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train_16500 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Army continues an ambitious program intended to transform itself into astrategically responsive forcedominant in all types of ground operations. As planned, its Future Force will eventually meld all ongoing initiativesinto a force based on a high-tech FutureCombat System (FCS). Its Current Force is beginning t... | [
"RS20787 -- Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress Updated March 11, 2004 Modernization is not a new issue or objective for U.S. military forces, but it has taken on new urgency because of: the post-Cold War downsizing andprocurement reductions, the new global environment and unexpe... |
train_16501 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A congressional or federal charter is a federal statute that establishes a corporation. Congress has issued charters since 1791, although most charters were issued after the start of the 20th century. Congress has used charters to create a variety of corporate entities, such as banks, government-sponsored enterprises, ... | [
"In the Anglo-American linguistic tradition, the word \"charter\" has been used to refer to many legal writs, including \"articles of agreement,\" \"founding legislation,\" \"contracts,\" \"articles of incorporation,\" and more. The varied uses of this term to refer to so many different legal writs may reflect the ... |
train_16502 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides an overview of the role foreign investment plays in the U.S. economy and an assessment of possible actions a foreign investor or a group of foreign investors might choose to take to liquidate their investments in the United States. Concerns over the potential impact of disinvestment have grown as n... | [
"Foreign capital inflows are playing an important role in the economy. Such inflows bridge the gap between U.S. supplies and demands for credit, thereby allowing consumers and businesses to finance purchases at interest rates that are lower than they would be without overseas capital inflows. Similarly, capital inf... |
train_16503 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In advance of the expiration of the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-246), numerous proposals have been offered to revise the "farm safety net" for producers of crops covered by farm commodity support programs. Farm safety net proposals by Members of Congress, the Administration, and a number of farm and interest groups surfac... | [
"This report provides an overview of farm safety net proposals for the next farm bill, as advocated by the Administration, Members of Congress, and various interest groups. The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its version of the 2012 omnibus farm bill on April 26, 2012 (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act o... |
train_16504 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to its website, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible "for the operations and care of more than 18.4 million square feet of facilities, 570 acres of grounds and thousands of works of art." Pursuant to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990, the Architect is appointed by the President with... | [
"T he Office of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible \"for the operations and care of more than 18.4 million square feet of facilities, 570 acres of grounds and thousands of works of art.\" This includes the House and Senate office buildings, the Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, the Library of Cong... |
train_16505 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under the Clean Air Act, areas that have not attained one or more of the six National Ambient Air Quality Standards (currently more than 100 areas with a combined population of 143 million) must develop State Implementation Plans (SIPs) providing for implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS. The act re... | [
"This report explains the Clean Air Act requirement that federal departments and agencies demonstrate that their activities—including projects that they fund—\"conform\" to state plans for achieving air quality standards. The report explains the statutory requirements, reviews the recent history of their implementa... |
train_16506 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | After action to reauthorize the 2008 farm bill in both the 112th and 113th Congresses, the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79; "2014 farm bill") was enacted on February 7, 2014. In addition to farm programs and other agricultural policies, this newest omnibus farm bill reauthorizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistan... | [
"Most recently, the farm bill nutrition programs were reauthorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (\"2014 farm bill\"; P.L. 113-79 ; enacted on February 7, 2014) after related action in the 112 th Congress and the 113 th Congress. The \"farm bill\" is an omnibus bill which reauthorizes dozens of agriculture and ag... |
train_16507 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In April 2009, a novel influenza virus began to spread around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to the virus as Influenza A(H1N1). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other Administration officials refer to it as 2009 H1N1 flu. Throughout this report, the virus is referred ... | [
"In April 2009, a novel influenza virus began to spread around the world. Early in the outbreak, public reports referred to the virus as \"swine flu,\" which reflected the dominant genetic makeup of the unknown disease. At the end of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally named the disease and explaine... |
train_16508 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Under traditional Medicaid, states may require certain beneficiaries to share in the cost of Medicaid services, although there are limits on the amounts that states can impose, the beneficiary groups that can be required to pay, and the services for which cost-sharing can be charged. Prior to DRA, changes to these rule... | [
"In health insurance, beneficiaries may face two types of out-of-pocket payments: (1) participation-related cost-sharing, typically in the form of monthly premiums, regardless of whether services are utilized, and (2) service-related cost-sharing, which consists of payments made directly to providers at the time of... |
train_16509 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Agricultural exports, which are forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reach $108.5 billion in 2009, are an important source of employment, income, and purchasing power in the U.S. economy. Programs that deal with U.S. agricultural exports are a major focus of Title III, the trade title, in the new omnibus f... | [
"Historically, Congress has mandated programs to help U.S. exporters compete with subsidies provided by other countries, to assist with financing for exports where credit is a constraint, or to promote U.S. agricultural exports. Some in Congress have criticized programs that assist with exports as corporate welfare... |
train_16510 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In April 2003, the sequence of the human genome was deposited into public databases. This milestone, which has been compared to the discoveries of Galileo, and other advances in genetics have created novel legal issues relating to genetic information. The Human Genome Project produced detailed maps of the 23 pairs of h... | [
"In April 2003, the sequence of the human genome was deposited into public databases. Scientists involved in the Human Genome Project (HGP) reported that the finished sequence consists of overlapping fragments covering 99% of the coding regions of the human genome, with an accuracy of 99.999%. These rapid advances ... |
train_16511 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) authorizes programs that provide student financial aid to support attendance at a variety of institutions of higher education (IHEs). These institutions include public institutions, private non-profit institutions, and private for-profit (proprietary) institutions. In order fo... | [
"Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) authorizes programs that provide student financial aid to support attendance at a variety of institutions of higher education (IHEs). These institutions include public institutions, private non-profit institutions, and private for-profit (proprietary) institutions. During... |
train_16512 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | U.S.-Russian trade is governed by Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, which sets conditions on Russia's normal trade relations (NTR), or nondiscriminatory, status, including the "freedom-of-emigration" requirements of the Jackson-Vanik amendment (Section 402). Changing Russia's trade status to unconditional NTR or "perm... | [
"Granting Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status requires a change in law because Russia is prohibited from receiving PNTR under Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974. The change would likely occur in the form of legislation to eliminate the application of Title IV to trade with Russia. Title IV includes... |
train_16513 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States often looks to Europe as its partner of choice in addressing important global challenges. Given the extent of the transatlantic relationship, congressional foreign policy activities and interests frequently involve Europe. The relationship between the United States and the European Union (EU) has beco... | [
"The United States looks to Europe for partnership on an extensive range of global issues. In terms of international politics, security, and economics, Americans and Europeans tend to share broadly similar values, and often tend to pursue common or compatible goals. Many observers assert that the collective weight ... |
train_16514 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | From 1953 to 1975, proposals to reform Rule XXII at the start of a new Congress were biennial rituals. They were instigated by Senators in each party frustrated by the chamber's inability to enact social and civil rights legislation because of the opposition of other Members. The biennial focus declined somewhat when t... | [
"From 1953 to 1975, initiatives to reform Senate Rule XXII at the start of a new Congress were biennial rituals. They were instigated mainly by Senators in each party frustrated by the chamber's inability to enact certain legislation, such as civil rights measures, due to filibusters. The biennial focus on amending... |
train_16515 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides federal assistance for disaster-damaged roads and public transportation systems through two programs: the Emergency Relief Program (ER) administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program administered by th... | [
"Disaster-damaged roads and public transportation systems are eligible for federal assistance under two U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) programs, the Emergency Relief (ER) Program administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Public Transportation ER Program administered by the Federal T... |
train_16516 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | States have primary responsibility for administering child welfare funds. However, the federal government provides substantial child welfare funding that is contingent on states meeting certain program requirements. The greatest part of federal assistance dedicated to child welfare is included in Title IV-B and Title I... | [
"Child welfare programs are intended to prevent child abuse and neglect, and to protect and improve the lives of children who have experienced maltreatment. As the U.S. Constitution has been interpreted, states exercise the greatest responsibility for administering these services. At the same time, the federal gove... |
train_16517 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The settlement reached in Cobell v. Salazar was authorized by the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 on December 8, 2010. Under the terms of the settlement, the United States government will pay $1.4 billion to members of the class who sought to have a historical accounting of their IIM accounts (an abbreviation for Individ... | [
"First filed in 1996, Cobell v. Salazar involved the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) management of several money accounts. These money accounts, known as IIMs (an abbreviation for Individual Indian Monies) are monies which the federal government holds for the benefit of individual Indians rather than property ... |
train_16518 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was last comprehensively reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB; P.L. 107-110). During the 114th Congress, the House Education and the Workforce Committee reported the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), which would provide for a comprehensive reauthorizat... | [
"The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was last comprehensively reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB; P.L. 107-110 ). The authorization of appropriations for most programs authorized by the ESEA extended through FY2007. As Congress has not reauthorized the ESEA, there is currently ... |
train_16519 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal budget is central to Congress's ability to exercise its "power of the purse." Each fiscal year Congress and the President undertake a variety of steps intended to set levels of spending and revenue and to make policy decisions. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview and background on the curre... | [
"The federal budget is central to Congress's ability to exercise its \"power of the purse.\" Federal budget decisions also express Congress's priorities and reinforce Congress's influence on federal policies. Making budgetary decisions for the federal government is a complex process and requires balancing competing... |
train_16520 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Obama Administration's efforts to normalize relations with Cuba focused attention on U.S. policies on immigration and federal assistance that apply to Cuban migrants in the United States—a set of policies that afford Cuban nationals unique immigration privileges. The November 2016 death of Cuba's Fidel Castro may l... | [
"Cuban migration to the United States is a topic of long-standing congressional interest. U.S. immigration policy toward Cuba is the product of a unique set of circumstances and is unlike U.S. immigration policy toward any other nation in the world. Efforts by the Obama Administration to normalize relations with Cu... |
train_16521 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Aircraft are a significant source of greenhouse gases—compounds that trap the sun's heat, with effects on the Earth's climate. In the United States, aircraft of all kinds are estimated to emit between 2.6% and 3.4% of the nation's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, depending on whether one counts international air t... | [
"Research on climate change has identified a wide array of sources that emit \"greenhouse gases\" (GHGs)—compounds that trap the sun's heat, with effects on Earth's climate. The largest sources of these emissions, particularly in developed economies, are electric utilities and the transportation sector. In the Unit... |
train_16522 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Federal complaint-handling, ombudsman, and advocacy offices have different forms, capacities, and designations. This report, which reviews the state of research in this field and the heritage of such offices, examines and compares them, along with recent legislative developments and past proposals to establish a govern... | [
"A variety of offices at the federal level respond to complaints, grievances, and concerns from the public about government programs, services, and operations. These entities, which differ in important respects, are variously referred to as complaint-handling, advocacy, public counsel, coordinative, and ombudsman o... |
train_16523 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Published reports have suggested that in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Pentagon has expanded its counterterrorism intelligence activities as part of what the Bush Administration termed the global war on terror. Some observers have asserted that the Department of Defense (DOD) may have been conducting cert... | [
"Some observers assert that since 9/11 the Pentagon has begun to conduct certain types of counterterrorism intelligence activities that may meet the statutory definition of a covert action. The Pentagon, while stating that it has attempted to improve the quality of its intelligence program in the wake of 9/11, has ... |
train_16524 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) published new standards regulating exposure to crystalline silica in the workplace. Under the new standards, the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for crystalline silica is to be reduced to 50 µg/m3 (micrograms p... | [
"On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) published in the Federal Register new standards governing exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the workplace.",
"Key features of the new crystalline silica standards include the following requirem... |
train_16525 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Unmanned aerial systems comprise a rapidly growing portion of the military budget, and have been a long-term interest of Congress. At times, Congress has encouraged the development of such systems; in other instances, it has attempted to rein in or better organize the Department of Defense's efforts. Unmanned aircraft ... | [
"Since 1917, United States military services have researched and employed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Over that time, they have been called drones, robot planes, pilotless aircraft, RPVs (remotely piloted vehicles), RPAs (remotely piloted aircraft) and other terms describing aircraft that fly under control wit... |
train_16526 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The M-4 carbine is the Army's primary individual combat weapon for infantry units. While there have been concerns raised by some about the M-4's reliability and lethality, some studies suggest that the M-4 is performing well and is viewed favorably by users. The Army is undertaking both the M4 Carbine Improvement Progr... | [
"In the mid-1990s, the Army began fielding the M-4 carbine, a lighter, more compact version of the Vietnam-era M-16 rifle. Both M-16 and M-4 carbines are 5.56 mm caliber weapons and are primarily manufactured by Colt Defense LLC, Hartford, CT. Army officials are said to be satisfied with the M-16 family of weapons ... |
train_16527 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The impact of taxes on international trade and investment has been debated for decades. Most recently, a variety of bills addressing international taxation were introduced in the 110th Congress—some would have cut taxes for U.S. firms overseas, while others would have increased taxes on foreign investment. The debate o... | [
"The term \"outsourcing\" has recently assumed a prominent place in the public debate over economic policy. In general, the debate concerns the impact various federal policies are thought to have on outsourcing, including the policy that is the focus of this report, taxes. But \"outsourcing\" is not a formally-defi... |
train_16528 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Presidential review of agency rulemaking is widely regarded as one of the most significant developments in administrative law since the introduction of the first formal review programs in the 1970s. The evolution of presidential review of agency rulemaking efforts from the Reagan era through the current Administration ... | [
"Steadily increasing presidential involvement in agency rulemaking efforts has often been cited as one of the most significant developments in administrative law and domestic policymaking since the introduction of the first formal review programs in the 1970s. The evolution of presidential review of agency rulemaki... |
train_16529 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Juvenile justice in the United States has predominantly been the province of the states and their localities. The first juvenile court in America was founded in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois, and, by 1925, all but two states had established juvenile court systems. The mission of these early juvenile courts was to rehab... | [
"Administering justice to juvenile offenders has largely been the domain of the states, and as a result of this the laws that pertain to juvenile offenders can vary widely from state to state. There is no federal juvenile justice system. Although the federal government does not play a direct role in administering j... |
train_16530 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In a speech on March 14, 2002, at the Inter-American Development Bank, President Bush outlined a proposal for the United States to increase foreign economic assistance beginning inFY2004 so that by FY2006 American aid would be $5 billion higher than three years earlier. Thenew funds, which would supplement the roughly ... | [
"On January 23, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act,2004 ( P.L. 108-199 ) within which Congress authorized the creation of the Millennium ChallengeAccount and appropriated $994 million for FY2004. The MCA legislation, included in Division Dof the omnibus spending bill, resolved ... |
train_16531 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Current U.S. nuclear energy policy focuses on the near-term construction of improved versions of existing nuclear power plants. All of today's U.S. nuclear plants are light water reactors (LWRs), which are cooled by ordinary water. Under current policy, the highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel from LWRs is to be perma... | [
"All commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, as well as nearly all nuclear plants worldwide, use light water reactor (LWR) technology that was initially developed for naval propulsion. Cooled by ordinary water, LWRs in the early years were widely considered to be an interim technology that would pave ... |
train_16532 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | FY2008 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) agencies were originally proposed in H.R. 2829. The bill included funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 20 independent agencies. Among the independen... | [
"On June 28, 2007, the House approved $43.8 billion for agencies funded through the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill ( H.R. 2829 ), a $3.1 billion increase over FY2007 enacted funding and $101 million above the President's FY2008 request. Discretionary spending in the bill totale... |
train_16533 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. The 112th Congress faces reauthorization of the current five-year farm bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246) because many of its provisions expire in 2012. The 2008 farm bill contained 15 titles coverin... | [
"The 112 th Congress is in the midst of considering an omnibus farm bill that will establish the direction of agricultural policy for the next several years. Many provisions of the current farm bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246 ) expire this year. The Senate Agriculture Committee ap... |
train_16534 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On December 8, 2006, the House passed legislation (212-184) to grant Vietnam permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status as part of a more comprehensive trade bill (H.R. 6406). Pursuant to H.Res. 1100, the bill was then coupled with a tax-extension bill (H.R. 6111) and sent to the Senate. The Senate passed the combi... | [
"On December 8, 2006, the House passed legislation (212-184) to grant Vietnam permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status as part of a more comprehensive trade bill ( H.R. 6406 ). Pursuant to H.Res. 1100 , the bill was then coupled with a tax-extension bill ( H.R. 6111 ) and sent to the Senate. The Senate passed... |
train_16535 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the annual number of drug overdose deaths involving prescription opioids (such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and methadone) and illicit opioids (such as heroin and nonpharmaceutical fentanyl) has more than quadrupled since 1999. A November 2017 report issued by ... | [
"T he alarming rise in drug overdose deaths involving opioids over the past two decades has prompted the federal government to examine the causes of the public health crisis, identify possible solutions to counteract the problem, and take actions to address the crisis. The primary federal law governing the manufact... |
train_16536 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established regulations regarding the disposal of hazardous wastes. Although there are federal requirements under RCRA for the management of hazardous waste, some states have opted to implement more stringe... | [
"Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established regulations regarding the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes. RCRA establishes certain minimum standards that states must meet. However, states have the option ... |
train_16537 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In 1980, Chile was the first country to replace its pay-as-you-go public pension system with a system of individual accounts. The "Chilean model" has been widely studied as one possible model for public pension restructuring. Chile's public pension system consists of three tiers: a poverty prevention tier, an individua... | [
"In 1980, Chile replaced its pay-as-you-go public pension system, under which benefits for current beneficiaries were paid with taxes from current workers, similar to Social Security in the United States, with a system of individual accounts that has become a possible model for public pension restructuring around t... |
train_16538 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | As Congress debates the justification for comprehensive health reform and considers various proposals, some states have taken the initiative by enacting reforms to address concerns about health insurance coverage and health care costs, among other issues. Massachusetts is one such state. While Massachusetts has a legis... | [
"As Congress debates the justification for comprehensive health reform and considers various proposals, some states have taken the initiative by enacting reforms to address concerns about health insurance coverage and health care costs, among other issues. Massachusetts is one such state. While Massachusetts has a ... |
train_16539 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In a sweeping decision issued on June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court struck down a Texasstate statute that made it a crime for homosexuals to engage in certain private sex acts. Specifically,the Court's ruling in Lawrence v. Texas held that the due process privacy guarantee of the FourteenthAmendment extends to protect co... | [
"In a sweeping decision issued on June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court struck down a Texasstate statute that made it a crime for homosexuals to engage in certain private sex acts. Specifically,the Court's ruling in Lawrence v. Texas held that the due process privacy guarantee of the FourteenthAmendment extends to prote... |
train_16540 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." This provision limits the government's power to restrict speech. In 1976, the Supreme Court issued its landmark campaign finance ruling in Buckley v. Valeo. In Buckley, the Court... | [
"The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that \"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.\" This provision limits the government's power to restrict speech. In 1976, the Supreme Court issued its landmark campaign finance ruling in Buckley v. Vale o. In Buckley , ... |
train_16541 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ensures the safety of all food except for meat, poultry, and certain egg products over which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has regulatory oversight. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the FDA has the authority to regulate the manufacturing, pr... | [
"T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ensures the safety of all food except for meat, poultry, and certain egg products over which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has regulatory oversight. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the FDA has the authority to regulate the manufacturi... |
train_16542 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Surface transportation congestion most likely will be a major issue for Congress as it considers reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA), P.L. 109-59, which is set to expire on September 30, 2009. By many accounts, congestion on the nation's r... | [
"Transportation congestion most likely will be a major issue for Congress as it considers reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users ( SAFETEA), P.L. 109-59 , which is set to expire on September 30, 2009. By many accounts, congestion on the nation's ro... |
train_16543 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Dramatic swings in crude oil prices have led Congress to examine the functioning of the markets where prices are set. A particular concern is that financial speculators may at times drive prices above the level justified by supply and demand. Most oil speculators produce no commercial quantities of oil and take no deli... | [
"The price of crude oil rose sharply in 2007 and the first half of 2008, sparking widespread concern about energy prices, their effect on the world economy, and consequences for household consumption. Prices then fell sharply between July and December, from a peak of $145 per barrel to just over $30. To some observ... |
train_16544 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | More than 80 benefit programs provide aid -- in cash and noncash form -- that is directed primarily to persons with limited income. Such programs constitute thepublic "welfare" system, if welfare is defined as income-tested or need-basedbenefits. This definition omits social insurance programs like Social Security andM... | [
"More than 80 benefit programs provide cash and noncash aid that is directedprimarily to persons with limited income. These benefit programs cost $522.2 billionin FY2002, a record high. This sum was up $45.3 billion (9.5%) from the previouspeak of FY2001, and it equaled 5% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Feder... |
train_16545 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-276) included provisions designed to promote employment and self-sufficiency among residents of assisted housing, including a mandatory work or community service requirement for residents of public housing. Non-elderly, non-disabled, non-working resident... | [
"Non-elderly, non-disabled, non-working residents of public housing are subject to a community service and self-sufficiency requirement (referred to as the CSSR or community service requirement). Specifically, all adult residents of a household who are not otherwise exempted are required to participate in eight hou... |
train_16546 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Inland waterways are a significant part of the nation's transportation system. Because of the national economic benefits of maritime transport, the federal government has invested in navigation infrastructure for two centuries. Commercial barge shippers and other waterway users receive significant support through feder... | [
"Inland waterways are a significant component of the nation's marine transportation system. These waterways carry approximately one-sixth of the national volume of intercity cargo on 25,000 miles of commercially active inland and intracoastal waterways. Included in this total are approximately 12,000 miles of fuel-... |
train_16547 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Changing economic, social, and political conditions at home and abroad have led some analysts to question whether the United States will remain globally competitive in the coming decades. In response to these and closely related concerns, Congress enacted the 2007 America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69), as well as its succ... | [
"Changing economic, social, and political conditions at home and abroad have led some analysts to question whether the United States will remain globally competitive in the coming decades. The possibility that the United States has lost or could lose its historical advantages in scientific and technological advance... |
train_16548 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The federal budget consists of four basic fund groups—the general fund, special funds, revolving funds, and trust funds. The first three are often referred to as the federal funds group. Trust funds are an accounting mechanism that records revenues, offsetting receipts, or collections earmarked for the purpose of the s... | [
"The federal budget consists of four basic fund groups—the general fund, special funds, revolving funds, and trust funds. The first three are often referred to as the federal funds group. General funds are not earmarked for a specific purpose and, consequently, there is no direct link between revenues (primarily ta... |
train_16549 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | U.S.-Algeria ties are highly focused on counterterrorism cooperation and U.S. interest in Algeria's oil and gas production. The Obama Administration has indicated a desire to deepen and broaden bilateral relations, including security assistance, while periodically urging greater political and economic openness. While b... | [
"Given its size, energy resources, experience in counterterrorism, and large military, Algeria has drawn interest from U.S. investors and attention from U.S. officials seeking to respond to security challenges in North and West Africa. The Obama Administration has tried to balance a bilateral relationship that is h... |
train_16550 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its policy oversight functions. All agreement and delivery data in this re... | [
"This report provides Congress with official, unclassified, background data from U.S. government sources on transfers of conventional arms to developing nations by major suppliers for the period 2004 through 2011. It also includes some data on worldwide supplier transactions. It updates and revises CRS Report R4201... |
train_16551 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | A patent, which is a form of intellectual property right (IPR), is a legal, exclusive right granted for the invention of a new product, process, organism, design, and plant. It allows the right holder to exclude others from making, using, or selling the protected invention for a period of 20 years. Patents constitute t... | [
"This report focuses on the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPRs) provisions pursued through international and U.S. trade policy and access to medicines. Patents, a form of IPR, constitute the most common method by which governments encourage research and development (R&D) in order to find treatm... |
train_16552 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson signed final changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone on March 12, 2008; the proposal appeared in the Federal Register on March 27. NAAQS are standards for outdoor (ambient) air that are intended to protect public health and welfare from harmful concentrat... | [
"On March 12, 2008, the EPA Administrator signed revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The revisions appeared in the March 27, 2008 issue of the Federal Register . Because they have widespread implications for public health and for the pollution control measures that will be imp... |
train_16553 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 112-81), Section 1207, created a new Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF) as a four-year pilot project to be jointly administered and funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the State Department. The purpose of the fund is to carry out security and counterter... | [
"At the Obama Administration's request, in December 2011 Congress enacted into law a new, joint State Department and Department of Defense (DOD) Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF) to assist countries with urgent security and stabilization needs. The Administration proposed the GSCF with its FY2012 budget submi... |
train_16554 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Congress has identified research and development (R&D) as important contributors totechnological progress. The performance of R&D may have intellectual property ramifications,however. To the extent that researchers use patented inventions without authorization, they may faceinfringement liability. Although the courts r... | [
"The goal of the patent system is to promote the production and dissemination oftechnological information. Some observers believe that absent a patent system, individuals and firmswould be less likely to engage in research and development. Without the availability of patentprotection, new inventions could be easily... |
train_16555 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On June 1, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which governs the immunity of foreign states in U.S. courts, does not apply in suits against foreign officials. The ruling clarifies that officials of foreign governments, whether present ... | [
"On June 1, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which governs the immunity of foreign states in U.S. courts, does not apply in suits against foreign officials. Samanta r's particular facts involved the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and ... |
train_16556 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report, last updated in June 2008, provides a history of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act through its third reauthorization—as PDUFA IV—in September 2007. As the 112th Congress turns to the law's next reauthorization—PDUFA V, CRS has prepared another report that describes current law and the PDUFA V proposal (le... | [
"In September 2007, Congress reauthorized the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). This was the third five-year extension of the original 1992 law. Since 1993, the program has enabled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect and use fees from pharmaceutical manufacturers to review marketing applications... |
train_16557 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has pursued a variety of ballistic missile defense concepts and programs over the past fifty years. Since the 1970s, some attention has focused on directed energy weapons, such as high-powered lasers for missile defense. Today, the Airborne Laser (ABL) program is the furthest advanced of these directe... | [
"The United States has sought to develop and deploy ballistic missile defenses for more than 50 years. Since President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in FY1985, Congress has provided about $110 billion for ballistic missile defense programs and studies. National missile defense (NMD) has proven to be c... |
train_16558 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC invalidated two provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), codified at 2 U.S.C. § 441b. It struck down the long-standing prohibition on corporations using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditures, and Section 203 of the Bi... | [
"Citizens United, a nonprofit Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt corporation, produced a 90-minute documentary regarding a presidential candidate, then-Senator Hillary Clinton. The group released the film in theaters and on DVD, and planned to make it available through video-on-demand. In addition, ... |
train_16559 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | On July 16, 2015, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) of the Department of the Interior proposed a Stream Protection Rule that would revise regulations implementing Title V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). Revised rules are intended to avoid or minimize adverse impac... | [
"On July 16, 2015, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) of the Department of the Interior proposed a Stream Protection Rule. It would revise regulations that implement Title V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), the law that governs the permitting of coal mining oper... |
train_16560 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | From the earliest days of commercial radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its predecessor, the Federal Radio Commission, have encouraged diversity in broadcasting. This concern has repeatedly been supported by the U.S. Supreme Court, which has affirmed that "the widest possible dissemination of inform... | [
"From the earliest days of commercial radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its predecessor, the Federal Radio Commission, have encouraged diversity in broadcasting. This concern has repeatedly been supported by the U.S. Supreme Court, which has affirmed that \"the widest possible dissemination of ... |
train_16561 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report is a compilation of legislation on Iraq from 1990 to the present. The list is composed of resolutions and public laws relating to military action ordiplomatic pressure to be taken against Iraq. (1) Thelist does not include foreign aid appropriations bills passed since FY1994 that deny U.S. funds to any nati... | [
"RS21324 -- Iraq: A Compilation of Legislation Enacted and Resolutions Adopted by Congress, 1990-2003 Updated March 27, 2003 House H.J.Res. 658 Supported the actions taken by the President with respect to Iraqi aggression against Kuwait and confirmed United States resolve. Passed in the House: October 1, 1990 H.Con... |
train_16562 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The United States has gradually shifted its formal drug policy from a punishment-focused model toward a more comprehensive approach—one that focuses on prevention, treatment, and enforcement. The proliferation of drug courts in American criminal justice fits this more comprehensive model. These specialized court progra... | [
"The United States has gradually shifted its formal drug policy from a punishment-focused model toward a more comprehensive approach—it is now one that focuses on prevention, treatment, and enforcement. The Obama Administration stated that it coordinated \"an unprecedented government-wide public health and public s... |
train_16563 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Television and radio airwaves are inundated with political ads right now, and their numbers will only increase as the November 2012 elections get closer. Some ads expressly tell viewers or listeners which candidate to vote for or against. Others take a different approach. These ads typically urge people to contact an e... | [
"The question of whether a political advertisement is issue advocacy (including lobbying) or campaign activity is an important one under the tax laws, particularly for tax-exempt 501(c) organizations. This is because the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) imposes limitations on the ability of 501(c) groups to engage in ca... |
train_16564 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Privatization is a broad term that encompasses various types of public-private arrangements, including contractual relationships with private entities for goods or services and government-funded voucher programs that allow individuals to purchase private goods or services. In other contexts, Congress has empowered priv... | [
"P rivatization is a broad term that generally refers to the transfer of public or governmental functions or services to private entities. Privatization of government functions involves a \"host of arrangements,\" including public-private contractual relationships where private entities provide goods or services fo... |
train_16565 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The President signed H.R. 2985, the FY2006 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, into P.L. 109-55 on August 2, 2005 (119 Stat. 565). The act provides $3.804 billion in new budget authority, a 4.49% increase of $163.61 million over current budget authority. Going into conference, the House bill contained $2.87 billion,... | [
"The FY2006 legislative funding bill, H.R. 2985 , was signed into P.L. 109-55 by President Bush on August 2, 2005. Prior to House and Senate consideration of the FY2006 funding bill, Congress agreed to a FY2005 supplemental containing funds for salaries and expenses of the Capitol Police and for an interim congress... |
train_16566 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The House and the Senate approved H.Rept. 111-89, the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, on April 29, 2009. The FY2010 budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions directing the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ... | [
"The House and the Senate approved H.Rept. 111-89 , the conference report to accompany S.Con.Res. 13 , the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, on April 29, 2009. The FY2010 budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions directing the Senate HELP Committee and the House Education and La... |
train_16567 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In light of lessons learned from the September 2001 terrorist attacks and other catastrophes such as Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav, the second session of the 111th Congress is expected to consider questions and issues associated with federal homeland security assistance. Federal homeland security assistance, for the pu... | [
"Congress has enacted legislation and appropriated funds for homeland security assistance programs since 1996, a policy initiated in large measure by the bombings of the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993, and the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Following the September 11, 2001, t... |
train_16568 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides states, territories, and Indian tribes with federal grants for benefits and services intended to ameliorate the effects, and address the root causes, of child poverty. It was created in the 1996 welfare reform law, and is most associated with polic... | [
"The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides states, territories, and Indian tribes with federal grants for benefits and services intended to ameliorate the effects, and address the root causes, of child poverty. TANF funds can be used in any manner a state can reasonably calculate helps... |
train_16569 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Cancún Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization(WTO)broke up without reaching agreementon the course of future multilateral trade negotiations. Negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda haveproceeded at a slow pace since the launch of thenew round in November 2001. The immediate cause of the collaps... | [
"RS21664 -- The WTO Cancún Ministerial November 6, 2003 The new round of trade negotiations, the Doha Development Agenda (DDA), was launched at the 4th WTO Ministerial at Doha, Qatar in November 2001. It isknown as the Doha Development Agenda because of its emphasis on integrating developing countries into theworld... |
train_16570 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | There have been sharp debates over the past three decades concerning the appropriate levelof funding for U.S. foreign policy programs, and it is likely that these debates will continue asCongress reviews the President's FY2007 budget proposal. The past 30 years have witnessed wideswings in the amounts of U.S. resources... | [
"There have been sharp debates over the past three decades in Congress and differencesbetween the executive and legislative branches on the appropriate level of funding for U.S. foreignpolicy programs. These debates are continuing in 2006 as Congress reviews the President's FY2007budget proposal. The past 30 years ... |
train_16571 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Islamic religious schools known as madrasas (or madrassahs) in the Middle East, Central, and Southeast Asia have been of increasing interest to U.S. policy makers. Some allege ties between madrasas and terrorist organizations, such as Al Qaeda, and assert that thes... | [
"Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Islamic schools known as madrasa s have been of increasing interest to analysts and to officials involved in formulating U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Madrasas drew added attention when it became known that sever... |
train_16572 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Head Start, a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965, was last reauthorized in 1998 for fiscal years 1999-2003. The program has remained funded in subsequent years through the annual appropriations process. After unsuccessful efforts by the... | [
"Head Start, a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965, was last reauthorized in 1998 for fiscal years 1999-2003. The program has remained alive in subsequent years through the annual appropriations process. After unsuccessful efforts by... |
train_16573 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 115th Congress has passed legislation that substantially changes the U.S. federal tax system (H.R. 1). This report describes the federal tax structure, provides some statistics on the tax system as a whole, as of 2017. Historically, the largest component of the federal tax system, in terms of revenue generated, has... | [
"T he 115 th Congress has passed legislation that substantially changes the U.S. federal tax system ( H.R. 1 ). This legislation builds on the September 27, 2017, \"Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Code.\" This framework was intended to guide the tax writing committees' development of tax legislation. Th... |
train_16574 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The last refinery constructed in the United States opened in 1977. Since the mid-1980s, some 150 have closed as part of an industry-wide consolidation. Over the same time, the remaining refineries expanded their operational capacity by 23% to keep up with increasing demand. Current U.S. refining capacity appears to sat... | [
"The last new refinery to open in the United States finished construction in 1976. That record is about to fall with the construction of a small refinery scheduled to open late this year in North Dakota. Since the mid-1980s, though, some 150 or more refineries closed. However, the refineries that remained open expa... |
train_16575 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Lebanon's Hezbollah is a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U.S. State Department-designated terrorist organization. Its armed element receives support from Iran and Syria and possesses significant paramilitary and unconventional warfare capabilities. In the wake of the summer 20... | [
"Lebanon's Hezbollah (\"Party of God\") is a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U.S. State Department-designated terrorist organization. Its armed element (referred to by many in Lebanon as \"the resistance\") receives support from Iran and Syria and possesses significant par... |
train_16576 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Tax reductions enacted in 2001-2004 reduce the effective tax rate on capital income in several different ways. Taxes on capital arise from individual taxes on dividends, interest, capital gains, and income from non-corporate businesses (proprietorships and partnerships). Reductions in marginal tax rates, as well as som... | [
"Tax reductions enacted in 2001 through 2004, as well as some under consideration, reduce the effective tax rate on capital income in several different ways. Taxes on capital arise from individual taxes on dividends, interest, capital gains, and income from non-corporate businesses (proprietorships and partnerships... |
train_16577 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. mili... | [
"The following list reviews hundreds of instances in which the United States has used military forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict to protect U.S. citizens or promote U.S. interests. The list does not include covert actions or numerous occurrences in which U.S. forces have been st... |
train_16578 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Native American issues before Congress are numerous and diverse, covering such areas as federal recognition of tribes, trust land acquisition, gambling regulation, education, jails, economic development, welfare reform, homeland security, tribal jurisdiction, highway construction, taxation, and many more. This report f... | [
"Thus far, more than 500 bills have been introduced in the 109 th Congress that apply, in whole or in part, specifically to Indians, federal Indian programs, or Native Hawaiians. Among the major Native American policy issues of concern to the 109 th Congress are: Indian health care, Indian trust fund management ref... |
train_16579 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Most voting systems used in U.S. elections rely on computers in some way. The most computerized is the direct recording electronic voting machine, or DRE. In this system, votes are recorded directly onto computer memory devices. While DREs have been in use since the early 1990s, questions about their security and relia... | [
"Most voting systems used in federal, state, and local elections in the United States rely on computers in some way. The most computerized is the direct recording electronic voting machine, in which votes are recorded directly onto computer memory devices. DREs are the most technologically advanced of current votin... |
train_16580 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Reading First program was authorized as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA). The NCLBA was signed into law on January 8, 2002, and will expire at the end of FY2008 (including the automatic General Education Provisions Act one-year extension)... | [
"The Reading First program was authorized as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA). The NCLBA was signed into law on January 8, 2002, and will expire at the end of FY2008 (including the automatic General Education Provisions Act one-year exten... |
train_16581 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Japan, traditionally one of the most prominent advocates of the international non-proliferation regime, has consistently pledged to forswear nuclear weapons. Nevertheless, evolving circumstances in Northeast Asia, particularly North Korea's nuclear test in October 2006 and China's ongoing military modernization drive, ... | [
"The notion of Japan developing nuclear weapons has long been considered far-fetched and even taboo, particularly within Japan. Hailed as an example of the success of the international non-proliferation regime, Japan has consistently taken principled stands on non-proliferation and disarmament issues. Domestically,... |
train_16582 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | United States Senators serve a term of six years. Vacancies occur when an incumbent Senator leaves office prematurely for any reason; they may be caused by death or resignation of the incumbent, by expulsion or declination (refusal to serve), or by refusal of the Senate to seat a Senator-elect or -designate. Aside from... | [
"Throughout the nation's history, the governors of the states have filled most Senate vacancies by the appointment of interim or temporary Senators whose terms continued until a special election could be held. Between 1789 and 1913, the Constitution's original provisions empowered governors to \"make temporary Appo... |
train_16583 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) is a comprehensive trade agreement that, upon implementation, eliminates tariffs and other barriers in goods and services between the United States and Peru. The agreement was signed on April 12, 2006 by the U.S. Trade Representative and the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Tr... | [
"The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) is a comprehensive trade agreement that eliminates tariffs and other barriers in goods and services trade between the United States and Peru. On December 7, 2005, the United States and Peru concluded negotiations on the agreement and, on January 6, 2006, President Bus... |
train_16584 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The Congressional Review Act (CRA) establishes expedited procedures for Congress to disapprove regulations issued by Federal agencies. Disapproval under these procedures requires enactment of a joint resolution that has a specified text and is submitted within 60 days (excluding recesses) after Congress receives the re... | [
"The Congressional Review Act (\"CRA\" or the act) establishes a statutory procedure by which Congress can disapprove a regulation issued as a final rule by a federal agency. Disapproval under this procedure requires the enactment into law of a joint resolution, the text of which is specified by section 802(a) of t... |
train_16585 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Many provisions of the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-246) expired on September 30, 2012. On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (P.L. 112-240), which included an extension of the 2008 farm bill through September 30, 2013. This report focuses on the Nutrition title (Title IV) of the 2012 ... | [
"The \"farm bill\" is an omnibus bill which reauthorizes dozens of agriculture and agriculture-related statutes and their programs approximately every five years. Since 1973, the farm bill has included the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly, Food Stamp Program), and has come to include certa... |
train_16586 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report presents, verbatim, the United States "Flag Code" as found in Title 4 of the United States Code and the section of Title 36 which designates the Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem and provides instructions on how to display the flag during its rendition. The "Flag Code" includes instruction and rul... | [
"Public concern and confusion regarding the proper respect shown to the United States flag has given rise to many questions on the law relating to the flag's handling, display, and use. Both the state governments and the federal government have enacted legislation on this subject. On the national level the Federal ... |
train_16587 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In December 2008, the United States and Russia signed a protocol aimed at resolving various emerging trade issues between the two countries in order to continue U.S. livestock and poultry exports to Russia through the end of 2009. By December 2009, however, Russia had escalated these trade issues in a series of actions... | [
"In December 2008, the United States and Russia signed a protocol aimed at resolving various emerging trade issues between the two countries in order to continue U.S. livestock and poultry exports to Russia through the end of 2009. By December 2009, however, Russia had escalated these trade issues in a series of ac... |
train_16588 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | China's banking system has been gradually transformed from a centralized, government-owned and government-controlled provider of loans into an increasingly competitive market in which different types of banks, including several U.S. banks, strive to provide a variety of financial services. Only three banks in China rem... | [
"Recent developments in China's banking system may have important implications for relations with the United States. Some observers assert that the Chinese government is directing Chinese banks to make investments or provide credit as part of a policy to secure access to strategically important natural resources. A... |
train_16589 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Two of the major goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110; NCLB), are to improve the quality of K-12 teaching and raise the academic achievement of students who fail to meet grade-level proficiency standards. In setting these goals, Con... | [
"Two of the major goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ( P.L. 107-110 ; NCLB), are to improve the quality of K-12 teaching and raise the academic achievement of students who fail to meet grade-level proficiency standards. In setting these goa... |
train_16590 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In December 2014, Congress passed the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 (RAMIA), as Title VII of Division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). President Obama signed the bill into law on December 16, 2014. RAMIA directs the Secretary of Commerc... | [
"In December 2014, Congress passed the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 (RAMIA), as Title VII of Division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ( P.L. 113-235 ). President Obama signed the bill into law on December 16, 2014. RAMIA directs the Secretary of ... |
train_16591 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | House and Senate conferees approved an omnibus energy bill ( H.R. 6 , H.Rept.108-375 ) on November 17, 2003, and the House approved the measure the following day (246-180).However, on November 21, 2003, a cloture motion to limit Senate debate on the conference reportfailed (57-40). On February 12, 2004, Senator Domenic... | [
"Continuing a legislative effort that began in the 107th Congress, House and Senate confereeson November 17, 2003, reached agreement on an omnibus energy bill ( H.R. 6 , H.Rept.108-375 ), which would be the first comprehensive energy legislation in more than 10 years. OnNovember 18, the House approved the conferenc... |
train_16592 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaked an estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, damaging the waters, shores, and marshes, and the fish and wildlife that live there. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) allows state, federal, tribal, and federal governments to recover damages to natural resources in ... | [
"The estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil released during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is considered to be the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and will have an impact on the natural resources of the Gulf region for the foreseeable future. Under the Oil Pollution ... |
train_16593 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | The 110 th Congress has been monitoring U.S. efforts to regain foreign markets that banned U.S. beef when a Canadian-born cow in Washington state tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December 2003. The four major U.S. beef export markets, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Korea, are again open to U.S.... | [
"In 2003, the United States exported about 1.3 million metric tons (MMT) of beef, veal and beef variety meats, valued at $3.9 billion. This was equivalent to approximately 10% of the farm value of U.S. cattle and calves. U.S. beef exports had grown rapidly during the decade beginning in 1992, increasing by 85%, whi... |
train_16594 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | In the 114th and 115th Congresses, several bills entitled the Geospatial Data Act were introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Congress did not act on legislation introduced in the 114th Congress; however, in September 2018, a version of the bill, the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (GDA), was included in H.... | [
"The federal government has recognized the need to organize and coordinate the collection and management of geospatial data since at least 1990. In that year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised Circular A-16—which provides guidance regarding coordination of federal surveying, mapping, and related spa... |
train_16595 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Among potential tax reforms under discussion by Congress is revising the tax treatment of foreign source income of U.S. multinational corporations. Some business leaders have been urging a movement toward a territorial tax, which would eliminate some U.S. income taxes on active foreign source income. Under a territoria... | [
"Tax reform is a perennial issue before Congress. One area of increasing attention is the taxation of U.S. companies on the income they earn abroad. Recently, proposals have been made to, in some cases, decrease taxes and in others to increase these taxes. Businesses leaders have been urging a movement toward a ter... |
train_16596 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | This report provides information on the congressional consideration of the FY2016 regular appropriations bills and the FY2016 continuing resolution (CR). It also discusses the statutory and procedural budget enforcement framework for FY2016 appropriations. It will address the congressional consideration of FY2016 suppl... | [
"Congress uses an annual appropriations process to provide discretionary spending for federal government agencies. The responsibility for drafting legislation to provide for such spending is currently divided among 12 appropriations subcommittees in each chamber, each of which is tasked with reporting a regular app... |
train_16597 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, many U.S. officials and others have expressed concerns that the U.S. government is unaware of the addresses and whereabouts of many foreignnationals in the country. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) contains provisions for theregistration of aliens, including the ... | [
"The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks called attention to the fact that the U.S. governmentis unaware of the addresses and whereabouts of many foreign nationals (1) in the United States. In theaftermath of the attacks, Congress sought to improve the tracking of one subgroup of foreignnationals: temporary legal ... |
train_16598 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | For more than 180 years, messengers known as pages have served the United States Congress. Pages must be high school juniors and at least 16 years of age. Several incumbent and former Members of Congress as well as other prominent Americans have served as congressional pages. Senator Daniel Webster appointed the first ... | [
"The United States Congress is served by a group of young adults known as pages. Pages have been employed since the early Congresses, and some Members of Congress have served as pages. Today, congressional pages include students who are juniors in high school and who may come from all areas of the United States and... |
train_16599 | Write a detailed summary of the following government report. | Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to free oil and natural gas trapped underground in low-permeability rock formations by injecting a fluid under high pressure in order to crack the formations. The composition of a fracturing fluid varies with the nature of the formation, but typically contains mostly water; a pr... | [
"Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to free oil and natural gas trapped underground in low-permeability rock formations by pumping a fracturing fluid under high pressure in order to crack the formations. The composition of a fracturing fluid varies with the nature of the formation, but typically contains most... |
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