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| Date June 7, 2002 |
Report No. RS21187 |
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Order Code RS21187 Updated June 7, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislation in the 107th Congress Requiring Notification Prior to Certain Legal Actions under the Americans with Disabilities Act Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., provides broad nondiscrimination ...
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| Date June 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31438 |
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Order Code RL31438 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Administration: Current Issues and Possibilities for Reform June 6, 2002 John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar in Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Patent Administration: Current Issues and Possibilities for Reform Summary The ...
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| Date June 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL31437 |
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Order Code RL31437 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Criminal Court: Overview and Selected Legal Issues June 5, 2002 Jennifer Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress International Criminal Court: Overview and Selected Legal Issues Summary On April 11, 2002, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal ...
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| Date June 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL31280 |
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Order Code RL31280 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S. Postal Service Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism Through the Mail Updated June 5, 2002 Frank Gottron Science and Technology Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The U.S. Postal Service Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism Through the Mail Summary ...
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| Date June 4, 2002 |
Report No. RL31029 |
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Order Code RL31029 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Copyright Issues in Online Music Delivery Updated June 4, 2002 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Copyright Issues in Online Music Delivery Summary Early in the 107th Congress, both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees held hearings on online music. ...
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| Date May 31, 2002 |
Report No. RS20913 |
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Order Code RS20913 Updated May 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Counter-Cyclical Assistance Geoffrey S. Becker and Jasper Womach Specialists in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress has approved legislation (P.L. 107-171) reauthorizing major farm income and commodity price support programs through crop year 2007. This ...
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| Date May 31, 2002 |
Report No. 96-900 |
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Order Code 96-900 ENR Updated May 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Commodity Legislation: Chronology, 1933-2002 Edited by Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Since 1933, Congress has required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to administer various price and income support programs for U.S. ...
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| Date May 31, 2002 |
Report No. 96-900ENR |
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Order Code 96-900 ENR Updated May 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Commodity Legislation: Chronology, 1933-2002 Edited by Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Since 1933, Congress has required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to administer various price and income support programs for U.S. ...
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| Date May 30, 2002 |
Report No. RS20004 |
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Order Code RS20004 Updated May 30, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Implications of Divorce: Treatment of Alimony, Child Support, and the Child s Personal Exemption Louis Alan Talley Specialist in Taxation Government and Finance Division Summary Alimony payments are deducted from adjusted gross income by the spouse making payments and included in the income of the ...
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| Date May 29, 2002 |
Report No. RL30883 |
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Order Code RL30883 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Africa: Scaling Up the Response To the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Updated May 29, 2002 Raymond W. Copson Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Africa: Scaling Up the Response To the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Summary Sub-Saharan Africa s AIDS ...
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| Date May 28, 2002 |
Report No. RL31107 |
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Order Code RL31107 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Steel Industry and Trade Issues Updated May 28, 2002 Stephen Cooney Industry Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Steel Industry and Trade Issues Summary The U.S. steel industry has faced increasing difficulties since the late 1990s. More than 30 U.S. steel ...
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| Date May 23, 2002 |
Report No. RL30864 |
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Order Code RL30864 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal: Current Issues for Congress Updated May 23, 2002 Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal: Current Issues for Congress Summary The International Criminal Tribunal ...
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| Date May 23, 2002 |
Report No. RL31193 |
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Order Code RL31193 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Discretionary Spending Limits for FY2002: A Procedural Assessment Updated May 23, 2002 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Discretionary Spending Limits for FY2002: A Procedural Assessment Summary Discretionary spending, ...
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| Date May 23, 2002 |
Report No. RL31194 |
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Order Code RL31194 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pay-As-You-Go Requirement for FY2002: A Procedural Assessment Updated May 23, 2002 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pay-As-You-Go Requirement for FY2002: A Procedural Assessment Summary The 1985 Balanced Budget Act, as ...
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| Date May 23, 2002 |
Report No. RS21084 |
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Order Code RS21084 Updated May 23, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Enforcement for FY2002: An Overview of Procedural Developments Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Summary Congressional action on budgetary legislation for FY2002 is subject to constraints imposed by the 1974 Congressional Budget Act and the 1985 Balanced ...
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| Date May 22, 2002 |
Report No. RL31429 |
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Order Code RL31429 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: Issues for U.S. Policy May 22, 2002 Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Turkey: Issues for U.S. Policy Summary Turkey has long been considered a strategic U.S. and NATO ally. That it combines a ...
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| Date May 22, 2002 |
Report No. RL31363 |
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Order Code RL31363 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Banking Reforms: Background and Issues for Congress May 22, 2002 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Radha Sinha Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China s Banking Reforms: Background and Issues for Congress Summary The Peoples ...
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| Date May 21, 2002 |
Report No. RL31418 |
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Order Code RL31418 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Bank: Funding IDA s Assistance Program Updated May 21, 2002 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress World Bank: Funding IDA s Assistance Program Summary During the past decade, the World Bank s ...
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| Date May 21, 2002 |
Report No. RS21221 |
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Order Code RS21221 May 21, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Privacy Protection for Online Information Gina Marie Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report focuses on one aspect of online privacy collection, use, and dissemination of data via the Internet, and discusses related federal privacy laws and selected legislation. This report will be ...
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| Date May 21, 2002 |
Report No. RL31422 |
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Order Code RL31422 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Substantive Due Process and a Right to Clone May 21, 2002 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Substantive Due Process and a Right to Clone Summary As Congress continues to explore whether restrictions on cloning should be imposed, this report will ...
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| Date May 20, 2002 |
Report No. RL31421 |
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Order Code RL31421 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Office: Issues and Options May 20, 2002 Rensselaer Lee Analyst in International Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security Office: Issues and Options Summary President George W. Bush created the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) ...
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| Date May 17, 2002 |
Report No. RL30681 |
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Order Code RL30681 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hate Crimes: Summary of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority Updated May 17, 2002 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hate Crimes: Summary of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority Summary Hate crime legislation (S. 625/H.R. 1343), ...
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| Date May 17, 2002 |
Report No. RS21220 |
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Order Code RS21220 May 17, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Renewal Communities Initiative: Background and Overview Bruce K. Mulock Specialist in Government and Business Government and Finance Division Summary With the January 2002 designation of 40 areas located in some 20 states,1 the Renewal Communities (RC) Initiative (P.L. 106-554) has taken on concrete form. The ...
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| Date May 17, 2002 |
Report No. RS20678 |
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Order Code RS20678 Updated May 17, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hate Crimes: Sketch of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Hate crime legislation (S. 625/H.R. 1343), comparable to a measure which passed the Senate as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (but ...
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| Date May 16, 2002 |
Report No. RL31222 |
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Order Code RL31222 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arms Control and Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Unilateral vs. Bilateral Reductions Updated May 16, 2002 Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Arms Control and Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Unilateral vs. Bilateral Reductions Summary ...
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| Date May 15, 2002 |
Report No. RL31417 |
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Order Code RL31417 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3295 May 15, 2002 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Kevin J. Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date May 15, 2002 |
Report No. RL31062 |
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Order Code RL31062 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sierra Leone: Transition to Peace Updated May 15, 2002 Nicolas Cook Analyst in African Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Sierra Leone: Transition to Peace Summary On May 14, 2002, Sierra Leoneans voted in the first national elections to be held since 1996, ...
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| Date May 15, 2002 |
Report No. 98-195 |
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Order Code 98-195 EPW Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: How Much of a Role Could Personal Retirement Accounts Play? Updated May 15, 2002 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security Reform: How Much of a Role Could Personal Retirement Accounts Play? ...
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| Date May 15, 2002 |
Report No. 98-195EPW |
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Order Code 98-195 EPW Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: How Much of a Role Could Personal Retirement Accounts Play? Updated May 15, 2002 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security Reform: How Much of a Role Could Personal Retirement Accounts Play? ...
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| Date May 13, 2002 |
Report No. 97-715 |
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Order Code 97-715 F Updated May 13, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Assistance: An Overview of U.S. Aid Agencies and Programs Larry Nowels Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Administration s $16.1 billion FY2003 foreign assistance request is intended to serve a wide range of U.S. foreign policy interests, including security, political, ...
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| Date May 10, 2002 |
Report No. RS21093 |
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Order Code RS21093 Updated May 10, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taiwan s December 2001 Elections Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In December 1, 2001 elections, Taiwan s Nationalist (KMT) Party lost its legislative majority for the first time in 50 years, dropping from 123 seats to 68. This leaves the ...
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| Date May 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31412 |
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Order Code RL31412 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Fox, December 2000 to April 2002 May 8, 2002 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mexico s Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Fox, December 2000 to April 2002 Summary This report ...
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| Date May 8, 2002 |
Report No. RS20034 |
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Order Code RS20034 Updated May 8, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposed and Actual Budget Totals for the Fiscal Years 1980 Through 2001 Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The federal government rarely forecasts its budget accurately. The complicated combination of factors underlying the President s and Congress ...
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| Date May 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS21214 |
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Order Code RS21214 May 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web RICO: Legislative Activity in the 107th Congress Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) provisions outlaw the use of various state and federal crimes (RICO predicates) to acquire, maintain, or conduct the activities of a formal ...
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| Date May 3, 2002 |
Report No. RL31400 |
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Order Code RL31400 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy Shipbuilding: Recent Shipyard Mergers Background and Issues for Congress May 3, 2002 Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Navy Shipbuilding: Recent Shipyard Mergers Background and Issues for Congress Summary In April ...
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| Date May 3, 2002 |
Report No. RL31405 |
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Order Code RL31405 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Taxation and the United Nations: A Review of Proposals May 3, 2002 Marjorie Ann Browne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Taxation and the United Nations: A Review of Proposals Summary A discussion of the ...
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| Date May 1, 2002 |
Report No. RL31397 |
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Order Code RL31397 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Walker v. Cheney: Statutory and Constitutional Issues Arising From the General Accounting Office s Suit Against the Vice President May 1, 2002 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Walker v. Cheney: Statutory and Constitutional Issues Arising From the ...
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| Date April 30, 2002 |
Report No. RL31398 |
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Order Code RL31398 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export Administration Act of 2001: Side-by-Side of S. 149 and H.R. 2581 April 30, 2002 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 of 2001: Side-by-Side of S. 149 and H.R. 2581 Summary ...
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| Date April 29, 2002 |
Report No. RL31282 |
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Order Code RL31282 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tittle v. Enron Corp. and Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA Updated April 29, 2002 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tittle v. Enron Corp. and Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA Summary Since November 2001, it has been reported that at least thirty-eight ...
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| Date April 26, 2002 |
Report No. RL31391 |
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Order Code RL31391 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pipeline Security: Industry and Federal Efforts and Associated Legislation April 26, 2002 Paul F. Rothberg Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pipeline Security: Industry and Federal Efforts and Associated Legislation Summary ...
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| Date April 26, 2002 |
Report No. RS21138 |
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Order Code RS21138 Updated April 26, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Commodity Payment Limits: Comparison of Proposals Jasper Womach Agriculture Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Greater public awareness of the size of commodity program payments reaching a comparatively small number of very large farms has focused the attention of ...
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| Date April 26, 2002 |
Report No. RS21180 |
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Order Code RS21180 Updated April 26, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Procedure for Possible Disapproval of President s Imposition of Safeguard Measures on Imports of Steel Vladimir N. Pregelj Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary President Bush s March 5, 2002, decision to remedy the injurious effect ...
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| Date April 25, 2002 |
Report No. RL30918 |
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Order Code RL30918 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Peru: Recovery from Crisis Updated April 25, 2002 Maureen Taft-Morales Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Peru: Recovery from Crisis Summary Peru survived constitutional and political crises in 1999 and 2000 and now faces the ...
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| Date April 25, 2002 |
Report No. 97-743 |
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Order Code 97-743 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Legal Issues Updated April 25, 2002 Paul S. Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Legal Issues Summary The Anti-Drug Abuse Act provided mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for ...
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| Date April 24, 2002 |
Report No. RL31395 |
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Order Code RL31395 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Angola: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy April 24, 2002 Nicolas Cook Analyst in African Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Angola: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Summary A permanent cease-fire agreement between the Angolan government and its long- ...
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| Date April 23, 2002 |
Report No. RL31010 |
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Order Code RL31010 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: Military Construction Updated April 23, 2002 Daniel H. Else Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations ...
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| Date April 19, 2002 |
Report No. IB10029 |
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Order Code IB10029 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education for the Disadvantaged: ESEA Title I Reauthorization Issues Updated April 19, 2002 Wayne Riddle Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Program Effectiveness Legislation in the 107th ...
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| Date April 19, 2002 |
Report No. RL31368 |
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Order Code RL31368 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Preventing Proliferation of Biological Weapons: U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet States Updated April 19, 2002 Michelle Stem Cook Research Assistant Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division CongressionalResearch Service 4e The ...
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| Date April 18, 2002 |
Report No. RS21173 |
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Order Code RS21173 Updated April 18, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Auditor Oversight: Proposals for a New Regulator Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The collapse of Enron Corp. in late 2001 put the obscure topics of corporate accounting and auditing under intense scrutiny. Through the first half of 2001, Enron s public ...
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| Date April 18, 2002 |
Report No. RS21203 |
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Order Code RS21203 April 18, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The USA PATRIOT Act: A Sketch Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act (the Act) in response to the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001. The Act gives federal officials greater authority to track and intercept communications, both for law enforcement ...
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