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| Date Oct. 1, 2003 |
Report No. RL32097 |
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Order Code RL32097 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation: Legal Issues for Ships and Aircraft October 1, 2003 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation: Legal Issues for Ships and Aircraft Summary President Bush ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2003 |
Report No. IB10062 |
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Order Code IB10062 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Research: DOD s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Program Updated October 1, 2003 John D. Moteff Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Total RDT&E Budget Science and Technology ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2003 |
Report No. RL31999 |
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Order Code RL31999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations Updated October 1, 2003 Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations Summary Federal departments and ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2003 |
Report No. 767-100103 |
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Memorandum TO: FROM: Senate Commerce Committee Attention: Pablo Carrillo Christopher Bolkcom and Ronald O Rourke Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, & Trade Division Observations on DoD KC-767 Lease vs Buy Scenarios October 1, 2003 SUBJECT: This memo is in response to your September 25, 2003 request for an assessment of DoD s September 22, 2003 letter to Senators Warner and ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2003 |
Report No. RL30868 |
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Order Code RL30868 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Rules and Rulings Specifically Applicable to Members Of Congress Updated October 1, 2003 John R. Luckey Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Rules and Rulings Specifically Applicable to Members Of Congress Summary This report examines provisions of federal ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2003 |
Report No. RS21154 |
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Order Code RS21154 Updated October 1, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2003 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding David M. Bearden Environmental Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Function 300 of the federal budget includes funding for natural resource and environmental ...
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| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL32166 |
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Order Code RL32166 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based Services States Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Maine September 30, 2003 Jane Tilly Consultant The Urban Institute Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Rob Weissert Research Assistant Domestic Social Policy Division ...
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| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. IB97015 |
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Order Code IB97015 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Japan Economic Ties: Status and Outlook Updated September 30, 2003 William H. Cooper Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Overview of Japan-U.S. Economic Ties Trends in U.S.-Japan Economic ...
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| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL32053 |
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Order Code RL32053 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture in WTO Negotiations Updated September 30, 2003 Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agriculture in WTO Negotiations Summary The World Trade Organization s (WTO) fifth ministerial conference (held ...
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| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RS21630 |
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Order Code RS21630 September 30, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration of Religious Workers: Background and Legislation Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary A provision in immigration law that allows for the admission of immigrants to perform religious work is scheduled to sunset on September 30, 2003. Although ...
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| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RS21631 |
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Order Code RS21631 Updated September 30, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: Living Resources Provisions Eugene H. Buck Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary This short report describes provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to living marine ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2003 |
Report No. RL31475 |
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Order Code RL31475 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web First Responder Initiative: Policy Issues and Options Updated September 29, 2003 Ben Canada Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress First Responder Initiative: Policy Issues and Options Summary In its FY2004 budget request, the Bush ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2003 |
Report No. RL31638 |
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Order Code RL31638 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Investor Protection Under NAFTA Chapter 11 Updated September 29, 2003 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Investor Protection Under NAFTA Chapter11 Summary Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affords various ...
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| Date Sept. 29, 2003 |
Report No. IB10106 |
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Order Code IB10106 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Insurance Regulation: Background and Issues Updated September 29, 2003 Baird Webel Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Present Regulatory Structure Factors Promoting Change State Regulatory Response Recent ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2003 |
Report No. IB10121 |
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Order Code IB10121 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration Updated September 26, 2003 Bartholomew Elias, John Fischer, and Robert Kirk Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS State of the Aviation ...
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| Date Sept. 26, 2003 |
Report No. RS21624 |
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Order Code RS21624 September 26, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web European Union Candidate Countries: 2003 Referenda Results Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia held public referenda from March through September ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL32113 |
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Order Code RL32113 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Intervention in the Administrative Process: Legal and Ethical Considerations September 25, 2003 Morton Rosenberg Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Jack H. Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Intervention In ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL30844 |
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Order Code RL30844 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 107th Congress Updated September 25, 2003 Thomas H. Neale Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 107th Congress Summary The United States Constitution provides for indirect election of ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL30741 |
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Order Code RL30741 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Juvenile Justice Legislation: Overview and the Legislative Debate Updated September 25, 2003 JoAnne O Bryant, David Teasley, and Edith Fairman Cooper Domestic Social Policy Divsion Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Juvenile Justice Legislation: Overview and the Legislative Debate Summary The Juvenile ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RS21628 |
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Order Code RS21628 September 25, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Highway Research, Development and Technology Deployment Program and Reauthorization Legislation Paul F. Rothberg Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Debate over the future of federal support for highway research and development (RD) and technology ...
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| Date Sept. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RS21623 |
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Order Code RS21623 September 25, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Analysis of H.R. 1429, the One Strike and You re Out! Act of 2003 namer ed acted Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 1429 would create an exception for victims of domestic violence from current federal law and policy mandating zero tolerance for criminal activity in federally ...
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| Date Sept. 24, 2003 |
Report No. IB10030 |
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Order Code IB10030 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Railroad Safety Program and Reauthorization Issues Updated September 24, 2003 Paul F. Rothberg Resources, Science, and Industry Division John Williamson Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS ...
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| Date Sept. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31821 |
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Order Code RL31821 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration s FY2004 Budget Request: Description, Analysis, and Issues for Congress Updated September 23, 2003 Marcia S. Smith, Daniel Morgan, and Wendy H. Schacht Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National Aeronautics and ...
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| Date Sept. 23, 2003 |
Report No. IB10095 |
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Order Code IB10095 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Crime Control: The Federal Response Updated September 23, 2003 JoAnne O'Bryant Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Congress Evolving Role in Crime Legislation Congressional Reaction to Terrorist Attacks ...
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| Date Sept. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL32087 |
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Order Code RL32087 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russian Oil and Gas Companies and Central and Eastern Europe September 23, 2003 Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Russian Oil and Gas Companies and Central and Eastern Europe Summary The collapse of the Warsaw Pact ...
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| Date Sept. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RS20639 |
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Order Code RS20639 Updated September 23, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Voting Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Among the many issues in the ongoing national discussion about the Internet is its use in the voting process. Because voting determines who runs the government and entails two absolute ...
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| Date Sept. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RS21621 |
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Order Code RS21621 September 23, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Surface Transportation and Aviation Extension Legislation: A Historical Perspective John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Robert S. Kirk Specialist in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress is currently considering the issue of providing extension legislation to keep ...
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| Date Sept. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL32084 |
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Order Code RL32084 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1995-2002 September 22, 2003 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1995-2002 Summary This report is prepared ...
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| Date Sept. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL31962 |
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Order Code RL31962 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2004 Budget Updated September 22, 2003 Richard Bourdon, Coordinator Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2004 Budget Summary The Administration s proposed FY2004 budget for the ...
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| Date Sept. 18, 2003 |
Report No. RS21540 |
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Order Code RS21540 Updated September 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003 (S. 1125, 108th Congress) Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report summarizes salient features of S. 1125, 108th Congress, the Fairness in Asbestos Resolution Act of 2003 (or FAIR Act of 2003), as reported by the ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2003 |
Report No. 97-220C |
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Order Code 97-220 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Grants Work in a Congressional Office Updated September 17, 2003 Merete F. Gerli Information Management Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Grants Work in a Congressional Office Summary Members of Congress receive continuous requests from grant seekers needing funds ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2003 |
Report No. IB96019 |
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Order Code IB96019 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Haiti: Issues for Congress Updated September 17, 2003 Maureen Taft-Morales Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS From Aristide to Preval and Back Again Congressional Concerns Holding of ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 2003 |
Report No. IB95077 |
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Order Code IB95077 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance Updated September 16, 2003 Curt Tarnoff Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Snapshot of U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet Union Levels of ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RS21576 |
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Order Code RS21576 Updated September 15, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fair Credit Reporting Act: Frequently Asked Questions Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Loretta Nott Analyst in Economics Government and Finance Division Summary As financial privacy issues are debated in Congress, numerous questions about the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL32003 |
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Order Code RL32003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hatch-Waxman Related Provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bills (H.R. 1 and S. 1): A Side-by-Side Comparison Updated September 15, 2003 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RS21619 |
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Order Code RS21619 September 15, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security: A Need for New Weapons Programs? Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review, the Bush Administration outlined a new role for U.S. nuclear weapons that goes beyond the concept ...
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| Date Sept. 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21560 |
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Order Code RS21560 Updated September 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile: Labor Issues Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Singapore and Chile are the fourth and fifth countries to sign trade agreements with the United States that include labor provisions. The ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RL31144 |
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Order Code RL31144 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: Economic and Trade Policy Issues Updated September 10, 2003 J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: Economic and Trade Policy Issues ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2003 |
Report No. 98-958A |
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Order Code 98-958 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties Updated September 30, 2003 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties Summary Extradition is ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RL32077 |
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Order Code RL32077 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Assault Weapons Ban: Legal Challenges and Legislative Issues September 10, 2003 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Assault Weapons Ban: Legal Challenges and Legislative Issues Summary The semiautomatic assault weapons ban of 1994 establishes a ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21617 |
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Order Code RS21617 September 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Extramural R&D Funding Opportunities in Federal Agencies Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary This inventory identifies and lists websites for major federal agency homeland security programs that provide funding ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21489 |
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Order Code RS21489 Updated September 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web OMB Circular A-76: Explanation and Discussion of the Recently Revised Federal Outsourcing Policy John R. Luckey Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Office of Management and Budget has recently modified its Circular A-76, which governs the executive policy for the competition of ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21616 |
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Order Code RS21616 September 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bomb-Making Online: An Abridged Sketch of Federal Criminal Law Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Subsection 842(p) of title 18 of the United States Code outlaws teaching, demonstrating, or distributing information on how to make or use explosives, destructive devices, or weapons ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RL32033 |
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Order Code RL32033 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Omnibus Energy Legislation (H.R. 6): Side-by-Side Comparison of Non-Tax Provisions Updated September 9, 2003 Mark Holt and Carol Glover, Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Omnibus Energy Legislation (H.R. 6): Side-by-Side Comparison of Non-Tax ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RL31861 |
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Order Code RL31861 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web High-Threat Chemical Agents: Characteristics, Effects, and Policy Implications Updated September 9, 2003 Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress High-Threat Chemical Agents: Characteristics, Effects, and Policy ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RL30581 |
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Order Code RL30581 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Taxation of Benefits Updated September 9, 2003 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security: Taxation of Benefits Summary Until 1984, Social Security was exempt from the federal income tax. For years ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RL32082 |
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Order Code RL32082 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003: Separate Offense Provisions and Penalties September 9, 2003 George Mangan Senior Paralegal Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003: Separate Offense Provisions and Penalties Summary The Unborn ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL31497 |
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Order Code RL31497 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Creation of Executive Departments: Highlights from the Legislative History of Modern Precedents Updated September 8, 2003 Thomas P. Carr Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Creation of Executive Departments: Highlights from the ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL32072 |
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Order Code RL32072 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The International Response September 8, 2003 Rhoda Margesson Foreign Affairs Analyst Tiaji Salaam Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The International ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL32074 |
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Order Code RL32074 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bomb-Making Online: Explosives, Free Speech, Criminal Law and the Internet September 8, 2003 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bomb-Making Online: Explosives, Free Speech, Criminal Law and the Internet Summary Subsection 842(p) of title 18 of the United ...
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