§  0.17   Functions of the Office.

   The Office of Legislative Affairs is directly responsible to the
   Commission. The Office has the following duties and responsibilities:

   (a) Advise and make recommendations to the Commission with respect to
   legislation proposed by members of Congress or the Executive Branch and
   coordinate the preparation of Commission views thereon for submission
   to Congress or the Executive Branch.

   (b) Coordinate with the Office of General Counsel responses to
   Congressional or Executive Branch inquiries as to the local
   ramifications of Commission policies, regulations, rules, and statutory
   interpretations.

   (c) Assist the Office of the Managing Director in preparation of the
   annual report to Congress, the Commission budget and appropriations
   legislation to Congress; assist the Office of Media Relations in
   preparation of the Commission's Annual Report.

   (d) Assist the Chairman and Commissioners in preparation for, and the
   coordination of their appearances before the Committees of Congress.

   (e) Coordinate the annual Commission legislative program.

   (f) Coordinate Commission and staff responses to inquiries by
   individual members of Congress, congressional committees and staffs.

   (g) Coordinate with the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau on
   issues involving informal consumer complaints and other general
   inquiries by consumers.

   [ 52 FR 42438 , Nov. 5, 1987, as amended at  64 FR 60716 , Nov. 8, 1999;  67 FR 13217 , Mar. 21, 2002]

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