Number: RL30365 Title: Federal Government Corporations: An Overview Authors: Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government Abstract: This report provides an overview of federal government corporations, a category currently consisting of some 18 corporate agencies performing functions assigned to them in law. A government corporation, as defined in this report, is a government agency that is established by Congress to provide a market-oriented public service and required to produce revenues that meet or approximate its expenditures. Government corporations should not be confused with quasi governmental entities, such as government-sponsored enterprises, which are amalgams of the governmental and private sectors. Pages: 15 Date: January 7, 2009