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Appropriations at Midyear: What Businesses Should Watch - and Do Now | JD Supra
Congress has made progress on fiscal year 2027 appropriations, but businesses should still prepare for another period of temporary federal funding. The House Appropriations Committee completed work on all twelve annual funding bills before the end of June, and three have passed the full House. The Senate has moved more slowly; a planned June markup of several appropriations bills was postponed.
The Forest Service Is Coming to Utah: What It Means for the State, Its Businesses, and Public Lands Management
On March 31, USDA announced that the U.S. Forest Service will relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, bringing roughly 260 positions and the agency’s top leadership to the Intermountain West. For Utah, a state with more than 8 million acres of national forest land and a $12.3 billion outdoor recreation economy, this is a significant development. The relocation does not arrive in a vacuum.
New Executive Order Puts Federal Contractors on the Clock for DEI Certifications
On March 26, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” that represents perhaps the most significant operationalization to date of the administration’s campaign against DEI. The order requires federal agencies to incorporate new anti-DEI certification clauses into contracts, contract-like instruments, and subcontracts within 30 days, meaning the April 26 deadline is fast approaching.
USDA Seeks Input to Update the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 | JD Supra
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is evaluating updates to its reporting framework under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (“AFIDA”), as part of a broader trend of increased federal scrutiny of foreign investment in U.S. agricultural and forest lands. USDA’s review includes an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, which will provide interested parties an opportunity to submit input on potential regulatory changes.
What Does Utah’s New Congressional Map Mean for Your Company? | JD Supra
All businesses have a relationship with their congressional representatives, whether they are conscious of it or not. For some, due to the size or nature of their operations, this is a direct and proactive one. For others, it may be passive, perhaps even indirect through trade associations or state bodies that support or regulate business interests.
New NPRM Augments Executive Order 14105 Affecting Outbound U.S. Investment into China | JD Supra
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to implement Executive Order 14105 (“EO 14105”) “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the “Outbound Order”). The NPRM builds on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) issued by Treasury in August 2023. (See here for more information on the NPRM; see also our previous report on EO 14105 and the ANPRM here).
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