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Veterans Affairs: Presumptive Service Connection and Disability Compensation

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 18, 2014

presumptive period. … After the allotted period for public comment, the VBA will then prepare a final rule to be submitted to the Federal Register.

Military Helicopter Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 24, 2004

It may support the helicopter air-to-air and air-to-ground mission, troop transport, and search and rescue function. … Richard Cody, commented on how Army aviation is “stretched thin,” and that it would have to find “innovative ways” to address readiness and maintenance challenges.133 Has the Army (and other Services)

Appropriations for FY1996 : Interior

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 7, 1996

The next Plan for the 1997 to 2002 period is being circulated in decision document form . … Clean coal technology demonstration efforts (specifically, the Clean Coal Technology Program), which were supported by the Reagan and Bush Administrations, would be completed .

Targeted Tax Relief for Industries Impacted by the Coronavirus: Selected Policy Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Mar 20, 2020

Timing refers to the period when a fiscal stimulus would have the greatest effect. … What about companies that supply food, laundry, security, and cleaning services to the hotel chain as contractors?

Brownfields Tax Incentive Extension

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 19, 2007

expensing”), rather than spreading the costs over a period of years (“capitalizing”). … Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-554 (Appendix G, title I, §162); and in the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004, P.L. 108-311 (title III, §308(a)).

Technology Transfer And National Security Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 1, 1982

Bell was in financial srraits and was easily iduenced by the cash pr0flered-a total dSll0,OOO over a threeyear period. … missile, a ship borne surveillance radar, the Patriot surjace-to-air missile, a rowed-array submarine sonar system, a new air-to-air missile, the improved HAWK surjaceto-air missile, and a NATO air-ddense

Issues in International Trade Law: Restricting Exports of Electronic Waste

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 24, 2012

Environmental impacts reportedly include contamination of the local soil, air, surface water, and groundwater. … In U.S. – Gasoline,109 for example, the Appellate Body found that a regulation prescribing the methods for measuring compliance with the Clean Air Act’s gasoline standards did not satisfy the requirements

Long-Range Bombers: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 19, 2003

During this period, the planned procurement of B-2s was reduced, many B-52s were retired, and an ongoing debate began about retiring a number of B1s. … Defense Authorization Act for FY2004,” S.Rept. 108-46 (S. 1050), p. 210. 83 David A.

Bosnia Stabilization Force (SFOR) and U.S. Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 1, 1998

This includes Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps pilots flying air support CRS-3 missions from Italy. Though not officially a part of SFOR , the U.S. … Act. 9 105th Congress, 2nd Session, U.S.

U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 2, 2016

for European countries opposed to armed air marshals. … on the destination of air cargo.

Congressional Restrictions on U.S. Military Operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Somalia, and Kosovo: Funding and Non-Funding Approaches

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 7, 2007

In particular, the Air Force continued bombing operations at a high level. … (a) No funds authorized or appropriated under this or any other law may be expended after the date of enactment of this Act to bomb, rocket, napalm, or otherwise attack by air, any target whatsoever within

The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 29, 2013

provision and P.L. 110-49 to direct the Chinese-owned Ralls Corporation to divest itself of four wind turbine project companies in Boardman, Oregon, that were in or within the vicinity of restricted air … Others opposed the acquisition because A123 Systems had received nearly $250 million in a federal grant to support clean energy, although half of the grant was never released.

Proposed Cuts to Air Traffic Control Towers Under Budget Sequestration: Background and Considerations for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 16, 2013

Delays Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-9) was enacted. … during periods of ANG flight operations. 8 Federal Aviation Administration.

Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 7, 2016

The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (P.L. 102164) provides that former servicemembers be treated the same as other unemployed workers with respect to benefit levels, the waiting period … The Air Force and Navy have seen a gradual decrease in personnel strength since 2001, with the Navy reducing personnel by approximately 47,000 sailors and the Air Force reducing its personnel strength

U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel: Overview and Developments since October 7, 2023

Congressional research report · Reports · May 28, 2025

Air Force. … Section 1256 of P.L.118-31, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2024, directs the Secretary of the Air Force to, among other things: provide U.S. resources to train members of the Israel Air Force

Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical Perspectives for U.S. Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 23, 2020

-Iran tensions (and periodic direct conflict within Iraq itself), Russia has emerged as an alternative supplier for some systems. … Military Technology and Arms Release Policy to Israel,” Air Command and Staff College Air University Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 2009. For more, see CRS Report RL33222, U.S.

Energy and Water Development: FY2013 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 25, 2013

The Senate Appropriations Committee report commented on the Administration’s funding level but did not name a specific HMTF amount. … Most of the increase would go for joint work with DOE’s Office of Science on clean energy research and innovation.

FY2026 NDAA: Military Construction and Housing Authorizations

Congressional research report · Reports · Apr 8, 2026

billion.6 Some defense officials and Members of Congress have said the deferred maintenance backlog poses a risk to military readiness.7 Both DOD budget requests and appropriations enacted by Congress have periodically … Section 2823 amends the periodic reports that DOD provides to Congress regarding DOD’s privatized housing program, known as the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, or MHPI, to include additional

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: A Brief Introduction

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Dec 22, 2022

for the Armed Forces (CAAF) provides the exclusive forum for those convicted at courtsmartial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to appeal the decisions of the Army, Navy-Marine Corps, Air … The chief judge may call upon senior judges, with their consent, to perform judicial duties during periods when an active judge is unable to perform her duties due to illness or disability; there is a

Microbeads: An Emerging Water Quality Issue

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 20, 2015

The particles are tiny— between 50 and 500 micrometers in diameter (the latter is about the size of the period on a printed page), and a single product can contain hundreds of thousands of microbeads. … The Environmental Protection Agency has authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate microbeads that enter wastewater from industrial discharges, but that authority does not extend to directly regulating