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Sequestration: A Review of Estimates of Potential Job Losses

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 1, 2012

The act reduces the budget deficit in two ways. … air travel and related industry output, air freight cargo and related industry output, and aircraft manufacturing.

USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: Round One (CFAP-1)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 19, 2020

Eligible Wool: Graded (clean basis) and ungraded (paid on a greasy basis). … USDA uses a 50% conversion rate from greasy wool to clean wool, thus the payment rates for greasy wool are set at half the value of clean wool. Congressional Research Service 18 Table A-2.

Education Department Updates Title IX Regulations: Protections for Pregnant Students and Employees

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Sep 3, 2024

Following a 2022 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ED received comments regarding pregnancy discrimination at school. … Educational institutions must provide students with a lactation space that is not a bathroom and is clean, shielded from view, and free from intrusion.

Ukraine: Background, Conflict with Russia, and U.S. Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 5, 2021

Freedom Support Act (H.R. 496, S. 1310), and the Restraining Russian Imperialism Act (H.R. 3144). … Ihor Kolomoysky: Finance, energy, air transport, media. Former governor of Dnipropetrovsk region. Controls television station that used to air Zelensky’s media programs.

Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (H.R. 8) and America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Amendment to H.R. 8): An Overview

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 2, 2018

on the guidance and for submission of the public comments and USACE consideration of the comments to the authorizing committees. … Numerous bills have been introduced to amend EPA-administered programs under the Clean Water Act (CWA)22 and/or the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)23 to help municipalities meet public health and environmental

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 19, 2023

Acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati currently leads a caretaker government but has no mandate to advance specific policies. … Some rockets were intercepted by Israeli air defenses, while others fell inside Israel (two injuries were reported; no fatalities).

Redeploying U.S. Nuclear Weapons to South Korea: Background and Implications in Brief

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 14, 2017

Nuclear Weapons to South Korea: Background and Implications in Brief will act to meet the common danger. … The United States also employs other strategic assets to demonstrate its commitment to South Korea’s defense; it rotates B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers through Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and periodically

Retransmission Consent and Other Federal Rules Affecting Programmer-Distributor Negotiations: Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 9, 2007

But when Mediacom filed an emergency petition at the FCC, citing comments made by Senator Inouye in 1992 (when he was manager of the 1992 Cable Act that included the retransmission consent provisions in … signals free off the air.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Jurisdiction Conflicts in Siting Approval

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 10, 2004

of 1978, Act of Nov. 9, 1978, Pub. … FERC specifically indicates that LNG projects must be consistent with state Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Clean Air Act (CAA) implementing regulations.71 Significantly,

Biological Weapons: A Primer

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 24, 2001

Air and Water Purification ! Component Technologies for Bio Agents Sensors ! … Conventional or turbulent air-flow clean-air rooms and self-contained fan-HEPA filter units that may be used for P3 or P4 (BL3, BL4, L3, L4) containment facilities.

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pipeline Development: Federal Initiatives

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Jun 2, 2023

The IIJA (Section 40314) also established a DOE program to support Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs— demonstration projects involving clean hydrogen producers and consumers and the connecting infrastructure … Division J, Title III, appropriated a total of $100 million for the period FY2022-FY2026.

Congressional Action on the FY2013 Disaster Supplemental

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 31, 2017

127 Stat. 31 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $500,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean … Congressional Action on the FY2013 Disaster Supplemental Comparing Past or Future Disasters to Hurricane Sandy15 As Congress debated the provision of supplemental funding in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, some commentators

Federal and State Quarantine and Isolation Authority

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 9, 2014

Constitution, which states that Congress shall have the power “[t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states.”5 Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) grants … Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA) and its implementing regulations.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Current and Potential Programs

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 28, 2022

Congressional Research Service 15 Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Current and Potential Programs DOD has not formally commented on this change; however, several factors may have influenced this downward … Finally, much UAS development is believed to have moved to unacknowledged classified systems during this period.

Defense Primer: Reserve Forces

Congressional research report · In Focus · Feb 19, 2026

• Congress may consider changes to the RC duty status system, such as those proposed in an August 2025 RAND Corporation report and the Duty Status Reform Act (H.R. 6976). … , for periods of up to 120 days (10 U.S.C. §12304a).

Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 1, 2007

The prime example of the latter is the now-famous public comment in 2003 that George Bush was President Chen Shui-bian’s “secret guardian angel”—a comment made by Therese Shaheen, who as Chair of the Washington … According to the DOD report,51 Chinese air, naval, and missile force modernization is making it increasingly critical that Taiwan strengthen its defenses with a sense of urgency.

Oil Industry Tax Issues in the FY2011 Budget Proposal

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 24, 2010

Must Win Clean Energy Race,” Vol. 59, No. 77, April 23, 2009. … The budget proposal also seeks congressional repeal of Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58).

The DPA Modernization Act of 2026: An Overview

Congressional research report · Reports · Aug 13, 2026

Department of Energy, “President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of Clean Energy,” press release, June 6, 2022, https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defense-production-act-accelerate-domestic-manufacturingclean … Securities and Exchange Commission, DOD made the investment pursuant to Section 303 authorities.71 Members of Congress have commented on the DOD–MP Materials transaction, some to express tentative support

Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · Reports · Dec 4, 2025

SM-6) surface-to-air missiles; and 5,100 Sidewinder Missiles (AIM-9X) air-to-air missiles. … The Committee is particularly concerned by the inability of the Department of the Air Force and certain defense contractors to proceed with a MYP contract for the Advanced MediumRange Air-to-Air Missile

Federal Employees' Retirement Benefits: Bills in the 108th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 5, 2003

Retirement Annuities for Air Traffic Controllers. … Adjustment to Annuity Computations for Periods of Disability.