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| Date July 19, 2005 |
Report No. RS22191 |
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Order Code RS22191 Updated July 19, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Affirmative Action: Justice O Connor s Opinions Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary An examination of Justice O Connor s opinions reveals a gradual shift in perspective regarding the legal and constitutional standards to be applied in evaluating governmental affirmative ...
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| Date July 19, 2005 |
Report No. RS2172 |
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Order Code RS21721 Updated July 19, 2005 CRS R e ~ o rfor Conaress t I V Received through the CRS Web Kosovo's Future Status and U.S. Policy Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The future status of Kosovo is perhaps the most sensitive and potentially destabilizing political question in the Balkans. The Administration views "getting ...
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| Date July 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL32953 |
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Order Code RL32953 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: Comparison and Analysis of S. 1151 and the Draft Climate and Economy Insurance Act of 2005 Updated July 18, 2005 Brent D. Yacobucci Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date July 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL32998 |
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Order Code RL32998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Proposed Regulations for P.L. 108-446 July 18, 2005 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Individuals with ...
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| Date July 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL31505 |
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Order Code RL31505 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Recycling Computers and Electronic Equipment: Legislative and Regulatory Approaches for E-Waste Updated July 18, 2005 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Recycling Computers and Electronic Equipment: Legislative ...
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| Date July 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22102 |
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Order Code RS22102 Updated July 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Promotion Authority: Possible Vote on Two-Year Extension Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Under the Trade Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-210), Congress approved expedited legislative procedures (no amendment, limited debate) for ...
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| Date July 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22076 |
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Order Code RS22076 Updated July 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: Summary and Analysis of the Climate Stewardship Act (S. 342, S. 1151, and H.R. 759) Larry Parker and Brent Yacobucci Specialists in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Climate Stewardship Act (S. 342, S. 1151, and H.R. 759) would reduce ...
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| Date July 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL31998 |
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Order Code RL31998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web File-Sharing Software and Copyright Infringement: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. Updated July 18, 2005 Brian T. Yeh Law Clerk American Law Division Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress File-Sharing Software and Copyright ...
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| Date July 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL32995 |
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Order Code RL32995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Selected Opinions of Justice O Connor July 15, 2005 Johnny H. Killian Senior Specialist, American Constitutional Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Selected Opinions of Justice O Connor Summary The retirement of Justice O Connor from the Supreme Court and her replacement by a ...
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| Date July 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL33013 |
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Order Code RL33013 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hong Kong 2005: Changes in Leadership and Issues for Congress July 15, 2005 Severn Anderson Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hong Kong 2005: Changes in Leadership and Issues for Congress Summary The Hong Kong Special Administrative ...
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| Date July 15, 2005 |
Report No. 98-500 |
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Order Code 98-500 Updated July 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dietary Supplements: International Standards and Trade Agreements Donna V. Porter Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The dietary supplement industry has long been concerned about international activities that could have a potential impact on supplement trade. As originally ...
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| Date July 15, 2005 |
Report No. RS22198 |
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Order Code RS22198 July 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Abortion: Justice O Connor s Opinions Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Justices O Connor, Kennedy, and Souter, adopted a new standard for reviewing the constitutionality of restrictions on abortion. Under the new standard, a reviewing ...
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| Date July 15, 2005 |
Report No. RS22194 |
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Order Code RS22194 Updated July 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Enterprise Architecture and Information Technology Management: A Brief Overview Jeffrey W. Seifert Analyst in Information Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Summary Congressional policymakers are concerned about potential inefficiencies and inefficacies in the ...
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| Date July 14, 2005 |
Report No. RS22193 |
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Order Code RS22193 July 14, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Grants to States to Develop Alternatives to Medical Malpractice Litigation: Legal Analysis of S. 1337, 109th Congress Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary S. 1337, 109th Congress, would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award demonstration grants to States for the ...
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| Date July 13, 2005 |
Report No. RL32892 |
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Order Code RL32892 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Grant Formulas: A Comparison of Formula Provisions in S. 21 and H.R. 1544, 109th Congress Updated July 13, 2005 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security Grant Formulas: A Comparison of Formula ...
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| Date July 13, 2005 |
Report No. RL32990 |
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Order Code RL32990 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Labor in West African Cocoa Production: Issues and U.S. Policy July 13, 2005 Tiaji Salaam-Blyther, Coordinator Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Charles Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agriculture Policy Research, Sciences, and Industry Division Nicolas Cook Specialist in Foreign Affairs ...
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| Date July 13, 2005 |
Report No. RS21533 |
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Order Code RS21533 Updated July 13, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act and Indian Tribal Sovereignty M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary S. 477, the Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, has been introduced to ensure that ... the Department of Homeland ...
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| Date July 11, 2005 |
Report No. RS22189 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress In Kelo v. City of New London, decided June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court held 5-4 that the city s condemnation of private property, to implement its area redevelopment plan aimed at invigorating a depressed economy, was a public use satisfying the U.S. Constitution even though the property might be turned over to private developers. The majority ...
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| Date July 8, 2005 |
Report No. RL32999 |
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Order Code RL32999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drug Testing In Sports: Proposed Legislation July 8, 2005 Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Drug Testing In Sports: Proposed Legislation Summary Following a wave of allegations that the use of performance enhancing drugs by American athletes is ...
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| Date July 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS21843 |
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Order Code RS21843 Updated July 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress .Received through the CRS Web OSHA Penalties: Proposed Reforms of Appeal Procedures Edward Rappaport Analyst in Industry Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Several bills sponsored by the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Mr. Norwood) are aimed at augmenting the ability of employers to defend ...
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| Date July 7, 2005 |
Report No. RL32533 |
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Order Code RL32533 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vieques and Culebra Islands: An Analysis of Cleanup Status and Costs Updated July 7, 2005 David Bearden Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Vieques and Culebra Islands: An Analysis of Cleanup Status and Costs Summary For decades, the ...
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| Date July 7, 2005 |
Report No. RL32980 |
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Order Code RL32980 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Services and Noncustodial Parents Who Owe Child Support July 7, 2005 Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Legal Services and Noncustodial Parents Who Owe Child Support Summary Enforcement of child support often results ...
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| Date July 6, 2005 |
Report No. RL32977 |
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Order Code RL32977 CRS Report for Congress .Received through the CRS Web A CRS Series on Medicaid: Dual Eligibles July 6, 2005 Karen Tritz Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A CRS Series on Medicaid: Dual Eligibles Summary The term dual eligibles generally refers to individuals who qualify for both Medicare benefits ...
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| Date July 6, 2005 |
Report No. RL32979 |
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Order Code RL32979 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Alcohol Fuels Tax Incentives July 6, 2005 Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Alcohol Fuels Tax Incentives Summary Prior to January 1, 2005, alcohol fuel blenders qualified for a 5.2 tax exemption against the excise ...
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| Date July 6, 2005 |
Report No. 95-36SPR |
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Order Code 95-36 SPR Updated July 6, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Advanced Technology Program Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) was created by P.L. 100-418, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, to encourage public-private cooperation in the ...
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| Date July 1, 2005 |
Report No. RL32845 |
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Order Code RL32845 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ukraine s Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy Updated July 1, 2005 Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Ukraine s Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy Summary In January 2005, Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine s new President ...
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| Date July 1, 2005 |
Report No. RL32974 |
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Order Code RL32974 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Genetically Engineered Fish and Seafood July 1, 2005 Rachel Borgatti Intern Resources, Science, and Industry Division Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Genetically Engineered Fish and Seafood Summary Genetic ...
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| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. RL32972 |
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Order Code RL32972 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Flood Insurance: The Repetitive Loss Problem June 30, 2005 Rawle O. King Analyst In Industry Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Flood Insurance: The Repetitive Loss Problem Summary Historically, flooding has been the most common natural disaster in ...
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| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. RL32612 |
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Order Code RL32612 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 108th Congress Updated June 30, 2005 Thomas H. Neale Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 108th Congress Summary American voters elect the President and Vice President of the United ...
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| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. RL32971 |
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Order Code RL32971 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judicial Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview June 30, 2005 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Judicial Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview Summary Article II of the Constitution provides that the President shall nominate, and by and with the ...
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| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. RL32963 |
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Order Code RL32963 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Availability of Judicial Review Regarding Military Base Closures and Realignments Updated June 30, 2005 Ryan J. Watson Law Clerk American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Availability of Judicial Review Regarding Military Base Closures and Realignments Summary The 2005 round of ...
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| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. RL30553 |
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Order Code RL30553 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Excise Tax on Telephone Service: A History Updated June 30, 2005 Louis Alan Talley Specialist in Taxation Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Excise Tax on Telephone Service: A History Summary The federal excise tax on telephone service applies equally to ...
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| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. RS21877 |
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Order Code RS21877 Updated June 30, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FTAIA Limits Availability of U. S. Courts to Foreign Antitrust Plaintiffs: F. HoffmanLaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran, S.A. Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary When the Supreme Court decided F. Hoffman-LaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran, S.A. (542 U.S. 155 (2004)), it narrowed the degree to ...
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| Date June 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL32970 |
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Order Code RL32970 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Biomedical Advances in Alzheimer s Disease June 29, 2005 Michele M. Schoonmaker Specialist in Genetics Domestic Social Policy Division Laura B. Shrestha Specialist in Demography Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Biomedical Advances in Alzheimer s Disease Summary Alzheimer s ...
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| Date June 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL31761 |
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Order Code RL31761 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Succession: An Overview with Analysis of Legislation Proposed in the 108th Congress Updated June 29, 2005 Thomas H. Neale Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Presidential and Vice Presidential Succession: Overview and Current Legislation Summary Whenever the ...
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| Date June 29, 2005 |
Report No. RS22180 |
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Order Code RS22180 June 29, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unauthorized Employment of Aliens: Basics of Employer Sanctions Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 19861 (IRCA) sought to end unauthorized employment by imposing penalties on employers who knowingly hire or continue to employ aliens not ...
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| Date June 29, 2005 |
Report No. RS21731 |
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Order Code RS21731 Updated June 29, 2005 CRS Report for Congress .Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Part B Premium Penalty Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Medicare is a nationwide health insurance program for the aged and certain disabled persons. Medicare consists of two distinct parts Part A (Hospital Insurance) program and Part B ...
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| Date June 28, 2005 |
Report No. RL30406 |
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Order Code RL30406 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Tax Policy: An Economic Analysis Updated June 28, 2005 Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Tax Policy: An Economic Analysis Summary This report provides background on the theory and application of tax ...
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| Date June 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS20351 |
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Order Code RS20351 Updated June 28, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Pro and Con Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) would ban all nuclear explosions. President Clinton signed it in 1996 and transmitted it to the Senate in 1997. The ...
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| Date June 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS21006 |
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Order Code RS21006 Updated June 28, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Business Tax Provisions That Benefit Persons with Disabilities Pamela J. Jackson Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Summary This report describes tax provisions designed to either help businesses in making their facilities available to the disabled or to promote the hiring ...
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| Date June 27, 2005 |
Report No. RL32911 |
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Order Code RL32911 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federally Mandated Random Drug Testing in Professional Athletics: Constitutional Issues Updated June 27, 2005 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federally Mandated Random Drug Testing in Professional Athletics: Constitutional Issues Summary Problems ...
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| Date June 27, 2005 |
Report No. RS22176 |
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Order Code RS22176 June 27, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transit Reauthorization in the 109th Congress David Randall Peterman Analyst in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Consideration of the future direction, scope, and funding level of federal transit programs is part of the debate over surface transportation reauthorization.1 Congress ...
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| Date June 27, 2005 |
Report No. RMP062705 |
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Memorandum TO: FROM: Honorable Edward Markey Attention: Michal Freedhoff Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division RMP Facilities in the United States as of May 2005 June 27, 2005 SUBJECT: This memorandum responds to your request regarding facilities submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You ...
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| Date June 27, 2005 |
Report No. ZZZ440F73B2E439465F |
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Memorandum TO: Honorable Edward Markey Attention: Michal Freedhoff FROM: Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division SUBJECT: June 27, 2005 RMP Facilities in the United States as of May 2005 This memorandum responds to your request regarding facilities submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You ...
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| Date June 24, 2005 |
Report No. RL32396 |
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Order Code RL32396 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education Updated June 24, 2005 Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Funding of Programs for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education Summary ...
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| Date June 23, 2005 |
Report No. RL32938 |
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Order Code RL32938 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web What Do Local Election Officials Think about Election Reform?: Results of a Survey Updated June 23, 2005 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Kevin J. Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service ...
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| Date June 23, 2005 |
Report No. RL32960 |
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Order Code RL32960 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Age Restrictions for Airline Pilots: Revisiting the FAA s Age 60 Rule June 23, 2005 Bart Elias Specialist in Aviation Safety, Security, and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Age Restrictions for Airline Pilots: Revisiting the FAA s Age 60 Rule Summary ...
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| Date June 22, 2005 |
Report No. RS22158 |
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Order Code RS22158 Updated June 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress .Received through the CRS Web Active Sonar and Marine Mammals: Chronology with References Kori Calvert Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The deployment of active sonar by the U.S. Navy and its potential ...
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| Date June 22, 2005 |
Report No. RS22171 |
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Order Code RS22171 June 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Carol Hardy Vincent Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (in P.L. 108-447) authorizes five federal agencies to charge fees at recreation sites through December 8, 2014. It provides ...
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| Date June 21, 2005 |
Report No. RL32966 |
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Order Code RL32966 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Poland: Background and Current Issues June 21, 2005 Carl Ek Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Poland: Background and Current Issues Summary Poland and the United States have enjoyed close relations, particularly since the ...
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