The United States Standards Strategy (USSS) helps to advance trade issues in the global marketplace, enhance consumer health and safety and meet stakeholder needs. Publication date: December 2005.
	The American National Standards Institute is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. ANSI’s website (www.ansi.org) contains information about membership; regional, domestic and international standards activities; accreditation services; consumer and government affairs; news; events; education and training; standards panels and additional internet resources. ANSI is a founding member and the sole U.S. representative of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a worldwide federation of national standards bodies. Follow this link for information about ANSI’s ISO Programs, including reference documents and further resources. As the United States’ representative to the International Electrotechnical Commission, ANSI’s U.S. National Committee of the IEC (USNC/IEC) serves as the focal point for U.S. parties who are interested in the development, promulgation and use of globally-relevant standards for the electotechnical industry. Follow this link for information about USNC/IEC membership and officers, organizational structure, meetings and training.
	The Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) advises the Secretary of Commerce and other Executive Branch agencies in standards policy matters. Follow this link to find information about the ICSP work to promote effective and consistent standards policies in furtherance of U.S. domestic and foreign goals. The links provided below represent a number of other U.S. federal, state and local government agency websites that have programs or policies related to standards and conformity assessment activities. Suggestions for link updates or additions should be sent to info@ansi.org. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Telecommunications Act Of 1996 Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) GPO ACCESS Federal Register Search LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THOMAS - LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) NASA Standardization Program NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA) NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY – EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT See also: ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) International Trade Administration (ITA) U.S. Commercial Service U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Defense Standardization Program (DSP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Online Approved DOE Technical Standards Hydrogen Codes and Standards Portal U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) See also: Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Homeland Security Standards Database See also: ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Environmentally Preferable Purchasing U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (ITC) U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION U.S. POSTAL SERVICE