The New Wild West: Military Support in Border Security Operations

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-06-08

military service members from being used to enforce the laws of the United States unless expressly authorized by the United States Constitution or the...cartels constitute a significant threat to United States national security that cannot be defeated or deterred by law enforcement methods alone in order...Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law , no person shall be subject to any penalty for

28 CFR 65.81 - General definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE... administration of the immigration laws of the United States and in meeting urgent demands arising from the... characteristics that effective administration of the immigration laws of the United States is beyond the existing...

28 CFR 65.81 - General definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE... administration of the immigration laws of the United States and in meeting urgent demands arising from the... characteristics that effective administration of the immigration laws of the United States is beyond the existing...

28 CFR 65.81 - General definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE... administration of the immigration laws of the United States and in meeting urgent demands arising from the... characteristics that effective administration of the immigration laws of the United States is beyond the existing...

28 CFR 65.81 - General definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE... administration of the immigration laws of the United States and in meeting urgent demands arising from the... characteristics that effective administration of the immigration laws of the United States is beyond the existing...

28 CFR 65.81 - General definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Judicial Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE... administration of the immigration laws of the United States and in meeting urgent demands arising from the... characteristics that effective administration of the immigration laws of the United States is beyond the existing...

78 FR 3913 - Public Land Order No. 7807: Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Camp Michael Monsoor Mountain...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-01-17

..., location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, for a period of... Training Facility. This withdrawal also transfers administrative jurisdiction of the lands to the... entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under...

The Education of Law Librarians in the United States from the Library School Perspective

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Jaeger, Paul T.; Gorham, Ursula

2017-01-01

In the United States, the occupation of law librarianship has existed longer than the American Library Association, and law librarians have their own professional organization that is now more than 100 years old. Throughout this history, however, the related issues of degree requirements and education standards for law librarians have been…

76 FR 55619 - Performance Measurement for Special Postal Services

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2011-09-08

..., Corporate & Postal Business Law, United States Postal Service to Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary, Postal... & Postal Business Law, United States Postal Service. III. Background of Postal Service Proposals A...), Public Law 109-435, 120 Stat. 3198 (2006). The proposed rules described herein would establish reporting...

12 CFR 987.2 - Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... OBLIGATIONS § 987.2 Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks; rights of any Person against...

Odontology as a forensic science, the North American experience.

PubMed

Barsley, Robert E

2010-09-10

This chapter discusses the North American situation, primarily that of the United States judicial system. The United States was established as neither a monarchy nor a theocracy. An unofficial motto of the country has always been - the rule of laws, not of men (or deities). The primary source of law in the United States is the US Constitution. However, each of the 50 states has as its primary source of law a state constitution. In order to become a state, that constitution must conform to US Constitution. In the United States the US Congress, consisting of duly elected Representatives and Senators from the 50 states draft and pass Acts that establish (or direct to be established by officers of the Executive Branch following prescribed administrative procedures) federal law. Each state too, has its own legislative bodies and process for making law. Each state also has its own system of courts. In order to discuss the role of the odontologist within these systems, a primer on how these systems function and interact is crucial. This article discusses the functioning of those systems in relation to the practice of forensic odontology. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

24 CFR 81.92 - Law governing rights and obligations of United States, Federal Reserve Banks, and GSEs; rights of...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... CORPORATION (FREDDIE MAC) Book-Entry Procedures § 81.92 Law governing rights and obligations of United States... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Law governing rights and..., Federal Reserve Banks, and GSEs; Law governing other interests. 81.92 Section 81.92 Housing and Urban...

State Maternity/Parental Leave Laws. Facts on Working Women No. 90-1.

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Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC.

The status of state maternity/parental leave laws throughout the United States is depicted in eight figures and three tables. Information is reported by state for maternity/parental leave laws, months of available leave, maternity/family illness laws, days of leave for family illness, temporary disability insurance laws, temporary disability…

20 CFR 655.75 - Decision and order of administrative law judge.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process and... Nursing in the United States (H-2B Workers) § 655.75 Decision and order of administrative law judge. (a... determination resulting from that process. Under no circumstances shall the administrative law judge determine...

17 CFR 270.17f-5 - Custody of investment company assets outside the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... this section: (1) Eligible Foreign Custodian means an entity that is incorporated or organized under... organized under the laws of the United States or of a state. (5) Qualified Foreign Bank means a banking institution or trust company, incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

78 FR 70392 - Notice of Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Law

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2013-11-25

... Law A meeting of the Department of State's Advisory Committee on International Law will take place on... Law School (Frederick Lawrence Student Conference Center), 2000 H Street NW., Washington, DC. Acting... Director, Advisory Committee on International Law, United States Department of State. [FR Doc. 2013-28232...

Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-03-17

goods, articles, or merchandise. b. Offenses relating to willful evasion of taxes and duties. c. Offenses against the laws relating to international ...Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties Congressional Research Service 1 Introduction ...intricate extradition procedures has been attributed to the predominance of this simple principle of international law.6

Perspectives: Should Mandatory Voting Laws Be Implemented in the United States?

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Ornstein, Norman; Stoilov, Vassia

2011-01-01

Many countries around the world have compulsory voting laws. In the United States, where voter turnout tends to be lower than in other developed democracies, experts wonder whether voting laws would have a positive impact. In two distinct essays, voting and elections experts Norman Ornstein and Vassia Stoilov debate the implementation of…

76 FR 78874 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Title 41 Positive Law Codification-Further...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-12-20

... Regulation Supplement: Title 41 Positive Law Codification--Further Implementation (DFARS Case 2012- D003... statutory titles to the new Positive Law Codification of Title 41, United States Code, ``Public Contracts... 111-350 enacted a new codified version of Title 41 United States Code (U.S.C.), entitled ``Public...

43 CFR 2916.2-1 - Applications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...) Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is a citizen of the United States, or any group or association composed of such persons, or any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State... appropriate State game agency whatever licenses are required under Alaska law. (6) A detailed statement of the...

43 CFR 2916.2-1 - Applications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

...) Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is a citizen of the United States, or any group or association composed of such persons, or any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State... appropriate State game agency whatever licenses are required under Alaska law. (6) A detailed statement of the...

43 CFR 2916.2-1 - Applications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...) Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is a citizen of the United States, or any group or association composed of such persons, or any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State... appropriate State game agency whatever licenses are required under Alaska law. (6) A detailed statement of the...

43 CFR 2916.2-1 - Applications.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...) Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is a citizen of the United States, or any group or association composed of such persons, or any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State... appropriate State game agency whatever licenses are required under Alaska law. (6) A detailed statement of the...

Current Developments in Communications Law in the United States

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Hadl, Robert D.

1973-01-01

Article reviews some of the major developments in communications law in the United States in the past year (1972). Significant events are covered in the areas of cable television, television programming and domestic satelites. (Author)

20 CFR 416.1615 - How to prove you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... should give us. You can prove that you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States by giving us— (1) An Alien Registration Receipt Card issued by the Immigration and Naturalization... granted lawful temporary resident status under section 210 or section 210A of the Immigration and...

20 CFR 416.1615 - How to prove you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... should give us. You can prove that you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States by giving us— (1) An Alien Registration Receipt Card issued by the Immigration and Naturalization... granted lawful temporary resident status under section 210 or section 210A of the Immigration and...

20 CFR 416.1615 - How to prove you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... should give us. You can prove that you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States by giving us— (1) An Alien Registration Receipt Card issued by the Immigration and Naturalization... granted lawful temporary resident status under section 210 or section 210A of the Immigration and...

20 CFR 416.1615 - How to prove you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... should give us. You can prove that you are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States by giving us— (1) An Alien Registration Receipt Card issued by the Immigration and Naturalization... granted lawful temporary resident status under section 210 or section 210A of the Immigration and...

The Tarnished Golden Door: Civil Rights Issues in Immigration; A Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC.

This report represents the findings and conclusions of the United States Commission on Civil Rights with respect to the administration of justice in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States. The first section discusses past and present discriminatory provisions of immigration laws. The second section focuses on problems in the…

Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

National Council on Disability, 2008

2008-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to help the National Council on Disability (NCD), and others, better understand how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, if ratified by the United States, might impact U.S. disability laws by examining the degree to which U.S. law is consistent with the CRPD. The paper endeavors to analyze the…

State laws regarding prenatal syphilis screening in the United States.

PubMed

Hollier, Lisa M; Hill, James; Sheffield, Jeanne S; Wendel, George D

2003-10-01

The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency and pattern of state laws or regulations regarding prenatal syphilis serologic screening in the United States in 2001. We surveyed the United States for existing laws and regulations regarding serologic screening for syphilis during pregnancy. Testing was compared with 2000 state rates of syphilis in women and newborn infants, with states that had syphilis high morbidity areas, and with national 2000 and 2010 objectives for rates of syphilis. Forty-six of the 50 states (90%) and the District of Columbia have laws regarding antenatal syphilis screening. Thirty-four of the 46 statutes (76%) mandate one prenatal test, usually at the first prenatal visit or early in pregnancy. Twelve laws (26%) include third-trimester testing for all or high-risk women. The presence of high morbidity areas, incidence of early syphilis in women, and rates of congenital syphilis are associated with increasing frequency of legislated antepartum screening. Only 90% of states have statutes that require antepartum syphilis screening, and there is variation in the content of the statutes about the number and timing of tests. States with a heavy burden of infectious syphilis in women tend to require more prenatal testing.

A Summary and Analysis of Warrantless Arrest Statutes for Domestic Violence in the United States

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Zeoli, April M.; Norris, Alexis; Brenner, Hannah

2011-01-01

In the United States, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have enacted statutes that allow police officers to make warrantless arrests for domestic violence given probable cause; however, state laws differ from one another in multiple, important ways. Research on domestic violence warrantless arrest laws rarely describe them as anything…

State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States.

PubMed

Xuan, Ziming; Hemenway, David

2015-11-01

Gun violence and injuries pose a substantial threat to children and youth in the United States. Existing evidence points to the need for interventions and policies for keeping guns out of the hands of children and youth. (1) To examine the association between state gun law environment and youth gun carrying in the United States, and (2) to determine whether adult gun ownership mediates this association. This was a repeated cross-sectional observational study design with 3 years of data on youth gun carrying from US states. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey comprises data of representative samples of students in grades 9 to 12 from biennial years of 2007, 2009, and 2011. We hypothesized that states with more restrictive gun laws have lower rates of youth gun carrying, and this association is mediated by adult gun ownership. State gun law environment as measured by state gun law score. Youth gun carrying was defined as having carried a gun on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey. In the fully adjusted model, a 10-point increase in the state gun law score, which represented a more restrictive gun law environment, was associated with a 9% decrease in the odds of youth gun carrying (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.91 [95% CI, 0.86-0.96]). Adult gun ownership mediated the association between state gun law score and youth gun carrying (AOR, 0.94 [ 95% CI, 0.86-1.01], with 29% attenuation of the regression coefficient from -0.09 to -0.07 based on bootstrap resampling). More restrictive overall gun control policies are associated with a reduced likelihood of youth gun carrying. These findings are relevant to gun policy debates about the critical importance of strengthening overall gun law environment to prevent youth gun carrying.

12 CFR 1270.12 - Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance, United States and Federal...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Consolidated Obligations § 1270.12 Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance... 12 Banks and Banking 9 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks; rights of any Person against Banks...

12 CFR 1270.12 - Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance, United States and Federal...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Consolidated Obligations § 1270.12 Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance... 12 Banks and Banking 10 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks; rights of any Person against Banks...

12 CFR 1270.12 - Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance, United States and Federal...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Consolidated Obligations § 1270.12 Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance... 12 Banks and Banking 9 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, FHFA, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks; rights of any Person against Banks...

Early Legal Education in the United States: Natural Law Theory and Law as a Moral Science.

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Bailey, Mark Warren

1998-01-01

An examination of the history of legal education covers the long period of law-office apprenticeship as the principal method of legal education in the United States and reviews trends in the period of formal education, the relationship between formal education and professional practice, the philosophical context for legal education, instruction in…

Practical Law in Utah. Utah Supplement to "Street Law." Fourth Edition.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Statewide Clearinghouse on Law-Related Education.

This textbook for high school students on law in Utah supplements "Street Law: A Course in Practical Law," a program in law-related education in use across the United States. The introduction explains the meaning of law, how laws are made in Utah, and the functions of the state court system. Following chapters elucidate the branches of…

The Law and Catholic Schools: Approaching the New Millennium.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Shaughnessy, Mary Angela

The laws affecting education in the United States today can generally be classified according to four categories: (1) Constitutional law (both state and federal); (2) statutes and regulations; (3) common law principles; and (4) contract law. Students and teachers in private schools are not protected by federal Constitutional law because they are…

A Look Back to Look Forward: Insights from 1919-1933 Applied to America’s 2011 Shift to the Pacific

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-03-01

22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law , no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply...interests. 2 According to National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, the goal of the United States in the region was to ensure international law and...interests. Vital influences in the region include but are not limited to, the United States not ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law

12 CFR 987.2 - Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks; rights of any Person against Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks. 987.2 Section 987.2 Banks and Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE...

8 CFR 330.1 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... the laws of the United States; or (ii) The full legal and equitable title to which is in a citizen of the United States, or a corporation organized under the laws of any of the several States of the... the alien is examined, if the application was filed early pursuant to section 334(a) of the Act. (d...

8 CFR 330.1 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... the laws of the United States; or (ii) The full legal and equitable title to which is in a citizen of the United States, or a corporation organized under the laws of any of the several States of the... the alien is examined, if the application was filed early pursuant to section 334(a) of the Act. (d...

8 CFR 330.1 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... the laws of the United States; or (ii) The full legal and equitable title to which is in a citizen of the United States, or a corporation organized under the laws of any of the several States of the... the alien is examined, if the application was filed early pursuant to section 334(a) of the Act. (d...

8 CFR 330.1 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... the laws of the United States; or (ii) The full legal and equitable title to which is in a citizen of the United States, or a corporation organized under the laws of any of the several States of the... the alien is examined, if the application was filed early pursuant to section 334(a) of the Act. (d...

8 CFR 330.1 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... the laws of the United States; or (ii) The full legal and equitable title to which is in a citizen of the United States, or a corporation organized under the laws of any of the several States of the... the alien is examined, if the application was filed early pursuant to section 334(a) of the Act. (d...

Medical cannabis laws and opioid analgesic overdose mortality in the United States, 1999-2010.

PubMed

Bachhuber, Marcus A; Saloner, Brendan; Cunningham, Chinazo O; Barry, Colleen L

2014-10-01

Opioid analgesic overdose mortality continues to rise in the United States, driven by increases in prescribing for chronic pain. Because chronic pain is a major indication for medical cannabis, laws that establish access to medical cannabis may change overdose mortality related to opioid analgesics in states that have enacted them. To determine the association between the presence of state medical cannabis laws and opioid analgesic overdose mortality. A time-series analysis was conducted of medical cannabis laws and state-level death certificate data in the United States from 1999 to 2010; all 50 states were included. Presence of a law establishing a medical cannabis program in the state. Age-adjusted opioid analgesic overdose death rate per 100 000 population in each state. Regression models were developed including state and year fixed effects, the presence of 3 different policies regarding opioid analgesics, and the state-specific unemployment rate. Three states (California, Oregon, and Washington) had medical cannabis laws effective prior to 1999. Ten states (Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont) enacted medical cannabis laws between 1999 and 2010. States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8% lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate (95% CI, -37.5% to -9.5%; P = .003) compared with states without medical cannabis laws. Examination of the association between medical cannabis laws and opioid analgesic overdose mortality in each year after implementation of the law showed that such laws were associated with a lower rate of overdose mortality that generally strengthened over time: year 1 (-19.9%; 95% CI, -30.6% to -7.7%; P = .002), year 2 (-25.2%; 95% CI, -40.6% to -5.9%; P = .01), year 3 (-23.6%; 95% CI, -41.1% to -1.0%; P = .04), year 4 (-20.2%; 95% CI, -33.6% to -4.0%; P = .02), year 5 (-33.7%; 95% CI, -50.9% to -10.4%; P = .008), and year 6 (-33.3%; 95% CI, -44.7% to -19.6%; P < .001). In secondary analyses, the findings remained similar. Medical cannabis laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Further investigation is required to determine how medical cannabis laws may interact with policies aimed at preventing opioid analgesic overdose.

22 CFR 221.43 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Governing law. 221.43 Section 221.43 Foreign... Administration § 221.43 Governing law. This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America governing contracts and commercial transactions of the United...

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and local governments, and State and local law enforcement personnel in the course of carrying out routine duties, have the inherent authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the United States, for the purpose of assisting in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42

2010-05-20

House - 07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

46 CFR 221.15 - Approval for transfer of registry or operation under authority of a foreign country or for...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... endorsement revoked pursuant to Appendix D of Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat 2763. Subject to this exclusion... Documented Vessels or vessels the last documentation of which was under the laws of the United States and... vessels the last documentation of which was under the laws of the United States and which are of 1,000...

The law (and politics) of safe injection facilities in the United States.

PubMed

Beletsky, Leo; Davis, Corey S; Anderson, Evan; Burris, Scott

2008-02-01

Safe injection facilities (SIFs) have shown promise in reducing harms and social costs associated with injection drug use. Favorable evaluations elsewhere have raised the issue of their implementation in the United States. Recognizing that laws shape health interventions targeting drug users, we analyzed the legal environment for publicly authorized SIFs in the United States. Although states and some municipalities have the power to authorize SIFs under state law, federal authorities could still interfere with these facilities under the Controlled Substances Act. A state- or locally-authorized SIF could proceed free of legal uncertainty only if federal authorities explicitly authorized it or decided not to interfere. Given legal uncertainty, and the similar experience with syringe exchange programs, we recommend a process of sustained health research, strategic advocacy, and political deliberation.

50 CFR 84.50 - How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 84.50 Section 84.50 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... Federal Money § 84.50 How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a... all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. The applicant will need to submit a Statement...

50 CFR 84.50 - How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 84.50 Section 84.50 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... Federal Money § 84.50 How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a... all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. The applicant will need to submit a Statement...

50 CFR 84.50 - How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 84.50 Section 84.50 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... Federal Money § 84.50 How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a... all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. The applicant will need to submit a Statement...

50 CFR 84.50 - How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 84.50 Section 84.50 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... Federal Money § 84.50 How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a... all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. The applicant will need to submit a Statement...

50 CFR 84.50 - How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 84.50 Section 84.50 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... Federal Money § 84.50 How does a State certify compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a... all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. The applicant will need to submit a Statement...

36 CFR 228.15 - Operations within National Forest Wilderness.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

...) The United States mining laws shall extend to each National Forest Wilderness for the period specified...) Holders of unpatented mining claims validly established on any National Forest Wilderness prior to... by the United States mining laws as then applicable to the National Forest land involved. Persons...

36 CFR 228.15 - Operations within National Forest Wilderness.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

...) The United States mining laws shall extend to each National Forest Wilderness for the period specified...) Holders of unpatented mining claims validly established on any National Forest Wilderness prior to... by the United States mining laws as then applicable to the National Forest land involved. Persons...

36 CFR 228.15 - Operations within National Forest Wilderness.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

...) The United States mining laws shall extend to each National Forest Wilderness for the period specified...) Holders of unpatented mining claims validly established on any National Forest Wilderness prior to... by the United States mining laws as then applicable to the National Forest land involved. Persons...

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

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

.... 1 et seq.), the tariff laws of the United States, or the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq....S.C. 3321 or another law, including an official of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of... provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3325 and 3528 or other applicable law. For purposes of matching, “payment record” may...

EPA and a Brief History of Environmental Law in the United States

EPA Science Inventory

There are numerous environmental laws in the United States (US) which provide the common purpose to protect human health and the environment. Most current major environmental statutes were passed in a timeframe from the late 1960s through the early 1980s. On 1 January 1970, Pre...

Beyond Section 508: The Spectrum of Legal Requirements for Accessible e-Government Web Sites in the United States

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jaeger, Paul T.

2004-01-01

In the United States, a number of federal laws establish requirements that electronic government (e-government) information and services be accessible to individuals with disabilities. These laws affect e-government Web sites at the federal, state, and local levels. To this point, research about the accessibility of e-government Web sites has…

75 FR 17988 - Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162

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2010-04-08

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6942] Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 SUMMARY: On March 24, 2010, the Department of State notified Congress that it had withdrawn Mexico's certification under United States Public Law 101-162, Section 609, because Mexico's turtle...

31 CFR 515.334 - United States national.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States national. 515.334... Definitions § 515.334 United States national. As used in § 515.208, the term United States national means: (a) Any United States citizen; or (b) Any other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 515.334 - United States national.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false United States national. 515.334... Definitions § 515.334 United States national. As used in § 515.208, the term United States national means: (a) Any United States citizen; or (b) Any other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 515.334 - United States national.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States national. 515.334... Definitions § 515.334 United States national. As used in § 515.208, the term United States national means: (a) Any United States citizen; or (b) Any other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the...

A trend analysis of traffic law enforcement in the United States

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2001-06-01

This project assessed traffic law enforcement trends in eleven jurisdictions (State of California; San Diego, California; Douglas County, Colorado; State of Delaware; State of Florida; Orange County, Florida; Seminole County, Florida; Palos Heights, ...

A trend analysis of traffic law enforcement in the United States

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2001-04-01

This project assessed traffic law enforcement trends in eleven jurisdictions (State of California; San Diego, California; Douglas County, Colorado; State of Delaware; State of Florida; Orange County, Florida; Seminole County, Florida; Palos Heights, ...

Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1999–2010

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Bachhuber, Marcus A.; Saloner, Brendan; Cunningham, Chinazo O.; Barry, Colleen L.

2015-01-01

IMPORTANCE Opioid analgesic overdose mortality continues to rise in the United States, driven by increases in prescribing for chronic pain. Because chronic pain is a major indication for medical cannabis, laws that establish access to medical cannabis may change overdose mortality related to opioid analgesics in states that have enacted them. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between the presence of state medical cannabis laws and opioid analgesic overdose mortality. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A time-series analysis was conducted of medical cannabis laws and state-level death certificate data in the United States from 1999 to 2010; all 50 states were included. EXPOSURES Presence of a law establishing a medical cannabis program in the state. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Age-adjusted opioid analgesic overdose death rate per 100 000 population in each state. Regression models were developed including state and year fixed effects, the presence of 3 different policies regarding opioid analgesics, and the state-specific unemployment rate. RESULTS Three states (California, Oregon, and Washington) had medical cannabis laws effective prior to 1999. Ten states (Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont) enacted medical cannabis laws between 1999 and 2010. States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8% lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate (95% CI, −37.5% to −9.5%; P = .003) compared with states without medical cannabis laws. Examination of the association between medical cannabis laws and opioid analgesic overdose mortality in each year after implementation of the law showed that such laws were associated with a lower rate of overdose mortality that generally strengthened over time: year 1 (−19.9%; 95% CI, −30.6% to −7.7%; P = .002), year 2 (−25.2%; 95% CI, −40.6% to −5.9%; P = .01), year 3 (−23.6%; 95% CI, −41.1% to −1.0%; P = .04), year 4 (−20.2%; 95% CI, −33.6% to −4.0%; P = .02), year 5 (−33.7%; 95% CI, −50.9% to −10.4%; P = .008), and year 6 (−33.3%; 95% CI, −44.7% to −19.6%; P < .001). In secondary analyses, the findings remained similar. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Medical cannabis laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Further investigation is required to determine how medical cannabis laws may interact with policies aimed at preventing opioid analgesic overdose. PMID:25154332

32 CFR 809a.11 - Procedures outside the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... ADMINISTRATION INSTALLATION ENTRY POLICY, CIVIL DISTURBANCE INTERVENTION AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE Civil Disturbance Intervention and Disaster Assistance § 809a.11 Procedures outside the United States. It is Air.... Intervention by United States military personnel outside the United States is governed by international law...

A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, the body of laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA

2011-12-16

Senate - 12/16/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.1339, which became Public Law 112-241 on 1/10/2013. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

SI Notes.

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Nelson, Robert A.

1983-01-01

Discusses legislation related to SI (International Systems of Units) in the United States. Indicates that although SI metric units have been officially recognized by law in the United States, U.S. Customary Units have never received a statutory basis. (JN)

The United States Copyright Law: A Guide for Music Educators.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

National Association of Schools of Music, Reston, VA.

Music educators are informed of the applications of the 1976 revision of the United States copyright law to the use of sheet music, audiovisual recordings, and dramatic and choreographic works. Material is divided into five sections. Section 1 outlines the primary rights of copyright holders with regard to phonorecords, derivative works,…

78 FR 62411 - Delegation of Authority Under Sections 552(c)(2) and 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961...

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2013-10-21

... laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby... and the SMC without regard to any other provision of law within the purview of section 614(a)(1) of...] Billing code 3295-F4 ...

A Survey of Laws and Court Decisions in the United States as Related to Teacher Responsibility and Liability During Field Trips.

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DuVall, Charles R.; Krepel, Wayne J.

The purpose of this study was to investigate existing state laws and court decisions in the United States related to teacher responsibility and liability while on field trips. Literature reviewed in the report deals with both teacher responsibility and the instructional aspect of field trips. During July and August, 1971 a three-item questionnaire…

Libel and Invasion of Privacy Manual.

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Associated Press Managing Editors.

Intended to provide practical suggestions for reporters and editors, this manual presents the basic law of libel and invasion of privacy in the United States. Following an introduction noting that these are general principles of law and do not fully represent the laws of each state, the guide discusses various aspects of libel law: (1) definitions…

Legal restraints on dissemination of instructional materials by educational communications systems

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Bernstein, N. N.

1972-01-01

The legal restraints on the use of electronic communications systems for dissemination of instructional materials in the United States are discussed. First the laws are examined relating to public school elementary and secondary education, with primary emphasis on selection of courses of study and instructional materials. The second part contains an examination of the copyright laws, both the copyright law now in effect and the revision thereto currently pending before the Congress of the United States.

Public Law 94-553-Oct. 19, 1976. An Act For the General Revision of the Copyright Law, Title 17 of the United States Code, and for Other Purposes. Title 17-Copyrights. Ninety-Fourth Congress.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

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

The copyright law of the United States is amended in its entirety by this act that takes effect in 1978. Literary works; musical works; dramatic works; pantomimes and choreographic works; pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; motion pictures and other audiovisual works; and sound recordings are included in the subject matter of copyright.…

Interactional dynamics of same-sex marriage legislation in the United States

PubMed Central

2017-01-01

Understanding how people form opinions and make decisions is a complex phenomenon that depends on both personal practices and interactions. Recent availability of real-world data has enabled quantitative analysis of opinion formation, which illuminates phenomena that impact physical and social sciences. Public policies exemplify complex opinion formation spanning individual and population scales, and a timely example is the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. Here, we seek to understand how this issue captures the relationship between state-laws and Senate representatives subject to geographical and ideological factors. Using distance-based correlations, we study how physical proximity and state-government ideology may be used to extract patterns in state-law adoption and senatorial support of same-sex marriage. Results demonstrate that proximal states have similar opinion dynamics in both state-laws and senators’ opinions, and states with similar state-government ideology have analogous senators’ opinions. Moreover, senators’ opinions drive state-laws with a time lag. Thus, change in opinion not only results from negotiations among individuals, but also reflects inherent spatial and political similarities and temporal delays. We build a social impact model of state-law adoption in light of these results, which predicts the evolution of state-laws legalizing same-sex marriage over the last three decades. PMID:28680669

Interactional dynamics of same-sex marriage legislation in the United States.

PubMed

Roy, Subhradeep; Abaid, Nicole

2017-06-01

Understanding how people form opinions and make decisions is a complex phenomenon that depends on both personal practices and interactions. Recent availability of real-world data has enabled quantitative analysis of opinion formation, which illuminates phenomena that impact physical and social sciences. Public policies exemplify complex opinion formation spanning individual and population scales, and a timely example is the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. Here, we seek to understand how this issue captures the relationship between state-laws and Senate representatives subject to geographical and ideological factors. Using distance-based correlations, we study how physical proximity and state-government ideology may be used to extract patterns in state-law adoption and senatorial support of same-sex marriage. Results demonstrate that proximal states have similar opinion dynamics in both state-laws and senators' opinions, and states with similar state-government ideology have analogous senators' opinions. Moreover, senators' opinions drive state-laws with a time lag. Thus, change in opinion not only results from negotiations among individuals, but also reflects inherent spatial and political similarities and temporal delays. We build a social impact model of state-law adoption in light of these results, which predicts the evolution of state-laws legalizing same-sex marriage over the last three decades.

Update on abortion policy.

PubMed

Conti, Jennifer A; Brant, Ashley R; Shumaker, Heather D; Reeves, Matthew F

2016-12-01

To review the status of antiabortion restrictions enacted over the last 5 years in the United States and their impact on abortion services. In recent years, there has been an alarming rise in the number of antiabortion laws enacted across the United States. In total, various states in the union enacted 334 abortion restrictions from 2011 to July 2016, accounting for 30% of all abortion restrictions since the legalization of abortion in 1973. Data confirm, however, that more liberal abortion laws do not increase the number of abortions, but instead greatly decrease the number of abortion-related deaths. Several countries including Romania, South Africa and Nepal have seen dramatic decreases in maternal mortality after liberalization of abortion laws, without an increase in the total number of abortions. In the United States, abortions are incredibly safe with very low rates of complications and a mortality rate of 0.7 per 100 000 women. With increasing abortion restrictions, maternal mortality in the United States can be expected to rise over the coming years, as has been observed in Texas recently. Liberalization of abortion laws saves women's lives. The rising number of antiabortion restrictions will ultimately harm women and their families.

Managing crime through migration law in Australia and the United States: a comparative analysis.

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Hoang, Khanh; Reich, Sudrishti

2017-01-01

This article examines the intertwining of migration law and criminal law - termed 'crimmigration' by scholars - in Australia and the United States of America, and its implications for non-citizens who engage in criminal conduct. Our comparison of the two systems demonstrates that the laws and policies in both jurisdictions are similar to a significant degree. Both have strong exclusionary policies characterised by sweeping visa cancellation/removal powers, a heavy focus on enforcement, and limited review rights. In Australia, legislative amendments in 2014 have given the executive greater powers to cancel visas and remove non-citizens on character grounds as a means of ensuring national security and public safety. This has coincided with a new law enforcement body created within the Australian Department of Immigration. These changes reflect a repurposing of migration law as a tool for managing criminal threats based on the concept of 'risk management'. Drawing on the experience of the United States - where such a 'risk management' approach is entrenched - we query the utility of this shift and highlight the potential pitfalls of pursuing such a policy for Australia.

Scoring the Strengths and Weaknesses of Underage Drinking Laws in the United States

PubMed Central

Fell, James C.; Thomas, Sue; Scherer, Michael; Fisher, Deborah A.; Romano, Eduardo

2015-01-01

Several studies have examined the impact of a number of minimum legal drinking age 21 (MLDA-21) laws on underage alcohol consumption and alcohol-related crashes in the United States. These studies have contributed to our understanding of how alcohol control laws affect drinking and driving among those who are under age 21. However, much of the extant literature examining underage drinking laws use a “Law/No law” coding which may obscure the variability inherent in each law. Previous literature has demonstrated that inclusion of law strengths may affect outcomes and overall data fit when compared to “Law/No law” coding. In an effort to assess the relative strength of states’ underage drinking legislation, a coding system was developed in 2006 and applied to 16 MLDA-21 laws. The current article updates the previous endeavor and outlines a detailed strength coding mechanism for the current 20 MLDA-21 laws. PMID:26097775

State Intimate Partner Violence-Related Firearm Laws and Intimate Partner Homicide Rates in the United States, 1991 to 2015.

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Díez, Carolina; Kurland, Rachel P; Rothman, Emily F; Bair-Merritt, Megan; Fleegler, Eric; Xuan, Ziming; Galea, Sandro; Ross, Craig S; Kalesan, Bindu; Goss, Kristin A; Siegel, Michael

2017-10-17

To prevent intimate partner homicide (IPH), some states have adopted laws restricting firearm possession by intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders. "Possession" laws prohibit the possession of firearms by these offenders. "Relinquishment" laws prohibit firearm possession and also explicitly require offenders to surrender their firearms. Few studies have assessed the effect of these policies. To study the association between state IPV-related firearm laws and IPH rates over a 25-year period (1991 to 2015). Panel study. United States, 1991 to 2015. Homicides committed by intimate partners, as identified in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports, Supplementary Homicide Reports. IPV-related firearm laws (predictor) and annual, state-specific, total, and firearm-related IPH rates (outcome). State laws that prohibit persons subject to IPV-related restraining orders from possessing firearms and also require them to relinquish firearms in their possession were associated with 9.7% lower total IPH rates (95% CI, 3.4% to 15.5% reduction) and 14.0% lower firearm-related IPH rates (CI, 5.1% to 22.0% reduction) than in states without these laws. Laws that did not explicitly require relinquishment of firearms were associated with a non-statistically significant 6.6% reduction in IPH rates. The model did not control for variation in implementation of the laws. Causal interpretation is limited by the observational and ecological nature of the analysis. Our findings suggest that state laws restricting firearm possession by persons deemed to be at risk for perpetrating intimate partner abuse may save lives. Laws requiring at-risk persons to surrender firearms already in their possession were associated with lower IPH rates. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

31 CFR 545.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 545.315 Section 545.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States. ...

31 CFR Appendix C to Part 589 - Executive Order 13662

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic... 3, United States Code, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, hereby expand the... United States. Accordingly, I hereby order: Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that...

33 CFR 146.203 - Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... SECURITY (CONTINUED) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES OPERATIONS Mobile Offshore Drilling Units § 146.203 Requirements for U.S. and undocumented MODUs. Each mobile offshore drilling unit documented under the laws of the United States and each mobile offshore drilling unit that is not documented under the laws of any...

Legalization of Sunday alcohol sales and alcohol consumption in the United States.

PubMed

Yörük, Barış K

2014-01-01

To investigate the relationship between legalization of Sunday alcohol sales and alcohol consumption in the United States. State-level per capita consumption of beer, wine and spirits was analyzed using difference-in-differences econometric methods. United States. Five treatment states that repealed their laws restricting Sunday alcohol sales during 1990-2007 and 12 control states that retained their Sunday alcohol laws during the same period. Outcome measures are state-level per capita consumption of overall alcohol, beer, wine and spirits. Among the states that legalized Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Mexico experienced significant increases in overall alcohol consumption (P < 0.05). However, the effect of the legalization of Sunday alcohol sales in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on per capita alcohol consumption was insignificant (P = 0.964 and P = 0.367). Three out of five states in the United States that repealed their laws restricting Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages during 1990-2007 experienced significant increases in per capita alcohol consumption. This finding implies that increased alcohol availability leads to an increase in alcohol consumption. © 2013 Society for the Study of Addiction.

State cigarette minimum price laws - United States, 2009.

PubMed

2010-04-09

Cigarette price increases reduce the demand for cigarettes and thereby reduce smoking prevalence, cigarette consumption, and youth initiation of smoking. Excise tax increases are the most effective government intervention to increase the price of cigarettes, but cigarette manufacturers use trade discounts, coupons, and other promotions to counteract the effects of these tax increases and appeal to price-sensitive smokers. State cigarette minimum price laws, initiated by states in the 1940s and 1950s to protect tobacco retailers from predatory business practices, typically require a minimum percentage markup to be added to the wholesale and/or retail price. If a statute prohibits trade discounts from the minimum price calculation, these laws have the potential to counteract discounting by cigarette manufacturers. To assess the status of cigarette minimum price laws in the United States, CDC surveyed state statutes and identified those states with minimum price laws in effect as of December 31, 2009. This report summarizes the results of that survey, which determined that 25 states had minimum price laws for cigarettes (median wholesale markup: 4.00%; median retail markup: 8.00%), and seven of those states also expressly prohibited the use of trade discounts in the minimum retail price calculation. Minimum price laws can help prevent trade discounting from eroding the positive effects of state excise tax increases and higher cigarette prices on public health.

50 CFR 300.122 - Relation to other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... REGULATIONS Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters § 300.122 Relation to other laws... placed under the command of a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (b) Minimum size limitations for certain species, such as reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico, may apply to vessels transiting the...

50 CFR 300.122 - Relation to other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... REGULATIONS Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters § 300.122 Relation to other laws... placed under the command of a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (b) Minimum size limitations for certain species, such as reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico, may apply to vessels transiting the...

50 CFR 300.122 - Relation to other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... REGULATIONS Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters § 300.122 Relation to other laws... placed under the command of a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (b) Minimum size limitations for certain species, such as reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico, may apply to vessels transiting the...

50 CFR 300.122 - Relation to other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... REGULATIONS Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters § 300.122 Relation to other laws... placed under the command of a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (b) Minimum size limitations for certain species, such as reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico, may apply to vessels transiting the...

50 CFR 300.122 - Relation to other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... REGULATIONS Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters § 300.122 Relation to other laws... placed under the command of a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (b) Minimum size limitations for certain species, such as reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico, may apply to vessels transiting the...

Race and Law in Britain and the United States. MRG Report No. 22.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Claiborne, Louis

This report surveys American and British experiences in applying law to problems of race relations, and assesses the achievements and setbacks in each nation. An overview of racial issues in the course of United States and British history, beginning with the slavery issue, provides a perspective on the common and different problems experienced by…

76 FR 58137 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 U.S.C...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-20

... Supplement; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 U.S.C. (DFARS Case 2011-D036) AGENCY: Defense Acquisition... DFARS to the new Codification of Title 41, United States Code, ``Public Contracts.'' DATES: Effective... of Title 41, United States Code (U.S.C.), entitled ``Public Contracts.'' The purpose of this final...

34 CFR 99.8 - What provisions apply to records of a law enforcement unit?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What provisions apply to records of a law enforcement unit? 99.8 Section 99.8 Education Office of the Secretary, Department of Education FAMILY EDUCATIONAL... local, State, or Federal law. (2) Education records, and personally identifiable information contained...

Privacy of genetic information: a review of the laws in the United States.

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Fuller, B; Ip, M

2001-01-01

This paper examines the privacy of genetic information and the laws in the United States designed to protect genetic privacy. While all 50 states have laws protecting the privacy of health information, there are many states that have additional laws that carve out additional protections specifically for genetic information. The majority of the individual states have enacted legislation to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of genetic information, and most of this legislation also has provisions to protect the privacy of genetic information. On the Federal level, there has been no antidiscrimination or genetic privacy legislation. Secretary Donna Shalala of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued proposed regulations to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information. These regulations encompass individually identifiable health information and do not make specific provisions for genetic information. The variety of laws regarding genetic privacy, some found in statutes to protect health information and some found in statutes to prevent genetic discrimination, presents challenges to those charged with administering and executing these laws.

Zoophilia and the law: legal responses to a rare paraphilia.

PubMed

Holoyda, Brian; Newman, William

2014-01-01

Although societies' responses to bestiality have varied internationally, the response in the United States has typically involved condemnation and prosecution. Currently, there are 31 states with statutes prohibiting human-animal sexual contact. Despite the prevalence of antibestiality legislation, there is limited case law in the United States. Most commonly, bestiality arises in legal cases involving sexually violent predator (SVP) civil commitments. Identifying offenders who commit acts of bestiality is important, since these individuals may be at increased risk of committing a variety of other sexually and nonsexually violent acts against humans. Because of the different laws among the states, however, commonly used forensic risk assessment tools for sexual recidivism can yield different scores for individuals charged with or convicted of bestiality offenses. Forensic evaluators should consider this factor when conducting risk assessments. State legislatures should also consider modernizing their bestiality statutes to accord with current terminology and objectives for such laws. © 2014 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Maine Law.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC.

Designed for middle school through high school students, this unit contains eight lesson plans that focus on Maine state law. The state lessons correspond to lessons in the volume, "Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Drug Avoidance Lessons for Middle School & High School Students." Developed to be presented by educators, law student, or…

Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Illinois Law.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC.

Designed for middle school through high school students, this unit contains eight lesson plans that focus on Illinois state law. The state lessons correspond to lessons in the volume, "Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Drug Avoidance Lessons for Middle School & High School Students." Developed to be presented by educators, law student,…

Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Alaska Law.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC.

Designed for middle school through high school students, this unit contains eight lesson plans that focus on Alaska state law. The state lessons correspond to lessons in the volume, "Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Drug Avoidance Lessons for Middle School & High School Students." Developed to be presented by educators, law student,…

Highway safety : effectiveness of state .08 blood alcohol laws

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1999-06-01

In 1997, someone in the United States died in an alcohol-related motor vehicle crash every 32 minutes. For years, the Congress and the states have grappled with and sought solutions to the problem of drunk driving. Most states have laws making it ill...

31 CFR 586.319 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 586.319 Section 586.319 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 539.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 539.313 Section 539.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States. ...

31 CFR 593.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 593.313 Section 593.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign...

31 CFR 576.317 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 576.317 Section 576.317 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or...

31 CFR 544.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 544.312 Section 544.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign...

31 CFR 544.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 544.312 Section 544.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign...

31 CFR 540.314 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 540.314 Section 540.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... person organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 592.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 592.312 Section 592.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance...; any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 536.316 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 536.316 Section 536.316 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches); or...

31 CFR 593.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 593.313 Section 593.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including...

31 CFR 536.316 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 536.316 Section 536.316 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches); or...

31 CFR 539.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 539.313 Section 539.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States. ...

31 CFR 539.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 539.313 Section 539.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States. ...

31 CFR 540.314 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 540.314 Section 540.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance..., juridical person organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 544.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 544.312 Section 544.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign...

31 CFR 540.314 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 540.314 Section 540.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... person organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 562.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 562.311 Section 562.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or...

31 CFR 588.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 588.312 Section 588.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or...

31 CFR 544.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 544.312 Section 544.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including...

31 CFR 540.314 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 540.314 Section 540.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... person organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 536.316 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 536.316 Section 536.316 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches); or...

31 CFR 560.314 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 560.314 Section 560.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or...

31 CFR 562.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 562.311 Section 562.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or...

31 CFR 539.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 539.313 Section 539.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States. ...

31 CFR 592.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 592.312 Section 592.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States...

31 CFR 536.316 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 536.316 Section 536.316 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign...

Gender, race + geography = jeopardy: marginalized women, human rights and HIV in the United States.

PubMed

Fried, Susana T; Kelly, Brook

2011-11-01

Across the United States, laws, policies, and practices put women living with HIV in jeopardy. In particular, the dignity, health, and well-being of women living with and at risk for HIV as well as the health and well-being of their families and communities is hampered by punitive laws and policies. Laws and policies that do not meet, or worse, criminalize women's sexual and reproductive rights result in the economic, social and political deprivation of marginalized women and girls-and especially those living with and at risk of HIV. These laws and policies exacerbate an already outsized HIV epidemic in underserved communities, and communities of color in the United States. This article draws from and builds on a human rights workshop that took place as part of the forum "Bringing Gender Home: Implementing Gender Responsive HIV/AIDS Programming for US Women and Girls," sponsored by the Office of Women's Health. It focuses on the damaging impact of laws, policies, and practices that criminalize women's sexuality. These laws significantly impact the well-being of women living with and at risk for HIV, and have an impact on the capacity of poor women of color in the United States to fully exercise their rights. When laws that purport to protect public health have the result of limiting women's reproductive choices, or have a disproportionate impact on marginalized groups such as sex workers, fundamental breaches of women's rights occur. Copyright © 2011 Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

37 CFR 11.1 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

....1 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE General Provisions... other law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Nothing in this part shall be construed...

Improving the Transparency/Anti-corruption Efforts in Defense Procurement: Recommendations from Global Practices

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-12-01

64 1. General Law on Bribery and Corruption...64 2. U.S. Federal Law on Bribery and Corruption (The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...65 3. U.S. State Law on Bribery and Corruption .....................................65 4. United States Defense Industry Initiative (DII) on

Stuck in Neutral: Stalled Progress in Statewide Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cigarette Excise Taxes, United States, 2000–2014

PubMed Central

King, Brian A.; Babb, Stephen D.

2016-01-01

Introduction Increasing tobacco excise taxes and implementing comprehensive smoke-free laws are two of the most effective population-level strategies to reduce tobacco use, prevent tobacco use initiation, and protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. We examined state laws related to smoke-free buildings and to cigarette excise taxes from 2000 through 2014 to see how implementation of these laws from 2000 through 2009 differs from implementation in more recent years (2010–2014). Methods We used legislative data from LexisNexis, an online legal research database, to examine changes in statewide smoke-free laws and cigarette excise taxes in effect from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2014. A comprehensive smoke-free law was defined as a statewide law prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of private work sites, restaurants, and bars. Results From 2000 through 2009, 21 states and the District of Columbia implemented comprehensive smoke-free laws prohibiting smoking in work sites, restaurants, and bars. In 2010, 4 states implemented comprehensive smoke-free laws. The last state to implement a comprehensive smoke-free law was North Dakota in 2012, bringing the total number to 26 states and the District of Columbia. From 2000 through 2009, 46 states and the District of Columbia implemented laws increasing their cigarette excise tax, which increased the national average state excise tax rate by $0.92. However, from 2010 through 2014, only 14 states and the District of Columbia increased their excise tax, which increased the national average state excise tax rate by $0.20. Conclusion The recent stall in progress in enacting and implementing statewide comprehensive smoke-free laws and increasing cigarette excise taxes may undermine tobacco prevention and control efforts in the United States, undercutting efforts to reduce tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, health disparities, and tobacco-related illness and death. PMID:27309417

Stuck in Neutral: Stalled Progress in Statewide Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cigarette Excise Taxes, United States, 2000-2014.

PubMed

Holmes, Carissa Baker; King, Brian A; Babb, Stephen D

2016-06-16

Increasing tobacco excise taxes and implementing comprehensive smoke-free laws are two of the most effective population-level strategies to reduce tobacco use, prevent tobacco use initiation, and protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. We examined state laws related to smoke-free buildings and to cigarette excise taxes from 2000 through 2014 to see how implementation of these laws from 2000 through 2009 differs from implementation in more recent years (2010-2014). We used legislative data from LexisNexis, an online legal research database, to examine changes in statewide smoke-free laws and cigarette excise taxes in effect from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2014. A comprehensive smoke-free law was defined as a statewide law prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of private work sites, restaurants, and bars. From 2000 through 2009, 21 states and the District of Columbia implemented comprehensive smoke-free laws prohibiting smoking in work sites, restaurants, and bars. In 2010, 4 states implemented comprehensive smoke-free laws. The last state to implement a comprehensive smoke-free law was North Dakota in 2012, bringing the total number to 26 states and the District of Columbia. From 2000 through 2009, 46 states and the District of Columbia implemented laws increasing their cigarette excise tax, which increased the national average state excise tax rate by $0.92. However, from 2010 through 2014, only 14 states and the District of Columbia increased their excise tax, which increased the national average state excise tax rate by $0.20. The recent stall in progress in enacting and implementing statewide comprehensive smoke-free laws and increasing cigarette excise taxes may undermine tobacco prevention and control efforts in the United States, undercutting efforts to reduce tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, health disparities, and tobacco-related illness and death.

41 CFR 101-6.216 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... for the administration of the law extending such assistance. (d) The term United States means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Canal Zone, and the territories and possessions of the United States, and the...

5 CFR 335.101 - Effect of position change on status and tenure.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... and tenure. (a) Status. A position change authorized by § 335.102 does not change the competitive... under chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code, or required by law to be filled on a permanent basis... paid under chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code, or required by law to be filled on a permanent...

5 CFR 335.101 - Effect of position change on status and tenure.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... and tenure. (a) Status. A position change authorized by § 335.102 does not change the competitive... under chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code, or required by law to be filled on a permanent basis... paid under chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code, or required by law to be filled on a permanent...

The Complete Guide to Immigration and Successful Living in the United States.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Access USA, Inc., Millington, NJ.

This guide is designed to provide immigrants with an understanding of the way immigration law works and information on daily life in the United States. It consists of two parts: (1) a section on immigration law, with an overview and detailed information on the types of visas available and sample immigration forms; and (2) information on American…

78 FR 20291 - Fisheries of the United States; Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 Implementing Regulations

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-04

.... 121227743-3275-01] RIN 0648-BC86 Fisheries of the United States; Billfish Conservation Act of 2012... request public comment on potential issues related to the implementation of the Billfish Conservation Act... Conservation Act of 2012 (BCA), Public Law 112-183, 16 U.S.C. 1827a, was signed into law on October 5, 2012...

26 CFR 44.4422-1 - Doing business in violation of Federal or State law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... in nowise authorizes the carrying on of any business in violation of a law of the United States or... 26 Internal Revenue 16 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Doing business in violation of Federal or State law. 44.4422-1 Section 44.4422-1 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...

31 CFR 542.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 542.312 Section 542.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

78 FR 76642 - Public Land Order No. 7822; Partial Revocation of Secretarial Order Dated May 2, 1919; Wyoming

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2013-12-18

... closed to settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, until the Bureau of Land Management completes a planning review. Order By virtue of the... withdrew lands from settlement, sale location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United...

Registered Charitable Organizations and Paid Solicitors

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3 CFR - Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 104(g) of the United States-India Peaceful Atomic...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) of the United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, as Amended by Public Law... Certain Functions Under Section 104(g) of the United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act... President by section 104(g) of the United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006...

Fatal Injuries of Law Enforcement/Correctional Officers Attacked with Sharp-Edged Weapons.

PubMed

Chenpanas, Patsy; Bir, Cynthia

2017-05-01

According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, there were 117 law enforcement fatalities in the United States in 2015. Assaults with sharp-edged weapons have resulted in a total of over 400 fatalities in the United States. The goal of the current research was to examine sharp-edged weapon assaults against law enforcement and correctional agents that resulted in a fatal outcome. A total of twelve autopsy reports were reviewed from across the United States. Four cases involved law enforcement officers, seven involved correctional officers, and one was an off-duty border officer. The male-to-female ratio was 11:1. A total of 70.2% of the wounds analyzed were stab wounds (n = 85), and 29.8% of the wounds were slash wounds (n = 36). Based on this review, the neck, shoulder, and chest regions were the most vulnerable to single fatal stab/slash wounds. Multiple stab/slash wounds often resulted in exsanguination. The use of body armor was only noted in one case. © 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Medical Negligence Determinations, the "Right to Try," and Expanded Access to Innovative Treatments.

PubMed

Meyerson, Denise

2017-09-01

This article considers the issue of expanded access to innovative treatments in the context of recent legislative initiatives in the United Kingdom and the United States. In the United Kingdom, the supporters of legislative change argued that the common law principles governing medical negligence are a barrier to innovation. In an attempt to remove this perceived impediment, two bills proposed that innovating doctors sued for negligence should be able to rely in their defence on the fact that their decision to innovate was "responsible." A decision to innovate would be regarded as responsible if it followed a specified process. Although these changes to the law of medical negligence were not passed, this article argues that the idea of a process-based approach was sound. In the United States, a number of states have passed "Right to Try" laws that permit doctors to prescribe and companies to provide investigational products without the need for FDA approval. These laws do not purport to and nor are they able to alter the obligations of individuals and companies under federal law. They are consequently unlikely to achieve their stated aim of expanding access to investigational products. This article argues that they nevertheless have a cogent rationale in so far as they highlight the need for rights-based reform to federal regulations governing access.

Financing School Construction: A Primer.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sendor, Benjamin B.

1985-01-01

Discusses current school construction needs in North Carolina and methods available under state law to finance construction. To put North Carolina law in perspective, the article also discusses school construction finance procedures used throughout the United States. (Author)

A resolution expressing the deep disappointment of the Senate in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russia children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russin children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law.

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA

2012-12-31

Senate - 01/01/2013 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Immigration: Law, Customs, History. 5th Grade Curriculum.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Mertz, Gayle; And Others

A fifth grade unit presents the history of immigration to the United States from a legal perspective. The eight sections are suitable for a comprehensive unit but may also be used selectively. Section A contains teacher materials: a chronological chart tying immigration laws to historical and cultural events, an overview of immigration…

Out of Aprons and into the Job Market.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Spiegel, Susan

1981-01-01

Identifies ways in which laws at the local, state, and federal level protect the right of women to choose an occupation or profession according to her abilities and interests. Information is presented on the history of legal discrimination (i.e., past court decisions) in the United States, protective labor laws, and recent laws recognizing…

3 CFR 8842 - Proclamation 8842 of July 20, 2012. Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Aurora, Colorado

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I... of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its...

Paradigm of Legal Protection of Computer Software Contracts in the United States: Brief Overview of “Principles of the Law of Software Contracts”

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Furuya, Haruhisa; Hiratsuka, Mitsuyoshi

This article overviews the historical transition of legal protection of Computer software contracts in the Unite States and presents how it should function under Uniform Commercial Code and its amended Article 2B, Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, and also recently-approved “Principles of the Law of Software Contracts”.

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…

Judicial Activism and the Origins of Parental Choice: The Court's Role in the Institutionalization of Compulsory Education in the United States, 1891-1925

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Provasnik, Stephen

2006-01-01

A considerable body of scholarship has examined the history of compulsory attendance in the United States in an effort to explain why compulsory attendance laws were enacted, what effects they had on school attendance rates, and what made enforcement of these laws effective eventually. Recent research has revealed that some long-standing…

31 CFR 570.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 570.313 Section 570.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 541.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 541.312 Section 541.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 541.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 541.312 Section 541.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 548.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 548.312 Section 548.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 542.319 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 542.319 Section 542.319 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 546.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 546.312 Section 546.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 542.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 542.312 Section 542.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 548.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 548.312 Section 548.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 549.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 549.312 Section 549.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 551.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 551.311 Section 551.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 552.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 552.311 Section 552.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 542.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 542.312 Section 542.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 548.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 548.312 Section 548.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 549.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 549.312 Section 549.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 595.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 595.315 Section 595.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 570.313 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 570.313 Section 570.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 587.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 587.312 Section 587.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United...

31 CFR 543.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 543.312 Section 543.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 538.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 538.315 Section 538.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 552.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 552.311 Section 552.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 538.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 538.315 Section 538.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 546.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 546.312 Section 546.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 549.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 549.312 Section 549.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 551.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 551.311 Section 551.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 546.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 546.312 Section 546.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 551.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 551.311 Section 551.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 538.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 538.315 Section 538.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 543.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 543.312 Section 543.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 543.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 543.312 Section 543.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 537.321 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 537.321 Section 537.321 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR 541.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 541.312 Section 541.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United...

31 CFR Appendix A to Part 590 - Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International... United States of America, find that the activities of significant transnational criminal organizations... property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United...

31 CFR Appendix A to Part 590 - Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International... United States of America, find that the activities of significant transnational criminal organizations... property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United...

31 CFR Appendix A to Part 590 - Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International... United States of America, find that the activities of significant transnational criminal organizations... property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United...

78 FR 75205 - Death of Nelson Mandela

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-10

... of Nelson Mandela By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Today, the United... of nations or our own personal lives. While we mourn his loss, we will forever honor Nelson Mandela's... Constitution and laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall...

Postmortem sperm procurement: a legal perspective.

PubMed

Kahan, S E; Seftel, A D; Resnick, M I

1999-06-01

Postmortem sperm procurement with subsequent artificial insemination has become a technically feasible method for posthumous conception. A variety of legal questions exist involving the rights and relationships of the deceased, his family and his issue. We addressed these questions and designed a workable protocol for postmortem sperm procurement. MEDLINE, WESTLAW and LEXIS medical literature, and case law searches were conducted. United States and international case law, United States (federal and state) statutes, Uniform Law Commissions Acts, and law review commentaries and articles were reviewed. While postmortem sperm procurement is being requested throughout the United States, no standard protocol or procedural guidelines have been established by federal or state statute. Furthermore, the courts have not yet addressed this specific scenario in reported case law. Statutes and case law do address related factual scenarios and issues, including property rights in human bodies, rules governing transplantation of human organs/body parts, rights of parties in in vivo sperm bank donations and responsibilities of parents to the conceptus of artificial insemination. A workable protocol can be established by analyzing case law and statutes addressing factually similar scenarios. Urologists must focus on the express intent of the decedent and limit any postmortem sperm retrieval to the specific requests made by the decedent. Decedent requests should be documented in writing. The decedent must be competent and of majority age. In the absence of decedent expressed affirmative directive calling for sperm retrieval, no other relative or guardian may authorize this retrieval. Issues regarding the legitimacy and inheritance rights of the conceptus will most consistently be addressed when explicitly provided for in the will of the decedent.

3 CFR - Delegation of Functions Under Sections 1261(b) and 1262(a) of Public Law 112-239

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 3 The President 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Delegation of Functions Under Sections 1261(b) and 1262(a) of Public Law 112-239 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Memorandum of October... by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United...

41 CFR 102-117.145 - What are coastwise laws?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false What are coastwise laws... coastwise laws? Coastwise laws refer to laws governing shipment of freight, household goods and passengers by water between points in the United States or its territories. The purpose of these laws is to...

3 CFR 13572 - Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011. Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic... section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America...: Section 1. All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come...

U.S. State and Federal Laws Targeting Distracted Driving

PubMed Central

Catherine Chase, J.D.

2014-01-01

Distracted driving has burgeoned with the proliferation of cell phones, global positioning systems and other in-vehicle and personal electronic devices. Annually more than 3,300 people are killed and an additional 400,000 are injured in the United States in distracted driving crashes. The United States (U.S.) federal and state governments have responded to this public health problem with policies and laws; however, a more comprehensive and more effective approach is still needed. Some restrictions on the use of electronic devices while driving by federal employees and some voluntary guidelines and recommendations have been issued. Public opinion polls show support for addressing the issue of distracted driving with state laws. The majority of states have laws banning text messaging while driving and prohibiting the use of an electronic device by teenage or novice drivers. Some states prohibit all drivers from using a hand-held cellphone. Currently no state has a total ban on the use of personal electronic devices while driving. Successful past traffic safety campaigns changing driver behavior have demonstrated the necessity to adopt a “three Es” approach of Enactment of a law, Education of the public about the law, and rigorous Enforcement of the law. Experience reveals that this approach, along with future federal regulation of in-vehicle electronic devices and the employment of technology to limit the use of electronic devices while driving, is needed to alter personal behavior in order to reduce distractions and keep drivers focused on the driving task. PMID:24776229

U.s. State and federal laws targeting distracted driving.

PubMed

Catherine Chase, J D

2014-01-01

Distracted driving has burgeoned with the proliferation of cell phones, global positioning systems and other in-vehicle and personal electronic devices. Annually more than 3,300 people are killed and an additional 400,000 are injured in the United States in distracted driving crashes. The United States (U.S.) federal and state governments have responded to this public health problem with policies and laws; however, a more comprehensive and more effective approach is still needed. Some restrictions on the use of electronic devices while driving by federal employees and some voluntary guidelines and recommendations have been issued. Public opinion polls show support for addressing the issue of distracted driving with state laws. The majority of states have laws banning text messaging while driving and prohibiting the use of an electronic device by teenage or novice drivers. Some states prohibit all drivers from using a hand-held cellphone. Currently no state has a total ban on the use of personal electronic devices while driving. Successful past traffic safety campaigns changing driver behavior have demonstrated the necessity to adopt a "three Es" approach of Enactment of a law, Education of the public about the law, and rigorous Enforcement of the law. Experience reveals that this approach, along with future federal regulation of in-vehicle electronic devices and the employment of technology to limit the use of electronic devices while driving, is needed to alter personal behavior in order to reduce distractions and keep drivers focused on the driving task.

Federal Judge Says 1974 Privacy-Protection Law Does Not Bar Colleges from Airing Crime Data.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jaschik, Scott

1991-01-01

The first federal court decision on campus privacy protection law (the Buckley Amendment) contradicts the interpretation of the law used by the United States Department of Education and most colleges and universities. The case, against Southwest Missouri State University, offers encouragement to campus journalists wishing to publicize campus crime…

24 CFR 350.4 - Law governing rights and obligations of United States, and Federal Reserve Banks as Depositories...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Law governing rights and... States, and Federal Reserve Banks as Depositories; Law Governing Other Interests. 350.4 Section 350.4... NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES § 350.4...

Parental Trigger Laws and the Power of Framing in Educational Politics

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Feuerstein, Abe

2015-01-01

This paper examines the discursive strategies employed by advocates of Parent Trigger laws in the United States which allow parents of children in "failing" schools, in some states, to call for interventions in the operation of the schools via petition. The paper reviews the genesis of Parent Trigger laws, the network of conservative…

77 FR 33945 - Delegation of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004, as...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-06-08

... of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004, as Amended... laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I... Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note), as amended by section 5 of the Belarus...

Cyberspace: A Selected Bibliography

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-05-01

Implications of the Private Sector’s Role in Cyber Conflict." Texas International Law Journal 47, no. 3 (Summer 2012): 617-640. ProQuest Lucas, George R...Cyberspace." Proceedings: United States Naval Institute 137, no. 2 (February 2011): 32-37. ProQuest Lin, Herbert . "Escalation Dynamics and Conflict...Harold Hongju. "International Law in Cyberspace." USCYBERCOM [United States Cyber Command] Inter-Agency Legal Conference, Ft. Meade , MD, September 18

3 CFR - Delegation of Authority Relating To Certain Functions Under Section 201 (B) of the United States...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Functions Under Section 201 (B) of the United States-india Nuclear Cooperation Approval And Nonproliferation...-india Nuclear Cooperation Approval And Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (Public Law 110-369) Memorandum...) of the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (Public...

31 CFR 560.314 - United States person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false United States person. 560.314 Section 560.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any...

31 CFR 560.314 - United States person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person. 560.314 Section 560.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any...

31 CFR 560.314 - United States person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person. 560.314 Section 560.314 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or any...

31 CFR 575.321 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 575.321 Section 575.321 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... any United States citizen; permanent resident alien; juridical person organized under the laws of the...

Youth motorcycle-related brain injury by state helmet law type: United States, 2005-2007.

PubMed

Weiss, Harold; Agimi, Yll; Steiner, Claudia

2010-12-01

Twenty-seven states have youth-specific helmet laws even though such laws have been shown to decrease helmet use and increase youth mortality compared with all-age (universal) laws. Our goal was to quantify the impact of age-specific helmet laws on youth under age 20 hospitalized with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Our cross-sectional ecological group analysis compared TBI proportions among US states with different helmet laws. We examined the following null hypothesis: If age-specific helmet laws are as effective as universal laws, there will be no difference in the proportion of hospitalized young motorcycle riders with TBI in the respective states. The data are derived from the 2005 to 2007 State Inpatient Databases of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. We examined data for 17 states with universal laws, 6 states with laws for ages <21, and 12 states with laws for children younger than 18 (9287 motorcycle injury discharges). In states with a <21 law, serious TBI among youth was 38% higher than in universal-law states. Motorcycle riders aged 12 to 17 in 18 helmet-law states had a higher proportion of serious/severe TBI and higher average Abbreviated Injury Scores for head-region injuries than riders from universal-law states. States with youth-specific laws had an increased risk of TBI that required hospitalization, serious and severe TBI, TBI-related disability, and in-hospital death among the youth they are supposed to protect. The only method known to keep motorcycle-helmet use high among youth is to adopt or maintain universal helmet laws.

14 CFR § 1260.59 - Choice of law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Choice of law. § 1260.59 Section § 1260... AGREEMENTS General Special Conditions § 1260.59 Choice of law. Choice of Law October 2000 The rights and... laws of the United States of America. However, it is understood that the laws of the Recipient's...

The Charter School Movement in the United States: Financial and Achievement Evidence from Ohio

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

De Luca, Barbara M.; Wood, R. Craig

2016-01-01

The charter school movement in the United States began in Minnesota in 1991 and spread rapidly in nearly every state within the United States in an attempt to provide competition for the traditional public schools. Since the passage of the first charter school laws, and the most recent legislative passage in Alabama, forty-two state legislatures…

Legalization of Sunday alcohol sales and alcohol consumption in the United States

PubMed Central

Yörük, Barış K.

2013-01-01

Aims To investigate the relationship between legalization of Sunday alcohol sales and alcohol consumption in the United States. Design State-level per capita consumption of beer, wine, and spirits was analyzed using difference-in-differences econometric methods. Setting United States. Participants 5 treatment states that repealed their laws restricting Sunday alcohol sales during 1990–2007 and 12 control states that retained their Sunday alcohol laws during the same period. Measurements Outcome measures are state-level per capita consumption of overall alcohol, beer, wine, and spirits. Findings Among the states that legalized Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico experienced significant increases in overall alcohol consumption (P<0.05). However, the effect of the legalization of Sunday alcohol sales in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on per capita alcohol consumption was insignificant (P=0.964 and P=0.367). Conclusions Three out of five states in the USA that repealed their laws restricting Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages during 1990–2007, experienced significant increases in per capita alcohol consumption. This finding implies that increased alcohol availability leads to an increase in alcohol consumption. PMID:24103041

31 CFR 210.3 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Governing law. 210.3 Section 210.3... CLEARING HOUSE § 210.3 Governing law. (a) Federal law. The rights and obligations of the United States and..., are governed by this part, which has the force and effect of Federal law. (b) Incorporation by...

24 CFR 291.520 - Eligible law enforcement officers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Eligible law enforcement officers... Neighbor Next Door Sales Program § 291.520 Eligible law enforcement officers. A person qualifies as a law... law enforcement agency of the federal government, a state, a unit of general local government, or an...

31 CFR 210.3 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Governing law. 210.3 Section 210.3... CLEARING HOUSE § 210.3 Governing law. (a) Federal law. The rights and obligations of the United States and..., are governed by this part, which has the force and effect of Federal law. (b) Incorporation by...

31 CFR 210.3 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Governing law. 210.3 Section 210.3... CLEARING HOUSE § 210.3 Governing law. (a) Federal law. The rights and obligations of the United States and..., are governed by this part, which has the force and effect of Federal law. (b) Incorporation by...

78 FR 75251 - Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-11

...-2013-0007] RIN 0651-AC85 Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction AGENCY: United States... Law Treaty (PLT) and provisions of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) that... practice in patent cases for consistency with the changes in the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) and provisions of...

31 CFR 210.3 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Governing law. 210.3 Section 210.3... CLEARING HOUSE § 210.3 Governing law. (a) Federal law. The rights and obligations of the United States and..., are governed by this part, which has the force and effect of Federal law. (b) Incorporation by...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Firearm Laws and Firearm Homicides: A Systematic Review.

PubMed

Lee, Lois K; Fleegler, Eric W; Farrell, Caitlin; Avakame, Elorm; Srinivasan, Saranya; Hemenway, David; Monuteaux, Michael C

2017-01-01

Firearm homicide is a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and there is considerable debate over the effectiveness of firearm policies. An analysis of the effectiveness of firearm laws on firearm homicide is important to understand optimal policies to decrease firearm homicide in the United States. To evaluate the association between firearm laws and preventing firearm homicides in the United States. We evaluated peer-reviewed articles from 1970 to 2016 focusing on the association between US firearm laws and firearm homicide. We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Lexis/Nexis, Sociological Abstracts, Academic Search Premier, the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, and the references from the assembled articles. We divided laws into 5 categories: those that (1) curb gun trafficking, (2) strengthen background checks, (3) improve child safety, (4) ban military-style assault weapons, and (5) restrict firearms in public places and leniency in firearm carrying. The articles were assessed using the standardized Guide to Community Preventive Services data collection instrument and 5 additional quality metrics: (1) appropriate data source(s) and outcome measure(s) were used for the study, (2) the time frame studied was adequate, (3) appropriate statistical tests were used, (4) the analytic results were robust, and (5) the disaggregated results of control variables were consistent with the literature. In the aggregate, stronger gun policies were associated with decreased rates of firearm homicide, even after adjusting for demographic and sociologic factors. Laws that strengthen background checks and permit-to-purchase seemed to decrease firearm homicide rates. Specific laws directed at firearm trafficking, improving child safety, or the banning of military-style assault weapons were not associated with changes in firearm homicide rates. The evidence for laws restricting guns in public places and leniency in gun carrying was mixed. The strength of firearm legislation in general, and laws related to strengthening background checks and permit-to-purchase in particular, is associated with decreased firearm homicide rates. High-quality research is important to further evaluate the effectiveness of these laws. Legislation is just 1 part of a multipronged approach that will be necessary to decrease firearm homicides in the United States.

22 CFR 171.31 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... apply: (a) Department means the United States Department of State, including its field offices and Foreign Service posts abroad. (b) Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC...

Safe-haven laws focus on abandoned newborns and their mothers.

PubMed

Kunkel, Katherine A

2007-10-01

In the United States, 47 states have safe-haven laws that allow a mother to relinquish her newborn infant at a hospital emergency department or a manned fire station and maintain her anonymity. In addition to anonymity, immunity from prosecution is given to the mother, provided the relinquished newborn is unharmed and meets the age specified by the state's law. This article describes safe-haven laws and how they developed, barriers to successful use, nursing implications, and the nurse's role in increasing public awareness and influencing legislative policy.

17 CFR 143.1 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... laws applicable to the collection of non-tax debts owed to the United States arising from activities... procedures that the Commission will use to collect debts owed the United States arising from activities under...

Sexual Orientation in State Hate Crime Laws: Exploring Social Construction and Criminal Law.

PubMed

Valcore, Jace L

2017-09-15

Several studies have described and analyzed the development and diffusion of hate crime laws in the United States, but none specifically examined state-level differences in protected categories. Forty-five of the 50 states have a hate crime statute, but only 30 of those include sexual orientation. In this study the social construction framework is applied to the hate crime policy domain in order to determine whether or not variations in the social and political status of gays and lesbians are associated with the inclusion of sexual orientation in state hate crime laws. Content analysis of daily newspapers in six states revealed that a positive social construction is associated with groups seeking hate crime law protections, and that political influence may also be a key factor.

77 FR 62137 - German-American Day, 2012

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-12

...-American Day, 2012 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation United by dreams of... laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2012, as German-American Day. I encourage all... have made to our Nation. [[Page 62138

42 CFR 421.316 - Limitation on Medicare integrity program contractor liability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... services to a MIP contractor is not in violation of any criminal law or civilly liable under any law of the United States or of any State (or political subdivision thereof) by reason of the performance of any duty...

31 CFR 543.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 543.312 Section 543.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 538.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 538.315 Section 538.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 598.318 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 598.318 Section 598.318 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance... organized under the laws of the United States (including its foreign branches), or any person within the...

31 CFR 548.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 548.312 Section 548.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 594.315 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 594.315 Section 594.315 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 551.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 551.311 Section 551.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 541.312 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 541.312 Section 541.312 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR 598.318 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 598.318 Section 598.318 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued... organized under the laws of the United States (including its foreign branches), or any person within the...

31 CFR 588.311 - United States person; U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person; U.S. person. 588.311 Section 588.311 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued.... person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the...

31 CFR Appendix A to Part 589 - Executive Order 13660

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic... 3, United States Code, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that the... deal with that threat. I hereby order: Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are...

An Overview of State Policies Supporting Worksite Health Promotion Programs.

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VanderVeur, Jennifer; Gilchrist, Siobhan; Matson-Koffman, Dyann

2017-05-01

Worksite health promotion (WHP) programs can reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular disease risk factors. State law can encourage employers and employer-provided insurance companies to offer comprehensive WHP programs. This research examines state law authorizing WHP programs. Quantitative content analysis. Worksites or workplaces. United States (and the District of Columbia). State law in effect in 2013 authorizing WHP programs. Frequency and distribution of states with WHP laws. To determine the content of the laws for analysis and coding, we identified 18 policy elements, 12 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Worksite Health ScoreCard (HSC) and 6 additional supportive WHP strategies. We used these strategies as key words to search for laws authorizing WHP programs or select WHP elements. We calculated the number and type of WHP elements for each state with WHP laws and selected two case examples from states with comprehensive WHP laws. Twenty-four states authorized onsite WHP programs, 29 authorized WHP through employer-provided insurance plans, and 18 authorized both. Seven states had a comprehensive WHP strategy, addressing 8 or more of 12 HSC elements. The most common HSC elements were weight management, tobacco cessation, and physical activity. Most states had laws encouraging the adoption of WHP programs. Massachusetts and Maine are implementing comprehensive WHP laws but studies evaluating their health impact are needed.

Concussion Law Compliance: The Allocation of Time, Resources, and Money in a Rural Western State

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Faure, Caroline; Moffit, Dani M.; Schiess, Kurt

2015-01-01

Secondary schools across the United States that sponsor extracurricular athletic programs are challenged to comply with recent laws that require concussion education and appropriate concussion management. This study examined one rural state's efforts by illustrating both the successes and challenges that secondary schools faced. The findings…

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

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... include debts arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the tariff laws of... law, including an official of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, the United... provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3325 and 3528 or other applicable law. For purposes of matching, “payment record” may...

Preemption and the obesity epidemic: state and local menu labeling laws and the nutrition labeling and education act.

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Rutkow, Lainie; Vernick, Jon S; Hodge, James G; Teret, Stephen P

2008-01-01

Obesity is widely recognized as a preventable cause of death and disease. Reducing obesity among adults and children has become a national health goal in the United States. As one approach to the obesity epidemic, public health practitioners and others have asserted the need to provide consumers with information about the foods they eat. Some state and local governments across the United States have introduced menu labeling bills and regulations that require restaurants to post information, such as calorie content, for foods offered on their menus or menu boards. A major dilemma is whether state and local menu labeling laws are preempted by the federal Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA). While few courts have addressed this issue, ongoing litigation in New York City provides an early glimpse of judicial interpretation in this area. This article explores these preemption issues, arguing that appropriately written and implemented menu labeling laws should not be preempted by the NLEA. We offer guidance for states and localities that wish to develop and implement menu labeling laws.

Law-based arguments and messages to advocate for later school start time policies in the United States.

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Lee, Clark J; Nolan, Dennis M; Lockley, Steven W; Pattison, Brent

2017-12-01

The increasing scientific evidence that early school start times are harmful to the health and safety of teenagers has generated much recent debate about changing school start times policies for adolescent students. Although efforts to promote and implement such changes have proliferated in the United States in recent years, they have rarely been supported by law-based arguments and messages that leverage the existing legal infrastructure regulating public education and child welfare in the United States. Furthermore, the legal bases to support or resist such changes have not been explored in detail to date. This article provides an overview of how law-based arguments and messages can be constructed and applied to advocate for later school start time policies in US public secondary schools. The legal infrastructure impacting school start time policies in the United States is briefly reviewed, including descriptions of how government regulates education, what legal obligations school officials have concerning their students' welfare, and what laws and public policies currently exist that address adolescent sleep health and safety. On the basis of this legal infrastructure, some hypothetical examples of law-based arguments and messages that could be applied to various types of advocacy activities (eg, litigation, legislative and administrative advocacy, media and public outreach) to promote later school start times are discussed. Particular consideration is given to hypothetical arguments and messages aimed at emphasizing the consistency of later school start time policies with existing child welfare law and practices, legal responsibilities of school officials and governmental authorities, and societal values and norms. Copyright © 2017 National Sleep Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Consensus and Confrontation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

McKelvey, V. E.

On January 9, 1984, 28 experts on the Law of the Sea met at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii for a week of intense discussions of the consequences of the refusal of the United States to sign the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention. The participants were from 12 Asian, Pacific, and North American countries. Proponents of the convention were led by Ambassador Tommy Koh of Singapore (last president of the Law of the Sea Conference), Ambassador Hasjim Djalal of Indonesia, and Satya Nandan, former Ambassador of Fiji and now the special representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Law of the Sea. Proponents of the U.S. position were Brian Hoyle, director of the Office of Ocean Law of the Department of State and David Colson of the Office of Legal Advisor of the Department of State. Many of the other participants presented papers, and all participated in the discussions, which are fully recorded in these proceedings of the workshop.

Fiscal Law Course Deskbook (36th)

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-05-01

CONTRACT LAW DIVISION THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S SCHOOL UNITED STATES ARMY CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA JA 506...MAY 93 93-13173 CONTRIBUTORS I LTC John T. Jones, Jr. Chief, Contract Law Division LTC Harry L. Dorsey Senior Instructor, Contract Law Division MAJ...Michael A. Killham Instructor, Contract Law Division MAJ Bobby D. Melvin Instructor, Contract Law Division MAJ Michael K. Cameron Instructor, Contract

8 CFR 324.4 - Women restored to United States citizenship by the act of June 25, 1936, as amended by the act of...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Women restored to United States citizenship... NATURALlZED: WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE AND FORMER CITIZENS WHOSE NATURALIZATION IS AUTHORIZED BY PRlVATE LAW § 324.4 Women restored to United States citizenship by the act of...

3 CFR - Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States... directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.BARACK OBAMATHE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July...

Supreme Court of the United States Syllabus: San Antonio Independent School District Et. Al. v. Rodriguez Et. Al. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. No. 71-1332, Argued October 12, 1972 -- Decided March 21, 1973.

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Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC.

In this landmark educational finance opinion (presented here in full) the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Texas case was not a proper case in which to examine a State's laws under standards of strict judicial scrutiny. That test, according to the Court, is reserved for cases involving laws that operate to the disadvantage of suspect classes or…

32 CFR 537.5 - Applicable law.

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2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Applicable law. 537.5 Section 537.5 National... THE UNITED STATES § 537.5 Applicable law. (a) Basis for recovery. (1) Most recovery assertions are.... These actions or omissions must constitute a tort as determined by the law of place of occurrence...

32 CFR 537.5 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Applicable law. 537.5 Section 537.5 National... THE UNITED STATES § 537.5 Applicable law. (a) Basis for recovery. (1) Most recovery assertions are.... These actions or omissions must constitute a tort as determined by the law of place of occurrence...

32 CFR 537.5 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Applicable law. 537.5 Section 537.5 National... THE UNITED STATES § 537.5 Applicable law. (a) Basis for recovery. (1) Most recovery assertions are.... These actions or omissions must constitute a tort as determined by the law of place of occurrence...

32 CFR 537.5 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Applicable law. 537.5 Section 537.5 National... THE UNITED STATES § 537.5 Applicable law. (a) Basis for recovery. (1) Most recovery assertions are.... These actions or omissions must constitute a tort as determined by the law of place of occurrence...

32 CFR 537.5 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Applicable law. 537.5 Section 537.5 National... THE UNITED STATES § 537.5 Applicable law. (a) Basis for recovery. (1) Most recovery assertions are.... These actions or omissions must constitute a tort as determined by the law of place of occurrence...

78 FR 21787 - Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty

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2013-04-11

... Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 3 Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Proposed Rule #0;#0...-0007] RIN 0651-AC85 Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Patent Law Treaties...

International comparative analyses of healthcare risk management.

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Sun, Niuyun; Wang, Li; Zhou, Jun; Yuan, Qiang; Zhang, Zongjiu; Li, Youping; Liang, Minghui; Cheng, Lan; Gao, Guangming; Cui, Xiaohui

2011-02-01

Interpretation of the growing body of global literature on health care risk is compromised by a lack of common understanding and language. This series of articles aims to comprehensively compare laws and regulations, institutional management, and administration of incidence reporting systems on medical risk management in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan, so as to provide evidence and recommendations for health care risk management policy in China. We searched the official websites of the healthcare risk management agencies of the four countries and one district for laws, regulatory documents, research reports, reviews and evaluation forms concerned with healthcare risk management and assessment. Descriptive comparative analysis was performed on relevant documents. A total of 146 documents were included in this study, including 2 laws (1.4%), 17 policy documents (11.6%), 41 guidance documents (28.1%), 37 reviews (25.3%), and 49 documents giving general information (33.6%). The United States government implemented one law and one rule of patient safety management, while the United Kingdom and Australia each issued professional guidances on patient safety improvement. The four countries implemented patient safety management policy on four different levels: national, state/province, hospital, and non-governmental organization. The four countries and one district adopted four levels of patient safety management, and the administration modes can be divided into an "NGO-led mode" represented by the United States and Canada and a "government-led mode" represented by the United Kingdom, Australia, and Taiwan. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd and Chinese Cochrane Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University.

Assessing the effectiveness of minimum legal drinking age and zero tolerance laws in the United States.

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Voas, Robert B; Tippetts, A Scott; Fell, James C

2003-07-01

The objective of this research was to determine the extent to which the decline in alcohol-related highway deaths among drivers younger than age 21 years can be attributed to raising the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) and establishing zero tolerance (0.02% blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers younger than age 21 years) laws. Data on all drivers younger than age 21 years involved in fatalities in the United States from 1982 to 1997 were used in the study. Quarterly ratios of BAC-positive to BAC-negative drivers in each of the 50 states where analyzed in a pooled cross-sectional time-series analysis. After accounting for differences among the 50 states in various background factors, changes in economic and demographic factors within states over time, and the effects of other related laws, results indicated substantial reductions in alcohol-positive involvement in fatal crashes were associated with the two youth-specific laws. The policy of limiting youth access to alcohol through MLDA laws and reinforcing this action by making it illegal for underage drivers to have any alcohol in their system appears to have been effective in reducing the proportion of fatal crashes involving drinking drivers.

Clearing the haze: the complexities and challenges of research on state marijuana laws.

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Choo, Esther K; Emery, Sherry L

2017-04-01

As states increasingly liberalize marijuana laws, high-quality research is needed that will inform the public and policymakers about the health and societal impact of these laws. However, there are many challenges to studying marijuana policy, including the heterogeneity of the drug and its use, the variability in the laws and their implementation from state to state, the need to capture a wide variety of relevant outcomes, and the poorly understood influence of marijuana commercialization. Furthermore, current instruments generally fail to distinguish between types of users and lack accurate and detailed measures of use. This review provides a background on marijuana laws in the United States and an overview of existing policy research, discusses methodological considerations when planning analysis of state marijuana laws, and highlights specific topics needing further development and investigation. © 2016 New York Academy of Sciences.

Clinical Social Work. State Laws Governing Independent Practice and Reimbursement of Services. Fact Sheet for the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senate.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.

This fact sheet on state laws governing the independent practice and reimbursement of services for clinical social workers contains information from questionnaires sent to the state agencies responsible for health insurance regulations and Medicaid and licensing activities. Information on Ohio, the only state which did not respond, is not…

Efficacy of a physician's words of empathy: an overview of state apology laws.

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Saitta, Nicole; Hodge, Samuel D

2012-05-01

Apology laws are gaining traction in the United States, prompting health care professionals to offer words of condolence for adverse medical outcomes without the fear of being sued for malpractice. Although these laws vary by jurisdiction, they have been shown to reduce the financial consequences of a medical malpractice lawsuit. The authors provide an overview of the laws regarding this issue and discuss apologies as a means to reduce medical malpractice claims.

32 CFR 935.20 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Applicable law. 935.20 Section 935.20 National... WAKE ISLAND CODE Civil Law § 935.20 Applicable law. Civil acts and deeds taking place on Wake Island... June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217) (48 U.S.C. 644a), according to the laws of the United States relating to...

32 CFR 935.20 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... WAKE ISLAND CODE Civil Law § 935.20 Applicable law. Civil acts and deeds taking place on Wake Island... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Applicable law. 935.20 Section 935.20 National... June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217) (48 U.S.C. 644a), according to the laws of the United States relating to...

32 CFR 935.20 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... WAKE ISLAND CODE Civil Law § 935.20 Applicable law. Civil acts and deeds taking place on Wake Island... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Applicable law. 935.20 Section 935.20 National... June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217) (48 U.S.C. 644a), according to the laws of the United States relating to...

32 CFR 935.20 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... WAKE ISLAND CODE Civil Law § 935.20 Applicable law. Civil acts and deeds taking place on Wake Island... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Applicable law. 935.20 Section 935.20 National... June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217) (48 U.S.C. 644a), according to the laws of the United States relating to...

32 CFR 935.20 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... WAKE ISLAND CODE Civil Law § 935.20 Applicable law. Civil acts and deeds taking place on Wake Island... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Applicable law. 935.20 Section 935.20 National... June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217) (48 U.S.C. 644a), according to the laws of the United States relating to...

48 CFR 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Provisions and Clauses 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. As prescribed in 33.215(b), insert the following clause: Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) United States law... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Applicable Law for Breach...

Educational Effects of Banning Access to In-State Resident Tuition for Unauthorized Immigrant Students

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Villarraga-Orjuela, Alexander; Kerr, Brinck

2017-01-01

This research examines the effects of state laws banning access to in-state resident tuition for unauthorized immigrant students in the United States. These laws were implemented between 2005 and 2012. We evaluate the policy effects on (a) college enrollment, (b) school dropout rates of unauthorized immigrants, and (c) the enrollment of U.S.…

78 FR 13068 - Richard Stowell: Debarment Order

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2013-02-26

... three felony counts under Federal law for conduct relating to the importation into the United States of... to commit an offense against the United States. Specifically, Mr. Stowell's company United purchased... of Malaysia,'' and ``Shrimp, Product of Indonesia.'' Mr. Stowell then sent the shrimp to another...

Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Connecticut Law.

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Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC.

Designed for middle school through high school students, this unit contains eight lesson plans that focus on Connecticut state law. The state lessons correspond to lessons in the volume, "Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Drug Avoidance Lessons for Middle School & High School Students." Developed to be presented by educators, law…

32 CFR 182.1 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CIVIL DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN LAW... provides procedures for DoD support to Federal, State, Tribal, and local civilian law enforcement agencies, including responses to civil disturbances within the United States, including the District of Columbia, the...

Antiabortion violence in the United States.

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Russo, Jennefer A; Schumacher, Kristin L; Creinin, Mitchell D

2012-11-01

This study was conducted to determine if an association exists between the amount of harassment and violence directed against abortion providers and the restrictiveness of state laws relating to family planning. We used responses from a July 2010 survey of 357 abortion providers in 50 states to determine their experience of antiabortion harassment and violence. Their responses were grouped and analyzed in relation to a published grading of state laws in the United States (A, B, C, D and F) as they relate to restrictions on family planning services. Group by group comparison of respondents illustrates that the difference in the number of reported incidents of minor vandalism by group is statistically significant (A vs. C, p=.07; A vs. D, p=.017; A vs. F, p=.0002). Incidents of harassment follow a similar pattern. There were no differences noted overall for violence or major vandalism. Major violence, including eight murders, is a new occurrence in the last two decades. Harassment of abortion providers in the United States has an association with the restrictiveness of state abortion laws. In the last two decades, murder of abortion providers has become an unfortunate part of the violence. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6

2009-05-21

House - 08/19/2009 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:

State laws on tobacco control--United States, 1998.

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Fishman, J A; Allison, H; Knowles, S B; Fishburn, B A; Woollery, T A; Marx, W T; Shelton, D M; Husten, C G; Eriksen, M P

1999-06-25

State laws addressing tobacco use, the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, are summarized. Laws address smoke-free indoor air, minors' access to tobacco products, advertising of tobacco products, and excise taxes on tobacco products. Legislation effective through December 31, 1998. CDC identified laws addressing tobacco control by using an on-line legal research database. CDC's findings were verified with the National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Legislative Database. Since a previous surveillance summary on state tobacco-control laws published in November 1995 (covering legislation effective through June 30, 1995), several states have enacted new restrictions or strengthened existing legislation that addresses smoke-free indoor air, minors' access to tobacco, tobacco advertising, and tobacco taxes. Five states strengthened their smoke-free indoor air legislation. All states and Washington, D.C., continued to prohibit the sale and distribution of tobacco products to minors; however, 21 states expanded minors' access laws by designating enforcement authorities, adding license suspension or revocation for sale to minors, or requiring signage. Since the 1995 report, eight additional states (a total of 19 states and Washington, D.C.) now ban vending machines from areas accessible to minors. Thirteen states restrict advertising of tobacco products, an increase of four states since the 1995 report. Although the number of states that tax cigarettes and smokeless tobacco did not change, 13 states increased excise taxes on cigarettes, and five states increased excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products. The average state excise tax on cigarettes is 38.9 cents per pack, an increase of 7.4 cents compared with the average tax in the 1995 report. State laws addressing tobacco control vary in relation to restrictiveness, enforcement and penalties, preemptions, and exceptions. The data summarizing state tobacco-control laws are available through CDC's State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System; the laws are collected and updated every quarter. The STATE System also contains state-specific data on the prevalence of tobacco use, tobacco-related deaths, and the costs of tobacco use. Information from the STATE System is available for use by policy makers at the state and local levels to plan and implement initiatives to prevent and reduce tobacco use. In addition, CDC is using this information to assess the ongoing impact of tobacco-control programs and policies on tobacco use.

The effect of state laws designed to prevent nonmedical prescription opioid use on overdose deaths and treatment.

PubMed

Popovici, Ioana; Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Hijazi, Bushra; Radakrishnan, Sharmini

2018-02-01

Nonmedical use of prescription opioids has reached epidemic levels in the United States and globally. In response, federal, state, and local governments are taking actions to address substantial increases in prescription opioid addiction and its associated harms. This study examines the effect of two state laws specifically designed to curtail access to prescription opioids to nonmedical users: pain management clinic and doctor shopping laws. We use administrative data on overdose deaths and admissions to specialty substance use disorder treatment coupled with a differences-in-differences design. Our findings suggest that both pain management clinic and doctor shopping laws have the potential to reduce prescription opioid overdose deaths. Moreover, doctor shopping laws appear to reduce prescription opioid treatment admissions. As many states have adopted these laws in recent years, the full effects of the laws may not yet be realized. Future research using more postlaw passage data should reevaluate the effectiveness of these laws. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Minimum Ages of Legal Access for Tobacco in the United States From 1863 to 2015

PubMed Central

Glantz, Stanton A.

2016-01-01

In the United States, state laws establish a minimum age of legal access (MLA) for most tobacco products at 18 years. We reviewed the history of these laws with internal tobacco industry documents and newspaper archives from 1860 to 2014. The laws appeared in the 1880s; by 1920, half of states had set MLAs of at least 21 years. After 1920, tobacco industry lobbying eroded them to between 16 and 18 years. By the 1980s, the tobacco industry viewed restoration of higher MLAs as a critical business threat. The industry’s political advocacy reflects its assessment that recruiting youth smokers is critical to its survival. The increasing evidence on tobacco addiction suggests that restoring MLAs to 21 years would reduce smoking initiation and prevalence, particularly among those younger than 18 years. PMID:27196658

Weaponizing the Final Frontier: The United States and the New Space Race

DTIC Science & Technology

2017-06-09

42 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................43 Documentary Analysis...Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, Executive Summary. The report concluded that to avoid a “Space Pearl...2010), 36. 10 Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization pursuant to Public Law 106-65

The Computer and Personal Privacy, Part III: The Regulation of Computer Records in the United States.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Rubin, Michael Rogers

1989-01-01

Examines the major federal and state laws that govern the privacy aspects of the use of computer databases in three areas: private institutions, state and local governments, and the federal government. The ability of existing privacy laws to prevent abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices is evaluated. (four…

Chapter 5. Pesticide Regulations: Exposure-dose modeling from FIFRA to FQPA

EPA Science Inventory

The federal laws and regulations governing the registration and use of pesticides in the United States under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act are published in the Federal Register, while state laws such as California are published in the California Food an...

To deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has engaged in espionage activities against the United States, poses a threat to United States national security interests, or has engaged in a terrorist activity against the United States.

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5

2014-04-01

House - 04/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.2195, which became Public Law 113-100 on 4/18/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

32 CFR 536.50 - Determination of damages-applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES Investigation and Processing of Claims § 536.50 Determination of... giving rise to the claim occurred, including choice of law rules, is applicable. Therefore, the law of... claims accruing on or after September 1, 1995. The law of the place of the incident giving rise to the...

28 CFR 0.29j - Law enforcement authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Law enforcement authority. 0.29j Section...-Office of the Inspector General § 0.29j Law enforcement authority. Subject to guidelines promulgated by...) Detect and assist in the prosecution of crimes in violation of the laws of the United States and to...

4 CFR 25.1 - Applicability and governing laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Applicability and governing laws. 25.1 Section 25.1... OFFICE BUILDING AND ON ITS GROUNDS § 25.1 Applicability and governing laws. These rules and regulations, and the laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, apply to the Government Accountability...

4 CFR 25.1 - Applicability and governing laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Applicability and governing laws. 25.1 Section 25.1... OFFICE BUILDING AND ON ITS GROUNDS § 25.1 Applicability and governing laws. These rules and regulations, and the laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, apply to the Government Accountability...

4 CFR 25.1 - Applicability and governing laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Applicability and governing laws. 25.1 Section 25.1... OFFICE BUILDING AND ON ITS GROUNDS § 25.1 Applicability and governing laws. These rules and regulations, and the laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, apply to the Government Accountability...

33 CFR 320.3 - Related laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Related laws. 320.3 Section 320.3... REGULATORY POLICIES § 320.3 Related laws. (a) Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) requires... fullest extent possible: (1) The policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States shall be...

22 CFR 230.16 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Governing law. 230.16 Section 230.16 Foreign... SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUB. L. 108-11-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS § 230.16 Governing law. This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of...

49 CFR 1546.211 - Law enforcement personnel.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 9 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Law enforcement personnel. 1546.211 Section 1546... § 1546.211 Law enforcement personnel. (a) At airports within the United States not governed by part 1542...) When using a screening system required by § 1546.101(a), (b), or (c), provide for law enforcement...

78 FR 62367 - Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty

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2013-10-21

... Office 37 CFR Parts 1, 3 and 11 Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Final Rule #0;#0;Federal... 0651-AC85 Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) amends...

50 CFR 86.55 - What are my compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 86.55 Section 86.55 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a) To receive Federal funds, you must agree to and certify compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. You must...

50 CFR 86.55 - What are my compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 86.55 Section 86.55 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a) To receive Federal funds, you must agree to and certify compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. You must...

50 CFR 86.55 - What are my compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 86.55 Section 86.55 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a) To receive Federal funds, you must agree to and certify compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. You must...

50 CFR 86.55 - What are my compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 86.55 Section 86.55 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a) To receive Federal funds, you must agree to and certify compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. You must...

50 CFR 86.55 - What are my compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Federal laws, regulations, and policies? 86.55 Section 86.55 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND... compliance requirements with Federal laws, regulations, and policies? (a) To receive Federal funds, you must agree to and certify compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. You must...

We the People: Law Day USA 1987. 1987 Planning Guide.

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American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.

"We the People" is the theme for the 1987 American Bar Association's 30th annual Law Day USA, observed May 1. This guide brings together information to help plan and execute programs which call attention to the principles and practices of United States law and justice. The guide contains facts about Law Day; tips for planning a Law Day…

77 FR 39503 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Proposed Rawlins Resource...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-07-03

... 1872 Mining Law, but not the Mineral Leasing or Mineral Material Acts, for a period of 2 years from the... land laws, including the mining laws, if one of the following events occurs: (1) Upon the BLM's... the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from...

Public opinion about laws to prohibit weight discrimination in the United States.

PubMed

Puhl, Rebecca M; Heuer, Chelsea A

2011-01-01

Weight discrimination is pervasive in American society and impairs quality of life for obese persons. With approximately two-thirds of Americans now overweight or obese, vast numbers of people are vulnerable to weight prejudice and its consequences. Currently, no laws exist to prohibit weight discrimination. This study conducted an online survey with a national sample of 1,001 adults (representing demographics of the United States) to examine public support for six potential legislative measures to prohibit weight discrimination in the United States. Results indicated substantial support (65% of men, 81% of women) for laws to prohibit weight discrimination in the workplace, especially for legal measures that would prohibit employers from refusing to hire, terminate, or deny promotion based on a person's body weight. Laws that proposed extending the same protections to obese persons as people with physical disabilities received the least support, suggesting that Americans may not be in favor of considering obesity as a disability. Findings also highlight specific predictors of support (related to sex, age, education, income, body weight, and political ideology). These findings can be used to inform policy makers in efforts to develop antidiscrimination laws. Such measures will rectify health disparities for overweight Americans and facilitate public health efforts to address obesity.

The right to health under international law and its relevance to the United States.

PubMed

Yamin, Alicia Ely

2005-07-01

In recent years, there have been considerable developments in international law with respect to the normative definition of the right to health, which includes both health care and healthy conditions. These norms offer a framework that shifts the analysis of issues such as disparities in treatment from questions of quality of care to matters of social justice. Building on work in social epidemiology, a rights paradigm explicitly links health with laws, policies, and practices that sustain a functional democracy and focuses on accountability. In the United States, framing a well-documented problem such as health disparities as a "rights violation" attaches shame and blame to governmental neglect. Further, international law offers standards for evaluating governmental conduct as well as mechanisms for establishing some degree of accountability.

An Introduction to Medical Malpractice in the United States

PubMed Central

2008-01-01

Medical malpractice law in the United States is derived from English common law, and was developed by rulings in various state courts. Medical malpractice lawsuits are a relatively common occurrence in the United States. The legal system is designed to encourage extensive discovery and negotiations between adversarial parties with the goal of resolving the dispute without going to jury trial. The injured patient must show that the physician acted negligently in rendering care, and that such negligence resulted in injury. To do so, four legal elements must be proven: (1) a professional duty owed to the patient; (2) breach of such duty; (3) injury caused by the breach; and (4) resulting damages. Money damages, if awarded, typically take into account both actual economic loss and noneconomic loss, such as pain and suffering. PMID:19034593

An introduction to medical malpractice in the United States.

PubMed

Bal, B Sonny

2009-02-01

Medical malpractice law in the United States is derived from English common law, and was developed by rulings in various state courts. Medical malpractice lawsuits are a relatively common occurrence in the United States. The legal system is designed to encourage extensive discovery and negotiations between adversarial parties with the goal of resolving the dispute without going to jury trial. The injured patient must show that the physician acted negligently in rendering care, and that such negligence resulted in injury. To do so, four legal elements must be proven: (1) a professional duty owed to the patient; (2) breach of such duty; (3) injury caused by the breach; and (4) resulting damages. Money damages, if awarded, typically take into account both actual economic loss and noneconomic loss, such as pain and suffering.

To amend Public Law 110-36 to clarify that a period of employment by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a security advisor, translator, or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15

2010-04-15

House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

31 CFR 596.313 - United States person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false United States person. 596.313 Section 596.313 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... citizen or national, permanent resident alien, juridical person organized under the laws of the United...

50 CFR 85.48 - Compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

..., and policies. 85.48 Section 85.48 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE..., regulations, and policies. (a) In accepting Federal funds, State representatives must agree to and certify compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. This is done by submitting an...

School Law.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Splitt, David A.

1987-01-01

The United States Supreme Court upheld a California state law requiring employers to allow a pregnant woman up to four months of unpaid maternity leave if she claims pregnancy as a disability. A bill before Congress addresses parental leave and job protection for parents caring for a new baby or a sick child. (MLH)

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the removal from the United States of aliens charged under State law with aggravated felonies.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11

2009-03-31

House - 04/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Graduate Course Contract Law Deskbook (54th). Volume 2

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-01-01

GRADUATE COURSE THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONTRACT LAW DESKBOOK Contract and Fiscal Law Department The Judge Advocate General’s School, United States Army...OF ABSTRACT 8. 54th GC Contract Law Deskbook, Volume II, Fall 2005 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 54th Graduate...Louisiana, 1998-1999; Contract Law Attorney, and Chief, Administrative Law, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Polk, Louisiana, 1996-1998. Member

28 CFR 65.83 - Assistance required by the Attorney General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... assistance arises because of the presence of aliens in that State or local jurisdiction, and may provide... involving the administration of the immigration laws of the United States that endanger the lives, property... United States or in meeting urgent demands arising from the presence of aliens in a State or local...

28 CFR 65.83 - Assistance required by the Attorney General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... assistance arises because of the presence of aliens in that State or local jurisdiction, and may provide... involving the administration of the immigration laws of the United States that endanger the lives, property... United States or in meeting urgent demands arising from the presence of aliens in a State or local...

28 CFR 65.83 - Assistance required by the Attorney General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... assistance arises because of the presence of aliens in that State or local jurisdiction, and may provide... involving the administration of the immigration laws of the United States that endanger the lives, property... United States or in meeting urgent demands arising from the presence of aliens in a State or local...

28 CFR 65.83 - Assistance required by the Attorney General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... assistance arises because of the presence of aliens in that State or local jurisdiction, and may provide... involving the administration of the immigration laws of the United States that endanger the lives, property... United States or in meeting urgent demands arising from the presence of aliens in a State or local...

28 CFR 65.83 - Assistance required by the Attorney General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... assistance arises because of the presence of aliens in that State or local jurisdiction, and may provide... involving the administration of the immigration laws of the United States that endanger the lives, property... United States or in meeting urgent demands arising from the presence of aliens in a State or local...

25 CFR 140.5 - Bureau of Indian Affairs employees not to contract or trade with Indians except in certain cases.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... trust by the United States for Indians, or on land subject to a restriction against alienation imposed... property, not held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by... restriction against alienation imposed by the United States is otherwise authorized by law. (2) Trading by...

Surface water supply of the United States, 1907-8, Part III. Ohio River Basin

USGS Publications Warehouse

,

1910-01-01

This volume contains results of flow measurements made on certain streams in the United States. The work was performed by the water-resources branch of the United States Geological Survey, either independently or in cooperation with organizations mentioned herein. These investigations are authorized by the organic law of the Geological Survey (Stat. L., vol. 20, p. 394)...

3 CFR 13577 - Executive Order 13577 of June 15, 2011. Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... shall provide information to domestic and foreign firms on: the investment climate in the United States... in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to... investment in the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Business investment in...

3 CFR 9067 - Proclamation 9067 of December 5, 2013. Death of Nelson Mandela

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5, 2013 Proc. 9067 Death of Nelson MandelaBy the President of the United States of America A... Nelson Mandela's memory. He left behind a South Africa that is free and at peace with itself—a close... Constitution and laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall...

Assessing the Relationship between Marijuana Availability and Marijuana Use: A Legal and Sociological Comparison between the United States and the Netherlands

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Yacoubian, George S., Jr.

2007-01-01

The United States and the Netherlands have antithetical marijuana control policies. The United States' laws criminalize the possession of even small amounts of marijuana, while the Netherlands have maintained, over the past several decades, two relatively liberal marijuana policies implemented during the 1970s and 1980s. According to the…

Interior view, law library (formerly Old Patent Office Library) ...

Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

Interior view, law library (formerly Old Patent Office Library) - United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

State Renewable Energy Requirements and Goals: Update through 2009 (Update) (released in AEO2010)

EIA Publications

2010-01-01

To the extent possible,Annual Energy Outlook 2010 (AEO) incorporates the impacts of state laws requiring the addition of renewable generation or capacity by utilities doing business in the states. Currently, 30 states and the District of Columbia have enforceable renewable portfolio standards (RPS) or similar laws). Under such standards, each state determines its own levels of generation, eligible technologies, and noncompliance penalties. AEO2010 includes the impacts of all laws in effect as of September 2009 (with the exception of Hawaii, because the National Energy Modeling System provides electricity market projections for the continental United States only).

Paternalism and its discontents: motorcycle helmet laws, libertarian values, and public health.

PubMed

Jones, Marian Moser; Bayer, Ronald

2007-02-01

The history of motorcycle helmet legislation in the United States reflects the extent to which concerns about individual liberties have shaped the public health debate. Despite overwhelming epidemiological evidence that motorcycle helmet laws reduce fatalities and serious injuries, only 20 states currently require all riders to wear helmets. During the past 3 decades, federal government efforts to push states toward enactment of universal helmet laws have faltered, and motorcyclists' advocacy groups have been successful at repealing state helmet laws. This history raises questions about the possibilities for articulating an ethics of public health that would call upon government to protect citizens from their own choices that result in needless morbidity and suffering.

Paternalism & Its Discontents: Motorcycle Helmet Laws, Libertarian Values, and Public Health

PubMed Central

Jones, Marian Moser; Bayer, Ronald

2007-01-01

The history of motorcycle helmet legislation in the United States reflects the extent to which concerns about individual liberties have shaped the public health debate. Despite overwhelming epidemiological evidence that motorcycle helmet laws reduce fatalities and serious injuries, only 20 states currently require all riders to wear helmets. During the past 3 decades, federal government efforts to push states toward enactment of universal helmet laws have faltered, and motorcyclists’ advocacy groups have been successful at repealing state helmet laws. This history raises questions about the possibilities for articulating an ethics of public health that would call upon government to protect citizens from their own choices that result in needless morbidity and suffering. PMID:17194856

Adolescent gun violence prevention: what we know, and what we can do to keep young people safe.

PubMed

Dodson, Nancy A

2016-08-01

This review will focus on recent research, initiatives, and legislation regarding the issue of gun violence as it pertains to adolescents. Homicide and suicide continue to be major killers of adolescents in the United States. Gun homicide kills teens in the most urban areas of the United States at the same rate as suicide kills teens in the most rural areas of the United States. Research on assault-injured youth sheds light on risk factors for teen gun homicide, and has found high rates of illegal gun carrying and retaliatory attitudes among at-risk teens. Suicide research continues to show a strong correlation between gun ownership and accessibility, and risk of completed suicide. Stand Your Ground laws and campus carry laws present unique threats to different populations of American teens. Given the enormous toll that gun violence takes on adolescent lives, pediatricians should ask about guns in the home and become involved in efforts to strengthen laws that would decrease gun violence.

20 CFR 655.75 - Decision and order of administrative law judge.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Decision and order of administrative law... Nursing in the United States (H-2B Workers) § 655.75 Decision and order of administrative law judge. (a) The administrative law judge shall issue a decision. If any party desires review of the decision...

77 FR 65905 - Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; OR

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-10-31

..., or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect the natural values of the Florence Sand Dunes (FSD). This... leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect the existing natural values of the FSD. This notice...

Amid Downturn, Law Students Give Aggrieved Investors a Day in Court

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Mangan, Katherine

2009-01-01

The University of San Francisco School of Law is one of at least a dozen law schools in the United States where students represent small investors facing big headaches, often because their brokers were more interested in maximizing their own commissions than in giving sound advice. Supervised by law professors, teams of students file motions,…

Law and Agriculture in Washington State. A Curriculum Guide. Final Report.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Parkert, Gary M.; Cvancara, Joseph G., Ed.

This curriculum guide consists of materials for high school vocational agriculture instructors to use in teaching a course in the law and agriculture. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the purpose of the law in our society, the judicial system, contract law, torts, ownership of land, and water rights. Each…

The Importance of Comparative Law in Legal Education: United States Goals and Methods of Legal Comparison

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ault, Hugh J.; Glendon, Mary Ann

1976-01-01

Discusses the rationale for teaching comparative law and describes techniques and results of experiments with two kinds of courses at Boston College Law School: (1) Comparative Legal Analysis, a perspective course, and (2) integration of comparative law as another dimension into courses in a particular subject matter area. (JT)

12 CFR 242.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... treated in the United States, as a bank holding company) that is— (1) Incorporated or organized in a...— (1) Is incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or any State; (2) Is... execution facility, or security-based swap data repository that, in each case, is registered with the...

Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings under State Law and Its Impact on Use by Nonprofit Institutions: A 10-State Analysis. CLIR Publication No. 146

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Council on Library and Information Resources, 2009

2009-01-01

This is the third of three studies of copyright and sound recordings commissioned by the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) in support of the congressionally mandated study of the state of audio preservation in the United States. All three studies have focused on how laws pertaining to sound recordings made before 1972 affect…

50 CFR 25.13 - Other applicable laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 9 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Other applicable laws. 25.13 Section 25.13 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTINUED) THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Introduction § 25.13 Other applicable laws...

50 CFR 25.13 - Other applicable laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 8 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Other applicable laws. 25.13 Section 25.13 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTINUED) THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Introduction § 25.13 Other applicable laws...

The Best Defense Is a Good Offense: Conducting Offensive Cyberoperations and the Law of Armed Conflict

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-02-13

Bradley and Goldsmith note that “despite its relatively amorphous nature, CIL [customary international law] has essentially the same binding force under...and Jack L. Goldsmith , Customary International Law as Federal Common Law: A Critique of the Modern Position, Harvard Law Review vol. 110, no. 4: 815...Law Institute, 1989), §102(2). 28 Bradley and Goldsmith , 818, citing Restatement of the Law Third, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States

The European Court of Human Rights: Implications for United States National Security

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-02-04

PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) United States Naval War College 686 Cushing Road...legal authority; (e) the lawful detention of persons for the prevention of the spreading of infectious diseases , of persons of unsound mind

Analysis of the Strategy to Combat Maritime Piracy

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-12-11

26  Contemporary Maritime Piracy: Causative Factors...NSC National Security Council PUC Persons Under Control viii SLOC Sea lines of communication SSA Ships Security Assessment SSP Ships Security Plan...UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea USD United States Dollar U.S. United States ix ILLUSTRATIONS Page Figure 1.  Factors

To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes.

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39

2014-11-12

12/16/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-228. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.3979, which became Public Law 113-291 on 12/19/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Became LawHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

32 CFR 842.88 - Delegations of authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Director of Civil Law. (2) Subject to the prior written approval of the United States Attorney General or... investigative or law enforcement officer. (4) Animal bites. (5) Personal injury from asbestos or radon. (6...

32 CFR 842.88 - Delegations of authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Director of Civil Law. (2) Subject to the prior written approval of the United States Attorney General or... investigative or law enforcement officer. (4) Animal bites. (5) Personal injury from asbestos or radon. (6...

32 CFR 842.88 - Delegations of authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Director of Civil Law. (2) Subject to the prior written approval of the United States Attorney General or... investigative or law enforcement officer. (4) Animal bites. (5) Personal injury from asbestos or radon. (6...

32 CFR 842.88 - Delegations of authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Director of Civil Law. (2) Subject to the prior written approval of the United States Attorney General or... investigative or law enforcement officer. (4) Animal bites. (5) Personal injury from asbestos or radon. (6...

32 CFR 842.88 - Delegations of authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Director of Civil Law. (2) Subject to the prior written approval of the United States Attorney General or... investigative or law enforcement officer. (4) Animal bites. (5) Personal injury from asbestos or radon. (6...

20 CFR 655.655 - Secretary's review of administrative law judge's decision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Enforcement of the... Secretary's review of administrative law judge's decision. (a) The Administrator or any interested party...

46 CFR 67.21 - Fishery endorsement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... a demise of the vessel may be entered into with Non-Citizens for the charter of dedicated Fish Tender Vessels and Fish Processing Vessels that are not engaged in the harvesting of fish or fishery... the laws of the United States or of a State; (2) Is authorized under those laws to exercise corporate...

46 CFR 67.21 - Fishery endorsement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... a demise of the vessel may be entered into with Non-Citizens for the charter of dedicated Fish Tender Vessels and Fish Processing Vessels that are not engaged in the harvesting of fish or fishery... the laws of the United States or of a State; (2) Is authorized under those laws to exercise corporate...

An Analysis of School Anti-Bullying Laws in the United States

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kueny, Maryellen T.; Zirkel, Perry A.

2012-01-01

Bullying, a pattern of physical or emotional abuse that students intentionally inflict on their peers, exists throughout secondary education, but is most prevalent during the middle grades. To inform the practice of middle level educators, this study canvassed school anti-bullying laws in each state and compared them with relevant research…

Land use politics and law in the 1970's

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Lamb, C. M.

1975-01-01

Political facets of the general land use challenge faced in the United States, and the legal authority for governmental action by state and federal officials under given conditions are discussed. Some current and future implications of these political and legal developments are presented. An overview of local versus state versus federal powers is presented along with practices for solving the nation's land use challenge. An analysis is provided of land use law and politics in five states playing active roles in land control. Land use politics and law at the federal level is addressed, with emphasis on three key legislative measures.

State preemption of local smoke-free laws in government work sites, private work sites, and restaurants - United States, 2005-2009.

PubMed

2010-02-05

Smoke-free policies (i.e., policies that completely eliminate smoking in indoor workplaces and public places) result in health benefits, including preventing heart attacks. Preemptive legislation at the state level prohibits localities from enacting laws that vary from state law or are more stringent. A Healthy People 2010 objective (27-19) is to eliminate state laws that preempt stronger local tobacco control laws. A 2005 CDC review found that little progress was being made toward reducing the number of state laws preempting local smoking restrictions in three indoor settings: government work sites, private-sector work sites, and restaurants. These three settings were selected for analysis because they are settings that often are addressed by state and local smoking restrictions and because they are major settings where nonsmoking workers and patrons are exposed to secondhand smoke. This report updates the previous analysis and summarizes changes that occurred from December 31, 2004, to December 31, 2009, in state laws that preempt local smoke-free laws for the same three settings. During that period, the number of states preempting local smoking restrictions in at least one of these three settings decreased from 19 to 12. In contrast with the 2005 findings, this decrease indicates progress toward achieving the goal of eliminating state laws preempting local smoking restrictions. Further progress could result in additional reductions in secondhand smoke exposure.

Holographic equipartition and the maximization of entropy

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Krishna, P. B.; Mathew, Titus K.

2017-09-01

The accelerated expansion of the Universe can be interpreted as a tendency to satisfy holographic equipartition. It can be expressed by a simple law, Δ V =Δ t (Nsurf-ɛ Nbulk) , where V is the Hubble volume in Planck units, t is the cosmic time in Planck units, and Nsurf /bulk is the number of degrees of freedom on the horizon/bulk of the Universe. We show that this holographic equipartition law effectively implies the maximization of entropy. In the cosmological context, a system that obeys the holographic equipartition law behaves as an ordinary macroscopic system that proceeds to an equilibrium state of maximum entropy. We consider the standard Λ CDM model of the Universe and show that it is consistent with the holographic equipartition law. Analyzing the entropy evolution, we find that it also proceeds to an equilibrium state of maximum entropy.

Legal Teaching Methods to Diverse Student Cohorts: A Comparison between the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kraal, Diane

2017-01-01

This article makes a comparison across the unique educational settings of law and business schools in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand to highlight differences in teaching methods necessary for culturally and ethnically mixed student cohorts derived from high migration, student mobility, higher education rankings…

The Gaseous State. Independent Learning Project for Advanced Chemistry (ILPAC). Unit P1.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Inner London Education Authority (England).

This unit on the gaseous state is one of 10 first year units produced by the Independent Learning Project for Advanced Chemistry (ILPAC). The unit consists of two levels. Level one deals with the distinctive characteristics of gases, then considers the gas laws, in particular the ideal gas equation and its applications. Level two concentrates on…

Demographic profile of states with human cloning laws: morality policy meets political economy.

PubMed

Stabile, Bonnie

2007-03-01

This analysis seeks to identify factors that may shape the policy stance - whether restrictive or permissive - that each state in the United States with a human cloning law in place takes toward human therapeutic cloning. The investigation also considers if cloning policy is more the product of morality politics or political economy. Results show that among states with human cloning policies in place, those with a greater biotechnological capacity, more permissive abortion laws, fewer Evangelical Protestants, and higher political liberalism rankings are more likely to have permissive cloning laws. A higher Roman Catholic population is strongly associated with permissive cloning laws, rather than restrictive cloning laws as originally supposed. Factors with morality policy and economic bases were both found to be associated with cloning policy outcomes. Results suggest that morality policies, though distinct in some ways, do share determinants with public policies based on political economy.

Parenting and the workplace: the construction of parenting protections in United States law.

PubMed

Eichner, Maxine

2008-08-04

In this paper, I discuss the shortcomings of the legal protections that exist for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and parenting for United States' workers. The two main sources of protection for pregnancy and parenting in United States employment law are the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Both, I argue, contain inadequate protections for the needs of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, as well as their infants. I consider what it is about the way these statutes conceptualize the needs of pregnant women, mothers, and their babies, that prevents more robust protection of their needs. I then compare the minimal protection afforded American women and families with more progressive policies in other countries to highlight the possibilities that arise when the state affirmatively supports working parents and their children.

A comprehensive review of state laws governing Internet and other delivery sales of cigarettes in the United States.

PubMed

Chriqui, Jamie F; Ribisl, Kurt M; Wallace, Raedell M; Williams, Rebecca S; O'Connor, Jean C; el Arculli, Regina

2008-02-01

All U.S. states regulate face-to-face tobacco sales at retail outlets. However, the recent growth of delivery sales of tobacco products by Internet and mail-order vendors has prompted new state regulations focused on preventing youth access and tax evasion. To date, there are no comprehensive and systematic analyses of these laws. The objectives of this study were to: (a) document the historical enactment of the laws; (b) assess the nature and extent of the laws; and (c) examine the relationship between the presence of laws and state tobacco control policy and other contextual variables. Between 1992 and 2006, 34 states (67%) enacted a relevant law, with 27 states' laws (45%) effective between 2003 and 2006. Five states banned direct-to-consumer shipment of cigarettes. The remaining 29 states' laws included a combination of requirements addressing minimum age/ID, payment issues, shipping, vendor licensure and related issues, tax collection/remittance, and penalties/enforcement. States with delivery sales laws have stronger youth tobacco access policies and state tobacco control environments, as well as higher state cigarette excise tax rates and revenue, past-month cigarette use rates, and perceptions of risk of use by adolescents. This paper provides the policy context for understanding Internet and other cigarette delivery sales laws in the U.S. It also provides a systematic framework for ongoing policy surveillance and will contribute to future analyses of the impact of these laws on successfully reducing youth access to cigarettes and preventing tax evasion.

Surface water supply of the United States, 1907-8, Part IV. St. Lawrence River Basin

USGS Publications Warehouse

,

1910-01-01

This volume contains results of flow measurements made on certain streams in the United States. The work was performed by the water-resources branch of the United States Geological Survey, either independently or in cooperation with organizations mentioned herein. These investigations are authorized by the organic law of the Geological Survey (Stat. L., vol. 20, p. 394)...

8 CFR 324.3 - Women, citizens of the United States at birth, who lost or are believed to have lost citizenship...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Women, citizens of the United States at... SPECIAL CLASSES OF PERSONS WHO MAY BE NATURALlZED: WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE AND FORMER CITIZENS WHOSE NATURALIZATION IS AUTHORIZED BY PRlVATE LAW § 324.3 Women, citizens of...

75 FR 73082 - Notice of Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-11-29

... EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES Notice of Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Export- Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee was established by Public Law 98-181, November 30, 1983, to advise the Export-Import Bank on its programs and to provide...

75 FR 9414 - Notice of Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-03-02

... EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES Notice of Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Export- Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee was established by Public Law 98-181, November 30, 1983, to advise the Export-Import Bank on its programs and to provide...

75 FR 54875 - Notice of Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-09-09

... EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES Notice of Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Export- Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee was established by Public Law 98-181, November 30, 1983, to advise the Export-Import Bank on its programs and to provide...

Gifted Law, Identification, and Programming in Mexico: An Overview for School Professionals in the United States

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Harris, Bryn; Lizardi, Patricia Sanchez

2012-01-01

The demographics in the United States are rapidly changing and the school-aged population is growing at an even faster rate, particularly within the Mexican population. In 2008, 12.7 million Mexican immigrants lived in the United States which is 17 times the number in 1970. In addition, Mexican populations are younger than other U.S. populations…

3 CFR 13582 - Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011. Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America..., President of the United States of America, in order to take additional steps with respect to the Government..., hereby order: Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that...

Critical Issues in School Law.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lewis, Larry

This publication summarizes and explains education-related court decisions in an effort to supply school people with guidelines in determining how school law applies to specific situations in their school districts. Although there is some emphasis on Oklahoma law, cases cited originated in all parts of the United States. Cases cited concern civil…

37 CFR 2.69 - Compliance with other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Compliance with other laws. 2.69 Section 2.69 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE... Applicants § 2.69 Compliance with other laws. When the sale or transportation of any product for which...

4 CFR 8.1 - Applicable law and regulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Applicable law and regulations. 8.1 Section 8.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES § 8.1 Applicable law and regulations. The provisions of subpart G, title 5, United States Code and implementing regulations for the...

4 CFR 8.1 - Applicable law and regulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Applicable law and regulations. 8.1 Section 8.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES § 8.1 Applicable law and regulations. The provisions of subpart G, title 5, United States Code and implementing regulations for the...

4 CFR 6.1 - Applicable law and regulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Applicable law and regulations. 6.1 Section 6.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE § 6.1 Applicable law and regulations. The provision of subpart E, title 5, United States Code and the Office of Personnel Management...

4 CFR 6.1 - Applicable law and regulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Applicable law and regulations. 6.1 Section 6.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE § 6.1 Applicable law and regulations. The provision of subpart E, title 5, United States Code and the Office of Personnel Management...

37 CFR 2.69 - Compliance with other laws.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Compliance with other laws. 2.69 Section 2.69 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE... Applicants § 2.69 Compliance with other laws. When the sale or transportation of any product for which...

Science and Policy Interactions: A Case Study with Acid Rain

EPA Science Inventory

Management of air pollution has a long history in the United States. A succession of laws, with the first Federal law, passed in 1955, has lead to substantial reductions in emissions and improvements in air quality. These laws were simulated originally by acute local effects on ...

4 CFR 8.1 - Applicable law and regulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Applicable law and regulations. 8.1 Section 8.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES § 8.1 Applicable law and regulations. The provisions of subpart G, title 5, United States Code and implementing regulations for the...

4 CFR 6.1 - Applicable law and regulations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Applicable law and regulations. 6.1 Section 6.1 Accounts GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE § 6.1 Applicable law and regulations. The provision of subpart E, title 5, United States Code and the Office of Personnel Management...

1980 Cumulative Supplement, "Higher Education and the Law".

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Edwards, Harry T.; Nordin, Virginia Davis

A 1980 cumulative supplement to the basic text, "Higher Education and the Law," is presented. Contents include: edited reports of five United States Supreme Court cases, important lower court cases, regulations and reports; and citations to numerous law review articles, additional cases, and other secondary sources. The following broad…

33 CFR 209.170 - Violations of laws protecting navigable waters.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Violations of laws protecting... THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE § 209.170 Violations of laws protecting..., when considered advisable by the District Engineer to protect the interests of the United States, they...

33 CFR 209.170 - Violations of laws protecting navigable waters.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Violations of laws protecting... THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE § 209.170 Violations of laws protecting..., when considered advisable by the District Engineer to protect the interests of the United States, they...

33 CFR 209.170 - Violations of laws protecting navigable waters.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Violations of laws protecting... THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE § 209.170 Violations of laws protecting..., when considered advisable by the District Engineer to protect the interests of the United States, they...

Legal Barriers to Adolescent Participation in Research About HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

PubMed Central

Moore, Quianta L.; Paul, Mary E.; McGuire, Amy L.

2016-01-01

Whether adolescents can participate in clinical trials of pharmacologic therapies for HIV prevention, such as preexposure prophylaxis, without parental permission hinges on state minor consent laws. Very few of these laws explicitly authorize adolescents to consent to preventive services for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Unclear state laws may lead to research cessation. We have summarized legal, ethical, and policy considerations related to adolescents’ participation in HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention research in the United States, and we have explored strategies for facilitating adolescents’ access. PMID:26562103

Border Security: A Journey Without a Destination

DTIC Science & Technology

2013-12-01

states and the federal government are, to a significant extent, defined by the United States Constitution and relevant case law .”77 Historically...government can invoke the “supremacy clause” of the Constitution , which can preempt state law . The federal government cited the supremacy clause in their...local governments have all defined what constitutes a secure border differently, which makes the measurement of success or failure virtually

46 CFR 540.21 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any territory or possession of the United States, or the laws... Maritime Commission. (d) United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any... MARITIME COMMISSION REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL...

46 CFR 540.21 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any territory or possession of the United States, or the laws... Maritime Commission. (d) United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any... MARITIME COMMISSION REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL...

46 CFR 540.21 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any territory or possession of the United States, or the laws... Maritime Commission. (d) United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any... MARITIME COMMISSION REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL...

46 CFR 540.21 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any territory or possession of the United States, or the laws... Maritime Commission. (d) United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any... MARITIME COMMISSION REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL...

46 CFR 540.21 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any territory or possession of the United States, or the laws... Maritime Commission. (d) United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any... MARITIME COMMISSION REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL...

32 CFR 1802.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... may be added if responding by international mail; Challenge means a request in the individual's... of the United States Government, and (2) Lawfully and actually in the possession of an authorized... official in the executive, military, congressional, or judicial branches of government, United States or...

32 CFR 1802.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... may be added if responding by international mail; Challenge means a request in the individual's... of the United States Government, and (2) Lawfully and actually in the possession of an authorized... official in the executive, military, congressional, or judicial branches of government, United States or...

32 CFR 1802.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... may be added if responding by international mail; Challenge means a request in the individual's... of the United States Government, and (2) Lawfully and actually in the possession of an authorized... official in the executive, military, congressional, or judicial branches of government, United States or...

32 CFR 1802.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... may be added if responding by international mail; Challenge means a request in the individual's... of the United States Government, and (2) Lawfully and actually in the possession of an authorized... official in the executive, military, congressional, or judicial branches of government, United States or...

78 FR 14411 - Notice of Proposed Policy Clarification Concerning Designation of Adjacent Coastal States for...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-03-05

... United States. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (``UNCLOS'') further clarifies the... Ocean, or more than three marine leagues into the Gulf of Mexico.'' \\16\\ The SLA also provides that ``[t...

76 FR 54536 - Meeting

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-01

... UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Meeting AGENCY: United States Institute of Peace. Date/Time... Peace Act, Public Law 98-525. Agenda: September 22, 2011 Board Meeting; Approval of Minutes of the One Hundred Fortieth Meeting (June 23-24, 2011) of the Board of Directors; Chairman's Report; President's...

Easiness of Legal Access to Concealed Firearm Permits and Homicide Rates in the United States.

PubMed

Siegel, Michael; Xuan, Ziming; Ross, Craig S; Galea, Sandro; Kalesan, Bindu; Fleegler, Eric; Goss, Kristin A

2017-12-01

To examine the relation of "shall-issue" laws, in which permits must be issued if requisite criteria are met; "may-issue" laws, which give law enforcement officials wide discretion over whether to issue concealed firearm carry permits or not; and homicide rates. We compared homicide rates in shall-issue and may-issue states and total, firearm, nonfirearm, handgun, and long-gun homicide rates in all 50 states during the 25-year period of 1991 to 2015. We included year and state fixed effects and numerous state-level factors in the analysis. Shall-issue laws were significantly associated with 6.5% higher total homicide rates, 8.6% higher firearm homicide rates, and 10.6% higher handgun homicide rates, but were not significantly associated with long-gun or nonfirearm homicide. Shall-issue laws are associated with significantly higher rates of total, firearm-related, and handgun-related homicide.

Prevalence and public health implications of state laws that criminalize potential HIV exposure in the United States.

PubMed

Lehman, J Stan; Carr, Meredith H; Nichol, Allison J; Ruisanchez, Alberto; Knight, David W; Langford, Anne E; Gray, Simone C; Mermin, Jonathan H

2014-06-01

For the past three decades, legislative approaches to prevent HIV transmission have been used at the national, state, and local levels. One punitive legislative approach has been enactment of laws that criminalize behaviors associated with HIV exposure (HIV-specific criminal laws). In the USA, HIV-specific criminal laws have largely been shaped by state laws. These laws impose criminal penalties on persons who know they have HIV and subsequently engage in certain behaviors, most commonly sexual activity without prior disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus. These laws have been subject to intense public debate. Using public health law research methods, data from the legal database WestlawNext© were analyzed to describe the prevalence and characteristics of laws that criminalize potential HIV exposure in the 50 states (plus the District of Columbia) and to examine the implications of these laws for public health practice. The first state laws were enacted in 1986; as of 2011 a total of 67 laws had been enacted in 33 states. By 1995, nearly two-thirds of all laws had been enacted; by 2000, 85 % of laws had been enacted; and since 2000, an additional 10 laws have been enacted. Twenty-four states require persons who are aware that they have HIV to disclose their status to sexual partners and 14 states require disclosure to needle-sharing partners. Twenty-five states criminalize one or more behaviors that pose a low or negligible risk for HIV transmission. Nearly two-thirds of states in the USA have legislation that criminalizes potential HIV exposure. Many of these laws criminalize behaviors that pose low or negligible risk for HIV transmission. The majority of laws were passed before studies showed that antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV transmission risk and most laws do not account for HIV prevention measures that reduce transmission risk, such as condom use, ART, or pre-exposure prophylaxis. States with HIV-specific criminal laws are encouraged to use the findings of this paper to re-examine those laws, assess the laws' alignment with current evidence regarding HIV transmission risk, and consider whether the laws are the best vehicle to achieve their intended purposes.

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...

Mental Health: Funds Needed for Future Planning Activities.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.

The United States General Accounting Office undertook an assessment of whether additional federal funds are needed to assist states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United States territories in completing the development of the comprehensive mental health services plans required by law. To assess need, officials at the Department of…

8 CFR 252.1 - Examination of crewmen.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... aircraft shall be examined in accordance with the provisions of 8 CFR parts 235 and 240: (1) Canadian or...) Canadian or British citizen crewmen of aircraft arriving in a State of the United States directly from... provision of the law, and is entitled clearly and beyond doubt to landing privileges in the United States...

76 FR 81 - Adoption of Recommendation

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-01-03

... that may result in the preemption of State law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily F. Schleicher... Conference of the United States was established by the Administrative Conference Act, 5 U.S.C. 591-596. The... United States (5 U.S.C. 594(1)). At its Fifty-third Plenary Session, held December 9 and 10, 2010, the...

32 CFR 151.7 - Fair trial guarantees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... not be prosecuted under an ex post facto law. (c) Accused shall not be punished by bills of attainder... the United States. The list is intended as a guide for the preparation of country law studies...

32 CFR 151.7 - Fair trial guarantees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... not be prosecuted under an ex post facto law. (c) Accused shall not be punished by bills of attainder... the United States. The list is intended as a guide for the preparation of country law studies...

32 CFR 151.7 - Fair trial guarantees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... not be prosecuted under an ex post facto law. (c) Accused shall not be punished by bills of attainder... the United States. The list is intended as a guide for the preparation of country law studies...

32 CFR 151.7 - Fair trial guarantees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... not be prosecuted under an ex post facto law. (c) Accused shall not be punished by bills of attainder... the United States. The list is intended as a guide for the preparation of country law studies...

32 CFR 151.7 - Fair trial guarantees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... not be prosecuted under an ex post facto law. (c) Accused shall not be punished by bills of attainder... the United States. The list is intended as a guide for the preparation of country law studies...

25 CFR 141.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... cost to the owner of replacing an item with one having the same quality and usefulness. (l) Reservation... association or credit union operating under the laws of the United States or the laws of New Mexico, Arizona...

25 CFR 141.3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... cost to the owner of replacing an item with one having the same quality and usefulness. (l) Reservation... association or credit union operating under the laws of the United States or the laws of New Mexico, Arizona...

Detailed thermodynamic investigation of an ICE-driven, natural gas-fueled, 1 kWe micro-CHP generator

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

Taie, Zachary; West, Brian H.; Szybist, James P.

Here, the purpose of this work is to record the baseline performance of a state-of-the-art micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) system. A second goal of this work is to provide detailed thermodynamic first and second law performance measurements of the internal combustion engine and generator subsystems. A global technology survey was conducted to identify the leading mCHP systems in the 1 kW electric range. The Honda ECOWILL was identified as the state-of-the-art system in the United States, and an unused unit was procured. The ECOWILL underwent round-robin performance testing at three independent laboratories. First law (energy) and second law (exergy)more » analyses were conducted on the steady state data. Analysis revealed the ECOWILL operated at a first law electrical efficiency of 23.5 ± 0.4% and a utilization factor of 74.5 ± 3.2%. The primary energy loss was heat transfer from the device, followed by chemical and thermal energy in the exhaust stack. The second law analysis showed the ECOWILL operated at a second law electrical efficiency of 23.1 ± 0.4% and total (including exergy in both the electrical and recovered waste heat streams) second law efficiency of 30.2 ± 2.3%. Key areas of exergy destruction were, in decreasing magnitude, heat transfer, combustion irreversibility, and generator and friction losses.« less

Detailed thermodynamic investigation of an ICE-driven, natural gas-fueled, 1 kWe micro-CHP generator

DOE PAGES

Taie, Zachary; West, Brian H.; Szybist, James P.; ...

2018-05-03

Here, the purpose of this work is to record the baseline performance of a state-of-the-art micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) system. A second goal of this work is to provide detailed thermodynamic first and second law performance measurements of the internal combustion engine and generator subsystems. A global technology survey was conducted to identify the leading mCHP systems in the 1 kW electric range. The Honda ECOWILL was identified as the state-of-the-art system in the United States, and an unused unit was procured. The ECOWILL underwent round-robin performance testing at three independent laboratories. First law (energy) and second law (exergy)more » analyses were conducted on the steady state data. Analysis revealed the ECOWILL operated at a first law electrical efficiency of 23.5 ± 0.4% and a utilization factor of 74.5 ± 3.2%. The primary energy loss was heat transfer from the device, followed by chemical and thermal energy in the exhaust stack. The second law analysis showed the ECOWILL operated at a second law electrical efficiency of 23.1 ± 0.4% and total (including exergy in both the electrical and recovered waste heat streams) second law efficiency of 30.2 ± 2.3%. Key areas of exergy destruction were, in decreasing magnitude, heat transfer, combustion irreversibility, and generator and friction losses.« less

Measuring the stringency of states' indoor tanning regulations: instrument development and outcomes.

PubMed

Woodruff, Susan I; Pichon, Latrice C; Hoerster, Katherine D; Forster, Jean L; Gilmer, Todd; Mayer, Joni A

2007-05-01

We sought to describe the development of an instrument to quantify the stringency of state indoor tanning legislation in the United States, and the instrument's psychometric properties. The instrument was then used to rate the stringency of state laws. A 35-item instrument was developed. An overall stringency measure and 9 stringency subscales were developed, including one measuring minors' access to indoor tanning. Stringency measures showed good internal consistency and interrater reliability. In all, 55% of the 50 states and the District of Columbia had any indoor tanning law, and 41% had any law addressing minors' access. Oregon, Illinois, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, and Rhode Island had high overall stringency scores, and Texas and New Hampshire were the most restrictive with regard to minors' access. Measurement of actual enforcement of the laws was not included in this study. The instrument appears to be an easy-to-use, reliable, and valid methodology. Application of the instrument to actual laws showed that, in general, state laws are relatively weak, although there was considerable variability by state.

78 FR 14358 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-03-05

... the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United...; and Mountain Mart 108, LLC. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims of the United States under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by various laws including the Resource Conservation and Recovery...

77 FR 15231 - Delegation of Responsibility Under the Senate Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-15

... Ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation; and the... authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America...

14 CFR 155.3 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) AIRPORTS... the interests of the United States in civil aviation. In addition, section 4 of that Act authorizes... protect or advance the interests of the United States in civil aviation. (b) Section 2 of the Act of...

14 CFR 155.3 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) AIRPORTS... the interests of the United States in civil aviation. In addition, section 4 of that Act authorizes... protect or advance the interests of the United States in civil aviation. (b) Section 2 of the Act of...

14 CFR 155.3 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) AIRPORTS... the interests of the United States in civil aviation. In addition, section 4 of that Act authorizes... protect or advance the interests of the United States in civil aviation. (b) Section 2 of the Act of...

14 CFR 155.3 - Applicable law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) AIRPORTS... the interests of the United States in civil aviation. In addition, section 4 of that Act authorizes... protect or advance the interests of the United States in civil aviation. (b) Section 2 of the Act of...

Guide to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

American Public Welfare Association, Washington, DC.

This booklet describes aspects of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, a uniform law establishing orderly procedures for the interstate placement of children and fixing responsibilities for those involved in placing a child. The law has been enacted by almost all of the states and jurisdictions of the United States. Contents focus…

Development of Systematic Knowledge Management for Public Health: A Public Health Law Ontology

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Keeling, Jonathan

2012-01-01

The Institute of Medicine has stated that legal structures and the authority vested in health agencies and other partners within the public health system are essential to improving the public's health. Variation between the laws of different jurisdictions within the United States allows for natural experimentation and research into their…

43 CFR 9239.0-8 - Measure of damage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TECHNICAL SERVICES (9000) TRESPASS Kinds of Trespass § 9239.0-8 Measure of damage... other trespass in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of... by the laws of the State in which the trespass is committed, unless by Federal law a different rule...

43 CFR 9239.0-8 - Measure of damage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TECHNICAL SERVICES (9000) TRESPASS Kinds of Trespass § 9239.0-8 Measure of damage... other trespass in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of... by the laws of the State in which the trespass is committed, unless by Federal law a different rule...

43 CFR 9239.0-8 - Measure of damage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TECHNICAL SERVICES (9000) TRESPASS Kinds of Trespass § 9239.0-8 Measure of damage... other trespass in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of... by the laws of the State in which the trespass is committed, unless by Federal law a different rule...

43 CFR 9239.0-8 - Measure of damage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TECHNICAL SERVICES (9000) TRESPASS Kinds of Trespass § 9239.0-8 Measure of damage... other trespass in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of... by the laws of the State in which the trespass is committed, unless by Federal law a different rule...

Immigrant Families and Child Care Subsidies: What Federal Law and Guidance Says

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Matthews, Hannah

2010-01-01

One in four young children in the United States lives in an immigrant family. Federal law establishes policies on immigrant eligibility for child care assistance, yet questions regarding eligibility remain at the state and local level. Most child care assistance is funded through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary…

Mass Incarceration and the Making of Citizens

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Justice, Benjamin

2014-01-01

Like laws for formal education, laws for crime and punishment shape the relationship between the citizen and the state. They could, in fact, be equally powerful in building or breaking the civic spirit. In the past three decades, a revolution has occurred in the United States that is as insidious as it is unprecedented: the rise of the American…

Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Romanosky, Sasha; Telang, Rahul; Acquisti, Alessandro

2011-01-01

In the United States, identity theft resulted in corporate and consumer losses of $56 billion dollars in 2005, with up to 35 percent of known identity thefts caused by corporate data breaches. Many states have responded by adopting data breach disclosure laws that require firms to notify consumers if their personal information has been lost or…

The Ties that Bind: Race and Restitution in Education Law and Policy in South Africa and the United States of America

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jansen, Jonathan D.

2006-01-01

The parallels between South Africa and the United States run deep. For the United States, that moment of transition, at least as far as education is concerned, was the landmark ruling of 1954, described in the shorthand, "Brown v. Board of Education"; for South Africa, that moment came 40 years later when every citizen could, for the…

Surface water supply of the United States, 1907-8, Part II. South Atlantic Coast and eastern Gulf of Mexico

USGS Publications Warehouse

,

1909-01-01

This volume contains results of flow measurements made on certain streams in the United States. The work was performed by the water-resources branch of the United States Geological Survey, either independently or in cooperation with organizations mentioned herein. These investigations are authorized by the organic law of the Geological Survey (Stat. L., vol. 20, p. 394)...

Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-04-29

United Nations, the African Union , and the United States condemned the terrorist attacks. More than 20 suspects are currently in prison. Uganda: Current...concerns. The African Union stated that the elections were peaceful and transparent, but called for a Review of the Electoral Law. Opposition groups...Nations, the African Union , and the United States condemned the terrorist attacks. More than 20 suspects are currently in prison. The attacks took place

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING, BASIC COURSE, UNIT II, INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL.

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REESE, ROBERT M.; AND OTHERS

INSTRUCTORS MAY USE THIS MANUAL IN CONDUCTING A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR INSERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND RECRUITS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A STATEWIDE COMMITTEE OF STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSULTANTS, SPECIALISTS, AND AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WAS TESTED BY A SUBJECT-MATTER SPECIALIST IN PILOT-CLASS STUDY. THE TRAINING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE…

Laws of the United States Relating to Water Pollution Control and Environmental Quality.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Public Works.

This compilation of Federal legislation contains copies of twelve Public Laws, four Executive Orders, and five International Conventions relevant to water pollution control. It also contains two Public Laws and two Executive Orders pertaining to environmental quality. There is a brief introduction summarizing the provisions of each Act. (AL)

31 CFR 210.3 - Governing law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... CLEARING HOUSE § 210.3 Governing law. (a) Federal law. The rights and obligations of the United States and... rule changes with an effective date on or before September 21, 2007, as published in Parts II, III, and... publishing an amendment to this part in the Federal Register. An amendment to the ACH Rules that is accepted...

78 FR 64531 - Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension, Sacramento Pass Recreation Area; Nevada

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2013-10-29

... Interior for Policy, Management and Budget proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No..., sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect the Sacramento Pass Recreation Area (SPRA) in...

20 CFR 655.75 - Decision and order of administrative law judge.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Decision and order of administrative law... administrative law judge shall be inoperative unless and until the Board issues an order affirming the decision... Nursing in the United States (H-2B Workers) Integrity Measures § 655.75 Decision and order of...

Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, 1995.

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Reaves, Brian A.; Goldberg, Andrew L.

To determine the nature of law enforcement services provided on campuses in the context of the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act, the U.S. Department of Justice surveyed four-year institutions of higher education in the United States with 2,500 or more students. This report presents data collected from nearly 600 campus law enforcement…

Strengthening seat belt use laws

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1996-09-01

Traffic crashes are a leading cause : of death in the United States. : Wearing seat belts is the easiest and : most effective way of cutting the : highway death tolland strong : occupant protection laws are the most : effective way of increasing s...

Psychiatric Advance Directives: Getting Started

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... the United States View PDF Type of PADs Federal Law on Advance Directives View PDF “Introducing Psychiatric Advance ... Ph.D., M.L.S. View video (12:08) “Federal Law on Advance Directives: The Patient Self-Determination Act” ...

48 CFR 6301.2 - Qualifications of members.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... contract law. ... CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 6301.2 Qualifications of members. Each member of the Board must... administrative law judges appointed pursuant to section 3105 of title 5 of the United States Code, with the...

20 CFR 655.445 - Secretary's review of administrative law judge's decision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Enforcement of H-1A... interested party desiring review of the decision and order of an administrative law judge shall petition the...

41 CFR 102-117.145 - What are coastwise laws?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... by water between points in the United States or its territories. The purpose of these laws is to assure reliable shipping service and the existence of a maritime capability in times of war or national...

Interior view, law library closer view to show painted details ...

Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

Interior view, law library closer view to show painted details on the groin vaults - United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Federal Indian Law Internet Tools: "Indian Territory Cases" at the Oklahoma State Courts Network and Kappler's "Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties" at the Oklahoma State University

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bernholz, Charles D.

2004-01-01

In a thorough analysis of researching the regulation of the banking industry in the United States, Zoller (2000) demonstrated a number of paths among federal documents of various agencies within the Department of the Treasury, including the legislation that created these entities, and to relevant online resources. This latter opportunity included…

Gun utopias? Firearm access and ownership in Israel and Switzerland.

PubMed

Rosenbaum, Janet E

2012-02-01

The 2011 attempted assassination of a US representative renewed the national gun control debate. Gun advocates claim mass-casualty events are mitigated and deterred with three policies: (a) permissive gun laws, (b) widespread gun ownership, (c) and encouragement of armed civilians who can intercept shooters. They cite Switzerland and Israel as exemplars. We evaluate these claims with analysis of International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) data and translation of laws and original source material. Swiss and Israeli laws limit firearm ownership and require permit renewal one to four times annually. ICVS analysis finds the United States has more firearms per capita and per household than either country. Switzerland and Israel curtail off-duty soldiers' firearm access to prevent firearm deaths. Suicide among soldiers decreased by 40 per cent after the Israeli army's 2006 reforms. Compared with the United States, Switzerland and Israel have lower gun ownership and stricter gun laws, and their policies discourage personal gun ownership.

75 FR 53643 - Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v.Teleflex

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-09-01

...The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is issuing an update (2010 KSR Guidelines Update) to its obviousness guidelines for its personnel to be used when applying the law of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103. This 2010 KSR Guidelines Update highlights case law developments on obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 since the 2007 decision by the United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. These guidelines are intended to be used by Office personnel in conjunction with the guidance in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure when applying the law of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103. Members of the public are invited to provide comments on the 2010 KSR Guidelines Update. The Office is especially interested in receiving suggestions of recent decisional law in the field of obviousness that would have particular value as teaching tools.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, public health, and the elusive target of human rights.

PubMed

Gable, Lance

2011-01-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets in motion a wide range of programs that substantially affected the health system in the United States and signify a moderate but important regulatory shift in the role of the federal government in public health. This article briefly addresses two interesting policy paradoxes about the ACA. First, while the legislation primarily addresses health care financing and insurance and establishes only a few initiatives directly targeting public health, the ACA nevertheless has the potential to produce extensive public health benefits across the United States population by improving access to health care and services and reducing cost. Essentially, the ACA does not take the explicit form of a public health law but instead strives to advance public health indirectly through its effects. Second, while the ACA does not establish a right to health - or even a right to health insurance - in the United States, it does set in motion a number of significant structural and normative changes to United States law that comport with the attainment of the right to health. Most significantly, key provisions of the bill are designed to improve availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of conditions necessary for health, and to prompt the government to respect, protect, and fulfill these conditions. These developments mean that, to a degree, the United States essentially has undertaken the same types of legal and policy steps that a country would be required to take to uphold the right to health without actually recognizing the right to health in any formal or legally binding way. Despite these dual paradoxes and the upside potential for public health improvements resulting from the ACA, the public health impact of the law remains uncertain and will be decided by numerous subsequent regulatory and implementation decisions. The ACA authorizes multiple federal agencies to engage in rulemaking, a process that will largely dictate the systemic and health impacts that will become its legacy. This reality opens up ample opportunity to bolster public health aspects and interpretations of the law, and to simultaneously augment the corresponding components of the right to health. © 2011 American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Inc.

The Distinction between Civil and Criminal Law: A Lesson Plan for High School Law-Related Educators To Support "Understanding the Federal Courts."

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Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC.

The O. J. Simpson trials taught much of the United States a basic lesson in the difference between criminal law and civil law. Many students learn in their government classes that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. A person found innocent in a criminal trial, however, can be sued under civil law procedures for damages. It is…

The right to vacation: an international perspective.

PubMed

Ray, Rebecca; Schmitt, John

2008-01-01

This report reviews international vacation and holiday laws and finds that the United States is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers any paid vacation or holidays. As a result, one in four U.S. workers do not receive any paid vacation or paid holidays. The lack of paid vacation and paid holidays in the United States is particularly acute for lower-wage and part-time workers, and for employees of small businesses. This report also includes a comparative appendix with information on paid leave and holiday laws in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14

2009-02-23

01/04/2011 Became Public Law No: 111-350. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Notes: A page further explaining the bill is available from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel at http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t41/index.html. Tracker: This bill has the status Became LawHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

8 CFR 1101.3 - Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in the United States. 1101.3 Section 1101.3 Aliens... PRESUMPTION OF LAWFUL ADMISSION § 1101.3 Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person...

8 CFR 1101.3 - Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in the United States. 1101.3 Section 1101.3 Aliens... PRESUMPTION OF LAWFUL ADMISSION § 1101.3 Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person...

8 CFR 1101.3 - Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in the United States. 1101.3 Section 1101.3 Aliens... PRESUMPTION OF LAWFUL ADMISSION § 1101.3 Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person...

8 CFR 1101.3 - Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in the United States. 1101.3 Section 1101.3 Aliens... PRESUMPTION OF LAWFUL ADMISSION § 1101.3 Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person...

8 CFR 1101.3 - Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person born under diplomatic status in the United States. 1101.3 Section 1101.3 Aliens... PRESUMPTION OF LAWFUL ADMISSION § 1101.3 Creation of record of lawful permanent resident status for person...

To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park Service and Related Programs", as positive law.

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6

2013-03-12

12/19/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-287. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Notes: A page further explaining the bill is available from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel at http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t54/index.html. Tracker: This bill has the status Became LawHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide policy in The Netherlands and Oregon: a comparative analysis.

PubMed

Patel, Kant

2004-01-01

This article presents a comparative analysis of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide policy in The Netherlands and the state of Oregon in the United States. The topics of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are discussed in the context of the historical setting of The Netherlands and the United States with special emphasis placed on public opinion, role of the courts and the legislative bodies, and opinions of physicians. Major similarities and differences in the laws of The Netherlands and Oregon are discussed. The article examines whether the passage of the law has led to a slide down the slippery slope in The Netherlands and Oregon as had been suggested by the opponents of the law. The article concludes that the empirical evidence does not support the contention of the opponents. However, the author argues that the potential for this happening is much greater in The Netherlands than in Oregon.

Targets for Marine Corps Purchasing and Supply Management Initiatives: Spend Analysis Findings

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-01-01

TRANSPORTATION INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS LAW AND BUSINESS NATIONAL SECURITY POPULATION AND AGING PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TERRORISM AND...States Transportation Command UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Inc. USMC United States Marine Corps WHS/SIAD Washington Headquarters Services...Services Admin- istration (GSA), and the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), as well as via Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests

75 FR 34516 - Issuance of an Amended Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Operation, and...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-06-17

... facilities in the United States. This permit is subject to the following conditions: Article 1. The United... Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate. Article 2. (1) Standards for, and manner of, the... Authority Number 0170.1. Article 3. The permittee shall comply with all Federal and State laws and...

22 CFR 72.30 - Provisions in a will or advanced directive regarding disposition of remains.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Provisions in a will or advanced directive... Decreased United States Citizen Or National § 72.30 Provisions in a will or advanced directive regarding disposition of remains. United States state law regarding advance directives, deaths and estates include...

Detail view of lamp in law library; Jennewein modeled symbols ...

Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

Detail view of lamp in law library; Jennewein modeled symbols of the four seasons on the lamp's aluminum supports - United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

To amend title 46, United States Code, to improve maritime law enforcement.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2

2009-03-11

House - 04/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Resources for Shaping Collective Bargaining Laws to Meet the Special Needs of Higher Education. Special Report No. 18.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Academic Collective Bargaining Information Service, Washington, DC.

At least 10 additional states, as of Febraury 1975, and the Congress of the United States are shaping bills that, should they become law, will enable teachers and other professionals employed by public colleges and universities to utilize collective bargaining as an instrument for determining wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Many…

31 CFR 500.504 - Certain judicial proceedings with respect to property of designated nationals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... judgment book, minute book, journal or otherwise, or the docketing of any judgment in any docket book, or... the laws of the United States or any State, territory or possession thereof, or the District of... operation of law, who falls within any of the categories specified in paragraphs (d) (1), (2) and (3) of...

31 CFR 515.504 - Certain judicial proceedings with respect to property of designated nationals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... judgment book, minute book, journal or otherwise, or the docketing of any judgment in any docket book, or... the laws of the United States or any State, territory or possession thereof, or the District of... operation of law, who falls within any of the categories specified in paragraphs (a) (1), (2), and (3) of...

Contract Formation and Performance under the UCC and CISG: A Comparative Case Study

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Saunders, Kurt M.; Rymsza, Leonard

2015-01-01

Contracts for the sale of goods in the United States are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in every state but one. When one of the parties to the contract is based in another country, however, the conflict of laws principles that will determine which country's law governs the transaction can be confounding. In addition, the commercial…

Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984. Public Law 98-378.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

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

This document is the text of Public Law 98-378, the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984. The act amends part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to assure, through mandatory income withholding, incentive payments to states, and other improvements in the child support enforcement program, that all children in the United States who are…

42 CFR 457.915 - Fraud detection and investigation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... and abuse cases. (2) Methods for investigating fraud and abuse cases that— (i) Do not infringe on legal rights of persons involved; and (ii) Afford due process of law. (b) State program integrity unit... implement procedures for referring suspected fraud and abuse cases to the State program integrity unit (if...

75 FR 80673 - Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-23

... #0; #0; #0; Presidential Documents #0; #0; #0;#0;Federal Register / Vol. 75 , No. 246 / Thursday, December 23, 2010 / Presidential Documents#0;#0; #0; #0;Title 3-- #0;The President [[Page 80673... and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby...

77 FR 55103 - Labor Day, 2012

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-09-06

... Day, 2012 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Through times of prosperity... the unshakable foundation of American innovation and economic growth. On Labor Day, we celebrate their... the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 3, 2012, as Labor Day. I call upon all...

77 FR 2907 - Religious Freedom Day, 2012

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-01-20

... Religious Freedom Day, 2012 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation For nearly four.... On Religious Freedom Day, we celebrate this historic milestone, reflect upon the Statute's... the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2012, as Religious Freedom Day. I call...

31 CFR 537.321 - U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false U.S. person. 537.321 Section 537.321 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN... organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including...

31 CFR 536.304 - Foreign person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Foreign person. 536.304 Section 536.304 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States, but does not...

31 CFR 536.304 - Foreign person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Foreign person. 536.304 Section 536.304 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States, but does not...

31 CFR 537.321 - U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false U.S. person. 537.321 Section 537.321 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN... organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including...

31 CFR 595.304 - Foreign person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Foreign person. 595.304 Section 595.304 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States, but does not...

31 CFR 594.304 - Foreign person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Foreign person. 594.304 Section 594.304 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States, but does not...

31 CFR 536.304 - Foreign person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Foreign person. 536.304 Section 536.304 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States, but does not...

31 CFR 536.304 - Foreign person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Foreign person. 536.304 Section 536.304 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF... organized solely under the laws of the United States or existing solely in the United States, but does not...

31 CFR 537.321 - U.S. person.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false U.S. person. 537.321 Section 537.321 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN... organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including...

8 CFR 1240.65 - Eligibility for suspension of deportation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) Battered spouses and children. To establish eligibility for suspension of deportation under former section... was filed; (2) The alien has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by a... of a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident and the child has been battered or subjected...

8 CFR 1240.65 - Eligibility for suspension of deportation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) Battered spouses and children. To establish eligibility for suspension of deportation under former section... was filed; (2) The alien has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by a... of a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident and the child has been battered or subjected...

22 CFR 308.4 - Disclosure of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... record for statistical research provided that such record is transmitted in a form which is not... will be used only for statistical purposes. (f) To the National Archives of the United States as a... governmental jurisdiction within the control of the United States for civil or criminal law enforcement...

32 CFR 525.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... America but who have entered the United States under an immigrant quota. (9) Military installation. A... accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States. (16) U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel of... Defense. A department of the executive branch of the U.S. Government which includes the Departments of the...

32 CFR 525.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... America but who have entered the United States under an immigrant quota. (9) Military installation. A... accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States. (16) U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel of... Defense. A department of the executive branch of the U.S. Government which includes the Departments of the...

32 CFR 525.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... America but who have entered the United States under an immigrant quota. (9) Military installation. A... accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States. (16) U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel of... Defense. A department of the executive branch of the U.S. Government which includes the Departments of the...

32 CFR 525.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... America but who have entered the United States under an immigrant quota. (9) Military installation. A... accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States. (16) U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel of... Defense. A department of the executive branch of the U.S. Government which includes the Departments of the...

32 CFR 525.1 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... America but who have entered the United States under an immigrant quota. (9) Military installation. A... accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States. (16) U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel of... Defense. A department of the executive branch of the U.S. Government which includes the Departments of the...

15 CFR 971.701 - Criteria for safety of life and property at sea.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS... by present laws and regulations. The primary inspection statutes pertaining to United States flag... Motor Vessels, and Freight Vessels). United States flag vessels will be required to meet all applicable...

76 FR 16734 - Determination Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-25

... Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce...-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``CAFTA-DR Implementation Act''), Public Law 109...