The StatesReorganisationCommission SRC was a body constituted by the Central Government of India in 1953 ... 16 states and 3 union territories. StatesReorganisationCommission consisted of Fazal Ali , Kavalam Madhava Panikkar and H.N. Kunzru . Some of its recommendations were implemented in the StatesReorganisation ... on s India StatesReorganisationCommission Report Telangana Andhra Wikisource . Several Telugu ... Government of India s Report of the StatesReorganisationCommission, 1955 . References Reflist See also StatesReorganisation Act Category Reorganisation of Indian states Category Indian commissions ... Provinces Commission aka Dar Commission to recommend whether the states should be reorganized ... of language, the Government of India constituted the State ReorganisationCommission SRC under the chairmanship ... in addition to these UTs. See also StatesReorganisation Act Controversies Image South Indian territories.svg 235px thumb South India n states prior to the StatesReorganisation Act . The recommendations ... . In 1955, after nearly 2 years of study, the Commission recommended that India s state boundaries ... Description Administrator States Part A states Former British provinces An elected governor and state legislature 9 states Part B states Former princely states or groups of Covenanting states Rajpramukh former princes 8 states Hyderabad State Hyderabad , Saurashtra region Saurashtra , Mysore State Mysore , Travancore Cochin , Madhya Bharat , Vindhya Pradesh , Patiala and East Punjab States Union PEPSU , Rajasthan Part C Former princely states and provinces Chief commissioner 10 states Part D Union Territory Governor appointed by the Indian president Andaman and Nicobar The borders of these states ... reorganization of the Indian states as one of the party s political goals. ref name KarlSchmidt1995 ... independence, the Congress led Government became concerned that the states formed solely on a linguistic ..., the Commission recommended that the formation of provinces on exclusively or even mainly linguistic ... more details
, a former enclave of French India , was incorporated into West Bengal in 1955. The StatesReorganisationCommission main StatesReorganisationCommission I know this is not Commonwealth spelling ... the StatesReorganisationCommission to prepare for the creation of states on linguistic lines ...History of India The StatesReorganisation Act of 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India s States and territories of India states and territories , organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India s state boundaries have been made since 1956, the StatesReorganisation ... Minister from December 1954. The commission created a report in 1955 recommending the reorganisation of India s states. Related changes by other legislation The StatesReorganisation Act was enacted on 31 ... history of India Category Reorganisation of Indian states Category 1956 in India Category Nehru administration bn de StatesReorganisation Act fr StatesReorganisation Act mr no StatesReorganisation Act ta ... states. Political integration after independence and the Constitution of 1950 main Political integration of India Image South Indian territories.svg 235px thumb South India n states prior to the StatesReorganisation Act . The British Raj British Indian Empire , which included present day India ... . The British dissolved their treaty relations with more than five hundred princely states, who ... to do so. Most of the states acceded to India, and a few to Pakistan. Bhutan and Hyderabad State ... it into the Indian Union. Between 1947 and about 1950, the territories of the princely states ... Pradesh , made up of multiple princely states a few, including Mysore State Mysore , Hyderabad ... India a sovereign democratic republic. The new republic was also declared to be a Union of States ... of states Part A states, which were the former governors provinces of British India, were ruled ... more details
In the United States , a Presidential Commission is a special task force ordained by the President of the United States President to complete some special research or investigation. They are often used ... s Commission on CIA activities within the United States a.k.a. Rockefeller Commission 1975 Rogers Commission ... 1996 Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States 1998 President s Commission ... 2001 Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry 2001 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States a.k.a. 9 11 Commission 2002 President s Commission on the United States Postal Service 2002 President s Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy 2004 Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons ... Category United States national commissions fr Commission pr sidentielle tats Unis ... by a commission can generally be counted on to draw attention from the Mass media media , depending ... wants to avoid taking action but still look concerned about an issue, he can convene a commission and then let it slip into obscurity bureaucracy ish? . However, there have been cases the Tower Commission Tower , Rogers Commission Rogers and Warren Commission s where the commission has created ... Expand list date August 2008 Philippine Commission Taft Commission 1900 Commission on the Organization of Government Scientific Work 1903 Committee on Department Methods Keep Commission 1905 1909 Commission on Economy and Efficiency President s Commission on Economy and Efficiency 1910 1912 Brownlow Committee President s Commission on Administrative Management Brownlow Committee 1937 Roberts CommissionCommission to Investigate the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor a.k.a. Roberts Commission 1941 ... for American Democracy Presidential Commission on Higher Education 1947 Hoover CommissionCommission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government Hoover Commission 1947 President s Committee ... more details
The United States Entomological Commission was established by an Act of Congress in 1877 as a department under the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories headed by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden . The commission was created to find a solution for the Rocky Mountain locust that plagued much of the American West at that time. The original commission was allotted an 18,000 budget with a staff that included three skilled entomologists who were to be appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior . The Entomological Commission s first annual report to Congress was published in 1878 their last was printed in 1902. ref The Yearbook of Agriculture By United States. Dept. of Agriculture 1900 ref ref name autogenerated1 First and annual report of the United States Entomological commission for ... By Geological Survey 1877 ref ref Annual report Entomological Society of Ontario By Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture 1877 ref The commission largely came about through the urging of two entomologists, Charles Valentine Riley and Cyrus Thomas both of whom, along with Alpheus Spring Packard , became the first entomologist to serve on the commission Dr. Riley as chief, Dr. Packard as secretary and Dr. Thomas as disbursing agent. ref name autogenerated1 ref Entomological Society of Ontario By Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture 1877 ref The United States Entomological Commission went on to assist American farmers and ranchers on a number of different threats until the dawn of the twentieth century. Its legacy, at least in part, can be gleamed from ... States Entomological Commission, Issues 1 6 By United States Entomological Commission 1877 ref Source reflist Category 1877 establishments in the United States Category United States Department ... online. ref List by titles of publications of the United States Department of ... By United States ... more details
The United States Sentencing Commission is an Independent agencies of the United States government independent agency of the Judiciary judicial branch of the federal government of the United States . ref name ussc overview cite web url http www.ussc.gov About the Commission Overview of the USSC USSC Overview.pdf title An Overview of the United States Sentencing Commission publisher United States Sentencing Commission format PDF work United States Sentencing Commission accessdate 9 August 2011 ref It is responsible for articulating the Sentence law sentencing guidelines for the United States federal courts . The Commission promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines , which replaced the prior ... political party . ref name ussc overview The United States Attorney General or his designee and the chair of the United States Parole Commission sit as ex officio members of the Commission. ref name ussc ... External links http www.ussc.gov United States Sentencing Commission http www.uscourts.gov ttb ... Commission Category Sentencing commissions in the United States de United States Sentencing Commission ... to the maximum statutory punishment for the offense. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The commission ... of 1984 . ref name ussc overview The constitutionality of the commission was challenged as a congressional ... Court of the United States Supreme Court in Mistretta v. United States , ussc 488 361 1989 . Unlike many special purpose study commissions within the executive branch, the U.S. Sentencing Commission was established ... overview The seven voting members on the Commission are appointed by the President and Advice and consent confirmed by the Senate, and serve six year terms. ref name ussc overview Commission members ..., United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts U.S. District Court for the District ... United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania December 5, 2008 October 31, 2011 nowrap ... Ricardo H. Hinojosa br Commissioner Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District ... more details
The United StatesCommission of Fish and Fisheries more commonly known as the U.S. Fish Commission was established ... naturalists and fish researchers around the United States and other countries, and descriptions of the Commission s exploratory cruises and hatchery efforts. In 1884, the Commission published the seminal ... of the United States . In 1902, the U.S. Fish Commission was reorganized as the United States Bureau of Fisheries and was made part of the newly created United States Department of Commerce and Labor ... Barnwell Roosevelt originated the bill to create the Commission in the United States House of Representatives . Notes Reflist Sources Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Volume 1 1881 through ... resolution on February 9, 1871 16 Stat. 593 , as an independent commission with a mandate to investigate ... waters, to recommend remedies to Congress and the states, and to oversee restoration efforts. The Commission was organized into three divisions The Division of Inquiry respecting Food Fishes and Fishing ... Fish Commission carried out extensive investigations of the fishes, shellfishes, marine mammals and other life in the rivers, lakes and marine waters of the United States and its territories, corresponded ... and Aleutian fur seal fishery . From 1871 to 1903, the Commission s http penbay.org cof uscof.html ... built for the Commission the convert 157 ft m adj on schooner rig steamer floating fish hatchery http ... long brigantine rig steamer USS Albatross 1882 . From 1881 to 1903, the U.S. Fish Commission published an annual http penbay.org cof uscof.html Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission summarizing the commission s annual report and correspondence. The bulletins include detailed catch reports ... of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Record Group 22. 1868 1995 bulk 1870 1972 United States National Archives. External links http penbay.org cof uscof.html United StatesCommission of Fish and Fisheries Annual Reports 1871 1903 http penbay.org usfc usfc01.html Bulletin of the United States Fish ... more details
The United States Parole Commission is the parole board responsible to grant or deny parole and to supervise those released on parole to incarcerated individuals who come under its jurisdiction. ref name uspc2 cite web title Mission url http www.usdoj.gov uspc mission.htm publisher U.S. Parole Commission accessdate 2006 08 10 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060806011117 http www.usdoj.gov uspc mission.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 08 06 ref It is part of the United States Department of Justice . The commission has jurisdiction over Persons who committed a Federal offense before ... Parole System url http www.usdoj.gov uspc history.htm publisher U.S. Parole Commission accessdate 2006 08 10 ref Congress passed the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act which took effect in May 1976. The Board was re titled the United States Parole Commission. The Act also incorporated the regions ... required the Attorney General to report annually beginning in 1998 on whether the Commission remained cost effective. The 2002 act extended the life of the commission until November 2005. ref name uspc1 The United States Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act of 2005 , Pub ... States parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 , Pub. L. No. 110 312, 122 Stat 3013, extended the life ... terms imposed by foreign countries and have been transferred to the United States to serve their sentence ref name uspc2 Additionally, the Commission has the responsibility to supervise two additional .... Further legislation was passed on September 30, 1950 which placed the Board under the United States ... Act of 1984 brought major changes to the Commission. While preserving the Commission s jurisdiction .... ref name uspc1 Although the Commission was to be abolished in 1992, the life of the Commission was extended by the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, the Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 1996 ... website DOJ agencies Category United States Department of Justice agencies US gov stub ... more details
The United States Christian Commission USCC was an organization that furnished supplies, medical services ..., the design for the United States Christian Commission, whose organization was completed next day. Two ... Thompson. See also United States military chaplains Notes reflist Additional reading M. Hamlin Cannon, The United States Christian Commission , The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 38, No. 1 .... Smith, Incidents of the United States Christian Commission , Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1869 External links Portal United States Military history Christianity Miller, Ben. http opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com ... workers and collaborated with the U.S. Sanitary Commission in providing medical services. The Christian Commission was created in response to what the troops suffered in the First Battle of Bull Run ... Commission , Faith at Gettysburg, accessed 3 Mar 2009 ref The original plan of the USCC was to help ... cite web last Chamberlain first John title John C. Chamberlain and the Christian Commission url http www.edinborough.com Learn Commission Chamberlain.htm publisher Edinborough Press accessdate 24 March 2011 ref is found in Chamberlain s Christian Commission diary, kept during the battle of Gettysburg and is recorded in Edinborough Press book, Gettysburg and the Christian Commission. ref cite web last Hoisington first Daniel J. title Gettysburg and the Christian Commission url http www.amazon.com .... A national movement started in May 1864 with a view to organizing a Ladies Christian Commission ... to serve the soldiers. ref http www.usccgettysburg.org Official U.S. Christian Commission website ... recognition of need and a more efficient organization. The Ladies Christian Commission LCC played a critical role in this success. ref http www.usccgettysburg.org Official U.S. Christian Commission website , accessed 3 Mar 2009 ref Louisa May Alcott was among many women who worked with the Commission ... Commission , Edinborough Press, 2002 David M. Hovde, The U. S. Christian Commission s Library and Literacy ... more details
Lead rewrite date September 2009 Image Usmc1936 logo.jpg right thumb 200px Seal of the United States Maritime Commission The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. ... War II tankers of the United States fleet replenishment oilers . The Commission also was tasked with the construction ... hyperwar ATO USGM MC.html United States Government Manual, 1945 United States Maritime Commission ... DEFAULTSORT Maritime Commission Category Defunct agencies of the United States government Category ... States Category Government agencies established in 1936 de United States Maritime Commission nl United States Maritime Commission ... 29, 1936, and replaced the United States Shipping Board which had existed since World War I. It was intended ... States Merchant Marine , and to administer a subsidy system authorized by the Act to offset the cost ... the United States Maritime Service for the training of seagoing ship s officers to man the new fleet. Purposes The purpose of the Maritime Commission was multifold as described in the Merchant Marine ... throughout the years since the Revolutionary War. The second role given to the Maritime Commission ... given to the Commission involved the formation of the U.S. Maritime Service for the training of seagoing ... first head of the Commission. Kennedy held that position until February 1938 when he left to become ... prior to his appointment to the Commission on the behest of the President and where he had been a deputy commissioner since the founding of the body. The other four members of the Commission in the years ... of law and business. The man most notable in the group Land brought to the Commission was Commander ... of new Navy vessels. Vickery became responsible for overseeing the Commission s shipbuilding functions ... was owned by the United States Line and operated in the passenger liner and cruise service during ... other merchant ships were built for the Commission under its original 500 ship Long Range Shipbuilding ... more details
elect of the United States , introducing the commissioners as representatives of the Confederate States of America government of the Confederate States . The commission was not received by Lincoln ... acceptance of the commission would be Diplomatic recognition recognition of the Confederate States of America . References Reflist Category 1861 in law Category Government of the Confederate States ...On February 15, 1861, the newly formed Congress of the Confederate States of America adopted a resolution law resolution ref cite web url http avalon.law.yale.edu 19th century csa r021561.asp title Confederate States of America A Resolution for the Appointment of Commissioners to the Government of the United States of America accessdate August 22. 2011 publisher Lillian Goldman Law Library ref empowering the President elect Jefferson Davis to appoint a commission of three men to negotiate friendly relations with the federal government of the United States . On February 25, newly inaugurated President of the Confederate States President Davis chose Martin J. Crawford of Georgia in the American Civil War Georgia , John Forsyth of Alabama in the American Civil War Alabama , and A. B. Roman of Louisiana in the American Civil War Louisiana to serve as commissioners. ref cite web url http avalon.law.yale.edu 19th century csa m022561.asp title Confederate States of America Message to Congress February 25,1861 accessdate August 22, 2011 publisher Lillian Goldman Law Library ref On February 27 ... title Confederate States of America Letter of President Davis to President Lincoln February 27, 1861 ... Confederate States of America Confederate Commissioners to Secretary Seward March 12, 1861 accessdate ... of State of the United States , introducing the commissioners and explaining their peaceful intent. The commission was not received by Seward. On March 15, the commission filed a memorandum ref cite web url http avalon.law.yale.edu 19th century csa m031561a.asp title Confederate States of America ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name United States Assay Commission logo US DeptOfTheTreasury Pre1968Seal.jpg logo width 150px logo caption formerly part of the United States Department of the Treasury ... States Assay Commission was an agency of the United States government from 1792 to 1980. Its ... was prestigious and carried with it a prized United States Assay Commission Medals ... Commission.png thumb 250px The 1916 United States Assay Commission seated with Mint officials standing ... to the United States Mint in Philadelphia Charles E. Barber standing third from left and commission ..., The United States Annual Assay Commission 1797 to 1817 . Article included in this DVD set of Assay ... 1989 title Medals of the United States Assay Commission 1860 1977 journal Token and Medal Society Journal ... Taxay cite book author United States Mint year 1976 title The Bicentennial Assay Commission publisher ... United States Assay Commission Category 1792 establishments Category 1980 disestablishments Category ... by the United States Mint. headquarters budget 2,500 ended 1980 parent agency United States Department ... coins produced by the United States Mint to ensure that they met specifications. Although some members were designated by statute, for the most part the commission, which was freshly appointed each year, consisted of prominent Americans, including numismatics numismatists . Appointment to the Commission ... rare. The Mint Act of 1792 authorized the Assay Commission. Beginning in 1797, it met in most years at the Philadelphia Mint . Each year, the President of the United States appointed unpaid members ... the previous year were to specifications. In 1971, the commission met, but for the first time had no gold ... appointed no members of the public to the commission, and in 1980, he signed legislation abolishing it. History Founding and early days 1792 1873 In January 1791, United States Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton submitted a report to United States Congress Congress proposing ... more details
File Roughing It 319.jpg thumb Seal The United States Sanitary Commission was a private relief agency ... History of the United States Sanitary Commission, Being the General Report of Its Work during the War ... United States Sanitary Commission Philadelphia Branch collection , containing materials ... organization. American Civil War Category United States Sanitary Commission Category 1861 establishments ... homes in the United States de United States Sanitary Commission ... accessdate July 17, 2010 ref the organization was also inspired by the British Sanitary Commission ... their duties, the commission leadership did not want the fairs to become the focus of USSC ... thumb upright left The Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864, raised funds for the Commission colored ... http www.forttejon.org ussc ussc.html title US Sanitary Commission historical website accessdate December ... the U.S. Sanitary Commission operated 30 soldiers homes, lodges, or rests for traveling or disabled ... , New York lawyer and diarist, helped found the commission and served as treasurer and member of the executive ... Members Henry Whitney Bellows served as the President of the Commission. Samuel Gridley Howe Samuel Howe served as a Director of the Commission. Frederick Law Olmsted served as the Executive Secretary of the Sanitary Commission. Louisa May Alcott served as a nurse for the Sanitary Commission at a Union Army Hospital in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Georgetown . States could use their own tax money to supplement the Commission s work, as Ohio did. Under the energetic leadership of Governor David Tod ... 1944 p 396 ref Legacy The U.S Sanitary Commission is memorialized by a group of re enactors who portray The Boston Branch of the commission at various civic events, educational programs, and Civil War ... Sanitary Commission , a smaller rival based in St. Louis Hospital Ships of the Sanitary Commission ... Civil War 1998 , focus on the Sanitary Commission http www.questia.com PM.qst?a o&d 103699963 online ... more details
primary sources date February 2012 ref improve date February 2012 The Education Commission of the States ECS was founded as a result of the creation of the Compact for Education , an interstate compact approved by United States Congress Congress in 1965 and currently entered by 49 U.S. state s all except Washington U.S. state Washington , three United States territory territories American Samoa , Guam and Northern Mariana Islands , and the District of Columbia . The idea of establishing a compact on education and creating an operational arm to follow up on its goals was originally proposed by James Bryant Conant , University president president of Harvard University . Between 1965 and 1967, John W. Gardner , president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and former Governor of North Carolina ... Education Commission of the States archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 65YaX4vjB archivedate 2012 02 18 quote John Hickenlooper, Chair ref Colorado Commission executive directors presidents class ... Education Commission of the States archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 65YaX4vjB archivedate 2012 02 ... of the Education Commission of the States. ref President References reflist Sources http www.ecs.org Official website Category Education in the United States Category United States interstate agencies Category United States interstate compacts ... the endorsement of all 50 states and got Congress approval. The organization opened its offices in Denver ... by the Educational Testing Service ETS . That decision threatened the very existence of the Commission ... state, territory, and the District of Columbia has seven seats on the Commission, including the Governor United States governor and six appointed members, usually including members of the State legislature United States state legislature and education officials, such as the state education commissioner or head of the state education agency . Commission chairs The commissioner chairman ship ... more details
Hayes case before the Electoral Commission, William M. Evarts, was appointed United States Secretary ... EB1911 Electoral Commission Category United States presidential election, 1876 Category Political ...Image Florida Case.jpg right thumb 400px The Electoral Commission was a panel that resolved the disputed presidential election of 1876. The Electoral Commission was a temporary body created by Congress to resolve the disputed United States U.S. presidential election, 1876 presidential election of 1876 . It consisted of 15 members. The election was contested by the History of the United States Democratic ... States Republican Party Republican ticket, Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler . Twenty electoral votes, from the states of Florida , Louisiana , Oregon , and South Carolina , were in dispute the resolution ... crisis the likes of which the nation had never seen, Congress of the United States Congress passed a law forming the Electoral Commission to settle the result. The Commission consisted of fifteen members five United States House of Representatives representatives , five United States Senate senators , and five Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court justices . Eight members were Republicans seven were Democrats. The Commission ultimately voted along party lines to award all twenty disputed ... states were tainted by allegations of electoral fraud each side charged that ballot boxes had ... provides that no person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States shall be appointed an elector. Watts was a United States postmaster however, he resigned from his office a week after ... cast ballots. Thus, from each of these four states, two sets of returns were transmitted to Washington ..., Tilden needed only one of the disputed votes, while Hayes needed all twenty. Electoral Commission ... upon creating an Electoral Commission. Many Republicans objected to the idea, insisting that the President ... Commission Bill 47 17 the House followed suit the next day, 191 86. On January 29, President ... more details
The President s Commission on the United States Postal Service was a Presidential Commission United States Presidential Commission formed by President of the United States United States President George W. Bush on December 11, 2002, through the Executive order United States Executive Order 13278 . ref http a257.g.akamaitech.net 7 257 2422 14mar20010800 edocket.access.gpo.gov 2002 pdf 02 31624.pdf Executive Order 13278 From the Federal Reserve. URL accessed September 4, 2006. ref References references Category United States national commissions US gov stub ... more details
Image US CommissionOnOceanPolicy Logo.svg right 230px The United StatesCommission on Ocean Policy sometimes known as the Watkins Commission , after the chairman of the commission during its first gathering, James D. Watkins James Watkins was created by an act of the 106th United States Congress known as the Oceans Act of 2000 . The commission s mandate was to establish findings and develop recommendations ... 2004, and shortly afterwards the commission was terminated, as scheduled by the Oceans Act. Working groups Image WatkinsCommissioners.jpg thumb right Members of the Watkins Commission In the course of its work, the Commission established four working group s to address the following issues Governance ... review of U.S. ocean policy had been conducted thirty five years before by the Stratton Commission ... to form the Commission on Ocean Policy to conduct a new review, and develop recommendations for future ocean policy. The Oceans Act of 2000 was passed in the United States Senate Senate June 6, 2000, and become effective on January 20, 2001. The Commission is composed of 16 members. Per the Act, the United States House of Representatives House of Representatives and United States Senate Senate Majority each nominated eight people, and the President of the United States President appointed four from each list. The Commission began its work in September 2001 with a series of nine regional meetings and 18 additional site visits in every coastal region of the United States and the Great Lakes . The Commission heard testimony from 445 experts, including many of the nation s top ocean scientists ... as receiving written testimony from countless others. The Commission released its Preliminary ... 20, 2004, the Commission submitted its Final Report to the President and Congress, An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century . On December 19, 2004, the Commission officially expired, as called for under the Oceans Act of 2000. External links http www.oceancommission.gov Official Commission web site http ... more details
Image USARC.gif right The United States Arctic Research Commission is a List of U.S. federal agencies United States federal agency . It was established by the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 as amended, Public Law 101 609 . Duties The Commission s principal duties are to establish the national policy, priorities, and goals necessary to construct a federal program plan for basic and applied scientific research with respect to the Arctic, including natural resources and materials, physical, biological and health sciences, and social and behavioral sciences to promote Arctic research, to recommend Arctic research policy, and to communicate our research and policy recommendations to the President of the United States President and the United States Congress Congress to work with the National Science Foundation as the lead agency responsible for implementing the Arctic research policy and to support cooperation and collaboration throughout the Federal Government to give guidance to the Interagency ... Commission ref See also Portal Arctic Arctic Policy of the United States Notes references External links http thefederalregister.com b.p department ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION Arctic Research Commission ... ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION RSS Feed Category Agencies of the United States government Arctic Research Commission Category Arctic research US gov stub arctic stub ... States from five to seven voting members. Four members are from academic or research institutions ... serves as an ex officio member. Staff The Commission staff consists of an Executive Director in Arlington ... in the Arlington office. The principal office of the Commission is in Arlington and the Alaska office of the Commission is located in Anchorage. Advisors are appointed by the Commission on an as needed basis to provide information and advice on particular research needs and issues of concern to the Commission, review draft documents of the Commission and convey information of importance on the various ... more details
January 30, 2009. ref Introduction An excerpt from the introduction of the Interim Report 2 of the commission ref name interim2 http www.fas.org asmp resources govern AerospaceInterimRpt2.htm Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry Interim Report 2 A March 20, 2002 report. URL accessed September 4, 2006. ref The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace ... States. Commissioners The Commission consisted of 12 members, six of whom were appointed by the President ... Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry Interim Report 3 PDF A June 26, 2002 ...File AeroComFinalReport250.jpg 250px thumb right Cover page of final report The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry was formed jointly by President of the United States United States President George W. Bush and the United States Congress in 2001 . ref http www.stlncma.org rji ncma.pdf A November 29, 2001 Introduction to the Commission PDF Presentation from Boeing. ref ..., 2002. ref name final http trade.gov static aero rpt aero commission.pdf Commission on the Future ... for the commission. ref Buzz Aldrin former Astronaut Ed Bolen President of General Aviation Manufacturers ... Reports The commission produced three interim reports and a final report. Interim report 1 ref http www.spaceref.com news viewsr.html?pid 4320 Letter to President Bush from Robert Walker, chair of the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry A December 18, 2001 letter at Spaceref.com. ..., 2002 Meetings The commission held six public meetings the hear testimonies and gain different perspectives. The first meeting was held on November 27, 2001, where the commission heard testimonies from ..., September 17, 2002, and October 23, 2002. See also President s Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy References Reflist NASA navbox DEFAULTSORT Commission On The Future Of The United States Aerospace Industry Category Reports of the United States government Category ... more details
Image Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission logo.jpg thumb right 200px Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ASMFC is a commission of U.S. state s formed to coordinate and manage fishery resources including marine ocean marine Seawater saltwater fish , shellfish , and Fish migration anadromous fish Fish migration migratory fish that ascended river s from the sea for Spawn biology spawning along the East Coast of the United States Atlantic coast of the United States . The Commission was formed by the 15 Atlantic coast states in 1942 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 ref An Act Creating the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Public Law 539, 77th Congress Chapter 283, 2nd Session, 56 Stat. 267 As Amended by Public Law 721, 81st Congress Approved August 19, 1950 ref in recognition that fish do not adhere ... Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission About Us accessdate 2009 06 23 ref The Commission serves ... agency, a member of the State legislature United States state legislature , and an individual appointed by the Governor United States governor . Commissioners participate in the deliberations in the Commission ... States Marine Fisheries Commission Managed Species accessdate 2009 06 23 ref These species include ... and management of the states shared near shore fishery resources marine, shell, and anadromous for sustainable use. Member states are in order of north to south Maine , New Hampshire , Massachusetts ... to address stakeholder resource balance issues at the state level. The Commission focuses on responsible stewardship of marine fisheries resources. It serves as a forum for the states to collectively ... achieve more than they could as individuals. The Commission does not promote a particular state ... United States interstate agencies Category United States interstate compacts Category Fishing areas of the Atlantic Ocean Category 1942 establishments in the United States Category Legal history of Maine ... more details
Image GSMFC Map.png thumb right Members of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission GSMFC is an interstate compact among the five U.S. state s that border the Gulf of Mexico Alabama , Florida , Louisiana , Mississippi , and Texas . Its purpose is to promote the conservation, development, and utilization of the fishery resources of the gulf. The GSMFC was created on July 16, 1949 and is headquartered in Ocean Springs, Mississippi . External links http www.gsmfc.org Official website Alabama stub Florida stub Louisiana stub Mississippi stub Texas stub fisheries and fishing Category Fisheries organizations Category Alabama law Category Florida law Category Louisiana law Category Mississippi law Category Texas law Category United States interstate agencies Category United States interstate compacts ... more details
Update date September 2009 The United States Capitol Preservation Commission was established under Title ... on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate and the Chairman of the Commission of the House ... of the Capitol Site Category United States Capitol Capitol Preservation Commission ... for the United States Capitol and other locations under the control of the Congress. In September 1999, the Commission was given the responsibility, pursuant to Public Law 106 57, for approving the planning ... activities of the Commission. In addition, in January 2002, the Commission received authority ..., design, or construction of the CVC, under Public Law 107 117. In April 2003, the Commission approved ... projects are invested in interest bearing obligations of the United States. The Fund s assets ... of the United States Congress Commemorative Coin Act and the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol Commemorative Coin Act . These proceeds were received without restriction, deposited into the Fund and have been available to the Commission for use in funding approved improvement, preservation, and acquisition projects. In 1999, the Commission was designated to receive surcharge proceeds authorized by the United States Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act . Proceeds ... with its rules, the Commission may fund or assist in the funding of improvements to the Capitol Building ... property for display, the Commission is authorized to expend 400,000 200,000 for the House of Representatives ... interest, provided that such expenses are approved by a majority of the members of the Commission from the body of Congress for which such purchases are made. However, the Commission may not maintain ... to a congressional entity such as the Senate Commission on Art, the House of Representatives ... support The AOC, the Senate Commission on Art , and the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board are required by Public Law 100 696 1988 to provide staff support and assistance to the Commission ... more details
and Maintain the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States . In so doing, the Commission ... by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate . The formal commission is signed by the President ... of the United States government International Trade Commission Category Article I tribunals International Trade Commission Category Anti dumping authorities Category United States trade policy Category ... United States International Trade Commission ja zh ...Infobox Government agency agency name International Trade Commission logo logo width logo caption seal United States International Trade Commission seal.PNG seal width 150 px seal caption Official seal formed September 8, 1916 preceding1 U.S. Tariff Commission jurisdiction International Trade Issues headquarters Washington, D.C. employees 360 2010 budget chief1 name Deanna Tanner Okun chief1 position Chairman chief2 name chief2 position Vice Chairman child1 agency website http www.usitc.gov footnotes http www.usitc.gov press room about usitc.htm The United States International Trade Commission ... States federal agency of the United States that provides trade expertise to both the legislature ... on September 8, 1916 as the U.S. Tariff Commission. ref 39 Stat. 795 ref In 1974, the name was changed to the U.S. International Trade Commission by section 171 of the Trade Act of 2002 Trade ... on which United States trade policy U.S. international trade policy is based. Statutory authority for the Commission s responsibilities is provided primarily by the Tariff Act of 1930 , the Agricultural ... own words, the mission of the Commission is to Administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate in a fair and objective manner Provide the President of the United States President , Office of the United States Trade Representative , and United States Congress Congress with independent, quality ... Office of the United States Trade Representative United States Commercial Service World ... more details
The United States Japan Advisory Commission , also known as the Wise Men s Group , was a group that worked on bilateral economic, security, and political issues between the Japan United States relations United States and Japan . ref cite book title United States Japan Relations Toward a New Equilibrium Annual Review 1982 83 author Richard B. Finn publisher Harvard University Transaction Publishers year 1983 page 14 url http books.google.com books?id dQqGvObkpbwC&pg PA14&dq us japan advisory commission&as brr 3&ei BZ29SujOMYaskASbl62WDw v onepage&q us japan advisory commission&f false ref References reflist Category American advisory organizations Category Japan United States relations US poli stub Japan stub ... more details
for all.html?id Y3 Prb1qthgC Mary Frances Berry , And Justice for All United StatesCommission on Civil ... index.asp Historical Publications of the United StatesCommission on Civil Rights, a project of the University ... StatesCommission on Civil Rights Category Independent agencies of the United States government Commission on Civil Rights Category Civil rights organizations in the United States sw CCR ...The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is historically a bipartisan, independent commission of the U.S. ... The Commission is composed of eight Commissioners. Four are appointed by the President of the United States , two by the President pro tempore of the United States Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Speaker of the House ... dominated by conservatives after two Republican Party United States Republican commissioners ... 2011, the members of the Commission are Martin R. Castro , Chair D President and CEO of Castro Synergies ... minority in Congress, 2007 . History The Commission was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1957 ... hoc President s Committee on Civil Rights. In calling for a permanent commission, that committee ... that status.... A permanent Commission could perform an invaluable function by collecting data ....... The Commission should also serve as a clearing house and focus of coordination for the many ... to them and to the federal government. A permanent Commission on Civil Rights should point all of its .... Johnson put it, the Commission s task is to gather facts instead of charges. I t can sift out the truth ... men. Since the 1957 Act, the Commission has been re authorized and re configured by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Acts of 1983 and 1991 and the Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994. Soon after the passage of the 1957 Act, the then six member, bipartisan Commission, consisting of John .... They are not going to get the records, he said. And if any agent of the Civil Rights Commission ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States ArgueDate April 9 ArgueYear 1943 DecideDate June 14 DecideYear 1943 FullName Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States USVol 319 USPage 598 Citation 63 S. Ct. 1284 87 L. Ed. 1612 Prior cite court litigants United States v. Oklahoma Tax Commission vol 131 reporter F.2d opinion 635 pinpoint court 10th Cir. year 1942 url quote Subsequent ... 35 315 , usstat 44 239 , usstat 47 777 Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States , Case citation 319 U.S. 598 1943 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Indian land ... of Interior. ref name SCOTUS Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States , ussc 319 598 1943 ref ref name 10thCir cite court litigants United States v. Oklahoma Tax Commission vol 131 reporter F.2d opinion 635 pinpoint court 10th Cir. year 1942 url quote ref The Oklahoma Tax Commission imposed an estate ... Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States , ussc 319 598 1943 DEFAULTSORT Oklahoma Tax Commission ... In 1908 United States Congress Congress passed usstat 35 315 , ref name 35Stat315 cite web ... States Secretary of the Interior . Three enrolled full blood members of the tribes died in 1930 ... an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to recover the taxes. The District Court entered a judgment for Oklahoma and the United States appealed. ref name SCOTUS ref name 10thCir On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Tenth Circuit Court reversed. The United States contended that the right to transfer land in these cases flowed ... taxes without the consent of the United States. The appellate court cited Childers v. Beaver , ussc ... and the United States Supreme Court Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the case. ref name ... States, and towards whom Congress has fashioned a policy of protection due to obligations well known ... grant by Congress to the states. Since there was no such grant, he would have held that the estates ... more details
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