This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), intended as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Coast Guard's funding requests and acquisition strategies for these programs.

This report provides information on the congressional consideration of the FY2016 regular appropriations bills and the FY2016 continuing resolution (CR). It also discusses the statutory and procedural budget enforcement framework for FY2016 appropriations.

This report provides a table of data outlining direct overt U.S. aid appropriations and military reimbursements to Pakistan including number for fiscal years 2002-2011 (combined), fiscal years 2012-2016 (individually), an estimate for 2017, and the requested amount for 2018.

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This report provides an introduction to the public transportation program administered by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This program was authorized in FY2016 through FY2020 by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94). The focus of the federal program is still on the capital side, but the program has evolved to support operational expenses in some circumstances, as well as safety oversight, planning, and research.

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This report describes selected items from the Administration's FY2016 budget request for NSF and tracks legislative action on FY2016 appropriations to the National Science foundation. It also details selected NSF appropriations authorizations proposed in the 114th Congress, summarizes budget and appropriations action from FY2015 and FY2014, and presents information on historical funding for the foundation.

Annual financial report of the Texas Bond Review Board documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2016.

The legislative appropriations request from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 containing background information for the agency summaries of requests by various criteria, and supporting information.

Annual financial report of the Texas First Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2016.

Annual financial report of the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2016.

Legislative appropriations request from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 containing background information for the agency, summaries of requests by various criteria, and supporting information.

Request for funding by legislative appropriations for the office of the State Prosecuting Attorney for FY 2016-2017, submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board.

Annual financial report of the Texas Senate documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for the fiscal year ending in August 31, 2016.

Annual financial report of the Texas Seventh Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2016.

Request for funding by legislative appropriations by the Texas State Law Library for FY 2016-2017, submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board.