FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Trade Commission.An independent five-member federal commission that administers various laws against business monopolies, restraint of trade, and deceptive trade practices. • It was established by the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. 15 USCA §§ 41–58. The Commission’s body of rulings often reaches into state-law actions because many so-called Little FTC Acts of the…

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FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT

Federal Tort Claims Act.A statute that limits federal sovereign immunity and allows recovery in federal court for tort damages caused by federal employees, but only if the law of the state where the injury occurred would hold a private person liable for the injury. 28 USCA §§ 2671–2680. — Abbr. FTCA. See sovereign immunity under…

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FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICE

Federal Technology Service.A unit in the General Services Administration responsible for providing communications services worldwide to other federal departments and agencies. — Abbr. FTS.[Blacks Law 8th]

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FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE

Federal Supply Service.A unit in the General Services Administration responsible for providing supplies to federal agencies worldwide. • In procuring supplies the agency takes advantage of the government’s aggregate buying power. — Abbr. FSS.[Blacks Law 8th]

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