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| Date June 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL30641 |
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Order Code RL30641 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employment Benefits in Bankruptcy Updated June 19, 2003 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Employment Benefits in Bankruptcy Summary This report provides an overview of the status of employee wages and benefits, including retiree benefits, when an ...
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| Date June 18, 2003 |
Report No. RL31470 |
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Order Code RL31470 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Vietnam-U.S. Textile Agreement Updated June 18, 2003 Mark Manyin Analyst in Asian Affairs Amanda Douglas Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Vietnam-U.S. Textile Agreement Summary In December 2001, the United States granted Vietnam most- ...
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| Date June 17, 2003 |
Report No. 98-687GOV |
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Order Code 98-687 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Printing Reform: Issues and Actions Updated June 17, 2003 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Printing Reform: Issues and Actions Summary Statutory provisions governing public printing by the federal ...
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| Date June 17, 2003 |
Report No. RL31965 |
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Order Code RL31965 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Financial Management in the Federal Government: Efforts to Improve Performance June 17, 2003 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Financial Management in the Federal Government: Efforts to Improve Performance ...
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| Date June 16, 2003 |
Report No. RL31964 |
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Order Code RL31964 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations June 16, 2003 Matthew Shuman Visiting Research Associate Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations Summary The federal government assists the states in providing child welfare services through a wide array of ...
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| Date June 16, 2003 |
Report No. IB10101 |
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Order Code IB10101 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Environmental Protection Agency s FY2003 Budget Updated June 16, 2003 Martin R. Lee Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Homeland Security EPA s Budget by Appropriations Accounts Science and ...
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| Date June 16, 2003 |
Report No. 96-452GOV |
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Order Code 96-452 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Voting and Quorum Procedures in the Senate Updated June 16, 2003 Betsy Palmer Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Voting and Quorum Procedures ...
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| Date June 13, 2003 |
Report No. RL31960 |
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Order Code RL31960 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation June 13, 2003 Susan Thaul Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Summary Four and a half months after announcing his decision to vaccinate military personnel and front-line ...
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| Date June 13, 2003 |
Report No. 98-405GOV |
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Order Code 98-405 GOV Updated June 13, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Spending Pipeline: Stages of Federal Spending Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Federal government spending involves a multi-step process in which budget authority is enacted and obligated, and outlays are generated. Budget authority is enacted ...
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| Date June 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21543 |
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Order Code RS21543 June 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visas): Issues and Legislation PROVIDED BY Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division The leading immigration ILW COM law publisher http://www.ilw.com Summary Concerns are growing that the visa category that allows executives ...
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| Date June 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21417 |
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Order Code RS21417 Updated June 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Theft of Debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia: Criminal Penalties Andrew W. Murnane Law Clerk American Law Division Summary The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia strewed debris over parts of the West and the South, and recovery of this debris was considered vital to the investigation into the ...
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| Date June 11, 2003 |
Report No. RL31958 |
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Order Code RL31958 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chemical Facility Security: A Comparison of S. 157 and S. 994 June 11, 2003 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Chemical Facility Security: A Comparison of S. 157 and S. 994 Summary The 108th Congress is ...
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| Date June 11, 2003 |
Report No. 96-816C |
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Order Code 96-816 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information Updated June 11, 2003 Barbara A. Salazar Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information Summary ...
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| Date June 11, 2003 |
Report No. RS21541 |
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Order Code RS21541 June 11, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Treatment of Dividends Under the 2003 Tax Cut: Fact Sheet Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary While ordinary and preferred stock dividends, along with some foreign dividends, are eligible for dividend relief in the form of a lower tax rates, certain ...
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| Date June 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21385 |
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Order Code RS21385 Updated June 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Assistive Technology Act: Programs and Funding Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Assistive Technology Act (AT Act) of 1998 is a major source of federal funding for individuals with disabilities needing Assistive Technology (AT). Assistive ...
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| Date June 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21413 |
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Order Code RS21413 Updated June 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Transportation Safety Board: Background and Issues for Reauthorization and Congressional Oversight Bartholomew Elias Specialist in Aviation Safety, Security, and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a small, ...
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| Date June 10, 2003 |
Report No. 97-76C |
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Order Code 97-76 C Updated June 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web How to Find Information in a Library and on the Internet Suzy Platt Information Management Specialist Information Research Division Summary This guide to finding information in libraries and on the Internet has been prepared for constituents who want to learn more about topics that interest them. It ...
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| Date June 9, 2003 |
Report No. RS21538 |
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Order Code RS21538 June 9, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulation of Sports Agents: Sports Agents Responsibility and Trust Act (SPARTA) Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 361, the Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act (SPARTA), would make certain activities of alleged or actual sports agents -- providing gifts or cash, ...
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| Date June 6, 2003 |
Report No. RL30702 |
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Order Code RL30702 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare+Choice Updated June 6, 2003 Hinda Ripps Chaikind Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Paulette C. Morgan Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare+Choice Summary Medicare has a long-standing history of ...
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| Date June 5, 2003 |
Report No. RL31582 |
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Order Code RL31582 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Argentine Financial Crisis: A Chronology of Events Updated June 5, 2003 J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Meaghan K. Marshall Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The ...
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| Date June 5, 2003 |
Report No. RS20927 |
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Order Code RS20927 Updated June 5, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Employees Retirement Benefits: Bills in the 108th Congress Patrick J. Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-335) requires all federal employees initially hired into permanent positions after 1983 ...
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| Date June 5, 2003 |
Report No. RS21072 |
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Order Code RS21072 Updated June 5, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Financial Crisis in Argentina J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary After nearly four years of recession, Argentina plunged into a severe political and financial crisis that ended the presidency of Fernando de la Rua on ...
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| Date June 4, 2003 |
Report No. RL31946 |
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Order Code RL31946 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq War: Defense Program Implications for Congress June 4, 2003 Coordinated by Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Contributors Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Richard A. Best, Jr. Christopher Bolkcom Steve ...
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| Date June 4, 2003 |
Report No. RL31947 |
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Order Code RL31947 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Sudan Peace Process June 4, 2003 Ted Dagne Specialist in African Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Sudan Peace Process Summary Sudan, geographically the largest country in Africa, has been intermittently ravaged by civil war for four decades. More ...
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| Date June 4, 2003 |
Report No. RL31293 |
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Order Code RL31293 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web E-Commerce Statistics: Explanation and Sources Updated June 4, 2003 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress E-Commerce Statistics: Explanation and Sources Summary The value of e-commerce transactions, while still small relative to the size of ...
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| Date June 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL31944 |
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Order Code RL31944 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq's Economy: Past, Present, Future June 3, 2003 Jonathan E. Sanford Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraq's Economy: Past, Present, Future Summary For most of its history, the government of Iraq has played an active role stimulating and directing the ...
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| Date June 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL30947 |
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Order Code RL30947 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Tobacco Production, Consumption, and Export Trends Updated June 3, 2003 Jasper Womach Agriculture Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Tobacco Production, Consumption, and Export Trends Summary Examination of historical tobacco data reveals a ...
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| Date June 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL31942 |
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Order Code RL31942 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Measures of Consumer Confidence: Are They Useful? June 2, 2003 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Measures of Consumer Confidence: Are They Useful? Summary The economic outlook is of considerable importance to policymakers. ...
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| Date June 1, 2003 |
Report No. RL32010 |
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Order Code RL32010 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: Illinois June 1, 2003 Jane Tilly Consultant Domestic Social Policy Division Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Robert Weissert Research Assistant Domestic Social ...
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| Date May 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL31924 |
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Order Code RL31924 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Service Reform: H.R. 1836, Homeland Security Act, and Current Law May 30, 2003 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Thomas J. Nicola Legislative Attorney American Law Division CongressionalResearch Service " The Library of Congress Civil Service Reform: H.R. 1836, ...
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| Date May 30, 2003 |
Report No. RS20841 |
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Order Code RS20841 Updated May 30, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Streamlining Provisions in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Status of Implementation Linda G. Luther and David M. Bearden Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Before construction on a federally funded surface transportation project can proceed, the Department ...
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| Date May 29, 2003 |
Report No. RL31951 |
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Order Code RL31951 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Industry Standards May 29, 2003 John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar in Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Industry Standards Summary An industry standard is a ...
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| Date May 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS20940 |
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Order Code RS20940 Updated May 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Little Davis-Bacon Acts and State Prevailing Wage Standards William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Through the past century, many states have adopted (and, sometimes repealed) protective statutes which, inter alia, have required contractors doing work ...
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| Date May 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21531 |
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Order Code RS21531 May 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pension Reform: The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 Patrick Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary H.R. 1776 (Portman/Cardin), the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act was introduced April 11, 2003. Provisions of the bill would make ...
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| Date May 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31292 |
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Order Code RL31292 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intelligence to Counter Terrorism: Issues for Congress Updated May 27, 2003 Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intelligence to Counter Terrorism: Issues for Congress Summary For well over a decade international ...
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| Date May 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31238 |
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Order Code RL31238 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Semiconductor Industry and South Korea s Hynix Corporation Updated May 27, 2003 Mark E. Manyin Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Stephen Cooney Industry Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date May 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31860 |
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Order Code RL31860 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. - European Union Disputes in the World Trade Organization Updated May 27, 2003 Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. - European Union ...
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| Date May 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31938 |
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Order Code RL31938 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Local Telephone Competition: A Brief Overview May 27, 2003 Angele A. Gilroy Specialist in Telecommunications Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Local Telephone Competition: A Brief Overview Summary One of the central goals of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (P. L. ...
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| Date May 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31934 |
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Order Code RL31934 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin in International Trade May 23, 2003 Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin in International Trade Summary In moves to open foreign markets to U.S. ...
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| Date May 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31937 |
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Order Code RL31937 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Public Health Situation and U.S. Response May 23, 2003 Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Public Health Situation and U.S. Response Summary Severe ...
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| Date May 23, 2003 |
Report No. RS21529 |
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Order Code RS21529 May 23, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Al Qaeda after the Iraq Conflict Audrey Kurth Cronin Specialist in Terrorism Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary The May 12, 2003, suicide bombings of three Western housing compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia reopened questions about the strength and viability of Al Qaeda in the post-Iraq conflict ...
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| Date May 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL31549 |
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Order Code RL31549 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Homeland Security: Consolidation of Border and Transportation Security Agencies Updated May 22, 2003 Jennifer E. Lake Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Department of Homeland Security: Consolidation of Border and Transportation ...
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| Date May 21, 2003 |
Report No. 96-647ENR |
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Order Code 96-647 ENR Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations Updated May 21, 2003 Claudia Copeland Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations Summary The principal ...
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| Date May 21, 2003 |
Report No. RS21026 |
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Order Code RS21026 Updated May 21, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector Claudia Copeland and Betsy Cody Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Damage to or destruction of the nation s water supply and water quality infrastructure by terrorist attack could disrupt the delivery of vital human ...
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| Date May 20, 2003 |
Report No. RL31927 |
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Order Code RL31927 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trends in U.S. Foreign Food Aid, FY1992-FY2002 May 20, 2003 Carol Canada Technical Information Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trends in U.S. Foreign Food Aid, FY1992-FY2002 Summary Over the 11-year period from FY1992 to FY2002, more than 50 types of ...
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| Date May 20, 2003 |
Report No. RS20916 |
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Order Code RS20916 Updated May 20, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration and Naturalization Fundamentals Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Congress typically considers a wide range of immigration issues and now that the number of foreign born residents of the United States 32.5 million in 2002 is at the highest ...
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| Date May 20, 2003 |
Report No. 98-960 |
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Order Code 98-960 E Updated May 20, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Minimum Wage and Average Hourly Earnings of Manufacturing Production Workers William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The federal minimum wage, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended, is fixed in statute and remains at ...
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| Date May 20, 2003 |
Report No. RS21526 |
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Order Code RS21526 May 20, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): Legislative History Todd S. Snyder Presidential Management Intern1 American Law Division Summary Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) are defined contribution plans primarily invested in the employer s securities. Employee stock plans in the form of an ESOP pre-date the ...
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| Date May 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL31916 |
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Order Code RL31916 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Department Original Transformation Proposal: Compared to Existing Law Updated May 19, 2003 Robert L. Goldich and Gary J. Pagliano Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Thomas J. Nicola ...
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| Date May 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL31920 |
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Order Code RL31920 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Domestic Intelligence in the United Kingdom: Applicability of the MI-5 Model to the United States May 19, 2003 Todd Masse Specialist in Domestic Intelligence and Counterterrorism Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Domestic Intelligence in the United Kingdom: Applicability of the ...
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