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href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/help-with-bills">Help with Bills</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/military-assistance">Military Programs and Benefits</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/retirement">Retirement</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/about-social-security">Social Security Questions</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/state-social-services">State Social Service Agencies</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/unemployment">Unemployment Help</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/credit-and-debt" href="#">Credit and Debt</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/credit">Credit Issues</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/credit-reports">Credit Reports and Scores</a> </li> <li> <a 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href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/moving">Moving</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/repairing-home">Repairing and Improving a Home</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/post-office">U.S. Postal Service Issues</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/retirement">Retirement</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/spend-save-invest" href="#">Spending, Saving and Investing</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/cars">Car Complaints and Motor Vehicle Services</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/donate-to-charity">Donating to Charity</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/mortgages">Mortgages</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/retirement">Retirement</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" 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from the Government</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/recalls">Recalled Products</a> </li> <li class="open expanded"> <a aria-describedby="sr-expanded" data-href="/scams-and-frauds" href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/scams-and-frauds" data-critical-path="true">Scams and Frauds</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/common-scams-frauds">Common Scams and Frauds</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/housing-scams">Housing Scams</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft">Identity Theft</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/irs-scams">IRS Scams</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/online-safety">Online Safety</a> </li> <li class="expanded"> <a href="#content" aria-describedby="sr-current-page" data-current-page="true">Privacy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/stop-scams-frauds">Report Scams and Frauds</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/state-consumer">State Consumer Protection Offices</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/telemarketing">Telemarketing and Unwanted Mail</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/coronavirus" href="#">COVID-19</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-stimulus-checks">Advance Child Tax Credit and Economic Impact Payments - Stimulus Checks</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-vaccine-and-testing">COVID-19 Health Information, Vaccines, and Testing</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-small-business-loans">COVID-19 Small Business Loans and Assistance</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-unemployment-benefits">COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-financial-help-from-the-government">Financial Assistance for Food, Housing, and Bills</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/federal-covid-response">Government Response to Coronavirus, COVID-19</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-passports-and-travel">Passports and Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/covid-scams">Scams Related to COVID-19</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/disability-services" href="#">Disability Services</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-benefits-insurance">Benefits and Insurance</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-caregiver">Caregiver Support</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-financial-support">Financial Assistance and Support Services</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-programs">Government and Local Disability Programs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-jobs-education">Jobs and Education</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-veterans-benefits">Veterans Disability Benefits</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-rights">Your Legal Disability Rights</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/disasters-and-emergencies" href="#">Disasters and Emergencies</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/after-disaster">After a Disaster</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/disaster-financial-help" href="#">Disaster Financial Assistance</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disaster-help-workers-businesses">Disaster Financial Assistance for Workers and Small Business Owners</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disaster-help-food-housing-bills">Disaster Financial Assistance with Food, Housing, and Bills</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disaster-area-help">Financial Assistance Within Designated Natural Disaster Areas</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/help-disaster-survivors">Help Survivors of a Disaster</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/state-emergency-management">State Emergency Management Agencies</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/education" href="#">Education</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/higher-education">College and Higher Education</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/financial-aid">Financial Aid for Students</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/study-in-US">Learn English and Attend College in the U.S.</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/libraries">Libraries and Archives</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/student-loans">Manage and Repay Student Loans</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/agencies" href="#">Government Agencies and Elected Officials</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies">A-Z Index of U.S. Government Agencies</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/about-the-us" href="#">About the U.S.</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/flag">American Flag</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government">Branches of the U.S. Government</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/budget">Budget of the U.S. Government</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/statistics">Data and Statistics About the U.S.</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/history">History and Historical Documents</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/laws" href="#">Laws and Legal Issues</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/complaints">Complaints</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/crime-prison">Crime and Prisons</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/laws-and-regs">Federal Laws and Regulations</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/labor-laws">Labor Laws and Issues</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/family">Personal Legal Issues, Documents, and Family History</a> </li> <li class="expanded"> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/scams-and-frauds">Scams and Frauds</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/government-works">U.S. Government Works</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/voting-laws-history">Voting and Election Laws and History</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/disability-rights">Your Legal Disability Rights</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/life-in-the-us">Learn About Life in the U.S.</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/presidents">Presidents, Vice Presidents, and First Ladies</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government">Branches of the U.S. Government</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/budget">Budget of the U.S. Government</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/buy-from-government" href="#">Buying from the U.S. Government</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/auctions-and-sales">Auctions and Sales</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/state-surplus-sales">Surplus Sales by State</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials">Contact Elected Officials</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/forms">Forms, by Agency</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/state-tribal-governments" href="#">State, Local, and Tribal Governments</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials">Contact Elected Officials</a> </li> <li> <a 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href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft">Identity Theft</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/irs-scams">IRS Scams</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/online-safety">Online Safety</a> </li> <li class="expanded"> <a href="#content" aria-describedby="sr-current-page" data-current-page="true">Privacy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/stop-scams-frauds">Report Scams and Frauds</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/state-consumer">State Consumer Protection Offices</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/telemarketing">Telemarketing and Unwanted Mail</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/credit-and-debt" href="#">Credit and Debt</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/credit">Credit Issues</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/credit-reports">Credit Reports and Scores</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/debt">Dealing with Debt</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/currency">Currency</a> </li> <li class=""> <a aria-describedby="sr-next" aria-expanded="false" data-href="/housing" href="#">Housing</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/finding-home">Affordable Rental Housing</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/foreclosure">Foreclosure</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/buying-home">Help Buying a Home</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/housing-help-audiences">Housing Help</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/housing-scams">Housing Scams</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20211122142445/https://www.usa.gov/housing-complaints">Housing-Related Complaints</a> </li> <li> <a 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