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train_11800 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) regulates "federal election activity," which is defined to include a "public communication" (i.e., a broadcast, cable, satellite, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank communication made to the general public) or "any other form of ge... | [
"The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), regulates \"federal election activity,\" which is defined to include (1) voter registration drives in the last 120 days of a federal election; (2) voter identification, get-out-the vote drives (GOTV), and gen... |
train_11801 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Described in this report are the terms most commonly used when discussing the federal individual income tax. Most of these tax terms are explained in the order that they occur in the process of determining one's income tax on the Form 1040. Total income is the sum total of all income required to be reported for tax pur... | [
"This report describes the terms most commonly used when discussing the federal individual income tax. The format of this report is structured to follow the general order of the IRS Form 1040—the form individuals use to determine their income tax. Many taxpayers, however, determine their tax liability with the use ... |
train_11802 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a controversial product of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203; the Dodd-Frank Act). Some in Congress view the CFPB as an important protector of consumers and families against predatory financial actors. Others believe the ... | [
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a controversial product of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). Since it began operations in July 2011, the CFPB has been hailed by some as being the \"cop on the beat\" that protects consumers, whereas others h... |
train_11803 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The statutory framework for the communications sector largely was enacted prior to the commercial development and deployment of digital technology, Internet Protocol (IP), broadband networks, and online voice, data, and video services. These new technologies have driven changes in market structure throughout the commun... | [
"The statutory framework for the communications sector largely was enacted prior to the commercial deployment of digital technology. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act), the most recent comprehensive revision of that framework, is virtually silent with respect to Internet Protocol (IP), broadband networks... |
train_11804 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Several reasons have been advanced for increasing the net capital loss limit against ordinary income: as part of an economic stimulus plan, as a means of restoring confidence in the stock market, and to restore the value of the loss limitation to its 1978 level. Under current law, long-term and short-term losses are ne... | [
"Since the enactment of the individual income tax in 1913, the appropriate taxation of capital gains income has been a perennial topic of debate in Congress. Every session, numerous bills are introduced that would change the way capital gains income is taxed. Congress has also shown a continuing interest in the tax... |
train_11805 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | President Obama requested $613.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2013, which is $31.8 billion less than had been appropriated for the agency in FY2012. The end of U.S. combat in Iraq and the declining tempo of operations in Afghanistan accounted for the bulk of the... | [
"On March 21, 2013, Congress sent to the White House H.R. 933, the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, which the President signed into law (P.L. 113-6) on March 26, 2013. Division C of that legislation was a fully detailed DOD appropriations act for FY2013 that provided $597.1 billion for programs funde... |
train_11806 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federally supported child nutrition programs and initiatives, along with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) reach more than 40 million children and some 2 million lower-income pregnant/post-partum women. In FY2007, federal spending on these programs totaled ove... | [
"Child nutrition programs and the WIC program provide cash, commodity, and other assistance (including funds for nutrition services and food packages in the WIC program and technical assistance and administrative cost aid in child nutrition programs) under three major federal laws: the Richard B. Russell National S... |
train_11807 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On March 20, 2012, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released the Chairman's mark of the FY2013 House budget resolution together with his report entitled "The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal," which outlines his budgetary objectives. On the same day, CBO issued an analysis of the long-term ... | [
"On March 20, 2012, Representative Paul Ryan, the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released the Chairman's mark of the FY2013 House budget resolution. Additional detail on budgetary objectives and justifications was provided in Chairman Ryan's report entitled \"The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for America... |
train_11808 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | U.S. capital markets are the largest and considered to be the most efficient in the world. Companies rely heavily on capital access to fund growth and create jobs. As the principal regulator of U.S. capital markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that offers and sales of securities either be regi... | [
"Companies turn to a variety of sources to access the funding they need to grow. Capital markets are the largest source of financing for U.S. nonfinancial companies, representing 65% of all financing for such companies in 2016 ( Figure 1 ). Capital markets are segments of the financial system in which funding is ra... |
train_11809 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The President makes appointments, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to some 148 full-time leadership positions on 33 federal regulatory and other collegial boards and commissions. This appointment process consists of three distinct stages: selection, clearance, and nomination by the President; consideration by... | [
"This report provides an overview of the process for filling positions to which the President makes appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate (PAS positions). It also specifies, for the 111 th Congress (January 2009-January 2011), all nominations to full-time PAS positions on 33 regulatory and other co... |
train_11810 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( P.L. 107-296 , 116 Stat. 2135) contains provisions to arm pilots of passenger aircraft and gives deputized pilots the authority to use force,including lethal force, to defend the flight deck against criminal and terrorist threats. Participationin the Federal Flight Deck Officer Progr... | [
"During the 107th Congress, Representative Don Young and Representative John Micaintroduced the Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act ( H.R. 4635 , 107th Congress). Atthat time, the Bush administration voiced initial opposition to the concept of arming pilots withlethal weapons. As amended by the Aviation Subcommitte... |
train_11811 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Arizona v. United States, ruling that some aspects of an Arizona statute intended to deter unlawfully present aliens from remaining in the state were preempted by federal law, but also holding that Arizona police were not facially preempted fro... | [
"On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Arizona v. United States , ruling that some aspects of an Arizona statute intended to deter unlawfully present aliens from remaining in the state were preempted by federal law, but also holding that Arizona police were not facially preempt... |
train_11812 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | New sources of crude oil from North Dakota, Texas, and western Canada have induced new routes for shipping crude oil to U.S. and Canadian refineries. While pipelines have traditionally been the preferred method of moving crude overland, they either are not available or have insufficient capacity to move all the crude f... | [
"New sources of crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota, the Eagle Ford and Permian basins in Texas, and western Canada have induced new routes for shipping crude oil to U.S. and Canadian refineries. While pipelines have traditionally been the preferred method of moving crude overland, especially to or fro... |
train_11813 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The eligibility of immigrants for major public assistance programs is an ongoing issue in Congress. Prior to 1996, immigrants, i.e., legal permanent residents (LPRs), were eligible for federalpublic assistance under terms comparable to citizens, and states were not permitted to restrict accessto federal programs on the... | [
"Immigrant eligibility for major public assistance programs is an ongoing issue in Congress. (1) Prior to 1996, legal permanent residents (LPRs) were eligible for federal public assistance underterms comparable to citizens, and states were not permitted to restrict access to federal programs onthe basis of immigrat... |
train_11814 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Midwestern flooding and Hurricane Katrina have raised concerns about reducing human and economic losses from flooding. In the United States, local governments are responsible for land use and zoning decisions that shape floodplain and coastal development; however, state and federal governments also influence community ... | [
"Midwestern flooding in 2008 and Hurricane Katrina flooding in 2005 have enlivened interest in reducing the risk of flooding in communities across the nation. These large-scale events have demonstrated that not only is property damaged during floods, but also floods can represent significant risks to life and can c... |
train_11815 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Programs for implementing network-centric warfare (NCW) in the Navy include the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) and Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) systems, the IT-21 program, and FORCEnet. A related program is the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). Congress has expressed concern for some of... | [
"Network-centric warfare (NCW), also known as network-centric operations (NCO), is a key element of defense transformation. NCW focuses on using computers, high-speed data links, and networking software to link military personnel, platforms, and formations into highly integrated local and wide-area networks. Within... |
train_11816 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 1978 deregulation of the airline industry in the United States eliminated federal control over many airline business practices, including pricing and domestic route selection. However, the federal government continues to legislate and enforce certain consumer protections for airline passengers. Congress largely det... | [
"The deregulation of the airline industry in the United States in 1978 eliminated governmental control over most business practices of airlines. However, the federal government continues to regulate certain practices for the protection of the airlines' customers, in addition to its long-standing role in overseeing ... |
train_11817 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, as oil and gasoline prices have risen and concerns over greenhouse gas emissions and climate change have grown, there has been a resurgence of interest in the fuel economy and emissions of motor vehicles in the United States. Federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards have become a focal point f... | [
"Interest in the fuel efficiency of automobiles and trucks has waxed and waned over more than three decades as oil and gasoline prices have risen and fallen. However, in recent years, as oil prices have spiked to historic levels, and concerns over greenhouse gas emissions and climate change have grown, there has be... |
train_11818 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which declared three firearms provisions of the DC Code unconstitutional, a flurry of legislation was introduced both in Congress and in the District of Columbia Council. In the 110th Congress, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6842, ... | [
"This report analyzes recent laws that relate to the regulation of guns in the District of Columbia (DC or District), and congressional proposals that would further amend these laws. The four main statutes or bills at issue are (1) federal provisions under the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Gun Control Act o... |
train_11819 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The FY2009 appropriations process began with President Bush's FY2009 budget request. It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an increase of 4% in net budget authority from the FY2008 non-emergency level. That requested increase in net budget authority was largely attributable ... | [
"On February 4, 2008, President Bush sent his FY2009 budget to Congress. It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). On June 4, 2008 , the Senate passed the FY2009 budget resolution conference agreement ( H.Rept. 110-659 ); the House passed it the following day. The budget res... |
train_11820 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Energy Information Administration (EIA), in the Annual Energy Outlook 2004(AEO), projects increased demand for imported naturalgas through 2025. The AEO reference case forecast assumes a natural gas pipeline will begin delivering Alaskannatural gas to the lower 48 state consuming markets in 2018. H.R. 6, the omnibu... | [
"RS21787 -- Foreign Trade Effects of an Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline March 30, 2004 This report examines the policy implications for the U.S. current account balance of the construction of natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the lower 48 states. The 108th Congress hasincluded in H.R. 6 , the omnibus energy bill, pr... |
train_11821 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or "the Act") recognizes the right of employees to engage in collective bargaining through representatives of their own choosing. By "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining," the Act attempts to mitigate and eliminate labor-related obstructions to the free... | [
"The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or \"the Act\") recognizes the right of employees to engage in collective bargaining through representatives of their own choosing. By \"encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining,\" the Act attempts to mitigate and eliminate labor-related obstructions to... |
train_11822 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On September 30, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the long-awaited revision to its 2001 Public Health and Safety Standard for the proposed Yucca Mountain deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. While the issuance of the standard allows the Nuclear Regulato... | [
"The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA, P.L. 97-425 ) defined the basic roles of the three federal agencies with responsibility over the selection, licensing, and health and safety of the first U.S. high-level radioactive waste disposal site. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) role is to establish t... |
train_11823 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many agree that the U.S. tax system is in need of reform. Congress continues to explore ways to make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient. In doing so, lawmakers confront challenges in identifying and enacting policies, including consideration of competing proposals and differing priorities. To assis... | [
"Tax reform has been a subject of debate in the past several Congress and many policymakers agree that the U.S. tax system is in need of reform. Recent tax reform proposals seek to lower tax rates, broaden the tax base, and provide a simpler and fairer tax system overall. The difficulty with tax reform, however, is... |
train_11824 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The excise tax on tires was first levied in 1918 mainly because of revenue needs broughtabout by World War I. The tax was reduced after the war and then repealed in 1926. The levy wasreintroduced during the Great Depression at a time when federal individual income tax revenueswere plummeting and was increased to help f... | [
"A history of the federal excise tax on tires shows that initial adoption occurred as a result ofthe revenue needs of World War I with the inclusion of the tax in the Revenue Act of 1918. (1) This act imposed the tax onboth tires and tubes at the rate of 5% of the retail price. At the conclusion of the war, certain... |
train_11825 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal advisory committees—which may be designated as commissions, councils, or task forces—are created as provisional advisory bodies to collect viewpoints on various policy issues. Advisory bodies have been created to address a host of issues and can help the government manage and solve complex or divisive issues. C... | [
"Congress, Presidents, and executive branch agencies create federal advisory committees to gain expertise and policy advice from individuals outside the federal government. Federal advisory committees have historically been created on an ad hoc, provisional basis and are created to bring together various experts—of... |
train_11826 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Policymakers are interested in sea-level rise because of the risk to coastal populations and infrastructure and the consequences for coastal species and ecosystems. From 1901 to 2010, global sea levels rose an estimated 187 millimeters (mm; 7.4 inches), averaging a 1.7 mm (0.07 inch) rise annually. Estimates are that t... | [
"Although the extent of future sea-level rise remains uncertain, sea-level rise generally is anticipated to have a range of economic, social, and environmental effects on U.S. coasts. Global sea level is rising due to warming and expanding oceans, melting glaciers, and melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica... |
train_11827 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) created a permanent risk adjustment program that aims to reduce incentives that insurers may have to avoid enrolling individuals at risk of high health care costs in the private health insurance market. Section 1343 of the ACA established th... | [
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148 , as amended) created a permanent risk adjustment program that aims to reduce some of the incentives insurers may have to avoid enrolling individuals who are at risk of high health care costs in the private health insurance market—specifically in th... |
train_11828 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. FY2013 Energy and Water Development appropria... | [
"President Obama's FY2014 budget request for Energy and Water Development was released in April 2013. The request totaled $34.4 billion. On June 18, 2013, the House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee approved a FY2014 bill totaling $30.4 billion. The bill, H.R. 2609 , passed the House with amendments on July... |
train_11829 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recognition for one-minute speeches (commonly called "one minutes") in the House of Representatives is the prerogative of the Speaker. A period for one minutes usually takes place at the beginning of the legislative day after the daily prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day's Journal. During... | [
"One-minute speeches (commonly called \"one minutes\") provide one of the few opportunities for non-legislative debate in the House, where debate is almost always confined to the pending legislative business. Recognition for one-minute speeches is the prerogative of the Speaker. A period for one minutes usually tak... |
train_11830 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | It is often difficult, if not impossible, to enforce child support obligations in cases where the custodial parent and child live in one country and the noncustodial parent lives in another. The United States has not ratified a multilateral child support enforcement treaty dealing with this issue. P.L. 104-193 (enacted... | [
"It is often difficult, if not impossible, to enforce child support obligations in cases where the custodial parent and child live in one country and the noncustodial parent lives in another. International cases are often challenging and very time consuming for CSE workers because there are no agreed upon standards... |
train_11831 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a small, independent federal agency with responsibility for investigating transportation accidents; conducting transportation safety studies; issuing safety recommendations; aiding victims' families after aviation and passenger rail disasters; and promoting transportat... | [
"The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was established in 1967 as part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Congress made it responsible for investigating all civil aviation accidents and certain accidents in other modes of transportation, with the intent of identifying safety impr... |
train_11832 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The use of trademarks in connection with Internet-based advertising has sparked disputes between trademark owners, advertisers, and Internet search engine operators over whether such activity violates federal trademark law. Specifically, trademark owners have expressed concern over the sale of their trademarks by Inter... | [
"Internet search engine operators such as Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo generate significant revenue by selling words or phrases (referred to as \"keywords\") that trigger paid advertisements that appear on their search result Web pages. There has been much litigation over the past five years concerning the sale or ... |
train_11833 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) gives private sector workers the right to join or form a labor union and to bargain collectively over wages, hours, and other working conditions. An issue before Congress is whether to change the procedures under which a union is certified as the bargaining representative... | [
"The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA), as amended, gives private sector workers the right to join or form a labor union and to bargain collectively over wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. The act also requires employers to bargain in good faith with a union chosen by a majority of employee... |
train_11834 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the primary source of federal aid to K-12 education. The ESEA was last reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) in 2015. The Title I-A program has always been the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA. Title I-A grants provide supp... | [
"The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the primary source of federal aid to K-12 education. The ESEA was last reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95 ) in 2015. The Title I-A program has always been the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and was funded at $15.5 ... |
train_11835 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | While the term earmark has been used historically to describe various types of congressional spending actions, since the 110th Congress (2007-2008) House and Senate rules have defined an earmark as any congressionally directed spending, tax benefit, or tariff benefit that would benefit an entity or a specific state, lo... | [
"House and Senate rules define the term ea rmark slightly differently ( Table 1 ) but generally emphasize that an y congressionally directed spending, tax benefit, or tariff benefit be considered an earmark if it would benefit a specific entity or state, locality, or congressional district other than through a stat... |
train_11836 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole was attacked by a small boat ladenwith explosives during a briefrefueling stop in the harbor of Aden, Yemen. The suicide terrorist attack killed 17 members of the ship's crew,wounded 39 others, and seriously damaged theship. Evidence developed to date suggests that it m... | [
"RS20721 -- Terrorist Attack on USS Cole: Background and Issues for Congress Updated January 30, 2001 On October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole (1) was attacked by a small boat laden with explosives during a brief refueling stop in the harbor ofAden,Yemen. (2) The suicide terrorist attack killed 17members o... |
train_11837 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Administration requested $64.3 billion in FY2010 supplemental appropriations: $5.1 billion to replenish the U.S. Disaster Relief Fund administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); $33 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD) primarily for deploying 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan; $4.5 ... | [
"On July 29, 2010, the President signed the final version of H.R. 4899 , P.L. 111-212 , which was passed by the House on July 27 and by the Senate on May 27, 2010. The enacted version of the bill includes $59.2 billion in spending for war costs, U.S. disaster assistance, Haiti relief and reconstruction, and new ben... |
train_11838 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal habeas corpus is the statutory procedure under which state and federal prisoners may petition the federal courts to review their convictions and sentences to determine whether they are being held contrary to the laws or the Constitution of the United States. In 1996, Congress passed legislation that restricted ... | [
"\" Habeas corpus is a legal procedure that allows prisoners to assert constitutional rights, the procedure itself is not required or controlled by the Constitution. \" —U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (1972-1987) Federal habeas corpus is the statutory procedure under which state and federal prisone... |
train_11839 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Delegations from more than 190 countries and regions meet from November 28 to December 9, 2011, in Durban, South Africa, to continue discussions of how to address climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The year 2012 will mark both the 20th anniversary of the opening for... | [
"Delegations from more than 190 countries and regions meet from November 28 to December 9, 2011, in Durban, South Africa, to continue discussions of how to address climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The year 2012 will mark both the 20 th anniversary of the openi... |
train_11840 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In February 2007, the 110th Congress finished consideration of FY2007 foreign operations appropriations legislation, held over from 2006, that provided foreign assistance to the Andean region. In addition to the Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI), Andean countries benefit from Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Interna... | [
"In 2006 and early 2007, Congress considered a number of issues relating to the Andean Counterdrug Initiative, the U.S. assistance program to help Colombia and its neighbors address drug trafficking and economic development issues. These issues included ongoing concerns with the effectiveness of the program, fundin... |
train_11841 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress's power to create rules governing the admission of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) has long been viewed as plenary. In the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, Congress has specified grounds for the exclusion or removal of aliens, including on account of criminal activity. Some criminal offenses, whe... | [
"C ongress's power to establish rules for the admission of non-U.S. nationals (aliens ) has long been viewed as plenary. In the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, Congress has specified various grounds for the exclusion or removal of aliens, including grounds related to the commission of criminal co... |
train_11842 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of medical products (human drugs and devices) is funded through a combination of annual discretionary appropriations from Congress (budget authority) and user fees collected from industry. The human medical product user fee programs require reauthorization every five years to c... | [
"Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of medical products (human drugs and devices) is funded through a combination of annual discretionary appropriations from Congress (budget authority) and user fees collected from industry. The human medical product user fee programs require reauthorization every five years... |
train_11843 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | "Termination for convenience" refers to the exercise of the government's right to bring to an end the performance of all or part of the work provided for under a contract prior to the expiration of the contract "when it is in the Government's interest" to do so. Federal agencies typically incorporate clauses in their p... | [
"T ermination for convenience refers to the exercise of the government's right to bring to an end the performance of all or part of the work provided for under a contract prior to the expiration of the contract \"when it is in the Government's interest\" to do so. Federal agencies typically incorporate clauses in t... |
train_11844 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On June 18, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rulemaking that would establish guidelines for states to use when developing plans that address carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. The proposal creates CO2 emission rate goals—measured... | [
"On June 18, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rulemaking under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. The proposal would establish carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emission guidelines for states to use when developing plans that address CO 2 emissions from existing fo... |
train_11845 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The WTO Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, begun in November 2001, has entered its 12th year. The negotiations have been characterized by persistent differences among the United States, the European Union, and developing countries on major issues, such as agriculture, industrial tariffs and non-tariff barri... | [
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the principal international organization governing world trade. With the 2012 accessions of the Russian Federation and Vanuatu, it has 157 member countries, representing over 95% of world trade flows. It was established in 1995 as a successor institution to the General Agreeme... |
train_11846 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Beginning in the late 1950s and through the 1960s, Congress reacted to increasing public concern about the impact that human activity could have on the environment. A key legislative option to address this concern was the declaration of a national environmental policy. Advocates of this approach argued that without a s... | [
"Prior to the 1960s, little formal consideration was given to the potential impact of human activity on the environment. Beginning in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, the public became increasingly aware of and concerned about those impacts. During that time, members of Congress debated the need for a national po... |
train_11847 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Forest management generally, as well as forest research and forestry assistance, have long been within the jurisdictions of the Agriculture Committees. Although most forestry programs are permanently authorized, forestry has usually been addressed in the periodic farm bills to reauthorize many agriculture programs. The... | [
"Federal forestry historically has been associated with agriculture, and with agriculture legislation. Forestry programs have been addressed in past farm bills and other agriculture legislation. This report provides brief background on the House and Senate Agriculture Committees' jurisdiction over forestry, with ex... |
train_11848 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the United States, growing awareness of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the possible implications for global climate change have combined with recent high energy prices and economic uncertainty to rekindle interest in renewable energy. Renewable energy technologies generate electricity from resources such as the ... | [
"In the United States, growing awareness of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the possible implications for global climate change have combined with recent high energy prices and economic uncertainty to rekindle interest in renewable energy. Fossil fuels have long met the needs of economic growth, which has been a... |
train_11849 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, many analysts have expressed concern that the international community's efforts over the past 17 years to stabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina are failing. Milorad Dodik, president of the Republika Srpska (RS), one of the two semi-autonomous "entities" within Bosnia, has obstructed efforts to make Bosnia's... | [
"Before the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, Bosnia and Herzegovina (sometimes referred to informally as Bosnia) was one of Yugoslavia's six republics. It had an ethnically mixed population. The rise of hardline nationalism in Serbia under Slobodan Milosevic and a similar movement in Croatia led by Franjo Tudjman in ... |
train_11850 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) became law on August 9, 2007. The act responds to concerns that the United States may not be able to compete economically with other nations in the future due to insufficient investment today in science and technology research and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ... | [
"On August 2, 2007, Congress passed the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act or the America COMPETES Act ( H.R. 2272 ), which President Bush signed into law ( P.L. 110-69 ) on August 9, 2007. The America COMPETES Act had substantial bipartisan s... |
train_11851 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On May 7, 2009, the Obama Administration released its detailed budget requests for FY2010, which included $739.1 million in special federal payments to the District of Columbia. Approximately three-quarters—$544.1 million—of the President's proposed budget request for the District would be used to support the courts an... | [
"The authority for congressional review and approval of the District of Columbia's budget is derived from the Constitution and the District of Columbia Self-Government and Government Reorganization Act of 1973 (Home Rule Act). The Constitution gives Congress the power to \"exercise exclusive Legislation in all Case... |
train_11852 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The national debate regarding the National Security Agency's Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP) focused congressional attention on the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review created by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Congressional interes... | [
"The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), P.L. 95-511 , 50 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., as amended, provides a statutory framework for the U.S. government to engage in electronic surveillance and physical searches to obtain foreign intelligence information. It also provides a statutory structure for the ... |
train_11853 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the globalized world of business, production is becoming fragmented into discrete activities and can be spread geographically within and across national borders while remaining integrated organizationally within a multinational company or network of companies. Such globalized production networks are called supply ch... | [
"The world financial crisis that erupted in 2008 demonstrated that the forces of globalization have affected two major parts of the world economy: the international financial system and the global production system. These financial and real (goods-and-services producing) sectors are closely interconnected and syner... |
train_11854 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Child abuse and neglect is a significant social concern. Children who experience abuse and/or neglect are more likely to have developmental delays and impaired language or cognitive skills; be identified as "problem" children (with attention difficulties or challenging behaviors); be arrested for delinquency, adult cri... | [
"Child abuse and neglect is a significant social concern. Children who experience abuse or neglect are more likely to have developmental delays and impaired language or cognitive skills; be identified as \"problem\" children (with attention difficulties or challenging behaviors); be arrested for delinquency, adult ... |
train_11855 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pending before Congress is legislation (S. 1737 and H.R. 1010) that would raise the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to, ultimately, $10.10 per hour. The minimum wage would be adjusted for inflation thereafter. Whether the minimum wage or alternative policies, namely government-funded earnings suppl... | [
"An increase in the federal minimum wage has been one of several alternative policy proposals that have been offered to address poverty. Pending before the 113 th Congress is legislation, S. 1737 (Senator Harkin) and H.R. 1010 (Representative Miller), that would raise the federal minimum wage from its current law $... |
train_11856 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On February 2, 2004, the Bush Administration released its FY2005 budget recommendations. The Administration's proposed budget includes $560.4 million in federal payments to the Districtof Columbia. A major portion of the President's proposed federal payments and assistance to theDistrict involves the courts and crimina... | [
"On December 8, 2004, the President signed P.L. 108-447 , a consolidated appropriations actfor FY2005. The act includes a provision amending charter school-related language included in theDistrict of Columbia Appropriations Act for FY2005, P.L. 108-335 , which was signed by thePresident on October 18, 2004. P.L. 10... |
train_11857 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Court Improvement Program (CIP) was enacted in 1993 ( P.L. 103-66 ) to provide funds to eligible state highest courts to assess and make improvements to their handling of child welfare proceedings. Funding for the CIP was provided via a statutory set-aside from funding provided to state child welfare agencies for f... | [
"The Court Improvement Program (CIP) (Section 438 of the Social Security Act), first authorized in 1993 ( P.L. 103-66 ), provides grants to highest state courts intended to improve their handling of child welfare cases. As authorized for FY2006, these grants are for three purposes: to assess handling of child abuse... |
train_11858 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The financial crisis and the ensuing legislative and regulatory responses greatly affected the banking industry. Many new regulations—mandated or authorized by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) or promulgated under the authority of bank regulators—have been implemented in rece... | [
"Banks play a central role in the financial system by connecting borrowers to savers and allocating capital across the economy. As a result, banking is vital to the health and growth of the U.S. economy. In addition, banking is an inherently risky activity involving extending credit and taking on liabilities. There... |
train_11859 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill in the past included funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), most of the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies. After the budget request for FY20... | [
"The Bush Administration's FY2006 budget request was released in February 2005. After the budget was submitted, both the House and the Senate Appropriations Committees voted to reorganize the subcommittee structure, and with it the programs included in specific appropriations bills. Under the reorganization, the En... |
train_11860 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the annual number of drug overdose deaths in the United States involving opioids has more than quadrupled since 1999. CDC estimates that in 2016, more than 63,000 people died from a drug overdose, and approximately 42,000 of these deaths involved an opi... | [
"A ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , \"115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose,\" and deaths from prescription opioids have more than quadrupled since 1999. The epidemic's origins are complex, with fingers pointed at pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, pharmac... |
train_11861 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Interest in using federal government spending to stimulate U.S. economic recovery has intensified recently in response to indicators showing significant deterioration of the economy. Policymakers at all levels of government are debating a range of options to address these problems. Some favor using traditional monetary... | [
"Policymakers at all levels of government are debating a wide range of options for addressing the nation's faltering economic conditions. One option that is receiving attention is accelerated investments in the nation's public infrastructure—that is, highways, mass transit, airports, water supply and wastewater, da... |
train_11862 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Although long a component of U.S. foreign policy, strengthening weak and failing states has increasingly emerged as a high-priority U.S. national security goal since the end of the Cold War. Numerous U.S. government documents point to several threats emanating from states that are variously described as weak, fragile, ... | [
"Although long a component of U.S. foreign policy, successive U.S. Administrations have explicitly identified weak or failing states as U.S. national security concerns since 1998. The past three U.S. National Security Strategy documents all point to several threats emanating from states that are variously described... |
train_11863 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Legislative proposals have been made to extend the combat zone income tax exclusion to civilian employees who are on active service in a combat zone. Under present tax law, the designation of an area as a "combat zone" confers tax benefits only to military personnel serving in the combat area. No comparable provision u... | [
"Under present tax law, the designation of an area as a \"combat zone\" confers tax benefits only to military personnel serving in the combat area. No comparable provision under present tax law provides tax relief for civilian or contract employees of the government. However, certain income tax exclusions exist for... |
train_11864 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | About 362 million travelers (citizens and non-citizens) entered the United States in FY2013, including about 102 million air passengers and crew, 18 million sea passengers and crew, and 242 million land travelers. At the same time about 205,000 aliens were denied admission at ports of entry (POEs); and about 24,000 per... | [
"About 362 million travelers (citizens and non-citizens) entered the United States in FY2013, including about 102 million air passengers and crew, 18 million sea passengers and crew, and 242 million incoming land travelers. At the same time about 205,000 aliens were denied admission at ports of entry (POEs); and ab... |
train_11865 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The prospects for democratization in Hong Kong became clearer following a decision of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPCSC) on December 29, 2007. The NPCSC's decision effectively set the year 2017 as the earliest date for the direct election of Hong Kong's Chief Executive and the year 202... | [
"Since China established the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1, 1997, there have been questions about when and how the democratization of Hong Kong will take place. At present, Hong Kong's Chief Executive is selected by an \"Election Committee\" of 800 largely appointed people, and its Legis... |
train_11866 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. DST is currently observed in the United States from 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March until 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. The following states and terri... | [
"Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. It is not a new concept. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin, Minister to France, had an idea that part of the year when the sun rises while most people are still asleep, cloc... |
train_11867 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Both the 111th Congress and the Obama Administration have expressed interest in foreign aid reform and are looking at ways to improve and strengthen the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), coordination among implementing agencies, and monitoring effectiveness of aid activities. Legislation containing ele... | [
"There is continued interest among Members of Congress, the Obama Administration, and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) to reform U.S. foreign aid. This section provides background information concerning the history of modern U.S. foreign aid. It continues with an explanation of the 2006 creation of the State De... |
train_11868 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL Pipeline would transport oil sands crude from Canada and shale oil produced in North Dakota and Montana to a market hub in Nebraska for further delivery to Gulf Coast refineries. The pipeline would consist of 875 miles of 36-inch pipe with the capacity to transport 830,000 barrels per... | [
"In May 2012, TransCanada (a Canadian company) submitted to the U.S. Department of State an application for a Presidential Permit authorizing construction and operation of pipeline facilities for the importation of crude oil at the U.S.-Canada border. The Keystone XL Pipeline would transport Canadian oil sands crud... |
train_11869 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established a federal minimum wage of $0.25 per hour. The minimum wage provisions of the FLSA have been amended numerous times since then, typically for the purpose of expanding coverage or raising the wage rate. Since its establishment, the minimum wage rate has been raised... | [
"The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal legislation that establishes the general minimum wage rate that must be paid to all covered workers. In general, the FLSA mandates broad minimum wage coverage. It also specifies certain categories of workers who may be covered by other FLSA wage ... |
train_11870 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report examines the spending trends of 10 major need-tested benefit programs or groups of programs: (1) health care from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) the refundable portion of the health insurance tax credit enacted in the 2010 health care reform law; (3) the Supplemental Nutrit... | [
"The debate over the size and scope of federal spending has raised interest in how federal dollars are spent. This report focuses on federal outlays for major \"need-tested\" programs—programs targeted toward families and individuals with limited income. The major need-tested programs discussed in this report provi... |
train_11871 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Modern means of communications, led by the Internet, provide a relatively inexpensive, open, easy-entry means of sharing ideas, information, pictures, and text around the world. In a political and human rights context, in closed societies when the more established, formal news media is denied access to or does not repo... | [
"In the late 1960s and 1970s, advancements in telecommunications technologies enabled the creation of a large-scale, interconnected network called ARPANET (\"Advanced Research Projects Agency Network\"). ARPANET was created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as a government-funded enterprise until the... |
train_11872 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the Impact Aid program is one of the oldest federal education programs, dating from 1950. Impact Aid, authorized under Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, P.L. 89-10, as amended), compensates local educational agencies (LEAs) for "substa... | [
"Administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the Impact Aid program is one of the oldest federal education programs, dating from 1950. Impact Aid, authorized under Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, P.L. 89-10, as amended), compensates local educational agencies (LEAs) for \"... |
train_11873 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 was enacted on September 25, 2006 (P.L. 109-288). As enacted it extends the funding authorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) program for five years (FY2007-FY2011) and annually targets the use of $40 million in new funds for the program for two... | [
"This report discusses reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) program (and amendments to related programs) in the 109 th Congress, as enacted by P.L. 109-288 . It also provides information on PSSF funding. It concludes with a number of appendices. The first of these shows (in table form) s... |
train_11874 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which granted the President the authority "to use all necessary and appropriate force against those ... [who] planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks" against the United States. Many p... | [
"Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which granted the President the authority \"to use all necessary and appropriate force against those ... [who] planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks\" against the United States.... |
train_11875 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For decades, Congress has maintained an interest in burdensharing arrangements with allies, particularly with those of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The 28 NATO member states contribute to the activities of the alliance in several ways, the chief of which is through the deployment of their own armed fo... | [
"Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) contribute to the alliance in various ways. The most significant means by far is through funding, in their individual national defense budgets, the deployment of their respective armed forces in support of NATO missions. As the alliance has undertaken enlarg... |
train_11876 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical care. The VA provides these benefits through three major operating units: the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), th... | [
"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a range of benefits and services to veterans who meet certain eligibility rules; these benefits include medical care, disability compensation and pensions, education, vocational rehabilitation and employment services, assistance to homeless veterans, home loan guara... |
train_11877 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2006, a record 38.5% of all United States births were nonmarital births. Many of these children grow up in mother-only families. Although most children who grow up in mother-only families or step-parent families become well-adjusted, productive adults, the bulk of empirical research indicates that children who grow ... | [
"In the United States, being born to an unmarried mother is more likely to lead to less favorable outcomes than is being born to a married mother. In the U.S., births to unmarried women (i.e., nonmarital births) are widespread, touching families of varying income class, race, ethnicity, and geographic area. Many an... |
train_11878 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2004 (P.L. 108-199), which combined six appropriations bills—including the FY2004 District of Columbia Appropriations Act—authorized and appropriated funding for the Opportunity Scholarship program, a federally funded school voucher program, for the District of Columbia. It als... | [
"The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2004 ( P.L. 108-199 ), which combined six appropriations bills—including the FY2004 District of Columbia Appropriations Act—authorized and appropriated funding for the Opportunity Scholarship program, a federally funded school voucher program, for the District of Columbia.... |
train_11879 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers five main rental assistance programs that subsidize rents for low-income families: the Public Housing program, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance program, the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the... | [
"For more than a decade, Congress has considered proposals to change the income and rent calculation policies governing the primary federal rental assistance programs. The current policies base families' eligibility for assistance on their incomes and their contributions toward their rent on a share of their adjust... |
train_11880 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States and the Kingdom of Cambodia have been expanding their once-limited ties for a number of years, although U.S. concerns about Cambodia's human rights record still limit the scope of the bilateral relationship. The Obama Administration has taken steps to broaden engagement with Cambodia, partly in respon... | [
"Although human rights concerns place limits on the depth of the U.S.-Cambodia relationship, a period of relative political stability in Cambodia that began in 2006, combined with U.S. regional security and strategic concerns, has led to a movement toward deeper bilateral ties. U.S. interests in the Kingdom of Camb... |
train_11881 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The military retirement system includes benefits for retirement after an active or reserve military career, disability retirement, and survivor benefits for eligible survivors of deceased retirees. The change to the system that has generated the most recent legislative activity involves whether some or all military ret... | [
"As the 110 th Congress begins its second session, ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, combined with recruiting challenges and a great deal of interest among military retirees and those working on their behalf will probably continue to highlight military retirement and Concurrent Receipt issues. Ho... |
train_11882 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Semipostal stamps, postage sold at a premium to raise funds for particular causes, have only recently been authorized by Congress for use in the United States. The Breast Cancer Research Stamp (BCRS) was introduced in July 1998, and as of December 2007, has raised over $60.1 million to support research in treating brea... | [
"Semipostal stamps are regular postage stamps that are sold at a surcharge over their postage value. The additional charge is recognized by the stamp purchaser as a voluntary contribution to a designated cause. Europe has a long tradition of using semipostal stamps to raise funds for worthy causes. Some of the caus... |
train_11883 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On December 19, 2003, Libya announced it would dismantle its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. Since then, U.S., British, and international officials have inspected and removed or destroyed key components of those programs, and Libya has provided valuable information, particularly about ... | [
"On December 19, 2003, Libya announced it would dismantle its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs and open the country to immediate and comprehensive verification inspections. Libya pledged to eliminate its chemical and nuclear weapons programs, subject to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verificati... |
train_11884 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Designating funds within appropriations legislation for specified projects or locations has been a way for Congress to help communities meet needs to build and upgrade water infrastructure systems, whose estimated future funding needs exceed $630 billion. Such legislative action has often been popularly referred to as ... | [
"Designating funds within appropriations legislation for specified projects or locations has been a way for Congress to provide funding for designated communities to build and upgrade water infrastructure systems. In the past, such legislative action has often been popularly referred to as earmarking. The future ne... |
train_11885 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Congress and the Administration are involved in a major policy debate over oil andgas development from federal lands and from federal mineral estate underlying certain privatelyowned lands. Within the framework of U.S. public lands policy, restrictions and withdrawals haveaffected the amount of land that can b... | [
"Significant amounts of technically recoverable oil and gas resources are projected to be onfederal public lands (see Table 7 ). However, energy development on some of these lands has beenrestricted because they are considered environmentally sensitive or unique. These restricted areasmay contain sizable amounts of... |
train_11886 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2012 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-55), which includes the Com... | [
"On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( P.L. 112-55 ), which includes the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division B). The act includes $60.91 billion for CJS, of which $7.808 billion is for ... |
train_11887 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Changes in the federal-state unemployment compensation (UC) system wereconsidered during the 108th Congressas legislation was introduced to reform and expand the UC system. The 107th Congress enacted the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program ( P.L. 107-147 ), which included a 13-week extension of ... | [
"95-742 -- Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress Updated January 27, 2005 Summary Changes in the federal-state unemployment compensation (UC) system wereconsidered during the 108th Congressas legislation was introduced to reform and expand the UC system. The 107th Congress enacted the Temp... |
train_11888 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On July 31, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, with the stated intent of "increas[ing] efficiency and cost savings in the work performed by parties who contract with the Federal Government by ensuring that they understand and comply with labor laws." The order requires tha... | [
"On July 31, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, with the stated intent of \"increas[ing] efficiency and cost savings in the work performed by parties who contract with the Federal Government by ensuring that they understand and comply with labor laws.\" The order requi... |
train_11889 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Tax law provides an enhanced deduction for certain charitable contributions of food inventory. The value of the existing deduction is the corporation's basis in the donated product plus one half of the amount of appreciation, as long as that amount is less than twice the basis in the product. This deduction has general... | [
"This report discusses the temporary change in the tax law governing charitable donations of food. Recent legislation expanded the existing tax incentive for firms that are C corporations to all businesses that donate food to charity. In response to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, the Katrina Emergency Tax ... |
train_11890 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | While child welfare programs are a primary responsibility of state and local governments, the federal government appropriates close to $7 billion annually to support these programs (primarily for foster care and adoption assistance) and states are required to meet certain federal policies in order to receive this fundi... | [
"The Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) is the central and most comprehensive component of federal efforts to determine state compliance with federal child welfare policies and, equally, to help ensure that positive outcomes are achieved for the children and families served by state child welfare programs. The... |
train_11891 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program was enacted in 1975 as a federal-state program (Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, P.L. 93-647). It is intended to help strengthen families by securing financial support for children from their noncustodial parent on a consistent and continuing basis and by helping some o... | [
"The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program was enacted in 1975 as a federal-state program (Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, P.L. 93-647 ). It is intended to help strengthen families by securing financial support for children from t heir noncustodial parent on a consistent and continuing basis and by helping... |
train_11892 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | President Trump's decision in January 2017 to withdraw the United States from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement removed a major focus of trade relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) since 2008. As a result, trade relations are likely to refocus onto various bilateral trade... | [
"From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, economic and trade relations between the United States and Vietnam remained virtually frozen, in part a legacy of the Vietnam War. On May 2, 1975, after the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) defeated U.S. ally the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), President Gera... |
train_11893 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Beginning with the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) and theIllegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), legislation andadministrative actions have focused on reducing immigration litigation by limiting and streamliningboth administrative appeal and judicial ... | [
"Beginning with the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) (1) and the Illegal ImmigrationReform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), (2) legislation and administrativeactions have focused on reducing immigration litigation by limiting and streamlining bothadministrative appeal ... |
train_11894 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The global financial crisis, the end of the Cold War, the rise of China, globalization, free trade agreements, the war on terror, and an institutional approach to keeping the peace are causing dramatic shifts in relationships among countries in East Asia. A new regional architecture in the form of trade, financial, and... | [
"The shrinking of the remnants of the Cold War in Asia along with the rise of China are causing a fundamental rethinking of interests and relationships among the countries and economies of East Asia. For a half century following World War II, East Asia was divided into two blocs: communism on one side confronting t... |
train_11895 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides a summary of how Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits are funded through the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF). The UTF in the U.S. Treasury is designated as a trust fund for federal accounting purposes. Although the UTF is a single trust fund, it has 59 accounts: the Employment Security Administrat... | [
"Unemployment Compensation (UC) is a joint federal-state program financed by federal taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and by state payroll taxes under the State Unemployment Tax Acts (SUTA). The underlying framework of the UC system is contained in the Social Security Act (SSA). Title III of the ... |
train_11896 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report compares H.R. 2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, as passed by the House on June 23, 2015, and the Senate's substitute amendment (S.Amdt. 2932) to H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, as passed by the Senate on December 17, 2015. The Senate amendment is based, i... | [
"This report presents a side-by-side comparison of H.R. 2576 , the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, as passed by the House on June 23, 2015, and S.Amdt. 2932 , the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21 st Century Act, as passed by the Senate on December 17, 2015, as a substitute amendment to H.R. 2576 . (He... |
train_11897 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The October 2010 discovery of two explosive devices being prepared for loading on U.S.-bound all-cargo aircraft overseas has heightened concerns over the potential use of air cargo shipments to bomb passenger and all-cargo aircraft. The incidents have renewed policy debate over air cargo security measures and have prom... | [
"The air cargo industry consists of a complex distribution network linking manufacturers and shippers to freight forwarders, off-airport freight consolidators, and airport sorting and cargo handling facilities where shipments are loaded and unloaded from aircraft. Cargo placed on aircraft travels both domestically ... |
train_11898 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | To compensate for the effects of inflation, Social Security recipients usually receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). According to parameters outlined in the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), a 2.8% COLA is payable in January 2019. For a retired worker receiving the average monthly benefit amount of ... | [
"An automatic annual Social Security benefit increase is intended to reflect the rise in the cost of living over a one-year period. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), updated monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the measure that can trigger a benefit increas... |
train_11899 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittees are charged with providing annual appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and related agencies. THUD programs receive both di... | [
"The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittees are charged with drafting bills to provide annual appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and six small related agencies. Title I of ... |
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