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Germany · German Bundestag · 1 October 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Sind in den Haushalt des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit Fördermittel für eine Tiermehrverbrennungsanlage in Unterloquitz, Thüringen, eingestellt, und wenn ja, in welcher Höhe?
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 October 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> In welchem quantitativen Umfang und auf welcher Basis wurden im Entwurf für den Bundeshaushalt 2011 Einsparungen beim Eingliederungstitel (Kapitel 11 12 Titelgruppe 01 Titel 685 11) unterstellt, die aus der Umwandlung von Pflicht- in Ermessensleistungen resultieren, und was bedeutet dies für den Umfang der in den einzelnen Regionaldirektionen bzw. den Bundesländern verfügbaren Eingliederungsmittel?
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 October 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Inwieweit bestätigt die Bundesregierung die Angaben des Vorsitzenden des Sonderfonds Finanzmarktstabilisierung, Florian Toncar, wonach der Bund von den allein 2009 in die Hypo Real Estate Holding (HRE) investierten 6 Mrd. Euro nun 4,75 Mio. Euro = 80 Prozent abgeschrieben habe und von den gesamten Kapitalhilfen des Bundes für die HRE 8 Mrd. Euro verloren seien (DIE WELT vom 27. September 2010), und wie bewertet die Bundesregierung angesichts der von der EU-Kommission geäußerten Zweifel an der längerfristigen Überlebensfähigkeit der HRE das Risiko für die Staatsfinanzen und den Steuerzahler, dass zusätzlich Kapitalhilfen aus Steuermitteln verloren sind und die Garantiezahlungen an die HRE von inzwischen 142 Mrd. Euro zu Lasten des Bundeshaushalts fällig werden?
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 October 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Warum berücksichtigt die Bundesregierung bei der Haushaltsetatisierung der Städtebaumittel nicht die von ihr selbst im Städtebaubericht 2008 empfohlene Höhe der Bundesmittel von 700 Mio. Euro jährlich, sondern senkt die Mittel der Städtebauförderung im Haushalt 2011 gravierend ab und bittet das Parlament hier initiativ zu werden, wie der Parlamentarische Staatssekretär Dr. Andreas Scheuer im Ausschuss für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung am 29. September 2010 äußerte?
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 October 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Aus welchen Gründen hat die Bundesregierung im Entwurf des Bundeshaushalts 2011 im Einzelplan 30 (Titel 685 81 – Gesetzliche Endlageraufwendungen) eine Steigerung von rund 18 Mio. Euro eingeplant, und wie wird dieser Mehrbedarf innerhalb nur eines Jahres begründet?
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Frauen und öffentlichen Dienst betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - Gender Budgeting
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Wissenschaft und Forschung betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
Austria · National Council · 30 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Judith Schwentner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur betreffend geschlechtergerechte Budgetpolitik 2011 - "Gender Budgeting"
United States · United States House of Representatives · 30 September 2010
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2010
193 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health and Children the portion of her Department’s 2010 budget that is allocated to the office of the Minister for older persons; the corresponding figure for 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34319/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2010
145 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for Finance the total budget deficit reduction in value terms; the balance between spending savings on the current and on the capital side and the additional tax measures which will be contained in his forthcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34311/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2010
45 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the timetable for the delivery of his promise to publish a paper setting out the options for the introduction of a universal social contribution in advance of budget 2011; if this paper will include an analysis of the impact of this new tax on work incentives for the unemployed and the low paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33918/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2010
122 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the projections outlined and provided for in the current year’s budget are on target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34121/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2010
15 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of further measures announced in budget 2010 with respect to the treatment of non-residents for tax purposes; the revenues that have been raised from these measures to date in 2010; the amount of revenue he expects these measures to yield in 2011; the number of non-residents for tax purposes these measures have affected according to the most recent figures at his disposal; the amount of such non-residents that are here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/10]
Austria · National Council · 29 September 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Liegenschaftsbeschreibung der bundeseigenen Wohnbaugesellschaften
France · Senate · 29 September 2010
France · Senate · 29 September 2010
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1737 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in view of his statements that Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority are getting funding to employ up to 50 people so that they can meet their targets, the impact that this will have on the Western Development Commission; his views on recommendations to amalgamate the WDC into Enterprise Ireland; the way in which funding can be provided to employ extra staff without reference to the skills that are already available in the other enterprise agencies already in existence; his further views on the fact that in view of the reduction in the budget of the WDC and the WDC investment fund there are staff that are well qualified to build up enterprises and employment in the west and this lack of budget has meant they cannot effectively do that; the reason the WDC has not been given extra funding; if he will give details of the sort of jobs and the locations being considered; if there is an opportunity for the WDC staff to participate; and the way in which this decision fits into the reviews being done on enterprise support within the State. [32566/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1499 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a full breakdown of the housing budget in each category for the past five years; the amount of this budget that has been spent to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1495 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the social housing budget per local authority for the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33056/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1494 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the social housing budget per local authority for the year 2010; the amount of this budget that has been spent to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33055/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1482 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he could set out in respect of each local authority in the country the percentage of their current expenditure that relates to staff pay and pensions as a percentage of the total budget in their respective areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32860/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1395 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will ensure that the forthcoming budget will maintain existing levels of funding to all agencies for the arts including the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and Culture Ireland; if she will protect local authority arts funding and make significant new funding available to the arts and cultural sector, in order to build on our cultural tourism potential. [32787/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1389 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will support the funding for the arts in this year’s budget as a matter of priority. [32402/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1376 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the full conditions of the work for the dole scheme; if he will indicate the qualifying criteria applying, if candidates will be self selected or chosen directly by his Department; the distinction, if any, between this scheme and existing social employment schemes; if there will be any mandatory element to it; the budget set aside for the scheme; the number of places envisaged and the expected starting date. [33987/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
791 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount provided towards home help services in County Mayo in the Health Service Executive budget allocation for 2010; the funding that was actually given to it this year; the amount that was spent on the home help services and the number of home help hours provided and the number of home help recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33785/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
777 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children the extent of the budget allocation for the mental health section of the Health Service Executive; if this budget is directly controlled by the mental health section. [33480/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
584 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the budget provided for the home help scheme for 2007 to 2010, inclusive, in tabular form; the number of home helps employed; the number of home help hours provided for these years on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32061/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
519 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the implementation of the changes to mortgage interest relief announced in the last budget; the reason they were implemented earlier than the month indicated in the budget announcement; the reason they were not staged so as not to have such a severe effect on those who missed the cut-off date; if he will consider modifying the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33888/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
439 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if official discussion with the office of the Stormont Minister for Finance and the British Chancellor of the Exchequer is part of his Department’s preparation for Budget 2011; if he will comment on Budget 2011 preparations in the context of the 2006 Comprehensive Study on the All-Island Economy, Stand II of Good Friday Agreement; if he will acknowledge that this Bilateral Agreement prioritises and notes the following: taxation is an important factor in economic competitiveness; intervention to generate an improved regulatory environment including fiscal measures, achieving the right balance between competitive taxes and adequate provision of public goods is a challenge faced by both Governments, companies should be encouraged to redesign logistical strategies and treat Ireland as one commercial zone rather than two separate entities. [32247/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
313 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a building project proposed at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the announcement made regarding this project will be honoured; if the funding required will be provided part of budget 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33368/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
217 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the budget for the State Examinations Commission, the Education Finance Board and the National Education Welfare Board in 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33886/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
168 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding implementing a work experience scheme as announced in the supplementary budget on 7 April 2009; the eligibility for this scheme; the places available; the location of these places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31785/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
131 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recent OECD Education at a Glance report which showed that Ireland ranks fourth from the bottom of the OECD countries in terms of expenditure on education, if she intends the education budget to be cut in this year’s budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33614/10]
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
Medicare Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend the current update to the single conversion factor in the formula for the Medicare physician fee schedule through December 31, 2010; and (2) add an update for 2011 and subsequent years. Repeals the January 1, 2001, termination of the increase in the work geographic index to 1.00 for certain localities. Declares, however, that for services furnished on or after January 1, 2011, such 1.00 index shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal its revisions to requirements for calculation of the practice expense portion of the geographic adjustment factor applied in a fee schedule area for services furnished in 2010 or 2011. Repeals also the requirement that the Secretary analyze current methods of establishing practice expense geographic adjustments and make appropriate further adjustments (a new methodology) to such adjustments for 2010 and subsequent years. Amends PPACA to repeal the practice expense index for services furnished in frontier states. Amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) to repeal certain modifications in the employee wage and rent portions of the practice expense geographic index adjustment for 2010 and subsequent years. (Such modifications require that such portions reflect 1/2 (instead of 3/4) of the difference between the relative costs of employee wages and rents in each of the different fee schedule areas and the national average of such employee wages and rents.) Restores as though never amended corresponding previous provisions of law revised by PPACA and HCERA. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase the practice expense geographic index for services furnished on or after January 1, 2010, to 1.0 for certain localities. Declares that, as with the work geographic index, such increase shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner. Revises requirements for determination of full-time-equivalent (FTE) residents in an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments for direct graduate medical education (GME) costs. Directs the Secretary to increase the limit on residents for each qualifying hospital that applies for additional residency positions. Requires an overall 15% increase in the aggregate number of FTE residency positions in approved medical residency training programs. Requires the Secretary to give preference to hospitals located in states in the lowest quartile of active physician-to-population ratio (generally, rural areas).
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements. Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to strengthen interagency cooperation on seafood safety, labeling, and fraud, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, data sharing, and public outreach. Requires the Secretary, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and heads of other appropriate federal agencies to submit an annual report to Congress concerning the implementation of such agreements and the budget, personnel, and any additional authorities necessary to improve seafood safety and labeling and prevent seafood fraud. Directs the Secretary and the Chairman to submit to Congress a joint report on consumer protection activities, enforcement measures, and coordination efforts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires NOAA to report deceptive seafood marketing and fraud to the FTC. Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by NOAA involved in testing and other activities under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), subject to exceptions, to: (1) refuse imports of seafood originating from certain countries or exporters; and (2) increase the percentage of seafood tested originating from such countries. Authorizes the Secretary to send inspectors to an originating country or exporter to assess seafood practices and processes and to provide technical assistance related to U.S. requirements. Requires the development and publication of an annual list of standardized names to identify seafood at the distribution, marketing, and consumer retail stages.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
Restore American Jobs Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the special depreciation allowance for business and investment property and the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and research tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation; (2) increase the tax deduction for business startup expenditures in 2010, 2011, and 2012; (3) remove certain limitations on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones; (4) revise the definition of "qualified nonrecourse financing" to include qualified nonrecourse real property or Small Business Investment Company financing as amounts at risk for purposes of determining the deductibility of losses from certain investment activities, including farming, leasing, and energy exploration; (5) exclude from gross income 100% of the gain from the sale of certain small business stock acquired during 2010 or 2011; (6) extend through 2011 the tax credit for increasing research expenditures; (7) eliminate the capital gains tax rate for individuals and corporations; (8) reduce to 12.5% the income tax rate on the taxable income of corporations; (9) eliminate the dollar limitations on the election to expense depreciable business assets; and (10) reduce the employment tax rate in 2010 for employers, employees, and self-employed individuals. Makes permanent the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. Rescinds all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made available in Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Repeals provisions of such Act relating to emergency payments, health care premium assistance, Medicare and Medicaid health information technology, state fiscal relief, broadband technology, and limits on executive compensation. Terminates the authority for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to sell all stock and warrants acquired under TARP. Repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more. United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Approves the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement entered into on November 22, 2006, with the government of Colombia, as amended by both governments on June 28, 2007. Prescribes implementing actions. Authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office responsible for administrative assistance to dispute settlement panels. Authorizes the President to proclaim specified tariff modifications. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to assess specified additional duties on safeguard agricultural goods. Prescribes formulae for the regional value-content of certain automotive goods under the Agreement. Authorizes the President to proclaim the addition to the list in Annex 3-B of the Agreement of fabrics and yarns which are not available in commercial quantities in the United States. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to prohibit the charging of customs user fees with respect to originating goods under this Act. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to: (1) penalty-free prompt correction by an importer of an incorrect claim that a good qualifies as an originating good; (2) prohibition of false certifications of origin; and (3) denial of tariff treatment under the Agreement. Authorizes the President to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain appropriate actions while the government of Colombia conducts a verification of exporter or producer compliance with customs laws and regulations regarding trade in textiles or apparel goods. Prescribes procedures for: (1) petitions to the U.S. International Trade Commission for relief from imports benefiting from the Agreement; and (2) the provision of such relief. Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to make a product or service of a party to the Agreement eligible for U.S. government procurement. Declares the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) submit to Congress the United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (2) work to ensure their approval and entry into force with respect to the United States. Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as of its enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
Western Water Supply Enhancement Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in calculating the non-federal share of the cost of an infrastructure improvement or activity proposed by an eligible applicant for a water management improvement grant or agreement, to consider: (1) non-federal funds secured and committed to the planning, design, or construction of improvements authorized for research activity funding, even if such funds are secured and committed in advance of an application for such a grant or agreement; and (2) amounts that the applicant receives from federal power marketing agencies. Directs the Secretary to provide such a grant or agreement to assist any eligible applicant in planning, designing, or constructing any water management improvements as part of a multiyear regional, integrated, and coordinated water conservation and management plan. Requires an applicant, in order to be eligible for such a grant or agreement, to: (1) be located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application that includes a long-term (minimum of five years) water conservation and management plan based on a regional, coordinated, and integrated water conservation and management model for either an entire watershed or river basin or a regional effort that includes multiple partnering irrigation or municipal entities and a proposed budget and schedule for improvements or activities to be planned, designed, constructed, or implemented by the applicant consistent with the plan submitted. Limits the amount provided to a grant or agreement applicant to $15 million for each five-year period. Directs the Secretary to consider providing at least one grant to two of the five Reclamation Regions having submitted a valid grant application.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
Congressional Commission on the European Union Resolution - Establishes the Congressional Commission on the European Union (Commission), which shall be composed of 18 Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, to work with the European Parliament of the European Union (EU) and the European Commission in order to: (1) enable Members, officers, and employees of Congress to provide expert advice to members and staff of the EU and the European Commission and to permit members and staff of such entities to obtain the services of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO); (2) enable members and staff of the EU and the European Commission visiting Congress and its support agencies to learn first-hand about their corresponding operations; and (3) provide information and recommendations to committees of the House of Representatives and Senate regarding legislation, regulatory standards, and activities being proposed by the EU and the European Commission. Directs the Commission to conduct an annual study on the impact on U.S. interests of legislation recently passed by the European Parliament and regulations issued by the European Commission.