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Department of Energy Funding for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Programs FY2022
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Resources · 1,515 words · PDF available
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program, led by the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) addresses the deve...
Bank Failures and the FDIC
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Resources · 1,859 words · PDF available
This In Focus provides an introduction to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC’s) process for resolving failing FDIC-insured banks. It also identifies policy issues Congress may consider ...
Digital Biology: Implications of Genetic Sequencing
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Resources · 1,495 words · PDF available
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information of an organism. This genetic code is composed of nucleotide bases (A, T, C, and G). The sequence of these bases encodes inf...
Labor Enforcement Issues in U.S. FTAs
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Resources · 1,781 words · PDF available
Background Labor provisions in free trade agreements (FTAs)—both in the United States and globally—were first included in the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), a side agreement to...
Transfer of Defense Articles: U.S. Sale and Export of U.S.-Made Arms to Foreign Entities
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Reports · 14,613 words · PDF available
An extensive set of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures govern the sale and export of U.S.-origin weapons to foreign countries (“defense articles and defense services,” officially). Congress h...
Programs for Minority-Serving Institutions Under the Higher Education Act
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Reports · 22,844 words · PDF available
Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are institutions of higher education that serve high concentrations of minority students who, historically, have been underrepresented in higher education. Many MS...
Middle East and North Africa-China Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2023-03-23 · Reports · 18,992 words · PDF available
The People’s Republic of China (PRC, or China) has been expanding and strengthening its diplomatic, security, commercial, and cultural ties with countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) re...