Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 110th Congress
Date: October 25, 2010
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
Description: This report specifies, for the 110th Congress, all presidential nominations to full-time positions on 34 regulatory and other collegial boards and commissions. Profiles of each board and commission provide information on their organizational structures, membership as of the end of the 110th Congress, and appointment activity during that Congress. The report also includes tables summarizing the collective appointment activity for all 34 bodies, and identifying Senate recesses during the 110th Congress.
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Location-Based Preferences in Federal and Federally Funded Contracting: An Overview of the Law
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: Luckey, John R.
Description: This report discusses constitutional and other legal issues related to the creation and implementation of location-based preferences in federal contracting, as well as summarizes key authorities requiring or allowing federal agencies to "favor" contractors located in specific places. The report does not address federal preferences for domestic products or provisions of federal law that could, depending upon their implementation, effectively prefer local contractors, such as project labor agreements.
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Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations
Date: October 14, 2010
Creator: Hatch, Garrett
Description: This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2011 appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 26 independent agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the United States Postal Service.
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Wave, Tidal, and In-Stream Energy Projects: Which Federal Agency Has the Lead?
Date: October 7, 2008
Creator: Lane, Nic
Description: Developments in wave, tidal, and in-stream energy generation technologies -- also referred to as hydrokinetic or marine energy -- are beginning to gain momentum. At the same time, their regulatory status is still evolving, as shown by recent changes in law aimed at clarifying hte federal role in ocean wave and renewable energy. Two federal agencies currently appear to have a lead role in offshore renewable energy projects -- the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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Banking and Securities Regulation and Agency Enforcement Authorities
Date: January 17, 2006
Creator: Jackson, William D
Description: The federal bank regulatory agencies — the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of Thrift Supervision — have extensive authority to enforce various legal and regulatory standards with respect to the banking institutions that they supervise. Similarly, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a wide range of tools to enforce the securities laws. This report provides a brief sketch of these authorities and identifies the organizational entities within each agency that Congress assigns enforcement responsibilities. It includes a table comparing the formal enforcement tools that the banking agencies may use with those of the SEC.
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The FTC's Used Car Rule
Date: October 14, 1983
Creator: Mulock, Bruce K
Description: None
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Federal Financial Services Regulatory Consolidation: An Overview
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: Eubanks, Walter W
Description: None
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Intelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
Date: April 10, 2006
Creator: Cumming, Alfred
Description: None
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Financial Services and General Government: FY2012 Appropriations
Date: 2011-
Creator: Hatch, Garrett
Description: This report discusses government financial appropriations for the 2012 fiscal year.
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ACIR (Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations) Home Page
Date: May 15, 1996
Creator: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Description: The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) is a permanent, independent, bipartisan intergovernmental agency established by Public Law 86-380 in 1959. As it was established, ACIR's mission is:To strengthen the American federal system and improve the ability of federal, state, and local governments to work together cooperatively, efficiently, and effectively.
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