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U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Sep 11, 2017

In his opening comments to the 2017 U.S. Air Force Posture Hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman John McCain stated, "The force is short 1,500 pilots.... … Commenting on the shortage, the Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein, warns , "The Air Force is as busy as we have ever been, but we are also smaller than we have ever been.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2021 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Jan 11, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). … State Revolving Fund Programs The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorize complementary financial assistance programs to help publicly owned treatment works and public water

Global Health Engagement in the Department of Defense

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 6, 2022

the Air Force’s core competencies that can be acquired through “personal experience, selfstudy, web-based training, and formal education usually over a significant period of time.”68 In 2017, the Navy …  Are there any additional comments you would like to add regarding this topic?

Navy-Marine Corps Amphibious and Maritime Prepositioning Ship Programs: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 1, 2008

Each squadron stores enough combat equipment and supplies to equip and support a MEB for a period of 30 days. … In the scenario, the LPD-type ship acts as a host or support platform for sailors, Marines, Army personnel, Air Force personnel, and a Coast Guard small boat unit.24 A March 20, 2006, Navy white paper

Recent Responses to COVID-19 by the Judicial Conference of the United States, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and Select Courts Within the Federal Judiciary (July 2020)

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Jul 21, 2020

Congress previously appropriated $7.5 million in the CARES Act for the federal judiciary to address its initial response to the pandemic. … Congress according to the process outlined in the Rules Enabling Act.”

Nonimmigrant Overstays: Overview and Policy Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 21, 2023

Department of State [DOS]) to travel to the United States, the act of overstaying relates to the period of admission (as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP]). … Air Exit Travelers departing the United States by air present their boarding passes to airport gate agents.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Authority to Expand Expedited Removal

Congressional research report · Legal Sidebar · Sep 18, 2025

been admitted or paroled following inspection by immigration authorities at ports of entry if those aliens cannot establish that they have been physically present in the United States for a continuous period … The court ruled that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that DHS’s action violated the Administrative Procedure Act because the agency failed to comply with notice and comment

The Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit: In Brief

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 29, 2020

Notes: For all lapse periods, the PTC was retroactively extended. See text for full details on qualifying technologies during different time periods. a. … In the Senate, Senator Wyden has proposed the Clean Energy for America Act (S. 1288).

Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Q&A on Global Implications and Responses

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 14, 2020

Force, Air National Guard, Tennessee Air National Guard, “Two Memphians bring much-needed supplies home,” press release, April 3, 2020. 103 Ellen Mitchell, “Air Force moves 500K coronavirus test swabs … H.R. 6598, SOS ACT Act.

EPA Water Infrastructure Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 24, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs—the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program under the … Congressional Research Service 2 Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding in ARRA Background: State Revolving Fund Programs The Clean Water Act (CWA)12 and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA

Space Resource Extraction: Overview and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 29, 2024

Spudis, “Lowering the Cost of Human Spaceflight,” Smithsonian Magazine: Air & Space, September 12, 2016, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/lowering-cost-human-spaceflight-180960420/; Don … Petit, “The Tyranny (and Power) of Rocket Travel,” Smithsonian Magazine: Air & Space, May 2, 2012, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-tyranny-and-power-of-rocket-travel-78586310/.

The Department of Defense, Science and Technology Program: An Analysis, FY1998-FY2007

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 12, 2008

September 30, 2001. p. 41. 5 Conference report accompanying H.R. 4546, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. … This period of time is interesting to policymakers for several reasons. It includes the transition in FY2000 to a period of significant and historic growth in the S&T budget.

Pandemic-Related Provisions Expiring in the 117th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 25, 2021

405(b) Passenger Air Carriers March 31, 2021 Rachel Y. … 407 Minimum Air Service Guarantees March 1, 2022 Rachel Y.

Future Servicemember Preparatory Courses: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · Reports · Jan 13, 2026

The Air Force and Marine Corps have stated that they do not plan to establish analogous programs. … Note: Comment descriptors relate to enlistee “trainability and on-the-job performance.” Title 10, Section 520(a), of the U.S.

Forestry in the 2008 Farm Bill

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 15, 2009

Congressional Research Service 7 Forestry in the 2008 Farm Bill Possible Forestry Issues for a Future Farm Bill Reauthorization of the many agriculture programs is a prime reason for the periodic farm … productsdependent communities, either as a continued USFS program or as part of other USDA rural assistance programs.15 Markets for Ecosystem Services Forests provide a broad array of environmental services—clean

U.S.-Indonesia Relations

Congressional research report · In Focus · Mar 5, 2026

Prabowo has also acted to strengthen relations with the United States. Indonesia joined the Trump Administration’s Board of Peace, and has offered to mediate in the intensifying Middle East conflict. … Indonesian authorities periodically confront or warn off PRC fishing and law-enforcement vessels seen as encroaching on Indonesian waters.

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 26, 2003

Reauthorization proposed in the Senate bill would extend this coverage until the end of 2007, thereby giving U.S. air carriers an extended period of certainty on the availability of coverage. … Both bills would authorize $300 million over a six-year period from FY2004 through FY2010 for this function.

Television Satellite and Cable Retransmission of Broadcast Video Programming Under the Copyright Act’s Compulsory Licenses

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 5, 1998

Royalties are paid twice a year at six-month filing periods. … Congress resolved this dilemma not by statutory text but by comments in the committee reports.

The Privacy Act: Emerging Issues and Related Legislation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 26, 2002

Clearly prohibited are “persistent cookies,” which may track web habits for long periods of time, and the dissemination of a person’s information to a private company. … The evaluation’s recommendation that Cummings be stripped of her flight status was rejected by the commander of the Naval Air Force for the Atlantic Fleet.

Appropriations for FY2001: Military Construction

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 7, 2000

Act of 1990, and current program authorizations. … The long-term plan extends over a six-year period and is known as the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP).