Use the following nine federal agencies for this exercise: Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Coast Guard.

a. Determine where each agency lies in the administrative structure of the federal government. Is it in a cabinet department (which?), or is it an independent executive agency?

b. Determine which appropriation subcommittees (in the two chambers of Congress) have jurisdiction over each of these agencies budget request.