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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2393, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 20, 2021. From the Document: "H.R. 2393 would seek to prohibit foreign states from working collectively to limit the production, set the price, or otherwise restrain the trading of petroleum and natural gas when such actions affect U.S. markets. The bill would authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enforce the prohibition by filing antitrust actions in federal courts. Under the bill, foreign states that restrain trade in petroleum and natural gas would not be immune from the judgment of U.S. courts under the doctrine of sovereign immunity."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2021-05-13
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Central America's Northern Triangle: Challenges for U.S. Policymakers in 2021 [Updated May 13, 2021]
From the Document: "El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, located in the Northern Triangle region of Central America, have long struggled with high levels of poverty and inequality, widespread insecurity, and fragile democratic institutions. Already-difficult living conditions have worsened over the past year due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and two hurricanes. The International Monetary Fund estimates [hyperlink] the Salvadoran economy contracted by nearly 8.6% in 2020 and the Honduran and Guatemalan economies contracted by 8.0% and 1.5%, respectively. Nearly 1 million [hyperlink] Salvadorans, 3.1 million [hyperlink] Hondurans, and 3.7 million [hyperlink] Guatemalans are contending with crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity. Although the pandemic and government lockdowns initially disrupted criminal activities, reports suggest [hyperlink] domestic violence increased and gangs and illicit trafficking groups quickly adapted to the changed circumstances. Amid these challenges, the Northern Triangle governments have sought to undermine [hyperlink] anti-corruption efforts, weaken [hyperlink] judicial independence, and consolidate power [hyperlink], in the view of many analysts."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Meyer, Peter J.
2021-05-13
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Tax Treatment of Net Operating Losses (NOLs) in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act [Updated May 13, 2021]
From the Document: "Increased benefits from net operating losses (NOLs) had been discussed as part of the response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) included a provision increasing tax benefits for NOLs. This revision temporarily suspends current rules that were last revised in the 2017 tax revision, popularly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA; P.L. 115-97)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Gravelle, Jane
2021-05-13
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Housing Funding in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 [Updated May 13, 2021]
From the Document: "According to Census data from late February 2021, nearly 19% of renters [hyperlink] and more than 10% of homeowners with a mortgage [hyperlink] reported having fallen behind in their housing payments during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In response, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2), enacted in mid-March 2021, included nearly $43 billion in mandatory funding for housing-related programs intended to assist people experiencing housing instability and homelessness. (In addition to funding housing programs, ARPA provided cash to individuals [e.g., individual relief payments, refundable tax credits, and enhanced unemployment benefits] that may also help families pay their housing costs.) [...] This Insight includes a funding table followed by a list of each program funded and a brief description of how funds can be used."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jones, Katie; McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby
2021-05-13
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Performance Audit of the Implementation of OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities - University of New Mexico
From the Audit Objective: "The National Science Foundation [NSF] Office of Inspector General engaged Cotton & Company LLP [limited liability partnership] (C&C) to conduct a performance audit of the implementation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) flexibilities at the University of New Mexico (UNM) for the period March 1 to September 30, 2020. The auditors tested approximately $187,000 of the more than $15.6 million of costs claimed to NSF. The audit objective was to determine if UNM used the administrative COVID-19 flexibilities authorized by OMB and, if so, whether UNM complied with the associated guidelines. See Appendix E for the audit's objective, scope, and methodology."
National Science Foundation (U.S.). Office of Inspector General
2021-05-13
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Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) [May 13, 2021]
From the Document: "According to the Marine Corps, the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) aims to be a new armored vehicle family to replace the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Feickert, Andrew
2021-05-13
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Management Report: Improvements Needed in FDIC's Internal Control Over Contract-Payment Review Processes
From the Document: "On February 18, 2021, we issued our report on the results of our audits of the 2020 and 2019 financial statements of the two funds the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) administers: the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund (FRF). Our report states we identified deficiencies in FDIC's controls over contract-payment review processes. These deficiencies collectively represent a significant deficiency in FDIC's internal control over financial reporting that merits attention by those charged with FDIC governance. Although it did not affect our opinion on the 2020 financial statements of the DIF and the FRF, because of this significant deficiency, misstatements may have occurred in unaudited financial information FDIC reported internally and externally. The purpose of this report is to present the deficiencies we identified during our audit testing of FDIC's 2020 non-payroll operating expenses internal controls, and our recommendations related to these deficiencies. GAO [Government Accountability Office] had no prior recommendations to FDIC related to the financial statement audit or internal controls over financial reporting. This report is intended for FDIC management use."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Dalkin, James R.; Hansen, Michael D.; Galvan-Treviño, Lisa M. . . .
2021-05-13
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Federal Highway Administration: Administrative Expenses Funded from the Highway Trust Fund
From the Document: "In December 2015, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act authorized funds for fiscal years 2016 through 2020 from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the administrative expenses of the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The FAST Act includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to submit a report describing the FHWA administrative expenses funded from the HTF every 5 years following an initial report. Our initial report was issued in June 2016 and covered fiscal years 2013 through 2015. Our objectives were to describe (1) the types and amounts of administrative expenses funded by HTF for the FHWA programs and offices during the 5 most recent fiscal years (2016 through 2020); (2) the extent to which FHWA adequately designed tracking and monitoring internal controls over its administrative expenses as of September 30, 2020; and (3) the extent to which FHWA has the flexibility, under existing laws and regulations, to reallocate administrative monies funded from the HTF between general operating expenses and other functions. This report transmits briefing slides regarding the final results of our work in response to the provision in the FAST Act."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Towler, LaDonna; Bhojwani, Tulsi; Burrows, Troy . . .
2021-05-13
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 402, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021. From the Bill Summary: "H.R. 402 would impose new penalties and allow the Department of State to use those collections to reduce corruption by public officials in foreign countries. It also would require the Department of State to establish an interagency task force to coordinate all federal efforts to help foreign countries reduce corruption. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 402 would increase revenues by $180 million over the 2021-2031 period and direct spending by $145 million over the same period. CBO further estimates that implementing the bill would cost a total of $5 million over the 2021-2026 period, subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2021-05-13
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Enclosure 1: Department of the Army Report [Fiscal Year 2020]
From the Executive Summary: "The U.S. Army is committed to enhancing readiness by preventing sexual assault, sexual harassment, and associated retaliatory behaviors and by providing comprehensive response capabilities through its Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) program. To accomplish this commitment, Army leaders must establish a culture of dignity and respect that does not tolerate behaviors and attitudes that lead to sexual misconduct and in which victims feel safe to report without fear of retaliation. [...] This report details the operational initiatives of the Army's SHARP program and the Army's progress in preventing and responding to the crimes of sexual assault."
United States. Department of Defense. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
2021-05-13?
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Appendix H: Child Sexual Abuse [Fiscal Year 2020]
From the DOcument: "The Family Advocacy Program (FAP) is the congressionally mandated Department of Defense (DoD) program responsible for providing clinical assessment, support, and treatment services in response to reported incidents of child abuse and neglect in military families. Child sexual abuse by a parent or other caregiver is a subset of child abuse."
United States. Department of Defense. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
2021-05-13?
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Appendix I: Acronyms List [Fiscal Year 2020]
This document contains a list of acronyms used in the "Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military: Fiscal Year 2020".
United States. Department of Defense. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
2021-05-13?
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Annex 1: Status of Restricted Reporting for DoD Federal Civilian Employee Victims of Sexual Assault [Fiscal Year 2020]
From the Document: "The following is provided to the congressional defense committees in response to recommendation 12 of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report, 'SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT: Guidance Needed to Ensure Consistent Tracking, Response, and Training for DoD Civilians'[.] [...] Recommendation 12 suggested the following: The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), in collaboration with the Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office and the Secretaries of the Military Departments, 'reports to the congressional defense committees on the status of restricted reporting for DoD federal civilian employee victims of sexual assault'. This should include, but not be limited to, the history of Restricted Reporting for DoD federal civilian employees by Military Department, the anticipated benefits and challenges of extending restricted reporting to DoD federal civilian employees, and requests for congressional actions, if any, that are considered appropriate and necessary to extend restricted reporting to DoD federal civilian employees who are otherwise eligible to file Unrestricted Reports of sexual assault."
United States. Department of Defense. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
2021-05-13?
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Questions and Answers on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment
From the Document: "Helping schools reopen safely and in ways that support equity among students is a top priority for the Department of Education. The purpose of this Q&A [Questions and Answers] is to help students, families, schools, and the public support all students' rights in educational environments, including in elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary institutions, during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. This question and answers (Q&A) document provides answers to common questions about schools' responsibilities under the civil rights laws the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces."
United States. Department of Education. Office for Civil Rights
2021-05-13
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VA Disability Exams: Actions Needed to Improve Program Management, Statement of Elizabeth Curda, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate
From the opening statement of Elizabeth Curda: "Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our recent review of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) planning and oversight efforts regarding its disability medical exam workloads. [...] My statement today summarizes our findings related to (1) VBA [Veterans Benefits Administration]'s planning for allocating disability exam workloads among VBA contractors and VHA [Veterans Health Administration] medical centers, and (2) how VBA assesses the quality of exam reports for certain complex claims."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Curda, Elizabeth
2021-05-12
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CBP Senior Leaders' Handling of Social Media Misconduct
From the Highlights: "Members of Congress asked us to initiate this review in response to July 2019 media reports that Border Patrol employees posted offensive content on a private Facebook group, 'I'm 10-15', and that CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] and Border Patrol senior leaders were members of the group. [...] We made two recommendations that the Commissioner ensure uniform application of policies related to social media, and establish social media training for new recruits and annual refresher training for all CBP employees."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-05-12
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Latin American Democracy After a Year's Pandemic
From the Summary: "The pandemic has aggravated Latin America's historical problems -social, political and economic- and deepened the decline in the region's democracies [hyperlink]. The increasing and renewed fragility of Latin American democratic systems stems first from the inefficiency of the administrative machineries in providing an adequate response to the public's longstanding demands, as well as from the current healthcare and socio-economic challenge deriving from COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] [hyperlink]; and, secondly, the crisis of Latin American democracies stems from the problems the political and party systems have in channelling the claims of a society that is increasingly dissatisfied, polarised and fragmented, which in turn provides a breeding ground for the emergence of renewed versions of populism and charismatic, personality-based and authoritarian leadership."
Elcano Royal Institute
Malamud, Carlos; Núñez, Rogelio
2021-05-12
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Two Barriers to Normal
From the Overview: "The UK has done a remarkable job in its vaccine rollout. More than 53.3 million jabs have been administered and 17.8 million people have been fully vaccinated - equivalent to almost 27 per cent of the population. Based on our modelling [hyperlink], we are on track for herd immunity by September 2021, which will mean the lifting of most restrictions. After one of the toughest years in our country's history, the end is in sight. [...] Much of the work ahead will be global and draw on the UK's power and influence abroad. But there are two things that are within our power domestically. We call these the two barriers to normal and, as set out in this paper, there is action we can take now to navigate them."
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Beacon, Rosie; Chimboza, Rishon; Innes, Kristy . . .
2021-05-12
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Child Tax Credit: Temporary Expansion for 2021 Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Document: "In recent years, there has been increased interest [hyperlink] in providing direct benefits to families with children to reduce child poverty in the United States, sometimes in the form of tax benefits. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) [hyperlink] included a 'child allowance' as part of a package of policies to reduce child poverty [hyperlink] over 10 years. (Senator Romney [hyperlink] has also proposed a child allowance.) Some research [hyperlink] has suggested that increasing the amount of the child tax credit that low-income families receive would substantially reduce child poverty [hyperlink], boost future earnings, and potentially improve future health and education outcomes [hyperlink]. In the 116th Congress, there were several legislative proposals [hyperlink] to expand the child tax credit, especially for lower-income families that tend to receive little or no benefit from the current credit. In the 117th Congress, a temporary one-year expansion of the child credit (for 2021) was included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. [Public Law] 117-2). The Biden Administration has proposed [hyperlink] making the full refundability provision included in the ARPA expansion of the child credit permanent, while extending other ARPA provisions through the end of 2025. This Insight provides a summary of the child tax credit prior to ARPA and an overview of the temporary child credit expansion under ARPA for 2021."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
2021-05-12
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Blockchain Technology and Agriculture [May 12, 2021]
From the Document: "Some stakeholders in the technology, agriculture, and food sector have advocated for the use of blockchain technology to trace agricultural products as they move through the supply chain and to verify their authenticity. Many expect use of blockchain technology to increase in this sector. Congress may consider federal investments in blockchain technology research, technical assistance, and infrastructure to support emerging applications of this technology. Congress also may face questions regarding the regulation of particular uses of blockchain technology."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Croft, Genevieve K.
2021-05-12
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Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Introduction: "Every 10 years, the U.S. population is counted through the national census, and districts for the U.S. House of Representatives are readjusted to reflect the new population level and its distribution across states through the federal apportionment and state redistricting processes. The requirement to have proportional representation in the House is found in the U.S. Constitution, and constitutional provisions also underlie other elements of the census, apportionment, and redistricting practices. 'Figure 1' provides a generalized timeline for how these three interrelated processes occur, and the sections of the report that follow provide additional information on apportionment and redistricting."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Eckman, Sarah J.
2021-05-12
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Congress's Authority to Influence and Control Executive Branch Agencies [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Summary: "The Constitution neither establishes administrative agencies nor explicitly prescribes the manner by which they may be created. Even so, the Supreme Court has generally recognized that Congress has broad constitutional authority to establish and shape the federal bureaucracy. Congress may use its Article I lawmaking powers to create federal agencies and individual offices within those agencies, design agencies' basic structures and operations, and prescribe, subject to certain constitutional limitations, how those holding agency offices are appointed and removed. Congress also may enumerate the powers, duties, and functions to be exercised by agencies, as well as directly counteract, through later legislation, certain agency actions implementing delegated authority."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Garvey, Todd; Sheffner, Daniel J.
2021-05-12
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Coup in Burma: Implications for Congress [May 12, 2021]
From the Overview: "On February 1, 2021, Burma's military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized control of Burma's Union Government and detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (the country's de facto civilian leader) and members of her political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). The NLD had won parliamentary elections held in November 2020, and the coup d'état came as the country's Union Parliament was preparing for its initial session. [...] The coup and subsequent events raise a series of difficult questions for U.S. policymakers and for Congress. These include: What leverage, if any, does the United States have to affect the actions of coup leaders, including discouraging the use of violence? What should the United States do, if anything, to support the shadow government and the civil disobedience movement? Should the United States impose broad economic sanctions that could effectively isolate it from Burma, as it did beginning in the 1980s? What new challenges may arise, including the possibility of new refugee flows to neighboring countries, or the deepening of the country's decades-long civil war? What are the prospects for further multilateral action, and how might the United States lead or participate?"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Dolven, Ben; Smith, Kirt
2021-05-12
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Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Introduction: "The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLICs), and inland buoy tenders (WLIs). The Coast Guard wants to award the first contract for constructing the new WCCs in FY2022, and to have the first new WCC be in service by 2025. The Coast Guard's proposed FY2021 budget requested $25.0 million in procurement funding for the WCC program; Congress, as part of its action on the Coast Guard's FY2021 budget, approved this request. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Coast Guard's proposed acquisition strategy and funding requests for the WCC program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2021-05-12
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Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Summary: "Kuwait has been pivotal to the decades-long U.S. effort to secure the Persian Gulf region because of its consistent cooperation with U.S. military operations in the region and its key location in the northern Gulf. Kuwait and the United States have a formal Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), under which the United States deploys over 13,000 military personnel in country and prepositions substantial quantities of military equipment. Kuwait is a partner not only of the United States but also of the other hereditary monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman). Kuwaiti forces are part of the Saudi-led coalition that is trying to defeat the Iran-backed 'Houthi' rebel movement in Yemen, while at the same time mediating a possible resolution to that and other regional conflicts. At various points Kuwait attempted to heal the intra-GCC rift that erupted in June 2017 when Saudi Arabia and the UAE [United Arab Emirates] moved to isolate Qatar; the blockade was lifted in January 2021. Kuwait has refrained from intervening in Syria's civil war, instead hosting several donor conferences for victims of the Syrian civil conflict. Kuwait also has provided funds for Iraq's recovery from the Islamic State challenge and to ameliorate the effects of regional conflict on Jordan's economy. Kuwait has not followed some of the other GCC states in building ties to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2021-05-12
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Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Columbia (SSBN-826) class program, a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as the Navy's top priority program. The Navy procured the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021 and wants to procure the second boat in the class in FY2024. The program poses a number of funding and oversight issues for Congress. Decisions that Congress makes on the Columbia-class program could substantially affect U.S. military capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. This report focuses on the Columbia-class program as a Navy shipbuilding program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2021-05-12
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Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure [Updated May 12, 2021]
From the Summary: "When civil unrest, violence, or natural disasters erupt in countries around the world, concerns arise over the ability of foreign nationals present in the United States who are from those countries to safely return. Provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provide for temporary protected status (TPS) and other forms of relief from removal under specified circumstances. The Secretary of Homeland Security has the discretion to designate a country for TPS for periods of 6 to 18 months and can extend these periods if the country continues to meet the conditions for designation. Congress has also provided TPS legislatively. A foreign national from a designated country who is granted TPS receives a registration document and employment authorization for the duration of the TPS designation. As of March 11, 2021, approximately 320,000 foreign nationals living in the United States were protected by TPS."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Wilson, Jill, 1974-
2021-05-12
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Executive Order 14028: Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
From the Policy: "The United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people's security and privacy. The Federal Government must improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors. The Federal Government must also carefully examine what occurred during any major cyber incident and apply lessons learned. But cybersecurity requires more than government action. Protecting our Nation from malicious cyber actors requires the Federal Government to partner with the private sector. The private sector must adapt to the continuously changing threat environment, ensure its products are built and operate securely, and partner with the Federal Government to foster a more secure cyberspace. In the end, the trust we place in our digital infrastructure should be proportional to how trustworthy and transparent that infrastructure is, and to the consequences we will incur if that trust is misplaced. Incremental improvements will not give us the security we need; instead, the Federal Government needs to make bold changes and significant investments in order to defend the vital institutions that underpin the American way of life."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
2021-05-12
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2020 Report on International Religious Freedom
From the Webpage: "The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom - the International Religious Freedom Report - describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The report covers government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. The U.S. Department of State submits the reports in accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998." This webpage also provides access to Appendices A-G: [a] Universal Declaration of Human Rights; [b] International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; [c] Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief; [d] Religious Freedom Provisions, Commitments, and Obligations from Regional Bodies and Instruments; [e] Department of State Training Related to the International Religious Freedom Act - 2020; [f] Department of Homeland Security and the International Religious Freedom Act; [g] Overview of U.S. Refugee Policy - 2020.
United States. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
2021-05-12
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H. Rept. 117-31: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 1448, May 12, 2021
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 1448, as amended, would require the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a pilot program at five VA medical centers, in partnership with accredited service dog training organizations, through which veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may participate in training mental health service dogs for therapeutic benefit. In addition, it removes VA's requirement that veterans with PTSD also have mobility impairment before being referred for a mental health service dog. It also extends VA's veterinary insurance benefit, currently available only to veterans who have received service dogs through VA for vision, hearing, and/or mobility impairments, to veterans who are prescribed mental health service dogs."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-05-12
