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DOD submitted the first version of its long-term corrosion strategy to Congress in December 2003. DOD developed this long-term strategy in response to direction in the Bob Stump National Defense...

Every day, tens of thousands of cargo tank trucks transport hazardous materials classified as flammable liquids (primarily gasoline and fuel oil) for sale in the United States. This involves some...

Responsibility for maintaining the approximately 1,230 staffed FAA facilities-ranging from administrative buildings to operations buildings such as air traffic control towers-is distributed among...

This report formally transmits the enclosed briefing in response to section 1276 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, which mandates that we conduct a review of the Air...

The absence of legislation to reduce the federal budget deficit by at least $1.2 trillion triggered the sequestration process in section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act...

Since Israel's founding in 1948, successive U.S. Presidents and many Members of Congress have demonstrated a commitment to Israel's security and to maintaining close U.S.-Israel defense, diplomatic,...

The purpose of the CMS PERM program is to produce a national-level improper payment error rate for Medicaid. CMS developed PERM in order to comply with the requirements of IPIA, which was amended by...

PEPFAR, first authorized in 2003, has supported significant advances in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in more than 30 countries. In reauthorizing the program in 2008, Congress directed...

Policymakers are increasingly viewing adaptation as a risk management strategy to protect vulnerable infrastructure that might be affected by changes in the climate. While adaptation measures-such as...

Over the last 15 years, the federal government's increasing demand for IT has led to a dramatic rise in the number of federal data centers and a corresponding increase in operational costs. According...

The U.S. Constitution, in Article I, Section 6, authorizes compensation for Members of Congress "ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States." Throughout American history,...

On March 26, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6). The act provides a total of $60.638 billion for Commerce, Justice,...

Exchange rates are important in the international economy, because they affect the price of every country's imports and exports, as well as the value of every overseas investment. Following the...

The 113th Congress may face an array of policy issues affecting postsecondary education. Many of these postsecondary education issues may be considered as part of efforts to reauthorize the Higher...

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the nation's highest award for military valor. It is presented by the President in the name of Congress and thus is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since...

Under federal law, local governments are compensated through various programs for reductions to their property tax bases due to the presence of most federally owned land. These lands cannot be taxed,...

The foreclosure rate in the United States began to rise rapidly beginning around the middle of 2006 and has remained elevated ever since. Losing a home to foreclosure can hurt homeowners in many...

Lease OCS G-1569 covers approximately 5,000 acres and is located in South Timbalier Block 185, Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast. The lease was issued effective July 01, 1967; LL&E became the...

During routine drilling operations on the MODU Marine 700, the riser cart/carriage assembly moved forward, pinning a drilling floor hand between the riser cart/carriage assembly and the iron...

On January 25, 1999, the MMS published the Call for information and Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for proposed Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 181 in the Federal Register. In accordance with...

On March 1, 2001, during an attempt to weld the casing head of a slip-on of Accident wellhead, gas flow was noticed coming from the +10 valve. Later, unsuccessful attempts were made to stop the flow,...

The information and analysis presented in the multi sale EIS were reviewed. Three topics were determined to have new information requiring a reevaluation of the environmental impact analysis: socio...

On July 13, 2001, at 0415 hours the well started to flow up the drill pipe after the floor hands had set the slips, unscrewed the kelly, and made it up to the next joint of drill pipe in the mouse...

On the morning of Sunday, 5 May 2002, construction operations were underway to install a new flare boom and to remove the old, 18,000-lb flare boom from Devon's MP-255 "A" platform (see Attachment 2)...

Lease OCS-G 02628 covers approximately 5,000 acres and is located in Grand Isle Block 93, Gulf of Mexico, offshore, Louisiana. The lease was issued to Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast,...

Proved reserves are estimated to be 14.93 billion barrels of oil* and 167.3 trillion cubic feet of gas from 1,050 proved fields in the same geographic area. Included in this number are 175 proved...

In November 2002, the Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Contractor" or "DODI") jack-up rig Ocean King (hereinafter referred to as the "Rig") was engaged in drilling...

This report provides a snapshot of China's leading political institutions and current leaders in the form of nine organization charts and three tables. The report is a companion to CRS Report R41007,...

The gross federal debt, which represents the federal government's total outstanding debt, consists of (1) debt held by the public and (2) debt held in government accounts, also known as...

The surface and bottomhole location for Well B-1 iswithinlease OCS-G 15241, whichcoversapproximately 5,000 acres and is located in Eugene IslandBlock107(EI-107)Gulf of Mexico, offshore Louisiana(for...