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| Date Dec. 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL33187 |
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Order Code RL33187 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Rights Opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito: A Legal Overview Updated December 15, 2005 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Civil Rights Opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito: A Legal Overview Summary During his 15 ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL33164 |
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Order Code RL33164 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Understanding Government Employment Data After a Natural or Other Disaster, with Special Emphasis on Hurricane Katrina Updated December 14, 2005 Gerald Mayer Economic Analyst Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Understanding Government Employment Data After a Natural or Other ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL32788 |
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Order Code RL32788 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade-Through Rule Reform: The SEC s Depth of Book Alternative Updated December 14, 2005 Gary Shorter Specialist in Business and Government Relations Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade-Through Rule Reform: The SEC s Depth of Book Alternative Summary When a securities ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL32997 |
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Order Code RL32997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: Federal Expenditures for Science and Technology December 14, 2005 Michael M. Simpson Specialist in Life Sciences Resources, Science, and Industry Division John R. Justus Specialist in Earth and Ocean Sciences Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2005 |
Report No. CONGRESS |
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Memorandum TO: FROM: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Alfred Cumming Specialist in Intelligence and National Security Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information December 14, 2005 SUBJECT: This responds to your request for a discussion of Congress and its role as a consumer of national intelligence, and for a listing and a description of some of the U.S. ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL33195 |
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Order Code RL33195 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Excited Utterances, Testimonial Statements, and the Confrontation Clause December 14, 2005 Brian T. Yeh Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Excited Utterances, Testimonial Statements, and the Confrontation Clause Summary The United States Supreme Court will hear ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2005 |
Report No. ZZZ23CA60E1AC79E0EF |
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Memorandum TO: Sen. Dianne Feinstein FROM: Alfred Cumming Specialist in Intelligence and National Security Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division SUBJECT: December 14, 2005 Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information This responds to your request for a discussion of Congress and its role as a consumer of national intelligence, and for a listing and a description of some of the U.S. ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2005 |
Report No. RL33184 |
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Order Code RL33184 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web California s San Joaquin Valley: A Region in Transition December 12, 2005 Tadlock Cowan, Coordinator Analyst in Rural and Regional Development Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress California s San Joaquin Valley: A Region in Transition Summary CRS was requested ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2005 |
Report No. RL32264 |
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Order Code RL32264 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 Updated December 12, 2005 Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 Summary The deficit for fiscal year (FY) 2005 was $318 billion (2.6% of gross domestic product, GDP), ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2005 |
Report No. RL33193 |
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Order Code RL33193 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of Church and State: Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito December 12, 2005 Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Law of Church and State: Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito Summary Judge Samuel Alito, who has been nominated by President Bush to ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2005 |
Report No. RS21609 |
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Order Code RS21609 Updated December 12, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy Ian F. Fergusson Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On August 30, 2003, World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators agreed to enable developing and least developed ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RL33182 |
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Order Code RL33182 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judge Samuel Alito s Opinions in Freedom of Speech Cases December 9, 2005 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Judge Samuel Alito s Opinions in Freedom of Speech Cases Summary Judge Samuel Alito, who has been nominated by President Bush to take retiring ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS22346 |
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Order Code RS22346 December 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web East Asian Summit: Issues for Congress Bruce Vaughn Analyst in Southeast and South Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Fundamental shifts underway in Asia could constrain the U.S. role in the multilateral affairs of Asia. The centrality of the United States is now being ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS22321 |
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Order Code RS22321 Updated December 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation: State Tax on Motor Fuels Distributed to Indian Tribal Retailers M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On December 6, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (No. 94-631), upheld the application of ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS22347 |
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Order Code RS22347 December 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wild Horse and Burro Issues Carol Hardy Vincent Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 sought to protect wild horses and burros on federal lands and placed them under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2005 |
Report No. IB89140 |
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Order Code IB89140 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations Updated December 8, 2005 Carol Migdalovitz Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Past Settlement Efforts 1977 Makarios-Denktash Meeting 1979 Kyprianou-Denktash ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS22326 |
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Order Code RS22326 Updated December 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Maps of ANWR M. Lynne Corn Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary A major element of the U.S. energy debate is whether to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS22340 |
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Order Code RS22340 Updated December 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Azerbaijan s 2005 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications for U.S. Interests Jim Nichol Specialist in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report discusses Azerbaijan s democratization progress as evidenced by its November 6, 2005, legislative ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2005 |
Report No. RL33175 |
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Order Code RL33175 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Importation of Prescription Drugs: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, S. 109/H.R. 328, S. 184/H.R. 753, and S. 334/H.R. 700 December 6, 2005 Susan Thaul and Donna U. Vogt Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Importation of Prescription ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RL33157 |
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Order Code RL33157 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reauthorization: A Side-By-Side Comparison of Current Law and Pending Welfare Reauthorization Proposals Updated December 5, 2005 Gene Falk, Melinda Gish, Carmen Solomon-Fears, Emilie Stoltzfus Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RS22270 |
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Order Code RS22270 Updated December 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Space Station and the Iran Nonproliferation Act (INA): The Bush Administration s Proposed INA Amendment Marcia S. Smith and Sharon Squassoni Congressional Research Service Summary The Iran Nonproliferation Act (P.L. 106-178), as originally enacted, prohibited the National Aeronautics ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RS22072 |
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Order Code RS22072 Updated December 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Iran Nonproliferation Act and the International Space Station: Issues and Options Sharon Squassoni and Marcia S. Smith Congressional Research Service Summary The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (INA) was enacted to help stop foreign transfers to Iran of weapons of mass destruction, missile ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2005 |
Report No. 98-354 |
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Order Code 98-354 GOV Updated December 5, 2005 How Special Rules Regulate Calling up Measures for Consideration in the House Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division A special rule is a House resolution that regulates consideration of a specific legislative measure named in the resolution. Members and staff commonly refer to a resolution of this kind ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2005 |
Report No. 98-394 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Basic Discharge Procedure ................................................................................................. 1 Consideration After Discharge............................................................................................ 1 Discharge and Special ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2005 |
Report No. RL31773 |
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Order Code RL31773 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid and the State Fiscal Crisis of 2000-2003 Updated December 2, 2005 Christine Scott Specialist in Tax Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid and the State Fiscal Crisis of 2000-2003 Summary Medicaid, a health insurance program funded jointly by the ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS21058 |
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Order Code RS21058 Updated December 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Combating Charitable Fraud: An Overview of State and Federal Law Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Alison Muhlfeld Law Clerk American Law Division Summary In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the more recent Hurricane Katrina disaster, major charitable organizations ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS22342 |
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Order Code RS22342 December 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Parental Notification and Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report discusses Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court this term. The case involves the ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2005 |
Report No. RS22339 |
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Order Code RS22339 November 30, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Liberalization Challenges Post-CAFTA Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Since taking office in January 2001, President Bush has supported trade liberalization through negotiations on multiple fronts: globally, regionally, ...
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| Date Nov. 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL33172 |
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Order Code RL33172 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Supreme Court s Overruling of Constitutional Precedent: An Overview November 29, 2005 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Supreme Court s Overruling of Constitutional Precedent: An Overview Summary As a general rule, the Supreme Court adheres ...
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| Date Nov. 29, 2005 |
Report No. RS22338 |
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Order Code RS22338 November 29, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Currency: Brief Overview of U.S. Options Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary Many are concerned that China s currency is undervalued and that this injures the U.S. economy. The Chinese authorities say they are not ...
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| Date Nov. 29, 2005 |
Report No. RS22178 |
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Order Code RS22178 Updated November 29, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare: Program Reauthorizations and Recent and FY2006 Proposed Funding Levels Emilie Stoltzfus Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Most of the final FY2006 funding levels for child welfare programs remain undetermined. In the interim, funding is available ...
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| Date Nov. 28, 2005 |
Report No. RL31763 |
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Order Code RL31763 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces Updated November 28, 2005 Linwood B. Carter Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces Summary This report provides a summary estimate of military forces reported to have been deployed to and ...
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| Date Nov. 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS22334 |
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Order Code RS22334 November 28, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Hurricane Recovery Coordinator: Appointment and Oversight Issues Henry B. Hogue Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On November 1, 2005, President George W. Bush issued an executive order directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a new ...
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| Date Nov. 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS22335 |
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Order Code RS22335 November 28, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congress s Power to Legislate Control Over Hate Crimes: Selected Legal Theories Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary Congress has no power under the commerce clause over noneconomic, violent criminal conduct that does not cross state lines said Chief ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2005 |
Report No. RL33165 |
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Order Code RL33165 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Costs and Benefits of Clear Skies: EPA's Analysis of Multi-Pollutant Clean Air Bills November 23, 2005 James E. McCarthy and Larry B. Parker Specialists in Environmental and Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Costs and Benefits of Clear Skies: EPA's ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2005 |
Report No. RL32626 |
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Order Code RL32626 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web American Bankers Association v. Lockyer: Whether California s Financial Information Privacy Law Has Been Preempted by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act Updated November 23, 2005 M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress American ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2005 |
Report No. RS22292 |
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Order Code RS22292 November 23, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Addressing the Victims Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs Erin D. Williams Specialist in Bioethical Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2005 |
Report No. RL32624 |
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Order Code RL32624 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Green Payments in U.S. and European Union Agricultural Policy Updated November 22, 2005 Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jeffrey Zinn Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2005 |
Report No. RS21230 |
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Order Code RS21230 Updated November 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Navy Operations Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Department of Defense (DOD), which includes the Navy, has been designated the lead federal agency for homeland defense (HLD), ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2005 |
Report No. RS22313 |
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Order Code RS22313 Updated November 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy and Mineral Issues in the FY2006 Budget Reconciliation Bill Marc Humphries Analyst in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Several resource issues that are designed to generate revenue for the federal Treasury have been proposed for the FY2006 budget reconciliation ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2005 |
Report No. RS22329 |
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Order Code RS22329 November 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Forestry in the Farm Bill Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resource Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Many programs authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill (P.L. 107-171) will expire at the end of FY2007, and the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are likely to consider legislation to ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2005 |
Report No. RL31872 |
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Order Code RL31872 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress Updated November 21, 2005 Harlan Geer Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Christopher Bolkcom Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Unmanned ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL33163 |
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Order Code RL33163 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drug Crop Eradication and Alternative Development in the Andes November 18, 2005 Connie Veillette Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Carolina Navarrete-Fr as Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Drug ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL32252 |
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Order Code RL32252 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): Problems, Responses, and Issues for Congress Updated November 18, 2005 Tiaji Salaam Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): Problems, Responses, and ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22051 |
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Order Code RS22051 Updated November 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2005 John Williamson Information Resources Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary Mergers and acquisitions activity increased in 2004 over 2003 and 2005 looks to be an even bigger year for m&a.1 This report provides a listing of the largest ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2005 |
Report No. RL33156 |
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Order Code RL33156 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Haiti: International Assistance Strategy for the Interim Government and Congressional Concerns November 17, 2005 Maureen Taft-Morales Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Haiti: International Assistance Strategy for the Interim Government ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2005 |
Report No. RL33161 |
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Order Code RL33161 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and the Army s Future Combat System (FCS): Issues for Congress November 17, 2005 Andrew Feickert Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and the Army s Future ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2005 |
Report No. RL31026 |
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Order Code RL31026 General Overview of United States Antitrust Law Updated November 17, 2005 Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division General Overview of United States Antitrust Law Summary This Report briefly summarizes (1) the primary United States antitrust statutes, and (2) some of the activities which are generally considered to be violations of those laws. There is also ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RL33151 |
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Order Code RL33151 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee Controls of Agency Decisions November 16, 2005 Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Committee Controls of Agency Decisions Summary Congress has a long history of subjecting certain types of executive agency ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RL32011 |
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Order Code RL32011 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Agreements: Procedure for Congressional Approval and Implementation Updated November 16, 2005 Vladimir N. Pregelj Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Agreements: Procedure for Congressional Approval and ...
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