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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Categorical Eligibility
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This report discusses categorical eligibility and some of the issues raised by it. It first describes the three different types of categorical eligibility: traditional categorical eligibility conveyed through receipt of need-based cash assistance, and the newer "narrow" and "broad-based" categorical eligibilities conveyed via TANF "noncash" benefits. It also provides recent information on current state practices with regard to categorical eligibility. Finally, the report discusses proposals to …
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December 31, 2013
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Falk, Gene & Aussenberg, Randy Alison
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Categorical Eligibility
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This report discusses categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and some of the issues raised by it. It first describes the three different types of categorical eligibility. It then provides recent information on current state practices with regard to categorical eligibility. Finally, the report discusses proposals to restrict categorical eligibility.
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December 31, 2013
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Unemployment: Issues in the 113th Congress
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This report addresses three policy issues: whether to take additional measures to increase jobs (or avoid contractionary policies), what measures might be most effective, and how job creation proposals should be financed.
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December 31, 2013
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Gravelle, Jane G.
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The Crisis in South Sudan
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This report provides an overview of the recent humanitarian situation in South Sudan. The United States is the largest provider of bilateral foreign assistance to South Sudan and a major financial contributor to international peacekeeping efforts there.
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December 27, 2013
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Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
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Expiring Unemployment Insurance Provisions
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Several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire.This report describes the consequences of these expirations for the financing and availability of unemployment benefits in states.The report also summarizes current legislative proposals to extend these expiring provision.
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December 27, 2013
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Isaacs, Katelin P.
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In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)
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This report summarizes the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and jurisdiction in cases against foreign defendants and analyzes the court of appeals decision. It also discusses legislative efforts to address these issues(S. 1535 and H.R. 3143).
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December 27, 2013
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Elsea, Jennifer K.
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Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
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This report describes the relationship between the United States and the Sultanate of Oman, especially with respect to Oman's support of U.S. efforts toward peace in the Middle East, the U.S. free trade agreement with Oman, and Oman's relatively close relations with Iran, the last of which seems incongruous with the other positive aspects of Oman's relationship with the U.S.
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December 27, 2013
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Katzman, Kenneth
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Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement: Legal Issues
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December 27, 2013
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Manuel, Kate M. & Garvey, Todd
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Science and Technology Issues in the 113th Congress
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This report briefly outlines an array of science and technology policy issues that may come before the 113th Congress.
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December 27, 2013
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Gottron, Frank
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2014 Appropriations
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December 27, 2013
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Perl, Libby; Peterman, David Randall & McCarty, Maggie
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Federal Health Centers
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This report provides an overview of the federal health center program including its statutory authority, program requirements, and appropriation levels. The report then describes health centers in general, where they are located, their patient population, and some outcomes associated with health center use. It also describes some federal programs available to assist health center operations including the FQHC designation for Medicare and Medicaid payments. The report concludes with a brief disc…
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December 24, 2013
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Heisler, Elayne J.
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State, Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts
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This report briefly discusses the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations legislation generally and then provides a short description of the various funding accounts as they appear in Division I, "Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012," of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-74).
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December 24, 2013
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Tarnoff, Curt & Tiersky, Alex
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Brief History of NIH Funding: Fact Sheet
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This report provides a brief history of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and figures on NIH appropriations for FY1994-FY2014.
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December 23, 2013
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Johnson, Judith A.
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The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis
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This report reviews the issues surrounding the medical devices tax within the framework of basic principles surrounding the choice of commodities to tax under excise taxes. The next section describes the tax and its legislative origins. After that, the report analyzes the arguments for retaining and repealing the tax.
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December 23, 2013
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Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Single-Employer Plan Terminations
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December 23, 2013
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Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
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This report covers concerns that Congress has expressed over U.S. acquisition of rare earth elements, particularly those used in various components of defense weapon systems. Specific concerns are the acquisition of these elements, especially from foreign sources such as China; how dependence of foreign sources affects national security; and methods for decreasing the relationship between reliance on foreign sources and national security.
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December 23, 2013
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Grasso, Valerie Bailey
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Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act
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This report discusses the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. The act established a process for television broadcasters to release spectrum licensed to them for auction as commercial licenses. The act also included provisions to apply future spectrum license auction revenues toward deficit reduction; to establish a planning and governance structure to deploy public safety broadband networks, using some auction proceeds for that purpose; and to assign additional spectrum resour…
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December 23, 2013
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Moore, Linda K.
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Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues
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This report has three major sections. The first section answers some basic questions about Bitcoin and the operation of the Bitcoin network and its interaction with the current dollar-based monetary system. The second section summarizes likely reasons for and against widespread Bitcoin adoption. The third section discusses legal and regulatory matters that have been raised by Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
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December 20, 2013
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Elwell, Craig K.; Murphy, M. M. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
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The Budget Control Act, Sequestration, and the Foreign Affairs Budget: Background and Possible Impacts
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This report discusses sequestration and the foreign affairs (150) budget function, and presents FY2013 estimates by account.
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December 20, 2013
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Epstein, Susan B.
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The Development of High Speed Rail in the United States: Issues and Recent Events
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This report looks at the different ways to construct a high speed rail (HSR) in the U.S., including estimates of construction costs.
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December 20, 2013
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Peterman, David Randall; Frittelli, John & Mallett, William J.
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Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency
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This report is a summary of the body of federal environmental statutes that together constitute the main authorities of EPA, but this report is not comprehensive in terms of discussing all federal statutes that may authorize certain activities of the agency.
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December 20, 2013
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Bearden, David M.; Copeland, Claudia; Luther, Linda; McCarthy, James E.; Tiemann, Mary; Esworthy, Robert et al.
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Federal Employees' Retirement System: Benefits and Financing
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This report discusses the retirement systems in place for federal employees. Most civilian federal employees who were hired before 1984 are covered by the Civil Service Retirement System, and contribute 7.0% of their pay to a retirement fund. Federal employees hired in 1984 or later are covered by the Federal Employees' Retirement System and contribute 0.8% of their pay to a retirement fund. Both require participants to contribute toward the cost of their pensions through a payroll tax. This re…
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December 20, 2013
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Federal Traffic Safety Programs: In Brief
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This report provides an introduction to measures of traffic safety discusses the federal efforts to improve traffic safety programs.
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December 20, 2013
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Peterman, David Randall
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