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| Date July 5, 2006 |
Report No. IB96038 |
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Order Code IB96038 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts Updated July 5, 2006 Dick K. Nanto and Thomas Lum Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.S. Merchandise Trade Balance Merchandise Trade Balance in ...
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| Date July 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL32638 |
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Order Code RL32638 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Middle East Free Trade Area: Progress Report Updated July 3, 2006 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Middle East Free Trade Area: Progress Report Summary On May 9, 2003, the Bush Administration proposed the ...
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| Date July 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL33507 |
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Order Code RL33507 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Early Judicial Interpretations July 3, 2006 Paul Starett Wallace Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Early Judicial Interpretations Summary On February 18, 2005, President Bush ...
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| Date July 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS21490 |
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Order Code RS21490 Updated July 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web War on Drugs: The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Mark Eddy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Authorization of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a multi-media federal program to persuade America s youth not to use drugs, expired at the end of ...
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| Date June 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL32168 |
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Order Code RL32168 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China Updated June 30, 2006 Vivian C. Jones Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China Summary Textile and apparel import ...
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| Date June 30, 2006 |
Report No. IB10132 |
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Order Code IB10132 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook Updated June 30, 2006 John R. Justus, Eugene H. Buck, Jeffrey A. Zinn, and Wayne A. Morrissey Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.S. Commission ...
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| Date June 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL31419 |
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Order Code RL31419 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Payments for Covered Part B Prescription Drugs Updated June 30, 2006 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare: Payments for Covered Part B Prescription Drugs Summary The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, ...
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| Date June 30, 2006 |
Report No. RS22465 |
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Order Code RS22465 June 30, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): The Supreme Court Denies Expert Fees in Arlington Central School District v. Murphy Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides federal funding for the education of ...
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| Date June 29, 2006 |
Report No. RL33499 |
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Order Code RL33499 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Exempting Food and Agriculture Products from U.S. Economic Sanctions: Status and Implementation June 29, 2006 Remy Jurenas Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Exempting Food and Agriculture Products from U.S. Economic Sanctions: ...
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| Date June 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS20072 |
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Order Code RS20072 Updated June 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Standard Deduction and Personal/Dependency Amounts for Children Age 14 and Over or Students Pamela J. Jackson Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Generally, a taxpayer is allowed one exemption for each person claimed as a dependent. The taxpayer can claim the ...
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| Date June 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS22463 |
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Order Code RS22463 June 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Monthly Budget Totals Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The annual budget totals for the federal government obscure the variations in receipts, outlays, and the deficit or surplus that occur monthly. The annual deficits of the last four years (FY2001 ...
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| Date June 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS22464 |
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Order Code RS22464 June 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The PEP and Pease Provisions of the Federal Individual Income Tax Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The personal exemption phaseout (PEP provision) and the limitation on itemized deductions (Pease provision) were enacted as part of the Omnibus Budget ...
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| Date June 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS20092 |
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Order Code RS20092 Updated June 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Debt Reduction Fund Pamela J. Jackson Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Reducing the federal public debt is regarded as an important goal by many taxpayers. The Public Debt Reduction Fund provides for the acceptance of monetary gifts to be used for reducing ...
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| Date June 23, 2006 |
Report No. IB10135 |
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Order Code IB10135 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress Updated June 23, 2006 David Randall Peterman, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Aviation Security A Risk-Based, Multi-Layered ...
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| Date June 23, 2006 |
Report No. RS22461 |
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Order Code RS22461 June 23, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coal Mine Safety Edward Rappaport Analyst in Industry Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Dramatic mine accidents early in 2006 have led to passage of the first major amendment to federal mine safety law since 1977. The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER, P.L. 109-236) requires ...
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| Date June 22, 2006 |
Report No. RS22460 |
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Order Code RS22460 June 22, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Theft of Veterans Personal Information, and Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reorganization: Issues for Congress Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Department of Veterans ...
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| Date June 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL30371 |
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Order Code RL30371 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Serbia and Montenegro: Current Situation and U.S. Policy Updated June 21, 2006 Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Serbia and Montenegro: Current Situation and U.S. Policy Summary Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic s ...
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| Date June 21, 2006 |
Report No. IB92099 |
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Order Code IB92099 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Updated June 21, 2006 Jonathan Medalia Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS History National Positions on Testing and the CTBT The CTBT: ...
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| Date June 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL32484 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Foreign outsourcing the importing of some intermediate product (i.e., a portion of a final product or some good or service needed to produce a final product) that was once produced domestically is not a new phenomenon, nor is it one that is economically distinct from other types of imports in terms of its basic economic consequences. A steadily ...
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| Date June 21, 2006 |
Report No. RS22307 |
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Order Code RS22307 Updated June 21, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Limiting Fannie Mae s and Freddie Mac s Portfolio Size N. Eric Weiss Analyst in Financial Institutions Government and Finance Division Summary One of the more controversial aspects of the Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) reform before Congress is the proposal to limit the size of Fannie Mae s and ...
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| Date June 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL33262 |
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Order Code RL33262 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Policy Budget Trends: A Thirty-Year Review Updated June 20, 2006 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Policy Budget Trends: A Thirty-Year Review Summary There have been sharp debates over the past three ...
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| Date June 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL33097 |
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Order Code RL33097 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Border Security: Apprehensions of Other Than Mexican Aliens Updated June 20, 2006 Blas Nu ez-Neto, Coordinator Analyst in Domestic Security Domestic Social Policy Division Alison Siskin Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Stephen Vi a Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date June 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS20087 |
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Order Code RS20087 Updated June 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Level of Taxes in the United States, 1940-2005 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The overall level of federal tax receipts has varied in recent years. After reaching a post-World War II peak of 20.9% in fiscal year (FY) 2000, federal receipts as a ...
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| Date June 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32699 |
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Order Code RL32699 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Natural Resources: Selected Issues for the 109th Congress June 19, 2006 Carol Hardy Vincent and Nicole T. Carter, Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Julie Jennings, Coordinator Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Natural Resources: Selected Issues for the 109th ...
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| Date June 19, 2006 |
Report No. IB95052 |
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Order Code IB95052 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues Updated June 19, 2006 Ted Dagne Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.S. Aid to Africa: An Overview Bilateral Aid Background DFA and Child Survival ...
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| Date June 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL33478 |
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Order Code RL33478 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cable Franchising Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 5252, 109th Congress June 19, 2006 Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cable Franchising Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 5252, ...
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| Date June 19, 2006 |
Report No. RS22459 |
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Order Code RS22459 June 19, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006: Comparison of Three Versions Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary President George W. Bush has repeatedly called for granting line item veto authority to the President, and an Administration draft was sent ...
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| Date June 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL33278 |
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Order Code RL33278 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Basel Accords: The Implementation of II and the Modification of I Updated June 16, 2006 Walter W. Eubanks Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Basel Accords: The Implementation of II and the Modification of I Summary Even though much has ...
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| Date June 16, 2006 |
Report No. IB95010 |
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Order Code IB95010 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy Updated June 16, 2006 Marjorie Ann Browne Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The Convention and U.S. Interests Naval Power and Maritime Commerce ...
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| Date June 16, 2006 |
Report No. IB86116 |
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Order Code IB86116 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues Updated June 16, 2006 Marjorie Ann Browne and Vita Bite Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.N. System Financing U.N. Assessed Budgets Scale ...
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| Date June 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL30230 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress One strategy that states are using to reduce the need for ongoing welfare is referred to as diversion. Diversion is typically considered to be a payment, program, or activity that is intended to divert applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits from completing the application process and thereby becoming potentially ...
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| Date June 15, 2006 |
Report No. RL33298 |
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Order Code RL33298 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2006 Supplemental Appropriations: Iraq and Other International Activities; Additional Hurricane Katrina Relief Updated June 15, 2006 Paul M. Irwin, Coordinator Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Larry Nowels, Coordinator Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ...
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| Date June 15, 2006 |
Report No. IB10137 |
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Order Code IB10137 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress Updated June 15, 2006 James E. McCarthy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Revision of the Particulate Standards Clear Skies/Multi-Pollutant Legislation ...
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| Date June 15, 2006 |
Report No. RL33486 |
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Order Code RL33486 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma June 15, 2006 Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma Summary This report ...
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| Date June 14, 2006 |
Report No. IB10088 |
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Order Code IB10088 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress Updated June 14, 2006 Genevieve J. Knezo Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS R&D Budgets FY2005 Budget ...
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| Date June 14, 2006 |
Report No. IB10045 |
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Order Code IB10045 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues Updated June 14, 2006 Angele A. Gilroy and Lennard G. Kruger Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS What Is Broadband and Why Is It ...
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| Date June 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS20984 |
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Order Code RS20984 Updated June 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary A 1992 and a 1996 amendment to the Public Health Service Act provide that certain entities and health care practitioners shall be deemed federal ...
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| Date June 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS22457 |
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Order Code RS22457 June 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conversion of a Savings Association from the Mutual to the Stock Form of Ownership: Current Legal Process Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary A savings association is permitted by statute to convert from the mutual to the stock form of ownership. Regulations issued by the ...
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| Date June 14, 2006 |
Report No. RS22456 |
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Order Code RS22456 June 14, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 Anthony Vieux Law Clerk American Law Division Summary The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (H.R. 218) was signed into law on July 22, 2004 (P.L. 108-277). The act amends the federal criminal code in order to authorize a qualified law enforcement officer, ...
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| Date June 13, 2006 |
Report No. IB92011 |
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Order Code IB92011 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial Updated June 13, 2006 Patricia Moloney Figliola, Carl E. Behrens, and Daniel Morgan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.S. Government ...
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| Date June 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL30539 |
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Order Code RL30539 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure Updated June 13, 2006 Thomas P. Carr Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure ...
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| Date June 13, 2006 |
Report No. 98-756C |
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Order Code 98-756 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2006 Updated June 13, 2006 Thomas Coipuram Jr. Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2006 Summary The passage of the Department of Defense ...
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| Date June 13, 2006 |
Report No. RS22455 |
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Order Code RS22455 June 13, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Operations: Precedents for Funding Contingency Operations in Regular or in Supplemental Appropriations Bills Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress has appropriated $331 billion for ...
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| Date June 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL33416 |
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Order Code RL33416 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Unrest in China Updated June 12, 2006 Thomas Lum Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Unrest in China Summary In the past few years, the People s Republic of China (PRC) has experienced rising social unrest, including ...
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| Date June 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL33065 |
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Order Code RL33065 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lobbying Reform: Background and Legislative Proposals, 109th Congress Updated June 9, 2006 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Lobbying Reform: Background and Legislative Proposals, 109th Congress Summary In the decade ...
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| Date June 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL33234 |
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Order Code RL33234 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lobbying Disclosure and Ethics Proposals Related to Lobbying Introduced in the 109th Congress: A Comparative Analysis Updated June 9, 2006 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Lobbying Disclosure and Ethics Proposals ...
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| Date June 9, 2006 |
Report No. IB10133 |
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Order Code IB10133 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress Updated June 9, 2006 Nicole T. Carter, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Pervaze A. Sheikh Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jeffrey A. Zinn Resources, Science, and Industry Division ...
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| Date June 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL32957 |
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Order Code RL32957 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Product Check-off Programs: A Constitutional Analysis Updated June 9, 2006 Stephen R. Vi a Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Farm Product Check-off Programs: A Constitutional Analysis Summary For decades, Congress has enacted laws authorizing generic ...
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| Date June 9, 2006 |
Report No. RS22322 |
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Order Code RS22322 Updated June 9, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxes and Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Reconciliation: A Brief Summary David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary On April 28, 2005, Congress approved a FY2006 budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 95) with reconciliation instructions calling for tax cuts of $11 billion in ...
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| Date June 8, 2006 |
Report No. 98-19 |
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Order Code 98-19 A Independent Counsels Appointed Under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, Costs and Results of Investigations Updated June 8, 2006 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Independent Counsels Appointed Under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, Costs and Results of Investigations Summary This report lists the independent counsels (called special prosecutors ...
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