Welcome to AAA Aggravating Acronyms Anonymous ABAs Women

Welcome to “AAA” (Aggravating Acronyms Anonymous) ABA’s Women in Buses (WIB) WEBINAR Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Acronym: the initial each of the major parts like: a word formed from letter or letters of successive parts or of a compound term, R. A. D. A. R. - radio detection and ranging S. C. U. B. A. – self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

FOREIGN LANGUAGES - German Spanish French Government

U. S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Three Branches of Government Executive Branch Judicial Branch Legislative Branch Implements laws Interprets law Makes laws

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Legislative Branch U. S. Senate U. S. House of Representatives

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Legislative Branch • Both House and the Senate develop legislation through committees. • Committees are defined or based on jurisdiction, for example: transportation, energy, or health. • Committees, in turn, divide their work among Subcommittees

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Legislative Branch Key Senate Acronyms Ø Authorizing Committees: ü Commerce – Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation ü EPW – Committee on Environment and Public Works ü HELP – Committee on Health, Labor, Education and Pensions

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Legislative Branch Key House Acronyms Ø Authorizing Committees: ü T&I – Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ü Energy & Commerce - Committee on Energy and Commerce ü Ways & Means – Committee on Ways and Means

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Legislative Branch Key Senate & House Acronyms Ø Appropriations: ü THUD or T-HUD – Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (Both the name of the Subcommittee and the name of the bill/legislation. ) ü CR – Continuing Resolution, a short term funding “patch” ü Omnibus – when 2 or more funding bills are combined

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Legislative Branch Key Senate/House Acronyms Ø Legislation: ü DRIVE Act v. FAST Act - S. 1647 – Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE Act) - H. R. 22 – Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST Act) ü MAP 21 – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century ü SAFETEA-LU – Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users ü U. S. C. or Statute – United States Federal Code, the law.

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch DOT DHS Rules/Regulations EPA

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch Key Executive Acronyms Ø Cabinet Departments: ü DOT – Department of Transportation ü DHS – Department of Homeland Security ü EPA – Environmental Protection Agency ü Labor – Department of Labor

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch U. S. Department of Transportation FMCSA NHTSA 1. 2. 3. 4. FTA FHWA Make rules/regulations Issue guidance Manage grant programs Conduct enforcement FAA

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch Key Executive Acronyms Ø U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT): ü FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ü NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ü FTA – Federal Transit Administration ü FHWA or FHA – Federal Highway Administration ü FAA – Federal Aviation Administration

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch U. S. Department of Homeland Security TSA FEMA 1. 2. 3. 4. CBP Make rules/regulations Issue guidance Manage grant programs Conduct enforcement USCG

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch Key Executive Acronyms Ø U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): ü TSA – Transportation Security Administration ü FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Administration ü CBP – Customs and Border Protection ü USCG – United States Coast Guard

GOVERNMENT SPEAK Executive Branch Rulemaking - Regulations Ø The Rulemaking Process: ü OMB – Office of Management and Budget ü NPRM – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ü ANPRM – Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ü Final Rule – a federal regulation ü CFRs – Code of Federal Regulations

Suzanne Rohde Vice President Government Affairs & Policy (800) 283 -2877 SRohde@buses. org