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Military Appellate Court: Presidential Comments Can Amount to Unlawful Command Influence
Congressional Research Service · 2020-11-02 · Posts · 2,510 words · PDF available
In a set of divided opinions on August 27, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) rejected Sergeant Robert “Bowe” Bergdahl’s appeal in his desertion case, which he argued was invalid due...
Tracking COVID-19: U.S. Public Health Surveillance and Data
Congressional Research Service · 2020-11-02 · Reports · 23,777 words · PDF available
Public health surveillance, or ongoing data collection, is an essential part of public health practice. Particularly during a pandemic, timely data are important to understanding the epidemiology of a...
Social Security Special Minimum Benefit: Policy Options
Congressional Research Service · 2020-11-02 · Reports · 16,978 words · PDF available
Social Security’s minimum benefit provision, also known as the special minimum primary insurance amount (PIA), is an alternative benefit formula that increases benefits paid to workers who had low ear...
Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Spending Under Title I, Part E of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Congressional Research Service · 2020-11-02 · Reports · 19,384 words · PDF available
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95) amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to add the “Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Spending” authority as Title I, Part E. Und...
Economic Development Revolving Loan Funds (ED-RLFs)
Congressional Research Service · 2020-11-02 · Resources · 1,603 words · PDF available
Revolving loan funds (RLFs) are instruments frequently used to finance water, wastewater, infrastructure, disaster recovery, and community development activities. RLFs can also be used for economic de...