Laws, Regulations, Reports, and Patents

• Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
  Yale University project dedicated to providing online access to primary source material in the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.
• Constitution of the United States
  Part of the online exhibition, Charters of Freedom: A New World is at Hand, a digital copy of the U.S. Constitution is available in adjustable views and includes an accompanying transcript.
• GPO Access
  Access the full-text of these publications: 
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
    The general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by executive departments and agencies of the US government.  
  • Congressional Record Index
    An index to the official record of the proceedings and debates of the US Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.  Covers 1983-present.
  • Federal Register
    The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents. 
  • United States Code
    The general and permanent laws of the United States. 
  • General Accounting Office (GAO) Reports
    Search the full-text of audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of federal programs. 
  • Commerce Business Daily
    The official online listing of US government contracting opportunities.
• Guide to Law Online from the Law Library of Congress
  Annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online.
• Manual for Courts-Martial United States
  Electronic publication outlining military jurisdiction, military law, and the rules of courts-martial.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Information on what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
• Patents
  Access US patent descriptions and images from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent database include full-text from 1976 to the present and full-page images from 1790 to the present.
• Uniform Code of Military Justice
  Electronic publication of the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is applicable to the conduct of all military members worldwide.