of Education |
EOP |
Executive Office of the President |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EPSCoR |
Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research |
EQIP |
Environmental
Quality Incentives Program |
ERS |
Economic Research Service (ERS) |
ESCOP |
Experiment
Station Committee on Organization and Policy (NASULGC) |
ESA |
Entomological Society of America |
FAIR |
Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Farm Act) |
FASS |
Federation of Animal Science Societies |
FAS |
Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA) |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FEC |
Federal Election Commission |
FNS |
Food and Nutrition Service |
FQPA |
Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 |
FS |
Forest Service |
FSA |
Farm Service Agency (FSA) |
FSIS |
Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA) |
FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GIPSA |
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) |
GPO |
Government Printing Office |
GSA |
Genetics Society of America |
GSA |
General Services Administration |
GSA |
Geological Society of America |
HACCP |
Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point |
HOB Anx. I |
O’Neill House Office Building |
HOB Anx. II |
Ford House Office Building |
HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
HSOB/SHOB |
Hart Senate Office Building |
HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
ICOP |
International
Committee on Organization and Policy (NASULGC) |
IFT |
Institute of Food Technologists |
ITC |
International Trade Commission |
JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff (DOD) |
LA |
Legislative Assistant |
LC |
Legislative Correspondent |
LD |
Legislative Director |
LEGIS |
Legislative Information Number |
LHOB |
Longworth House Office
Building |
LOC |
Library of Congress |
LSO |
Legislative Service Organization |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
NAL |
National Agriculture Library |
NAREEEAB |
The
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board |
NASULGC |
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges |
NASS |
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) |
NBS |
National Bureau of Standards |
NBS |
National Biological Survey |
NEC |
National Economic Council |
NEOB |
New Executive Office Building |
NIH |
National Institute of Health |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and
Technology |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) |
NRI |
National Research Initiative Competitive
Grants Program (USDA/NRI) |
NPR |
National Public Radio |
NSB |
National Science Board (NSF) |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
NSTC |
National Science and Technology Council |
OA |
Office of Administration |
OCD |
Office of Community Development (OCD) |
OBPA |
Office
of Budget and Program Analysis |
OEOB |
Old Executive Office Building |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
OSTP |
Office
of Science and Technology Policy |
PCAST |
President’s Committee of Advisors on
Science and Technology |
PLUS |
Public Laws Update Service |
PSA |
Poultry Science Association |
RBS |
Rural Business – Cooperative Service
(USDA) |
RHOB |
Rayburn House Office Building |
RHS |
Rural Housing Service (USDA) |
RSOB/SROB |
