The united states code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the united states it is prepared by the office of the law revision counsel of the united states house of representatives. Washington the obama administration resolving years of internal debate is on the verge of backing a federal bureau of investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using the internet rather than by traditional phone . The twin revelations that telecom carriers have been secretly giving the national security agency information about americans phone calls and that the nsa has been capturing e mail and other private communications from internet companies as part of a secret program called prism have not enraged most americans. The law of the united states comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law of which the most important is the united states constitution the foundation of the federal government of the united states. New requirement for review of usac decisions any party including but not limited to entities filing an fcc form 499 federal universal service program applicants and service providers that wishes to file an appeal of a usac decision must first seek review of that decision by appealing directly to usac before filing an appeal with the