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train_13500 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | October 2013 marked the eighth anniversary of the European Union's decision to launch formal negotiations with Turkey toward full membership in the Union. Throughout all of 2012 and the first half of 2013, little or no progress was made on any open chapters of the EU's rules and regulations known as the acquis communau... | [
"The European Union (EU) views enlargement as an historic opportunity to promote stability and prosperity throughout Europe. The criteria for EU membership require candidates to adopt political values and norms shared by the Union by achieving \"stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, hum... |
train_13501 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress has long been concerned with ensuring that contributions for which tax deductions are claimed directly benefit charitable activities. Private foundations, a traditional arrangement that allows donations to non-active charitable entities, typically pay grants out of earnings on donated assets. Another arrangeme... | [
"As Congress continues to examine various aspects of the tax code in the context of potential tax reform, the tax deduction for charitable contributions may come under scrutiny. Congress has long been concerned with ensuring that contributions for which tax deductions are claimed directly benefit charitable activit... |
train_13502 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | UPDATE: On June 18, 2012, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce distributed the text of an agreement that combined provisions of S. 3187 [ES], as passed by the Senate on May 24, 2012, and H.R. 5651 [EH], as passed by the House on May 30, 2012. The ... | [
"The Senate and the House have each passed bills whose provisions would affect a broad range of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities regarding drugs, biological products, and medical devices: S. 3187 , the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, passed on May 24, 2012; and H.R. 5651 , the F... |
train_13503 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | After the New York Times reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting a secret Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP), a national debate emerged about whether the program was subject to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), whether the Administration needed additional authority to continue ... | [
"After the New York Times reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting a secret Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP), a national debate emerged about whether the program was subject to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), whether the Administration needed additional authority to cont... |
train_13504 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under the auspices of the Uruguay Round's Agreement on Agriculture (AA), members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to limit and reduce their most distortive domestic support subsidies. Several types of domestic subsidies were identified as causing minimal distortion to agricultural production and trade, as i... | [
"This report provides a discussion of how well the Conservation Security Program (CSP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) comply with WTO Green Box rules. Specifically, some market watchers have questioned whether the current USDA implementation rules for CSP are consistent with paragraph 12 of Annex II of ... |
train_13505 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) recently announced that the economy had reached a cyclical peak and that a recession had begun in December 2007. A recession is one of several discrete phases in the overall business cycle. The term may often be used loosely to describe an economy that is slowing down or ... | [
"On December 1, 2008, the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed what many had suspected for some time – that the economy was in a recession. They announced that the economy had reached a cyclical peak, and that a recession had begun in December 2007. The term \"recession\" may often be used loosely to desc... |
train_13506 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Critical infrastructure is defined in the USA PATRIOT Act (P.L. 107-56, §1016(e)) as "systems and assets, physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health and ... | [
"Critical infrastructure is defined in the USA PATRIOT Act ( P.L. 107-56 , §1016(e)), signed October 26, 2001, as \"systems and assets, physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or d estruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic se... |
train_13507 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal farm support, food assistance, agricultural trade, marketing, and rural development policies are governed by a variety of separate laws. However, many of these laws periodically are evaluated, revised, and renewed through an omnibus, multi-year "farm bill." The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.... | [
"The first session of the 110 th Congress is expected to consider major agriculture and food legislation in an omnibus multi-year authorizing bill, commonly called the \"farm bill.\" Federal commodity support, conservation, food assistance, agricultural trade, marketing, and rural development policies are governed ... |
train_13508 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Forest Service (FS) is responsible for managing 193 million acres of the National Forest System, as well as for conducting forestry research and providing assistance to state, local, private, and international forest owners. Funding to complete such work is provided through both discretionary and mandatory appropri... | [
"The Forest Service (FS) is responsible for managing 193 million acres of the National Forest System, as well as for conducting forestry research and providing assistance to state, local, private, and international forest owners. Funding to complete such work is provided through both discretionary and mandatory app... |
train_13509 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Much progress has been made in achieving the ambitious goals that Congress established 40 years ago in the Clean Water Act (CWA) to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. However, long-standing problems persist, and new problems have emerged. Water quality problems... | [
"Much progress has been made in achieving the ambitious goals that Congress established 40 years ago to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. However, long-standing problems persist, and new problems have emerged. Water quality problems are diverse, ranging fr... |
train_13510 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)—originally named the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)—was established at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1978 to address congressional concerns about an "undue concentration" of federal research and development (R... | [
"The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)—originally named the E xperimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) —is a set-aside funding program that began as an effort to avoid an \"undue concentration\" of federal research funds by providing competitive grant opportunities... |
train_13511 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major vehicle for the delivery of social and nutrition services for older persons. Originally enacted in 1965, the act supports a wide range of social services and programs for older persons. Authorization of appropriations expired at the end of FY2005. The Older Americans Act Amend... | [
"The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major vehicle for the delivery of social and nutrition services for older persons. Originally enacted in 1965, the act supports a wide range of social services and programs for older persons. These include supportive services, congregate and home-delivered nutrition services, c... |
train_13512 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 2013, 45.3 million people were counted as poor in the United States under the official poverty measure—a number statistically unchanged from the 46.5 million people estimated as poor in 2012. The poverty rate, or percent of the population considered poor under the official definition, was reported at 14.5% in 2013, ... | [
"In 2013, the official U.S. poverty rate was 14.5%, compared to 15.0% in 2012, and marked the first statistically significant drop in the rate since 2006. In 2013, 45.3 million persons were estimated as having income below the official poverty line, a number statistically unchanged from the estimated 46.5 million p... |
train_13513 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123), signed into law on February 9, 2018, creates a new joint select committee of the House and Senate. The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans, made up of 16 Members of the House and Senate—four chosen by each of the chambers' party leaders—is ... | [
"T he Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( H.R. 1892 ) , signed into law on February 9, 2018, creates a new joint select committee of the House and Senate. The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans, made up of 16 Members of the House and Senate, is directed to formulate recommendations and le... |
train_13514 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Most federal employees in the executive branch of government are not subject to a broad, overall prohibition on so-called "moonlighting." Rank-and-file employees of the government are generally free to take an additional, compensated job outside of their federal work, subject to certain specific "conflict of interest" ... | [
"For most rank-and-file federal employees in the executive branch of government there is no general, overall statutory or regulatory restriction or prohibition on outside, additional compensated employment activity—known colloquially as \"moonlighting.\" Broad restrictions on outside, compensated employment may app... |
train_13515 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Economic growth can be caused by random fluctuations, seasonal fluctuations, changes in the business cycle, and long-term structural causes. Policy can influence the latter two. Business cycles refer to the regular cyclical pattern of economic boom (expansions) and bust (recessions). Recessions are characterized by fal... | [
"Economic growth (increases in gross domestic product (GDP)) may appear to be unambiguously good because income can only rise over time if output rises. But quarterly GDP growth can be affected by four different factors, and each of these factors has different implications for policy and for general well-being. Fig... |
train_13516 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The detainee provisions passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012, P.L. 112-81, affirm that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), P.L. 107-40, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, authorizes the detention of persons captured in connection with hostilities. ... | [
"The detainee provisions passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 (2012 NDAA; P.L. 112-81 ), affirm that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, authorize the detention of persons captured in connection with hostilitie... |
train_13517 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress has historically been quite interested in recruiting and retention of personnel in the nation's Armed Forces, since maintaining a fully manned and capable workforce is a key component of military readiness. This report provides a brief overview of the recruiting and retention results for Active and Reserve Com... | [
"Congress has historically been very interested in the recruiting and retention of personnel in the nation's Armed Forces, as maintaining a fully manned and capable workforce is a key component of military readiness. Congress exercises a powerful influence on recruiting and retention goals through its establishment... |
train_13518 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report identifies online sources for maps of Iraq, including government, library, and organizational websites. These sources have been selected on the basis of their authoritativeness and the range, quality, and uniqueness of the maps they provide. Some sources provide up-to-the-minute maps; others have been selec... | [
"Links to basic static maps (non-interactive, printable image files) of Iraq and the Middle East region are provided below. Map resources are arranged in alphabetical order, with the exception of the Perry-Castañeda Library website. The Perry-Castañeda Library website description has been placed first because of th... |
train_13519 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report, which will be updated periodically, focuses on the interactions between Mexicoand the United States on migration and border issues during the administrations of President GeorgeW. Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico These interactions are increasingly tense in 2006 dueto violence in the border region ... | [
"Beginning in early 2001, shortly after the presidential inaugurations at nearly identical times,the administrations of President George W. Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico have engagedregularly in a series of discussions and agreements on closely related migration and border securityissues. They launched t... |
train_13520 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The President's budget request proposed total appropriations of $4.0 billion in FY2011 for homeland security assistance to states and localities, which is $164 million less than Congress appropriated in FY2010. These assistance programs are used by state and local governments, primarily first responder entities, to mee... | [
"This report provides overview information on the proposed FY2011 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs that provide assistance to state and local governments. These programs are primarily used by first responders, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency manage... |
train_13521 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing operations in Afghanistan, along with the regular use of the reserve component personnel for operational missions, further heighten interest in a wide range of military personnel policies and issues... | [
"Each year, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees take up their respective versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These bills contain numerous provisions that affect military personnel, retirees, and their family members. Provisions in one version are often not included in another; are ... |
train_13522 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA; P.L. 105-220) is the primary federal program that supports workforce development activities, including job search assistance, career development, and job training. WIA established the One-Stop delivery system as a way to co-locate and coordinate the activities of multiple empl... | [
"The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA; P.L. 105-220 ) is the primary federal program that supports workforce development. WIA includes four main titles: Title I—Workforce Investment Systems—authorizes programs that provide job training and related services to unemployed or underemployed individuals. Title I pr... |
train_13523 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recent expansion in natural gas production has made the resource an increasingly significant component in the U.S. energy market. Further, a number of policies recently proposed and/or promulgated at the federal, state, and local levels may serve to accelerate this development. Examples of federal policies include U.S.... | [
"Recent expansion in natural gas production—primarily the result of new or improved technologies (e.g., hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling) used on unconventional resources (e.g., shale, tight sands, and coal-bed methane) —has made natural gas an increasingly significant component in the U.S. energy mark... |
train_13524 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Omnibus U.S. farm legislation—referred to as the farm bill—is renewed every five or six years. Farm income and commodity price support programs have been a part of U.S. farm bills since the 1930s. Each successive farm bill usually involves some modification or replacement of existing farm programs. A key question likel... | [
"Trade plays a critical role in the U.S. agricultural sector. USDA estimates that exports account for about 20% of total U.S. agricultural production. Because the United States plays such an important role in so many agricultural markets, its farm policy is often subject to intense scrutiny both for compliance with... |
train_13525 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Several bills were introduced in previous sessions of Congress that would have addressed the recently recognized phenomenon of patented tax strategies. These legislative initiatives would have prevented the grant of exclusive intellectual property rights by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on metho... | [
"Proposed legislation in previous sessions of Congress demonstrates legislative interest in the recently recognized phenomenon of patented tax strategies. The proposed, but unenacted legislation would have stipulated that patents upon tax strategies could not be obtained. As discussion of tax strategy patents may c... |
train_13526 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In combination, patents and marketing exclusivities provide the fundamental framework ofintellectual property incentives for pharmaceutical innovation in the United States. Patents, whichare administered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), provide their ownerwith the ability to exclude others from... | [
"The patent system serves to promote the creation and disclosure of technological information. Some commentators believe that absent a patent system, individuals and institutions would be lesslikely to engage in research and development. Without the availability of patent protection, newinventions could be easily c... |
train_13527 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recent international events have renewed congressional interest in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO is a specialized agency of the U.N. system that promotes collaboration among its member countries in the fields of education, natural sciences, social and human scienc... | [
"During the past several decades, the United States has had a mixed relationship with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Most recently, decisions by some UNESCO member states have led to increased congressional interest in U.S. funding of and participation in the organiza... |
train_13528 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | While recent scientific publications have declared that there appears to be no link between immunizations and autism or other serious medical problems, a recent Journal of Pediatrics survey of parents with children between the ages of six months and six years old reveals that about 13% of parents used a vaccination pla... | [
"In October 2010, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Bruesewitz v. Wyeth , a case which involves the scope of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The issue before the Court was whether 42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-22(b)(1) of the act precludes all vaccine design defect claims even if the vaccine's side ef... |
train_13529 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 2014 farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79) provided mandatory funding for many programs. Some of these programs have a budget baseline beyond the end of the farm bill in FY2018, while others do not. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline is a projection at a particular point in time of what ... | [
"T he 2014 farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L. 113-79 ) authorized $489 billion of mandatory spending over FY2014-FY2018. It generally expires at the end of FY2018. From a budgetary perspective, many of these programs are assumed to continue beyond their authorization; in fact, such continuing programs we... |
train_13530 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Critics of the Federal Reserve (Fed) have long argued for more oversight, transparency, and disclosure. Criticism intensified following the extensive assistance the Fed provided to financial firms during the financial crisis. Some critics downplay the degree of Fed oversight and disclosure that already takes place. For... | [
"Congress has delegated monetary policy duties to the Federal Reserve (Fed), but retains oversight responsibilities. The Fed enjoys an unusual degree of independence from Congress and the President compared with other government agencies. Proponents of these arrangements argue that this independence results in good... |
train_13531 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Several members of the European Union (EU) over the past two years have been erecting barriers to cross-border mergers and acquisitions, possibly in violation of their Single Market commitments. The main focus of these anti-competitive actions, often dubbed economic nationalism or economic patriotism by the press, is o... | [
"Today's European Union had its beginnings in 1957 with the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC). The economic core of the EEC called for the free movement of goods, capital, services, and people among its original membersâFrance, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. During its f... |
train_13532 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | U.S. international competitiveness has been a topic of heated debate in recent years. In this debate it has been argued that the decline in performance of U.S. firms stems, at least in part, from problems with the federal tax system. In support of these claims, comparisons are often made between provisions of the U.S. ... | [
"The international competitiveness of the United States has been a topic of heated debate in recent years. In this debate it has been argued that the decline in performance of U.S. firms stems, at least in part, from problems with the federal tax system. In support of these claims, comparisons are often made betwee... |
train_13533 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Affordable Care Act") includes provisions that address the coverage of abortion services by qualified health plans that will be available through health benefit exchanges beginning in 2014. These provisions have been controversial, particularly with regard to the use of ... | [
"Enacted on March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (\"Affordable Care Act\") includes provisions that address the coverage of abortion services by qualified health plans that will be available through health benefit exchanges (\"exchanges\") beginning in 2014. The Affordable Care Act's abort... |
train_13534 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Floor proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives often begin on the basis of legislation reported from committee. In some instances, adjustments to committee recommendations are made and a new legislative text is presented for chamber consideration. These "post-committee adjustments" are not new to the House, but... | [
"\"Talk to leadership, it's their strategy,\" Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) suggested to the reporter asking why changes were made to a surface transportation bill ( H.R. 3763 , the \"highway bill\") after it left his committee but before it was brought to the House floor for debate. The Transportation and Infrastru... |
train_13535 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On December 2, 2004, NATO formally concluded its Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and handed over peace stabilization duties to a European Union force (EUFOR). The mission of the EU's Operation Althea has been to ensure continued compliance with the 1995 Dayton peace agreement and contribute... | [
"The 1995 Dayton peace agreement ended a 3 ½-year war that pitted Bosnia's Muslim, Croat, and Serb communities against one another. NATO first deployed an Implementation Force (IFOR) of nearly 60,000 troops to Bosnia to enforce compliance with the military aspects of the Dayton accords. Although IFOR successfully c... |
train_13536 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Title I-A program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB; P.L. 107-110), is the largest source of federal funding for elementary and secondary education. States that receive Title I-A funding must comply with certain requirements related to measuring s... | [
"The Title I-A program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB; P.L. 107-110 ), is the largest source of federal funding for elementary and secondary education. States that receive Title I-A funding must comply with certain requirements related to measu... |
train_13537 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Because the federal government relies heavily on contractors to supply it with goods and services, fraud by these contractors potentially costs the government billions of dollars annually. Detecting, prosecuting, and deterring contractor fraud poses a challenge to federal agencies, which often possess limited resources... | [
"The federal government relies heavily on contractors to supply it with goods and services. Each year, fraud by these contractors potentially costs the government billions of dollars. Detecting, prosecuting, and deterring contractor fraud poses a challenge to federal agencies, which often possess limited resources.... |
train_13538 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | "Section 32" is a permanent appropriation that since 1935 has set aside the equivalent of 30% of annual customs receipts to support the farm sector through the purchase of surplus commodities and a variety of other activities. The appropriation has totaled nearly $10 billion annually in recent years. Today, most of the... | [
"C ongr ess created an appropriation in 1935 to assist producers of agricultural commodities that were not supported by other mandatory farm support programs. The \"Section 32\" account is funded by a permanent appropriation of 30% of the previous calendar year's customs receipts, nearly $10 billion in recent years... |
train_13539 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | An unexpected increase in revenues has led to a renewed discussion of the effect of the 2001-2004 tax cuts on the economy and the possible feedback effects on revenue. Some proponents of the tax cuts suggest that induced economic growth was large enough that taxes on the additional income more than offset the cost of t... | [
"An unexpected increase in revenues, as documented by both the Administration in its Mid-Session Review and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in its August update has led to a renewed discussion of the effect of the 2001-2004 tax cuts on the economy and the possible feedback effects on revenue. The OMB Mid-Sess... |
train_13540 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since late 2002, gasoline prices have been extremely volatile, with the national averagespiking above $1.70 three times. Most recently, the nationwide pump price for regular fuel set a newrecord as momentum carried it over $2.00 per gallon. Prices in some states -- reaching a high of$2.45 per gallon in California -- ar... | [
"Gasoline prices have been extremely volatile for nearly two years, with three significant pricespikes focusing the attention of consumers and policy makers on the gas pump. With 2004 nationalaverage gasoline prices setting a record of $2.05 per gallon (/gal) in mid-May -- breaking the oldsummer 2003 record of $1.7... |
train_13541 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The animal sector of agriculture has undergone major changes in the last several decades: organizational changes within the industry to enhance economic efficiency have resulted in larger confined production facilities that often are geographically concentrated. These changes, in turn, have given rise to concerns over ... | [
"The animal sector of agriculture has undergone major changes in the last several decades, a fact that has drawn the attention of policymakers and the public. In particular, organizational changes within the industry to enhance economic efficiency have resulted in larger confined production facilities that often ar... |
train_13542 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under current law, the excise tax on rum is $13.50 per proof gallon and is collected on rum produced in or imported into the United States. Through 2011, $13.25 per proof gallon of imported rum is transferred or "covered over" to the Treasuries of Puerto Rico (PR) and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). In FY2011,... | [
"Most federal excise taxes do not apply in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico (PR) or the other possessions. An exception, however, is provided by Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code, which applies a special excise tax to items produced in PR or the USVI and shipped to the United States. ... |
train_13543 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following the conflicts in the late 1990s in the countries of the former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, and Slovenia), the prospect of membership in the Euro-Atlantic community, and the active presence of the United States in the region referred to as the Western Balkans... | [
"During the medieval period, Kosovo served as the center of a Serbian Empire. The defeat of Serbian forces by the Turkish military at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 ushered in a period of five centuries of rule under the Ottoman Empire. During this period, large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to and settled in ... |
train_13544 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Border security is considered a central aspect of the United States' overall homeland security. Securing the border involves controlling the official ports of entry (POE) through which legitimate travelers and commerce enter the country, as well as monitoring and patrolling the nation's land and maritime borders to det... | [
"On May 11, 2005, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriation Act ( P.L. 109-13 ) was enacted with a provision relating to the construction of border fencing. This provision originated in H.R. 418 , the REAL ID Act, which was appended to H.R. 1268 . H.R. 418 was also passed as a standalone measure in the House on Febr... |
train_13545 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States, causing severe damage to the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions of the country. The resulting destruction led to major disaster declarations in 12 states and the District of Columbia, making those states eligible for certain federal suppl... | [
"In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States, causing severe damage to the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions of the country. The resulting destruction led to major disaster declarations in 12 states and the District of Columbia, making those states eligible for certain suppleme... |
train_13546 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. On March 30, 2010, PPACA was amended by P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This report summarizes the key provisions in PPACA (hereafter referring to PPACA as amended by P.L. ... | [
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( P.L. 111-148 , PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. On March 30, 2010, PPACA was amended by P.L. 111-152 , the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This report summarizes the key provisions in PPACA (hereafter referring to PPACA as amended ... |
train_13547 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was comprehensively reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) on December 10, 2015. The Title I-A program is the largest grant program authorized under the ESEA and is funded at $14.4 billion for FY2015. It is designed to provide supplementary e... | [
"The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the primary source of federal aid to K-12 education. Title I-A is the largest program in the ESEA, funded at $14.4 billion for FY2015. Title I-A is designed to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving and other students attending p... |
train_13548 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On May 14, 2008, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced the listing of polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The controversial decision highlights the intersection of two significant issues currently before Congress—climate change and species protection. Under the ESA, a listing decisi... | [
"Acting under a court-ordered deadline, on May 14, 2008, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced a decision to list the polar bear as threatened throughout its range, and subsequently issued a final special rule for its conservation. Congress has addressed the regulations. A provision of the omnibus appropriat... |
train_13549 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The National Science Foundation (NSF) was created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (P.L.81-507). The NSF has the broad mission of supporting science and engineering in general and funding basic research across many disciplines. The agency provides support for investigator-initiated, merit-revi... | [
"The National Science Foundation's (NSF's) primary responsibility is to maintain the health and vitality of the U.S. academic science and engineering enterprise. In addition to ensuring the nation's supply of scientific and engineering personnel, the NSF promotes academic basic research and science and engineering ... |
train_13550 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was established in 2007 to replace the Advanced Technology Program (ATP). This effort was designed "to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of... | [
"Prior to its termination, the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was created to \"to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need,\" according to the authoriz... |
train_13551 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) outlaws the possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana except for authorized research. More than 20 states have regulatory schemes that allow possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Four have revenue regimes that allow posses... | [
"Federal law classifies marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. As a result, it is a federal crime to grow, sell, or merely possess the drug. In addition to facing the prospect of a federal criminal prosecution, those who violate the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) may suffer a number of additional ... |
train_13552 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In November 1998, U.S. insurance regulators, six European insurers, international Jewish organizations, and the State of Israel agreed to establish the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC). ICHEIC was tasked with identifying policyholders and administering payment of hundreds of thousands... | [
"The 1952 Luxembourg Reparations Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), Israel, and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (Claims Conference) marked the first and most significant of a series of post-war West German initiatives which have resulted in total German govern... |
train_13553 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The practice of one Member, committee, or office broadly corresponding to other Members, committee, or officers dates back to at least the 1800s. At least as early as 1913, this correspondence was labeled as "Dear Colleague" letters. Since 2003, it has been possible to track the volume of House "Dear Colleague" letters... | [
"Member-to-Member correspondence has long been used in Congress. Since early House rules permitted measures to be introduced only in a manner involving the \"explicit approval of the full chamber,\" Representatives needed permission from other Members to introduce legislation. A common communication medium for soli... |
train_13554 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Stakeholders broadly agree on the need to control vessel discharges—particularly ballast water discharges, which can introduce numerous contaminants into U.S. and international waters. Ballast water discharge from ships is one significant pathway for introduction of aquatic nuisance species (ANS)—that is, invasive spec... | [
"As part of their normal operations, vessels may discharge a wide range of wastes and contaminants into U.S. and international waters, including nutrients, pathogens, oil and grease, metals such as copper, toxic chemical compounds, conventional pollutants such as suspended solids, and nonnative aq uatic nuisance sp... |
train_13555 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The resolution of inquiry is a simple House resolution that seeks factual information from the executive branch. Such resolutions are given privileged status under House rules and may be considered at any time after being properly reported or discharged from committee. Such resolutions apply only to requests for facts—... | [
"Congress has many techniques for obtaining documents from the executive branch, including simple requests, committee investigations, subpoenas, and holding executive officials in contempt. One procedure, used only in the House of Representatives, is the resolution of inquiry , which \"is a simple resolution making... |
train_13556 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pressure is building for greater passenger use of freight railroad rights of way. Freight railroad rights of way are owned by private, for-profit corporations, and the routes potentially most useful for passenger service are typically the busiest with freight traffic. In many cases, states or commuter rail authorities ... | [
"Pressure is building for passenger train use of freight railroad rights of way. Congress has provided substantial federal funding for new high-speed and intercity passenger rail services, and many state and local governments are interested in expanding both intercity and commuter routes. In most cases, such propos... |
train_13557 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (CAO) is an elected officer of the House, chosen at the beginning of each Congress. The office of the CAO consists of three divisions: the immediate office of the CAO, operations, and customer solutions. Together, these divisions oversee human resources, ... | [
"The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (CAO) is an elected officer of the House. Elected at the beginning of each Congress with the slate of officers nominated by the majority party, the CAO's term coincides with the dates of that Congress. Initially created in the 104 th Congress (1995-1... |
train_13558 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following the Supreme Court's January 21, 2010, ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, questions have emerged about which policy options could be available to Congress. This report provides an overview of selected campaign finance policy options that may be relevant. It also briefly comments on how C... | [
"On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission . The ruling has the potential to reshape the campaign finance environment politically and legislatively because previously restricted political advertising is now apparently permissible. This report provid... |
train_13559 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Earthquakes and related events, such as soil liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis, flooding, and fires, pose risks to highway infrastructure. Concerns about the U.S. highway system's seismic vulnerability stem from interest in protecting public safety, facilitating response and recovery efforts, and minimizing economic l... | [
"Major earthquakes around the world, such as those in Japan in 2011 and 2016, periodically renew attention to the seismic risk to America's infrastructure, including its highways. Concerns about the U.S. highway system's seismic risk stem from interest in protecting public safety, facilitating response and recovery... |
train_13560 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The presidential public campaign financing program (the Presidential Election Campaign Fund [PECF]) is funded through "checkoff" designations on individual income tax returns. Choosing to participate (or not) in the checkoff does not affect one's tax liability or refund. Candidates who choose to participate in the prog... | [
"The principal justification behind presidential public financing has been to reduce the need for private money in politics. Public financing proponents argue that the program has increased competition in presidential elections by permitting those without personal wealth or substantial private fundraising resources... |
train_13561 | 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); the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Central Utah Project (CUP); the Department of Energy (DOE); the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); and several... | [
"The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes funding for civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Central Utah Project (CUP) and Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies, incl... |
train_13562 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, Congress has enacted several federal laws addressing telemarketing fraud and practices. As a result, both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have established regulations covering the $720 billion telemarketing industry in the United States. It is estimate... | [
"Telephone marketing, better known as telemarketing, is an approximately $720 billion business in the United States, according to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). As telephone technologies become more advanced, it becomes more cost-effective for telemarketers to use these technologies to sell various product... |
train_13563 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States and Canada conduct the world's largest bilateral trade relationship, with total merchandise trade (exports and imports) exceeding $429.7 billion in 2009. The U.S.-Canadian relationship revolves around the themes of integration and asymmetry: integration from successive trade liberalization from the U.... | [
"The economies of the United States and Canada are highly integrated, a process that has been accelerated by the bilateral U.S.-Canada free trade agreement (FTA) of 1989 and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994. The two countries are natural trading partners, given their geographic proximity and ... |
train_13564 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Senate Rule XXVI directs Senate committees to adopt rules of procedure and publish them in the Congressional Record by March 1 of the first year of a new Congress. A committee's rules must be "not inconsistent" with the Senate's rules. Committee rules, even if they have not been amended, must be revalidated in each Con... | [
"All Senate committees must adopt rules of procedure, unless exempted from doing so, and publish them in the Congressional Record by March 1 of the first year of a new Congress. An amendment to a committee's rules during a two-year Congress does not take effect until the amendment is published in the Congressional ... |
train_13565 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In an effort to deter violent crime, and to limit the broad discretion accorded to federal judges with respect to prison sentencing, Congress in 1984 passed legislation that revised the federal criminal code. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (CCCA) aimed to substantially reform and improve federal criminal l... | [
"In 1984, Congress passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act (CCCA ) . The act, in the words of the Senate Judiciary Committee report that accompanied the legislation, was \"the product of a decade long bipartisan effort . . . to make major comprehensive improvements to the federal criminal laws.\" In an effort to... |
train_13566 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice presidential candidates gain "a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed" in order to win election. With a total of 538 electors representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 270 electoral votes is the "magic number," the ar... | [
"The 12 th Amendment to the Constitution provides backup, or standby, procedures by which the House of Representatives would elect the President, and the Senate the Vice President, in the event no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes. Although this procedure, known as contingent election, has been implement... |
train_13567 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For decades, the federal government and academic research institutions have been partners in supporting American innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth. The federal government is the largest source of academic research and development (R&D) funding in the United States, providing funds through more than two d... | [
"The federal government is the largest source of funding for academic research and development (R&D) at U.S. universities and colleges, obligating more than $28 billion in FY2016. As part of oversight of federal funding for academic research, Congress and federal agencies have established requirements through statu... |
train_13568 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Title IX, the energy title of the 2014 farm bill (Agricultural Act of 2014; P.L. 113-79), contains authority for the energy programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA energy programs have incentivized research, development, and adoption of renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, ... | [
"Agriculture-based renewable energy can take several forms, including biofuels such as corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel, wind-driven turbines located on farmland or in rural areas, anaerobic digesters that convert animal waste into methane and electric power, or biomass harvested for burning as a processin... |
train_13569 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Enacted April 15, 2011, the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10, H.R. 1473), provided funding for the remainder of FY2011 for those agencies typically funded under 12 regular appropriations bills. Including applicable rescissions, Title VII of Division B under P.L. 112-1... | [
"EPA was established in 1970 to consolidate federal pollution control responsibilities that had been divided among several federal agencies. EPA's responsibilities grew significantly as Congress enacted an increasing number of environmental laws as well as major amendments to these statutes. Among the agency's prim... |
train_13570 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Several western states are experiencing extreme, and in some cases exceptional, drought conditions. The persistence and intensity of the current drought has received considerable attention from Congress. To date, federal legislative proposals to address drought have focused on the federal role in managing water supplie... | [
"Several western states, including California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, and portions of Montana and Idaho, are experiencing extreme—and in some cases exceptional—drought conditions. To date, federal legislative proposals to address drought have focused on the persistence and intensity of the drought in the weste... |
train_13571 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program is a national network of centers established by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act (P.L. 100-418). MEP centers provide custom services to small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) to improve production processes, upgrade technological capabilities,... | [
"The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is a national network of centers that provide custom services to small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) to improve production processes, upgrade technological capabilities, and facil... |
train_13572 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Until recently, the economy and labor market were experiencing an unusually slow recovery from the longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression compared to other expansions since World War II. The rapid decline in the unemployment rate from 7.9% in January to 6.7% in December 2013 (where it remained in the ... | [
"The unemployment rate declined markedly in 2013, to 6.7% in December from 7.9% in January, seeming to signal that the labor market is approaching full employment. Other economic and labor market indicators paint a more pessimistic picture, however. For example, the decline in the unemployment rate was caused in pa... |
train_13573 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Approximately 641,000 children spend some time in foster care each year. Most enter care because they have experienced neglect or abuse by their parents. Between 35% and 60% of children entering foster care have at least one chronic or acute physical health condition that needs treatment. As many as one-half to three-f... | [
"Children who are placed in foster care are at a higher risk of having a medical, social, or behavioral disability than children in the general population. The abuse or neglect most experience before entering foster care can create physical and mental health issues, and the trauma of being removed from their parent... |
train_13574 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged children. Title I-A grants are used to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving and other pupils attending schools with relatively hi... | [
"Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes federal aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged children. Title I-A grants provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving and other pupils attending schools with relatively ... |
train_13575 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since FY2011, the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) traveling to the United States from the "northern triangle" nations of Central America—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—has increased sharply. U.S. authorities encountered more than 52,000 unaccompanied minors from the region at the U.S. border in FY201... | [
"Over the past several years, the number of unaccompanied children from the \"northern triangle\" of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) attempting to enter the United States has increased significantly. This mixed migration flow was particularly heavy during the 2014 fiscal year (FY), when the U... |
train_13576 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Deforestation accounts for nearly 20% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Deforestation results in carbon emissions when trees and underlying vegetation are burning or decomposing. Deforested areas that are later cultivated also release carbon to the atmosphere when soil carbon is oxidized. Further,... | [
"Deforestation is responsible for the largest share of additional carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) released to the atmosphere due to land use changes, approximately 20% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually. Deforestation results in carbon emissions when trees and underlying vegetation are burning or... |
train_13577 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule in June 2014 that would require states to address carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. The proposal would create CO2 emission rate goals—measured in pounds of CO2 emissions per megawatt-hour (MWh) of electrici... | [
"In June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that would require states to address carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. The proposal relies on authority asserted by EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). However, ... |
train_13578 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress established the Medicare program in 1965 in response to concerns that many seniors did not have health insurance, or had insurance that only covered hospital inpatient services. Historically, Medicare covered only diagnostic and treatment services, not preventive services provided in the absence of illness. Ge... | [
"The role of prevention in improving the quality of health care by preventing illness, disability, and death through expanded coverage or use of preventive services is a key topic of discussion among those seeking to reform the nation's health care delivery system. Many argue that preventive services have the poten... |
train_13579 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On May 26, 2009, Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was nominated to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter. During her tenure with the Second Circuit, Judge Sotomayor has not addressed substantive legal questions involving abortion, such as the extent of the ... | [
"On May 26, 2009, Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was nominated to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter. During her tenure with the Second Circuit, Judge Sotomayor has not addressed substantive legal questions involving abortion, such as the extent of... |
train_13580 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Medicare is the nation's health insurance program for persons aged 65 and older and certain disabled persons. Medicare consists of four distinct parts: Part A (Hospital Insurance, or HI); Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance, or SMI); Part C (Medicare Advantage, or MA); and Part D (the outpatient prescription drug b... | [
"Medicare is a federal insurance program that pays for covered health care services of qualified beneficiaries. It was established in 1965 under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act as a federal entitlement program to provide health insurance to individuals aged 65 and older, and it has been expanded over the yea... |
train_13581 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Career and Technical Education (CTE), often referred to as vocational education, provides occupational and non-occupational preparation at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult education levels. CTE is an element of the nation's workforce development system. As such, CTE plays a role in reducing unemployment and the ... | [
"Career and technical education (CTE), sometimes referred to as vocational education, provides occupational and non-occupational preparation at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult education levels. As defined in a publication by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) National Center for Education Statistics ... |
train_13582 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The degree to which foreign nationals (noncitizens/aliens) should be accorded access to certain benefits as a result of their presence in the United States, as well as the responsibilities of such persons given their legal status (e.g., immigrants, nonimmigrants, unauthorized aliens), often figures into policy discussi... | [
"The degree to which foreign nationals (noncitizens/aliens) should be accorded access to certain benefits as a result of their presence in the United States, as well as the responsibilities of such persons given their legal status (e.g., immigrants, nonimmigrants, unauthorized aliens), often figures into policy dis... |
train_13583 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, coverage for such attacks, and for "war risks," became difficult, if not impossible, for airlines to purchase from private insurers. In response, Congress passed expansions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation War Risk Insurance Program. The amende... | [
"Aviation war risk insurance provides coverage for hostile acts of violence against airlines, such as terrorism, hijackings, and sabotage. Airlines generally cannot operate without war risk insurance, as aircraft loan and lease agreements typically require airlines to obtain and maintain such insurance. Additionall... |
train_13584 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A phenomenon that has become more and more important over the last decade, direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising has grown from about $800 million in 1996 to over $4.7 billion in 2007. Its supporters point to more informed consumers who then visit their doctors and become more involved in their own treatment, leading to... | [
"In 2007, pharmaceutical companies spent $4.774 billion on DTC advertising. It was the first year such spending had declined, but it was still six times as much as the industry had spent in 1996. DTC advertising of prescription drugs attracted enough congressional attention to warrant at least six bills in the 110 ... |
train_13585 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States is projected to experience two major demographic changes that could greatly affect labor markets in the future. The demographic changes are the aging of the U.S. population and the slowdown in population growth. Both are expected to raise the total dependency ratio (the number of younger and older per... | [
"The United States is projected to experience two major demographic changes that could substantially affect labor markets in future years. The demographic changes are the aging of the U.S. population and the slowdown in U.S. population growth. Both are expected to raise the total dependency ratio (the number of you... |
train_13586 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Every four years, at noon on January 20, the President-elect is sworn in as President of the United States. The year before the inauguration, Congress establishes the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. The Joint Inaugural Committee is responsible for the planning and execution of the swearing-in cer... | [
"Every four years, on January 20 at noon, the President-elect is sworn in as President of the United States. Pursuant to the Constitution, the next presidential inauguration is set for Friday, January 20, 2017. Each year prior to an inauguration, Congres s authorizes the creation of the Joint Congressional Committe... |
train_13587 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The March 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami devastated the northeast coast of Japan with the most powerful natural disaster in Japan's modern history. Compounding the challenge for Japanese government, businesses, and communities was the resulting destruction of several nuclear reactors in the region which suppl... | [
"The March 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami struck the northeast coast of Japan. These natural disasters were exacerbated by additional disruptions from the collateral damage to a seaside nuclear reactor that generated electricity for residential and commercial use in that part of Japan. Concern over leakin... |
train_13588 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The phrase "Glass-Steagall" generally refers to the separation of commercial banking from investment banking. Congress effected a separation of commercial and investment banking through four sections of the Banking Act of 1933—Sections 16, 20, 21, and 32. These four statutory provisions are commonly referred to as the ... | [
"The phrase \"Glass-Steagall\" generally refers to the separation of commercial banking from investment banking. In this context, commercial banking refers to the activities engaged in by depository institutions, which this report also will refer to as \"banks\" or \"commercial banks.\" In contrast, investment bank... |
train_13589 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many of the issues surrounding Cuban migration are unique but not new. Normal immigration from Cuba has been elusive since Fidel Castro came to power. Over the past 50 years, the practice of Cubans fleeing by boat to the United States has become commonplace, and at some points reached the levels of a mass exodus. Since... | [
"A watershed in U.S. immigration policy toward Cuban migrants may be on the horizon as the Obama Administration and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders weigh prospects for more open economic and diplomatic relations with Cuba. A normalization of the immigration policy cast 50 years ago in response to the co... |
train_13590 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. industrial demand for natural gas has been the largest of the five demand sectors identified by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). It also has been the only sector that has exhibited a decline in its total consumption over the decade of the 2000s. Some have attributed this decline in demand to high, ... | [
"The Energy Information Administration (EIA) divides consumers of natural gas into five categories: residential, commercial, electric power generation, industrial, and vehicle fuel. Over the past decade, industrial demand has generally been the largest component of total natural gas demand in the United States. How... |
train_13591 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, Congress and the Administration provide funding for a variety of grant programs through the Department of Justice (DOJ). These programs are used to fund state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for a variety of criminal justice-related purposes, such as efforts to combat violence agai... | [
"E ach year, Congress and the Administration provide funding for a variety of grant programs through the Department of Justice (DOJ). These programs provide support to state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for a variety of criminal justice-related purposes, such as combatting violence aga... |
train_13592 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With recent high energy prices, the passage of major energy legislation in 2005 (P.L. 109-58) and 2007 (P.L. 110-140), and the passage of a farm bill in 2008 (P.L. 110-246), there is ongoing congressional interest in promoting alternatives to petroleum fuels. Biofuels—transportation fuels produced from plants and other... | [
"With recent high energy prices, the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( P.L. 109-58 ) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( P.L. 110-140 ), and the passage of the 2008 farm bill ( P.L. 110-246 ), there is ongoing congressional interest in promoting greater use of alternatives to petroleum f... |
train_13593 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The major sources of federal tax revenue are individual income taxes, Social Security and other payroll taxes, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, and estate and gift taxes. This report describes the federal tax structure, provides some statistics on the tax system as a whole, and presents analysis of selected tax co... | [
"The major sources of federal tax revenue are individual income taxes, Social Security and other payroll taxes, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, and estate and gift taxes. This report describes the federal tax structure, provides some statistics on the tax system as a whole, and presents analysis of selected t... |
train_13594 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. In 2013, an estimated 19.8 million individuals in the United States aged 12 or older (7.5% of this population) had used marijuana in the past month. While reported marijuana use is similar to that in 2012, it has generally increased since 2007 when ... | [
"Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. In 2013, an estimated 19.8 million individuals in the United States aged 12 or older (7.5% of this population) were current (past month) users of marijuana. While reported marijuana use is similar to that in 2012, it has generally increased sin... |
train_13595 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Prior to January 1, 2005, alcohol fuel blenders qualified for a 5.2¢ tax exemption against theexcise taxes otherwise due on each gallon of blended mixtures (mixtures of 10% ethanol, and 90%gasoline). This exemption, which was scheduled to decline to 5.1¢ on January 1, 2005, reduced thegasoline excise tax for "gasohol... | [
"President Carter's 1978 Energy Tax Act introduced the excise tax exemption for alcohol fuelblends (at 100% of the gasoline tax, which was then 4¢/gallon) to achieve energy and, more recently,certain environmental and agricultural policy objectives. (1) In 2004 this exemption, which was 5.2¢/gallon and was schedu... |
train_13596 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported that the federal government budgets more than $80 billion each year on information technology (IT) investments and in FY2017, GAO estimates that this investment will increase to more than $89 billion. Historically, the projects supported by these investments have ... | [
"The federal government spends more than $80 billion each year on information technology (IT) investments; in FY2017 that investment is expected to increase to more than $89 billion. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that, historically, the projects supported by these investments have often incur... |
train_13597 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The results of scientific studies are often used in making government policy decisions. While the studies are often published, traditional federal research funding policies did not require the data on which they are based to be made available publicly. Such policies did, however, generally require researchers to share ... | [
"The results of scientific studies are used in making many governmental policy decisions. While the studies are often published, the data on which they are based may not be, even for federally funded research. Before 1999, academic and nonprofit performers of such research were permitted but not required to make th... |
train_13598 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Agriculture appropriations bill funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service. It includes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and—in the House and in even-numbered enacted fiscal years—the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The FY2015 Agriculture and Related Agencies a... | [
"The Agriculture appropriations bill—formally known as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act—provides funding for: all of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) except the Forest Service, which is funded in the Interior appropriations bill, the ... |
train_13599 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized regulations that address carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the electric power sector. The Clean Power Plan (CPP) final rule requires states to submit plans that would reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or emission rates—measured in pounds of CO2 ... | [
"On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized regulations to address carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions—or CO 2 emission rates—at existing electricity generating units (EGUs). The rule, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), appeared in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015. EPA cites Secti... |
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