Sample records for united states benefits

  1. An African Role for the United States Military -- Nigeria as a Model

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1966-04-08

    COLLEGE FOR SUCH BENEFIT TO THE USER AS MAY ACCRUE. 8 April 1966 STUDENT THESIS ********** AN AFRICAN ROLE FOR THE UNITED STATES MILITARY...United States support for the African military will offer many benefits to the United States and the recipient state: Add to the unity and stability of...oriented. An additional benefit of military assistance is that in most states United States military presence will preclude the influence of

  2. 20 CFR 404.460 - Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens... Benefits § 404.460 Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States. (a) Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States more than 6 months. Except as described in paragraph...

  3. 20 CFR 404.460 - Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens... Benefits § 404.460 Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States. (a) Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States more than 6 months. Except as described in paragraph...

  4. 20 CFR 404.462 - Nonpayment of hospital and medical insurance benefits of alien outside United States for more...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Nonpayment of hospital and medical insurance benefits of alien outside United States for more than 6 months. 404.462 Section 404.462 Employees' Benefits... alien outside United States for more than 6 months. No payments may be made under part A (hospital...

  5. 20 CFR 416.215 - You leave the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false You leave the United States. 416.215 Section... Eligible § 416.215 You leave the United States. You lose your eligibility for SSI benefits for any month during all of which you are outside of the United States. If you are outside of the United States for 30...

  6. 20 CFR 416.215 - You leave the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false You leave the United States. 416.215 Section... Eligible § 416.215 You leave the United States. You lose your eligibility for SSI benefits for any month during all of which you are outside of the United States. If you are outside of the United States for 30...

  7. 20 CFR 416.215 - You leave the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false You leave the United States. 416.215 Section... Eligible § 416.215 You leave the United States. You lose your eligibility for SSI benefits for any month during all of which you are outside of the United States. If you are outside of the United States for 30...

  8. Retirement and health benefits for Mexican migrant workers returning from the United States

    PubMed Central

    Aguila, Emma; Zissimopoulos, Julie

    2013-01-01

    In the absence of a bilateral agreement for the portability and totalization of social security contributions between the United States and Mexico, this article examines the access to pension and health insurance benefits and employment status of older Mexican return migrants. We find that return migrants who have spent less than a year in the United States have a similar level of access to social security benefits as non-migrants. Return migrants who have spent at least a year in the United States are less likely to have public health insurance or social security benefits, and could be more vulnerable to poverty in old age. These results inform the debate on a bilateral social security agreement between the United States and Mexico to improve return migrants’ social security. PMID:23750049

  9. Regional impacts of technical change: the case of structural particleboard in the United States.

    Treesearch

    Zhi Xu; David N. Bengston; Hans M. Gregersen; Allen L. Lundgren

    1992-01-01

    Analyzes the regional impacts of research benefits in the United States due to the introduction of structural particleboard. The distribution of consumer benefits, producer benefits, direct employment impacts, and changes in wood requirements are analyzed for the four census regions. The distribution of benefits is found to differ widely between regions, indicating...

  10. Analysis of potential benefits of integrated-gasifier combined cycles for a utility system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Choo, Y. K.

    1983-01-01

    Potential benefits of integrated gasifier combined cycle (IGCC) units were evaluated for a reference utility system by comparing long range expansion plans using IGCC units and gas turbine peakers with a plan using only state of the art steam turbine units and gas turbine peakers. Also evaluated was the importance of the benefits of individual IGCC unit characteristics, particularly unit efficiency, unit equivalent forced outage rate, and unit size. A range of IGCC units was analyzed, including cases achievable with state of the art gas turbines and cases assuming advanced gas turbine technology. All utility system expansion plans that used IGCC units showed substantial savings compared with the base expansion plan using the steam turbine units.

  11. 20 CFR 404.1018 - Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-wages paid after 1983.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-wages paid after 1983. 404.1018 Section 404.1018 Employees' Benefits... Retirement and Disability Fund or benefits for service as an employee under another retirement system...

  12. She Is My Language Broker: How Does Cultural Capital Benefit Asian Immigrant Children in the United States?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Md-Yunus, Sham'ah

    2011-01-01

    Cultural capital benefits Asian immigrant children when they become language brokers. This skill can also benefit their parents and families in the United States. Language brokering may shape and possibly enhance students' academic performance and can further children's linguistic and academic achievement. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)

  13. 20 CFR 408.208 - What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.208 Section 408.208 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  14. 20 CFR 408.435 - How do you prove that you are residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false How do you prove that you are residing outside the United States? 408.435 Section 408.435 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence Requirements Residence § 408.435 How do you...

  15. 20 CFR 408.212 - What happens if you are a qualified individual already residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What happens if you are a qualified individual already residing outside the United States? 408.212 Section 408.212 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  16. 20 CFR 408.212 - What happens if you are a qualified individual already residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false What happens if you are a qualified individual already residing outside the United States? 408.212 Section 408.212 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  17. 20 CFR 408.435 - How do you prove that you are residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false How do you prove that you are residing outside the United States? 408.435 Section 408.435 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence Requirements Residence § 408.435 How do you...

  18. 20 CFR 408.208 - What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.208 Section 408.208 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  19. 20 CFR 408.208 - What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.208 Section 408.208 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  20. 20 CFR 408.208 - What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.208 Section 408.208 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  1. 20 CFR 408.208 - What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false What happens if you establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.208 Section 408.208 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  2. A Benefit Analysis of Using a Low-Cost Flight Simulator for the MH-60R

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. A BENEFIT ...2016 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED Master’s thesis 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE A BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF USING A LOW- COST FLIGHT SIMULATOR FOR THE MH... BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF USING A LOW- COST FLIGHT SIMULATOR FOR THE MH-60R J. Gregory Zilai Lieutenant, United States Navy B.S., United States Naval

  3. 20 CFR 408.210 - What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.210 Section 408.210 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  4. 20 CFR 408.210 - What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.210 Section 408.210 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  5. 20 CFR 408.806 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States? 408.806 Section 408.806 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  6. 20 CFR 408.210 - What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.210 Section 408.210 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  7. 20 CFR 408.806 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States? 408.806 Section 408.806 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  8. 20 CFR 408.809 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States? 408.809 Section 408.809 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  9. 20 CFR 408.809 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States? 408.809 Section 408.809 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  10. 20 CFR 408.809 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States? 408.809 Section 408.809 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  11. 20 CFR 408.809 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States? 408.809 Section 408.809 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  12. 20 CFR 408.806 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States? 408.806 Section 408.806 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  13. 20 CFR 408.806 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States? 408.806 Section 408.806 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  14. 20 CFR 408.809 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are removed (including deported) from the United States? 408.809 Section 408.809 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  15. 20 CFR 408.806 - What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false What happens to your SVB payments if you are no longer residing outside the United States? 408.806 Section 408.806 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Suspensions and Terminations...

  16. 20 CFR 408.210 - What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.210 Section 408.210 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  17. 20 CFR 408.210 - What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false What happens if you do not establish residence outside the United States within 4 calendar months? 408.210 Section 408.210 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and...

  18. 20 CFR 408.230 - When must you begin residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and Entitlement Residence Outside the United... establishing residence outside the United States if you are in the United States and are appealing either: (1...

  19. 20 CFR 203.5 - Service outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2014-04-01 2012-04-01 true Service outside the United States. 203.5... EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ACT § 203.5 Service outside the United States. (a) An individual shall not be an... business in the United States except while engaged in performing service for it in the United States. (b...

  20. 20 CFR 203.5 - Service outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2013-04-01 2012-04-01 true Service outside the United States. 203.5... EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ACT § 203.5 Service outside the United States. (a) An individual shall not be an... business in the United States except while engaged in performing service for it in the United States. (b...

  1. 20 CFR 203.5 - Service outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Service outside the United States. 203.5... EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ACT § 203.5 Service outside the United States. (a) An individual shall not be an... business in the United States except while engaged in performing service for it in the United States. (b...

  2. 20 CFR 30.605 - What rights does the United States have upon payment of compensation under EEOICPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What rights does the United States have upon payment of compensation under EEOICPA? 30.605 Section 30.605 Employees' Benefits OFFICE OF WORKERS... OF 2000, AS AMENDED Special Provisions Third Party Liability § 30.605 What rights does the United...

  3. Effect of US health policies on health care access for Marshallese migrants.

    PubMed

    McElfish, Pearl Anna; Hallgren, Emily; Yamada, Seiji

    2015-04-01

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation previously under the administrative control of the United States. Since 1986, the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States allows Marshall Islands citizens to freely enter, lawfully reside, and work in the United States, and provides the United States exclusive military control of the region. When the COFA was signed, COFA migrants were eligible for Medicaid and other safety net programs. However, these migrants were excluded from benefits as a consequence of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Currently, COFA migrants have limited access to health care benefits in the United States, which perpetuates health inequalities.

  4. Effect of US Health Policies on Health Care Access for Marshallese Migrants

    PubMed Central

    Hallgren, Emily; Yamada, Seiji

    2015-01-01

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation previously under the administrative control of the United States. Since 1986, the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) between the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the United States allows Marshall Islands citizens to freely enter, lawfully reside, and work in the United States, and provides the United States exclusive military control of the region. When the COFA was signed, COFA migrants were eligible for Medicaid and other safety net programs. However, these migrants were excluded from benefits as a consequence of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Currently, COFA migrants have limited access to health care benefits in the United States, which perpetuates health inequalities. PMID:25713965

  5. Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Benefits

    Science.gov Websites

    provides safety benefits. Energy Security and Balance The United States imported 19% of its petroleum in energy balance meaning that biodiesel yields 4.56 units of energy for every unit of fossil energy

  6. 20 CFR 404.461 - Nonpayment of lump sum after death of alien outside United States for more than 6 months.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Nonpayment of lump sum after death of alien outside United States for more than 6 months. 404.461 Section 404.461 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) Deductions; Reductions; and Nonpayments of Benefits § 404.461...

  7. 38 CFR 3.1002 - Political subdivisions of United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... United States. 3.1002 Section 3.1002 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS... Political subdivisions of United States. No part of any accrued benefits will be used to reimburse any political subdivision of the United States for expenses incurred in the last sickness or burial of any...

  8. 20 CFR 416.1600 - Introduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Introduction. 416.1600 Section 416.1600 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND... United States (see § 416.1615); or (c) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  9. 20 CFR 416.1600 - Introduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Introduction. 416.1600 Section 416.1600 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND... United States (see § 416.1615); or (c) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  10. 20 CFR 416.1600 - Introduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Introduction. 416.1600 Section 416.1600 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND... United States (see § 416.1615); or (c) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  11. 20 CFR 416.1600 - Introduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Introduction. 416.1600 Section 416.1600 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND... United States (see § 416.1615); or (c) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  12. 20 CFR 416.1600 - Introduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Introduction. 416.1600 Section 416.1600 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND... United States (see § 416.1615); or (c) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  13. The benefits of improved technologies in agricultural aviation. [economic impact and aircraft configurations

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1978-01-01

    The economic benefits attributable to a variety of potential technological improvements in agricultural aviation are discussed. Topics covered include: the ag-air industry, the data base used to estimate the potential benefits and a summary of the potential benefits from technological improvements; ag-air activities in the United States; foreign ag-air activities; major ag-air aircraft is use and manufacturers' sales and distribution networks; and estimates of the benefits to the United States of proposed technological improvements to the aircraft and dispersal equipment. A bibliography of references is appended.

  14. United States benefits of improved worldwide wheat crop information from a LANDSAT system overview

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1976-01-01

    The value of improvements in worldwide information on wheat crops provided by LANDSAT was measured in the context of world wheat markets. These benefits were based on exiting LANDSAT technical goals and assumed that information would be made available to the United States and other countries at the same time. The benefits to the United States of such public LANDSAT information on wheat crops were found to be 174 million dollars a year on the average. The benefits from improved wheat crop information compare favorably with the annual system's cost of about $62 million. A detailed empirical sample demonstration of the effect of improved information was developed. The history of wheat commodity prices for 1971-72 was reconstructed and the price changes from improved vs. historical information were compared.

  15. 20 CFR 655.151 - Newspaper advertisements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Newspaper advertisements. 655.151 Section 655.151 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers)...

  16. 46 CFR 349.3 - Certification criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... other benefits substantially equivalent to the rights and benefits provided by chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, for any member of a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States who is... relevant documentation to MARAD, Office of Maritime Labor, Training, and Safety, MAR-250, 400 Seventh St...

  17. 20 CFR 416.1327 - Suspension due to absence from the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Suspension due to absence from the United States. 416.1327 Section 416.1327 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Suspensions and Terminations § 416.1327 Suspension due to...

  18. 8 CFR 236.16 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 236.16... Program § 236.16 Travel outside the United States. An alien granted Family Unity Program benefits who intends to travel outside the United States temporarily must apply for advance authorization in accordance...

  19. 8 CFR 236.16 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 236.16... Program § 236.16 Travel outside the United States. An alien granted Family Unity Program benefits who intends to travel outside the United States temporarily must apply for advance authorization using Form I...

  20. 8 CFR 236.16 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 236.16... Program § 236.16 Travel outside the United States. An alien granted Family Unity Program benefits who intends to travel outside the United States temporarily must apply for advance authorization using Form I...

  1. 20 CFR 655.122 - Contents of job offers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Contents of job offers. 655.122 Section 655.122 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers)...

  2. 20 CFR 655.1304 - Contents of job offers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Contents of job offers. 655.1304 Section 655.1304 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) §...

  3. 20 CFR 439.665 - State.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false State. 439.665 Section 439.665 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 439.665 State. State means any of the States of the United States, the District of...

  4. Benefits of mercury controls for the United States.

    PubMed

    Giang, Amanda; Selin, Noelle E

    2016-01-12

    Mercury pollution poses risks for both human and ecosystem health. As a consequence, controlling mercury pollution has become a policy goal on both global and national scales. We developed an assessment method linking global-scale atmospheric chemical transport modeling to regional-scale economic modeling to consistently evaluate the potential benefits to the United States of global (UN Minamata Convention on Mercury) and domestic [Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)] policies, framed as economic gains from avoiding mercury-related adverse health endpoints. This method attempts to trace the policies-to-impacts path while taking into account uncertainties and knowledge gaps with policy-appropriate bounding assumptions. We project that cumulative lifetime benefits from the Minamata Convention for individuals affected by 2050 are $339 billion (2005 USD), with a range from $1.4 billion to $575 billion in our sensitivity scenarios. Cumulative economy-wide benefits to the United States, realized by 2050, are $104 billion, with a range from $6 million to $171 billion. Projected Minamata benefits are more than twice those projected from the domestic policy. This relative benefit is robust to several uncertainties and variabilities, with the ratio of benefits (Minamata/MATS) ranging from ≈1.4 to 3. However, we find that for those consuming locally caught freshwater fish from the United States, rather than marine and estuarine fish from the global market, benefits are larger from US than global action, suggesting domestic policies are important for protecting these populations. Per megagram of prevented emissions, our domestic policy scenario results in US benefits about an order of magnitude higher than from our global scenario, further highlighting the importance of domestic action.

  5. 42 CFR 410.175 - Alien absent from the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Alien absent from the United States. 410.175... Alien absent from the United States. (a) Medicare does not pay Part B benefits for services furnished to... during the first full calendar month the alien is back in the United States. [53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988] ...

  6. 42 CFR 410.175 - Alien absent from the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Alien absent from the United States. 410.175... Alien absent from the United States. (a) Medicare does not pay Part B benefits for services furnished to... during the first full calendar month the alien is back in the United States. [53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988] ...

  7. 42 CFR 410.175 - Alien absent from the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Alien absent from the United States. 410.175... Alien absent from the United States. (a) Medicare does not pay Part B benefits for services furnished to... during the first full calendar month the alien is back in the United States. [53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988] ...

  8. 42 CFR 410.175 - Alien absent from the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Alien absent from the United States. 410.175... Alien absent from the United States. (a) Medicare does not pay Part B benefits for services furnished to... during the first full calendar month the alien is back in the United States. [53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988] ...

  9. 42 CFR 410.175 - Alien absent from the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Alien absent from the United States. 410.175... Alien absent from the United States. (a) Medicare does not pay Part B benefits for services furnished to... during the first full calendar month the alien is back in the United States. [53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988] ...

  10. 22 CFR 63.8 - Grants to United States participants to study.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Grants to United States participants to study... Grants to United States participants to study. A citizen of the United States who has been awarded a grant to study may be entitled to any or all of the following benefits when authorized by the Agency. (a...

  11. 22 CFR 63.8 - Grants to United States participants to study.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Grants to United States participants to study... Grants to United States participants to study. A citizen of the United States who has been awarded a grant to study may be entitled to any or all of the following benefits when authorized by the Agency. (a...

  12. 22 CFR 63.8 - Grants to United States participants to study.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Grants to United States participants to study... Grants to United States participants to study. A citizen of the United States who has been awarded a grant to study may be entitled to any or all of the following benefits when authorized by the Agency. (a...

  13. 22 CFR 63.8 - Grants to United States participants to study.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Grants to United States participants to study... Grants to United States participants to study. A citizen of the United States who has been awarded a grant to study may be entitled to any or all of the following benefits when authorized by the Agency. (a...

  14. 22 CFR 63.8 - Grants to United States participants to study.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Grants to United States participants to study... Grants to United States participants to study. A citizen of the United States who has been awarded a grant to study may be entitled to any or all of the following benefits when authorized by the Agency. (a...

  15. 20 CFR 416.1329 - Suspension due to loss of United States residency, United States citizenship, or status as an...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1329 Section 416.1329 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED... in the United States under color of law. (a) A recipient ceases to be an eligible individual or...

  16. 20 CFR 416.1329 - Suspension due to loss of United States residency, United States citizenship, or status as an...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1329 Section 416.1329 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED... in the United States under color of law. (a) A recipient ceases to be an eligible individual or...

  17. 20 CFR 416.1329 - Suspension due to loss of United States residency, United States citizenship, or status as an...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1329 Section 416.1329 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED... in the United States under color of law. (a) A recipient ceases to be an eligible individual or...

  18. 20 CFR 416.1329 - Suspension due to loss of United States residency, United States citizenship, or status as an...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1329 Section 416.1329 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED... in the United States under color of law. (a) A recipient ceases to be an eligible individual or...

  19. 20 CFR 416.1329 - Suspension due to loss of United States residency, United States citizenship, or status as an...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1329 Section 416.1329 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED... in the United States under color of law. (a) A recipient ceases to be an eligible individual or...

  20. What should health insurance cover? A comparison of Israeli and US approaches to benefit design under national health reform.

    PubMed

    Nissanholtz Gannot, Rachel; Chinitz, David P; Rosenbaum, Sara

    2018-04-01

    What health insurance should cover and pay for represents one of the most complex questions in national health policy. Israel shares with the US reliance on a regulated insurance market and we compare the approaches of the two countries regarding determining health benefits. Based on review and analysis of literature, laws and policy in the United States and Israel. The Israeli experience consists of selection of a starting point for defining coverage; calculating the expected cost of covered benefits; and creating a mechanism for updating covered benefits within a defined budget. In implementing the Affordable Care Act, the US rejected a comprehensive and detailed approach to essential health benefits. Instead, federal regulators established broadly worded minimum standards that can be supplemented through more stringent state laws and insurer discretion. Notwithstanding differences between the two systems, the elements of the Israeli approach to coverage, which has stood the test of time, may provide a basis for the United States as it renews its health reform debate and considers delegating decisions about coverage to the states. Israel can learn to emulate the more forceful regulation of supplemental and private insurance that characterizes health policy in the United States.

  1. Oxygen production by urban trees in the United States

    Treesearch

    David J. Nowak; Robert Hoehn; Daniel E. Crane

    2007-01-01

    Urban forests in the coterminous United States are estimated to produce ≈61 million metric tons (67 million tons) of oxygen annually, enough oxygen to offset the annual oxygen consumption of approximately two-thirds of the U.S. opulation. Although oxygen production is often cited as a significant benefit of trees, this benefit is relatively insignificant and...

  2. 8 CFR 245a.35 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... application will be denied. (b) An alien granted Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments who... benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments rests solely with the Service. An alien who is granted advance... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 245a.35...

  3. 8 CFR 245a.35 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... application will be denied. (b) An alien granted Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments who... benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments rests solely with the Service. An alien who is granted advance... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 245a.35...

  4. 20 CFR 404.1019 - Work as a member of a uniformed service of the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, when ordered to annual training duty for 14 days or more... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Work as a member of a uniformed service of the United States. 404.1019 Section 404.1019 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION...

  5. Employee Benefits and Labor Markets in Canada and the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Alpert, William T., Ed.; Woodbury, Stephen A., Ed.

    This book contains 14 original research chapters on various aspects of the employee benefits systems of Canada and the United States. Following an introduction by William Alpert and Stephen Woodbury and an overview chapter, "Does the Composition of Pay Matter?" (Sherwin Rosen), Part 1 of the book consists of three chapters that treat the…

  6. Benefits of mercury controls for the United States

    PubMed Central

    Selin, Noelle E.

    2016-01-01

    Mercury pollution poses risks for both human and ecosystem health. As a consequence, controlling mercury pollution has become a policy goal on both global and national scales. We developed an assessment method linking global-scale atmospheric chemical transport modeling to regional-scale economic modeling to consistently evaluate the potential benefits to the United States of global (UN Minamata Convention on Mercury) and domestic [Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)] policies, framed as economic gains from avoiding mercury-related adverse health endpoints. This method attempts to trace the policies-to-impacts path while taking into account uncertainties and knowledge gaps with policy-appropriate bounding assumptions. We project that cumulative lifetime benefits from the Minamata Convention for individuals affected by 2050 are $339 billion (2005 USD), with a range from $1.4 billion to $575 billion in our sensitivity scenarios. Cumulative economy-wide benefits to the United States, realized by 2050, are $104 billion, with a range from $6 million to $171 billion. Projected Minamata benefits are more than twice those projected from the domestic policy. This relative benefit is robust to several uncertainties and variabilities, with the ratio of benefits (Minamata/MATS) ranging from ≈1.4 to 3. However, we find that for those consuming locally caught freshwater fish from the United States, rather than marine and estuarine fish from the global market, benefits are larger from US than global action, suggesting domestic policies are important for protecting these populations. Per megagram of prevented emissions, our domestic policy scenario results in US benefits about an order of magnitude higher than from our global scenario, further highlighting the importance of domestic action. PMID:26712021

  7. How Greatly Do Chinese Students Eclipse Ours?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Stanley, Julian C.

    1989-01-01

    This paper compares the performance of China and the United States at the high-school-level International Mathematical Olympiad, focusing specifically on the United States' short training period and lack of women team members. Ways in which the United States benefits from Chinese mathematical talent are described. (JDD)

  8. 5 CFR Appendix B to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses United States of America Office of Personnel... less expensive and have fewer restrictions than insurable interest annuities but the former spouse's... mistakenly label CSRS benefits as Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) benefits, will be interpreted...

  9. 5 CFR Appendix B to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses United States of America Office of Personnel... less expensive and have fewer restrictions than insurable interest annuities but the former spouse's... mistakenly label CSRS benefits as Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) benefits, will be interpreted...

  10. 5 CFR Appendix B to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses United States of America Office of Personnel... less expensive and have fewer restrictions than insurable interest annuities but the former spouse's... mistakenly label CSRS benefits as Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) benefits, will be interpreted...

  11. 5 CFR Appendix B to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Awarding Survivor Annuity Benefits to Former Spouses United States of America Office of Personnel... less expensive and have fewer restrictions than insurable interest annuities but the former spouse's... mistakenly label CSRS benefits as Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) benefits, will be interpreted...

  12. Filipino veterans' benefits improvements. Interim final rule.

    PubMed

    2001-12-27

    This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to reflect changes made by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, which changed the rate of compensation payments to certain Filipino veterans residing in the United States and the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000, which changed the amount of the burial benefit paid to the survivors of certain Filipino veterans who were residing in the United States at the times of their deaths.

  13. Challenges of socio-economically evaluating wildfire management on non-industrial private and public forestland in the western United States

    Treesearch

    Tyron J. Venn; David E. Calkin

    2009-01-01

    Non-industrial private forests (NIPFs) and public forests in the United States generate many non-market benefits for landholders and society generally. These values can be both enhanced and diminished by wildfire management. This paper considers the challenges of supporting economically efficient allocation of wildfire suppression resources in a social cost-benefit...

  14. Heterogeneous nonmarket benefits of managing white pine bluster rust in high-elevation pine forests

    Treesearch

    James R. Meldrum; Patricia A. Champ; Craig A. Bond

    2013-01-01

    This article describes a nonmarket valuation study about benefits of managing the invasive disease white pine blister rust in highelevation forests in the Western United States. Results demonstrate that, on average, households in the Western United States are willing to pay $154 to improve the resiliency of these forests. Factor analysis shows that long-run protection...

  15. Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Treating Foreign-Born Students for Tuberculosis before Entering the United States

    PubMed Central

    Wingate, La’Marcus T.; Posey, Drew L.; Zhou, Weigong; Olson, Christine K.; Maskery, Brian

    2015-01-01

    Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering implementation of overseas medical screening of student-visa applicants to reduce the numbers of active tuberculosis cases entering the United States. Objective To evaluate the costs, cases averted, and cost-effectiveness of screening for, and treating, tuberculosis in United States-bound students from countries with varying tuberculosis prevalence. Methods Costs and benefits were evaluated from two perspectives, combined and United States only. The combined perspective totaled overseas and United States costs and benefits from a societal perspective. The United States only perspective was a domestic measure of costs and benefits. A decision tree was developed to determine the cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis screening and treatment from the combined perspective. Results From the United States only perspective, overseas screening programs of Chinese and Indian students would prevent the importation of 157 tuberculosis cases annually, and result in $2.7 million in savings. From the combined perspective, screening programs for Chinese students would cost more than $2.8 million annually and screening programs for Indian students nearly $440,000 annually. From the combined perspective, the incremental cost for each tuberculosis case averted by screening Chinese and Indian students was $22,187 and $15,063, respectively. Implementing screening programs for German students would prevent no cases in most years, and would result in increased costs both overseas and in the United States. The domestic costs would occur because public health departments would need to follow up on students identified overseas as having an elevated risk of tuberculosis. Conclusions Tuberculosis screening and treatment programs for students seeking long term visas to attend United States schools would reduce the number of tuberculosis cases imported. Implementing screening in high-incidence countries could save the United States millions of dollars annually; however there would be increased costs incurred overseas for students and their families. PMID:25924009

  16. 78 FR 16914 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8802

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-19

    ....gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Application for United States Residency Certification. OMB... Philadelphia Service Center. As proof of residency in the United States and of entitlement to the benefits of a.... partnership, or resident of the United States for purposes of taxation. Current Actions: There are no changes...

  17. 20 CFR 408.230 - When must you begin residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and Entitlement Residence Outside the United... provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must begin residing outside the United States by the end of...

  18. 20 CFR 408.230 - When must you begin residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and Entitlement Residence Outside the United... provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must begin residing outside the United States by the end of...

  19. 20 CFR 408.230 - When must you begin residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and Entitlement Residence Outside the United... provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must begin residing outside the United States by the end of...

  20. 20 CFR 408.230 - When must you begin residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and Entitlement Residence Outside the United... provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must begin residing outside the United States by the end of...

  1. Feed-In Tariffs | State, Local, and Tribal Governments | NREL

    Science.gov Websites

    United States especially as evidence mounts about their effectiveness as framework for promoting framework for promoting renewable energy development and job creation. Benefits Some of the benefits and

  2. Object/Shape Recognition Technology: An Assessment of the Feasibility of Implementation at Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-02-25

    provide efficiency and effectively manufacture or inventory items. The industries that benefit from Cognex technology are automotive, food and beverage ...recognition tedmology, Tedmology Readiness Level, PAGES Cost Benefit Analysis, Tedmology Commercialization, Technology Transition 139 16. PRICE CODE 17...Technology Development & Transition Strategy Guidebook xvii UD Ultimate Disposal U.S. United States USAF United States Air Force xviii THIS

  3. An Act to Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Set a Termination Date for Veterans' Educational Benefits.... Public Law 94-502, 94th Congress.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate.

    The Veterans' Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-502) is described in this document. The act is structured to amend title 38, United States Code, to set a termination date for veterans' educational benefits, to increase vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances, educational and training assistance allowances, and…

  4. Factors in United States Forest Service district rangers' decision to manage a fire for resource benefit

    Treesearch

    Martha A. Williamson

    2007-01-01

    United States wildland fire policy and program reviews in 1995 and 2000 required both the reduction of hazardous fuel and recognition of fire as a natural process. Despite the fact that existing policy permits managing natural ignitions to meet resource benefits, or Wildland Fire Use (WFU), most fuel reduction projects rely on mechanical treatments and prescribed fire...

  5. Who Benefits from Pension Enhancements?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Koedel, Cory; Ni, Shawn; Podgursky, Michael

    2014-01-01

    During the late 1990s public pension funds across the United States accrued large actuarial surpluses. The seemingly flush conditions of the pension funds led legislators in most states to substantially improve retirement benefits for public workers, including teachers. In this study we examine the benefit enhancements to the teacher pension…

  6. Who Benefits from Pension Enhancements? Working Paper 76

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Koedel, Cory; Ni, Shawn; Podgursky, Michael

    2012-01-01

    During the late 1990s public pension funds across the United States accrued large actuarial surpluses. The seemingly flush conditions of the pension funds led legislators in most states to substantially improve retirement benefits for public workers, including teachers. In this study we examine the benefit enhancements to the teacher pension…

  7. 15 CFR 4.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States... of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance programs, and explanations of tax...

  8. 15 CFR 4.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States... of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance programs, and explanations of tax...

  9. 15 CFR 4.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States... of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance programs, and explanations of tax...

  10. 15 CFR 4.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States... of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance programs, and explanations of tax...

  11. 15 CFR 4.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States... of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance programs, and explanations of tax...

  12. 20 CFR 416.1619 - When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1619 Section 416.1619 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Residence and Citizenship § 416.1619 When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  13. 20 CFR 416.1619 - When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1619 Section 416.1619 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Residence and Citizenship § 416.1619 When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  14. 20 CFR 416.1619 - When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1619 Section 416.1619 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Residence and Citizenship § 416.1619 When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  15. 20 CFR 416.1619 - When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1619 Section 416.1619 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Residence and Citizenship § 416.1619 When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  16. 20 CFR 416.1619 - When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... residing in the United States under color of law. 416.1619 Section 416.1619 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Residence and Citizenship § 416.1619 When you cannot be considered permanently residing in the United States under color of...

  17. 36 CFR 212.8 - Permission to cross lands and easements owned by the United States and administered by the Forest...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... interests of the United States. Permits for such road construction or use will be non-exclusive and will be... States and administered by the Forest Service. (a) Permission to construct or use roads across lands and... benefit is needed by the United States, permission to construct or use a road across lands and across...

  18. 38 CFR 1.551 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... or other individual who has received benefits (including medical benefits) or has applied for benefits pursuant to title 38, United States Code. Benefits records means an individual's records, which pertain to programs under any of the benefits laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

  19. 38 CFR 1.551 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... or other individual who has received benefits (including medical benefits) or has applied for benefits pursuant to title 38, United States Code. Benefits records means an individual's records, which pertain to programs under any of the benefits laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

  20. 38 CFR 1.551 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... or other individual who has received benefits (including medical benefits) or has applied for benefits pursuant to title 38, United States Code. Benefits records means an individual's records, which pertain to programs under any of the benefits laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

  1. Challenges and Benefits of Early Bilingualism in the United States' Context

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Espinosa, Linda M.

    2015-01-01

    The population of young dual language learners (DLL) in the United States has tripled in the last several decades and now accounts for 25% of all children in the United States (Migration Policy Institute, June 2014). Many of these children are exposed to multiple languages in the home and the early childhood setting (ECE) setting, and the vast…

  2. A framework for the evaluation of the benefits of intelligent transportation systems

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-11-30

    This report discusses methods to assess the benefits of Intelligent Transportation Systems. It provides a comprehensive review of methods currently available in the United States. It develops a framework for benefits assessment using benefit trees an...

  3. The rise of biosimilars: How they got here and where they are going.

    PubMed

    Patel, Dhiren; Gillis, Colin; Naggar, Joseph; Mistry, Amee; Mantzoros, Christos S

    2017-10-01

    Biosimilars have become a subject of great interest in the past few years. The European Union and the United States are seeing an increasing number of biosimilar applications and approvals. The development of a biosimilar is significantly more complex and costly than a small molecule generic product. In the European Union, there has been a wider use of these medications compared to the United States. More biosimilars are gaining approval in the United States, and these products will likely alter the healthcare system in highly impactful ways. Understanding the regulatory process, the risks, and benefits will enable clinicians to be prepared and maximize the utility of these medications when they enter the market. This article introduces the concept of a biosimilar, discusses the regulatory process in the United States, and reviews the risks and benefits of these products. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  4. Using State Student Unit Record Data to Increase Community College Student Success

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ewell, Peter; Jenkins, Davis

    2008-01-01

    This chapter examines lessons learned by states that are using student unit record (SUR) data to improve outcomes for community college students and recommends steps states can take to strengthen their use of SUR databases to benefit students and communities. (Contains 1 exhibit.)

  5. 42 CFR 423.882 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... qualifying covered retiree under the plan. Benefit option means a particular benefit design, category of benefits, or cost-sharing arrangement offered within a group health plan. Employment-based retiree health... the foregoing, including a health benefits plan offered under chapter 89 of Title 5, United States...

  6. 20 CFR 655.151 - Newspaper advertisements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ....151 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Post-Acceptance Requirements § 655.151 Newspaper...

  7. 20 CFR 655.160 - Determinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor Certification Determinations § 655.160 Determinations. Except...

  8. 20 CFR 655.160 - Determinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor Certification Determinations § 655.160 Determinations. Except...

  9. The United States should forego a damage-limitation capability against China

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Glaser, Charles L.

    2017-11-01

    Bottom Lines • THE KEY STRATEGIC NUCLEAR CHOICE. Whether to attempt to preserve its damage-limitation capability against China is the key strategic nuclear choice facing the United States. The answer is much less clear-cut than when the United States faced the Soviet Union during the Cold War. • FEASIBILITY OF DAMAGE LIMITATION. Although technology has advanced significantly over the past three decades, future military competition between the U.S. and Chinese forces will favor large-scale nuclear retaliation over significant damage limitation. • BENEFITS AND RISKS OF A DAMAGE-LIMITATION CAPABILITY. The benefits provided by a modest damage-limitation capability would be small, because the United States can meet its most important regional deterrent requirements without one. In comparison, the risks, which include an increased probability of accidental and unauthorized Chinese attacks, as well as strained U.S.—China relations, would be large. • FOREGO DAMAGE LIMITATION. These twin findings—the poor prospects for prevailing in the military competition, and the small benefits and likely overall decrease in U.S. security—call for a U.S. policy that foregoes efforts to preserve or enhance its damage-limitation capability.

  10. 20 CFR 404.417 - Deductions because of noncovered remunerative activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7-day work test. 404.417 Section 404.417 Employees... activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7-day work test. (a) Deductions because of individual's... on. Effective May 1983, a 45-hour work test applies before a benefit deduction is made for the non...

  11. 20 CFR 404.417 - Deductions because of noncovered remunerative activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7-day work test. 404.417 Section 404.417 Employees... activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7-day work test. (a) Deductions because of individual's... on. Effective May 1983, a 45-hour work test applies before a benefit deduction is made for the non...

  12. Forecasts of forest conditions in regions of the United States under future scenarios: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2012 RPA Assessment

    Treesearch

    David N. Wear; Robert Huggett; Ruhong Li; Benjamin Perryman; Shan Liu

    2013-01-01

    The 626 million acres of forests in the conterminous United States represent significant reserves of biodiversity and terrestrial carbon and provide substantial flows of highly valued ecosystem services, including timber products, watershed protection benefits, and recreation. This report describes forecasts of forest conditions for the conterminous United States in...

  13. 5 CFR Appendix A to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Dividing Civil Service Retirement Benefits

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Civil Service Retirement Benefits United States of America Office of Personnel Management Retirement and... Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) applies to CSRS benefits. Sections 1003(b)(1) and... Qualifying Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) except to the extent that the law governing CSRS expressly...

  14. 5 CFR Appendix A to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Dividing Civil Service Retirement Benefits

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Civil Service Retirement Benefits United States of America Office of Personnel Management Retirement and... Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) applies to CSRS benefits. Sections 1003(b)(1) and... Qualifying Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) except to the extent that the law governing CSRS expressly...

  15. 5 CFR Appendix A to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Dividing Civil Service Retirement Benefits

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Civil Service Retirement Benefits United States of America Office of Personnel Management Retirement and... Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) applies to CSRS benefits. Sections 1003(b)(1) and... Qualifying Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) except to the extent that the law governing CSRS expressly...

  16. 5 CFR Appendix A to Subpart J of... - Guidelines for Interpreting State Court Orders Dividing Civil Service Retirement Benefits

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Civil Service Retirement Benefits United States of America Office of Personnel Management Retirement and... Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) applies to CSRS benefits. Sections 1003(b)(1) and... Qualifying Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's) except to the extent that the law governing CSRS expressly...

  17. Benefits of access management.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-01-01

    This brochure serves as a guide to the major benefits of several : access management techniques in use across the United States. The : purpose of this brochure is to provide a comprehensive and succinct : examination of the benefits of access managem...

  18. 20 CFR 655.170 - Extensions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Post Certification § 655.170 Extensions. An employer may apply for...

  19. 20 CFR 655.163 - Certification fee.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor Certification Determinations § 655.163 Certification fee. A...

  20. 20 CFR 655.170 - Extensions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Post Certification § 655.170 Extensions. An employer may apply for...

  1. Flight training efforts would benefit from more flexible aviation regulatory structures.

    PubMed

    Bent, J

    1996-10-01

    Training and regulatory issues related to modern flight deck systems are reviewed. Philosophical differences in regulatory bodies in the United States and Europe are highlighted. Methods of changing regulations in Europe and the United States are discussed.

  2. 20 CFR 408.228 - When do we consider you to be residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB Qualification and Entitlement Residence Outside the.... We consider you to be residing outside the United States if you: (1) Have established an actual...

  3. Logistically Sustaining Afloat-Staged Special Operations Forces through an LPD-17 Class Single-Ship Seabase

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-03-01

    simulation are analyzed using regression, statistical and marginal benefit techniques to show how the MOEs are affected by varying levels of the...being supported by the seabase increases. A large marginal benefit is realized in reducing a unit’s frequency and time spent in a balk state by...units. SOF units operate within the range of sea-based helicopter assets; therefore the risk of a ‘ bingo ’ (i.e., near empty) fuel state is nearly

  4. 20 CFR 404.463 - Nonpayment of benefits of aliens outside the United States; “foreign social insurance system...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Nonpayment of benefits of aliens outside the... Section 404.463 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) Deductions; Reductions; and Nonpayments of Benefits § 404.463 Nonpayment of...

  5. 33 CFR 25.405 - Claims not payable.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... States in combat; (b) Is purely contractual in nature; (c) Results wholly or partly from the negligent or... applicable under local law; (d) Is for death or personal injury of a United States employee for whom benefits... directly or indirectly by the United States on behalf of the injured employee; (e) Is cognizable under...

  6. 20 CFR 404.1018a - Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-remuneration paid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income Work Excluded from Employment § 404.1018a Work... States Government or an instrumentality of the United States, your work was excluded from employment if...

  7. 20 CFR 404.1018a - Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-remuneration paid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income Work Excluded from Employment § 404.1018a Work... States Government or an instrumentality of the United States, your work was excluded from employment if...

  8. 20 CFR 404.1018a - Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-remuneration paid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income Work Excluded from Employment § 404.1018a Work... States Government or an instrumentality of the United States, your work was excluded from employment if...

  9. 20 CFR 404.1018a - Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-remuneration paid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income Work Excluded from Employment § 404.1018a Work... States Government or an instrumentality of the United States, your work was excluded from employment if...

  10. 20 CFR 655.161 - Criteria for certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 655.161 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor Certification Determinations § 655.161 Criteria for...

  11. 20 CFR 655.154 - Additional positive recruitment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 655.154 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Post-Acceptance Requirements § 655.154 Additional positive...

  12. 20 CFR 655.167 - Document retention requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 655.167 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor Certification Determinations § 655.167 Document...

  13. 20 CFR 655.102 - Special procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) § 655.102 Special procedures. To provide for a limited degree of...

  14. 20 CFR 631.30 - Designation or creation and functions of a State dislocated worker unit or office, and rapid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Designation or creation and functions of a... TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT State Administration § 631.30 Designation or creation and functions of a State dislocated worker unit or office, and rapid response assistance. (a) Designation or creation of State...

  15. 20 CFR 631.30 - Designation or creation and functions of a State dislocated worker unit or office, and rapid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Designation or creation and functions of a... TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT State Administration § 631.30 Designation or creation and functions of a State dislocated worker unit or office, and rapid response assistance. (a) Designation or creation of State...

  16. Measuring the Benefits of Clean Air and Water.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kneese, Allen V.

    This book examines the current state of the art regarding benefits assessment, including such tools as bidding games, surveys, property-value studies, wage differentials, risk reduction evaluation, and mortality and morbidity cost estimation. It is based on research, sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, related to the…

  17. Gifted Education in Preschool: Perceived Barriers and Benefits of Program Development

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kettler, Todd; Oveross, Mattie E.; Bishop, James C.

    2017-01-01

    Substantial evidence supports the benefits of quality preschool education for children of all levels and backgrounds. However, early childhood gifted education services rarely exist in preschool centers. This study included 263 preschool centers representing geographic diversity in a southern state in the United States. Narrative data were…

  18. 5 CFR 890.1303 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program... insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); (2) An..., United States Code, who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the...

  19. 5 CFR 890.1303 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program... insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); (2) An..., United States Code, who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the...

  20. 45 CFR 156.122 - Prescription drug benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Prescription drug benefits. 156.122 Section 156... Essential Health Benefits Package § 156.122 Prescription drug benefits. (a) A health plan does not provide... at least the greater of: (i) One drug in every United States Pharmacopeia (USP) category and class...

  1. 45 CFR 156.122 - Prescription drug benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Prescription drug benefits. 156.122 Section 156... Essential Health Benefits Package § 156.122 Prescription drug benefits. (a) A health plan does not provide... at least the greater of: (i) One drug in every United States Pharmacopeia (USP) category and class...

  2. 78 FR 36311 - Flag Recognition Benefit for Fallen Federal Civilian Employees

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-17

    ... Recognition Benefit for Fallen Federal Civilian Employees; Submission for Review: Application for U.S. Flag... PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 550 RIN 3206-AM58 Flag Recognition Benefit for Fallen Federal Civilian... United States flag recognition benefit for fallen Federal civilian employees, and describe the...

  3. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry At a Glance

    Treesearch

    Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry USDA Forest Service

    2006-01-01

    The State and Private Forestry branch of the USDA Forest Service promotes sustainable management of non-Federal forest lands, which make up two-thirds of the forests in the United States. This work supports the Forest Service?s role as steward of the Nation?s forests and ensures that private forests yield public benefits. Among these benefits are clean air, drinking...

  4. 20 CFR 655.120 - Offered wage rate.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Prefiling Procedures § 655.120 Offered wage rate. (a) To comply with...

  5. 20 CFR 655.158 - Duration of positive recruitment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 655.158 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Post-Acceptance Requirements § 655.158 Duration of positive...

  6. 37 CFR 1.78 - Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... and cross-references to other applications. (a)(1) A nonprovisional application or international...-filed copending nonprovisional applications or international applications designating the United States... nonprovisional application or international application designating the United States of America, each prior...

  7. 78 FR 59007 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the Office of... to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: [email protected

  8. 78 FR 12744 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the Office of.... Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email...

  9. 77 FR 57559 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the Office of... benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: [email protected] . Once submitted, the...

  10. A distribution benefits model for improved information on worldwide crop production. Volume 1: Model structure and application to wheat

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Andrews, J.

    1976-01-01

    The improved model is suitable for the study of benefits of worldwide information on a variety of crops. Application to the previously studied case of worldwide wheat production shows that about $108 million per year of distribution benefits to the United States would be achieved by a satellite-based wheat information system meeting the goals of LACIE. The model also indicates that improved information alone will not change world stock levels unless production itself is stabilized. The United States benefits mentioned above are associated with the reduction of price fluctuations within the year and the more effective use of international trade to balance supply and demand. Price fluctuations from year to year would be reduced only if production variability were itself reduced.

  11. Benefits of a department of corrections partnership with a health sciences university: New Jersey's experience.

    PubMed

    Reeves, Rusty; Brewer, Arthur; Debilio, Lisa; Kosseff, Christopher; Dickert, Jeff

    2014-04-01

    More than half of the state prisons in the United States outsource health care. While most states contract with private companies, a small number of states have reached out to their health science universities to meet their needs for health care of prisoners. New Jersey is the most recent state to form such an agreement. This article discusses the benefits of such a model for New Jersey's Department of Corrections and for New Jersey's health sciences university, the Rutgers University, formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The benefits for both institutions should encourage other states to participate in such affiliations.

  12. A Society without a "State"? Political Organization, Social Conflict, and Welfare Provision in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Skocpol, Theda

    The programmatic structure and modes of implementation of U.S. social provisions must be understood in order to gain insight into social programs in the United States. National standards have not been established for public benefits and "social security" has remained firmly separated, both institutionally and symbolically, from…

  13. 20 CFR 655.50 - Enforcement process.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Enforcement process. 655.50 Section 655.50... FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process and Enforcement of Attestations for Temporary Employment in Occupations Other Than Agriculture or Registered Nursing in the United States (H-2B...

  14. Exploring a United States Maize Cellulose Biofuel Scenario Using an Integrated Energy and Agricultural Markets Solution Approach

    EPA Science Inventory

    Biofuel feedstock production in the United States (US) is an emergent environmental nutrient management issue, whose exploration can benefit from a multi-scale and multimedia systems modeling approach that explicitly addresses diverging stakeholder interests. In the present anal...

  15. Ecological effects of variable retention harvests in the northwestern United States: the DEMO study.

    Treesearch

    Keith B. Aubry; Charles B. Halpern; Douglas A. Maguire

    2004-01-01

    The retention of trees in harvest units is an integral part of forest management practices on federal lands in the northwestern United States (U.S.), yet the ecological benefits that result from various levels or patterns of retained trees remain speculative. Large scale and long term silviculture experiments are needed to evaluate the effects of alternative forest...

  16. National and international conservation efforts and their relevance to plant conservation in the Southwest

    Treesearch

    Nancy R. Morin

    2001-01-01

    Plant conservation in the United States benefits directly and indirectly from national and international conservation initiatives. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which began in December 1993, serves as a guiding force for conservation in the United States even though the U.S. is not a party to the convention. An international meeting in 1998 of...

  17. Benefit or Burden? On the Intergenerational Inequity of Teacher Pension Plans

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Backes, Ben; Goldhaber, Dan; Grout, Cyrus; Koedel, Cory; Ni, Shawn; Podgursky, Michael; Xiang, P. Brett; Xu, Zeyu

    2016-01-01

    Most public school teachers in the United States are enrolled in defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Using administrative microdata from four states, combined with national pension funding data, we show these plans have accumulated substantial unfunded liabilities--effectively debt--owing to previous plan operations. On average across 49 state…

  18. 20 CFR 655.166 - Requests for determinations based on nonavailability of U.S. workers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... nonavailability of U.S. workers. 655.166 Section 655.166 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor...

  19. 20 CFR 655.166 - Requests for determinations based on nonavailability of U.S. workers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... nonavailability of U.S. workers. 655.166 Section 655.166 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Labor...

  20. 20 CFR 655.101 - Authority of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Certification (OFLC) Administrator. 655.101 Section 655.101 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) § 655.101...

  1. 20 CFR 655.100 - Scope and purpose of subpart B.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 655.100 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) § 655.100 Scope and purpose of subpart B. This subpart sets...

  2. 20 CFR 655.100 - Scope and purpose of subpart B.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 655.100 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) § 655.100 Scope and purpose of subpart B. This subpart sets...

  3. 20 CFR 655.172 - Withdrawal of job order and application for temporary employment certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... temporary employment certification. 655.172 Section 655.172 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) Post...

  4. Molecular characterization of peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] germplasm in the United States using microsatellite markers

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] is an important medicinal fruit with immense health benefits and antioxidant activity. In this study, microsatellite markers were used as DNA fingerprinting tools for the identification and characterization of peach germplasm in the United States. Eleven microsatel...

  5. Tick-borne Diseases in Animals and USDA Research on Tick Control

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Tick-borne diseases represent a major threat to animal health in the United States. The cattle industry in the United States has benefited greatly from the continued USDA efforts through the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program in preventing the re-introduction of cattle ticks and associated pathog...

  6. 75 FR 60820 - United States v. Adobe Systems, Inc., et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-01

    ... compete for high tech employees, and in particular specialized computer science and engineering talent on the basis of salaries, benefits, and career opportunities. In recent years, talented computer... Venue 4. Each Defendant hires specialized computer engineers and scientists throughout the United States...

  7. The Rediscovery of Heritage and Community Language Education in the United States

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lee, Jin Sook; Wright, Wayne E.

    2014-01-01

    Language and cultural preservation efforts among different communities of language speakers in the United States have received increasing attention as interest in linguistic rights and globalization continues to deepen. In addition to mounting evidence of the cognitive, psychological, and academic benefits of heritage language/community language…

  8. Wildland shrubs of the United States and its territories: Thamnic descriptions, Volume 1

    Treesearch

    John K. Francis

    2004-01-01

    A discussion of the general characteristics of shrubs as a life form and their distribution within the United States is followed by 311 short monographs containing general descriptions, ranges, ecology, reproductive habits, growth and management, and benefits to humans, animals, and the environment.

  9. 37 CFR 1.5 - Identification of patent, patent application, or patent-related proceeding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES General Provisions General Information and Correspondence § 1.5 Identification of patent, patent... benefit of the date of deposit with the United States Postal Service. If the returned correspondence is...

  10. 20 CFR 639.4 - Who must give notice?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND... dislocated worker unit and the chief elected official of a unit of local government. (See definitions in... their representative(s), the State dislocated worker unit and the chief elected official of a unit of...

  11. The public health benefits of insulation retrofits in existing housing in the United States

    PubMed Central

    Levy, Jonathan I; Nishioka, Yurika; Spengler, John D

    2003-01-01

    Background Methodological limitations make it difficult to quantify the public health benefits of energy efficiency programs. To address this issue, we developed a risk-based model to estimate the health benefits associated with marginal energy usage reductions and applied the model to a hypothetical case study of insulation retrofits in single-family homes in the United States. Methods We modeled energy savings with a regression model that extrapolated findings from an energy simulation program. Reductions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions and particle precursors (SO2 and NOx) were quantified using fuel-specific emission factors and marginal electricity analyses. Estimates of population exposure per unit emissions, varying by location and source type, were extrapolated from past dispersion model runs. Concentration-response functions for morbidity and mortality from PM2.5 were derived from the epidemiological literature, and economic values were assigned to health outcomes based on willingness to pay studies. Results In total, the insulation retrofits would save 800 TBTU (8 × 1014 British Thermal Units) per year across 46 million homes, resulting in 3,100 fewer tons of PM2.5, 100,000 fewer tons of NOx, and 190,000 fewer tons of SO2 per year. These emission reductions are associated with outcomes including 240 fewer deaths, 6,500 fewer asthma attacks, and 110,000 fewer restricted activity days per year. At a state level, the health benefits per unit energy savings vary by an order of magnitude, illustrating that multiple factors (including population patterns and energy sources) influence health benefit estimates. The health benefits correspond to $1.3 billion per year in externalities averted, compared with $5.9 billion per year in economic savings. Conclusion In spite of significant uncertainties related to the interpretation of PM2.5 health effects and other dimensions of the model, our analysis demonstrates that a risk-based methodology is viable for national-level energy efficiency programs. PMID:12740041

  12. 37 CFR 102.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United... not limited to, test calculations of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance...

  13. 37 CFR 102.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United... not limited to, test calculations of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance...

  14. 37 CFR 102.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United... not limited to, test calculations of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance...

  15. 37 CFR 102.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United... not limited to, test calculations of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance...

  16. 37 CFR 102.21 - Purpose and scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United... not limited to, test calculations of retirement benefits, explanations of health and life insurance...

  17. A closer look at forests on the edge: future development on private forests in three states.

    Treesearch

    Eric White; Rhonda. Mazza

    2008-01-01

    Privately owned forests provide many public benefits, including clean water and air, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities. By 2030, 44.2 million acres of rural private forest land across the conterminous United States are projected to experience substantial increases in residential development. As housing density increases, the public benefits provided by...

  18. The Cuba–United States Thaw: Building Bridges through Science and Global Health

    PubMed Central

    Bausch, Daniel G.; Kouri, Vivian; Resik, Sonia; Acosta, Belsy; Guillen, Gerardo; Goraleski, Karen; Espinal, Marcos; Guzman, Maria G.

    2017-01-01

    Beginning in 2014, there has been significant progress in normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. Herein, we discuss the history and recent progress in scientific collaboration between the two countries as well as the continued challenges. Science and global health diplomacy can be key tools in reestablishing a trusting and productive relationship of mutual and global benefit, bringing about better and healthier lives for people in both Cuba and the United States. PMID:28719268

  19. The Cuba-United States Thaw: Building Bridges Through Science and Global Health.

    PubMed

    Bausch, Daniel G; Kouri, Vivian; Resik, Sonia; Acosta, Belsy; Guillen, Gerardo; Goraleski, Karen; Espinal, Marcos; Guzman, Maria G

    2017-06-01

    AbstractBeginning in 2014, there has been significant progress in normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. Herein, we discuss the history and recent progress in scientific collaboration between the two countries as well as the continued challenges. Science and global health diplomacy can be key tools in reestablishing a trusting and productive relationship of mutual and global benefit, bringing about better and healthier lives for people in both Cuba and the United States.

  20. Thorium Deposits of the United States - Energy Resources for the Future?

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Van Gosen, Bradley S.; Gillerman, Virginia S.; Armbrustmacher, Theodore J.

    2009-01-01

    Many nations are exploring new ways to meet their growing energy supply needs, with a particular focus upon methods that produce lower carbon dioxide emissions compared to traditional oil, natural gas, and coal power plants. As a result, thorium-based nuclear power has experienced renewed attention as a potential energy source. Thus, it benefits the United States and other countries to identify and evaluate their indigenous thorium resources. This report describes the geology and resources of the principal thorium districts of the United States.

  1. The benefits of transit in the United States : a review and analysis of benefit-cost studies.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-07-01

    This white paper presents the findings from a review and analysis of the available literature on benefit-cost (b-c) estimates of : existing U.S. transit systems. Following an inventory of the literature, the b-c estimates from each study were organiz...

  2. Long-term warranties on highway projects.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-09-01

    This report documents the state of the art and practice of warranty contracting in the United States. Background information, key elements, benefits and concerns, and lesson learned in other states regarding warranty contracting are presented in the ...

  3. The Effect of Teaching Experience on Service-Learning Beliefs of Dental Hygiene Educators

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Burch, Sharlee Shirley

    2013-01-01

    The purpose of this non-experimental causal-comparative study was to determine if service-learning teaching experience affects dental hygiene faculty perceptions of service-learning benefits and barriers in the United States. Dental hygiene educators from entry-level dental hygiene education programs in the United States completed the Web-based…

  4. 78 FR 2709 - Finding Regarding Foreign Social Insurance or Pension System-Romania

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-14

    ..., retirement, or death; and (b) Permits individuals who are United States citizens but not citizens of that... old age, retirement, or death; and (b) Permits United States citizens who are not citizens of Romania to receive such benefits, or their actuarial equivalent, at the full rate without qualification or...

  5. 7 CFR 15d.2 - Discrimination prohibited.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Discrimination prohibited. 15d.2 Section 15d.2... THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 15d.2 Discrimination prohibited. (a) No agency, officer... participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any...

  6. 7 CFR 15d.2 - Discrimination prohibited.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Discrimination prohibited. 15d.2 Section 15d.2... THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 15d.2 Discrimination prohibited. (a) No agency, officer... participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any...

  7. 7 CFR 15d.2 - Discrimination prohibited.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Discrimination prohibited. 15d.2 Section 15d.2... THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 15d.2 Discrimination prohibited. (a) No agency, officer... participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any...

  8. 7 CFR 15d.2 - Discrimination prohibited.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Discrimination prohibited. 15d.2 Section 15d.2... THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 15d.2 Discrimination prohibited. (a) No agency, officer... participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any...

  9. 7 CFR 15d.2 - Discrimination prohibited.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Discrimination prohibited. 15d.2 Section 15d.2... THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 15d.2 Discrimination prohibited. (a) No agency, officer... participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any...

  10. 20 CFR 404.1018a - Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities-remuneration paid...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950... was exempt from Social Security tax was also excluded. Certain other work for the United States or an... the Agriculture Marketing Service and the Commodity Stabilization Service, formerly the Production and...

  11. Quantifying and Monetizing Potential Climate Change Policy Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Wildfires in the United States

    EPA Science Inventory

    This paper quantifies and monetizes climate change impacts on carbon stored in terrestrial vegetation and wildfire incidence in the contiguous United States to assess the benefits of alternative mitigation policies. The MC-1 dynamic global vegetation model was used to develop int...

  12. US-Japan Collaborative Research on Evaluation Tools and Methods Comparison of Evaluation Tools and Methods Used in the United States (U.S.) and Japan.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-04-01

    The United States (U.S.) and Japan have similar transportation challenges, and share a common belief that cooperative systems can deliver significant societal benefits for road users, especially in terms of safer, more energy-efficient, and environme...

  13. Highway Construction in the U.S.: Costs, Benefits, Dependence

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Childress, Vincent W.

    2013-01-01

    Few people truly recognize the influence of modern transportation on society. In the United States, that includes the influence of highways that allow the citizenry to travel freely, the strength of the economy, and the country's national security. In all cases, the geography of the United States influenced the evolution of transportation and…

  14. Studies Highlight Biodiesel's Benefits

    Science.gov Websites

    pollution and in helping to reduce the United States' dependence on imported oil. The U.S. Department of fuel made by chemically combining a natural oil or fat with an alcohol, such as methanol or ethanol. In the United States, soybean oil is currently the preferred primary feedstock. Biodiesel can be used in

  15. 20 CFR 602.20 - Organization.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR QUALITY CONTROL IN THE FEDERAL-STATE... QC unit. The organizational location of this unit shall be positioned to maximize its objectivity, to... organizational conflict of interest. ...

  16. The welfare state, pensions, privatization: the case of Social Security in the United States.

    PubMed

    Du Boff, R B

    1997-01-01

    In all high-income nations, the welfare state is under challenge, with particular concern voiced about the burden of retirement pensions on the public fisc and on younger workers. The strongest drive against social insurance is taking place in the United States, which has less of it than other nations and appears to be in the best position to meet future entitlement claims. In this article, the author examines the liabilities that the U.S. Social Security system is likely to incur over the next 35 years and finds that there is little danger that the system will fall into insolvency. Privatizing Social Security is not necessary to assure the integrity of future pension benefits. Furthermore, the cost-benefit ratio of privatization appears to be unfavorable, as borne out by the mandatory private pension plan in effect in Chile. Some wealthy nations will face greater demographic strains than the United States, but all need to retain the welfare state as a foundation for future changes in the world of work.

  17. Patents, pills and politics: the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

    PubMed

    Harvey, Ken

    2004-11-08

    There is tension between the need of the pharmaceutical innovator for intellectual property protection and the need of society for equitable and affordable access to innovative drugs. The recent Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement provides a nice illustration of this interplay between patents, pills and politics. This article provides a brief history of patent law as applied to pharmaceuticals, describes how the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme got caught up in AUSFTA negotiations, analyses the clauses that are likely to impact upon the PBS and describes the political process that reviewed and ultimately amended the AUSFTA.

  18. Performance Benefits for Wave Rotor-Topped Gas Turbine Engines

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Jones, Scott M.; Welch, Gerard E.

    1996-01-01

    The benefits of wave rotor-topping in turboshaft engines, subsonic high-bypass turbofan engines, auxiliary power units, and ground power units are evaluated. The thermodynamic cycle performance is modeled using a one-dimensional steady-state code; wave rotor performance is modeled using one-dimensional design/analysis codes. Design and off-design engine performance is calculated for baseline engines and wave rotor-topped engines, where the wave rotor acts as a high pressure spool. The wave rotor-enhanced engines are shown to have benefits in specific power and specific fuel flow over the baseline engines without increasing turbine inlet temperature. The off-design steady-state behavior of a wave rotor-topped engine is shown to be similar to a conventional engine. Mission studies are performed to quantify aircraft performance benefits for various wave rotor cycle and weight parameters. Gas turbine engine cycles most likely to benefit from wave rotor-topping are identified. Issues of practical integration and the corresponding technical challenges with various engine types are discussed.

  19. Willingness to Pay for Conservation of Transborder Migratory Species: A Case Study of the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat in the United States and Mexico.

    PubMed

    Haefele, Michelle A; Loomis, John B; Merideth, Robert; Lien, Aaron; Semmens, Darius J; Dubovsky, James; Wiederholt, Ruscena; Thogmartin, Wayne E; Huang, Ta-Ken; McCracken, Gary; Medellin, Rodrigo A; Diffendorfer, James E; López-Hoffman, Laura

    2018-05-06

    We estimated U.S. and Mexican citizens' willingness to pay (WTP) for protecting habitat for a transborder migratory species, the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana), using the contingent valuation method. Few contingent valuation surveys have evaluated whether households in one country would pay to protect habitat in another country. This study addresses that gap. In our study, Mexican respondents were asked about their WTP for conservation of Mexican free-tailed bat habitat in Mexico and in the United States. Similarly, U.S. respondents were asked about their WTP for conservation in the United States and in Mexico. U.S. households would pay $30 annually to protect habitat in the United States and $24 annually to protect habitat in Mexico. Mexican households would pay $8 annually to protect habitat in Mexico and $5 annually to protect habitat in the United States. In both countries, these WTP amounts rose significantly for increasing the size of the bat population rather than simply stabilizing the current bat population. The ratio of Mexican household WTP relative to U.S. household WTP is nearly identical to that of Mexican household income relative to U.S. household income. This suggests that the perceived economic benefits received from the bats is similar in Mexico and the United States, and that scaling WTP by relative income in international benefit transfer may be plausible.

  20. Accommodating the medical use of marijuana: surveying the differing legal approaches in Australia, the United States and Canada.

    PubMed

    Bogdanoski, Tony

    2010-02-01

    While the scientific and medical communities continue to be divided on the therapeutic benefits and risks of cannabis use, anecdotal evidence from medical users themselves suggests that using cannabis is indeed improving their quality of life by alleviating their pain and discomfort. Notwithstanding the benefits anecdotally claimed by these medical users and the existence of some scientific studies confirming their claims, criminal drug laws in all Australian and most United States jurisdictions continue to prohibit the possession, cultivation and supply of cannabis even for medical purposes. However, in contrast to Australia and most parts of the United States, the medical use of cannabis has been legal in Canada for about a decade. This article reviews these differing legal and regulatory approaches to accommodating the medical use of cannabis (namely, marijuana) as well as some of the challenges involved in legalising it for medical purposes.

  1. What Is the Greater Good? The Discourse on Public and Private Roles of Higher Education in the New Economy

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hensley, Brad; Galilee-Belfer, Mika; Lee, Jenny J.

    2013-01-01

    This study examined the ways that the "public good" of higher education is being conceptualised as economic benefits and cost/benefit rationalities in the current economic downturn. Based on the case of Arizona in the United States, a discourse analysis of speeches was performed on the way public, state and institutional leaders…

  2. 20 CFR 416.2090 - State funds transferred for supplementary payments.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... payments. 416.2090 Section 416.2090 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL... regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury. (c) State audit. Any State entering into an... right to an audit (at State expense) of the payments made by SSA on behalf of such State. The Secretary...

  3. 20 CFR 416.2090 - State funds transferred for supplementary payments.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... payments. 416.2090 Section 416.2090 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL... regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury. (c) State audit. Any State entering into an... right to an audit (at State expense) of the payments made by SSA on behalf of such State. The Secretary...

  4. The private sector economic and employment benefits to the nation and to each state of proposed FY 1990 NASA procurement expenditures

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1989-01-01

    The private sector economic and employment benefits (disaggregated among 80 industries and 475 occupations) of the proposed FY 1990 NASA procurement expenditures to the nation and to each state are estimated. Nationwide, it is found that FY 1990 NASA procurement expenditures of $11.3 billion will have an economic multiplier of 2.1 and will create, directly and indirectly, 237,000 jobs, $23.2 billion in total industry sales, $2.4 billion in corporate profits, and $7.4 billion in Federal, state, and local government tax revenues. These benefits are widely dispersed throughout the United States and are significant in many states not normally considered to be major beneficiaries of NASA spending. The indirect economic benefits are identified for each state resulting from the second-, third-, and fourth rounds of industry purchases generated by NASA procurement expenditures. Each state is ranked on the basis of several criteria, including the total benefits, indirect benefits, and per capita benefits received from NASA spending. The estimates developed are important for maintaining a viable U.S. Space Program through the remainder of this century.

  5. 20 CFR 404.1911 - Effects of a totalization agreement on entitlement to hospital insurance benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Act by combining the person's periods of coverage under the social security system of the United States with the person's periods of coverage under the social security system of the foreign country... entitlement to hospital insurance benefits. 404.1911 Section 404.1911 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY...

  6. Advances in berry research: the sixth biennial berry health benefits symposium

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Studies to advance the potential health benefits of berries continue to increase as was evident at the sixth biennial meeting of the Berry Health Benefits Symposium (BHBS). The two and a half-day symposium was held on October 13-15, 2015, in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The 2015 BHBS feature...

  7. Staff perceptions of the benefits of religion in health and human services nonprofits: evidence from international development.

    PubMed

    Flanigan, Shawn Teresa

    2009-01-01

    Some argue faith-based organizations (FBOs) provide desirable moral or spiritual components to health and human service provision, and that services are more effective due to staffs more supportive approach. However, the majority of research has been conducted in the United States, and has focused on the experiences of Christian FBOs. This article examines the benefits that FBO staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Sri Lanka believe religious identity brings to the work of their organizations, based on interviews with more than 100 staff of Buddhist, Catholic, Druze, Orthodox Christian, Protestant Christian, Shiite Muslim, and Sunni Muslim FBOs, as well as secular NGOs. The interview data indicate that staff members from most of the religious traditions included in the study believe the faith orientation of their organization brings benefits to their service provision. However, these perceived benefits differ based on country context. Some of these benefits are similar to those often mentioned in the literature on FBOs in the United States; however, other benefits are quite different than those discussed in the US literature.

  8. Social Security Disability Insurance May Reduce Benefits by 2016: Population at Financial Risk from Reductions.

    PubMed

    Siordia, Carlos

    2016-10-01

    In the United States, 10.9 million people are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits with an average pay of $12,000 per year. If the U.S. House of Congress fails to enact a new bill by the end of fiscal-year 2016, SSDI benefits are estimated to be reduced by $2,300 per-person per year. In the pass, the U.S. Congress has always found a way to enact new bills capable of maintains benefits at existing levels. The specific aim of this project was to report the number of people potentially at risk for experiencing an economic impact if SSDI benefits are reduced. The cross-sectional analysis used data from the American Community Survey, 2009-2013 Public Use Microdata Sample file. Characteristics on a total of 153,627 actual survey participants were used to generalize findings to 2,748,735 residents of the United States. Results indicate non-Hispanic Whites, the Pacific and South Atlantic geographic divisions are at the largest risk for being affected by changes to SSDI benefits.

  9. Benefits of Addressing HFCs under the Montreal Protocol 2014

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The United States, Canada, and Mexico together submitted a proposal in April 2015 to phase-down production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol. This paper presents an analysis of the potential benefits of such action.

  10. Safety benefits of implementing adaptive signal control technology : survey results.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-01-01

    The safety benefits and costs associated with implementing adaptive signal control technology (ASCT) were evaluated in : this study. A user-friendly online survey was distributed to 62 agencies that had implemented ASCT in the United States. : Twenty...

  11. 31 CFR 285.5 - Centralized offset of Federal payments to collect nontax debts owed to the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    .... 1 et seq.), the tariff laws of the United States, or the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq... individual, the taxpayer identifying number is generally the individual's social security number. (c) General...) Social Security benefit payments (excluding Supplemental Security Income payments), Black Lung (part B...

  12. Mexico: The Role of the Participatory Media in Immigration/Emigration as Culture and Political Economy.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Oseguera, A. Anthony

    Mexican mass media, especially television, incorporates an abundance of American programming and serves as a catalyst to motivate lower strata Mexicans to pursue life in the United States, resulting in a tremendous influx of both legal and illegal Mexicans and other Latin Americans to the United States. Although Mexico benefits because many…

  13. Foreign Investment in the U.S.: Costs and Benefits. Headline Series 249.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Zupnick, Elliot

    The document discusses the implications and positive and negative aspects of foreign direct investment in the United States. The objective is to determine whether a restrictive U.S. policy as it relates to foreign direct investment in the United States is desirable. It is presented in five chapters. Chapter I defines foreign direct investment…

  14. Temporal trends of forest interior conditions in the United States

    Treesearch

    Kurt Riitters; James. Wickham

    2012-01-01

    Nature's benefits derived from forest interior environments cannot be sustained if the natural capital of forest interior area is not sustained. We analyzed the spatial patterns of forest loss and gain for the conterminous United States from 2001 to 2006 to determine whether forest interior environments were maintained at five spatial scales. A 1.1 percent net...

  15. Information Resources and the Growth of Science and Technology in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hersey, David F.

    This overview deals with studies bearing on the role which information on research and development plays in science and technology in the United States, discussing in general terms the nature, benefits, and problems associated with the collection, dissemination, use, and value of such information in scientific and technological growth. Studies in…

  16. Leadership in Art Education: Taking Action in Schools and Communities

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Freedman, Kerry

    2011-01-01

    One of the traditional privileges for teachers in the United States has been control over the curriculum. Unlike most countries in the world, the United States does not have a national curriculum "per se", enabling teachers to make curriculum decisions that most benefit local students. However, the Elementary and Secondary Act, also known as the…

  17. Education in the United States: 1940-1983. Special Demographic Analysis.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    O'Neill, Dave M.; Sepielli, Peter

    This document presents a demographic analysis of data on education in the United States from 1940 through 1983. In summary the findings are as follows: (1) there has been a very large increase in educational attainment since 1940 and Americans are substantially more educated than people in other developed nations. (2) Benefits to society were…

  18. New Mexico State Department of Education, Division of Indian Education. 1970-71 Annual Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. Div. of Indian Education.

    An annual report (1970-71) of New Mexico's State Department of Education, Division of Indian Education, this document presents data pertaining to the 20 schools receiving Johnson-O'Malley benefits. Observations from the Director of Indian Education indicate that kindergarten units were expanded to 41 units in 12 districts; that 10 Indian…

  19. INL Director Discusses the Future for Nuclear Energy in the United States

    ScienceCinema

    Grossenbacher, John

    2018-01-15

    Idaho National Laboratory's Director John Grossenbacher explains that the United States should develop its energy policies based on an assessment of the current events at Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactors and the costs and benefits of providing electricity through various energy sources. For more information about INL's nuclear energy research, visit http://www.facebook.com/idahonationallaboratory.

  20. A Guide to Resettlement in the United States. For Refugees from Iraq. Arabic Edition.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC.

    This guide, designed for Iraqi speakers of Arabic who are refugees or immigrants to the United States, offers basic information on daily life, customs, and social behavior expectations. It begins with information about immigration laws and requirements, and proceeds to these topics: employment types and practices; employment benefits; taxes; job…

  1. 8 CFR 245a.35 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... will be denied. (b) An alien granted Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments who intends to... the LIFE Act Amendments rests solely with the Service. An alien who is granted advance authorization... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 245a.35...

  2. 8 CFR 245a.35 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... will be denied. (b) An alien granted Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments who intends to... the LIFE Act Amendments rests solely with the Service. An alien who is granted advance authorization... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 245a.35...

  3. 8 CFR 245a.35 - Travel outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... will be denied. (b) An alien granted Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act Amendments who intends to... the LIFE Act Amendments rests solely with the Service. An alien who is granted advance authorization... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Travel outside the United States. 245a.35...

  4. Nontimber forest products in the United States: an analysis for the 2015 National Sustainable Forest Report

    Treesearch

    James Chamberlain; Aaron Teets; Steve Kruger

    2018-01-01

    Worldwide, forest plants and fungi that are harvested for their nontimber products are critical for the health of the ecosystems and the well-being of people who benefit from the harvest. This document provides an analysis of the volumes and values of nontimber forest products in the United States. It presents...

  5. Deliberating the risks of nanotechnologies for energy and health applications in the United States and United Kingdom

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Pidgeon, Nick; Harthorn, Barbara Herr; Bryant, Karl; Rogers-Hayden, Tee

    2009-02-01

    Emerging nanotechnologies pose a new set of challenges for researchers, governments, industries and citizen organizations that aim to develop effective modes of deliberation and risk communication early in the research and development process. These challenges derive from a number of issues including the wide range of materials and devices covered by the term `nanotechnology', the many different industrial sectors involved, the fact that many areas of nanotechnology are still at a relatively early stage of development, and uncertainty about the environmental, health and safety impacts of nanomaterials. Public surveys have found that people in the United States and Europe currently view the benefits of nanotechnologies as outweighing their risks although, overall, knowledge about nanotechnology remains very low. However, surveys cannot easily uncover the ways that people will interpret and understand the complexities of nanotechnologies (or any other topic about which they know very little) when asked to deliberate about it in more depth, so new approaches to engaging the public are needed. Here, we report the results of the first comparative United States-United Kingdom public engagement experiment. Based upon four concurrent half-day workshops debating energy and health nanotechnologies we find commonalities that were unexpected given the different risk regulatory histories in the two countries. Participants focused on benefits rather than risks and, in general, had a high regard for science and technology. Application context was much more salient than nation as a source of difference, with energy applications viewed in a substantially more positive light than applications in health and human enhancement in both countries. More subtle differences were present in views about the equitable distribution of benefits, corporate and governmental trustworthiness, the risks to realizing benefits, and in consumerist attitudes.

  6. Illegitimate Children and Military Benefits

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-04-01

    THIS SHEUT AND RETURN TO DTIC-FDAC OTIC mඎA DONoaatr PROCI MSSn V ilr ~ LOAN DOCUMENT ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN AND MILITARY BENEFITS A Thesis...0 ELIGIBILITY OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN FOR MILITARY BENEFITS by Captain David B. Howlett ABSTRACT: This thesis examines the constitutionality of...military benefit statutes and regulations as they relate to illegitimate children. The thesis describes the United States Supreme Court’s analysis of

  7. Minnesota urban partnership agreement national evaluation : cost benefit analysis test plan.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-11-17

    This report presents the cost benefit analysis test plan for the Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. The Minnesota UPA projects focus on reducing congestion by emplo...

  8. Understanding public perceptions of benefits and risks of childhood vaccinations in the United States.

    PubMed

    Song, Geoboo

    2014-03-01

    In the face of a growing public health concern accompanying the reemerging threat of preventable diseases, this research seeks mainly to explain variations in the perceived benefits and risks of vaccinations among the general public in the United States. As Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky's grid-group cultural theory of risk perception claims, the analytical results based upon original data from a nationwide Internet survey of 1,213 American adults conducted in 2010 suggest that individuals' cultural predispositions contribute to the formation of their perceptions pertaining to vaccine benefits and risks at both societal and individual levels, in conjunction with other factors suggested by previous risk perception literature, such as perceived prevalence of diseases, trust, knowledge level, and demographic characteristics. Those with a strong hierarch orientation tend to envision greater benefits and lesser risks and conceive of a relatively high ratio of benefit to risk when compared to other cultural types. By contrast, those with a strong fatalist tendency are inclined to emphasize risks and downplay benefits while conceiving of a low vaccination benefit-risk ratio. Situated between hierarchs and fatalists, strong egalitarians are prone to perceive greater benefits, smaller risks, and a more positive benefit-risk ratio than strong individualists. © 2013 Society for Risk Analysis.

  9. U.S. Overseas Military Posture: Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-01-01

    C O R P O R A T I O N RESE ARCH BR IEF U.S. Overseas Military Posture Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits The United States is at an inflection...posture translates into benefits ; the risks that different poten- tial postures pose and the cost of maintaining these postures; how these benefits ...changes. Strategic Benefits of Overseas Posture Overseas presence contributes to contingency responsiveness, deterrence of adversaries and assurance of

  10. Did the No Child Left Behind Act Miss the Mark? Assessing the Potential Benefits from an Accountability System for Early Childhood Education

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Miller, Lawrence J.; Smith, Stephanie C.

    2011-01-01

    With growing evidence that human capital investment is more efficiently spent on younger children coupled with wide variation in preschool access across states, this article uses a neoliberal approach to examine the potential social costs and benefits that could accrue should the United States decide to implement a centralized preschool…

  11. Gasoline tax as a corrective tax: Estimates for the United States, 1970-1991

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Haughton, J.; Sarkar, S.

    1996-12-01

    The debate over the appropriate level of gasoline taxes in the United States (US) surfaces every few years. For every gallon of gasoline tax collected 14.1 cents was for the federal government and 17.6 cents on average for state governments, far less than $2.30 per gallon collected in Western Europe. The author offers estimates of benefits gained by taxing at various levels. 42 refs., 4 tabs.

  12. 75 FR 39701 - Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Users, Uses, and Benefits of Landsat Satellite Imagery

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-12

    .... Abstract In 2008, the USGS's Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program initiated a study to determine the users, uses, and benefits of Landsat imagery. Before that study, there had been very limited assessments of...: Users, Uses, and Benefits of Landsat Satellite Imagery AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS...

  13. Impact of Employee Benefits on Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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    Gnanasekaran, Sangeeth; Choueiri, Roula; Neumeyer, Ann; Ajari, Ogheneochuko; Shui, Amy; Kuhlthau, Karen

    2016-01-01

    The objectives of this study are to evaluate the employee benefits parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have, how benefits are used, work change, and job satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional mailed survey study of 435 families with children with autism spectrum disorders residing in the United States. We received 161 surveys…

  14. 20 CFR 408.206 - What happens when you apply for SVB?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false What happens when you apply for SVB? 408.206 Section 408.206 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR... entitled to SVB, you will have to begin residing outside the United States by the end of the fourth...

  15. 20 CFR 725.606 - Security for the payment of benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... operator or other employer fails to provide proof of such security to the Director within 30 days of its...-compliance to the appropriate United States district court in accordance with § 725.351(c). (f) Security... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Security for the payment of benefits. 725.606...

  16. The Importance of Selected Categories of Employee Benefits to Public Junior College Teachers.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Barber, Ronald Jerry

    The primary purpose of this dissertation is to establish categories of employee benefits and to discover their importance to public junior college teachers. Faculty at 50 public junior colleges in the United States were sent an Employee Benefit Questionnaire developed by the author (included in this document). It was found that junior college…

  17. A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Positivity Effect in Memory: United States vs. China

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chung, Christie; Lin, Ziyong

    2012-01-01

    Many studies conducted in the United States (U.S.) have documented a positivity effect in aging--a tendency for older adults to remember more positive than negative information in comparison to young adults. Despite this cognitive emotional benefit, U.S. adults still hold a more negative view of aging compared to adults in Asia. We hypothesized…

  18. 31 CFR 560.410 - Exportation, reexportation, sale or supply of services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... services performed on behalf of a person in Iran or the Government of Iran or where the benefit of such services is otherwise received in Iran, if such services are performed: (1) In the United States, or (2... Government of Iran is presumed to be received in Iran. (c) Example. A United States person is engaged in a...

  19. 20 CFR 408.435 - How do you prove that you are residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence Requirements Residence § 408.435 How do you... residing outside the United States for SVB purposes, you must give us all of the following: (1) Evidence of... residing, you can give us evidence such as: (1) A visa or passport showing the date you entered that...

  20. 20 CFR 408.435 - How do you prove that you are residing outside the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence Requirements Residence § 408.435 How do you... residing outside the United States for SVB purposes, you must give us all of the following: (1) Evidence of... residing, you can give us evidence such as: (1) A visa or passport showing the date you entered that...

  1. Children's Interests/Mothers' Rights: The Shaping of America's Child Care Policy.

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    Michel, Sonya

    Examining why the United States is one of the few advanced democratic market societies that do not offer child care as a universal public benefit or entitlement, this book is a comprehensive history of child care policy and practices in the United States from the colonial period to the present. The book shows why the current child care system…

  2. 31 CFR 560.410 - Exportation, reexportation, sale or supply of services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... services performed on behalf of a person in Iran or the Government of Iran or where the benefit of such services is otherwise received in Iran, if such services are performed: (1) In the United States, or (2... Government of Iran is presumed to be received in Iran. (c) Example. A United States person is engaged in a...

  3. 31 CFR 560.410 - Exportation, reexportation, sale or supply of services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... services performed on behalf of a person in Iran or the Government of Iran or where the benefit of such services is otherwise received in Iran, if such services are performed: (1) In the United States, or (2... Government of Iran is presumed to be received in Iran. (c) Example. A United States person is engaged in a...

  4. Yon Gid Pou Tout Refijye K'ap Viv nan Peyi Etanzini (A Guide to Resettlement in the United States). Haitian Creole.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC.

    The guide, designed for speakers of Haitian Creole who are immigrants to the United States, offers basic information on daily life, customs, and social behavior expectations. It begins with information about immigration laws and requirements, and proceeds to these topics: employment types and practices; employment benefits; taxes; job search;…

  5. Are wildfire management resources in the United States efficiently allocated to protect resources at risk? A case study from Montana

    Treesearch

    Derek T. O' Donnell; Tyron J. Venna; David E. Calkin

    2014-01-01

    Federal wildfire management agencies in the United States are under substantial pressure to reduce and economically justify their expenditures. To support economically efficient management of wildfires, managers need better estimates of the resource benefits and avoided damage costs associated with alternative wildfire management strategies. This paper reports findings...

  6. 25 years of economic research on non-timber forest products in the United States: History, trends, status, and future priorities

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are one of many economic benefits that forests provide to society, and understanding their value helps us understand the total economic value of forests. In the early 1990s, economic research on NTFPs in the United States increased, in the Pacific Northwest and oth...

  7. Nonpecuniary Returns to Postsecondary Education: Examining Early Non-Wage Labor Market Outcomes among College-Goers in the United States. A CAPSEE Working Paper

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Schudde, Lauren

    2017-01-01

    While research consistently finds positive earnings returns to educational attainment, there is little evidence on postsecondary education's impact on other employment-related outcomes. Yet nonpecuniary returns to schooling are particularly important in the United States, where fringe benefits are typically tied to employment and there is a great…

  8. Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 45 Year Trend Report

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cahalan, Margaret; Perna, Laura

    2015-01-01

    The U.S. has a core constitutional and founding commitment to equality of opportunity for all citizens. Whether viewed as an end in itself or a means to fostering increased national achievement and competitiveness, the 21st century United States conversation about equity reflects a national consensus about the many benefits of and necessity for…

  9. Factors Influencing Chinese Students' Decisions to Study in the United States

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Austin, Larry; Shen, Libi

    2016-01-01

    The central research question was: Why do Chinese students want to study in the United States? The participants were 20 Chinese students who studied in the U.S. Ten interview questions were used and data were processed in NVivo 10. Five major themes emerged from this study: (a) American culture benefits foreign perceptions of education in the…

  10. 5 CFR 890.1210 - Reconsideration and appeal rights.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Reconsideration and appeal rights. 890.1210 Section 890.1210 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Benefits for United States Hostages in Iraq...

  11. 5 CFR 890.1210 - Reconsideration and appeal rights.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Reconsideration and appeal rights. 890.1210 Section 890.1210 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Benefits for United States Hostages in Iraq...

  12. San Francisco urban partnership agreement, national evaluation : cost benefit analysis test plan.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-06-01

    This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing cost and benefit data for the San Francisco Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. The San Francisco UPA projects ...

  13. Benefit Analysis Report, United States Air Force Technical Order Management Systems (AFTOMS)

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1989-08-01

    This report prepared by the Transportation Systems Center (TSC) concludes an analysis of the Technical Order (TO) costs and benefits, which was originally undertaken as part of the US Air Force Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CALS) ...

  14. Marine Planning Benefits the Environment

    EPA Science Inventory

    Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) and Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) are management approaches that allow sustainable coastal and ocean planning. The basic unit of management under CMSP is a large region, with the United States coastlines and Great Lakes divided into ...

  15. Workplace injuries and the take-up of Social Security disability benefits.

    PubMed

    O'Leary, Paul; Boden, Leslie I; Seabury, Seth A; Ozonoff, Al; Scherer, Ethan

    2012-01-01

    Workplace injuries and illnesses are an important cause of disability. State workers' compensation programs provide almost $60 billion per year in cash and medical-care benefits for those injuries and illnesses. Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) is the largest disability insurance program in the United States, with annual cash payments to disabled workers of $95 billion in 2008. Because injured workers may also receive DI benefits, it is important to understand how those two systems interact to provide benefits. This article uses matched state workers' compensation and Social Security data to study the relationship between workplace injuries and illnesses and DI benefit receipt. We find that having a lost-time injury substantially increases the probability of DI receipt, and, for people who become DI beneficiaries, those with injuries receive DI benefits at younger ages. This relationship remains robust even after we account for important personal and work characteristics.

  16. All-wheel drive and winter-weather safety.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-03-01

    It is frequently stated that people living in northern states, the so called Snowbelt of the United : States, benefit with respect to safety from driving all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicles as : opposed to front or rear-wheel drive only. This stud...

  17. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS: Government Benefits from SSN Use but Could Provide Better Safeguards

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-05-01

    Report to Congressional Requesters United States General Accounting Office GAO May 2002 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS Government Benefits from SSN Use...and Subtitle SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS: Government Benefits from SSN Use but Could Provide Better Safeguards Contract Number Grant Number Program...Social Security benefits . Since that time, the number has been used for myriad non-Social Security purposes. Private sector use of the SSN has grown

  18. The net benefits of human-ignited wildfire forecasting: the case of Tribal land units in the United States

    PubMed Central

    Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Butry, David T.; Thomas, Douglas S.

    2017-01-01

    Research shows that some categories of human-ignited wildfires might be forecastable, due to their temporal clustering, with the possibility that resources could be pre-deployed to help reduce the incidence of such wildfires. We estimated several kinds of incendiary and other human-ignited wildfire forecast models at the weekly time step for tribal land units in the United States, evaluating their forecast skill out of sample. Analyses show that an Autoregressive Conditional Poisson (ACP) model of both incendiary and non-incendiary human-ignited wildfires is more accurate out of sample compared to alternatives, and the simplest of the ACP models performed the best. Additionally, an ensemble of these and simpler, less analytically intensive approaches performed even better. Wildfire hotspot forecast models using all model types were evaluated in a simulation mode to assess the net benefits of forecasts in the context of law enforcement resource reallocations. Our analyses show that such hotspot tools could yield large positive net benefits for the tribes in terms of suppression expenditures averted for incendiary wildfires but that the hotspot tools were less likely to be beneficial for addressing outbreaks of non-incendiary human-ignited wildfires. PMID:28769549

  19. The net benefits of human-ignited wildfire forecasting: the case of Tribal land units in the United States.

    PubMed

    Prestemon, Jeffrey P; Butry, David T; Thomas, Douglas S

    2016-01-01

    Research shows that some categories of human-ignited wildfires might be forecastable, due to their temporal clustering, with the possibility that resources could be pre-deployed to help reduce the incidence of such wildfires. We estimated several kinds of incendiary and other human-ignited wildfire forecast models at the weekly time step for tribal land units in the United States, evaluating their forecast skill out of sample. Analyses show that an Autoregressive Conditional Poisson (ACP) model of both incendiary and non-incendiary human-ignited wildfires is more accurate out of sample compared to alternatives, and the simplest of the ACP models performed the best. Additionally, an ensemble of these and simpler, less analytically intensive approaches performed even better. Wildfire hotspot forecast models using all model types were evaluated in a simulation mode to assess the net benefits of forecasts in the context of law enforcement resource reallocations. Our analyses show that such hotspot tools could yield large positive net benefits for the tribes in terms of suppression expenditures averted for incendiary wildfires but that the hotspot tools were less likely to be beneficial for addressing outbreaks of non-incendiary human-ignited wildfires.

  20. Integrated corridor management initiative : demonstration phase evaluation – San Diego benefit-cost analysis test plan.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-08-01

    This report presents the test plan for conducting the Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) for the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) evaluation of the San Diego Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Initiative Demonstration. The ICM project...

  1. 20 CFR 604.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Definitions. 604.2 Section 604.2 Employees... UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION § 604.2 Definitions. (a) Department means the United States Department of Labor. (b...) Unemployment Compensation (UC) means cash benefits payable to individuals with respect to their unemployment...

  2. 20 CFR 216.16 - What is regular non-railroad employment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What is regular non-railroad employment. 216.16 Section 216.16 Employees' Benefits RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD... the United States Government: (i) Department of Transportation; (ii) Interstate Commerce Commission...

  3. 20 CFR 656.32 - Revocation of approved labor certifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Revocation of approved labor certifications. 656.32 Section 656.32 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LABOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification...

  4. 20 CFR 408.437 - How do you prove that you had good cause for staying in the United States for more than 1 full...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence... not limited to, a: (i) Newspaper article or other publication describing the event or natural disaster...

  5. 20 CFR 408.437 - How do you prove that you had good cause for staying in the United States for more than 1 full...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence... not limited to, a: (i) Newspaper article or other publication describing the event or natural disaster...

  6. 20 CFR 408.437 - How do you prove that you had good cause for staying in the United States for more than 1 full...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence... not limited to, a: (i) Newspaper article or other publication describing the event or natural disaster...

  7. 20 CFR 408.437 - How do you prove that you had good cause for staying in the United States for more than 1 full...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence... not limited to, a: (i) Newspaper article or other publication describing the event or natural disaster...

  8. 20 CFR 408.437 - How do you prove that you had good cause for staying in the United States for more than 1 full...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Evidence... not limited to, a: (i) Newspaper article or other publication describing the event or natural disaster...

  9. Hospital Community Benefit in the Context of the Larger Public Health System: A State-Level Analysis of Hospital and Governmental Public Health Spending Across the United States.

    PubMed

    Singh, Simone R; Bakken, Erik; Kindig, David A; Young, Gary J

    2016-01-01

    Achieving meaningful population health improvements has become a priority for communities across the United States, yet funding to sustain multisector initiatives is frequently not available. One potential source of funding for population health initiatives is the community benefit expenditures that are required of nonprofit hospitals to maintain their tax-exempt status. In this article, we explore the importance of nonprofit hospitals' community benefit dollars as a funding source for population health. Hospitals' community benefit expenditures were obtained from their 2009 IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Form 990 Schedule H and complemented with data on state and local public health spending from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of County & City Health Officials. Key measures included indicators of hospitals' community health spending and governmental public health spending, all aggregated to the state level. Univariate and bivariate statistics were used to describe how much hospitals spent on programs and activities for the community at large and to understand the relationship between hospitals' spending and the expenditures of state and local health departments. Tax-exempt hospitals spent a median of $130 per capita on community benefit activities, of which almost $11 went toward community health improvement and community-building activities. In comparison, median state and local health department spending amounted to $82 and $48 per capita, respectively. Hospitals' spending thus contributed an additional 9% to the resources available for population health to state and local health departments. Spending, however, varied widely by state and was unrelated to governmental public health spending. Moreover, adding hospitals' spending to the financial resources available to governmental public health agencies did not reduce existing inequalities in population health funding across states. Hospitals' community health investments represent an important source for public health activities, yet inequalities in the availability of funding across communities remain.

  10. Higher Education, Democratization, and the Corps

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Weber, Jerome C.

    2011-01-01

    In recent years, colleges and universities in the United States have had an on-again, off-again relationship with Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) units on their campuses. This article discusses the history of how these units came into being and the benefits of having ROTC to the students, the institution, and the nation. While there is…

  11. [Electronic patient record as the tool for better patient safety].

    PubMed

    Schneider, Henning

    2015-01-01

    Recent studies indicate again that there is a deficit in the use of electronic health records (EHR) in German hospitals. Despite good arguments in favour of their use, such as the rapid availability of data, German hospitals shy away from a wider implementation. The reason is the high cost of installing and maintaining the EHRs, for the benefit is difficult to evaluate in monetary terms for the hospital. Even if a benefit can be shown it is not necessarily evident within the hospital, but manifests itself only in the health system outside. Many hospitals only manage to partly implement EHR resulting in increased documentation requirements which reverse their positive effect.In the United States, electronic medical records are also viewed in light of their positive impact on patient safety. In particular, electronic medication systems prove the benefits they can provide in the context of patient safety. As a result, financing systems have been created to promote the digitalisation of hospitals in the United States. This has led to a large increase in the use of IT systems in the United States in recent years. The Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf (UKE) introduced electronic patient records in 2009. The benefits, in particular as regards patient safety, are numerous and there are many examples to illustrate this position. These positive results are intended to demonstrate the important role EHR play in hospitals. A financing system of the ailing IT landscape based on the American model is urgently needed to benefit-especially in terms of patient safety-from electronic medical records in the hospital.

  12. United States International Air Transport Policy, the Promise and the Reality

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Landry, J. E.; Phillips, G.

    1972-01-01

    The United States international air transportation policy is discussed. The major departure of the current policy lies in the relationship between scheduled and charter services. Various provisions of the transportation charter are analyzed to show the restrictions as well as the benefits the legislation holds for commercial aviation. It is stated that a group of full service carriers can meet the full spectrum of demands for air transportation more efficiently than two or more groups.

  13. The mangement of national forests of eastern United States for non-timber forest products

    Treesearch

    James L. Chamberlain

    2000-01-01

    Many products are harvested fiom the forests of the United States in addition to timber. These non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are plants, parts of plants, or fungi that are harvested from within and on the edges of natural, disturbed or managed forests. Often, NTFPs are harvested from public forests for the socio-economic benefit they provide to rural collectors....

  14. Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? A Benefit/Cost Analysis of the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wolf, Patrick J.; McShane, Michael

    2013-01-01

    School voucher programs have become a prominent aspect of the education policy landscape in the United States. The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program is the only federally funded voucher program in the United States. Since 2004 it has offered publicly funded private school vouchers to nearly four thousand students to attend any of seventy-three…

  15. Accommodating non-market values in evaluation of wildfire management in the United States: Challenges and opportunities

    Treesearch

    Tyron J. Venn; David E. Calkin

    2011-01-01

    Forests in the United States generate many non-market benefits for society that can be enhanced and diminished by wildfire and wildfire management. The Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (1995, updated 2001), and subsequent Guidance to the Implementation of that policy provided in 2009, require fire management priorities be set on the basis of values to be...

  16. Agricultural buffers at the rural-urban fiinge: an examination of approval by farmers, residents, and academics in the Midwestern United States

    Treesearch

    William C. Sullivan; Olin M. Anderson; Sarah Taylor Lovell

    2004-01-01

    In the Midwestern United States, urban areas most often expand by converting farmland into residential sites. This process puts households and working farms in close contact, often resulting in conflicts. Can agricultural buffers, which provide a variety of environmental and aesthetic benefits, help mediate this conflict? This study examined the approval of different...

  17. Beliefs about Bilingualism, Bilingual Education, and Dual Language Development of Early Childhood Preservice Teachers Raised in a Prop 227 Environment

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Garrity, Sarah; Aquino-Sterling, Cristian R.; Van Liew, Charles; Day, Ashley

    2018-01-01

    Despite the well-documented benefits of bilingualism, current educational practices in the United States reflect the deeply held belief that because the United States is an English speaking country, English should be the language of instruction. This belief was codified into law in California via the 1998 passage of Proposition 227, which banned…

  18. 20 CFR 10.711 - How much of any settlement or judgment must be paid to the United States?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... United States is calculated as follows, using the Statement of Recovery form approved by OWCP: (1... benefits under the FECA, subject to refund. The suit is settled and the injured employee receives $100,000... suit −3,000 Subtotal B 72,000 One-fifth of Subtotal B −14,400 (4) Subtotal C 57,600 Refundable...

  19. 42 CFR 410.14 - Special requirements for services furnished outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEDICARE PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) BENEFITS... States if the services meet the applicable conditions of § 410.12 and are furnished in connection with...

  20. 42 CFR 410.14 - Special requirements for services furnished outside the United States.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEDICARE PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) BENEFITS... States if the services meet the applicable conditions of § 410.12 and are furnished in connection with...

  1. 20 CFR 655.155 - Referrals of U.S. workers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Referrals of U.S. workers. 655.155 Section 655.155 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural...

  2. 20 CFR 655.157 - Withholding of U.S. workers prohibited.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Withholding of U.S. workers prohibited. 655.157 Section 655.157 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary...

  3. 20 CFR 655.155 - Referrals of U.S. workers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Referrals of U.S. workers. 655.155 Section 655.155 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural...

  4. 14 CFR 1204.503 - Delegation of authority to grant easements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... interfere with NASA operations. (2) Monetary or other benefit, including any interest in real property, is..., limitations, benefits, burdens, terms, or conditions necessary to protect the interests of the United States... Engineers. In exercising the authority herein granted, the Directors of Field Installations, under the...

  5. 45 CFR 149.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... respect to any structure or function of the body. Health benefits do not include benefits specified at 45... Department of Health and Human Services REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE.... Secretary means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services or the Secretary's...

  6. 45 CFR 149.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... respect to any structure or function of the body. Health benefits do not include benefits specified at 45... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE.... Secretary means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services or the Secretary's...

  7. 45 CFR 149.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... respect to any structure or function of the body. Health benefits do not include benefits specified at 45... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE.... Secretary means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services or the Secretary's...

  8. 5 CFR 890.1303 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program... Code, for self-only coverage or for self and family coverage. A self and family enrollment will include... family” in section 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code. A self and family enrollment will not cover a...

  9. 5 CFR 890.1303 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program... Code, for self-only coverage or for self and family coverage. A self and family enrollment will include... family” in section 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code. A self and family enrollment will not cover a...

  10. Quantifying the efficiency and equity implications of power plant air pollution control strategies in the United States

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Levy, J.I.; Wilson, A.M.; Zwack, L.M.

    2007-05-15

    We modeled the public health benefits and the change in the spatial inequality of health risk for a number of hypothetical control scenarios for power plants in the United States to determine optimal control strategies. We simulated various ways by which emission reductions of sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}), nitrogen oxides, and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) could be distributed to reach national emissions caps. We applied a source-receptor matrix to determine the PM2.5 concentration changes associated with each control scenario and estimated the mortality reductions. We estimated changes in the spatial inequality of health risk using the Atkinson index and othermore » indicators, following previously derived axioms for measuring health risk inequality. In our baseline model, benefits ranged from 17,000-21,000 fewer premature deaths per year across control scenarios. Scenarios with greater health benefits also tended to have greater reductions in the spatial inequality of health risk, as many sources with high health benefits per unit emissions of SO{sub 2} were in areas with high background PM2.5 concentrations. Sensitivity analyses indicated that conclusions were generally robust to the choice of indicator and other model specifications. Our analysis demonstrates an approach for formally quantifying both the magnitude and spatial distribution of health benefits of pollution control strategies, allowing for joint consideration of efficiency and equity.« less

  11. Finding Freedom: Facilitating Postsecondary Pathways for Undocumented Students

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    Trivette, Michael J.; English, David J.

    2017-01-01

    College access for undocumented students in the United States continues to be a politically contested issue in many states across the country. Whereas a growing number have created friendly admission policies, such as in-state tuition benefits, other states--like Georgia--impose restrictive guidelines that work to reduce the number of undocumented…

  12. 20 CFR 408.1235 - How does the State transfer funds to SSA to administer its recognition payment program?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... administer its recognition payment program? 408.1235 Section 408.1235 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY... United States Department of the Treasury. (c) State audit. Any State entering into an agreement with SSA which provides for Federal administration of the State's recognition payments has the right to an audit...

  13. 20 CFR 408.1235 - How does the State transfer funds to SSA to administer its recognition payment program?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... administer its recognition payment program? 408.1235 Section 408.1235 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY... United States Department of the Treasury. (c) State audit. Any State entering into an agreement with SSA which provides for Federal administration of the State's recognition payments has the right to an audit...

  14. Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Programs' Coverage Exception for Children of Same-Sex Domestic Partners. Interim final rule.

    PubMed

    2016-12-02

    This action amends the rule to create a regulatory exception that allows children of same-sex domestic partners living overseas to maintain their Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Program (FEDVIP) coverage until September 30, 2018. Due to a recent Supreme Court decision, as of January 1, 2016, coverage of children of same-sex domestic partners under the FEHB Program and FEDVIP will generally only be allowed if the couple is married, as discussed in Benefits Administration Letter (BAL) 15-207 dated October 5, 2015. OPM recognizes there are additional requirements placed on overseas federal employees that may not apply to other civilian employees with duty stations in the United States making it difficult to travel to the United States to marry same-sex partners.

  15. Updates of ARI Databases for Tracking Army and College Fund (ACF), Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) Usage for 2012-2013, and Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefit Usage for 2015

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-01-02

    Research Note 2017-03 Updates of ARI Databases for Tracking Army and College Fund (ACF), Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) Usage for 2012-2013...and Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefit Usage for 2015 Winnie Young Human Resources Research Organization Personnel...Assessment Research Unit Tonia Heffner, Chief January 2017 United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  16. Using the Model United Nations as a Teaching Tool.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Efird, L. Julian

    This document provides a description of the Model United Nations (MUN) program, its educational benefits, an overview of its practice within the United States, and outlines methods for using the MUN as a teaching tool. A total of 72 MUNs involving high school and college students was reported in 1977-78. As a simulation, the MUN provides…

  17. 75 FR 62858 - United States, et al.

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-13

    ... discounts, other benefits, and information to customers who use the merchants' preferred form of payment... directly with customers, by disrupting the ordinary give and take of the marketplace. Most consumers who... merchants from offering their customers a discount or benefit for using a network credit card that is less...

  18. Climate benefits of U.S. EPA programs and policies that reduced methane emissions 1993-2013

    EPA Science Inventory

    The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established voluntary programs to reduce CH4 emissions, as well as regulations that provide co-benefits of reducing CH4 emissions while controlling for other air pollutants. These programs and regulations address ...

  19. 20 CFR 361.6 - Requests for waiver or hearing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Requests for waiver or hearing. 361.6 Section 361.6 Employees' Benefits RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, POLICY AND PROCEDURES RECOVERY OF DEBTS OWED TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES § 361.6 Requests for waiver...

  20. 20 CFR 361.8 - Limitations on notice and hearing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Limitations on notice and hearing requirements. 361.8 Section 361.8 Employees' Benefits RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, POLICY AND PROCEDURES RECOVERY OF DEBTS OWED TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES § 361.8...

  1. Online Credit Recovery: Benefits and Challenges

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Pettyjohn, Teri; LaFrance, Jason

    2014-01-01

    School leaders are faced with selecting programs to support at-risk students in high schools across the United States. Increasingly, supplemental online learning is being selected as an innovative way to assist these students. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand stakeholders' perceptions of the benefits and challenges of high…

  2. Conservation of biological diversity

    Treesearch

    Brian G. Tavernia; Mark D. Nelson; Rachel Riemann; Brent Dickinson; W. Keith Moser; Barry T. (Ty) Wilson; James D. Garner

    2016-01-01

    People enjoy a variety of ecosystem services, or benefits, from forests, including water purification, recreation, income from tourism, timber products, and the cultural and economic benefits from hunting, fishing, and gathering (Shvidenko et al. 2005). Across the Northern United States, growing human populations will place increased service demands on forests for the...

  3. Salaries and Benefits in the Youth Development Field, 1995.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Collaboration for Youth, Washington, DC.

    The National Collaboration for Youth is a coalition of 17 of the largest national youth-serving organizations in the United States. Comparative data on community-based, youth-development organizations has been lacking. This report presents findings of a study that measured the compensation, benefits, minimum educational requirements, number of…

  4. 77 FR 27547 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-10

    ... concerns are unlikely to have been incorporated in the United States and then reincorporated in a tax haven... assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental...

  5. An Overview of Video Description: History, Benefits, and Guidelines

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Packer, Jaclyn; Vizenor, Katie; Miele, Joshua A.

    2015-01-01

    This article provides an overview of the historical context in which video description services have evolved in the United States, a summary of research demonstrating benefits to people with vision loss, an overview of current video description guidelines, and information about current software programs that are available to produce video…

  6. The MHS Pharmacy Benefit: Efficacy of Civilian Cost Saving Strategies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-12-01

    Administration and members of the Public Health Service and their dependents. The healthcare benefits that they receive differ from the benefits received by...previous years ( National Health Expenditure, 2005). The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services forecasts that actual spending in the United States...Medicaid Services . (2005). National Health Expenditure Accounts, Retrieved June 2006, from http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ Census

  7. 20 CFR 408.234 - Can you continue to receive SVB payments if you stay in the United States for more than 1 full...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Can you continue to receive SVB payments if...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS SVB... family, a transportation strike, etc.); or (2) Are exercising your option to be personally present in the...

  8. Return on Investment for the United States Navy’s Training with Industry Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-06-01

    methodologies, an adaptable metric was developed for NAVSUP. The net benefit of the program divided by the program costs results in an ROI of 88... costs results in an ROI of 88%. Additional intangible benefits obtained include meeting capability gaps, meeting NAVSUP’s objectives, and increasing...Measure All Training Costs and Benefits .....................36 7. Step 7: Full Training Report

  9. Undocumented Students

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Fields, Cheryl

    2005-01-01

    This article reports on the plight of undocumented immigrant students in the United States. Fights have been waged in various state legislatures over the past few years concerning whether undocumented immigrant students should be able to benefit from in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. But a story in The Wall Street Journal…

  10. SEASAT economic assessment. Volume 8: Ocean fishing case study. [economic benefits of SEASAT satellites to ocean fishing industries in the United States and Canada

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1975-01-01

    The potential application of SEASAT data with regard to ocean fisheries is discussed. Tracking fish populations, indirect assistance in forecasting expected populations and assistance to fishing fleets in avoiding costs incurred due to adverse weather through improved ocean conditions forecasts were investigated. Case studies on fisheries in the United States and Canada are cited.

  11. Democracy - A Tree Without Roots on the Steppes of Central Asia

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-12-01

    emergence of a large middle class and served as a catalyst for societal dissatisfaction . The United States must continue to assist Kyrgyzstan in...for societal dissatisfaction . In Uzbekistan, this dissatisfaction is being channeled into clan politics and political Islam because of President...concept of the market economy: the United States will use this moment of opportunity to extend the benefits of freedom across the globe. We will

  12. Site productivity and forest carbon stocks in the United States: Analysis and implications for forest offset project planning

    Treesearch

    Coeli M. Hoover; James E. Smith

    2012-01-01

    The documented role of United States forests in sequestering carbon, the relatively low cost of forest-based mitigation, and the many co-benefits of increasing forest carbon stocks all contribute to the ongoing trend in the establishment of forest-based carbon offset projects. We present a broad analysis of forest inventory data using site quality indicators to provide...

  13. Money Income in 1975 of Families and Persons in the United States. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income, Series P-60, No. 105.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div.

    This report documents information concerning the money income of persons 14 years and older in the United States during 1975. "Money income" is defined as income received before tax and other deductions. The report does not include sources of non-money income such as food stamps, health benefits, and subsidized housing. The questionnaire used in…

  14. The estimated impact of human papillomavirus vaccine coverage on the lifetime cervical cancer burden among girls currently aged 12 years and younger in the United States.

    PubMed

    Chesson, Harrell W; Ekwueme, Donatus U; Saraiya, Mona; Dunne, Eileen F; Markowitz, Lauri E

    2014-11-01

    Using a previously published dynamic model, we illustrate the potential benefits of human papillomavirus vaccination among girls currently 12 years or younger in the United States. Increasing vaccine coverage of young girls to 80% would avert 53,300 lifetime cervical cancer cases versus 30% coverage and 28,800 cases versus 50% coverage.

  15. Integration or specialization? Similarities and differences between Sweden and the United States in gerontology education and training.

    PubMed

    McCall, Mary E; Börjesson, Ulrika

    2017-01-01

    This article examines the similarities and differences in the education and training of gerontologists and others who work with older people in Sweden and the United States. It outlines the aging trends in both countries and assesses the level of training for those who provide care in a variety of fields. Both countries are aging, but the programs for gerontological training are quite different in the two countries, reflecting underlying cultural values. Sweden's education is generally more oriented toward the integration of some aging education in more disciplinary fields, such as nursing and social work and thus could benefit from more specialized, aging-specific courses. The United States is highly specialized, with multiple programs in various subfields of aging (e.g., geropsychology; aging services administration) and could benefit from integrating more aging knowledge into courses in other disciplines. The authors challenge professionals to consider if there is a basic but global curriculum and/or set of competencies in gerontology that could be agreed upon. As an increasingly global village, the ability to share and learn is more easily achievable. Sweden and the United States have much to learn from each other in terms of appropriately educating and training those who support our older people.

  16. Green Care: A Review of the Benefits and Potential of Animal-Assisted Care Farming Globally and in Rural America.

    PubMed

    Artz, Brianna; Bitler Davis, Doris

    2017-04-13

    The term Green Care includes therapeutic, social or educational interventions involving farming; farm animals; gardening or general contact with nature. Although Green Care can occur in any setting in which there is interaction with plants or animals, this review focuses on therapeutic practices occurring on farms. The efficacy of care farming is discussed and the broad utilization of care farming and farm care communities in Europe is reviewed. Though evidence from care farms in the United States is included in this review, the empirical evidence which could determine its efficacy is lacking. For example, the empirical evidence supporting or refuting the efficacy of therapeutic horseback riding in adults is minimal, while there is little non-equine care farming literature with children. The health care systems in Europe are also much different than those in the United States. In order for insurance companies to cover Green Care techniques in the United States, extensive research is necessary. This paper proposes community-based ways that Green Care methods can be utilized without insurance in the United States. Though Green Care can certainly be provided in urban areas, this paper focuses on ways rural areas can utilize existing farms to benefit the mental and physical health of their communities.

  17. A cost-benefit analysis of a proposed overseas refugee latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment program.

    PubMed

    Wingate, La'Marcus T; Coleman, Margaret S; de la Motte Hurst, Christopher; Semple, Marie; Zhou, Weigong; Cetron, Martin S; Painter, John A

    2015-12-01

    This study explored the effect of screening and treatment of refugees for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before entrance to the United States as a strategy for reducing active tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of this study was to estimate the costs and benefits of LTBI screening and treatment in United States bound refugees prior to arrival. Costs were included for foreign and domestic LTBI screening and treatment and the domestic treatment of active TB. A decision tree with multiple Markov nodes was developed to determine the total costs and number of active TB cases that occurred in refugee populations that tested 55, 35, and 20 % tuberculin skin test positive under two models: no overseas LTBI screening and overseas LTBI screening and treatment. For this analysis, refugees that tested 55, 35, and 20 % tuberculin skin test positive were divided into high, moderate, and low LTBI prevalence categories to denote their prevalence of LTBI relative to other refugee populations. For a hypothetical 1-year cohort of 100,000 refugees arriving in the United States from regions with high, moderate, and low LTBI prevalence, implementation of overseas screening would be expected to prevent 440, 220, and 57 active TB cases in the United States during the first 20 years after arrival. The cost savings associated with treatment of these averted cases would offset the cost of LTBI screening and treatment for refugees from countries with high (net cost-saving: $4.9 million) and moderate (net cost-saving: $1.6 million) LTBI prevalence. For low LTBI prevalence populations, LTBI screening and treatment exceed expected future TB treatment cost savings (net cost of $780,000). Implementing LTBI screening and treatment for United States bound refugees from countries with high or moderate LTBI prevalence would potentially save millions of dollars and contribute to United States TB elimination goals. These estimates are conservative since secondary transmission from tuberculosis cases in the United States was not considered in the model.

  18. MANUAL: GUIDELINES FOR WATER REUSE

    EPA Science Inventory

    Water reclamation for nonpotable reuse has been adopted in the United States and elsewhere without the benefit of national or international guidelines or standards. However, in recent years, many states in the U.S. have adopted standards or guidelines, and the World Health Organi...

  19. ERISA failures and the erosion of workers' rights: the urgent need to protect private & public workers' pension and benefits.

    PubMed

    Allen, James P; Bales, Richard A

    On March 11, 2011, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin signed into law a bill that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for the state's public-sector workers. Many other cash-strapped states followed Wisconsin's lead and introduced or enacted similar restraints on the rights of their workers. Thousands of public workers, whose only means of protecting their rights rested in their ability to collectively bargain, suddenly found their retirement benefits in jeopardy. This truth highlighted the lack of protections for public worker benefits similar to those of the private sector. However, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, enacted for that purpose, has failed to secure these benefits. This article seeks to provide a broad overview of the crisis facing the pension and benefits system in the United States and offers some possible solutions. More importantly, the goal is to spur discourse on the urgent need to protect the benefits of all workers, public and private.

  20. Newborn screening policy in the United Kingdom & the United States: two different communities of practice.

    PubMed

    Patch, Christine

    2006-01-01

    Newborn screening is a rapidly developing area driven by both technological advances and public pressure. If they are not yet, all nurses working with mothers and children will soon be involved with implementing newborn-screening programs, and it is therefore important that they appreciate both the benefits and potential harms of such programs. In the United Kingdom, policy regarding the implementation of newborn-screening programs is developed at national level, and consideration of the introduction of new tests is subject to a formalized evaluation framework. In the United States, by contrast, each state develops its own screening program. Knowledge of developments in newborn screening in different countries that have diverse types of healthcare systems helps to inform nurses about the totality of healthcare for newborns, and assists them in becoming more knowledgeable about how international standards differ from those in the United States.

  1. UNITED STATES NAVAL STRATEGY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-02-12

    Europe (FOB-E) Detachment Naples, as well as assignments on the Joint Staff as well as the OPNAV Staff in Washington DC. His hobbies include hiking ...defense, control of maritime trade, defending the regime against domestic threats, and ensuring economic benefit to the state.”9 Additionally, the...million in 7 maritime aid to its Southeast Asian allies -- including a warship for the Philippines.”33 This closer relationship could benefit not

  2. Mechanics of the Panama Canal slides

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Becker, George F.

    1917-01-01

    Dr. Becker visited the Canal Zone in 1913 as a geologist of the United States Geological Survey and since that time has given the problem the benefit of his study. His appointment as a member of the committee of the National Academy of Sciences has made it appropriate for his conclusions, based upon his personal observations and already reported in part to the Canal Commission, to be stated for the benefit of his associates and other American scientists and engineers.

  3. Antibiotic use as a tragedy of the commons: a cross-sectional survey.

    PubMed

    O'Brien, Kieran S; Blumberg, Seth; Enanoria, Wayne T A; Ackley, Sarah; Sippl-Swezey, Nicolas; Lietman, Thomas M

    2014-01-01

    Many believe antibiotic use results in a tragedy of the commons, since overuse may lead to antibiotic resistance and limiting use would benefit society. In contrast, mass antibiotic treatment programs are thought to result in community-wide benefits. A survey was conducted to learn the views of infectious disease experts on the individual- and societal-level consequences of antibiotic use. The survey instrument was designed to elicit opinions on antibiotic use and resistance. It was sent via SurveyMonkey to infectious disease professionals identified through literature searches. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. A total of 1,530 responses were received for a response rate of 9.9%. Nearly all participants believed antibiotic use could result in a tragedy of the commons, at least in certain circumstances (96.0%). Most participants did not believe mass antibiotic treatment programs could produce societal benefits in an antibiotic-free society (91.4%) or in the United States (94.2%), though more believed such programs would benefit antibiotic-free societies compared to the United States (P < 0.001). The experts surveyed believe that antibiotic use can result in a tragedy of the commons and do not believe that mass treatment programs benefit individuals or society.

  4. Medical and Family Leave: Benefits Available to Female Workers in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Council of Jewish Women, New York, NY. Center for the Child.

    This paper discusses a national survey of employee benefits designed to investigate the extent to which employers have independently implemented basic components of a comprehensive maternity plan. Components include: (1) standard policies that set the period of leave; (2) job-protected medical leave for maternity; (3) employer contributions to…

  5. 20 CFR 408.206 - What happens when you apply for SVB?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 408.206 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR... will send you a letter telling you the following: (1) You are qualified for SVB; (2) In order to become... is dated May 15, you must establish residence outside the United States before October 1 of that year...

  6. 20 CFR 408.206 - What happens when you apply for SVB?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 408.206 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR... will send you a letter telling you the following: (1) You are qualified for SVB; (2) In order to become... is dated May 15, you must establish residence outside the United States before October 1 of that year...

  7. 20 CFR 361.9 - Exception to requirement that a hearing be offered.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Exception to requirement that a hearing be offered. 361.9 Section 361.9 Employees' Benefits RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, POLICY AND PROCEDURES RECOVERY OF DEBTS OWED TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES § 361.9...

  8. 78 FR 57416 - Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Proposed Revision of Existing Collection...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-18

    ... provides benefits to workers injured in maritime employment on the navigable waters of the United States or... vessel. In addition, several Acts extend the Longshore Act's benefits and procedures to certain other employees. The information collections in this package are necessary for proper administration of the...

  9. Expected net benefit of vaccinating rangeland sheep against bluetongue virus using a modified-live versus killed virus vaccine

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Recurring outbreaks of bluetongue virus in large rangeland sheep flocks in the Intermountain West of the United States have prompted questions about the economic benefits and costs of vaccinating individual flocks against bluetongue disease. We use enterprise budgets and stochastic simulation to est...

  10. Personal and Professional Challenges and Benefits of Studying Abroad

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Milian, Madeline; Birnbaum, Matthew; Cardona, Betty; Nicholson, Bonnie

    2015-01-01

    Completing studies abroad is a global trend that has placed the United States in the enviable position of being the most desirable destination for those considering post secondary education. Institutions of higher education are increasingly devoting efforts to attract international students as they bring both financial and cultural benefits to the…

  11. 7 CFR 54.1032 - Denial or withdrawal of service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ...) Bases for denial or withdrawal. An application or a request for service may be rejected, or the benefits... United States Department of Agriculture by stamp, or brand directly on any equipment or utensil, or used... person. An application or a request for service may be rejected or the benefits of the service may be...

  12. 5 CFR 891.502 - Standards for carrier of uniform plan.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS Standards for Uniform Plan and... available, the carrier of the uniform plan shall have made at least 1 percent of all group health insurance benefit payments in the United States. If the carrier is an insurance company, it must be licensed to...

  13. A Survey of Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching Assistants

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Weidert, Janet M.; Wendorf, Angela R.; Gurung, Regan A. R.; Filz, Tonya

    2012-01-01

    This study explores the responsibilities and benefits of serving as a teaching assistant (TA). Seventy participants from different parts of the United States, who had either been an undergraduate TA (UTA), graduate TA (GTA), or both (UTA/GTA), completed an online survey. Self-report results suggest that the perceived benefits of the UTA experience…

  14. 38 CFR 3.805 - Loan guaranty for surviving spouses; certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Benefits § 3.805 Loan guaranty for surviving spouses; certification. A certification of loan guaranty benefits may be extended to surviving spouses based on an application filed on or after January 1, 1959, if: (a) The veteran served in the Armed Forces of the United States (Allied Nations are not included) at...

  15. 20 CFR 655.101 - Authority of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Authority of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator. 655.101 Section 655.101 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary...

  16. 2 CFR Appendix E to Part 225 - State and Local Indirect Cost Rate Proposals

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    .... 1. General. a. Where a governmental unit's department or agency has only one major function, or where all its major functions benefit from the indirect costs to approximately the same degree, the...'s department or agency has several major functions which benefit from its indirect costs in varying...

  17. 2 CFR Appendix E to Part 225 - State and Local Indirect Cost Rate Proposals

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    .... 1. General. a. Where a governmental unit's department or agency has only one major function, or where all its major functions benefit from the indirect costs to approximately the same degree, the...'s department or agency has several major functions which benefit from its indirect costs in varying...

  18. 9 CFR 93.106 - Quarantine requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... other than ratites and hatching eggs of ratites. Each lot of pet birds, except as provided for in § 93... Whereas, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such cooperation shall be for their mutual benefit and the benefit of the people of the United States; Now therefore, for and in consideration of the...

  19. 9 CFR 93.106 - Quarantine requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... other than ratites and hatching eggs of ratites. Each lot of pet birds, except as provided for in § 93... Whereas, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such cooperation shall be for their mutual benefit and the benefit of the people of the United States; Now therefore, for and in consideration of the...

  20. 9 CFR 93.106 - Quarantine requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... other than ratites and hatching eggs of ratites. Each lot of pet birds, except as provided for in § 93... Whereas, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such cooperation shall be for their mutual benefit and the benefit of the people of the United States; Now therefore, for and in consideration of the...

  1. Health insurance premium increases for the 5 largest school districts in the United States, 2004-2008.

    PubMed

    Cantillo, John R

    2010-03-01

    Local school districts are often one of the largest, if not the largest, employers in their respective communities. Like many large employers, school districts offer health insurance to their employees. There is a lack of information about the rate of health insurance premiums in US school districts relative to other employers. To assess the change in the costs of healthcare insurance in the 5 largest public school districts in the United States, between 2004 and 2008, as representative of large public employers in the country. Data for this study were drawn exclusively from a survey sent to the 5 largest public school districts in the United States. The survey requested responses on 3 data elements for each benefit plan offered from 2004 through 2008; these included enrollment, employee costs, and employer costs. The premium growth for the 5 largest school districts has slowed down and is consistent with other purchasers-Kaiser/Health Research & Educational Trust and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program. The average increase in health insurance premium for the schools was 5.9% in 2008, and the average annual growth rate over the study period was 7.5%. For family coverage, these schools provide the most generous employer contribution (80.8%) compared with the employer contribution reported by other employers (73.5%) for 2008. Often the largest employers in their communities, school districts demonstrate a commitment to provide choice of benefits and affordability for employees and their families. Despite constraints typical of public employers, the 5 largest school districts in the United States have decelerated in premium growth consistent with other purchasers, albeit at a slower pace.

  2. Health Insurance Premium Increases for the 5 Largest School Districts in the United States, 2004–2008

    PubMed Central

    Cantillo, John R.

    2010-01-01

    Background Local school districts are often one of the largest, if not the largest, employers in their respective communities. Like many large employers, school districts offer health insurance to their employees. There is a lack of information about the rate of health insurance premiums in US school districts relative to other employers. Objective To assess the change in the costs of healthcare insurance in the 5 largest public school districts in the United States, between 2004 and 2008, as representative of large public employers in the country. Methods Data for this study were drawn exclusively from a survey sent to the 5 largest public school districts in the United States. The survey requested responses on 3 data elements for each benefit plan offered from 2004 through 2008; these included enrollment, employee costs, and employer costs. Results The premium growth for the 5 largest school districts has slowed down and is consistent with other purchasers—Kaiser/Health Research & Educational Trust and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program. The average increase in health insurance premium for the schools was 5.9% in 2008, and the average annual growth rate over the study period was 7.5%. For family coverage, these schools provide the most generous employer contribution (80.8%) compared with the employer contribution reported by other employers (73.5%) for 2008. Conclusions Often the largest employers in their communities, school districts demonstrate a commitment to provide choice of benefits and affordability for employees and their families. Despite constraints typical of public employers, the 5 largest school districts in the United States have decelerated in premium growth consistent with other purchasers, albeit at a slower pace. PMID:25126311

  3. An Analysis of Mass Screening Strategies Using a Mathematical Model: Comparison of Breast Cancer Screening in Japan and the United States

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    Tsunematsu, Miwako; Kakehashi, Masayuki

    2015-01-01

    Background Although the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) downgraded their recommendation for breast cancer screening for women aged 40–49 years in 2009, Japanese women in their 40s have been encouraged to attend breast cancer screenings since 2004. The aim of this study is to examine whether these different mass-screening strategies are justifiable by the different situations of these countries and to provide evidence for suitable judgment. Methods Performance of screening strategies (annual/biennial intervals; initiating/terminating ages) was evaluated using a mathematical model based on the natural history of breast cancer and the transition between its stages. Benefits (reduced number of deaths and extended average life expectancy) and harm (false-positives) associated with these strategies were calculated. Results Additional average life expectancy by including women in their 40s as participants were 13 days (26%) and 25 days (22%) in Japan and the United States, respectively, under the biennial screening condition; however, the respective increases in numbers of false-positive cases were 65% and 53% in Japan and the United States. Moreover, the number of screenings needed to detect one diagnosis or to avert one death was smaller when participants were limited to women of age 50 or over than when women in their 40s were included. The validity of including women in their 40s in Japan could not be determined without specifying the weight of harms compared to benefits. Conclusions Whether screening of women in their 40s in Japan is justifiable must be carefully determined based the quantitative balance of benefits and harms. PMID:25483105

  4. Mathematics and Science Education in the States. StateNotes

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    Zinth, Kyle; Dounay, Jennifer

    2006-01-01

    The early part of the 21st century sees the United States competing in an increasingly globalized, high-tech economy that highly prizes those individuals with quality mathematics and science educations, and bestows economic and other benefits on the nations and regions in which they live and work. Nations around the world--recognizing the…

  5. An evaluation of known remaining oil resources in the United States. Appendix, Project on Advanced Oil Recovery and the States

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    This volume contains appendices for the following: Overview of improved oil recovery methods (enhanced oil recovery methods and advanced secondary recovery methods); Benefits of improved oil recovery, selected data for the analyzed states; and List of TORIS fields and reservoirs.

  6. The Benefits Aviation Psychologists Offer Operational Commanders: An Analysis and Discussion

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-04-01

    Advisor: Lieutenant Colonel Marshell G. Cobb, USAF Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama April 2001 Report Documentation Page Report Date 01APR2002...Lt. Col. Marshell Cobb and Ann Huffman of the United States Army Europe Medical Research Unit. Without their help this project would clearly not

  7. Geographic Population Structure of the Sugarcane Borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in the Southern United States

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    Joyce, Andrea L.; White, William H.; Nuessly, Gregg S.; Solis, M. Alma; Scheffer, Sonja J.; Lewis, Matthew L.; Medina, Raul F.

    2014-01-01

    The sugarcane borer moth, Diatraea saccharalis, is widespread throughout the Western Hemisphere, and is considered an introduced species in the southern United States. Although this moth has a wide distribution and is a pest of many crop plants including sugarcane, corn, sorghum and rice, it is considered one species. The objective was to investigate whether more than one introduction of D. saccharalis had occurred in the southern United States and whether any cryptic species were present. We field collected D. saccharalis in Texas, Louisiana and Florida in the southern United States. Two molecular markers, AFLPs and mitochondrial COI, were used to examine genetic variation among these regional populations and to compare the sequences with those available in GenBank and BOLD. We found geographic population structure in the southern United States which suggests two introductions and the presence of a previously unknown cryptic species. Management of D. saccharalis would likely benefit from further investigation of population genetics throughout the range of this species. PMID:25337705

  8. A call for evidence-based medical treatment of opioid dependence in the United States and Canada.

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    Nosyk, Bohdan; Anglin, M Douglas; Brissette, Suzanne; Kerr, Thomas; Marsh, David C; Schackman, Bruce R; Wood, Evan; Montaner, Julio S G

    2013-08-01

    Despite decades of experience treating heroin or prescription opioid dependence with methadone or buprenorphine--two forms of opioid substitution therapy--gaps remain between current practices and evidence-based standards in both Canada and the United States. This is largely because of regulatory constraints and pervasive suboptimal clinical practices. Fewer than 10 percent of all people dependent on opioids in the United States are receiving substitution treatment, although the proportion may increase with expanded health insurance coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act. In light of the accumulated evidence, we recommend eliminating restrictions on office-based methadone prescribing in the United States; reducing financial barriers to treatment, such as varying levels of copayment in Canada and the United States; reducing reliance on less effective and potentially unsafe opioid detoxification; and evaluating and creating mechanisms to integrate emerging treatments. Taking these steps can greatly reduce the harms of opioid dependence by maximizing the individual and public health benefits of treatment.

  9. Suicidal Ideation and Mental Health of Bhutanese Refugees in the United States.

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    Ao, Trong; Shetty, Sharmila; Sivilli, Teresa; Blanton, Curtis; Ellis, Heidi; Geltman, Paul L; Cochran, Jennifer; Taylor, Eboni; Lankau, Emily W; Lopes Cardozo, Barbara

    2016-08-01

    Refugee agencies noticed a high number of suicides among Bhutanese refugees resettled in the United States between 2009 and 2012. We aimed to estimate prevalence of mental health conditions and identify factors associated with suicidal ideation among Bhutanese refugees. We conducted a stratified random cross-sectional survey and collected information on demographics, mental health conditions, suicidal ideation, and post-migration difficulties. Bivariate logistic regressions were performed to identify factors associated with suicidal ideation. Prevalence of mental health conditions were: depression (21 %), symptoms of anxiety (19 %), post-traumatic stress disorder (4.5 %), and suicidal ideation (3 %), significant risk factors for suicidal ideation included: not being a provider of the family; perceiving low social support; and having symptoms of anxiety and depression. These findings suggest that Bhutanese refugees in the United States may have a higher burden of mental illness relative to the US population and may benefit from mental health screening and treatment. Refugee communities and service providers may benefit from additional suicide awareness training to identify those at highest risk.

  10. Work/training programs for international health science librarians in American medical school libraries.

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    Brennen, P W; Gorman Sullivan, M B

    1989-01-01

    World understanding is more than a desirable goal today: it may be crucial to our survival. Many universities realize this and have in the past decade spent a great deal of time and money to ensure a steady flow of faculty and students between the U.S. and other countries. Librarians with faculty or academic status may benefit from promoting such relationships themselves. Job exchanges and training programs offer librarians in the United States the opportunity to become acquainted with their counterparts in other countries. Such programs enable librarians of various countries to become aware of one another's special needs and common problems, and allow them to share ideas and expertise. This paper presents an overview of international training programs for foreign librarians in the United States, focusing on programs for health sciences librarians in United States medical school libraries. Information is given on the availability and types of institutionally sponsored programs, as well as on MLA's Cunningham Fellowship Program. Some of the difficulties and the benefits of such programs are discussed. PMID:2720220

  11. 20 CFR 422.106 - Filing applications with other government agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... agencies. 422.106 Section 422.106 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION AND.... In carrying out its responsibilities to assign social security numbers, SSA enters into agreements with the United States Attorney General, other Federal officials, and State and local welfare agencies...

  12. Finnish-American Academic and Professional Exchanges: Analyses and Reminiscences.

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    Copeland, William, Ed.; And Others

    The origins, evolution, and current state of Finnish-American academic and professional exchange are reviewed. Personal evaluations by Finnish scholars are provided as follows: "Scholarly Exchanges with Finland: The Benefits to the United States" (Allan A. Kuusisto); "Finnish-American Academic and Professional Exchanges, A…

  13. Virginia's monitoring goals and programs: eastern state perspective

    Treesearch

    Dana Bradshaw

    1993-01-01

    Unlike the federal ownership patterns of the western United States, the eastern states are still largely in the hands of the private landowner. As a result, the implementation of the Partners in Flight program in the East will depend a great deal on the motivation and dedication of individual states. Monitoring programs in particular are in a position to benefit from...

  14. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

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    The Wind Powering America FY06 Activities Summary reflects the accomplishments of our state wind working groups, our programs at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and our partner organizations. The national WPA team remains a leading force for moving wind energy forward in the United States. WPA continues to work with its national, regional, and state partners to communicate the opportunities and benefits of wind energy to a diverse set of stakeholders. WPA now has 29 state wind working groups (welcoming New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri in 2006) that form strategic alliances to communicate wind's benefits to the state stakeholders.more » More than 120 members of national and state public and private sector organizations from 34 states attended the 5th Annual WPA All-States Summit in Pittsburgh in June.« less

  15. Comparing the epidemic in U.S. and Britain.

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    Harmon, K S

    1999-01-01

    Cultural differences between the United States and Britain influence how the AIDS/HIV epidemic is being addressed and why AIDS rates are smaller in the United Kingdom. The author proposes that highly diverse and racist societies, like in the United States, may cause distrust among different groups in the effort to challenge the spread of HIV/AIDS, leaving people to fend for themselves. Because of racism and distrust between ethnic and racial groups, as well as differences in financial resources between groups, the AIDS epidemic in the United States is being fought on too many fronts without the benefit of a uniform response. Ironically, this problem has also spurred a greater ability among US AIDS service providers to work with diverse communities during the course of the epidemic.

  16. Childhood (Mis)Fortune, Educational Attainment, and Adult Health: Contingent Benefits of a College Degree?

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    Schafer, Markus H.; Wilkinson, Lindsay R.; Ferraro, Kenneth F.

    2013-01-01

    College-educated adults are healthier than other people in the United States, but selection bias complicates our understanding of how education influences health. This article focuses on the possibility that the health benefits of college may vary according to childhood (mis)fortune and people's propensity to attain a college degree in the first…

  17. 77 FR 66505 - To Implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement and for Other Purposes

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    2012-11-05

    ... eligible for the benefits of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 5. Consistent with section 201(a...) are necessary to reflect that Panama is no longer eligible to receive the benefits of the GSP, the... officials collectively exercising those functions are all to be officers required to be appointed by the...

  18. A Fresh Look at the Benefits and Costs of the US Acid Rain Program

    EPA Science Inventory

    The US Acid Rain Program (Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments) has achieved substantial reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants in the United States. We compare new estimates of the benefits and costs of Title IV to th...

  19. Social Work's Response to Poverty: From Benefits Dependence to Economic Self-Sufficiency

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    Gates, Lauren B.; Koza, Jennifer; Akabas, Sheila H.

    2017-01-01

    Welfare reform in the 1990s represented a fundamental policy shift in the United States' response to poverty from supporting benefits dependency to promoting economic self-sufficiency. Social work's capacity to integrate this policy shift into practice is central to meeting its mission to alleviate poverty. This study looked at the preparation of…

  20. 20 CFR 655.206 - Determinations of U.S. worker availability and adverse effect on U.S. workers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Determinations of U.S. worker availability and adverse effect on U.S. workers. 655.206 Section 655.206 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES...

  1. 75 FR 74073 - Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron and Willacy Counties, TX; Final Comprehensive...

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    2010-11-30

    ... benefit of important fish and wildlife resources. The Refuge is a premiere bird watching destination with... of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742(a)(4), as amended); and ``for the benefit of the United States Fish and... miles of hike/bike positions (Outdoor facility expansions trails; one auto tour Recreation Planner and...

  2. Dose-Response Issues Concerning the Relations between Regular Physical Activity and Health.

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    Rankinen, Tuomo; Bouchard, Claude

    2002-01-01

    This paper categorizes the many benefits of physical activity, offering information concerning the type of dose necessary to get that benefit. In 2000, Health Canada and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other agencies, sponsored a symposium to determine whether there was a dose-response relationship between…

  3. Cost-Benefit Analysis of U.S. Copyright Formalities. Final Report.

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    King Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.

    This study of the feasibility of conducting a cost-benefit analysis in the complex environment of the formalities used in the United States as part of its administration of the copyright law focused on the formalities of copyright notice, deposit, registration, and recordation. The U.S. system is also compared with the less centralized copyright…

  4. 37 CFR 1.78 - Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications. 1.78 Section 1.78 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE IN...

  5. 37 CFR 1.78 - Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications. 1.78 Section 1.78 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE IN...

  6. Military Influence Operations: Review of Relevant Scientific Literature

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-11-01

    the society or particular culture . The United States would represent a culture that is far more individualistic than collectivistic . Eastern cultures ...on the other hand, are far more collectivistic than individualistic. These cultural differences clearly influence individuals’ cognitions, emotions...make decisions that directly benefit themselves, whereas those from collectivist cultures (Japanese) tend to make decisions that directly benefit the

  7. 22 CFR 192.12 - Administration of benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... payment of these benefits, payment shall be made to the eligible survivors under § 192.51(c) or the estate... pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5569(b). Interest payments under this section shall be paid out of funds available for... the average rate paid on United States Treasury bills with 3-month maturities issued during the...

  8. 22 CFR 192.12 - Administration of benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... payment of these benefits, payment shall be made to the eligible survivors under § 192.51(c) or the estate... pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5569(b). Interest payments under this section shall be paid out of funds available for... the average rate paid on United States Treasury bills with 3-month maturities issued during the...

  9. 22 CFR 192.12 - Administration of benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... payment of these benefits, payment shall be made to the eligible survivors under § 192.51(c) or the estate... pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5569(b). Interest payments under this section shall be paid out of funds available for... the average rate paid on United States Treasury bills with 3-month maturities issued during the...

  10. 22 CFR 192.12 - Administration of benefits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... payment of these benefits, payment shall be made to the eligible survivors under § 192.51(c) or the estate... pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5569(b). Interest payments under this section shall be paid out of funds available for... the average rate paid on United States Treasury bills with 3-month maturities issued during the...

  11. Supported Employment's Cost-Efficiency to Taxpayers: 2002 to 2007

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    Cimera, Robert Evert

    2009-01-01

    This study explored the cost-efficiency of all 231,204 supported employees funded by vocational rehabilitation throughout the entire United States from 2002 to 2007. Results found that supported employees returned an average monthly net benefit to taxpayers of $251.34 (i.e., an annual net benefit of $3,016.08 per supported employee) and generated…

  12. Value predispositions as perceptual filters: Comparing of public attitudes toward nanotechnology in the United States and Singapore.

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    Liang, Xuan; Ho, Shirley S; Brossard, Dominique; Xenos, Michael A; Scheufele, Dietram A; Anderson, Ashley A; Hao, Xiaoming; He, Xiaoyu

    2015-07-01

    This study compares public attitudes toward nanotechnology in the United States and Singapore, using large-scale survey data in both countries. Results indicate that Singaporeans tend to be more knowledgeable about and familiar with nanotechnology than the U.S. public. Singaporeans tend to perceive greater benefits and fewer potential risks of nanotechnology, and to indicate greater support for government funding for nanotechnology than the U.S. public. Between the two countries, perceived familiarity with nanotechnology and the benefits and risks of the emerging technology tend to be interpreted differently through the lens of value predispositions (religiosity and deference to scientific authority) and therefore they indirectly affect public support. Specifically, the U.S. public tends to use religiosity to interpret benefits and Singaporeans are inclined to use religiosity to think about risks. Deference to scientific authority also moderates the impact of perceived familiarity with nanotechnology on funding support for the technology among the U.S. public. © The Author(s) 2013.

  13. 20 CFR 639.6 - Who must receive notice?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND... worker unit. Since the States are restructuring to implement training under EDWAA, service of notice upon... representative at that time, to each affected employee. Notice also must be served on the State dislocated worker...

  14. The Present and Future State of Blended Learning in Workplace Learning Settings in the United States

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    Bonk, Curtis J.; Kim, Kyong-Jee; Oh, Eun Jung; Teng, Ya-Ting; Son, Su Jin

    2007-01-01

    This paper reports survey findings related to the present and future state of blended learning in workplace learning settings across the U.S. Surveyed in this study are 118 practitioners in corporate training or elearning in various workplace settings. The findings reveal interesting perceptions by respondents regarding the benefits of and…

  15. Engaging and growing SER-MWGL membership while increasing membership benefits through outreach, modern communications and state-level events

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    The Society of Ecological Restoration’s Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter (SER-MWGL) serves over 250 members from our seven member states (Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) in the Midwestern and Great Lakes region of the United States of America. Our mission is to promote...

  16. A structural econometric model of family valuation and choice of employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States.

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    Vanness, David J

    2003-09-01

    This paper estimates a fully structural unitary household model of employment and health insurance decisions for dual wage-earner families with children in the United States, using data from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Families choose hours of work and the breakdown of compensation between cash wages and health insurance benefits for each wage earner in order to maximize expected utility under uncertain need for medical care. Heterogeneous demand for the employer-sponsored health insurance is thus generated directly from variations in health status and earning potential. The paper concludes by discussing the benefits of using structural models for simulating welfare effects of insurance reform relative to the costly assumptions that must be imposed for identification. Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  17. Workskills and National Competitiveness: External Benchmarks. Report No. 2: Benchmarking Australian Qualification Profiles.

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    Cullen, R. B.

    Although education and training should be a source of relative advantage for Australia, the competitive benefits expected from the nation's "clever country" strategy have been slow to emerge. When 22 countries including Australia, Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand were compared from the standpoint of…

  18. Building a human rights framework for workers' compensation in the United States: opening the debate on first principles.

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    Hilgert, Jeffrey A

    2012-06-01

    This article introduces the idea of human rights to the topic of workers' compensation in the United States. It discusses what constitutes a human rights approach and explains how this approach conflicts with those policy ideas that have provided the foundation historically for workers' compensation in the United States. Using legal and historical research, key international labor and human rights standards on employment injury benefits and influential writings in the development of the U.S. workers' compensation system are cited. Workers' injury and illness compensation in the United States does not conform to basic international human rights norms. A comprehensive review of the U.S. workers' compensation system under international human rights standards is needed. Examples of policy changes are highlighted that would begin the process of moving workers' compensation into conformity with human rights standards. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  19. Comprehensive national database of tree effects on air quality and human health in the United States.

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    Hirabayashi, Satoshi; Nowak, David J

    2016-08-01

    Trees remove air pollutants through dry deposition processes depending upon forest structure, meteorology, and air quality that vary across space and time. Employing nationally available forest, weather, air pollution and human population data for 2010, computer simulations were performed for deciduous and evergreen trees with varying leaf area index for rural and urban areas in every county in the conterminous United States. The results populated a national database of annual air pollutant removal, concentration changes, and reductions in adverse health incidences and costs for NO2, O3, PM2.5 and SO2. The developed database enabled a first order approximation of air quality and associated human health benefits provided by trees with any forest configurations anywhere in the conterminous United States over time. Comprehensive national database of tree effects on air quality and human health in the United States was developed. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  20. The Promise for Geomorphic Discovery in the South.

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    Mossa, Joann

    1998-01-01

    Presents an overview of current geomorphic research in the southern United States. Conveys that the limited historical effort offers both challenges and opportunities for conducting geomorphic work in the region; much is unknown about these unique landscapes. States applied and theoretical geomorphology will benefit the society and future of the…

  1. 31 CFR 212.10 - Safe harbor.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... PAYMENTS § 212.10 Safe harbor. (a) Protection during examination and pending review. A financial... if the United States or a State child support enforcement agency has attached or included a Notice of Right to Garnish Federal Benefits, as set forth in § 212.4; or (2) The time between the financial...

  2. 31 CFR 212.10 - Safe harbor.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... PAYMENTS § 212.10 Safe harbor. (a) Protection during examination and pending review. A financial... if the United States or a State child support enforcement agency has attached or included a Notice of Right to Garnish Federal Benefits, as set forth in § 212.4; or (2) The time between the financial...

  3. 31 CFR 212.10 - Safe harbor.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... PAYMENTS § 212.10 Safe harbor. (a) Protection during examination and pending review. A financial... if the United States or a State child support enforcement agency has attached or included a Notice of Right to Garnish Federal Benefits, as set forth in § 212.4; or (2) The time between the financial...

  4. 31 CFR 212.10 - Safe harbor.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... PAYMENTS § 212.10 Safe harbor. (a) Protection during examination and pending review. A financial... if the United States or a State child support enforcement agency has attached or included a Notice of Right to Garnish Federal Benefits, as set forth in § 212.4; or (2) The time between the financial...

  5. Mindfulness Practices in Mentoring and Teaching

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    Trube, Barbara

    2017-01-01

    Mentoring, including peer mentoring, is a key element of teacher education programs and subsequent teaching practice. In order to share the benefits of mindfulness practices, a faculty member in a state university in the Midwestern United States promoted the practice of mindfulness by teacher candidates enrolled in her courses. As members of a…

  6. An evaluation of known remaining oil resources in the United States: Appendix. Volume 10

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    Volume ten contains the following appendices: overview of improved oil recovery methods which covers enhanced oil recovery methods and advanced secondary recovery methods; the benefits of improved oil recovery, selected data for the analyzed states; and list of TORIS fields and reservoirs.

  7. The National Map: Benefits at what cost?

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    Halsing, D.L.; Theissen, K.M.; Bernknopf, R.L.

    2004-01-01

    The U.S. Geological Survey has conducted a cost-benefit analysis of The National Map, and determined that, during its 30-year projected lifespan, the project will likely bring a net present value of benefits to society of $2.05 billion. Such a survey enhances the United States' ability to access, integrate, and apply geospatial data at global, national, and local scales. This paper gives an overview on the underlying economic model for evaluating program benefits and presents the primary findings as well as a sensitivity analysis assessing the robustness of the results.

  8. Who pays for health care in the United States? Implications for health system reform.

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    Holahan, J; Zedlewski, S

    1992-01-01

    This paper examines the distribution of health care spending and financing in the United States. We analyze the distribution of employer and employee contributions to health insurance, private nongroup health insurance purchases, out-of-pocket expenses, Medicaid benefits, uncompensated care, tax benefits due to the exemption of employer-paid health benefits, and taxes paid to finance Medicare, Medicaid, and the health benefit tax exclusion. All spending and financing burdens are distributed across the U.S. population using the Urban Institute's TRIM2 microsimulation model. We then examine the distributional effects of the U.S. health care system across income levels, family types, and regions of the country. The results show that health care spending increases with income. Spending for persons in the highest income deciles is about 60% above that of persons in the lowest decile. Nonetheless, the distribution of health care financing is regressive. When direct spending, employer contributions, tax benefits, and tax spending are all considered, the persons in the lowest income deciles devote nearly 20% of cash income to finance health care, compared with about 8% for persons in the highest income decile. We discuss how alternative health system reform approaches are likely to change the distribution of health spending and financing burdens.

  9. The U.S. Culture Collection Network Responding to the Requirements of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

    PubMed Central

    Barker, Katharine B.; Barton, Hazel A.; Boundy-Mills, Kyria; Brown, Daniel R.; Coddington, Jonathan A.; Cook, Kevin; Desmeth, Philippe; Geiser, David; Glaeser, Jessie A.; Greene, Stephanie; Kang, Seogchan; Lomas, Michael W.; Melcher, Ulrich; Miller, Scott E.; Nobles, David R.; Owens, Kristina J.; Reichman, Jerome H.; da Silva, Manuela; Wertz, John; Whitworth, Cale; Smith, David

    2017-01-01

    ABSTRACT The U.S. Culture Collection Network held a meeting to share information about how culture collections are responding to the requirements of the recently enacted Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The meeting included representatives of many culture collections and other biological collections, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Secretariat of the CBD, interested scientific societies, and collection groups, including Scientific Collections International and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network. The participants learned about the policies of the United States and other countries regarding access to genetic resources, the definition of genetic resources, and the status of historical materials and genetic sequence information. Key topics included what constitutes access and how the CBD Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House can help guide researchers through the process of obtaining Prior Informed Consent on Mutually Agreed Terms. U.S. scientists and their international collaborators are required to follow the regulations of other countries when working with microbes originally isolated outside the United States, and the local regulations required by the Nagoya Protocol vary by the country of origin of the genetic resource. Managers of diverse living collections in the United States described their holdings and their efforts to provide access to genetic resources. This meeting laid the foundation for cooperation in establishing a set of standard operating procedures for U.S. and international culture collections in response to the Nagoya Protocol. PMID:28811341

  10. The U.S. Culture Collection Network Responding to the Requirements of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing.

    PubMed

    McCluskey, Kevin; Barker, Katharine B; Barton, Hazel A; Boundy-Mills, Kyria; Brown, Daniel R; Coddington, Jonathan A; Cook, Kevin; Desmeth, Philippe; Geiser, David; Glaeser, Jessie A; Greene, Stephanie; Kang, Seogchan; Lomas, Michael W; Melcher, Ulrich; Miller, Scott E; Nobles, David R; Owens, Kristina J; Reichman, Jerome H; da Silva, Manuela; Wertz, John; Whitworth, Cale; Smith, David

    2017-08-15

    The U.S. Culture Collection Network held a meeting to share information about how culture collections are responding to the requirements of the recently enacted Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The meeting included representatives of many culture collections and other biological collections, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Secretariat of the CBD, interested scientific societies, and collection groups, including Scientific Collections International and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network. The participants learned about the policies of the United States and other countries regarding access to genetic resources, the definition of genetic resources, and the status of historical materials and genetic sequence information. Key topics included what constitutes access and how the CBD Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House can help guide researchers through the process of obtaining Prior Informed Consent on Mutually Agreed Terms. U.S. scientists and their international collaborators are required to follow the regulations of other countries when working with microbes originally isolated outside the United States, and the local regulations required by the Nagoya Protocol vary by the country of origin of the genetic resource. Managers of diverse living collections in the United States described their holdings and their efforts to provide access to genetic resources. This meeting laid the foundation for cooperation in establishing a set of standard operating procedures for U.S. and international culture collections in response to the Nagoya Protocol.

  11. Common Violations of the United States Code in Economic Crime Investigations. The Fraud, Waste and Abuse Monster.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-11-15

    person- nel in understanding the elements of the offense and the evidence necessary to establish or negate probable cause. For the benefit of OCONUS...gift, favor, entertainment, hospitality, transportation, loan, or other tangible benefit for which less than fair market value is paid. c...influenced. He may even refuse the offer, yet the offense is complete. Nor need the thing of value personally benefit the public official. However, the

  12. In the Supreme Court of the United States, Barbara Grutter, Petitioner, versus Lee Bollinger, et al., Respondents on Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Brief for Respondents.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC.

    This legal document addresses whether the Court should reaffirm its decision in Regents of University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), holding that the educational benefits which flow from a diverse student body to an institution of higher education, its students, and the public it serves are sufficiently compelling to permit the…

  13. Recognizing the importance of the property rights granted by the United States Constitution; affirming the duty of each Member of this body to support and defend such rights; and asserting that no public body should unlawfully obtain the property of any citizen of the United States for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10

    2009-09-17

    House - 10/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. A resolution designating September 2013 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA

    2013-06-18

    Senate - 06/18/2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. A resolution designating September 2012 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC

    2012-07-16

    Senate - 07/16/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  16. A resolution designating September 2011 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC

    2011-07-11

    Senate - 07/11/2011 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. A resolution designating September 2014 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC

    2014-07-16

    Senate - 07/16/2014 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. Insurance Companies Adapting to Trends by Adopting Medical Tourism.

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    Paul, David P; Barker, Tyler; Watts, Angela L; Messinger, Ashley; Coustasse, Alberto

    Health care costs in the United States are rising every year, and patients are seeking new ways to control their expenditures and save money. Going abroad to receive health care is a cheaper alternative than receiving the same or similar care at home. Insurance companies are beginning to realize the benefits of medical tourism for both themselves and their beneficiaries and have therefore started to introduce medical tourism plans for their clients as an option for their beneficiaries. This research study explores the benefits and risks of medical tourism and examines the US insurance market's reaction to the trend of increasing medical tourism. The US medical tourism industry mirrors that of the United Kingdom in recent years, with more patients seeking care abroad than in the United States. Insurance companies have introduced new plans providing the option of traveling abroad to countries such as India and Costa Rica. Medical tourism is gaining popularity with US residents, and insurance companies are recognizing this trend.

  19. Ground-source heat pump case studies and utility programs

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    Lienau, P.J.; Boyd, T.L.; Rogers, R.L.

    1995-04-01

    Ground-source heat pump systems are one of the promising new energy technologies that has shown rapid increase in usage over the past ten years in the United States. These systems offer substantial benefits to consumers and utilities in energy (kWh) and demand (kW) savings. The purpose of this study was to determine what existing monitored data was available mainly from electric utilities on heat pump performance, energy savings and demand reduction for residential, school and commercial building applications. In order to verify the performance, information was collected for 253 case studies from mainly utilities throughout the United States. The casemore » studies were compiled into a database. The database was organized into general information, system information, ground system information, system performance, and additional information. Information was developed on the status of demand-side management of ground-source heat pump programs for about 60 electric utility and rural electric cooperatives on marketing, incentive programs, barriers to market penetration, number units installed in service area, and benefits.« less

  20. Semantic network analysis of vaccine sentiment in online social media.

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    Kang, Gloria J; Ewing-Nelson, Sinclair R; Mackey, Lauren; Schlitt, James T; Marathe, Achla; Abbas, Kaja M; Swarup, Samarth

    2017-06-22

    To examine current vaccine sentiment on social media by constructing and analyzing semantic networks of vaccine information from highly shared websites of Twitter users in the United States; and to assist public health communication of vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy continues to contribute to suboptimal vaccination coverage in the United States, posing significant risk of disease outbreaks, yet remains poorly understood. We constructed semantic networks of vaccine information from internet articles shared by Twitter users in the United States. We analyzed resulting network topology, compared semantic differences, and identified the most salient concepts within networks expressing positive, negative, and neutral vaccine sentiment. The semantic network of positive vaccine sentiment demonstrated greater cohesiveness in discourse compared to the larger, less-connected network of negative vaccine sentiment. The positive sentiment network centered around parents and focused on communicating health risks and benefits, highlighting medical concepts such as measles, autism, HPV vaccine, vaccine-autism link, meningococcal disease, and MMR vaccine. In contrast, the negative network centered around children and focused on organizational bodies such as CDC, vaccine industry, doctors, mainstream media, pharmaceutical companies, and United States. The prevalence of negative vaccine sentiment was demonstrated through diverse messaging, framed around skepticism and distrust of government organizations that communicate scientific evidence supporting positive vaccine benefits. Semantic network analysis of vaccine sentiment in online social media can enhance understanding of the scope and variability of current attitudes and beliefs toward vaccines. Our study synthesizes quantitative and qualitative evidence from an interdisciplinary approach to better understand complex drivers of vaccine hesitancy for public health communication, to improve vaccine confidence and vaccination coverage in the United States. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

  1. A distribution benefits model for improved information on worldwide crop production. Volume 2: Application to various crops

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    Andrews, J.

    1976-01-01

    ECON's distribution benefits model has been applied to worldwide distribution of corn, rye, oats, barley, soybeans, and sugar, and to domestic distribution of potatoes. The results indicate that a LANDSAT system with thematic mapper might produce benefits to the United States of about $119 million per year, due to more efficient distribution of these commodities. The benefits to the rest of the world have also been calculated, with a breakdown between trade benefits and those associated with internal use patterns. By far the greatest part of the estimated benefits are assigned to corn, with smaller benefits assigned to soybeans and the small grains (rye, oats, and barley).

  2. Country report: Broiler industry and broiler litter-related problems in the southeastern United States.

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    Paudel, Krishna P; McIntosh, Christopher S

    2005-01-01

    This report describes the development of the broiler litter problem in the southeastern United States, including the economic opportunity and environmental challenges brought to the region by the industry. Through an analysis applied to the State of Georgia, land application of litter as a disposal alternative is examined along with its associated benefits. The analysis indicates that litter could be transported economically up to 256 km for cropland application. Excessive broiler litter production in a few concentrated regions is expected to stimulate the development of alternative approaches to broiler litter management, such as electricity generation.

  3. Managing forests because carbon matters: integrating energy, products, and land management policy

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    Robert W. Malmsheimer; James L. Bowyer; Jeremy S. Fried; Edmund Gee; Robert Izlar; Reid A. Miner; Ian A. Munn; Elaine Oneil; William C. Stewart

    2011-01-01

    The United States needs many different types of forests: some managed for wood products plus other benefits, and some managed for nonconsumptive uses and benefits. The objective of reducing global greenhouse gases (GHG) requires increasing carbon storage in pools other than the atmosphere. Growing more forests and keeping forests as forests are only part of the...

  4. 38 CFR 3.452 - Situations when benefits may be apportioned.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... veteran is not residing with his or her spouse or his or her children and a claim for apportionment is filed for or on behalf of the spouse or children. (b) Pending the appointment of a guardian or other... United States or a political subdivision, his or her benefit may be apportioned for a spouse or child, or...

  5. Need for Physician Education on the Benefits and Risks of Male Circumcision in the United States

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    Carbery, Baevin; Zhu, Julia; Gust, Deborah A.; Chen, Robert T.; Kretsinger, Katrina; Kilmarx, Peter H.

    2012-01-01

    Physicians may be called upon to counsel male patients or parents of newborn males regarding their decision to circumcise their newborn sons. The purpose of the present study was to describe physicians who do not understand the benefits and risks associated with male circumcision well enough to counsel parents of newborn male infants and adult…

  6. Characterizing cereal rye biomass and allometric relationships across a range of fall available nitrogen rates in the eastern United States

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) is the most commonly grown cover crop in the Eastern US due to its winter hardiness, adaptability to a wide array of soil and environmental conditions, and many potential benefits. These benefits hinge in large part on biomass production, which varies according to mult...

  7. Perspective: united we stand, divided we fall: the case for a single primary care specialty in the United States.

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    Halvorsen, John G

    2008-05-01

    Primary care as an academic discipline and key component of the U.S. health care system faces a threatened future, despite numerous studies in the United States and cross-nationally that substantiate its health-promoting benefits. The United States remains the only Western industrialized nation that delivers primary care through three major disciplines rather than as a single specialty. This fragmented model may contribute to the fact that the United States does not have a primary-care-based health care system and that the U.S. population demonstrates poorer health outcomes than do those countries whose health systems are based on primary care and managed by a single primary care specialty. Fragmentation also creates confusion about primary care's identity, diminishes its influence because it does not speak with a common voice, and creates competition for academic and professional status, resources, curricular priority, research and training program funding, patients, and reimbursement. A large, single-specialty body of primary physicians could eliminate much duplication and competition and demonstrate greater political influence with academia, government agencies, insurers, and corporate America. A single specialty that incorporates the strengths of the three primary care disciplines would expand the clinical scope of primary care and could serve as a potent enabling force to lead health system reform. It would also produce measurable benefits for medical student and graduate medical education, health system design and service delivery, and primary care research. The author outlines a plan of action, involving all stakeholders, to initiate and achieve the single-specialty goal.

  8. Nuclear power: levels of safety.

    PubMed

    Lidsky, L M

    1988-02-01

    The rise and fall of the nuclear power industry in the United States is a well-documented story with enough socio-technological conflict to fill dozens of scholarly, and not so scholarly, books. Whatever the reasons for the situation we are now in, and no matter how we apportion the blame, the ultimate choice of whether to use nuclear power in this country is made by the utilities and by the public. Their choices are, finally, based on some form of risk-benefit analysis. Such analysis is done in well-documented and apparently logical form by the utilities and in a rather more inchoate but not necessarily less accurate form by the public. Nuclear power has failed in the United States because both the real and perceived risks outweigh the potential benefits. The national decision not to rely upon nuclear power in its present form is not an irrational one. A wide ranging public balancing of risk and benefit requires a classification of risk which is clear and believable for the public to be able to assess the risks associated with given technological structures. The qualitative four-level safety ladder provides such a framework. Nuclear reactors have been designed which fit clearly and demonstrably into each of the possible qualitative safety levels. Surprisingly, it appears that safer may also mean cheaper. The intellectual and technical prerequisites are in hand for an important national decision. Deployment of a qualitatively different second generation of nuclear reactors can have important benefits for the United States. Surprisingly, it may well be the "nuclear establishment" itself, with enormous investments of money and pride in the existing nuclear systems, that rejects second generation reactors. It may be that we will not have a second generation of reactors until the first generation of nuclear engineers and nuclear power advocates has retired.

  9. 49 CFR 1007.7 - Content of systems of records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution unless expressly authorized by statute or by... about an individual's rights, benefits, and privileges under Federal programs. (d) The Board will...

  10. 49 CFR 1007.7 - Content of systems of records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution unless expressly authorized by statute or by... about an individual's rights, benefits, and privileges under Federal programs. (d) The Board will...

  11. 49 CFR 1007.7 - Content of systems of records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution unless expressly authorized by statute or by... about an individual's rights, benefits, and privileges under Federal programs. (d) The Board will...

  12. 49 CFR 1007.7 - Content of systems of records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution unless expressly authorized by statute or by... about an individual's rights, benefits, and privileges under Federal programs. (d) The Board will...

  13. Wind Powering America FY07 Activities Summary

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    2008-02-01

    The Wind Powering America FY07 Activities Summary reflects the accomplishments of our state wind working groups, our programs at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and our partner organizations. The national WPA team remains a leading force for moving wind energy forward in the United States. WPA continues to work with its national, regional, and state partners to communicate the opportunities and benefits of wind energy to a diverse set of stakeholders. WPA now has 30 state wind working groups (welcoming Georgia and Wisconsin in 2007) that form strategic alliances to communicate wind's benefits to the state stakeholders. More than 140more » members of national and state public and private sector organizations from 39 U.S. states and Canada attended the 6th Annual WPA All-States Summit in Los Angeles in June. WPA's emphasis remains on the rural agricultural sector, which stands to reap the significant economic development benefits of wind energy development. Additionally, WPA continues its program of outreach, education, and technical assistance to Native American communities, public power entities, and regulatory and legislative bodies.« less

  14. 20 CFR 726.107 - Deposits of negotiable securities with Federal Reserve banks or the Treasurer of the United...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... OF LABOR FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE OPERATOR'S INSURANCE Authorization of Self-Insurers § 726.107 Deposits of negotiable... Federal Reserve banks or the Treasurer of the United States; authority to sell such securities; interest...

  15. Economic Impacts of Non-Native Forest Insects in the Continental United States

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    Juliann E. Aukema; Brian Leung; Kent Kovacs; Corey Chivers; Jeffrey Englin; Susan J. Frankel; Robert G. Haight; Thomas P. Holmes; Andrew M. Liebhold; Deborah G. McCullough; Betsy Von Holle

    2011-01-01

    Reliable estimates of the impacts and costs of biological invasions are critical to developing credible management, trade and regulatory policies. Worldwide, forests and urban trees provide important ecosystem services as well as economic and social benefits, but are threatened by non-native insects. More than 450 non-native forest insects are established in the United...

  16. Active-Duty Physicians' Perceptions and Satisfaction with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Missions: Implications for the Field

    PubMed Central

    Oravec, Geoffrey J.; Artino, Anthony R.; Hickey, Patrick W.

    2013-01-01

    Background The United States Department of Defense participates in more than 500 missions every year, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as part of medical stability operations. This study assessed perceptions of active-duty physicians regarding these activities and related these findings to the retention and overall satisfaction of healthcare professionals. Methods and Findings An Internet-based survey was developed and validated. Of the 667 physicians who responded to the survey, 47% had participated in at least one mission. On a 7-point, Likert-type response scale, physicians reported favorable overall satisfaction with their participation in these missions (mean  = 5.74). Perceived benefit was greatest for the United States (mean  = 5.56) and self (mean  = 5.39) compared to the target population (mean  = 4.82). These perceptions were related to participants' intentions to extend their military medical service (total model R 2  = .37), with the strongest predictors being perceived benefit to self (β = .21, p<.01), the U.S. (β = .19, p<.01), and satisfaction (β = .18, p<.05). In addition, Air Force physicians reported higher levels of satisfaction (mean  = 6.10) than either Army (mean  = 5.27, Cohen's d = 0.75, p<.001) or Navy (mean  = 5.60, Cohen's d  = 0.46, p<.01) physicians. Conclusions Military physicians are largely satisfied with humanitarian missions, reporting the greatest benefit of such activities for themselves and the United States. Elucidation of factors that may increase the perceived benefit to the target populations is warranted. Satisfaction and perceived benefits of humanitarian missions were positively correlated with intentions to extend time in service. These findings could inform the larger humanitarian community as well as military medical practices for both recruiting and retaining medical professionals. PMID:23555564

  17. How Medicaid and Other Public Policies Affect Use of Tobacco Cessation Therapy, United States, 2010–2014

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    Brantley, Erin; Bysshe, Tyler; Steinmetz, Erika; Bruen, Brian K.

    2016-01-01

    Introduction State Medicaid programs can cover tobacco cessation therapies for millions of low-income smokers in the United States, but use of this benefit is low and varies widely by state. This article assesses the effects of changes in Medicaid benefit policies, general tobacco policies, smoking norms, and public health programs on the use of cessation therapy among Medicaid smokers. Methods We used longitudinal panel analysis, using 2-way fixed effects models, to examine the effects of changes in state policies and characteristics on state-level use of Medicaid tobacco cessation medications from 2010 through 2014. Results Medicaid policies that require patients to obtain counseling to get medications reduced the use of cessation medications by approximately one-quarter to one-third; states that cover all types of cessation medications increased usage by approximately one-quarter to one-third. Non-Medicaid policies did not have significant effects on use levels. Conclusions States could increase efforts to quit by developing more comprehensive coverage and reducing barriers to coverage. Reductions in barriers could bolster smoking cessation rates, and the costs would be small compared with the costs of treating smoking-related diseases. Innovative initiatives to help smokers quit could improve health and reduce health care costs. PMID:27788063

  18. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation Interim Agreement EPA Case No. 08-0113-00

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    On March 27, 2008, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), suspended International Business Machines (IBM) from receiving Federal Contracts, approved subcontracts, assistance, loans and other benefits.

  19. United States - Japan evaluation tools and methods.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-01-01

    Cooperative systems based on intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies can deliver significant benefits for all road users and the public, especially in terms of safer, more energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly surface transporta...

  20. 78 FR 29233 - Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-20

    ... to men and women seeking careers as public safety officers and to make a strong statement about the..., employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to...

  1. 33 CFR 25.405 - Claims not payable.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... wrongful act of the claimant, claimant's agent, or claimant's employee, unless comparative negligence is applicable under local law; (d) Is for death or personal injury of a United States employee for whom benefits...

  2. Canine Companions and Helpers

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McIntosh, Phyllis

    2014-01-01

    This feature article highlights dog breeds that are popular in the United States and explores the health benefits and services that dogs provide to people. The article also discusses dog shows and dogs in popular culture.

  3. United States benefits of improved worldwide wheat crop information from a LANDSAT system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Heiss, K. P.; Sand, F.; Seidel, A.; Warner, D.; Sheflin, N.; Bhattacharyya, R.; Andrews, J.

    1975-01-01

    The value of worldwide information improvements on wheat crops, promised by LANDSAT, is measured in the context of world wheat markets. These benefits are based on current LANDSAT technical goals and assume that information is made available to all (United States and other countries) at the same time. A detailed empirical sample demonstration of the effect of improved information is given; the history of wheat commodity prices for 1971-72 is reconstructed and the price changes from improved vs. historical information are compared. The improved crop forecasting from a LANDSAT system assumed include wheat crop estimates of 90 percent accuracy for each major wheat producing region. Accurate, objective worldwide wheat crop information using space systems may have a very stabilizing influence on world commodity markets, in part making possible the establishment of long-term, stable trade relationships.

  4. A new proposed guidance system for beverage consumption in the United States.

    PubMed

    Popkin, Barry M; Armstrong, Lawrence E; Bray, George M; Caballero, Benjamin; Frei, Balz; Willett, Walter C

    2006-03-01

    The Beverage Guidance Panel was assembled to provide guidance on the relative health and nutritional benefits and risks of various beverage categories. The beverage panel was initiated by the first author. The Panel's purpose is to attempt to systematically review the literature on beverages and health and provide guidance to the consumer. An additional purpose of the Panel is to develop a deeper dialog among the scientific community on overall beverage consumption patterns in the United States and on the great potential to change this pattern as a way to improve health. Over the past several decades, levels of overweight and obesity have increased across all population groups in the United States. Concurrently, an increased daily intake of 150-300 kcal (for different age-sex groups) has occurred, with approximately 50% of the increased calories coming from the consumption of calorically sweetened beverages. The panel ranked beverages from the lowest to the highest value based on caloric and nutrient contents and related health benefits and risks. Drinking water was ranked as the preferred beverage to fulfill daily water needs and was followed in decreasing value by tea and coffee, low-fat (1.5% or 1%) and skim (nonfat) milk and soy beverages, noncalorically sweetened beverages, beverages with some nutritional benefits (fruit and vegetable juices, whole milk, alcohol, and sports drinks), and calorically sweetened, nutrient-poor beverages. The Panel recommends that the consumption of beverages with no or few calories should take precedence over the consumption of beverages with more calories.

  5. Social Security Contributions and Return Migration Among Older Male Mexican Immigrants.

    PubMed

    Aguila, Emma; Vega, Alma

    2017-06-01

    For decades, scholars have studied the effects of immigration on the U.S. social security system. To date, this research has been primarily limited to migrants within the United States and does not consider those who return to their countries of origin. We estimate the proportion of male Mexican return migrants who contributed to the U.S. social security system and analyze their socioeconomic characteristics and migration histories. We also estimate the proportion that receive or expect to receive U.S. social security benefits. Using probit regression on the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), we describe the predictors of having contributed to the U.S. social security system among Mexican males in Mexico aged 50 years and older who at some point lived in the United States. We find that 32% of male return migrants reported having contributed to the U.S. social security system, but only 5% of those who contributed, received or expected to receive benefits. Those who reported having contributed spent more years in the United States and were more likely to be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents than those who did not contribute. Immigrants often pay Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance taxes using legitimate or illegitimate social security numbers and return to their home countries without collecting U.S. social security benefits. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  6. The Attempted Dismantling of the Medicare Home Care Benefit. A Report by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care of the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Pepper, Claude

    This document presents Congressman Claude Pepper's report on the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Section I traces the history of home health care in the United States. Section II offers statistics and general background information about older Americans and Medicare. The beginning of the Medicare home care benefit and its present operation are…

  7. USAWC (United States Army War College) Military Studies Program. Training, Motivation and Intrinsic Task Value. Essential Elements of Excellence (Readiness).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-06-04

    which this process is tied to and coordinated with the benefits individuals derive from continued employment with the organization. Whether the program...education benefits and job skills useful in civilian life following discharge as the primary Army attractions for category I and II enlistees.3 7 . Young...Goals/Standards (IM-31) - Film Setting. Shipping and receiving section of plant This module emphasizes the benefits of establishing which manufactures

  8. The net benefits of human-ignited wildfire forecasting: the case of tribal land units in the United States

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    Jeff Prestemon; David T. Butry; Douglas S. Thomas

    2016-01-01

    Research shows that some categories of human-ignited wildfires may be forecastable, owing to their temporal clustering, with the possibility that resources could be predeployed to help reduce the incidence of such wildfires. We estimated several kinds of incendiary and other human-ignited wildfire forecast models at the weekly time step for tribal land units in the...

  9. Cover crops in the upper midwestern United States: Simulated effect on nitrate leaching with artificial drainage

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Fall-planted winter cover crops are an agricultural management practice with multiple benefits that includes reducing nitrate losses from artificially drained fields. While the practice is commonly used in the southern and eastern U.S., little is known about its efficacy in Midwestern states where a...

  10. The Mississippi Choctaw: A Case Study of Intercultural Games.

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    Hill, L. Brooks; Lujan, Philip

    1983-01-01

    Examines the Smith John case--in which the United States Supreme Court secured official recognition of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw as a tribe--as an example of "rhetorical games" used by different cultural groups to manipulate each other. Suggests alternative rhetorical strategies that would benefit the state and the Mississippi…

  11. Technical Writing and Beginning ESL Students: A Workshop Approach.

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    Southard, Sherry G.

    Many international students who come to the United States to improve their research techniques and their written and oral presentations have little or no training in the English language. Such students might benefit from a program similar to that held at Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) in September 1981 for 12 Ecuadorian technicians. This…

  12. 5 CFR 2640.102 - Definitions.

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    2011-01-01

    ... to paragraph (a): A mutual fund is diversified for purposes of this part if it does not have a policy... single State within the United States. Whether a mutual fund meets this standard may be determined by... is important to note that a mutual fund or employee benefit plan that is diversified for purposes of...

  13. Unions' Deals with Brokers Raise Issues

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    Jacobson, Linda

    2006-01-01

    The New York state attorney general's office is close to announcing a settlement with the 525,000-member New York State United Teachers over a relationship between the union and ING Group, a large financial-services company based in the Netherlands. In that arrangement, the union's Member Benefits division--a separate trust that provides…

  14. 10 CFR 781.52 - Exclusive and partially exclusive licenses.

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    2010-01-01

    ... subsidiaries and to affiliates within the corporate structure of which the licensee is a part, if any. However... on competition in the U.S.; (3) Projected market size; (4) The benefit to the U.S. Government, U.S... United States (including any Government agency), the States, and domestic municipal governments, unless...

  15. Indians Teaching about Indigenous: How and Why the Academy Discriminates

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    Fenelon, James V.

    2003-01-01

    The "academy" of scholars in United States institutions of higher education generally do not like hearing about genocide in the Americas, especially if it implies or states that this country willingly participated in and benefited from genocidal policies. Well, that about sums up the primary problems that Native scholars have in writing about…

  16. 20 CFR 655.530 - Special provisions regarding the performance of longshore activities at locations in the State of...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ...' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Attestations by Employers Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in... preponderance of the evidence which may be submitted by any interested party, that an attestation is required...

  17. Overview of the Starkey Project: mule deer and elk research for management benefits.

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    Michael J. Wisdom; Mary M. Rowland; Bruce K. Johnson; Brian L. Dick

    2004-01-01

    Managers have long been concerned about the welfare of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus) on public lands in the western United States. These two species generate millions of dollars annually to state wildlife agencies from sales of hunting licenses, and elk viewing generates millions of additional dollars...

  18. A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning

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    Watson, John F.

    2007-01-01

    Online learning is growing rapidly across the United States within all levels of education, as more and more students and educators become familiar with the benefits of learning unconstrained by time and place. Across most states and all grade levels, students are finding increased opportunity, flexibility, and convenience through online learning.…

  19. Further Actions Needed to Resolve VA's Educational Assistance Overpayment Problem. Report of the Comptroller General of the United States.

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    Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC.

    Recommendations are made for the correction and collection of Veterans Administration overpayments of educational benefits. They include: improved compliance surveying; updates on overpayments balance reports to the states; identification of schools liable for overpayments; notification of veterans of their obligation to report training status…

  20. Cultural Norms in Conflict: Breastfeeding Among Hispanic Immigrants in Rural Washington State.

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    Hohl, Sarah; Thompson, Beti; Escareño, Monica; Duggan, Catherine

    2016-07-01

    Objectives To examine perceptions, experiences, and attitudes towards breastfeeding among Hispanic women living in rural Washington State. Methods Twenty parous Hispanic women of low acculturation, aged 25-48 years and residents in rural Washington State participated in an exploratory, face-to-face interview. Interviews were audio-recorded, translated and transcribed, and analyzed using a thematic content analysis approach. Results Nine emergent themes were grouped into three overarching categories: (1) Breast is best; (2) Hispanic cultural and familial expectations to breastfeed; and (3) Adapting to life in the United States: cultural norms in conflict. Women said they were motivated to breastfeed because of their knowledge and observations of its health benefits for mother and child. They said breastfeeding is ingrained in their Hispanic cultural heritage, and infant feeding choices of female family members were particularly influential in women's own decision to breastfeed. Women said they experienced embarrassment about breastfeeding in the United States and as a result, often chose to initiate formula feeding as a complement so as to avoid feelings of shame. Additionally, they faced economic pressure to work, key barriers for continued breastfeeding among Hispanics in the United States. Conclusions for Practice Knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and child and longstanding cultural practices of breastfeeding are not enough to encourage exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months among this rural Hispanic population. Continued support through family-level interventions as well as work place policies that encourage breastfeeding are needed for rural Hispanics to reach optimal breastfeeding rates.

  1. A Comparative Analysis of Mandated Benefit Laws, 1949–2002

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    Laugesen, Miriam J; Paul, Rebecca R; Luft, Harold S; Aubry, Wade; Ganiats, Theodore G

    2006-01-01

    Objective To understand and compare the trends in mandated benefits laws in the United States. Data Sources/Study Setting Mandated benefit laws enacted in 50 states and the District of Columbia for the period 1949–2002 were compiled from multiple published compendia. Study Design Laws that require private insurers and health plans to cover particular services, types of diseases, or care by specific providers in 50 states and the District of Columbia are compared for the period 1949–2002. Legislation is compared by year, by average and total frequency, by state, by type (provider, health care service, or preventive), and according to whether it requires coverage or an offer of coverage. Data Collection/Extraction Method Data from published tables were entered into a spreadsheet and analyzed using statistical software. Principal Findings A total of 1,471 laws mandated coverage for 76 types of providers and services. The most common type of mandated coverage is for specific health care services (670 laws for 34 different services), followed by laws for services offered by specific professionals and other providers (507 mandated benefits laws for 25 types of providers), and coverage for specific preventive services (295 laws for 17 benefits). On average, a mandated benefit law has been adopted or significantly revised by 19 states, and each state has approximately 29 mandates. Only two benefits (minimum maternity stay and breast reconstruction) are mandated in all 51 jurisdictions and these were also federally mandated benefits. The mean number of total mandated benefit laws adopted or significantly revised per year was 17 per year in the 1970s, 36 per year in the 1980s, 59 per year in the 1990s, and 76 per year between 2000 and 2002. Since 1990, mandate adoption increased substantially, with around 55 percent of all mandated benefit laws enacted between 1990 and 2002. Conclusions There was a large increase in the number of mandated benefits laws during the managed care “backlash” of the 1990s. Many states now use mandated benefits to prescribe not only what services and benefits would be provided but how, where, and when services will be provided. PMID:16704673

  2. Insulin glargine 300 units/mL: a guide for healthcare professionals involved in the management of diabetes.

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    Strong, Jodi; Kruger, Davida; Novak, Lucia

    2017-04-01

    Insulin glargine 300 units/mL: Insulin glargine 300 units/mL (Gla-300) is a formulation of insulin glargine that delivers the same number of insulin units in one-third of the injectable volume of insulin glargine 100 units/mL (Gla-100). Glucose control: Recently approved in the United States and in Europe for use in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Gla-300 has a more constant and evenly distributed glucose-lowering effect compared with Gla-100, with a duration of action beyond 24 hours and lower within-day and between-day intra-individual variability in blood glucose levels. These benefits translate into predictable and sustained glucose control from a once-daily injection, with potential for fewer hypoglycemia episodes and less weight gain. Case studies are presented to highlight the potential clinical benefits and considerations associated with initiating treatment with Gla-300 in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

  3. Closing the Gap: How Sectoral Workforce Development Programs Benefit the Working Poor. SEDLP Research Report. The Sectoral Employment Development Learning Project.

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    Zandniapour, Lily; Conway, Maureen

    The benefits of sectoral workforce development programs to the working poor were examined in a 3-year longitudinal study of participants in six sectoral employment training programs across the United States. The programs, which were all designed to serve low-income clients, provided training in a diverse set of industries, including the following:…

  4. Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty. Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) [machine-readable data file].

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    VSE Corp., Alexandria, VA.

    The "Faculty Salary Survey" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is one component of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). It contains data about salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits for full-time instructional faculty from over 3,000 institutions of higher education located in the United States and its outlying areas.…

  5. Sustaining America's urban trees and forests: a Forests on the Edge report

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    David J. Nowak; Paula B. Randler; Eric J. Greenfield; Sara J. Comas; Mary A. Carr; Ralph J. Alig

    2010-01-01

    Close to 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in urban areas and depends on the essential ecological, economic, and social benefits provided by urban trees and forests. However, the distribution of urban tree cover and the benefits of urban forests vary across the United States, as do the challenges of sustaining this important resource. As urban areas expand...

  6. Insurance Reserves: Strategies for Regulating the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives.

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    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.

    In 1985, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) reserves had accumulated over $2 billion in reserve surplus, precipitating the program's first refund. Concerned about FEHBP reserve practices, the chairman of the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States Congress, asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to…

  7. Benefits, Challenges, Characteristics and Instructional Approaches in an El Sistema Inspired After-School String Program Developed as a University-School Partnership in the United States

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    Hopkins, Michael; Provenzano, Anthony M.; Spencer, Michael S.

    2017-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits, challenges, program characteristics and instructional approaches of an El Sistema inspired (ESI) after-school string program developed as a university-school partnership. Case study methodology was used to examine the program. Fifth-grade students received 75 minutes of after-school…

  8. 20 CFR 655.00 - Authority of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator under subparts A, B...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Authority of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator under subparts A, B, and C. 655.00 Section 655.00 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES § 655.00 Authority of the...

  9. 8 CFR 103.12 - Definition of the term “lawfully present” aliens for purposes of applying for Title II Social...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... aliens for purposes of applying for Title II Social Security benefits under Public Law 104-193. 103.12... applying for Title II Social Security benefits under Public Law 104-193. (a) Definition of the term an... classes of aliens permitted to remain in the United States because the Attorney General has decided for...

  10. 40 CFR 79.8 - Penalties.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than the sum of $25,000 for every day of such violation and the amount of economic benefit or savings resulting from the violation...

  11. 20 CFR 340.10 - Waiver of recovery of erroneous payments.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... accounts, mutual funds, any accrual benefit payable by the United States of America or any other source. (4... this section, income includes any funds which may reasonably be considered available for the individual...

  12. Congestion pricing : a primer : overview

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-10-01

    This Overview primer was produced to explain the concept of congestion pricing and its benefits, to present examples of congestion-pricing approaches implemented in the United States and abroad, and to briefly discuss federal-aid policy and programs ...

  13. Travtek Evaluation Yoked Driver Study

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-11-01

    The purpose of this paper is to present estimates of potential safety benefits resulting from full implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the United States. These estimates were derived by integrating results from a number of d...

  14. On the socioeconomic benefits of family planning work.

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    Yang, D

    1991-01-01

    The focus of this article is on 1) the intended socioeconomic benefit of Chinese family planning (FP) versus the benefit of the maternal production sector, 2) the estimated costs of FP work, 3) and the principal ways to lower FP costs. Marxian population theory, which is ascribed to in socialist China, states that population and socioeconomic development are interconnected and must adapt to each other and that an excessively large or small population will upset the balance and retard development. Malthusians believe that large populations reduce income, and Adam Smith believed that more people meant a larger market and more income. It is believed that FP will bring socioeconomic benefits to China. The socioeconomic benefit of material production is the linkage between labor consumption and the amount of labor usage with the fruits and benefits of labor. FP invests in human, material, and financial resources to reduce the birth rate and the absolute number of births. The investment is recouped in population. The increased national income generated from a small outlay to produce an ideal population would be used to improve material and cultural lives. FP brings economic benefits and accelerates social development (ecological balances women's emancipation and improvement in the physical and mental health of women and children, improvement in cultural learning and employment, cultivation of socialist morality and new practices, and stability). In computing FP cost, consideration is given to total cost and unit cost. Cost is dependent on the state budget allocation, which was 445.76 million yuan in 1982 and was doubled by 1989. World Bank figures for 1984 affixed the FP budget in China at 979.6 million US dollars, of which 80% was provided by China. Per person, this means 21 cents for central, provincial, prefecture, and country spending, 34 cents for rural collective set-ups, 25 cents for child awards, and various subsidies, 15 cents for sterilization, and 5 cents for rural medical services, or 1 US dollar/person. Unit costs are the costs to reduce the population of one and include direct and indirect costs. The unit cost between 1970-82 was 35.5 yuan, but if outlays for families and industrial units are included, the cost was 70-100 yuan. Population growth, however, must be balanced so that aging does not cancel out the benefits from FP gains. Lower costs can be achieved by better FP administration.

  15. The economic efficiency and equity of government policies on brucellosis: comparative insights from Albania and the United States of America.

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    Peck, D; Bruce, M

    2017-04-01

    Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that causes recurring febrile illness in humans, as well as reproductive failure and reduced milk production in livestock. The cost of brucellosis is equal to the sum of lost productivity of humans and animals, as well as private and public expenditures on brucellosis surveillance, prevention, control and treatment. In Albania, Brucella abortus and B. melitensis affect humans, cattle and small ruminants. In the United States, B. abortus affects cattle and wild ungulates in the Greater Yellowstone Area. These two case studies illustrate the importance of place-specific context in developing sustainable and effective brucellosis mitigation policies. Government regulations and mitigation strategies should be designed with consideration of all costs and benefits, both to public agencies and private stakeholders. Policy-makers should, for example, weigh the benefits of a regulation that increases epidemiological certainty against the costs of compliance for producers and households. The distribution of costs and benefits amongst public agencies and private individuals can have important implications for a policy's economic efficiency and equity quite apart from their total magnitude.

  16. Will the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement undermine the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme?

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    Harvey, Ken J; Faunce, Thomas A; Lokuge, Buddhima; Drahos, Peter

    2004-09-06

    The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) contains major concessions to the US pharmaceutical industry that may undermine the egalitarian principles and operation of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and substantially increase the costs of medicinal drugs to Australian consumers. AUSFTA's approach to the PBS excessively emphasises the need to reward manufacturers of "innovative" new pharmaceuticals, instead of emphasising consumers' need for equitable and affordable access to necessary medicines (the first principle of our National Medicines Policy). Several features of AUSFTA may bring pressure to bear on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to list "innovative" drugs that the committee initially rejected because the evidence for cost-effectiveness was not compelling. Intellectual property provisions of AUSFTA are likely to delay the entry of PBS cost-reducing generic products when pharmaceutical patents expire. We support the many concerned health and consumer organisations who have asked the Senate either not to pass the enabling legislation, or to delay its passage until a fairer deal in terms of public health can be obtained.

  17. Is there more to yoga than exercise?

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    Smith, J Andy; Greer, Tammy; Sheets, Timothy; Watson, Sheree

    2011-01-01

    Yoga is increasing in popularity, with an estimated 15 million practitioners in the United States, yet there is a dearth of empirical data addressing the holistic benefits of yoga. To compare the physical and mental benefits of an exercise-based yoga practice to that of a more comprehensive yoga practice (one with an ethical/spiritual component). Students with mild to moderate depression, anxiety, or stress and who agreed to participate were assigned to one of three groups: integrated yoga, yoga as exercise, control. A total of 81 undergraduate students 18 years and older at a university in the southeastern United States participated in the study. Depression, anxiety, stress, hope, and salivary cortisol. Over time, participants in both the integrated and exercise yoga groups experienced decreased depression and stress, an increased sense of hopefulness, and increased flexibility compared to the control group. However, only the integrated yoga group experienced decreased anxiety-related symptoms and decreased salivary cortisol from the beginning to the end of the study. Yoga, practiced in a more integrated form, ie, with an ethical and spiritual component, may provide additional benefits over yoga practiced as an exercise regimen.

  18. Psychological effects of (non)employment: A cross-national comparison of the United States and Japan.

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    Gnambs, Timo; Stiglbauer, Barbara; Selenko, Eva

    2015-12-01

    The involuntary loss of employment has been shown to deteriorate subjective well-being. Adopting a cross-cultural perspective on Jahoda's (1982) deprivation model this study examines several latent and manifest benefits of work that were expected to mediate the effects of employment status on well-being. It was hypothesized that in more collectivistic societies the decline in subjective well-being would be a consequence of a diminished sense of collective purpose for the non-employed, whereas in individualistic societies the crucial factors would be a loss of social status and financial benefits. The findings from two representative national surveys conducted in the United States (N = 1,093) and Japan (N = 647) provided partial support for these hypotheses. Cultural differences moderated the effects of employment status on the benefits of work. As a consequence, different processes mediated the decline in well-being for the non-employed in the two countries. These results are embedded within the wider discourse on culture and its effect on unemployment. © 2015 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  19. A comparison of the additional protocols of the five nuclear weapon states and the ensuing safeguards benefits to international nonproliferation efforts

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    Uribe, Eva C; Sandoval, M Analisa; Sandoval, Marisa N

    2009-01-01

    With the 6 January 2009 entry into force of the Additional Protocol by the United States of America, all five declared Nuclear Weapon States that are part of the Nonproliferation Treaty have signed, ratified, and put into force the Additional Protocol. This paper makes a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the five Additional Protocols in force by the five Nuclear Weapon States with respect to the benefits to international nonproliferation aims. This paper also documents the added safeguards burden to the five declared Nuclear Weapon States that these Additional Protocols put on the states with respect to accessmore » to their civilian nuclear programs and the hosting of complementary access activities as part of the Additional Protocol.« less

  20. Tactics and Economics of Wildlife Oral Rabies Vaccination, Canada and the United States

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    Meltzer, Martin I.; Shwiff, Stephanie A.; Slate, Dennis

    2009-01-01

    Progressive elimination of rabies in wildlife has been a general strategy in Canada and the United States; common campaign tactics are trap–vaccinate–release (TVR), point infection control (PIC), and oral rabies vaccination (ORV). TVR and PIC are labor intensive and the most expensive tactics per unit area (≈$616/km2 [in 2008 Can$, converted from the reported $450/km2 in 1991 Can$] and ≈$612/km2 [$500/km2 in 1999 Can$], respectively), but these tactics have proven crucial to elimination of raccoon rabies in Canada and to maintenance of ORV zones for preventing the spread of raccoon rabies in the United States. Economic assessments have shown that during rabies epizootics, costs of human postexposure prophylaxis, pet vaccination, public health, and animal control spike. Modeling studies, involving diverse assumptions, have shown that ORV programs can be cost-efficient and yield benefit:cost ratios >1.0. PMID:19757549

  1. Petty v. United States.

    PubMed

    1980-12-31

    Under a ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, the registration form which individuals were required to sign before receiving a swine flu vaccination did not meet the statutory requirement of an "informed consent" form. Moreover, the federal government was negligent in failing to establish adequate procedures for assuring that the risks and benefits of the swine flu vaccine were fully explained to each individual. This case was appealed before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, as found in Petty v. United States, Federal Reporter, 2d Series, 740: 1428-1442.

  2. Case Study Analysis of U.S. Policy Solutions to Enable China New Energy Cities

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    Simon, J.; Tian, T.; Liu, C.

    2015-05-28

    This report summarizes various policies for encouraging investment and installation of renewable energy across the country. In particular, we attempt to explain the benefits of, and considerations behind, each policy type and provide examples of implementation across the United States While recognized as important, this report does not address policies or examples of successful energy efficiency or alternative-fuel vehicle strategies. In addition, we summarize the renewable energy policy strategies undertaken by three areas of the United States: New Jersey, Hawaii, and San Francisco.

  3. Commission on Bicentennial of Constitution of United States. Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits and the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress. First Session. (December 5, 1985).

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    Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

    This publication reports on the joint hearing to consider H.R. 3559 which would amend the charter of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (Public Law 98-101) by authorizing the Commission to license use of their official emblem, lifting the cap on the number of publicly paid staff, exempting privately paid staff…

  4. Impact of improved information on the structure of world grain trade. [wheat

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1979-01-01

    The benefits to be derived by the United States from improvements in global grain crop forecasting capability are discussed. The improvements in forecasting accuracy, which are a result of the use of satellite technology in conjunction with existing ground based estimating procedures are described. The degree of forecasting accuracy to be obtained from satellite technology is also examined. Specific emphasis is placed on wheat production in seven countries/regions: the United States; Canada; Argentina; Australia; Western Europe; the USSR; and all other countries in a group.

  5. The cooperative research unit program and wildlife education: Historic development, future challenges

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    Bissonette, J.A.; Loftin, C.S.; Leslie, David M.; Nordstrom, L.A.; Fleming, W.J.

    2000-01-01

    In 1932, J. N. 'Ding' Darling proposed a 3-year tripartite arrangement between the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, Iowa State University, and himself to establish the first Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. Three years later, the Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Program was broadened to include 9 land-grant colleges representing recognized ecoregions in the United States. In 1960, the Units were given statutory recognition by Public Law 86-686 that also included provision for establishing Cooperative Fishery Units. The Cooperative Research Unit idea has evolved to 39 Units in 2000. Today, the main cooperators of the Unit program are the land-grant university, the state fish and game or conservation agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Wildlife Management Institute. The Cooperative Units mission, as stated in Public Law 86-686, remains: 'To facilitate cooperation between the Federal Government, colleges and universities, and private organizations for cooperative unit programs of research and education relating to fish and wildlife and for other purposes.' Graduate research and education continue to be the program's primary missions. In any given year >600 graduate and post-graduate students are involved. Post-graduate employment of Unit-afffiliated students is >90%. Perhaps the primary benefit to the education process is the Units' formal connection to the state cooperator and to their federal agency that might not otherwise be available to university faculty and students. Units are conduits to state and federal funding for research projects conducted by university faculty and students. The CRU program is well positioned to educate a multitalented, ethnically diverse cadre of graduate students who will be prepared not only for their first professional job but also for their career by having been instilled with a desire for life-long professional accomplishment.

  6. Population Health and Paid Parental Leave: What the United States Can Learn from Two Decades of Research

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    Burtle, Adam; Bezruchka, Stephen

    2016-01-01

    Over the last two decades, numerous studies have suggested that dedicated time for parents to be with their children in the earliest months of life offers significant benefits to child health. The United States (US) is the only wealthy nation without a formalized policy guaranteeing workers paid time off when they become new parents. As individual US states consider enacting parental leave policies, there is a significant opportunity to decrease health inequities and build a healthier American population. This document is intended as a critical review of the present evidence for the association between paid parental leave and population health. PMID:27417618

  7. Population Health and Paid Parental Leave: What the United States Can Learn from Two Decades of Research.

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    Burtle, Adam; Bezruchka, Stephen

    2016-06-01

    Over the last two decades, numerous studies have suggested that dedicated time for parents to be with their children in the earliest months of life offers significant benefits to child health. The United States (US) is the only wealthy nation without a formalized policy guaranteeing workers paid time off when they become new parents. As individual US states consider enacting parental leave policies, there is a significant opportunity to decrease health inequities and build a healthier American population. This document is intended as a critical review of the present evidence for the association between paid parental leave and population health.

  8. Global Lessons In Frugal Innovation To Improve Health Care Delivery In The United States.

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    Bhatti, Yasser; Taylor, Andrea; Harris, Matthew; Wadge, Hester; Escobar, Erin; Prime, Matt; Patel, Hannah; Carter, Alexander W; Parston, Greg; Darzi, Ara W; Udayakumar, Krishna

    2017-11-01

    In a 2015 global study of low-cost or frugal innovations, we identified five leading innovations that scaled successfully in their original contexts and that may provide insights for scaling such innovations in the United States. We describe common themes among these diverse innovations, critical factors for their translation to the United States to improve the efficiency and quality of health care, and lessons for the implementation and scaling of other innovations. We highlight promising trends in the United States that support adapting these innovations, including growing interest in moving care out of health care facilities and into community and home settings; the growth of alternative payment models and incentives to experiment with new approaches to population health and care delivery; and the increasing use of diverse health professionals, such as community health workers and advanced practice providers. Our findings should inspire policy makers and health care professionals and inform them about the potential for globally sourced frugal innovations to benefit US health care.

  9. Costs of Crashes to Government, United States, 2008

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    Miller, Ted R; Bhattacharya, Soma; Zaloshnja, Eduard; Taylor, Dexter; Bahar, Geni; David, Iuliana

    2011-01-01

    We estimated how much the Federal government and state/local government pay for different kinds of crashes in the United States. Government costs include reductions in an array of public services (emergency, incident management, vocational rehabilitation, coroner court processing of liability litigation), medical payments, social safety net assistance to the injured and their families, and taxes foregone because victims miss work. Government also pays when its employees crash while working and covers fringe benefits for crash-involved employees and their benefit-eligible dependents in non-work hours. We estimated government shares of crash costs by component. We applied those estimates to existing US Department of Transportation estimates of crash costs to society and employers. Government pays an estimated $35 billion annually because of crashes, an estimated 12.6% of the economic cost of crashes (Federal 7.1%, State/local 5.5%). Government bears a higher percentage of the monetary costs of injury crashes than fatal crashes or crashes involving property damage only. Government is increasingly recovering the medical cost of crashes from auto insurers. Nevertheless, medical costs and income and sales tax losses account for 75% of government's crash costs. For State/local government to break even on a 100%-State funded investment in road safety, the intervention would need to have an unrealistically high benefit-cost ratio of 34. Government invests in medical treatment of illness to save lives and improve quality of life. Curing a child's leukemia, for example, is not less costly than leaving that leukemia untreated. Safety should not be held to a different standard. PMID:22105409

  10. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Massachusetts Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that five Massachusetts communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  11. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Vermont Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six Vermont communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  12. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Maine Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six Maine communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  13. Airport Capacity Investment Handbook

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1978-12-01

    This handbook provides a methodology for estimating the benefits and costs of capacity-related investments in airports in the United States. The procedures are laid out in a series of worksheets. The user provides certain basic information such as ex...

  14. ITS technology adoption and observed market trends from ITS deployment tracking.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-08-03

    This report examines the market dynamics and benefits associated with the deployment and diffusion of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies across the United States. For several ITS technologies, the current market structure, events t...

  15. 3 CFR 8373 - Proclamation 8373 of May 6, 2009. World Trade Week, 2009

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... technology. Imports can also benefit the United States by increasing consumer choice while lowering prices... an education system that will prepare our children to compete and succeed in the global economy. We...

  16. Hybrid distribution trucks : costs and benefits.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-06-01

    The respective populations of the United States and Texas are expected to significantly increase over to the : next several decades, primarily in urban and metropolitan areas. Economists have also predicted that oil : prices will rise in real terms d...

  17. CTE: Education for a Strong Economy

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Conneely, Nancy; Hyslop, Alisha

    2018-01-01

    For nearly a century, career and technical education (CTE) programs across the United States have focused on equipping students with technical and life skills to help them become productive citizens. This brief report presents the benefits of CTE.

  18. Lincoln University Cooperative Extension Men on Business--A College Assurance Program

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Matthews, Yvonne; Bradley, Ernest

    2011-01-01

    Lincoln University was founded in 1866 by the men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers for the special benefit of freed African Americans. Today, Lincoln University's role in the education of Missourians and others, and its service throughout the state, the nation, and across the globe, are…

  19. Mitigating Community Impacts of Energy Development: Some Examples for Coal and Nuclear Generating Plants in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Peelle, Elizabeth

    The Hartsville, Tennessee nuclear reactor site, the coal plant at Wheatland, Wyoming, and the nuclear plant at Skagit, Washington have mitigation plans developed in response to a federal, state, and local regulatory agency, respectively; the three mitigation plans aim at internalizing community-level social costs and benefits during the…

  20. 8 CFR 232.2 - Examination in the United States of alien applicants for benefits under the immigration laws and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... where the applicant has been found to be afflicted with active or inactive tuberculosis or an infectious... Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS DETENTION OF ALIENS FOR PHYSICAL AND..., including clinics and local, county and state health departments employing qualified civil surgeons, as he...

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