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Federal Emergency Management Agency.A unit in the Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating all emergency-preparedness activities of the federal government through its ten regional offices. • FEMA also operates the National Flood Insurance Program and is responsible for fire protection and arson control. It was established as an independent agency by Executive Order 12127…

Federal Election Commission.A six-member independent federal commission that certifies payments to qualifying presidential campaigns in primary and general elections and to national-nominating conventions, audits campaign expenditures, and enforces laws requiring public disclosure of financial activities of presidential campaigns and political parties. • It was established by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. 2 USCA…

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.A federal corporation that protects bank and thrift deposits by insuring accounts up to $100,000, examining banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System, and liquidating failed institutions. • It was established in 1933 and began insuring banks in 1934. — Abbr. FDIC. [Cases: Banks and Banking 501–508. C.J.S. Banks…

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.A federally chartered corporation that protects farmers against financial losses from crop failure due to adverse weather conditions, insect infestation, plant disease, floods, fires, and earthquakes by encouraging the sale of insurance through licensed agents and brokers and by reinsuring private companies that issue insurance under brand names. • Created by the…

federal crime.A criminal offense under a federal statute. • Most federal crimes are codified in Title 18 of the U.S. Code.[Blacks Law 8th]

federal court.See COURT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.A law establishing civil liability for gaining unauthorized access to a computer and causing damage to that computer. • Damage is statutorily defined to include harm to the computer’s data, programs, systems, and information either by compromising integrity or by impairing availability. — Abbr. FCFAA.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Communications Commission.An independent federal commission that regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. • The commission was created by the Communications Act of 1934.47 USCA §§ 151 et seq. — Abbr. FCC. [Cases: Telecommunications 5. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 5, 7.][Blacks Law 8th]

federal common law.See COMMON LAW(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

federal-comity doctrine.The principle requiring federal district courts to refrain from interfering in each other’s affairs. [Cases: Federal Courts 1143.][Blacks Law 8th]