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| Date May 2, 2006 |
Report No. IB10076 |
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Order Code IB10076 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lands and National Forests Updated May 2, 2006 Ross W. Gorte and Carol Hardy Vincent, Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS History of the Bureau of Land ...
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| Date May 2, 2006 |
Report No. RL33415 |
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Order Code RL33415 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Higher Education Act Reauthorization: A Comparison of Current Law and Major Proposals May 2, 2006 Adam Stoll, Coordinator Charmaine Mercer, Rebecca R. Skinner, David P. Smole, Gail McCallion, Ann Lordeman, Jeffrey J. Kuenzi Specialists and Analysts in Social Legislation Laura L. Monagle Information Research Specialist Domestic ...
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| Date May 2, 2006 |
Report No. IB10145 |
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Order Code IB10145 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Park Management Updated May 2, 2006 Carol Hardy Vincent, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction History Overview of Topics Current Issues Historic Preservation ...
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| Date May 2, 2006 |
Report No. IB93103 |
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Order Code IB93103 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers Updated May 2, 2006 Richard A. Best Jr. Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Questions and Answers 1. What Is the Purpose of DOD s Military ...
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| Date May 2, 2006 |
Report No. IB10147 |
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Order Code IB10147 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization Updated May 2, 2006 John Frittelli and David Randall Peterman Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Federal Oversight of Amtrak Finances Appropriations Amtrak ...
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| Date May 2, 2006 |
Report No. RS22435 |
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Order Code RS22435 May 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Availability of Injunctive Relief in Patent Cases: eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C. Brian T. Yeh Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The most significant legal right that patent law confers on the patent holder is the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented invention. ...
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| Date May 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL33398 |
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Order Code RL33398 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Structure of Social Security Individual Account Contributions and Investments: Choices and Implications May 1, 2006 Debra B. Whitman Specialist in the Economics of Aging Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Structure of Social Security Individual Account Contributions ...
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| Date May 1, 2006 |
Report No. IB10087 |
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Order Code IB10087 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges Updated May 1, 2006 Raymond J. Ahearn Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Overview Closer Economic Ties Growing Strains Major ...
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| Date May 1, 2006 |
Report No. IB98048 |
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Order Code IB98048 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform Updated May 1, 2006 Dawn Nuschler Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Basic Debate Push for Major Reform Arguments for Retaining the Existing System Specific Areas of Contention ...
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| Date May 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL33402 |
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Order Code RL33402 Side-by-Side Description of Small Business Health Insurance Proposals May 1, 2006 Jean Hearne Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Bernadette Fernandez Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Side-by-side Description of Small Business Health Insurance Proposals Summary The 109th Congress is considering a number of health ...
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| Date April 28, 2006 |
Report No. RS22434 |
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Order Code RS22434 April 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Canada Corn Trade Dispute Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary On April 20, 2006, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) issued a final ruling of no injury in an anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) investigation of Canadian imports ...
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| Date April 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32125 |
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Order Code RL32125 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Exemption for Repatriated Foreign Earnings: Proposals and Analysis Updated April 27, 2006 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Exemption for Repatriated Foreign Earnings: Proposals and Analysis Summary An important feature ...
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| Date April 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33394 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Fugitive felons are not eligible to receive benefits from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). For the purposes of these programs, fugitive felons are currently considered to be any persons with ...
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| Date April 26, 2006 |
Report No. IB93085 |
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Order Code IB93085 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues Updated April 26, 2006 Alfred B. Prados Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Jordanian Issues of U.S. Interest Stability of the Regime and Succession ...
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| Date April 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32976 |
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Order Code RL32976 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare: Programs Authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 Updated April 26, 2006 Emilie Stoltzfus Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare: Programs Authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 Summary The ...
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| Date April 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL31712 |
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Order Code RL31712 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background Updated April 26, 2006 Tiaji Salaam Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background Summary The Global Fund to ...
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| Date April 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22052 |
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Order Code RS22052 Updated April 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Treatment of Short Term Residential Rentals: Reform Proposal Pamela J. Jackson Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Generally, taxable income has included rental income from real property. However, an exclusion for de minimis1 rental income (from the rental of a ...
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| Date April 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL32994 |
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Order Code RL32994 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web District of Columbia: FY2006 Appropriations Updated April 25, 2006 Eugene Boyd, Coordinator Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division William J. Krouse and David P. Smole Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of ...
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| Date April 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33389 |
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Order Code RL33389 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web North Korea: A Chronology of Events in 2005 April 24, 2006 Emma Chanlett-Avery Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Hannah Fischer Information Research Specialist Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ...
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| Date April 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33179 |
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Order Code RL33179 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Proposed Changes to the Disability Determination and Appeals Processes Updated April 24, 2006 Scott Szymendera Analyst in Social Security Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security ...
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| Date April 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS22315 |
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Order Code RS22315 Updated April 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Reconciliation and the PBGC Neela K. Ranade Chief Actuary Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) posted a deficit of $23.1 billion as of the latest reporting date of September 30, 2005, and its exposure to new probable terminations remains high in ...
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| Date April 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33380 |
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Order Code RL33380 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Considerations for the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) April 24, 2006 Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT): Considerations for the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Summary Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are mutual funds made up of real ...
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| Date April 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS21626 |
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Order Code RS21626 Updated April 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq Oil: Reserves, Production, and Potential Revenues Lawrence Kumins Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Iraq s potential oil wealth remains largely unrealized. Substantial proven reserves exist, and there are likely more resources awaiting discovery. But oil ...
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| Date April 21, 2006 |
Report No. IB10119 |
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Order Code IB10119 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends Updated April 21, 2006 Raphael F. Perl Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The War on Terrorism Background Definitions U.S. Policy Response ...
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| Date April 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL33378 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress An argument frequently made by proponents of tax reform is that it would boost economic growth. Tax reform means different things to different people. This report uses the recent recommendations of the President s Panel on Tax Reform as a launching point. (Tax reform may have important effects on the efficiency, equity, and simplicity of the tax ...
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| Date April 21, 2006 |
Report No. RS22428 |
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Order Code RS22428 April 21, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web ANWR Leasing Revenue Estimates Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress is again faced with deciding whether to allow the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to be explored for oil and gas with good prospects of finding ...
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| Date April 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL32253 |
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Order Code RL32253 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Issues in Litigation: Treatment of Judgment and Settlement Payments and Deductibility of Legal Expenses Updated April 21, 2006 Erika Lunder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Issues in Litigation: Treatment of Judgment and Settlement Payments and ...
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| Date April 21, 2006 |
Report No. RL33385 |
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Order Code RL33385 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Legal Regulation of Sales of Over-theCounter Cold and Allergy Medication April 21, 2006 Jody Feder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Legal Regulation of Sales of Over-the-Counter Cold and Allergy Medication Summary In response to a growing problem with ...
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| Date April 20, 2006 |
Report No. IB91078 |
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Order Code IB91078 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Value-Added Tax as a New Revenue Source Updated April 20, 2006 James M. Bickley Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Revenue Yield International Comparison of Composition of Taxes Vertical Equity Neutrality ...
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| Date April 20, 2006 |
Report No. IB92069 |
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Order Code IB92069 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Value-Added Tax Contrasted With a National Sales Tax Updated April 20, 2006 James M. Bickley Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Concept of a Value-Added Tax A National Sales Tax Policy Implications ...
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| Date April 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS22425 |
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Order Code RS22425 April 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Other Expedited Rescission Bills: Brief Overview Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Under current law, if the President wants to rescind (cancel) funding provided in an appropriations act, he must transmit a ...
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| Date April 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS22427 |
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Order Code RS22427 April 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Executive Compensation in Bankruptcy: The Fairness and Accountability in Reorganizations Act Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary S. 2556 and its companion bill, H.R. 5113, 109th Congress, 2nd Sess. (2006), introduced by Senator Bayh and Representative Conyers, respectively, are ...
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| Date April 19, 2006 |
Report No. IB98030 |
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Order Code IB98030 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda Updated April 19, 2006 Amy F. Woolf Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS START I Treaty Provisions Ratification and Implementation Ratification ...
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| Date April 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32426 |
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Order Code RL32426 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Canada Wheat Trade Dispute Updated April 19, 2006 Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S.-Canada Wheat Trade Dispute Summary U.S. trade officials and northern-tier wheat producers have long expressed concerns that ...
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| Date April 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL33374 |
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Order Code RL33374 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI): The Disability Determination and Appeals Process April 19, 2006 Scott Szymendera Analyst in Social Security Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and ...
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| Date April 18, 2006 |
Report No. IB10061 |
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Order Code IB10061 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Exempting Food and Agriculture Products from U.S. Economic Sanctions: Status and Implementation Updated April 18, 2006 Remy Jurenas Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 1999-2001 Changes in U.S. ...
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| Date April 18, 2006 |
Report No. 97-1011GOV |
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Order Code 97-1011 GOV Updated April 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2006 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution to determine its own pay. Prior to 1969, Congress ...
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| Date April 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS22422 |
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Order Code RS22422 April 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web H.R. 5015, 109th Congress: Banning Securities Trading by Members of Congress and Their Staff Based upon Nonpublic Information Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 5015, 109th Congress, would prohibit securities trading based upon nonpublic information relating to Congress ...
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| Date April 14, 2006 |
Report No. RL32787 |
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Order Code RL32787 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues Updated April 14, 2006 James E. McCarthy and Mary Tiemann Specialists in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues Summary As gasoline prices ...
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| Date April 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL33359 |
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Order Code RL33359 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Oil Shale: History, Incentives, and Policy April 13, 2006 Anthony Andrews Specialist, Industrial Engineering and Infrastructure Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Oil Shale: History, Incentives, and Policy Summary Oil shale is prevalent in the western states ...
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| Date April 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL33361 |
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Order Code RL33361 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employer-Sponsored Retiree Health Insurance: An Endangered Benefit? April 13, 2006 Neela K. Ranade Chief Actuary Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Employer-Sponsored Retiree Health Insurance: An Endangered Benefit? Summary The coverage offered by employer-sponsored retiree ...
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| Date April 13, 2006 |
Report No. RS22421 |
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Order Code RS22421 April 13, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Antitrust Effect of Patent on Tying Product: Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Antitrust law generally disfavors tying arrangements those in which a vendor conditions the sale of a desired product on the purchase of another ( ...
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| Date April 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL33149 |
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Order Code RL33149 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath Updated April 12, 2006 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath Summary The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 (as amended) requires ...
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| Date April 11, 2006 |
Report No. RL33357 |
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Order Code RL33357 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Term Care: Trends in Public and Private Spending April 11, 2006 Karen Tritz Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-term Care: Trends in Public and Private Spending Summary Long-term care refers to a broad range of health and social services ...
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| Date April 10, 2006 |
Report No. RL33121 |
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Order Code RL33121 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid Issues for the 109th Congress Updated April 10, 2006 Jean Hearne Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid Issues for the 109th Congress Summary Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments, but each state ...
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| Date April 10, 2006 |
Report No. RS22420 |
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Order Code RS22420 April 10, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Enhancement-of-Survival Permits: Background and Status of Proposed Policy Pervaze A. Sheikh Analyst in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary On August 18, 2003, the Fish and Wildlife Service released a proposed policy that provides guidance on the issuance ...
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| Date April 7, 2006 |
Report No. IB10149 |
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Order Code IB10149 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing Updated April 7, 2006 Marc Humphries Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Offshore Leasing System Federal Distribution ...
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| Date April 7, 2006 |
Report No. IB98027 |
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Order Code IB98027 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer s Telephone Service Provider Updated April 7, 2006 Angele A. Gilroy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Federal Communications Commission Policies ...
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| Date April 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL33351 |
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Order Code RL33351 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Enforcement Within the United States April 6, 2006 Alison Siskin, Coordinator, Andorra Bruno,Blas Nunez-Neto, Lisa M. Seghetti, and Ruth Ellen Wasem Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Immigration Enforcement Within the United States Summary An estimated 11 million ...
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| Date April 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL33169 |
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Order Code RL33169 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Comparing Automotive and Steel Industry Legacy Cost Issues Updated April 6, 2006 Stephen Cooney Industry Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Comparing Automotive and Steel Industry Legacy Cost Issues Summary The October 2005 bankruptcy filing by Delphi ...
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