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| Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. RL31521 |
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Order Code RL31521 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas: Energy Security and Other Major Issues Updated March 14, 2003 Marc Humphries Analyst in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas: Energy Security and Other Major Issues Summary The Outer ...
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| Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. 97-536 |
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Order Code 97-536 EPW Updated March 14, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Job Training Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA): An Overview Ann Lordeman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The President signed P.L. 105-220, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), on August 7, 1998. The intent of this legislation is to consolidate, ...
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| Date March 13, 2003 |
Report No. IB10067 |
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Order Code IB10067 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress Updated March 13, 2003 Coordinated by Martin R. Lee and Margaret M. Isler Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Clean Air Act (by James McCarthy) ...
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| Date March 13, 2003 |
Report No. RL31782 |
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Order Code RL31782 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Effect of the President s Dividend Relief Proposal on Corporate Tax Subsidies March 13, 2003 Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Effect of ...
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| Date March 13, 2003 |
Report No. RL31781 |
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Order Code RL31781 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Risk Assessment and Regulation in the Federal Government: A Brief Overview March 13, 2003 Rob Buschmann Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Risk Assessment and Regulation in the Federal Government: A Brief Overview Summary An important ...
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| Date March 13, 2003 |
Report No. RS21460 |
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Order Code RS21460 March 13, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): A Brief Review of FY2003 Appropriations and the FY2004 Budget Wayne A. Morrissey Science and Technology Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary P.L. 108-7, the Consolidated FY2003 Appropriations Act, provided $3.19 billion ...
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| Date March 12, 2003 |
Report No. RL31000 |
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Order Code RL31000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: An Overview Updated March 12, 2002 Mary Frances Bley Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, ...
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| Date March 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21458 |
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Order Code RS21458 March 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs)-Issues and Economic Implications Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Before Turkey s parliament blocked a measure allowing U.S. troops access to Turkey s military bases, Congress had been considering ...
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| Date March 12, 2003 |
Report No. 98-369EPW |
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Order Code 98-369 EPW Updated March 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform: TANF Trends and Data Vee Burke Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The shrinkage in U.S. family cash welfare rolls has slowed to a near halt, although national numbers still are 50% below those of August, 1996, when Congress created the time-limited and work-conditioned block grant ...
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| Date March 11, 2003 |
Report No. RL31780 |
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Order Code RL31780 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade and the 108th Congress: Major Legislative and Oversight Initiatives March 11, 2003 Raymond J. Ahearn, Coordinator Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade and the 108th Congress: Major Legislative and Oversight ...
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| Date March 11, 2003 |
Report No. RL31667 |
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Order Code RL31667 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq - U.S. Confrontation: A Chronology of Events from October 2002 to March 2003 Updated March 11, 2003 Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraq - U.S. Confrontation: A Chronology of Events from October 2002 to March ...
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| Date March 10, 2003 |
Report No. RL30944 |
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Order Code RL30944 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress Updated March 10, 2003 Melinda Gish Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress Summary Many bills relating to child care have been introduced since 1996, but most have failed to be enacted into law. The ...
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| Date March 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21456 |
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Order Code RS21456 March 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2004 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability Justin Murray Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary Every year the President submits to Congress a series of budget volumes which provides the text of the President s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Neither ...
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| Date March 10, 2003 |
Report No. RL31771 |
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Order Code RL31771 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web District of Columbia: Issues in the 108th Congress March 10, 2003 Eugene Boyd Analyst Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress District of Columbia: Issues in the 108th Congress Summary The United States Constitution gives Congress exclusive legislative authority over the affairs of ...
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| Date March 10, 2003 |
Report No. 98-568E |
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Order Code 98-568 E Updated March 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Export-Import Bank is the chief U.S. government agency that helps finance American exports.1 With a budget of around $600 million, ...
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| Date March 7, 2003 |
Report No. RS21384 |
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Order Code RS21384 Updated March 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkmenistan's Attempted Coup: Repercussions and U.S. Concerns Jim Nichol Analyst in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Turkmenistan s President Saparamurad Niyazov announced on November 25, 2002, that assassins had just tried to kill him, and alleged that ...
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| Date March 6, 2003 |
Report No. RS21454 |
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Order Code RS21454 March 6, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Potential Post-War Foreign Aid Issues Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Following a possible war in Iraq, the United States would be likely to launch a program of foreign assistance there to help reconstruct the country. This report considers the ...
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| Date March 6, 2003 |
Report No. RS21319 |
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Order Code RS21319 Updated March 6, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Georgia s Pankisi Gorge: Russian Concerns and U.S. Interests Jim Nichol Analyst in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Georgia has faced difficulty in asserting control over its Pankisi Gorge area bordering Russia s breakaway Chechnya region. During 2002, ...
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| Date March 6, 2003 |
Report No. 97-196 |
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Order Code 97-196 GOV Updated March 6, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: An Overview David Teasley and JoAnne O Bryant Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ), provides financial assistance to eligible police ...
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| Date March 5, 2003 |
Report No. 98-928E |
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Order Code 98-928 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The World Trade Organization: Background and Issues Updated March 5, 2003 Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The World Trade Organization: Background and Issues Summary The World Trade Organization (WTO) ...
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| Date March 4, 2003 |
Report No. RL31301 |
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Order Code RL31301 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated March 4, 2003 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that ...
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| Date March 4, 2003 |
Report No. RL31739 |
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Order Code RL31739 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Agency Emergency Preparedness and Dismissal of Employees Updated March 4, 2003 L. Elaine Halchin Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Agency Emergency Preparedness and Dismissal of Employees Summary The September 11, 2001 ...
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| Date March 4, 2003 |
Report No. RS20837 |
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Order Code RS20837 Updated March 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Distribution of Child Support Collections Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary P.L. 104-193, the 1996 welfare reform law, substantively changed the rules governing how child support collections are distributed among families, states, and the federal ...
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| Date March 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL31755 |
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Order Code RL31755 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Family Caregiving to the Elderly by Employed Persons: The Effects on Working Caregivers, Employers, and Federal Policy March 3, 2003 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Family Caregiving to the Elderly by Employed Persons: The Effects ...
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| Date March 3, 2003 |
Report No. RS20460 |
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Order Code RS20460 Updated March 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Title IX and Gender Bias in Sports: Frequently Asked Questions Gary L. Galemore Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted to curtail discriminatory practices against woman and girls in educational institutions. ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31312 |
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Order Code RL31312 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Legislative Branch Updated February 28, 2003 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist 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, appropriations ( ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31767 |
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Order Code RL31767 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Eliminating International Child Labor: U.S. and International Initiatives February 28, 2003 Tiaji Salaam Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Eliminating International Child Labor: U.S. and International Initiatives Summary International child ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31762 |
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Order Code RL31762 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act February 28, 2003 Gina Marie Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act Summary The Critical Infrastructure Information Act of ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL31728 |
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Order Code RL31728 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Rules Changes Affecting the Congressional Budget Process in the 108th Congress (H.Res. 5) Updated February 28, 2003 Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress House Rules Changes Affecting the Congressional Budget Process in ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2003 |
Report No. 98-382GOV |
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Order Code 98-382 GOV Updated February 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Christopher M. Davis Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division When a conference committee completes its work successfully, the ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31307 |
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Order Code RL31307 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Energy and Water Development Updated February 27, 2003 Coordinated by Carl Behrens and Marc Humphries 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 resolutions, ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. 98-171 |
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Order Code 98-171 EPW Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Retirement Plans With Individual Accounts: Federal Rules and Limits Updated February 27, 2003 James R. Storey Specialist in Social Legislation Paul J. Graney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Retirement Plans With Individual Accounts: Federal ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31756 |
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Order Code RL31756 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: The Debate Over U.S. Policy Updated February 27, 2003 Richard P. Cronin Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraq: The Debate Over U.S. Policy Summary The passage of H.J.Res. 114 (P.L. 107-243) in both the House and Senate on October ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. 98-171EPW |
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Order Code 98-171 EPW Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Retirement Plans With Individual Accounts: Federal Rules and Limits Updated February 27, 2003 James R. Storey Specialist in Social Legislation Paul J. Graney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Retirement Plans With Individual Accounts: Federal ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. 96-938 |
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Order Code 96-938 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Special Rules in the House of Representatives Updated February 27, 2003 Stanley Bach, James V. Saturno, and Christopher M. Davis Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Special Rules in the House of Representatives Summary The House ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 2003 |
Report No. RL31759 |
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Order Code RL31759 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reconstruction Assistance in Afghanistan: Goals, Priorities, and Issues for Congress February 26, 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 Reconstruction ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 2003 |
Report No. RS21438 |
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Order Code RS21438 February 26, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Legislation Enacted in the 107th Congress Andorra Bruno Analyst in American National Government Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The 107th Congress enacted a variety of immigration-related laws. The Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296) reorganizes the federal government with the creation of ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL31493 |
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Order Code RL31493 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Department Organization And Management Legislative Phase Updated February 25, 2003 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management Legislative Phase Summary ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2003 |
Report No. RL31757 |
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Order Code RL31757 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Air: New Source Review Policies and Proposals February 25, 2003 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Clean Air: New Source Review Policies and Proposals Summary On November 22, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency ( ...
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| Date Feb. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31154 |
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Order Code RL31154 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund: A Summary of the Law Updated February 24, 2003 Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Superfund: A Summary of the Law Summary This report summarizes the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ...
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| Date Feb. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RS21433 |
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Order Code RS21433 Updated February 24, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2003 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution: Reference Guide Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The House and Senate agreed to the conference report on H.J.Res. 2, the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution for FY2003, on February 13, 2003 ...
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| Date Feb. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL31752 |
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Order Code RL31752 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Identity Theft: An Overview of Proposed Legislation in the 107th Congress February 21, 2003 Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Identity Theft: An Overview of Proposed Legislation in the 107th Congress Summary This report provides an overview of ...
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| Date Feb. 20, 2003 |
Report No. RL31743 |
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Order Code RL31743 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Amtrak Issues in the 108th Congress Updated February 20, 2003 D. Randall Peterman Analyst in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Amtrak Issues in the 108th Congress Summary Amtrak does not earn enough revenue, or receive enough assistance, to cover its ...
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| Date Feb. 19, 2003 |
Report No. RS21432 |
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Order Code RS21432 February 19, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Islam: A Primer Clyde Mark Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary There are about one billion Muslims in the world, concentrated primarily in North Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia. Islam teaches that Allah selected Muhammad, a merchant ...
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| Date Feb. 14, 2003 |
Report No. RL31749 |
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Order Code RL31749 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Direct Investment in China February 14, 2003 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Radha Sinha Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Direct Investment in China Summary This report provides an overview of global Foreign Direct ...
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| Date Feb. 14, 2003 |
Report No. RS21179 |
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Order Code RS21179 Updated February 14, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Copyright Term Extension: Eldred v. Ashcroft Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report examines the U.S. Supreme Court s decision in Eldred v. Ashcroft. Plaintiffs/Petitioners challenged the constitutionality under the Copyright Clause of a law adding 20 years to the ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 2003 |
Report No. RL31324 |
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Order Code RL31324 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: The Effect of Economic Variability on Individual Accounts and Their Annuities Updated February 13, 2003 Geoffrey Kollmann, Dawn Nuschler, and Patrick Purcell Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security Reform: The Effect of Economic Variability on ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 2003 |
Report No. RS21411 |
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Order Code RS21411 Updated February 13, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NASA s Space Shuttle Program: Space Shuttle Appropriations FY1992-FY2002 Daniel Morgan and Amanda Jacobs Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary This report shows the funding the George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush Administrations requested for the space shuttle program between ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2003 |
Report No. RL31310 |
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Order Code RL31310 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2003: Military Construction Updated February 12, 2003 Daniel H. Else Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations ( ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2003 |
Report No. RS21426 |
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Order Code RS21426 February 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Liability Issues Associated with the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Andrew W. Murnane and Daniel Inkelas Law Clerks American Law Division Summary The loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia resulted in the tragic deaths of seven astronauts and a hail of debris strewed over parts of at least two states. ...
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