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- Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation: Selected Legal Issues
- This report describes the common elements of several data security and breach notification bills that have been introduced in the 114th Congress, which broadly would impose security and notification requirements on businesses regardless of industry sector. It also discusses state laws that may apply in the event of a data breach and addresses two legal issues that may arise in consideration of new legislation about data security and breach notification.
- Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief
- This report provides an introduction to the public transportation program administered by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This program was authorized in FY2016 through FY2020 by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94). The focus of the federal program is still on the capital side, but the program has evolved to support operational expenses in some circumstances, as well as safety oversight, planning, and research.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Washington
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: West Virginia
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- Small Business Administration HUBZone Program
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Wyoming
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Wyoming by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- Policy Issues Related to Credit Union Lending
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Illinois
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Nebraska
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Maryland
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: New Jersey
- This report discusses the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is the primary source of funding used to provide assistance following a major disaster declaration.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Kentucky
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Vermont
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- Small Business Administration Microloan Program
- The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Microloan program provides direct loans to qualified nonprofit intermediary lenders who, in turn, provide “microloans” of up to $50,000 to small businesses and nonprofit child care centers. It also provides marketing, management, and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and potential borrowers. This report opens with a discussion of the rationale provided for having a Microloan program, describes the program’s eligibility standards and operating requirements for lenders and borrowers, and examines the arguments presented by the program’s critics and advocates. It then discusses P.L. 111-240, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which increased the Microloan program’s loan limit for borrowers from $35,000 to $50,000, and the aggregate loan limit for intermediaries after their first year of participation in the program from $3.5 million to $5 million.
- Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview
- Federal advisory committees—which may also be labeled as commissions, councils, or task forces—are established to assist the executive branch in deliberating and, in some cases, helping to solve complex or divisive issues. Congress, the President, or an agency head may establish a federal advisory committee to render independent advice or provide policy recommendations. This report offers a history of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), examines its current requirements, and provides data on federal advisory committees operations and costs.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: New York
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- Constitutional Implications of State GE Food Labeling Laws
- This report analyzes three constitutional provisions relevant to state GE food labeling laws, the First Amendment, the Supremacy Clause, and the Commerce Clause, by explaining the wider legal background of GE labeling as well the court's analysis of these constitutional issues in GMA v. Sorrell.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Utah
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Montana
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Nevada
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: South Carolina
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- U.S.-China Trade Issues
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Louisiana
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Louisiana by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Alabama
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Alabama by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Ohio
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Ohio by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Kansas
- This report describes the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), which is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is the primary source of funding used to provide assistance following a major disaster declaration.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Iowa
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Tennessee
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: New Mexico
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Massachusetts
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- Child Welfare: Oversight of Psychotropic Medication for Children in Foster Care
- This report provides an oversight of Psychotropic medication for children in Foster Care.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Oregon
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Oregon by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Pennsylvania
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Pennsylvania by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Minnesota
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Minnesota by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- Follow-On Biologics: Intellectual Property Issues
- This report discusses FDA Regulation of Biologics, Biosimilars and Regulatory Exclusivities, Patent Dispute Resolution and Current Issues.
- Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Provisions in the Proposed Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: North Carolina
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Idaho
- No Description Available.
- FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview
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- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: New Hampshire
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Hawaii
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to Hawaii by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- An Introduction to Child Nutrition Reauthorization
- No Description Available.
- Recess Appointments Made by President Barack Obama
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- Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Frequently Asked Questions
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- The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program
- This report provides a short synopsis on the main functions of the Child Support Enforcement (C.S.E.) program.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: North Dakota
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to North Dakota by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Texas
- No Description Available.
- Worker Rights Provisions in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Indiana
- No Description Available.
- FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: South Dakota
- This In Focus provides an overview of the assistance provided to South Dakota by the FEMA DRF (Disaster Relief Fund) from 2002-2013.