WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. 98-684) on Latin America and the Caribbean - leaders and elections on Aug. 29, 2023, by senior research librarian Carla Y. Davis-Castro. Here are excerpts: * * * Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections This report provides the results of recent presidential elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Below are three tables, organized by region, that include the date o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12369) on the Bureau of Reclamation - fiscal 2024 budget and appropriations on Aug. 28, 2023, by natural resources policy specialist Charles V. Stern. Here are excerpts: * * * Bureau of Reclamation: FY2024 Budget and Appropriations The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is primarily responsible for the construction and operation of hundreds of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10266) on child nutrition reauthorization on Aug. 25, 2023, by social policy analyst Kara Clifford Billings and nutrition assistance policy specialist Randy Alison Aussenberg. Here are excerpts: * * * Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR): An Overview Introduction Child nutrition reauthorization (CNR) refers to Congress's process of making changes to the permanent statutes that author more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11737) on Chinese nuclear and missile proliferation on Aug. 28, 2023, by nonproliferation specialist Paul K. Kerr: * * * Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation The U.S. government has continued to express concerns about China's record concerning the proliferation of nuclear- and missile-related technologies to other countries, with more recent focus on the threat of Chinese acquisitio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12194) on the Compacts of Free Association on Aug. 25, 2023, by Asian affairs specialist Thomas Lum. Here are excerpts: * * * The Compacts of Free Association Overview The Compacts of Free Association govern the relationships between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and Republic of Palau. The Marshall Islands, Micro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10045) on Cuba - U.S. policy overview on Aug. 30, 2023, by Ramon Miro, Latin American affairs analyst, and Peter J. Meyer, Latin American and Canadian affairs specialist: * * * Cuba: U.S. Policy Overview Political and Economic Developments Cuba remains a one-party authoritarian state with a government that has sharply restricted freedoms of expression, association, assembly, and other b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12482) on the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization on Aug. 25, 2023, by aviation policy specialist Bart Elias and transportation and industry analyst Rachel Y. Tang. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: Legislative Action in the 118th Congress The last multiyear Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization, the FAA Reauthorization more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10168) on Kenya on Aug. 29, 2023, by African affairs specialist Lauren Ploch Blanchard. Here are excerpts: * * * Kenya Successive U.S. Administrations have viewed Kenya as a strategic partner and critical to counterterrorism efforts in East Africa. The country is sub-Saharan Africa's fourth-largest economy, a regional finance and transportation hub, and a top tourism destination known f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10595) on maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting program on Aug. 29, 2023, by social policy analyst Patrick A. Landers. Here are excerpts: * * * Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is the primary federal program that focuses exclusively on home visiting. The program seeks to pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10168) on the statutory bars to reentry into the U.S. on Aug. 30, 2023, by legislative attorney Hillel R. Smith: * * * The Statutory Bars to Reentry into the United States Federal immigration laws set forth the conditions under which aliens (as defined in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(3)) may enter or remain in the United States. Aliens applying for a visa from abroad, presenting themselves at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12483) on the U.S. arms transfer restrictions and AUKUS cooperation on Aug. 28, 2023, by nonproliferation specialist Paul K. Kerr and research assistant Ilana Krill: * * * U.S. Arms Transfer Restrictions and AUKUS Cooperation On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States announced an "enhanced trilateral security partnership," named AUKUS after the par more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12203) on the TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming care on Aug. 28, 2023, by Bryce H. P. Mendez, defense health care policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * FY2024 NDAA: TRICARE Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care Background The Department of Defense (DOD) administers a statutory health entitlement (under Chapter 55 of Title 10, U.S. Code), through the Military Health System (MHS). Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11029) on medication abortion on Aug. 29, 2023, by legislative attorney Peter J. Benson: * * * Applying the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to Shared Phones The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is one of the primary federal statutes that regulates robocalls made to residential and wireless phones. The Act is enforced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) but also more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10919) on medication abortion on Aug. 28, 2023, by legislative attorney Jennifer A. Staman: * * * Medication Abortion: New Litigation May Affect Access The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has spurred significant debate over federal and state regulation of medication abortion--a pregnancy termination method involving the use of prescription d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11028) on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, Aug. 21 - Aug. 27, 2023, on Aug. 28, 2023. The white paper was written by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorneys Jason O. Heflin and Michael D. Contino: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (August 21, 2023-August 27, 2023) The feder more PR