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Bureau of Nonproliferation.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for leading efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, delivery systems, and advanced conventional arms. — Also termed Nonproliferation Bureau.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of Land Management.The unit within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing the national-resource lands (some 450 million acres) and their resources and for administering the mineral resources connected with acquired lands and the submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). • The bureau was established on July 16, 1946, by…

Bureau of Labor Statistics.An independent agency in the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for compiling and analyzing statistical information on employment and the economy. • The Bureau reports on employment, unemployment, consumer and producer prices, consumer expenditures, import and export prices, wages and employee benefits, productivity and technological change, employment projections, and occupational illness and…

Bureau of International Organization Affairs.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for coordinating U.S. diplomatic participation in the United Nations and other international organizations and conferences. — Abbr. IO.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for coordinating the narcotics and anticrime-assistance activities of the Department and for advising the President, the Secretary of State, and others on international narcotics matters. — Abbr. INL.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of International Labor Affairs. A unit in the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for helping formulate policy on international matters that affect American workers. • For example, the Bureau compiles and publishes worldwide data on child-labor practices and on foreign labor markets and programs. It also studies the labor consequences of immigration proposals and…

Bureau of Intelligence and Research.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for coordinating activities ofU.S. intelligence agencies to ensure consistency with U.S. foreign policy. The Bureau also monitors foreign public and media opinions. — Abbr. INR.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of Industry and Security.A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for issuing export licenses and enforcing export-control laws. • The Bureau is charged with furthering U.S. national-security, foreign-policy, and economic interests while furthering the growth of U.S. exports. It was named the Bureau of Export Administration until 2002. — Abbr. BIS.[Blacks Law…

Bureau of Indian Affairs.A unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for helping Indian and Alaskan native people manage their affairs under the trust relationship with the U.S., and for promoting programs for their benefit. • Originally created as part of the War Department in 1824, the Bureau was transferred to the Interior…

Bureau of Export Administration.The former name of a bureau in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues export licenses and enforces export-control laws. • The unit’s name was changed in 2002 to the Bureau of Industry and Security. — Abbr. BXA.[Blacks Law 8th]