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| Date May 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL32381 |
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Order Code RL32381 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adequacy of the Army s FY2004 Funding for Operations in Iraq May 13, 2004 Amy Belasco Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Adequacy of the Army s FY2004 Funding for Iraq Summary With the upsurge in violence in Iraq in recent months, ...
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| Date May 12, 2004 |
Report No. RS21841 |
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Order Code RS21841 May 12, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Individual Income Tax Thresholds for 2004 Gregg Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary One commonly accepted principle of tax fairness reflected in the U.S. tax code is that families at the low end of the income spectrum, especially those near the poverty threshold, ...
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| Date May 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32203 |
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Order Code RL32203 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Analysis and Background on the EPA s Proposed Rules for Regulating Mercury Emissions from Electric Utilities Updated May 10, 2004 Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Legal Analysis and Background on the EPA s Proposed Rules for Regulating ...
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| Date May 10, 2004 |
Report No. 97-677 |
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Order Code 97-677 ENR Updated May 10, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safe Drinking Water Act: State Revolving Fund Program Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (P.L. 104-182), Congress authorized a drinking water state revolving loan fund (DWSRF) program ...
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| Date May 10, 2004 |
Report No. 97-677ENR |
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Order Code 97-677 ENR Updated May 10, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safe Drinking Water Act: State Revolving Fund Program Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (P.L. 104-182), Congress authorized a drinking water state revolving loan fund (DWSRF) program ...
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| Date May 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL31971 |
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Order Code RL31971 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Selected Changes that Would be Made to the Law by S. 1248, 108th Congress Updated May 7, 2004 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic and Social Policy Division Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service ...
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| Date May 6, 2004 |
Report No. RL32378 |
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Order Code RL32378 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intermodal Truck Equipment Safety: Legislation in the 108th Congress May 6, 2004 Alan M. Robinson Specialist in Industrial Organization Resources Science and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intermodal Truck Equipment Safety: Legislation in the 108th Congress Summary As part of its ...
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| Date May 5, 2004 |
Report No. RL32231 |
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Order Code RL32231 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Racial Profiling: Issues and Federal Legislative Proposals and Options Updated May 5, 2004 Garrine P. Laney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Racial Profiling: Issues and Federal Legislative Proposals and Options Summary In recent years, racial ...
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| Date May 4, 2004 |
Report No. 97-1058F |
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Order Code 97-1058 F Updated May 4, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kazakhstan: Current Developments and U.S. Interests Jim Nichol Analyst in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Kazakhstan is becoming an important power in Central Asia by virtue of its large territory, ample natural resources, and strategic location. However, ...
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| Date May 3, 2004 |
Report No. RL31737 |
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Order Code RL31737 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Marshall Islands and Micronesia: Amendments to the Compact of Free Association with the United States Updated May 3, 2004 Thomas Lum Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Marshall Islands and Micronesia: Amendments to the Compact of ...
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| Date April 30, 2004 |
Report No. RL30904 |
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Order Code RL30904 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Why Is the Amount of Currency in Circulation Rising? Updated April 30, 2004 Marc Labonte Analyst in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Economic Policy Consultant Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Why Is the Amount of Currency in Circulation Rising? ...
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| Date April 30, 2004 |
Report No. WAIVE043004 |
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TOM DAVIS. VIRGINIA, CHAIRMAN DAN BURTON, INDIANA CHRISTOPHER SHAYS. CONNECTICUT ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, FLORIDA JOHN M. McHUGH. NEW YORK JOHN L. MICA. FLORIDA MARK E. SOUDER. INDIANA STEVEN C. U>TOURETTE. OHIO DOUG OSE, CALIFORNIA RON LEWIS, KENTUCKY JO ANN DAVIS. VIRGINIA TODD RUSSELL PLATTS. PENNSYLVANIA CHRIS CANNON. UTAH ADAM H. PUTNAM, FLORIDA EDWARD L, SCHHOCK. VIRGINIA JOHN J. DUNCAN. JR.. ...
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| Date April 30, 2004 |
Report No. RL32377 |
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Orde Code RL32377 CRS Report for Congress The atch axman Act : Legislative Changes in the 108 th Congress Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents April 30, 2004 Wendy H . Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar Resources, Science, and Industry Division Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress r Congressi real Research ...
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| Date April 30, 2004 |
Report No. RS21816 |
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Order Code RS21816 Updated April 30, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan s Self-Defense Forces in Iraq: Motivations, Constraints, and Implications for U.S.-Japan Alliance Cooperation Richard P. Cronin Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The capture and subsequent release of five Japanese civilians in two different hostage- ...
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| Date April 29, 2004 |
Report No. RL32372 |
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Order Code RL32372 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic Development Options and Constraints in Remote Rural Counties: A Case Study of the Great Plains Region April 29, 2004 Tadlock Cowan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Economic Development Options and Constraints in Remote Rural Areas: A Case Study of the ...
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| Date April 28, 2004 |
Report No. RS21828 |
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Order Code RS21828 April 28, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Insurance Regulation: International Developments Carolyn Cobb Insurance Consultant Government and Finance Division Summary Events and entities outside the United States are affecting or may affect the competitive position of U.S. insurers, in two ways. First, supranational organizations are developing ...
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| Date April 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL32335 |
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Order Code RL32335 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administration s Plan Updated April 26, 2004 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administration s ...
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| Date April 26, 2004 |
Report No. RS21827 |
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Order Code RS21827 April 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Insurance Regulation After the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Carolyn Cobb Insurance Consultant Government and Finance Division Summary Congress passed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in 1999, anticipating wholesale integration in financial services. Since then, markets have not really integrated, and regulatory silos with ...
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| Date April 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL32089 |
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Order Code RL32089 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (H.R. 743) Updated April 26, 2004 Dawn Nuschler Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (H.R. 743) Summary On March 2, 2004, President Bush signed into law the ...
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| Date April 26, 2004 |
Report No. RS21342 |
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Order Code RS21342 Updated April 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Diversity Visa Lottery Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Karma Ester Technical Information Specialist Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The diversity visa lottery offers an opportunity for immigration to nationals of countries that do not ...
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| Date April 26, 2004 |
Report No. CRS042604 |
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^^CongrBSsiona! SJi Research Service Memorandum TO: FROM: ; \ April 26,2004 Honorable Charles Rangel, House Committee on Ways and Means Attention; Cybele Bjorklund Jaclc Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Agency Prohibiting a Federal Officer ftom Providing Accurate Cost Information to the United States Congress ; SUBJECT: This memorandum addresses the question of whether officials ...
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| Date April 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32363 |
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Order Code RL32363 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Policies on Immigrant Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) April 23, 2004 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress State Policies on Immigrant Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( ...
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| Date April 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32106 |
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Order Code RL32106 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation Conformity Under the Clean Air Act: In Need of Reform? Updated April 23, 2004 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Transportation Conformity Under the Clean Air Act: In Need of Reform? Summary Under ...
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| Date April 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS20505 |
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Order Code RS20505 Updated April 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coming to Washington, DC? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing J. Michael Anderson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary This report will introduce a newcomer to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area to sources of general interest, neighborhoods, housing, and public ...
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| Date April 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL31823 |
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Order Code RL31823 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2004 Salary Adjustments Updated April 22, 2004 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2004 Salary Adjustments Summary Federal white-collar employees are to receive ...
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| Date April 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL32364 |
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Order Code RL32364 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Monetary Fund: Organization, Functions, and Role in the International Economy April 22, 2004 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division ...
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| Date April 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32362 |
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Order Code RL32362 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Key Benefits Under Medicaid and the State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for Children With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems April 21, 2004 Elicia J. Herz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Key Benefits Under Medicaid and ...
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| Date April 21, 2004 |
Report No. RS21822 |
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Order Code RS21822 April 21, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures: DOD s 2005 Internal Selection Process Daniel Else and David Lockwood Analyst and Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) is going through a process which will result in recommended actions for base realignment and closure ...
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| Date April 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32361 |
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Order Code RL32361 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tribal Sovereignty Over Nonmember Indians: United States v. Billy Jo Lara April 21, 2004 Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tribal Sovereignty Over Nonmember Indians: United States v. Billy Jo Lara Summary On April 19, 2004, the Supreme Court handed ...
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| Date April 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL32360 |
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Order Code RL32360 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189) April 20, 2004 Estela I. Velez Pollack Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189) Summary Recognizing the special burdens that members of the military may encounter in ...
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| Date April 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL32345 |
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Order Code RL32345 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Implementation of EPA s 8-Hour Ozone Standard April 20, 2004 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Implementation of EPA s 8-Hour Ozone Standard Summary On April 15, 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( ...
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| Date April 20, 2004 |
Report No. RS21761 |
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Order Code RS21761 Updated April 20, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Advantage: What Does It Mean For Private Plans Currently Serving Medicare Beneficiaries? Paulette C. Morgan and Hinda R. Chaikind Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173) added a voluntary prescription drug ...
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| Date April 19, 2004 |
Report No. RS21819 |
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Order Code RS21819 April 19, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Bank Post-Conflict Aid: Oversight Issues for Congress Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary The World Bank has taken an increasingly active role in providing post-conflict aid. This assistance provides both short-term humanitarian relief and ...
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| Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL31750 |
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Order Code RL31750 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Victims Rights Amendment: A Proposal to Amend the United States Constitution in the 108th Congress Updated April 16, 2004 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Victims Rights Amendment: A Proposal to Amend the United States Constitution in the 108th ...
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| Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL32357 |
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Order Code RL32357 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Computer Security: A Summary of Selected Federal Laws, Executive Orders, and Presidential Directives April 16, 2004 John Moteff Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Computer Security: A Summary of Selected Federal Law, ...
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| Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL32031 |
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Order Code RL32031 CRS Report for Congress House Vacancies : Proposed Constitutional Amendments for Fillip The Due to National Emergencies Updated April 16, 2004 Sula P . Richardson and Paul S . Rundquist Government and Finance Division Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress C vtgressi real Research Service House Vacancies : Proposed Constitutional Amendments for Filling Them Due to ...
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| Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21289 |
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Order Code RS21289 Updated April 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations Thomas Lum Analysts in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Although Cambodia has made some progress in establishing democratic institutions, developing its economy, improving labor conditions, and nurturing a civil society, U.S.- ...
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| Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21818 |
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Order Code RS21818 April 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Violence in Uzbekistan: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests Jim Nichol Analyst in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report examines the bombings and other civil unrest that occurred in Uzbekistan on March 28-April 1, 2004. Implications for Uzbekistan ...
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| Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21434 |
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Order Code RS21434 Updated April 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Victims Rights Amendment: A Sketch of a Proposal in the 108th Congress to Amend the United States Constitution Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Thirty-three states have added a victims rights amendment to their state constitutions. S.J.Res. 1 (Sens. Kyl and Feinstein)/ ...
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| Date April 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32350 |
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Order Code RL32350 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Deindustrialization of the U.S. Economy: The Roles of Trade, Productivity, and Recession April 15, 2004 Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Deindustrialization of the U.S. Economy: The Roles of Trade, Productivity, and Recession ...
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| Date April 14, 2004 |
Report No. RS21330 |
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Order Code RS21330 Updated April 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Monetary Fund: Current Reforms Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In the wake of financial crises in Mexico (1994-1995), East Asia (1997-1998), Russia (1998), Argentina and Turkey (2000-2001), the IMF has been ...
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| Date April 13, 2004 |
Report No. RS21810 |
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Order Code RS21810 Updated April 13, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Monetary Fund: Selecting a New Managing Director (2004) Martin A. Weiss and Jonathan Sanford Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary The issue of selection of IMF (and other international financial institutions) has been heightened by the resignation of IMF Managing Director Horst ...
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| Date April 12, 2004 |
Report No. RS21814 |
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Order Code RS21814 April 12, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Home Health Benefits and Payments Jennifer Boulanger Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Medicare pays for unlimited care in the home as long as the following criteria are met: the beneficiary is homebound, in need of skilled care on an intermittent basis, and under ...
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| Date April 12, 2004 |
Report No. 98-820 |
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Order Code 98-820 A Updated April 12, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web "Curt Flood Act of 198": Application of Federal Antitrust Laws to Major League Baseball Players Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The "Curt Flood Act of 1998"(S. 53, 105's Congress)' was narrowly directed at altering just one aspect of the anomalous situation under which ...
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| Date April 9, 2004 |
Report No. R42795 |
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Electric Utility Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: Transformers, Towers, and Terrorism Amy Abel Section Research Manager Paul W. Parfomak Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy Dana A. Shea Specialist in Science and Technology Policy April 9, 2004 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R42795 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Electric Utility ...
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| Date April 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32349 |
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Order Code RL32349 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The White-Collar Exemptions to Overtime Pay Under Current and Proposed Regulations: An Economic Analysis April 8, 2004 Gerald Mayer Economic Analyst Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The White-Collar Exemptions to Overtime Pay Under Current and Proposed Regulations: An ...
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| Date April 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL30391 |
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Order Code RL30391 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Inflation and Unemployment: What is the Connection? Updated April 8, 2004 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Inflation and Unemployment: What is the Connection? Summary Even at times when the inflation rate shows little ...
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| Date April 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32351 |
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Order Code RL32351 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cultural Property: International Conventions and United States Legislation April 8, 2004 Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cultural Property: International Conventions and United States Legislation Summary The looting of ...
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| Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. 98-157 |
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Order Code 98-157 Updated April 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Overrides of Presidential Vetoes Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The President s veto authority is among his most significant tools in legislative dealings with Congress. It is effective not only in preventing the passage ...
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| Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. RS21705 |
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Order Code RS21705 Updated April 7, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Options for Trying Saddam Hussein for International Crimes Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary While U.S. courts do not appear to have jurisdiction under U.S. law for most of the crimes alleged to have been committed by Saddam Hussein, several options are available for ...
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