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| Date June 18, 2004 |
Report No. RS21702 |
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Order Code RS21702 Updated June 18, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, and Employers Affirmative Defenses: The U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On June 14, 2004 the Supreme Court resolved a conflict among the federal circuits ...
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| Date June 18, 2004 |
Report No. RS21189 |
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Order Code RS21189 Updated June 18, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act of 2003, H.R. 1528, and Tax Administration Good Government Act, S. 882 Erika Lunder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The House of Representatives and the Senate have passed different versions of H.R. 1528, a bill whose provisions primarily ...
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| Date June 17, 2004 |
Report No. RL32436 |
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Order Code RL32436 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Participation in the Management of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Lands: Overview and Recent Changes June 17, 2004 Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Participation in the Management of Forest Service and Bureau of Land ...
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| Date June 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21862 |
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Order Code RS21862 June 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur Ted Dagne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The ongoing crisis in Darfur Province in western Sudan has raised serious concerns about a major humanitarian disaster, with an estimated one million people displaced and more than 140, ...
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| Date June 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21637 |
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Order Code RS21637 Updated June 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: Summary and Analysis of the Climate Stewardship Act (S. 139/S.Amdt. 2028, and H.R. 4067) Larry Parker and Brent Yacobucci Specialists in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Climate Stewardship Act (S. 139, S.Amdt. 2028, and H.R. 4067) would ...
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| Date June 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32415 |
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Order Code RL32415 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Comparison and Analysis of Selected Provisions in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and by the Senate, 108th Congress Updated June 15, 2004 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic and Social ...
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| Date June 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL31789 |
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Order Code RL31789 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Updated June 15, 2004 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Summary On September 4, 2003, President Bush signed the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade ...
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| Date June 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32433 |
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Order Code RL32433 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Iraq Marshes: Restoration Activities June 15, 2004 Kyna Powers Analyst in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Iraq Marshes: Restoration Activities Summary During the 1990s, Saddam Hussein drained approximately 90% of the Iraqi ...
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| Date June 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21549 |
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Order Code RS21549 Updated June 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Activity by Churches: Legal Analysis of Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act Erika Lunder, Marie B. Morris, and L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Summary Churches and other Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations can lose their ...
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| Date June 14, 2004 |
Report No. RS20948 |
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Order Code RS20948 Updated June 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Charitable Choice Provisions of H.R. 7 Vee Burke Domestic Social Policy Division Summary H.R. 7, the Community Solutions Act, on July 19, 2001, won House passage by a vote of 233-198. The bill includes basic elements of President Bush s faith-based initiatives: tax incentives for private giving scaled ...
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| Date June 14, 2004 |
Report No. RS21440 |
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Order Code RS21440 Updated June 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All- Hazard Warnings Linda K. Moore Analyst in Telecommunications and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is one of several federally managed warning systems. The Federal ...
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| Date June 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL31806 |
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Order Code RL31806 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2004: Interior and Related Agencies Updated June 10, 2004 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 June 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32432 |
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Order Code RL32432 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Monetary Fund: Future Directions June 10, 2004 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Martin Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The ...
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| Date June 9, 2004 |
Report No. RL32425 |
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Order Code RL32425 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options June 9, 2004 Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and ...
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| Date June 9, 2004 |
Report No. RS21809 |
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Order Code RS21809 Updated June 9, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Financial Services Industry Outsourcing and Enforcement of Privacy Laws M. Maureen Murphy and Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Summary Concerns about enforcement of customer privacy laws across international boundaries have been raised as the perception grows that more U.S. ...
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| Date June 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32281 |
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Order Code RL32281 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Motor Carrier Safety: Oversight and Reauthorization Legislation Updated June 8, 2004 Paul F. Rothberg Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Motor Carrier Safety: Oversight and Reauthorization Legislation Summary The Federal Motor ...
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| Date June 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32424 |
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Order Code RL32424 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consolidation Loans: Redesign Options and Considerations June 8, 2004 Adam Stoll Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Consolidation Loans: Redesign Options and Considerations Summary This report provides background information on Federal Family ...
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| Date June 8, 2004 |
Report No. RS21690 |
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Order Code RS21690 Updated June 8, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Attorneys Fees Provisions in Current Law and in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and Senate, 108th Congress Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes federal ...
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| Date June 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL32093 |
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Order Code RL32093 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq Agriculture and Food Supply: Background and Issues Updated June 7, 2004 Randy Schnepf Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraq Agriculture and Food Supply: Background and Issues Summary Iraq s agricultural sector represents a small ...
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| Date June 7, 2004 |
Report No. RS20257 |
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Order Code RS20257 Updated June 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Government Performance and Results Act: Brief History and Implementation Activities Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary This report discusses implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), P.L. 103-62 (107 Stat. 285 ...
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| Date June 7, 2004 |
Report No. 97-417ENR |
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Order Code 97-417 ENR Updated June 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco-Related Programs and Activities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Operation and Cost Jasper Womach Agricultural Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has long operated programs that directly assist farmers and others ...
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| Date June 5, 2004 |
Report No. RS20365 |
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Order Code RS20365 Updated June 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taiwan: Annual Arms Sales Process Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This CRS Report discusses the low-profile annual arms talks process that successive Administrations used from the early 1980s to 2001 in determining arms sales to ...
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| Date June 4, 2004 |
Report No. RS21298 |
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Order Code RS21298 Updated June 4, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Scores: Development, Use, and Policy Issues Pauline Smale Economic Analyst Government and Finance Division Summary Credit scores and credit scoring systems were created to provide a tool to evaluate the creditworthiness of prospective borrowers. There are a variety of credit-scoring statistical ...
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| Date June 4, 2004 |
Report No. RS21853 |
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Order Code RS21853 Updated June 4, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal and Non-Federal Support of University Based Research Michael E. Davey Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Summary The most recent data of the National Science Foundation shows total national R&D expenditures for university based research reached $36.333 billion in ...
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| Date June 3, 2004 |
Report No. RL31394 |
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Order Code RL31394 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Vacancies: Selected Proposals for Filling Them After a Catastrophic Loss of Members Updated June 3, 2004 Sula P. Richardson and Paul S. Rundquist Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress House Vacancies: Selected Proposals for Filling Them After a Catastrophic Loss of Members ...
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| Date May 28, 2004 |
Report No. RL32413 |
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Order Code RL32413 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NOAA: A Review of the FY2004 Budget Request and Final Appropriations May 28, 2004 Wayne A. Morrissey Science and Technology Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress NOAA: A Review of the FY2004 Budget Request and Final Appropriations Summary On January ...
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| Date May 27, 2004 |
Report No. 98-687 |
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Order Code 98-687 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Printing Reform: Issues and Actions Updated May 27, 2004 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Printing Reform: Issues and Actions Summary Statutory provisions governing public printing by the federal ...
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| Date May 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32404 |
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Order Code RL32404 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tennessee Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized May 27, 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 Tennessee ...
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| Date May 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32405 |
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Order Code RL32405 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Utah Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized May 27, 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 Utah Emergency ...
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| Date May 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32406 |
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Order Code RL32406 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Virginia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized May 27, 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 Virginia ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL32401 |
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Order Code RL32401 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture as a Source of Barge Demand on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers: Background and Issues May 26, 2004 Randy Schnepf Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agriculture as a Source of Barge Demand on the Upper ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL31881 |
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Order Code RL31881 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mercury Emissions to the Air: Regulatory and Legislative Proposals Updated May 26, 2004 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mercury Emissions to the Air: Regulatory and Legislative Proposals Summary On December 15, ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL31093 |
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Order Code RL31093 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Currency Board as an Alternative to a Central Bank Updated May 26, 2004 Marc Labonte Analyst in Macroeconomist Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Economic Policy Consultant Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A Currency Board as an Alternative to a Central Bank ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL31820 |
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Order Code RL31820 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overview of Management and Restoration Activities in the Salton Sea Updated May 26, 2004 Pervaze A. Sheikh Analyst in Environment and Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Overview of Management and Restoration Activities in the Salton Sea Summary The ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL31604 |
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Order Code RL31604 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Suits Against State Employers Under the Family and Medical Leave Act: Analysis of Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs Updated May 26, 2004 Jody Feder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Suits Against State Employers Under the Family and Medical Leave Act: ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RS20539 |
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Order Code RS20539 Updated May 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Crime Control Assistance to State and Local Governments JoAnne O Bryant Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Congress has authorized and funded several programs administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist state and local governments in combating crime. Major DOJ programs with ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RS21849 |
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Order Code RS21849 May 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Administrative Separations for Misconduct: An Alternative or Companion to Military Courts-Martial Estela I. Velez Pollack Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The recent reports of abuse of prisoners held by U.S. military personnel have raised questions about how the armed forces control ...
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| Date May 26, 2004 |
Report No. RS21799 |
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Order Code RS21799 Updated May 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Saltonstall-Kennedy Fishery Funding Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Saltonstall-Kennedy Act established a fund that, among other things, has supported fishery research and development projects, with funding awarded annually on a ...
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| Date May 24, 2004 |
Report No. RS21847 |
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Order Code RS21847 May 24, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: History, Operations, and Current Issues Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is the principal administrative agency of the judicial branch. ...
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| Date May 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL32410 |
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Order Code RL32410 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance in 1992: The Role of Congress May 20, 2004 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance in 1992: The Role of Congress ...
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| Date May 20, 2004 |
Report No. RS20443 |
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Order Code RS20443 Updated May 20, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web American National Government: An Overview Frederick M. Kaiser Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Power in American national government is decentralized, divided, dispersed, and limited. This distribution of power derives in part from the Constitution, through ...
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| Date May 19, 2004 |
Report No. RL30795 |
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Order Code RL30795 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web General Management Laws: A Compendium Updated May 19, 2004 Clinton T. Brass, Coordinator Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress General Management Laws: A Compendium Summary This report (hereafter compendium ) is a companion to CRS Report ...
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| Date May 19, 2004 |
Report No. RL32388 |
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Order Code RL32388 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web General Management Laws: Major Themes and Management Policy Options May 19, 2004 Clinton T. Brass Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress General Management Laws: Major Themes and Management Policy Options Summary This report is a companion ...
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| Date May 19, 2004 |
Report No. RL32389 |
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Order Code RL32389 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A State-by-State Compilation of Key State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Characteristics May 19, 2004 Elicia J. Herz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Evelyne Baumrucker Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Peter Kraut Contractor Domestic Social Policy ...
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| Date May 17, 2004 |
Report No. RL32385 |
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Order Code RL32385 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Expanding Health Care Coverage for the Uninsured: Lessons Learned From States May 17, 2004 Stephanie Lewis Consultant to CRS Institute for Health Care Research and Policy Georgetown University Jean Hearne and Hinda Chaikind CRS Project Coordinators Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date May 17, 2004 |
Report No. RL32390 |
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Order Code RL32390 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: Overview of U.S. Implementation and International Court of Justice (ICJ) Interpretation of Consular Notification Requirements May 17, 2004 Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Vienna Convention on Consular ...
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| Date May 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32383 |
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Order Code RL32383 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Return to Private Security Screening at Airports?: Background and Issues Regarding the Opt-Out Provision of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act May 14, 2004 Bartholomew Elias Specialist in Aviation Safety, Security, and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library ...
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| Date May 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL31776 |
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Order Code RL31776 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Estate Tax Legislation in the 108th Congress Updated May 14, 2004 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Estate Tax Legislation in the 108th Congress Summary Under provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of ...
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| Date May 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32339 |
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Order Code RL32339 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulations: Efforts to Estimate Total Costs and Benefits of Rules Updated May 14, 2004 Curtis W. Copeland Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Regulations: Efforts to Estimate Total Costs and Benefits of Rules Summary ...
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| Date May 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL32382 |
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Order Code RL32382 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy Ship Acquisition in the FY2005 Budget: Oversight Issues for Congress May 13, 2004 Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Navy Ship Acquisition in the FY2005 Budget: Oversight Issues for Congress Summary This report ...
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