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Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 25, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the 'Gerald R. Ford' (CVN-78) class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) aircraft carrier program. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests $2,995.2 million (i.e., about $3.0 billion) in procurement funding for the program. Congress's decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-25
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Navy Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 25, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program, which envisions procuring a class of up to 35 new amphibious ships to support the Marine Corps, particularly in implementing a new Marine Corps operational concept called Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO). The Navy had previously envisioned procuring the first LAW in FY2023, but the Navy's FY2023 budget submission defers the procurement of the first LAW to FY2025. The Navy's proposed FY2023 budget requests $12.2 million in research and development funding for the program. The LAW program poses a number of potential oversight matters for Congress. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's annual funding requests and envisioned acquisition strategy for the program. Congress's decisions regarding the program could affect Navy and Marine Corps capabilities and funding requirements and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-25
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Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 25, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and issues for Congress on two types of amphibious ships being procured for the Navy: LPD-17 Flight II class amphibious ships and LHA-type amphibious assault ships. Both types are built by Huntington Ingalls Industries/Ingalls Shipbuilding (HII/Ingalls) of Pascagoula, MS. The Navy's LPD-17 Flight II and LHA shipbuilding programs pose multiple oversight issues for Congress. Congress's decisions on the LPD-17 Flight II and LHA programs could affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base. A separate CRS report discusses the Navy's new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-25
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Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 25, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the John Lewis (TAO205) class oiler shipbuilding program, a program to build a new class of 20 fleet oilers for the Navy. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's annual ship authorization and funding requests and acquisition strategy for the program. Congress's decisions on this issue could affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-25
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 22, 2022
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly (MMWR) is a government published scientific periodical series offering public health information. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Influenza Activity and Composition of the 2022-23 Influenza Vaccine -- United States, 2021-22 Season"; "Workplace Perceptions and Experiences Related to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Response Efforts Among Public Health Workers -- Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, United States, September 2021-January 2022"; "Symptoms of Mental Health Conditions and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Workers -- United States, March 14-25, 2022"; "Effectiveness of 2, 3, and 4 COVID-19 mRNA [messenger ribonucleic acid] Vaccine Doses Among Immunocompetent Adults During Periods when SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Omicron BA.1 and BA.2/BA.2.12.1 Sublineages Predominated -- VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021-June 2022"; "'Vital Signs': Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics -- 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020"; and "QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates Among Workers Aged 16-64 Years in Usual Occupation Groups with the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rates -- National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2022.html] .
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2022-07-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3293, Post-9/11 Veterans' Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021
From the Bill Summary: "S. 3293 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health consultations to veterans who are seeking other VA benefits. The bill also would require VA to hire, train, and recruit additional employees who specialize in mental health care. Finally, the bill would require VA to conduct several studies related to mental health."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-22
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Additional Information About the INSULIN Act
From the Document: "This letter provides additional information you requested about how the certification provision in the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act would affect the prices for insulin and the federal budget. In brief, the Congressional Budget Office finds that the provision would, on average, reduce list prices and cost sharing for insulin products while increasing net prices for insulin products, premiums for health insurance, and federal spending."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
Swagel, Phillip
2022-07-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 2883, the Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications Act
From the Document: "Under H.R. 2883, the Federal Trade Commission could take civil action against individuals or entities involved in submitting petitions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the FDA finds are intended primarily to delay approval of a pending marketing application, including applications submitted for the marketing of lower-priced generic or biosimilar drugs. Under current law and FDA guidance, the FDA may summarily deny petitions that do not on their face raise valid scientific or regulatory issues. Under the bill, such petitions would presumptively be considered illegal under the Federal Trade Commission Act, unless the petitioner could prove the petition's merits."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-22
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Availability of Legislative Measures in the House of Representatives (The '72-Hour Rule') [Updated July 22, 2022]
From the Summary: "House rules govern the length of time legislative measures must be available to Members before being considered on the floor. For measures reported from committee, a draft of the committee report must have been available for 72 hours. Conference reports must also have been available for 72 hours and special rules for considering measures for one legislative day. Bills and joint resolutions that have not been reported by committee, and therefore are not accompanied by a written report, may also not be considered on the House floor unless the text of the measure has been available for 72 hours. Proposed committee reports, unreported bills and joint resolutions, conference reports, and joint explanatory statements are considered available under these rules if they are publicly available in electronic form on a website designated by the Committee on House Administration for this purpose, http://docs.house.gov [hyperlink]. The House has several means by which it can choose to waive these availability requirements and call up, debate, and vote on a measure in a single calendar day even if the text of the measure was not made available prior to consideration. These include (1) considering a measure under the suspension of the rules procedure or by unanimous consent, (2) adopting a special rule that waives the 72-hour requirement, (3) adopting a special rule that waives the one-day requirement for another special rule, and (4) convening a second legislative day on the same calendar day. Waiving availability requirements allows the House to act quickly when necessary, such as near the end of a session."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Rybicki, Elizabeth
2022-07-22
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Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated July 22, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring National Security Cutters (NSCs), Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). The Coast Guard's proposed FY2023 budget requests $60.0 million, $650.0 million, and $16.0 million in procurement funding, respectively, for the NSC, OPC, and FRCs programs. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Coast Guard's funding requested and acquisition strategies for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs. Congress's decisions on these three programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-07-22
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Dark Web: An Overview [July 22, 2022]
From the Document: "Many observers of the World Wide Web (web) have described it as having layers. One layer, the 'surface web', contains indexed content easily accessible with a traditional search engine such as Google. Another layer, the 'deep web', contains unindexed content that cannot be accessed with a simple Google search. Within the deep web is a segment known as the 'dark web'--a layer where content is intentionally concealed. The dark web may be used for legitimate purposes as well as to conceal criminal or otherwise malicious activities. It is the exploitation of the dark web for illegal practices that has garnered particular interest from law enforcement officials and policymakers."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Finklea, Kristin M.
2022-07-22
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2023 Budget and Appropriations [Updated July 22, 2022]
"Each year, Congress considers 12 distinct appropriations measures to fund federal programs and activities. One of these is the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill, which includes funding for U.S. diplomatic activities, cultural exchanges, development, security, humanitarian assistance, and participation in multilateral organizations, among other international activities. On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released its proposed FY2023 budget request, which called for $66.00 billion in new budget authority for SFOPS accounts ($65.94 billion after rescissions of prior year funding). The FY2023 request, including rescissions, represented a 17.2% increase from FY2022 enacted base appropriations (excluding emergency funding to address crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine) and a 22.8% decrease from total FY2022 enacted appropriations (this calculation has changed and may continue to change with the enactment of supplemental FY2022 appropriations). Consistent with previous budget requests and annual SFOPS appropriations measures, the budget request divided SFOPS into two main components: [1] Department of State and Related Agency [...] [and 2] Foreign Operations and Related Programs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Morgenstern, Emily M.; Gill, Cory R.
2022-07-22
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Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) [Updated July 22, 2022]
From the Overview: "CAFTA-DR [Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement] is a free trade agreement (FTA) among the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. It eliminated on a reciprocal basis tariff and nontariff barriers on goods, services, and agriculture, building on U.S. unilateral trade preferences under the 1983 Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The agreement reinforces U.S. support for trade liberalization as a foundation of broader economic, political, and security policies in the region."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Villarreal, M. Angeles
2022-07-22
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How the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (S. 4356) Would Alter the Crypto Regulatory Landscape [July 22, 2022]
From the Document: "In June 2022, Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand introduced S. 4356, the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA). The Insight provides an overview of the bill, including its implications for digital assets under securities and commodities laws; oversight of digital-asset exchanges; and regulation of stablecoin issuers. Recent tumult in crypto markets underscores the relevance of the associated policy discussion."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Scott, Andrew P.; Sykes, Jay B.; Su, Eva . . .
2022-07-22
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Evaluation of Efforts by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to Mitigate Foreign Influence [redacted]
From the Objective: "We determined whether the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD[R&E]) monitored and mitigated foreign influence into the DoD's research and development (R&D) programs. Specifically, we evaluated the implementation and execution of DoD programs by the OUSD(R&E) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to identify and protect critical programs and technologies, and to integrate counterintelligence activities to protect and support R&D in accordance with DoD Directive (DoDD) 5137.02 requirements."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-07-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7361, National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act
From the Document: "Under current law, the National Weather Service (NWS) uses an instant messaging program to share its expertise on making critical warning decisions and other types of significant weather information with public safety officials, emergency personnel, and the media. H.R. 7361 would authorize the appropriation of $3 million annually over the 2023-2026 period for NWS to replace the current instant messaging system with an updated, cloud-based system. Using information on similar procurement activities, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 7361 would cost $11 million over the 2022-2027 period and $1 million after 2027, subject to appropriation of the authorized amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-22
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S. Rept. 117-134: Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022, Report to Accompany S. 3655, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "S. 3655, the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022, changes the initial term of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board (Review Board) from four years to seven years and allows the Review Board to retain the option of extending their term by one more year if the members find they are unable to complete their work within the initial time allotted. The extension gives the Review Board members approximately five years to fulfill their mission, as originally envisioned."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-21
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S. Rept. 117-133: Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resiliency Act of 2022, to Accompany S. 3502, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "S. 3502, the 'Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act of 2022', establishes the Office of Civil Rights, Equity, and Inclusion (OCREI) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to improve access to and quality of disaster assistance for underserved communities and eliminate disparities in the delivery of disaster assistance to these communities. The bill also streamlines efforts to promote accessibility by incorporating the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC) into the OCREI to ensure a coordinated approach across the agency in the protection of rights and needs of individuals with disabilities in disaster response. Additionally, this bill mandates the Director of the newly established office to develop measures to evaluate the effectiveness of FEMA's activities in supporting underserved communities. The bill would require biannual public reporting to ensure the office is held accountable for successful implementation of efforts to improve access to and quality of assistance in all phases of the disaster--from immediate response through to resilience to future events."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-21
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 22 Issue 29, July 21, 2022
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: "Forest Service releases 2021 Annual Report: A Nation in Wildfire Smoke"; "Critical shortage of dextrose is forcing EMS [emergency medical services] to adapt protocols"; "Public Safety Medal of Valor nominations due August 8"; "EMI [Emergency Management Institute] offers virtual train-the-trainer opportunities for NIMS [National Incident Management System] ICS [Incident Command System] Position-Specific courses"; "CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] updates advisory on cyber actors continued exploitation of Log4Shell in VMware Horizon systems"; "Quantum Cryptography and the Health Sector"; "CISA released Security Advisory on MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) Tracker"; "Cyber criminals create fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications to defraud US investors"; "Threat integration: Lessons of indicator & incident exchange"; and "Thousands of websites run buggy WordPress plugin that allows complete takeover."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2022-07-21
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 471, Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act
From the Bill Summary: "S. 471 would allow Members of the House of Representatives who are elected after enactment and all Senators, including those elected before enactment, to opt out of the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) but allow them to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-21
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Antitrust Law: An Introduction [Updated July 21, 2022]
From the Document: "Today, antitrust is principally concerned with preventing anticompetitive conduct that enables firms to exercise market power. However, the distinct effects of market power highlight a fissure in the debate over antitrust's more foundational goals. In a narrow subset of cases, efficiency and consumer welfare may pull in opposite directions. For example, some mergers may lower production costs, but also increase market power. Some commentators-- advocates of a 'total welfare' standard--maintain that antitrust should permit such transactions as long as the gains in productive efficiency outweigh the losses in allocative efficiency and consumer welfare. By contrast, defenders of the 'consumer welfare' standard advocate blocking such deals when they are likely to effectuate a wealth transfer from consumers to producers. Although the competition laws of some countries embrace the total-welfare standard, U.S. antitrust doctrine prioritizes consumer welfare and does not typically permit producer gains to offset downstream harms."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sykes, Jay B.
2022-07-21
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Legal and Procedural Issues Related to Seating a Cherokee Nation Delegate in the House of Representatives [July 21, 2022]
From the Document: "On August 22, 2019, Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced his tribe's intention to nominate a delegate to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to represent the Cherokee Nation for the first time. This announcement invoked a provision of the 1835 Treaty of New Echota, a pact between the Eastern Cherokee Tribe of Georgia and the U.S. government. On August 29, 2019, the Council of the Cherokee Nation approved Chief Hoskin's nomination of Kimberly Teehee to serve as the Cherokee Delegate. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic reportedly delayed congressional considerations for seating Ms. Teehee, and as of June 2022, no decision had yet been announced. This report identifies and analyzes issues Congress may consider when evaluating the Cherokee Nation's nomination of a delegate to the House of Representatives. The relevant treaty language is subject to different interpretive principles, including the so-called Indian canons of construction. Use of similar language in other contemporaneous documents and available historical context may also aid in interpretation. In the event Congress chooses to take action to execute the delegate language in the Treaty, Congress may consider a few procedural options as well as potential objections to those actions. Congress may also wish to consider potential legal challenges that could arise if a Cherokee Delegate were seated, including whether such challenges would be justiciable in court."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Schwartz, Mainon A.; Novak, Whitney K.; Oleszek, Mark J.
2022-07-21
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Resolutions of Inquiry in the House [Updated July 21, 2022]
From the Document: "On July 19, 2022, the House agreed to H.Res. 1232, a special rule reported by the House Committee on Rules. The adoption of the resolution means that temporary procedures previously in place during the 117th Congress (2021-2022) that 'paused' certain deadlines for committee action on resolutions of inquiry are no longer in force. Any resolution of inquiry submitted after the adoption of H.Res. 1232 is to be governed by the standing rules of the House, a development that could result in more such resolutions being introduced and referred to committee for consideration. A resolution of inquiry is a simple House resolution (H.Res.) making a direct request or demand of the President or the head of an executive department to provide specific factual information in the Administration's possession."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Davis, Christopher M., 1966-
2022-07-21
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U.S. Employment-Based Immigration Policy [Updated July 21, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report begins by explaining the permanent employment-based immigration system, its numerical limits, and its processes. It next describes key employment-based immigration trends, including a brief review of relevant economic and demographic trends. The report then discusses several categories of nonimmigrant (temporary) workers that are intertwined with the permanent immigration system. It continues with a review of policy proposals for revising employment-based immigration, including the key findings of a 1997 congressional commission on immigration reform. The report then discusses key elements of prominent immigration reform bills introduced since 2000 that pertain to employment-based immigration. It ends with concluding observations."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Kandel, William; Wilson, Jill, 1974-; Donovan, Sarah A.
2022-07-21
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Federal Crop Insurance Program Support for Natural Disasters [Updated July 21, 2022]
From the Document: "Natural disasters--events such as severe droughts, floods, and storms--can cause crop and animal production losses as well as other physical and financial losses for farm operations. The Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) offers farmers the opportunity to purchase insurance against financial losses caused by certain adverse growing and market conditions. By insuring against adverse growing conditions, FCIP policies may also indemnify farmers for financial losses caused by certain natural disaster events. The extent to which the FCIP indemnifies farmers for losses related to natural disasters depends on the type of disaster, the type of FCIP policy purchased, and the level of coverage selected by the producer."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Rosch, Stephanie
2022-07-21
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Audit of Sole-Source Depot Maintenance Contracts [redacted]
From the Objective: "The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Services and Defense agencies negotiated fair and reasonable prices for sole-source depot maintenance contracts performed at contractor facilities. This audit was in response to a reporting requirement included in House Report 116-333, the conference report to accompany Public Law 116-92, the 'National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020,' December 20, 2019. The conference report required the DoD Office of Inspector General to audit each Military Service and Defense agency to determine whether there had been any excess cost escalation for sole-source depot maintenance contracts."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-07-21
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H. Rept. 117-424: Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act of 2022, Report to Accompany H.R. 7196, July 20, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "On March, 24, 2022, Representative Axne introduced H.R. 7196, the ''Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act,'' which would allow homeless service providers in rural communities to use funds from HUD's [United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's] Continuum of Care program for additional activities to increase their capacity and address the unique challenges they face when serving people experiencing homelessness."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-20
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H. Rept. 117-423: To Provide for Certain Whistleblower Incentives and Protections, Report to Accompany H.R. 7195, July 20, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "On March 24, 2022, Representative Adams introduced H.R. 7195, 'To provide for certain whistleblower incentives and protections,' which would modify the structure and function of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) recently mandated whistleblower program, ensuring that individuals who provide information that leads to successful enforcement are able to receive awards, as intended by the AntiMoney Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA)."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-20
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S. Rept. 117-132: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Report Together with Additional Views, to Accompany S. 4503, July 20, 2022
From the Document: "The Select Committee on Intelligence, having considered an original bill (S. 4503) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7734, Timely Delivery of Bank Secrecy Act Reports Act
From the Document: "H.R. 7734 would require the Department of Treasury to fulfill Congressional requests for suspicious activity reports under the Bank Secrecy Act within 30 days of the request. Also, the bill would allow Congressional committees and subcommittees to subpoena financial institutions for the reports and for the information on which the reports are based. Information from the Treasury indicates that the department does not currently provide these reports directly to Congressional staff within the 30-day period specified in the bill. Using the costs of similar reporting requirements, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the costs to carry out the requirements in the bill would not be significant; any such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-20
