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How a Government Shutdown Affects Government Contracts
Congressional Research Service · 2019-01-10 · Posts · 1,347 words · PDF available
On December 22, 2018, funding lapsed on annual appropriations for certain government agencies, causing a partial government shutdown. This has prompted questions about how the FY2019 partial governmen...
Federal Grand Jury Secrecy: Legal Principles and Implications for Congressional Oversight
Congressional Research Service · 2019-01-10 · Reports · 32,168 words · PDF available
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “[n]o person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.” This p...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY2018 Audit Opinion
Congressional Research Service · 2019-01-10 · Resources · 1,512 words
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the cabinet-level federal agency responsible for national housing and community development policy and programs. As required by the Chief Finan...
China’s Status as a Nonmarket Economy (NME)
Congressional Research Service · 2019-01-10 · Resources · 1,735 words · PDF available
When China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, it agreed to allow other WTO members to continue to use an alternative (surrogate country) methodology for assessing prices and costs on p...