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CC Grand Rounds: Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers: Treating the Other Epidemic: Anti-Opioid Vaccines [transcript]
This is a transcript for the "CC [clinical center] Grand Rounds: Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers: Treating the Other Epidemic: Anti-Opioid Vaccines" video presentation. It provides information for medical personnel about anti-opioid vaccines.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2020-09-09
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CC Grand Rounds: Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers: Treating the Other Epidemic: Anti-Opioid Vaccines [video]
This video provides information for medical personnel about anti-opioid vaccines. The duration of this video is 59 minutes and 26 seconds. A transcript for this video is also available: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=845727].
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Kosten, Thomas R.
2020-09-09
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on January 14, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 2694 would require all public-sector employers and any private-sector employers with more than 15 workers to make reasonable accommodations for the known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of employees and job applicants. The bill would not require employers to make any accommodation that would impose an undue hardship on business operations. Under the bill, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) would be required to issue regulations to implement the bill within two years of enactment."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-09
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 11, 2020. From the Document: "S. 2502 would prohibit most federal agencies from procuring or operating unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity, which includes, for example, an entity that poses a national security risk. The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the Attorney General would be exempt from the bill's prohibitions for such systems that are acquired or operated under certain conditions. The new prohibitions would sunset five years after enactment."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-09
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3948, A Bill to Amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to Extend the Deadline for a Report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for Other Purposes
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 29, 2020. From the Document: "S. 3948 would extend the time for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to complete its report from three years to five years."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-09
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 9, 2020: E-Cigarette Unit Sales, by Product and Flavor Type -- United States, 2014-2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "E-cigarette Unit Sales, by Product and Flavor Type -- United States, 2014-2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link
[http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-09
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MMWR Early Release, September 9, 2020: E-Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students -- United States, 2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of early release MMWR contains the following article:"E-Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students -- United States, 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-09
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17 Ways Companies Can Help Americans Vote Safely
From the Document: "Every federal election, there are several major, nationwide efforts to encourage voters to register and cast a ballot. But this year is different. Not only will the 2020 U.S. elections determine the future of the country--as elections always do--but the conduct of the elections could have public health consequences as well. COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has changed many aspects of daily life, but it cannot be allowed to dissuade Americans from voting or put voters' health at risk. [...] Fortunately, there is a lot that companies can do. [...] For example, companies with many young professional employees can encourage them to volunteer as poll workers; companies that own large venues can offer those spaces as additional polling locations; and businesses that are easily able to reach a large audience can advertise key election deadlines and can encourage their users, viewers, or listeners to register to vote and cast ballots early or by mail." This material was published by the Center for American Progress.
Center for American Progress
Tausanovitch, Alex; Bonk, Sarah; Eidlin, Richard
2020-09-09
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Gaza's New Coronavirus Fears
From the Document: "What's new? After months during which authorities halted COVID-19's [coronavirus disease 2019] spread with rigorous quarantine measures, the virus appears to have taken root in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of new cases are being diagnosed every day. Why does it matter? A major outbreak in Gaza would likely be disastrous. Years of conflict and Israeli blockade have left the strip's health care facilities in a parlous state. Enforcing lockdowns and social distancing is difficult in the densely populated enclave. What should be done? Israel should take urgent steps to both allow Gaza to acquire the medical supplies it needs to deal with COVID-19 and let the strip's residents who are seriously ill travel abroad to seek care. Donor countries should heed the calls of local and international organisations for financial and medical assistance."
International Crisis Group
2020-09-09
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S. Rept. 116-264: Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019, Report to Accompany S. 1004, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, September 9, 2020
From the Purpose and Summary: "S. 1004, the Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019, requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) to increase the number of officers and support staff and to report on any additional staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-09-09
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Russia: Domestic Politics and Economy [September 9, 2020]
From the Introduction: "This report focuses on Russian domestic politics, the Russian economy, and related U.S. policy. It first addresses Russia's political structure, power dynamics, and recent developments. It next examines the political impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Russia. It follows with sections on corruption and human rights, including related U.S. policy. Finally, it analyzes the Russian economy, including the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's energy sector, and U.S.-Russian economic relations. Russian foreign and security relations and related U.S. policy is not within the scope of this report."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Welt, Cory; Nelson, Rebecca M.
2020-09-09
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U.S. Government Procurement and International Trade [Updated September 9, 2020]
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has demonstrated that U.S. companies and the federal government rely heavily on global supply chains. This has prompted congressional interest in better understanding the role of international trade in U.S. government procurement. In particular, Members have sought ways to incentivize U.S. domestic production by prioritizing the procurement of domestic goods and services, while upholding U.S. commitments under various international trade agreements. Separately, the Trump Administration has issued executive orders that aim to incentivize companies to relocate to the United States by limiting waivers that would allow government purchases of foreign goods. Within this context, Members have raised questions regarding how federal agency acquisitions comply with two domestic sourcing laws: namely, the Buy American Act of 1933 (BAA, 41 U.S.C. §§8301-8305) and Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (TAA, 19 U.S.C. §§2501-2581). Although both BAA and TAA have provisions that affect trade, there is a critical difference between their respective requirements. Whereas BAA operates as a 'price preference' for U.S. products, TAA establishes a 'prohibition' on procuring products and services from non-designated foreign countries, unless one of TAA's exceptions applies."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Schwarzenberg, Andres B.
2020-09-09
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U.S. Energy Information Administration [September 9, 2020]
From the Introduction: "The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the lead federal agency for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information. According to one industry leader who has been critical of EIA, 'The EIA forecast is very important…. It moves markets, and it impacts our industry greatly…. Right or wrong, no other agency provides data with greater impact.' [...] EIA collects data and provides projections on most forms of commercially used energy, including oil and petroleum products, natural gas, natural gas liquids, coal, electricity, renewables, alternative fuels, nuclear, biofuels, and others. The level of detail of collected data and analysis, however, are not evenly distributed. This report provides an overview of the history and major functions of EIA, with an emphasis on how EIA information can be used by Members of Congress."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lawson, Ashley J.; Holt, Mark; Ratner, Michael
2020-09-09
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Identifying TV Political and Issue Ad Sponsors in the Digital Age [September 9, 2020]
From the Summary: "Since the 1930s, both Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have imposed specific requirements on the transmission of political and issue advertising by broadcasters. These rules, which now apply to broadcast radio and television stations, cable and satellite television distributors, and satellite radio services, mandate that the sponsors of political and issue ads be clearly identified within each announcement and that media organizations maintain files of political advertisers' requests for advertising time and make those files available for public inspection."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Scherer, Dana A.
2020-09-09
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Low-Yield, Submarine-Launched Nuclear Warhead: Overview of the Expert Debate [Updated September 9, 2020]
From the Document: "The Trump Administration has developed a new low-yield version of the W-76 warhead for existing submarine-launched Trident II (D-5) missiles. Unclassified sources state that the current W76-1 warhead has an explosive yield of around 100 kilotons. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has said the low-yield version, the W76-2, would be configured 'for primary-only detonation.' This could mean a yield of less than 10 kilotons. Congress appropriated $65 million for the W76-2 warhead in FY2019 and $10 million to complete work in FY2020. NNSA completed the first modified warhead in February 2019 and began delivering warheads to the Navy by late 2019. The Pentagon announced that the Navy had begun to deploy the warheads on February 4, 2020. Congress authorized $19.6 million in the FY2020 NDAA (P.L. 116- 92) for the Navy to begin integrating the warhead into the submarine force. NNSA has not disclosed the total number of planned W76-2 warheads, although it is expected to be a very small portion of the W76 stockpile (estimated, in unclassified sources, to be around 1,300 total warheads)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Woolf, Amy F.
2020-09-09
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Deterrence and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure
From the Document: "This latest addition to the Arms Control and International Security Paper series [...] offers a perspective upon the United States' nuclear deterrent needs and what NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration] is doing to meet them."
United States. Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
Ford, Christopher A., 1967-; Gordon-Hagerty, Lisa E.
2020-09-09
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H. Rept. 116-493: Native American Child Protection Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 4957, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 2020
From the Purpose: "The purpose of H.R. 4957 is to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-09-08
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Cybersecurity: Recent Policy and Guidance on Federal Vulnerability Disclosure Programs [September 8, 2020]
From the Document: "The Trump Administration has released policy and guidance on vulnerability disclosure programs (VDP) for federal agencies. VDPs help organizations secure their information technology (IT) by allowing the public to discover and report weaknesses in systems in the hope that the organization will mitigate the vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities can be exploited by malicious actors to compromise systems, which may lead to data breaches."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jaikaran, Chris
2020-09-08
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In the Matter of Murphy, Brian Principal Deputy Under Secretary Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence & Analysis: Whistleblower Reprisal Complaint
From the Introduction: "This complaint concerns retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken against a longtime public servant, Brian Murphy ('Mr. Murphy'). The retaliatory actions were taken and/or threatened to be taken in light of at least five sets of protected disclosures made by Mr. Murphy between March 2018 and August 2020. The protected disclosures that prompted the retaliatory personnel actions at issue primarily focused on the compilation of intelligence reports and threat assessments that conflicted with policy objectives set forth by the White House and senior Department of Homeland Security ('DHS') personnel. As set forth below, the identified protected communications were made through Mr. Murphy's chain of command, as well as to the DHS Office of Inspector General ('OIG'). Notably, Mr. Murphy made protected communications to his immediate supervisor and some of the very Responsible Management Officials ('RMOs') who ultimately took (or threatened to take) retaliatory action against Mr. Murphy. A thorough investigation will establish that the actions taken or threatened to be taken against Mr. Murphy were done in reprisal for his protected disclosures. Therefore, we respectfully request that DHS OIG promptly institute the required investigation."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2661, National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as passed by the Senate on May 13, 2020. From the Document: "S. 2661 would designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for suicide prevention and mental health assistance in the United States. People who call 9-8-8 would be routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline maintained by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) or the Veterans Crisis Line maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
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Cleaning, Disinfection, and Hand Hygiene in Schools - A Toolkit for School Administrators [Updated September 8, 2020]
From the Document: "Reducing the risk of exposure to coronavirus (or SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2], the virus that causes COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]) by cleaning and disinfection is an integral part of reopening schools that will require careful planning. This guidance is intended to aid school administrators as they consider how to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of students, teachers, other school staff, families, and communities and prepare for educating students this fall. School administrators are individuals who oversee the daily operations of K-12 [Kindergarten through twelfth grade] schools, and may include school district superintendents, school principals, and assistant principals. [...] Cleaning and disinfecting and promoting hand hygiene are important everyday actions schools can take to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and protect students and staff. CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] offers the following cleaning, disinfecting, and hand hygiene considerations to help school administrators make decisions, protect their students and staff, and communicate with families and communities."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-08
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Verily Life Sciences, Verily COVID-19 RT-PCR Test
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the VERILY COVID-19 RT-PCR [coronavirus disease 2019 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction] TEST. The VERILY COVID-19 RT-PCR TEST is authorized for use with respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-09-08
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H. Rept. 116-496: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019, Report Together with Minority Views to Accompany H.R. 2639, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 2020
From the Purpose and Summary: "Our nation's system of public education has never come close to achieving full racial integration of public education. But there is now a growing prevalence of racial segregation and, in certain regions of the country, re-segregation in public schools that undermines meaningful progress made toward racial integration in the decades following the 'Brown' decision, denying millions of students of color high-quality public education. [...] The purpose of H.R. 2639 is to provide federal support for school integration. The bill authorizes funding for communities to develop and implement evidence-based plans to tackle racial and socioeconomic segregation in public schools. Planning grants authorized by the bill will allow LEAs [local educational agencies] to study segregation in their schools, evaluate current policies to identify revisions necessary to achieve integration, and develop a robust family, student, and community engagement plan to carry out voluntary integration efforts. Implementation grants authorized by the bill provide resources to LEAs to implement an evidence-based integration plan and rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of the plan. Implementation grants may also be used to recruit, hire, and train teachers to improve diversity in the teaching profession, support activities in a district under a court-ordered desegregation plan, and fund other innovative activities designed to increase racial and socioeconomic diversity in schools, prioritizing funding for school districts that address racial isolation in their schools. H.R. 2639 also strengthens other federal efforts to promote integration, including providing dedicated research funding."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 4162, AIR Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2020. From the Document: "S. 4162 would temporarily modify the apportionment formula for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants, which provide funding to airport sponsors for capital improvement projects related to airport safety, capacity, and security. In general, under current law, each airport's annual apportionment is based on the number of passengers at that facility during the previous calendar year. For 2022 and 2023, the bill would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to calculate AIP apportionments based on the number of passengers at each airport in 2018, 2019, or the full calendar year prior to the current fiscal year, whichever would result in the highest amount."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7795, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 30, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 7795 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make disability benefit questionnaires (DBQs) available on the department's website. DBQs are standardized forms used by physicians when performing examinations that are used to determine veterans' eligibility for disability compensation. Disability compensation is a monthly cash benefit paid to veterans who have disabilities or diseases that have been determined to be connected to their military service. The bill also would require VA to accept earlier versions of DBQ forms and would require VA's inspector general to report annually on the use of DBQs until 2027."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2216, Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for Veterans Caregivers Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs on August 5, 2020. From the Document: "The Family Caregivers Program provides training, counseling, mental health services, respite care, and a monthly stipend to a veteran's caregiver. Veterans and their caregivers are eligible for the program if the veterans require assistance in activities of daily living (such as bathing, eating, or grooming) because of injuries incurred as a result of military service. S. 2216 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to temporarily extend the program's benefits to veterans who become ineligible because they no longer require a caregiver. The duration of that extension would be determined by the department. The bill also would require VA to record the names of caregivers in veterans' health care records and to notify both veterans and those caregivers of medical determinations that affect eligibility for the program."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5517, Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 5517 would authorize the appropriation of $97 million for a new foundation and other programs that would focus on the legacies of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2558, Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2020. From the Document: "S. 2558 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants to Indian tribes to defray the cost of constructing veterans' nursing homes on tribal land and to pay a portion of the costs of care provided at those facilities. Under current law, VA pays 65 percent of construction costs for state-operated nursing homes for veterans and subsidizes residents' care. Over the 2017-2019 period, VA provided about $300 million in construction grants for 30 new state veterans homes (roughly $8 million per grant), and it spent $1.2 billion annually on care for veterans living in existing facilities."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
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FEMA is Not Effectively Administering a Program to Reduce or Eliminate Damage to Severe Repetitive Loss Properties
From the Document: "Severe repetitive loss (SRL) properties are those that flood repeatedly, causing significant difficulties for property owners. The objective of this audit was to determine to what extent the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is managing SRL properties covered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2020-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 4204, Federal Emergency Pandemic Response Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 22, 2020. From the Document: "S. 4204 would establish a federal interagency task force to analyze the nation's preparedness for national pandemics. The bill would detail the task force's membership and responsibilities, which would include a review of the mission of the Strategic National Stockpile and an assessment of its current inventory and future needs."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-09-08
