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| Date Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. RS22003 |
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Order Code RS22003 December 13, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Enforcement of Bank Secrecy Act Requirements: Money Services Businesses Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Questions have been raised regarding the IRS s ability to effectively monitor the compliance of money services businesses (e.g., check cashing and money order businesses) ...
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| Date Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL32119 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The national rate of saving may not be in the spotlight as often as other policy issues, but it nonetheless has important effects on many issues that are, including the trade deficit and the future ability of Social Security to secure the well-being of retirees. By saving more (and consuming less), there are more resources available to expand the ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32307 |
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Order Code RL32307 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: Energy and Water Development Updated December 10, 2004 Coordinated by Carl Behrens Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and supplemental) by Congress is part of a complex ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32676 |
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Order Code RL32676 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration s FY2005 Budget Request: Description, Analysis, and Issues for Congress Updated December 10, 2004 Marcia S. Smith and Daniel Morgan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32300 |
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Order Code RL32300 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2005 Budget: Chronology and Web Guide Updated December 10, 2004 Justin Murray Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FY2005 Budget: Chronology and Web Guide Summary This report provides a select chronology and resource guide concerning ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RS21744 |
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Order Code RS21744 Updated December 10, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2005 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress Marcia S. Smith and Daniel Morgan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducts U.S. civilian space activities. For ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RS21990 |
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Order Code RS21990 Updated December 10, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Satellite Television and Digital White Areas : Provisions of the 2004 Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In November 2004, Congress passed the Satellite Home ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RS21365 |
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Order Code RS21365 Updated December 10, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Missing Children s Assistance Act (MCAA): Appropriations and Reauthorization Edith Fairman Cooper Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Missing and Exploited Children s Program (MECP) was created to coordinate and support various federal missing children s ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32692 |
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Order Code RL32692 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Anticircumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Reverse Engineering: Recent Legal Developments December 10, 2004 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Anticircumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Reverse Engineering: ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2004 |
Report No. RL32301 |
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Order Code RL32301 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated December 9, 2004 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2004 |
Report No. RL31984 |
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Order Code RL31984 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The New Basel Capital Accord: A Return to Bank Supervisory Judgments Updated December 9, 2004 Walter W. Eubanks Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The New Basel Capital Accord: A Return to Bank Supervisory Judgments Summary The new Basel Capital ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2004 |
Report No. RL31460 |
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Order Code RL31460 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Foreign Physicians and the J-1 Visa Waiver Program Updated December 9, 2004 Karma A. Ester Technical Information Specialist Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Immigration: Foreign Physicians and the J-1 Visa Waiver Program Summary The Educational and Cultural ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2004 |
Report No. IB10131 |
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Order Code IB10131 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Biotechnology: Overview and Selected Issues Updated December 8, 2004 Barbara A. Johnson Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Adoption of Biotechnology in Agriculture Current ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32689 |
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Order Code RL32689 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2003 December 8, 2004 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1996-2003 Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32091 |
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Order Code RL32091 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Natural Gas Prices and Market Fundamentals Updated December 8, 2004 Robert Pirog Specialist in Energy Economics and Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Natural Gas Prices and Market Fundamentals Summary Intermittently high, volatile natural gas prices since ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 2004 |
Report No. RS21996 |
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Order Code RS21996 December 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Genetically Engineered Fish and Seafood Rachel Borgatti Intern Resources, Science, and Industry Division Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Genetic engineering techniques allow the manipulation of inherited traits to modify and improve ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 2004 |
Report No. RS21950 |
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Order Code RS21950 Updated December 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Presidential Inauguration of 2005: Basic Facts and Information on Inaugural Festivities Tom Coipuram, Jr. Senior Research Librarian Information Research Division Summary The next presidential inauguration is set for January 20, 2005. This report provides general information and facts concerning ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 2004 |
Report No. 98-518 |
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Order Code 98-518 GOV Updated December 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Earmarks and Limitations in Appropriations Bills Sandy Streeter Analyst in American National Government Government Division Earmarks and limitations are two devices regularly used in annual appropriations acts to direct and restrict, respectively, the availability of funds for specified activities. ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 2004 |
Report No. 98-518GOV |
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Order Code 98-518 GOV Updated December 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Earmarks and Limitations in Appropriations Bills Sandy Streeter Analyst in American National Government Government Division Earmarks and limitations are two devices regularly used in annual appropriations acts to direct and restrict, respectively, the availability of funds for specified activities. ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2004 |
Report No. 97-684GOV |
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Order Code 97-684 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction Updated December 6, 2004 Sandy Streeter Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction Summary Congress annually considers 13 or ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2004 |
Report No. RL31966 |
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Order Code RL31966 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overview of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 Updated December 6, 2004 Jennifer O Sullivan, Hinda Chaikind, Sibyl Tilson, Jennifer Boulanger, and Paulette Morgan Specialists and Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2004 |
Report No. IB93026 |
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Order Code IB93026 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Executive Branch Reorganization and Management Initiatives Updated December 6, 2004 Harold C. Relyea Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Reinventing Government A New Administration CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2004 |
Report No. IB10108 |
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Order Code IB10108 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Water Act Issues in the 108th Congress Updated December 6, 2004 Claudia Copeland Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Legislative Activity Since P.L. 100-4 107th Congress Issues ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2004 |
Report No. RL31740 |
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Order Code RL31740 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cuba: Issues for the 108th Congress Updated December 2, 2004 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cuba: Issues for the 108th Congress Summary Cuba under Fidel Castro remains a hard-line communist state with a ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2004 |
Report No. RL31616 |
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Order Code RL31616 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Distribution of Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers in the United States, 1994-2003 Updated December 2, 2004 Gerald Mayer Economic Analyst Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Distribution of Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers in the United States, 1994-2003 Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2004 |
Report No. IB10110 |
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Order Code IB10110 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress Updated December 2, 2004 David L. Brumbaugh, Coordinator Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The Economic Context The State of the Economy The Federal Budget The ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2004 |
Report No. RL32266 |
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Order Code RL32266 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transaction Tax: General Overview December 2, 2004 Maxim Shvedov Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Transaction Tax: General Overview Summary In recent years a number of alternative taxation mechanisms have been proposed to augment or ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2004 |
Report No. RS21991 |
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Order Code RS21991 December 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Presidential Item Veto Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Summary During a news conference on November 4, 2004, President George W. Bush stated that he would like to see the President have a line-item veto again, one that passed constitutional muster. I ...
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| Date Dec. 1, 2004 |
Report No. RL31669 |
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Order Code RL31669 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening Their Impact Updated December 1, 2004 Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, ...
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| Date Dec. 1, 2004 |
Report No. RS21959 |
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Order Code RS21959 Updated December 1, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ukraine s Presidential Elections and U.S. Policy Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report discusses Ukraine s presidential elections, held on October 31 and November 21, 2004. The report discusses the election s importance in Ukraine ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2004 |
Report No. IB10107 |
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Order Code IB10107 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress Updated November 30, 2004 James E. McCarthy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Designation of Nonattainment Areas for New Air Quality Standards MTBE and ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2004 |
Report No. RL32479 |
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Tax Analysts Document Service Doc 2005-4041 (20 pgs) Order Code RL32479 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Implications of SILOs, QTEs, and Other Leasing Transactions with Tax-Exempt Entities Updated November 30, 2004 Maxim Shvedov Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Analysts Document ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2004 |
Report No. RS21973 |
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Order Code RS21973 Updated November 30, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology Christopher M. Blanchard Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The release of a new videotape by Osama Bin Laden in late October 2004 rekindled public debate surrounding Al Qaeda s ideology, motives, and future ...
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| Date Nov. 29, 2004 |
Report No. 97-619A |
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Order Code 97-619 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal Law Updated November 29, 2004 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal Law Summary This a brief summary of the federal criminal status implicated by conducting ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL31468 |
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Order Code RL31468 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dumping of Exports and Antidumping Duties: Implications for the U.S. Economy Updated November 23, 2004 Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Dumping of Exports and Antidumping Duties: Implications for the U.S. Economy Summary Dumping ...
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| Date Nov. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS21546 |
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Order Code RS21546 Updated November 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq Reconstruction Resources: Fact Sheet Michael Waterhouse Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Carolyn C. Smith Senior Research Librarian Information Research Division Summary The conclusion of major military actions in the U.S.-led coalition s war to change the regime in ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL32679 |
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Order Code RL32679 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Student Loan Issues and the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act November 22, 2004 Adam Stoll Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Student Loan Issues and the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Summary The federal government ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2004 |
Report No. RL32677 |
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Order Code RL32677 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Use in Agriculture: Background and Issues November 19, 2004 Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Use in Agriculture: Background and Issues Summary Agriculture requires energy as an important input to ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2004 |
Report No. IB10124 |
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Order Code IB10124 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress Updated November 19, 2004 Ross W. Gorte Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Wildfire Funding Fuel Reduction Administrative Action Legislative Activity in ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2004 |
Report No. IB10006 |
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Order Code IB10006 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring Updated November 18, 2004 Amy Abel and Larry Parker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Transmission Issues Standard Market Design Market Transparency ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2004 |
Report No. IB97057 |
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Order Code IB97057 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Updated November 18, 2004 Larry Parker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Status of Global Climate Change Issue and ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2004 |
Report No. 98-45C |
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Order Code 98-45 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List Updated November 17, 2004 Hannah Fischer Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List Summary Historically, national commemorative observances were often recommended by ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RS21975 |
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Order Code RS21975 November 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Military Overseas Basing: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress Jon D. Klaus National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On August 16, 2004, the Bush Administration announced a proposal to significantly alter the U.S. overseas military basing posture. The proposal ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RS21976 |
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Tax Analysts Document Service Doc 2004-22600 (6 pgs) Order Code RS21976 November 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Benefits Enacted in the 108th Congress for Military Personnel Pamela J. Jackson Analyst in Public Sector Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Many bills proposed tax relief for the armed forces in the 108th Congress. Two bills were enacted: ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2004 |
Report No. 95-1081 |
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Order Code 95-1081 E Updated November 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Matters: Earnings by Educational Attainment Over Three Decades Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division The amount of education that individuals accumulate has an important influence on their experience in the labor market. Workers with more years of ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL32674 |
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Order Code RL32674 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Minority-Serving Higher Education Institutions: Analysis of Selected Institutional and Student Characteristics November 16, 2004 Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL30655 |
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Order Code RL30655 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Student Loans: Terms and Conditions for Borrowers Updated November 16, 2004 Adam Stoll Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Student Loans: Terms and Conditions for Borrowers Summary The federal government operates two major ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL31575 |
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Order Code RL31575 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consolidation Loan Provisions in the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan Programs Updated November 16, 2004 Adam Stoll Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Consolidation Loan Provisions in the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32310 |
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Order Code RL32310 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: Military Construction Updated November 15, 2004 Daniel H. Else Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade 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 Nov. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32550 |
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Order Code RL32550 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act: History and Recent Developments Updated November 15, 2004 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act: History and Recent ...
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