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Military Construction Funding in the Event of a National Emergency

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Jan 11, 2019

the event of a declaration of war or national emergency and depends upon a “declaration of war or the declaration by the President of a national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act … Status of Unobligated Balances for Military Construction (MILCON) and Family Housing Titles (in thousands of dollars, as of September 30, 2018) Account Period of Availability Appropriated Amount Unobligated

Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 1, 2013

covering the period June-November 2011. … Balks at Pakistani Bills,” Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2011). 51 The first of the new F-16s were delivered in June 2010, when three aircraft were inducted into the Pakistani Air Force at the Shabaz Air

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Child Labor Provisions

Congressional research report · Reports · Jul 1, 2026

occupations—other than mining and manufacturing—that do not constitute oppressive child labor for children who are 14 and 15 years old, based on the Secretary’s determination that “such employment is confined to periods … Public comments received in response to this proposed rule revealed considerable opposition.

Committee Controls of Agency Decisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 16, 2005

Nixon signed the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, commenting on two provisions. … Congress had to act up or down within a fixed time period.

The Coast Guard’s Role in Safeguarding Maritime Transportation: Selected Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 28, 2017

filed comments in favor of a mandatory eight-hour rest period.7 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) filed comments reiterating its support for a crew schedule that allows for 8 hours of uninterrupted … sleep per 24-hour period (which could require a 10-hour rest period).

Military Base Closures: Highlights of the 2005 BRAC Commission Report and Its Additional Proposed Legislation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 26, 2006

Air National Guard Among the most difficult issues faced by the 2005 BRAC Commission were DOD’s proposals to close or realign Air National Guard bases. … Information (FOIA) and Government in the Sunshine Acts.

Liberia: 1989-1997 Civil War, Post-War Developments, and U.S. Relations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 31, 2003

listener comments critical of the Taylor government. … Post-War Period.

The Polar Vortex: Background and Forecasting

Congressional research report · In Focus · Feb 6, 2026

Mean Temperature Departures from Average, February 7-21, 2021 Average Period: 1981-2010 Arctic blasts or cold air outbreaks. … When this occurs, the jet stream becomes “wavy” and cold air moves south and warm air moves north, producing a disrupted polar vortex.

Veterans’ Benefits: The Impact of Military Discharges on Basic Eligibility

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 6, 2015

Homosexual acts involving aggravating circumstances or other factors affecting the performance of duty Examples include child molestation, homosexual prostitution, homosexual acts or conduct accompanied … The additional one-year eligibility period began February 12, 2015, with the enactment of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for America Veterans Act (H.R. 203; P.L. 114-2). 96 Community-Based Outpatient

Injurious Species Listings Under the Lacey Act: A Legal Briefing

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 1, 2013

on the proposed rule.54 While there is no minimum period of time for a comment period, courts have focused on whether the agency provided an “adequate” opportunity to comment—the length of the comment … period is only one factor.55 Once the comment period has closed, the agency must consider the relevant information and incorporate a basis and purpose into the adopted rule.56 The final rule must be published

Energy and Water Development: FY2017 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 23, 2017

Major Energy and Water Development funding highlights for FY2017 include     Definition of “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act. … Definition of “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act As approved by the Senate, H.R. 2028 (§103) prohibited the Corps during FY2017 from changing the definition of “fill material” or “discharge of fill

Iraq: Politics and Governance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 9, 2016

Shiite, is acting Interior Minister. 38 Tim Arango. … Iran has periodically acted against other Iranian opposition groups based in Iraq, including the Free Life Party (PJAK) that consists of Iranian Kurds and is allied with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party that

Drug Testing in Sports: Proposed Legislation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 10, 2005

testing standards an unfair or deceptive act under the FTC Act, and require the FTC to promulgate regulations to enforce the Clean Sports Act as if the FTC Act were incorporated into the Clean Sports … After this grace period ends, the Secretary could levy fines of up to $5 million for noncompliance, and add another $1 million for each additional day of noncompliance.26 The Commerce Secretary would be

Biometric Entry-Exit System: Legislative History and Status

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 28, 2020

Program air travelers by August 2008. … , piloted, and reported on a biometric air exit program.

Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Mobility, Reconnaissance, and Firepower Programs

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 8, 2019

Light IBCTs can move by foot, vehicle, or air (either air landed or by helicopter). … Air Assault IBCTs Air Assault IBCTs are specially trained and equipped to conduct helicopter assaults.

The Safety of Air Ambulances

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 23, 2006

Three-year moving averages of the estimated accident rate were computed across the 14 year period 3 Alan Levin and Robert Davis, “Surge in Crashes Scars Air Ambulance Industry.” … In particular, over the same period (from 1991-2005), non-scheduled air taxi operators, which fly under the same rules as air ambulance operators carrying patients, experienced an overall accident rate

Frequently Asked Questions: CHIPS Act of 2022 Provisions and Implementation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 25, 2023

For example, the process for obtaining pre-construction and operating permits required under the Federal Clean Air Act can take 12 to 18 months.45 Additionally, domestic fab construction projects that … Other manufacturing steps include adding materials (deposition and implantation), wafer cleaning and smoothing (wet cleaning and planarization), and thermal treatments (diffusion and annealing).

Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 15, 2019

Funds usually are apportioned either in proportion to the time period of the fiscal year covered by the CR, or according to the historical, seasonal rate of obligations for the period of the year covered … projections) for cases during the FY1999 (i.e., the “short-CR” period)

Select Acquisition Reform Provisions in the House and Senate Versions of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 21, 2017

The FY2017 act itself continued a trend started by the FY2016 enacted bill, which had 77 provisions in Title VIII, the most since the FY2008 act, which had 60 provisions. Figure 1. … than hours spent cleaning bathrooms—unless DOD provides a justification (§818).

Invasive Non-Native Species: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 25, 2002

These regulations (40 CFR 1700) implement §312(n) of the Clean Water Act. … Costs of cleaning beaches have declined in recent years with reduced populations of alewives.