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| Date July 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21708 |
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Order Code RS21708 Updated July 15, 2004 -CS AR Report for Congress Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Provisions Expiring in 2004 Gregg Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Child Tax Credit In 2001, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) increased the child tax credit from $500 to $1,000, with the increase phased-in over ...
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| Date July 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32471 |
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Order Code RL32471 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Executive Branch Power to Postpone Elections July 14, 2004 Kenneth R. Thomas Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Executive Branch Power to Postpone Elections Summary Because of the continuing threat of terrorism, concerns have been raised about the potential for ...
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| Date July 14, 2004 |
Report No. 97-408 |
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Order Code 97-408 EPW Updated July 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Support Enforcement: New Reforms and Potential Issues Carmen Solomon-Fears Domestic Social Policy Division Summary P.L. 104-193 (the 1996 welfare reform law) made major changes to the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program. Some of the changes include requiring states to increase the percentage ...
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| Date July 14, 2004 |
Report No. RS21390 |
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Order Code RS21390 Updated July 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Location of Federal Government Offices L. Elaine Halchin Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary A legislative requirement for the offices of the U.S. government to be located in the District of Columbia (DC) dates to 1790. The applicable provisions have been ...
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| Date July 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL32512 |
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Order Code RL32512 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court Opinions: October 2003 Term July 13, 2004 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Supreme Court Opinions: October 2003 Term Summary This report contains synopses of Supreme Court decisions issued from the beginning of the October 2003 Term ...
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| Date July 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL32469 |
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Order Code RL32469 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003 (H.R. 3214): A Section-by-Section Analysis July 13, 2004 Estela I. Velez Pollack Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003 (H.R. 3214): A Section-by-Section ...
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| Date July 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL31987 |
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Order Code RL31987 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dual Eligibles: Medicaid Expenditures for Prescription Drugs and Other Services Updated July 13, 2004 Karen Tritz Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Megan Lindley Research Associate Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Dual Eligibles: Medicaid ...
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| Date July 13, 2004 |
Report No. RS21717 |
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Order Code RS21717 Updated July 13, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web H.R. 3108: The Pension Funding Equity Act Patrick Purcell and Paul Graney Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3108, the Pension Funding Equity Act by a vote of 336-69 on April 2, 2004. The legislation was approved by the Senate on April 8 by a vote of 78-19. ...
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| Date July 12, 2004 |
Report No. RL32468 |
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Order Code RL32468 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2005 Defense Budget: Frequently Asked Questions July 12, 2004 Jeffrey Chamberlin Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FY2005 Defense Budget: Frequently Asked Questions Summary This report is designed to provide facts and figures about ...
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| Date July 12, 2004 |
Report No. RL32481 |
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Order Code RL32481 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Research and Development Funding and Activities in Federal Agencies: A Preliminary Inventory July 12, 2004 Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security Research and Development ...
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| Date July 12, 2004 |
Report No. 34484 |
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Order Code RL32465 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web India s 2004 National Elections July 12, 2004 K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress India s 2004 National Elections Summary U.S. relations with India depend largely on India s political leadership. India s 2004 national ...
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| Date July 12, 2004 |
Report No. RL32465 |
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Order Code RL32465 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web India s 2004 National Elections July 12, 2004 K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress India s 2004 National Elections Summary U.S. relations with India depend largely on India s political leadership. India s 2004 national ...
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| Date July 12, 2004 |
Report No. RS21884 |
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Order Code RS21884 July 12, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Supreme Court 2003 Term: Summary and Analysis of Opinions Related to Detainees in the War on Terrorism Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court s decisions in Rasul, Hamdi, and Padilla affirm the President s power to detain enemy combatants as part of the ...
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| Date July 9, 2004 |
Report No. RL32458 |
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Order Code RL32458 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Tribunals: Historical Patterns and Lessons July 9, 2004 Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Tribunals: Historical Patterns and Lessons Summary After the terrorist operations of September 11, 2001, ...
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| Date July 9, 2004 |
Report No. RS21833 |
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Order Code RS21833 Updated July 9, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Greece: Threat of Terrorism and Security at the Olympics Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The summer 2004 Olympic Games will take place in Athens, Greece. The Greek government is planning unprecedented security measures to deal with ...
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| Date July 8, 2004 |
Report No. 97-826A |
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Order Code 97-826 A Updated July 8, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Concerning the Provision of Interpreters by Hospitals and Doctors Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., prohibits discrimination against individuals with ...
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| Date July 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL32457 |
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Order Code RL32457 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Manufacturing and Information Technology Trends in the United States and Other Industrial Countries: A Review of Major Studies July 7, 2004 Stephen Cooney Industry Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Manufacturing and Information Technology Trends in the ...
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| Date July 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL32374 |
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Order Code RL32374 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Anti-Corruption Standards of the International Financial Institutions Updated July 7, 2004 Danielle Langton Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Anti-Corruption Standards of the International Financial Institutions Summary ...
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| Date July 6, 2004 |
Report No. RL32451 |
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Order Code RL32451 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Legal Services Corporation: Distribution of Funding July 6, 2004 Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Legal Services Corporation: Distribution of Funding Summary The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a private ...
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| Date July 2, 2004 |
Report No. RL31488 |
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Order Code RL31488 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Regulation of Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail Updated July 2, 2004 Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Regulation of Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail Summary Unsolicited commercial e-mail, also known as spam, has received increased legislative attention ...
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| Date July 2, 2004 |
Report No. RS21864 |
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Order Code RS21864 Updated July 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The NATO Summit at Istanbul, 2004 Paul Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The NATO allies discussed such issues as Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans at their summit in June 2004. Improved capabilities were a theme touching on a range of issues. The ...
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| Date July 2, 2004 |
Report No. RS21878 |
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Order Code RS21878 July 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Virgin Islands Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Act ...
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| Date July 2, 2004 |
Report No. RS21879 |
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Order Code RS21879 July 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wisconsin Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The governor of Wisconsin is responsible for state ...
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| Date July 1, 2004 |
Report No. RL31518 |
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Order Code RL31518 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003: S. 129 (108th Congress) Updated July 1, 2004 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003: S. 129 (108th Congress) Summary As in the previous ...
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| Date June 30, 2004 |
Report No. RL31516 |
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Order Code RL31516 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Workforce Flexibilities: A Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 129 (108th Congress) with Current Law Updated June 30, 2004 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Workforce Flexibilities: A Side-by-Side ...
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| Date June 30, 2004 |
Report No. RS20687 |
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Order Code RS20687 Updated June 30, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unemployment Compensation: Benefits While on Leave for the Birth or Adoption of a Child Celinda Franco Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On June 13, 2000, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final regulation that allowed states to use their unemployment ...
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| Date June 29, 2004 |
Report No. 95-804A |
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Order Code 95-804 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes Updated June 29, 2004 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes Summary The First Amendment provides: Congress ...
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| Date June 29, 2004 |
Report No. RS21856 |
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Order Code RS21856 Updated June 29, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Serbia: 2004 Presidential Elections Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Serbia, the larger republic within the Serbia and Montenegro union, held presidential elections on June 13 and 27, 2004. While the actual powers of the republican ...
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| Date June 29, 2004 |
Report No. 98-670A |
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Order Code 98-670 A Updated June 29, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Obscenity, Child Pornography, and Indecency: Recent Developments and Pending Issues Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The First Amendment provides that Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . . . The First Amendment applies, with ...
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| Date June 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL32430 |
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Order Code RL32430 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care and Child Welfare: Background Checks Updated June 28, 2004 Kendall Swenson Visiting Research Associate Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Care and Child Welfare: Background Checks Summary Recent improvements in information sharing technology and a concern ...
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| Date June 28, 2004 |
Report No. 97-1038 |
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Order Code 97-1038 EPW Updated June 28, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Recipients and Workforce Laws Vee Burke Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Work requirements of the 1996 welfare law (P.L. 104-193) and discussions about reauthorization of the program of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) have raised questions about the application of basic ...
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| Date June 25, 2004 |
Report No. 95-129ENR |
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Order Code 95-129 ENR Updated June 25, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Price Support: An Overview of the Program Jasper Womach Agricultural Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary About 94% of U.S. tobacco production is flue-cured and burley (both being cigarette tobacco types). These crops are particularly important to the agriculture ...
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| Date June 25, 2004 |
Report No. 98-53GOV |
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Order Code 98-53 GOV Updated June 25, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Salaries of Federal Officials: A Fact Sheet Sharon S. Gressle Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division The Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an annual salary adjustment for all positions on the Executive Schedule as well as for Members and leaders of the Senate and ...
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| Date June 24, 2004 |
Report No. RL32447 |
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Order Code RL32447 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Helicopter Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress June 24, 2004 Christian F. M. Liles Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Christopher Bolkcom Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military ...
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| Date June 24, 2004 |
Report No. RL32442 |
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Order Code RL32442 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cotton Production and Support in the United States June 24, 2004 Jasper Womach Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cotton Production and Support in the United States Summary While cotton, along with other major crops, has been ...
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| Date June 24, 2004 |
Report No. RS21873 |
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Order Code RS21873 June 24, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Rhode Island Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary Rhode Island s emergency management statute sets forth the ...
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| Date June 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32391 |
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Order Code RL32391 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Small-scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons Updated June 23, 2004 Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Frank Gottron Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry ...
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| Date June 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32440 |
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Order Code RL32440 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for State Budgets June 23, 2004 April Grady Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Christine Scott Specialist in Tax Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Implications of the Medicare ...
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| Date June 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS21872 |
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Order Code RS21872 June 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ranking Agricultural Commodities by Farm Payments and Federal Food Aid Purchases Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The federal government affects the supply and demand of various agricultural goods through farm income support and food donation programs. The ...
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| Date June 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32446 |
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Order Code RL32446 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congress s Power Under the Commerce Clause: The Impact of Recent Court Decisions June 23, 2004 Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congress s Power Under the Commerce Clause: The Impact of Recent Court Decisions Summary From 1937 to 1995, fostered ...
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| Date June 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL32334 |
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Order Code RL32334 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Illicit Drugs and the Terrorist Threat: Causal Links and Implications for Domestic Drug Control Policy Updated June 22, 2004 Mark A.R. Kleiman Contractor Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Illicit Drugs and the Terrorist Threat: Causal Links and Implications for Domestic Drug ...
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| Date June 22, 2004 |
Report No. RS21866 |
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Order Code RS21866 Updated June 22, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Space Exploration: Report of the Aldridge Commission on Implementation of President Bush s Exploration Initiative Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary When President George W. Bush announced new exploration goals for the ...
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| Date June 22, 2004 |
Report No. RS21869 |
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Order Code RS21869 June 22, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clarett v. National Football League and the Nonstatutory Labor Exemption in Antitrust Suits Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On May 24, 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit delivered its opinion in Clarett v. National Football League. In that case, a ...
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| Date June 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32057 |
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Order Code RL32057 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization: An Analysis of Environmental Protection Issues Updated June 21, 2004 David M. Bearden Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization: An Analysis of ...
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| Date June 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32448 |
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Order Code RL32448 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Holocaust-era Insurance Claims: Federal Court Decisions and State Statutes and Federal Legislative Proposals June 21, 2004 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Holocaust-Era Insurance ...
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| Date June 21, 2004 |
Report No. RS21445 |
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Order Code RS21445 Updated June 21, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism Insurance: The Marketplace After the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Baird Webel Analyst in Economics Government and Finance Division Summary After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, many businesses were not able to purchase insurance to protect against property ...
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| Date June 18, 2004 |
Report No. RL32437 |
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Order Code RL32437 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Older Americans Act: History of Appropriations, FY1966-FY2004 June 18, 2004 Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Older Americans Act: History of Appropriations, FY1966-FY2004 Summary The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major ...
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| Date June 18, 2004 |
Report No. RL32434 |
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Order Code RL32434 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web South Carolina Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized June 18, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date June 18, 2004 |
Report No. RL32435 |
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Order Code RL32435 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web South Dakota Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized June 18, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress South ...
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| Date June 18, 2004 |
Report No. RS21865 |
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Order Code RS21865 June 18, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Assistance to Afghan and Iraqi Women: Issues for Congress Febe Armanios Analyst in Middle East Religions and Cultures Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Rhoda Margesson Analyst in Humanitarian Assistance and Post-Conflict Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report reviews ...
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