Laws/Legal Terms - N
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) - (Organization representing attorneys defending clients charged with crimes.)
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) -
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) - (statutory advisory committee to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services)
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) -
National Cybersecurity and Communications Integretion Center (NCCIC) -
National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) - (FBI division)
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) - (Cybersecurity requirements for contractor access to classified information)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - (federal agency dealing with workplace health and safety issues)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - (Agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce which conducts federal physical science research and provides guidance/standards in the technological and scientific areas - formerly the National Bureau of Standards, agency created in 1901.
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) -
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) -
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) -
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) -
negotiated rulemaking (neg-reg) -
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - (agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, effective January 1, 1994, aimed at reducing tariffs and barriers, and increasing access to markets)
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) - (pilot notice required by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act)
Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM) - (Federal Register - publication of proposed federal regulations)