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China's Position on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
From the Webpage: "[This] is a list of key actions and statements summarizing China's official position on Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022. Items highlighted include China's official government statements, press conferences, messages to the international community, media publications, and where available, leaked internal Chinese Communist Party (CCP) guidance for media and propaganda outlets."
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
2022-07-27
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Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations [Updated July 27, 2022]
From the Document: "The five Nordic countries--Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden--share deep historical, linguistic, and cultural ties and many political and economic similarities. They are all stable democracies with parliamentary systems of government and prosperous market economies with relatively high standards of living. With a total population of roughly 27 million people [...], the Nordics collectively form the world's 12th -largest economy. They have extensive social welfare systems and relatively high tax rates but are considered to be innovative, business-friendly countries. The Nordics generally rank high on global competitiveness indexes. Foreign trade plays a key role in their economies. They also enjoy substantial natural resources. Norway in particular benefits from vast North Sea oil and natural gas deposits."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Archick, Kristin
2022-07-27
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Facial Recognition Technology: CBP Traveler Identity Verification and Efforts to Address Privacy Issues, Statement of Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] is charged with the dual mission of facilitating legitimate travel and securing U.S. borders. Federal laws require DHS to implement a biographic and biometric data system for foreign nationals entering and exiting the U.S. In response, CBP has been pursuing FRT [facial recognition technology] to verify a traveler's identity in place of a visual inspection of travel identification documents. This statement addresses the extent to which CBP has (1) incorporated privacy principles in and (2) assessed the accuracy and performance of its use of FRT. This statement is based on a September 2020 report (GAO [Government Accountability Office]-20- 568 [hyperlink]), along with updates as of July 2022 on actions CBP has taken to address prior GAO recommendations. For that report, GAO conducted site visits to observe CBP's use of FRT; reviewed program documents; and interviewed DHS officials. [...] In September 2020, GAO made five recommendations to CBP regarding privacy and system performance of its FRT. DHS concurred with the recommendations and has implemented two of them. CBP is taking steps to address the remaining three recommendations related to (1) current and complete privacy signage, (2) implementing an audit plan for its program partners, and (3) capturing required traveler photos."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Gambler, Rebecca
2022-07-27
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Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA
From the Foreword: "As China seeks to exert its power and influence around the world, its military, the People's Liberation Army, will be an increasingly important instrument of these efforts. Twenty years ago, the People's Liberation Army rarely ventured beyond China's borders. Today, this observation no longer holds true. The People's Liberation Army now engages in numerous joint exercises and training events with foreign militaries each year, participates in a wide range of bilateral and multilateral security dialogues and forums, deploys forces to several UN peacekeeping operations, and frequently conducts humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions. Moreover, the People's Liberation Army is developing the capabilities to conduct combat missions outside its immediate periphery, although the organization has not been involved in combat since the 1980s. Therefore, aside from the possibility of conflict between the United States and China in the western Pacific area, the US military will increasingly have to take account of the presence and activities of the People's Liberation Army throughout the world. The conference papers in this book examine the People's Liberation Army's current and possible future activities beyond the confines of East Asia; analyze China's military relations with the continents of Europe, Africa, and Latin America; assess the People's Liberation Army's activities in the Indian Ocean, Oceania, and the polar regions; and contain focused studies of the roles of two key organizations: the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force and the Joint Logistic Support Force. Collectively, the book provides a comprehensive picture of a military organization that is extending its reach to all corners of the globe."
Army War College (U.S.). Press
Béraud-Sudreau, Lucie; Brewster, David; Cairns, Christopher . . .
2022-07-27
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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program [Updated July 6, 2022]
From the Summary: "The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Procurement Program is intended to provide SDVOSBs greater access to federal contracting opportunities. [...] This report examines the SDVOSB program's legislative origins, SDVOSB contracting data, and recent congressional action relating to SDVOSB program certification. The report discusses P.L. [Public Law] 116-283, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which requires VA to transfer, by January 1, 2023, the maintenance of its SDVOSB database to the SBA, provide the SBA compensation for doing so, and abolish VA's Center for Verification and Evaluation and transfer its function to the SBA. In addition, the SBA is required to establish a government-wide SDVOSB certification and periodic recertification process by January 1, 2023. VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] is to continue to determine whether an individual qualifies as a service-disabled veteran."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Dilger, Robert Jay, 1954-; Blackford, R. Corinne
2022-07-26
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State and USAID: Efforts to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, Statement for the Record by Jason Bair, Director, International Affairs and Trade and Latesha Love, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Statement for the Record to the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
From What GAO [Government Accountability Office] Found: "In 2020, GAO found that the Department of State's and U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) workforces grew more diverse overall from fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2018. However, promotion outcomes were generally lower for historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups than for Whites. State also identified some indicators of potential barriers to diversity, such as underrepresentation of Hispanic employees. GAO recommended that State and USAID take additional steps to improve workforce diversity. State and USAID took some actions in response. For example, State launched four working groups to identify, investigate, and eliminate barriers to diversity. In July 2022, GAO reported that State needs to take additional actions to improve workplace diversity and inclusion. For example, State has taken some steps to investigate and eliminate barriers, but GAO found that State's analyses vary in depth and have methodological weaknesses. State needs to create a plan to improve its barrier analysis process and improve its methodology for identifying potential barriers. Otherwise, it risks using resources on solutions that do not address the root causes of disparities and risks leaving barriers unaddressed. In addition, State's actions address or generally address five diversity and inclusion leading practices, but gaps remain in accountability and measurement. Without better ways to measure progress and enhance accountability, State may not achieve its goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Bair, Jason; Love, Latesha
2022-07-26
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Overview: "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is Southeast Asia's primary multilateral organization, a 10- member grouping of nations with a combined population of 660 million and a combined annual gross domestic product (GDP) of around $3.1 trillion in 2021. Established in 1967, it has grown into one of the world's largest regional fora, representing a strategically important region straddling some of the world's busiest sea lanes, including the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea. Taken collectively, ASEAN would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy and the United States' fourth-largest export market. ASEAN's members are Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Members rotate as chair: Cambodia is ASEAN's chair for 2022 and Indonesia is to assume the chair in 2023. ASEAN engages in a wide range of diplomatic, economic and security discussions through hundreds of annual meetings and through a secretariat based in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2008, the United States became the first non-ASEAN nation to appoint a representative to ASEAN, and in 2011 it opened a U.S. mission to ASEAN in Jakarta with a resident ambassador. Several other nations have followed suit. President Biden held a summit with ASEAN's leaders on May 12-13 in Washington, DC. (Burma's junta leader and outgoing Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte did not attend.) ASEAN leaders also met with a bipartisan group of Members including House Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, and Minority Leader McCarthy. ASEAN is a diverse and informal organization."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Dolven, Ben
2022-07-26
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Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, a program carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy that gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition strategies and proposed funding levels for the Aegis BMD program. Congress's decisions on the Aegis BMD program could significantly affect U.S. BMD capabilities and funding requirements, and the BMD-related industrial base"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
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Replacing the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Document: "The U.S. Air Force recently expressed its interest to replace the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet. Over the summer and fall of 2021, several senior Air Force officials, including Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Commander of Pacific Air Forces General Kenneth Wilsbach, discussed plans to replace the E-3 AWACS. The officials stated that the Air Force needs to replace its fleet of E-3 AWACS aircraft due to their age, low mission capable rates, and the inability to procure parts to maintain 40-year-old aircraft. The Air Force released a request for information on February 8, 2022, seeking to replace the AWACS beginning in FY2023. The FY2023 budget request seeks $227 million in research development, test, and evaluation to begin E-3 AWACS recapitalization while retiring 15 of 31 E-3 AWACS."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Hoehn, John R.; Gertler, Jeremiah
2022-07-26
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Presidential Declaration of Climate Emergency: NEA and Stafford Act [July 26, 2022]
From the Document: "This Insight provides selected considerations related to the President's ability to declare a climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act [...] and/or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act[.]"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
2022-07-26
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Section 307 and Imports Produced by Forced Labor [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Document: "Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. §1307) prohibits importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor, including forced or indentured child labor. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the prohibition. [...] U.S. customs law has prohibited importing goods produced by certain categories of labor since the end of the nineteenth century. Beginning in 1890, the United States prohibited imports of goods manufactured with convict labor. In 1930, Congress expanded this prohibition in Section 307 of the Tariff Act to include any (not just manufactured) products of forced labor. Although a few Members brought up humanitarian concerns during debate, the central legislative concern was protecting domestic producers from competing with products made with forced labor. As such, Section 307 allowed the admission of products of forced labor if it could be shown that no comparable product was made in the United States or the level of domestic production did not meet domestic demand ('consumptive demand' clause)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Casey, Christopher A.; Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.
2022-07-26
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Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "The Navy's DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy's Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class Aegis destroyers. The Navy wants to procure the first DDG(X) in FY2030. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests $195.5 million in research and development funding for the program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
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Department of Veterans Affairs: Abortion Policy [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Document: "The primary mission of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to provide health care services to veterans. To accomplish this goal, VA has promulgated regulations to create a standard medical benefits package. The medical benefits package expressly excludes abortion services and abortion counseling in all instances, effectively prohibiting VA providers from providing those services to veteran patients. VHA provides medically necessary health care for the management of a miscarriage. It is unclear whether this prohibition on abortion services is required by statute or solely by regulation--a result of potentially conflicting language in the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-585) and the Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-262). In recent years, Congress has considered bills to require VA to include abortion counseling in the medical benefits package. VHA also provides health care to dependents, spouses, and caregivers of veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). Under CHAMPVA, VA will pay for the cost of abortion services only if a physician certifies that the life of the mother would be endangered should the fetus be carried to term. This differs from the provision of health care for veterans in which abortion services are prohibited under any circumstance."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sussman, Jared S.
2022-07-26
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Indonesia [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Document: "With over 270 million citizens, Indonesia is the most populous country in Southeast Asia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, and the world's third-largest democracy (after India and the United States). It has the world's 16th largest economy and the 10th largest when ranked by purchasing power parity. It straddles important sea lanes and borders the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest trade routes, as well as the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Over the past two decades, Indonesia has become a robust democracy, holding four direct presidential elections, each considered by international observers to have been largely free and fair. In the most recent, held in April 2019, President Joko Widodo was reelected to a second five-year term. The U.S.-Indonesia relationship has broadened in recent years, with closer military and counterterrorism cooperation and a range of new educational, environmental, and energy initiatives initiated in the Obama Administration."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Dolven, Ben
2022-07-26
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Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and issues for Congress on shipboard solid state lasers (SSLs) that the Navy is developing for surface-ship self-defense. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests continued research and development funding for these efforts. The issue for Congress is whether to modify, reject, or approve the Navy's acquisition strategies and funding requests for shipboard laser development programs. Decisions that Congress makes on this issue could affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the defense technology and industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
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Navy Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "The Navy's Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program envisages procuring new medium-sized at-sea resupply ships for the Navy. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests $3.0 million in research and development funding for the program. The Navy's five-year (FY2023- FY2027) shipbuilding plan programs the procurement of the first NGLS in FY2026 at a cost of $150.0 million and the second in FY2027 at a cost of $156.0 million."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
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Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in the mid-2030s. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virginia-class SSN design, which the Navy has been procuring since FY1998. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests $237.0 million in research and development funding for the SSN(X) program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
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Navy TAGOS-25 (Previously TAGOS[x]) Ocean Surveillance Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "The first of a planned class of seven new TAGOS-25 class ocean surveillance ships was procured in FY2022 at a cost of $434.4 million. The Navy wants to procure the second ship in FY2025. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests no FY2023 procurement funding for the program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
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H. Rept. 117-436: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 2814, July 26, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "Introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on April 22, 2021, H.R. 2814, the 'Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022,' would remove limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers, distributors, and dealers and permit the disclosure of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gun trace data in civil and administrative proceedings."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-26
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H. Rept. 117-442: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 1808, July 26, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "On March 11, 2021, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced H.R. 1808, the 'Assault Weapons Ban of 2021,' with 187 original cosponsors. This legislation prohibits the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (also known as 'large capacity magazines'). Currently, there are no federal laws that restrict the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons or large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Reducing the prevalence of these weapons and devices will reduce the lives lost to gun violence and make our communities safer. Semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices 'result in more shots fired, more persons hit, and more wounds inflicted per victim than do attacks with other firearms.'"
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-26
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H. Rept. 117-438: Safe Connections Act of 2022, to Accompany H.R. 7132, July 26, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 7132, the ''Safe Connections Act of 2022,'' addresses digital abuse that can happen when an abuser shares a mobile phone service contract with their victim, giving the abuser access to sensitive information about the victim, including the phone numbers they use to communicate with and in some cases, their location. The legislation amends the Communications Act of 1934 (Communications Act) by requiring mobile service providers, after receiving a line separation request from a survivor of domestic violence, human trafficking, or other related crimes for a mobile service contract shared with an abuser, to separate the line of the survivor (and the line of any individual in the care of the survivor) from the shared mobile service contract or separate the line of the abuser from the shared mobile service contract. The legislation also directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules, within 18 months of the Act's enactment, implementing line separation requests from survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and other related crimes and to establish emergency communications support for these survivors suffering financial hardship for up to six months."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-26
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H. Rept. 117-439: Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 4551, July 26, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 4551, the 'Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies (RANSOMWARE) Act,' amends the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 (SAFE WEB Act) to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report to Congress, one year after the date of enactment and every two years after, on cross-border complaints received by the FTC, numbers and details of such complaints that were acted upon and not acted upon, and how it used the authorities granted by the SAFE WEB Act in response. The bill amends the existing reporting requirements to require the FTC to, in addition, address cross-border incidents that involve ransomware and other cyberattacks from foreign actors. It also requires the FTC to report on cross-border complaints received that involve ransomware or other cyber-related attacks committed by Russia, China, North Korea, or Iran or individuals or companies that are located in or have ties to those countries."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-26
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China's Evolving Data Governance Regime
From the Document: "With China's ambitions to become a leader in the digital economy by 2025 and a 'cyber superpower,' data governance has been a top priority for Chinese policymakers. Beijing sees that sustaining economic growth and leading in global innovation requires expanding and protecting China's digital capabilities, both for digitally-enabled trade in goods and provision of digital services, which account for an increasing proportion of overall economic activity. In addition to the economic benefits of a secure digital economy, maintaining 'cybersovereignty' is important for Chinese policymakers in carving out new legal and regulatory systems. Contrary to the U.S. vision of a free and open internet, upholding cybersovereignty means that cyberspace, data, and networks are regarded as sovereign territory subject to local laws of individual countries. This concept is critical to the Chinese Communist Party's(CCP) strategy to maintain information control, political stability, and limitations on expression of popular dissent."
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
2022-07-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 4040 would extend until December 31, 2024, certain telehealth waivers in Medicare that were implemented during the current public health emergency. In March 2022, Public Law 117-103, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, extended those waivers until 151 days after the end of the emergency. The waivers temporarily lift certain restrictions on the delivery of Medicare services via telehealth, such as limitations on the types of providers eligible to bill telehealth services, the location of beneficiaries who can receive those services, and the use of audio-only technology. H.R. 4040 would delay until January 1, 2025, the implementation of a requirement that Medicare beneficiaries have periodic in-person visits for mental health services delivered via telehealth. The bill also would reduce funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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CBO's Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 7132, the Safe Connections Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 7132 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to select either the Lifeline program or the Affordable Connectivity Program to provide emergency communications support for six months to domestic violence survivors who request it. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that the commission would select the Lifeline program because it is permanently funded. CBO expects that more people would use the Lifeline program as eligibility requirements are expanded for domestic violence survivors. Under current law, the program provides a discount on phone or Internet service to eligible low-income consumers and is funded through assessments on telecommunications carriers. Those assessments, which are treated as revenues in the federal budget, may be spent without further appropriation on the Lifeline program. CBO estimates that the FCC, through the Universal Service Administrative Company, would levy additional assessments on telecommunications carriers to cover the cost of more people using the program. Those additional assessments would be levied starting in 2024 after the commission completes rulemaking required under H.R. 7132."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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CBO's Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4590, the Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4590 would direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Federal Reserve to study the challenges faced by new depository institutions seeking a charter. Those banking regulators also would be required to jointly issue a strategic plan to increase the number of entities applying for new depository institution charters. The operating costs for the FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and CFPB are classified in the federal budget as direct spending. However, the NCUA and the OCC collect fees from financial institutions to offset their operating costs; those fees are treated as reductions in direct spending. Costs incurred by the Federal Reserve reduce remittances to the Treasury, which are recorded in the budget as revenues. H.R. 4590 also would reduce the maximum allowable size of the Federal Reserve Surplus fund on September 30, 2022. As a result, enacting the legislation would increase remittances to the Treasury (which are recorded in the budget as revenues) in 2023. Reducing the fund also would reduce the amount of interest-earning assets that the Federal Reserve holds, which would reduce its future interest earnings and associated remittances to the Treasury."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 263, Big Cat Public Safety Act
From the Document: "Current law prohibits the import, export, purchase, sale, transport, or acquisition of big cats, such as lions and tigers, across state lines or the national border. H.R. 263 would generally prohibit the breeding and possession of those animals, although wildlife sanctuaries, veterinarians, colleges and universities, zoos, exhibitions, and other entities that meet certain requirements would be exempt. In addition, people who already own such animals would be permitted to keep them if they register with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). For this estimate, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that H.R. 263 will be enacted late in fiscal year 2022. The bill would direct USFWS to issue regulations to implement the prohibition on breeding and possession. In addition, CBO expects that under the bill, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) could revise existing regulations on the licensing of entities that possess, exhibit, and breed big cats. Based on the costs of similar tasks, we estimate that developing those regulations would cost $1 million over the 2022-2023 period."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan 2022
From the Document: "The CNO [Chief of Naval Operations] Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN), released in January 2021, focused the Navy's efforts across four foundational priorities: Readiness, Capabilities, Capacity, and Sailors. This update builds upon that foundation, leveraging our progress to further strengthen the United States Navy's warfighting advantage."
United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
2022-07-26?
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H. Rept. 117-441: Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022, Report Together with Minority Views to Accompany H.R. 5768, July 26, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 5768, the 'Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022' or the 'VICTIM Act of 2022' is bipartisan legislation that authorizes a grant program within the Office of Justice Programs to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods within law enforcement agencies to improve clearance rates for homicides, rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, and non-fatal shootings. VICTIM Act grants would be available to state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecuting offices."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-26
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Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 26, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress for three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs) that the Navy wants to develop and procure in FY2023 and beyond: [1] Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs); [2] Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs); and [3] Extra-large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs). The Navy wants to acquire these large UVs as part of an effort to shift the Navy to a more distributed fleet architecture, meaning a mix of ships that spreads the Navy's capabilities over an increased number of platforms and avoids concentrating a large portion of the fleet's overall capability into a relatively small number of high-value ships (i.e., a mix of ships that avoids 'putting too many eggs into one basket'). The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests $549.3 million in research and development funding for these large UVs and LUSV/MUSV-enabling technologies, and $60.7 million in additional funding for core technologies for XLUUV and other Navy UUVs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-26
