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Iran: Arms and Technology Acquisitions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 22, 1998

Iran tested the Chinese-supplied air-launched C-801K missile on one of its operational U.S. … Despite press reports on March 13 that China and Iran negotiated in early 1998 to supply Iran with uranium enrichment material,12 Congress did not formally disapprove within the thirty legislative day period

Al Qaeda and U.S. Policy: Middle East and Africa

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 5, 2018

Zawahiri and his wife permanently left Egypt in 1985 and arrived in Pakistan in 1986 after an intervening period in Saudi Arabia. … Rasmussen also noted that, “membership in these particular organizations is not always a clean, distinct, or definable proposition.”59 However, some outside observers argue that by early 2015 Khorasan

POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 1, 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.

Public Trust and Law Enforcement—A Discussion for Policymakers

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 13, 2020

Adler and Nathaniel Stewart , Is the Clean Air Act Unconstitutional? Coercion, Cooperative Federalism and Conditional Spending After NFIB v. … Cir. 2015) (rejecting the plaintiff’s position that the “Clean Air Act’s sanctions for noncompliant states impose such a steep price that State officials effectively have no choice but to comply”); T exas

Keystone XL: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 5, 2017

The forecasts reach out to the period 2035-2040. … The FEIS does not comment on historical trends in U.S. refinery capacity.

China Primer: South China Sea Disputes

Congressional research report · In Focus · Aug 25, 2026

Tensions Between China and the Philippines For several decades, tensions in the South China Sea have periodically flared between China and other claimants. … Select Legislation Under a security assistance program currently known as the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative, authorized by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal

U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement

Congressional research report · CRS In Focus · Jan 8, 2025

-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement On March 28, 2023, the United States and Japan signed a critical minerals agreement (CMA) covering five key minerals related to the production of batteries for clean … The two countries agreed to review the CMA periodically to determine whether to terminate or amend the CMA, including which critical minerals are covered.

Trade Agreement Implementation: Expedited Procedures and Congressional Control in Existing Law

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 26, 2001

This Act and its successors, however, always made the trade promotion authority available to the President only for a limited period. … The original or clean bill, however, would not qualify for expedited consideration.

Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 26, 2007

Dogs trained in explosives detection can generally only work for brief periods, have significant upkeep costs, are unable to communicate the identity of the detected explosives residue, and require a human … Because of the large volume of air passengers, even small false positive rates may be unacceptable.

Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds

Congressional research report · In Focus · Apr 20, 2026

Air Force Working Capital Fund (AFWCF) The Air Force’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget (SAF/FMB) manages the AFWCF. … The annual budget justification books provide a financial profile of each fund over a three-year period (year of the request and two years prior).

Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 27, 2006

FID is one of the primary SOF missions designated by the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, which created the U.S. … ultra violet lens, could be used to identify people or vehicles that had participated in a terrorist or insurgency act.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2017 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 5, 2017

THUD Funding Trends Table 1 shows funding trends for DOT and HUD over the period FY2010-FY2016, omitting emergency funding and other supplemental funding. … 102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74).

Appropriations for FY2000: Energy and Water Development

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 26, 1999

Act of 1990, and current program authorizations. … The program cleans up contamination at old industrial sites that processed nuclear materials for defense purposes. Table 3.

NATO Applicant States: A Status Report

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 25, 2003

About 1,000 U.S. troops have been stationed in ConstanÛa, which is acting as an “air bridge” to the Gulf. … About 1,000 U.S. personnel were stationed in ConstanÛa, which is acting as an “air bridge” to Iraq and the Gulf.

Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT and E) Program

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 14, 1999

This report will be updated periodically. … It is here where new technologies and their potential for military application are explored and developed (sometimes over long periods of time).

Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 14, 1999

This report will be updated periodically. … It is here where new technologies and their potential for military application are explored and developed (sometimes over long periods of time).

Energy and Water Development: FY2009 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 25, 2009

It did not provide general comments on Complex transformation. … Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161).

South Korea: Its Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Outlook

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 30, 2009

Air Force personnel at two U.S. air bases that house three squadrons of F-16 aircraft. 19 “ROK Public: Small Steps toward an Enhanced Alliance,” Office of Opinion Research, U.S. … President Lee’s diplomatic approach toward Beijing has been something of a balancing act.

Morocco: Current Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 15, 2015

Constitutional provisions on gender equality and parity, along with civil liberty protections, have yet to be implemented.6 Protests periodically occur, though they have dwindled in size since their peak … acquired as a grant U.S. transfer; advanced AM 120-C7 air-to-air medium-range missiles systems; and Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) missile guidance kits.59 Sales agreements for U.S.

Possible U.S.-Iran Agreement: INARA and U.S. Sanctions

Congressional research report · In Focus · Jun 17, 2026

missile and air strikes involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. … Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act Congress’s 2015 passage of INARA mandates congressional oversight of agreements related to Iran’s nuclear program.