Examines the extent to which commuter rail agencies rely on Amtrak for access to infrastructure and services. This book also examines: issues that commuter rail agencies would face if Amtrak abruptly ceased to provide them with services and infrastructure

Although likely a small percentage of all people screened, the thousands of persons misidentified to the Terrorist Watch List can experience additional questioning, delays, and other effects. Most misidentifications occur because of similarities to names o

Weather-related events have cost the nation billions of dollars in damages over the past decade. Many of these losses are borne by private insurers and by two federal insurance programs the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures properties against flooding, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), which insures crops against drought or other weather disasters. This book: describes how climate change may affect future weather-related losses; determines past insured weather-related losses; and, determines what major private insurers and federal insurers are doing to...

Evaluates trends in the international trade of petroleum products, refining capacity and intensity of refining capacity use internationally and in the United States, international and domestic crude oil and petroleum product inventories, and domestic petro

What are Asian American and Pacific Islander subgroups' educational attainment and household income levels? What challenges, if any, Asian American and Pacific Islander students face in pursuing and completing their post-secondary education? This book answers these questions.

Addresses the issues such as: What percentage of workers participate in DC plans, and how much have they saved in them? How much are workers likely to have saved in DC plans over their careers and to what degree do key individual decisions and plan features affect plan saving?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a national plan in June 2006 for sectors - such as public health, energy and transportation - to enhance the protection of critical infrastructure. This book determines if these plans address key aspects of cyber security, including cyber assets, key vulnerabilities, and recovery plans.

Examines the rationale for and resources of federal and state programs that provide natural catastrophe insurance. This book looks at the extent to which Americans living in catastrophe-prone areas of the United States are uninsured and underinsured, and the types and amounts of federal payments to such individuals since the 2005 hurricanes.

The farm bill governs federal farm and food policy and is renewed about every five years. The 110th Congress seeks to revise the farm bill (PL 107-171), which covers a wide range of programs including commodity price and income support, agricultural conservation, farm credit, rural development, and foreign and domestic food programs, among others.

Determines the extent to which federal policies - directly and indirectly - pose incentives and influence individuals' decisions about the age at which they retire. This book pursues the following questions: What incentives do federal policies provide abou