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| Date April 9, 2003 |
Report No. 95-444A |
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Order Code 95-444 A Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A History of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes Updated April 9, 2003 John R. Luckey Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A History of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes Summary Since 1976, the federal transfer tax system has included ...
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| Date April 9, 2003 |
Report No. RS20303 |
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Order Code RS20303 Updated April 9, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Senior Executive Service: Overview and Current Issues L. Elaine Halchin Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Senior Executive Service (SES) was created in 1979 to provide a governmentwide, systematic program for the recruitment, retention, development, ...
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| Date April 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL31848 |
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Order Code RL31848 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC): Background and Issues for Congress April 8, 2003 Andrew Feickert Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Missile ...
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| Date April 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL31489 |
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Order Code RL31489 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Possible Voucher Issues Updated April 8, 2003 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Nancy L. Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division David P. Smole Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional ...
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| Date April 8, 2003 |
Report No. RS20901 |
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Order Code RS20901 Updated April 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web "Safe Haven" for Abandoned Infants: Background on the Issue and State Laws Karen Spar Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The number of infants abandoned by their birth parents in public places appears to have increased in recent years, prompting legislatures in 42 ...
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| Date April 7, 2003 |
Report No. 98-418GOV |
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Order Code 98-418 GOV Updated April 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Administrative Officers and Officials Lorraine H. Tong Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes the Senate to choose its officers, but does not specifically identify them by title. The officers currently ...
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| Date April 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL31841 |
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Order Code RL31841 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Trade Issues in the 108th Congress April 3, 2003 Charles E. Hanrahan, Geoffrey S. Becker, Remy Jurenas, and Randy Schnepf Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agricultural Trade Issues in the 108th Congress Summary Agricultural exports contribute to the ...
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| Date April 3, 2003 |
Report No. 98-536 |
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Order Code 98-536 C Updated April 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Merchandise Trade Data: 1948-2002 J. Michael Donnelly Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary U.S. merchandise trade has fluctuated in the value of both exports and imports from the end of World War II to 2000. The year 2001 appears to be a benchmark in that both ...
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| Date April 3, 2003 |
Report No. 98-536C |
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Order Code 98-536 C Updated April 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Merchandise Trade Data: 1948-2002 J. Michael Donnelly Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary U.S. merchandise trade has fluctuated in the value of both exports and imports from the end of World War II to 2000. The year 2001 appears to be a benchmark in that both ...
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| Date April 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL31103 |
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Order Code RL31103 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House of Representatives Information Technology Management Issues: An Overview of the Effects on Institutional Operations, the Legislative Process, and Future Planning Updated April 2, 2003 Jeffrey W. Seifert Analyst in Information Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division R. Eric Petersen Analyst in ...
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| Date April 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL31850 |
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Order Code RL31850 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: Pennsylvania Updated April 2, 2003 Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Rob Weissert, Julie Stone, and Sidath Panangala Domestic Social Policy Division Meridith Walters ...
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| Date April 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL31836 |
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Order Code RL31836 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Investigations: Subpoenas and Contempt Power April 2, 2003 Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Investigations: Subpoenas and Contempt Power Summary When conducting investigations of the executive ...
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| Date April 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL31844 |
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Order Code RL31844 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress April 2, 2003 Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track ...
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| Date April 2, 2003 |
Report No. RS21448 |
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Order Code RS21448 Updated April 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Social Security Protection Act of 2003 (H.R. 743) Dawn Nuschler Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On April 2, 2003, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 743 (the Social Security Protection Act of 2003, H.Rept. 108-46), as amended, by a vote of 396-28. A ...
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| Date April 2, 2003 |
Report No. RS21259 |
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Order Code RS21259 Updated April 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Violence Against Women Office: Background and Current Issues Garrine P. Laney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Policy Division Summary The 107th Congress passed H.R. 2215 and President Bush signed it into law on November 2, 2002 (P.L. 107-273). Among other provisions, the statute provides for the ...
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| Date April 1, 2003 |
Report No. RL31308 |
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Order Code RL31308 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Transportation and Related Agencies Updated February 26, 2003 David Randall Peterman and John Frittelli Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget ...
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| Date April 1, 2003 |
Report No. RL30351 |
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Order Code RL30351 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consumption Taxes and the Level and Composition of Saving Updated January 11, 2001 Steven Maguire Analyst in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Consumption Taxes and the Level and Composition of Saving Summary Many proposals for tax reform would shift the base ...
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| Date March 31, 2003 |
Report No. RL31744 |
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Order Code RL31744 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of th 108 Congress Legislation Updated March 31, 2003 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of 108th Congress ...
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| Date March 31, 2003 |
Report No. RS21325 |
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Order Code RS21325 Updated March 31, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Divergent Views on Military Action Alfred B. Prados Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Officials of the Bush Administration believe military action against Iraq became necessary to eliminate threats posed by the Iraqi regime to the U.S. and ...
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| Date March 31, 2003 |
Report No. RS21468 |
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Order Code RS21468 Updated March 31, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Pornography: Side-by-Side Comparison of the Senate-passed and House-passed Versions of S. 151, 108th Congress Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the federal child pornography statute to the ...
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| Date March 31, 2003 |
Report No. RS21463 |
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Order Code RS21463 Updated March 31, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Pornography: Comparison of Selected Provisions of the Senate-passed and Housepassed Versions of S. 151, 108th Congress, with Brief Comments on their Constitutionality Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court declared ...
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| Date March 31, 2003 |
Report No. 98-380GOV |
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Order Code 98-380 GOV Updated March 31, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Conferees: Their Selection and Authority Elizabeth Rybicki and Stanley Bach Government and Finance Division Conference committees usually prepare the final versions of the most important bills that Congress approves. Who the conferees are and what decisions they can make, therefore, can have an ...
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| Date March 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31624 |
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Order Code RL31624 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pakistan-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Updated March 28, 2003 K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pakistan-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Summary Pakistan is a key front-line ally in the U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition. ...
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| Date March 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31684 |
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Order Code RL31684 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Funding Postal Service Obligations to the Civil Service Retirement System Updated March 28, 2003 Patrick Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Nye Stevens Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Funding ...
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| Date March 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31831 |
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Order Code RL31831 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Motivations for Chemical and Biological Weapons Use: Placing the Threat in Context March 28, 2003 Audrey Kurth Cronin Specialist in Terrorism Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorist Motivations for Chemical and Biological Weapons Use: Placing the ...
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| Date March 27, 2003 |
Report No. RS21324 |
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Order Code RS21324 Updated March 27, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: A Compilation of Legislation Enacted and Resolutions Adopted by Congress, 1990-2003 Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report is a compilation of legislation on Iraq from 1990 to the present. The list is composed of resolutions and ...
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| Date March 26, 2003 |
Report No. RL31302 |
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Order Code RL31302 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and General Government Updated March 26, 2003 Sharon S. Gressle, Coordinator Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes ...
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| Date March 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL31819 |
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Order Code RL31819 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Coal: A Primer on the Major Issues March 25, 2003 Marc Humphries, Coordinator Analyst in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Coal: A Primer on the Major Issues Summary The U.S. coal industry has gone through a number of gradual shifts in recent ...
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| Date March 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL31291 |
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Order Code RL31291 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Pay: FY2003 Salary Adjustments Updated March 25, 2003 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Pay: FY2003 Salary Adjustments Summary Federal white-collar employees are to receive an annual pay adjustment and a ...
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| Date March 25, 2003 |
Report No. RS20278 |
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Order Code RS20278 Updated March 25, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judicial Salary-Setting Policy Sharon S. Gressle Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Since January 1993, there have been five adjustments in federal judicial pay. On February 13, 2003, the President signed P.L. 108-6 (H.R. 16), which permits the January 2003 ...
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| Date March 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31827 |
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Order Code RL31827 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Digital Rights and Fair Use in Copyright Law March 24, 2003 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Digital Rights and Fair Use in Copyright Law Summary Consumers have never been as deeply involved in the nuances of copyright law and as directly impacted by ...
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| Date March 24, 2003 |
Report No. RS21345 |
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Order Code RS21345 Updated March 24, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web RICO and Abortion Clinic Protests in the Supreme Court: Scheidler v. NOW Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court has ruled that the National Organization for Women (NOW) and two abortion clinics may not sue anti-abortion protesters under the federal Racketeer ...
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| Date March 24, 2003 |
Report No. RS21346 |
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Order Code RS21346 Updated March 24, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mandatory Minimum Sentences: Three Strikes in the Supreme Court Ewing v. California and Lockyer v. Andrade Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The Eighth Amendment s cruel and unusual punishments clause forbids grossly disproportionate sentences. The question of how to determine ...
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| Date March 24, 2003 |
Report No. RS21334 |
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Order Code RS21334 Updated March 24, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sexual Offender Registration Acts: Supreme Court Review of the Connecticut and Alaska Statutes in Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe and Smith v. Doe Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The United States Supreme Court has rejected constitutional challenges to two state ...
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| Date March 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31313 |
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Order Code RL31313 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: District of Columbia Updated March 23, 2003 Eugene Boyd, Coordinator Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, ...
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| Date March 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL31730 |
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Order Code RL31730 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, and Protection Laws Updated March 21, 2003 Gina Marie Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The author wishes to thank Attorneys Maureen Murphy and Charles Doyle of the ...
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| Date March 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL31786 |
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Order Code RL31786 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Total Information Awareness Programs: Funding, Composition, and Oversight Issues Updated March 21, 2003 Amy Belasco Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Total Information Awareness Programs: Funding, Composition, and Oversight Issues ...
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| Date March 21, 2003 |
Report No. RS21373 |
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Order Code RS21373 Updated March 21, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Negotiations During the 108th Congress: An Overview Ian Fergusson Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary During the 108th Congress, the ...
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| Date March 21, 2003 |
Report No. RS21163 |
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Order Code RS21163 Updated March 21, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Remedies Available to Victims of Identity Theft Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is the most common complaint from consumers in all fifty states, and complaints regarding identity theft have grown for three ...
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| Date March 20, 2003 |
Report No. RL30017 |
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Order Code RL30017 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congress: Finding Directory Information on Members and Committees Updated March 20, 2003 Jes s Campos Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congress: Finding Directory Information on Members and Committees Summary This guide describes selected printed ...
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| Date March 19, 2003 |
Report No. RL31795 |
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Order Code RL31795 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Budget Actions in 2002 March 19, 2003 Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Budget Actions in 2002 Summary During 2002, Congress considered many different budgetary measures. Most measures pertained ...
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| Date March 18, 2003 |
Report No. RL31364 |
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Order Code RL31364 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Enron: A Select Chronology of Congressional, Corporate, and Government Activities Updated March 18, 2003 J. Michael Anderson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Enron: A Select Chronology of Corporate and Government Activities Summary Enron ...
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| Date March 18, 2003 |
Report No. RL31814 |
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Order Code RL31814 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Potential Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: An Overview for Congress March 18, 2003 Rhoda Margesson Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Johanna Bockman Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Potential Humanitarian Issues in Post-War ...
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| Date March 18, 2003 |
Report No. RL31433 |
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Order Code RL31433 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Global Health Priorities: USAID s Global Health FY2003 Budget Updated March 18, 2003 Tiaji Salaam Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Global Health Priorities: USAID s Global Health FY2003 Budget Summary Global health has become a ...
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| Date March 18, 2003 |
Report No. RS21459 |
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Order Code RS21459 Updated March 18, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Australian-U.S. Economic Relations William H. Cooper and Wayne M. Morrison Specialists in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Australia and the United States maintain extensive economic relations. Each is a strong proponent of more liberalized trade in the ...
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| Date March 17, 2003 |
Report No. 98-853GOV |
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Order Code 98-853 GOV Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Amending Process in the Senate Updated March 17, 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 The Amending Process in the Senate ...
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| Date March 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL31306 |
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Order Code RL31306 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Interior and Related Agencies Updated March 15, 2003 Carol Hardy Vincent, Co-coordinator Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Susan Boren, Co-coordinator Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. RL31303 |
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Order Code RL31303 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Updated March 14, 2003 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, ...
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| Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. RL31788 |
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Order Code RL31788 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Animal Agriculture Issues in the 107th Congress: A Retrospective March 14, 2003 Jerry Heykoop Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Animal Agriculture Issues in the 107th Congress: A Retrospective Summary A variety of animal agriculture issues, including prices, ...
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| Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. RL31731 |
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Order Code RL31731 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Services for Constituents Available in Foreign Languages: Selected Sources Updated March 14, 2003 Leneice Wu Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Sherry Shapiro Information Resource Specialist Office of Information Resources Management Congressional Research Service The Library ...
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