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| Date June 22, 2016 |
Report No. R44541 |
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Trade-Based Money Laundering: Overview and Policy Issues Rena S. Miller Specialist in Financial Economics Liana W. Rosen Specialist in International Crime and Narcotics James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance June 22, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44541 Trade-Based Money Laundering: Overview and Policy Issues Summary Trade-based money laundering ( ...
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| Date June 22, 2016 |
Report No. R44540 |
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Mileage-Based Road User Charges Aname redactedA Specialist in Transportation Policy Aname redactedA Section Research Manager June 22, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44540 Mileage-Based Road User Charges Summary A mileage-based road user charge would involve assessing owners of individual vehicles on a per-mile basis for the distance the vehicle is driven. Currently, ...
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| Date June 22, 2016 |
Report No. IN10515 |
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The Pending Sale and Implications A potential sale of Boeing passenger aircraft to Iran's large state-owned airline, Iran Air, raises significant questions for Congress as it oversees implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement, including some sanctions relief. On June 21, 2016, Iran Air announced an intent to purchase 80 and lease 29 of The Boeing Company's passenger aircraft, at an estimated ...
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| Date June 21, 2016 |
Report No. R44537 |
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The Orlando Mass Shooting: CRS Experts Lisa Seghetti Section Research Manager June 21, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44537 The Orlando Mass Shooting: CRS Experts he following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on policy and legal issues related to the Orlando mass shooting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged that it had been ...
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| Date June 21, 2016 |
Report No. R44539 |
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Statements of Administration Policy Meghan M. Stuessy Analyst in Government Organization and Management June 21, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44539 Statements of Administration Policy Summary Presidents communicate their views on pending legislation in a variety of ways. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) formally communicates the Administration s views by way of ...
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| Date June 21, 2016 |
Report No. IN10507 |
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CRS INSIGHT Stafford Act Assistance and Acts of Terrorism June 21, 2016 (IN10507) | Related Authors Bruce R. Lindsay Francis X. McCarthy | Bruce R. Lindsay, Analyst in American National Government (blindsay@crs.loc.gov, 7-3752) Francis X. McCarthy, Analyst in Emergency Management Policy (fmccarthy@crs.loc.gov, 7-9533) This insight provides a brief overview of Stafford Act declarations under the ...
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| Date June 21, 2016 |
Report No. IN10509 |
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On June 12, 2016, an armed assailant killed 49 people and wounded over 50 others in an Orlando, FL, nightclub. After a three-hour standoff with police, the assailant was killed by police. It is unknown at this time whether any of the victims may have been killed in the crossfire between the police and the assailant during a hostage rescue operation. The deceased assailant was armed with a 5.56 ...
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| Date June 20, 2016 |
Report No. R44542 |
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Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006: An Overview Boris Granovskiy Analyst in Education Policy June 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44542 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006: An Overview Summary The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV; P.L. 109-270) is the main federal law supporting the ...
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| Date June 20, 2016 |
Report No. R44534 |
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Public Transportation Capital Investment Grant (New Starts) Program: Background and Issues for Congress William J. Mallett Specialist in Transportation Policy June 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44534 Public Transportation Capital Investment Grant (New Starts) Program Summary The Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program, often called New Starts, is a discretionary ...
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| Date June 20, 2016 |
Report No. RICO |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar What s RICO? 06/20/2016 The question arose most recently when Congress added trade secret offenses to the RICO predicate offense list in P.L. 114-153 (S. 1890). RICO is the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) portion of Title 18 of the United States Code. In spite of its name and origin, RICO is not limited to mobsters or members of organized ...
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| Date June 20, 2016 |
Report No. IN10449 |
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CRS INSIGHT The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go? June 20, 2016 (IN10449) | Related Author Derek E. Mix | Derek E. Mix, Analyst in European Affairs (dmix@crs.loc.gov, 7-9116) In-or-Out Vote Set for June 23 On June 23, 2016, British voters are expected to answer the question "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?" The outcome of the referendum remains ...
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| Date June 17, 2016 |
Report No. R43762 |
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The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Overview Updated June 17, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R43762 The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Overview Summary In recent decades, the process for appointing judges to the U.S. circuit courts of appeals and the U.S. district courts has been ...
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| Date June 17, 2016 |
Report No. R44529 |
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The Terrorist Screening Database: Background Information Jerome P. Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism June 17, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44529 The Terrorist Screening Database: Background Information Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, the Bureau) has acknowledged that it had been investigating the shooter who killed 49 people at an ...
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| Date June 16, 2016 |
Report No. R44528 |
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Trends in Child Care Spending from the CCDF and TANF Updated June 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44528 Trends in Child Care Spending from the CCDF and TANF Summary The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of federal funding dedicated primarily to child care subsidies for low-income working families. The term CCDF was coined in ...
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| Date June 16, 2016 |
Report No. R44422 |
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Nonprofit Challenges to the Contraceptive Coverage Requirement: The Meaning of Substantial Burdens on Religious Exercise Under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (name redacted) Legislative Attorney June 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44422 Nonprofit Challenges to the Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Summary In the spring of 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court considered ...
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| Date June 16, 2016 |
Report No. GREENLIGHTS |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar 1st Circuit Green Lights Suit against Mobile App for Violating Video Privacy Law 06/16/2016 On April 29, 2016, in Yershov v. Gannet, Inc., a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals departed from several district and an appellate court rulings when it permitted a smart phone app user, who had streamed videos, to sue under the Video Privacy ...
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| Date June 16, 2016 |
Report No. IF10356 |
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Updated June 16, 2016 Judiciary Budget Request, FY2017 Overview The FY2017 judiciary budget request totals $7.58 billion, an increase of 3.3% over the FY2016 appropriations. This total includes $6.99 billion in discretionary funds (an increase of 3.2%), and $591.2 million in mandatory funding (an increase of 4.5%), which is used to pay the salaries and benefits of judges. Two accounts fund the ...
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| Date June 15, 2016 |
Report No. R43206 |
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Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 114th Congress Molly F. Sherlock Specialist in Public Finance Jeffrey M. Stupak Analyst in Macroeconomic Policy June 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R43206 Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 114th Congress Summary Current U.S. energy tax policy is a combination of long-standing provisions and relatively new incentives. Provisions supporting ...
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| Date June 15, 2016 |
Report No. R41987 |
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Social Media for Emergencies and Disasters: Overview and Policy Considerations Aname redactedA Analyst in American National Government June 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R41987 Social Media for Emergencies and Disasters: Overview and Policy Considerations Summary Since the mid1990s, new technologies have emerged that allow people to interact and share information ...
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| Date June 15, 2016 |
Report No. IN10504 |
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CRS INSIGHT U.S. District Court Vacancies: Overview and Comparative Analysis June 15, 2016 (IN10504) | Related Author Barry J. McMillion | Barry J. McMillion, Analyst in American National Government (bmcmillion@crs.loc.gov, 7-6025) This Insight provides comparative historical data related to U.S. district court vacancies that existed at the beginning of the three most recent presidencies (Obama, ...
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| Date June 15, 2016 |
Report No. IN10505 |
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CRS INSIGHT U.S. Circuit Court Vacancies: Overview and Comparative Analysis June 15, 2016 (IN10505) | Related Author Barry J. McMillion | Barry J. McMillion, Analyst in American National Government (bmcmillion@crs.loc.gov, 7-6025) This Insight provides comparative historical data related to U.S. circuit court vacancies that existed at the beginning of the three most recent presidencies (Obama, ...
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| Date June 15, 2016 |
Report No. IN10506 |
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CRS INSIGHT Declining Dynamism in the U.S. Labor Market June 15, 2016 (IN10506) | Related Author David W. Perkins | David W. Perkins, Analyst in Macoeconomic Policy (dperkins@crs.loc.gov, 7-5821) Many observers have noted that certain measures of the U.S. labor market "dynamism" or "fluidity" including job reallocation, worker churn, and geographic labor mobility have been declining for the past ...
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| Date June 14, 2016 |
Report No. R44489 |
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Key Provisions and Issues for Congress Ian F. Fergusson, Coordinator Specialist in International Trade and Finance Brock R. Williams, Coordinator Analyst in International Trade and Finance June 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44489 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Key Provisions and Issues for Congress Summary The Trans-Pacific ...
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| Date June 14, 2016 |
Report No. R44524 |
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EU Agricultural Support: Overview and Comparison with the United States (name redacted) Specialist in Agricultural Policy June 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R44524 EU Agricultural Support: Overview and Comparison with the United States Summary The European Union (EU) is one of the United States chief agricultural trading partners but also a major competitor in world ...
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| Date June 14, 2016 |
Report No. TE10011 |
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Statement of Paul W. Parfomak Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy Before Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senate Hearing on Oil and Gas Pipeline Infrastructure and the Economic, Safety, Environmental, Permitting, Construction, and Maintenance Considerations Associated with That Infrastructure June 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov ...
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| Date June 14, 2016 |
Report No. R44445 |
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Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections Maureen Taft-Morales Specialist in Latin American Affairs June 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44445 Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections Summary This report provides an overview of Peru s political, economic, and security conditions and of U.S.-Peruvian relations. As President Ollanta Humala is nearing the end of his five-year ...
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| Date June 14, 2016 |
Report No. VIOLENT |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar When Are Violent Crimes Federal Hate Crimes? 06/14/2016 The shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando has generated interest in the scope of the federal hate crime statute, 18 U.S.C. 249, enacted in 2009. Section 249 establishes two distinct federal crimes. Section 249(a)(1) outlaws violence committed because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or ...
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| Date June 13, 2016 |
Report No. R44521 |
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The Islamic State s Acolytes and the Challenges They Pose to U.S. Law Enforcement Jerome P. Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism June 13, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44521 The Islamic State s Acolytes and the Challenges They Pose to U.S. Law Enforcement Summary Analysis of publicly available information on homegrown violent jihadist activity in the ...
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| Date June 13, 2016 |
Report No. R44522 |
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A Patent/Innovation Box as a Tax Incentive for Domestic Research and Development Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy June 13, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44522 A Patent/Innovation Box as a Tax Incentive for Domestic Research and Development Summary A patent box provides a lower tax rate on income from patents, and in some cases, from other intellectual ...
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| Date June 13, 2016 |
Report No. R44523 |
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Hydropower: Comparison of Selected Provisions in S. 2012, as Engrossed in the House, and S. 2012, as Engrossed in the Senate Kelsi Bracmort Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy June 13, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44523 Hydropower: Comparison of the House and Senate Versions of S. 2012 Summary In the 114th Congress, the House and Senate ...
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| Date June 13, 2016 |
Report No. IF10419 |
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June 13, 2016 United Nations Issues: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by U.N. Peacekeepers Congress has expressed ongoing concern regarding continued reports of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by United Nations (U.N.) peacekeepers. Many policymakers and observers contend that such allegations undermine the credibility of both U.N. peacekeeping efforts and the United Nations as a whole. Some also ...
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| Date June 10, 2016 |
Report No. IN10503 |
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Several western states are experiencing severe, and in some cases exceptional, drought. Conditions in California (which has been in a drought since 2012) have been particularly severe and have garnered national attention. California's drought has decreased from its peak levels in 2015, but the drought's persistence and intensity have driven ongoing interest in federally managed water supplies (in ...
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| Date June 10, 2016 |
Report No. IN10501 |
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CRS INSIGHT Athletic Footwear for the Military: The Berry Amendment Controversy June 10, 2016 (IN10501) | Related Author Michaela D. Platzer | Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business (mplatzer@crs.loc.gov, 7-5037) The Berry Amendment, a 1941 federal law (10 U.S.C. 2533a) requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to purchase only wholly American-made clothing, ...
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| Date June 8, 2016 |
Report No. R44133 |
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Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview Baird Webel Acting Section Research Manager June 8, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44133 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview Summary The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the ...
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| Date June 7, 2016 |
Report No. RS22440 |
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Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service Julie M. Whittaker Specialist in Income Security June 7, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RS22440 Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service Summary The Unemployment Compensation (UC) program contains several provisions relevant to current and former military service personnel and their families. The ...
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| Date June 7, 2016 |
Report No. SHELLCO |
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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar FinCEN Seeks Shell-Company Transparency 06/07/2016 In May 2016, Treasury s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released final rules outlining anti-money laundering due diligence requirements for certain financial institutions that include for the first time a mandate to identify and verify beneficial owners of legal entity customers. At the same time, ...
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| Date June 6, 2016 |
Report No. RL32948 |
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Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer Updated June 6, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL32948 Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer Summary From an environmental quality standpoint, much of the public and policy interest in animal agriculture has focused on impacts on water resources, because animal waste, if not properly managed, can ...
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| Date June 6, 2016 |
Report No. IN10500 |
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CRS INSIGHT India-U.S. Relations and the Visit of Prime Minister Modi June 6, 2016 (IN10500) | Related Authors K. Alan Kronstadt Shayerah Ilias Akhtar | K. Alan Kronstadt, Specialist in South Asian Affairs (akronstadt@crs.loc.gov, 7-5415) Shayerah Ilias Akhtar, Specialist in International Trade and Finance (siliasakhtar@crs.loc.gov, 7-9253) Introduction Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. R44095 |
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Puerto Rico s Current Fiscal Challenges D. Andrew Austin Analyst in Economic Policy June 3, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44095 Puerto Rico s Current Fiscal Challenges Summary The government of Puerto Rico faces severe fiscal challenges. A federal district court judge in late March 2016 held that the island s government was insolvent and unable to pay its obligations on ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. R43925 |
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The EMV Chip Card Transition: Background, Status, and Issues for Congress Updated June 3, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R43925 The EMV Chip Card Transition: Background, Status, and Issues for Congress Summary Consumer financial card fraud due to data breaches of card information is an ongoing problem in the United States. The majority of breaches are carried ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. RL33691 |
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Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues name redacted Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy June 3, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RL33691 Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues Summary The animal sector of agriculture has undergone major changes in the last several decades: organizational ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. IN10498 |
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CRS INSIGHT TPP Financial Services Data Flows June 3, 2016 (IN10498) | Related Author Rachel F. Fefer | Rachel F. Fefer, Analyst in International Trade and Finance (rfefer@crs.loc.gov, 7-1804) Financial services firms and some members of Congress have raised specific concerns regarding the proposed TransPacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, such as provisions on data localization for financial ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. IN10499 |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said that it would finalize a livestock and poultry marketing rule that had originally been proposed by its Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) in June 2010 and commonly referred to as the "GIPSA rule." In a speech to the National Farmers Union (NFU) on March 7, 2016, and as reported by Agri-Pulse, Secretary of Agriculture ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. IN10485 |
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Overview Representative Sean Duffy introduced Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA which means promise in Spanish; H.R. 5278) on May 18, 2016, which is a revised version of H.R. 4900, which Representative Duffy had introduced on April 12, 2016. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the bill's provisions and Puerto Rico's fiscal condition on May ...
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| Date June 3, 2016 |
Report No. IF10420 |
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June 3, 2016 Sri Lanka: Reform and Reconciliation Overview Since January 2015, there has been a fundamental shift in Sri Lanka s domestic politics. This shift raises the possibility for deeper United States engagement. Sri Lanka s civil war between the Sinhalese majority government troops and the forces of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) ended in 2009 after 26 years, having claimed ...
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| Date June 2, 2016 |
Report No. R44474 |
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Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress Kathleen J. McInnis Analyst in International Security June 2, 2016 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R44474 Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress Summary Thirty years after its enactment, Congress has undertaken a review of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act (GNA) ...
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| Date June 2, 2016 |
Report No. R44512 |
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Medicare s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Three-Day Inpatient Stay Requirement: In Brief Updated June 2, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44512 Medicare s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Three-Day Inpatient Stay Requirement: In Brief Contents Medicare SNF Coverage and the Three-Day Inpatient Stay Requirement ...................................... 1 Hospital ...
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| Date June 2, 2016 |
Report No. R44138 |
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Overtime Provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Frequently Asked Questions Updated June 2, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R44138 Overtime Provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Frequently Asked Questions Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the main federal legislation that establishes general wage and hour ...
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| Date June 2, 2016 |
Report No. RL31073 |
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Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes Updated June 2, 2016 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL31073 Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes Summary Congress established a statutory formula governing distribution of financial aid for municipal wastewater treatment in the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972. ...
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| Date June 2, 2016 |
Report No. IF10415 |
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June 2, 2016 Changes in the U.S. Commercial Space Industry The Space Economy enhancements of safety by providing data to first Rockets, satellites, and the services they provide, once the domain of governments, are increasingly launched and managed by privately owned companies as well. Commercial activities accounted for 76% of the $330 billion spent on global space activities in 2014, according ...
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