小編前言：2013年10月1日起，美國聯(lián)邦政府17年來首次關閉。由于聯(lián)邦財政緊縮，許多政府非核心部門關閉，約80萬政府雇員被迫休假，部分服務暫時停止。為此，美國政府網(wǎng)站發(fā)布公告提醒民眾可能生活會受影響的幾大方面，其中包括兒童健康餐提供可能受阻，為老兵提供福利幫助的熱線將暫時關閉，老兵補償及教育資金將暫停，國家公園和紀念碑等旅游地將暫時關閉等，普通民眾生活受到不少影響。以下為美國政府網(wǎng)站關于政府關門民眾可能受影響的幾個方面。

There is an overview of some of the government services and operations that will be impacted until Congress passes a budget to fund them again. For detailed information about specific activities at Federal agencies, please see federal government contingency plans.

Vital services that ensure seniors and young children have access to healthy food and meals may not have sufficient Federal funds to serve all beneficiaries in an extended lapse.

Call centers, hotlines and regional offices that help veterans understand their benefits will close to the public.

Veterans’ compensation, pension, education, and other benefits could be cut off in the case of an extended shutdown.

Every one of America’s national parks and monuments, from Yosemite to the Smithsonian to the Statue of Liberty, will be immediately closed.

New applications for small business loans and loan guarantees will be immediately halted.

Research into life-threatening diseases and other areas will stop, and new patients won’t be accepted into clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health.

Work to protect consumers, ranging from child product safety to financial security to the safety of hazardous waste facilities, will cease. The EPA will halt non-essential inspections of chemical facilities and drinking water systems.

Permits and reviews for planned energy and transportations projects will stop, preventing companies from working on these projects. Loans to rural communities will be halted.

Hundreds of thousands of Federal employees including many charged with protecting us from terrorist threats, defending our borders, inspecting our food, and keeping our skies safe will work without pay until the shutdown ends.

Hundreds of thousands of additional federal workers will be immediately and indefinitely furloughed without pay.