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| Date Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL30971 |
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Order Code RL30971 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Latin America and the Caribbean: Legislative Issues in 2001-2002 Updated December 6, 2002 K. Larry Storrs, Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division J.F. Hornbeck, Nina M. Serafino, Mark P. Sullivan, and Maureen Taft-Morales Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31305 |
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Order Code RL31305 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003: Defense Updated December 6, 2002 Stephen Daggett and Amy Belasco Foreign Affairs and National Defense 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 Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31567 |
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Order Code RL31567 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): The President s Budget Request and Congressional Appropriations for FY2003 Updated December 6, 2002 Wayne A. Morrissey Science and Technology Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31662 |
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Order Code RL31662 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Developing Countries: Definitions, Concepts and Comparisons December 6, 2002 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Anjula Sandhu Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Developing ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31658 |
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Order Code RL31658 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Financing: The U.S. and International Response December 6, 2002 Rensselaer Lee Consultant in International Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorist Financing: The U.S. and International Response Summary The U.S.-led international campaign to ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS20760 |
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Order Code RS20760 Updated December 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile Mildred L. Amer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary This report presents a profile of the membership of the 107th Congress. Included is information on numbers of Members, party affiliation, average age and length ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS21301 |
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Order Code RS21301 Updated December 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Food Crisis in Southern Africa: Background and Issues Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Six Southern Africa countries Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Swaziland are facing severe food shortages. An ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2002 |
Report No. RS21300 |
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Order Code RS21300 Updated December 5, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elections in Kashmir K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The United States welcomed the successful October conclusion of 2002 elections in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, where nearly half of the electorate cast ballots. The elections ...
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| Date Dec. 4, 2002 |
Report No. RL30923 |
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Order Code RL30923 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Reauthorization Proposals in the 107th Congress Updated December 4, 2002 Emilie Stoltzfus Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Reauthorization Proposals in the 107th ...
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| Date Dec. 4, 2002 |
Report No. 97-43 |
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Order Code 97-43 SPR Updated December 4, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web V-Chip and TV Ratings: Helping Parents Supervise Their Children s Television Viewing Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary To assist parents in supervising the television viewing habits of their children, Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 4, 2002 |
Report No. RS20204 |
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Order Code RS20204 Updated December 4, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Securities Fees and SEC Pay Parity Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Sellers of corporate stock, companies that issue new stocks and bonds, and bidders in corporate takeovers all pay fees to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These fees were ...
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| Date Dec. 4, 2002 |
Report No. 97-43SPR |
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Order Code 97-43 SPR Updated December 4, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web V-Chip and TV Ratings: Helping Parents Supervise Their Children s Television Viewing Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary To assist parents in supervising the television viewing habits of their children, Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 2002 |
Report No. RL30252 |
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Order Code RL30252 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Countering Transnational Threats to the U.S. Updated December 3, 2001 Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Countering Transnational Threats to ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 2002 |
Report No. RL31179 |
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Order Code RL31179 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 Updated December 3, 2002 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 Summary The Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, P.L. 107-42 (H.R. 2926), ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2002 |
Report No. RL31578 |
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Order Code RL31578 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 106th and 107th Congresses Updated December 2, 2002 Joe Richardson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 106th and 107th Congresses Summary Child nutrition programs and the Special Supplemental ...
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| Date Nov. 27, 2002 |
Report No. RS20669 |
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Order Code RS20669 Updated November 27, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: Overview and Characteristics Ben Canada Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Each fiscal year, Congress appropriates funds for grants to state and local governments to further national goals and assist state and ...
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| Date Nov. 27, 2002 |
Report No. RL31652 |
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Order Code RL31652 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Background and Issues in the 107th Congress November 27, 2002 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Anne Hardenbergh Intern Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Persistent ...
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| Date Nov. 26, 2002 |
Report No. RL31651 |
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Order Code RL31651 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2002 Update November 26, 2002 James E. McCarthy and Anne L. Hardenbergh Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2002 Update Summary This report, which replaces CRS Report RL31051, ...
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| Date Nov. 26, 2002 |
Report No. IB10092 |
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Order Code IB10092 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court: Church-State Cases, 2001-2002 Term Updated November 26, 2002 David M. Ackerman American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Cases Decided Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Stratton, Ohio Zelman ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2002 |
Report No. RL30123 |
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Order Code RL30123 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Invasive Non-Native Species: Background and Issues for Congress Updated November 25, 2002 M. Lynne Corn, Eugene H. Buck, Jean Rawson, Alex Segarra, and Eric Fischer Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Invasive Non-Native Species: Background and Issues for Congress ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2002 |
Report No. RL31646 |
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Order Code RL31646 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export-Import Bank s Economic Impact Procedures: An Overview November 25, 2002 James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Export-Import Bank s Economic Impact Procedures: An Overview Summary On June 14, 2002, ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2002 |
Report No. RS21225 |
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Order Code RS21225 Updated November 25, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Program Protection Act of 2002 (H.R. 4070) Dawn Nuschler Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On June 26, 2002, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4070 (Social Security Program Protection Act of 2002), as amended, by a vote of 425-0. The ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2002 |
Report No. RL31644 |
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Order Code RL31644 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-India Security Relations November 22, 2002 Amit Gupta Consultant on South Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S.-India Security Relations Summary Since the 2000 visit by former President Clinton to India and the advent of the Bush Administration, ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2002 |
Report No. RL31639 |
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Order Code RL31639 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: A Topical Comparison of H.R. 5710 with H.R. 5005 Updated November 21, 2002 Sharon S. Gressle Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: A Topical Comparison of H.R. 5710 with H.R. 5005 Summary H.R. 5710 was ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2002 |
Report No. RL31648 |
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Order Code RL31648 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Governmental Drug Testing Programs: Legal and Constitutional Developments November 20, 2002 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Governmental Drug Testing Programs: Legal and Constitutional Developments Summary Constitutional law on the subject of ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2002 |
Report No. RL31641 |
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Order Code RL31641 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraqi Challenges and U.S. Military Responses: March 1991 through October 2002 November 20, 2002 Alfred B. Prados Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraqi Challenges and U.S. Military Responses: March 1991 through October 2002 Summary ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2002 |
Report No. RS21357 |
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Order Code RS21357 November 19, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New IMF Conditionality Guidelines Martin A. Weiss Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised the guidelines for the design of conditionality in its loans. Conditionality requires a borrower country to ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2002 |
Report No. 96-979EPW |
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Order Code 96-979 EPW Updated November 19, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Health Insurance: Uninsured by State, 2001 Paulette C. Morgan Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Science Policy Division Summary An estimated 14.6% of the U.S. population lacked health insurance coverage in 2001, up from 14.2% in 2000. When examined by state, estimates of the percent uninsured ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2002 |
Report No. RL31520 |
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Order Code RL31520 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Collective Bargaining and Homeland Security Updated November 18, 2002 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Collective Bargaining and Homeland Security Summary This report discusses the personnel provisions of H.R. 5710, the Homeland Security Act of ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2002 |
Report No. RL31514 |
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Order Code RL31514 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Homeland Security: Appropriations Transfer Authority Updated November 15, 2002 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Department of Homeland Security: Appropriations Transfer Authority Summary The establishment of ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2002 |
Report No. RS21327 |
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Order Code RS21327 Updated November 15,2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Concurrent Receipt of Military Retirement and VA Disability Benefits: Budgetary Issues Amy Belasco Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary Instead of including the House or Senate version of concurrent receipt (simultaneous payment) of military retirement and Department of Veterans Affairs ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 2002 |
Report No. RL31566 |
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Order Code RL31566 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget for Fiscal Year 2002 Updated November 14, 2002 Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Budget for Fiscal Year 2002 Summary Congress adopted the FY2002 budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 83) on May 10, 2001. The resolution ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 2002 |
Report No. RS21355 |
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Order Code RS21355 November 14, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey s November 3, 2002 National Election Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In Turkey s November 3, 2002 national election, voters vented their frustrations over an impoverishing recession, a painful International Monetary Fund ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 2002 |
Report No. RS20885 |
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Order Code RS20885 Updated November 14, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Benefits for the Aged and the Federal Budget: Short- and Long-Term Projections James R. Storey Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary As the 108th Congress addresses short-term budget decisions, it may also want to consider the long-run impacts of those decisions and ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 2002 |
Report No. RS20645 |
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Order Code RS20645 Updated November 13, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Recent Changes in Federal Debt And Its Major Components Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The government had surpluses in each of the four years 1998 through 2001. Over those years, the surpluses reduced federal debt held by the public, one of two ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2002 |
Report No. RL31424 |
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Order Code RL31424 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Maritime and Port Security: A Comparison of Major Provisions of S. 1214 and H.R. 3983 Updated November 12, 2002 John Frittelli Transportation Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Maritime and Port Security: A Comparison of Major Provisions of S. 1214 and H.R. 3983 ...
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| Date Nov. 9, 2002 |
Report No. RL31602 |
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Order Code RL31602 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid, SCHIP, and Other Health Provisions in H.R. 4954: The Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002, and S. 3018: The Beneficiary Access to Care and Medicare Equity Act of 2002 October 9, 2002 Jean Hearne and Elicia Herz Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Evelyne Baumrucker and ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31046 |
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Order Code RL31046 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2003: An Overview Updated November 8, 2002 Susan B. Epstein, Coordinator Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2003: An Overview Summary Congress is required by ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2002 |
Report No. 96-891EPW |
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Order Code 96-891 EPW Updated November 7, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2001 Chris L. Peterson Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The number of Americans without health insurance rose in 2001 to 41.2 million Americans (14.6%) an increase of 1.4 ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2002 |
Report No. 97-817ENR |
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Order Code 97-817 ENR Updated November 7, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority Geoffrey S. Becker and Charles E. Hanrahan Specialist and Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary New fast track, or trade promotion, authority (TPA) cleared the 107th Congress, and was signed ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2002 |
Report No. RS21246 |
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Order Code RS21246 Updated November 7, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National and Community Service: Reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 Ann Lordeman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The major federally funded community service and volunteer programs in ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2002 |
Report No. RS21265 |
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Order Code RS21265 Updated November 7, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Slovakia: 2002 Elections Julie Kim and Carl Ek Specialists in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In their recent parliamentary elections, Slovaks surprised most outside observers by renewing the mandate of Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and providing him with ...
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| Date Nov. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL30715 |
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Order Code RL30715 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Contractor Responsibility Regulation: Needed Clarification or a Potential Blacklist? Updated November 6, 2002 Nye Stevens Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Contractor Responsibility Regulation: Needed Clarification or a ...
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| Date Nov. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS21351 |
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Order Code RS21351 November 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sino-U.S. Summit, October 2002 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On October 25, 2002, President Bush and China s President Jiang Zemin met in Texas for an official state visit. Initially largely symbolic, the ...
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| Date Nov. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS21310 |
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Order Code RS21310 Updated November 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Proposals for an Independent Commission Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary There is significant support for an independent commission to assess the performance of the U.S. Intelligence Community ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 2002 |
Report No. RS21350 |
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Order Code RS21350 November 5, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Fellows Programs Lloyd DeSerisy National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Each year, over one hundred commissioned military officers and Department of Defense (DOD) civilians participate in diverse programs outside DOD aimed at professional education of the individual ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2002 |
Report No. RL31606 |
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Order Code RL31606 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Detention of Noncitizens in the United States Updated November 4, 2002 Alison M. Siskin Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Margaret Mikyung Lee Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Detention of Noncitizens in the United States Summary The ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2002 |
Report No. RS20043 |
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Order Code RS20043 Updated November 4, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 2002 |
Report No. 98-844GOV |
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Order Code 98-844 GOV Updated November 1, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Effects, and Process Sharon S. Gressle Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary When federal agencies and programs lack appropriated funding, they must cease operations, except in emergency situations. The failure ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS21336 |
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Order Code RS21336 Updated October 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: The Turkish Factor Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Turkey will likely be pivotal to any U.S. military operation against Iraq, but it has many concerns. Foremost, it seeks to preserve Iraq s territorial integrity and ...
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