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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 7, 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 MMWR contains the following: "Alcohol Use and Co-Use of Other Substances Among Pregnant Females Aged 12-44 Years -- United States, 2015-2018"; "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Outbreak Among Employees at a Meat Processing Facility -- South Dakota, March-April 2020"; "'Notes from the Field': Characteristics of Meat Processing Facility Workers with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infection -- Nebraska, April-May 2020"; "SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection Among Attendees of an Overnight Camp -- Georgia, June 2020"; "Characteristics and Outcomes of Contacts of COVID-19 Patients Monitored Using an Automated Symptom Monitoring Tool -- Maine, May-June 2020"; "'Vital Signs': Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Confirmed Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2018"; "Increase in Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment Among Persons with HIV Infection During the Lusaka HIV Treatment Surge -- Lusaka Province, Zambia, January 2018-June 2019"; and "'QuickStats': Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Males, Females, and Both Sexes -- United States, 2009-2018." 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.)
2020-08-07
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MMWR Early Release: COVID-19-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children -- United States, March-July 2020, August 7, 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: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children -United States, March-July 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.)
2020-08-07
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MMWR Early Release: Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-July 25, 2020, August 7, 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 MMWR contains the following: "Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-08-07
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MMWR Early Release: Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with Ingesting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol - Arizona and New Mexico, May-June 2020, August 5, 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 MMWR contains the following: "Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with Ingesting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol - Arizona and New Mexico, May-June 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.)
2020-08-05
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China's National Security Law for Hong Kong: Issues for Congress [Updated August 3, 2020]
From the Summary: "On June 30, 2020, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed a national security law (NSL) for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Hong Kong's Chief Executive promulgated it in Hong Kong later the same day. The law is widely seen as undermining the HKSAR's once-high degree of autonomy and eroding the rights promised to Hong Kong in the 1984 Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, an international treaty between the People's Republic of China (China, or PRC) and the United Kingdom covering the 50 years from 1997 to 2047. The NSL criminalizes four broadly defined categories of offenses: secession, subversion, organization and perpetration of terrorist activities, and 'collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security' in relation to the HKSAR. Persons convicted of violating the NSL can be sentenced to up to life in prison. China's central government can, at its or the HKSAR's discretion, exercise jurisdiction over alleged violations of the law and prosecute and adjudicate the cases in mainland China. The law apparently applies to alleged violations committed by anyone, anywhere in the world, including in the United States."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lawrence, Susan V.; Martin, Michael F.
2020-08-03
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RAND Review: COVID Slide (July-August 2020)
From the Website: "The cover story highlights what research says about learning loss after extended school breaks. A second feature spotlights Mahshid Abir, a physician who led a research team in the creation of a critical care surge response tool to help hospitals during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] crisis. A story on community stress explores how stress, trauma, and adverse experiences affect individual and community health."
RAND Corporation
2020-08
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Mass Attacks in Public Spaces - 2019
From the Introduction: "While our nation responds to the challenges of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, we must also contend with the tragic aftermath of mass violence that has impacted our communities. [...] This report, NTAC's [National Threat Assessment Center] third analysis of mass attacks that were carried out in public or semi-public spaces, builds upon 'Mass Attacks in Public Spaces - 2017 (MAPS - 2017)' and 'Mass Attacks in Public Spaces - 2018 (MAPS - 2018).' This report provides further analysis of the thinking and behavior of mass attackers, as well as operational considerations for our public safety partners. The study examines 34 incidents of mass attacks - in which three or more people, not including the attacker(s), were harmed - that were carried out by 37 attackers in public spaces across the United States between January and December 2019. In total, 108 people were killed and an additional 178 people were injured. The findings from this report offer 'critical information that can aid in preventing these types of tragedies', and assist law enforcement, schools, businesses, and others in the establishment of appropriate systems to recognize the warning signs and intervene appropriately."
United States. Secret Service. National Threat Assessment Center
Alathari, Lina; Driscoll, Steven; Blair, Ashley . . .
2020-08
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GEC Special Report: Pillars of Russia's Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem
From the Document: "Russia has operationalized the concept of perpetual adversarial competition in the information environment by encouraging the development of a disinformation and propaganda ecosystem that allows for varied and overlapping approaches that reinforce each other even when individual messages within the system appear contradictory. This ecosystem reflects both the sources of disinformation and propaganda--official government statements, state-funded media outlets, proxy websites, bots, false social media personas, cyber-enabled disinformation operations, etc.--and the different tactics that these channels use. [...] This report provides a visual representation of the ecosystem described above, as well as an example of the media multiplier effect it enables. This serves to demonstrate how the different pillars of the ecosystem play distinct roles and feed off of and bolster each other. The report also includes brief profiles of select proxy sites and organizations that occupy an intermediate role between the pillars of the ecosystem with clear links to Russia and those that are meant to be fully deniable. The emphasis on these proxy sites is meant to highlight the important role they play, which can be overlooked given the attention paid to official Russian voices on one end of the spectrum, and the social media manipulation and cyber-enabled threats on the other."
United States. Department of State
2020-08
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Transportation Research: Additional Actions Could Improve DOT's Internal Collaboration and Reliability of Information on Research Activities, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "DOT's [Department of Transportation] research activities are critical to DOT's mission to make the nation's transportation system safer and more efficient. To meet current research needs and prepare for emerging technologies, DOT partners with public and private entities. In fiscal year 2018, DOT funded about 2,300 partners and had a research budget exceeding $1 billion. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review DOT's research activities. This report addresses: (1) how DOT prioritizes and selects which research activities it will undertake; (2) the extent to which DOT facilitates research collaboration with external stakeholders and across the department; and (3) the extent to which DOT ensures its Research Hub database contains complete and accurate project information."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2020-08
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Feedback to Prepare EMS Teams to Manage Infected Patients with COVID-19: A Case Series
From the Abstract: "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a new respiratory disease, is spreading globally. In France, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) teams are mobile medicalized resuscitation teams composed of emergency physician, nurse or anesthesiologist nurse, ambulance driver, and resident. Four types of clinical cases are presented here because they have led these EMS teams to change practices in their management of patients suspected of COVID-19 infection: cardiac arrest, hypoxia on an acute pneumonia, acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with respiratory and hemodynamic disorders, and upper function disorders in a patient in a long-term care facility. The last case raised the question of COVID-19 cases with atypical forms in elderly subjects. Providers were contaminated during the management of these patients. These cases highlighted the need to review the way these EMS teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, in view of heightening potential for early identification of suspicious cases, and of reinforcing the application of staff protection equipment to limit risk of contamination."
Cambridge University Press
Ghazali, Daniel Aiham; Ouersighni, Amina; Gay, Matthieu . . .
2020-08
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Fiscal Policy and Recovery from the COVID-19 Recession [Updated July 31, 2020]
From the Introduction: "The economic contraction that began in February 2020 differs from previous contractions, including the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession of 2007-2009. It was caused in large part by concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and government policies aimed at limiting person-to-person contact. [...] This report provides an overview of the state of the economy and summarizes the fiscal measures already taken in response to the current downturn. Many of these responses have largely been aimed at providing economic relief. In the future, policymakers may consider more traditional fiscal policies designed to boost aggregate demand. This report then discusses fiscal policy used during more traditional recessions and recovery, both the theory and empirical evidence, and reviews what types of fiscal policy are likely to be most effective during recovery from a recession. The report concludes with a brief discussion of the pandemic's effect on the debt."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Gravelle, Jane; Marples, Donald J.
2020-07-31
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COVID-19 Relief Assistance to Small Businesses: Issues and Policy Options [Updated July 31, 2020]
From the Summary: "The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several types of programs to support small businesses, including direct disaster loan programs for businesses, homeowners, and renters; loan guaranty and venture capital programs; management and technical assistance training programs; and contracting programs. Congressional interest in these programs has always been high, primarily because small businesses are viewed as a means to stimulate economic activity and create jobs, but it has become especially acute in the wake of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic's widespread adverse economic impact on the national economy. This report provides a brief description of the SBA's programs and examines congressional action to assist small businesses during and immediately following the Great Recession (2007- 2009) and during the COVID-19 pandemic."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Dilger, Robert Jay, 1954-; Lindsay, Bruce R.; Lowry, Sean
2020-07-31
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COVID-19: Resources for Tracking Federal Spending [Updated July 31, 2020]
From the Document: "Congress has responded to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with various legislation providing relief to individuals and families, state and local governments, businesses, health care providers, and other entities. This Insight provides selected sources for tracking COVID-19 relief funding provided through these bills."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Teefy, Jennifer; Kreiser, Maria A.
2020-07-31
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Federal Law Enforcement and the Portland Protests: Legal Considerations [July 31, 2020]
From the Document: "During the spring and summer of 2020, protests in response to the death of George Floyd erupted in major cities across the country. Responding to a perceived failure by state and local officials to control the protests, President Trump threatened to take action by, for example, deploying the military into cities to restore order. Recently, in the midst of ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon, the Trump Administration deployed hundreds of agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Although, according to some, the Portland protests were largely nonviolent, DHS reported numerous instances of what it terms 'violent anarchists' committing crimes against federal property, justifying the presence of federal officers. Reports of unidentified federal law enforcement officers detaining protestors and transporting them in unmarked vehicles escalated tensions between local officials and the Trump administration. The federal law enforcement presence in Portland comes after federal agents were used to respond to similar protests in Washington, DC. [...] This Sidebar discusses the general legal authorities relied on by DHS to allow for the federal presence in Portland and explores the potential legal questions raised by the presence of federal law enforcement in Portland, including the constitutional implications of the various tactics used by the federal officers."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Novak, Whitney K.; Foster, Michael A. (Legislative attorney)
2020-07-31
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Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth [Updated July 31, 2020]
From the Document: "On June 8, 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an independent, nonprofit, research group, determined that economic activity in the U.S. peaked in February 2020 and that the economy subsequently entered into a recession in the same month. On a quarterly basis, economic activity peaked in the fourth quarter of 2019. This In Focus discusses the business cycle, how recessions are determined, and potential causes and effects of these fluctuations in the economy."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Weinstock, Lida R.
2020-07-31
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Global Economic Effects of COVID-19 [Updated July 31, 2020]
From the Document: "Since the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] outbreak was first diagnosed, it has spread to over 200 countries and all U.S. states. The pandemic is negatively affecting global economic growth beyond anything experienced in nearly a century. Estimates so far indicate the virus could trim global economic growth by 3.0% to 6.0% in 2020, with a partial recovery in 2021, assuming there is not a second wave of infections. The economic fallout from the pandemic raises the risks of a global economic recession with levels of unemployment not experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The human costs in terms of lives lost will permanently affect global economic growth in addition to the cost of rising levels of poverty, lives upended, careers derailed, and increased social unrest. Global trade could also fall by 13% to 32%, depending on the depth and extent of the global economic downturn, exacting an especially heavy economic toll on trade-dependent developing and emerging economies. The full impact will not be known until the effects of the pandemic peak. This report provides an overview of the global economic costs to date and the response by governments and international institutions to address these effects."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jackson, James K., 1949-; Weiss, Martin A.; Schwarzenberg, Andres B. . . .
2020-07-31
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Operation Legend: Department of Justice Assistance to Curb Increases in Violent Crime [July 31, 2020]
From the Document: "On July 22, 2020, Attorney General (AG) William Barr announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was expanding Operation Legend--which started in Kansas City, MO, on July 8, 2020--to Chicago, IL, and Albuquerque, NM. As a part of Operation Legend, DOJ plans to send agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS); the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to these cities to work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement to address violent crime. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Homeland Security Investigations also is to participate in Operation Legend. On July 29, 2020, AG Barr announced that DOJ would send additional agents to Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Milwaukee, WI, in a further expansion of Operation Legend. DOJ is also providing grant funding to the cities targeted for Operation Legend. State and local law enforcement agencies have worked with federal law enforcement in the past on a variety of task forces, and federal law enforcement assistance is usually welcome. However, in Portland, OR, in a DHS operation (Operation Diligent Valor), which is separate from Operation Legend, there have been reports of DHS law enforcement officers in military-style uniforms having detained protestors and placed them in unmarked vehicles. These reports have raised concerns about how DOJ and DHS agents deployed under Operation Legend might operate."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
James, Nathan
2020-07-31
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 20 Issue 31, July 30, 2020
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "Preventing damage to fire department connections"; "Silence is deadly: addressing suicide in your department"; "CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] Services Catalog"; and "Cyber Threats."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2020-07-30
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines [Updated July 30, 2020]
From the Introduction: "These Treatment Guidelines have been developed to inform clinicians how to care for patients with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Because clinical information about the optimal management of COVID-19 is evolving quickly, these Guidelines will be updated frequently as published data and other authoritative information become available. The recommendations in these Guidelines are based on scientific evidence and expert opinion."
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2020-07-30
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National Nuclear Security Administration: Information on the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request and Affordability of Nuclear Modernization Activities
From the Document: "The United States is in the midst of a long-term effort to modernize its nuclear security enterprise. As part of this effort, the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is currently conducting four weapon modernization programs. NNSA manages its weapon modernization programs in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD), which undertakes related work to modernize nuclear weapon delivery systems, including heavy bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles and the submarines that carry them. In addition, NNSA is managing numerous, multi-billion-dollar construction projects and related activities to modernize the infrastructure it uses to produce the components and materials needed for its weapon modernization programs."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Bawden, Allison
2020-07-30
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South Africa: Current Issues, Economy, and U.S. Relations [Updated July 30, 2020]
From the Introduction: "South Africa, a majority black, multiracial country of nearly 60 million people, has the most diversified and industrialized economy in Africa, but has suffered years of low growth and is burdened by deeply embedded socioeconomic inequalities. President is Cyril Ramaphosa ('rahmah-POH-sah'), of the majority African National Congress (ANC) party, is leading a reform agenda aimed at improving the economy and public service delivery, and addressing corruption. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has sharply intensified the already formidable economic and health challenges facing South Africa, which include a high HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. The National Assembly elected then-Vice President Ramaphosa as president in early 2018, following the resignation of his predecessor, Jacob Zuma. Zuma stepped down in the face of a threat of a parliamentary no confidence vote after defying a decision by ANC leaders to recall him as the party's national presidential nominee--in large part as a result of multiple corruption scandals. Discontent with Zuma had helped cement Ramaphosa's victory in a bruising late 2017 ANC election to lead the party, which has suffered a gradual loss of electoral support in recent years. While the ANC was able to retain a parliamentary majority in the last general elections, held in May 2019--a majority it has held since the country's first universal suffrage polls in 1994--it earned 57.5% of votes, its lowest share to date. After the election, the parliament, under the country's indirect presidential election system, voted to re-elect Ramaphosa as president."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cook, Nicolas
2020-07-30
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China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 30, 2020]
From the Summary: "In an era of renewed great power competition, China's military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has become the top focus of U.S. defense planning and budgeting. China's navy, which China has been steadily modernizing for more than 25 years, since the early to mid-1990s, has become a formidable military force within China's near-seas region, and it is conducting a growing number of operations in more-distant waters, including the broader waters of the Western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and waters around Europe. China's navy is viewed as posing a major challenge to the U.S. Navy's ability to achieve and maintain wartime control of blue-water ocean areas in the Western Pacific--the first such challenge the U.S. Navy has faced since the end of the Cold War--and forms a key element of a Chinese challenge to the longstanding status of the United States as the leading military power in the Western Pacific."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-07-30
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Uncharted Waters: Navigating the Supreme Court's New Clean Water Act Permitting Test [July 30, 2020]
From the Document: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to grapple with how to implement the Supreme Court's April 2020 decision in 'County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund'. 'Maui' introduced a new multi-factor test for determining whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to pollutant discharges that migrate through groundwater to navigable surface waters. The 'Maui' Court rejected EPA's 2019 interpretive guidance that categorically excluded point source pollutant discharges to groundwater from the CWA permitting program. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that the CWA requires a permit for a direct discharge or the 'functional equivalent of a direct discharge' of pollutants from a point source into navigable waters. EPA has not formally responded to 'Maui' through the issuance of guidance or regulations. Absent such a response or legislative action, regulated entities, state agencies, and federal courts are tasked with clarifying and applying the Court's 'functional equivalent' test. This Sidebar discusses the 'Maui' decision and highlights its potential effects on current and future litigation over the scope of CWA jurisdiction over what qualifies as a 'functional equivalent' of a direct discharge of pollutants into navigable waters."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Tsang, Linda
2020-07-30
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IRS Guidance Says No Deduction is Allowed for Business Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans [Updated July 30, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) created Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to provide short-term, economic relief to certain small businesses and nonprofits. PPP loans can be used to cover payroll expenses and other enumerated operating costs (e.g., rent, utilities) and can be forgiven if the borrower meets certain payroll and employment retention criteria. The loans are capped at $10 million per borrower. [...] On April 30, 2020, IRS [Internal Revenue Service] issued Notice 2020-32, which clarifies the IRS position, under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 265(a)(1), that PPP-recipients cannot claim a deduction for expenses funded from the forgiven PPP loans. IRS's guidance could reduce the perceived economic benefit of PPP loans, and require some taxpayers to alter how they compute their taxes for 2020 compared to previous years. With this said, many businesses could still find that the economic benefits of PPP loans outweigh the potential costs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lowry, Sean; Gravelle, Jane
2020-07-30
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Comparing the Congressional Response to the Great Recession and the COVID-19-Related Recession: Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions [July 30, 2020]
From the Summary: "In response to recent economic recessions, Congress has enacted temporary measures related to Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs and benefits. These temporary federal provisions have included augmented and extended federal UI benefits, additional funding for state UI administration, and federal financing for certain aspects of UI benefits, among other measures. This report provides a comparative analysis of the temporary UI measures enacted in response to the Great Recession (December 2007-June 2009) and the temporary UI measures enacted in response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]- related recession (February 2020-present), as of this report date. Between July 2008 and December 2012, 12 laws created, amended, or extended temporary federal UI provisions in response to the Great Recession. As of this report date, Congress has enacted two laws that created, amended, or extended temporary federal UI measures in response to the current recession (an additional bill has been passed by the House and the Senate; it currently awaits the President's signature). Understanding the temporary UI provisions that were enacted in response to the Great Recession--as well as how these provisions were structured and how long these provisions were authorized--may be of interest to policymakers considering further temporary UI interventions or alterations to existing temporary provisions in response to the current recession."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Isaacs, Katelin P., 1980-; Whittaker, Julie M.
2020-07-30
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Federally Supported Projects and Programs for Wastewater, Drinking Water, and Water Supply Infrastructure [July 30, 2020]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background and funding information on water infrastructure projects, including wastewater and drinking water, and water supply projects traditionally funded by the federal government. The report also discusses federal funding programs that provide assistance to communities to support these types of projects and related, eligible activities. For decades, Congress has authorized and modified federal programs to help communities address water supply and water infrastructure needs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Cowan, Tadlock; Humphreys, Elena H. . . .
2020-07-30
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Economic Activity and the Expiration of COVID-19 Relief Provisions [July 30, 2020]
From the Document: "The federal response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has included programs providing economic relief to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments. The recent or looming expiration or exhaustion of several of these programs has generated congressional discussions on the effect that this could have on the U.S. economy's short- and long-term performance. This Insight briefly summarizes the current economic recession and fiscal policy response, highlights some programs that are near expiration or exhaustion of funding, and discusses underlying economic issues."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Driessen, Grant A.; Weinstock, Lida R.
2020-07-30
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National Infrastructure Bank: Proposals in the 116th Congress [July 30, 2020]
From the Introduction: "The term 'infrastructure' generally refers to long-lived, capital-intensive systems and facilities in the areas of transportation, energy, water, and telecommunications. Some broader definitions also include facilities for education, recreation, and health.Although the condition and performance of these systems are generally thought to be important for the nation's well-being, there is less agreement on the optimal level of infrastructure investment, how to maximize the effectiveness of spending, and the appropriate role of the federal government. State and local governments and the private sector provide the bulk of infrastructure investment. The federal role in infrastructure investment is important but limited in size and scope. For example, the federal government was responsible for 26% of total government highway outlays in 2017. The federal government supports infrastructure investment in four ways: (1) direct investment in federally owned infrastructure; (2) grants to nonfederal entities, especially state and local governments; (3) tax preferences that forgo federal revenue to provide incentives for nonfederal investment in infrastructure; and (4) loans and other types of credit assistance to nonfederal entities."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Mallett, William J.
2020-07-30
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ASPR TRACIE Technical Assistance Request: Handling and Viewing the Remains of a Deceased COVID-19 Patient [30 July 2020]
From the Document: "The requestor asked for precautions or guidance related to handling and viewing the remains of a deceased COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] patient as well as planning resources for mass fatality management."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; United States. Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange
2020-07-30
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Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress [Updated July 29, 2020]
From the Summary: "Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. There have been exceptions to the Navy's ship-naming rules, particularly for the purpose of naming a ship for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be named for something else. Some observers have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy ships."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-07-29
