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U.S. Military Action in Venezuela Triggers Caribbean Airspace Closures and Flight Disruptions

Congressional research report · Insight · Jan 6, 2026

Air service between the United States and Venezuela has been suspended since May 2019. … This travel disruption also coincided with the busy New Year holiday travel period.

Hydropower: Comparison of Selected Provisions in S. 2012, as Engrossed in the House, and S. 2012, as Engrossed in the Senate

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 13, 2016

Then, FERC would proceed with soliciting comments from federal, state, and local agencies and tribes about the proposed license amendment. … Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.

China-U.S. Aircraft Collision Incident of April 2001: Assessments and Policy Implications

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 10, 2001

Air Force Base, Georgia, on July 5, according to a briefing by the Pacific Air Forces of the U.S. … Inside the Air Force, April 6, 2001.

Analysis of Senate-Passed S. 2198: Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 10, 2014

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12). … A draft EA was released on March 13, 2014, and is available for public comment for 20 days. (See https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?

Columbia River System Operations and the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams

Congressional research report · Reports · Jul 31, 2026

Low water flows, high air temperature, and other factors may cause high water temperatures. … Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a temperature total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Columbia and lower Snake Rivers in 2020, pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C

Macedonia: Country Background and Recent Conflict

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 28, 2002

The collection included: 4 tanks/APCs, 17 air defense weapon systems, 161 mortar/anti-tank weapons, 483 machine guns, and 3,210 assault rifles. … For FY 2003, the Administration has requested $50 million in SEED Act assistance and $11 million in military aid.

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2011 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 1, 2010

DOD’s FY2010 estimate for one-time implementation costs over the FY2006-2011 period reached $34.2 billion. … would be inconsistent with national security or national interest” and notifies Congress of his action within a specified period.

Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 21, 2014

Assistance Act of 1961, P.L. 87-195). … One local commentator has argued that General Nazarov was acting at the behest of a group in the Tajik security service to seize control over lucrative smuggling operations or otherwise was involved in

Reserve Component Duty Statuses: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · Reports · Aug 3, 2026

National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve) largely consist of personnel who hold full-time civilian positions and are called to duty on a periodic basis. … They may operate as part of the Army and Air Force respectively, much like the Army and Air Force Reserve.

FY2024 NDAA: TRICARE for Reservists

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Jan 5, 2024

and enacted reserve component-specific health care provisions included in the House-passed (H.R. 2670), Senate-passed (S. 2226), and enacted (P.L. 118-31) versions of the National Defense Authorization Act … Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Coast Guard Reserve).

Modernizing Access to Military Service Records: Frequently Asked Questions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 8, 2022

Act.” … Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force.

North Korea’s 2009 Nuclear Test: Containment, Monitoring, Implications

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 24, 2010

Air Force. “Air Force Technical Applications Center,” http://www.afisr.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp? … In the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, it found, 124 Information provided by Air Force Technical Applications Center through Air Force Legislative Liaison Office, email, October 26, 2009. 125

U.S. Renewable Electricity Generation: Resources and Challenges

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 5, 2011

In addition, wind speed may vary over a period of seconds, minutes, or hours, and solar energy may vary with cloud cover over a period of minutes or hours. … A wide range of batteries, compressed-air storage, hydrogen generation and fuel cells, and other means of storing and recovering intermittent energy are being studied.

Control of Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 20, 1984

Drug a b u s e "law enforcement" s p e n d i n g w e n t from $ 3 7 million to $1.07 billion during the s a m e period. … H o w e v e r , after a period y e a r s grace, t h e vacuum t h u s created h a s been filled by imports from Southwest Asia.

Cell-Cultivated Meat: An Overview

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 19, 2023

Comments submitted to the U.S. … FSIS-2020-0036, Comments submitted to the U.S.

Military Tuition Assistance Program: Background and Issues

Congressional research report · Reports · Jun 11, 2025

The Air Force’s description of operations financed includes Air Force Credentialing On-Line Opportunities programs as well as civilian pay, training, and infrastructure. … Department of the Air Force, FY2025 Budget Estimates, Volume I, Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, Justification of Estimates, March 2024, pp. 9 & 555, https://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/Portals/84/documents

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.

Turkey: Update on Selected Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 12, 2004

Officials plan to sign a new three-year stand-by agreement to cover the period 2005-2007. … Some Turkish commentators charged that U.S. allegations about Turkish activity in Sulaymaniyah were false.

Retransmission of Network Programming Under the Satellite Home Viewer Act: Summary of the PrimeTime 24 Decision

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 26, 1999

programming to unauthorized subscribers, are subject to permanent injunction, barring the retransmission of any station affiliated with the network and statutory damages of up to $250,000 for each six month period … Moreover, the Act requires the FCC to promulgate rules to establish a “point-to-point” predictive model for determining an individual subscriber’s ability to receive an over-the-air Grade B signal.

North Slope Infrastructure and the ANWR Debate

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 10, 2003

of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is prohibited and no leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the range shall be undertaken until authorized by an Act … Development advocates stress the decreasing size of some of the items described above, growth in a caribou herd in the developed area, responses to cleaning up any oil spills and other environmental protections