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Government Documents and Publications

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1. Executive Department Publications

References List Format:
Issuing Departmental Body. Year. Document Title-in italics. Washington, D.C.: GPO,

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural Development of the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives. 1991. Attorney-client privilege and the right of congressional access to documents for oversight purposes in the case of the suspension of the telephone loan programs by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D.C.: GPO.

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    • 2. Government Commission Publications

    References List Format:
    Commission Name. Year. Publication Title-in italics. Washington, D.C.: GPO.

    U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 1977/78. Annual report of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Washington, D.C.: GPO.

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    • 3. Treaties

    References List Format:
    Department or Issuing Body. Year of Treaty. Treaty Title. Day Month of Treaty. TIAS Number. Publication Name-in italics. Vol. Number, Part Number-if text instead of microform.

    U.S. Department of State. 1989. Tourism. 3 October. TIAS no. 12403. United States treaties and other international agreements.

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    • 4. Administrative and Legislative Reports

    References List Format:
    Name of Issuing Body. Year. Report Title-in italics. Place.

    Colorado General Assembly, Colorado Commission on Higher Education. 1996. 1996 Legislative report on higher education admission standards. Denver.

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    • 5. State Laws and Municipal Ordinances

    Note: State laws or municipal ordinances are normally cited in the running text, although compilations of state laws (codes) or municipal ordinances may be cited in the References List.

    References List Format:
    State or Municipal Name, Year. State Laws or Municipal Compilation Title-in italics. (Editor Name)-in parenthesis.

    Colorado. 1974. Revised Statutes, Annotated (Michie Co.).

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