| united states office of technology assessment | An office established to help congress participate and plan for the consequences of uses of technology. It provides information on both the beneficial and adverse effects of technological applications. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| united states public health service | See: USPHS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states social security administration | The social security administration administers a national program of contributory social insurance whereby employees, employers, and the self-employed pay contributions that are pooled in special trust funds. When earnings are reduced because of retirement, death, or disability, monthly benefits are paid to partially replace lost earnings. Part of the contributions go into a separate hospital insurance trust fund for workers when they become 65 to provide help with medical expenses. Other programs include the supplemental social security income program for the aged, blind, and disabled and the old age survivors and disability insurance program. Ssa became an independent agency march 31, 1995. It had previously been part of the department of health, education, and welfare, later the department of health and human services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states substance abuse and mental health services administration | An agency of the public health service concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to substance abuse and mental health. It is commonly referred to by the acronym samhsa. On 1 october 1992, the united states alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration (adamha) became samhsa. (telephone communication with samhsa 7 april 1992) (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Health, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, United States Department of Health, Human Services, United States Department of Human Services
Synonyms : Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, United States
Synonyms : Federal Trade Commission
Synonyms : Food and Drug Administration, USFDA, United States Food, Drug Administration
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| United States | a bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for intelligence operations |
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| United States | the upper house of the United States Congress |
| United States | the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade |
| United States | more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands |
| United States | territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories |