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The Section 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Sequestration

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Aug 25, 2023

Act, 2021; P.L. 116-260). … Claim Period 12-year period once facility is placed in service. 12-year period once facility is placed in service, reduced to 5-year period if transferred.

High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) Devices: Threat Assessments

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 21, 2008

Effectiveness is increased if the electronic devices are connected to any other metal that could also act as an antenna. … Force Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile system.

Previewing the Next Farm Bill

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 15, 2012

When the 2008 farm bill was enacted, CBO 21 See, for example, comments from the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA). … Markets for Carbon Sequestration and Other Ecosystem Services Forests produce many ecosystem services—carbon sequestration, clean air and water, wildlife habitats, pleasant scenery, and more—for which

U.N . Regular Budget Funding : Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 15, 1995

Until 1994 the base period was ten years . … The U.N. assessment base period was reduced to 7 .5 years recently, and a 3-year or other short base periods have been proposed .

Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 9, 2008

This report will be updated periodically. … Some of them address these problems by paying landowners to retire land from production for multi-year periods, using easements and long-term agreements.

U.S.-Iran Conflict and Implications for U.S. Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 8, 2020

Such action could take the form of air operations, ground operations, special operations, or cyber and electronic warfare. … Another option could be to establish a naval and/or air quarantine of Iran. Iran has periodically, including since mid-2019, threatened to block the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Next Chapter

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 17, 2001

Air and water pollution (whether chronic or acute) may involve questions of subtle, long-term ecological effects. … Act.

Crosscut Budgets in Ecosystem Restoration Initiatives: Examples and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 3, 2011

Larger, nationwide programs such as USDA agricultural conservation programs and EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Funds to states are generally grouped in Category B. … There have been few comments on any positive or negative aspects of the CALFED crosscut budget. Some have suggested that its length may become unwieldy in future years if it keeps growing.

Managing Secrecy: Security Classification Reform—The Government Secrecy Act Proposal

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 8, 1998

Faga, a senior vice president and general manager at the MITRE Corporation and former director of the National Reconnaissance Office and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space.25 The statutory … Information that remains classified beyond 25 years will be subject to periodic review for declassification on a schedule established by the President.

FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5515)

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 18, 2019

It also contends that, unlike most of the period since the end of the Cold War, the Joint Force must now operate in contested domains where freedom of access and maneuver is no longer assured. … Air Defense Programs include Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) and Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC).

Federal Loans to the Auto Industry Under the Energy Independence and Security Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 13, 2008

These included a need to allow a public comment period, a requirement to lay program rules before Congress for at least 60 days under the terms of the Congressional Review Act,39 assessment of projects … Schedule for Repayment Comment, Application, Approval, and DOE has provided for a comment period of 30 days after publication in the Federal Register for public comments on the rule.

POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 16, 2006

Bruce Callender, “The History of Arlington’s Silent Soldiers,” Air Force Times, June 19, 1984: 23. b. U.S. … None of the National Defense Authorization or Intelligence Authorization Acts of the latter period contained significant POW/MIA-related provisions or report language with broad policy implications.

The Value of Energy Tax Incentives for Different Types of Energy Resources

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 19, 2019

This incentive was available to all domestic manufacturers and is not specifically targeted toward the oil and gas sector. 17 The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (the Budget Act; P.L. … Energy-Related Tax Preferences: 2017 and 2018 (billions of dollars) Provision 2017 Cost 2018 Cost Fossil Fuels Credits for investments in Clean Coal Facilities 0.2 -i- Expensing of Exploration and

Defense Primer: FY2018 Department of Defense Audit Results

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Jan 9, 2019

Updated January 9, 2019 Defense Primer: FY2018 Department of Defense Audit Results The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act, P.L. 101-576) requires annual audits of financial statements for federal … The auditor is expected to give an unbiased opinion on whether the financial statements and related disclosures are fairly stated in all material respects for a given period of time in accordance with

Military Benefits for Former Spouses: Legislation and Policy Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 20, 2021

Mendez. 8 When enacted, each service (Army, Navy, including the Marine Corps, and Air Force) had their own pay services. … CRDP was phased in over a period of 10 years and was fully implemented in 2014. 30 During the CRDP phase-in period, some eligible retirees saw their retired pay increase.

Congress and the Middle East, 2011-2020: Selected Case Studies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 21, 2021

the procurement or transfer of man portable air defense systems.” … We’re no longer providing air-to-air refueling.

Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions: A Review of the Historical Record

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 25, 2010

In the aftermath of Desert Storm, 30 Congress also approved the Missile Defense Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-190, National Defense Authorization Act for FY1992-1993) and stated it is a goal of the United States … Congressional Research Service 13 Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions Later, the Missile Defense Act of 1995 (in P.L. 104-106, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

Persian Gulf War: Defense-Policy Implications for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 15, 1991

The war appears to have validated the wartime value of the Goldwater-Nichols act reorganizing the Defense Department. … Supporters of this view included a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 that directs the Air Force to begin transferring A-10 aircraft to the Army.

Federal Farm Promotion (“Check-Off”) Programs

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 20, 2008

in a national study of air emissions and that, among other things, pay $2,500 per farm to help fund it. … Once an order is underway, periodic referenda may be held to assess support for its continuation.

Understanding the War Powers Resolution

Congressional research report · In Focus · Dec 17, 2025

Armed Forces, and Congress may or may not act in expedited fashion to authorize or limit presidential use of the military. … If the conferees cannot agree within 48 hours, they shall report to their respective chambers, and both chambers shall “act on” such report before the end of the period.