Can anyone name a government agency that informs, but doesn't regulate

[RPM]

just curious.

[EFerrari]

1. Park Service? n/t

[elehhhhna]

2. Dept of Homeland Security, bud. Weird but true..

[RPM]

3. hmmmm - i think they have regulatory powers

dont they have power over TSA?

[eallen]

4. NOAA.

There likely are some minor regulations regarding weather buoys, etc. Other than that, it's sole function seems to be to create and disseminate vital information that otherwise would not exist. For the tax dollar spent, it creates a lot of value.

Now, one might argue that states use this information when they mandate evacuation from hurricane paths.

[RPM]

6. which might be why Santorum wants to kill it

as long as he cant use it to restrict freedoms, it's useless.

that's the only one i could think of.

[1932]

5. FDA. So many under Republicans no longer regulate.

And they barely inform.

They just sit back, clear the way for companies to make lots of money.

[RPM]

7. true, but in design...

they should be regulating, no?

[1932]

9. The job of the execuitve branch is to enforce the laws made by congress...

...and the rules that are made to enact those laws.

If they're not enforcing federal regulations and statutues, then they can't really exist.

[MattPSU]

8. ATSDR

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, "a public health agency that advises EPA on the health aspects of hazardous waste sites or spills."

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/about.html">About

[Pilotguy]

10. NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board investigates and makes recommendations but has no regulatory power.

[jody]

11. Visit the Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies and

you will find many government agencies that only inform.

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies

[acmejack]

12. GAO

The http://www.gao.gov/newcomers.html|Government Accountability Office (GAO)> is an agency that works for Congress and the American people. Congress asks GAO to study the programs and expenditures of the federal government.

GAO, commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the congressional watchdog, is independent and nonpartisan. It studies how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. GAO advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies (such as Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Department of Defense, DOD, and Health and Human Services, HHS) about ways to make government more effective and responsive.

GAO evaluates federal programs, audits federal expenditures, and issues legal opinions. When GAO reports its findings to Congress, it recommends actions. Its work leads to laws and acts that improve government operations, and save billions of dollars.

[Cocoa]

13. National Archives

:shrug: