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Radioactive Waste Streams: Waste Classification for Disposal

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 13, 2006

Department of Energy Waste Determinations—Draft Report For Interim Use and Comment (NUREG-1854), May 2006. … Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).56 Energy Policy Act Provisions for NORM The Energy Policy

Earthquakes Induced by Underground Fluid Injection and the Federal Role in Mitigation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 13, 2023

EPA, Summary of Input on Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Practices Under the Clean Water Act, EPA-821-S19-001, May 2020, pp. 5, 7, at https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/documents … Congressional Research Service 25 Earthquakes Induced by Underground Fluid Injection and the Federal Role in Mitigation CLEAN Future Act (H.R. 1512) proposed to amend SDWA to require EPA to revise regulations

Overview of Selected No Surprises Act Litigation

Congressional research report · CRS Report Type LSB · Sep 7, 2023

Legal Sidebari Overview of Select No Surprises Act Litigation September 7, 2023 The No Surprises Act (NSA), part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), established various consumer … Plaintiffs argued that the fee increase and the same-service-code batching criteria violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because they should have been subject to notice-and-comment rulemaking

FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 11, 2014

unchanged during this period. … costs to DOD by about $135 million over the 20152019 period.

Federal Research and Development Funding : FY2003

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 10, 2003

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Mexico and the 112th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 29, 2013

Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which is located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. … On April 16, 2009, President Obama and Mexican President Calderón announced the Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change to jointly develop clean energy sources and encourage investment in

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Gulf of Mexico Fishing Industry

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 17, 2011

The plan would redirect Clean Water Act penalty revenues for this purpose5 and establish a Gulf Restoration Council to coordinate restoration efforts. … Congress should dedicate 80 percent of the Clean Water Act penalties to long-term restoration of the Gulf of Mexico.

Military Construction: Authorities and Processes

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 5, 2024

It is established under the Air Force Council, which is chaired by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Under Secretary of the Air Force. See U.S. … Air Force IPL.

Children’s Environmental Health: What Role for the Federal Government?

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 15, 2001

For example, three major environmental statutes – the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA … Children experience periods of special vulnerability to some toxic effects of some chemicals as their organs develop. Some of these vulnerable periods are quite extended. !

Sub-Saharan Africa: Overview and U.S. Engagement

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 21, 2023

For instance, the FY2023 SFOPS appropriations act (Division K of P.L. 117-328) directs “not less than” $260 million for clean energy programs, “including in support of… implementing the Power Africa initiative … Leading to Development Act of 2018 (BUILD Act, P.L. 115-254), which established the U.S.

Airline Passenger Rights Legislation in the 107th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 17, 2001

more other air carriers, agreements or cooperative arrangements relating to limiting flights at an airport during a time period that the AG determines that scheduled flights exceed the capacity of the … Consumer Air Travelers Fair Service Improvement Act Rights Act (H.R. 1734) Right to Know Act (H.R.

The Hours of Service (HOS) Rule for Commercial Truck Drivers and the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 18, 2020

of sleep in the previous 24-hour period. … radius of the source of the commodities, are exempted from the HOS rule.72 This area within which this exemption can be claimed was expanded from a radius of 100 air miles to 150 air miles in 2012, more

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2023

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 7, 2023

U.S. forces maintained order during a period of chronic political instability. 1916 China. … 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.

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 24, 2013

In 2012, President Obama signed the RESTORE Act, which establishes from Clean Water Act penalties the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which is available for restoration activities in the Gulf Coast … into this fund 80% of all administrative and civil penalties paid by responsible parties in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Clean Water Act.

Federal Requirements on Private Health Insurance Plans

Congressional research report · Reports · Mar 12, 2025

Qualifying events for special enrollment periods are defined in §603 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406) and in 45 C.F.R. §155.420(d). 15 A waiting period refers … This is different from a waiting period (see the “Waiting Period Limitation” section of this report).

Who Is a “Veteran”?—Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 25, 2016

If a claimant has served more than one period of enlistment, different discharge categories may be specified for each period. … The GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-202) recognized the service of the Women’s Air Forces Service Pilots, a civilian group, as active service for benefits administered by the VA.

The 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79): Summary and Side-by-Side

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 12, 2014

in the Federal Register for public comment. … Clarifies that NPDES exemptions apply to permits but not to other Clean Water Act (CWA) or other federal permitting requirements.

Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 14, 2002

Peru was governed by Acting President Valentin Paniagua during a transition period until president-elect Alejandro Toledo was inaugurated as President on July 28, 2001, following the well regarded two-round … any air interdiction program that permits the shootdown of aircraft. !

Patents on Methods of Doing Business

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 1, 2000

establishments to track the location of individual articles of clothing as they moved throughout the cleaning process. … He also proposed that business method and software patents be subjected to a public comment period prior to grant, purportedly allowing “the Internet community the 183 Thomas, supra note 25, at 1178-

The Chinese Military: Overview and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 24, 2016

Act (NDAA) for FY2000, which sets guidelines for U.S. … Specifically, Section 902(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY1990 and FY1991 suspends the issuance of licenses under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act for the export to the PRC