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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS21030 |
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Order Code RS21030 Updated January 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web ANWR Development: Economic Impacts Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division1 Summary The 109th Congress may again decide whether to continue to protect the ecosystem on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) or to open it to oil ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS22041 |
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Order Code RS22041 Updated January 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Issues Concerning State and Local Authority to Restrict the Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In the wake of train derailments and a chlorine gas leak in South Carolina, state and local officials began to examine the ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL31022 |
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Order Code RL31022 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arctic Petroleum Technology Developments Updated January 23, 2006 Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division M. Lynne Corn Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Terry R. Twyman Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth and Enterpreneurship Resources, ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL32577 |
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Order Code RL32577 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The United States and Europe: Possible Options for U.S. Policy Updated January 23, 2006 Kristin Archick Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The United States and Europe: Possible Options for U.S. Policy Summary The United States and ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL32604 |
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Order Code RL32604 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Libya: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions Updated January 23, 2006 Dianne E. Rennack Specialist in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Libya: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions Summary This report discusses U.S. ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RS21478 |
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Order Code RS21478 Updated January 23, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Thailand-U.S. Economic Relations: An Overview Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Thailand is a key U.S. ally in the international war against terrorism and is an important U.S. economic partner in Southeast Asia. Thailand ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RS20489 |
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Order Code RS20489 Updated January 23, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bangladesh: Background and U.S. Relations Bruce Vaughn Analyst in Southeast and South Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Bangladesh (the former East Pakistan) gained its independence in 1971, following India s intervention in a rebellion against repression by West ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL32924 |
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Order Code RL32924 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense: FY2006 Authorization and Appropriations Updated January 20, 2006 Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and supplemental) by Congress is ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL32791 |
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Order Code RL32791 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Budget Actions in 2005 Updated January 20, 2006 Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Budget Actions in 2005 Summary During the first session of the 109th Congress, the House and Senate ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL32905 |
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Order Code RL32905 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation, the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies: FY2006 Appropriations Updated January 20, 2006 David Randall Peterman and John Frittelli Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL33096 |
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Order Code RL33096 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes: The Public Health and Medical Response Updated January 20, 2006 Sarah A. Lister Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes: The Public Health and Medical Response Summary Hurricane ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL33176 |
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Order Code RL33176 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The World Trade Organization: The Hong Kong Ministerial Updated January 20, 2006 Ian F. Fergusson, Coordinator William H. Cooper, Vivian C. Jones, and Danielle J. Langton Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Charles E. Hanrahan and Susan R. Fletcher Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jeanne J. Grimmett American ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. IB10091 |
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Order Code IB10091 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues Updated January 20, 2006 Carl E. Behrens Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy International Nonproliferation Structures and ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL32758 |
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Order Code RL32758 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Military Operations in the Global War on Terrorism: Afghanistan, Africa, the Philippines, and Colombia January 20, 2006 Andrew Feickert Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Military Operations in the Global War on Terrorism: ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL32856 |
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Order Code RL32856 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2006 Updated January 20, 2006 Robert Esworthy and David Bearden Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2006 Summary Early in the first session, the 109th Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL33208 |
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Order Code RL33208 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development: Legal Comments on the HousePassed Bill (H.R. 4128) and Bond Amendment Updated January 20, 2006 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development: The ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RL33241 |
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Order Code RL33241 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Methods: Issues for the 109th Congress January 20, 2006 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Methods: Issues for the 109th Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. IB90122 |
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Order Code IB90122 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards Updated January 20, 2006 Robert Bamberger Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS CAFE: Revisitation After Hurricane Katrina Origins of CAFE ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. IB10104 |
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Order Code IB10104 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Postal Reform Updated January 20, 2006 Nye Stevens Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Causes of the Financial Crisis The USPS Transformation Plan Should the Postal Service Compete? Recalculation of USPS ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS20889 |
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Order Code RS20889 Updated January 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Textile and Apparel Quota Phaseout: Some Economic Implications Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Because of their importance to both industrialized and developing country economies, textiles and apparel have been major issues in trade ...
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| Date Jan. 20, 2006 |
Report No. RS22064 |
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Order Code RS22064 Updated January 20, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights David Bearden and Robert Esworthy Resources, Science, and Industry Division As enacted in August 2005, Title II of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-54, H.R. 2361) provided $7.73 ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL30033 |
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Order Code RL30033 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arms Control and Nonproliferation Activities: A Catalog of Recent Events Updated January 19, 2006 Amy F. Woolf, Coordinator Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Arms Control and Nonproliferation Activities: A Catalog of Recent Events ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32707 |
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Order Code RL32707 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic Updated January 19, 2006 Bart Elias Specialist in Aviation Safety, Security, and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL31123 |
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Order Code RL31123 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Early Childhood Education: Preschool Participation, Program Efficacy, and Federal Policy Issues Updated January 19, 2006 Gail McCallion Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Early Childhood Education: Preschool Participation, Program Efficacy, and ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32420 |
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Order Code RL32420 Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks Updated January 19, 2006 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks Summary Concern about mercury in the environment has increased in recent years due to emerging evidence that exposure to low levels of mercury may harm the ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL33260 |
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Order Code RL33260 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Papua, Indonesia: Issues for Congress January 19, 2006 Bruce Vaughn Analyst in Southeast and South Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Papua, Indonesia: Issues for Congress Summary The ongoing investigation into the killing of two American citizens, current ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. 98-1006 |
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Order Code 98-1006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Health Care: The Issue of Promised Benefits Updated January 19, 2006 David F. Burrelli Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Health Care: The Issue of Promised Benefits Summary Many military health care beneficiaries, ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL31325 |
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Order Code RL31325 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Migrant Education Program as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 January 19, 2006 Jeffrey J. Kuenzi Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Federal Migrant Education Program as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RS21837 |
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Order Code RS21837 Updated January 19, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs Karen Tritz Analyst of Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA, P.L. 108-173), added a new Medicare ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RS21451 |
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Order Code RS21451 Updated January 19, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Retirement Savings Accounts: President s Budget Proposal for FY2006 Patrick J. Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The President s proposed budget for FY2006 would establish Lifetime Savings Accounts (LSAs) that could be used for any type of saving, and from ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL31692 |
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Order Code RL31692 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: Legal Issues and Fifty-State Survey of Caps on Punitive Damages and Noneconomic Damages Updated January 18, 2006 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: Legal Issues and Fifty-State ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL33244 |
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Order Code RL33244 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States January 18, 2006 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mexico s Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States Summary This ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. M011806 |
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Memorandum SUBJECT: FROM: January 18, 2006 Statutory Procedures Under Which Congress Is To Be Informed of U.S. Intelligence Activities, Including Covert Actions Alfred Cumming Specialist in Intelligence and National Security Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division This memorandum examines certain existing statutory procedures that govern how the executive branch is to keep Congress informed of ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS22054 |
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Order Code RS22054 Updated January 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: H.R. 5, 109th Congress Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 5, 109th Congress, which the House passed without amendment on July 28, 2005, would preempt state law regarding some aspects of medical malpractice liability, and liability ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS22075 |
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Order Code RS22075 Updated January 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: S. 354, 109th Congress Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary S. 354, 109th Congress, would preempt state law regarding some aspects of medical malpractice liability, and liability for defective medical products, including drugs. It would ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL31721 |
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Order Code RL31721 Punitive Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions: Burden of Proof and Standards for Awards in the 50 States Updated January 18, 2006 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Tara Alexandra Rainson Law Librarian Knowledge Services Group Punitive Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions: Burden of Proof and Standards for Awards in the 50 States Summary This report ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RS21483 |
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Order Code RS21483 Updated January 18, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Technology Programs, Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Bonnie F. Mangan Technical Information Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary The Enhancing Education Through Technology Act ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2006 |
Report No. ZZZ18F7CE24DE860BD5 |
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Memorandum January 18, 2006 SUBJECT: Statutory Procedures Under Which Congress Is To Be Informed of U.S. Intelligence Activities, Including Covert Actions FROM: Alfred Cumming Specialist in Intelligence and National Security Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division This memorandum examines certain existing statutory procedures that govern how the executive branch is to keep Congress informed of ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RL32975 |
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Order Code RL32975 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans Medical Care: FY2006 Appropriations Updated January 17, 2006 Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Veterans Medical Care: FY2006 Appropriations Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RL33235 |
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Order Code RL33235 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Banking and Securities Regulation and Agency Enforcement Authorities January 17, 2006 William D. Jackson, Mark Jickling, and Gary Shorter Government and Finance Division M. Maureen Murphy and Michael V. Seitzinger American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Banking and Securities Regulation and ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RL33252 |
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Order Code RL33252 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Germany s Grand Coalition Government: Prospects and Implications January 17, 2006 Francis T. Miko Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Germany s Grand Coalition Government: Prospects and Implications Summary A grand coalition ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RS21071 |
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Order Code RS21071 Updated January 17, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid Expenditures, FY2003 and FY2004 Karen Tritz Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Medicaid is a health insurance program jointly funded by the states and the federal government. Generally, eligibility is limited to low-income children, pregnant women, parents of ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RS21875 |
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Order Code RS21875 Updated January 17, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web EU Enlargement: Economic Implications for the United States William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The United States strongly supported the formation of the European Economic Community in the 1950s and has supported its ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RL31825 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The purpose of Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs) is to provide persons likely to exhaust their Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits a choice in the type and source of reemployment services and to induce UI claimants and exhaustees to speed their reemployment by providing a bonus equal to the balance in their Personal Reemployment Accounts when ...
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| Date Jan. 15, 2006 |
Report No. RS22274 |
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Order Code RS22274 Updated January 15, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Egypt: 2005 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In 2005, Egypt conducted two sets of elections that illustrate both the opportunities and challenges for U.S. democracy promotion policy in the Middle ...
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| Date Jan. 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL32882 |
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Order Code RL32882 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Rise of China and Its Effect on Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea: U.S. Policy Choices Updated January 13, 2006 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Emma Chanlett-Avery Analyst in Asian Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date Jan. 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL32868 |
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Order Code RL32868 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants: An Analysis of EPA s Cap-and-Trade Regulations Updated January 13, 2006 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants: An Analysis of ...
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| Date Jan. 13, 2006 |
Report No. RS22025 |
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Order Code RS22025 Updated January 13, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Wilderness Act generally prohibits commercial activities, motorized uses, and infrastructure developments in congressionally designated wilderness ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL33177 |
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Order Code RL33177 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation in 2005: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Updated January 12, 2006 Baird Webel Analyst in Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation in 2005: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Summary Prior to the ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RS21444 |
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Order Code RS21444 Updated January 12, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: A Summary of Provisions Baird Webel Analyst in Economics Government and Finance Division Summary After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, many businesses were not able to purchase insurance for risk of property loss due to future ...
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