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| Date Jan. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS21269 |
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Order Code RS21269 Updated January 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Accounting Problems Reported in Major Companies Since Enron Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Since the sudden collapse of Enron Corp. in the fall of 2001, and the series of accounting scandals that followed, the integrity of corporate financial ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS20629 |
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Order Code RS20629 Updated January 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pension Reform: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 Patrick Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On June 7, 2001 the President signed into law the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA, P.L. 107-16). Title ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RS20868 |
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Order Code RS20868 Updated January 28, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employer Liability Provisions in Selected Patient Protection Bills Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The liability of a self-insured employer in state court for group health plan related actions is generally preempted by ERISA. However, an employer who acts as the ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2003 |
Report No. IB10098 |
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Order Code IB10098 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fruits and Vegetables: Issues for Congress Updated January 27, 2003 Brenda Branaman Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Federal Activities and Programs Emergency Assistance Marketing ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL30938 |
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Order Code RL30938 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism and the Military s Role in Domestic Crisis Management: Background and Issues for Congress Updated January 27, 2003 Jeffrey D. Brake National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorism and The Military s Role in Domestic Crisis Management: ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RL31714 |
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Order Code RL31714 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Designating Lake Saint Clair a Great Lake : Legal Analysis January 27, 2003 Stephen R. Vi a Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Designating Lake Saint Clair a Great Lake : Legal Analysis Summary The Great Lakes and their connecting waters form the largest fresh surface ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2003 |
Report No. 94-211 |
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Order Code 94-211 EPW Updated January 27, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Emilie Stoltzfus Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP), established in 1981 by Title XXVI of P.L. 97-35 and currently authorized through FY2004, is a block ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2003 |
Report No. RS20834 |
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Order Code RS20834 Updated January 27, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Earth Penetrator Weapons Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Administration s Nuclear Posture Review considered nuclear earth penetrator weapons (EPWs), which would burrow tens of feet into the ground before detonating to ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 2003 |
Report No. 94-211EPW |
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Order Code 94-211 EPW Updated January 27, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Emilie Stoltzfus Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP), established in 1981 by Title XXVI of P.L. 97-35 and currently authorized through FY2004, is a block ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31614 |
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Order Code RL31614 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Labor Market Characteristics of Agricultural Workers in the United States, 1996-2001 Updated January 24, 2003 Gerald Mayer Economic Analyst Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Labor Market Characteristics of Agricultural Workers in the United States, 1996-2001 Summary An issue ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL30852 |
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Order Code RL30852 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration of Agricultural Guest Workers: Policy, Trends, and Legislative Issues Updated January 24, 2003 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Geoffrey K. Collver Presidential Management Intern Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31277 |
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Order Code RL31277 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Temporary Programs to Extend Unemployment Compensation Updated January 24, 2003 Jennifer E. Lake Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Temporary Programs to Extend Unemployment Compensation Summary The federal/state unemployment compensation (UC) system ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31480 |
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Order Code RL31480 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): State Grant Formulas Updated January 24, 2003 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): State Grant Formulas Summary Congress is ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31593 |
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Order Code RL31593 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Health Insurance for Displaced Workers Updated January 24, 2003 Julie Stone, Hinda Ripps Chaikind, Jean Hearne Domestic Social Policy Division Heidi G. Yacker Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Health Insurance for Displaced Workers Summary The events of September 11, 2001, the ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RL31700 |
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Order Code RL31700 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Disaster Bills in the 108th Congress: A Comparison Updated January 24, 2003 Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Farm Disaster Bills in the 108th Congress: A Comparison Summary Much of the United States has been ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2003 |
Report No. RS20755 |
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Order Code RS20755 Updated January 24, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Singapore-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The United States and Singapore have completed negotiations on a free-trade agreement that would, with a phase-in period, eliminate tariffs on all goods traded between ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31729 |
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Order Code RL31729 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002 January 23, 2003 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002 Summary In the ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31099 |
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Order Code RL31099 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives Updated January 23, 2003 Ben Canada Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2003 |
Report No. 97-724 |
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Order Code 97-724 E Updated January 23, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ergonomics in the Workplace: Is It Time for an OSHA Standard? Edward Rappaport Analyst in Industry Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Improper ergonomic design of jobs is one of the leading causes cited for workrelated illness, accounting for perhaps a third of employers costs under ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2003 |
Report No. 97-724E |
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Order Code 97-724 E Updated January 23, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ergonomics in the Workplace: Is It Time for an OSHA Standard? Edward Rappaport Analyst in Industry Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Improper ergonomic design of jobs is one of the leading causes cited for workrelated illness, accounting for perhaps a third of employers costs under ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL30587 |
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Order Code RL30587 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare+Choice Payments Updated January 22, 2003 Hinda Ripps Chaikind Specialist in Social Legislation Paulette C. Morgan Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare+Choice Payments Summary In 1997, Congress passed the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 ( ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL30051 |
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Order Code RL30051 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures: Agreement on a 2005 Round Updated January 22, 2003 David E. Lockwood Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Base Closures: Agreement on a 2005 Round Summary Ninety-seven major ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL31705 |
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Order Code RL31705 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Ocean Policy Study: A Model for the Future? January 22, 2003 John R. Justus, Jeffrey A. Zinn, and Eugene H. Buck Specialists in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National Ocean Policy Study: A Model for the Future? Summary ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL31271 |
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Order Code RL31271 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Provisions of the Farm Bill: Comparison of the New Law with Previous Law and House and Senate Bills Updated January 22, 2003 Brent D. Yacobucci Environmental Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Provisions of the Farm Bill: Comparison of ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RS20852 |
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Order Code RS20852 Updated January 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Status and Issues Brent D. Yacobucci Environmental Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) was a cooperative research program between the federal government and the big ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RS20992 |
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Order Code RS20992 Updated January 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation Carol O Shaughnessy and Bob Lyke Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The need for long-term care is expected to grow substantially in the future, straining both public and private resources. Total spending on long-term ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RS21108 |
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Order Code RS21108 Updated January 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ecstasy: Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress to Control MDMA Mark Eddy Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Legislation was proposed in the 107th Congress to combat the use and abuse of Ecstasy (MDMA) and other club drugs. The RAVE Act (S. 2633/H.R. 5519) ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. 97-1009 |
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Order Code 97-1009 GOV Updated January 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House and Senate Vacancies: How Are They Filled? Sula P. Richardson and Thomas H. Neale Analysts in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Vacancies in Congress occur due to the death, resignation, or declination (refusal to serve) of a Senator or Representative, or as ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2003 |
Report No. 97-1009GOV |
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Order Code 97-1009 GOV Updated January 22, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House and Senate Vacancies: How Are They Filled? Sula P. Richardson and Thomas H. Neale Analysts in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Vacancies in Congress occur due to the death, resignation, or declination (refusal to serve) of a Senator or Representative, or as ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL31704 |
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Order Code RL31704 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A New Farm Bill: Comparing the 2002 Law with Previous Law and House and Senate Bills January 21, 2003 Agriculture & Food Supply Section Coordinated by Jean Yavis Jones Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A New Farm Bill: Comparing 2002 Law with Previous Law and House ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL31703 |
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Order Code RL31703 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Law and Innovation: The Creation, Operation and a Twenty-Year Assessment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit January 21, 2003 John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Patent Law ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL31679 |
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Order Code RL31679 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress January 21, 2003 Ross W. Gorte Natural Resource Economist and Senior Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RS21393 |
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Order Code RS21393 January 21, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Health Insurance Programs for the Uninsured Jean Hearne Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary In 2002, six states (Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington) and the District of Columbia offered state-only health insurance programs ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2003 |
Report No. IB10077 |
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Order Code IB10077 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Trade Issues in the 107th Congress Updated January 17, 2003 Charles E. Hanrahan, Geoffrey S. Becker, and Remy Jurenas Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.S. Agricultural Exports U.S. ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RL31425 |
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Order Code RL31425 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Updated January 17, 2003 Judy G. Chizek National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Summary The Department of ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RL30873 |
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Order Code RL30873 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Saving in the United States: How Has It Changed and Why Is It Important? Updated January 17, 2003 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Saving in the ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RS20814 |
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Order Code RS20814 Updated January 17, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vacancies and Special Elections: 107th Congress Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division There were eleven vacancies in the 107th Congress ten in the House and one in the Senate. Of the ten House vacancies, five were caused by death of these incumbents: ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RS21388 |
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Order Code RS21388 January 17, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 108th Congress Elizabeth Rybicki Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On the first day of the 108th Congress, the House agreed to H.Res. 5, which made several rules changes affecting floor proceedings. The 108th ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RS21382 |
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Order Code RS21382 Updated January 17, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 108th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Summary This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 108th Congress, adopted by the House January 7, ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2003 |
Report No. IB10078 |
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Order Code IB10078 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund and Brownfields in the 107th Congress Updated January 16, 2003 Mark Reisch Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Brownfields A Brief Summary of the Cleanup Program Superfund Issues Revenue ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2003 |
Report No. RL30839 |
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Order Code RL30839 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Cuts, the Business Cycle, and Economic Growth: A Macroeconomic Analysis Updated January 16, 2003 Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Cuts, the Business Cycle, and Economic ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2003 |
Report No. RL31650 |
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Order Code RL31650 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Congressional Hearings and the Status of the Investigation Updated January 16, 2003 Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Congressional Hearings ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2003 |
Report No. RL31699 |
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Order Code RL31699 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Russia: 1992-2002 January 16, 2003 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Russia: 1992-2002 Summary For more than ten years, the U.S. program of foreign assistance to ...
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| Date Jan. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL31244 |
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Order Code RL31244 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web K-12 Education Funding: Authorizations and Appropriations for FY2002 Updated January 15, 2003 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress K-12 Education Funding: Authorizations and Appropriations for FY2002 Summary This report lists and ...
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| Date Jan. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL31373 |
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Order Code RL31373 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Adjustment to Permanent Resident Status Under Section 245(i) Updated January 15, 2003 Andorra Bruno Analyst in American National Government Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Immigration: Adjustment to Permanent Resident Status Under Section 245(i) Summary Bills have ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2003 |
Report No. IB10084 |
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Order Code IB10084 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress Updated January 14, 2003 Lenore Sek Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2003 |
Report No. RL31138 |
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Order Code RL31138 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Countercyclical Job Creation Programs of the Post-World War II Era Updated January 14, 2003 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Countercyclical Job Creation Programs of the Post-World War II Era Summary For months before the terrorist ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2003 |
Report No. RS20264 |
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Order Code RS20264 Updated January 14, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Activity in the 107th Congress Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary After passing a major multi-year tax cut in Mid-2001 (which was sunsetted after 10 years) and a stimulus bill in 2002, Congress considered, but did not complete, work on ...
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| Date Jan. 13, 2003 |
Report No. RL31706 |
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Order Code RL31706 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bankruptcy Reform: A Recap January 13, 2003 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bankruptcy Reform: A Recap Summary 2003 will be the sixth year that Congress considers enacting a major overhaul of consumer bankruptcy laws. Originally introduced in 1998, ...
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| Date Jan. 13, 2003 |
Report No. RS20880 |
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Order Code RS20880 Updated January 13, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress Gary L. Galemore Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary As a result of increasing conflict within the sports industry over the past few decades, Congress and other federal agencies have given greater attention to public ...
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