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Circular A-76 and the Moratorium on DOD Competitions: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 16, 2013

The CLEAN-UP Act states: “The OMB Circular A-76 process retains fundamental inequities. … Bush’s presidency.” 14 S. 924, Correction in Long-Standing Errors in Agency’s Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN-UP) Act of 2009, Section 3, Findings.

Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014: Comparison of Select Provisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 14, 2014

Apart from potential timeframes established in the schedule, the Corps would have been required to establish “comment deadlines” for outside agencies to comment on a draft EIS and “other comment periods … Clean Water Act Amendments WRRDA 2014 included amendments to a number of the water infrastructure provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 11, 2011

Due, in part, to residual Recovery Act follow-up, reporting and transparency requirements, risk-management, and accountability work, DOE expects the number of transactions to double during the period from … It did not provide general comments on Complex transformation. P.L. 111-8, FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, provided no RRW funds. Neither the FY2010 nor the FY2011 budgets requested RRW funds.

Environmental Risk and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Review of Proposed Legislative Mandates, 1993-1998

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 22, 1999

The Senate did not act on H.R. 9. … Air Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act, with regard to how EPA should weigh costs and risks in developing regulations.

Aviation Congestion: Proposed Non-Air Traffic Control Remedies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 5, 2001

As a result, the Department of Transportation has begun a rulemaking process by requesting public comment on possible demand management mechanisms. … Peak period pricing, which is another form of congestion pricing, addresses the demand/supply imbalance at an airport by charging higher fees for use of the airport at peak periods.

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2001

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 5, 2002

Naval units raided the slave traffic pursuant to the 1819 act of Congress. 1822— Cuba. … U.S. troops were ordered into Cambodia to clean out Communist sanctuaries from which Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacked U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in Vietnam.

Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 5, 2021

In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Congress also extended tax incentives to deploy energy efficiency and clean energy technologies by almost $700 million in FY2021, in addition to approximately … Carter CRS Report R44871, Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms: Causes, Challenges, and Policy Considerations, by Laura Gatz CRS Report R45998, Contaminants of Emerging Concern under the Clean Water Act, by

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 3, 2006

Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2006. … The measure phases out the program over a period ending October 1, 2007. H.Con.Res. 68 (Evans).

Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Technology Overview and Current Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 17, 2023

air, and preservation and enhancement of geopolitical influence. … Most reactors, both existing and proposed, require periodic shutdowns for refueling.

Protection of Security-Related Information

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 27, 2006

Congressional Research Service 15 Protection of Security-Related Information Air Transportation Security Act of 1974 Sensitive Security Information (SSI) The law governing SSI originated with the Air … , 33 CFR part 6, or 33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq. related to maritime security; or (iii) Any comments, instructions, and implementing guidance pertaining thereto.

The Role of Earmarks in CWSRF and DWSRF Appropriations in the 117th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 25, 2023

Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), Clean Water Act formula found in 33 U.S.C. §1285(c)(3) as modified by EPA, and DWSRF formula based on … , 2023 (P.L. 117-328), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), and Clean Water Act formula found in 33 U.S.C. §1285(c)(3), as modified by EPA.

Aviation: Direct Federal Spending, 1918-1998

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 3, 1999

CRS-3 service was $12 million.4 The Air Mail Act of 1925, also known as the Kelly Act, allowed for the hiring of private contractors to replace the existing government operation of the air mail service … From the enactment of the Air Mail Act of 1934 until 1938, air passenger-miles doubled and airmail pound-miles rose substantially.

Executive Orders and U.S. LNG Exports: Frequently Asked Questions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 6, 2025

Department of Energy Completes LNG Study Update, Announces 60-Day Comment Period,” press release, December 17, 2024, https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-completes-lngstudy-update-announces … -60-day-comment-period. 18 Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2024, June 2024, p. 43, https://www.energyinst.org/__data/ assets/pdf_file/0006/1542714/684_EI_Stat_Review_V16_DIGITAL.pdf

Navy DDG-51 Destroyer Procurement Rate: Issues and Options for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 25, 1994

CRS-2 1993, Representative Santorum introduced H.R. 2037, the DDG-51 Destroyers Act, which would reduce the DDG-51 procurement rate to two ships per year for the period FY1994-FY1997.3 In October and … Navy surface combatant must have an area-defense anti-air warfare (AAW) system.!

Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 30, 2012

For further discussion of the authorities of OPA and Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, see CRS Report RL33705, Oil Spills in U.S. … In practice, EPA support for this function has involved waiving environmental requirements applicable to motor vehicle fuel under the Clean Air Act.

Supreme Court Narrows Federal Jurisdiction Under Clean Water Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · Jun 21, 2023

Legal Sidebari Supreme Court Narrows Federal Jurisdiction Under Clean Water Act June 21, 2023 On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court decided Sackett v. … EPA, a case with significant implications for the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Electricity Distribution Transformers: Supply, Tariffs, and Policy Options

Congressional research report · Reports · Apr 23, 2026

I-9, https://www.epa.gov/statelocalenergy/quantifying-multiple-benefits-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-guidestate; and National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Implementing EPA’s Clean Power … In the 118th Congress, H.R. 6747, the Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023, would have authorized $2.1 billion under authority of Title III of the DPA to address domestic manufacturing

The Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and the National Oilheat Research Alliance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 19, 2013

See Appendix A of this report for further descriptions. 3 26 U.S.C. §4081. 4 The Clean Air Act, however, does not give EPA specific authority to regulate heating oil or its sulfur content. … In fact, home heating oil prices were drifting slightly lower during the same reporting period.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations for FY2026

Congressional research report · Reports · Apr 21, 2026

Lawrence Seaway and other aspects of navigation infrastructure.4 The source of most of DOT’s annual funding is provided by two periodic authorization acts, one for surface transportation programs and one … Section 242 would have required HUD to conduct rulemaking subject to federal law requiring for public participation and comment periods of no less than 60 days.

Border Security: The San Diego Fence

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 25, 2007

Section 102(c)—before its amendment in the REAL ID Act as part of P.L. 109-13—waived the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 (16 U.S.C. §§1531 et seq.) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) … . §§1251 et seq.); (5) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. §§470 et seq.); (6) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. §§703 et seq.); (7) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.); and