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COVID-19 and Libraries: E-Books and Intellectual Property Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Posts · 2,451 words · PDF available
With many states issuing stay-at-home orders, and many public library buildings closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the public looking for reading material have increasingly turned to e-bo...
No Judicial Review of Certain Patent Office Decisions, Supreme Court Holds
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Posts · 1,733 words · PDF available
In 2011, Congress enacted major patent reform in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA, among other things, created inter partes review (IPR), an adversarial procedure during which the U....
Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 116th Congress, Second Session
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Reports · 16,179 words · PDF available
This report describes selected health care-related provisions that are scheduled to expire during the second session of the 116th Congress (i.e., during calendar year [CY] 2020). For purposes of this ...
Fintech: Overview of Innovative Financial Technology and Selected Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Reports · 21,685 words · PDF available
Advances in technology allow for innovation in the ways businesses and individuals perform financial activities. The development of financial technology—commonly referred to as fintech—is the subject ...
Quantum Information Science: Congressional Activity and Federal Policy Recommendations
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Resources · 1,537 words · PDF available
Quantum Information Science Technologies and Applications Combining elements of mathematics, computer science, engineering, and physical sciences, quantum information science (QIS) is believed to have...
Fintech: Overview of Financial Regulators and Recent Policy Approaches
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Reports · 15,370 words · PDF available
New technologies in the financial services sector can create challenges for the various federal agencies responsible for financial regulation in the United States. As these regulators address the pote...
Social Security: Selected Findings of the 2020 Annual Report
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Resources · 1,751 words · PDF available
According to the recent report of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds, the program’s finances are in a similar position in 2020 as in 2019. The combined date of projected Trust Fu...
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-28 · Reports · 7,248 words · PDF available
Congress is considering a number of proposals that seek to mitigate the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. One such proposal, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (S....