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| Date Oct. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RS22055 |
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Order Code RS22055 Updated October 12, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Attorneys Fees Provisions in P.L. 108-446 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes federal funding for the education of children with disabilities and ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RS21113 |
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Order Code RS21113 Updated October 12, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Argentina: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Argentina s restructuring of over $100 billion in defaulted bond debt in June 2005 demonstrated the country s emergence from its ...
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| Date Oct. 11, 2006 |
Report No. RS22519 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress P.L. 109-291, the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, was enacted to correct the perceived problems created by the absence of statutory regulation of credit rating agencies. Credit ratings have become an important component of the financial reputation of a rated company. However, especially since the bankruptcies of Enron and WorldCom, whose ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2006 |
Report No. RL32096 |
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Order Code RL32096 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Extradition Between the United States and Great Britain: The 2003 Treaty Updated October 10, 2006 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Extradition Between the United States and Great Britain: The 2003 Treaty Summary Federal court denial of British ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2006 |
Report No. RL33328 |
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Order Code RL33328 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Updated October 10, 2006 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Summary In aiming to fight terrorism with trade, the United States negotiated and the ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2006 |
Report No. RS21633 |
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Order Code RS21633 Updated October 10, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Extradition Between the United States and Great Britain: A Sketch of the 2003 Treaty Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Federal court denial of British extradition requests in the cases of four fugitives from Northern Ireland led to the Supplementary Extradition Treaty. The ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RS22013 |
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Order Code RS22013 Updated October 6, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary A number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture have been or are being addressed by the 109th Congress. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171), enacted in ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL33682 |
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Order Code RL33682 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sacramento Flood Control and Folsom Dam: Recent Action and Current Issues October 6, 2006 Nicole T. Carter, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Charles V. Stern and Betsy A. Cody Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Sacramento Flood Control and ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RS21994 |
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Order Code RS21994 Updated October 6, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Livestock Price Reporting: Background Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting (LMPR) was first passed in 1999 to address some producers concerns about low livestock prices, industry concentration, and the ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL31227 |
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| Date Oct. 5, 2006 |
Report No. RL32359 |
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Order Code RL32359 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options Updated October 5, 2006 Sharon Squassoni Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options Summary Increasingly, Congress ...
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| Date Oct. 5, 2006 |
Report No. RL30392 |
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Order Code RL30392 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Outsourcing: The OMB Circular A-76 Policy Updated October 5, 2006 Valerie Bailey Grasso Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense Outsourcing: The OMB Circular A-76 Policy Summary This report provides information on the Office ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RL33596 |
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Order Code RL33596 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service Updated October 4, 2006 Ross W. Gorte and Carol Hardy Vincent, Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Marc Humphries Resources, Science, and Industry Division Pamela Baldwin American Law Division Congressional Research Service ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RL33425 |
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Order Code RL33425 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: Reauthorization Issues Updated October 4, 2006 Garrine P. Laney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RL31716 |
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Order Code RL31716 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds Updated October 4, 2006 Celinda Franco Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds Summary In the first days following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RS20759 |
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Order Code RS20759 Updated October 4, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Commodity Programs: Honey Carol Canada Technical Information Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jasper Womach Agriculture Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The honey price support program was first created by the Agricultural Act of 1949 (P.L. 81- ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RS22286 |
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Order Code RS22286 Updated October 4, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Emergency Food and Shelter Program Libby Perl Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program allocates funds to local communities to fund homeless programs including soup kitchens, food banks, shelters, and homeless prevention ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RL30007 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Over the past several years there have been five major changes in federal individual marginal income tax rates. The Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL33365 |
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Order Code RL33365 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Line Item Veto: A Constitutional Analysis of Recent Proposals Updated October 3, 2006 Morton Rosenberg Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Line Item Veto: A Constitutional Analysis of Recent Proposals Summary On March 6, 2006, the President announced ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL32865 |
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Order Code RL32865 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Renewable Fuels and MTBE: A Comparison of Provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58 and H.R. 6) Updated October 3, 2006 Brent D. Yacobucci, Mary Tiemann, and James E. McCarthy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Renewable Fuels and MTBE: A Comparison ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL32414 |
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Order Code RL32414 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Private Testing of Mad Cow Disease: Legal Issues Updated October 3, 2006 Stephen R. Vi a Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Private Testing of Mad Cow Disease: Legal Issues Summary The positive identification of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE, ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL32753 |
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Order Code RL32753 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Discipline Provisions in P.L. 108-446 Updated October 3, 2006 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Discipline Provisions in P.L. 108-446 Summary ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS22462 |
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Order Code RS22462 Updated October 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s 2006 Elections Colleen W. Cook Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Mexico held national elections for a new president and congress on July 2, 2006. Conservative Felipe Calder n of the National Action Party (PAN) narrowly defeated Andr s Manuel ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS22205 |
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Order Code RS22205 Updated October 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Journalists Privilege: Overview of the Law and 109th Congress Legislation Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Journalists, the Supreme Court has written, claim that to gather news it is often necessary to agree either not to identify the source of information published or to ...
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| Date Oct. 2, 2006 |
Report No. RS20958 |
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Order Code RS20958 Updated October 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Small Arms and Light Weapons Transfers: U.S. Policy Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report provides general background on U.S. policy regarding the international trade in small arms and light weapons (SA/LW). It ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL33676 |
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Order Code RL33676 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Career and Technical Education: State Grant Formula September 29, 2006 Rebecca R. Skinner and Richard N. Apling Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Career and Technical Education: State Grant Formula Summary The federal government currently ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL33674 |
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Order Code RL33674 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Administration of the Federal Family Education Loan and William D. Ford Direct Loan Programs: Background and Provisions September 29, 2006 Adam Stoll Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Administration of the Federal Family Education ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL33678 |
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Order Code RL33678 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Substitution of Nominees on the Ballot for Congressional Office, Sore Loser Laws, and Other Ballot Access Issues September 29, 2006 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Substitution of Nominees on the Ballot for Congressional Office, Sore Loser Laws, and ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RS20517 |
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Order Code RS20517 Updated September 29, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Technology and Conventional Weapons Export Controls: The Wassenaar Arrangement Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report provides background on the Wassenaar Arrangement, which was formally established in July 1996 as ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RS20900 |
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Order Code RS20900 Updated September 29, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web D-Day: The French Jubilee of Liberty Medal Barbara Salazar Torreon Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary This report details the Jubilee of Liberty Medal awarded to U.S. veterans by the French government to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy by the ...
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| Date Sept. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS20949 |
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Order Code RS20949 Updated September 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Reserve: Recurrent Public Policy Issues Marc Labonte Analyst in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Summary Congress has delegated the task of implementing monetary policy to the Fed, but retains oversight responsibilities and overarching control of the Fed s mandate and ...
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| Date Sept. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS22365 |
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Order Code RS22365 Updated September 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Benefit Changes for California Residents, 2006 and 2007 Scott Szymendera Analyst in Social Security Domestic Social Policy Division Carol D. Davis Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary California adds a supplement to the monthly benefit ...
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| Date Sept. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS21208 |
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Order Code RS21208 Updated September 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention Kristin Archick Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Forty-three countries, including the United States, have signed the Council of Europe s Convention on Cybercrime of November 2001. The U.S. Senate ratified ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33670 |
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Order Code RL33670 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Protection of Security-Related Information September 27, 2006 Gina Marie Stevens and Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Protection of Security-Related Information Summary The terrorist attacks of September 11 prompted a reevaluation of how to ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33672 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress An unexpected increase in revenues has led to a renewed discussion of the effect of the 20012004 tax cuts on the economy and the possible feedback effects on revenue. Some proponents of the tax cuts suggest that induced economic growth was large enough that taxes on the additional income more than offset the cost of the tax cuts, causing an increase ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2006 |
Report No. 97-417 |
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Order Code 97-417 ENR Updated September 27, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco-Related Programs and Activities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Operation and Cost Jasper Womach Agricultural Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has long operated programs that directly assist farmers and ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RS22209 |
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Order Code RS22209 Updated September 27, 2006 Executive Lobbying: Statutory Controls Walter J. Oleszek Senior Specialist in Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Summary Federal agency employees use appropriated funds to foster public support and opposition to legislation pending before Congress. Congress has enacted limitations and prohibitions on executive lobbying, but these ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RS22179 |
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Order Code RS22179 Updated September 27, 2006 H.R. 4: The Pension Protection Act Patrick Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On December 15, 2005, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2830, the Pension Protection Act, by a vote of 294-132. On November 16, 2005, the Senate passed S. 1783, the Pension Security and Transparency Act. On March 3, 2006, ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS21980 |
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Order Code RS21980 Updated September 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (CARFA): A Brief Overview of Legislative Proposals Clinton T. Brass Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary In the 109th Congress, nearly identical bills have been introduced (S. 1155/H.R. 2470) ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL31331 |
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Order Code RL31331 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions Updated September 26, 2006 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions Summary Mediation is a flexible ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL31320 |
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Order Code RL31320 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Aid to Libraries in the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 Updated September 26, 2006 Gail McCallion Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Aid to Libraries in the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 Summary Legislation ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22318 |
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Order Code RS22318 Updated September 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Harvey v. Veneman and the National Organic Program: A Legal Analysis Stephen R. Vi a Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The First Circuit s ruling in Harvey v. Veneman brought much attention and uncertainty to the U.S. Department of Agriculture s National Organic Program. In the case, ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22328 |
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Order Code RS22328 Updated September 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Homeless Management Information System Libby Perl Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Beginning in 1998, Congress directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop a process for collecting data on the homeless. Together with local ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22215 |
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Order Code RS22215 Updated September 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Rating Agencies: Current Federal Oversight and Congressional Concerns Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Credit rating agencies rate the creditworthiness of public companies so that the public will have an objective opinion as to the risk of investment. ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22283 |
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Order Code RS22283 Updated September 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NASA s Voyager Spacecraft: A Fact Sheet Mark Gurevitz Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary Voyager 1 and 2 are identical spacecraft that were launched in 1977 with the original mission of returning data from Jupiter, Saturn, and other planets as they flew past them. Their ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL31600 |
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Order Code RL31600 The Department of Defense Rules for Military Commissions: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Proposed Legislation and the Uniform Code of Military Justice Updated September 25, 2006 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division The Department of Defense Rules for Military Commissions: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Proposed ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL33665 |
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Order Code RL33665 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Federal Government Revenues: 1790 to the Present September 25, 2006 Thomas L. Hungerford Specialist in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Federal Government Revenues: 1790 to the Present Summary The sources of federal government revenues have ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL30448 |
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Order Code RL30448 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Even Start Family Literacy Programs: An Overview Updated September 25, 2006 Gail McCallion Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Even Start Family Literacy Programs: An Overview Summary The Even Start program provides education and related ...
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| Date Sept. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RL33042 |
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Order Code RL33042 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Homeland Security Reorganization: The 2SR Initiative Updated September 22, 2006 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Henry B. Hogue Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Sept. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RL31660 |
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Order Code RL31660 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A History of the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) and Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) Export Tax-Benefit Controversy Updated September 22, 2006 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A History of the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) and ...
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