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| Date Sept. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RL33664 |
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Order Code RL33664 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web An Overview of the Supreme Court s Search and Seizure Decisions from the October 2005 Term September 22, 2006 Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress An Overview of the Supreme Court s Search and Seizure Decisions from the October 2005 Term Summary The ...
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| Date Sept. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RS21823 |
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Order Code RS21823 September 22, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction Sharon Squassoni Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On December 19, 2003, Libya announced it would dismantle its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. Since then, U.S., British, and ...
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| Date Sept. 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL33076 |
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Order Code RL33076 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regional Authorities and Commissions: Their Function and Design Updated September 21, 2006 Eugene Boyd Analyst Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Regional Authorities and Commissions: Their Function and Design Summary This report examines the legislative ...
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| Date Sept. 21, 2006 |
Report No. RS21143 |
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Order Code RS21143 Updated September 21, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Policy Options for U.S. Export Taxation David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Prior to 2004 the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) provisions of the U.S. tax code provided a tax benefit for exporters. ETI, like the Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) ...
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| Date Sept. 21, 2006 |
Report No. RS21025 |
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Order Code RS21025 Updated September 21, 2006 The Postal Revenue Forgone Appropriation: Overview and Current Issues Kevin R. Kosar Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary When Congress put the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on a self-sustaining basis in 1971, it continued to subsidize the mailing costs of such groups as the blind, non-profit organizations, local ...
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| Date Sept. 20, 2006 |
Report No. 98-510 |
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Order Code 98-510 GOV Judicial Nominations by President Clinton During the 103rd-106th Congresses Updated September 20, 2006 Denis Steven Rutkus Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Judicial Nominations by President Clinton During the 103rd-106th Congresses Summary Under the Constitution of the United States, the President nominates and, subject to ...
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| Date Sept. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL32075 |
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Order Code RL32075 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements Updated September 20, 2006 Amy Abel Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements ...
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| Date Sept. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS20866 |
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Order Code RS20866 Updated September 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Civil Works Program of the Army Corps of Engineers: A Primer Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Betsy A. Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary At the direction of Congress primarily ...
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| Date Sept. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS22081 |
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Order Code RS22081 Updated September 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web S. 852: The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Vanessa K. Burrows Law Clerk American Law Division Summary This report provides an overview of S. 852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act of 2005. The bill would ...
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| Date Sept. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32532 |
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Order Code RL32532 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Information Quality Act: OMB s Guidance and Initial Implementation Updated September 19, 2006 Curtis W. Copeland Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Information Quality Act: OMB s Guidance and Initial Implementation Summary ...
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| Date Sept. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL33181 |
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Order Code RL33181 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress Updated September 19, 2006 Blas Nu ez-Neto Analyst in Domestic Security Domestic Social Policy Division Janice Cheryl Beaver Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Immigration Related ...
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| Date Sept. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL33651 |
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Order Code RL33651 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Rating Agency Regulatory Reform: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 2990 and S. 3850 September 19, 2006 Gary Shorter Specialist in Business and Government Relations Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Credit Rating Agency Regulatory Reform: A Side-by-Side Comparison of ...
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| Date Sept. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL31262 |
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Order Code RL31262 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Selected Procedural Safeguards in Federal, Military, and International Courts Updated September 18, 2006 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Selected Procedural Safeguards in Federal, Military, and International Courts Summary Declaring it ...
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| Date Sept. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL33317 |
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Order Code RL33317 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Impact on the U.S. Automotive Industry Updated September 18, 2006 Stephen Cooney Industry Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China s Impact on the U.S. Automotive Industry Summary China is both the fastest growing motor vehicle market and the ...
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| Date Sept. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL32452 |
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Order Code RL32452 Negotiated Rulemaking Updated August 28, 2006 Curtis W. Copeland Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Negotiated Rulemaking Summary Negotiated rulemaking, which is a supplement to traditional rulemaking, is a process in which representatives of federal agencies and affected parties work together in a committee to reach consensus on what can ...
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| Date Sept. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS22429 |
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Order Code RS22429 Updated September 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The State Role in the Federal Licensing of Hydropower Dams: S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Claudia Copeland Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary On May 15, ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2006 |
Report No. RL33566 |
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Order Code RL33566 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict Updated September 15, 2006 Jeremy M. Sharp, Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Christopher Blanchard, Kenneth Katzman, Carol Migdalovitz, Alfred Prados, Paul Gallis, Dianne Rennack, John Rollins, Steve Bowman, and Connie Veillette Foreign Affairs, Defense, and ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2006 |
Report No. RS22504 |
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Order Code RS22504 September 15, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The War Crimes Act: Current Issues Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The War Crimes Act of 1996, as amended, makes it a criminal offense to commit certain violations of the laws of war when such offenses are committed by or against U.S. nationals or Armed Service members. ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS22056 |
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Order Code RS22056 Updated September 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Native American Issues in the 109th Congress Roger Walke Specialist in American National Government Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Native American issues before Congress are numerous and diverse, covering such areas as federal recognition of tribes, trust land acquisition, gambling ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS22390 |
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Order Code RS22390 Updated September 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2007 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability Jennifer Teefy Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary Every year, the President submits to Congress a series of volumes that provide the text of the President s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. By law, ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS22441 |
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Order Code RS22441 Updated September 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Estimates Hannah Fischer Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary This report presents various estimates of Iraqi civilian, police, and security forces casualties. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS21881 |
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Order Code RS21881 Updated September 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Sharon Squassoni Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is now three years old. Initially, 11 nations pledged their cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS20897 |
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Order Code RS20897 Updated September 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and the Equal Opportunity Survey Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is an enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In ...
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| Date Sept. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL33639 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress American officials attempt to track terrorist financing through the banking system. Following money inevitably requires delving into the intricacies of interbank transfers. One might think that banks exchanging with other banks would be the simplest of all transactions. Instead, interbank transfers require cooperation among competitors and silence ...
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| Date Sept. 11, 2006 |
Report No. RL33638 |
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Order Code RL33638 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 2590): Overview and Comparison with H.R. 5060 September 11, 2006 Garrett Leigh Hatch Analyst in Government Organization and Management Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Federal Funding Accountability and ...
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| Date Sept. 11, 2006 |
Report No. RS22503 |
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Order Code RS22503 September 11, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Provisions in the Pension Protection Act Affecting Tax-Exempt Organizations Erika Lunder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Title XII of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4) contains a variety of provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations. They include charitable giving incentives ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2006 |
Report No. RS22502 |
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Order Code RS22502 September 8, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Brownfields in the 109th Congress Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Brownfields Act, which authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants for the assessment and cleanup of sites that pose a less serious threat to human ...
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| Date Sept. 7, 2006 |
Report No. RL31918 |
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Order Code RL31918 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Housing Prices: Is There a Bubble? Updated September 7, 2006 Marc Labonte Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Housing Prices: Is There a Bubble? Summary U.S. housing prices increased by 10.1% in the past year and a total of 56.5% in the ...
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| Date Sept. 7, 2006 |
Report No. RL33726 |
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Order Code RL33726 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Anti-Terrorism Authority Under the Laws of the United Kingdom and the United States September 7, 2006 Clare Feikert Foreign Law Specialist Law Library of Congress Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Anti-Terrorism Authority Under the Laws of the United ...
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| Date Sept. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL30469 |
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Order Code RL30469 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Average Effective Corporate Tax Rates: 1959 to 2005 Updated September 6, 2006 Steven Maguire Analyst in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Average Effective Corporate Tax Rates Summary This report examines average effective corporate tax rates of domestic ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL33622 |
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Order Code RL33622 Cuba s Future Political Scenarios and U.S. Policy Approaches Updated September 3, 2006 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Cuba s Future Political Scenarios and U.S. Policy Approaches Summary Cuba has remained a hard-line communist state under Fidel Castro for more than 47 years, but Fidel s July 31, 2006 ...
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| Date Sept. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL32837 |
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Order Code RL32837 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress Updated September 1, 2006 Frank Gottron, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress Summary Science and technology have a pervasive ...
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| Date Sept. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL33522 |
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Order Code RL33522 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress Updated September 1, 2006 Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division Henry B. Hogue Analyst, American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FEMA Reorganization ...
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| Date Sept. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RS21886 |
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Order Code RS21886 Updated September 1, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Potential Military Use of Airships and Aerostats Christopher Bolkcom Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) has a history of using lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms. Aerostats have recently been fielded to protect deployed ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL32219 |
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Order Code RL32219 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Term Care: Consumer-Directed Services Under Medicaid Updated August 31, 2006 Karen Tritz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-Term Care: Consumer-Directed Services Under Medicaid Summary Medicaid is a health insurance program jointly ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL32920 |
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Order Code RL32920 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight Updated August 31, 2006 Shawn Reese Coordinator Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight Summary Federal counter-terrorism training programs ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL32993 |
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Order Code RL32993 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee on Coal Updated August 31, 2006 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee on Coal Summary The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, also known as the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Fund, ...
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| Date Aug. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL32520 |
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Order Code RL32520 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress Updated August 30, 2006 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL33519 |
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Order Code RL33519 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Why Has Household Income Fallen in the Current Expansion While GDP Has Risen? Updated August 30, 2006 Marc Labonte Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Why Has Household Income Fallen in the Current Expansion While GDP Has Risen? Summary Some ...
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| Date Aug. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RS22293 |
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Order Code RS22293 Updated August 30, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal and State Laws Regarding Pharmacists Who Refuse to Distribute Contraceptives Jody Feder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report provides an analysis of federal and state laws that govern whether pharmacists may refuse to fill valid prescriptions for birth control and ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL31495 |
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Order Code RL31495 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court Updated August 29, 2006 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court Summary One month after the International Criminal Court (ICC) officially came ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL33630 |
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Order Code RL33630 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Comparison of the Cable Franchising Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 5252 and in H.R. 5252 as Amended by the Senate Commerce Committee, 109th Congress August 29, 2006 Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2006 |
Report No. 98-45 |
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Order Code 98-45 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List Updated August 29, 2006 Judith B. Frazier-Thompson Humanities Consulting Section Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List Summary Historically, national commemorative observances were often ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL30516 |
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Order Code RL30516 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mergers and Consolidation Between Banking and Financial Services Firms: Trends and Prospects Updated August 29, 2006 Walter W. Eubanks Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mergers and Consolidation Between Banking and Financial Services Firms: ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2006 |
Report No. RS21747 |
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Order Code RS21747 Updated August 29, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Avian Influenza: Agricultural Issues Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has spread throughout Asia since 2003, infecting mostly poultry but also a limited number of humans. The virus reached ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2006 |
Report No. 94-319 |
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Order Code 94-319 Updated August 29, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Child Support Enforcement Program: A Fact Sheet Carmen Solomon-Fears Domestic Social Policy Division The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, was enacted in January 1975 (P.L. 93-647). Its main goals are to reduce spending for actual and potential ...
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| Date Aug. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL33255 |
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Order Code RL33255 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Developments in International Civil Aviation Updated August 25, 2006 Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Legal Developments in International Civil Aviation Summary Much of the law regarding civil aviation has been developed through a ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33660 |
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Order Code RL33660 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, H.R. 5293, and S. 3570 August 24, 2006 Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Kirsten Jennie Black Analyst in Gerontology Domestic Social Policy Division Sarah C. Kaufman Research Associate Domestic Social ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33349 |
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Order Code RL33349 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Efforts to Control the Spread of the Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus: Affected Countries Responses Updated August 24, 2006 Emma Chanlett-Avery, Coordinator; Nicolas Cook, Kerry Dumbaugh, Thomas Lum, Mark E. Manyin, Jim Nichol, Jeremy M. Sharp, Bruce Vaughn Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Tom Coipuram, ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL32286 |
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Order Code RL32286 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Asbestos Litigation: Prospects for Legislative Resolution Updated August 23, 2006 Edward Rappaport Analyst in Industry Economics and Finance Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Asbestos Litigation: Prospects for Legislative Resolution Summary A large volume of litigation has ...
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