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INFO: Full form for ODA is Office of Disability Accommodation in Governmental category
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The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 is a law passed in the United States to facilitate development of orphan drugs—drugs for rare diseases such as Huntington's disease, myoclonus, ALS, Tourette syndrome and muscular dystrophy which affect small numbers of individuals residing in the United States.

Orphan drug designation does not indicate that the therapeutic is either safe and effective or legal to manufacture and market in the United States. That process is handled through other offices in the US Food and Drug Administration. Instead, the designation means only that the sponsor qualifies for certain benefits from the federal government, such as market exclusivity and reduced taxes.

In 1982 an informal coalition of supporters and families of patients with rare diseases who formed National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) and others, called for change to legislation to support development of orphan drugs, or drugs for treating rare diseases. They succeeded in getting the United States Congress to pass the Orphan Drug Act (ODA) in early 1983. Only thirty-eight orphan drugs had been approved prior to the 1983 Act; by 2014 "468 indication designations covering 373 drugs have been approved." Partly as a result of the 1983 US Orphan Drug Act, Japan adopted it in 1993 as did the European Union in 2000.

INFO: Full form for ODA is Overseas Development Assistance in Governmental category
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Open Design Alliance is a nonprofit organization creating SDKs for engineering applications. ODA offers interoperability tools for .dwg, .dxf, .dgn, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks, and .ifc files and a technology stack for visualization, web development, 3D PDF publishing, modeling, and more.

INFO: Full form for OFC is Operation First Class in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OFC is OPTAR Functional Category in Governmental category
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) was established to provide the FDA with a specific Office to conduct and coordinate Criminal investigations.

OCI special agents employ customary federal law enforcement methods and techniques in the investigation of suspected criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Anti-Tampering Act, and other related federal statutes.

OCI investigations concentrate on significant violations of these laws, with a priority on conduct that may present a danger to the public health. OCI is a relatively small agency, employing approximately 180 Special Agents.

The FDA regulates approximately 25 cents of every dollar spent annually by American consumers. FDA is responsible for regulating products to ensure the safety of foods, drugs, biological products, medical devices, cosmetics, radiation-emitting devices, and more. As the law enforcement arm of FDA, the Office of Criminal Investigations conducts and coordinates criminal investigations regarding possible violations of the laws which regulate these products.

Pursuant to its investigative mission, OCI maintains liaison and cooperative investigative efforts with various federal, state, local, and international law enforcement agencies.

OCI is designated by the Commissioner as the Agency's point of contact with the U.S. intelligence community as it relates to the Agency's counter-terrorism mission. OCI has representation at the Interpol U.S. National Central Bureau in Washington, D.C.

INFO: Full form for OCI is Office of Chief Information in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OCI is Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA) in Governmental category
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Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin and their spouses which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely. Despite the name, OCI status is not citizenship and does not grant the right to vote in Indian elections or hold public office. The Indian government can revoke OCI status in a wide variety of circumstances. As of 2020, there are 6 million holders of OCI cards among the Indian Overseas diaspora.

The OCI scheme was introduced by The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 in response to demands for dual citizenship by the Indian diaspora. It provides Overseas citizens many of the rights available to resident citizens.

OCI status is not available to anyone who has ever been a Pakistani or Bangladeshi citizen, or who is a child, grandchild, or great-grandchild of such a person.

The Internationalist Communist Organisation (French: Organisation Communiste Internationaliste, OCI) was a Trotskyist political party in France. Its successor is the Internationalist Communist Current of the Workers Party.

INFO: Full form for NBS is National Electronic Disease Base System in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for NBS is National Bureau of Standards (1901?988) ( part of USDoC & now named NIST) in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for NBS is National Bureau of Standards (1901–1988) ( part of USDoC & now named NIST) in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for NBS is National Broadcasting System in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for NASA is North American Search Authority in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for NAEP is National Agency for Environmental Protection in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for DDB is Dental Devices Branch in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for BDS is Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions in Governmental category
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