United States government independent establishment

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The United States government independent establishment is a category of federal agency that operates outside the executive departments, carrying out specialized national functions with a degree of organizational independence.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf organizational category ⓘ
type of federal agency ⓘ
accountableTo President of the United States ⓘ
canBeCreatedBy act of Congress ⓘ
reorganization authority of the President ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distinguishedFrom executive department of the United States ⓘ
government corporation of the United States ⓘ
independent regulatory commission ⓘ
employs federal civil servants ⓘ
example Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
General Services Administration ⓘ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration ⓘ
linked to: NASA

National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
National Science Foundation ⓘ
Office of Personnel Management ⓘ
Small Business Administration ⓘ
Social Security Administration ⓘ
United States Agency for Global Media ⓘ
linked to: USAGM
governedBy United States federal law ⓘ
hasCharacteristic not part of an executive department ⓘ
organizational independence ⓘ
separate administrative structure ⓘ
separate budget authority ⓘ
specialized national functions ⓘ
hasPurpose to ensure continuity of specialized federal functions ⓘ
to provide focused expertise in specific policy areas ⓘ
to separate certain functions from cabinet departments ⓘ
legalBasis Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ
legalDefinitionFoundIn 5 U.S.C. § 104 ⓘ
mayBeHeadedBy administrator ⓘ
director ⓘ
mayHave board or council advisory structure ⓘ
inspector general ⓘ
overseenBy United States Congress ⓘ
partOf federal government of the United States ⓘ
performsFunction administration of specific statutes ⓘ
delivery of public services ⓘ
implementation of federal programs ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
subjectTo congressional oversight ⓘ
federal administrative law ⓘ
federal appropriations process ⓘ

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Office of Personnel Management → executiveDepartment → United States government independent establishment ⓘ