LEADER 03015oam 2200505 450 001 9910782831103321 005 20170718124657.0 010 $a1-4522-6395-7 010 $a1-60426-369-5 035 $a(OCoLC)436980057 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL2ZLJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000746750 100 $a20070718d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe legislative drafter's desk reference /$fLawrence E. Filson and Sandra L. Strokoff 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. ;$aLondon $cCQ Press$dc2008 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cCQ Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 583 pages) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4522-3539-2 311 $a0-87289-411-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aApproaching the subject -- What is legislative drafting? -- The drafting process itself -- Defining the problem and its solution -- Searching out the collateral questions -- Organizing the bill -- The mechanics of good writing -- The roman rule, modified -- Readability -- General considerations -- The introductory provisions -- The central provisions -- The caboose -- General considerations -- The basic amendatory tools -- Amendatory form and style -- Organization of amendments -- Amendatory cautions -- General considerations -- Breakdown, designation, and headings of subdivisions -- Grammatical considerations -- Word usage in general -- Devices especially suited for coping with complexity -- References to statutory provisions -- References to nonstatutory provisions -- Dealing with effective dates -- Other usages and considerations -- Statutory construction -- Significant case law for the federal drafter -- Typography and typographical terminology -- Locations and forms of existing federal law -- Legislative vehicles in congress -- Federal drafting styles -- Federal parliamentary considerations -- Drafters of nonfederal law -- Considerations in drafting regulations. 330 8 $aThis book is a practical guide to the drafting of federal and state laws for law and public policy students, and legal, lobbying, and legislative professionals.It offers an introduction to the concept and the process of bill drafting along with step-by-step details of all the issues associated with crafting legislative bills or agency regulations. 606 $aBill drafting$zUnited States 606 $aBills, Legislative$zUnited States 606 $aLegislation$zUnited States 615 0$aBill drafting 615 0$aBills, Legislative 615 0$aLegislation 676 $a328.73073 700 $aFilson$b Lawrence E$01573677 702 $aStrokoff$b Sandra L. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782831103321 996 $aThe legislative drafter's desk reference$93872215 997 $aUNINA