Federal National Mortgage Association. A privately owned and managed corporation chartered by the U.S. government that provides a secondary mortgage market for the purchase and sale of mortgages guaranteed by the Veterans Administration and those insured under the Federal Housing Administration. — Abbr. FNMA. — Also termed Fannie Mae. [Cases: United States 53(9).]
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Federalist Society. A national association of lawyers, law students, and others committed to conservative and libertarian viewpoints on political and social matters. • The group is based in Washington, D.C. Cf. NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD.
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. An independent federal agency that tries to prevent the interruption of commerce resulting from labor–management disputes by helping the parties settle the disputes through mediation and conciliation. • The Service can intervene on its own authority or at the request of a party to the dispute. It also helps employers
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One of a system of 12 regional banks created in 1923 to discount obligations of agricultural credit corporations and similar institutions making short-term loans to farmers and ranchers. • The system is now merged with federal land banks to create the federal farm-credit system. [Cases: United States 53(7). C.J.S. United States §§ 90, 92–93.]
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federal question jurisdiction 〈美〉联邦问题管辖权 指基于美国宪法、国会立法和条约而产生的、以及涉及对它们的解释和适用而产生的案件，通常称为包含「联邦问题」的案件，由联邦法院管辖。
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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.
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Federal Protective Service. A law-enforcement agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for protecting ambassadors, diplomatic staffs, and embassy property. • It was transferred from the General Services Administration in 2003.
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governors of the Federal Reserve System 〈美〉联邦储备系统主管(→Reserve Board)
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Federal Labor Relations Authority. An agency that protects the right of federal employees to organize, engage in collective bargaining, and select their own union representatives. • It was established under Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 and began operating in 1979. 5 USCA §§ 7101–7135. — Abbr. FLRA.
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