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Made in China 2025 and Industrial Policies: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,667 words · PDF available
The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) aims to gain a global economic and technology leadership position through a range of state-led industrial and related science and technology (S&T) policie...
A Summary of Federal Education Laws Administered by the U.S. Department of Education
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,711 words · PDF available
Federal Support for Education In the United States, primary responsibility for establishing policy and providing funding for elementary and secondary education rests with the states and instrumentali...
United Nations Membership: In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Reports · 3,640 words · PDF available
Since the United Nations (UN) was established in 1945, U.S. policymakers, including some Members of Congress, have maintained an ongoing interest in the criteria and process for membership in the Unit...
Ghana: Current Issues and U.S. Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Reports · 11,238 words · PDF available
Ghana stands out in West Africa for its record of stability and peaceful electoral transfers of power through competitive elections since a transition to multiparty rule in the early 1990s. Ghana, the...
How to end the scourge of maternal mortality
Brookings Institution · 2024-12-12 · Article · 911 words · PDF available
An "impact hub" approach could foster genuine global partnership on maternal mortality, Anne-Marie Slaughter and Mary-Ann Etiebet argue.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): An Overview of Current Laws and Legislation Introduced in the 118th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,778 words · PDF available
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is fuel derived from “sustainable” sources that meets aviation technical standards. The most touted potential benefits of SAF include assisting with decarbonizing the a...
Hospital Ownership: Medicare Sources of Information
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,540 words · PDF available
Congress’s understanding of hospital ownership is crucial in exercising its legislative and oversight role with respect to health care costs, quality, and access. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid S...
Defense Primer: United States Transportation Command
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,226 words · PDF available
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is a Department of Defense (DOD) combatant command responsible for providing air, land, and sea transportation across the globe to meet national secur...
Defense Primer: The Defense Logistics Agency
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,215 words · PDF available
Established under Title 10 Sections 191 and 192 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the Department of Defense (DOD) agency responsible for supply or service activities com...
Proposed Changes to Statutory Process for Reexamination of Congressional Reporting Requirements
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Posts · 1,018 words · PDF available
Congress frequently inserts text into a statute—or into a report accompanying legislation—that directs a federal government entity or official to provide information to audiences outside the entity’s ...
Membership of the 118th Congress: A Profile
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Reports · 5,226 words · PDF available
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 118th Congress (2023-2024) as of December 12, 2024, or at the beginning of the 118th Congress (January 3, 2023), where noted. Statistical inform...
Artificial Intelligence and Patent Law
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Posts · 3,438 words
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have raised novel questions for U.S. patent law, just as AI has raised concerns in other branches of intellectual property law, including copyrights and the ri...
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Pre-Positioned Materiel
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-12 · Resources · 1,329 words · PDF available
As part of its global posture, the Department of Defense (DOD) maintains stocks of mission-essential equipment, supplies, and munitions deemed sufficient to attain and sustain strategic objectives in ...