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| Date Jan. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RS21288 |
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Order Code RS21288 Updated January 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Smallpox: Technical Background on the Disease and Its Potential Role in Terrorism Frank Gottron Science and Technology Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Smallpox, which kills approximately 30% of its victims, is estimated to have killed between 300 and 500 million people in the ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2003 |
Report No. IB10069 |
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Order Code IB10069 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Water Issues in the 107th Congress Updated January 9, 2003 Claudia Copeland Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Legislative and Clinton Administration Activity Since P.L. 100-4 ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RL31694 |
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Order Code RL31694 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile and Vaccination Policy January 9, 2003 Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile and Vaccination Policy Summary On December 13, 2002, President George W. Bush announced the administration ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RS21268 |
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Order Code RS21268 Updated January 9, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Data on Employees and Unions Potentially Affected Gail McCallion Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report provides data on federal employee unions and employees who will be potentially affected by the creation of a new Department of Homeland ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RS20106 |
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Order Code RS20106 Updated January 9, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Interstate Waste Transport: Legislative Issues James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary This report discusses ten issues raised by proposed legislation to allow controls on interstate commerce in solid waste. Such legislation has been ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RS20662 |
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Order Code RS20662 Updated January 9, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Law and Domestic Violence Jacqueline Cooke and Vee Burke Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Family Violence Option (FVO) of the 1996 welfare law (P.L. 104-193) permits state programs of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to waive federal rules regarding required work, time ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL30003 |
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Order Code RL30003 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Modifying Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Coverage for Certain Sales Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Updated January 8, 2003 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Modifying Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Coverage for ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RL31173 |
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Order Code RL31173 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Combating Terrorism: First Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Distribution of Funds to Departments and Agencies Updated January 7, 2003 James R. Riehl Section Head, Business Section Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Combating Terrorism: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RS21281 |
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Order Code RS21281 Updated January 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report lists the bills that were introduced in the 107th Congress that directly affected the Social Security program, and provides a summary table listed by ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RS21137 |
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Order Code RS21137 Updated January 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Identification Cards: Legal Issues Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In the wake of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, renewed debate has arisen regarding the efficacy and legal implications of a national identification card, a form of identification that ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 2003 |
Report No. RL30806 |
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Order Code RL30806 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cuba: Issues for Congress Updated January 6, 2003 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Maureen Taft-Morales Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cuba: Issues for Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 2003 |
Report No. RL31640 |
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Order Code RL31640 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Beneficiaries: Background and Issues Updated January 6, 2003 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage for Beneficiaries: Background and Issues Summary ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 2003 |
Report No. IB10074 |
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Order Code IB10074 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 107th Congress Updated January 6, 2003 Eugene H. Buck Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Commercial and Sport Fisheries: Background and ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL31688 |
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Order Code RL31688 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 108th Congress January 3, 2003 Lawrence Kapp and Thomas Lum, Coordinators Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 108th Congress Summary The 108th Congress will ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL30551 |
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Order Code RL30551 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction Suppliers Updated January 3, 2003 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iran: Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction Suppliers Summary Successive U.S. administrations since ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL31689 |
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Order Code RL31689 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. International Refugee Assistance: Issues for Congress January 3, 2003 Rhoda Margesson Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. International Refugee Assistance: Issues for Congress Summary The United States is the largest national ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RS21147 |
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Order Code RS21147 Updated January 3, 2003 Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2002 John Williamson Technical Information Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The worldwide rate of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity declined during 2001, and 2002 was a year of serious consolidation as corporations sought to restructure their operations through ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL30169 |
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Order Code RL30169 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export Administration Act of 1979 Reauthorization Updated January 2, 2003 Ian F. Fergusson, Coordinator Robert D. Shuey Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Craig Elwell Government and Finance Division Jeanne Grimmett American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Export Administration Act of ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL30689 |
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Order Code RL30689 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Export Administration Act: Controversy and Prospects Updated January 2, 2003 Ian F. Fergusson Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Export Administration Act: Controversy and Prospects Summary The 108th Congress again ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL31553 |
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Order Code RL31553 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Livestock: A Proposed Ban on Ownership and Control by Packers January 2, 2003 Jerry Heykoop Agricultural Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Livestock: A Proposed Ban on Ownership and Control by Packers Summary This report provides a discussion of the ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2003 |
Report No. 94-28EPW |
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Order Code 94-28 EPW Updated January 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Premiums: Fact Sheet Geoffrey Kollmann Domestic Social Policy Division Taxes: Financing for Social Security Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and the Hospital Insurance (HI) part of Medicare is provided primarily by taxes levied on wages and ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. IB10096 |
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Order Code IB10096 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Budget Actions in 2002 Updated December 31, 2002 Bill Heniff Jr. Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Overview of the Congressional Budget Process Budget Resolution Reconciliation Legislation ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. RL31682 |
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Order Code RL31682 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Military Draft and a Possible War with Iraq December 31, 2002 Robert L. Goldich Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Military Draft and a Possible War with Iraq Summary Since the possibility of a second major war with Iraq became ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS21374 |
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Order Code RS21374 December 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Pending Supreme Court Decisions 2002-2003 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in two cases for the 2002-2003 term. In Medical Board of California v. Hason the Court will address the issue of ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS21378 |
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Order Code RS21378 December 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Termination of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Requirement for FY2003 and Later Years Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Under the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirement established by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, legislation proposing new direct ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS20970 |
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Order Code RS20970 Updated December 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, and Child Labor: Amending the Fair Labor Standards Act William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the basic federal statute dealing with minimum wages, overtime pay, and child labor. ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS21088 |
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Order Code RS21088 Updated December 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty: Legal Considerations David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On December 13, 2001, President Bush gave formal notice to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Ukraine that the United States was withdrawing from the AntiBallistic Missile Treaty ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2002 |
Report No. RL31388 |
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Order Code RL31388 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration and Naturalization Service: Restructuring Proposals in the 107th Congress Updated December 30, 2002 Lisa M. Seghetti Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Immigration and Naturalization Service: Restructuring Proposals in the 107th Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2002 |
Report No. RS20319 |
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Order Code RS20319 Updated December 23, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Telecommunications Services Trade and the WTO Agreement M. Angeles Villarreal Analyst in Industrial Organization and Business Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary World telecommunications services trade is growing and evolving very rapidly, appearing to corroborate expectations that the ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2002 |
Report No. RL31678 |
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Order Code RL31678 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Government Performance and Results Act: Overview of Associated Provisions in the 106th Congress December 20, 2002 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Government Performance and Results Act: Overview of Associated ...
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| Date Dec. 19, 2002 |
Report No. RL31266 |
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Order Code RL31266 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State and Local Preparedness for Terrorism: Selected Policy Issues Updated December 19, 2002 Ben Canada, Coordinator Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress State and Local Preparedness for Terrorism: Selected Policy Issues Summary While the ...
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| Date Dec. 19, 2002 |
Report No. IB10015 |
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Order Code IB10015 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Protecting Natural Resources and Managing Growth: Issues in the 107th Congress Updated December 19, 2002 Jeffrey Zinn Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Assisting Efforts to Address Sprawl and Manage ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 2002 |
Report No. RL30670 |
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Order Code RL30670 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Constitutional Bounds on Congress Ability to Protect the Environment Updated December 18, 2002 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Constitutional Bounds on Congress Ability to Protect the Environment Summary Federal protection of the environment must hew to ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 2002 |
Report No. RL31090 |
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Order Code RL31090 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Term Care: Nursing and Paraprofessional Workforce Issues Updated December 18, 2002 Julie Lynn Stone Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-Term Care: Nursing and Paraprofessional Workforce Issues Summary Currently, about 4.8 million nurses and ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2002 |
Report No. RL30606 |
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Order Code RL30606 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II: The Issue of Compensation by Japan Updated December 17, 2002 Gary K. Reynolds Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Prisoners of War and ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2002 |
Report No. RL31042 |
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Order Code RL31042 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Charitable Choice: House-Passed Version of H.R. 7 Compared with Existing Charitable Choice Laws Updated December 17, 2002 Vee Burke Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Charitable Choice: House-Passed Version of H.R. 7 Compared with Existing Charitable Choice Laws Summary This ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2002 |
Report No. RL31670 |
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Order Code RL31670 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security: Issues for Congressional Oversight December 17, 2002 Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security: Issues for Congressional ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2002 |
Report No. RS21371 |
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Order Code RS21371 December 17, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Tax Administration Reform Act of 2002 (H.R. 5728) Erika Lunder Law Clerk1 American Law Division Summary The Tax Administration Reform Act of 2002, H.R. 5728, was passed by the House on November 15, 2002. The Senate adjourned before considering the bill, but it seems likely that the measures will reappear ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2002 |
Report No. 98-99 |
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Order Code 98-99 C Updated December 17, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Daylight Saving Time Heidi G. Yacker Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary Currently, in most parts of the United States, timepieces are moved forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the fall to provide an extended daylight period during the summer months. ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2002 |
Report No. 98-99C |
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Order Code 98-99 C Updated December 17, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Daylight Saving Time Heidi G. Yacker Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary Currently, in most parts of the United States, timepieces are moved forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the fall to provide an extended daylight period during the summer months. ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2002 |
Report No. RL31466 |
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Order Code RL31466 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Department: U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues Updated December 16, 2002 Jean M. Rawson Specialist in Agriculture Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security Department: U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues Summary On November 25, ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2002 |
Report No. RS21370 |
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Order Code RS21370 December 16, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Commodity, Agricultural Product, Farm Product and Related Terms: Definitions for Federal Policy Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary No consistent official definitions exist of agricultural commodity or of other closely related ...
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| Date Dec. 13, 2002 |
Report No. RS21369 |
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Order Code RS21369 December 13, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Synthetic Poliovirus: Bioterrorism and Science Policy Implications Frank Gottron Science and Technology Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In July 2002, an online scientific journal published a report describing how to make the virus that causes polio from mail-ordered pieces of ...
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| Date Dec. 12, 2002 |
Report No. RS20397 |
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Order Code RS20397 Updated December 12, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Returns of Individuals: Statistical Charts for the Five Most Recent Years Arnold D. Solomon Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary These basic statistics provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions concerning the federal individual income tax, ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2002 |
Report No. RL31665 |
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Order Code RL31665 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization December 11, 2002 John W. Fischer Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Summary Authorizing legislation for the existing federal highway, highway safety, and transit ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2002 |
Report No. RS20801 |
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Order Code RS20801 Updated December 11, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cloture Attempts on Nominations Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Summary Cloture is the only means by which the Senate can vote to limit debate on a matter, and thereby overcome a possible filibuster. Until 1949, cloture could not be invoked on ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 2002 |
Report No. RS20861 |
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Order Code RS20861 Updated December 10, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2002, P.L. 107-273 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Mark Gurevitz Senior Paralegal Specialist American Law Division Summary Congress enacted the Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2002 as ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2002 |
Report No. RL30973 |
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Order Code RL30973 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 2001 Tax Cut: Description, Analysis, and Background Updated December 9, 2002 David L. Brumbaugh, Jane G. Gravelle, Steven Maguire, and Louis Alan Talley Government and Finance Division Bob Lyke Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 2001 Tax Cut: Description, Analysis, and Background ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2002 |
Report No. RS21211 |
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Order Code RS21211 Updated December 9, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism Insurance Comparison of H.R. 3210, S. 2600, and Conference Report S. Roy Woodall, Jr. Insurance Consultant Government and Finance Division Summary The terrorist attacks of September 11 resulted in the largest insured catastrophic loss in history, estimated to total $40 billion. Even though ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2002 |
Report No. 96-402SPR |
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Order Code 96-402 SPR Updated December 9, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Small Business Innovation Research Program Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In 1982, the Small Business Innovation Development Act (P.L. 97-219) established small business innovation research (SBIR) programs within the major ...
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