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| Date Feb. 18, 2009 |
Report No. R40229 |
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State Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Legislative History February 18, 2009 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R40229 State Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Legislative History Summary The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33, BBA-97) established the State Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) under a new Title XXI of the Social Security ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 2009 |
Report No. RL34409 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Telephone records contain a large amount of intimate personal information. Recent years have seen a rise in the use of this information for marketing and even for criminal purposes. The purchase and sale of telephone record information, therefore, became a booming business. Websites and data brokers claiming to be able to obtain the phone records ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 2009 |
Report No. RL33390 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Department of Defense s (DOD s) FY2009, FY2008, and FY2007 budgets proposed to cancel the F136 alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a program that was initiated by Congress in the FY1996 Defense Authorization Act, and which has received consistent congressional support since its inception. Congress rejected these proposals, ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 2009 |
Report No. RL34403 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar emits pulses of sound from an underwater transmitter to help determine the size, distance, and speed of objects. The sound waves bounce off objects and reflect back to underwater acoustic receivers as an echo. MFA sonar has been used since World War II, and the Navy indicates it is the only reliable way to track ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 2009 |
Report No. R40224 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Increasing foreclosure rates and problems in financial markets are some of the issues addressed in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP). The law authorized $700 billion in spending. The initial $350 billion was appropriated. The second $350 billion would be appropriated ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 2009 |
Report No. RS22842 |
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Medicaid and Graduate Medical Education Elicia J. Herz Specialist in Health Care Financing Sibyl Tilson Specialist in Health Care Financing February 17, 2009 Congressional Research service 7-5700 wvvw.crs.gov RS21- 12 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Medicaid and Graduate Medical Education Summary Medicaid finances the delivery of primary and acute medical ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 2009 |
Report No. RS22825 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress On February 4, 2008, President Bush requested $4.103 billion in discretionary budget authority for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce (DOC) for FY2009. This amount was $207 million, or 5.3%, more than FY2008 enacted appropriations of $3.896 billion. Bush Administration priorities for the NOAA ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 2009 |
Report No. R40214 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress This report discusses the major transportation and transportation security related provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1) as passed by the House on January 28, 2009, and the Senate on February 10, 2009. The report also discusses the major transportation provisions of the conference report on H.R. 1 (H.Rept. 111-16 ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 2009 |
Report No. R40158 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The economy officially was considered in a recession in December 2008, but many forecasters had long recognized the downturn and some believed this economic contraction would be more severe than other post-World War II economic slowdowns. A combination of factors have combined to present policymakers with difficult decisions on how best to stimulate ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 2009 |
Report No. RL33936 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Some aspects of the humanitarian crisis many feared would take place in March 2003 with the initial military operation in Iraq unfolded later as a result of the ongoing insurgency and sectarian violence. It is estimated that in total (including those displaced prior to the war) there may be as many as 2 million Iraqi refugees who have fled to Jordan ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2009 |
Report No. R40144 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress One of the first pieces of legislation taken up by the 111th Congress H.R. 2, the Children s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA 2009) contains provisions that would give states the option of providing Medicaid and State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) benefits to certain legal permanent residents (LPRs, i.e., ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2009 |
Report No. R40215 |
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General Oversight Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009: Brief Comparative Analysis of House and Senate Versions February 12, 2009 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R40215 General Oversight Provisions in ARRA Summary This report provides a brief analysis of selected general oversight provisions in the House- and Senate-passed versions ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2009 |
Report No. RS22629 |
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Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Updated February 12, 2009 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RS22629 Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Summary Since 1986, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (P.L. 99-603) has mandated Medicaid to have applicants declare under penalty of perjury that they are citizens or nationals of the United States (or that they are aliens in a ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2009 |
Report No. RL34707 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress To address the turmoil in financial markets, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA; H.R. 1424, P.L. 110-343), enacted on October 3, 2008, authorizes purchases of troubled assets. The act passed the Senate on October 1, 2008, passed the House on October 3, 2008, and was signed into law the same day. While the last Bush Administration ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2009 |
Report No. RL33877 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress This report deals with U.S.-China relations during the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and with a number of key events involving China during the two-year period. These events included: China s anti-satellite weapon test (January 2007); the 17th Party Congress (October 2007); a crackdown against demonstrations in Tibet (March 2008); the election of a new ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2009 |
Report No. 98-16 |
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Should the Federal Reserve Adopt an Inflation Target? Updated February 10, 2009 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov 98-16 Should the Federal Reserve Adopt an Inflation Target? Summary Some economists have long criticized the American model of central banking for featuring multiple policy goals, discretion on the part of the central bankers as to which goal to emphasize, ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2009 |
Report No. RL34581 |
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Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress for 30 Years or More name redacted Specialist on the Congress name redacted Specialist in American National Government February 10, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RL34581 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress for 30 Years or More Summary This report ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2009 |
Report No. RL34099 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress California has adopted regulations requiring new motor vehicles to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), beginning in model year 2009. The Clean Air Act (CAA) generally preempts states from adopting their own emission standards for mobile sources. However, the act allows such standards in California, if the state obtains a waiver of CAA ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2009 |
Report No. RL34422 |
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. Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress . Congressional interest in the patent system has been evidenced by discussion of substantial reform bills in previous sessions. Alongside these congressional proposals, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has engaged in a significant rulemaking effort in recent years. This process culminated in new rules that would make several ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 2009 |
Report No. R40225 |
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Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management -name redacted-, Coordinator Specialist in Natural Resources Policy -name redactedSpecialist in Natural Resources Policy -name redactedInformation Research Specialist February 9, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R40225 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Federal ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 2009 |
Report No. RL34604 |
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Electoral College Reform: 110th Congress Proposals, the National Popular Vote Campaign, and Other Alternative Developments (name redacted) Specialist in American National Government February 9, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RL34604 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Electoral College Reform Summary American voters elect the President ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 2009 |
Report No. RL34749 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Two important issues before 111th Congress are (1) securing the nation s capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover/rebuild from natural catastrophe events, and (2) determining whether and how the federal government should intervene in catastrophe insurance markets. Since the devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, and a sequence ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 2009 |
Report No. RL31988 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Four years after Congress directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to revamp its polygraph program, taking into account a 2003 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report that questioned the scientific basis for the accuracy of polygraph testing, particularly when used to screen employees, DOE promulgated a regulation on October 30, 2006, that ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 2009 |
Report No. R40203 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The mountain pine beetle is a native insect of western U.S. pine forests. It survives by killing infested trees, usually individually, but occasionally in epidemics. Mountain pine beetle epidemics are particularly associated with lodgepole pine, a common western tree that typically grows in dense, even-aged stands. The beetle is a seasonally adapted ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 2009 |
Report No. R40202 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Congress designated Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation s sole candidate site for a permanent high-level nuclear waste repository in 1987, following years of controversy over the site-selection process. Over the strenuous objections of the State of Nevada, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a license application for the proposed Yucca Mountain ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 2009 |
Report No. R40081 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Many Members of 111th Congress are concerned about the sharp rise in pirate attacks in the strategic waterways in the Gulf of Aden off the East coast of Africa. The hijacking of a Saudi Arabia-owned oil tanker, Sirius Star, off the coast of Kenya on November 15, 2008, by pirates, and its release after a $3 million ransom payment on January 8, 2009, ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 2009 |
Report No. R40200 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress As world financial and economic leaders met January 2009 in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum, Switzerland s renowned flagship banks were being battered by the financial crisis and the country was facing a potentially serious economic downturn. The current financial crisis has demonstrated that financial markets in Switzerland ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2009 |
Report No. RS22758 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Iran has an active interest in developing, acquiring, and deploying a broad range of ballistic missiles, as well as developing a space launch capability. This was spotlighted several times since 2008. In mid-July 2008, Iran launched a number of ballistic missiles during military exercises, reportedly including the medium-range Shahab-3. At the time, ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2009 |
Report No. RS22639 |
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Impact of the Abolition of McCarranFerguson Antitrust Exemption for the Business of Insurance -name redactedLegislative Attorney -name redactedAnalyst in Financial Economics February 4, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RS22639 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Impact of the Abolition of McCarran-Ferguson Antitrust Exemption Summary ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2009 |
Report No. R40191 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 7311), passed both the House and the Senate on December 10, 2008. The President signed it into law on December 23, 2008, P.L. 110-457, 122 Stat. 5044 (2008). Although much of the Wilberforce Act originated in H.R. 3887, most of its criminal provisions did not. ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2009 |
Report No. RS22976 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress This report discusses two potential roles the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have in helping to resolve the current global financial crisis: (1) immediate crisis control through balance of payments lending to emerging market and less-developed countries and (2) increased surveillance of the global economy through better coordination with the ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 2009 |
Report No. R40130 |
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The Children s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Updated February 3, 2009 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R40130 The Children s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Summary The Children s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA 2009, H.R. 2) was passed in the House on January 14, 2009, and in the Senate on ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 2009 |
Report No. RS22978 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress On September 30, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 110-329). Division A of this law is a continuing resolution and provides funding (through March 6, 2009, unless superseded by further congressional action) for agencies and programs normally funded by ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 2009 |
Report No. RL33989 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The privacy and security of health information is recognized as a critical element of transforming the health care system through the use of health information technology. As part of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the 111th Congress is considering legislation to promote the widespread adoption of health information ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 2009 |
Report No. RS22930 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has often been described as the most sweeping nondiscrimination legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As stated in the act, its purpose is to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. (42 U.S.C. 12101(b)(1)) On ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 2009 |
Report No. RL34718 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress On September 26, 2006, President Bush signed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) into law (P.L. 109-282). In an attempt to expand oversight of federal spending, including earmarks, the new law required the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a publicly available online website that provides access to ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 2009 |
Report No. R40189 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides a right against unreasonable searches and seizures. To deter the federal and state governments from violating this right, courts have developed an exclusionary rule, which requires that evidence obtained as a result of an invalid search or seizure be excluded from use at trial. The Supreme Court ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 2009 |
Report No. RL34302 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress In the years leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States lacked a comprehensive national policy and strategy for aviation security. The approach to aviation security was largely shaped by past events, such as the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in December 1988, rather than a comprehensive evaluation of the full range ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL33109 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Expedited removal, an immigration enforcement strategy originally conceived to operate at the borders and ports of entry, is being expanded, raising a set of policy, resource, and logistical questions. Expedited removal is a provision under which an alien who lacks proper documentation or has committed fraud or willful misrepresentation of facts may ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL32587 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The impact of taxes on international trade and investment has been debated for decades. Most recently, a variety of bills addressing international taxation were introduced in the 110th Congress some would have cut taxes for U.S. firms overseas, while others would have increased taxes on foreign investment. The debate over taxes and foreign ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL33649 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The 108th Congress passed P.L. 108-446, which reauthorized and revised the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA is the major federal statute authorizing funds for special education and related services for children with disabilities, and providing detailed due process provisions to ensure that these children receive a free ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL34103 |
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Sugar Policy and the 2008 Farm Bill Remy Jurenas Specialist in Agricultural Policy January 30, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34103 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Sugar Policy and the 2008 Farm Bill Summary Congress reauthorized the sugar price support program with some changes in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL33325 |
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Livestock Marketing and Competition Issues (name redacted) Specialist in Agricultural Policy (name redacted) Specialist in Agricultural Policy January 30, 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RL33325 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Livestock Marketing and Competition Issues Summary Changes in the structure and business methods of livestock ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RS22973 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress As the incoming Obama Administration conducts a review of U.S. policy toward North Korea, addressing the issue of human rights and refugees remains a priority for many members of Congress. The passage of the reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act in October 2008 (P.L. 110-346) reasserted congressional interest in influencing executive ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RS22690 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is a regional development bank currently based in Tunis, Tunisia. It comprises three lending facilities: the market rate facility, the AfDB; a concessional lending facility, the African Development Fund; and a trust fund established by Nigeria to lend to low-income African countries. The Bank has 53 African ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL33116 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The U.S. Census Bureau periodically collects information from individuals about their participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The most recent such survey was conducted from February through May of 2006. After extensive review and editing by the Census Bureau, the survey data files were released to the public in November 2008. This CRS ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2009 |
Report No. RL32580 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Bolivia has experienced a period of political volatility, with the country having had six presidents since 2001. Evo Morales, an indigenous leader and head of Bolivia s coca growers union, and his party, the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), won a convincing victory in the December 18, 2005, presidential election with 54% of the votes. Early ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 2009 |
Report No. RS22963 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Financial markets continue to experience significant disturbance and the banking sector remains fragile. Efforts to restore confidence have been met with mixed success thus far. This report provides answers to some frequently asked questions concerning ongoing financial disruptions and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), enacted by Congress in ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 2009 |
Report No. RL34556 |
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Health Care for Noncitizens in Immigration Detention Updated January 29, 2009 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL34556 Health Care for Noncitizens in Immigration Detention Summary Congressional hearings and press coverage critical of the medical care received by those in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security s (DHS s) Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 2009 |
Report No. RL34569 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-25) authorized $15 billion for U.S. global efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria from FY2004 through FY2008. It also authorized the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) to oversee U.S. government efforts to combat HIV/AIDS ...
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