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Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-07 · Reports · 9,028 words · PDF available
Throughout history, farmers and plant breeders have employed selective breeding techniques to develop desirable traits in crops. This has involved crossing plants with desired characteristics and sele...
Quantum Computing: Concepts, Current State, and Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-07 · Reports · 10,957 words · PDF available
Congress passed and the President signed into law the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQI Act; P.L. 115-368; codified at 15 U.S.C. §§8801 et seq.) in December 2018 to accelerate quantum research and ...
Federal Funding Gaps: A Brief Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-07 · Reports · 5,495 words · PDF available
The Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341-1342, 1511-1519) generally bars the obligation of funds in the absence of appropriations. Exceptions are made under the act, including for activities involving “...
Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-07 · Resources · 1,610 words · PDF available
Establishment In November 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would appoint former Secretary of State John F. Kerry to serve in a new Cabinet-level position of Special Presidential ...
Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-07 · Resources · 1,593 words · PDF available
The role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in environmental justice is rooted in multiple executive orders (E.O.s) and implemented through a wide range of agency programs and activitie...
Overview of Selected No Surprises Act Litigation
Congressional Research Service · 2023-09-07 · Posts · 2,915 words · PDF available
The No Surprises Act (NSA), part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), established various consumer protections related to surprise billing—i.e., circumstances where individuals...