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The Agricultural Cooperative Extension System: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-20 · Reports · 7,975 words · PDF available
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (7 U.S.C. §§341 et. seq.) established the Agricultural Cooperative Extension System (CES), or simply extension, which delivers research-based knowledge to farmers, ranchers...
The Terrorist Watchlist
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-20 · Resources · 895 words · PDF available
The Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS), more commonly referred to as the Terrorist Watchlist (or the Watchlist) and formerly known as the Terrorist Screening Database, is the U.S. government’s consoli...
Overview of the National Estuary Program (NEP)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-20 · Reports · 8,087 words · PDF available
Estuaries—coastal waterbodies where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with the ocean’s saltwater—are among the world’s most productive ecosystems. They are beneficial in many ways—providing hab...
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (May 13–May 19, 2024)
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-20 · Posts · 1,999 words · PDF available
The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to fede...
Removal of Inspectors General: The First Tests of New Statutory Requirements
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-20 · Posts · 983 words · PDF available
In the past two months, President Biden has twice exercised his authority to change the leadership of inspector general (IG) offices by notifying Congress of his intent to remove the IG for the Railro...
HUD’s Consolidated Planning Process: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2024-05-20 · Reports · 12,555 words · PDF available
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) administers several formula grant programs that provide funds to states or eligible local gover...