A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies: Difference between revisions

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* [[Library of Congress]] - The research arm of the U.S. Congress and the largest library in the world, serving as a resource for knowledge and creativity.
* [[Library of Congress]] - The research arm of the U.S. Congress and the largest library in the world, serving as a resource for knowledge and creativity.
** URL: https://www.loc.gov/
** URL: https://www.loc.gov/
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* [[Manufactured Housing Programs, Office of (OMHP)]] - Ensures the quality, durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured homes.
** URL: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/ramh/mhs
* [[Marine Corps]] - A branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the U.S. Navy to deliver rapidly, combined-arms task forces.
** URL: https://www.marines.mil/
* [[Marine Mammal Commission]] - Provides independent, science-based oversight of domestic and international policies and actions of federal agencies addressing human impacts on marine mammals and their ecosystems.
** URL: https://www.mmc.gov/
* [[Maritime Administration (MARAD)]] - Promotes the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced, United States merchant marine, supporting both national defense and the growth of U.S. foreign and domestic commerce.
** URL: https://www.maritime.dot.gov/
* [[Marshals Service (USMS)]] - The enforcement arm of the federal courts, protecting the judicial process, apprehending fugitives, managing and selling seized assets, housing and transporting federal prisoners, and operating the Witness Security Program.
** URL: https://www.usmarshals.gov/
* [[Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)]] - Provides mediation, conflict resolution, and preventive mediation services to labor and management in the private sector.
** URL: https://www.fmcs.gov/
* [[Medicaid (CMS)]] - A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources.
** URL: https://www.medicaid.gov/
* [[Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)]] - Advises Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
** URL: https://www.macpac.gov/
* [[Medicare (CMS)]] - A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease.
** URL: https://www.medicare.gov/
* [[Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)]] - Advises the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.
** URL: https://www.medpac.gov/
* [[Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)]] - Protects the integrity of the federal merit systems and the rights of federal employees, hearing appeals from federal employees regarding adverse personnel actions.
** URL: https://www.mspb.gov/
* [[Middle East Broadcasting Networks]] - Provides news and information to the Middle East through television and radio broadcasts.
** URL: https://www.alhurra.com/
* [[Migratory Bird Conservation Commission]] - Oversees the selection of land for the National Wildlife Refuge System to conserve migratory birds.
** URL: (No specific site; part of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service activities)
* [[Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA)]] - Manages the postal services for military personnel both in the U.S. and abroad.
** URL: (No specific site; part of Defense Logistics Agency's services)
* [[Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)]] - Works to reduce global poverty through economic growth by providing time-limited grants promoting good governance, economic freedom, and investments in people.
** URL: https://www.mcc.gov/
* [[Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)]] - Works to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners.
** URL: https://www.msha.gov/
* [[Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)]] - Promotes the growth of minority-owned businesses through the mobilization and advancement of public and private sector programs, policy, and research.
** URL: https://www.mbda.gov/
* [[Minority Health, Office of (OMH)]] - Works to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that address these disparities.
** URL: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
* [[Mint]] - Produces and sells circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as producing numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins.
** URL: https://www.usmint.gov/
* [[Missile Defense Agency (MDA)]] - Develops, tests, and fields an integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends against ballistic missile attacks.
** URL: https://www.mda.mil/
* [[Mississippi River Commission (MRC)]] - Advises on the improvement of the Mississippi River and its tributaries for navigation, flood control, and related purposes.
** URL: https://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/About/Mississippi-River-Commission/