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| Date Jan. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RL32208 |
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Order Code RL32208 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web United States Olympic Committee Reform Updated January 5, 2005 Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress United States Olympic Committee Reform Summary Over the past ten years, a number of scandals involving the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2005 |
Report No. 96-123 |
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Order Code 96-123 EPW Updated January 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Historic Preservation: Background and Funding Susan Boren Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report summarizes the federal role in historic preservation. It provides descriptions of and funding information for some of the major preservation programs, ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RL32099 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Several temporary provisions affecting the taxation of capital income were adopted in the 20012003 period. These provisions include lower individual tax rates, bonus depreciation (which allows part of the cost of equipment to be deducted upon acquisition), and lower individual income tax rates on dividends and capital gains. Bonus depreciation has ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2005 |
Report No. 98-438GOV |
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Order Code 98-438 GOV Updated January 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Senate s Executive Calendar Betsy Palmer Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Treaties and nominations constitute the executive business of the Senate and are the subjects ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RS22018 |
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Order Code RS22018 January 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 109th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Summary This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 109th Congress, agreed to by the House January 4, 2005, and ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2005 |
Report No. 95-118EPW |
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Order Code 95-118 EPW Updated January 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A Fact Sheet Paul J. Graney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal government agency established in 1974 by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93406). It ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL31550 |
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Order Code RL31550 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Railroad Reorganization Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Implications of a Filing by Amtrak Updated January 4, 2005 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Railroad Reorganization Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Implications of a Filing by Amtrak Summary In ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RS21484 |
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Order Code RS21484 Updated January 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA): Reauthorization of Title I Job Training Programs in the 108th Congress Ann Lordeman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), P.L. 105-220, the country s chief job training ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RS21667 |
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Order Code RS21667 Updated January 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dear Colleague Letters: A Brief Overview R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Dear Colleague letters are official correspondence distributed in bulk to Members in both chambers. Primarily, they are used by one or more Members to persuade others ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 2005 |
Report No. 97-831ENR |
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Order Code 97-831 ENR Updated January 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of Pollutants Claudia Copeland Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters that are impaired by pollution, even after ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 2005 |
Report No. 98-429GOV |
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Order Code 98-429 GOV Updated January 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Senate s Calendar of Business Betsy Palmer Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division The Senate s Calendar of Business lists bills, resolutions, and other items of legislative ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RL31751 |
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Order Code RL31751 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management Implementation Phase Updated January 3, 2005 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management Implementation Phase ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. 97-220 |
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Order Code 97-220 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Grants Work in a Congressional Office Updated January 3, 2005 Merete F. Gerli Information Management Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Grants Work in a Congressional Office Summary Members of Congress frequently receive requests from grant seekers needing funds for ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. 98-223 |
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Order Code 98-223 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web COLAs for Military Retirees: Summary of Congressional and Executive Branch Action, 1982-2004 (FY1983-FY2005) Updated January 3, 2005 Robert L. Goldich Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress COLAs for Military Retirees: Summary of ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RL32241 |
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Order Code RL32241 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Child Care Provisions in H.R. 4, S. 880 (108th Congress), and Current Law Updated January 3, 2005 Melinda Gish Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Care Reauthorization: A Side-by- ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS21726 |
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Order Code RS21726 Updated January 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2004 John Williamson Technical Information Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary After a mixed year in 2003, mergers and acquisitions activity increased in 2004.1 This report provides a listing of the largest mergers (announced ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RL31690 |
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Order Code RL31690 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) January 3, 2003 Rhoda Margesson Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Johanna Bockman Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress United Nations High Commissioner for ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS21719 |
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Order Code RS21719 Updated January 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bank and Thrift Deposit Insurance Premiums: The Record from 1934 to 2004 Barbara Miles and William Jackson Specialists in Financial Institutions Government and Finance Division Summary Since federal deposit insurance first came into being in the mid-1930s, commercial banks and savings associations ( ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS22014 |
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Order Code RS22014 January 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act: A Brief History and Analysis Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, and Analogous Products Act (21 U.S.C. 151-159), also known as the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (VSTA), is intended to assure the ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS21868 |
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Order Code RS21868 Updated January 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Dominican Republic Free-Trade Agreement Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On March 15, 2004, the United States and the Dominican Republic concluded a draft free-trade agreement to integrate the Dominican Republic into the ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RL32714 |
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Order Code RL32714 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance: U.S. Governmental Response January 3, 2005 Rhoda Margesson Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress International Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance: U.S. Governmental Response Summary The ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS21964 |
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Order Code RS21964 Updated January 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Service and Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) Julie M. Whittaker Analyst in Applied Microeconomics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Unemployment Compensation (UC) program contains several provisions relevant for current and former military service personnel and their families. ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RS20514 |
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Order Code RS20514 Updated January 3, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Grants Information for Constituents Merete F. Gerli Information Management Specialist Information Research Division Summary This report describes key sources of information on government and private grants for state and community projects. Constituents, who know their projects best, may search for ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2004 |
Report No. RL32698 |
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Order Code RL32698 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Legislation in the 108th Congress Updated December 30, 2004 Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Legislation in the 108th Congress Summary When the 108th Congress convened in January 2003, ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2004 |
Report No. RS22012 |
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Order Code RS22012 December 30, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Recruiting and Retention: A Brief Overview of FY2004 Results for Active Component Personnel Lawrence Kapp Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report provides a brief overview of the FY2004 recruiting and retention rates for active component personnel. This ...
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| Date Dec. 29, 2004 |
Report No. RL32441 |
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Order Code RL32441 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2005 Updated December 29, 2004 David Bearden and Robert Esworthy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2005 Summary The President signed the Consolidated ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL31371 |
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Order Code RL31371 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform: Comments from the Public on TANF Reauthorization Updated December 28, 2004 Vee Burke, Gene Falk, Melinda Gish, Shannon Harper, Carmen Solomon-Fears, Karen Spar, and Emilie Stoltzfus Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Welfare Reform: Comments from the Public on ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL31846 |
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Order Code RL31846 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 108th Congress, 2nd Session Updated December 28, 2004 Marcia S. Smith, Coordinator Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL32304 |
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Order Code RL32304 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Updated December 28, 2004 Richard Bourdon and Paul Graney Coordinators Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and supplemental) by Congress is part ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL32443 |
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Order Code RL32443 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): FY2005 Budget Updated December 28, 2004 Richard Bourdon, Coordinator, Bruce Foote Analysts in Housing Domestic Social Policy Division Maggie McCarty Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Eugene Boyd Analyst in American National Government Government ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. 98-721GOV |
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Order Code 98-721 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Introduction to the Federal Budget Process Updated December 28, 2004 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government Division Allen Schick Consultant Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Introduction to the Federal Budget Process Summary Budgeting for the federal ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL32501 |
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Order Code RL32501 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 9/11 Commission Recommendations: New Structures and Organization Updated December 28, 2004 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 9/11 Commission Recommendations: New Structures and Organization Summary Since the ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 2004 |
Report No. RS21258 |
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Order Code RS21258 Updated December 28, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Border Security: U.S.-Canada Immigration Border Issues Lisa M. Seghetti Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The United States and Canada are striving to balance adequate border security with other issues such as the facilitation of legitimate cross-border travel and ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32704 |
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Order Code RL32704 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 109th Congress December 27, 2004 Bruce Vaughn and Connie Veillette Coordinators Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 109th Congress Summary The 109th ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32246 |
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Order Code RL32246 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Budget Actions in 2004 Updated December 27, 2004 Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Budget Actions in 2004 Summary During 2004, Congress considered many different budgetary measures. Most of ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32718 |
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Order Code RL32718 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Barriers to Corporate Fraud: How They Work, Why They Fail December 27, 2004 Mark Jickling, Contract/Project Officer Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Prepared by The University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32655 |
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Order Code RL32655 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Influenza Vaccine Shortages and Implications Updated December 27, 2004 Sarah A. Lister Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology Domestic Social Policy Division Erin D. Williams Specialist in Bioethical Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Influenza Vaccine Shortages ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32548 |
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Order Code RL32548 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans Medical Care Appropriations and Funding Process Updated December 27, 2004 Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Veterans Medical Care Appropriations and Funding Process Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32710 |
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Order Code RL32710 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Germany s Role in Fighting Terrorism: Implications for U.S. Policy December 27, 2004 Francis T. Miko Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Christian Froehlich Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RS21983 |
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Order Code RS21983 Updated December 27, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act: Reference Guide Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Congress and President Bush brought action on the 13 regular appropriations acts for FY2005 to a close through the enactment of H.R. 4818, the ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32366 |
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Order Code RL32366 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 Updated December 23, 2004 William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. IB10116 |
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Order Code IB10116 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate and Omnibus Energy Legislation Updated December 23, 2004 Robert L. Bamberger Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32709 |
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Order Code RL32709 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Amtrak: The Political and Social Aspects of Federal Intercity Passenger Rail Policy December 23, 2004 John Frittelli and Robert S. Kirk Specialists in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Amtrak: The Political and Social Aspects of Federal Intercity ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32036 |
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Order Code RL32036 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities Updated December 23, 2004 James R. Riehl, Coordinator Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL30223 |
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Order Code RL30223 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Rescission Authority: Efforts to Modify the 1974 Framework Updated December 23, 2004 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Presidential Rescission Authority: Efforts to Modify the 1974 Framework Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32343 |
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Order Code RL32343 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gasoline Price Surge Revisited: Crude Oil and Refinery Issues Updated December 23, 2004 Lawrence Kumins and Robert Bamberger Specialists in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Gasoline Price Surge Revisited: Crude Oil and Refinery Issues Summary Since ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32617 |
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Order Code RL32617 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Perspective on Congress s Oversight Function Updated December 23, 2004 Walter J. Oleszek Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A Perspective on Congress s Oversight Function Summary In the wake of the final report of the National ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS22009 |
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Order Code RS22009 December 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Reform in Pakistan K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Pakistan s primary education system ranks among the world s least effective. The Bush Administration, Congress, and the 9/11 Commission each have identified this issue as relevant to ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL31876 |
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Order Code RL31876 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 108th Congress Updated December 22, 2004 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 108th Congress Summary The United States and Mexico have a ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. 98-878 |
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Order Code 98-878 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Casework in a Congressional Office Updated December 22, 2004 John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Casework in a Congressional Office Summary This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional ...
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