Antitrust Agencies Release Draft Merger Guidelines and Propose HSR Rule Changes
On July 19, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (the Agencies) jointly released draft Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines) for public comment. If adopted, the ...
Law Enforcement and Technology: Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Alongside growth in the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, for both commercial and recreational purposes, law enforcement agencies’ use of this technology has been...
The Individual Income Tax, 2023
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The Individual Income Tax, 2023
How Income Tax Liability Is Calculated for Individuals, Families,
and Passthrough Businesses
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The Orphan Drug Act and Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., v. Becerra
Orphan drugs are used to treat rare diseases and conditions, but they can be costly to produce and are generally used to treat fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. In 1983, Congress enacted...
Immigration Options for Immigration Parolees
Since 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted immigration parole through special initiatives to more than 350,000 persons from Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Ukraine, and Ven...
PREVENT Pandemics Act (P.L. 117-328, Division FF, Title II)
The Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) was enacted on December 29, 2022, as a part of Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023 ...
Deferred Maintenance of Federal Land Management Agencies: FY2013-FY2022 Estimates and Issues
Each of the four major federal land management agencies maintains tens of thousands of diverse assets, including roads, bridges, buildings, and water management structures. These agencies are the Bure...
Protection of Undersea Telecommunication Cables: Issues for Congress
Commercial undersea telecommunication cables carry about 99% of transoceanic digital communications (e.g., voice, data, internet), including financial transactions. Individual private companies and co...
Artificial Intelligence: Overview, Recent Advances, and Considerations for the 118th Congress
Artificial intelligence (AI)—a term generally thought of as computerized systems that work and react in ways commonly thought to require intelligence—can encompass a range of technologies, methodologi...