General Assembly Bureaucracy Reference Guide

[Sciongrad]

There used to be a comprehensive list of General Assembly agencies, departments, and committees on NSWiki, but unfortunately, that's been lost to the void. I figured making a similar list in order to act as a sort of reference guide for authors interested in utilizing the General Assembly's vast bureaucracy would be useful. My belief that this type of reference guide might be useful was confirmed during the creation of this list, actually. Going through the annals of World Assembly law while researching for this list, my clerks have noticed many instances of unnecessary, overlapping, and even identical committees. So without further ado:

Bureaucracy:	Established by:
Office of Building Management (OBM)	GAR#8
General Accounting Office (GAO)	GAR#17
World Assembly Trade Commission (WATC)	GAR#26
World Health Authority (WHA)	GAR#31
International Transport Safety Committee (ITSC)	GAR#34
World Assembly Demining Agency (WADA)	GAR#40
Health Research and Development Division (HRDD)	GAR#41
World Assembly Nautical Commission (WANC)	GAR#47
International Humanitarian Aid Coordinating Commission (IHACC)	GAR#51
International Food Welfare Organization (IFWO)	GAR#52
International Trade Agency (ITA)	GAR#52
Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Center (EPARC)	GAR#53
Nuclear Disaster Response Organization (NDRO)	GAR#60
World Assembly Food and Drug Regulatory Agency (WAFDRA)	GAR#62
World Assembly Endangered Species Protection Committee (WAESPC)	GAR#66
International Postal Union (IPU)	GAR#73
Global Emigration, Security, Travel And Passport, Organisation (GESTAPO)	GAR#76
Universal Library Coalition (ULC)/Universal Library Coalition Executive Committee (ULCEC)	GAR#78
Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC)	GAR#82
Museums of Musical Heritage (MoMH)	GAR#86
World Assembly Scientific Program (WASP)	GAR#87
International Meteorological Organization	GAR#87
International Measurements Institute (IMI)	GAR#88
Universal Patent Archive (UPA)	GAR#93
World Microcredit Foundation (WMF)	GAR#94
Microgrant Institute (MI)	GAR#94
World Assembly Responsible Offshore Drilling Administration (WARODA)	GAR#95
World Assembly Oil Transportation Committee (WAOTC)	GAR#98
International Courthouse for Multilateral Prosecution (ICMP)	GAR#99
International Criminal Court (ICC)	GAR#102
International Drug Education Agency (IDEA)	GAR#103
Database of Clinical Treatments Under Study (DOCTUS)	GAR#103
World Assembly Disaster Bureau (WADB)	GAR#105
International Bureau of Water Safety (IBWS)	GAR#107
International Identity Database (IID)	GAR#110
International Gemological Agency (IGA)	GAR#113
International Gemological Laboratory (IGL)	GAR#113
Nuclear Testing Oversight Agency (NTOA)	GAR#119
Organization for Electoral Assistance (OEA)	GAR#130
International Geological and Metallurigcal Laboratory (IGML)	GAR#148
Genetically Modified Foods Database (GMFD)	GAR#158
Office for Education Exchange (OEX)	GAR#159
International Exposition Authority (IEA)	GAR#172
Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC)	GAR#204
Biomedical Innovation Organization (BIO)	GAR#219
Joint Water Resource Management Panel (JWRMP)	GAR#223
World Assembly Development Foundation (WADF)	GAR#226
Protection of Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)	GAR#228
World Assembly Commission on Biological Agents (WACBA)	GAR#242
International Automobile Emissions Commission (IAEC)	GAR#257
World Assembly Chemical Weapons Commission (WACWC)	GAR#272
World Assembly Trust for Cultural Heritage (WATCH)	GAR#287
World Assembly Forest Commission (WAFC)	GAR#291

There are undoubtedly several oversights, errors, or incorrect links, so please do notify me if you come across one.

[Sciongrad]

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[Sciongrad]

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[The Candy Of Bottles]

Well, #296 refers to the WA Disaster Board. I think that one popped up by mistake.

[Imperium Anglorum]

Due to Reducing Statelessness, GESTAPO is now the Passport Organisation.

[Kaboomlandia]

Due to Reducing Statelessness, GESTAPO is now the Passport Organisation.

Wait...you can change the name of a committee in a following resolution?

[Imperium Anglorum]

Due to Reducing Statelessness, GESTAPO is now the Passport Organisation.

Wait...you can change the name of a committee in a following resolution?

Interpretable. I really hate that name. I also used the word 'hereafter', which could apply as: 'here after for all time' or 'here in this resolution'.

[Tinfect]

Wait...you can change the name of a committee in a following resolution?

Interpretable. I really hate that name. I also used the word 'hereafter', which could apply as: 'here after for all time' or 'here in this resolution'.

And the former interpretation is absurd; I'd argue that it would even constitute an amendment of sorts, which we don't deal in here in the GA.

[Bears Armed]

Interpretable. I really hate that name. I also used the word 'hereafter', which could apply as: 'here after for all time' or 'here in this resolution'.

And the former interpretation is absurd; I'd argue that it would even constitute an amendment of sorts, which we don't deal in here in the GA.

I raised that same point in the resolution's debate thread.

[Tinhampton]

R.I.P. The GESTAPO (Feb 2016 - Oct 2016). It was nice having passports checked by you. Rumours that you still carry your old name remain denied at worst and barely accepted by the die-hard Snakepitsters at best.

On a more serious note, any new updates? This hasn't been updated for a couple of years now!

[States of Glory WA Office]

Interpretable. I really hate that name. I also used the word 'hereafter', which could apply as: 'here after for all time' or 'here in this resolution'.

And the former interpretation is absurd; I'd argue that it would even constitute an amendment of sorts, which we don't deal in here in the GA.

The former interpretation could technically be regarded as illegal. Then again, this is one of the few times where I'm glad that a potential illegality has escaped. You won't see me say that often, so milk the statement for all it(')s* worth.

*If I'm not mistaken, the sentence would be grammatically correct regardless of whether or not I add the apostrophe.

[Unibot III]

UNIBOT is no longer extant but, c'mon!

[Tinfect]

If I'm not mistaken, the sentence would be grammatically correct regardless of whether or not I add the apostrophe.

Nope; if I remember correctly, lacking the apostrophe, in the specific case of "Its/It's" makes it a possessive. To contrast, "It's" is a contraction of "It is".

[Bananaistan]

If I'm not mistaken, the sentence would be grammatically correct regardless of whether or not I add the apostrophe.

Nope; if I remember correctly, lacking the apostrophe, in the specific case of "Its/It's" makes it a possessive. To contrast, "It's" is a contraction of "It is".

It works in either case:

1) milk the statement for all it is worth = milk the statatement for all the statment is worth- fine
2) milk the statement for all its worth = milk the statement for all the worth of the statement - fine

[Whovian Tardisia]

Interpretable. I really hate that name. I also used the word 'hereafter', which could apply as: 'here after for all time' or 'here in this resolution'.

And the former interpretation is absurd; I'd argue that it would even constitute an amendment of sorts, which we don't deal in here in the GA.

Agreed. the second interpretation is likely the more common one. The GESTAPO is here to stay, I'm afraid.

[Excidium Planetis]

Coordination of Space Consortium is missing, and that was in an earlier resolution.

Also, WSA, but maybe you just haven't gotten into the 300s yet.

[Araraukar]

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Has Scion said he'd get back to this gravedug thread or update the list?

[Excidium Planetis]

Last edited by Sciongrad on Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:54 am, edited 9 times in total.

Has Scion said he'd get back to this gravedug thread or update the list?

Wow, I hadn't even realized this was gravedug. I thought this was a new thread to replace this thread:
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic ... #p21328786

(Which was updated October of this year)

[The Candy Of Bottles]

Last edited by Sciongrad on Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:54 am, edited 9 times in total.

Has Scion said he'd get back to this gravedug thread or update the list?

Wow, I hadn't even realized this was gravedug. I thought this was a new thread to replace this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=308264&p=21328786#p21328786

(Which was updated October of this year)

Well. I wasn't even aware of that thread. looks like Kryozerkia has some updating to do here.

[Sciongrad]

The regularly maintained thread is the one in my signature. Sorry for any confusion!

[Tinhampton]

The regularly maintained thread is the one in my signature. Sorry for any confusion!

Just a quick note that, if you want this thread to be locked (to avoid confusion or otherwise), you can make a lock request here.