Inherently Governmental Functions and Department of Defense Operations. : Background, Issues, and Options for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background, issues, and options for Congress on defining "inherently governmental functions" within context of DOD operations. Situates contemporary debates over which functions are inherently governmental within context of broader debate about proper roles of public and private sectors, and surveys existing definitions of "inherently governmental functions" within Federal law and policy. Discusses issues and options for Congress in redefining inherently governmental functions or otherwise ensuring that executive branch categorization of functions corresponds to definition of inherently governmental functions.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Inherently Governmental Functions and Department of Defense Operations

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