The 1979-80 edition of the "Federal Affairs Handbook" provides information and reference materials for anyone in higher education whose work involves relations with the U.S. Government. The new handbook contains an extensive list of key congressional committees and subcommittees, their members and staffs; a directory of the principal federal officials in education plus names, addresses, and phone numbers of officials in HEW regional offices; a lengthy listing of information sources and services and how to order them; and descriptions of many federally-funded programs of interest to educators. Among other features, the handbook has an article describing the federal budget process, illustrated with charts; a map of the Capitol Hill area; a map of the National Institutes of Health campus; and a brochure on federal information centers. (SW)