Law Dictionary Definitions

Bureau of Reclamation.A unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior that built dams in 17 western states and is now responsible for selling hydroelectric power from those dams and water from the reservoirs. • Among the 600 dams constructed are Hoover Dam and Grand Coulee Dam.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of Prisons.The unit in the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for operating the federal prison system. • It oversees all federal penal and correctional facilities, assists states and local governments in improving their correctional facilities, and provides notice of prisoner releases.18 USCA §§ 4041 et seq. See NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS. — Abbr. BOP.[Blacks Law…

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for formulating policy and administering U.S. assistance and admissions programs for refugees and others. — Abbr. PRM.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of Political–Military Affairs.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for analyzing defense-related policy issues, managing security-assistance funds, and coordinating peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. — Abbr. PM. — Also termed Political–Military Affairs Bureau.[Blacks Law 8th]

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for coordinating U.S. ocean, environment, and health policies. — Abbr. OES.[Blacks Law 8th]

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]