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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 16, 2021
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: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics -- Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021"; "COVID-19 Vaccine Administration, by Race and Ethnicity -- North Carolina, December 14, 2020-April 6, 2021"; "Acceptability of Adolescent COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adolescents and Parents of Adolescents -- United States, April 15-23, 2021"; "SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a Gymnastics Facility -- Oklahoma, April-May 2021"; and "'QuickStats': Percentage, of Men and Women Aged 25-49 Years Who Spent at Least One Night in the Past 12 Months at an Alternate Location Because They Did Not Have a Permanent Place To Stay, by Type of Location -- National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2017-2019." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-07-16
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H. Rept. 117-88: Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2022, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 4432, July 15, 2021
From the Introduction: "The Committee recommendation for total discretionary fiscal year 2022 Department of Defense funding is $705,939,000,000, which is an increase of $9,977,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and $258,170,000 below the budget request. This bill carries out the Committee's constitutional responsibility to recommend the appropriations necessary to provide for the common defense of the Nation. The Committee performed its role in a collegial and bipartisan fashion consistent with long-standing traditions."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-07-15
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 21 Issue 28, July 15, 2021
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: "FDA no longer authorizes use of non-NIOSH [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]- approved or decontaminated disposable respirators"; "DHS S&T [Science and Technology Directorate] showcases research and technology for resilience against pandemics, natural disasters and threats"; "FEMA webinar series on competitive Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs"; "EMI [Emergency Management Institute] releases 2022 schedule for Virtual Tabletop Exercise Program"; "New StopRansomware.gov website - The US government's one-stop location to stop ransomware"; "Connecticut becomes third state to incentivize cybersecurity best practices for businesses"; and "ISAC [Information Sharing and Analysis Center] National Webinar: The Call is Coming from Inside the House - Understanding the Insider Threat."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2021-07-15
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National Level Exercises: History, Authorities, and Congressional Considerations [July 15, 2021]
From the Document: "Every two years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducts a National Level Exercise (NLE) to evaluate the nation's progress towards preparedness for catastrophic events. These exercises have multiple components, and culminate in a large, full-scale exercise with thousands of participants from multiple federal agencies, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments, industry partners, and nongovernmental organizations. The next NLE, scheduled for 2022, is to test the nation's ability to respond to a simulated earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest, as well as subsequent aftershocks, tsunamis, and a Spill of National Significance."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Stienstra, Lauren
2021-07-15
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Wildfire Statistics [Updated July 15, 2021]
From the Document: "Wildfires are unplanned and unwanted fires, including lightning-caused fires, unauthorized human-caused fires, and escaped prescribed fire projects. States are responsible for responding to wildfires that begin on nonfederal (state, local, and private) lands, except for lands protected by federal agencies under cooperative agreements. The federal government is responsible for responding to wildfires that begin on federal lands. [...] As of July 15, 2021, over 34,000 wildfires have impacted nearly 2.3 million acres. The nationwide preparedness level is at the maximum level (5), suggesting significant commitment of shared resources."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Hoover, Katie; Hanson, Laura A.
2021-07-15
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H. Rept. 117-87: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2022, Report Together with Minority Views, To Accompany H.R. 4431, July 15, 2021
From the Overview: "The Committee recommendation includes $76,154,086,000 in total discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including $52,811,000,000 within the bill's 302(b) budget allocation, $4,544,086,000 in discretionary appropriations offset by fee collections, and $18,799,000,000 as a budget cap adjustment for major disaster response and recovery activities. The overall total is an increase of $931,023,000 above the fiscal year 2021 total and $387,333,000 above the President's budget request. The total within the allocation is $934,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-07-15
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Violations of ICE Detention Standards at Adams County Correctional Center
From the Highlights: "In accordance with the 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021', we conduct unannounced inspections of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities to ensure compliance with detention standards. Between January and February 2021, we conducted a remote inspection of the Adams County Correctional Center (Adams) to evaluate compliance with ICE detention standards and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] requirements. [...] We made seven recommendations to improve ICE's oversight of detention facility management and operations at Adams."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-07-14
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VA Medical Center Security: Progress Made, but Improvements to Oversight of Risk Management and Incident Analysis Still Needed, Statement of Catina B. Latham, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "The Veterans Health Administration provides critical health services to approximately 9-million enrolled veterans at its nearly 170 medical centers. Ensuring safety and security at these medical centers can be complicated because VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] has to balance the treatment and care of veterans--a vulnerable population with high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse--while also maintaining order and enforcing the law. Officers may need to use physical force to help bring a violent or hostile situation under control. This statement focuses on how VA manages and oversees (1) the physical security of medical centers and (2) use of force incidents by police officers."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Latham, Catina B.
2021-07-13
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COVID-19: Potential Implications for International Security Environment-- Overview of Issues and Further Reading for Congress [Updated July 13, 2021]
From the Introduction: "Some observers argue the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic could be a world-changing event with potentially profound and long-lasting implications for the international security environment. Other observers are more skeptical that the pandemic will have such effects. This report provides a brief overview of some potential implications the pandemic might have for the international security environment, and appendices listing CRS [Congressional Research Service] reports and other writings for further reading. Issues for Congress may include whether and how the pandemic could change the international security environment, whether the Biden Administration's actions for responding to such change are appropriate and sufficient, and what implications such change could have for the role of Congress in setting and overseeing the execution of U.S. foreign and defense policy. Congress's decisions regarding these issues could have significant implications for U.S. foreign and defense policy."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald; McInnis, Kathleen J.
2021-07-13
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Saudi Ministry of Health's Twitter Communication Strategies and Public Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content Analysis Study
From the Abstract: "During a public health crisis such as the current COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, governments and health authorities need quick and accurate methods of communicating with the public. While social media can serve as a useful tool for effective communication during disease outbreaks, few studies have elucidated how these platforms are used by the Ministry of Health (MOH) during disease outbreaks in Saudi Arabia. [...] Guided by the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication model, this study aimed to explore the MOH's use of Twitter and the public's engagement during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia."
JMIR Publications
Alhassan, Fatimah Mohammed; AlDossary, Sharifah Abdullah
2021-07-12
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Evaluation of SBA's Coronavirus Reconstitution Plan
From the Executive Summary: "We evaluated actions the Small Business Administration (SBA) took to responsibly return employees, contractors, and visitors to SBA offices. Our objectives were to determine (1) whether the agency established a COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] reconstitution plan in accordance with applicable federal guidance and (2) if the agency adhered to that plan. [...] We recommend SBA enforce the requirements of the February 2021 COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan by consistently applying procedures for occupancy and exposure tracking and accurately record and maintain supporting documentation for all reported COVID-19 cases."
United States. Small Business Administration. Office of the Inspector General
2021-07-12
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 9, 2021
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: "Unexpected Hepatitis B Virus Infection After Liver Transplantation -- United States, 2014-2019"; "Outcomes Among Patients Referred to Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics After COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] diagnosis -- United States, January 2020-March 2021"; "Efficacy of Portable Air Cleaners and Masking for Reducing Indoor Exposure to Simulated Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Aerosols -- United States, 2021"; "Use of mRNA [messenger ribonucleic acid] COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Myocarditis Among Vaccine Recipients: Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- United States, June 2021"; and "QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Consumed Vegetables on a Given Day, by Race and Hispanic Origin -- United States, 2015-2018." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-07-09
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Global Economic Effects of COVID-19 [Updated July 9, 2021]
From the Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] viral pandemic continues to be a highly personal, individual experience that is also an unprecedented globally shared phenomenon with wide-ranging repercussions. The pandemic has disrupted lives across all countries and communities and negatively affected global economic growth in 2020 beyond anything experienced in nearly a century. Estimates indicate the virus reduced global economic growth in 2020 to an annualized rate of -3.4% to -7.6%, with a recovery of 4.2% to 5.6% projected for 2021. Global trade is estimated to have fallen by 5.3% in 2020, but is projected to grow by 8.0% in 2021. According to a consensus of forecasts, the economic downturn in 2020 was not as negative as initially estimated, due in part to the fiscal and monetary policies governments adopted in 2020. Generally, economic growth forecasts captured the decline and subsequent rebound in economic growth over the second and third quarters of 2020, but have been challenged since by the prolonged nature of the health crisis and its continuing impact on the global economy."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jackson, James K., 1949-; Nelson, Rebecca M.; Weiss, Martin A. . . .
2021-07-09
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Covax and Global Access to Covid-19 Vaccines
From the Summary: "The development of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccines offers a potential pathway towards global recovery. However, the purchasing and administration of vaccines has been dominated by richer economies. [...] The Covax initiative [hyperlink] was established in April 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. It aims to ensure fair access to Covid-19 vaccines, and to accelerate their production. [...] This briefing sets out how the Covax scheme works, the challenges faced in administrating vaccine campaigns in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and the contributions of the UK and other high and upper-middle income economies to Covax and the distribution of vaccines."
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Library
Loft, Philip
2021-07-09
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COVID-19 Healthcare Resource Roadmap (Version 2.0)
From the Document: "This 'COVID-19 Healthcare Resource Roadmap (Version 2.0)' (Roadmap) was developed to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) leaders and other interested parties with navigating some of the challenges, as well as the resources, associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, the Roadmap describes how supplemental appropriated funds and certain ongoing annually funded federal programs can be used to implement potential solutions. [...] The Roadmap is to assist in challenges that federal departments and agencies, which work directly with SLTT partners, have identified in delivering healthcare services."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-07-08
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Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress [Updated July 8, 2021]
From the Introduction: "This report provides a brief overview of implications for U.S. defense of great power competition with China and Russia. The issue for Congress is how U.S. defense planning should respond to renewed great power competition, and whether to approve, reject, or modify the Biden Administration's proposed defense funding levels, strategy, plans, and programs for addressing renewed great power competition. Congress's decisions on these issues could have significant implications for U.S. defense capabilities and funding requirements. This report focuses on defense-related issues and does not discuss potential implications of renewed great power competition for other policy areas, such as foreign policy and diplomacy, trade and finance, energy, and foreign assistance."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2021-07-08
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines [July 8, 2021]
From the Introduction: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Treatment Guidelines have been developed to provide clinicians with guidance on how to care for patients with COVID-19. 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."
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2021-07-08
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Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Facilities' COVID-19 Pandemic Readiness and Response in Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
From the Report Overview: "This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report examines key clinical and administrative processes that are associated with promoting quality care. Comprehensive healthcare inspections are one element of the OIG's overall efforts to ensure that the nation's veterans receive high-quality and timely VA [Department of Veteran Affairs] healthcare services. The inspections are performed approximately every three years for each medical facility. The OIG selects and evaluates specific areas of focus each year. Starting in July 2020, pandemic readiness and response was added as an issue for examination. [...] This report is the second in a series. It provides a descriptive evaluation of VISN [Veterans Integrated Service Network] 19 facilities' responses to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. This examination is based on findings from healthcare inspections performed during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 (October 1 through December 31, 2020). The report also provides a more recent snapshot of the pandemic's demands on these facilities' operations based on data compiled as of April 2021. Additionally, it includes information on VISN 19's COVID-19 vaccination efforts, based on data collected by an OIG survey of vaccination coordinators in February 2021 and a review of VA's vaccination statistics as of March 29, 2021. Interviews and survey results provide additional context on lessons learned and perceptions of readiness and responses."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Office of Inspector General
2021-07-07
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H. Rept. 117-84: State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2022, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 4373, July 6, 2021
From the Document: "The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-07-06
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FEMA Initiated the Hurricane Harvey Direct Housing Assistance Agreement Without Necessary Processes and Controls
From the Highlights: "Due to the severity of multiple disasters in 2017, FEMA authorized Texas to administer direct housing assistance on its behalf. We conducted this audit to determine the extent to which FEMA's Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with the Texas General Land Office (TxGLO) had processes and controls to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and satisfaction of program objectives."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-07-06
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 6, 2021: Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Myocarditis Among Vaccine Recipients: Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- United States, June 2021
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: "Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Myocarditis Among Vaccine Recipients: Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- United States, June 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from WWMR can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-07-06
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Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 on a Sample of Australian Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey and Sentiment Analysis
From the Abstract: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has had enormous impacts on people's lives, including disruptions to their normal ways of behaving, working, and interacting with others. Understanding and documenting these experiences is important to inform the ongoing response to COVID-19 and disaster preparedness efforts. [...] The aim of this study was to examine the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 on a sample of Australian adults."
JMIR Publications
Ryan, Jillian; Sellak, Hamza; Brindal, Emily
2021-07-02
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Hard Truths and the Duty to Change: Recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military
From the Overview: "At the direction of President Biden, on February 26, 2021, Secretary of Defense Austin established the 90-Day IRC [Independent Review Commission] on Sexual Assault in the Military. [...] In June 2021, the IRC presented Secretary Austin with its report and recommendations addressing four broad areas: accountability, prevention, climate and culture, and support and care of victims. These four lines of effort are equally important--and therefore interdependent--in stopping sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military. The IRC developed more than 80 recommendations (28 recommendations and 54 sub-recommendations). The full set of recommendations are detailed in four separate reports, with highlights included in this overview."
United States. Department of Defense
2021-07-02?
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H. Rept. 117-81: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2022, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 4355, July 2, 2021
From the Purpose of the Bill: "The purpose of the bill is to support our military and their families and provide the benefits and medical care that our Veterans have earned because of their service to our Nation. This is accomplished through the programs funded in the bill, which provide the facilities and infrastructure needed to house, treat, train, and equip our military personnel to defend this Nation, both in the United States and abroad; provide the housing and military community infrastructure that supports a good quality of life for them and their families; and allow the military to maintain an efficient and effective base structure. The quality of life for our servicemembers and their families is a key component of readiness. The bill also funds a wide variety of assistance programs for Veterans, including disability and pension benefits, healthcare in many different settings, educational assistance, and home loan and insurance programs. Finally, the bill funds four related agencies that provide support to our Nation's heroes: the American Battle Monuments Commission, Cemeterial Expenses, Army (including Arlington National Cemetery), the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-07-02
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2): Public Health, Medical Supply Chain, Health Services, and Related Provisions [July 2, 2021]
From the Introduction: "The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) is the sixth major legislative package in a series to address domestic public health and health system challenges related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic--the most consequential and widespread domestic infectious disease emergency in over a century. ARPA follows several earlier COVID-19 pandemic response measures enacted in 2020. ARPA includes provisions addressing a number of issues, such as tax credits, unemployment benefits, state fiscal relief, health, housing, education, and food assistance, among others. This report describes ARPA's public health, behavioral health, medical supply chain, and health-related workforce, services, and support provisions."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Duff, Johnathan H.; Cecire, Michael; Sekar, Kavya . . .
2021-07-02
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Behavioral Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Overview and Issues for Congress [July 2, 2021]
From the Summary: "Circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic--including mitigation strategies to prevent spread of the virus--appear to have adversely affected the mental health of many Americans. According to some studies, Americans experienced elevated levels of emotional distress, anxiety, depression, substance use, and drug-related overdoses in 2020 and 2021 compared with the same time period in previous years. Various stressors related to the pandemic may have contributed to decreased mental well-being, such as fears about contracting the virus, anxiety about its health effects, social isolation due to physical distancing measures, financial stress due to the economic consequences of the pandemic, grief and bereavement due to the death of a loved one, exposure to pandemic-related media coverage, and interruptions to substance use treatment and mental health care."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Duff, Johnathan H.; Romero, Paul D.; Sarata, Amanda K.
2021-07-02
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 2, 2021
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: "Community Assessment for Mental and Physical Health Effects After Hurricane Irma -- Florida Keys, May 2019"; "Prevalence of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Infection Prevention -- Chókwè District, Mozambique, 2014-2019"; "Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Pandemic -- United States, March-April 2021"; "Disparities in Learning Mode Access Among K-12 [kindergarten through twelfth grade] Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Grade Level -- United States, September 2020-April 2021"; and "'QuickStats': Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, by Urbanization Level and Age Group -- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-07-02
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Strengthening National Preparedness [July 2, 2021] [infographic]
From the Document: "In the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA, P.L. 109-295), Congress required the President to develop a national preparedness system -- that includes planning and implementation guidance and processes -- with a national preparedness goal. It also directed the FEMA Administrator to develop 'guidelines to define risk-based target capabilities for Federal, State, local, and tribal government preparedness.'"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Stienstra, Lauren; Wilhelm, Amber Hope
2021-07-02
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Staring Death in the Face: The Financial Impact of Corporate Exposure to Prior Disasters
From the Document: "We examine how firms' exposure to prior disastrous events can influence their stock market footprint during the coronavirus crisis. While others have drawn comparisons between past pandemics and Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], we argue that such comparisons are skewed due to the unprecedented reach and consequences of the latter. To better model the structural shock caused by Covid-19 in the USA, we look at the 9/11 terrorist attacks and specifically examine how firms based in New York City back then reacted to the associated financial turmoil. While 9/11 and Covid-19 are categorically different events, their short-term impacts on the stock market, and on New York exchanges in particular, are surprisingly similar. We find firms that financially 'survived' 9/11 also managed to do better - or suffer less - by about 7% in terms of stock returns during Covid-19, compared to control firms that were not exposed to 9/11. In a sense, we show that companies' prior exposure to 9/11 partly 'immunized' them against the consequences of a similarly destabilizing event, albeit two decades later. Interestingly, the trading volume of exposed firms increased due to market buying pressures. Our analysis is robust to various financial proxies, alternative definitions of control firms and varying estimation windows."
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Kemal Tosun, Onur; Eshraghi, Arman; Muradoglu, Gulnur
2021-07-01?
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COVID-19 Working Paper: Financial Assistance for Farm Operations and Farm Households in the Face of COVID-19
From the Abstract: "On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Federal Government declared a national emergency based on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Government's response included providing assistance programs related to the economic impacts of COVID-19. This study estimates the total direct Government assistance to farm operations and farm households in calendar year 2020 from COVID-19 related programs, the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), and other existing Farm Bill (FB) programs. The insights from this study supplement the triannual U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) farm income forecasts by providing stakeholders more forecasting details, including information regarding the distribution of Federal payments and eligibility. This working paper further documents methodologies relevant for a timely update of similar payments in the future. Using data from the Small Business Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and multiple sources within USDA, we find $57.7 billion in total financial assistance was provided to farm operations and households in calendar year 2020. Programs specifically designed to address the economic impacts of COVID-19 in 2020 delivered an estimated $35.2 billion, the assistance provided under non-COVID-19 related programs (other than net indemnity payments) delivered an estimated $16.8 billion, and the net indemnity payments provided the remaining $5.7 billion."
United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
Giri, Anil K.; McDonald, Tia M.; Subedi, Dipak . . .
2021-07
