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Defense Primer: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Contracts

Congressional research report · In Focus · Aug 15, 2024

Case Study: Air Force Use of LPTA In 2017, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a $21.5 million Air Force contract for centralized mail sorting services in Germany. … The Air Force used LPTA, as the requirements for the service were well defined and noncomplex.

Building the Capacity of Partner States Through Security Force Assistance

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 5, 2011

Gates, "A Balanced Strategy: Reprogramming the Pentagon for a New Age," Foreign Affairs, January/February 2009. 24 Francis Fukuyama, comment on Center for Global Development task force’s report, On the … security assistance programs are constrained by a “patchwork of authorities, persistent shortfalls in the resources, unwieldy processes and a limited ability to sustain such undertakings beyond a short period

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee on Coal

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 31, 2006

The Office of Surface Mining estimates that at least $3 billion in additional reclamation expenditures is needed to clean up remaining Priority 1 and 2 sites. … OSM estimates that about $3 billion in additional reclamation expenditures is needed to clean up remaining Priority 1 and 2 sites.

COVID-19, U.S. Agriculture, and USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 8, 2020

; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, P.L. 116-136); and Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139). … The APHIS and AMS amounts are to replace user fee revenues that are expected to decline due to reduced air passenger traffic (APHIS) and because of reduced grading, inspections and audit services (AMS)

The Department of Energy's Tritium Production Program

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 8, 2001

Work was to continue on the accelerator option for a period of time as a backup. The 106th Congress ratified this decision through the FY2000 defense authorization act (P.L. 106-65). … The Senate did not comment further about the authorization, and made no mention of the APT project.

Drones in Domestic Surveillance Operations: Fourth Amendment Implications and Legislative Responses

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 3, 2013

Air. … for long periods of time and can hover in one location.

Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters in Short

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 1, 2018

The period of detention may be followed by a period of juvenile delinquent supervision, revocation of which in serious cases may result in detention until the individual is 26 years of age. … A clean record, however, is no bar to a transfer.

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation in the 107th Congress: A Comparison of H.R. 333 As Passed by the House and the Senate

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 10, 2002

adding “the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2001” which creates 23 temporary judgeships; ! … The debtor’s period of exclusivity to file a reorganization plan is 180 days.

Worker Classification: Employee Status Under the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the ABC Test

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 20, 2021

The comment period for the withdrawal notice ends on April 12, 2021. 90 While the reasons for adopting the ABC test may vary, at least some states have expressly described an interest in preventing misclassification … Safety and Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, and the Walsh-Healy Public Contract Act.

Globalized Supply Chains and U.S. Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 27, 2010

Promotion Act (S. 1662 [Brown,S.]); Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009 (S. 1766. … Global Climate Change Policy: Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness, by (name redacted) and (name redacted); CRS Report RL30853, Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major

U.S. Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Aircraft

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 15, 2015

Congress prohibited the Air Force’s proposed FY2015 E-3 divesture plan in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2015,39 and in response, the Air Force re36 “Aircraft Assets & Availability,” Air … Beginning in August 1950, WB-50 aircraft were converted for the air-sampling mission over a two-year period.

Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 12, 2007

Electronic notice must be provided by the importer within a specified period prior to arrival at the border (within two hours by road, four hours by air or rail, and eight hours by water). … They also inspect ship and air cargo, rail and truck freight, and package mail from foreign countries.

The Export Administration Act: Controversy and Prospects

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 2, 2003

S. 149 adds a public notice and comment period that can be waived in an emergency. S. 149 increases the time limitation on foreign policy controls to two years from one year under EAA. … Diffuse competencies provide venues to air different perspectives.

Homeland Security Department: FY2011 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 25, 2011

Transportation Security Administration53 The TSA, created by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA, P.L. 107-71), is charged with protecting air, land, and rail transportation systems within … children for a period of up to six months after leaving office.

Open Ocean Aquaculture

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 9, 2010

EPA regulates the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States from finfish aquaculture facilities under the Clean Water Act (CWA; 33 U.S.C. §§1251, et seq.). … The GMFMC held a series of public hearings to solicit comments on the draft plan.

Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 12, 2013

This was reduced in the 2008 farm bill to $300,000 for any six-year period, except in cases of environmental significance. … Water Act (CWA).

U.S. Offshore Aquaculture Regulation and Development

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 10, 2019

During the same period, production of salmon and oysters increased in both volume and revenue. … National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit EPA protects water quality by regulating the discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA).53 Under the CWA, a National

Long-Term Federal Management of Uranium Mill Tailings: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 22, 2021

.60 UMTRCA authorizes EPA to revise these standards periodically. … “The Committee recommends $32,959,000 to reimburse private licensees for the cost of cleaning up uranium and thorium processing sites in accordance with Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Agricultural Biotechnology: The U.S.-EU Dispute

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 8, 2010

EU regulations empower the European Commission to approve applications by default if the Council of Ministers fails to act on them within three months. … November 21, 2007 The parties informed the DSB that they had agreed to modify the reasonable period of time so as to expire on January 11, 2008.

FY2026 Defense Budget: Funding for Selected Weapon Systems

Congressional research report · Reports · Jul 2, 2026

The law included $156.2 billion for defense.11 All funds carried a five-year period of availability, meaning they remain available for obligation until September 30, 2029, and expenditure through FY2034 … Joint Advanced Tactical Missile Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile $1.10 $0.30 257 Air Intercept Missile $1.10 $1.10 $1.10 $1.24 $1.10 $0.51 277 $0.51 277 $1.21 277 $0.59 277 $0.82