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The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-07-10 · Reports · 7,527 words · PDF available
The Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT; 31 U.S.C. §§6901-6907) program provides compensation for certain tax-exempt federal lands, known as entitlement lands. PILT pa...
Covert Action and Clandestine Activities of the Intelligence Community: Selected Congressional Notification Requirements
Congressional Research Service · 2023-07-10 · Reports · 5,704 words · PDF available
Section 3091 of Title 50, U.S. Code requires the President of the United States to ensure that the congressional intelligence committees are “kept fully and currently informed of the intelligence acti...
Post-Wildfire Debris Flows: Federal Role in Assessment and Warning
Congressional Research Service · 2023-07-10 · Reports · 5,355 words · PDF available
A debris flow (also known as a mudflow or mudslide) is a type of landslide that involves a slurry of water, soil, rock, vegetation, or other debris moving down a slope. Often a debris flow may encount...