Hvilket af følgende er en grundlæggende funktion for de fleste administrative agenturer?
List of federal agencies in the United States
Lovgivningsmæssige definitioner af et føderalt agentur varierer og er endog modstridende, og den officielle United States Government Manual indeholder ingen definition. Mens Administrative Procedure Act-definitionen af "agentur" gælder for de fleste agenturer i den udøvende gren, kan kongressen definere et agentur som den ønsker i bemyndigelseslovgivning og efterfølgende retssager, der ofte involverer Freedom of Information Act og Government in the Sunshine Act. Disse yderligere skyer forsøgene på at opregne en liste over agenturer.
List of federal agencies in the United States
Legislative definitions of a federal agency are varied, and even contradictory, and the official United States Government Manual offers no definition. While the Administrative Procedure Act definition of "agency" applies to most executive branch agencies, Congress may define an agency however it chooses in enabling legislation, and subsequent litigation, often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. These further cloud attempts to enumerate a list of agencies.
List of federal agencies in the United States