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| Date May 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS22135 |
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Order Code RS22135 May 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Effective Dates of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The means test and consumer provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA), P.L. 109-8, will become operative on October 17, 2005. Other ...
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| Date May 2, 2005 |
Report No. RL32895 |
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Order Code RL32895 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Textile Exports to Trade Preference Regions May 2, 2005 Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Textile Exports to Trade Preference Regions Summary With Congress currently debating approval of a free trade agreement with ...
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| Date May 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS22132 |
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Order Code RS22132 May 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Vetoes After Chadha Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Summary In INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983), the Supreme Court struck down Congress s use of the legislative veto, a device used for half a century to control certain activities in the executive ...
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| Date April 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL32887 |
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Order Code RL32887 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Strategic Mobility Innovation: Options and Oversight Issues April 29, 2005 Jon D. Klaus National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Strategic Mobility Innovation: Options and Oversight Issues Summary Since the George W. Bush Administration ...
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| Date April 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL32793 |
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Order Code RL32793 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Committee Funding Legislation, 109th Congress Updated April 29, 2005 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress House Committee Funding Legislation, 109th Congress Summary On April 27, 2005, H.Res. 224, providing for the ...
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| Date April 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL32897 |
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Order Code RL32897 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Post-9111 National Threat Notification Efforts: Issues, Actions, and Options for Congress April 29, 2005 John Rollins Specialist in Terrorism and International Crime Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division L.J. Cunningham Reference Assistant Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service .t. ...
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| Date April 29, 2005 |
Report No. RS21603 |
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Order Code RS21603 Updated April 29, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Minimum Distribution Requirements for Foundations: Proposal to Disallow Administrative Costs Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Summary Legislation introduced in the House (H.R. 7) to provide tax incentives for charitable giving includes provisions disallowing ...
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| Date April 28, 2005 |
Report No. RL32889 |
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Order Code RL32889 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intercarrier Compensation: One Component of Telecom Reform April 28, 2005 Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intercarrier Compensation: One Component of Telecom Reform Summary ...
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| Date April 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS22130 |
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Order Code RS22130 April 28, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Detention of U.S. Citizens Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Summary In 1971, Congress passed legislation to repeal the Emergency Detention Act of 1950 and to enact the following language: No citizen shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the United ...
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| Date April 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS20343 |
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Order Code RS20343 Updated April 28, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Excise Taxes on Tobacco Products: Rates and Revenues Louis Alan Talley Specialist in Taxation Government and Finance Division Summary This report examines increases in excise tax rates on tobacco products contained in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33). Under that act, the increased ...
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| Date April 27, 2005 |
Report No. RS21680 |
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Order Code RS21680 Updated April 27, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Affiliates in Banking, Finance, and Commerce: Development and Regulatory Background William D. Jackson Specialist in Financial Institutions Government and Finance Division Summary The proliferation of corporate affiliates in banking, finance, and commerce has figured in discussion of several policy ...
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| Date April 27, 2005 |
Report No. RS22128 |
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Order Code RS22128 April 27, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Discretionary Spending: Prospects and History Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Federal spending has changed, both in size and composition over the last 40 years. Total federal spending is now a larger percentage of the economy (as measured by gross domestic ...
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| Date April 26, 2005 |
Report No. IB85066 |
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Order Code IB85066 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance Updated April 26, 2005 Clyde R. Mark Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Current U.S.-Israel Aid Issues Wye Agreement Supplemental Aid Reducing U.S. Aid to ...
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| Date April 26, 2005 |
Report No. IB92052 |
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Order Code IB92052 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States Updated April 26, 2005 Clyde Mark Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Current Negotiations Between Israel and the Palestinians ...
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| Date April 26, 2005 |
Report No. RS22124 |
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Order Code RS22124 April 26, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Potential House Apportionment Following the 2010 Census Based on Census Bureau Population Projections1 Royce Crocker Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Census Bureau s 2005 population projections for the year 2010 raise the possibility of potentially ...
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| Date April 26, 2005 |
Report No. RS22126 |
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Order Code RS22126 April 26, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Military and Iraqi Casualty Statistics: Additional Numbers and Explanations Hannah Fischer Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary This report provides several estimates of difficult-to-find casualty statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). ...
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| Date April 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL32883 |
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Order Code RL32883 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Automotive Industry: Recent History and Issues April 25, 2005 Stephen Cooney Industry Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Brent D. Yacobucci Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Automotive Industry: Recent History ...
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| Date April 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL32881 |
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Order Code RL32881 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Labor s New Rules for Working Children and Youth: February 2005 April 25, 2005 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Department of Labor s New Rules for Working Children and Youth: February 2005 Summary The ...
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| Date April 25, 2005 |
Report No. RS22123 |
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Order Code RS22123 April 25, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Select Committee on Intelligence: Leadership and Assignment Limitations Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Summary Both House rules and respective party rules address committee assignments and leadership selection. Several of those rules apply specifically to select ...
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| Date April 20, 2005 |
Report No. RL32877 |
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Order Code RL32877 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Budget: Long-Term Challenges for FY2006 and Beyond April 20, 2005 Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense Budget: Long-Term Challenges for FY2006 and Beyond Summary Over the next few months, Congress will ...
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| Date April 20, 2005 |
Report No. 98-806 |
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Order Code 98-806 A Updated April 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web An Overview of the Impeachment Process T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Constitution sets forth the general principles which control the procedural aspects of impeachment, vesting the power to impeach in the House of Representatives, while imbuing the Senate with the ...
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| Date April 20, 2005 |
Report No. RL32871 |
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Order Code RL32871 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Youth: From Classroom to Workplace? April 20, 2005 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Youth: From Classroom to Workplace? Summary Much attention has been devoted to the implications of the aging of the U.S. population for the future ...
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| Date April 20, 2005 |
Report No. RL32874 |
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Order Code RL32874 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Standing Order and Rulemaking Statute: Possible Alternatives to the Nuclear Option ? April 20, 2005 Christopher M. Davis Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Standing Order and Rulemaking Statute: Possible Alternatives to the Nuclear ...
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| Date April 20, 2005 |
Report No. IB10082 |
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Order Code IB10082 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues Updated April 20, 2005 Geoffrey S. Becker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Current Standard Inspection and HACCP Systems Authorities State Inspection Import ...
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| Date April 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS22119 |
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Order Code RS22119 April 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Growing Interest in Latin America Kerry Dumbaugh, Specialist in Asian Affairs Mark P. Sullivan, Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Over the past year, increasing attention has focused on China s growing interest in Latin America. Most analysts appear ...
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| Date April 19, 2005 |
Report No. RS22117 |
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Order Code RS22117 April 19, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web List of Temporary Tax Provisions: Extenders Expiring in 2005 Pamela J. Jackson Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Several temporary tax provisions will expire this year. Often referred to as extenders, these provisions were originally enacted with an expiration date that ...
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| Date April 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL32880 |
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Order Code RL32880 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Administrative Subpoenas and National Security Letters in Criminal and Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Background and Proposed Adjustments April 15, 2005 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Summary Administrative subpoena authority, including closely ...
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| Date April 15, 2005 |
Report No. RS22122 |
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Order Code RS22122 April 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Administrative Subpoenas and National Security Letters in Criminal and Intelligence Investigations: A Sketch Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Administrative subpoena authority, including closely related national security letter authority, is the power vested in various administrative ...
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| Date April 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL32864 |
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Order Code RL32864 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coup in Kyrgyzstan: Developments and Implications April 14, 2005 Jim Nichol Specialist in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Coup in Kyrgyzstan: Developments and Implications Summary Kyrgyzstan is a small and poor country that gained ...
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| Date April 13, 2005 |
Report No. 98-67STM |
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Order Code 98-67 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth Updated April 13, 2005 Marcia S. Smith, John D. Moteff, Lennard G. Kruger, Jeffrey W. Seifert, and Patricia Moloney Figliola Resources, Science, and Industry Division Rita Tehan Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date April 13, 2005 |
Report No. RL32858 |
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Order Code RL32858 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Health Information Technology: Promoting Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare April 13, 2005 C. Stephen Redhead Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Health Information Technology: Promoting Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare Summary The Institute ...
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| Date April 13, 2005 |
Report No. RL32859 |
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Order Code RL32859 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Superwaiver Proposal and Service Integration: A History of Federal Initiatives April 13, 2005 Cheryl Vincent Visiting Research Associate Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Superwaiver Proposal and Service Integration: A History of Federal Initiatives Summary As part ...
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| Date April 13, 2005 |
Report No. RS22115 |
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Order Code RS22115 April 13, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan-U.S. Beef Trade Issues Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Japan banned imports of U.S. beef in late 2003, when the United States reported the discovery of a single cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease ). U.S. ...
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| Date April 12, 2005 |
Report No. RL32848 |
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Order Code RL32848 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Investing Social Security Funds in the Stock Market: Some Economic Considerations Updated April 12, 2005 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Investing Social Security Funds in the Stock Market: Some Economic Considerations ...
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| Date April 12, 2005 |
Report No. RS21836 |
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Order Code RS21836 Updated April 12, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disparate Impact Analysis and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act: the Supreme Court Decision in Smith v. City of Jackson Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary There are two basic methods for proving discrimination under federal equal employment opportunity laws: ...
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| Date April 12, 2005 |
Report No. RS22113 |
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Order Code RS22113 April 12, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Sale of a Principal Residence Acquired Through a Like-Kind Exchange Gregg Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary When business or investment property is exchanged for property of a like kind, (often referred to as a 1031 exchange) no gain or loss is recognized on the ...
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| Date April 11, 2005 |
Report No. MILCON041105 |
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Memorandum SUBJECT: FROM: Military Construction in Support of Afghanistan and Iraq Amy Belasco and Daniel Else1 Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division April 11, 2005 This memorandum analyzes funding received or requested for projects to support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, describes recent changes in the Department of Defense s authorities ...
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| Date April 11, 2005 |
Report No. RL32365 |
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Order Code RL32365 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adult Education and Literacy: Reauthorization Proposals of the 108th Congress Updated April 11, 2005 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Adult Education and Literacy: Reauthorization Proposals of the 108th Congress Summary The ...
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| Date April 11, 2005 |
Report No. ZZZ3C01645CFC1BC13A |
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Memorandum SUBJECT: Military Construction in Support of Afghanistan and Iraq FROM: April 11, 2005 Amy Belasco and Daniel Else1 Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division This memorandum analyzes funding received or requested for projects to support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, describes recent changes in the Department of Defense s authorities ...
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| Date April 11, 2005 |
Report No. RS22110 |
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Order Code RS22110 April 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration: The Recommended Corps Plan Jeffrey Zinn Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The 109th Congress may consider legislation that authorizes activities to counter the widespread conversion of lands (mostly wetlands) to open ...
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| Date April 11, 2005 |
Report No. RS20263 |
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Order Code RS20263 Updated April 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Designation of Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The agencies that implement the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regard the designation of critical habitat (CH) as providing only very limited benefits beyond those ...
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| Date April 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS22027 |
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Order Code RS22027 Updated April 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Food Aid Needs and the U.S. Response Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Summary On December 26, 2004, an undersea earthquake of magnitude 9.0 off the coast of Aceh Province (Sumatra) in Indonesia set ...
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| Date April 7, 2005 |
Report No. RL32705 |
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Order Code RL32705 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Border and Transportation Security: Overview of Congressional Issues Updated April 7, 2005 Jennifer E. Lake, Coordinator Analyst in Domestic Security Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress This report provides a summary of selected border and transportation security (BTS) ...
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| Date April 7, 2005 |
Report No. RS21596 |
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Order Code RS21596 Updated April 7, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web EU Tax on Digitally Delivered E-Commerce Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary On July 1, 2003, the European Union (EU) began requiring U.S. and other non-EU ...
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| Date April 7, 2005 |
Report No. RS22108 |
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Order Code RS22108 April 7, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The United Nations and Gun Control Marjorie Ann Browne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Since the mid-1990s, some sources have stated that the United Nations is trying to disarm the world by taking control of all guns, including in particular, guns held by ...
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| Date April 6, 2005 |
Report No. RL32849 |
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Order Code RL32849 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare Financing: An Issue Overview April 6, 2005 Emilie Stoltzfus Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare Financing: An Issue Overview Summary Child welfare programs are designed to protect children from abuse or neglect. ...
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| Date April 6, 2005 |
Report No. RL32851 |
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Order Code RL32851 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hazardous Materials Transportation Security: Highway and Rail Modes April 6, 2005 David Randall Peterman Analyst in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Note: Paul Rothberg, who has retired from CRS, is the author of this report. Randy Peterman ...
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| Date April 6, 2005 |
Report No. RS21985 |
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Order Code RS21985 Updated April 6, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Canadian Hog Trade Dispute Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary On April 6, 2005, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a final determination that imports of live Canadian hogs are not materially injuring the U.S. hog ...
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| Date April 6, 2005 |
Report No. RS22107 |
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Order Code RS22107 April 6, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Regulation of Tribal Lands in New York: City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On March 29, 2005, the Supreme Court issued its decision in City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York, a case with serious implications for ...
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| Date April 5, 2005 |
Report No. RL32574 |
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Order Code RL32574 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Investments: Proposed Authorization Legislation in the 108th Congress Updated April 5, 2005 Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Kyna Powers Analyst in Environmental and Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division ...
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