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Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Reports · 46,723 words · PDF available
Criminal law is usually territorial. It is a matter of the law of the place where it occurs. Nevertheless, a number of American criminal laws apply extraterritorially outside of the United States. App...
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Reports · 4,164 words · PDF available
Criminal law is usually territorial. It is a matter of the law of the place where it occurs. Nevertheless, a number of American criminal laws apply extraterritorially outside of the United States. App...
Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Resources · 1,475 words · PDF available
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA, largely codified in Section 1867 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd) is a federal law that generally compels Medicare-particip...
HIV/AIDS in the Military
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Resources · 1,371 words · PDF available
In various chapters of Title 10, U.S. Code, Congress has codified a number of broad authorities for the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish certain accession and retention standards for serviceme...
Common Causes of Economic Recession
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Reports · 7,293 words · PDF available
In the short term, the economy fluctuates between periods of increasing economic activity—expansions—and decreasing economic activity—contractions, or recessions. Recessions are characterized by decre...
The Department of Homeland Security: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Reports · 8,536 words · PDF available
Established in early 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the “youngest” cabinet-level department of the U.S. government, and has a broad and complex mission. This report is intended to ...
Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) and Informal Member Groups: Their Purpose and Activities, History, and Formation
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-21 · Reports · 11,242 words · PDF available
This report examines the historical development and contemporary role of Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) in the House, as well as informal Member groups in the House, Senate, and across the ...