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The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: Selected Legal Issues
Description:
This report provides a brief overview of selected legal issues regarding the H1N1 influenza, including emergency measures, civil rights, liability issues, and employment issues.
Date:
October 29, 2009
Creator:
Swendiman, Kathleen S. & Jones, Nancy Lee
The 2015 National Military Strategy: Background and Questions for Congress
Description:
This report discusses the National Military Strategy (NMS) that describes a global environment marked by increasing interdependence, complexity, and the diffusion of information and technologies across state boundaries.
Date:
July 29, 2015
Creator:
McInnis, Kathleen J.
S. 2155 and Enhanced Regulation for Large Banks
Description:
This report discusses regulations for large banks under the Dodd-Frank Act and recently proposed changes to the regulations proposed in S. 2155.
Date:
March 29, 2018
Creator:
Labonte, Marc
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response
Description:
This report discusses legislative action related to abortion since the 1973 "Roe v. Wade" decision. Topics covered include Major Supreme Court cases related to abortion, restrictions on federal funding being used for abortions, and previous and current legislative actions related to abortion restriction.
Date:
September 29, 2017
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Abortion: Legislative Response
Description:
The primary focus of this issue brief is legislative action in the 108th Congress with respect to abortion. However, discussion of those legislative proposals necessarily involves a brief discussion of the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning a woman’s right
to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. For a more detailed discussion of the relevant case law, see CRS Report 95-724, Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview.
Date:
July 29, 2003
Creator:
Lewis, Karen J.; Shimabukuro, Jon O. & Ely, Dana
Access to Broadband Networks
Description:
The purpose of this report is to provide a more concrete discussion of access to wireline broadband networks. To that end, this report provides a discussion of what broadband networks look like; how both consumers and independent applications providers gain access
to these networks; and the parameters available to network providers (such as their choices about network architecture, overall bandwidth capacity, bandwidth reserved for their own use, traffic prioritization, the terms and rates for …
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Date:
June 29, 2006
Creator:
Goldfarb, Charles B.
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate
Description:
This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date:
October 29, 2009
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A.
The ADA Amendments Act: P.L. 110-325
Description:
This report summarizes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Moreover, the report specifically considers the purpose of the ADA, threshold issues, and other court decisions. The report highlights that many Supreme Court decisions and lower court decisions have interpreted the definition of disabled strictly.
Date:
September 29, 2008
Creator:
Jones, Nancy Lee
Additional U.S. Ground Troops to Counter the Islamic State? Five Questions
Description:
This report addresses common questions regarding Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)--the military campaign to counter the Islamic State (IS)--which has three primary components: coordinated air strikes, training and equipping local security forces, and targeted special operations based out of northern Iraq.
Date:
March 29, 2016
Creator:
McInnis, Kathleen J. & Feickert, Andrew
Addressing Sexual Harassment by Modifying the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995: A Look at Key Provisions in H.R. 4822.
Description:
This report discusses the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) and proposed reforms to how it handles harassment claims through the bill H.R. 4822. The report highlights and considers some of the major differences between the current process provided under the CAA and the process that would exist if H.R. 4822 were enacted, as well as other changes proposed by the bill that could affect both legislative branch employees and Members of Congress.
Date:
January 29, 2018
Creator:
Back, Christine J. & Freeman, Wilson C.
The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions
Description:
This report discusses the history and current status of federal student loan programs. Specifically, the report focuses on the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL). Moreover, the report highlights differences in the two programs such as that the FFEL is financed by private lenders, while the DL is financed by the federal government.
Date:
June 29, 2005
Creator:
Stoll, Adam
The Administration of the Federal Family Education Loan and William D. Ford Direct Loan Programs: Background and Provisions
Description:
This report discusses the history and current status of federal student loan programs. Specifically, the report focuses on the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL). Moreover, the report highlights differences in the two programs such as that the FFEL is financed by private lenders, while the DL is financed by the federal government.
Date:
September 29, 2006
Creator:
Stoll, Adam
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E): Background, Status, and Selected Issues for Congress
Description:
This report discusses the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69), which was authorized by Congress in August 2007. Modeled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), ARPA-E would support transformational energy technology research projects with the goal of enhancing the nation's economic and energy security.
Date:
April 29, 2009
Creator:
Stine, Deborah D.
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians
Description:
This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also include American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
Date:
February 29, 2012
Creator:
Chesser, Susan G.
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
Description:
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date:
June 29, 2010
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Description:
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups, and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date:
May 29, 2014
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Description:
This report discusses the current political state of Iran, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Iran relationship and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date:
December 29, 2010
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Description:
This report discusses the Afghanistan's political transition, which was completed with the convening of a parliament in December 2005, but since then insurgent threats to Afghanistan's government have escalated to the point that some experts are questioning the future of U.S. stabilization efforts.
Date:
September 29, 2008
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Africa: Scaling Up the Response To the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Description:
This report summarizes the AIDS pandemic in Africa and how to respond to the issue. Moreover, the report considers the necessary amount of donations, and how much has currently been donated. The report also covers the multiple dimensions to solving the issue by labeling them as prevention, care, and treatment.
Date:
May 29, 2002
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues
Description:
This report discusses the issue of U.S. economic assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of continued assistance in light of U.S. national security and also various U.S.-led efforts to promote reform among African citizens themselves. U.S. assistance finds its way to Africa through a variety of channels, including the USAID-administered DA program, food aid programs, and indirect aid provided through international financial institutions and the United Nations.
Date:
June 29, 2011
Creator:
Dagne, Ted
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues
Description:
This report discusses the issue of U.S. economic assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of continued assistance in light of U.S. national security and also various U.S.-led efforts to promote reform amongst African citizens themselves. U.S. assistance finds its way to Africa through a variety of channels, including the USAID-administered DA program, food aid programs, and indirect aid provided through international financial institutions and the United Nations.
Date:
March 29, 2002
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
The African Development Bank Group
Description:
This report discusses the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, which is a regional development bank (RDB) "dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent." It comprises three lending facilities: the market rate facility, the AfDB; a concessional lending facility, the African Development Fund; and a trust fund established by Nigeria to lend to low-income African countries. The Bank has 53 African members, as well as 24 non-regional members, including the Unit…
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Date:
January 29, 2008
Creator:
Weiss, Martin A.
Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy
Description:
This report reviews and analyzes the situation, concerns, and activities of Afro-descendants in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America. It then discusses current U.S. foreign aid programs, as well as multilateral initiatives, that have directly or indirectly assisted Afro-Latinos. The report concludes with a discussion of potential policy options that have been proposed should the United States elect to provide further support for Afro-Latinos.
Date:
September 29, 2005
Creator:
Ribando, Clare
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