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Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments

This course is designed to help your staff write and revise your agency's bills and amendments effectively and concisely. In addition to discussing the role of the OMB and examining the different formats and deciding how to choose the best one to highlight your agency's issue, we will discuss how to

Define your audience and broaden the appeal of your measure.
Assess existing law and policy objectives before putting pen to paper.
Structure bills and amendments and streamline the drafting process.
Comply with style, grammar, punctuation guides and the U.S. Code rules of construction.
Use different drafting styles to work in your favor.
Learn how to apply drafting language to your ideas and goals for your agency through a hands-on exercise.

A 1-page overview of this custom program is available (pdf)

Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda	9:00 Welcome and Introduction 9:05 Preparing to put Pen to Paper 10:45 Break 11:00 Organization and Structural Guidelines 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Drafting "Rules," Style and Practical Tips 2:20 Mini-Practicum 3:00 Break 3:15 OMB Approval and Transmittal Processes for Federal Agencies 3:45 Legislative Drafting Practicum: Putting Your Skills to the Test 4:15 Insights, Observations and Suggestions 4:30 Conference Concludes All custom training is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.
Sample Agendas in pdf format	Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available in Adobe pdf format: Generic 1-day program 1/2 day for law firm 1-day for federal agency See our Sample Agendas page for more. back to top
Audience Level	Familiarity with Congressional documents, operations and procedures, or our Tracking and Monitoring Legislation conference. Previous attendees include government relations staff, attorneys and analysts. back to top
Audience Size	This program is most effective for between 15 and 25 attendees. Don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program? You can still train your staff at our public course.
Previous Clients	Variations of this program have been presented for federal agencies and law firms. Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.
Faculty	The faculty members for this course each have more than 20 years' experience drafting and editing proposed legislation. back to top
Rave Reviews	"Will directly aid in my legislative drafting skills." -- Deputy Director, Legislative Reference Service, DoD "Have a much better understanding of presenting alternatives to proposed legislation. The materials are wonderful." "Even for individuals involved in legislation on a daily basis, this program has something for everyone." -- Associate Director, American College of Cardiology See more testimonials about this program. See what some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.
Course Materials	Materials include an extensive course manual, with more than 225 pages. back to top
Length and Location	Usually requires 1 day. This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can be presented anywhere in the world.
Internal Marketing	To help you publicize and market a custom program to your organization's audience, we can provide printed materials and language for your own internal promotion and publicity.
Fee	The fee for this program depends on the location, number of attendees, length, and training materials. Call us for details, or complete our custom program information request for more information. If you don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program, you can still train your staff at our public course. back to top
What is included in the fee?	TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives. We provide all course materials and faculty chosen for your topic and your audience at the time and location you choose. Our custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment, any food and beverages, all registration functions, and travel arrangements for attendees. When the program is held outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by the client or by us. We can also provide meeting space, audio visual equipment, food and beverage, registration, and travel arrangements, though this affects cost.
FAQs	See FAQs About Our Custom On-Site Training. back to top
Payment	TheCapitol.Net accepts all forms of payment for its custom training, including credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), government procurement cards, checks, EFT, and purchase orders.
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Related Information	Congressional Documents Online Legislation and Legislatures, including national and state and local links Legislative History Reference and Research Tools
Related Custom Training	Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process Critical Thinking and Writing How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories Tracking and Monitoring Legislation back to top
Need more information?	Phone: 703-739-3790 Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online custom program information request. back to top
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Last updated: January 01, 2008