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| Date March 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL32814 |
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Order Code RL32814 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy Force Architecture and Ship Acquisition: Selected FY2006 Issues for Congress March 15, 2005 Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Navy Force Architecture and Ship Acquisition: Selected FY2006 Issues for Congress ...
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| Date March 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL31917 |
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Order Code RL31917 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The PROTECT (Amber Alert) Act and the Sentencing Guidelines Updated March 15, 2005 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The PROTECT (Amber Alert) Act and the Sentencing Guidelines Summary Congress enacted the Protect Act (also known as the Amber Alert Act ...
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| Date March 15, 2005 |
Report No. 97-236 |
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Order Code 97-236 GOV Updated March 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview Elizabeth Rybicki and Stanley Bach Government and Finance Division Summary The House considers bills and resolutions on the floor under several different sets of procedures governing the time for debate and the opportunities for ...
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| Date March 15, 2005 |
Report No. 97-236GOV |
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Order Code 97-236 GOV Updated March 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview Elizabeth Rybicki and Stanley Bach Government and Finance Division Summary The House considers bills and resolutions on the floor under several different sets of procedures governing the time for debate and the opportunities for ...
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| Date March 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL32212 |
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Order Code RL32212 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Appropriate Number of Advice and Consent Positions: An Analysis of the Issue and Proposals for Change Updated March 14, 2005 Henry B. Hogue Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Appropriate Number of Advice and Consent Positions: ...
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| Date March 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL32813 |
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Order Code RL32813 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hardrock Mining: State Regulation March 14, 2005 Aaron M. Flynn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hardrock Mining: State Regulation Summary Various state and federal laws play important roles in the regulation of mining activities. Mining for hardrock minerals on ...
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| Date March 14, 2005 |
Report No. RS21644 |
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Order Code RS21644 Updated March 14, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Cost of Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Enhanced Security Amy Belasco Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, CRS estimates that the Department of Defense (DOD) has received over $201 billion for combat operations, ...
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| Date March 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL30982 |
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Order Code RL30982 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Defense Articles and Services Supplied to Foreign Recipients: Restrictions on Their Use Updated March 14, 2005 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Defense Articles and Services Supplied to Foreign ...
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| Date March 14, 2005 |
Report No. RS22080 |
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Order Code RS22080 March 14, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Power Marketing Administrations: Offsetting Collections in the President s FY2006 Budget Proposal Kyna Powers Analyst in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The federal government operates four Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) to market hydropower generated at ...
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| Date March 14, 2005 |
Report No. RS21437 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Asian Development Bank (AsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution based in Manila, Philippines. The United States is a founding member of the AsDB and Congress periodically authorizes and appropriates funds for both the AsDB and Asian Development Fund (AsDF), the AsDB s concessional lending facility, through the annual State, ...
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| Date March 11, 2005 |
Report No. RL32627 |
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Order Code RL32627 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( Mad Cow Disease ) and Canadian Beef Imports Updated March 11, 2005 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Curtis W. Copeland Specialist in American Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date March 11, 2005 |
Report No. RS21765 |
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Order Code RS21765 Updated March 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Debt Relief Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Iraq s public debt was estimated to be US$120.2 billion in nominal value as of the end of 2004. The debt owed to Paris Club creditors as of December 31, 2004, was estimated to ...
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| Date March 11, 2005 |
Report No. RL32798 |
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Order Code RL32798 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Power Marketing Administrations: Proposals for Market-Based Rates Updated March 11, 2005 Kyna Powers Analyst in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Power Marketing Administrations: Proposals for Market-Based Rates Summary The federal ...
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| Date March 11, 2005 |
Report No. RS21003 |
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Order Code RS21025 Updated March 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Postal Revenue Forgone Appropriation: Overview and Current Issues Nye Stevens Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary When Congress put the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on a self-sustaining basis in 1971, it continued to subsidize the mailing costs of such ...
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| Date March 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL32803 |
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Order Code RL32803 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Preparedness System: Issues in the 109th Congress March 10, 2005 Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National Preparedness System: Issues in the 109th Congress Summary The national preparedness system (NPS) ...
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| Date March 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL32805 |
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Order Code RL32805 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nursing Workforce Programs in Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act March 10, 2005 Bernice Reyes-Akinbileje Analyst in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Nursing Workforce Programs in Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act Summary Responding to ...
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| Date March 10, 2005 |
Report No. RS21506 |
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Order Code RS21506 Updated March 10, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Implications for the Senate of President Bush s Proposal on Judicial Nominations Betsy Palmer Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary President Bush has said that the current process for confirming federal appellate and district court judges is too partisan and has ...
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| Date March 10, 2005 |
Report No. 98-789 |
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Order Code 98-789 EPW Updated March 10, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Proposed Changes to the Earnings Test Debra Whitman Specialist in the Economics of Aging Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On April 7, 2000, President Clinton signed H.R. 5, the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act. The new law (P.L. 106-182) eliminated the Social Security ...
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| Date March 9, 2005 |
Report No. RL32306 |
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Order Code RL32306 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: Interior and Related Agencies Updated March 9, 2005 Carol Hardy Vincent, Co-coordinator Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Susan Boren, Co-coordinator Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date March 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS21962 |
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Order Code RS21962 Updated March 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web From Bench to Bedside: The Role of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agencies in the Evaluation of New Medical Products Michele Schoonmaker Specialist in Genetics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a network of agencies conducts and funds basic ...
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| Date March 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS21969 |
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Order Code RS21969 Updated March 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment and Juveniles Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. ____ (2005), the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid imposition of the death penalty on offenders who were under the age of 18 at ...
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| Date March 9, 2005 |
Report No. 95-797A |
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Order Code 95-797 A CRS Report for Congress Federal Tort Reform Legislation: Constitutionality and Summaries of Selected Statutes Updated March 9,2005 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Federal Tort Reform Legislation: Constitutionality and Summaries of Selected Statutes Summary This report considers the constitutionality of ...
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| Date March 8, 2005 |
Report No. RL32373 |
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Order Code RL32373 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization: Selected Issues Updated March 8, 2005 Robert L. Bamberger Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Sciences, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization: Selected Issues Summary The Surface Mining Control and ...
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| Date March 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS21418 |
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Order Code RS21418 Updated March 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Regulation of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals Geoffrey S. Becker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Donna Vogt Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Among many genetically engineered crops being developed are a number modified to produce pharmaceutical compounds (none yet commercialized). Proponents ...
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| Date March 8, 2005 |
Report No. RL31883 |
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Order Code RL31883 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Counterintelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives Updated March 8, 2005 Alfred Cumming Specialist in Intelligence and National Security Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Counterintelligence Reform at the ...
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| Date March 7, 2005 |
Report No. IB10109 |
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Order Code RL32809 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Biotechnology: Background and Recent Issues March 7, 2005 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agricultural Biotechnology: Background and Recent Issues Summary Since the first genetically engineered (GE ...
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| Date March 7, 2005 |
Report No. 98-780GOV |
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Order Code 98-780 GOV Updated March 7, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cloture: Its Effect on Senate Proceedings Walter J. Oleszek Government and Finance Division Long known for its emphasis on lengthy deliberation, the Senate in most circumstances allows its Members to debate issues for as long as they want. Further, the Senate has few ways either to limit the duration ...
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| Date March 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL32802 |
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Order Code RL32802 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Air Passenger Prescreening and Counterterrorism March 4, 2005 Bart Elias Specialist in Aviation Safety, Security, and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division William Krouse Specialist in Domestic Security Domestic Social Policy Division Ed Rappaport Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social ...
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| Date March 4, 2005 |
Report No. RS21594 |
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Order Code RS21594 March 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web United States Aid to the Palestinians Clyde Mark Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary United States economic assistance for the Palestinians has averaged about $85 million per year since Israel and the PLO signed the 1993 Declaration of Principles. Congress wants ...
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| Date March 3, 2005 |
Report No. RL30562 |
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Order Code RL30562 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Roll Call and Other Record Votes: First Congress Through 108th Congress, 1789 Through 2004 Updated March 3, 2005 John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Roll Call and Other Record Votes: First ...
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| Date March 2, 2005 |
Report No. RL31079 |
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Order Code RL31079 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Survey of State Homestead Exemptions Updated March 2, 2005 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Tara Alexandra Rainson Law Librarian Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Survey of State Homestead Exemptions Summary This report surveys the homestead exemption laws ...
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| Date March 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS22073 |
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Order Code RS22073 March 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web An Analysis of the Administration s Deficit Reduction Goal Gregg Esenwein and Marc Labonte Government and Finance Division Summary The Bush Administration has set a goal of halving the deficit between FY2004 and FY2009. The Administration proposes to reduce the deficit from an originally forecasted $521 billion ( ...
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| Date March 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS22071 |
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Order Code RS22071 March 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The FY2006 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Coordinated by Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Administration s FY2006 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) includes estimated outlays of $94.6 billion. ...
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| Date March 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS21786 |
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Order Code RS21786 Updated March 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Budget Deficit: A Discussion of Recent Trends Gregg Esenwein, Marc Labonte, and Philip Winters Government and Finance Division Summary The federal budget deficit in FY2004 was 3.6% of gross domestic product (GDP). When the influence of economic conditions and temporary factors is excluded from ...
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| Date March 1, 2005 |
Report No. RL32210 |
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Order Code RL32210 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web TANF Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Two Versions of H.R. 4 (108th Congress) Updated March 1, 2005 Vee Burke and Gene Falk Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress TANF Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Two Versions of H.R. 4 ( ...
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| Date March 1, 2005 |
Report No. RL32785 |
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Order Code RL32785 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web European Union s Arms Control Regime and Arms Exports to China: Background and Legal Analysis March 1, 2005 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Theresa Papademetriou Senior Foreign Law Specialist Directorate of Legal Research The Law Library of Congress Congressional ...
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| Date March 1, 2005 |
Report No. IB94036 |
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Order Code IB94036 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection Updated March 1, 2005 Linda-Jo Schierow Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS What Is Risk Analysis? Views on Potential Uses ...
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| Date March 1, 2005 |
Report No. RS21262 |
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Order Code RS21262 Updated March 1, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid Christine Scott Specialist in Tax Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Medicaid is a health insurance program jointly funded by the federal government and the states. Generally, eligibility for Medicaid is limited to low-income ...
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| Date March 1, 2005 |
Report No. RS21354 |
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Order Code RS21354 March 1, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The NATO Summit at Prague, 2002 Paul Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In November 2002, the NATO allies met in Prague at the Transformation summit in an attempt to define part of the alliance s mission to combat against terrorism and the proliferation of ...
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| Date March 1, 2005 |
Report No. RS20671 |
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Order Code RS20671 Updated March 1, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Official Mail Costs John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The congressional franking privilege allows Members of Congress to send official mail at government expense. During the past 15 years, franking reform efforts reduced ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2005 |
Report No. RL32727 |
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Order Code RL32727 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States After the Iraq War Updated February 28, 2005 Alfred B. Prados and Jeremy M. Sharp Analysts in Middle East Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2005 |
Report No. IB89130 |
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Order Code IB89130 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mining on Federal Lands Updated February 28, 2005 Marc Humphries Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Background The Claim-Patent System Major Mining Legislation After the 1872 Mining Law Analysis ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL32782 |
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Order Code RL32782 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clear Skies and the Clean Air Act: What s the Difference? February 25, 2005 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Clear Skies and the ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL32779 |
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Order Code RL32779 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Committee Funding Resolutions, 109th Congress, and Funding Authorizations 104th - 109th Congresses February 25, 2005 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Senate Committee Funding Resolutions, 109th Congress, and ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. RS22068 |
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Order Code RS22068 February 25, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation and FY2006 Budget Request Sidath V. Panangala and Carol O Shaughnessy Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the nation s major program to provide comprehensive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to help persons ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. RS21902 |
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Order Code RS21902 Updated February 25, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Financing: The 9/11 Commission Recommendation Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary Although efforts to seize terrorist funds have met with some success, in July 2004, the 9/11 Commission asserted that the likelihood of being ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2005 |
Report No. RL32661 |
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Order Code RL32661 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Committees: A Framework for Considering Jurisdictional Realignment Updated February 23, 2005 Michael L. Koempel Senior Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress House Committees: A Framework for Considering Jurisdictional Realignment ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2005 |
Report No. RS21427 |
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Order Code RS21427 Updated February 23, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Financial Privacy Laws Affecting Sharing of Customer Information Among Affiliated Institutions M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-102) do not permit customers to preclude financial institutions ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2005 |
Report No. RS22066 |
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Order Code RS22066 February 23, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC): Property Transfer and Disposal Aaron M. Flynn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990 and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 provide the basic framework for the transfer and disposal ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 2005 |
Report No. RL32777 |
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Order Code RL32777 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options February 22, 2005 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues ...
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