{"description":"Documents matching 'security equity considering program administration'","count":5939,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=security+equity+considering+program+administration&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) requires all recognized telecommunication certification bodies (TCBs), test labs, and laboratory accreditation bodies to certify to the Commission that they are not owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity and to report all equity or voting interests of 5% or greater by any entity. The FCC also amends it rules to state that it will not recognize--and will revoke any existing recognition of--any TCB, test lab, or laboratory accreditation body that fails to provide, or that provides a false or inaccurate, certification; or that fails to provide, or provides false or inaccurate, information regarding equity or voting interests of 5% or greater. The FCC prohibits recognition of any TCB, test lab, or laboratory accreditation body owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity, and prohibits such TCBs, test labs, and laboratory accreditation bodies from participating in the Commission's equipment authorization program, not only with regard to the equipment certification process but also the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) process.","document_number":"2025-14970","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14970/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-14970.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14970.pdf?1754484348","publication_date":"2025-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"the FCC's equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span>. \n \n The Commission finds that excluding from participation in its equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> entities that threaten to undermine national <span class=\"match\">security</span> is necessary to effectively promote the integrity of the FCC's equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> and to protect national <span class=\"match\">security</span> interests. To implement this finding, the Commission takes several actions to ensure the integrity of those entities the FCC recognizes for participation in its equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> or upon which entities seeking authorization"},{"title":"Funding Opportunities: Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA) Program: FY 2026 Funding Round","type":"Notice","abstract":"The CDFI Fund promotes economic revitalization and community development through investment in and assistance to CDFIs. The BEA Program awards formula-based grants to FDIC-insured banks or thrifts that have, during a specified period, (1) increased their levels of loans, investments, and Service Activities to residents and businesses in economically Distressed Communities; and/or (2) increased their financial assistance and Technical Assistance to Certified CDFIs through equity investments, equity-like loans, grants, stock purchases, loans, deposits, and other forms of assistance. Capitalized terms in this NOFA are defined in the Authorizing Statute, the Interim Rule, this NOFA, the Application, Application materials, or the Uniform Administrative Requirements.","document_number":"2026-13199","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13199/funding-opportunities-bank-enterprise-award-program-bea-program-fy-2026-funding-round","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13199.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13199.pdf?1782737121","publication_date":"2026-06-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","name":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","id":78,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/community-development-financial-institutions-fund","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/78","parent_id":497,"slug":"community-development-financial-institutions-fund"}],"excerpts":"organization will be rejected without further consideration. \n \n \n CDFI <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Applicants and Recipients \n \n No Applicant may be selected for an FY 2026 BEA <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Award, either directly or through a community partnership, if it has:\n (1) an application pending for assistance under the CDFI <span class=\"match\">Program</span> at the time of BEA Award decisions; or \n \n \n \n   \n (2) been awarded assistance under the CDFI <span class=\"match\">Program</span> within the 12-month period prior to the Federal Award Date of the FY 2026 BEA <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Award Agreement. \n \n \n Employer Identification Number (EIN) \n Applicants"},{"title":"Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act Disclosure","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is adopting final amendments to certain of its rules and forms under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") to reflect the requirements of the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (\"HFIA Act\"). The HFIA Act amended Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to require directors and officers of a foreign private issuer with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act to provide disclosure of their beneficial ownership and transactions involving the issuer's equity securities. The final amendments revise the Commission's rules and forms to reflect these statutory requirements.","document_number":"2026-04202","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/03/2026-04202/holding-foreign-insiders-accountable-act-disclosure","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-03/pdf/2026-04202.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04202.pdf?1772459117","publication_date":"2026-03-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"class of <span class=\"match\">equity</span> <span class=\"match\">securities</span> registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (“10 percent holders,” and collectively with directors and officers, as applicable, “Section 16 reporting persons”) to disclose their holdings of the issuer's <span class=\"match\">equity</span> <span class=\"match\">securities</span> and transactions in the issuer's <span class=\"match\">equity</span> <span class=\"match\">securities</span> through filings with the Commission (“Section 16 reports”).\n 5 \n \n Section 16(b) \n 6 \n \n of the Exchange Act requires the disgorgement of any profits realized by a Section 16 reporting person from any purchase and sale of any <span class=\"match\">equity</span> <span class=\"match\">security</span> of an issuer"},{"title":"Use of Electronic Payroll Data To Improve Program Administration","type":"Rule","abstract":"Section 824 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) authorizes the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into information exchanges with payroll data providers to obtain wage and employment information. We use wage and employment information to administer the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). We are updating our rules pursuant to the BBA, which requires us to prescribe, by regulation, procedures for implementing the access to and use of the information held by payroll data providers. We expect this final rule will support proper use of information exchanges with payroll data providers that will help us administer our programs more efficiently, improve our customers' experience, and prevent improper payments under titles II and XVI of the Act, which can otherwise occur when we do not receive timely and accurate wage and employment information.","document_number":"2024-30593","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/31/2024-30593/use-of-electronic-payroll-data-to-improve-program-administration","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-31/pdf/2024-30593.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30593.pdf?1735566310","publication_date":"2024-12-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Social Security Administration","name":"Social Security Administration","id":470,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/social-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/470","parent_id":null,"slug":"social-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"providers that will help us administer our <span class=\"match\">programs</span> more efficiently, improve our customers' experience, and prevent improper payments under titles II and XVI of the Act, which can otherwise occur when we do not receive timely and accurate wage and employment information. \n \n \n DATES: \n This final rule is effective March 3, 2025. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Nicole Dunham, Policy Analyst, Office of Supplemental <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Income and <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Policy, Social <span class=\"match\">Security</span> <span class=\"match\">Administration</span>, 6401 <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401"},{"title":"Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) aims to further its actions in strengthening prohibitions on authorization of covered equipment and to clarify the rules and enforcement of such. The Commission seeks additional comment on modular transmitters and component parts in relation to covered equipment. The Commission addresses the partial court remand of the decision in its November 2022 EA Security R&O by proposing a definition of \"critical infrastructure\" as used on the Covered List and seeking comment on the implementation of that definition. The Commission also seeks comment on whether any modification to an authorized device by an entity identified on the Covered List should require a new application for certification. Finally, the Commission seeks comment on clarifying the scope of activities that constitute marketing of equipment and on measures to strengthen enforcement of marketing prohibitions.","document_number":"2025-21928","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/04/2025-21928/protecting-against-national-security-threats-to-the-communications-supply-chain-through-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-04/pdf/2025-21928.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21928.pdf?1764769515","publication_date":"2025-12-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"efforts to protect the <span class=\"match\">security</span> of America's communications networks and equipment supply chains, the Commission adopted the Equipment Authorization <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Report and Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ET Docket No. 21-232 and EA Docket 21-233 (2022) (EA <span class=\"match\">Security</span> R&amp;O and FNPRM). In that item, the Commission adopted rules as part of its equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> to prohibit authorization of communications equipment that has been determined to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national <span class=\"match\">security</span> of the United States"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes and seeks comment on further measures to safeguard the integrity of the FCC's equipment authorization program. The Commission seeks comment on whether to extend recently adopted prohibitions to include entities subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary or alternatively apply a presumption-of-prohibition to a larger class of entities. Additionally, the Commission seeks comment on expanding the group of prohibited entities to include several additional lists from federal agencies or statutes and ways it can facilitate and encourage more equipment authorization testing to occur at test labs within the United States or allied countries. Lastly, the Commission encourages further comment on post-market surveillance procedures to ensure compliance to prohibitions on authorization of covered equipment.","document_number":"2025-13308","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/16/2025-13308/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-16/pdf/2025-13308.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13308.pdf?1752583514","publication_date":"2025-07-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"potential national <span class=\"match\">security</span> threats? What could the Commission do to assist this transition and mitigate economic harms? As an alternative to wholesale prohibitions, should the Commission consider other limitations on TCBs and test labs operating in foreign adversary countries to mitigate the potential risks to national <span class=\"match\">security</span> and the integrity of the \n \n equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span>? If so, what sort of mitigation measures would suffice to ensure the integrity of the equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> against national <span class=\"match\">security</span> risks?\n \n The Commission"},{"title":"Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Single Family Sale Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule amends the requirements for the sale of eligible single family mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that have been assigned to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in exchange for claim payments. The mortgage notes are sold, without FHA insurance, to qualified purchasers in a manner that seeks to maximize recoveries and strengthen HUD's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF) and to achieve HUD's operational goals for the MMIF. This rule transitions the pilot Single Family Sale Program from a demonstration to a permanent program and removes existing Disposition of HUD-Acquired and -Owned Single Family Property regulations, which provided for a retired program that handled the sale of HUD-held single family mortgage loans.","document_number":"2024-28706","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/11/2024-28706/federal-housing-administration-fha-single-family-sale-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-11/pdf/2024-28706.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28706.pdf?1733838316","publication_date":"2024-12-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"insurance <span class=\"match\">programs</span>.\n \n \n \n 2 \n  \n See Notice of FHA Accelerated Claim Disposition Demonstration, \n 67 FR 5418 (February 5, 2002).\n \n \n \n \n 3 \n  \n See Notice of FHA Accelerated Claim Disposition Demonstration, \n 67 FR 66038 (October 29, 2002).\n \n \n HUD has used various names to refer to the demonstration <span class=\"match\">program</span>, including the ACD Demonstration, the Single Family Loan Sales (SFLS) <span class=\"match\">Program</span>, and the Distressed Asset Stabilization <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (DASP). For purposes of this rule, HUD will refer to the demonstration as the “Single Family Sale <span class=\"match\">Program</span>,” which"},{"title":"Individual Assistance Program Equity","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is publishing this interim final rule (IFR) amending its regulations governing the Individual Assistance program to increase equity by simplifying processes, removing barriers to entry, and increasing eligibility for certain types of assistance under the program.","document_number":"2024-00677","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/22/2024-00677/individual-assistance-program-equity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-22/pdf/2024-00677.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-00677.pdf?1705671914","publication_date":"2024-01-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY","name":"Federal Emergency Management Agency","id":166,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-emergency-management-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/166","parent_id":227,"slug":"federal-emergency-management-agency"}],"excerpts":"mentioned the expired Disaster Housing Assistance <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (DHAP), which initially was created as a FEMA pilot <span class=\"match\">program</span> administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist applicants of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,\n 104 \n \n later for Hurricanes Ike and Gustav, and a small <span class=\"match\">program</span> for Hurricane Sandy. One commenter questioned why the previous <span class=\"match\">administration</span> did not utilize this <span class=\"match\">program</span> for any recent disasters.\n 105 \n \n Two other commenters requested the pilot <span class=\"match\">program</span> be reinstated.\n 106 \n \n \n \n \n 104 \n  See \n https://www"},{"title":"Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) clarifies that rules prohibiting authorization of covered equipment include modular transmitters and adopts a prohibition on authorization of devices that include modular transmitters that are covered equipment. The Commission also adopts a procedure to limit previously granted authorizations of covered equipment to prohibit the continued importation and marketing of such equipment. It further discusses the broad scope of the prohibition on authorization of equipment identified on the Covered List by clarifying the term \"produced by\" as used in the Commission's rules concerning covered equipment and clarifying the prohibition on modification to previously authorized covered equipment.","document_number":"2025-21001","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21001/protecting-against-national-security-threats-to-the-communications-supply-chain-through-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-21001.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21001.pdf?1763991936","publication_date":"2025-11-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"protect the <span class=\"match\">security</span> of America's communications networks and equipment supply chains, the Commission adopted the Equipment Authorization <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Report and Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ET Docket No. 21-232 and EA Docket 21-233 (EA <span class=\"match\">Security</span> R&amp;O and FNPRM). In that item, the Commission adopted rules as part of its equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> to prohibit authorization of communications equipment that has been determined to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national <span class=\"match\">security</span> of the United States or the <span class=\"match\">security</span> and safety"},{"title":"Flight Training Security Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is finalizing the 2004 interim final rule (IFR) that established the Flight Training Security Program (FTSP) (formerly known as the Alien Flight Student Program). The FTSP implements a statutory requirement under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, as amended by the Vision 100- Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, to prevent flight schools from providing flight training to any individuals who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, and who have not been vetted by the Federal Government to determine whether the flight training candidate is a security threat. The rule also requires security awareness training for certain flight training provider employees. In finalizing this rule, TSA addresses the comments on the IFR, recommendations from the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and additional comments received during a reopened comment period. TSA also is eliminating years of programmatic guidance and clarifications by codifying current and relevant information into the regulatory text. Where possible, TSA is modifying the program to make it more effective and less burdensome. Finally, TSA is making other technical modifications to its regulations to consolidate in one location the agency's inspection authority.","document_number":"2024-08800","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/01/2024-08800/flight-training-security-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-01/pdf/2024-08800.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08800.pdf?1714481121","publication_date":"2024-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Transportation Security Administration","name":"Transportation Security Administration","id":494,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/494","parent_id":227,"slug":"transportation-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Transportation <span class=\"match\">Security</span> <span class=\"match\">Administration</span> (TSA) is finalizing the 2004 interim final rule (IFR) that established the Flight Training <span class=\"match\">Security</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (FTSP) (formerly known as the Alien Flight Student <span class=\"match\">Program</span>). The FTSP implements a statutory requirement under the Aviation and Transportation <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Act, as amended by the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, to prevent flight schools from providing flight training to any individuals who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, and who have not been"},{"title":"Notification of Petition for Rulemaking; America First Legal Foundation","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document announces receipt of a petition for rulemaking received by the Department of Energy (DOE) on January 7, 2026, from the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) requesting that DOE update its regulations concerning procedures requiring that management and operating contractors (M&Os) who enter into agreements with DOE submit and implement a written Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Plan. This document summarizes the substantive aspects of this petition and requests public comments on the merits of the petition.","document_number":"2026-04687","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/10/2026-04687/notification-of-petition-for-rulemaking-america-first-legal-foundation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-10/pdf/2026-04687.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04687.pdf?1773060317","publication_date":"2026-03-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"odds with the current Trump <span class=\"match\">Administration's</span> stated policy goals. \n \n 8. On January 20, 2025, President Trump responded to the widespread support for eliminating the government's race- and sex-conscious policies by signing Executive Order 14,151, \n Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI <span class=\"match\">Programs</span> and Preferencing. \n 16 \n \n The Executive Order “coordinate[s] the termination of all discriminatory <span class=\"match\">programs</span>, including illegal DEI and `diversity, <span class=\"match\">equity</span>, inclusion, and accessibility' (DEIA) mandates, policies, <span class=\"match\">programs</span>, preferences, and activities"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicaid, Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, agent/broker compensation, health equity, drug coverage, dual eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), utilization management, network adequacy, and other programmatic areas, including the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. This proposed rule also includes proposals to codify existing subregulatory guidance in the Part C and Part D programs.","document_number":"2024-27939","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/10/2024-27939/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-contract-year-2026-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-10/pdf/2024-27939.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27939.pdf?1732656194","publication_date":"2024-12-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"gov/. \n \n I. Executive Summary \n A. Purpose \n The primary purpose of this proposed rule is to amend the regulations for the Medicare Advantage (Part C) <span class=\"match\">program</span>, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) <span class=\"match\">program</span>, Medicaid <span class=\"match\">program</span>, Medicare cost plan <span class=\"match\">program</span>, and <span class=\"match\">Programs</span> of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). This proposed rule includes a number of new policies that would improve these <span class=\"match\">programs</span> for contract year 2026 as well as codify existing Part C and Part D subregulatory guidance. \n We note that, as with previous rules, the new marketing"},{"title":"Scaling Critical Suppliers in Domestic Supply Chains","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) requests public input to inform the design of near-term initiatives intended to strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity for critical components, subcomponents, materials, tooling, and specialized capabilities essential to economic resilience and national security. This request focuses on identifying opportunities to rapidly scale existing domestic supplier capacity in areas characterized by supply chain constraints or choke points. SBA is particularly interested in gaps where qualifying domestic small businesses have a demonstrated operating history but are unable to reach a specific near-term milestone due to a capital shortfall. Information received in response to this Request for information (RFI) will inform the development of SBA innovation programs and initiatives, including potential prize competitions designed to deliver measurable increases in production capacity, supplier participation, and supply chain resilience within a compressed execution window.","document_number":"2026-08554","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08554/scaling-critical-suppliers-in-domestic-supply-chains","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08554.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08554.pdf?1777553125","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"Business Investment Company (SBIC) <span class=\"match\">program</span>); \n • 15 U.S.C. 638 (Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) <span class=\"match\">programs</span>); and \n • 15 U.S.C. 3719 (prize competitions). \n \n SBA's investment and innovation <span class=\"match\">programs</span> are implemented in part through regulations at 13 CFR parts 107 and 121, as well as through sub-regulatory guidance, including Standard Operating Procedures and <span class=\"match\">program</span> notices. The Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) administers SBA's Innovation Network <span class=\"match\">Programs</span>, including the Growth Accelerator"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements policies in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) related to the new legislative requirements in the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (MSIAA), which address drug misclassification, as well as drug pricing and product data misreporting by manufacturers. Additionally, we are finalizing several other proposed program integrity and program administration provisions or modifications in this final rule, including revising and finalizing key definitions used in the MDRP. This rule also finalizes a provision not directly related to MDRP that makes revisions to the third-party liability regulation due to amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018. We also are finalizing our proposal to rescind revisions made by the December 31, 2020 final rule \"Medicaid Program; Establishing Minimum Standards in Medicaid State Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and Supporting Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) for Drugs Covered in Medicaid, Revising Medicaid Drug Rebate and Third Party Liability (TPL) Requirements\" (\"the 2020 final rule\") to the Determination of Best Price and Determination of Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) sections.","document_number":"2024-21254","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/26/2024-21254/medicaid-program-misclassification-of-drugs-program-administration-and-program-integrity-updates","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-26/pdf/2024-21254.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-21254.pdf?1726863312","publication_date":"2024-09-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"to be applicable only to that <span class=\"match\">program</span> and Medicaid expansion CHIP <span class=\"match\">programs</span> (that is, CHIP <span class=\"match\">programs</span> operating pursuant to 42 CFR 457.70(a)(2) and (c)). It is not intended to apply under any title XIX statutory provisions other than section 1927(k)(2), or to separate CHIPs operating pursuant to 42 CFR 457.70(a)(1) and (d), or for purposes of the Vaccines for Children (VFC) <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. Nor is it intended to apply to any other <span class=\"match\">programs</span> within CMS or any other agencies within HHS (for example, the Food and Drug <span class=\"match\">Administration</span> (FDA), Centers for Disease Control"},{"title":"Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Pursuant to the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and FinCEN's efforts to modernize the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and to implement provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), FinCEN is proposing a rule to fundamentally reform the requirements for financial institutions' anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs. Among other changes, this proposed rule aims to ensure that financial institutions establish and maintain effective AML/CFT programs that better achieve the purposes of the BSA and lead to more effective outcomes for financial institutions as well as law enforcement and national security agencies. Through this rulemaking, consistent with its statutory authority as the administrator of the BSA, FinCEN is also proposing measures to modernize and reform Federal supervision of AML/CFT programs by enhancing FinCEN's role in AML/CFT supervision and enforcement in coordination with Federal banking regulators. In addition, FinCEN is proposing regulatory amendments to promote clarity and consistency across FinCEN's program rules for different types of financial institutions.","document_number":"2026-07033","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-07033/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-the-financing-of-terrorism-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-07033.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07033.pdf?1775738723","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"addition to establishing an AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span>, the financial institution would be required to maintain that <span class=\"match\">program</span> by \n implementing, \n in all material respects, its established AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span>. By structuring the requirement to have an effective AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span> as distinct obligations to establish and maintain (via implementation) an AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span>, the proposed rule is intended to clarify and reinforce the distinction between failures to establish an AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span> and failures to implement a properly established <span class=\"match\">program</span>.\n \n \n The distinction between"},{"title":"William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary establishes new regulations on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program under 34 CFR 685.219 by adding or clarifying provisions to exclude employers that engage in specific enumerated illegal activities such that they have a substantial illegal purpose, including defining obligations and processes tied to making such a determination of an employer, clarifying that borrowers will receive full credit for work performed, until the effective date of the Secretary's determination that an employer is no longer a qualifying employer under the rule; and establishing methods for an employer to regain eligibility following a determination of ineligibility by the Secretary. These regulations ensure that taxpayer dollars are not misused by preventing PSLF benefits from going to individuals employed by organizations that have a substantial illegal purpose. The revisions strengthen accountability, enhance program integrity, and protect hardworking taxpayers from shouldering the cost of improper subsidies granted to employees of organizations that undermine national security and American values through criminal activity.","document_number":"2025-19729","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/31/2025-19729/william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-direct-loan-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-31/pdf/2025-19729.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19729.pdf?1761828307","publication_date":"2025-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"Discussion: \n The Department recognizes that borrowers in the PSLF <span class=\"match\">program</span> have significant reliance interests. The PSLF <span class=\"match\">program</span> was created by Congress in 2007 and requires borrowers to have certain types of student loans, enroll in certain types of repayment <span class=\"match\">programs</span>, and work for a qualifying employer for ten years. Many borrowers structure their life plans around the <span class=\"match\">program</span>, in that they sometimes decide to go to college and incur significant student loan debt in reliance on the <span class=\"match\">program</span> to ultimately subsidize the cost of their education. Furthermore"},{"title":"Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth the regulations that implement Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, \"Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern,\" which declares a national emergency to address the threat to the United States posed by countries of concern that seek to develop and exploit sensitive technologies or products critical for military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities. The final rule requires United States persons to provide notification to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding certain transactions involving persons of a country of concern that are engaged in activities involving certain national security technologies and products that may contribute to the threat to the national security of the United States; and prohibits United States persons from engaging in certain other transactions involving persons of a country of concern that are engaged in activities involving certain other national security technologies and products that pose a particularly acute national security threat to the United States.","document_number":"2024-25422","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/15/2024-25422/provisions-pertaining-to-us-investments-in-certain-national-security-technologies-and-products-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-15/pdf/2024-25422.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25422.pdf?1730996188","publication_date":"2024-11-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Investment Security","name":"Investment Security Office","id":603,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/investment-security-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/603","parent_id":497,"slug":"investment-security-office"}],"excerpts":"cyber-enabled capabilities of covered national <span class=\"match\">security</span> technologies and products and potential covered national <span class=\"match\">security</span> technologies and products. The Treasury Department has leveraged the expertise of other U.S. Government agencies through the rulemaking process and will continue to do so in the implementation and <span class=\"match\">administration</span> of the Final Rule. \n § 850.205—Contingent <span class=\"match\">Equity</span> Interest \n \n The Proposed Rule defined a \n contingent <span class=\"match\">equity</span> interest \n as a financial instrument that “currently does not constitute an <span class=\"match\">equity</span> interest but is convertible into, or"},{"title":"Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (\"Department\") is amending regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (\"DV Program\") to improve the integrity of, and combat fraud in, the program. These amendments require a petitioner to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and to upload a scan of the biographic and signature page in the electronic entry form or to otherwise indicate that he or she is exempt from this requirement. Additionally, the Department is standardizing and amending its regulations to add the word \"shall\" to simplify guidance for consular officers; ensure the use of the term \"sex\" in lieu of \"gender\"; and replace the term \"age\" in the DV Program regulations with the phrase \"date of birth\" to accurately reflect the information collected and maintained by the Department during the immigrant visa process.","document_number":"2026-04737","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04737.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04737.pdf?1773146710","publication_date":"2026-03-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"Act because the Department should have pursued notice and comment rulemaking as it is undertaking here.\n \n \n \n \n 11 \n  \n See Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Statistics: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-<span class=\"match\">program</span>-entry/diversity-visa-<span class=\"match\">program</span>-statistics.html. \n \n \n \n Table 1—Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Participation Levels 2016-2025 <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Years \n \n   \n Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> \n <span class=\"match\">Program</span> year \n Entrants \n Selectees \n \n Visas\n issued *** \n \n \n \n Pre-Requirement \n 2016 \n 11,391,146 \n 91,563 \n 46,718 \n \n \n   \n 2017 \n 12,437,190"},{"title":"Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule considers public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule revising the WIC food packages published on November 21, 2022. It revises regulations to align the WIC food packages with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to reflect recommendations from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine while promoting nutrition security and equity and considering program administration. The changes are intended to provide WIC participants with a wider variety of foods that align with the latest nutritional science; provide WIC State agencies with greater flexibility to prescribe and tailor food packages that accommodate participants' special dietary needs and personal and cultural food preferences; and address key nutritional needs to support healthy dietary patterns. This rule provides foods in amounts that are more consistent with the supplemental nature of the Program; encourages fruit and vegetable consumption; and strengthens support for individual breastfeeding goals to help establish long-term breastfeeding.","document_number":"2024-07437","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/18/2024-07437/special-supplemental-nutrition-program-for-women-infants-and-children-wic-revisions-in-the-wic-food","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-18/pdf/2024-07437.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07437.pdf?1713357917","publication_date":"2024-04-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"excerpts":"Medicine while promoting nutrition <span class=\"match\">security</span> and <span class=\"match\">equity</span> and <span class=\"match\">considering</span> <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">administration</span>. This final rule impacts the burden associated with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for State and local agencies, reporting requirements for <span class=\"match\">Program</span> applicants and participants, and reporting requirements for businesses. The average burden per respondent and the annual burden hours are summarized and explained below.\n \n (i) Burden Revisions Related to Certification \n During the certification process, a <span class=\"match\">program</span> applicant or participant provides pertinent"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications certification bodies and measurement facilities to help ensure the integrity of these entities for purposes of the equipment authorization, to better protect national security, and to advance the Commission's comprehensive strategy to build a more secure and resilient communications supply chain.","document_number":"2024-14491","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/05/2024-14491/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-05/pdf/2024-14491.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14491.pdf?1720010716","publication_date":"2024-07-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"implementing our equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span>. Now, as part of ongoing efforts to promote national <span class=\"match\">security</span> and protect our nation's communications equipment supply chain, the Commission has placed significant new national <span class=\"match\">security</span> related responsibilities on TCBs and test labs. By establishing new equipment authorization <span class=\"match\">program</span> rules that prohibit authorization of communications equipment that has been determined to pose an unacceptable risk to the national <span class=\"match\">security</span> of the United States or the <span class=\"match\">security</span> and safety of United States persons, these"}]}