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| Date Aug. 7, 2003 |
Report No. 98-747GOV |
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Order Code 98-747 GOV Updated August 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Secretary of the Senate: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division The Secretary of the Senate is an officer of the Senate with financial, administrative, and legislative responsibilities. The Secretary ...
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| Date Aug. 6, 2003 |
Report No. 97-781 |
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Order Code 97-781 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Proposals: Selected Considerations for Their Development Updated August 6, 2003 Richard Beth and James V. Saturno Specialists in American National Government Government and Finance Division Christopher M. Davis Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date Aug. 6, 2003 |
Report No. RL32024 |
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Order Code RL32024 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Background on NEPA Implementation for Highway Projects: Streamlining the Process August 6, 2003 Linda G. Luther Environmental Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Background on NEPA Implementation for Highway Projects: Streamlining the Process Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 5, 2003 |
Report No. RL30762 |
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Order Code RL30762 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Subsidies for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage: Selected Policy Issues for the 108th Congress Updated August 5, 2003 Gary Guenther Analyst in Business Taxation and Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Subsidies for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage: ...
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| Date Aug. 5, 2003 |
Report No. RL30035 |
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Order Code RL30035 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Updated August 5, 2003 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Chile: Political and Economic Conditions And U.S. Relations Summary A South American ...
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| Date Aug. 5, 2003 |
Report No. 95-188 |
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Order Code 95-188 EPW Updated August 5, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Notch Issue: A Summary Geoffrey Kollmann Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Social Security Amendments of 1977 (P.L. 95-216) substantially altered the way Social Security benefits are computed. The changes were effective beginning with people who became eligible in 1979. For ...
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| Date Aug. 5, 2003 |
Report No. 98-839GOV |
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Order Code 98-839 GOV Updated August 5, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Messages, Petitions, Communications, and Memorials to Congress Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division The Constitution and the rules of the House and Senate identify various means that citizens, subordinate levels of government, and other branches ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2003 |
Report No. RS20570 |
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Order Code RS20570 Updated August 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Remedies and The U.S.-China Bilateral WTO Accession Agreement William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The November 1999 U.S.-China bilateral agreement on China s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) addresses a ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2003 |
Report No. RS21358 |
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Order Code RS21358 Updated August 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Australia: Background and U.S. Relations Bruce Vaughn and Thomas Lum Analysts in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Commonwealth of Australia and the United States are close allies under the ANZUS treaty. Australia evoked the treaty to offer assistance to the United ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2003 |
Report No. 98-389 |
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Order Code 98-389 GOV Updated August 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Bills and joint resolutions usually are considered in committee before being taken up for action on the Senate floor. However, at ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2003 |
Report No. 98-389GOV |
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Order Code 98-389 GOV Updated August 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Bills and joint resolutions usually are considered in committee before being taken up for action on the Senate floor. However, at ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2003 |
Report No. RS21564 |
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Order Code RS21564 Updated August 1, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Israel s Security Fences, Separating Israel from the Palestinians Clyde R. Mark Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Israel is building a fence or wall that, it hopes, will prevent terrorist infiltration into Israel from the West Bank Palestinian areas. ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2003 |
Report No. 98-68C |
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Order Code 98-68 C Updated August 1, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence: A Guide to Obtaining Copies Jes s H. Campos Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The texts of the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence are ...
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| Date July 31, 2003 |
Report No. RL32020 |
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Order Code RL32020 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Bush Administration s Medicaid Reform Proposal: Using Data to Estimate Mandatory and Optional Beneficiaries and Expenditures July 31, 2003 Karen Tritz and Evelyne Baumrucker Analysts in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Bush Administration s ...
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| Date July 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL31792 |
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Order Code RL31792 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Steel: Legislative and Oversight Issues Updated July 30, 2003 Stephen Cooney Industry Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Steel: Legislative and Oversight Issues Summary The U.S. steel industry has faced increasing difficulties since the late 1990s. More than ...
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| Date July 30, 2003 |
Report No. RS21574 |
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Order Code RS21574 Updated July 30, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposals to Change the House Term of Office to Four Years Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Constitution prescribes a two-year term of office for Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Article I, Section 2). Some observers have ...
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| Date July 30, 2003 |
Report No. RS21461 |
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Order Code RS21461 Updated July 30, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance and the McCarran-Ferguson Act Rawle O. King Analyst In Industry Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Volatility in prices and availability of medical malpractice liability insurance and allegations that insurance companies may have colluded in raising ...
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| Date July 29, 2003 |
Report No. RL32016 |
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Order Code RL32016 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Tourism Industry and Economic Issues Affecting It July 29, 2003 M. Angeles Villarreal Analyst in Industrial Organization and Business Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Tourism Industry and Economic Issues Affecting It Summary The measure of a country s ...
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| Date July 29, 2003 |
Report No. RS21582 |
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Order Code RS21582 July 29, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web North Korean Crisis: Possible Military Options Edward F. Bruner Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary North Korea has confronted the United States with its decision, failing other security accommodations, to pursue production of nuclear weapons. The Bush ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL32026 |
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Order Code RL32026 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Market Dynamics and Public Policy Issues in the Video Programming Industry July 28, 2003 Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Market Dynamics and Public Policy Issues in the Video ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL32027 |
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Order Code RL32027 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Market Structure of the Video Programming Industry and Emerging Public Policy Issues July 28, 2003 Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Market Structure of the Video Programming Industry ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21430 |
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Order Code RS21430 Updated July 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2004 Budget in Brief, and Issues for Congress Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21561 |
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Order Code RS21561 Updated July 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s Congress and July 2003 Elections K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On July 6, 2003, Mexico held nation-wide elections to renew the membership of the 500-seat Chamber of Deputies and to elect local officials in ten states. ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21397 |
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Order Code RS21397 Updated July 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unemployment Benefits: Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Program Celinda Franco Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUC), was signed into law March 9, 2002, as a part of P.L. 107-147. TEUC ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. 95-742EPW |
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Order Code 95-742 EPW Updated July 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress Celinda Franco Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Changes in the federal-state unemployment compensation (UC) system are likely to be considered during the 108th Congress. Legislation has been ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21535 |
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Order Code RS21535 Updated July 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures: Implementing the 2005 Round David E. Lockwood Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The first significant steps in implementing the new 2005 base closure law were formally announced by Secretary of Defense Donald ...
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| Date July 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21580 |
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Order Code RS21580 July 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal/State Relations Under the Clean Air Act: The Supreme Court Takes Two Cases Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Recently, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases involving federalism issues under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In Alaska Dep t of Environmental Conservation v. EPA, ...
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| Date July 25, 2003 |
Report No. IB93033 |
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Order Code IB93033 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: Current Developments and U.S. Policy Updated July 25, 2003 Kenneth Katzman Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Regime Power Struggle and the Opposition Exiled Oppositionists Iran s ...
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| Date July 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL32029 |
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Order Code RL32029 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New Medicare Agency Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House July 25, 2003 Jennifer Boulanger Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress New Medicare Agency Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1 ...
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| Date July 25, 2003 |
Report No. 95-30SPR |
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Order Code 95-30 SPR Updated July 25, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a laboratory of the Department of Commerce, was a major player in the Clinton ...
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| Date July 24, 2003 |
Report No. 95-895 |
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Order Code 95-895 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Income Taxation of Military Personnel and United States Citizens Residing Outside of the United States Updated July 24, 2003 Kerstin Roper Law Clerk John Luckey Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress State Income Taxation of Military Personnel and United States ...
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| Date July 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31456 |
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Order Code RL31456 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003 Updated July 24, 2003 David M. Bearden Environmental Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and ...
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| Date July 24, 2003 |
Report No. 95-178EPW |
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Order Code 95-178 EPW Updated July 24, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Services Corporation: Basic Facts and Current Status Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a private nonprofit, federally funded corporation that helps provide legal assistance to low-income people in ...
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| Date July 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31901 |
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Order Code RL31901 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Regulatory Reform Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House Updated July 23, 2003 Jennifer Boulanger and Sibyl Tilson Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Regulatory Reform Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by ...
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| Date July 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31889 |
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Order Code RL31889 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Al-Jazeera News Network: Opportunity or Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East? Updated July 23, 2003 Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Al-Jazeera News Network: Opportunity or Challenge for U.S. ...
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| Date July 23, 2003 |
Report No. RS21555 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The announcement and award of contracts for the postwar reconstruction of Iraq have engendered several questions concerning the application of Federal procurement laws and regulations. This report addresses several of these questions. Does the Buy American Act apply to contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq? What is a Little Buy American Act and ...
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| Date July 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL31383 |
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Order Code RL31383 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors Updated July 22, 2003 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Nina Serafino Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ...
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| Date July 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL30461 |
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Order Code RL30461 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Remedy Law Reform in the 108th Congress Updated July 22, 2003 William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Remedy Law Reform in the 108th Congress Summary Trade remedies are government measures to ...
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| Date July 22, 2003 |
Report No. RS21575 |
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Order Code RS21575 July 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Financing Requirements and Restrictions James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Congress established the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in 1969 to promote and assist U.S. business ...
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| Date July 22, 2003 |
Report No. RS21515 |
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Order Code RS21515 Updated July 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web H.R. 1529: The Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 1529 is intended to combat what some believe is a growing trend of frivolous involuntary bankruptcy filings by creditors acting in bad faith or to harass a debtor. The bill would ...
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| Date July 21, 2003 |
Report No. 96-500 |
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Order Code 96-500 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison Updated July 21, 2003 Bob Lyke and Chris L. Peterson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison Summary Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are ...
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| Date July 21, 2003 |
Report No. 98-888 |
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Order Code 98-888 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fast-Track or Expedited Procedures: Their Purposes, Elements, and Implications Updated July 21, 2003 Christopher M. Davis Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fast -Track or Expedited Procedures: Their Purposes, Elements, and ...
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| Date July 21, 2003 |
Report No. 98-888GOV |
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Order Code 98-888 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fast-Track or Expedited Procedures: Their Purposes, Elements, and Implications Updated July 21, 2003 Christopher M. Davis Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fast -Track or Expedited Procedures: Their Purposes, Elements, and ...
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| Date July 21, 2003 |
Report No. 96-500EPW |
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Order Code 96-500 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison Updated July 21, 2003 Bob Lyke and Chris L. Peterson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison Summary Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are ...
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| Date July 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL32007 |
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Order Code RL32007 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export-Import Bank: Financing Requirements and Restrictions July 21, 2003 James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Export-Import Bank: Financing Requirements and Restrictions Summary The Export-Import Bank ...
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| Date July 18, 2003 |
Report No. RL32000 |
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Order Code RL32000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxation of Life Insurance Products: Background and Issues July 18, 2003 Andrew D. Pike Consultant Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Taxation of Life Insurance Products: Background and Issues Summary Owners and beneficiaries of life insurance contracts receive favorable ...
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| Date July 18, 2003 |
Report No. RL32002 |
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Order Code RL32002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Breast-feeding: Impact on Health, Employment and Society July 18, 2003 Donna V. Porter Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Breast-feeding: Impact on Health, Employment and Society Summary The rate of breast-feeding in the United States has risen and ...
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| Date July 18, 2003 |
Report No. 98-836GOV |
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Order Code 98-836 GOV Updated July 18, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Calling Up Measures on the Senate Floor Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division The Senate takes up measures under procedures set in Senate rules and by longstanding customs, thereby giving it flexibility in setting its floor agenda. This report ...
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| Date July 17, 2003 |
Report No. RL31995 |
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Order Code RL31995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Fair Labor Standards Act: Exemption of Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Under Section 13(a)(1) July 17, 2003 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Fair Labor Standards Act: Exemption of Executive, ...
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| Date July 17, 2003 |
Report No. 96-892 |
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Order Code 96-892 GOV Updated July 17, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Prison Industries: UNICOR JoAnne O Bryant Domestic Social Policy Division Summary UNICOR, the trade name for Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), is the government corporation that employs offenders incarcerated in federal prisons.1 Established in 1934, UNICOR provides job training ...
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