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• NextGen: A Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Improving Aviation Safety and Efficiency, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, June 25, 2014

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  "This is the June 25, 2014 hearing on 'NextGen: A Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities' held before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. From the opening statement of Maria Cantwell: 'Today, we are here to discuss the Next Generation Air Traffic System, more commonly known as 'NextGen,' and this program has been promised as a way to increase safety, improve efficiency, reduce fuel costs, by reforming our air traffic control system. A fully implemented NextGen system is also critical for building capacity in our aviation system to meet the demands of a growing middle class around the globe and the increase in air transportation. There is a lot to do to achieve these goals. Five billion has been invested in NextGen thus far, and it has as the I.G. [Inspector General] Report says produced some milestones being met, but as the report shows, there are also issues related to the ADS-B [Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast] program, a cornerstone of the technology, and underlying problematic challenges, and an executable plan for coordinating many of the multiple programs and the technical issues.' Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Michael G. Whitaker, Matthew E. Hampton, Paul Rinaldi, and Gary Beck."

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2015
• Saving Lives on Our Nation's Highways, Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, July 17, 2008

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  This is the July 17, 2008 hearing, "Saving Lives on Our Nation's Highways," before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate. From the opening statement of Frank Lautenberg, "In 2001, when President Bush took office, more than 40,000 Americans died on our roads. Eight years later, more than 40,000 Americans are still dying on America's roads each year. Highway crashes continue to be a leading cause of death in our Country. And these aren't just numbers, they are fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children, you name it. Families torn apart, parents stolen from their family by crashes, children whose futures are stolen from them. The fact that we have failed to reduce crashes and deaths on our highways is frankly, a failure of leadership. There have been opportunities for the Administration to strengthen the frames of cars and trucks to protect those inside during an accident, and limiting the hours that truck drivers can be behind the wheel to reduce fatigue. But these opportunities for safety have not been acted upon. Some of America's most successful actions to improve highway safety have come when the Federal Government leads the way, encourages the States to act. That is what we did by enacting a law that induced States to set a minimum drinking age of 21. Today is the 24th anniversary of this law, a thousand lives saved each and every year, have been saved because of that. And I was proud to be the author of that legislation." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jeffrey F. Paniati, Katherine A. Siggerud, Susan Martinovich, Jacqueline S. Gillan, and Robert C. Johns.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2015
• Questions, Answers, and Perspectives on the Current State of Airline Travel, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, May 4, 2017

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  This is from the May 4, 2017 hearing on "Questions, Answers, and Perspectives on the Current State of Airline Travel" held before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. From the opening statement of Roy Blunt: "It is certainly impossible to ignore the public outcry with incidents that have involved passengers as recently, I believe, even as yesterday. One of the most widely reported incidents, of course, was at Chicago with United Flight 3411. Lots of lessons to be learned, and I'm sure we're going to hear what some of those lessons learned, both with the airport and the airline and the industry, are today in looking at what happened. [...] This is the year where FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] reauthorization needs to occur, between now and September the 30th. Part of this hearing is to determine what's going to be taken care of without the Congress and what needs to be taken care of in the Federal law itself." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Ginger Evans, Scott Kirby, Sharon Pinkerton, Sara Nelson, and Sally Greenberg.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2018
• Continuing to Improve Truck Safety on Our Nation's Highways, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure of the Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, March 14, 2017

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  This is the March 14, 2017 hearing "Continuing to Improve Truck Safety on Our Nation's Highways," held before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure of the Committee on Commerce. From the opening statement of Deb Fischer: "Enhancing the safety of our Nation's highways and roads is a critical responsibility of Congress, the Department of Transportation, local governments, law enforcement officials, and everyone who uses our roads. We must strive to strengthen the safety and reliability of our transportation system. Commercial vehicles are a key component of our multimodal transportation system. From globally recognized companies to small single-truck owner-operators, America's truckers move billions of dollars of goods and materials each year. [...] Today's hearing is a great opportunity to examine how we can improve highway safety through greater innovation, more collaboration between our public and private stakeholders, and better data and analysis." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Christopher A. Hart, Chris Turner, Paul P. Jovanis, Jerry Moyes, and Adrian K. Lund.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2017
• Global Surveillance, National Surveillance, and SARS

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  The international response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, from March to July 2003, tested the assumption that a new and emerging infection-one that had not yet demonstrated its full epidemiologic potential but was spreading from person to person and continent to continent -could be prevented from becoming endemic. Within 4 months after the first global alert about the new disease, all known chains of transmission had been interrupted in an outbreak that affected 27 countries on all continents. Most public health experts and scientists believe that the question of whether SARS has become endemic, or will re-emerge, can only be answered after at least 12 months of post-outbreak surveillance. This document discusses the lesson made clear by the SARS experience in its early course: inadequate surveillance and response capacity in a single country can endanger national populations and the public health security of the entire world. As long as national capacities are weak, international mechanisms for outbreak alert and response will be needed as a global safety net that protects other countries when one nation's surveillance and response systems fail. The document concludes that protection against the threat of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases requires strong defense systems at national as well as international levels.

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

  Heymann, David L.; Rodier, Guénaël

  2004-02
• Countering WMD Journal (Issue 18, Winter/Spring 2019)

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  This issue of the Countering WMD (weapons of mass destruction) Journal contains the following articles: "Raising CANE [Combined Arms in a Nuclear/Chemical Environment]: The Army Needs to Reintroduce Concepts, Doctrine, and Training for Operating in a Post-nuclear Detonation Environment" by Bret Kinman; "An Appeal for a Nuclear Perspective in Army Education" by Brad Hardy; "Three Dimensional, Real Time, Radiation Mapping with Scene Data Fusion" by Joe Vanderlip, Brian Quiter, and Ryan Pavlovsky; "Gas Centrifuge Flow and Transport Modeling for Breakout Timeline Estimation" Benjamin Thomas; "National Security Applications Experimentation at the National Ignition Facility" by Andrew Lerch, Heather Jiles, John Davis, and Steven Seiler; "Southeast Asia Nuclear Proliferation" by Dennis Emmert; "NATO at 70: Reflection on the Alliance's Contribution to Peace" by Anita Walker and Dirk Plante; "My Experience Earning a Doctorate Outside of Advanced Civil Schooling" by Joseph Kling; "Dedicated to Research, Education, Excellence: Army Officer Continues to Give Back to Country, Sciences" by Sarah Marshall; "50 Book Review: On Limited Nuclear War in the 21st Century" by Christopher Mihal; "Nuclear Effects Test Looks to Validate Radiation Computer Model" by William Bosley and Drew Hamilton; and "Looking Back: The USANCA Officer of 40 Years Ago" by Author Unknown.

  United States. Army Nuclear and CWMD Agency

  2019
• Prescription Drugs: What We Know and Don't Know About Seniors' Access to Coverage, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, September 28 and October 4, 1999

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  This is the September 28 and October 4, 1999 hearing on "Prescription Drugs: What We Know and Don't Know About Seniors' Access to Coverage," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce. From the opening statement of Michael Bilirakis: "The topic of today's hearing is Prescription Drugs: What We Know and Don't Know About Seniors' Access to Coverage. I believe the title is appropriate because there is clearly much we do not know about this complicated and politically charged issue. We have all heard the numbers, roughly 65 percent of Medicare beneficiaries have access to some form of prescription drug coverage, but one-third have no drug coverage at all. Today, we will hear more about the coverage options available to Medicare beneficiaries as well as possible methods for expanding coverage to individuals who currently lack it." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Tom Allen, Laura A. Dummit, Ernie Fletcher, Benjamin A. Gilman, Robert M. Goldberg, Michael Hash, Bob Michel, Robert D. Reischauer, Bert Seidman, Pete Stark, and Gail R. Wilensky.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  1999
• Universal Vouchers: Ending Homelessness and Expanding Economic Opportunity in America, Virtual Hearing Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, June 9, 2021

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  This is the June 9, 2021 hearing on "Universal Vouchers: Ending Homelessness and Expanding Economic Opportunity in America," held before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. From the opening statement of Emanuel Cleaver: "I am proud to join Chairwoman Waters and the distinguished gentleman from New York, Mr. Torres, in proposing the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021, which would make Housing Choice Vouchers an entitlement for those who qualify, and would ban landlords from discriminating against voucher holders, including banning discrimination based on source-of-income and veteran status. Rigorous research continues to demonstrate that vouchers sharply reduce homelessness, housing instability, and overcrowding, and would better prepare the nation to handle the next health or economic crisis." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Chancela Al-Mansour, Howard Husock, Ben Metcalf, and Ann Oliva.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2021
• H.R. 793 and H.R. 794, Legislative Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, March 6, 2003

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  This is the March 6, 2003 hearing on "H.R. 793 and H.R. 794," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Resources. From the opening statement of Dennis R. Rehberg: "The Subcommittee is meeting today to hear the testimony of H.R. 793 to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of Interior to grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities otherwise authorized by the Act, and H.R. 794 to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the development of Federal coal resources." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Bruce H. Bailey, Johnnie Burton, Sara Kendall, Harold P. Quinn, Jr., Thomas F. Reilly, Peter Shelley, and Eric Smith.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2003
• 2021 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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  From the Document: "Each year, the Congressional Budget Office publishes a report presenting its projections of what federal debt, deficits, spending, and revenues would be for the next 30 years if current laws governing taxes and spending generally did not change. This report is the latest in the series."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2021-03
• Addressing Climate as a Systemic Risk: The Need to Build Resilience Within Our Banking and Financial System, Hybrid Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, June 30, 2021

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  This is the June 30, 2021 hearing on "Addressing Climate as a Systemic Risk: The Need to Build Resilience Within Our Banking and Financial System," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions of the Committee on Financial Services. From the opening statement of Ed Perlmutter: "Whether it is rising sea levels threatening coastal communities, more severe hurricanes on the East and Gulf Coasts, wildfires in the West, or regional climate changes affecting crop yields on the plains, climate change is affecting every State and community in our nation. These risks are intertwined with the financial system. Insurers can expect more claims related to extreme weather events, lenders will see more risks in underwriting carbon-dependent industries, and economic changes will affect asset values across many sectors. Climate change is creating significant and complex risks in our financial system that we cannot ignore." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Allen Hilary J., Rachel Cleetus, Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Clifford V. Rossi, and Steven Rothstein.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2021
• Defending the U.S. Electric Grid Against Cyber Threats, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, July 27, 2021

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  This is the July 27, 2021 hearing on "Defending the U.S. Electric Grid Against Cyber Threats," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. From the opening statement of Stephen F. Lynch: "The electrical grid is the backbone of daily life here in America. It provides energy to heat our homes, power our hospitals, and charge our smartphones. It also is a priority target for state and non-state cyber adversaries. A successful attack on the electrical grid could have devastating consequences on U.S. national security and our economic interests." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Puesh M. Kumar, Eric Goldstein, and Joseph H. McClelland.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2021
• Strength Through Partnership: Building the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, June 17, 2021

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  This is the June 17, 2021 hearing on "Strength Through Partnership: Building the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship," held before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations. From the opening statement of Edward Markey: "America's bond with Taiwan's vibrant democracy of nearly 24 million people continues to grow. Taiwan's democracy serves as a model in the Indo-Pacific. As authoritarianism deepens its hold in the region, Taiwan serves as a powerful counter example proving that reports of democracy's demise are unfounded. That Taiwan continues to flourish just 100 miles away from Mainland China is a testament to the enduring strength of its people and the strength of the universal values that we share with the people of Taiwan." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jonathan Fritz and Erica Barks-Ruggles.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2021
• SHOP SAFE Act: Stemming the Rising Tide of Unsafe Counterfeit Products Online, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeeth Congress, First Session, May 27, 2021

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  This is the May 27, 2021 hearing on "SHOP SAFE Act: Stemming the Rising Tide of Unsafe Counterfeit Products Online," held before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet of the Committee on the Judiciary. From the opening statement of Henry C. Johnson, Jr.: "Welcome to this afternoon's hearing on the SHOP SAFE Act [Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act of 2021], stemming the rising tide of unsafe counterfeit products online. [...] As consumers have moved online, counterfeit--counterfeiters have embraced the internet also. Their tools are becoming more sophisticated and their targeted products becoming more wide ranging as they dupe unwitting consumers into purchasing fakes. Last Congress, this Subcommittee examined the issue of unsafe counterfeits closely, and in July of 2019 we held a hearing during which we heard about the dangers that counterfeits can and have caused. [...] The SHOP SAFE Act is a legislative solution that builds on our July 2019 hearing and on the outreach we have continued since that time." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kari Kammel, Meredith Simpson, Jonathan Berroya, and Natasha Reed.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2021
• Aircraft Hijacking Convention, Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Ninety-Second Congress, First Session on Executive A, 92d Congress, First Session, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, Signed at the Hague, December 16, 1970, June 7 and July 20, 1971

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  This document combines the June 7 and July 20, 1971 hearings titled "Aircraft Hijacking Convention" held before the Committee on Foreign Relations. From the opening statement of Senator J. W. Fulbright: "The Committee on Foreign Relations is meeting today to receive testimony on the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, which was signed at the Hague on December 16, 1970." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jam es M. Beggs, Daniel Donnelly, Jerome F. Huisentruit, Charles A. Meyer, J. J. O'Donnell, and John R. Stevenson.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1971
• Countering WMD Journal (Issue 20, Winter/Spring 2020)

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  This issue of the Countering WMD (weapons of mass destruction) Journal contains the following articles: "Nuclear Modernization and Arms Control: Options and Their Consequences" by Adam Lowther and Dr. Stephen Cimbala; "Why Can't We Be Friends?: An Assessment of U.S.-Russia Relations and Deterrence" by Whitney Cissell and Dr. Wade Huntley; "Review of the U.S. Army's Historical Nuclear Reactor Program" by Ryan Roberts; "A Brief Overview of the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement" by Luke A. Tyree; "CBRN [chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear] Situational Awareness Tools for the Modern Age" by Eric Becker, Johnathan Cree, Shane Foss, and Luke Erikson; "Optimizing the Teaching of Technical Computing for CWMD [countering weapons of mass destruction] at West Point" by Andrew S. Wilhelm, Logan Phillips, and David Fobar; "White Sands Missile Range: The Nation's Bedrock for Nuclear Weapon Effects Test Capability" by Andrew Lerch; "Germany and Japan: Potential Nuclear Powers" by Christopher Mihal; "CBRN Vignette 12-1 'Contaminated Convoy'" by Daniel Laurelli; and "CBRN Vignette 19-1 'Back to Basics' Author's Solution" by Daniel Laurelli.

  United States. Army Nuclear and CWMD Agency

  2020
• Roadmap to Build a Climate-Resilient Economy

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  From the Foreword: "The scientific evidence on climate change has grown increasingly stark. Continued warming will further destabilize our climate and produce more frequent and intense storms, wildfires, and heatwaves as well as more damaging droughts and more extensive ecosystem losses. In August 2021, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report in which 234 of the world's leading scientists, citing over 14,000 different studies, concluded with high confidence that the climate crisis is a 'code red for humanity.' [...] This report lays out a strategy to advance a whole-of-government effort that safeguards workers and families from financial loss and positions the United States for success in the fight against climate change. It includes a roadmap for a long-term effort to build climate resilience throughout the U.S. economy and drive better long-term investment outcomes for ordinary Americans. Specifically, this report pushes forward on a broader economic strategy that invests in the country's physical and human infrastructure, reimagines public procurement policy as a tool to strategically shape markets and spread innovation, embeds resilience within supply chains critical to the clean energy transition, leverages the full talent and creativity of all Americans by elevating equity as a top priority in all policy decision-making, and restores the United States' relationship with key allies internationally, finding common ground to meet the global goals of the Paris Agreement."

  United States. White House Office

  2021-10-14
• Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG): A Brief Bibliography

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  This bibliography, compiled by Greta E. Marlatt at the Naval Postgraduate School, contains a list of resources related to Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG). Resources include books, reports, and articles. The list is organized alphabetically by resource type and links are provided when available. This list was created in May of 2015 and will be updated periodically. It was last updated in October 2021.

  Marlatt, Greta E.

  2021-03
• Pandemic-Resilient Community Planning: 'Practical Ways to Help Communities Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Pandemics and Other Economic, Social and Environmental Shocks' [April 23, 2020]

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  From the Executive Summary: "This report explores a pertinent and interesting question. How can we best prepare for the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,' or to use modern terminology, how can we plan communities that are resilient to economic, social and environmental shocks, including pandemics and other disasters? According to popular culture, the best disaster survival plan is to isolate on a private island or rural property. For some people, preparing a secluded bunker with sufficient emergency supplies ('prepping') is a hobby or business. However, for most households this is an ineffective and unrealistic solution. Although an affluent and healthy individual with practical skills and anti-social tendencies may be happy and healthy in rural isolation, most people have responsibilities and dependencies, including work, caregiving, and personal needs that require access to services and activities, and many people find such isolation boring. Analysis described in this report indicates that most people are best off during a disaster living in a walkable urban neighborhood with convenient access to common services and activities, and social connections that provide security and support."

  Victoria Transport Policy Institute

  Litman, Todd

  2020-04-23
• Pandemic-Resilient Community Planning: 'Practical Ways to Help Communities Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Pandemics and Other Economic, Social and Environmental Shocks' [September 28, 2021]

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  From the Abstract: "'Resilience' refers to a system's ability to respond to changes, including sudden shocks. This report investigates ways that communities can become more resilient to pandemics and other disasters. It compares COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] with other health risks, examines various problems caused by the pandemic, and recommends ways that communities can better prepare for, respond to, and recover from the pandemics. Pandemic-resilient planning requires policies that minimize contagion risks, provide basic access and delivery services during periods of restricted mobility, support physical and mental health during lockdowns, and provide affordable mobility for households with reduced incomes. To minimize contagion risk, planners should help operators and travelers ensure appropriate distancing, sanitizing and hygiene practices. Walking and bicycling are generally the safest and most affordable modes, improve physical and mental health, and help reduce social isolation, so improving walking and bicycling conditions tends to increase resilience."

  Victoria Transport Policy Institute

  Litman, Todd

  2021-09-28
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1289, Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021

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  This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 12, 2021. From the Document: "S. 1289 would reauthorize and amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) and would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts through the 2026 period for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to conduct specific activities. [...] CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted by the end of calendar year 2021. Estimated outlays are based on historical spending patterns for existing and similar programs. CBO estimates implementing S. 1289 would cost $46 million over the 2022-2026 period, assuming appropriation of authorized and estimated amounts."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2021-10-15
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1927, Capta Reauthorization Act of 2021

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  This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 10, 2021. From the Document: "S. 1927 would reauthorize and amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. Although the authorizations for the programs in those acts expired at the end of 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has continued to allocate funds for them, including about $230 million in 2021. The bill would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts in 2022 and the appropriation of whatever amounts are necessary for each year from 2023 through 2027."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2021-10-15
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4626, VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act

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  This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2021. From the Document: "H.R. 4626 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with one or more private entities to conduct an extensive assessment of its health care system at least once every 10 years. That audit would evaluate the VA health care system in 16 areas including patient demographics, staffing and productivity, and business processes. The bill also would require the private entity to use data that has already been collected during other evaluations when feasible. The private entity would complete the initial assessment by the end of 2025 and submit a report on its findings and recommendations. Under the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, VA spent $66 million for a private entity to conduct an in-depth assessment of similar scope, which included audits of several of the areas identified in the bill. On the basis of those costs, accounting for savings from using existing data, and adjusting for inflation, CBO estimates that completing the assessment would cost $56 million over the 2022-2026 period."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2021-10-14
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1319, VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

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  This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2021. From the Document: "S. 1319 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and regularly update information about health care staffing, patient wait times, and other information regarding the quality of care it provides on its Access to Care public website. The department would be required to audit the accuracy of that information annually. The published data would be directly accessed from the department's main homepage as well as the homepage of each of its medical facilities. VA publishes the required information on its websites and performs quality audits on its reporting under the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act. Thus, CBO expects that VA's current practices would satisfy those requirements. The bill also would require VA to report to the Congress on the results of each audit on an annual basis. Using information about similar reports, CBO estimates that satisfying that requirement would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2021-10-15
• Oversight on Transportation Security, Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, September 9, 2003

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  This is the September 9, 2003 hearing, "Oversight on Transportation Security," before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. From the statement of Jeffrey N. Shane, "While much of the focus since September 11 has been on aviation security, the Department has also been doing a great deal of work with our DHS counterparts in assessing the vulnerabilities and improving the security of our other modes of transportation. For example, the Maritime Administration has worked closely with the United States Coast Guard and TSA to evaluate security at our Nation's ports and to disseminate two rounds of port security grants facilitating $262 million in security upgrades. The Federal Transit Administration has also shared its expertise by funding $30 million in vulnerability assessments and the security training of transit operators across the country. Additionally, our Research and Special Programs Administration has worked closely with TSA to ensure that the transportation of hazardous materials fulfills both safety and security requirements. Finally, I've served, personally, as a Co-Chairman, together with Doug Browning, the Deputy Commissioner of Customs, a Co-Chairman of the Executive Steering Committee that oversees the Operation Safe Commerce Program. $58 million in Operation Safe Commerce grants was recently awarded to the three participating load-center ports. That's Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma, and New York/New Jersey. Through those grants, we are creating an essential test bed for new technologies designed to provide greater security for freight containers as they move on inter-modal journals through global commerce." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Robert C. Bonner, Thomas H. Collins, Peter Guerrero, Margaret Wrightson, Gerald L. Dillingham, James M. Loy, and Jeffrey N. Shane.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2013, Hearings Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, January 26, February 1, February 2, February 7, February 9, February 14, February 15, February 16, February 28, February 29, March 1, and March 6, 2012

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  This testimony document from the U.S. Government Printing Office includes the following Hearings: January 26, 2012 - The Outlook for the U.S. and Global Economy; February 1, 2012 - The Outlook for the Eurozone; February 2, 2012 - The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012-2022; February 9, 2012 - Assessing Inequality, Mobility, and Opportunity; February 14, 2012 - The President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal; February 15, 2012 - The President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Transportation; February 16, 2012 - The President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget and Revenue Proposals; February 28, 2012 - The President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Defense; February 29, 2012 - Putting Health Care Pending on a Sustainable Path; March 1, 2012 - Tax Reform to Encourage Growth, Reduce the Deficit, and Promote Fairness, and March 6, 2012 - Perspectives on the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Defense. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kent Conrad, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, Bill Nelson, John Thune, Sarah Anderson, David W. Barno, C. Fred Bergsten, Jared Bernstein, Alan S. Blinder, Healther Boushey, Ike Brannon, Leonard E. Burman, James C. Capretta, James Jay Carafano, David M. Cutler, Martin Z. Dempsey, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Timothy D. Geithner, Simon Johnson, Ray LaHood, Adam Lerrick, Daniel Mitchell, Len M. Nichols, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Leon E. Panetta, Joel Prakken, Diane Lim Rogers, Mark J. Warshawsky, Scott Winship, and Jeffrey Zients.

  2012
• Oversight of the President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Requests for Coast Guard and NOAA, Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, April 23, 2013

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  This is the April 23, 2013 hearing, "Oversight of the President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Requests for Coast Guard and NOAA [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]" before the United States Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard. From the opening statement of Mark Begich: "To honor the service and sacrifice of its men and women, Congress should ensure the Coast Guard has the tools they need to do all we ask of them. [...] I am quite concerned about the nearly billion-dollar reduction proposed for the Coast Guard in FY 14. Last year, we passed an authorization bill for the Coast Guard that authorized over $700 million more in discretionary funding than the President's request would provide. [...] I am worried about what lowered funding would mean not only for our readiness today, but with significant cuts slated for acquisitions, what that means for our preparedness for future activity, including the need to replace our polar class icebreakers." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark Begich, Marco Rubio, Roger F. Wicker, Amy Klobuchar, William Cowan, Bill Nelson, John D. Rockefeller IV, Robert J. Papp Jr., Frank R. Lautenberg, Richard Blumenthal, Brian Schatz, Mark Warner, Barbara Boxer, Kelly Ayotte, John Thune, and Kathryn D. Sullivan.

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• Oversight of the Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal, Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, February 28, 2008

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  From the opening statement of Daniel K. Inouye: "Transportation is an essential element of our Nation's prosperity. Our transportation infrastructure provides the means to efficiently move goods and people across our country, from New York to Hawaii, and around the globe. More than simply facilitating all aspects of our economy, our transportation resources provide a freedom of mobility that defines our national character. While the U.S. transportation system is world class in many respects, it is an aging system that has reached and, in some cases, clearly exceeded the limits of its capacity. The tragic collapse of the Minneapolis highway bridge last summer highlights our Nation's growing infrastructure problems. Much of America's transportation infrastructure--highways, bridges, railroads, and ports--were built at the beginning or middle of the last century and have outlived their safe and productive lives. Numerous airports in our National Airspace System are approaching or have reached full capacity. Congestion continues to grow on our highways and our railways, at our ports, and within our aviation system. The truth of the matter is that without strong action, we face a future of ever-expanding gridlock." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Daniel K. Inouye, Dorgan, Klobuchar, Frank R. Lautenberg, McCaskill, Rockefeller, Stevens, Sununu, Thune, Mary E. Peters, Robert A. Sturgell, Thomas R. Carper, and Mark Pryor.

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• Emerging Threats to Rail Security, Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, June 14, 2011

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  From the opening statement of Frank R. Lautenberg: "Six weeks after the American military's courageous and daring raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, one thing is clear: the ruthless killer is dead and gone, but al Qaeda, as we know, remains determined to strike the U.S. again. According to reports, documents recovered from bin Laden's compound show that he wanted to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 by attacking trains, surface transportation, in our country. This discovery sends tremors down our spines, but it shouldn't surprise us. The choices they make for targets are those that have lots of people in the area and where they can inflict damage that will be felt throughout the area, throughout the country, even though it's in a relatively small bit of geography. Terrorists have been focused on trains for years, and we've seen attacks overseas, including bombings in London, Mumbai, Madrid, and Moscow. Terrorists have attacked trains and buses 1,700 times--hard to imagine--worldwide since 9/11, and the attacks unfortunately took 3,700 lives. And trains have been targeted here in our country. Since 9/11, we've foiled several planned attacks on our public transportation network, including one last fall when the FBI arrested a man who was plotting to blow up four stations in Washington, D.C.'s own Metro system. We've got to recognize that our surface transportation network is enormous, heavily traveled, and is therefore an attractive target." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Frank R. Lautenberg, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Tom Udall, Roger F. Wicker, John Boozman, Amy Klobuchar, John S. Pistole, Stephen M. Lord, John O'Connor, and Brian Michael Jenkins.

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• Rail Safety Reauthorization, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2007

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  From the opening State of Frank R. Lautenberg: "Today we're focusing on the safety of our Nation's railroads. This Subcommittee has not held a hearing on this topic since 2002. And the Federal Rail Safety Program which is designed to keep our rails safe has not been authorized since 1994. But the safety of our railroads is critical to our national economy and the well being of cities and towns across our country. Last year freight trains carried 100 million tons of food, 150 million tons of farm products, 170 million tons of chemicals, and carry nearly three-quarters of the coal that's carried, more than a billion tons. That provides about half of the electricity generated in our country. So, the role is a critical one. The increase in freight rail will take more trucks off the road improving safety and decreasing congestion. The statistics for our National Passenger Rail System are no less impressive. Amtrak had record ridership in 2006 and the ridership is already up again this year by 5 percent." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Amy Klobuchar, Frank R. Lautenberg, Gordon H. Smith, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward R. Hamberger, Kurt W. Hyde, Charles E. Schumer, Katherine Siggerud, Jo Strang, Robert L. Sumwalt, Richard F. Timmons, and Edward Wytkind.

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  2012