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train_12700 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Between 1985 and 2002, several statutory budget controls were enacted to reduce the budget deficit. Chief among these were the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. The mechanisms included in these acts sought to supplement and modify the existing budget proce... | [
"Between 1985 and 2002, several statutory budget controls were enacted to reduce the budget deficit. Chief among these were the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. The mechanisms included in these acts sought to supplement and modify the existing budget ... |
train_12701 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Among the titles dealing with farm-support and other agriculture-related issues, Title IV of the 2002 farm bill (the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act; P.L. 107-171) reauthorized appropriations for and substantially revised the Food Stamp program. It also included provisions affecting several other domestic food a... | [
"Federal nutrition program policies, as well as farm support and other agriculture-related programs, are governed by a variety of separate laws. Although these laws may be and often are considered and amended in free-standing legislation, many of them, including those setting rules for food stamps and several other... |
train_12702 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As of the end of FY2006, U.S. aid to Iraq had surpassed U.S. aid to Germany and Japan during the post-World War II occupations of those countries. This report compares aggregate data on U.S. assistance to Iraq through FY2006 with U.S. assistance to Germany and Japan during the seven years following World War II. U.S. a... | [
"Some Members of the 111 th Congress may question whether U.S. assistance to Iraq in the wake of the military action of 2003 has been adequate, others whether it might be excessive. One point of comparison that is often invoked is the assistance that the United States provided to Germany and Japan during military o... |
train_12703 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) expands health insurance coverage primarily through two mechanisms: by expanding the existing Medicaid program and by establishing new health insurance exchanges where certain individuals and businesses can purchase private health insurance.... | [
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148 , as amended) expands health insurance coverage primarily through two mechanisms: by expanding the existing Medicaid program and by establishing new health insurance exchanges where certain individuals and businesses can purchase private health insu... |
train_12704 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1974, Congress has created multiple trade preference programs designed to foster economic growth, reform, and development in less developed countries. These programs give temporary, non-reciprocal, duty-free U.S. market access to select exports of eligible countries. Congress has repeatedly revised and extended t... | [
"Since 1974, Congress has created multiple trade preference programs designed to foster economic growth and development in less developed countries. These programs provide temporary, non-reciprocal, duty-free U.S. market access to select exports of eligible countries. Congress conducts regular oversight of these pr... |
train_12705 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the event of a national security crisis or disaster, federal, state, local, and territorial government and private sector communications are important. National security and emergency preparedness communication systems include landline, wireless, broadcast and cable television, radio, public safety systems, satellit... | [
"Section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by 47 U.S.C. §606, authorizes the President, among other things, to address national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications issues and assign federal department, agency, and entity NS/EP telecommunications responsibilities. On July 6... |
train_12706 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) has long been one of the major flash points in debates over government interference with property rights. This report outlines the ESA provisions most relevant to the act's impacts on private property and surveys the major ESA-relevant principles of Fifth Amendment takings law. ... | [
"The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), along with its state counterparts, has long been a major flash point in debates over government interference with property rights. In the ESA context, the debate has had at least two parts. First, to what extent should, and to what extent does, the ESA restrict the use of ... |
train_12707 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Softwood lumber imports from Canada have been a persistent concern for Congress for decades. Canada is an important trading partner for the United States, but lumber production is a significant industry in many states. U.S. lumber producers claim they are at an unfair competitive disadvantage in the domestic market aga... | [
"S ince the 1980s, there have been five major disputes (so-called lumber wars) between the United States and Canada, interspersed by three different trade agreements. The latest dispute, Lumber V, started after the expiration of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) in October 2015. The U.S. lumber industry peti... |
train_12708 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 111th Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; ACA), which was later amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152; HCERA), and is hereinafter referred to as ACA. In general, ACA did not make any significant... | [
"On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( P.L. 111-148 , ACA). On March 30, 2010, ACA was amended by P.L. 111-152 , the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). Throughout this report, this amended version is referred to as ACA. This health refo... |
train_12709 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report presents a profile of the membership of the 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of December 20, 2018. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender,... | [
"Congress is composed of 541 individuals from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. This count assumes that no seat is temporarily vacant. Since 1789, 12,257 individuals have served in Congress, 10,955 in the House and ... |
train_12710 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are often of considerable interest to many Members of Congress. They represent the most formal assessment of a given national security issue by the U.S. intelligence community. The intelligence process, however, is not an exact science and, on occasion, NIEs have proved unreliable... | [
"National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) represent the highest and most formal level of strategic analysis by the U.S. intelligence community. They are by definition forward-looking; as one participant in the estimative process has written, \"Estimates are not predictions of the future. They are considered judgments... |
train_12711 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under the Constitution, high-level leadership positions in the executive branch are filled through appointment by the President "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate." These posts include most of the approximately two dozen that form the President's Cabinet, which is an institution established by custom, ra... | [
"Under the Constitution, high-level leadership positions in the executive branch are filled through appointment by the President \"by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate.\" These posts include most of the approximately two dozen that form the President's Cabinet. Because of the importance of these offices... |
train_12712 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | During recent election cycles, there has been controversy regarding the increased campaign-related activity of 527 groups and to what extent they are regulated under federal law. The controversy stems from the intersection between the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), which regulates "political committees," and Sec... | [
"Campaign-related activity by entities commonly referred to as 527 groups or 527s has increased over the past several election cycles. These groups are a subset of the political organizations that qualify for tax-exempt status under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Beginning in earnest in the late 19... |
train_12713 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On June 6, 2003, the United States and Chile signed a long anticipated bilateral free tradeagreement (FTA) in Miami, Florida, concluding a 14-round negotiation process that began onDecember 6, 2000. Following hearings before the House Ways and Means, Senate Finance, and bothJudiciary Committees, the House passed the U.... | [
"Trade agreements evoke strong reactions from supporters and opponents alike. Nowhere isthis debate more alive than in the U.S. Congress, which for eight years was at an impasse overpassage of trade promotion authority (TPA) until it renewed TPA in August 2002 as part of theTrade Act of 2002 ( P.L. 107-210 ). Witho... |
train_12714 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For more than 50 years, capital gains on sales of taxpayers' homes have been preferentially treated. A revision in 1997 replaced two longstanding provisions—a provision allowing capital gains tax deferral when a new residence was purchased, and a provision allowing a one-time exclusion of $125,000 for sellers over age ... | [
"For more than 50 years, capital gains on sales of taxpayers' homes have been preferentially treated. A revision in 1997 replaced two longstanding provisions—a provision allowing capital gains tax deferral when a new residence is purchased and a one time exclusion of $125,000 of capital gains for sellers over age 5... |
train_12715 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | After more than two decades of virtually no economic contact, the United States and Vietnam reestablished trade relations during the 1990s. Since then, Vietnam has rapidly risen to become a significant trading partner for the United States. Bilateral trade has risen from about $220 million in 1994 to $15.4 billion in 2... | [
"For over 20 years, economic and trade relations between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) remained virtually frozen, in part a legacy of the extended military conflict of the 1960s and 1970s. On May 2, 1975, after North Vietnam defeated U.S. ally South Vietnam, President Gerald R. F... |
train_12716 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The World Bank is a Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) that makes loans and grants to low and middle-income countries to reduce poverty and promote economic development. Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were founded at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944. Two of the World Bank facilities,... | [
"On March 5, 2007, donor nations began to discuss a fifteenth replenishment of funds for the World Bank's (the Bank) concessional lending facility, the International Development Association (IDA). This is the first replenishment since the 2005 G8 summit at the Gleneagles Resort in Scotland, where world leaders prop... |
train_12717 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congressional debate over opening the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on a portion of the North Slope of Alaska to petroleum exploration and development is under way in the 109th Congress. Current law prohibits such development in ANWR. The North Slope is home to the two largest oil fields i... | [
"Congressional concern over high oil prices, growing U.S. dependence on oil imports, budgetary pressures, and maintenance of the Alaskan oil infrastructure has revived discussion over possibly opening part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas exploration and development. That part is a 1.5-m... |
train_12718 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The nuclear agreement between Iran and six negotiating powers ("P5+1:" United States, France, Britain, Germany, Russia, and China), finalized on July 14, 2015, raises a wide variety of issues as Congress undertakes a formal review under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (P.L. 114-17). The Administration submitted t... | [
"This report addresses some of the many issues raised by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of July 14, 2015. These issues include those related to monitoring and enforcing the agreement itself, how the sanctions relief provided by the agreement would affect Iran's regional and domestic policies, the im... |
train_12719 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. Developing and investing in flood-prone areas represents a tradeoff between the location's economic and other benefits and the exposure to a flood hazard. In the United States, flood mitigation, protection, emergency response, and recovery roles and responsibilit... | [
"In late May and early June 2008, several midwestern states were hit with a series of storms that produced flooding along many Mississippi River tributaries and nearby segments of the Mississippi River. This flooding raised concerns about both the risk of another disaster like the devastating 1993 Midwest flood and... |
train_12720 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As the 2012 election cycle heats up, there are allegations that some houses of worship have engaged in impermissible activities. Under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), churches and other houses of worship with tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status may not participate in campaign activity. They are permitted under the tax laws to... | [
"Both tax and campaign finance laws are relevant in analyzing whether churches and other houses of worship may engage in campaign activity. Under the tax laws, houses of worship that benefit from 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status may not participate in such activity. They are also subject to regulation under campaign fin... |
train_12721 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Rising tensions stemming from maritime territorial disputes in East Asia have become a pressing challenge for U.S. policy makers, and pose one of the most complicated issues for the Obama Administration's policy of strategic "rebalancing" towards the Asia-Pacific. Since around 2005-2006, long-disputed waters and land f... | [
"Rising tensions over overlapping maritime territorial claims in East Asia have become a pressing challenge for U.S. policy makers, raising important questions about U.S. diplomacy and security commitments in the region. These issues raise a series of challenges for Congress, including broad oversight of the Obama ... |
train_12722 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1931, at the urging of the Hoover Administration, Congress adopted the Davis-Bacon Act. The measure set certain minimum labor standards for workers employed in federal contract construction: notably, that contractors must pay their employees not less than the locally prevailing wage. The threshold for coverage is cu... | [
"The Davis-Bacon Act was adopted in early 1931. It was amended during the middle 1930s and, then, quietly became a part of federal contract practice. During the middle 1950s, however, it gained more visibility as the Davis-Bacon \"prevailing wage principle\" was added to various federal program statutes. For more t... |
train_12723 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides an overview of Peru's political, economic, and security conditions and of U.S.-Peruvian relations. As President Ollanta Humala is nearing the end of his five-year term, Peru held national elections for the presidency and the 130-seat unicameral legislature on April 10, 2016. Because none of the pre... | [
"President Ollanta Humala, of the left-wing Peruvian Nationalist party (PNP) and the Gana Peru coalit ion, is in the last year of his five-year term. Peru held general elections on April 10, 2016. Because none of the presidential candidates won an absolute majority, a runoff was held June 5. President-elect Pedro P... |
train_12724 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Avian influenza is a viral disease that primarily infects birds, both domestic and wild. Certain strains of bird flu break the avian barrier and have been known to infect other animals and humans. Avian flu viruses are common among wild bird populations, which act as a reservoir for the disease. While rarely fatal in w... | [
"Avian influenza (AI) viruses exist throughout the world in many different strains. Avian flu is an Influenza A virus that infects both wild and domestic birds, and certain strains have been known to infect both animals and humans. This report discusses avian flu broadly as it affects agriculture and wild birds, es... |
train_12725 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1783, the Continental Congress authorized the first memorial in American history, an equestrian statue to honor George Washington that was to be constructed by the "best artist" in Europe. Since that time, Congress has authorized more than 100 commemorative works in the District of Columbia. Even with multiple autho... | [
"Since Congress approved an equestrian statue to George Washington in 1783, more than 100 other memorials have been authorized in the District of Columbia. Prior to 1986, however, statutory criteria for authorizing commemorative works, including memorials, did not exist. Not only did Congress authorize commemorativ... |
train_12726 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Few military subjects have generated as much interest or commentary as the military retirement system and efforts to reform the system have been many. Heightened concern over the national debt crisis, the economic recession, and stubbornly high unemployment has resulted in renewed congressional interest in the cost and... | [
"Beginning with the 1948 Hook Commission, few military subjects have generated as much interest or commentary as the military retirement system. The number of reports, analyses and studies aimed at modifying or reforming the system have been voluminous. This has been especially true during periods when the system h... |
train_12727 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | U.S. departments and agencies contributing to combat or stability operations overseas are relying on private firms to perform a wider scope of security services than was previously the case. The use of private security contractors (PSCs) to protect personnel and property in Iraq and Afghanistan has been a subject of de... | [
"U.S. departments and agencies engaged in combat or stability operations overseas are relying on private firms to perform a wider scope of security services than was previously the case. Rather than relying on the U.S. Armed Forces to provide protection from insurgents and other risks inherent in such an environmen... |
train_12728 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Several high-profile incidents where the police have apparently used excessive force against citizens have generated interest in what role Congress could play in facilitating efforts to build trust between the police and the people they serve. This report provides a brief overview of the federal government's role in po... | [
"S everal high-profile incidents where police officers have been involved in the deaths of citizens reinvigorated a discussion about how the police use force against minorities and the tension that exists between police officers and minority communities. The national debate about how police use force and police-com... |
train_12729 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The prospect and potential for severe weather or other natural disasters, in addition to lingering hypotheticals about terrorist attacks directed at certain metropolitan areas, have brought attention to the possibility of postponing and/or the authority to postpone, cancel, or reschedule an election for federal office.... | [
"The prospect and potential for severe weather or other natural disasters on or immediately before election day, in addition to lingering hypotheticals about terrorist attacks in the United States, have brought attention to the possibility of postponing as well as the authority to postpone, cancel, or reschedule an... |
train_12730 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On December 18, 2007, the Senate, and on December 19, the House, approved a consolidated FY2008 appropriations bill, H.R. 2764, that includes $70 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The President signed the bill into ... | [
"On December 19 the House, and on December 18, the Senate, approved an omnibus FY2008 appropriations bill, H.R. 2764 , providing $485 billion in regular FY2008 appropriations for most agencies of the government. The President signed the bill into law, P.L. 110-161 , on December 26. The bill includes a Senate amendm... |
train_12731 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Chosen Soren (Chongryun in Korean), a group of pro-Pyongyang ethnic Koreans permanently residing in Japan, has come under heightened scrutiny as U.S. and Japanese policymakers seek new ways to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons program. With the six-party talkscurrently at a standstill, the United States and its al... | [
"The Chosen Soren (Chongryun in Korean), a group of pro-Pyongyang ethnic Koreanspermanently residing in Japan, has come under heightened scrutiny as U.S. and Japanese policymakers seek new ways to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons program. With the six-party talkscurrently at a standstill, the United States and it... |
train_12732 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Numerous nonprofit, private, and governmental organizations provide a wide range of assistance after a disaster strikes. Section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288) requires federal agencies providing disaster assistance to ensure that individuals and businesses do n... | [
"Following a disaster, particularly one that has been designated by the President as a major disaster or emergency, homeowners and businesses may have access to a number of resources to assist in the response, recovery, and rebuilding process. The range of resources available to individual businesses and households... |
train_12733 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) is a non-refundable tax credit intended to encourage private capital investment in eligible, impoverished, low-income communities. NMTCs are allocated by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury, under a ... | [
"The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) was enacted by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 ( P.L. 106-554 ) to provide an incentive to stimulate investment in low-income communities (LIC). The original allocation authority eligible for the NMTC program was $15 billion from 2001 to 2007. Congress, subsequently, ... |
train_12734 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are investment funds owned and managed by national governments. Such funds currently manage between $1.9 and $2.9 trillion and are expected to grow to over $10 trillion by 2015. This is due to the rapid growth of commodity prices and large trade surpluses in several emerging market economi... | [
"Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are investment funds owned and managed by national governments. Originally created in the 1950s by oil and resource-producing countries to help stabilize their economies against fluctuating commodity prices, and to provide a source of wealth for future generations, they have prolifera... |
train_12735 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the wake of increasing fears about the spread of highly contagious diseases, federal, state, and local governments have become increasingly aware of the need for a comprehensive public health response to such events. An effective response could include the quarantine of persons exposed to infectious biological agent... | [
"In the event of a biological attack or the introduction of a highly contagious disease affecting the public, the U.S. health system may take measures to prevent those people infected with or exposed to a disease or a disease-causing biological agent from infecting others. The terms used to describe these measures,... |
train_12736 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since 1993, the Administration has negotiated and Congress has approved 13 free trade agreements (FTAs) with labor provisions, and is considering additional FTAs. Based on similarity of language, these FTAs can be sorted into four groups, or "models," which have evolved to contain successively greater levels of enforce... | [
"The inclusion of enforceable labor provisions—that is, those subject to dispute resolution procedures—in various trade agreement authorities and related reciprocal trade agreements has evolved over time. At first, U.S. trade policy focused on lowering tariffs on goods. It was later extended to various types of non... |
train_12737 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In January 2016, Senator Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced plans for a tax reform that would explore corporate integration. Corporate integration involves the elimination or reduction of additional taxes on corporate equity investment that arise because corporate income is taxed twice, on... | [
"In January 2016, Senator Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced plans for a tax reform that would explore corporate integration. Corporate integration involves the elimination or reduction of additional taxes on corporate equity investment that arise because corporate income is taxed twic... |
train_12738 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal spending is divided into three broad categories: discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and net interest. Mandatory spending is composed of budget outlays controlled by laws other than appropriation acts, including federal spending on entitlement programs. Entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medi... | [
"Mandatory spending is composed of budget outlays controlled by laws other than appropriation acts, including federal spending on entitlement programs. Entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare make up the bulk of mandatory spending. Mandatory spending also finances income support programs such as S... |
train_12739 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Iran has long been a source of concern for the United States and other countries because its goals are at odds with core U.S. objectives in the Middle East. Although it is not certain that Iran has made the decision to develop a nuclear weapon, it is taking steps to drastically reduce the time needed to obtain nuclear ... | [
"Why does Iranian acquisition of ballistic missiles or Iran's pursuit of a space launch capability matter, especially to the Congress? For decades, most in Congress have viewed Iran with concern because of its nuclear program and its support of anti-U.S. and anti-Israel militant movements in the region. Congress ha... |
train_12740 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | States are the seat of most authority for public health emergency response. Much of the actual work of response falls to local officials. However, the federal government can impose requirements upon states as a condition of federal funding. Since 2002, Congress has provided funding to all U.S. states, territories, and ... | [
"In 1997, a new strain of avian influenza (\"bird flu\")—named H5N1 for its genetic makeup—emerged in Hong Kong and killed six people. It has since spread to other countries in Asia, Europe and Africa, where it has infected more than 300 people, killing more than half of them. The situation has raised concern about... |
train_12741 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) established the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) to assist vulnerable individuals and their families during the transition to parenthood. Specifically, the program serves expectant and parenting teens, women, fathers, and their families. This... | [
"The Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) seeks to improve the educational, health, and social outcomes for vulnerable individuals who are expectant or new parents and their children. PAF is administered by the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) in the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Office of the Assista... |
train_12742 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Income inequality—that is, the extent to which individuals' or households' incomes differ—has increased in the United States since the 1970s. Rising income inequality over this time period is driven largely by relatively rapid income growth at the top of the income distribution. For example, in 1975, the average income... | [
"The distribution of income in the United States continues to hold considerable congressional and public attention. Growing distance between earners at the top of the distribution and those in the middle and bottom of the distribution in recent decades has been a particular focus, as policymakers and analysts seek ... |
train_12743 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) established new budget enforcement mechanisms for reducing the federal deficit over the 10-year period FY2012-FY2021. The BCA placed statutory limits, or caps, on discretionary spending for each of those 10 fiscal years, which will save an estimated $0.9 trillion during that period.... | [
"On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered the sequestration (i.e., cancellation) of $85.33 billion in FY2013 budgetary resources from nonexempt budget accounts across the federal government. The FY2013 sequestration order was issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (BBEDCA), as ame... |
train_12744 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On January 25, 2017, President Trump designated Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) to serve as acting chairwoman of FERC, replacing Norman Bay as chair. Commissioner Bay subsequently resigned from the Commission effective February 3, 2017, leaving FERC witho... | [
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, among other responsibilities. FERC's jurisdiction and regulatory authority are largely focused on interstate energy transactions, the developme... |
train_12745 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, and the Navy have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to "assist the development and support of a sustainable commercial biofuels industry." The objective of the MOU is the construction or retrofitting of multiple domestic commercial or pre-commercial scale advanced ... | [
"During the spring of 2011, the Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, and the Navy entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to \"assist the development and support of a sustainable commercial biofuels industry.\" The objective is the \"construction or retrofit of multiple domestic commercial or pre-commercial... |
train_12746 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal role in environmental education has been an ongoing issue. For nearly two decades, EPA has been the primary federal agency responsible for providing financial assistance to schools to support environmental education. The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 ( P.L. 101-619 ) established a program wit... | [
"The Environmental Education Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-516) established an Office of Environmental Education in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to award grants for developing environmental curricula and training teachers. Congress moved the office to the newly formed Department of Education in 1979. How... |
train_12747 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The statutory debt limit, currently suspended through December 8, 2017, provides Congress a means of controlling federal borrowing. As the date when that suspension will lapse approaches, discussions about the role of the debt limit among the media, researchers, and Members of Congress promise to become more frequent. ... | [
"T he statutory debt limit, currently suspended through December 8, 2017, provides Congress a means of controlling federal borrowing. As the date when that suspension will lapse approaches, discussions about the role of the debt limit among the media, researchers, and Members of Congress promise to become a more fr... |
train_12748 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In response to the economic downturn, Congress considered providing relief to Americans by suspending two tax penalties on defined contribution retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). First, Congress considered allowing individuals to make withdrawals from their retirement accounts without paying a ... | [
"Congress has been considering providing relief to Americans who have become increasingly worried about their financial security. Among the options, some have proposed reducing or eliminating the penalties on certain transactions in tax-advantaged retirement accounts. The accounts include Individual Retirement Acco... |
train_12749 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) authorizes the President to issue major disaster or emergency declarations in response to catastrophes in the United States that overwhelm state and local governments. Such declarations result in the distribution of a wide range of f... | [
"The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) authorizes the President to issue major disaster, emergency, and fire management declarations, which in turn enable federal agencies to provide assistance to state and local governments overwhelmed by catastrophes. The statute a... |
train_12750 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Three Higher Education Act (HEA) student financial aid programs—the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program—collectively are referred to as the campus-based programs. The campus-based programs were reauthorized under ... | [
"Three postsecondary student financial aid programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) are collectively referred to as the campus-based programs—the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program. Th... |
train_12751 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report summarizes the major statutory authorities governing pesticide regulation: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and Section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended, as well as the major regulatory programs for pesticides. Text relevant to FIFRA is exce... | [
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for implementing federal pesticide policies under two statutes: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), governing the sale and use of pesticide products within the United States, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), ... |
train_12752 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the Senate a biennial funding process applies to all Senate committees except Appropriations and Ethics, which have permanent authorizations for their staff and operating expenses. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration has jurisdiction over committee funding resolutions and issues regulations governing co... | [
"The Senate biennial committee funding process applies to all Senate committees except Appropriations and Ethics, which have permanent authorizations for their staff and operating expenses. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration has jurisdiction over committee funding resolutions and issues regulations go... |
train_12753 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an increasingly important driver of the global economy. In the absence of an overarching multilateral framework on investment, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment chapters in free trade agreements (FTAs), collectively referred to as "international investment agreements... | [
"The global landscape for foreign direct investment (FDI) is undergoing significant transformation. Over the past few decades, investment flows have increased with greater economic integration of the global economy and the growth of international value chains. Although global FDI flows dipped amid the 2008 internat... |
train_12754 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program was enacted in 1975 as a federal-state program. Its mission is to enhance the well-being of children by helping custodial parents and children obtain financial support from the noncustodial parents. Although states were always required to provide CSE services to members of In... | [
"Child support is the cash payment that a noncustodial parent is obligated to pay for the financial support of his or her children. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands operate Child Support Enforcement (CSE) programs. Historically, states were required to provide ... |
train_12755 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides broad nondiscrimination protection in employment, public services, and public accommodation and services operated by private entities. Since the 106th Congress, legislation has been introduced to require plaintiffs to provide notice to the defendant prior to filing a c... | [
"The Americans with Disabilities Act has often been described as the most sweeping nondiscrimination legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It provides broad nondiscrimination protection and, as stated in the act, its purpose is \"to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of... |
train_12756 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Special order speeches (commonly called "special orders") usually take place at the end of the day after the House has completed all legislative business. During the special order period, individual Representatives deliver speeches on topics of their choice for up to 60 minutes. Special orders provide one of the few op... | [
"Special order speeches (commonly called \"special orders\") usually take place at the end of the day after the House of Representatives has completed all legislative business. During the special order period , individual Representatives can deliver speeches on topics of their choice for up to 60 minutes. Special o... |
train_12757 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congressional advisory commissions are temporary entities established by Congress to provide advice, make recommendations for changes in public policy, study or investigate a particular problem or event, or perform a specific duty. Generally, commissions may hold hearings, conduct research, analyze data, investigate po... | [
"Congressional commissions are entities established by Congress to provide advice, make recommendations for changes in public policy, study or investigate a particular problem or event, or perform a spe cific duty. Generally, commissions may hold hearings, conduct research, analyze data, investigate policy areas, a... |
train_12758 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The basic framework that is used today for congressional consideration of budget policy was established in the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. This act provides for the annual adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget as a mechanism for setting forth aggregate levels of spending, reven... | [
"The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, that is, the power to spend, collect revenue, and borrow. It does not, however, establish procedures by which Congress must consider budget-related legislation. Instead, it states that each chamber may \"determine the Rules of its Proceedings.\" Over time, Co... |
train_12759 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Dominican Republic, a country of roughly 10.3 million people that shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, is a close U.S. trade partner and political ally in Latin America. The United States is the Dominican Republic's main trading partner, with two-way trade totaling more than $12.5 billion in 2014. ... | [
"The Dominican Republic is situated on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti (see Figure 1 ). A population of about 10.3 million occupies an area about the size of New Hampshire and Vermont combined. Between 900,000 and 1.2 million of the people currently living in... |
train_12760 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Every year the federal government through a host of different agencies spends billions of dollars supporting biomedical research. In addition, the federal government, through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), continually reviews the biomedical research that supports an application to market certain products, like... | [
"A significant portion of the more than $50 billion the federal government spends annually on research projects supports biomedical research. And a host of different government agencies—primarily those housed within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—financially support biomedical research. In additi... |
train_12761 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Zacarias Moussaoui, members of the Colombian drug cartels, members of organized crime, and some of the former Enron executives have at least one thing in common: they all have federal conspiracy convictions. The essence of conspiracy is an agreement of two or more persons to engage in some form of prohibited conduct. T... | [
"Terrorists, drug traffickers, mafia members, and corrupt corporate executives have one thing in common: most are conspirators subject to federal prosecution. Federal conspiracy laws rest on the belief that criminal schemes are equally or more reprehensible than are the substantive offenses to which they are devote... |
train_12762 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. oil and natural gas industries have gone through a "renaissance" of production. Technological improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have unlocked enormous oil and natural gas resources from tight formations, such as shale. In conjunction with the rise in oil and natural gas production, U... | [
"The shale revolution, as it is commonly referred to, has seen U.S. production of hydrocarbons rise significantly over the last 10 years. U.S. natural gas production has risen 33% since 2008, and crude oil production has jumped 87%. Both commodities are also being exported in growing quantities. In between natural ... |
train_12763 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Over 12 years since the Dayton accords ended the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, Bosnia's future is still somewhat in question. Despite the country's numerous postwar achievements, political and ethnic divisions remain strong, with many of Bosnia's political leaders maintaining sharply polarized views on institutional and const... | [
"The Dayton peace agreement, reached in November 1995 with U.S. leadership, ended a brutal three and one-half year ethnic and territorial conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that erupted after the dissolution of the state of Yugoslavia. The Dayton agreement outlined a common state of Bosnia and Herzegovina comprised of ... |
train_12764 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recent Senate debates in the 112th Congress over judicial nominations have focused on issues such as the relative degree of success of President Barack Obama's nominees in gaining Senate confirmation (compared with other recent Presidents) as well as the effect of delayed judicial appointments on judicial vacancy level... | [
"The process by which lower federal court judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate has, in recent decades, been of continuing interest to Congress. During Senate debates in the 112 th Congress over judicial nominations, differing perspectives have been expressed about the relative degree of... |
train_12765 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Constitution—Article I, Section 2, clause 3, as modified by Section 2 of the 14th Amendment—requires a population census every 10 years for apportioning seats in the House of Representatives. Decennial census data are used, too, for within-state redistricting and in certain formulas for distributing more than ... | [
"The U.S. Constitution—Article I, Section 2, clause 3, as modified by Section 2 of the 14 th Amendment—requires a population census every 10 years to serve as the basis for apportioning seats in the House of Representatives. Decennial census data are used, too, for within-state redistricting and in certain formulas... |
train_12766 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Certain benefits may be available to unemployed workers to provide them with income support during a spell of unemployment. The cornerstone of this income support is the joint federal-state Unemployment Compensation (UC) program, which may provide income support through the payment of UC benefits for up to a maximum of... | [
"The federal-state Unemployment Compensation (UC) program provides income support to eligible workers through the payment of UC benefits during a spell of unemployment. UC benefits are available for a maximum duration of up to 26 weeks in most states. Unemployment benefits may be extended for up to 13 or 20 weeks b... |
train_12767 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Anaerobic digestion technology may help to address two congressional concerns that have some measure of interdependence: development of clean energy sources and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Anaerobic digestion technology breaks down a feedstock—usually manure from livestock operations—to produce a variety of ... | [
"An anaerobic digestion system (AD system) captures the methane that may otherwise be released from conventional manure handling methods, and has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and produce clean energy. Absent such technology, confined animal feeding operations typically collect and store manure (... |
train_12768 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Enacted in 1976, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is the primary federal law that governs the regulation of chemicals in commerce. TSCA authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether regulatory control of a chemical substance is necessary to provide protection against "unreasonable ris... | [
"In 1976, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA; P.L. 94-469 ), which authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify and regulate toxic chemicals in U.S. commerce to prevent \"unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment.\" In order to ... |
train_12769 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government generally supports the publication of federally funded research results because wide dissemination may drive innovation, job creation, technology development, and the advance of science. However, some research results could also be used for malicious purposes. Congress, the Administration, and ot... | [
"The federal government generally supports the open publication of unclassified, federally funded research results. It does so because wide dissemination may drive innovation, job creation, technology development, and the advance of science. Many federal grants and contracts supporting scientific research urge the ... |
train_12770 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Presidents communicate their views on pending legislation in a variety of ways. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) formally communicates the Administration's views by way of Statements of Administration Policy. Statements of Administration Policy, or SAPs, are designed to signal the Administration's position on ... | [
"S tatements of Administration Policy, or SAPs, are one of the President's communication tools designed to communicate the Administration's position on legislation coming up on the House and Senate floor. Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on behalf of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), S... |
train_12771 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On January 28, 2017, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13770 on ethics and lobbying. E.O. 13770 created an ethics pledge for executive branch appointees, provided for the administration and enforcement of the pledge, and revoked President Barack Obama's executive order ethics pledge that covered his ... | [
"During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump proposed a series of ethics measures. These included extending \"cooling off\" periods on lobbying the government after government service; \"instituting a five-year ban on lobbying by former Members of Congress and their staffs\"; expanding the de... |
train_12772 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Social Security benefits are not paid for the month in which a beneficiary dies. In most cases, the check that an individual receives in a given month represents payment for the preceding month. In other words, by design, the check (or direct bank deposit) arrives after the month for which it applies. In cases where a ... | [
"Section 202 of the Social Security Act states that benefits are paid through the month before the month in which a beneficiary dies. Thus, no benefits are paid for the month of death. This rule has been in the law since 1939. The rule does not apply to Medicare, which provides benefits up to the date of death. Soc... |
train_12773 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many see Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf as currently facing the most serious challenges to his authority since he wrested control of Pakistan's government in a 1999 coup. Set off by the March 9, 2007 suspension of the chief justice, Pakistan's citizenry has grown vocal in its objections to Musharraf. Subs... | [
"This report documents major events that occurred recently in the country of Pakistan. It also reflects on Pakistan's evolving relationships with the United States and with neighboring countries. Sources include Pakistani news outlets, U.S. government reports, and international resources. Listed below, in chronolog... |
train_12774 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (The Stafford Act, P.L. 93-288) includes the Public Assistance (PA) program, Sections 406 and 407 of the act. These sections provide assistance to states, local governments and non-profit organizations for debris removal and rebuilding of the public an... | [
"FEMA's cost-share policy for the public assistance program that repairs, restores or replaces public facilities of all kinds (buildings, roads, public utilities, water and sewer projects, etc.) was part of the original Disaster Relief Act of 1974. That statute authorized the President to help state and local gover... |
train_12775 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States faced a challenge in enlisting the full support of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the counterterrorism fight against Al Qaeda. This effort raised short-term policy issues about how to elicit cooperation and how to address PRC concerns about t... | [
"China has seen itself as a victim of terrorist attacks in the 1990s, thought to be committed by some Muslim extremists (ethnic Uighur separatists) in the northwestern Xinjiang region. Some Uighur activists reportedly received training in Afghanistan. China's concerns appeared to place it in a position to support W... |
train_12776 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | After a more than a decade and a half of combating Al Qaeda (AQ) in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United States faces a diverse array of threats from Al Qaeda affiliates in the Middle East and Africa. While senior Al Qaeda figures reportedly remain based in Pakistan, the network includes a number of affiliates across t... | [
"Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, groups claiming allegiance to Al Qaeda have proliferated in the Middle East and Africa. Some of these groups have pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al Zawahiri, and others have not. Even among the groups that have formal alliances with Al Qaeda, there is sign... |
train_12777 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Compliance; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Architect of the Capitol (AOC); Library of Congress (LOC), including the Congressional Research Service (CRS); Government Printing O... | [
"This section provides an overview of the current status of FY2014 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action from the initial submission of the request on April 10, 2013, to hearings and markups held by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, through the enactment of a continu... |
train_12778 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Future Combat System (FCS) was a multiyear, multibillion dollar program at the heart of the Army's transformation efforts. It was to be the Army's major research, development, and acquisition program, consisting of 14 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications and information network. ... | [
"The Future Combat System (FCS) was a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program at the heart of the Army's transformation efforts. It was to be the Army's major research, development, and acquisition program and was to consist of 14 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications and informati... |
train_12779 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report, in light of continued Senate interest in the judicial confirmation process during a President's first year in office, provides statistics related to the nomination and confirmation of U.S. circuit and district court nominees during the first year of the Trump presidency (as well as during the first year of... | [
"The process by which lower federal court judges are nominated by the President and considered by the Senate has, in recent decades, been of continuing interest to Senators. During recent Senate debates over judicial nominations, differing perspectives have been expressed about the relative degree of success of a P... |
train_12780 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Even though U.S. coal production remained strong over the past decade, reaching record levels of production, coal is losing its share of overall U.S. energy production primarily to natural gas. One of the big questions for the industry is how to penetrate the overseas market, particularly in steam coal, to compensate f... | [
"Even though U.S. coal production remained strong over the past decade, coal is losing its share of overall U.S. energy production, primarily to natural gas. One of the big questions for the industry is how to penetrate the overseas coal market, particularly for steam coal, to compensate for declining domestic dema... |
train_12781 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Social Security's receipts and expenditures are accounted for through two federal trust funds: the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund. Under their intermediate assumptions and under current law, the Social Security trustees project that the DI ... | [
"Each year when the Social Security trustees release their annual report, attention is focused on the projection of the year that the Social Security trust funds will become depleted , that is, the year in which the trust funds' investment holdings in U.S. Treasury securities fall to zero. In their 2018 report, the... |
train_12782 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Al Qaeda leaders and affiliates have conducted sophisticated public relations and media campaigns since the mid-1990s. Terrorism analysts believe that these campaigns have been designed to elicit psychological reactions and communicate complex political messages to a global audience as well as to specific sub-populatio... | [
"Al Qaeda leaders and affiliates have conducted sophisticated public relations and media campaigns since the mid-1990s using a series of faxed statements, audio recordings, video appearances, and Internet postings. Terrorism analysts believe that these campaigns have been designed to elicit psychological reactions ... |
train_12783 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Prior to the establishment of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) in 1976 and 1977, respectively, Congress did not take much interest in conducting oversight of the Intelligence Community (IC). The Subcommittees on the Central Intelligence ... | [
"This report provides a review of congressional oversight of the Intelligence Community (IC) since establishment of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), particularly since the 9-11 Commission published its recommendations in its 2004 re... |
train_12784 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has provided benefits in varying degrees to those who have worn the uniform and suffered disabilities in service to the nation. In general, a veteran is entitled to compensation for disabilities incurred in or aggravated during active military, naval, or air service. It should be noted that not all pe... | [
"Beginning with the early colonial settlements of America, the nation has provided benefits in varying degrees to those who have worn the uniform and suffered physical disabilities in service to the nation—sacrifices that are inherent to the profession of arms. In 1718, for instance, the colony of Rhode Island enac... |
train_12785 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill includes funding for all components and functions of DHS, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Coast Guard (USCG); Secret Service (USSS); the National Prot... | [
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill includes funding for all components and functions of the Department of Homeland Security. Table 1 includes a summary of funding included in the FY2012 regular DHS appropriations bill, the Administration's FY2013 appropriations request, the House-passed ... |
train_12786 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The relationship of military readiness activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was the subject oflegislative proposals in the 107th Congress and again in the 108th. P.L. 107-314 was silent as to ESA issues, but does contain MBTA provi... | [
"This report provides a brief overview of how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (1) and theMigratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (2) and theirrelevant regulations may apply to military training andreadiness activities of the Department of Defense (DOD). Military activities may \"take\" protectedcreatures directly ( e.g ,... |
train_12787 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by President George Bush on December 17, 1992, has been in effect since January 1994. After eight years of implementation, thefull effects of NAFTA on the U.S. economy are still unclear. There are numerous indications thatNAFTA has achieved many of the trade and e... | [
"The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by President George Bush onDecember 17, 1992, has been in effect since January 1994. After almost ten years ofimplementation, there is some evidence that NAFTA has achieved many of the trade and economicbenefits that proponents claimed it would bring, althoug... |
train_12788 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The lines of authority between states and the federal government are, to a significant extent, defined by the United States Constitution and relevant case law. In recent years, however, the Supreme Court has decided a number of cases that would seem to reevaluate this historical relationship. This report discusses stat... | [
"The lines of authority between states and the federal government are, to a significant extent, defined by the United States Constitution and relevant case law. In recent years, however, the Supreme Court has decided a number of cases that would seem to be a reevaluation of this historical relationship. This report... |
train_12789 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Jared Lee Loughner was arrested for the attempted murder of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the murder of United States District Court Judge John Roll, and the murder or attempted murder of several federal employees. The arrest brings several features of federal law to the fore. Federal crimes of violence are usuall... | [
"Jared Lee Loughner was arrested on January 10, 2011, on a complaint charging him with attempting to kill a Member of Congress and of killing and attempting to kill federal officers and employees in the performance of the their official duties in violation of 18 U.S.C. 351(c), 1114, 1111, and 1113. What follows is ... |
train_12790 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, March 23, 2010) creates, requires others to create, or authorizes dozens of new entities to implement the legislation. Some of these new entities are offices within existing cabinet departments and agencies, and are assigned certain administrative or ... | [
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148 , March 23, 2010) creates, requires others to create, or authorizes dozens of new entities to implement the legislation. Some of these new entities are offices within existing cabinet departments and agencies, and are assigned certain administrati... |
train_12791 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) created a $5 billion Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF) within the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to help states, Indian tribes, and the territories pay for additional economic aid to families during the current economic dow... | [
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5 ) created an Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF) within the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. The fund expired on September 30, 2010. It helped states, Indian tribes, and territories pay for additional costs of providing ec... |
train_12792 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress packaged a number of appropriations bills, including CJS, into an omnibus bill ( H.R. 2673 ). A conference report ( H.Rept. 108-401 ) emerged just prior to theThanksgiving recess. The CJS portion of the bill (Division B) contains a total of $41.0 billion, notreflecting the .465% rescission in the general provi... | [
"Division abbreviations: ALD = American Law Division; DSP = Domestic Social Policy Division; FDT = Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division; G&F = Government and Finance Division;RSI = Resources, Science, and Industry Division. In November 2003, Congress packaged the remaining appropriations bills into an omnib... |
train_12793 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States maintains about 285 diplomatic facilities worldwide. Attacks on such facilities, and on U.S. diplomatic personnel, are not infrequent. The deaths of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, along with attacks that week on U.S. embassies i... | [
"The United States maintains approximately 285 diplomatic facilities worldwide. Attacks on such facilities, and on U.S. diplomatic personnel, are not infrequent. U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. personnel were killed in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, after armed individuals attacked ... |
train_12794 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | New technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling have dramatically increased U.S. production of natural gas and crude oil from shales and other unconventional formations. As a result, companies have invested in new pipeline infrastructure to transport these resources from producing regions to dome... | [
"P roduction of natural gas and crude oil from shales and other unconventional formations in the United States has expanded significantly due to new technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. This boom in production has increased investment in new pipeline infrastructure to gather and transp... |
train_12795 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patent Act provides protection for processes, machines, manufactures, and compositions of matter that are useful, novel, and nonobvious. Of these three statutory requirements, the nonobviousness of an invention is often the most difficult to establish. To help courts and patent examiners make the determination, the... | [
"Section 103(a) of the Patent Act provides one of the statutory bars for patentability of inventions: a patent claim will be considered invalid if \"the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the ... |
train_12796 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This is a critical time for U.S. efforts in the war in Afghanistan. U.S. military engagement beyond December 2014, when the current NATO mission ends, depends on the achievement of a U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), specifying the status of U.S. forces. Afghan President Hamid Karzai threw the BSA process... | [
"As 2013 draws to a close, the future of U.S. engagement in Afghanistan hangs in the balance. President Obama has stated repeatedly that, in principle, the U.S. is ready to maintain its commitment to Afghanistan, including a U.S. troop presence, after December 31, 2014, when NATO's International Security Assistance... |
train_12797 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC's) 19th Economic Leaders' Meeting in Honolulu, HI, on November 12 & 13, 2011. APEC was founded in 1989 to facilitate trade and investment liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. During the four days prior to the Economic Leaders' Meeting, APEC... | [
"The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in 1989 for the purpose of promoting trade and investment liberalization in the Asia-Pacific as a means of fostering sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the region. APEC currently has 21 members: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (... |
train_12798 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Agriculture appropriations bill provides funding for all of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) except the Forest Service, plus the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, in some cases, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Appropriations jurisdiction for the CFTC is split between two subcommittee... | [
"The Agriculture appropriations bill—formally known as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act—provides funding for the following agencies and departments: all of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (except the Forest Service, which is funded by the I... |
train_12799 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Criminals and other malicious actors increasingly rely on the Internet and rapidly evolving technology to further their operations. In cyberspace, criminals can compromise financial assets, hacktivists can flood websites with traffic—effectively shutting them down, and spies can steal intellectual property and governme... | [
"C riminals and other malicious actors increasingly rely on the Internet and rapidly evolving technology to further their operations. They exploit cyberspace, where they can mask their identities and motivations. In this domain, criminals can compromise financial assets, hacktivists can flood websites with traffic—... |
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