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| Date Aug. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33621 |
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Order Code RL33621 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: Supreme Court Decisions of the 2005-2006 Term August 23, 2006 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Capital Punishment: Supreme Court Decisions of the 2005-2006 Term Summary During the 2005-2006 Term, the ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RS21758 |
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Order Code RS21758 Updated August 23, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: Establishment and Composition Stephanie Smith Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On February 6, 2004, President George W. Bush created the Commission on ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33623 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Short-term budget estimates, while critical for program administration and congressional spending decisions, provide a partial and potentially misleading impression of the federal government s fiscal situation. On the other hand, long-term measures have their own limitations. On the positive side, they indicate the magnitude of long-term budget ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33624 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The federal government currently provides support for career and technical education through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III; P.L. 105-332). The act authorized funding for vocational and technical education through FY2003, although the Congress continued to provide funding under the act through FY2006. ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RL32251 |
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Order Code RL32251 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cuba and the State Sponsors of Terrorism List Updated August 22, 2006 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cuba and the State Sponsors of Terrorism List Summary Cuba was first added to the State Department s ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RS22239 |
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Order Code RS22239 Updated August 22, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Katrina Relief Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary In response to the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the 109th Congress enacted two FY2005 emergency supplemental ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL31533 |
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Order Code RL31533 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Persian Gulf States: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006 Updated August 21, 2006 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Persian Gulf States: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006 Summary The U.S.-led war to overthrow ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2006 |
Report No. RS21586 |
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Order Code RS21586 Updated August 21, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Technology Assessment in Congress: History and Legislative Options Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress created the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in 1972, P.L. 92484, and terminated its funding in 1995. The pros ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL33457 |
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Order Code RL33457 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Academic Competitiveness Grants: Background, Description, and Selected Issues August 18, 2006 Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Academic Competitiveness Grants: Background, Description, and Selected Issues Summary The Deficit ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS21059 |
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Order Code RS21059 Updated August 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy DDG-1000 (DD(X)) and CG(X) Programs: Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Navy s proposed FY2007 budget requests $2,568 million in partial procurement funding for the first two DDG-1000 destroyers. ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS21227 |
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Order Code RS21227 Updated August 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC): An Overview Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is an agreement among member states to provide assistance after disasters overwhelm a state s ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RS22235 |
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Order Code RS22235 Updated August 17, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina reached beyond the borders of the states directly affected by the wind, rain, and floods. Before the ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RS22496 |
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Order Code RS22496 August 17, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Prices and Tourism: Some Preliminary Observations Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Energy prices faced by consumers have risen steeply in the last few years, and it is likely that spending on energy substituted at least to some extent for ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL32792 |
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Order Code RL32792 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Life Expectancy in the United States Updated August 16, 2006 Laura B. Shrestha Specialist in Demography Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Life Expectancy in the United States Summary As a result of falling age-specific mortality, life expectancy rose dramatically in the ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL33615 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Family and work structure most Americans lives. Work provides the principal means by which most families support themselves, and public policies directed at low-income families with children have generally attempted to encourage and support work. Family structure also has been a focus of public policy because an increasing number of children live ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2006 |
Report No. RS22494 |
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Order Code RS22494 August 15, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Egyptian Economic Relations: Aid, Trade, and Reform Proposals Jeremy M. Sharp, Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs, Shayerah Ilias, Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report analyzes U.S.-Egyptian economic relations in light of renewed attention concerning ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RL32860 |
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Order Code RL32860 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 109th Congress Updated August 14, 2006 Fred Sissine Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 109th Congress Summary This report ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2006 |
Report No. RL33612 |
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Order Code RL33612 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Veterans Affairs: Information Security and Information Technology Management Reorganization August 14, 2006 Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Department of Veterans Affairs: Information Security and ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2006 |
Report No. RL33607 |
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Order Code RL33607 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Conventional Forces and Nuclear Deterrence: A China Case Study August 11, 2006 Christopher Bolkcom, Shirley A. Kan, and Amy F. Woolf Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Conventional Forces and Nuclear Deterrence: A China Case Study Summary Congress and ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2006 |
Report No. RL33602 |
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Order Code RL33602 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Major Scientific and Policy Issues August 11, 2006 John R. Justus and Susan R. Fletcher Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change: Major Scientific and Policy Issues Summary There is growing evidence that human activities are ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2006 |
Report No. RL33437 |
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Order Code RL33437 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and Falun Gong Updated August 11, 2006 Thomas Lum Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China and Falun Gong Summary In 1999, the Falun Gong movement gave rise to the largest and most protracted public demonstrations in China since ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2006 |
Report No. RS22492 |
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Order Code RS22492 August 10, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Claims: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling in Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White Jody Feder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report discusses Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White, a recent case in ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2006 |
Report No. RL30550 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Difficulties in the timely enactment of budgetary legislation have long fueled interest in the idea that the congressional budget process could be better structured in a way that eases time constraints. The need for consideration of budget matters in the form of concurrent resolutions on the budget, reconciliation measures, tax measures, public debt ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2006 |
Report No. RL33606 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Productivity growth is generally understood to be a good thing. An increase in the production of goods and services that does not require more work raises incomes and is the source of rising living standards. Productivity growth may vary over time, but improving productivity is widely taken for granted as a normal characteristic of the U.S. economy. ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2006 |
Report No. RL33599 |
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Order Code RL33599 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation, and Fuel Conservation Issues August 8, 2006 Fred Sissine Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation, and Fuel Conservation Issues Summary Energy efficiency ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2006 |
Report No. RS22491 |
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Order Code RS22491 August 8, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Constraints Potentially Affecting Medication Recycling Emily M. Cowley Law Clerk American Law Division Summary In recent years, the rising costs of prescription drugs have motivated various policymakers to implement cost-saving measures. In some cases, states have pursued programs to collect and ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2006 |
Report No. RS22490 |
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Order Code RS22490 August 7, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web TANF: A Guide to the New Definitions of What Counts as Work Participation Gene Falk Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA, P.L. 109-171) included changes to work participation standards under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RL32696 |
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Order Code RL32696 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight Updated August 4, 2006 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2006 |
Report No. RL33597 |
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Order Code RL33597 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Issues for Congress August 4, 2006 Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Charles V. Stern Research Associate in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL32941 |
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Order Code RL32941 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress Updated August 3, 2006 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS22488 |
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Order Code RS22488 August 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lesser-Known Tax Provisions in H.R. 5970 (Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006) Erika Lunder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 5970, passed by the House on July 28, 2006, is gaining headlines as the trifecta bill containing three important legal changes: estate tax reduction, ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2006 |
Report No. RS21736 |
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Order Code RS21736 Updated August 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2005 Appropriations for First Responder Preparedness: Issues and Analysis Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Conference report H.Rept. 108-774, accompanying H.R. 4567, appropriated roughly $3.6 billion to first responder grant programs. This was ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2006 |
Report No. RS20923 |
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Order Code RS20923 Updated August 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxes and the Inside Build-Up of Life Insurance: Recent Issues David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Many life insurance policies contain both an insurance component and an investment element termed inside build-up. The inside build-up receives favorable ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL33369 |
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Order Code RL33369 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Emergency Management and Homeland Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative Options Updated August 1, 2006 Henry B. Hogue Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL33598 |
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Order Code RL33598 Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer s Telephone Service Provider August 1, 2006 Angele A. Gilroy Specialist in Telecommunications Resources, Science, and Industry Division Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer s Telephone Service Provider Summary Changing a consumer s telephone service provider without his/her knowledge or consent is known as slamming. This ...
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| Date July 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL33595 |
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Order Code RL33595 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Term Care: Facts on Adult Day Care July 31, 2006 Sarah C. Kaufman Research Associate Domestic Social Policy Division Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-Term Care: Facts on Adult Day Care Summary Adult day care ...
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| Date July 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL33581 |
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Order Code RL33581 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: The European Union s Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) July 31, 2006 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Climate Change: The European Union s Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) Summary The European Union s (EU s ...
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| Date July 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL33592 |
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Order Code RL33592 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Report of the Illinois Special State s Attorney Relating to Police Brutality: A Legal Analysis of Federal Laws Implicated July 31, 2006 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Report of the Illinois Special State's Attorney Relating to Police Brutality: A ...
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| Date July 31, 2006 |
Report No. RS21844 |
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Order Code RS21844 Updated July 31, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Compassion Capital Fund: Brief Facts and Current Developments Joe Richardson Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) was created in 2002 appropriations law (P.L. 107-116) and has since been operated under the authority of annual appropriations acts and the research/ ...
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| Date July 28, 2006 |
Report No. RL33588 |
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Order Code RL33588 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Renewable Energy Policy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Regulatory Issues July 28, 2006 Fred Sissine Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues Summary High gasoline and natural gas prices have rekindled ...
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| Date July 28, 2006 |
Report No. RL33440 |
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Order Code RL33440 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export-Import Bank: Reauthorization Updated July 28, 2006 James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Export-Import Bank: Reauthorization Summary The Export-Import Bank is an independent U.S. government agency ...
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| Date July 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS22349 |
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Order Code RS22349 Updated July 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Formulas: Issues for the 109th Congress Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary In FY2003 and FY2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocated State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and Law ...
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| Date July 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32463 |
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Order Code RL32463 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2003 and FY2004 State Allocations for Selected Homeland Security Assistance Programs Updated July 27, 2006 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FY2003 and FY2004 State Allocations for Selected Homeland Security Assistance ...
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| Date July 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32932 |
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Order Code RL32932 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or Mad Cow Disease ) in North America: A Chronology of Selected Events Updated July 27, 2006 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or Mad ...
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| Date July 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33560 |
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Order Code RL33560 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Smithsonian: Background, Funding, and Policy Issues Updated July 27, 2006 Susan Boren Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Smithsonian: Background, Funding, and Policy Issues Summary The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is a museum, education, and ...
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| Date July 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS21742 |
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Order Code RS21742 Updated July 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Foreign Sales Corporations (FSCs) are subsidiaries of U.S. companies that conduct export sales on the behalf of their parents and the ETI is a ...
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| Date July 26, 2006 |
Report No. M072606 |
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Memorandum TO: House Armed Services Committee Attention: Lorry Fenner Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division July 25, 2006 FROM: SUBJECT: Comparison of Procedural Rules in Criminal Proceedings The attached document, a chart entitled Comparison of Selected Procedural Rights in Criminal Tribunals, is provided in response to your request for a new version of the chart from CRS ...
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| Date July 26, 2006 |
Report No. ZZZ1212D73DE48B2240 |
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Memorandum July 25, 2006 TO: House Armed Services Committee Attention: Lorry Fenner FROM: Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division SUBJECT: Comparison of Procedural Rules in Criminal Proceedings The attached document, a chart entitled Comparison of Selected Procedural Rights in Criminal Tribunals, is provided in response to your request for a new version of the chart from CRS ...
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| Date July 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL33336 |
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Order Code RL33336 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Implementing International Agreements on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act Updated July 25, 2006 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Implementing ...
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| Date July 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL33569 |
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Order Code RL33569 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sunset and Program Review Commission Bills in the 109th Congress: Comparing H.R. 3282 and H.R. 5766 July 25, 2006 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Sunset and Program Review Commission Bills in the 109th ...
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