RE: Federal or federal?

["Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>]

See:
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

Rule 9. Capitalize federal or state when used as part of an official
agency name or in government documents where these terms represent an
official name. If they are being used as general terms, you may use
lowercase letters.  
  
Examples: 
* That is a federal offense.  
* The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been subject to much scrutiny
and criticism lately.  
* Her business must comply with all county, state, and federal laws.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
Subject: Federal or federal?

In a bulletted item , should it read:

U.S. federal law restricts...

     -- or --

U.S. Federal law restricts...

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