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| Date Feb. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RS22271 |
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Order Code RS22271 Updated February 1, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chairman Greenspan s Retirement from the Federal Reserve Marc Labonte Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Summary Chairman Alan Greenspan s non-renewable term as governor on the Board of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) expired on January 31, 2006. On the same day, the Senate ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RS22143 |
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Order Code RS22143 Updated February 1, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Oil and Gas Leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): The 2,000-Acre Limit Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division M. Lynne Corn Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science and Industry Division Summary Congress is again considering whether to permit drilling for ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL32386 |
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Order Code RL32386 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in U.S. Energy Policy: Infrastructure and Market Issues Updated January 31, 2006 Paul W. Parfomak Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in U.S. Energy Policy: Infrastructure ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 2006 |
Report No. RS21641 |
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Order Code RS21641 Updated January 31, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Space Program: An Overview Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The People s Republic of China successfully completed its second human spaceflight mission on October 17, 2005. China is only the third country, ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL33251 |
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Order Code RL33251 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Side-by-Side Comparison of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 January 30, 2006 Karen Tritz, Sibyl Tilson, Julie Stone, Chris Peterson, Jennifer O Sullivan, Paulette C. Morgan, Elicia J. Herz, Jean Hearne, Jim Hahn, April Grady, Hinda Chaikind, and Evelyne P. Baumrucker Analysts and ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RS21328 |
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Order Code RS21328 Updated January 30, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet: Status Report on Legislative Attempts to Protect Children from Unsuitable Material on the Web Marcia S. Smith Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Preventing children from encountering unsuitable material, such as pornography, as they use the Internet is a major congressional ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RS21148 |
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Order Code RS21148 Updated January 30, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Space Programs: Issues Concerning DOD s SBIRS and STSS Programs Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Department of Defense s (DOD s) programs to develop new satellites to alert U.S. military commanders to ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2006 |
Report No. M013006 |
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Memorandum TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Attention: Mike Davidson American Law Division January 30, 2006 Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, and Reasonableness Standards in the Context of the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act This is in response to your request for a brief description of the Fourth Amendment s probable cause, reasonable ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2006 |
Report No. ZZZA4778CA1621C4C88 |
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Memorandum January 30, 2006 TO: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Attention: Mike Davidson FROM: American Law Division SUBJECT: Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, and Reasonableness Standards in the Context of the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act This is in response to your request for a brief description of the Fourth Amendment s probable cause, reasonable ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32737 |
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Order Code RL32737 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency January 27, 2006 Christopher Bolkcom Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32904 |
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Order Code RL32904 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2006 Appropriations Updated January 27, 2006 Jim Monke, Coordinator, Geoffrey S. Becker, Ralph M. Chite, Tadlock Cowan, Charles E. Hanrahan, Jean M. Rawson, and Jeffrey A. Zinn Resources, Science, and Industry Division Joe Richardson and Susan Thaul Domestic Social Policy Division Mark ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32919 |
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Order Code RL32919 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations Updated January 27, 2006 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL31334 |
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Order Code RL31334 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom: Questions and Answers About U.S. Military Personnel, Compensation, and Force Structure Updated January 27, 2006 Lawrence Kapp Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Charles A. Henning Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL31439 |
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Order Code RL31439 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Tax Benefits for Families K-12 Education Expenses in the Context of School Choice Updated January 27, 2006 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division David P. Smole Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32195 |
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Order Code RL32195 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Charitable Choice: Legal and Constitutional Issues Updated January 27, 2006 Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Charitable Choice: Legal and Constitutional Issues Summary Soon after taking office in 2001, President Bush put forward a charitable ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33253 |
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Order Code RL33253 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2006 Assistance January 27, 2006 Connie Veillette Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2006 Assistance ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RS20171 |
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Order Code RS20171 Updated January 27, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web School Facilities Infrastructure: Background and Legislative Proposals Susan Boren Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The federal government s role in financing school construction and renovation continues to be an issue in the 109th Congress, although school ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32018 |
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Order Code RL32018 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The E-Rate Program: Universal Service Fund Telecommunications Discounts for Schools Updated January 27, 2006 Gail McCallion Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The E-Rate Program: Universal Service Fund Telecommunications Discounts for Schools ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. M012606 |
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Memorandum SUBJECT: Earmarks in Appropriation Acts: FY2000, FY2002, FY2004, FY2005 CRS Appropriations Team January 26, 2006 FY1994, FY1996, FY1998, FROM: This memorandum originally was prepared in response to a request for CRS to quantify earmarks in regular annual appropriations acts. With the consent of the requester, our findings are being released for distribution to all congressional offices ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32870 |
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Order Code RL32870 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web European Union s Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy Updated January 26, 2006 Kristin Archick Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Shirley Kan Specialist in National ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL33131 |
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Order Code RL33131 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Reconciliation FY2006: Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Provisions Updated January 26, 2006 Evelyne P. Baumrucker, Hinda Chaikind, April Grady, Jim Hahn, Jean Hearne, Elicia J. Herz, Bob Lyke, Paulette C. Morgan, Jennifer O Sullivan, Richard Rimkunas, Julie Stone, Sibyl Tilson, ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. 94-27 |
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Order Code 94-27 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Brief Facts and Statistics Updated January 26, 2006 Gary Sidor Research Information Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security: Brief Facts and Statistics Summary This document provides brief facts and statistics about Social Security that are ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL31408 |
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Order Code RL31408 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th Congress, 1st Session Updated January 26, 2006 Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32234 |
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Order Code RL32234 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program Updated January 26, 2006 Lisa M. Seghetti Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Stephen R. Vi a Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32991 |
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Order Code RL32991 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defined Benefit Pension Reform for Single-Employer Plans Updated January 26, 2006 Neela K. Ranade Chief Actuary Domestic Social Policy Division Paul J. Graney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defined Benefit Pension Reform for Single-Employer ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32050 |
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Order Code RL32050 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Federal, State, and Local Programs Updated January 26, 2006 Jeffrey J. Kuenzi Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Federal, State, and Local Programs Summary The recruitment and ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32346 |
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Order Code RL32346 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pension Issues Cloud Postal Reform Debate Updated January 26, 2006 Nye Stevens Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pension Issues Cloud Postal Reform Debate Summary Reform of the business model of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32652 |
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Order Code RL32652 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The 2004 Corporate Tax and FSC/ETI Bill: The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 January 26, 2006 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The 2004 Corporate Tax and FSC/ETI Bill: The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Summary On ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL33014 |
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Order Code RL33014 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Leasing and Permitting for Oil and Gas Development on Federal Public Domain Lands Updated January 26, 2006 Aaron M. Flynn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Ryan J. Watson Law Clerk American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Leasing and Permitting for Oil and Gas Development on Federal ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL33148 |
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Order Code RL33148 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Military Overseas Basing: New Developments and Oversight Issues for Congress January 26, 2006 Robert D. Critchlow National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Military Overseas Basing: New Developments and Oversight Issues for Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL33188 |
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Order Code RL33188 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Protecting New Orleans: From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls Updated January 26, 2006 Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Protecting New Orleans: From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls Summary Breached floodwalls in ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22332 |
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Order Code RS22332 Updated January 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade in the U.S. Gulf Region: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Beyond Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report examines trade entering and leaving the United States through the Gulf of Mexico and its 16 major ports a region ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL30656 |
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Order Code RL30656 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions Updated January 26, 2006 Adam Stoll Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions Summary The ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL33249 |
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Order Code RL33249 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation, FY2006 Budget Request, and FY2006 Appropriations January 26, 2006 Scott David Szymendera Analyst in Social Security Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation, FY2006 Budget ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22367 |
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Order Code RS22367 January 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Tax Reform and Its Potential Effects on Saving Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary It is often argued that the saving rate in the United States is too low. Many observers suggest that the federal tax system can provide an effective way of increasing ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22368 |
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Order Code RS22368 January 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s Political History: From Revolution to Alternation, 1910-2006 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This brief overview of Mexico s political history from 1910 to 2006, with emphasis on electoral reforms and elections, demonstrates ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS21766 |
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Order Code RS21766 Updated January 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radiological Dispersal Devices: Select Issues in Consequence Management Dana A. Shea Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The threat of terrorist detonation of a dirty bomb, one type of radiological dispersal device (RDD), has focused public ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22159 |
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Order Code RS22159 Updated January 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web DR-CAFTA Labor Rights Issues Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DRCAFTA, (P.L. 109-53, August 2, 2005) is the eighth free trade agreement to include labor protections.1 ...
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| Date Jan. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL31175 |
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Order Code RL31175 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web High Performance Computers and Export Control Policy: Issues for Congress Updated January 25, 2006 Glenn J. McLoughlin Specialist in Technology and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Ian F. Fergusson Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Congressional ...
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| Date Jan. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL32898 |
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Order Code RL32898 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service in FY2006: Issues for Congress Updated January 25, 2006 Gary Guenther Analyst in Business Taxation and Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations for the Treasury Department and Internal ...
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| Date Jan. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RL33162 |
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Order Code RL33162 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Integration in the Americas Updated January 25, 2006 M. Angeles Villarreal Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Integration in the Americas Summary Since the 1990s, the countries of Latin America and the ...
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| Date Jan. 25, 2006 |
Report No. RS22125 |
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Order Code RS22125 Updated January 25, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NPT Compliance Issues Sharon Squassoni Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary President Bush remarked in 2005 that [Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty] NPT Parties must take strong action to confront the threat of noncompliance with the NPT...We cannot allow ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL32863 |
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Order Code RL32863 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Department: FY2006 Appropriations Updated January 24, 2006 Jennifer E. Lake and Blas Nu ez-Neto, Coordinators Analysts in Domestic Security Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL32988 |
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Order Code RL32988 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration s FY2006 Budget Request: Description, Analysis, and Issues for Congress Updated January 24, 2006 Marcia S. Smith and Daniel Morgan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL32640 |
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Order Code RL32640 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Payment Issues Affecting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) Updated January 24, 2006 Sibyl Tilson Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare Payment Issues Affecting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) Summary Medicare ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL30165 |
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Order Code RL30165 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases Updated January 24, 2006 Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases Summary On February 25, 2004, in Locke v. Davey, the Supreme Court overturned a ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33095 |
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Order Code RL33095 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hurricane Katrina: DOD Disaster Response Updated January 24, 2006 Steve Bowman Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Lawrence Kapp Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Amy Belasco Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL33248 |
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Order Code RL33248 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions January 24, 2006 Amy Abel Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions Summary The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58 ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL32188 |
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Order Code RL32188 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Monitoring Foreign Students in the United States: The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Updated January 24, 2006 Alison Siskin Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Monitoring Foreign Students in the United States: The Student ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS22312 |
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Order Code RS22312 Updated January 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Recent controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, and whether such ...
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