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train_14500 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Burial benefits are nonmonetary and monetary benefits that eligible veterans receive for their military service. Servicemembers and veterans have been provided nonmonetary burial benefits since the Civil War and monetary burial benefits since World War I. Eligible veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces ca... | [
"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a range of benefits and services to veterans who meet certain eligibility rules. VA benefits include hospital and medical care, disability compensation and pensions, education, vocational rehabilitation and employment services, assistance to homeless veterans, home ... |
train_14501 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other aviation programs is likely to be a high priority in the 110th Congress. Funding authorizations for aviation programs, as well as authorization of existing aviation tax structure that provides revenue for the aviation trust fund, are set to expire a... | [
"The pending debate over reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is likely to be a high priority in the 110 th Congress. Funding authorizations for aviation programs set forth in Vision 100—the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act ( P.L. 108-176 , hereafter referred to as Vision 100), as wel... |
train_14502 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Of the more than 400,000 children in foster care on a given day, as many as 24,000 (about 6%) receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or other Social Security benefits. Some research suggests that a greater number of children in foster care might be eligible for SSI benefits if this assistance was sought. SSI benefi... | [
"On any given day, more than 400,000 children are in foster care due to incidents of abuse, neglect, or other reasons that prevented them from remaining with their parents. Of these children and youth, some 6% received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or another Social S... |
train_14503 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Higher gasoline prices in recent years and concerns over U.S. oil dependence have raised interest in natural gas vehicles (NGVs). Use of NGVs for personal transportation has focused on compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to gasoline. Consumer interest has grown, both for new NGVs as well as for conversions o... | [
"Congressional and consumer interest in passenger natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has grown in recent years, especially in response to higher gasoline prices, concerns over the environmental impact of petroleum consumption for transportation, and policy proposals such as the \"Pickens Plan.\" Although natural gas passe... |
train_14504 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193) created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. TANF's predecessor program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), historically assisted non-working single mothers. The debates leading to the 1996 law focused on how to move those single mothers... | [
"The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal funding to states, tribes, and territories for a wide range of benefits, services, and activities to address both the effects of and the root causes of child poverty. It is best known for funding state cash assistance programs to famil... |
train_14505 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Taxpayers are seen as more likely to report items of income on their tax returns if they know that a third party has reported it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); if follows, therefore, that expanding information reporting requirements under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) can improve the collection of federal tax... | [
"Taxpayers are seen as more likely to pay taxes on income if the realization of that income has been communicated to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). To encourage compliance with tax laws, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) includes a number of information reporting requirements regarding payments that may result i... |
train_14506 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The structure of the Committees on Appropriations underwent significant change with the beginning of the 109th Congress. As a result, jurisdictions over the appropriations covered in this report, including military construction, military housing allowances, military installation maintenance and operation, the Departmen... | [
"The House Committee on Appropriations reported its Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill ( H.R. 2528 ) on May 23, 2005 ( H.Rept. 109-95 ). The House undertook consideration of the bill on May 26 and passed it the same day. H.R. 2528 was received in the Senate on May 26, read twice and r... |
train_14507 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The bursting of the housing bubble in 2006 precipitated the December 2007-June 2009 recession and a financial panic in September 2008. With the housing market seen as a locus for many of the economic problems that emerged, some Members of Congress propose intervening in the housing market as a means of improving not on... | [
"The bursting of the U.S. housing bubble in 2006 precipitated the December 2007-June 2009 recession and a financial panic in September 2008. Falling house prices contributed to rising foreclosure rates and lower consumer spending. In addition, mortgage defaults and the rise in foreclosures hurt financial institutio... |
train_14508 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On January 25, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13768, "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States." Among other things, the EO raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded t... | [
"On January 25, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13768, \"Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.\" Among other things, the EO raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been aw... |
train_14509 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is the lead federal law enforcement agency charged with administering and enforcing federal laws related to firearms and explosives commerce. ATF is also responsible for investigating arson cases with a federal nexus, and criminal cases involving the diversi... | [
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is the lead federal law enforcement agency charged with administering and enforcing federal laws related to firearms and explosives commerce. ATF is also responsible for investigating arson cases with a federal nexus, and criminal cases involving the di... |
train_14510 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States witnessed increased attention to sex offender management policy at the federal, state, and local levels beginning in the 1990s. As a result, laws have been enacted which impose a variety of post-incarceration controls on sex offenders, including but not limited to registration and community notificati... | [
"The United States witnessed an increase in sex offender management policy at the federal, state, and local levels beginning in the 1990s. As a result, laws have been enacted which impose a variety of post-incarceration controls on sex offenders. Three such controls—residency restrictions, registration requirements... |
train_14511 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused widespread devastation that affected many of the country's agricultural and fishery areas. The nuclear crisis that followed at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, and the subsequent detection of radioactive contamination of food produced near the disabled faci... | [
"The widespread devastation from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami affected many agricultural and fishery areas in Japan. In addition, detected radioactive contamination of food produced near the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant has raised fears about the safety of Japan's food production systems a... |
train_14512 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, P.L. 111-8, was enacted on March 11, 2009. Division G of the act provides $4.4 billion for legislative branch activities. This represents an approximate 11% increase over the nearly $4 billion approved by Congress for FY2008. Legislative branch entities had requested nearly $4.7 b... | [
"The FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, P.L. 111-8 , was enacted on March 11, 2009. The act provides $4.40 billion for the legislative branch, a 10.88% increase over the $3.97 billion provided for FY2008. The enacted level was $258.47 million less than the request for $4.66 billion in discretionary budget authority... |
train_14513 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Cars and trucks are the primary means of transportation on Indian lands, mostly rural areas that cover about 56 million acres. There are about 145,000 miles of roads, owned variously by tribal, federal, state, and local governments, which provide access to and within these areas. Although comprehensive data are not ava... | [
"The federal government holds about 56 million acres of land in trust for Indian tribes and individuals, an area approximately the size of Utah. Cars and trucks are the primary means of transportation on these lands, although airplanes, public transportation vans and buses, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, boats,... |
train_14514 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides a brief analysis of selected "general oversight provisions" in the House- and Senate-passed versions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, H.R. 1, 111th Congress). The analysis is included in a side-by-side discussion of similar provisions in each bill. For purposes of this r... | [
"This report provides a brief analysis of selected \"general oversight provisions\" in the House- and Senate-passed versions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, H.R. 1 , 111 th Congress). The analysis is included in a side-by-side discussion of similar provisions in each bill. For purposes ... |
train_14515 | 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 $14.9 billion for FY2016. It is designed to provide supplementary e... | [
"Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes the largest grant program in the ESEA, funded at $14.9 billion in FY2016. It is designed to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving and other students attending pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools with r... |
train_14516 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal taxes on firearms and ammunition are collected through different methods and used for different purposes, depending on the nature of the firearms. Some tax receipts are used for wildlife restoration and for hunter education and safety, for example, whereas others are deposited into the General Fund of the U.S. ... | [
"T axes on firearms and ammunition are collected through different methods and used for different purposes, depending on the nature of the firearm. In general, taxes on the manufacture of firearms (including pistols and revolvers as well as rifles and other long guns) and ammunition are collected as excise taxes ba... |
train_14517 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) includes provisions to assist foreign nationals who have been victims of domestic abuse. These provisions, initially enacted by Congress with the Immigration Act of 1990 and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, afford benefits to abused foreign nationals and allow the... | [
"The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 and its subsequent reauthorizations in 2000 and 2005 authorized funding related to domestic violence for enforcement efforts, research and data collection, prevention programs, and services for victims. VAWA also increased penalties for certain domestic violence-relate... |
train_14518 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., is a broad non-discrimination statute that includes a prohibition of discrimination in public transportation. To prevent such discrimination, the ADA imposes several affirmative obligations on transportation providers, including a requirement that p... | [
"Under the ADA, individuals with disabilities may not \"be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.\" In the context of public transportation, the statute requires transportation entiti... |
train_14519 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Now that the U.S.-led coalition has overthrown Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, thequestion of Russia's position on the conflict again focuses on political and economic issues, including Russia's rolein the U.N.. President Putin still appears to be trying to balance three competing interests: protecting Russian economi... | [
"RS21462 -- Russia and the War in Iraq Updated April 14, 2003 Most discussions of Russian interests in Iraq focus on economic factors. Moscow, however, has cultivated friendly relations withBaghdad since the 1960s as part of its general strategy toward the region in connection with the Arab-Israeli conflictand the ... |
train_14520 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 23rd decennial census of the U.S. population began on January 25, 2010, in Noorvik, AK, where the U.S. Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) Director, among others, traveled by snowmobile and dogsled to enumerate the residents. Most households in the United States—about 120 million—received their census forms by mai... | [
"The U.S. Constitution—Article 1, Section 2, clause 3, as modified by Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment—requires a population census every 10 years, to serve as the basis for apportioning seats in the House of Representatives. Decennial census data also are used for within-state redistricting and in certain for... |
train_14521 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5). The ARRA is a response to the depth of the economic recession facing the United States (and the rest of the world) at the beginning of 2009. It is billed as an economic stimulus package t... | [
"On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1 , the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5 ). The House passed the conference agreement on February 13 by a vote of 246-183, and the Senate the same day by a vote of 60-38. Prior to the conference agreement, the House passed i... |
train_14522 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides a brief overview of the modified HIPAA Privacy rule, "Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information"("privacy rule") published on August 14, 2002 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Issuance of the modified Privacy Rule by the Bush Administration is the... | [
"In recent years, our society has come to rely increasingly on medical information to perform basic functions and to make decisions about individuals. However, a number of fundamental developments have threatened the confidentiality of health-care information, and are the cause of a great deal of concern. The emerg... |
train_14523 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides background and analysis of the premiums charged by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which is a government-owned corporation that was created in 1974 to protect the retirement income of participants in private-sector, defined benefit (DB) pension plans. When a company terminates a DB... | [
"The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal government agency established in 1974 by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA; P.L. 93-406 ). PBGC was created to protect the pension benefits of participants and beneficiaries in private-sector, defined benefit (DB) pension plans. These pe... |
train_14524 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The House and Senate use the terms session, adjournment, and recess in both informal and more formal ways, but the concepts apply in parallel ways to both the daily and the annual activities of Congress. A session begins when the chamber convenes and ends when it adjourns. A recess, by contrast, does not terminate a se... | [
"Congress regulates the timing of its activities, both from day to day and over the two-year term for which it is elected, by rules governing how its sessions begin, continue, and end. These rules have a variety of procedural consequences, both for the flow of business in each chamber (such as for the or der of bus... |
train_14525 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress in recent years passed a number of bills intended in part to jump-start a recovery in the labor market from the recession that began in December 2007. Members are interested in the labor market's response to these measures to help them decide how well the legislation has worked and whether additional job-creat... | [
"Congress passed several bills meant in part to promote and accelerate a recovery in the labor market from the Great (2007-2009) Recession. One of the bills, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5 ), required the Council of Economic Advisers and executive branch agencies to estimate th... |
train_14526 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Several types of savings are eligible for beneficial treatment under the individual income tax, and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) have received considerable attention. Pension savings are actually more important in terms of revenue loss. There are other investments that are treated favorably as well. The Presid... | [
"Several types of investments are preferentially treated under the individual income tax, including Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), pensions, capital gains, dividends, owner occupied housing, and life insurance policy earnings. There are two types of IRAs that have the effect of exempting investment earnings... |
train_14527 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The People's Republic of China (PRC) plays a key role in U.S. policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea). The PRC is North Korea's closest ally, largest provider of food, fuel, and industrial machinery, and arguably the country most able to wield influence in Pyongyang. China also is ... | [
"The People's Republic of China (PRC) plays a key role in U.S. policy toward North Korea. The PRC is North Korea's closest ally, largest provider of food, fuel, and industrial machinery, and arguably the country most able to wield influence in Pyongyang. This close bilateral relationship is of interest to U.S. poli... |
train_14528 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Each year, Congress considers appropriations measures that provide funding for various federal government activities. Such measures are commonly referred to as "regular" appropriations bills. In recent years, the House has typically considered a regular appropriations bill after first reaching agreement on the procedur... | [
"Each year, Congress considers appropriations measures that provide funding for various federal government activities. Such measures are commonly referred to as \"regular\" appropriations bills. Because of the importance of these measures, the standing rules of the House establish special terms for their considerat... |
train_14529 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On March 31, 2015, the Supreme Court decided in Armstrong v. Exception Child Center, Incorporated, that private parties cannot seek an injunction from a federal court to prevent state Medicaid officials from implementing a state plan that may violate Medicaid's equal access requirement under federal law. Medicaid is a ... | [
"On March 31, 2015, the Supreme Court decided in Armstrong v. Exception Child Center, Incorporated , that private parties cannot seek an injunction from a federal court to prevent state Medicaid officials from implementing a state plan that may violate federal law. This report provides an overview of the decision i... |
train_14530 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Beginning on August 15, 2014, Pakistan's struggle to establish a sustainable democratic system has met with a new reversal in the form of major anti-government street protests in the capital. Crowds led by opposition figures have demanded the resignation of democratically elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The prime ... | [
"Pakistan has waged a decades-long struggle to establish a sustainable democratic system in which elected civilian leaders have clear primacy over the country's military. In August 2014, this effort appears to be meeting with another potentially serious reversal as ongoing political protests in the capital may trig... |
train_14531 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Introduced in each of the last several congressional sessions, the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) would prohibit discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public elementary and secondary schools. The stated purpose of the legislation (H.R. 846/S. 439 in the 114th... | [
"Introduced in each of the last several congressional sessions, the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) would prohibit discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public elementary and secondary schools. The stated purpose of the legislation ( H.R. 846 / S. 439 in t... |
train_14532 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Following World War II, the United States led efforts to establish an open and nondiscriminatory trading system with the expressed goal of raising the economic well-being of all countries and bolstering world peace. These efforts culminated in the creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1948, a... | [
"The 111 th Congress is considering various issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United States was a major force behind the creation of the WTO in 1993 and the establishment of new rules and trade liberalization that occurred as a result of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (... |
train_14533 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On May 24, 2002, President Bush and Russia's President Putin signed the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (known as the Moscow Treaty). It mandated that the United States and Russia reduce their strategic nuclear weapons to between 1,700 and 2,200 warheads by December 31, 2012. The U.S. Senate gave its advice and c... | [
"On May 24, 2002, President Bush and Russia's President Putin signed the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, known as the Moscow Treaty, that would limit strategic offensive nuclear weapons. In it, the two nations stated that they would reduce strategic nuclear weapons to between 1,700 and 2,200 warheads by Dece... |
train_14534 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Market-based mechanisms that limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be divided into two types: quantity control (e.g., cap-and-trade) and price control (e.g., carbon tax or fee). To some extent, a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade program would produce similar effects: Both are estimated to increase the price of fossil ... | [
"A variety of efforts that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are currently under way or being developed on the international, national, and sub-national level (e.g., individual state actions or regional partnerships). One option (of many, see text box below—\"Other Policy Options for Addressing GHG Emis... |
train_14535 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Self-employment is one potential pathway to exit a spell of unemployment. The regular Unemployment Compensation (UC) program generally requires unemployed workers to be actively seeking work and to be available for wage and salary jobs as a condition of eligibility for UC benefits. These requirements constitute a barri... | [
"In 2015, 9.5 million workers were self-employed, making up 6.4% of all workers. Yet the joint federal-state Unemployment Compensation (UC) program does not provide benefits to the self-employed. To be eligible for UC benefits, individuals generally must be able, available, and actively seeking work in wage and sal... |
train_14536 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Balkan cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague has long been an issue of ongoing U.S. and international concern. On July 21, 2008, the Serbian government announced the peaceful arrest in Belgrade of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a longtime high-t... | [
"The European Union (EU) and NATO have long tied their enlargement policies with respect to their western Balkan states with assessments of their cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), established in 1993 to address serious violations of international humanitarian law... |
train_14537 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress is deeply divided over implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health reform law enacted in March 2010 during the 111th Congress. Since the ACA's enactment, lawmakers opposed to specific provisions in the ACA or the entire law have repeatedly debated its implementation and considered bills to repe... | [
"Congress is deeply divided over implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health reform law enacted in March 2010 during the 111 th Congress. Since the ACA's enactment, lawmakers opposed to specific provisions in the ACA or the entire law have repeatedly debated its implementation and considered bills t... |
train_14538 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | With congressional approval, the Nixon Administration established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970 under an executive branch reorganization plan, which consolidated numerous federal pollution control responsibilities that had been divided among several federal agencies. EPA's responsibilities grew over... | [
"The origin of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rooted in a reorganization of the executive branch under the Nixon Administration. Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 proposed the establishment of EPA to integrate the administration of numerous federal pollution control laws that had been carried out by s... |
train_14539 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report summarizes past nuclear and missile negotiations between the United States and North Korea, also known by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and highlights some of the lessons and implications from these efforts. Some analysts have suggested that, in response to the accelerat... | [
"Faced with the accelerated pace of North Korea's nuclear and missile testing programs and continued threats against the United States and U.S. allies, U.S. policymakers have several options. One is an aggressive negotiation strategy. This report summarizes past formal nuclear and missile negotiations between the U... |
train_14540 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Recent oil spills, including the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, generated an increased level of interest in oil spill legislation during the 112th Congress. This report identifies enacted and proposed legislation from the 112th Congress that pertains to oil spill-related issues. For this report... | [
"Congressional interest in oil spill legislation has historically waxed and waned. Recent oil spills led some Members of the 112 th Congress to express an increased level of interest in oil spill legislation. On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred at the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, ... |
train_14541 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | S. 5 , the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 has three main sections: (1) anamendment to the federal diversity statute; (2) a provision regarding removal; and (3) a consumerclass action "bill of rights." It would control and restrict class action lawsuits by shifting some ofthe suits from state to federal courts. This ... | [
"Section 1. Short Title. The act may be cited asthe \"Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.\" This section also states that it amends title 28 of the UnitedStates Code. Section 2. Findings and Purposes of the Act.",
"Theact sets out Congress' findings describing in essentially these words the: (1) circumstances in w... |
train_14542 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | World Trade Organization (WTO) members must grant immediate and unconditional most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment to the products of other members with respect to tariffs and other trade matters. Free trade agreements (FTAs) are facially inconsistent with this obligation because they grant countries who are party to th... | [
"As parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, World Trade Organization (WTO) Members must grant immediate and unconditional most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment to the products of other Members with respect to customs duties and import charges, internal taxes and regulations, and other trade... |
train_14543 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The annual appropriation for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies provides funds for agencies and programs in three federal departments, as well as numerous related agencies and bureaus. Among the agencies represented is the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in the Department of the Interior. Many of its programs... | [
"The annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill contains appropriations for the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the Department of the Interior (DOI). For FY2015, the Administration proposed a number of accounting changes. Some were accepted and others rejected by the committee, which ... |
train_14544 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Immigration fraud is reportedly widespread, though reliable estimates of its pervasiveness are not available. Given that an estimated12 million aliens are residing in the United States without legal authorization, it is reasonable to presume that many of these unauthorized aliens are committing document fraud. The exte... | [
"All persons seeking admission to the United States must demonstrate to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspector that they are a foreign national with a valid visa or passport or that they are a U.S. citizen. The United States does not require its citizens to have l... |
train_14545 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The critical role contractors play in supporting military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq necessitates that the Department of Defense (DOD) effectively manage contractors during contingency operations. Lack of sufficient contract management can delay or even prevent troops from receiving needed support and can also ... | [
"The Department of Defense (DOD) has often relied upon contractors to support military operations. During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army relied on contractors to provide such goods and services as transportation and engineering services, construction, clothing, and weapons. Since then, advances in warf... |
train_14546 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Child welfare services are intended to prevent the abuse or neglect of children; ensure that children have safe, permanent homes; and promote the well-being of children and their families. The largest amount of federal child welfare funding is provided to states for assistance to children who have been removed from the... | [
"Child welfare services are intended to prevent the abuse or neglect of children; to ensure that children have safe, permanent homes; and to promote the well-being of children and their families. Most federal child welfare programs are administered by the Children's Bureau, at the Administration on Children, Youth ... |
train_14547 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has two main programs for temporarily importing low-skilled workers, or guest workers. Agricultural guest workers enter through the H-2A visa program, and other guest workers enter through the H-2B visa program. Before an employer can file a petition with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... | [
"Immigration programs for foreign temporary workers have been the subject of much discussion among policymakers over the past decade. Various bills to reform existing programs and to create new temporary worker programs have been introduced in recent Congresses. Comprehensive immigration reform bills that would hav... |
train_14548 | 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 Publishing... | [
"The first section of this report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2018 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action, including the initial submission of the request on May 23, 2017; hearings held by the House and Senate Legislative Branch Subcommittees in May and June, 201... |
train_14549 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The creation of a new State Department position—Director of Foreign Assistance—has sparked congressional interest regarding the management, budgeting, and proposals for reform of U.S. foreign aid programs. Charged with coordinating U.S. assistance programs, the Director of Foreign Assistance (DFA) will have authority o... | [
"The creation of a new State Department position—Director of Foreign Assistance—has sparked congressional interest regarding the management of U.S. foreign aid programs, its possible impact on funding levels, and any possible future reform of foreign aid operations and account structure. The Director of Foreign Ass... |
train_14550 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Voting 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2007 decision FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (WRTL II) held that a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), prohibiting corporate or labor union treasury funds from being spent on advertisements broadcast within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a ... | [
"Section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) prohibits corporate or labor union treasury funds from being spent for \"electioneering communications.\" BCRA defines \"electioneering communication\" as any broadcast, cable, or satellite transmission made within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of ... |
train_14551 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal government prohibits the manufacturing, distribution, and possession of many intoxicating substances that are solely intended for recreational use (notable exceptions are alcohol and tobacco); however, the federal government also allows for and controls the medical use of many intoxicants. Federal authority... | [
"Domestic drug enforcement involves controlled substances that are prohibited and controlled substances that are diverted from their intended medical purpose. The federal government prohibits the manufacturing, distribution, and possession of many intoxicating substances that are solely intended for recreational us... |
train_14552 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Access to potential oil and gas resources under the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) continues to be controversial. Moratoria on leasing and development in certain areas were largely eliminated in 2008 and 2009, although a few areas remain legislatively off limits to leasing. The 112th Congress may be unlikely to rei... | [
"In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, Congress continues to debate how much of the outer continental shelf (OCS) should be available for oil and gas development. Having all of the OCS available is seen by some as a way to increase domestic supply and ... |
train_14553 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The mortgage interest deduction, which is one of the largest sources of federal tax revenue loss with an estimated annual cost of $72 billion, is intended to encourage homeownership. Empirical studies suggest that the mortgage interest deduction subsidizes mortgage lending, which has more impact on housing consumption ... | [
"In the 109 th Congress, tax reform was a major legislative issue. In January 2005, President Bush appointed a nine-member bipartisan panel to study the federal tax code and to propose options to reform the code. Proposals for fundamental tax reform would have changed the tax base from income to consumption or chan... |
train_14554 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Philadelphia Convention of 1787 provided two methods of proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In the first, Congress, by two-thirds vote in both houses, proposes amendments to the states. If three-fourths of the states (38 at present) vote to ratify the amendment, it becomes part of the Constitution. Since... | [
"Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two methods of amendment for the nation's fundamental charter. In the first, Congress, by a two-thirds vote of both chambers, proposes amendments to the states, which then consider the proposal; if three-fourths (38 at present) approve the amendment, it is ratified, and ... |
train_14555 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Obama Administration has established a new refugee program for certain minors in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with a parent who is lawfully present in the United States. Created in response to the FY2012-FY2014 surge in unaccompanied child arrivals to the United States from these countries, the Administrati... | [
"In September 2014, the Obama Administration announced a new Central American Minors (CAM) refugee program: We are establishing in-country refugee processing to provide a safe, legal and orderly alternative to the dangerous journey that children are currently undertaking to join relatives in the United States.... T... |
train_14556 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The annual State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bill is the primary legislative vehicle through which Congress reviews the U.S. international affairs budget and influences executive branch foreign policy making in general. Funding for Foreign Operations and State Department/Broadcasting program... | [
"With the end of the first session of the 110 th Congress at hand and only the defense appropriation legislation enacted, Congress passed a consolidated spending measure for all remaining appropriations bills. H.R. 2764 , the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill, became the vehicle fo... |
train_14557 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 26 independent agencies. Among the independent agencies funded by the bill are the General Services Admi... | [
"The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations were provided through a consolidated budget bill ( H.R. 3288 ) that was signed into law ( P.L. 111-117 ) by President Obama on December 16, 2009. Prior to the enactment of the consolidated bill, two continuing resolutions had provided funding for ... |
train_14558 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 111th Congress has taken a broad approach to capturing the lessons on financial crises as part of the effort to evaluate possibilities for revamping the U.S. financial regulatory system. Latin America stands out as one region that has survived multiple financial crises, and in the aftermath of such devastation, man... | [
"Effective financial regulation seeks to strike a balance between supporting an efficient and competitive financial market, and ensuring the safety and soundness of the financial system. Too much regulation and the cost of compliance can constrain lending, profitability, innovation, and economic growth. Too little ... |
train_14559 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For the first time since 1998, voters in Puerto Rico went to the polls in November 2012 to reconsider the island's relationship with the federal government (a concept known as "political status"). Voters were asked to answer two questions: (1) whether they wished to maintain Puerto Rico's current political status; and ... | [
"Congress has considered Puerto Rico's \"political status\"—a term of art referring to the relationship between the federal government and a territorial government—for more than a century. As Figure 1 shows, Puerto Rico lies approximately 1,000 miles southeast of Miami and 1,500 miles from Washington, DC. Despite b... |
train_14560 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Credit rating agencies (CRAs) are expected to provide investors with an informed and unbiased view on securities' debt risk (also referred to as credit risk), the risk that issuers will fail to make promised interest or principal payments when they are due. The agencies provide judgments ("opinions") on the creditworth... | [
"Credit rating agencies (CRAs) provide investors with what is presumed to be an informed perspective on securities' debt risk (also referred to as credit risk), the risk that issuers will fail to make promised interest or principal payments when they are due. The agencies provide judgments (\"opinions\") on the cre... |
train_14561 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Financial regulatory policies are of interest to Congress because firms, consumers, and governments fund many of their activities through banks and securities markets. Furthermore, financial instability can damage the broader economy. Financial regulation is intended to protect borrowers and investors that participate ... | [
"Most people in the United States (and other developed nations) have rejected the Shakespearean maxim, \"neither a borrower nor a lender be.\" Many people use loans to finance at least part of their education and job training during their youth, use mortgages to finance at least part of their home while starting a ... |
train_14562 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Wall Street and Main Street—the financial system and the real economy of goods and services—are bound together. If businesses large and small had to fund investment projects out of their own pockets, society would be significantly poorer. The financial system aggregates the savings of millions of households and allocat... | [
"The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that began in September 2011 do not put forward any single set of grievances or demands. The protests reflect many points of views and widely different agendas. To the extent that a common concern may be identified, it is probably the gap between \"the 1%\"—wealthy traders and... |
train_14563 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the mid-1980s, budget experts have debated whether the best method of measuring the subsidy cost of federal credit (direct loans and loan guarantees) is the cost to the government or the fair value cost. The cost to the government would reflect the actual budget cost measured by discounting of expected cash flows... | [
"Since the mid-1980s, budget experts have debated whether the best method of measuring the subsidy cost of federal credit (direct loans or loan guarantees) is the cost to the government or the fair value cost. Federal credit is direct loans and loan guarantees. The cost to the government would reflect the actual bu... |
train_14564 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Public-private partnerships (P3s) in transportation are contractual relationships typically between a state or local government, who are the owners of most transportation infrastructure, and a private company. P3s provide a mechanism for greater private-sector participation in all phases of the development, operation, ... | [
"Growing demands on the transportation system and constraints on public resources have led to calls for more private-sector involvement in the provision of transportation infrastructure through what are known as \"public-private partnerships\" or \"P3s.\" As defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), \... |
train_14565 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress completed action on the FY2014 regular appropriations bills with enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76), in January 2014. The act contains the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund federal departments and agencies and provide funding for most research and development (R&D) sup... | [
"The 113 th Congress continues to take a strong interest in the health of the U.S. research and development (R&D) enterprise and in providing support for federal R&D activities. The federal government has played an important role in supporting R&D efforts that have led to scientific breakthroughs and new technologi... |
train_14566 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the 109th Congress, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and MeansSubcommittee on Human Resources have approved legislation that would reauthorize and revise theTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant. This legislation, S. 667 and H.R. 240 , also includes many changes to the Child Suppo... | [
"In the 109th Congress, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and MeansSubcommittee on Human Resources have approved legislation that would reauthorize and revise theTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant. (1) This legislation, S. 667 and H.R. 240 , also includes many changes to the Ch... |
train_14567 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | From the time of Vannevar Bush and his 1945 report on U.S. science policy, academic research has played a role in the nation's economy. Vannevar Bush's report, Science the Endless Frontier, maintained that major investments in research should be made to the nation's universities. He stated that the research capacity of... | [
"From the time of Vannevar Bush and World War II, academic research has played a role in the nation's economy. Vannevar Bush, national science advisor to both Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, stated that major investments in research should be made to the nation's universities. His position was that ... |
train_14568 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report summarizes key provisions affecting private health insurance in H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, as ordered reported by House Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce. Specifically, this report focuses on Division A (or I) of H.R. 3200 from those ... | [
"H.R. 3200 , America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, as introduced on July 14, 2009, was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for... |
train_14569 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Commentary abounds suggesting the current U.S. income tax code is overly complicated, unfair, a drag on the economy, and in need of reform. One option for tax reform would fundamentally change how taxes are collected in the United States, and tax consumption instead of income. Multiple proposals have been introduced in... | [
"Fundamental tax reform is an oft-cited policy priority among legislators, and appeals for tax reform seem to achieve broad support across political parties. Commentary abounds suggesting the current U.S. income tax code is overly complicated, unfair, a drag on the economy, and in need of reform. Disagreements, how... |
train_14570 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | During the lame duck session, the 114th Congress is expected to consider various provisions in the annual defense authorization bill that address U.S. security sector cooperation. If enacted, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could significantly alter the way in which the U.S. Department of Defense (... | [
"Security cooperation provisions in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have escalated ongoing debates over U.S. security sector assistance to foreign countries and raised questions regarding whether existing authorities are able to meet current and evolving requirements. As the 114 th Congress win... |
train_14571 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | President Obama, in a speech on April 22, 2009 (Earth Day), addressed the linkage between the problems he associated with U.S. reliance on oil, especially imported oil, and the importance of a future based more on alternative energy sources. To move in the direction of accomplishing these goals, the Administration, in ... | [
"In a speech on April 22, 2009 (Earth Day), President Obama linked the importance of winning the technological race to develop clean energy sources with the economic problems associated with U.S. dependence on an oil-based society. The President said that the federal deficit and the trade deficit, as well as global... |
train_14572 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Much is written by and about state, local, and international government efforts to address cybersecurity policy issues. This report and the CRS reports listed below link to authoritative sources that address many of the most prominent issues. It includes resources and studies from government agencies (federal, state, l... | [
"Much is written by and about state, local, and international government efforts to address cybersecurity policy issues. This report links to authoritative sources that address many of the most prominent issues. It includes resources and studies from government agencies (federal, state, local, and inte rnational), ... |
train_14573 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1993, Russia formally applied for accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Its application was taken up by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the successor organization of the GATT, in 1995. Russia's application has entered into its most significant phase as Russia negotiates with WTO members... | [
"In 1993, Russia formally applied for accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Its application was taken up by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, the successor organization of the GATT. Russia's application has entered into its most significant phase as Russia negotiates with WTO mem... |
train_14574 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Note: Due to the late enactment of the FY2013 appropriation, this report summarizes action only through the end of the 112th Congress. Final amounts for FY2013 are presented in CRS Report R43110, Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2014 and FY2013 (Post-Sequestration) Appropriations. The Agriculture appropriations bill... | [
"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 (USDA) except the Forest Service, which is funded in... |
train_14575 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 109th Congress is considering legislation to reauthorize the block grant of TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families (TANF) for five years. Congress has inconclusively debatedlong-term TANF authorizations since 2002, instead adopting short-term extensions. The latestextension ( P.L. 109-19 ) funds the program through... | [
"The 109th Congress is considering legislation to reauthorize the block grant of TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families (TANF) for five years. The 108th Congress and its predecessor, the107th Congress, both inconclusively debated a long-term authorization for TANF and relatedprograms. The program has received 11 sh... |
train_14576 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the post-Cold War world, terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and related money laundering are perceived both as criminalmatters and as threats to the nation's security. Often collectively termed transnational threats, these issues havebecome theconcerns of law enforcement agencies as well as the U.S. Intelligence Comm... | [
"The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact by 1991 significantly altered the internationalenvironment. Transnational issues, (1) such as narcotics, terrorism,money laundering, economic espionage, and shipments of materials forweapons of mass destruction (WMD) have risen in importance, in some cases becom... |
train_14577 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | How to address safety, health, and environmental risks from potential exposure to abandoned or discarded military munitions has been a long-standing issue. There has been particular concern among the public about such risks at older decommissioned military properties that have been in civilian use for many years, and a... | [
"Explosives can remain \"live\" in munitions and present a safety risk for many years, even decades, after their military use has ceased, especially if munitions are buried and thereby protected from degradation. Munitions used in training exercises do not always detonate upon impact and can burrow beneath the surf... |
train_14578 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the 1980s expansion, the trade deficit and budget deficit moved together. This pattern re-emerged in the recession and subsequent expansion beginning in 2001. This is the opposite of what happened in the last half of the 1990s, when the budget deficit fell as a fraction of gross domestic product (GDP) and the trade ... | [
"One of the most lively debates among economists and policymakers during the 1980s was the relationship between the federal budget deficit and the international trade deficit. When the dust settled those arguing that the two deficits should move together seemed to have carried the day, although doubters remained. T... |
train_14579 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report summarizes and analyzes four previous government market interventions (Home Owners Loan Corporation in 1933, Continental Illinois in 1984, the savings and loan insurance fund shortfall in 1989, and the Latin American debt crisis in 1989), in light of current mortgage market conditions. Current proposals to ... | [
"Increasing delinquency and default rates on subprime mortgages in 2007 and 2008, along with liquidity problems in other financial sectors, have led some to call on the federal government to intervene in the mortgage market. The Administration and the mortgage industry have developed an approach called HOPE NOW tha... |
train_14580 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | House of Representatives has several different parliamentary procedures through which it can bring legislation to the chamber floor. Which of these will be used in a given situation depends on many factors, including the type of measure being considered, its cost, the amount of political or policy controversy surroundi... | [
"The House of Representatives has several different parliamentary procedures through which it can bring legislation to the chamber floor. Which will be used in a given situation depends on many factors, including the type of measure being considered, its cost, the amount of political or policy controversy surroundi... |
train_14581 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under current law, the production tax credit (PTC) incentive for renewable electricity will expire at the end of 2013. Generally, congressional debate about the PTC falls within a spectrum of options. At one end of the spectrum, proposals have been made to eliminate the incentive. At the other end of the spectrum, prop... | [
"Under current law, qualified renewable electricity projects that start construction before January 1, 2014, are eligible to receive PTCs during the first 10 years of project operations. For projects started on or after January 1, 2014, the PTC would not be available. The debate about the future of PTC incentives g... |
train_14582 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Insurance is a critical piece of a modern economic system, but it often goes unnoticed until it becomes prohibitively expensive or its availability is curtailed. Such problems occurred in the medical malpractice liability insurance market most recently in the early part of the 2000s. Many physicians experienced substan... | [
"Insurance is a critical piece of a modern economic system, but it often goes unnoticed until it becomes prohibitively expensive or its availability is curtailed. Such problems occurred in the medical malpractice insurance market in the first half of this decade. Many physicians experienced substantial increases in... |
train_14583 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the consolidated cases of Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States, decided June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 opinion that aliens designated as enemy combatants and detained at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus. The Court also found... | [
"In the consolidated cases of Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States , decided June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 opinion that aliens designated as enemy combatants and detained at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus . The Court als... |
train_14584 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical care. The VA provides these benefits through three major operating units: the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), th... | [
"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a range of benefits and services to veterans who meet certain eligibility rules; these benefits include medical care, disability compensation and pensions, education, vocational rehabilitation and employment services, assistance to homeless veterans, home loan guara... |
train_14585 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Few issues in federal highway finance have raised such heated debate as how closely each state's federal highway grants should match its highway users' payments to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). This "donor-donee" state issue has been contentious during every reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs si... | [
"Historically, transportation policy battle lines have often formed along regional rather than partisan alignments. The regional character of transportation policy is evident in the debate over what constitutes equitable distribution of federal highway aid among the states. For many years, \"donor states\" (mostly ... |
train_14586 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established on January 1, 1995, under an agreement reached during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations. The Uruguay Round was the last of a series of periodic trade negotiations held under the auspices of the WTO's predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and ... | [
"Following World War II, nations throughout the world, led by the United States and several other developed countries, sought to establish an open and nondiscriminatory trading system with the goal of raising the economic well-being of all countries. Aware of the role of trade barriers in contributing to the econom... |
train_14587 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The overthrow of Haiti's first democratically elected president in September 1991 propelledHaiti into its worst crisis since protests brought down the 29-year dictatorship of the Duvalier familyin 1986. The leaders of the coup faced stronger international sanctions than did previous coupleaders in Haiti, largely becaus... | [
"Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected to a five-year term as President of Haiti on December 16,1990, in what is widely regarded as Haiti's first free and fair elections. He was inaugurated onFebruary 7, 1991, raising hopes that Haiti would leave behind its authoritarian past. Eight monthslater, on September 30, 1991,... |
train_14588 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 110th Congress passed an omnibus farm bill (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246) to authorize and direct the implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) major programs across the spectrum of its mission areas through FY2012. The enacted bill reorganizes the Department's Rese... | [
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for conducting agricultural research at the federal level, and for providing partial support for cooperative research, extension, and post-secondary agricultural education programs in the states. This mission area of USDA is called Research, Education, and E... |
train_14589 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report analyzes how the United States makes policy towards the multilateral development banks (MDBs) and identifies ways by which Congress can shape U.S. policy and influence the activities of the banks themselves. The executive branch and Congress share responsibility for U.S. policy towards the MDBs and each has... | [
"This report describes and analyzes how U.S. policy towards the multilateral development banks (MDBs) is made and implemented by the executive branch and Congress. The United States is the largest, or one of the largest, stockholders in several MDBs, including the World Bank and four smaller regional development ba... |
train_14590 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a broad range of benefits to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and to certain members of their families; however, a claimant must meet the basic eligibility criteria. A benefit claimant must prove that he or she meets the statutory definition of a "veteran," which includes... | [
"Recent legal events related to Vietnam-era servicemembers who received an \"other than honorable\" (OTH) discharge (commonly referred to as an \"undesirable\" or \"bad paper\" discharge) from the military have drawn the attention of Congress due to the impact that OTH discharges may have on restricting eligibility... |
train_14591 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Periods of rising oil prices can result in reduced economic growth, rising prices, and reduced disposable incomes for consumers, as well as a deteriorating trade balance. For the oil industry, periods of high oil prices generally imply increasing cash flows and higher profits. While some view the improvement in the ind... | [
"Periods of high oil prices are usually associated with reduced economic growth, a deteriorating foreign trade balance, and rising prices. High gasoline prices, the most tangible result of high oil prices for consumers, reduce discretionary family income and influence decisions with respect to automobile choice and... |
train_14592 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | While largely comprised of Medicare provisions, the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIPBenefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 ( H.R. 5661 ), a compromiseagreement between House and Senate committees and the leadership, includes a number of importantchanges to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Progra... | [
"Medicaid is a joint federal-state entitlement program that pays for medical assistanceprimarily for low-income persons who are aged, blind, disabled, members of families with dependentchildren, and certain other pregnant women and children. Within broad federal guidelines, each statedesigns and administers its own... |
train_14593 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In recent years, the United States and other countries have expressed considerable concernthat China's national currency (the yuan or renminbi) is seriously undervalued. Some analysts saythe yuan needs to rise by as much as 40% in order to reflect its equilibrium value. Critics say thatChina's undervalued currency prov... | [
"In recent years, there has been growing concern in the United States and elsewhere that Chinamay be manipulating the value of its currency to gain unfair trade advantages. Many believe thatChina's national currency, the yuan or renminbi (RMB), may be seriously undervalued compared tothe dollar and other major curr... |
train_14594 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Some observers assert the financial crisis of 2007-2009 revealed that excessive risk had built up in the financial system, and that weaknesses in regulation contributed to that buildup and the resultant instability. In response, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203... | [
"The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ( S. 2155 ) was reported out by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on December 18, 2017. It was then passed by the Senate on March 14, 2018, following the inclusion of a manager's amendment that added a number of provision... |
train_14595 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments, but each state designs andadministers its own version of the program under broad federal guidelines. The complexity ofMedicaid can present an enormous challenge in meeting the needs of Hurricane Katrina's victims,especially when evacuees cross state lin... | [
"Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments, but each state designs andadministers its own version of the program under broad federal guidelines. The complexity ofMedicaid can present an enormous challenge in meeting the needs of Hurricane Katrina's victims,especially when evacuees cross stat... |
train_14596 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A "pit" is the fissile core of a nuclear warhead. In modern warheads, it creates a nuclear explosion that triggers a substantially larger thermonuclear explosion. All pits currently in the U.S.nuclear stockpile were made at the Rocky Flats Plant near Denver, CO, which opened in 1952. TheDepartment of Energy (DOE) halte... | [
"U.S. policy since the mid-1950s has been to maintain a stockpile of at least several thousandnuclear weapons (active and inactive) for the indefinite future. The Bush Administration reaffirmedthis policy in its Nuclear Posture Review, briefed to Congress in early 2002. (1) This report deals withan element the Admi... |
train_14597 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The elimination of the last set of quotas of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) on January 1, 2005, ostensibly brought about the end of decades of quantitative restrictions on the international exchange of clothing and textiles. Trade analysts around the world expected that the final lifting of import limits ... | [
"The termination of over 40 years of quotas on January 1, 2005, ushered in a new era for the global trade in clothing and textiles. An ad hoc multilateral system of quotas—originally established as a short-term measure to allow the United States and western Europe to adjust to emerging competition from other parts ... |
train_14598 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the 109th Congress, several bills were introduced to address the legacy of pollution from inactive and abandoned hardrock mines (IAMs) that degrades the environment throughout the United States, particularly in the West. The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that 40% of headwaters in the West have been a... | [
"Congress has recently been presented with legislative proposals to address the legacy of pollution from abandoned hardrock mines that degrades the environment throughout the United States, particularly in the West. In the 109 th Congress, four bills were introduced that sought to encourage cleanup of inactive or a... |
train_14599 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the midst an economic downturn, colleges and universities in the United States are finding themselves confronting economic difficulties. Foreign students have historically been an important source of revenue for colleges and universities because unlike many of their native counterparts, foreign students frequently d... | [
"In the midst of an economic downturn, colleges and universities in the United States are finding themselves confronting economic difficulties. Many schools rely on endowments to help fund activities, programs, and expenses. The marked decrease in schools' endowments due to investment losses could potentially mean ... |
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