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COVID-19: Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Supplemental Appropriations in the CARES Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 24, 2020

Eligible Child Care Providers The CARES Act specifies that CCDBG funds appropriated in the act shall be available to eligible child care providers under the CCDBG Act for the purposes of cleaning and sanitation … States have broad discretion in how they define the term protective services, but unless a state’s definition captures the needs of essential workers during an emergency period, a state plan would likely

Turkey: Issues for U.S. Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 22, 2002

All U.S. humanitarian flights destined for Afghanistan to drop the meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) flew from air bases in Turkey. … They also are discussing co-production of Popeye-2 air to surface missiles. The United States, Turkey, and Israel hold periodic trilateral air and naval exercises.

DHS’s Max-HR Personnel System: Regulations on Classification, Pay, and Performance Management Compared With Current Law, and Implementation Plans

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 4, 2007

Commenting on the revised schedule, Colleen M. … The transition period is the 12month period that began on the act’s effective date. The act’s effective date was 60 days after the act’s enactment date of November 25, 2002.

China-U.S. Relations During the 108th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 11, 2005

The paper also said that strengthening China’s naval warfare and air capabilities were military priorities. … -Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102383).

Iraq: U.N. Inspections for Weapons of Mass Destruction

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 7, 2003

Security Council that Baghdad “missed an opportunity” to come clean about its arms programs. … Air Force Assessment later in 2003 confirmed suspicions that they were designed for reconnaissance.

Economic Slowdown: Issues and Policies

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 2, 2009

Regardless of whether a state had opted for section 203(f) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, an EB period would be in effect for such state in determining the level of … Finally, this approach may have the unintended effect of penalizing firms that acted prudently by cleaning up the balance sheets of their competitors but not of themselves.

Jobs for Main Street Act: Education, Training and Direct Assistance Provisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 26, 2010

Under permanent law, states that do not require a one-week waiting period before unemployed individuals are eligible for UC benefits, or have an exception for any reason to the waiting period, pay 100% … The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of this provision would be $2.3 billion over the FY2010-FY2019 budget period.65 The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA,

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 107th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 6, 2003

H.R. 5266 and S. 2815 would have amended §482 of the Clean Air Act to direct the EPA Administrator to enhance research to improve the understanding of the contribution of mercury emissions from electricity … S. 2928 would have amended the Clean Water Act to direct the U.S.

Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Selected Foreign Countries

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 26, 2005

Iran is reportedly also developing a missile reentry vehicle containing a small nuclear warhead for use in its Shahab missiles.95 U.S. officials, commenting after former Secretary of State Colin Powell … In addition to antitank, surface-to-air, and air-to-air missiles, it produces SRBMs and is developing MRBMs and IRBMs.

U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 8, 2008

This report will be updated periodically. … ŘŖŖŞȱ™™›˜™›’Š’˜—œȱ The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008, Section 699G, withheld FMF from Sri Lanka, with the exception of technology or equipment related to maritime and air surveillance

U.S. Government Procurement and International Trade

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 10, 2023

Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters that might include both repair services and provision of replacement parts. … It is set to continue increasing gradually to “more than 75%” over a period of several years. 54 U.S.

Criminal Prohibitions on Leaks and Other Disclosures of Classified Defense Information

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 11, 2023

Permanent Select Comm. on Intel., Subcomm. on Legis., 96th Cong. (1979). 3 Commentators frequently contrast the varied set of U.S. laws with the United Kingdom's Official Secrets Act, 1989, c. 6 (UK), … Over the years, courts and commentators have criticized the Espionage Act as “excessively complex, confusing, indeed impenetrable.” Rosen, 445 F.

Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 20, 2006

Passage of the 1984 Commercial Space Launch Act (P.L. 98-575), the Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-657), and the Commercial Space Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-303) also have helped. … making the time period the same as for NATO allies.

Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations

Congressional research report · Reports · Jul 2, 2026

independently from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.36 Reports indicate that during the Iran conflict, Israel sent various air defense weapons to the UAE, including an Iron Dome air defense battery … The United States and other partners assisted Israel with air defense. In two relatively brief conflicts in 2024, Israel reportedly caused considerable damage to Iranian air defenses.

Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Federal Contractor Criminal Liability Overseas

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 28, 2013

Quarles, 350 U.S. 11, 23 (1955)(holding that an airman, charged with a murder committed while he was serving with the Air Force, could not constitutionally be tried by court martial after his discharge … The Posse Comitatus Act, enacted after the Civil War, outlaws use of the Army or the Air Force to execute law unless expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, 18 U.S.C. 1385.

Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 20, 2006

As required by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 USC 2687 note, as amended), the various military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force) have begun to implement these recommendations … The EAA, which originally expired in 1989, periodically has been reauthorized for short periods of time, with the last incremental extension expiring in August 2001.

Airport Passenger Screening: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 23, 2009

First, by providing periodic threat images to the screeners, the system promotes alertness and acts as a mitigation for boredom and complacency, two factors that can have a significant negative impact … However, this may result in excessive capacity during non-peak periods.

Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs: FY2007 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 6, 2007

B, Sec. 101(b) – (e) of the Act. … (P.L. 109-148) Air Force Emerg. Approps. (P.L. 109-148) Emerg. Approps.

Unintended Acceleration in Passenger Vehicles

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 26, 2010

The review covered the period from 1997 to 2000. … NHTSA and the TREAD Act In October 2000, Congress passed the TREAD Act (P.L. 106-414).

Evolving Electric Power Systems and Cybersecurity

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 4, 2021

” (FAST Act; P.L. 114-94) to give the U.S. … But air-gapped systems can be overcome, as was demonstrated by the Stuxnet malware.