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| Date Aug. 15, 2002 |
Report No. RL31279 |
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Order Code RL31279 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Steel: Legacy Cost Issue Updated August 15, 2002 Stephen Cooney Industry Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Steel: Legacy Cost Issue Summary The question of legacy costs has emerged as a key issue in the debate over efforts to aid the American steel industry. ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2002 |
Report No. IB89150 |
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Order Code IB89150 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Refugee Assistance in the Foreign Aid Bill: Problems and Prospects Updated August 15, 2002 Vita Bite Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Funding for Refugee Assistance Refugee Admissions Overseas ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2002 |
Report No. 98-576 |
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Order Code 98-576 ENR Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Desertification Treaty: Evolution, Summary, and Status Updated August 15, 2002 Carol Hardy Vincent Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Desertification Treaty: Evolution, Summary, and Status Summary Desertification land ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2002 |
Report No. RL31496 |
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Order Code RL31496 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Major Prescription Drug Provisions of Selected Bills Updated August 14, 2002 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare: Major Prescription Drug Provisions of Selected Bills Summary Medicare, the nationwide health ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2002 |
Report No. RL31532 |
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Order Code RL31532 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Candidacy, Incarceration, and the Constitution s Inhabitancy Qualification Updated August 12, 2002 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Candidacy, Incarceration, and the Constitution s Inhabitancy Qualification Summary The issue ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2002 |
Report No. 97-389E |
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Order Code 97-389 E Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Generalized System of Preferences Updated August 12, 2002 William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Generalized System of Preferences Summary The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) extends duty-free ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2002 |
Report No. RS21285 |
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Order Code RS21285 August 9, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Length of Congressional Service: First Through 107th Congresses David C. Huckabee Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary This report presents data on the length of service for Representatives and Senators from 1789 to 2002. The data are from a computer file on the ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL30924 |
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Order Code RL30924 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Peanut Program: Evolution from Supply Management to Market Orientation Updated August 8, 2002 Remy Jurenas Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Peanut Program: Evolution from Supply Management to Market Orientation Summary The 2002 ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL30848 |
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Order Code RL30848 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Taxation of Overseas Investment & Income: Background and Issues in 2002 Updated August 8, 2002 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Taxation of Overseas Investment and Income: Background and Issues in 2002 Summary Investment ...
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| Date Aug. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31529 |
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Order Code RL31529 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001 August 6, 2002 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001 Summary This report is prepared annually to ...
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| Date Aug. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS21280 |
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Order Code RS21280 August 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Toxic Mold: Insurance and Legal Issues Christopher Jennings Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Allegations of bodily injuries and property damage resulting from toxic mold in home and work environments have triggered litigation across the nation, and, as a result, have prompted insurers and ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2002 |
Report No. RL31526 |
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Order Code RL31526 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Informing Congress: The Role of the Executive in Times of War and Military Conflict, 1941-2001 August 2, 2002 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government L. Elaine Halchin Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Informing ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2002 |
Report No. RS21182 |
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Order Code RS21182 Updated August 2, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The 107th Congress in late July and early August 2002 cleared for the President s signature a wide-ranging trade bill (H.R. 3009) that includes reauthorization ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2002 |
Report No. RL31524 |
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Order Code RL31524 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The 2002 Farm Bill: Comparison of Commodity Support Provisions with the House and Senate Proposals, and Prior Law August 1, 2002 Jasper Womach Agriculture Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The 2002 Farm Bill: Comparison of Commodity Support Provisions ...
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| Date July 31, 2002 |
Report No. RL30753 |
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Order Code RL30753 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Support Mechanisms in the European Union: A Comparison with the United States Updated July 31, 2002 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agricultural Support Mechanisms in the European Union: A Comparison ...
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| Date July 31, 2002 |
Report No. RL31445 |
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Order Code RL31445 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Promotion (Fast-Track) Authority: A Comparison of Bills Approved by the House and by the Senate with Notes on the Conference Report (H.R. 3009) Updated July 31, 2002 Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and ...
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| Date July 31, 2002 |
Report No. RL30954 |
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Order Code RL30954 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sports Gambling in School: A Legal Analysis of Proposals to Strengthen Federal Prohibitions Updated July 31, 2002 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Sports Gambling in School: A Legal Analysis of Proposals to Strengthen Federal Prohibitions Summary Several ...
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| Date July 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS20905 |
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Order Code RS20905 Updated July 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sports Gambling in School: A Sketch of Proposals to Strengthen Federal Prohibitions Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The National Gambling Impact Study Commission reported wide-spread sports gambling on college campuses and, although closely divided, recommended that gambling ...
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| Date July 30, 2002 |
Report No. 95-50 |
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Order Code 95-50 SPR Updated July 30, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Role in Technology Development Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The federal government has traditionally played a role in fostering technological progress. This has involved both direct federal research and development (R ...
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| Date July 30, 2002 |
Report No. RS21273 |
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Order Code RS21273 July 30, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary One of the most persistent issues of constitutional law concerns the extent to which the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment imposes constraints on the provision of ...
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| Date July 29, 2002 |
Report No. RL31510 |
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Order Code RL31510 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposed Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security Updated July 29, 2002 Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Proposed Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security Summary The Federal Emergency Management ...
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| Date July 26, 2002 |
Report No. RL31350 |
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Order Code RL31350 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Updating Animal Health Protection Statutes: Comparison of Current Law with Senate Farm Bill and House Proposals April 4, 2002 Alejandro E. Segarra Agricultural Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Updating Animal Health Protection Statutes: Comparison ...
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| Date July 26, 2002 |
Report No. RL31483 |
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Order Code RL31483 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Side-by-Side Comparison of House, Senate, and Conference Versions Updated July 26, 2002 Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Side-by-Side Comparison of House, Senate, and ...
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| Date July 26, 2002 |
Report No. RL30397 |
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Order Code RL30397 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: Individual Account Proposals Updated July 26, 2002 James R. Storey Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT A number of measures to reform the Social Security system have proposed that individual accounts be incorporated ...
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| Date July 25, 2002 |
Report No. IB92056 |
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Order Code IB92056 Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Current Policy Issues Updated July 25, 2002 Shirley A. Kan Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Recent PRC Proliferation Challenges ...
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| Date July 25, 2002 |
Report No. RL31156 |
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Order Code RL31156 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Law: The Festo Case and the Doctrine of Equivalents Updated July 25, 2002 Margaret Mikyung Lee Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Patent Law: The Festo Case and the Doctrine of Equivalents Summary On May 28, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its unanimous ...
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| Date July 25, 2002 |
Report No. 97-742 |
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Order Code 97-742 C Updated July 25, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civics Programs in Washington, D.C. Susan Watkins Greenfield Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary A number of programs in Washington, D.C., explain the workings of the national government to a diverse range of Americans, from middle school students to senior citizens. ...
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| Date July 25, 2002 |
Report No. 97-742C |
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Order Code 97-742 C Updated July 25, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civics Programs in Washington, D.C. Susan Watkins Greenfield Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary A number of programs in Washington, D.C., explain the workings of the national government to a diverse range of Americans, from middle school students to senior citizens. ...
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| Date July 24, 2002 |
Report No. RS21244 |
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Order Code RS21244 Updated July 24, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Homeland Security: Should the Transportation Security Administration be Included? Robert S. Kirk Economic Analyst, Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary President George W. Bush has unveiled a plan to create a new Department of Homeland Security (H.R. 5005, ...
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| Date July 23, 2002 |
Report No. RL31387 |
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Order Code RL31387 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism: The New Occupational Hazard Updated July 23, 2002 Edward Rappaport Analyst in Industry Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorism: The New Occupational Hazard Summary Most of the direct victims of terrorism in the United States in recent years have been ...
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| Date July 22, 2002 |
Report No. RL31357 |
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Order Code RL31357 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Interagency Coordinative Mechanisms: Varied Types and Numerous Devices Updated July 22, 2002 Frederick M. Kaiser Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Interagency Coordinative Mechanisms: Varied Types and Numerous Devices ...
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| Date July 22, 2002 |
Report No. RL31515 |
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Order Code RL31515 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Air Toxics: What Progress Has EPA Made in Regulating Hazardous Air Pollutants? July 22, 2002 Anne L. Hardenbergh Intern Resources, Science, and Industry Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Air Toxics: What Progress Has EPA Made in Regulating Hazardous Air Pollutants? Summary The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ...
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| Date July 20, 2002 |
Report No. RL31506 |
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Order Code RL31506 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002 July 20, 2002 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002 ...
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| Date July 18, 2002 |
Report No. RL31522 |
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Order Code RL31522 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Deposit Insurance: The Bank Insurance Fund July 18, 2002 Gillian Garcia Deposit Insurance Consultant Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Deposit Insurance: The Bank Insurance Fund Summary The prosperity of the banking and thrift industries in recent years has spurred the ...
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| Date July 18, 2002 |
Report No. RS21110 |
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Order Code RS21110 January 18, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Combating Terrorism: Are There Lessons to Be Learned from Foreign Experiences? Nina M. Serafino Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary As the United States braces for possible repeated incidents of international terrorism in the United States, there ...
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| Date July 17, 2002 |
Report No. RL31217 |
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Order Code RL31217 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agroterrorism: Options in Congress Updated July 17, 2002 Alejandro E. Segarra Agricultural Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agroterrorism: Options in Congress Summary Although U.S. intelligence agencies have not identified any terrorist acts targeting ...
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| Date July 17, 2002 |
Report No. RS20373 |
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Order Code RS20373 Updated July 17, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Energy s Weatherization Assistance Program Alice D. Butler Technical Information Specialist Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is one of the largest energy conservation programs in the nation. The DOE ...
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| Date July 16, 2002 |
Report No. RS21264 |
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Order Code RS21264 July 16, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Endangered Species Act and Sound Science Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division M. Lynne Corn Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Endangered Species Act is a strong statute enacted to save and recover dwindling species. Decisions to ...
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| Date July 16, 2002 |
Report No. RS20353 |
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Order Code RS20353 Updated July 16, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Latino Political Participation and Representation in Elective Office Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary America s Latino population is on the verge of becoming the largest minority group in the country, a phenomenon that is significant with ...
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| Date July 15, 2002 |
Report No. RL31523 |
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Order Code RL31523 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court Opinions: October 2001 Term July 15, 2002 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Supreme Court Opinions: October 2001 Term Summary This report contains synopses of Supreme Court decisions issued from the beginning of the October 2001 Term ...
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| Date July 15, 2002 |
Report No. RL31499 |
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Order Code RL31499 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of 107th Congress Legislation July 15, 2002 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of 107th Congress Legislation Summary ...
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| Date July 15, 2002 |
Report No. RS21082 |
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Order Code RS21082 Updated July 15, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Student Drug Testing: Constitutional Issues Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Issues of personal privacy and application of Fourth Amendment safeguards against unreasonable governmental searches and seizures are the focus of judicial rulings on the constitutionality of ...
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| Date July 11, 2002 |
Report No. RL30887 |
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Order Code RL30887 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dietary Supplements: Legislative and Regulatory Status Updated July 11, 2002 Donna V. Porter Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Dietary Supplements: Legislative and Regulatory Status Summary Congress enacted the Dietary Supplement Health and Education ...
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| Date July 11, 2002 |
Report No. RL31389 |
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Order Code RL31389 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Afghanistan: Challenges and Options for Reconstructing a Stable and Moderate State Updated July 11, 2002 Richard P. Cronin Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Afghanistan: Challenges and Options for Reconstructing a Stable and Moderate ...
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| Date July 10, 2002 |
Report No. RL30865 |
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Order Code RL30865 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bankruptcy Reform Legislation in the 107 Congress: A Comparison of H.R. 333 As Passed by the House and the Senate th Updated July 10, 2002 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bankruptcy Reform Legislation in the 107th Congress: A Comparison of H.R. 333 As ...
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| Date July 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31508 |
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Order Code RL31508 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare and TANF Implementation: Recent Findings July 8, 2002 Emilie Stoltzfus Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare and TANF Implementation: Recent Findings Summary This report examines recent research findings about Temporary ...
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| Date July 8, 2002 |
Report No. RS21257 |
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Order Code RS21257 July 8, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Auditing and Accounting Regulation: Key SEC Powers Gary Shorter Specialist in Business and Government Relations Government and Finance Division Summary Key auditing and accounting reform legislation, S. 2673 (Sarbanes), and H.R. 3763 (Oxley), and proposals for auditor oversight by the Securities and Exchange ...
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| Date July 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31494 |
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Order Code RL31494 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 2001-02 Term July 8, 2002 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 2001-02 Term Summary The Supreme Court took ...
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| Date July 8, 2002 |
Report No. RS21229 |
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Order Code RS21229 Updated July 8, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Remedies for the Improper Disclosure of Personal Information Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report provides an overview of the available remedies in selected federal privacy laws. This report will be updated as events warrant. Applicable federal statutes provide a ...
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| Date July 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL31413 |
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Order Code RL31413 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid: Eligibility for the Aged and Disabled Updated July 5, 2002 Julie Lynn Stone Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid: Eligibility for the Aged and Disabled Summary Medicaid is a means-tested federal-state matching program that provides ...
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