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PURPOSE: To examine opportunities to modernize the federal grantmaking process. BACKGROUND: The federal government awards more than $700 billion in grants each year, of which nearly $600 billion is distributed to state and local governments. A complex grant management structure detracts ...

PURPOSE: To discuss H.R. 4382, the Free Flow of Information Act, a shield law that conditions the federally compelled disclosure of information by journalists. BACKGROUND: In November 2017, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced the Free Flow of Information Act to protect the exercise of freely reporting critical ...

PURPOSE: To examine challenges faced by ranchers seeking to graze livestock on federal land and to identify opportunities for more productive range management practices. BACKGROUND: Congress mandated both the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS) manage federal land under "multiple use and sustained yield" principles to include livestock grazing. Access to public lands for ...

PURPOSE: To assess the role of the federal government, states, and localities in safeguarding the integrity of the U.S. election system. To determine what actions must be taken ahead of the 2018 midterm elections to ensure the voting process is secure. BACKGROUND: On November 29, 2017, the Subcommittees on Information Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs held a

PURPOSE: To identify challenges imposed by divergent regulatory standards and examine opportunities to harmonize regulations through ...