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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| regulates purity and safety of foods, drugs, and cosmetics |
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| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
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| regulates television,radio,telegraph,and telephone; grants licenses, creates and enforces rules on behavior for broadcasting; most recently, partly regulates satellite transmissions and cable TV |
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| Federal Trade Commision (FTC) |
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| Regulates product warranties, unfair methods of competition in interstate commerce, and fraud in advertising |
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| CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) |
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| protect the public from risks of injuries or death from products |
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| FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) |
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| regulates and protects the safety of civil aviation |
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| mission to conduct research and develop operational programs in space |
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| provide intelligence for national security |
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