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This template is designed to be a meta-template, used to construct U.S. Government attribution message templates like ((USGS)) and ((Marine Corps)). It could be used directly in an article.

Parameters

agency (optional) - name of agency (or reference source) that produced material. This should not contain wikilinks.
policy (optional) - URL of re-use policy of agency or reference source
comment (optional) - free field that produces parenthesized comment at end
article (optional) - the title of the reference
any parameter accepted by ((cite web)) (optional) - passed thru to cite web
source (optional) - free field at end at shuts off most other arguments: if ((cite web)) is not appropriate

Usage

Code	Produces	Comments
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department))	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department.	Minimal usage: templates that call this one should pass in optional arguments.
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|policy=http://www.agency.gov/policy.html))	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department.	Replace internal wikilink about generic re-use to specific agency policy
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States government \|comment=comment can have [[link]]s))	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States government (comment can have links).	comment is a free field that produces a parenthesized comment at end, agency should auto-wikilink
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|url=http://www.agency.gov/))	This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department	Url without article becomes external link
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|article=Reference document))	This article incorporates public domain material from Reference document. United States Department.	With article argument, template refers to specific document
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|article=Reference document \|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html))	This article incorporates public domain material from Reference document. United States Department.	With article argument, url becomes external link to specific document
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|article=Reference document \|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html \|author=John Q. Public))	This article incorporates public domain material from John Q. Public. Reference document. United States Department.	Author can be added for use in inline citation
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|article=Reference document \|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html \|accessdate=2008-08-08))	This article incorporates public domain material from Reference document. United States Department. Retrieved 2008-08-08.	Accessdate can be added, also
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|policy=http://www.agency.gov/policy.html \|article=Reference document \|url=http://www.agency.gov/doc.html \|author=John Q. Public \|accessdate=2008-08-08 \|comment=comment can have [[link]]s))	This article incorporates public domain material from John Q. Public. Reference document. United States Department. Retrieved 2008-08-08. (comment can have links).	All parameters can work together
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States government \|policy=http://www.whitehouse.gov \|author=Arglebargle IV \|article=On Boggies \|accessdate=Third Age \|source=Use cite template here))	This article incorporates public domain material from Use cite template here	Source parameter shuts down most arguments, leaves free field at end for citation template
((Include-USGov \|agency=United States Department \|source=((cite book\|first=John \|last=Smith \|title=Battle of Hastings)) ))	This article incorporates public domain material from Smith, John. Battle of Hastings.	Example of source usage

Templates created using Include-USGov

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The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Include-USGov/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Template name	Result	Agency
Air Force Historical Research Agency	This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency	Air Force Historical Research Agency
Army Center of Military History	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.	United States Army Center of Military History
Army Institute of Heraldry	This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry	United States Army Institute of Heraldry
Bioguide	This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress	Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
CDC	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIA World Factbook	This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.	CIA World Factbook
Congressional Research Service	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Congressional Research Service.	Congressional Research Service
Country study	This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Country Studies. Federal Research Division.	Library of Congress Country Studies
DADS	This article incorporates public domain material from Paul E. Black. Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures. NIST.	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Energy	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Energy.	United States Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Homeland Security.	United States Department of Homeland Security
DODDIC	This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. United States Department of Defense.	United States Department of Defense
DoJ USAM	This article incorporates public domain material from Justice Manual. United States Department of Justice.	United States Department of Justice
DOT1991	This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Occupational Titles, revised 1991. United States Department of Labor.	US Department of Labor
EPA content	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.	Environmental Protection Agency
FAA.Gov	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Federal Aviation Administration.	Federal Aviation Administration
FS1037C MS188	This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. (in support of MIL-STD-188).	General Services Administration
FS1037C	This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.	General Services Administration
GHR	This article incorporates public domain material from Genetics Home Reference. United States National Library of Medicine.	United States National Library of Medicine
HHS content	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.	United States Department of Health and Human Services
Include-CBO	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Congressional Budget Office.	Congressional Budget Office
Include-NOAA	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Include-USGov-DOT	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Transportation.	United States Department of Transportation
LOC-general	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress.	Library of Congress
Marine Corps	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.	United States Marine Corps
NARA	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.	National Archives and Records Administration
NASA	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCBI RefSeq	This article incorporates public domain material from Reference Sequence collection. National Center for Biotechnology Information.	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI RefSNP	This article incorporates public domain material from The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism database (dbSNP). National Center for Biotechnology Information.	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI-handbook	This article incorporates public domain material from NCBI Handbook. National Center for Biotechnology Information.	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI-scienceprimer	This article incorporates public domain material from Science Primer. NCBI. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08.	NCBI
NCI-cancer-dict	This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute.	National Cancer Institute
NHHC	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command.	Naval History & Heritage Command
NIMH	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Institute of Mental Health.	National Institute of Mental Health
NIST-PD	This article incorporates public domain material from the National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPS	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.	National Park Service
NTSB	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.	National Transportation Safety Board
NWS	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Weather Service.	National Weather Service
OSGguide	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Solicitor General of the United States.	United States Solicitor General
OSHA	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Overseas Security Advisory Council	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Overseas Security Advisory Council.	Overseas Security Advisory Council
Recreation.Gov	This article incorporates public domain material from Recreation.gov. Federal government of the United States.	National Recreation Reservation Service
US Air Force	This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force	United States Air Force
US Army	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.	United States Army
US government	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.	United States Government
USACE.Army.Mil	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.	United States Army Corps of Engineers
USCG	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Coast Guard.	United States Coast Guard
USDA	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture.	United States Department of Agriculture
US DOS Background Notes	This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.	United States Department of State
USFS	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Forest Service.	United States Forest Service
USFWS	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS gazetteer	This article incorporates public domain material from "Include-USGov". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.	United States Geological Survey
USGS	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.	United States Geological Survey
USNAVY	This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Navy.	United States Navy

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Templates created using Include-USGov