GPO Access

Training Manual

Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services

GPO Publication 500.8 August 2001

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Copies of this training manual may be purchased from the Superintendent of

Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. To order visit <bookstore.gpo.gov>, call

202-512-1800 (DC Metro Area) or 866-512-1800 (toll-free), fax 202-512-2250, or write

Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.

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Table of Contents

GPO Access.....................................................................................................................................................5

Legislative Mandate | GPO Access Objectives | Permanent Public Access |

Copyright Information | Privacy Policy | Exit Pages

GPO Access Interface.........................................................................................................................................7

GPO Access Seal | Navigational Links | Buttons | Footer

File Formats.............................................................................................................................................................9

ASCII Text | HTML | PDF | Adobe Acrobat Tips

Searching Strategies.......................................................................................................................................11

Boolean Operators | Quotation Marks | Multiple Boolean Operators | Truncation |

Stopwords | Maximum Responses | Relevance Ranking | Identification Codes |

Query Report | 1,000-Point Documents | Search Interfaces | Searching Tips

Resources on GPO Access.............................................................................................................................18

GPO Access Applications

Explanation of Format

Executive Applications

Budget of the United States Government | Code of Federal Regulations |

Federal Register | List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) | Public Papers of the

Presidents of the U.S. | United States Government Manual | Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Legislative Applications

Congressional Bills | Congressional Directory | Congressional Hearings |

Congressional Record | Congressional Record Index | Congressional Reports |

GAO Reports | History of Bills | House Journal | Public Laws | United States Code

Application Update Schedule

Finding Aids..........................................................................................................................................................41

Browse Topics | Catalog of U.S. Government Publications | Federal Bulletin Board |

Federal Agency Internet Sites | Federal Web Sites Hosted by GPO Access |

Search the Federal Government Through FirstGov | Government Information

Locator Service (GILS) | Locate a Federal Depository Library | New Electronic Titles

(NET)

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Relating GPO Access Applications..................................................................................................45

Tracking Legislation | Tracking Regulations | Finding Government Publications

U.S. Government Online Bookstore......................................................................................................57

Finding a Product | Order Submission | Search Tips | Shopping Cart |

Encryption and Privacy

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids..................................................................................61

Introducing U.S. Government | U.S. Government Resources | Using Ben’s

Guide as a Learning Tool

User Support.............................................................................................................................................63

Self Help Tools | GPO Access User Support Team | GPO Order and

Information Desk | AskLPS | Federal Depository Libraries | User Feedback

User Feedback..........................................................................................................................................64

Exercises & Answers........................................................................................................................................65

Index..........................................................................................................................................................................71

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Table of Contents (continued)

This training manual was produced by the Office of Electronic Information

Disseminations Serivces (EIDS) of the U.S. Government Printing Office and is

accurate as of August 2001. Updates to this manual may be found on the GPO

Access help page at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help.html>.

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GPO Access provides

free public access to

electronic information

available from all three

branches of the Federal

government.

✶✶✶

GPO Access was

established by Public

Law 103-40.

✶✶✶

GPO has assumed

responsibility for the

provision of permanent

access to Government

information products

residing on GPO Access

servers.

GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) that provides

free public access to electronic information

products from the Federal Government. One

of the few information systems established by

law, it provides reliable, timely access to official information from all three branches of

the Federal Government.

GPO Access encompasses more than 1,900

databases through more than 80 applications,

such as the Federal Register and the Congressional Record. Many electronic documents

appear on the day of publication exactly as

they do in print, and are the official published

version.

Legislative Mandate

GPO Access was established by Public Law

103-40, the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of

1993. Public Law 103-40 amended GPO’s

traditional responsibilities to include provisions for enhancing public access to a wide

range of Federal electronic information products. This legislation requires the

Superintendent of Documents to do the

following:

✶ Maintain an electronic directory of Federal electronic information (Pathway

Services).

✶ Provide a system of online access to

the Congressional Record, the Federal Regi

ster, and other appropriate publications, as

determined by the Superintendent of

Documents.

✶ Operate an electronic storage facility for

Federal electronic information.

 Senate Report 103-27 further required

that GPO maintain the Federal Bulletin

Board (FBB), which existed prior to Public

Law 103-40.

GPO Access Objectives

✶ Improve access to official Federal Government information in electronic formats.

✶ Provide well-designed, easy to use, publicly

available online services.

✶ Provide official and complete Federal

information

✶ Provide “Finding Aids” that assist users in

searching and browsing for governmentwide information.

✶ Ensure access to broadest audience possible,

both directly and through Federal

Depository libraries.

✶ Ensure permanent public access.

Permanent Public Access (PPA)

Title 44 of the United States Code (44

U.S.C. Section 1911) stipulates that public

access to official Government information

products disseminated through the Federal

Depository Library Program (FDLP) must be

maintained permanently in regional

depository libraries, and by depository

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libraries not served by a regional library. Since

online products are not physically distributed

to depository libraries for retention, GPO has

assumed responsibility for the provision of

permanent access to Government information products residing on GPO Access servers.

GPO also meets its permanent public

access commitment by bringing agencydisseminated Internet resources under the

purview of GPO and incorporating them into

a digital archive. GPO captures copies of

agency electronic information products and

creates PURLs (Persistent URLs) so that users will be automatically redirected to the

archived products if the information is no

longer accessible on the agency Web site.

To learn more about GPO’s PPA efforts,

go to <www.gpo.gov/ppa>.

Copyright Information

The information provided online via GPO

Access is uncopyrighted government information, unless otherwise noted, and there are

no restrictions on the republication or other

reproduction of the material (17 U.S.C. Section 105). When copyrighted material appears

in any of the databases, a copyright statement

will accompany the specific document.

Neither GPO nor the United States

Government will be held liable for any

damages resulting from the authorized or

unauthorized use of the data and information offered through GPO Access.

Privacy Policy

GPO is dedicated to the privacy and security of GPO Access users. The minimal user

information collected by the U.S. Government Printing Office is used for:

✶ Statistical Purposes: This information is

used to measure, enhance, and improve

the services on GPO Access.

✶ User Support: Personal information submitted by a user in a comment or question via phone, fax, or e-mail is used only

to help that user and will not be distributed to parties outside of GPO.

✶ Order Submission: Personal information

that is supplied by a user when submitting

an order via GPO Access, phone, fax, or email is used only for fulfilling the order.

Furthermore, GPO does not employ

cookies to gather information on its users.

More information can be found at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/privacy.html>.

Exit Pages

GPO Access contains numerous links to

other Web sites. In most cases, when linking

to another site, an exit page will appear. These

pages inform users that they are leaving GPO

Access and that GPO cannot account for the

quality or accuracy of any information not

on GPO’s servers.

The information

provided online via

GPO Access is

uncopyrighted, unless

otherwise noted.

✶✶✶

The U.S. Government

Printing Office is

dedicated to user

privacy and security.

✶✶✶

Exit pages inform users

that they are leaving

GPO Access. GPO

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quality or accuracy of

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In April 1999, in response to user feedback, GPO released a new interface for GPO

Access. This interface introduced a consistent

design and a means of navigating throughout the site. Due to the size of the site and

interagency hosting policies, some areas of the

site are still being converted. The following

elements comprise the new design:

✶ GPO Access seal

✶ Navigational links

✶ Buttons

✶ Standard footer

GPO Access seal

Either of the two seals below can be found

in the top left-hand corner of each page. Click

on the logo to return to the GPO Access

homepage.

Navigational links

The links found at the top right-hand corner of each page reflect the main divisions

found on the GPO Access homepage. These

links include: the homepage, Privacy Policy,

Site Search, Help, Comments, Site Contents,

What’s New, Online Bookstore, Finding Aids,

and Library Services. Links to the main page

of each topic are deselected when on that

page. On subsequent pages within a section,

the link to the main page of that section is

italicized and hyperlinked.

Buttons

Buttons, found on the left-hand column

of pages, provide navigation within a section

or highlight areas that relate to that section.

Footer

Marked by a horizontal line, the footer provides a link to the main GPO page, an e-mail

link for the GPO Access User Support Team,

other page specific e-mail links, the date the

page was last updated, and the complete URL.

GPO Access Interface

Due to the size of

GPO Access, some

pages are still being

converted to the new

interface.

✶✶✶

Navigational links

allow users to navigate

to the main divisions

found on the GPO

Access homepage.

TM

TM

In addition to its URL <www.access.

gpo.gov/su_docs>, GPO Access is also

available at this easier to remember

alias <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess>.

GPO Access Alias

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Example 1: The GPO Access homepage as of August 6, 2001.

Seal

Navigation

Bar

Footer

Buttons

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GPO Access offers a variety of file formats

for viewing documents, with ASCII text,

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and

Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format

(PDF) being the most common types. Not

all file formats are available for each database.

For more information, go to <www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/fileformats.html>.

ASCII Text

These documents contain only the raw data

and no formatting. As a result, they do not

have any special graphics or font formats, such

as bold, underline, or italics.

Summary files contain the given summary

or the first 100 lines of the ASCII text document, and allow you to preview a document

before viewing or saving the full version.

Text Image File Format (TIFF) files are

found mainly in the older databases on GPO

Access. TIFF files provide the graphical content to supplement ASCII text files. Since

1995, TIFF files have been replaced by PDF

files. To view a TIFF file, you must have a

graphics viewer associated with your Web

browser.

HTML

A Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

file is the document that a Web browser

receives from a Hypertext Transfer Protocol

File Formats

(HTTP) server. It is an ASCII text file with

tags that signal how the browser should display the contents. HTML documents can be

presented with formatting, graphics, and links.

HTML links are being added on GPO Access to connect databases and add additional

features to standard ASCII text files. For example, HTML files can currently be found

in the Congressional Record Index (CRI), connecting references in the CRI to pages in the

Congressional Record. In addition, Web and

e-mail links may be found in the Federal Register. These links will continue to be added to

databases in the future.

PDF

Documents in the Adobe Acrobat Portable

Document Format (PDF) preserve a

document’s original appearance. Their high

aesthetic quality is achieved through the use

of text, graphics, photos, and color. This format provides full-text search capabilities,

allowing you to search and retrieve within the

document. Files may contain HTML and email links. PDF files are independent of

computer platform or distribution media and

are available to all users who have the free

Adobe Reader software. The Adobe Reader

can be downloaded at <www.adobe.com>.

The main format types

on GPO Access are

ASCII text, HTML,

and Portable

Document Format

(PDF).

✶✶✶

ASCII Text files

contain only the raw

data and no

formatting.

✶✶✶

HTML files can be

presented with

formatting, graphics,

and links.

✶✶✶

PDF files preserve a

document’s original

appearance.

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PDF files are a predominant file format

on GPO Access. The following tips will be useful when using PDF files on GPO Access.

Selecting One Column of Text

Choose the text tool from the

toolbar, hold down the <CONTROL> key, and use the mouse

to draw a box around a column

of text. Copy the text into a word processing

program by choosing “Copy” from the Edit

menu in Adobe Reader and then choosing

“Paste” in the Edit menu in the word processing program. Be aware, however, that any

special formatting (e.g. special fonts, strikethrough text, columns) will be lost when

pasting the text to another document.

Saving PDF Files

When a PDF file opens within a browser

window, save the document by choosing

“Save As” from the “File” menu. It will automatically save as a PDF file. To save a PDF

file from an HTML link (such as a results

list) do one of the following:

✶ Right-click on the PDF link (indicated by

the circle below) and choose “Save link as”

or “Save target as” from the menu that appears.

✶ Hold down the <SHIFT> key and leftclick on the PDF link.

If the file name appears as waisgate,

waisgate.cgi, get-doc.cgi, or get-cfr.cgi

(found in the Code of Federal Regulations) in

the “Save As” dialogue box, you must rename

the file with a .pdf extension. Example:

filename.pdf. If a PDF file is downloaded

as *.cgi, simply rename it as a *.pdf.

“Unknown File Type” or

 X-Application Error

PDF files on GPO Access are set up as a

plug-in and a helper application. Plug-in

PDF files appear within a browser window.

Helper application PDF files launch Adobe

Reader as a separate application. When an

“unknown file type” error message is received, the helper application is trying to

launch, only the file association has not yet

been established. To set the association:

1. Choose “browse” and locate the executable

file for Adobe Reader on the hard drive

(i.e. acroread32.exe). Select the file and

choose “okay.”

2. A dialogue box will appear with an option

to open or save the file. Clicking on the

“Do not show this screen again” check box

makes the chosen option (save or open)

the default.

Adobe Reader Tips

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This section describes strategies to help narrow search queries to achieve more accurate

results. This information can be found on

GPO Access at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/searching.html>.

Boolean Operators

The Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT,

and ADJ) establish logical relationships among

concepts expressed in a natural-language

query. In other words, they are used to make

searches more specific. The more specific a

search is, the fewer number of extraneous hits

are received.

AND restricts a search when a particular pair of terms is known. The query

weather AND aviation returns only the

documents that contain both words.

OR is the default operator for the WAIS

server. The query transportation OR

highway returns documents containing

the word “transportation”, the word

“highway”, or both. A higher relevance

ranking is assigned to documents that

contain both words.

NOT rejects documents that contain

specified words. The query education

NOT secondary returns documents that

contain the word “education”, but do

not contain the word “secondary.”

ADJ ensures that one word is followed by another in a document.

The query lead ADJ paint returns

documents that contain the phrase “lead

paint”, or the word “paint” within 20

characters after the word “lead.” The

WAIS server will not change word order; therefore, lead ADJ paint is not the

same as paint ADJ lead.

You do not have to capitalize the Boolean

operators when you are using GPO Access via

the World Wide Web, except when using the

Sales Product Catalog (SPC) database on the

U.S. Government Online Bookstore.

Quotation Marks

Quotation marks have the same function

as the ADJ Boolean operator within a search

query. Thus, the queries “Government Printing Office” and Government ADJ Printing ADJ

Office return the same results. It is also possible to use quotation marks in combination

with Boolean language.

Multiple Boolean Operators

Complex queries may be constructed with

multiple Boolean operators. For clarity, parentheses should be used to group sections of

the query and to ensure that the WAIS server

parses the query as intended.

“Department of Education” AND

(“bilingual education” OR “foreign

language”) AND (grants OR “cooperative agreements”)

If the above example lacked parentheses,

the WAIS server would process the phrases

Searching Strategies

On GPO Access, the

default Boolean

operator is OR.

✶✶✶

It is not necessary to

capitalize the Boolean

operators when using

GPO Access via the

World Wide Web,

except when using

the Sales Product

Catalog (SPC).

✶✶✶

Quotation marks have

the same function as

the ADJ Boolean

operator.

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first, the AND operators next, and the OR

operators last. The resulting query would be

read by the server as (“Department of Education” AND “bilingual education”) OR

(“foreign language” AND grants) OR “cooperative agreements.” A test of these searches

in the Federal Register database in June 1995

retrieved 39 documents from the first query

and 240 from the second.

Truncation

The asterisk (*) may be used to truncate

words in a query in order to expand a search

within a specified range. For example, a search

for librar* will return documents that contain the word(s) “library”, “library’s”,

“libraries”, “librarian”, etc. Using truncation

saves time by eliminating the need to perform different searches for variations on a

single word that differ only in their endings,

or suffixes.When constructing a truncated

query, include as many characters from the

desired words (or phrases) as possible in order to reduce the number of irrelevant

documents returned. Truncation may not be

used for prefixes.

Stopwords

Stopwords, such as “the” and “it”, are words

that occur so frequently in documents that

they are not useful for distinguishing one

document from another. Since they are not

indexed, they cannot be used in searches.

Therefore, stopwords that are included in

queries are ignored by the system. For example, the query “National Council on

Disability” returns the same documents as the

query “National Council Disability.”

Occurrences of the words “and”, “or”, and

“not” are processed by the WAIS server as

Boolean operators, unless used within quotation marks. For a complete list of stopwords,

go to <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

searching.html#stopwords>.

Maximum Responses

The maximum responses received from a

query is set at a default of 40, except in the

Code of Federal Regulations, which is 120. To

locate a larger number of documents, you

must change the setting. All of the GPO Access search pages provide a box in which to

change the maximum number of returned

documents up to a limit of 200.

Generally, 40 responses should be adequate

to retrieve the desired document. If a document is not listed within the default 40 results,

try making the query more specific before

expanding the number of returned documents. Increasing the number of documents

to be retrieved increases the time that it takes

to return the search results.

Relevance Ranking

Search results are displayed in an order

determined by a system called relevance ranking. The most “relevant” document appears

Truncation may only

be used for suffixes,

not prefixes.

✶✶✶

Occurrences of the

words “and”, “or”,

and “not” are

processed by the

WAIS server as

Boolean operators,

unless used within

quotation marks.

✶✶✶

By default, the

maximum responses

for a query is 40,

except in the Code of

Federal Regulations,

which is 120.

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at the top of the results list with a score of

1,000; the least “relevant” appears at the bottom of the list with a score of one. As a general

rule, document scores should decrease gradually from the top to the bottom of the results

list. Typically, documents with a score of less

than 500 are not very “relevant” to a search

and are not worth retrieving, unless the contents of the document are known.

The WAIS server computes “relevance”

based on the following five factors. A separate score for each of these factors is not

available for any given document.

1. Word weight is based on where a query

term is located within a document. A word

receives the highest rating if it appears in a

headline or title.Within the text of a document, a word receives a higher rating if it

appears in all capital letters or if the first

letter of the word is capitalized than if it

appears in all lowercase letters.

2. Word density is based on a query term’s

frequency of occurrence within a document

in relation to the size of the document. If

two documents contain the same number

of occurrences of a particular query term,

the smaller document will receive the

higher rating. For this reason, it is important to take file size into account when you

compare the relevance ranking of

documents.

3. Term weight is based on a query term’s

frequency of occurrence throughout all

documents in a database. Words that occur infrequently throughout a database receive a higher rating than words that appear frequently. Very common words are

either ignored or devalued in the scoring.

4. Phrase matching is based on the similarity between a query phrase and the

corresponding phrase in a document. A

document that contains a phrase that is

identical to the query phrase receives the

highest rating. For instance, when searching for “foreign import”, documents with

the phrase “foreign import” would have a

higher relevance ranking than documents

with the phrase “foreign trade import.”

5. Proximity relationship is based on the

proximity of query terms to one another

within a document. Query terms that are

located close together in a document

receive a higher rating than those that are

located farther apart. Remember that the

use of quotation marks and/or the Boolean operator ADJ in your query will

retrieve documents that contain the query

terms within 20 characters of one another.

Thus, a search for “lead paint” will retrieve

documents that contain the phrases “lead

paint”, “lead-based paint,” and “lead-based

type paint.”

Identification Codes

The WAIS server generates an identification code that is unique to each database on

GPO Access. The sole purpose of this identification code is to identify the database from

which a particular document is retrieved.

Database identification codes are located to

the left of a document’s title in a search

results list.

Since identification codes are not unique

to each document, they are not useful search

terms. However, identification codes can be

used to differentiate document dates, sections

of a single database, and documents from

multiple databases (in more complex searches).

The following example illustrates the

In a results list, the

most “relevant”

document appears at

the top of the results

list with a score of

1,000; the least

“relevant” appears at

the bottom of the list

with a score of one.

✶✶✶

Identification codes

are useful for

differentiating among

dates, sections of a

single database, and,

in the case of more

complex searches,

documents from

multiple databases.

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different type of identification codes used in

GPO Access databases:

Federal Register: fr31de98P

In this code, “fr” stands for Federal Register, “31de98” identifies the issue date

of December 31, 1998, and “P” indicates that the document was published

in the Proposed Rules section.

Congressional Record: cr14my98H

In this code, “cr” stands for Congressional

Record, “14my98” identifies the issue

date of May 14, 1998, and “H” indicates that the document was published

in the House pages.

Congressional Bills: S. 1228 (rs)

In this code, “S. 1228” is the bill number and “(rs)” indicates the status of the

bill (reported in Senate).

Query Report

A query report always appears as the final

document with a score of one in a search results list. This document contains information

on how the query was processed, the fields

and number of documents in the database

searched, the number of words in the database that conformed to the search request, the

total number of relevant documents identified, and the speed of retrieval. The query

report will be cut off when searching multiple databases.

1,000-Point Documents

Sometimes more than one 1,000-point

document will appear in a results list. In

addition to identifying the document most

“relevant” to the search, 1,000-point documents are used occasionally to introduce

structural database enhancements. Whenever

two 1,000-point documents appear in a

search results list, the first is an online message from GPO and the second is the

1,000-point document that relates to the

query. These messages may give the status of

periodic database upgrades and enhancements; announce new databases, applications,

and features; state when a database is expected

to be back online; or supply other important

information. They do not interfere with the

search results.

Search Interfaces

Not all the databases on GPO Access have

fielded search pages, such as the Unified

Agenda. Fielded searching for GPO Access

datababases began in 1995. Documents in

1994 databases do not contain fields and

therefore can only be searched using the

multi-database search page <www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/multidb.html>. A complete list of

databases can be found at: <www.gpo.

gov/gpoaccess/databases.html>.

A query report always

appears as the final

document with a score

of one in the search

results list and

contains information

on how a query was

processed.

✶✶✶

In addition to

identifying the

document most

“relevant” to a search,

1,000-point

documents are used

occasionally to explain

structural database

enhancements.

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Example 2: The Multi-Database Search page as of April 1, 2002.

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Example 3: The Congressional Record fielded search page as of April 1, 2002.

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Searching Tips

The following are some advanced searching tips to keep in mind while using GPO

Access. These and other tips may be found at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help.html>.

Linking to Documents within

 GPO Access Databases

When a search is conducted within a GPO

Access database, the resulting documents are

retrieved from the database using a cgi (or

common gateway interface) script. If a page

contains the stem .cgi (as in waisgate.cgi) or

if /cgi-bin/ appears in the URL, the page cannot be bookmarked and referenced at a later

date.

Specific HTML coding is necessary to link

directly to documents contained in the databases resident on GPO’s WAIS servers. The

HTML string necessary to create a permanent link consists of three parts:

✶ the URL of the cgi script which retrieves

the document

✶ the Database Name which contains the

document being linked

✶ the Document ID of the specific document

being linked

The procedures for linking documents vary

between databases. Detailed instructions for

specific databases are available at

<www.gpo.gov/getdoc.html>.

Bookmarking GPO Access Pages

A “bookmark” is a feature of Web browsers that allows users to save Web addresses for

easy retrieval later. Some files, however, cannot be bookmarked. Addresses that contain a

cgi script cannot be bookmarked, since they

are temporary files. Bookmarking varies from

browser to browser. Detailed instructions for

bookmarking are available at: <www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/help/tips/bookmarking.html>.

Scrolling Option Boxes

Depending on the type of computer and

query, searches may be performed across databases on GPO Access using scrolling option

boxes.

Consecutive or Range of Databases

(Mac and PC): Choose a range of items

by choosing the first item and while

holding the <SHIFT> key, choosing the

last item. All items within this range will

be selected.

Non-consecutive databases (Mac): To

choose non-contiguous items, hold

down the <OPTION> key and use the

mouse to highlight individual databases.

Non-consecutive databases (PC): To

choose non-contiguous items, hold

down the <CTRL> key and use the

mouse (left-click) to highlight individual

databases.

If a page contains the

stem .cgi (as in

waisgate.cgi) or if

/cgi-bin/ appears in

the URL, the page

cannot be bookmarked

and referenced at a

later date.

✶✶✶

Detailed instructions

for bookmarking are

available at:

<www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/help/tips/

bookmarking.html>.

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GPO Access Resources

Congressional Bills

Congressional Committee Prints

Congressional Directory

Congressional Documents

Congressional Hearings

Congressional Pictorial Directory

Congressional Record

Congressional Record Index

Congressional Reports

Deschler's Precedents

 of the U.S. House of Representatives

Economic Indicators

GAO Reports

Hinds' Precedents

 of the U.S. House of Representatives

History of Bills

History of Line Item Veto Notices

House Calendar

House Journal

House, Senate, and Executive Reports

House, Senate, and Treaty Documents

Miscellaneous House Publications and Committees

Miscellaneous Senate Publications and Committees

Public Laws

Senate Calendar

United States Code

U.S. Constitution

The following is a list of resources on GPO Access divided into branches of the Federal

Government. The bolded applications are covered in detail in this section. In addition to

the resources listed below, GPO hosts the main Web sites for 16 Federal agencies. Information on GPO hosted sites may be found on page 42.

Budget of the United States Government

Code of Federal Regulations

Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet)

Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations

DOE GrayLIT Ne twork

DOE Federal R&D Project Summaries

DOE Information Bridge

Economic Report of the President

Export Administration Regulations

Federal Register

Foreign Affairs Network, Department of State

List of CFR Sections Affected

Office of Foreign Assets Control Documents

Privacy Act Issuances

Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S.

PubSCIENCE, Department of Energy

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (Unified Agenda)

United States Government Manual

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

State of New York, ex rel. Eliot Spitzer,

 et al., v. Microsoft Corporation

Supreme Court Decisions

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GPO Access Applications

GPO Access contains over 1,900 databases in more than 80 applications. An example of

an application is the Federal Register. Applications may consist of multiple databases.

Explanation of Format...................................................................................................................................20

Executive Applications

Budget of the United States Government........................................................................21

Code of Federal Regulations............................................................................................22

Federal Register..............................................................................................................23

List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA).............................................................................24

Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S........................................................................25

United States Government Manual................................................................................26

Weekly Compliation of Presidential Documents................................................................27

Legislative Applications

Congressional Bills..........................................................................................................28

Congressional Directory...................................................................................................29

Congressional Hearings...................................................................................................30

Congressional Record.......................................................................................................31

Congressional Record Index.............................................................................................32

Congressional Reports......................................................................................................33

GAO Reports.................................................................................................................34

History of Bills.............................................................................................................35

House Journal................................................................................................................36

Public Laws...................................................................................................................37

United States Code........................................................................................................38

Application Updates Schedule.........................................................................................................39

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Explanation of Format

The following pages present GPO Access’ major applications and provide summaries of

each application, their availablity, special features, and more.

Branch of

Government

Summary

Application Name

URL

Availability

Special

Features

Unique Searching

Instructions

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http://www.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.html

Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information

about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications

that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. The totals for the current and upcoming fiscal

years are only projected amounts. Annual budget documents provide Congress, State and local

governments, and the public with a complete description of the President's budget plans for

the coming fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications, such as the Economic

Report of the President, are included, which may vary from year to year.

Special Features

✶ Specialized search pages and direct downloading of budgetary documents are available for

each fiscal year. Choose the “search selected documents on-line” link for the appropriate

year from the main budget page.

✶ Searching across multiple years of the budget is available from the multi-database search

page at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aaces002.html>.

✶ Related and supporting budgetary documents, such as A Citizen's Guide to the Federal

Budget, may be available in HTML format.

✶ Many of the tables found in the Budget are be available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in WK4 and XLS formats.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ To find the budget’s table of contents, enter “table of contents” in the search terms box.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/budget.html>.

Budget of the United

 States Government

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF

Availability: FY 1996 forward

Search: FY 1997 forward

Browse: None

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http://www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent

rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal

regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a

quarterly basis. Titles 1-16 are updated as of January 1st, Titles 17-27 as of April 1st, Titles 28-

41 as of July 1st, and Titles 42-50 as of October 1st.

Special Features

✶ To search the current data, use the search box at <www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html>.

✶ Searching or browsing a single or multiple CFR titles for a given year is available through the

browse feature.While an entire title may not be retrieved due to its large file size, documents

can be retrieved at the part, subpart, and section levels by entering a query or by following

various links.

✶ Due to the update schelule of the CFR, the List of Sections Affected (LSA) <www.gpo.gov/

nara/lsa/aboutlsa.html> provides a cumulative list of CFR sections that have been changed

at any time since each CFR title was last updated.

✶ Individual CFR titles may be purchased through the U.S. Government Online Bookstore

at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/chklst/chklst.html>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When a CFR citation is known, use the “Retrieve a CFR by Citation” page at

<www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-retrieve.html>. The title, part, and section (or subpart) must

be known. Or enter the citation, in quotes and without spaces in the search terms box at

<www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html>. For example: “20CFR404.140”.

✶ Appendices may be found at the end of a CFR part. To pull up an entire CFR part, go to the

browse page for the desired title and enter “Part #” in the search terms box. The PDF

version will display charts and tables.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/cfr.html>.

Executive Applications

Code of Federal

 Regulations

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF

Availability: 1996 (partial) forward

Search/Browse: 1996 (partial) forward

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Federal Register

http://www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aces140.html

Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules,

and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential documents. It is updated daily by 6 a.m. and is published Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Special Features

✶ The browse feature allows you to view the entire table of contents from a single issue of the

Federal Register from 1998 to the present. Separate links are provided for the current day’s

issue and back issues. The current issue’s table of contents is available in PDF and HTML.

The tables of contents from back issues are available through the browse feature only as

HTML files. The HTML files for Federal Register tables of contents include links to both

ASCII text and PDF versions of the individual documents.

✶ The Federal Register 2000 database contains HTML documents with active HTTP links to

Web and e-mail addresses referenced in the document text.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by CFR part number, the word "part" must be included in the query in

order to limit the search to the introductory material in each document that references

the affected part. For example: “7 CFR Part 33”. This search returns documents from the

Federal Register based on the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part that they affect.

✶ Since the 1994 databases on GPO Access do not contain fields, a fielded search page is not

available for the 1994 Federal Register. To search the 1994 FR use the multi-database search

page at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aaces002.html>.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/fr.html>.

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF, HTML, and Summary

Availability: 1994 (Volume 59) forward

Fielded Search: 1995 forward

Browse: Daily Table of Contents, 1998 forward

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http://www.gpo.gov/nara/lsa/aboutlsa.html

Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, the List of CFR Sections Affected lists proposed, new, and amended Federal regulations

that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR

title. Each LSA issue is cumulative and contains the CFR part and section numbers, a description of its status (e.g., amended, confirmed, revised), and the Federal Register page number

where the change(s) may be found. The LSA is issued monthly; however, on GPO Access, the

LSA also contains three supplemental services: the List of CFR Parts Affected Today, Current

List of CFR Parts Affected, and Last Month’s List of CFR Parts Affected.

List of CFR Sections

 Affected (LSA)

File Formats: ASCII Text, PDF

Availability: 1997 forward

Search/Browse: 1997 forward

Special Features

✶ Federal Register page numbers are listed in ASCII Text and PDF as follows:

ASCII Text: The Federal Register year (not volume) is listed with the page number. For example: 02-4906 refers to the 2002 Federal Register, page 4906.

PDF: Federal Register page numbers from the previous year are listed in bold type.

✶ The daily status of a CFR title, part, or subpart can be determined using the List of CFR

Parts Affected Today <www.gpo.gov/nara/lsa/lsatoday.html>.

✶ To expedite searches, a Federal Register page can be retrieved using the “Retrieve a Federal

Register Page” feature at <www.gpo.gov/nara/lsa/retrfrpg.html>. Page numbers can be retrieved from 1995 forward. Navigation tools are provided at the bottom of the page and

provide access to additional pages.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by CFR citation (21CFR520.905e), enter the title along with the part and

section. The part and section number should be connected with the ADJ Boolean operator.

For example: "title 21" AND (520 ADJ 905e).

✶ Since the LSA is an index, subject searches cannot be performed. The CFR title and section

must be known in order to use the search and browse features.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/lsa.html>.

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http://www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/srchpaps.html

The Public Papers of the Presidents series began in 1957 in response to a recommendation of

the National Historical Publications Commission. Noting the lack of uniform compilations

of messages and papers of the Presidents before this time, the Commission recommended the

establishment of an official series in which Presidential writings, addresses, and remarks of a

public nature could be made available. Public Papers volumes are published approximately

twice a year.

Special Features

✶ Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,

Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton are included in the Public Papers

series. Though not all available online at this time, previous administration’s Public Papers

will be made available online via GPO Access.

✶ A photographic portfolio contains photographs of the President at various events throughout the year. This can be found at <www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/photoidx.html>.

✶ The appendices to the Public Papers contain additional material that has been previously

published in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Also included are lists of

the President’s nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by the Office of

the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the print version, and proclamations,

executive orders, and other Presidential documents released by the Office of the Press

Secretary and published in the Federal Register.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ Retrieve the appendices by performing a full-text search for the word appendix. Each

appendix appears in the results list as a separate file.

✶ To view the table of contents, enter contents in the search terms box, or choose “toc” from

the browse feature.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/ppapers.html>.

Public Papers of the

 Presidents of the U.S.

File Formats: HTML, PDF

Availability: 1993 forward

Search/Browse: 1993 forward

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http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html

As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual

provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international

organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S.

Constitution.

Special Features

✶ A typical agency description includes a list of principal officials, a summary statement of

the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government, a brief history of the agency,

including its legislative or executive authority, a description of its programs and activities,

and a “Sources of Information” section, which provides information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and many other areas of public

interest.

✶ Appendices cover abolished and transferred agencies, abbreviations and acronyms, and

agencies appearing in the Code of Federal Regulations.

✶ Since the Manual is issued once a year, the URLs, phone numbers, and addresses included

in the Manual may be out of date. For current information, consult GPO Access’ Federal

Agency Internet Sites <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/locators/agency/index.html>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ To view the table of contents, enter contents in the search terms box, or choose “PREFACE, CONTENTS” from the browse feature.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/manual.html>.

United States

 Government Manual

File Formats: ASCII Text, PDF

Availability: 1995-96 forward

Search: 1995-96 forward

Browse: 1997-98 forward

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http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents began in 1965 to provide the public

with a broader range of Presidential materials on a more timely basis. Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

(NARA), the Weekly Compilation contains statements, messages, and other presidential materials released by the White House during the previous week. The Weekly Compilation also

reprints speeches, remarks, and press conferences verbatim.

Special Features

✶ Since 1977, the Public Papers of the Presidents <www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/srchpaps.html>

has incorporated all the material originally published in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ To search for the table of contents for a specific date, enter the word contents and a date in

the search terms box. For example, contents AND “January 8, 2001”. When no date is

specified, the table of contents for every issue of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents in the database(s) will be retrieved.

✶ When searching for an executive order, enter the words “executive order” followed by the

number in quotes. For example, “executive order 13094”. To retrieve a string of executive

orders, truncate the number with an asterix (*). For example, “executive order 1309*”.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/wcomp.html>.

Weekly Compilation of

 Presidential Documents

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF

Availability: 1993 forward

Search: 1993 forward

Browse: 2001 forward

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http://www.gpo.gov/congress/cong009.html

Congressional Bills contains all published versions of each bill of Congress. The database

for the current Congress is updated by 6 a.m. when bills are published and approved for

release.

Special Features

✶ In a results list, each bill is displayed with the bill number and the initial words of the bill’s

name. The specific version of the bill is identified by the abbreviation in parentheses that

follows the bill number; the explanation of this abbreviation appears in brackets following

the name of the bill.

✶ The Congressional Bills glossary, available at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

bills.html#glossary>, provides short definitions of the different types of Congressional

Bills, such as House Bill or Joint Resolution, as well as the different versions of bills, such

as the introduced version or the reported version.

✶ ASCII text files include tags to mark added and deleted text within a bill.

Added text is enclosed in quotation marks. These quotes should not be confused

with the quotation marks that are part of the text of the bill. When multiple

paragraphs have been added, the quotation marks appear at the beginning of each

affected paragraph and at the end of the last paragraph in the series.

Deleted text is preceded by a <DELETED> tag and followed by a </DELETED>

tag.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by bill number, “S” is used to indicate Senate bills, while “H.R.” is used

for House bills. The bill number may be typed with or without punctuation. If no punctuation is used, you must leave a space between the “h” and the “r” for bills in the House.

For example, for House bill number 2137, enter either “h.r. 2137” or “h r 2137”. For

Senate bill number 486, enter either “s. 486” or “s 486”.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/bills.html>.

Congressional Bills

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF, and summary

Availability: 103rd Congress (1993-94) forward

Fielded Search: 103rd Congress forward

Browse: Catalog of Available Bills, 103rd Congress forward

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Congressional Directory

http://www.gpo.gov/congress/cong016.html

The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by

the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). It presents short biographies of each member of

the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee

memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and

telephone numbers. It also lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other

Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states

and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.

The Congressional Directory for the current Congress is updated irregularly, as changes are

provided by the JCP.

Special Features

✶ For photographs of House and Senate Members, officials of the Capitol, President, Vice

President and more, consult the Congressional Pictorial Directory <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/

pictorial.html>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ A Member of Congress’ name may not be consistent throughout the directory since Members may choose how they want their name to appear from year to year. Search for known

variations of a Member’s name in order to receive a comprehensive results list. For example, (Robert OR Bob) ADJ Dole.

✶ Maps of each state’s Congressional district(s) are available by entering the state name and

the phrase “Congressional district*” in the search terms box and choosing the PDF version. Truncate the word district since there may be more than one Congressional district in

the state. For example, Pennsylvania AND “Congressional District*”.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/directory.html>.

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF, and Summary

Availability: 104th Congress (1995-96) forward

Search: 104th Congress forward

Browse: 105th Congress forward

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Congressional Hearings

http://www.gpo.gov/congress/cong017.html

Congressional hearings are meetings of a committee or subcommittee to take testimony in

order to gather information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation,

or review the operation or other aspects of a Federal agency or program. These meetings are

generally open to the public. GPO Access contains selected House and Senate hearings in

their entirety.

Special Features

✶ To view a current catalog of House and Senate hearings available via GPO Access, click on

the “submit” button on the search page without entering any query terms, then select the

appropriate document from the results list. For example: Search produced no result.

Here's the Catalog for database: 106_house_hearings.

✶ In addition to making hearings available on GPO Access, some committees make hearings

available on their Web sites. GPO Access maintains a list of House committees

<www.gpo.gov/congress/house/index.html#house_committees> and Senate committees

<www.gpo.gov/congress/senate/index.html#senate_committees>. These lists provide links

to a committee’s Web site, membership; jurisdiction; rules; and publications processed by

the committee that are available on GPO Access.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by bill number, “S” is used to indicate Senate bills, while “H.R.” is used

for House bills. The bill number may be typed with or without punctuation. If no punctuation is used, you must leave a space between the “h” and the “r” for bills in the House.

For example, for House bill number 2137, enter either “h.r. 2137” or “h r 2137”. For

Senate bill number 486, enter either “s. 486” or “s 486”.

✶ 

✶ 

In transcription, laughter is noted in brackets. Since Congressional hearings not only

provide facts and opinions, but also jokes and laughter, it is possible to search for laughter

by enclosing the laughter in brackets and in quotes. For example: “[laughter]”.

✶ For specific search examples, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/

hints/chearings.html>.

File Formats: ASCII text and PDF

Availability: 105th Congress (1997-98) forward

Fielded Search: 105th Congress forward

Browse: None

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http://www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aces150.html

Published daily when Congress is in session, the Congressional Record is the official record

of the debates and proceedings of the House and Senate. The current year’s Congressional

Record is updated by 11 a.m., except when late adjournment delays production.

The Congressional Record consists of four sections: the Daily Digest, the House section, the

Senate section, and the Extensions of Remarks. The Daily Digest serves as a table of contents

for each issue. The House and Senate sections contain the proceedings for the separate chambers of Congress. Finally, Extensions of Remarks include tributes, statements, and other

information that supplements statements made on the Congressional floor.

Special Application Features

✶ The Retrieve a Congressional Record page option at <www.gpo.gov/congress/retrcrpg.html>

retrieves a single page by entering a page number. This feature is available from volume

141 (1995) forward, in PDF only.

✶ Since the Congressional Record is the verbatim record of the proceedings and debates of

Congress, the date of the publication refers to the date the proceedings were recorded, not

the day of delivery.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ Members of Congress are not referred to as Senator or Representative in the Congressional

Record, but as Mr., Mrs., or Ms. The name will appear in all capital letters and be positioned flush left when a Member is speaking.

✶ Page numbers in the Congressional Record are marked by either the letter “S” for Senate

pages, “H” for House pages, “D” for Daily Digest pages, and “E” for Extension of Remarks pages. When performing a page search in the Congressional Record, include the

word “page”, the section, and page number. For example: “page H1234”.

✶ Since the 1994 databases on GPO Access do not contain fields, a fielded search page is not

available for the 1994 Congressional Record. To search the 1994 CR use the multi-database

search page at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aaces002.html>.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

record.html>.

Congressional Record

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF, and Summary

Availability: Volume 140 (1994) forward

Fielded Search: Volume 141 forward

Browse: None

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http://www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aaces190.html

The Congressional Record Index (CRI) serves as the index to the Congressional Record. When

Congress is in session, the Joint Committee on Printing publishes the Congressional Record

Index biweekly. In print, the Congressional Record Index contains both the index and the

History of Bills and Resolutions. However, on GPO Access, the two parts of the print index

are two separate applications.

Special Application Features

✶ Entries in the 1998 Congressional Record Index are available in HTML format. Each reference to a Congressional Record page is a hyperlink that will retrieve that single page of the

Congressional Record. Once a PDF file is open, Navigational tools at the bottom of the

screen allow you to view the previous page, next page, or a page number that you enter in

the "Go to page" box.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ Members of Congress are listed alphabetically by last name in the Congressional Record

Index. Thus, users must search for individuals by entering the last name before the first

name. Additionally, users should include all forms of an individual’s first name, since

Members of Congress may choose how they want their name to appear in the Congressional Record. For instance, in the 1991 Congressional Record Index , Bob Dole is listed as

both “Dole, Bob” and “Dole, Robert”.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

cri.html>.

Congressional

 Record Index

File Formats: ASCII text, HTML (1998 only)

Availability: 1983 forward

Fielded Search: 1983 forward

Browse: None

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http://www.gpo.gov/congress/cong005.html

Congressional Reports contains House, Senate, and executive reports. The current databases

are updated irregularly, as reports become available.

Special Application Features

✶ A“List of Reports available online” appears as the first hit in every results list and lists by

report number all of the Congressional reports that are available via GPO Access.

✶ To view a current list of Congressional reports available via GPO Access for a given Congress, click on the “submit” button from the search page without entering any query

terms. Next, select the appropriate ASCII text document from the results list. For example: Search produced no result. Here's the Catalog for database: 106_cong_reports.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ To search by report number, enclose the report number in quotes. For example: when

searching for House Report 105-22, enter “105-22”. The returned documents may be

reports that bear the number you have entered as a query, or they may reference the report

number in their title or text, as in a regular subject search.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

creports.html>.

Congressional Reports

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF, and Summary

Availability: 104th Congress (1995-96) forward

Fielded Search: 104th Congress forward

Browse: None

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GAO Reports

http://www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aces160.shtml

GAO Reports contain reports (“blue books”) on audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of Federal programs conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO). Most reports

are done at the request of members of Congress — often committee chairpersons and ranking minority members. All published reports are included, with the exception of

correspondence and reports that are restricted or classified. The current year’s database is

updated within two business days of a report’s release.

Special Features

✶ Due to space limitations, GAO stores reports and testimonies on its own servers for a

limited period of time (no more than the last three months). GPO Access is the official and

permanent archive for GAO Reports.

✶ Report numbers that end in “R” are correspondence reports (e.g. HEHS-00-70R).

✶ “T” indicates that a report consists of testimony before the U.S. Senate (e.g. T-HEHS98-164).

✶ Report Series Abbreviations indicate the GAO division or office that performed the analysis. For example: RCED stands for Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division. A list can be found at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

gaorpts.html#abbreviations>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ A report number should be enclosed in quotation marks and entered in the report-number search box. For example: “RCED-99-47”.

✶ To identify all reports in a report series, enter only the initial letters of the report number

in the report-number search box. For example: HEHS.

✶ GAO control numbers (e.g., B-285272) are not searchable in the report-number field.

However, a control number does appear on the cover letter that accompanies each report

and, therefore, can be used as a query in the full-text search box.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

gaorpts.html>.

File Formats: ASCII text, PDF

Availability: 1993 forward

Fielded Search: 1993 forward

Browse: None

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http://www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aaces200.html

The History of Bills lists legislative actions on bills that are reported in the Congressional

Record. In print, it is part of the Congressional Record Index, the biweekly publication from

the Joint Committee on Printing, but on GPO Access it is a separate application.

Special Application Features

✶ To view a catalog of History of Bills documents available via GPO Access for a particular

year, choose a year(s) from the scroll box and click on the "submit" button on the search

page without entering any query terms. Next, select the appropriate ASCII text document

from the results list. A catalog will be retrieved for any year of the History of Bills that is

highlighted in the scroll box on the search page. For example: Search produced no result.

Here's the Catalog for database: 1999_hob.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by report number, the word “report” should be abbreviated as “rept.”.

The report number may be typed with or without punctuation. If no punctuation is used,

you must leave a space between the “h” or “s” and “rept.” for reports in the House or

Senate, respectively. For example: “s. rept. 106-340” or “s rept 106-340”.

✶ When searching by public law number, the phrase “public law” should not be abbreviated.

For example, “public law 103-40”.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

hob.html>.

History of Bills

File Formats: ASCII text

Availability: 1983 forward

Fielded Search: 1983 forward

Browse: None

Legislative Applications

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http://www.gpo.gov/congress/cong018.html

The House Journal is the official record of proceedings of each legislative day in the House

of Representatives. It can include material such as corrections to the Congressional Record,

when members have unanimously decided to expunge remarks or extraneous matter from

the permanent edition of the Record. Certified copies of the House Journal are admissible in

judicial proceedings (28 USC Sec. 1736). Publication of the Journal is required by the Constitution, except when the proceedings may require secrecy. The database is updated irregularly

as the House provides information to GPO. Meanwhile, the print version is published and

distributed at the close of each session of Congress.

Special Application Features

✶ Instead of merely retrieving a single page or portion of a document, a search by page

number will retrieve the entire daily issue containing the specified page.

✶ In the table of sections, click on a particular year for the Index section to get a comprehensive alphabetical listing of subjects, agencies, committees, Members of Congress, popular

names of bills, and more. The listing includes abbreviated references to issue dates. A

particular issue can be accessed by entering the full issue date in quotation marks in the

Search Terms box (For example: “January 28, 1998”).

✶ More information about the House Journal and related House publications is available

from Deschler's Precedents of the United States House of Representatives <www.gpo.gov/

congress/house/precedents/deschler.html> and/or Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives <www.gpo.gov/congress/house/precedents/hinds/hinds.html>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ To find roll-call votes, enter a subject in the search terms box and then either yeas or nays.

Enter the name of a Member of Congress to futher narrow the search results.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

hjournal.html>.

House Journal

File Formats: ASCII text and PDF

Availability: 102nd (1991-92) to 105th (1997-98) Congresses

Search: 102nd to 105th Congresses

Browse: 102nd to 105th Congresses

Legislative Applications

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http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html

Public Laws contain laws signed by the President. Laws signed by the President become

known as “slip laws”. More specifically, they can either be public or private laws. At the end

of every session of Congress “slip laws” are compiled into the Statutes at Large and are

known as “session laws”. Every six years, the session laws are incorporated into the United

States Code, the codification of all general and permanent laws of the United States.

Special Application Features

✶ To browse a current catalog of public laws available via GPO Access, choose the appropriate Congress from <www.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html>. If a public law is not listed in the

catalog, it is not available electronically via GPO Access at that time.

✶ In the PDF files of the public laws online via GPO Access, the slip laws are displayed

exactly as they appear in the official printed version. Therefore, all side notes appear in the

margins in their original format. In the ASCII text files, however, the side notes appear in

double angle brackets within the body of the text. For example: <<NOTE: District of

Columbia Management Restoration Act of 1999.>>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by public law number, the phrase “public law” should not be abbreviated.

For example: “public law 107-1”.

✶ When searching by Statutes at Large citation, include the volume number, the abbreviation “stat”, and the number of that particular law as assigned in the Statutes at Large. For

example: “110 stat 1345”.

✶ When searching by U.S. Code citation, include the title number, abbreviation “usc”, and

section number. For example: “15 USC 1024”.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

plaws.html>.

Public Laws

File Formats: ASCII text and PDF

Availability: 104th Congress (1995-96) forward

Fielded Search: 104th Congress forward

Browse: 104th Congress forward

Legislative Applications

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http://www.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html

The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent

laws of the United States. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel, House of Representatives, publishes the U.S. Code every six years. The most recent publication was in 1994. To

present the most current information, the Office of the Law Revision Counsel also releases

an annual supplement to the Code. Following each printed edition, GPO Access provides

access to 5 full supplements of the U.S. Code.

Special Application Features

✶ A list of U.S. Code titles based on broad subject terms is available in the helpful hints at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/uscode.html#titles>.

Unique Searching Instructions

✶ When searching by U.S. Code citation, include the title number, the abbreviation “usc”,

and a section number. For example: “42usc1204”.

✶ When searching by public law number, the phrase "public law" should be abbreviated. For

example: “pub. l. 104-45” or “pub l 104-45”.

✶ When searching by Statutes at Large citation, include the volume number, the abbreviation “stat,” and the number of that particular law as assigned in the Statutes at Large. For

example: “110 stat 1345”.

✶ In print, the U.S. Code includes the Popular Names Index. The index lists acts by their

short title and the public law numbers that the act was assigned. To search by popular

name, include the phrase “popular name” and a keyword. For example, to find the Brady

Handgun Violence Prevention Act, enter “popular name” and brady.

✶ To search for U.S. Code subsections, use an asterisk (*) with the citation. For example:

2USC661*.

✶ For specific searches, consult the helpful hints at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/hints/

uscode.html>.

United States Code

File Formats: ASCII text

Availability: 2000 and 1994 editions plus yearly supplements

Fielded Search: 1994 forward

Browse: Latest edition/supplement

Legislative Applications

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The applications on GPO Access are updated at various times. The following chart

simplifies the schedule.

 * When Congress is in session

** In addition to future administrations, Public Papers from previous administrations will also be made available.

Application Update

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The following were made available online as complete applications:

✶ Constitution of the United States of America

✶ Deschler’s Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives

✶ Department of the Interior - Inspector General Reports

✶ Hinds’ Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives

✶ House Rules and Manual

✶ Senate Manual

✶ United States Government Printing Office Style Manual

Supplements and future editions may be made available in the future.

Information on GPO Access typically dates back to 1994. Information prior to

1994 is not available online since the information does not exist in electronic

format. In order for GPO to disseminate this information, the information would

need to be rekeyed (typos and all), proofread, and would be expensive to produce.

GPO will continue to produce an online version of future Federal information.

To obtain information prior to 1994, consult a Federal depository library. To find

a Federal depository library, go to <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/locators/findlibs/

index.html>.

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Finding Aids

GPO Access provides a number of finding

aids to assist in searching or browsing for

Government information. A complete list

of Finding Aids can be found at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/tools.html>.

Browse Topics

Browse Topics <www.gpo.gov/gpo

access/locators/topics/index.html> organizes

official Government and military Internet

sites (as well as selected educational and commercial sites) under approximately 170

subjects, based on the subject terms used in

GPO's Subject Bibliographies. Topics are arranged alphabetically and include birds,

citizenship, health care, robotics, solar energy,

women, and congressional information.

Each topic under Browse Topics lists the most

relevant and/or most specific government,

military, or cooperative Web sites on that

topic. Links are arranged alphabetically, and

in order to give users an idea of the site's content, short descriptions (or annotations) are

provided. Within these descriptions, further

sub-links may be found for a given site.

Browse Topics is maintained by volunteer

government information librarians and is updated quarterly. This service is made possible

by the University of Central Oklahoma

Chambers Library, in partnership with the

Federal Depository Library Program.

Users should note that agencies or organizations may change the content or structure

of their Web site before the quarterly update

of the topics.

Catalog of U.S. Government

 Publications

The Catalog of United States Government

Publications (CGP) <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess

/locators/cgp/index.html> indexes print and

electronic Government information products

created by Federal agencies. Use it to link to

Federal agency online resources or to identify materials distributed to Federal depository

libraries. The CGP data set contains authoritative bibliographic records generated since

January 1994, and is updated daily.

Specific fields are available for searching:

keyword, title, SuDocs class number, depository item number, GPO stock number, and/

or publication date. Each entry in your results results list allows you to view a short or

For indexing prior to 1994, consult

the print version of this index,

Monthly Catalog of United States

Government Publications (MOCAT),

which dates from the passage of the

Printing Act of 1895 and is available

at most depository libraries.

Browse Topics classifies

Federal Goverment

Web sites based on

general or broad

subject areas.

✶✶✶

The Catalog of United

States Government

Publications (CGP)

indexes print and

electronic Government

information products

created by Federal

agencies. Use it to link

to Federal agency

online resources or

identify materials

distributed to Federal

depository libraries.

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full record. Many records for Government

information products available from agency

Web sites are included, with direct links to

the electronic text of the document.

The Short Record provides a user-friendly

display with the basic information needed

to locate or cite a source.

The Full Record provides the complete

and detailed MARC (Machine-Readable

Cataloging) record for the publication.

Federal Bulletin Board

The Federal Bulletin Board (FBB)

<fedbbs.access.gpo.gov> electronic bulletin

board service has been operational since

1992. The FBB enables Federal agencies

and offices within GPO to provide public

access to Federal information in a variety

of electronic formats. The FBB is available

via the Web, FTP, and Telnet.

A few Federal agencies, such as the Office of Foreign Assets Control, continue to

use the FBB as a means to distribute electronic files to the public. GPO also

continues to add files to the FBB relating

to the Federal Depository Library Program

and GPO Access, including depository shipping lists and GPO Access source files and

reports.

Users can access archival information

from the White House and Executive

Branch, as well as independent agencies such

as the Merit Systems Protection Board and

the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Supreme Court opinions and files are also

available from the 1992 to 2000 terms.

Federal Agency Internet Sites

Federal Agency Internet Sites <www.

gpo.gov/gpoaccess/locators/agency/

index.html> is a service of Louisiana State

University Libraries in partnership with the

Federal Depository Library Program. It allows users to search for or browse a list of

Federal agency Web sites based on the government structure in The United States

Government Manual. In the browse feature,

Federal Agencies are divided into six categories: executive; judicial; legislative;

independent; boards, commissions, and

committees; and quasi-official.

Federal Web Sites Hosted

 by GPO Access

The server capacity and bandwidth put

in place for GPO Access has allowed the

U.S. Government Printing Office to offer Web development and hosting services

to other agencies of the Federal Government. GPO currently hosts the main Web

sites of 16 agencies, as well as a number

of discrete online Federal publications.

Recent additions include the Web sites

of the National Mediation Board, the

Supreme Court of the United States, and

the U.S.–China Security Review Commission. A complete list of hosted sites

may be found at <www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/sites.html>.

Federal agencies use

the Federal Bulletin

Board as a means to

distribute electronic

files in various file

formats to the public.

✶✶✶

The server capacity

and bandwidth put in

place for GPO Access

has allowed the U.S.

Government Printing

Office to offer Web

development and

hosting services to

other agencies of the

Federal Government.

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Search the Federal Government

Through FirstGov

 In order to find information on Federal

agency Web sites or only on GPO Access,

Search the Federal Government Through

FirstGov <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/locators/

search/index.html> provides a search page that

uses the FirstGov index. Simple and advanced

searching options are available. When using

this search engine, users may leave GPO’s

servers. The U.S. Government Printing Office is not responsible for the content of the

sites not on its servers.

Government Information

 Locator Service (GILS)

The Government Information Locator

Service (GILS) <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/

gils/index.html> databases contain records

that identify public information resources

throughout the Federal Government, describe information available in those

sources, and provide assistance in obtaining information on those sources.

GILS records can represent different

levels of information, from the macro to

the micro, (i.e. from an agency's Web site

to a single product, (such as a publication,

artifact, meeting, electronic database, et

cetera). The information contained in a

GILS record may or may not be available

in electronic format. When referencing a

Web-based product, an HTML GILS

record should contain a direct link to that

product. There are two types of GILS

records on GPO Access:

Agency Records: A collection of

agency GILS records (created by

those agencies or by GPO) maintained on GPO Access that describe a

wide variety of information products

and resources available from Federal

agencies.

Pointer Records: Pointer GILS

records provide a hypertext link to an

agency's collection of GILS records

mounted on non-GPO Access servers.

Some agencies prefer to host their own

GILS records. Therefore, GPO Access includes Pointer records to those agencies

whenever possible. In addition, not all

agencies have created GILS records to date.

Both simple and fielded search pages, as

well as a browse feature, are provided for

GILS. Using the scroll box on either the

simple or fielded search page, you may

choose to search all GILS records, Pointer

records, or the records of a specific agency

hosted on GPO Access.

Locate a Federal Depository Library

There are approximately 1,300 Federal

depository libraries throughout the United

States and its territories, with at least one in

almost every congressional district. All provide free public access to a wide variety of

Federal Government information in both

tangible and electronic formats, and have expert staff available to assist users.

There are two types of

GILS records on GPO

Access: Agency

Records and Pointer

Records.

✶✶✶

Federal depository

libraries provide free

public access to a wide

variety of Federal

government

information and have

expert staff available to

assist users. To find a

Federal depository

library, search by state

abbreviation, area

code, or congressional

district.

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To find a Federal depository library

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/locators/findlibs/

index.html>, enter either a state abbreviation,

area code, or Congressional district in the

search terms box. Up to five states and three

area codes may be searched at one time. Only

one Congressional district may be searched

at a time.

Each results list includes the library’s depository number, address, phone, fax, and

Web address (if available). Some libraries are

indicated in the search results as a “REGIONAL” library. There are currently

fifty-three Regional libraries. All states have

or are covered by a Regional library. Regional

libraries receive all materials distributed

through the Federal Depository Library

Program. Other libraries select materials according to the needs of their communities.

Full bibliographic information for NET

and former BET entries is available in

the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).

New Electronic Titles (NET)

New Electronic Titles (NET) <www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/locators/net/index.html> was released in July 2000 and replaced Browse

Electronic Titles (BET). Each week NET

contains a list of online U.S. Government

information products recently added to the

Superintendent of Documents, Federal Depository Library Electronic Collection

(FDLP/EC). These publications may be new

to the online environment, and may be available on GPO Access, Federal agency Web sites,

FDLP partnerships, and/or the FDLP/EC

archive. Entries link to a variety of online

resources, including unique titles, periodicals,

databases, and Web sites.

The NET main page provides links to the

four most recent weekly additions to the

NET. After four weeks, lists move to the

NET archive.

Each week, New

Electronic Titles

(NET) contain a list of

online Federal

information products

recently added to the

FDLP Electronic

collection, such as

unique titles,

periodicals, databases,

and Web sites.

The Federal Depository Library Program

(FDLP) logo, shown above, indicates that a

library is a Federal depository for U.S.

Government documents. Public access to the

Government documents collection is

guaranteed by public law. ( Title 44, United

States Code)

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Tracking Legislation..............................................................................................47

Tracking Regulations........................................................................................52

Finding Government Publications....................................................................55

Relating GPO Access

 Applications

Many of the applications on GPO Access can be used in conjunction with one another. For

example, the Congressional Bills, History of Bills, Congressional Record, Public Laws, and United

States Code applications can all be used to obtain a detailed history of a bill. The following

sections demonstrate how various applications relate to each other.

These examples are performed in archived databases in order to show you the necessary

steps involved in relating GPO Access databases. Due to the changing nature of the databases

on GPO Access, these searches may not work exactly the same in the future.

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The Legislative Process

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Tracking Legislation

This section illustrates how to use GPO

Access to obtain to detailed history of a bill or

to track legislation currently proposed in

Congress. The various applications used are

as follows:

1. Congressional Bills

2. History of Bills

3. Congressional Record

4. Public Laws

5. United States Code

Congressional Bills

This application contains all published versions of every Congressional bill from the

103rd Congress forward. To find the Stamp

Out Breast Cancer Act:

1. Go to the Congressional Bills page

at<www.gpo.gov/congress/

cong009.html>.

2. Select the 105th Congress from the

scroll box.

3. Enter “stamp out breast cancer”

in the search terms box.

The result list will contain every published version of H.R. 1585 (the short title

of which is the Stamp Out Breast Cancer

Act). However, none of the documents will

explain the history of the bill or allow you

to read the proceedings of Congress when

they discussed it.

History of Bills

History of Bills is actually an index to the

Congressional Record. Its entries chronologically list the various actions taken on a bill,

and include the pages of the Congressional

Record where the proceedings can be found.

To find H.R. 1585:

1. Go to the History of Bills page at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/

aaces200.html>.

2. Select the 1997 and 1998 History

of Bills in the scroll box. Since the

105th Congress spanned both 1997

and 1998, both years should be selected to ensure that this information is located.

3. Enter “h.r. 1585” in the search

terms box.

The results list will include an entry from

the 1997 History of Bills, along with a hit

reading “Search produced no result. Here’s

Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act

(H.R. 1585), 105th Congress

This act allowed the U.S. Postal Service to produce $0.40 stamps. When

purchased, the extra $0.08 goes towards

breast cancer research. Within 5 days,

both the Senate and the House introduced bills that would establish the

breast cancer research stamps (S. 726

and H.R. 1585 respectively). Eventually, the Senate bill died and the House

bill went on to become a law.

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Congressional Record Issue

Page number in the Congressional Record

Year

Public Law Number

Example 4: The 1997 History of Bills entry for H.R. 1585.

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the catalog for database: 1998_hob”. Because

H.R. 1585 was passed in 1997, it does not

have an entry for 1998. However, continue

to check both years of a Congressional session to ensure that you get all the information

pertinent to your search.

The 1997 entry lists the history of H.R.

1585 (see example 4). For each step along

the path of the bill, the entry lists the date

and page number of the Congressional

Record document in which the proceedings

are found. In addition, the entry shows the

date that the President signed H.R. 1585,

and provides the bill’s public law number:

Public Law 105-41.

Congressional Record

The Congressional Record contains the official record of the proceedings and debates of

Congress. Use the page numbers from the

History of Bills entry for H.R. 1585 to find

the Congressional proceedings in which the

bill was discussed. For example, page H5521

of the 1997 Congressional Record contains the

text of a debate about the bill. To find those

proceedings:

1. Go to the Congressional Record page

at <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/

aces150.html>.

2. Select the 1997 Congressional

Record.

3. Enter “page h5521” in the search

terms box.

This search results in two Congressional

Record documents: “Regarding Interference

of European Commission in Merger of

Boeing Co.,” which ends on page H5521, and

Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act, which begins

on the same page.

Public Laws

Contains the text of public laws. When the

President signs an act, it becomes known as a

“slip law”, named for the slip of paper on

which it is printed. The text of a public law is

identical to that of an enrolled bill. An enrolled bill is the version that has been passed

by both chambers of Congress and is waiting

for the President’s signature.

There are several ways to find a document

in GPO Access’ Public Laws application; however, this exercise focuses on searching by

public law number. To find H.R. 1585:

1. Go to the Public Laws page at:

<www.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html>.

2. Select the 105th Congress public

laws in the scroll box.

3. Enter “public law 105-41” in the

search terms box.

The text of Public Law 105-41 is identical

to the enrolled version of H.R. 1585; however, the public law contains one piece of

The short title or popular name of a

bill, such as The Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act, does not appear in History of

Bills entries and therefore cannot be

used as a search in this application.

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additional information. At the top right corner of the public law, the Statutes at Large

citation for that legislation appears. The Statutes at Large is a compilation of all the slip

laws from a session of Congress.

United States Code

After it went through all of the above

mentioned steps, H.R. 1585 became part of

the United States Code, the codification of

the general and permanent laws of the U.S.

The text of the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act

did not enter the U.S. Code verbatim; rather

The format for searching by public law

number in the United States Code differs from the Public Laws application.

it was comprised of amended pre-existent

language.

To find the amended language, follow

these steps in the U.S. Code:

1. Go to the U.S. Code <www.gpo.

gov/congress/cong013.html>.

2. Enter “pub. l. 105-41” in the

search terms box.

Example 5: An act affected by a public law in the U.S. Code.

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The Regulatory Process

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Tracking Regulations

GPO Access has a number of resources for

tracking rules and regulations set by Federal

agencies. The various applications used are

as follows:

1. Code of Federal Regulations

2. List of CFR Sections Affected

3. Federal Register

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

To find regulations concerning sea turtle

conservation, begin with the CFR. To retrieve

the pertinent rules:

1. Go to the “Search the entire set of

CFR databases by keyword” page

<www.gpo .gov/nara/cfr/

index.html#page1>.

2. Enter “sea turtles” in the search

terms box.

The first hit should be 50CFR223.206--

Sec. 223.206 Exceptions to prohibitions

relating to sea turtles. Since each title of the

CFR is updated only once a year, there is a

Remember that

Federal regulations

are in a constant state

of change. The search

outlined below will

only work until

October 2002, when

Title 50 of the CFR is

updated and the

information in the

LSA for Titles 42-50

is reset.

chance that the information in this document

is outdated. The List of CFR Sections Affected

provides a cumulative list of CFR sections that

have been changed at any time since each

CFR title was last updated.

List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA)

The LSA lists the sections of the CFR that

have been changed since the last update to each

title and displays the page in the Federal Register on which the rules that made those changes

begin. To find the most current LSA entry for

Title 50 of the CFR:

1. Go to the LSA page <www.gpo.

gov/nara/lsa/aboutlsa.html>.

2. Select the link in the left margin

that reads Browse LSA.

3. Select the most current issue of the

LSA, in this case February 2002.

4. Scroll to Title 50 and select either

Text or PDF.

That document will list the sections of

Title 50 that have been changed since the

last update. Part 223 indicates that section

223.206 has changed. The listing shows that

changes can be found on pages 50354, 52362,

and 67496 of the 2002 Federal Register.

However, because the LSA appears

monthly and the Federal Register daily,

the information can still be outdated.

Remember to use the Supplemental Services,

50 CFR 223.205 states that the prohibitions listed in the Endangered

Species Act (16 USC 1538) apply to

sea turtles and prohibits further acts

against sea turtles. 50 CFR 223.206

lists exceptions to these prohibitions.

(50 CFR 223.206)

Exceptions to prohibitions

relating to sea turtles

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the “Current List of CFR Parts Affected” and

“Last Month’s List of CFR Parts Affected” to

see if your part has been changed since the most

recent issue of the LSA.

Federal Register (FR)

Using the page number found in the LSA,

check the Federal Register to find the most current language in the regulations concerning

sea turtle conservation. To find the document

that begins on that page of the FR.

1. Go to the Federal Register

fielded search page <www.

gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/

aces140.html>.

2. Search the 2001 Federal Register by

checking 2002 and checking 2001.

3. In the search terms box enter “page

50354”.

The result list contains one document,

fr03oc01R Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions to Fishing Activities.

This search may also be performed using

the LSA’s Supplemental Services.

1. In the list of Supplemental Services,

select “Retrieve a Federal Register Page (PDF)”.

2. Select the 2001 Federal Register.

3. In the search terms box, enter 50354.

This search will retrieve page 50354 of the

2001 Federal Register. When a page is retrieved, only the first page, not the entire

document will be retrieved. If the notice

spans onto more than one page, use the

link at the lower right of the page that reads

“Next Page” and continue until the end of

the notice.

Example 6: Find updates to 50CFR223.206 in the List of Sections Affected (LSA).

CFR Part FR page

number

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Finding Government Publications

Interpreting CGP Search Results

Find a depository

library near you

View title

online

View basic information

(author, pages, and stock no.)

View the full

MARC record

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The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), Locate a Federal Depository

Library, and the U.S. Government Online

Bookstore can be used in conjunction with

one another to:

1. Find Federal publications in print

and electronic formats;

2. Locate which libraries in a particular area carry that publication;

3. Purchase the publication from the

U.S. Government Online Bookstore.

The following example illustrates how to

identify, locate, and purchase documents relating to the threat posed to the United States

by the Soviet Union during the early years of

the Cold War.

Catalog of U.S. Government

 Publications (CGP)

The CGP indexes all publications in the

Federal Depository Library Program. To find

a publication on the Soviet threat posed during the early Cold War years:

1. Go to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications <www.gpo.

gov/gpoaccess/locators/cgp>.

2. In the “Keyword Search” field,

enter soviet AND “Cold War”.

In the search results, find Assessing the

Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War Years.

The short record of

the CGP lists basic

bibliographic

information,

including ordering

information.

Finding Government

 Publications

Each record in the results list will have the

following: Locate Libraries, Short Record, and

Full Record.

✶ The short record lists the basic bibliographic information and ordering information, such as the price

and Superintendent of Documents stock number.

✶ The full record contains the complete MARC record.

✶ “Locate Libraries” enables users to

find exactly what libraries in their

area carry that particular publication.

Locate Libraries

To find libraries in a specific area that

carry this publication, follow these

steps:

1. Click on the “Locate Libraries” link that appears in the

search results list in the CGP.

2. Enter either a state abbreviation , such as KS, or an area

code, such as 316.

When a title is available online, a URL

will be provided. In this case, Assessing

the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War

Years is available at <purl.access.

gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2757>.

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Clicking “All” rather than “Submit” will

provide a list of every Federal depository library that carries that publication, regardless

of state or area code.

U.S. Government Online Bookstore

Since CGP records may provide purchasing

information, such as the GPO stock number,

it is easy to determine if the publication is available for purchase through the U.S.

Government Bookstore. To find the publication, Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early

Cold War Years, mentioned above:

Example 8: A short record from the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

1. Go to the U.S. Government Online

Bookstore at <bookstore.gpo.gov>.

2. In the search terms box, enter the

reports stock number: “041-015-

00191-4”.

Because this search is so specific, it returns

only the record for that particular publication.

The text link provides a brief abstract of the

publication and the “Add to Cart” icon leads to

GPO’s online order function. For an explanation of GPO’s online ordering process, go to

Archival 

<bookstore.gpo.gov/support/index.html>.

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New Titles By Topic E-mail Alert Service

This free service, known

as the New Titles By Topic

E-mail Alert Service, allows

users to receive convenient and timely e-mail

updates of selected new Federal publications

available for purchase from the Superintendent

of Documents. Sign up for any or all of the

notification lists covering some of our most

popular subject areas and receive updates on

new titles as soon as they are available for purchase. For more information or to sign up, go

to <bookstore.gpo.gov/alertservice.html>.

Order Submission

Customers may submit orders to the Government Printing Office via the Internet,

phone, fax, teletype, or postal mail. Orders may

also be submitted to any of the U.S. Government Bookstores <bookstore.gpo.gov/

locations> located throughout the country.

Payment in U.S. dollars must accompany

all orders. Payment methods accepted by the

Government Printing Office include checks,

major credit cards, Superintendent of Documents (SOD) deposit accounts, and

international postal money orders.

More information is available at

<bookstore.gpo.gov/support/index.html>.

The U.S. Government Online Bookstore

<bookstore.gpo.gov> enables users to search,

browse, and order U.S. Government publications available from GPO.

Finding a Product

The Sales Product Catalog (SPC), the U.S.

Government Online Bookstore’s main search

feature, contains abstracts of every item available for purchase, with the option of buying

most items online. Use the SPC to find forthcoming material, as well as titles that have

been recently superseded or have gone out of

print. Available media include print publications, CD-ROMs, diskettes, microfiche,

videotapes, maps, posters, and more. The

SPC is updated daily.

Users can perform a simple or fielded

search of the SPC. The simple search appears

on the U.S. Government Online Bookstore

homepage. The fielded search can be found

at <bookstore.gpo.gov/prf/prffield.html>.

Browse features are also available for more

generalized shopping. Choose a category from

the pull-down menu on the homepage to view

a list of products. Browse features are also

available for various special collections, such

as CD-ROMs, Bestsellers, Subscriptions, Electronic Products, and the What’s New list.

Updated daily, the

Sales Product Catalog

(SPC) allows users to

search for and order

Government

information products.

✶✶✶

Available media

include print

publications, CDROMs, diskettes,

microfiche,

videotapes, and more.

U.S. Government

 Online Bookstore

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Example 9: The U.S. Government Online Bookstore homepage as of September 21, 2002.

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Search Tips

✶ Enclose any phrases, including stock numbers, in quotation marks (“ ”).

✶ Each entry has a “TEXT” link. Click on

this link for a detailed description of each

product.

✶ Only items currently available for sale

have a icon. To add an item to

the shopping cart, click on the icon.

✶ Boolean operators must be capitalized when

using the Sales Product Catalog (SPC) or

they will be treated as stopwords.

Shopping Cart

Publications selected for purchase are added

to a shopping cart. The shopping cart displays

the quantity, an item's stock number, title,

price, and provides the total cost. Up to twenty

publications may be ordered at one time using

the shopping cart feature.

Once an item has been added to the shopping

cart, a GPO order number is automatically

assigned (e.g. GPO Order No: 200111270000).

This number should be used as a point of reference

when inquiring on the status of an online order.

Additional items may may be added to the

shopping cart through the various search and

browse features. Choose “Perform a New

Search” or the browser’s back button to return

to the homepage or a previously visited page.

Choose a icon to add additional

items to the cart. To remove an item from the

shopping cart, enter a quantity of zero and hit

“Apply Changes”.

All prices include shipping costs. At this

time, the price entered on the shopping cart is

the domestic price. Foreign orders are subject

to a 40% price increase.

After selecting “Finalize Order”, users are

asked to enter their name, method of payment,

and any other relevant information. Orders

may be changed at any time prior to clicking

on the “Send Order” button. When ready, submit the order online, print the order form and

then fax or mail the form to GPO, or telephone the GPO Order and Information Desk.

A detailed transaction receipt is provided

with each online order. Please keep a copy of

this receipt. The option to have the transaction receipt sent via e-mail is available on the

order form.

Encryption and Privacy

GPO Access features an encryption service

that ensures private, secure transactions for customers who submit electronic orders by credit

card or SOD deposit account through the U.S.

Government Online Bookstore.

Personal information supplied by a user

when submitting an order via phone, fax, or email is used for fulfilling that order. This

information may be used to notify customers

of new products that may be of interest to

them. GPO only provides names and addresses,

upon request, to the publishing agency of the

specific product purchased.

Boolean operators must

be capitalized when

using the SPC.

✶✶✶

Only items currently

available for sale have a

“Secure Order” icon.

Click on the icon to

add an item to the

shopping cart.

✶✶✶

You may order up to

twenty publications at

one time using the

shopping cart feature.

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Example 10: The U.S. Government Online Bookstore shopping cart.

When finished, choose “Finalize Order” to

enter your billing and shipping

information.

If you change the quantity for an item, be

sure to hit “Apply Changes” to recalculate

the total price.

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Ben’s Guide to U.S.

 Government for Kids

Ben’s Guide <bensguide.gpo.gov> serves as

the educational component of GPO Access by

providing learning tools for K-12 students,

parents, and educators. With Benjamin

Franklin as a guide, the site teaches how the

Federal Government works, explains the use

of the primary source materials available on

GPO Access, and shows how to use GPO Access to carry out civic responsibilities.

Introducing U.S. Government

The topics on Ben’s Guide are written to

reflect the reading level and curriculum of

each grade range. For instance, the topics in

the K-2 grade range are written in a larger

font, with graphics to supplement the easyto-read text. Topics in this section include:

Our Nation

Our Government

Your Neighborhood

Ben’s ABCs

Symbols of U.S. Government

As students progress through the grade

ranges, a standard set of topics emerge.

They include:

Historical Documents

Branches of Government

How Laws Are Made

National versus State Government

Election Process

Citizenship

The depth and complexity of these topics

progresses through the grade ranges. For example, “How Laws Are Made” starts with an

explanation of a law, who makes laws, and

how they are passed. In the 6-8 grade range,

the International Dolphin Conservation Act is

tracked with links to the official documents

on GPO Access. Finally, the 9-12 grade range

teaches students how to search for the documents and track the bill using the resources

on GPO Access.

In addition to the lessons on Ben’s Guide,

print and online games and activities are

provided to reinforce the topics. Meanwhile, the site also provides a unique section

for parents and educators, complete with

curriculum information, child-oriented

Federal products available for purchase

through the U.S Government Online

Bookstore via GPO Access, and more.

Ben’s Guide serves as

the educational

component of GPO

Access.

✶✶✶

Ben’s Guide links

students to ageappropriate, official

Federal Web sites that

provide further

information on a

subject.

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Using Ben’s Guide as a

 Learning Tool

The information on Ben’s Guide is in the

public domain and may be used without restriction. While trademarks are pending on

the Ben graphics and the title, they may be

used for educational purposes. More information may be found at <bensguide.gpo.gov

/pt/learning.html>.

U.S. Government Resources

Ben’s Guide links to official Federal sites that

provide further information on a subject.

Example 11: The Grades 3-5 chalkboard on Ben’s Guide as of August 6, 2001.

Wherever possible, links are provided to the

grade-specific version of this information.

And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government Web sites, Ben’s

Guide provides a similar service, linking to

U.S. Government Web sites developed for

kids.

AskBen

Questions or suggestions may be sent to

Ben at <askBen@gpo.gov>. Replies are received within 24 hours, except on weekends

and Federal holidays.

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Choose the “Help” link from the navigation bar to access a collection of help features,

including user feedback. GPO relies heavily

on user feedback to improve its services.

Self Help Tools

The information presented in this training book is based on information that can be

found in the “Help” feature at <www.

gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help.html>. The “Help”

page is available through the navigational

links found at the top of GPO Access pages.

Site Search and Site Contents, available from

the navigational links, are additional sources

for locating information on GPO Access.

GPO Access User Support Team

Questions and comments regarding GPO

Access can be directed to the GPO Access User

Support Team, available Monday through

Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST, except

Federal holidays.

Toll-free: 1-888-293-6498

DC Area: 202-512-1530

Fax: 202-512-1262

E-mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov

User Support

GPO Order and Information Desk

For assistance with print publications and/

or CD-ROM orders contact the GPO Order

and Information Desk, available Monday

through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST,

except Federal holidays. Please wait at least

one week before inquiring about the status

of an order.

Toll-free: 1-866-512-1800

DC Area: 202-512-1800

Fax: 202-512-2250

E-mail: orders@gpo.gov

AskLPS

For questions pertaining to the policy and

procedures of the Federal Depository Library

Program (FDLP), including issues related to

the selection and acquisition of Federal Government information, please contact

askLPS@gpo.gov.

Federal Depository Libraries

For additional help researching Federal information, contact a Federal depository

library. These libraries provide free public access to a wide variety of Federal Government

information in both print and electronic formats, and have expert staff available to assist

users. To find a Federal depository library, go

to <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/locators/findlibs/

index.html>.

Updates to this training manual may be

downloaded from the “Help” page at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help.html>.

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Example 12: The Comments and Questions page as of August 6, 2001.

User Feedback

GPO is constantly working to improve its services, and values the feedback received from

users. Questions and comments may be sent to <gpoaccess@gpo.gov> or via the Web at

<www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/amail001.shtml>.

When using this form, the Web page last visited will appear as well as a

user’s browser information to assist the GPO Access User Support Team.

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Exercises

Below are some practice exercises to assist you in learning how to find official Federal

Government information using GPO Access.

a. What is the short title of this piece of legislation?

b. Who introduced this bill and what is the bill number?

c. Which committee reported on this bill and what was the date of the full

committee mark-up?

d. What was the final vote on the bill and when was it signed into law?

e. Find the citation to this law in the U.S. Code.

1. Public Law 104-145 amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from violent

offenders. Retrieve the public law.

a. What is the CFR citation for this regulation?

b. What is the fine for tampering with lavatory smoke detectors?

c. Has this regulation been affected by a final rule in the Federal Register since

this CFR title was last published?

3. Federal Aviation Adminstration regulations state that smoking is prohibited in

aircraft lavatories. Retrieve the regulation.

a. What is the popular name for this act?

b. What is the public law number?

c. Is this public law available on GPO Access? If so, retrieve the public law. If

not, why?

2. Unauthorized cable TV reception is stipulated in 47 USC 553 (a)(1). Retrieve this

USC citation.

a. Part 668 is further divided into subparts. Pull up the text of Subpart B,

which is entitled “Standards for Participation in Title IV, HEA Programs.”

b. This subpart mentions that a sample default management plan is included

in Appendix H to this part. What are two different ways to access the text

of Appendix H?

4. Part 668 of CFR Title 34 deals with general provisions for student financial assistance programs in postsecondary education. Pull up this entire part in PDF or text

format.

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7. Find the testimony report for Free Trade Area of the Americas.

a. the phone number for the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Veterans

Affairs;

b. the complete diagram of the branches of the U.S. Government;

c. the names of the quasi-official agencies of the U.S. Government;

d. the name of the Secretary of State. Is this the current Secretary? If not,

find the current Secretary of State.

6. Using the U.S. Goverment Manual, find:

10. Find what Senator Richard Durbin has said about oil and gas exploration with

regard to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge during 2002.

a. Note the number of pages and publisher.

b. Add this item to the shopping cart and order three copies.

c. Add the 2000 edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook to the

shopping cart.

d. Fill in the order form, but do not submit the order.

8. Using the U.S. Government Online Bookstore, find the Pocket Guide to Chemical

Hazards, and do the following:

a. What is the executive order number?

b. When did this order go into effect?

5. In January 2001, President Clinton issued an executive order prohibiting

the importation of diamonds from Sierra Leone.

a. Is this title available online?

b. Which library in the 610 area code has this publication?

c. Is this title available for purchase? If so, at what cost? If not, why?

9. Find the publication Acid rain and our nation's capital: a guide to effects on

buildings and monuments, and answer the following:

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Answers

Search Public Laws <www.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html> for “pub. l. 104-

145”. Pull up Pub.L. 104-145 To amend the Violent Crime Control and

Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant information

to protect the public from sexually violent offenders. (See page 37)

a. Megan’s Law

b. Zimmer, Dunn, and Deal* -- H.R. 2137

c. Committee on the Judiciary

d. House: 418-0/Senate: Unanimous -- May 17, 1996**

e. 42USC13701

*Search History of Bills <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aaces200.html> for

“h.r. 2137” to find who introduced the bill and when it was signed into

law. Pull up hob96 H.R. 2137--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control

and Law. (See page 35)

**Search Congressional Reports <www.gpo.gov/congress/cong005.html>

for “h. rept. 104-555” to find the results of the final vote. Pull up

H.Rpt.104-879 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.

1. Public Law 104-145 amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from violent

offenders. Retrieve the public law.

Please keep in mind that the answers provided in this book are not necessarily the only

way to locate this information on GPO Access.

Search U.S. Code for 47USC553 and pull up 47USC Sec. 553.

Unauthorized reception of cable service.

a. Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984*

b. Public Law 98-549*

c. This public law will not be available on GPO Access. Information on

 GPO Access typically dates back to 1994. (See page 40)

*Search U.S. Code for “popular name” AND cable. Pull up POPNAM

Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. (See page 38)

2. Unauthorized cable TV reception is stipulated in 47 USC 553 (a)(1). Retrieve this

USC citation.

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Go to the Code of Federal Regulations browse page for Title 34 and enter

"part 668" in the search terms box. Pull up 34CFR668-- PART 668--

STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS. (See page 22)

a. Go to Title 34, deselect Title 34, check Volume 3, and enter “part

668”AND “subpart b” in the search terms box. Pull up 34CFR668-

- Subpart B--Standards for Participation in Title IV, HEA Programs.

b. Either pull up the entire part or use the browse table to go down to

34CFR668 and pull up the last document, which is 668.175 --

Alternative standards and requirements. Appendix H

4. Part 668 of CFR Title 34 deals with general provisions for student financial assistance programs in postsecondary education. Pull up this entire part in PDF or text

format.

Go to the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents <www.gpo.gov/

nara/nara003.html>. Search the 2001 database for “Sierra Leone”. Pull

up pd22ja01 Executive Order 13194--Prohibiting the Importation of Rough

Diamonds. (See page 27)

a. Executive Order 13194

b. January 19, 2001, 12:01 a.m. EST

5. In January 2001, President Clinton issued an executive order prohibiting

the importation of diamonds from Sierra Leone.

Choose Title 14 (Aeronautics and Space) from the CFR browse table

<www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html>. Deselect Title 14, select the

check boxes pertaining to the Federal Aviation Administration, and search

for smoking AND lavatory. Choose the document, 14CFR135.127--

Sec. 135.127 Passenger information requirements and smoking

prohibitions. (See page 22)

a. 14CFR135.127

b. A penalty of up to $2,000.

c. No (as of April 2001)*

*Browse the List of Sections Affected (LSA) <www.gpo.gov/nara/lsa/

browslsa.html> to find 14CFR135.127. If this citation does not appear,

then this regulation has not been affected since the title’s last update. If it

does appear, a reference to the Federal Register page affecting this regulation

will be provided. (See page 22)

3. Federal Aviation Adminstration regulations state that smoking is prohibited in

aircraft lavatories. Retrieve the regulation.

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Search GAO Reports <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aces160.shtml> for

“free trade area of the americas”. Pull up [GAO-01-706T ] Free Trade

Area of the Americas: April 2001 Meetings Set Stage for Hard Bargaining

to Begin. (See page 34)

7. Find the testimony report for Free Trade Area of the Americas.

Use the browse featue for the U.S. Government Manual <www.gpo.gov/

nara/browse-gm-00.html>. (See page 26)

a. 202–273–5700

b. Browse the Manual to pull up Chart: The Government Of The United

States.

c. Legal Services Corporation, Smithsonian Institution, State Justice

Institute, and United States Institute of Peace.

d. Madeleine K. Albright. No, the current Secretary of State is Colin L.

Powell. <HINT: Use Federal Agency Internet Sites>

6. Using the U.S. Goverment Manual, find:

Search the Sales Product Catalog on the U.S. Government Online

Bookstore <bookstore.gpo.gov> for “Pocket Guide to Chemical

Hazards”. Pull up the text link for NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical

Hazards. (See page 57)

a. Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health -- 480 pages

b, c, and d: The shopping cart should look like this:

8. Using the U.S. Government Online Bookstore, find the Pocket Guide to Chemical

Hazards, and do the following:

This exercise

demonstrates the

ordering process

of the U.S.

Government

Online Bookstore.

It is not necessary

to submit the

order to complete

this exercise.

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Use the Congressional Record Index (CRI) <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/

aaces190.html> to search for Durbin ADJ Richard in the “Current Congressional Record Index” (2002). Pull up: cri02 DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator

from Illinois) and scroll down to the remarks section. Senator Durbin made

two remarks concerning oil and gas exploration in the Artic National Wildlife

Refuge on March 5, 2002.* (See page 32)

The full-text of Senator Durbin’s remarks may be found in the March 5,

2002 edition of the Congressional Record. Search the 2002 Congressional

Record <www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/aces/aces150.html> for S1525. Since the

page numbers starts with an “S”, the search can be limited to the Senate by

checking the “Section Section” box. Pull up: cr05mr02S NATIONAL LABORATORIES PARTNERSHIP IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2001—Continued. (See page 31)

* As of March 14, 2002.

10. Find what Senator Richard Durbin has said about oil and gas exploration with

regard to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge during 2002.

Search the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications <www.gpo.gov/

gpoaccess/locators/cgp/index.html> for “acid rain” AND capital. Pull

up: Acid rain and our nation's capital: a guide to effects on buildings and

monuments. [1997] Geological Survey (U.S.) I 19.2:AC 4. (See page 55)

a. Yes <pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/>

b. One example: McCabe Library, Swarthmore College, PA

c. This title is out of print and therefore no longer available through the

U.S. Government Online Bookstore.

9. Find the publication Acid rain and our nation's capital: a guide to effects on

buildings and monuments, and answer the following:

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Index

1,000 Point Documents, 14

Adobe Acrobat Reader, 9-10

ASCII Text, 9

Availability of GPO Access information, 40

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, 61-

62; Screen Shot, 62

Blue Books, see GAO Reports

Bookmarking GPO Access pages, 17

Bookstore, see U.S. Government Online

Bookstore

Boolean Operators, 11, 12, 59

Browse Electronic Titles (BET), 44

Browse Topics, 41

Budget of the United States Government, 18,

19, 21, 39

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

(CGP): 39, 41-42, 44, 55-56; Monthly

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

(MOCAT), 41; Screen Shot, 56

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 12, 18, 19,

22, 24, 26, 39, 51-52

Committees, Congressional, 30

Congressional Bills, 14, 18, 19, 28, 39, 45, 47

Congressional Calendars, 39

Congressional Committee Prints, 18, 39

Congressional Directory, 18, 19, 29, 39

Congressional Documents, 18, 39

Congressional Hearings, 18, 19, 30

Congressional Pictorial Directory, 18, 29

Congressional Record (CR), 5, 14, 16, 18, 19,

31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 45, 47-49; Screen

Shot, 16

Congressional Record Index (CRI), 18, 19, 32,

35, 39

Congressional Reports, 18, 19, 33, 39

Contracting Opportunities, Finding, 53

Copyright Information, 6

Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations, 18, 39

Declaration of Independence, 26

Department of Energy (DOE): Federal R&D

Project Summaries, 18; GrayLit Network,

18; Information Bridge, 18; PubScience,

18

Department of Interior: Inspector General

Reports, 40

Department of State: Foreign Affairs Network, 18

Deschler’s Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives, 18, 36, 40

Economic Indicators, 18, 39

Economic Report of the President, 18, 21, 39

Education, see Ben’s Guide

Executive Applications, 18, 19, 21-27

Executive Orders, see Federal Register, Public

Papers of the Presidents of the U.S., Weekly

Compiliation of Presidential Documents

Executive Reports, see House, Senate, & Executive Reports

Exit Pages, 6

Export Administration Regulations, 18

Federal Agency Internet Sites, 42

Federal Agency Search Engines, 43

Federal Bulletin Board, 5, 42

Federal depository libraries: 5, 40, 41; Locating, 43-44, 55-56, 63

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Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP):

5, 44, 55, 63; AskLPS, 64; Electronic Collection (FDLP/EC), 44

Federal Register (FR), 5, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23,

24, 25, 39, 51-52

Federal Web Sites Hosted by GPO Access, 42

File Formats (ASCII Text, HTML, PDF, Summary, TIFF), 9

Finding Aids, 5, 7, 41-44

GAO Comptroller Decisions, 39

GAO Reports, 18, 19, 34, 39

GetDoc, see Linking to GPO Access documents

Government Information Locator Service

(GILS), 43

Government Printing Office Electronic Access

Enhancement Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-

40), 5

Government Publications, Finding, 55

GPO Access: 5-6; Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, 61-62; Interface, 7-8;

Alias, 7; Applications, 19-38; Applications

Update Schedule, 39-40; Executive Applications, 21-27; Judicial Applications,

18; Legislative Applications, 28-38; Privacy Policy, 6; Resources, 18; Screen Shot,

8; Searching, 11-17

GPO Access User Support Team: 63-64;

AskBen, 62; Contact Information, 7, 63;

Privacy, 6

GPO Order and Information Desk, 63

Help (AskLPS, Federal depository libraries,

GPO Access User Support Team, GPO Order and Information Desk, Self-Help

Tools), 63

Hinds’ Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives, 18, 36

History of Bills, 18, 19, 32, 35, 39, 45, 47-49

History of Line Item Veto Notices, 18

House Calendar, 18, 39

House Journal, 18, 19, 36, 39

House Rules and Manual, 40

House, Senate, & Executive Reports, 18, 33,

39

House, Senate, & Treaty Documents, 18, 39

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), 9

Idenification Codes, 13-14

Judicial Applications, 18

Kids, see Ben’s Guide

Legislation, Tracking, 47

Legislative Applications, 18, 19, 28-38

Legislative Process, 46

Library Services, see Federal Depository Library Program

Linking to GPO Access documents, 17

List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 18, 22,

24, 39, 51-52; Screen Shot, 52

Maximum Responses, 12

Miscellaneous House and Senate Publications

and Committees, 18, 30

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (MOCAT), 41

Multi-Database Search Page, 14-15, 21, 24,

31; Screen Shot, 15

New Electronic Titles (NET): 44; Browse

Electronic Titles (BET), 44

Office of Foreign Assets Control Documents,

18

Permanent Public Access, 5-6

Portable Document Format (PDF): 9-10;

Saving PDF files, 10; Tips, 10; Troubleshooting, 10

Persistent URLs (PURLs), 6, 55

Presidential Documents, see Federal Register,

Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S.,

Weekly Compiliation of Presidential Documents

Archival Copy
73

Privacy Act Issuances, 18, 39

Privacy Policy, 6, 7

Procurement Notices, see Commerce Business

Daily

Public Law 103-40, see Government Printing

Office Electronic Access Enhancement Act

of 1993

Public Laws, 18, 19, 37, 39, 45, 47-50

Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S., 18,

19, 25, 27, 39

Query Report, 14

Quotation Marks, 11, 59

Regulations, Tracking, 51

Relating GPO Access Applications: 45; Finding Contracting Opportunities, 53; Finding Government Publications, 55; Tracking Legislation, 47; Tracking Regulations,

51

Relevance Ranking, 12-13

Roll-Call Votes, Finding, 36

Sales Product Catalog (SPC), 11, 39, 57, 59

Sales Program, see U.S. Government Online

Bookstore

Screen Shots, 8, 15, 16, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56,

58, 60, 62, 64

Search the Federal Government Through

FirstGov, 43

Searching: 11-17; Boolean Operators, 11-12;

Identification Codes, 13-14; Maximum

Responses, 12; Query Report, 14; Quotation Marks, 11; Relevance Ranking, 12-

13; Search Interfaces, 14-16; Stopwords,

12; Truncation, 12

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (Unified

Agenda), 18, 39

Senate Calendar, 18, 39

Senate Manual, 40

Senate Report 103-27, see Government Printing Office Electronic Access Enhancement Act

of 1993

Senate Reports, see House, Senate, & Executive Reports

Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (H.R. 1585),

47

State of New York, ex rel. Eliot Spitzer, et al,

v. Microsoft Corporation, 18

Statutes at Large Citations, 37-38, 50

Summary Files, 9

Supreme Court Decisions, 18

Stopwords, 12

Text Image File Format (TIFF), 9

Training Manual: Exercises, 65-66; Exercise

Answers, 67-70; Updates, 4, 63

Truncation, 12

Unified Agenda (Semiannual Regulatory

Agenda), 18, 39

United States Code (USC), 18, 19, 37, 38, 39,

45, 47, 50

U.S. Constitution, 18, 26, 40

United States Government Manual, 18, 19, 26,

39, 42

U.S. Government Online Bookstore: 7, 11,

22, 57-60; Children’s Publications, 61;

Encryption, 59; Finding Government

Publications, 55-56; GPO Order and Information Desk, 63; Locations, 57; Order Submission, 57; Privacy, 6, 59; Screen

Shots, 58, 60; Search Tips, 59; Shopping

Cart, 59-60

United States Government Printing Office Style

Manual, 40

User Feedback, 64

User Support, see GPO Access User Support

Team

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents,

18, 19, 25, 27, 39

Archival Copy