“The Twilight Zone”: Congressionally Chartered Organizations
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چکیده
Governments worldwide have established a variety of corporations, instrumentalities, quasi-official agencies, quangos, and other “hybrid” entities. This paper explores congressionally chartered organizations (CCOs) in the United States. First, it seeks to explain why CCOs exist Congress establishes them. Next, reviews cases some specific illustrate complexities these anomalous It concludes with discussion how CCO publications are treated Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) laws that promote public access may not be applicable CCOs.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: DttP
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2688-125X', '0091-2085', '0270-5095']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/dttp.v51i2.8062