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Date March 23, 2004 Report No. RL32332 Title

New York Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32332 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New York Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized March 23, 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 New York Emergency ...

Date March 23, 2004 Report No. RL32299 Title

Hawaii Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32299 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hawaii Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized March 23, 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 Hawaii Emergency ...

Date March 23, 2004 Report No. RS21788 Title

Kansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized

Order Code RS21788 March 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security 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 Kansas statutes establish a procedure for assessing the need for ...

Date March 23, 2004 Report No. RS21798 Title

North Dakota Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Order Code RS21798 March 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web North Dakota Emergency Management and Homeland Security 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 North Dakota Disaster Act delegates powers to the ...

Date March 23, 2004 Report No. RL32318 Title

Missouri Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32318 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missouri Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized March 23, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and ...

Date March 23, 2004 Report No. RS21552 Title

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003 (H.R. 1375): Credit Union Provisions

Order Code RS21552 Updated March 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003 (H.R. 1375): Credit Union Provisions Pauline Smale Economic Analyst Government and Finance Division Summary On March 18, 2004, the House passed omnibus regulatory relief legislation (H.R. 1375) for insured depository financial institutions. The bill would ...

Date March 19, 2004 Report No. RL31687 Title

The Millennium Challenge Account: Congressional Consideration of a New Foreign Aid Initiative

Order Code RL31687 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Millennium Challenge Account: Congressional Consideration of a New Foreign Aid Initiative Updated March 19, 2004 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Millennium Challenge Account: Congressional Consideration of a ...

Date March 19, 2004 Report No. RL31063 Title

The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 108th Congress

Order Code RL31063 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 108th Congress Updated March 19, 2004 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 108th Congress Summary The Davis-Bacon Act ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL32287 Title

Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities in the States, District of Columbia, and Insular Areas: A Summary

Order Code RL32287 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities in the States, District of Columbia, and Insular Areas: A Summary March 17, 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 ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL31114 Title

Noncitizen Eligibility for Major Federal Public Assistance Programs: Policies and Legislation

Order Code RL31114 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Noncitizen Eligibility for Major Federal Public Assistance Programs: Policies and Legislation Updated March 17, 2004 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Noncitizen Eligibility for Major Federal Public Assistance Programs: ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL31912 Title

Renewable Fuels and MTBE: Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 6 and S. 2095

Order Code RL31912 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Renewable Fuels and MTBE: Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 6 and S. 2095 Updated March 17, 2004 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Mary E. Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Brent D. Yacobucci Analyst in Energy Policy ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL32290 Title

Arkansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32290 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arkansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized March 17, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Arkansas ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL32288 Title

Alaska Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32288 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Alaska Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized March 17, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division Pat Richardson Analyst, American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae Warnock Consultants Government and ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL32289 Title

Arizona Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32289 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arizona Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized March 17, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Pat Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RL32291 Title

California Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Order Code RL32291 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web California Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized March 17, 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 ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RS21771 Title

Animal Rendering: Economics and Policy

Order Code RS21771 Updated March 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Animal Rendering: Economics and Policy Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Renderers convert dead animals and animal byproducts into ingredients for a wide range of industrial and consumer goods, such as animal feed, soaps, candles, ...

Date March 17, 2004 Report No. RS21773 Title

Reproductive Health Problems in the World: Obstetric Fistula: Background Information and Responses

Order Code RS21773 March 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reproductive Health Problems in the World: Obstetric Fistula: Background Information and Responses Tiaji Salaam Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Obstetric fistula has gained increased attention in the 108th Congress when a number of briefings were held to discuss ...

Date March 16, 2004 Report No. RL31959 Title

Foreign Assistance Authorization Act, FY2005

Order Code RL31959 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Assistance Authorization Act, FY2005 Updated March 16, 2004 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Assistance Authorization Act, FY2005 Summary Congress last enacted a broad foreign assistance authorization ...

Date March 16, 2004 Report No. RL32278 Title

Trends in U.S. Agricultural Export Credit Guarantee Programs and P.L. 480, Title I, FY1992-FY2002

Order Code RL32278 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trends in U.S. Agricultural Export Credit Guarantee Programs and P.L. 480, Title I, FY1992-FY2002 March 16, 2004 Carol Canada Technical Information Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trends in U.S. Agricultural Export Credit Guarantee Programs and P.L. ...

Date March 13, 2004 Report No. RL32273 Title

Air Quality: EPA’s Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule

Order Code RL32273 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Air Quality: EPA s Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule March 13, 2004 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division John Blodgett Deputy Assistant Director Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Air Quality: EPA s Proposed ...

Date March 12, 2004 Report No. RL32271 Title

Importation of Prescription Drugs Provisions in P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

Order Code RL32271 CRS Report for Congress Importation o Prescription Drugs Provisions in .L . 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, an Modernization Act of 2003 March 12, 2004 Susan Thaul and Donna U . Vogt Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division aq Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Congressional Research Service 11111111 11 Importation of ...

Date March 11, 2004 Report No. RL32268 Title

Intellectual Propery, Computer Software and the Open Source Movement

Order Code RL32268 CRS Report for Congress Intellectual Property, Computer Software and the Open Source Movement March 11, 2004 John R . Thomas Visiting Scholar in Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Resources, Science, and Industry Division Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress 4 Congressional Research Service IRISH'] Intellectual Property, Computer Software and the Open Source ...

Date March 11, 2004 Report No. RS20787 Title

Army Transformation and Modernization

Order Code RS20787 Updated March 11, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress Edward F. Bruner Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The U.S. Army continues an ambitious program intended to transform itself into a strategically responsive force dominant in all ...

Date March 10, 2004 Report No. RL31803 Title

Appropriations for FY2004

Order Code RL31803 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2004: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Updated March 10, 2004 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and supplemental) by ...

Date March 9, 2004 Report No. RL31804 Title

Appropriations for FY2004: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies

Appropriations for FY2004: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies March 9, 2004 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL31804 Appropriations for FY2004: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Summary On January 23, 2004, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-199) which combines several appropriations bills into one was signed by the President. Division G of this ...

Date March 9, 2004 Report No. RL32262 Title

Selected Legal and Policy Issues Related to Coalbed Methane Development

Order Code RL32262 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Selected Legal and Policy Issues Related to Coalbed Methane Development March 9, 2004 Aaron M. Flynn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Selected Legal and Policy Issues Related to Coalbed Methane Development Summary Coalbed methane (CBM) has rapidly become a ...

Date March 9, 2004 Report No. RS21764 Title

Restricting Trademark Rights of Cubans: WTO Decision and Congressional Response

Restricting Trademark Rights of Cubans: WTO Decision and Congressional Response name redacted Legislative Attorney March 9, 2004 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov RS21764 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Restricting Trademark Rights of Cubans: WTO Decision and Congressional Response Summary The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RL32130 Title

Nuclear Weapon Initiatives: Low-Yield R&D, Advanced Concepts, Earth Penetrators, Test Readiness

Order Code RL32130 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapon Initiatives: Low-Yield R&D, Advanced Concepts, Earth Penetrators, Test Readiness Updated March 8, 2004 Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Nuclear Weapon Initiatives: Low-Yield R&D, Advanced Concepts, ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RL31713 Title

Walker v. Cheney

Order Code RL31713 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Walker v. Cheney: District Court Decision and Related Statutory and Constitutional Issues Updated March 8, 2004 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Walker v. Cheney: District Court Decision and Related Statutory and Constitutional Issues Summary On ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RL32296 Title

Child Welfare

Order Code RL32296 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare: The Adoption Incentives Program March 8, 2004 Kendall Swenson Visiting Research Associate Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare: The Adoption Incentives Program Summary The Adoption Incentives program was created by Congress in 1997 as part of an ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RS20398 Title

Budget Sequesters: A Brief Review

Order Code RS20398 Updated March 8, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Sequesters: A Brief Review Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary During the period encompassing FY1986-2002, the budgetary decisions of Congress and the President were guided in part by specific goals in statute enforced by a process known ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RS21399 Title

Trust Responsibility of Federal Government for Indian Tribes

Order Code RS21399 Updated March 8, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trust Responsibility of Federal Government for Indian Tribes: Recent Cases M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The courts and Congress have long acknowledged a trust relationship between the federal government and the Indian tribes. Two Supreme Court cases, decided on ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RS21510 Title

NATOs Decision-Making Process

Order Code RS21510 Updated March 8, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO s Decision-Making Procedure Paul Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report provides a brief analysis of NATO s decision-making procedures, with several examples of how the allies have handled sensitive issues in the past. It describes the ...

Date March 8, 2004 Report No. RS21760 Title

Student Loan Cohort Default Rates: Exemptions for Certain Minority Serving Institutions

Order Code RS21760 March 8, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Student Loan Cohort Default Rates: Exemptions for Certain Minority Serving Institutions Charmaine Jackson Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary During the 1980s federal student loan defaults were on the rise. Congress responded with various legislative measures intended to curb the ...

Date March 5, 2004 Report No. RS21751 Title

Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti: 2004

Order Code RS21751 Updated March 5, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti: 2004 Rhoda Margesson Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary Since armed rebels seized control of Haiti s fourth largest city, Gonaives, on February 5, 2004, and protests calling for President Aristide s resignation culminated in his departure on ...

Date March 4, 2004 Report No. RL32197 Title

Preemption of State Law for National Banks and Their Subsidiaries by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Order Code RL32197 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Preemption of State Law for National Banks and Their Subsidiaries by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Updated March 4, 2004 M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Preemption of State Law for National Banks and Their Subsidiaries by the ...

Date March 4, 2004 Report No. RL32256 Title

Visa Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security

Order Code RL32256 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Visa Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security provided by: MARCOS NEGRON & AKAIKE, LLP. (English site) (Japanese site) - disclaimer - March 4, 2004 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Visa Policy: Roles ...

Date March 4, 2004 Report No. RS20710 Title

Title IX and Sex Discrimination in Education: An Overview

Order Code RS20710 Updated March 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Title IX and Sex Discrimination in Education: An Overview Gary L. Galemore Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Although Title IX has been only partially successful in eliminating sex discrimination in education, the effects of this legislation have been far- ...

Date March 3, 2004 Report No. 96-727C Title

Congressional Statistics: Bills Introduced and Laws Enacted, 1947-2003

Order Code 96-727 C Updated March 3, 2004 Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Statistics : Bills Introduced and Laws Enacted, 1947-2003 Jennifer E . Manning Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The Congressional Research Service receives many requests for statistics on the numbers of bills introduced and the numbers of laws enacted in each Congress ...

Date March 2, 2004 Report No. RS21753 Title

Indonesia-U.S. Economic Relations

Order Code RS21753 March 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indonesia-U.S. Economic Relations Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Indonesia s economy continues to struggle against the lasting effects of the 19971998 Asian financial crisis and the political instability that resulted. Indonesia ...

Date March 1, 2004 Report No. RL31808 Title

Appropriations for FY2004

Order Code RL31808 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2004: Transportation, Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, General Government, and Related Agencies Updated March 1, 2004 David Randall Peterman and John Frittelli Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...

Date March 1, 2004 Report No. RL32269 Title

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), Including "Mad Cow Disease": Public Health and Scientific Issues

Order Code RL32269 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), Including Mad Cow Disease : Public Health and Scientific Issues March 1, 2004 Sarah A. Lister and Judith A. Johnson Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies ...

Date March 1, 2004 Report No. RS21486 Title

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036 and S. 659, 108th Congress

Order Code RS21486 Updated March 1, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036, S. 659, S. 1805, and S. 1806, 108th Congress: Legal Analysis Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036, 108th Congress, as passed by the House on April 9, 2003, would ...

Date Feb. 27, 2004 Report No. RL30984 Title

Ukraine: Background and U.S. Policy

Order Code RL30984 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ukraine: Background and U.S. Policy Updated February 27, 2004 Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Ukraine s Future and U.S. Policy Issues Summary Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, many Western analysts ...

Date Feb. 27, 2004 Report No. RS21750 Title

The Presidential Veto and Congressional Procedure

Order Code RS21750 February 27, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Presidential Veto and Congressional Procedure Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Presidential vetoes are a rejection of legislation approved by majorities in both houses of Congress. Vetoes and congressional efforts to override them are ...

Date Feb. 26, 2004 Report No. RS20572 Title

Indonesian Separatist Movement in Aceh

Order Code RS20572 Updated February 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indonesian Separatist Movement in Aceh Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Indonesia faces a major separatist insurgency in the province of Aceh in northern Sumatra. The Indonesian government has proposed autonomy for Aceh, but insurgents ...

Date Feb. 24, 2004 Report No. RL32245 Title

Campaign Finance Law: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling in McConnell v. FEC

Order Code RL32245 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Law: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling in McConnell v. FEC February 24, 2004 L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Campaign Finance Law: A Legal Analysis of McConnell v. FEC Summary In its most comprehensive campaign ...

Date Feb. 24, 2004 Report No. RL31642 Title

Regulation of the Telemarketing Industry

Order Code RL31642 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Regulation of the Telemarketing Industry: State and National Do-Not-Call Registries Updated February 24, 2004 Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Regulation of the Telemarketing Industry: State and National Do-Not-Call Registries Summary Until ...

Date Feb. 23, 2004 Report No. RL32204 Title

Omnibus Energy Legislation

Order Code RL32204 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Omnibus Energy Legislation, 108th Congress: Comparison of Non-Tax Provisions in the H.R. 6 Conference Report and S. 2095 Updated February 23, 2004 Mark Holt and Carol Glover, Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Omnibus Energy Legislation, 108th Congress: ...

Date Feb. 23, 2004 Report No. RL31635 Title

Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1977-2003

Order Code RL31635 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1977-2003 Updated February 23, 2004 Denis Steven Rutkus Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The ...