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CRS_R40536 | Issues and Options for Congress
With numerous providers, treatment settings, and payment mechanisms, the mental health care delivery system in the United States is complex, and some policymakers and other stakeholders believe that the system has gaps that make it difficult for some populations to navigate. In view of r... | What have federal reports recommended with regards to the mental health care system? | In the past decade, four federal reports have offered insight into the nation's mental health care system and recommended a fundamental transformation of the system. | [
0,
10,
21,
22
] | [
10,
21
] | 789 |
CRS_RL31533 | Shiite Communities Emboldened
Compounding the threat perception of the Gulf states is the rise of Shiite Islamist factions in post-Saddam Iraq—particularly revered clerical leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), the Da'wa (Islamic Call) Party, and the facti... | How have Sunni-Shiite tensions changed as a result? | Shiite communities, particularly that in Bahrain, have been emboldened by events in Iraq to seek additional power, and Sunni-Shiite tension in the Gulf states is said by observers to be increasing. | [
5,
12,
13,
23
] | [
5
] | 960 |
GAO_GAO-15-196 | Background
Enterprise Funds: Definition and History
A U.S. government–funded enterprise fund is an organization that is designed to promote the expansion of the private sector in developing and transitioning countries by providing financing and technical assistance to locally owned small and medium-sized enterprises. ... | Why must these gaps be fixed? | Collectively, these gaps in implementation pose challenges for USAID's oversight of the Funds. | [
0,
1,
12,
13,
16,
19,
25
] | [
12,
13,
16,
19
] | 963 |
GAO_GAO-15-29 | Background
This section describes: (1) NNSA organization and management, (2) DOE and NNSA cost estimating requirements and guidance for projects, (3) DOE and NNSA cost estimating requirements and guidance for programs, (4) our 2009 cost estimating best practices, and (5) federal standards for internal controls.
Project... | What did Senate Report 112-73 mandate? | Senate Report 112-73 mandated that GAO report on NNSA's cost estimating practices. | [
0,
9,
12,
13,
19
] | [
9,
13
] | 872 |
GAO_GAO-15-506 | FSA Delivered a Fraction of the Functionality Envisioned for MIDAS
FSA has delivered a fraction of what was originally planned for MIDAS. FSA first documented high-level plans for the functionality that MIDAS was to deliver when it completed a system requirements review in December 2011. At that time, MIDAS was envisio... | How does this compare to the platform FSA delivered? | However, FSA delivered a platform that hosts data for administering farm program benefits and is integrated with USDA's geospatial system; it does not host tools and applications for administering benefits, and is not integrated with USDA's financial system or data warehouse. | [
6,
13,
18,
19,
20
] | [
6
] | 989 |
GAO_GAO-15-506 | FSA Delivered a Fraction of the Functionality Envisioned for MIDAS
FSA has delivered a fraction of what was originally planned for MIDAS. FSA first documented high-level plans for the functionality that MIDAS was to deliver when it completed a system requirements review in December 2011. At that time, MIDAS was envisio... | How did FSA originally envision MIDAS? | FSA envisioned MIDAS as a single platform to host data, tools, and applications for administering farm program benefits that would be integrated with USDA financial, geospatial, and data warehouse systems. | [
6,
13,
18,
19,
20
] | [
6
] | 976 |
CRS_RL34504 | Developments
President's Budget and the Budget Resolution
On February 4, 2008, President Bush sent his FY2009 budget to Congress. It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
On June 4, 2008 , the Senate passed the FY2009 budget resolution conference agreement ( H.Rept. 110-659 );... | What would have been the result of the request? | The President's budget request would have resulted in an overall decline in appropriations for HUD's programs and activities of just over 1% from the FY2008 level. | [
1,
2,
8
] | [
2,
8
] | 724 |
CRS_R40451 | The Donor-Donee State Arguments
The donor state argument is that for the sake of equity each state should receive federal highway funding roughly equal to the fees and taxes that their state's highway users pay into the HTF. Donor state advocates generally contend that they have been subsidizing the repair and improvem... | What argument do donee states make for their program? | Donee state advocates argue that fairness is in the eye of the beholder and should not be separated from needs. | [
3,
10
] | [
3
] | 963 |
GAO_GAO-14-31 | Background
Effect of Statehood on Puerto Rico’s Economy and Employment
As previously discussed, Puerto Rico’s economy has largely been in recession since 2006. Likewise, Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate has been relatively high, and its labor force participation rate has been relatively low, compared to those of the st... | What does the report examine? | This report examines potential changes to selected federal programs and related spending changes, and changes to selected federal revenue sources that would be expected should Puerto Rico become a state. | [
0,
8,
10,
12,
21,
27
] | [
10,
12,
21
] | 935 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | What type of information do the satellites provide? | Both types of satellites provide a valuable perspective of the environment and allow observations in areas that may be otherwise unreachable. Used in combination with ground, sea, and airborne observing systems, satellites have become an indispensable part of monitoring and forecasting weather and climate. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 799 |
GAO_GAO-19-402T | Reviewing and Approving Facility Site Security Plans
DHS has also made progress reviewing and approving facility site security plans by reducing the time it takes to review these plans and eliminating the backlog of plans awaiting review. In April 2013, we reported that DHS revised its procedures for reviewing faciliti... | What has DHS done to address the backlog? | DHS has since taken additional action to expedite these activities and has eliminated this backlog. | [
3,
6
] | [
3
] | 1,019 |
GAO_GAO-19-362 | Key Roles and Responsibilities for Training the CMF
To establish and train the CMF teams, DOD has assigned components and senior officials with CMF training roles and responsibilities. The key responsibilities for training the CMF are summarized in table 1 below; a more inclusive list is presented in appendix I.
DOD Ha... | How is this report classified? | This is an unclassified version of a For Official Use Only report that GAO previously issued. | [
3,
10,
20,
21,
22,
25
] | [
10,
20,
21
] | 647 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Implementation of Recommendations Should Help Mitigate Program Risks
Both the JPSS and GOES-R programs continue to carry risks of future launch delays and potential gaps in satellite coverage; implementing the recommendations in our accompanying reports should help mitigate those risks. In the JPSS report being release... | What issues has the NOAA faced with the GOES-R program? | On the GOES-R program, progress in completing the system's design has been accompanied by continuing milestone delays, including delays in the launch dates for both the GOES-R and GOES-S satellites. The potential for further milestone delays also exists due to remaining weaknesses in developing and maintaining key prog... | [
8
] | [
8
] | 818 |
CRS_R44014 | How Do Health Insurance Plans Differ?
Health insurance plans can differ in terms of their coverage of consumers and services, their costs to the consumers (and consumers' dependents or employers, if relevant), special features, and generosity, among other properties.
By Coverage
Covered Individuals
The consumer may bu... | How do health insurance plans differ? | Health insurance plans can differ across many dimensions, including coverage, costs, flexibility in choosing providers, special features, and generosity. | [
8,
9,
10,
16
] | [
8,
16
] | 452 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | What type of information do Geostationary satellites provide? | Geostationary satellites provide the graphical images used to identify current weather patterns and provide short-term warning. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 774 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | How can the information from Geostationary satellites be used? | These weather products and models are used to predict the potential impact of severe weather so that communities and emergency managers can help prevent and mitigate its effects. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 783 |
CRS_R43451 | Role of a Public Advocate
Before examining the constitutional implications of the establishment of a public advocate, a threshold matter is whether an advocate is a government actor subject to the constraints of the Constitution. The determination ultimately depends on whether the advocate is a permanently constituted ... | What proposal affects the review of FISA applications? | Another proposal seeks to increase the amount of judicial review given to FISA applications by requiring that the FISC sit en banc. | [
0,
4,
9,
13,
14
] | [
13,
14
] | 801 |
CRS_R40536 | Issues and Options for Congress
With numerous providers, treatment settings, and payment mechanisms, the mental health care delivery system in the United States is complex, and some policymakers and other stakeholders believe that the system has gaps that make it difficult for some populations to navigate. In view of r... | What do these reports say? | According to these reports, transformation of the mental health care system would require timely incorporation of evidence-based practices in routine practice, resolution of workforce shortage issues, removal of financial barriers, coordination of mental health care with general health and social services, and systemat... | [
0,
10,
21,
22
] | [
10,
21
] | 812 |
CRS_R40536 | Issues and Options for Congress
With numerous providers, treatment settings, and payment mechanisms, the mental health care delivery system in the United States is complex, and some policymakers and other stakeholders believe that the system has gaps that make it difficult for some populations to navigate. In view of r... | Why is a broad transformation of the mental health system important? | While each of these recommendations may result in some benefits, the findings suggest that a comprehensive transformation of the mental health system could be necessary to ensure the availability and accessibility of quality mental health care to all individuals who need it. | [
0,
10,
21,
22
] | [
10,
21
] | 803 |
GAO_GAO-15-196 | Background
Enterprise Funds: Definition and History
A U.S. government–funded enterprise fund is an organization that is designed to promote the expansion of the private sector in developing and transitioning countries by providing financing and technical assistance to locally owned small and medium-sized enterprises. ... | Why can't USAID monitor possible illicit use of funds? | USAID has also not tracked the Funds' use of cash in a way that allows the agency to monitor whether EAEF and TAEF are spending it in a timely manner. | [
0,
1,
12,
13,
16,
19,
25
] | [
12,
13,
16,
19
] | 987 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | What technology has the United States used to monitor the Earth? | Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 791 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Implementation of Recommendations Should Help Mitigate Program Risks
Both the JPSS and GOES-R programs continue to carry risks of future launch delays and potential gaps in satellite coverage; implementing the recommendations in our accompanying reports should help mitigate those risks. In the JPSS report being release... | What type of progress has the NOAA made on the JPSS program? | On the JPSS program, NOAA has made noteworthy progress in using Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) data in weather forecasts and developing the JPSS-1 satellite. | [
8
] | [
8
] | 798 |
CRS_R41476 | Homeownership
IRA ownership rates were higher among homeowners than non-homeowners. Low IRA ownership rates among non-homeowners (17.9% for non-homeowners with pensions and 10.6% for non-homeowners without pensions) may reflect several factors. Homeownership rates increase as household income and age increase. In addit... | How might IRA ownership rates be increased? | Some policy proposals that supporters argue will increase IRA ownership rates and account balances include making the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit a refundable tax credit, adopting Automatic IRA proposals, increasing household financial literacy, and making the fees that financial institutions charge IRA own... | [
0,
21,
23,
26
] | [
21,
23,
26
] | 1,006 |
GAO_GAO-18-589 | Credible–Selected Schedules Partially Meet Characteristic, but the Bureau Has Not Carried Out a Schedule Risk Analysis
Our 2013 assessment of the Bureau’s schedule found that the Bureau minimally met the characteristics of a credible schedule. Our 2018 assessment of the Bureau’s schedule found that the Bureau’s schedul... | To what extent has the Bureau assessed the projects for risk? | Additionally, the Bureau has not conducted risk assessments for the project schedules GAO assessed. | [
4,
8,
10
] | [
4,
10
] | 696 |
GAO_GAO-19-341 | Recommendations for Executive Action
We are making the following five recommendations to the Department of Defense: The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the F-35 program office assesses whether the ORD R&M targets are still feasible and revise the ORD accordingly. (Recommendation 1)
The Secretary of Defense shou... | What recommendations is GAO making to DOD? | GAO is making five recommendations to DOD, including that it identify specific and measurable R&M improvement objectives, align improvement projects, and prioritize resources to meet them. | [
10,
11,
21
] | [
10,
11
] | 818 |
GAO_GAO-19-362 | Key Roles and Responsibilities for Training the CMF
To establish and train the CMF teams, DOD has assigned components and senior officials with CMF training roles and responsibilities. The key responsibilities for training the CMF are summarized in table 1 below; a more inclusive list is presented in appendix I.
DOD Ha... | What does GAO's report examine? | GAO's report examines the extent to which DOD has (1) developed a trained CMF, (2) made plans to maintain a trained CMF, and (3) leveraged other cyber experience to meet training requirements for CMF personnel. | [
3,
10,
20,
21,
22,
25
] | [
10,
20,
21
] | 681 |
CRS_R41476 | Homeownership
IRA ownership rates were higher among homeowners than non-homeowners. Low IRA ownership rates among non-homeowners (17.9% for non-homeowners with pensions and 10.6% for non-homeowners without pensions) may reflect several factors. Homeownership rates increase as household income and age increase. In addit... | What is an example of this pattern? | For example, IRA ownership increases as households' income increases and IRA ownership rates are higher among households that own their homes compared with households than do not own their homes. | [
0,
21,
23,
26
] | [
21,
23,
26
] | 989 |
CRS_RL31533 | Shiite Communities Emboldened
Compounding the threat perception of the Gulf states is the rise of Shiite Islamist factions in post-Saddam Iraq—particularly revered clerical leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), the Da'wa (Islamic Call) Party, and the facti... | How far-reaching are the effects of the new Iranian power dynamic? | The new power structure in Iraq has had political repercussions throughout the Gulf region, particularly as Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq has come to overshadow direct insurgent violence against U.S. forces as the key threat to Iraqi stability. | [
5,
12,
13,
23
] | [
5
] | 964 |
CRS_R44295 | Revenue Sources
Health Care and Medical Services
PPAHCs and FQHCs both provide outpatient and preventive services. However, their service focus differs: PPAHCs focus on family planning services, and FQHCs focus on general primary care. There are many more FQHCs than there are PPAHCs; thus FQHCs provide far more servic... | How do the numbers of contraceptive services between the two compare? | However, despite providing more services overall, FQHCs in total provide less than half the number of contraceptive services than do PPAHCs. | [
0,
6,
9
] | [
9
] | 520 |
GAO_GAO-19-362 | Key Roles and Responsibilities for Training the CMF
To establish and train the CMF teams, DOD has assigned components and senior officials with CMF training roles and responsibilities. The key responsibilities for training the CMF are summarized in table 1 below; a more inclusive list is presented in appendix I.
DOD Ha... | What steps are the GAO taking to address these points? | To address these objectives, GAO reviewed DOD's cyber training standards, planning documents, and reports on CMF training; and interviewed DOD officials. | [
3,
10,
20,
21,
22,
25
] | [
10,
20,
21
] | 665 |
CRS_R40451 | The Donor-Donee State Arguments
The donor state argument is that for the sake of equity each state should receive federal highway funding roughly equal to the fees and taxes that their state's highway users pay into the HTF. Donor state advocates generally contend that they have been subsidizing the repair and improvem... | What specific justifications do they make? | They assert that the age of their highway infrastructure, especially in the Northeast, the high cost of working on heavily congested urban roads, and also the limited financial resources of large sparsely populated Western States justify their donee status. | [
3,
10
] | [
3
] | 984 |
CRS_R45208 | Introduction
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. The beginning and ending dates and times—the second Sunday in March at two o'clock ante meridian and the first Sunday in November at two o'clock... | What were the results of DOT's study? | In 1974, DOT reported that the potential benefits to energy conservation, traffic safety, and reductions in violent crime were minimal. | [
0,
1,
6,
10,
12,
13
] | [
10,
12,
13
] | 986 |
CRS_R44014 | How Do Health Insurance Plans Differ?
Health insurance plans can differ in terms of their coverage of consumers and services, their costs to the consumers (and consumers' dependents or employers, if relevant), special features, and generosity, among other properties.
By Coverage
Covered Individuals
The consumer may bu... | What health insurance plans may be of interest to Congress? | Two specific health insurance plan types that may be of interest to Congress are consumer-directed health care (CDHC) and value-based insurance design (VBID). | [
8,
9,
10,
16
] | [
8,
16
] | 462 |
CRS_R44509 | Social Media Adoption and Usage
In addition to the rise of email, the official websites, blogs, YouTube channels, and Facebook pages of Members—all nonexistent 20 years ago—also receive significant traffic. By January 2013, all 100 Senators had created Twitter accounts, and virtually all Members of Congress had at leas... | What is the representation of social media in Representatives and Senators? | Over the last several years, the number of Representatives and Senators adopting social media and the number of different services being utilized has increased. | [
5,
10,
15
] | [
5
] | 568 |
GAO_GAO-19-9 | Federal and State Marijuana Laws
Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the cannabis plant, which contains the psychoactive or mind-altering chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related compounds. Marijuana is a controlled substance under federal law and is classif... | What have states done that departs from federal law? | Nonetheless, an increasing number of states have legalized medical or recreational marijuana under state law. | [
1,
3,
18,
20
] | [
1,
3
] | 918 |
CRS_R44014 | The Challenges of Purchasing Health Care
A consumer may find the purchase of health care different from some other purchases. For example, a consumer buying a gallon of milk each week often knows in advance what kind of milk he or she wants and the approximate price of each variety of milk. In addition, expenditures on... | Why do these factors harm consumers? | These characteristics of purchasing health care decrease the consumer's ability to plan financially and increase the consumer's exposure to financial risk. | [
3,
4
] | [
3,
4
] | 750 |
CRS_R45208 | Introduction
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. The beginning and ending dates and times—the second Sunday in March at two o'clock ante meridian and the first Sunday in November at two o'clock... | What negative effects have studies associated with DST observance? | Other studies have examined potential health effects associated with the spring and fall transition to DST and found a cumulative effect of sleep loss and increased risk for incidence of acute myocardial infarction in specific subgroups. | [
0,
1,
6,
10,
12,
13
] | [
10,
12,
13
] | 1,003 |
CRS_R43118 | History of the DPA
Committee Jurisdiction
Though commonly associated with industrial production for the Department of Defense (DOD), the DPA currently lies within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Prior to 1975, House rules di... | What has the President done with these authorities? | The President, in turn, has delegated these authorities to department and agency heads in Executive Order 13603, National Defense Resource Preparedness, issued in 2012. | [
2,
4,
6,
36,
40
] | [
4,
6
] | 743 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Implementation of Recommendations Should Help Mitigate Program Risks
Both the JPSS and GOES-R programs continue to carry risks of future launch delays and potential gaps in satellite coverage; implementing the recommendations in our accompanying reports should help mitigate those risks. In the JPSS report being release... | What are issues that NOAA has faced on the JPSS program? | However, NOAA does not expect to validate key S-NPP products until nearly 3 years after the satellite's launch, and there are remaining issues with the JPSS schedule that decrease the confidence that JPSS-1 will launch by March 2017 as planned. | [
8
] | [
8
] | 811 |
CRS_R44014 | The Challenges of Purchasing Health Care
A consumer may find the purchase of health care different from some other purchases. For example, a consumer buying a gallon of milk each week often knows in advance what kind of milk he or she wants and the approximate price of each variety of milk. In addition, expenditures on... | What do consumers need to consider when purchasing health care? | A consumer may find the purchase of health care inherently different from some other purchases. Health care can be expensive, and many relevant details concerning future health care may not be known when the consumer is choosing an insurance plan, including when over the course of a year (if at all) health care will be... | [
3,
4
] | [
3,
4
] | 805 |
CRS_R41831 | Impact on Automakers
The March 11 disasters temporarily closed the plants that make 17 of the top 20 models of Japanese vehicles sold in the United States and prompted General Motors to close a plant in Louisiana and Peugeot a plant in Europe. Japan's motor vehicle manufacturing facilities are not concentrated in one a... | How have Japanese earthquake and tsunami disasters affected Japanese automakers internationally? | Japanese motor vehicle plants in other parts of the world have also been affected, including facilities owned by Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and other manufacturers in the Midwest and South of the United States. | [
0,
7,
12
] | [
7
] | 909 |
CRS_R43451 | Role of a Public Advocate
Before examining the constitutional implications of the establishment of a public advocate, a threshold matter is whether an advocate is a government actor subject to the constraints of the Constitution. The determination ultimately depends on whether the advocate is a permanently constituted ... | How could this work in relation to the Constitution? | This does not appear to raise major constitutional questions as such a proposal would likely not hinder the FISC from performing its core constitutional functions. | [
0,
4,
9,
13,
14
] | [
13,
14
] | 803 |
CRS_R41831 | Impact on Automakers
The March 11 disasters temporarily closed the plants that make 17 of the top 20 models of Japanese vehicles sold in the United States and prompted General Motors to close a plant in Louisiana and Peugeot a plant in Europe. Japan's motor vehicle manufacturing facilities are not concentrated in one a... | What is the impact of the disasters on automakers? | IHS Global Insight, a global consulting firm, forecasts that over 4 million units of vehicle production will be lost because of the disasters in Japan, with 90% of them from Japanese automakers. | [
0,
7,
12
] | [
7
] | 910 |
GAO_GAO-14-31 | Background
Effect of Statehood on Puerto Rico’s Economy and Employment
As previously discussed, Puerto Rico’s economy has largely been in recession since 2006. Likewise, Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate has been relatively high, and its labor force participation rate has been relatively low, compared to those of the st... | What was GAO asked to review? | GAO was asked to review potential fiscal implications for federal programs if Puerto Rico were to become a state. | [
0,
8,
10,
12,
21,
27
] | [
10,
12,
21
] | 926 |
CRS_RL31533 | Shiite Communities Emboldened
Compounding the threat perception of the Gulf states is the rise of Shiite Islamist factions in post-Saddam Iraq—particularly revered clerical leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), the Da'wa (Islamic Call) Party, and the facti... | How prevalent are the Sunni-Shiite tensions? | The Sunni-Shiite tensions in Iraq apparently are spilling over into the Gulf states. | [
5,
12,
13,
23
] | [
5
] | 934 |
CRS_RS21842 | Federal Legislation
Legislation in the 113th Congress
The recently enacted continuing resolution for FY2013 ( H.R. 933 ) continues the policy of P.L. 112-55 , the FY2012 appropriations bill, by permitting FSIS to inspect horse slaughtering facilities through FY2013.
The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act ( S. ... | How has Congress reacted to the suing of USDA? | Both the House (H.R. 2410) and Senate (S. 1244) 2014 Agriculture appropriations bills would again prohibit FSIS from inspecting horses under the Federal Meat Inspection Act. The Administration and USDA have also requested that the ban on horse slaughter continue. | [
4,
6,
7
] | [
6,
7
] | 1,018 |
GAO_GAO-12-422T | CBP Has Various Tools for Targeting U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers for Inspections
As part of its efforts to target high-risk cargo containers for inspection, CBP uses various sources of information to screen containers in advance of their arrival in the United States. Specifically, CBP’s 24-hour rule requires that vessel... | What was GAO's recommendation for CBP? | In September 2010, GAO recommended that CBP establish milestones and time frames for updating its targeting criteria to include additional information. | [
0,
1,
5,
8
] | [
0
] | 793 |
CRS_R44509 | Social Media Adoption and Usage
In addition to the rise of email, the official websites, blogs, YouTube channels, and Facebook pages of Members—all nonexistent 20 years ago—also receive significant traffic. By January 2013, all 100 Senators had created Twitter accounts, and virtually all Members of Congress had at leas... | What was the social media presence in 2009? | In 2009, for example, Members of Congress were just beginning to adopt social media and only a small number were actively using Twitter, mostly as a dissemination tool. | [
5,
10,
15
] | [
5
] | 576 |
CRS_R41831 | Impact on Automakers
The March 11 disasters temporarily closed the plants that make 17 of the top 20 models of Japanese vehicles sold in the United States and prompted General Motors to close a plant in Louisiana and Peugeot a plant in Europe. Japan's motor vehicle manufacturing facilities are not concentrated in one a... | How have Detroit 3 automakers acted in response to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disasters? | Detroit 3 automakers, by contrast, are less affected, although they, too, have taken extraordinary steps to keep production moving, including visiting suppliers in Japan to help them rebuild, locating alternative sources for some parts and chemicals, and shifting plants' summer vacations to accommodate the loss of part... | [
0,
7,
12
] | [
7
] | 935 |
CRS_R45208 | Introduction
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. The beginning and ending dates and times—the second Sunday in March at two o'clock ante meridian and the first Sunday in November at two o'clock... | What has Congress done to study the effects of changes in DST observance? | Congress has required several agencies to study the effects of changes in DST observance. | [
0,
1,
6,
10,
12,
13
] | [
10,
12,
13
] | 982 |
GAO_GAO-18-589 | Credible–Selected Schedules Partially Meet Characteristic, but the Bureau Has Not Carried Out a Schedule Risk Analysis
Our 2013 assessment of the Bureau’s schedule found that the Bureau minimally met the characteristics of a credible schedule. Our 2018 assessment of the Bureau’s schedule found that the Bureau’s schedul... | What are risk assessments needed for? | Risk assessments are needed to determine the likelihood of the project's completion date; how much schedule risk contingency is needed to provide an acceptable level of certainty for completion by a specific date; risks most likely to delay the project; how much contingency reserve each risk requires; and the paths or ... | [
4,
8,
10
] | [
4,
10
] | 740 |
CRS_R44295 | Revenue Sources
Health Care and Medical Services
PPAHCs and FQHCs both provide outpatient and preventive services. However, their service focus differs: PPAHCs focus on family planning services, and FQHCs focus on general primary care. There are many more FQHCs than there are PPAHCs; thus FQHCs provide far more servic... | What evidence is there to prove that PPAHCs provide more contraceptive services? | Specifically, in its 2014-2015 report (which covered federal FY2014), PPFA reported that its PPAHCs provided 2.9 million contraceptive services while FQHCs reported providing 1.4 million of these services in calendar year 2015. In addition, each individual FQHC provides far fewer contraceptive services than does the ty... | [
0,
6,
9
] | [
9
] | 574 |
GAO_GAO-19-341 | Recommendations for Executive Action
We are making the following five recommendations to the Department of Defense: The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the F-35 program office assesses whether the ORD R&M targets are still feasible and revise the ORD accordingly. (Recommendation 1)
The Secretary of Defense shou... | What did DOD conclude from these recommendations? | DOD did not concur with this recommendation, but did concur with the R&M recommendations and plans to take action to address them. | [
10,
11,
21
] | [
10,
11
] | 812 |
GAO_GAO-18-589 | Credible–Selected Schedules Partially Meet Characteristic, but the Bureau Has Not Carried Out a Schedule Risk Analysis
Our 2013 assessment of the Bureau’s schedule found that the Bureau minimally met the characteristics of a credible schedule. Our 2018 assessment of the Bureau’s schedule found that the Bureau’s schedul... | How important is schedule risk analysis? | Schedule risk analysis—the systematic analysis of “what if” scenarios—is an established leading practice. | [
4,
8,
10
] | [
4,
10
] | 692 |
CRS_R42726 | Corporate Income Tax Revenues
Corporate tax revenues have been declining over the last six decades. The corporate tax reached its post-World War II era peak in 1952 at 5.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) (see Figure 4 ). In 2013, the corporate tax generated revenue equal to approximately 1.6% of GDP. The corporate tax... | What factors led to this decline in corporate revenues? | The decline in corporate revenues is a combination of decreasing effective tax rates, an increasing fraction of business activity that is being carried out by pass-through entities (particularly partnerships and S corporations, which are not subject to the corporate tax), and a decline in corporate sector profitability... | [
8,
9,
15,
20
] | [
8
] | 641 |
CRS_R44509 | Social Media Adoption and Usage
In addition to the rise of email, the official websites, blogs, YouTube channels, and Facebook pages of Members—all nonexistent 20 years ago—also receive significant traffic. By January 2013, all 100 Senators had created Twitter accounts, and virtually all Members of Congress had at leas... | How has that changed to current times? | Today, all 100 Senators and almost all Representatives have adopted Twitter, Facebook, and other social media tools as a way to supplement their overall office communication strategies and disseminate information. | [
5,
10,
15
] | [
5
] | 574 |
CRS_R41831 | Impact on Automakers
The March 11 disasters temporarily closed the plants that make 17 of the top 20 models of Japanese vehicles sold in the United States and prompted General Motors to close a plant in Louisiana and Peugeot a plant in Europe. Japan's motor vehicle manufacturing facilities are not concentrated in one a... | How have Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami disasters affected Japanese automakers domestically? | The effect of these disasters has been first and foremost borne by Japanese automakers, which closed many of their Japanese assembly plants for several weeks as they assessed their supply chain issues and impact on their Tier 1, 2, and 3 suppliers. | [
0,
7,
12
] | [
7
] | 923 |
CRS_R41831 | Impact on Automakers
The March 11 disasters temporarily closed the plants that make 17 of the top 20 models of Japanese vehicles sold in the United States and prompted General Motors to close a plant in Louisiana and Peugeot a plant in Europe. Japan's motor vehicle manufacturing facilities are not concentrated in one a... | How will this impact affect popular Japanese vehicles? | It is possible that a shortage of some popular Japanese vehicles may develop over the summer in the United States. | [
0,
7,
12
] | [
7
] | 888 |
GAO_GAO-19-402T | DHS Has Made Progress Addressing Past Challenges, But Some Actions are Still Under Way
Our past work has identified progress and challenges in a number of areas related to DHS’s management of the CFATS program, including (1) the process for identifying high-risk chemical facilities; (2) how it assesses risk and priorit... | What steps did DHS take after receiving the GAO recommendations? | DHS revised CFATS procedures that, as of February 2019, GAO is reviewing to determine if they sufficiently address the recommendation. | [
0,
4
] | [
0,
4
] | 750 |
CRS_R45208 | Introduction
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. The beginning and ending dates and times—the second Sunday in March at two o'clock ante meridian and the first Sunday in November at two o'clock... | What were the results of the Department of Energy's study? | In 2008, the Department of Energy assessed the potential effects to national energy consumption of an extended DST, and found a reduction in total primary energy consumption of 0.02%. | [
0,
1,
6,
10,
12,
13
] | [
10,
12,
13
] | 1,000 |
CRS_RL34504 | Developments
President's Budget and the Budget Resolution
On February 4, 2008, President Bush sent his FY2009 budget to Congress. It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
On June 4, 2008 , the Senate passed the FY2009 budget resolution conference agreement ( H.Rept. 110-659 );... | What was the increase in net budget request attributed to? | That requested increase in net budget authority was largely attributable to a decline in the amount available to offset the HUD budget. | [
1,
2,
8
] | [
2,
8
] | 715 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | How can polar-orbiting satellites be used? | For example, polar-orbiting satellites provide the data that go into numerical weather prediction models, which are a primary tool for forecasting weather days in advance--including forecasting the path and intensity of hurricanes. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 791 |
GAO_GAO-19-402T | DHS Has Made Progress Addressing Past Challenges, But Some Actions are Still Under Way
Our past work has identified progress and challenges in a number of areas related to DHS’s management of the CFATS program, including (1) the process for identifying high-risk chemical facilities; (2) how it assesses risk and priorit... | What was discovered by GAO when it inspected DHS facilities? | Inspecting facilities and ensuring compliance. In July 2015, GAO found that nearly half of the facilities DHS had inspected were not fully compliant with their approved security plans and that DHS did not have documented procedures for managing facilities' compliance. | [
0,
4
] | [
0,
4
] | 770 |
CRS_RL32918 | Decisionmaking in the WTO and National Sovereignty
An important question related to the WTO is who are the decisionmakers in the organization. There are many different claims about who sets the rules. A second question is, once the decisionmakers within the WTO have agreed on rules, what do the rules mean with regard t... | What is the role of member governments in the WTO? | Major decisions in the WTO are made by member governments, who determine their negotiating positions, file dispute challenges, and implement their decisions. | [
3,
4,
6
] | [
4
] | 991 |
GAO_GAO-19-402T | DHS Has Made Progress Addressing Past Challenges, But Some Actions are Still Under Way
Our past work has identified progress and challenges in a number of areas related to DHS’s management of the CFATS program, including (1) the process for identifying high-risk chemical facilities; (2) how it assesses risk and priorit... | What did GAO recommend DHS do to manage the compliance of their facilities? | GAO recommended that DHS document procedures for managing compliance. | [
0,
4
] | [
0,
4
] | 736 |
CRS_R45406 | Conservation Appropriations
USDA administers a number of agricultural conservation programs that assist private landowners with natural resource concerns. These include working land programs, land retirement and easement programs, watershed programs, technical assistance, and other programs. The two lead agricultural c... | How are most mandatory conservation programs authorized? | Most mandatory conservation programs are authorized in omnibus farm bills and do not require an annual appropriation. | [
1,
2,
4,
5
] | [
1,
5
] | 1,020 |
CRS_R45050 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress
In the 115 th Congress, some Members have introduced bills intended to address issues with the existing regulatory system for ballast water and other discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. H.R. 1154 and S. 168 , both titled the "Vessel Inc... | What has the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reported? | In March 2017, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reported S. 168. In June 2017, the committee reported S. 1129, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017. | [
16
] | [
16
] | 457 |
CRS_R43118 | History of the DPA
Committee Jurisdiction
Though commonly associated with industrial production for the Department of Defense (DOD), the DPA currently lies within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Prior to 1975, House rules di... | What authorities granted to the President by this act? | The authorities of the DPA are generally afforded to the President in statute. | [
2,
4,
6,
36,
40
] | [
4,
6
] | 725 |
GAO_GAO-12-422T | CBP Has Various Tools for Targeting U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers for Inspections
As part of its efforts to target high-risk cargo containers for inspection, CBP uses various sources of information to screen containers in advance of their arrival in the United States. Specifically, CBP’s 24-hour rule requires that vessel... | What additional information was required for targeting and when should it be provided to the CBP? | The additional cargo information required, such as country of origin, is to be provided to CBP in advance of arrival of the cargo containers at U.S. ports. | [
0,
1,
5,
8
] | [
0
] | 808 |
CRS_R45050 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress
In the 115 th Congress, some Members have introduced bills intended to address issues with the existing regulatory system for ballast water and other discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. H.R. 1154 and S. 168 , both titled the "Vessel Inc... | How similar are the House and Senate versions of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act? | Except for one potentially significant exception, H.R. 1154 and S. 168, both titled the "Vessel Incidental Discharge Act," are the same. | [
16
] | [
16
] | 449 |
CRS_R45050 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress
In the 115 th Congress, some Members have introduced bills intended to address issues with the existing regulatory system for ballast water and other discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. H.R. 1154 and S. 168 , both titled the "Vessel Inc... | How has the moratorium on CWA permitting certain discharges been extended? | On January 3, 2018, President Trump signed S. 2273 (P.L. 115-100), extending through January 19, 2018, the moratorium on CWA permitting for certain incidental discharges (excluding ballast water) from commercial fishing vessels and nonrecreational vessels less than 79 feet in length. S. 2194 and H.R. 4656 would extend ... | [
16
] | [
16
] | 526 |
CRS_R45050 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress
In the 115 th Congress, some Members have introduced bills intended to address issues with the existing regulatory system for ballast water and other discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. H.R. 1154 and S. 168 , both titled the "Vessel Inc... | How has Congress attempted to address the regulatory flaws regarding ballast water discharges? | In the 115th Congress, several bills have been introduced to address issues with the regulatory system for ballast water and other discharges incidental to normal vessel operations. | [
16
] | [
16
] | 445 |
CRS_R43451 | Role of a Public Advocate
Before examining the constitutional implications of the establishment of a public advocate, a threshold matter is whether an advocate is a government actor subject to the constraints of the Constitution. The determination ultimately depends on whether the advocate is a permanently constituted ... | What proposed changes could affect the FISA Courts? | There have also been calls to alter the voting rules of the FISA Courts, although the legal implications of such proposals are less clear. | [
0,
4,
9,
13,
14
] | [
13,
14
] | 803 |
GAO_GAO-19-9 | Federal and State Marijuana Laws
Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the cannabis plant, which contains the psychoactive or mind-altering chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related compounds. Marijuana is a controlled substance under federal law and is classif... | How much marijuana-related activity is legalized under state law? | However, in these states, some marijuana-related activity may still be illegal under state law. | [
1,
3,
18,
20
] | [
1,
3
] | 918 |
CRS_R44295 | Revenue Sources
Health Care and Medical Services
PPAHCs and FQHCs both provide outpatient and preventive services. However, their service focus differs: PPAHCs focus on family planning services, and FQHCs focus on general primary care. There are many more FQHCs than there are PPAHCs; thus FQHCs provide far more servic... | What are differences between PPAHCs and FQHCs? | Both PPAHCs and FQHCs provide family planning services; however, PPAHCs focus on providing family planning and related services, whereas FQHCs focus on providing more comprehensive primary care, dental, and behavioral health services. | [
0,
6,
9
] | [
9
] | 542 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | What do polar-orbiting satellites provide? | Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the weather and climate. As the earth rotates beneath it, each polar-orbiting satellite views the entire earth's surface twice a day. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 803 |
CRS_RL34504 | Developments
President's Budget and the Budget Resolution
On February 4, 2008, President Bush sent his FY2009 budget to Congress. It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
On June 4, 2008 , the Senate passed the FY2009 budget resolution conference agreement ( H.Rept. 110-659 );... | What was included in the process? | It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an increase of 4% in net budget authority from the FY2008 non-emergency level. | [
1,
2,
8
] | [
2,
8
] | 724 |
GAO_GAO-12-422T | CBP Has Various Tools for Targeting U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers for Inspections
As part of its efforts to target high-risk cargo containers for inspection, CBP uses various sources of information to screen containers in advance of their arrival in the United States. Specifically, CBP’s 24-hour rule requires that vessel... | What does CBP do in order to identify high-risk cargo for inspection? | As part of its efforts to identify high-risk cargo for inspection, CBP uses various sources of information to screen containers in advance of their arrival in the United States. | [
0,
1,
5,
8
] | [
0
] | 804 |
CRS_R44014 | How Can a Consumer Purchase Health Insurance?
A consumer may obtain health insurance from an employer (or other group) or individually from another source.
From an Employer or Other Group
Some consumers obtain health insurance plans offered by employers to their employees and their employees' dependents as fringe benef... | What do insurance exchanges facilitate? | Exchanges facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers of insurance but are not insurers. | [
0,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
12,
16,
22
] | [
6,
7
] | 966 |
CRS_R41476 | Homeownership
IRA ownership rates were higher among homeowners than non-homeowners. Low IRA ownership rates among non-homeowners (17.9% for non-homeowners with pensions and 10.6% for non-homeowners without pensions) may reflect several factors. Homeownership rates increase as household income and age increase. In addit... | How are pension coverage and IRA ownership rates correlated? | Although IRA ownership rates are lower among households without pension coverage, IRA ownership patterns are similar among households with and without pension coverage. | [
0,
21,
23,
26
] | [
21,
23,
26
] | 983 |
GAO_GAO-19-9 | Federal and State Marijuana Laws
Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the cannabis plant, which contains the psychoactive or mind-altering chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related compounds. Marijuana is a controlled substance under federal law and is classif... | Why has DEA's DCE/SP provided financial support to participating state and local agencies? | Since 1981, DEA's DCE/SP has provided financial support to participating state and local agencies for their efforts to eradicate illegal marijuana. | [
1,
3,
18,
20
] | [
1,
3
] | 936 |
CRS_R45050 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Legislation in the 115th Congress
In the 115 th Congress, some Members have introduced bills intended to address issues with the existing regulatory system for ballast water and other discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. H.R. 1154 and S. 168 , both titled the "Vessel Inc... | How are S. 168 and S. 1129 similar? | As reported, S. 1129 includes the text of S. 168. | [
16
] | [
16
] | 427 |
CRS_R43118 | History of the DPA
Committee Jurisdiction
Though commonly associated with industrial production for the Department of Defense (DOD), the DPA currently lies within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Prior to 1975, House rules di... | Which department ultimately has jurisdiction of the DPA's powers? | The DPA lies within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | [
2,
4,
6,
36,
40
] | [
4,
6
] | 739 |
CRS_RL34504 | Developments
President's Budget and the Budget Resolution
On February 4, 2008, President Bush sent his FY2009 budget to Congress. It included $39 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
On June 4, 2008 , the Senate passed the FY2009 budget resolution conference agreement ( H.Rept. 110-659 );... | What incited the start of the FY2009 appropriation process? | The FY2009 appropriations process began with President Bush's FY2009 budget request. | [
1,
2,
8
] | [
2,
8
] | 711 |
CRS_R45393 | Background
This section provides background information on sources of U.S. GHGs emissions (particularly CO 2 ), CAA Section 111, the CPP, and NSR.
The ACE Proposal
Proposed Change to New Source Review
Under ACE, EPA proposed to revise the test used to determine whether physical or operational changes to an EGU constit... | How would ACE affect NSR for EGUs? | Third, EPA proposed to revise the NSR applicability test for EGUs. | [
0,
2,
7,
18
] | [
18
] | 861 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Implementation of Recommendations Should Help Mitigate Program Risks
Both the JPSS and GOES-R programs continue to carry risks of future launch delays and potential gaps in satellite coverage; implementing the recommendations in our accompanying reports should help mitigate those risks. In the JPSS report being release... | Why do NOAA's mitigation plans still face issues? | However, the agency does not yet have comprehensive contingency plans that identify specific actions with defined timelines, and triggers. Until NOAA establishes comprehensive contingency plans that addresses these shortfalls, its plans for mitigating potential gaps may not be effective in avoiding significant impacts ... | [
8
] | [
8
] | 809 |
CRS_R40451 | The Donor-Donee State Arguments
The donor state argument is that for the sake of equity each state should receive federal highway funding roughly equal to the fees and taxes that their state's highway users pay into the HTF. Donor state advocates generally contend that they have been subsidizing the repair and improvem... | What federal approach do donee states take? | They further argue that there are needs that are inherently federal rather than state, and that a national highway network cannot be based solely on state or regional boundaries. | [
3,
10
] | [
3
] | 969 |
CRS_R44014 | How Can a Consumer Purchase Health Insurance?
A consumer may obtain health insurance from an employer (or other group) or individually from another source.
From an Employer or Other Group
Some consumers obtain health insurance plans offered by employers to their employees and their employees' dependents as fringe benef... | How can any consumer get health care? | All consumers may purchase health insurance directly (perhaps through an insurance agent or broker) from private insurance firms. In addition, all consumers may obtain health insurance through insurance exchanges, or marketplaces. | [
0,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
12,
16,
22
] | [
6,
7
] | 991 |
GAO_GAO-15-385 | ACV Acquisition Approach Prioritizes Protected Land Mobility over Amphibious Capabilities
Since we reported on the ACV acquisition in 2014, the USMC has adopted a new ACV acquisition approach consisting of three concurrent efforts that emphasize the requirement for protected land mobility in the near term and seek impr... | How did the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014 affect GAO? | The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 mandated GAO to review and report annually to the congressional defense committees on the ACV program until 2018. | [
1,
2,
8,
10
] | [
1,
2
] | 698 |
CRS_RL32918 | Decisionmaking in the WTO and National Sovereignty
An important question related to the WTO is who are the decisionmakers in the organization. There are many different claims about who sets the rules. A second question is, once the decisionmakers within the WTO have agreed on rules, what do the rules mean with regard t... | What concerns have been raised regarding its governance? | However, some challenge the claim that the WTO is democratic in nature by arguing that smaller countries are left out of the decision-making and that governments tend to represent large commercial interests only. | [
3,
4,
6
] | [
4
] | 999 |
CRS_R41831 | Impact on Automakers
The March 11 disasters temporarily closed the plants that make 17 of the top 20 models of Japanese vehicles sold in the United States and prompted General Motors to close a plant in Louisiana and Peugeot a plant in Europe. Japan's motor vehicle manufacturing facilities are not concentrated in one a... | How will Detroit 3 and South Korean automakers mitigate this problem? | The Detroit 3 and South Korean automakers may be able to fill a portion of whatever demand Japanese producers are unable to meet. | [
0,
7,
12
] | [
7
] | 898 |
CRS_RL31296 | Introduction
U.S. laws provide a variety of avenues for U.S. industries, including agricultural producers, to seek relief when they believe they have been injured by the effects of trade. Trade remedies, the primary means of such relief, are designed to counter the economic effects on U.S. producers of imports sold in ... | What trade remedies does federal law provide for industries? | Currently, federal law provides for four primary trade remedies. Three of these – safeguards, countervailing duties, and anti-dumping duties – address concerns about the impacts of competing imports. | [
1,
2,
3,
12
] | [
1,
2
] | 861 |
GAO_GAO-15-385 | ACV Acquisition Approach Prioritizes Protected Land Mobility over Amphibious Capabilities
Since we reported on the ACV acquisition in 2014, the USMC has adopted a new ACV acquisition approach consisting of three concurrent efforts that emphasize the requirement for protected land mobility in the near term and seek impr... | What does this second report cover? | This second mandated report discusses (1) the current ACV acquisition approach and (2) how the ACV acquisition approach compares to acquisition management best practices. | [
1,
2,
8,
10
] | [
1,
2
] | 687 |
GAO_GAO-15-196 | Background
Enterprise Funds: Definition and History
A U.S. government–funded enterprise fund is an organization that is designed to promote the expansion of the private sector in developing and transitioning countries by providing financing and technical assistance to locally owned small and medium-sized enterprises. ... | What concerns did GAO have regarding the Funds’ implementation? | While TAEF and EAEF have generally fulfilled the requirements of the grant agreements, GAO found three gaps in the Funds' implementation and one gap in the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) implementation. | [
0,
1,
12,
13,
16,
19,
25
] | [
12,
13,
16,
19
] | 997 |
CRS_R44295 | Revenue Sources
Health Care and Medical Services
PPAHCs and FQHCs both provide outpatient and preventive services. However, their service focus differs: PPAHCs focus on family planning services, and FQHCs focus on general primary care. There are many more FQHCs than there are PPAHCs; thus FQHCs provide far more servic... | How do the numbers of PPAHCs and FQHCs compare? | There are more than 15 times the number of FQHCs than there are PPAHCs; thus FQHCs provide far more services in a given year than do PPAHCs. | [
0,
6,
9
] | [
9
] | 536 |
GAO_GAO-19-341 | Recommendations for Executive Action
We are making the following five recommendations to the Department of Defense: The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the F-35 program office assesses whether the ORD R&M targets are still feasible and revise the ORD accordingly. (Recommendation 1)
The Secretary of Defense shou... | What else is GAO recommending to DOD? | In addition, DOD should complete its business case for modernization before beginning additional development efforts. | [
10,
11,
21
] | [
10,
11
] | 804 |
GAO_GAO-13-865T | Background
Since the 1960s, the United States has used polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites to observe the earth and its land, ocean, atmosphere, and space environments. Polar-orbiting satellites constantly circle the earth in a nearly north-south orbit, providing global coverage of conditions that affect the we... | How are geostationary satellites different from polar-orbiting satellites? | In contrast, geostationary satellites maintain a fixed position relative to the earth from a high orbit of about 22,300 miles in space. | [
0,
9
] | [
0
] | 786 |
GAO_GAO-15-29 | Background
This section describes: (1) NNSA organization and management, (2) DOE and NNSA cost estimating requirements and guidance for projects, (3) DOE and NNSA cost estimating requirements and guidance for programs, (4) our 2009 cost estimating best practices, and (5) federal standards for internal controls.
Project... | What does the report examine? | This report examines: (1) the extent to which DOE and NNSA cost estimating requirements and guidance for projects and programs reflect best practices and (2) the extent to which recent NNSA project and program reviews identified cost estimating weaknesses, and the extent to which the weaknesses can be attributed to not... | [
0,
9,
12,
13,
19
] | [
9,
13
] | 913 |
CRS_RS21842 | Federal Legislation
Legislation in the 113th Congress
The recently enacted continuing resolution for FY2013 ( H.R. 933 ) continues the policy of P.L. 112-55 , the FY2012 appropriations bill, by permitting FSIS to inspect horse slaughtering facilities through FY2013.
The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act ( S. ... | How is FSIS inspection of horse meat still allowed? | Although an amendment by Senator Landrieu to the FY2013 continuing resolution (H.R. 933) would have prohibited FSIS inspection, the CR continues the policy of P.L. 112-55, permitting FSIS to inspect horse meat through FY2013. | [
4,
6,
7
] | [
6,
7
] | 1,017 |
CRS_RL31296 | Introduction
U.S. laws provide a variety of avenues for U.S. industries, including agricultural producers, to seek relief when they believe they have been injured by the effects of trade. Trade remedies, the primary means of such relief, are designed to counter the economic effects on U.S. producers of imports sold in ... | What is the Section 301 trade remedy? | The fourth remedy, commonly called Section 301, is the principal tool to challenge (under dispute settlement procedures in international trade agreements where applicable) unfair foreign trade practices that affect U.S. commerce generally, including exports to other countries. | [
1,
2,
3,
12
] | [
1,
2
] | 869 |
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