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FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 9, 2021

period of no less than 60 days. … The comment period closed in July 2018, after an extension, with nearly 8,000 comments received. As of February 2020, FDA has not taken further regulatory action.

Funding Gaps and Government Shutdowns: CRS Experts

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 21, 2018

Smole Specialist in Education Policy and Acting Division Research Coordinator [phone number scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance exchanges Vanessa … Lev Deputy Assistant Director and Specialist/Resources, Science, and Industry [phone number scrubbed] [email address scrubbed] Air safety, air traffic control, aviation/airport security

Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCMN)

Congressional research report · In Focus · Jan 8, 2026

The Biden Administration proposed cancelling the SLCM-N program following its 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a periodic assessment of U.S. nuclear policy. … Congress has provided funding for the SLCM-N and its warhead; the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the executive branch to start up the SLCM-N program.

Russia-North Korea Relations

Congressional research report · In Focus · Sep 18, 2026

During that period, Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un have met three times. … The Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 2913), which passed the House in June 2026, contains a reporting requirement and would expand sanctions on Russia-North Korea cooperation.

Conservation Provisions in the 1996 Farm Bill: A Summary

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 11, 1996

The President signed the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 into law on April 4 (P.L. 104-127). … CRS-6 Section 391 establishes an agricultural air quality research oversight committee, to review the accuracy of agricultural air quality data, and to coordinate agricultural air quality activity in the

NATO: Response to the Crisis in Ukraine and Security Concerns in Central and Eastern Europe

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 31, 2014

In April, NATO increased the Air Policing Mission from four to 16 fighter jets. … annexation of Crimea, some Members of Congress and European leaders repeatedly criticized France’s decision to sell the Mistral to Russia, expressing concern about Russia’s military intentions,34 while French commentators

Minnesota Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 23, 2004

After a state or federal disaster declaration for a county has been issued, a farmer may apply for a disaster recovery loan to clean up, repair, and replace farm structures, septic and water systems, seed … All acts carried out in the emergency locations are valid (Minn. Stat. §1.26).

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 2, 2004

Disaster Price Freeze Act. … The Administrative Leave for Disaster Service Volunteers Act provides agency employees who are Red Cross volunteers with administrative leave, up to a 15 day maximum in a 12 month period, without loss

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Statutory Language and Recent Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 22, 2012

United Air Lines involved sisters who were rejected from employment as pilots with United Air Lines because they wore eyeglasses. … Airplanes are covered by the Air Carriers A ccess Act, 49 U.S.C. §41705. For a discussion of this law, see CRS Report RL34047, Overview of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), by (name redacted).

Analysis of S. 2198: Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 24, 2014

by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12). … The intent of this section, according to some sponsors of the bill, is to provide flexibility to increase water supplies and allow federal agencies to use water supplies during periods of increased precipitation

Kosovo Situation Reports: June 1999

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 22, 1999

Yesterday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Members of Congress against President Clinton for allegedly violating the 1973 War Powers Act when he authorized U.S. forces to conduct air strikes … After the withdrawal of all Serb forces from Kosovo and “an initial stabilization period, KFOR will be progressively reduced as the security situation permits and international and local police forces

Undisclosed U.S. Detention Sites Overseas: Background and Legal Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 23, 2007

before the House International Relations Committee, March 8, 2006. 14 “Remarks upon her departure for Europe,” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Andrews Air Force Base, December 5, 2005, available … Congress, in enacting the Detainee Treatment Act of 2006 as part of National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-163), used human rights terminology in explicitly prohibiting the “cruel, inhuman

Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 24, 2006

However, there is no requirement for a specific comment period. New FPA Section 216(e) will allow permit holders to petition in U.S. … The Energy Policy Act of 2005. Hearings before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Serial No. 109-1.

Conservation Compliance and U.S. Farm Policy

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 6, 2016

(Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344), for which wetland values, acreage, and functions of the converted wetland were adequately mitigated. … This could have a potential impact on soil erosion, the magnitude of which is unclear. 38 The other major federal policy is Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA): A Legal Overview

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 17, 2023

Midwest Air Traffic Control Service, Inc. further clarifies enforcement of this exception.276 That case concerned a lawsuit against a military subcontractor providing air traffic control services at Kabul … Federal law rather than state law governs the applicable limitations period. See, e.g., Booth v.

Federal Statutes Protecting Domesticated and Captive Animals

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 5, 2021

The act prohibits “a rail carrier, express carrier, or common carrier (except by air or water), a receiver, trustee, or lessee of one of those carriers, or an owner or master of a vessel transporting animals … Under the statute, “the air transport of an animal includes the entire period during which an animal is in custody of an air carrier, from check-in of the animal prior to departure until the animal is

Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 19, 2020

An O-3 is a Captain in the Army, Marines Corps, and Air Force, or a Lieutenant in the Navy. … If the violation is not remedied as of the end of that 90day period, the military child development center shall be closed until the violation is remedied.

War Crimes in Ukraine

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Oct 16, 2023

Anton Lavrov, The Russian Air Campaign in Syria, CNA, Arlington, VA, June 2018; Michael Simpson et al., Road to Damascus: The Russian Air Campaign in Syria, 2015-2018, RAND, Santa Monica, CA, 2022. … State Department has identified Russia’s 76 th Guards Air Assault Division, its subordinate 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment, and the 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade as involved in war crimes in

Economics of Federal User Fees

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 22, 2019

For example, a 2009 law (Travel Promotion Act of 2009, TPA; P.L. 111-145) imposed a $10 fee on most international air travelers from visa-waiver countries to fund tourism marketing initiatives.26 An exact … For example, the Travel Promotion Act fees imposed on most international air travelers convey no special benefit on them, but are not categorized as taxes.

Agricultural Conservation Issues in the 111th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 21, 2010

CSP FY2010 Sign-Up Period Forest 9% Cropland 38% Range 47% Pasture 6% Source: NRCS, FY2010 Ranking Period One—Final Results, Conservation Stewardship Program, July 22, 2010, http://www.nrcs.usda.gov … The Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 (S. 2729) was introduced by Senator Stabenow shortly after the Senate EPW Committee completed work on S. 1733.