Office of Congressional and Government Affairs (OCGA)

The Office of Congressional and Government Affairs (OCGA) is the principal liaison office between the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine -- a private, non-profit institution which advises the nation on scientific and technical matters -- and Capitol Hill.

OCGA activities include:

• negotiating legislative requests to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine;
• monitoring current legislation and relevant congressional activities;
• coordinating briefings to Congress for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ;
• responding to inquiries from congressional offices; 
• reviewing and advising on the congressional testimony of representatives of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine;
• distributing the Academies reports to interested members of Congress and federal officials;
• preparing an annual Report to Congress in conjunction with the Office of News and Public Information.