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| Date Aug. 24, 2017 |
Report No. R44661 |
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DHS Appropriations FY2017: Departmental Management and Operations Updated August 24, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44661 DHS Appropriations FY2017: Departmental Management and Operations Summary This report is part of a suite of reports that discuss appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2017. It specifically discusses ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2017 |
Report No. R44928 |
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The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 114th and 115th Congress Thomas H. Neale Specialist in American National Government August 24, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44928 The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 114th and 115th Congress Summary American voters elect the President and Vice President of the United States indirectly, through presidential ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2017 |
Report No. IN10765 |
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: Status and Issues August 24, 2017 Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors that are sized to be suitable for modular construction. SMRs are generally defined as having electric generating capacity of 300 megawatts (MWe) or less, in contrast to existing nuclear power reactors, which typically exceed 1,000 MWe. A wide variety of nuclear technologies could be ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2017 |
Report No. IF10714 |
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August 24, 2017 Farm Bill Primer: The Marketing Assistance Loan Program Background The Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) program has been a significant feature of U.S. farm policy since the 1930s. The 2014 farm bill (Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79) extended the MAL program for crop years 2014 through 2018. For details, see CRS Report R43448, Farm Commodity Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill ( ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2017 |
Report No. CONGHEALTH |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Congressional Health Coverage: Is the Government Contribution In Limbo? 08/24/2017 Congress s recent attempts to repeal or amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have sparked renewed interest in executive actions that the Trump Administration may undertake to alter implementation of the Act. In discussing these possible actions, President ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2017 |
Report No. R44690 |
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act s (ACA s) Transitional Reinsurance Program Updated August 23, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44690 The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act s (ACA s) Transitional Reinsurance Program Summary Section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) establishes a ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2017 |
Report No. R44701 |
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Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2017 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions Updated August 23, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44701 FSGG FY2017 Appropriations: Independent Agencies Summary The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bills include funding for more than two dozen independent ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2017 |
Report No. R44799 |
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Budget Actions in 2017 Updated August 23, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44799 Budget Actions in 2017 Summary The Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse, but does not dictate how Congress must fulfill this constitutional duty. Congress has, therefore, developed certain types of budgetary legislation, along with rules and practices that govern its ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2017 |
Report No. IN10632 |
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H.R. 79, Section 452 of H.R. 10, and Section 913 of H.R. 3280: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Updated August 22, 2017 The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS Act; P.L. 112-106) was broadly aimed at stimulating corporate capital formation, particularly for emerging and smaller firms, largely through regulatory relief from various disclosure-based requirements in federal securities ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2017 |
Report No. LEGPROP |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Legislative Proposals Seek Statutory Protections Related to Removing a Special Counsel 08/22/2017 Following Robert Mueller s appointment as Special Counsel to investigate (per the direction of the Deputy Attorney General) the Russian government s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, some Members of Congress have expressed various concerns ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2017 |
Report No. R44775 |
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Russia: Background and U.S. Policy Updated August 21, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44775 Russia: Background and U.S. Policy Summary Over the last five years, Congress and the executive branch have closely monitored and responded to new developments in Russian policy. These developments include the following: increasingly authoritarian governance since ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2017 |
Report No. R44921 |
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Domestic Terrorism: An Overview August 21, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44921 Domestic Terrorism: An Overview Summary The emphasis of counterterrorism policy in the United States since Al Qaeda s attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) has been on jihadist terrorism. However, in the last decade, domestic terrorists people who commit crimes within the homeland ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2017 |
Report No. R44920 |
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Select Acquisition Reform Provisions in the House and Senate Versions of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act Russell Rumbaugh Analyst in Defense Acquisition August 21, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44920 Acquisition Reform in the House and Senate Versions of the FY2018 NDAA Contents Overview ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2017 |
Report No. R44922 |
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The U.S. Coal Industry: Historical Trends and Recent Developments Marc Humphries Specialist in Energy Policy August 18, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44922 The U.S. Coal Industry: Historical Trends and Recent Developments Summary The Trump Administration has taken several actions intended to help revive the U.S. coal industry. Within its first two months, the ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2017 |
Report No. IN10755 |
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CRS INSIGHT DOD Plan to Split Acquisition Duties August 18, 2017 (IN10755) | Related Author Russell Rumbaugh | Russell Rumbaugh, Analyst in Defense Acquisition (rrumbaugh@crs.loc.gov, 7-2212) On August 2, 2017, DOD provided Congress its plan for breaking the Office of the Secretary of Defense's acquisition office the Under Secretary of Defense (USD) for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2017 |
Report No. IF10707 |
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August 18, 2017 Reinsurance in Health Insurance Overview Reinsurance, also known as insurance for insurers, is a mechanism aimed at reducing an insurer s financial liability associated with unexpectedly high health care costs. The availability of reinsurance may be one of many factors an insurer considers in assessing potential exposure to loss in a certain market. This may affect whether or not ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2017 |
Report No. R41609 |
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Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses Updated August 17, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R41609 Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses Summary Questions about the personal security and safety of Members of Congress and their staffs are of ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2017 |
Report No. IN10754 |
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Select Demographic and Other Characteristics of Recent U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees August 17, 2017 This Insight provides information related to select demographic and other characteristics of U.S. circuit and district court nominees whose nominations were submitted to the Senate by President Trump prior to August 1, 2017. President Trump submitted a total of 26 nominations prior to ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2017 |
Report No. IF10711 |
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Updated August 17, 2017 Farm Bill Primer: ARC and PLC Support Programs Background The 2014 farm bill (Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79), created two new types of crop support programs, Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC), to provide income support at levels above the price protection offered by the marketing assistance loan (MAL) program s loan rates. See CRS Report ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2017 |
Report No. MONEY |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Foreign Money and U.S. Elections 08/17/2017 Recently, questions have arisen regarding how federal law restricts the involvement of foreign nationals in U.S. political campaigns. This Sidebar provides an overview of the prohibitions on foreign money under federal campaign finance law. Prohibition on Contributions and Expenditures The Federal Election Campaign ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2017 |
Report No. PENALTY |
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Legal Sidebar For First Time, FinCEN Imposes Penalty on ForeignBased Virtual Currency Exchange for Violations of Anti-Money Laundering Laws 08/17/2017 On July 26, 2017, Treasury s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced an enforcement action that may signal the agency s growing interest in joining forces with other federal and international law enforcement authorities to ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2017 |
Report No. R44916 |
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Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2016-FY2018) Updated August 16, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44916 Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2016-FY2018) Summary Within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), eight agencies are designated components of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). The PHS agencies are ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2017 |
Report No. IF10638 |
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Updated August 16, 2017 Farm Bill Primer: The Farm Safety Net The federal farm safety net provides risk protection and financial support to U.S. farmers. The three components of the farm safety net are (1) farm commodity programs, (2) crop insurance, and (3) disaster assistance programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers the farm safety net programs. The 2014 farm bill ( ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2017 |
Report No. IF10726 |
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August 16, 2017 China-India Rivalry in the Indian Ocean Rivalry between China and India, the world s two most populous nations, appears to be increasing. While tensions over the two nations disputed border and other diplomatic frictions have attracted attention in recent months, the China-India rivalry is also expanding into the Indian Ocean. Congress may consider the implications of this evolving ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2017 |
Report No. IN10751 |
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FY2018 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: Status and Issues August 15, 2017 Congress has begun consideration of the 12 annual appropriations bills for FY2018, including the bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), which is one of the largest and most controversial of the bills. When taking into account both mandatory and ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2017 |
Report No. R44917 |
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In Brief: Highlights of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act Lynn M. Williams Analyst in U.S. Defense Budget Policy Pat Towell Specialist in U.S. Defense Policy and Budget August 15, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44917 In Brief: Highlights of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act Background The Administration s FY2018 budget request, submitted to Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2017 |
Report No. CRASH |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Charlottesville Car Crash Attack: Possibility of Federal Criminal Prosecution 08/15/2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced a federal civil rights investigation into the incident in Charlottesville, Virginia, in which a woman was killed and several others were injured when a car plowed into a group of counterprotesters on a day when protesters had ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2017 |
Report No. IF10598 |
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Updated August 15, 2017 th Water Quality Issues in the 115 Congress: A Brief Overview The Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 declared its objective to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation s waters. Much progress has been made in 45 years toward this objective. Significant water quality problems persist, however, and there is little consensus among ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2017 |
Report No. IN10752 |
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CRS INSIGHT Inspector General Community Launches Oversight.gov to Increase Accessibility to Reports August 15, 2017 (IN10752) | Related Author Kathryn A. Francis | Kathryn A. Francis, Analyst in Government Organization and Management (kfrancis@crs.loc.gov, 7-2351) On August 2, 2017, the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) launched Oversight.gov, a central repository ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2017 |
Report No. R44914 |
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Farm Safety-Net Payments Under the 2014 Farm Bill: Comparison by Program Crop Updated August 11, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44914 Farm Safety-Net Payments Under the 2014 Farm Bill: Comparison by Program Crop Summary The 2014 farm bill (Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79) authorizes farm safety-net programs for the five crop years of 2014 through 2018. ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2017 |
Report No. IN10702 |
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Insurance and the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10) Updated August 11, 2017 The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (H.R. 10) was passed by the House on June 8, 2017. Among many other provisions, H.R. 10 would revamp many of the insurance provisions in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank; P.L. 111-203). Background on Insurance Regulation The federal role in ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2017 |
Report No. R44478 |
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Status of FY2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Updated August 10, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44478 Status of FY2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Contents LHHS Overview .............................................................................................................................. 1 FY2017 Omnibus ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2017 |
Report No. IN10750 |
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Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina August 10, 2017 A utility consortium that had been building two new nuclear power reactors in South Carolina announced July 31, 2017, it is abandoning the project because of growing cost overruns and schedule delays. Completion of the two additional reactors at the existing V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, SC, had ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2017 |
Report No. IN10748 |
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China-India Border Tensions at Doka La August 9, 2017 Recent border tensions between India and China may be indicative of a new phase of heightened SinoIndian rivalry. This rivalry is manifesting itself not only along the two nations 2,167-mile-long disputed Himalayan border, but also throughout South Asia and the broader Indian Ocean littoral region. Intensified frictions raise the potential for ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2017 |
Report No. IN10746 |
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Paris Agreement on Climate Change: U.S. Letter to United Nations August 8, 2017 The Department of State communicated to the United Nations on August 4, 2017, a U.S. intention to withdraw from the 2016 Paris Agreement (PA). The PA is an international agreement to address climate change over the coming century existing under the 1992 U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). On June 1, ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2017 |
Report No. IN10749 |
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Productivity Growth Across the Economy August 8, 2017 Long-term economic growth is generally dependent on three factors: growth in the size of the labor force, growth in the amount of physical capital (e.g., tools, machines, computers) available to workers, and growth in productivity. Productivity is a measure of how well an economy produces goods and services with a given number of workers and ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2017 |
Report No. IN10747 |
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Debt Restructuring Under PROMESA, P.L. 114-187 August 8, 2017 In recent years, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (CPR) has faced a fiscal crisis resulting from economic contraction, high public sector debt levels, outmigration, and other factors. In recent weeks, the finances of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) or in Spanish, the Autoridad de ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2017 |
Report No. R44686 |
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Gun Control: FY2017 Appropriations for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Other Initiatives Updated August 7, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44686 Gun Control: FY2017 Appropriations for ATF and Other Initiatives Summary The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is the lead federal agency charged with ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2017 |
Report No. IN10745 |
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Trump Administration Releases First Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions August 7, 2017 On July 20, 2017, the Trump Administration released its first Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (hereinafter Unified Agenda). The Unified Agenda which is usually published twice a year is a government-wide publication of rulemaking actions agencies expect to ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2017 |
Report No. R44018 |
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Burundi s Political Crisis: In Brief Alexis Arieff Specialist in African Affairs August 7, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44018 Burundi s Political Crisis: In Brief Summary This report provides context on the political crisis in Burundi, which is rooted in President Pierre Nkurunziza s decision to run for a third term in 2015, in violation of a landmark peace accord. The ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2017 |
Report No. R44650 |
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Updated Standards for SNAP-Authorized Retailers Updated August 4, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44650 Updated Standards for SNAP-Authorized Retailers Summary The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest of the U.S Department of Agriculture s (USDA s) domestic food assistance programs, provides benefits to eligible participants; these ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2017 |
Report No. R44910 |
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Tolling U.S. Highways and Bridges Updated August 4, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44910 Tolling U.S. Highways and Bridges Summary The Federal-Aid Road Act of 1916 (39 Stat. 355), which provided federal funds to states for highway construction, included the requirement that all roads funded under the act be free from tolls of all kinds. Following the funding ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2017 |
Report No. IN10744 |
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Global Engagement Center: Background and Issues August 4, 2017 The State Department s Global Engagement Center (GEC) is tasked with countering foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation targeting the United States and U.S. interests. A number of recent reports have stated that the GEC has not been given access to authorized funds for FY2017, leading to speculation and concern in ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2017 |
Report No. R44911 |
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The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: S. 385 and H.R. 1443 Corrie E. Clark Analyst in Energy Policy August 4, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44911 The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: S. 385 and H.R. 1443 Summary Energy efficiency providing the same or improved level of service with less energy has been of interest to some members of ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2017 |
Report No. IF10698 |
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August 4, 2017 Farm Bill Primer: Disaster Assistance Programs A number of federal programs help agricultural producers recover from the effects of natural disasters, including federal crop insurance; the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP); livestock and fruit tree disaster programs; and emergency disaster loans. All programs are permanently authorized and most receive such sums as ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 2017 |
Report No. R44823 |
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The Better Way House Tax Plan: An Economic Analysis Updated August 3, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44823 The Better Way House Tax Plan: An Economic Analysis Summary On June 24, 2016, House Speaker Paul Ryan released the Better Way Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint, which provides a revision of federal income taxes. For the individual income tax, the plan would ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 2017 |
Report No. R44909 |
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Executive Branch Reorganization Updated August 3, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44909 Executive Branch Reorganization Summary The federal bureaucracy of the present day is the product of more than two centuries of legislative and administrative actions by successive generations of elected and appointed officials. As such, the diverse organizations and ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 2017 |
Report No. R44912 |
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North Korean Cyber Capabilities: In Brief Updated August 3, 2017 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44912 North Korean Cyber Capabilities: In Brief Overview As North Korea has accelerated its missile and nuclear programs in spite of international sanctions, Congress and the Trump Administration have elevated North Korea to a top U.S. foreign policy priority. ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2017 |
Report No. IN10729 |
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Yemen: Cholera Outbreak Updated August 2, 2017 Overview Yemen is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis due to an ongoing international conflict that began in March 2015 and has killed over 10,000 people. More than half of Yemen s estimated 25 million population lack access to basic health care, and roughly 15 million people are without access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2017 |
Report No. R44908 |
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In Brief: Highlights of FY2018 Defense Appropriations Actions Lynn M. Williams Analyst in U.S. Defense Budget Policy Pat Towell Specialist in U.S. Defense Policy and Budget August 2, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44908 In Brief: Highlights of FY2018 Defense Appropriations Actions Contents Background ...
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