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| Date Sept. 8, 2003 |
Report No. 94-593 |
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Order Code 94-593 EPW Updated September 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Where Do Surplus Taxes Go and How Are They Used? Geoffrey Kollmann Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Most of the costs of the Social Security program are financed by the payroll taxes workers pay on their wages and self-employment income. A smaller amount is financed by part ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RS20273 |
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Order Code RS20273 Updated September 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections Thomas H. Neale Government and Finance Division Summary When Americans vote for a President and Vice President, they actually vote for presidential electors, known collectively as the electoral college. It is these electors, ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2003 |
Report No. 94-593EPW |
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Order Code 94-593 EPW Updated September 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Where Do Surplus Taxes Go and How Are They Used? Geoffrey Kollmann Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Most of the costs of the Social Security program are financed by the payroll taxes workers pay on their wages and self-employment income. A smaller amount is financed by part ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2003 |
Report No. RL32067 |
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Order Code RL32067 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Side-by-Side Comparison of Project BioShield Legislation: H.R. 2122, S. 15, and S. 1504 September 5, 2003 Frank Gottron Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Eric Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date Sept. 4, 2003 |
Report No. RS21610 |
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Order Code RS21610 September 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web WTO: Trade Remedies in the Doha Round Vivian C. Jones Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary At the November 2001 Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Doha, Qatar, trade ministers from the 146 WTO member countries launched a new ...
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| Date Sept. 4, 2003 |
Report No. RS21611 |
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Order Code RS21611 September 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ozone and Particulate Air Quality: Should Deadlines for Attainment Be Extended? James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Over the next year, Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider whether to maintain the Clean Air Act ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL32056 |
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Order Code RL32056 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Air Force KC-767 Tanker Lease Proposal: Key Issues For Congress Updated September 2, 2003 Christopher Bolkcom, Coordinator Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Air Force KC-767 Tanker Lease Proposal: Key Issues For Congress ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2003 |
Report No. IB92117 |
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Order Code IB92117 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Weapons Programs, U.N. Requirements, and U.S. Policy Updated September 2, 2003 Kenneth Katzman Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS History of Weapons Inspections 1997-1998 Crises ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RS21606 |
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Order Code RS21606 September 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NASA s Space Shuttle Columbia: Synopsis of the Report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary NASA s space shuttle Columbia broke apart on February 1, 2003 as it returned to Earth from ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RS20448 |
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Order Code RS20448 Updated September 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Investment Issues in the WTO James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Negotiators remain deeply divided over efforts to develop a framework for discussing foreign investment issues for the World Trade Organization s ( ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RS21492 |
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Order Code RS21492 Updated September 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Services Negotiations in the WTO: An Overview of the U.S. Offer James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On March 31, 2003, the Bush Administration unveiled a plan to liberalize global trade in services as part of its ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2003 |
Report No. 98-878GOV |
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Order Code 98-878 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Casework in a Congressional Office Updated August 29, 2003 John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Casework in a Congressional Office Summary This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2003 |
Report No. RL32063 |
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Order Code RL32063 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Middle East and North Africa: Political Succession and Regime Stability August 29, 2003 Amy E. Thayer Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Alfred B. Prados Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL32058 |
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Order Code RL32058 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorists and Suicide Attacks August 28, 2003 Audrey Kurth Cronin Specialist in Terrorism Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorists and Suicide Attacks Summary Suicide attacks by terrorist organizations have become more prevalent globally, and assessing the ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL32070 |
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Order Code RL32070 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: ICPC August 28, 2003 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: ICPC Summary The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children ( ICPC ) provides a ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2003 |
Report No. IB95100 |
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Order Code IB95100 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic Development Administration: Overview and Issues Updated August 28, 2003 Bruce K. Mulock Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS EDA s Creation and History EDA s Creation EDA s History Agency Structure ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL32052 |
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Order Code RL32052 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Colombia and Aerial Eradication of Drug Crops: U.S. Policy and Issues Updated August 28, 2003 Connie Veillette Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Jose E. Arvelo-Velez Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2003 |
Report No. 95-815A |
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Order Code 95-815 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment Updated August 27, 2003 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment Summary The First Amendment to the United States Constitution ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RS21602 |
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Order Code RS21602 August 27, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employment Growth in the Current Economic Expansion Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Although real gross domestic product (GDP) surpassed its previous peak in the fourth quarter of 2001, total employment still had not regained its previous peak as of ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RS20048 |
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Order Code RS20048 Updated August 27, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Individual Income Tax Thresholds for 2003 Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary One commonly accepted principal 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 ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 2003 |
Report No. RL32041 |
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Order Code RL32041 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412, 108th Congress Updated August 26, 2003 Amy Abel Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412, ...
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| Date Aug. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL31237 |
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Order Code RL31237 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The 2001 Economic Recession: How Long, How Deep, and How Different From the Past? Updated August 25, 2003 Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Current Economic Recession: How ...
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| Date Aug. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RS21593 |
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Order Code RS21593 Updated August 25, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Analysis of Georgia v. Ashcroft L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Georgia v. Ashcroft, the Supreme Court found that a three-judge federal district court panel did not consider all of the requisite relevant factors ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RS20456 |
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Order Code RS20456 Updated August 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chaplain of the House: Selection and Related Procedures Paul S. Rundquist and Richard S. Beth Specialists in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On March 23, 2000, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert announced his appointment of Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin, a Roman Catholic priest ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL32054 |
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Order Code RL32054 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: Florida August 21, 2003 Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Carol O Shaughnessy, Rob Weissert, and Julie Stone Domestic Social Policy Division Meridith Walters ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL32065 |
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Order Code RL32065 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: Arizona August 21, 2003 Julie Stone Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Carol O Shaughnessy, Rob Weissert, Sidath Viranga Panangala, Meridith Walters Domestic Social Policy Division ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL31043 |
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Order Code RL31043 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues Updated August 19, 2003 David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL32042 |
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Order Code RL32042 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Tax Incentives in the 108th Congress: A Comparison of the House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 and the Senate Finance Committee Amendment August 19, 2003 Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Tax Incentives in ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL31544 |
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Order Code RL31544 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Range Bombers: Background and Issues for Congress Updated August 19, 2003 Benjamin Jones Research Associate Christopher Bolkcom Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-Range Bombers: Background and Issues for Congress Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL31211 |
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Order Code RL31211 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cloning: A Select Chronology, 1997-2003 Updated August 19, 2003 Mary V. Wright Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Summary This is a selected chronology of the events surrounding and following the cloning of a sheep from a single adult sheep cell ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL31977 |
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Order Code RL31977 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web SCHIP Financing Issues for the 108th Congress Updated August 15, 2003 Evelyne P. Baumrucker Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Peter Kraut Contractor Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress SCHIP Financing Issues for the 108th Congress Summary The State ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. 98-235 |
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Order Code 98-235 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Status, Trends, and Projections Updated August 15, 2003 John Blodgett and Larry Parker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Status, Trends, and Projections ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. IB98038 |
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Order Code IB98038 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues Updated August 15, 2003 Amy F. Woolf Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Nuclear Weapons After the Demise of the Soviet Union ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. 98-235ENR |
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Order Code 98-235 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Status, Trends, and Projections Updated August 15, 2003 John Blodgett and Larry Parker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Status, Trends, and Projections ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. 98-872 |
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Order Code 98-872 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 74th-107th Congresses (1935-2002) Updated August 15, 2003 Richard S. Beth and Richard C. Sachs Specialists in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 74th - 107th Congresses (1935-2002) ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL30934 |
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Order Code RL30934 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Arbitration Act: Background and Recent Developments Updated August 15, 2003 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Federal Arbitration Act: Background and Recent Developments Summary Enacted in 1925, the Federal Arbitration Act ( FAA ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RS21595 |
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Order Code RS21595 August 15, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Zimbabwe Update Raymond W. Copson Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Zimbabwe is facing triple digit inflation, shortages of cash and fuel, and an adult HIV infection rate of 33.7%. The commercial farm sector has been severely damaged by land seizures, and ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 2003 |
Report No. RL32034 |
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Order Code RL32034 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and Business Investment August 13, 2003 Gary Guenther Analyst in Business Taxation and Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and Business Investment ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2003 |
Report No. RL31472 |
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Order Code RL31472 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Departmental Organization, 1947-2003 Updated August 12, 2003 Sharon Gressle Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Departmental Organization, 1947-2003 Summary Since the end of World War II, nine federal departments have been created in ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2003 |
Report No. 98-1006F |
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Order Code 98-1006 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Health Care: The Issue of Promised Benefits Updated August 12, 2003 David F. Burrelli Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Health Care: The Issue of Promised Benefits Summary Many military health care beneficiaries ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21140 |
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Order Code RS21140 Updated August 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Emergency Electronic Communications in Congress: Proposals and Issues Jeffrey W. Seifert Analyst in Information Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The events of September ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21588 |
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Order Code RS21588 August 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export-Import Bank: Environmental Review Procedures James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Congress requires the Export-Import Bank, and other U.S. agencies whose programs have the potential for adversely affecting the environment ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2003 |
Report No. RS21587 |
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Order Code RS21587 August 11, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Environmental Review Procedures James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Congress requires the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and other U.S. agencies whose programs have the ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL31152 |
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Order Code RL31152 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Support for the U.S.-Led War on Terrorism Updated August 8, 2003 Regina Dubey, Huda Aden, and Amanda Douglas Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Steven A. Hildreth Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL32039 |
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Order Code RL32039 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Managed Care Provisions of Title II of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House August 8, 2003 Hinda Ripps Chaikind, Jennifer Boulanger, Sibyl Tilson Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Paulette Morgan Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2003 |
Report No. IB92109 |
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Order Code IB92109 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Updated August 8, 2003 Carol Migdalovitz Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS History Warfare Peace Process A Cease-fire Took Effect on May 12, 1994 Armenian ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2003 |
Report No. 98-996 |
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Order Code 98-996 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Procedures and the Legislative Agenda in the House of Representatives Updated August 7, 2003 Christopher M. Davis Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Legislative Procedures and the Legislative Agenda in the House of ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RL32028 |
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Order Code RL32028 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Wine Market: Description and Selected Issues August 7, 2003 Randy Schnepf Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The International Wine Market: Description and Selected Issues Summary Global trade in wine has increased ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RS21585 |
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Order Code RS21585 August 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Redistricting: Is At-Large Representation Permitted in the House of Representatives? David C. Huckabee Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Section 2c of Title 2 of the U.S. Code requires ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2003 |
Report No. 98-748GOV |
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Order Code 98-748 GOV Updated August 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division The Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is an officer of the Senate with protection, security, decorum, ...
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