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| Date March 12, 2002 |
Report No. RL30983 |
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Order Code RL30983 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tibet, China, and the 107th Congress: Issues for U.S. Policy Updated March 12, 2002 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tibet, China, and the 107th Congress: Issues for U.S. Policy Summary The political and cultural ...
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| Date March 12, 2002 |
Report No. RL31327 |
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Order Code RL31327 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Banking: Changing Expectations and Regulations March 12, 2002 Walter W. Eubanks Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Internet Banking: Changing Expectations and Regulations Summary Despite the surge in customers singing up for Internet ...
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| Date March 12, 2002 |
Report No. RS20987 |
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Order Code RS20987 Updated March 12, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary The principal provisions of H.R. 2341 are concentrated on what sponsors characterize as the more serious abuses of the class ...
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| Date March 12, 2002 |
Report No. RS21170 |
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Order Code RS21170 March 12, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web ANWR Oil: Native Lands and State Waters Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary As part of its deliberations over energy policy, Congress is deciding whether to continue to protect the ecosystem of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) or to open it ...
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| Date March 11, 2002 |
Report No. RL31003 |
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Order Code RL31003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Updated March 11, 2002 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions ...
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| Date March 11, 2002 |
Report No. RL31328 |
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Order Code RL31328 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web President Bush s 2002 State Visits in Asia: Implications March 11, 2002 Kerry Dumbaugh (coordinator) Richard Cronin Larry Niksch Specialists in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress President Bush s 2002 State Visits in Asia: Implications Summary In ...
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| Date March 11, 2002 |
Report No. RS21115 |
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Order Code RS21115 Updated March 11, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Enron Bankruptcy and Employer Stock in Retirement Plans Patrick J. Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On December 2, 2001 the Enron Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in New York. Enron sponsors a retirement plan a 401 ...
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| Date March 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31225 |
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Order Code RL31225 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bioterrorism: Summary of a CRS/National Health Policy Forum Seminar on Federal, State, and Local Public Health Preparedness Updated March 8, 2002 Robin J. Strongin, Contractor, and C. Stephen Redhead, Coordinator Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bioterrorism: Summary of a ...
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| Date March 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31155 |
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Order Code RL31155 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Techniques for Preventing a Budget Sequester Updated March 8, 2002 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Techniques for Preventing a Budget Sequester Summary For the past 17 fiscal years, beginning with FY1986, the ...
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| Date March 7, 2002 |
Report No. RL31321 |
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Order Code RL31321 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Economic Status of Noncustodial Fathers of Children on Welfare March 7, 2002 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Economic Status of Noncustodial Fathers of Children on Welfare Summary Since its creation in the 1996 welfare ...
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| Date March 7, 2002 |
Report No. RL31332 |
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Order Code RL31332 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Terrorist Threat March 7, 2002 Steve Bowman Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Terrorist Threat Summary The continuing possibility of terrorist attacks using nuclear, ...
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| Date March 7, 2002 |
Report No. RS20314 |
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Order Code RS20314 Updated March 7, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Luxury Excise Tax on Passenger Vehicles Louis Alan Talley Specialist in Taxation Government and Finance Division Summary There is a long history of federal taxes on automobiles. The current luxury tax on passenger vehicles was reintroduced with passage of the Omnibus Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990. At ...
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| Date March 6, 2002 |
Report No. 97-1027F |
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Order Code 97-1027 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs: Issues for Congress Updated March 6, 2002 Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Congress established the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR) in ...
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| Date March 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS21167 |
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Order Code RS21167 March 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Innocent Landowners and Prospective Purchasers in the Superfund Act Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Superfund Act contains several devices that eliminate the liability or reduce the transaction costs normally incurred under the Act by persons that acquire contaminated land. ...
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| Date March 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL30874 |
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Order Code RL30874 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposals to Allow Federal Reserve Banks to Pay Interest on Reserve Balances: The Issues Behind the Legislation Updated March 5, 2002 Walter W. Eubanks Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Proposals to Allow Federal Reserve Banks to Pay Interest on ...
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| Date March 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL31318 |
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Order Code RL31318 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Business Investment and a Repeal of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax March 5, 2002 Gary Guenther Analyst in Business Taxation and Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Business Investment and a Repeal of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Summary With the U.S. ...
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| Date March 5, 2002 |
Report No. RS20715 |
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Order Code RS20715 Updated March 5, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Retaliation: The Carousel Approach Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Section 407 of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-200) requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to periodically revise the list of ...
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| Date March 4, 2002 |
Report No. RL31289 |
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Order Code RL31289 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Internet and the USA PATRIOT Act: Potential Implications for Electronic Privacy, Security, Commerce, and Government Updated March 4, 2002 Marcia S. Smith, Jeffrey W. Seifert, Glenn J. McLoughlin, and John Dimitri Moteff Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The ...
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| Date March 1, 2002 |
Report No. RL31314 |
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Order Code RL31314 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001 March 1, 2002 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001 ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2002 |
Report No. RL31255 |
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Order Code RL31255 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Resource Conservation Title: Comparison of Current Law with Farm Bills Passed by the House and Senate Updated February 28, 2002 Jeffrey A. Zinn Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Resource Conservation Title: Comparison of ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2002 |
Report No. 92-56 |
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Order Code 92-56 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Son of Sam Case: First Amendment Analysis and Legislative Implications Updated February 27, 2002 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Son of Sam Case: First Amendment Analysis and Legislative Implications Summary In Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 2002 |
Report No. RL30824 |
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Order Code RL30824 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Privacy Act: Emerging Issues and Related Legislation Updated February 26, 2002 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Privacy Act: Emerging Issues and Related Legislation Summary The Privacy Act of 1974 ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 2002 |
Report No. 97-97ENR |
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Order Code 97-97 ENR Updated February 26, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Environmental Education Act of 1990: Overview, Implementation, and Reauthorization Issues David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-619) established a program within the ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2002 |
Report No. RL30614 |
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Order Code RL30614 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences Updated February 25, 2002 Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences Summary As the budget has moved from a position of ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2002 |
Report No. RL31297 |
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Order Code RL31297 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Recruiting and Retention in the Active Component Military: Are There Problems? February 25, 2002 Lawrence Kapp Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Recruiting and Retention in the Active Component Military: Are There Problems? Summary This report ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 2002 |
Report No. RL31296 |
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Order Code RL31296 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Remedies and Agriculture February 22, 2002 Geoffrey S. Becker and Charles E. Hanrahan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Remedies And Agriculture Summary U.S. laws provide a variety of avenues for U.S. industries, including agricultural producers, to ...
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| Date Feb. 20, 2002 |
Report No. RL31290 |
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Order Code RL31290 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Bills Passed in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), and Current Law February 20, 2002 Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date Feb. 20, 2002 |
Report No. RS21151 |
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Order Code RS21151 February 20, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Puerto Rican Statehood: Effects on House Apportionment1 Royce Crocker Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Statehood for Puerto Rico would likely cause the Congress to explore whether the current limit of 435 on the total number of Representatives should be ...
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| Date Feb. 14, 2002 |
Report No. RL31016 |
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Order Code RL31016 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors Updated February 14, 2002 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Nina M. Serafino Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional ...
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| Date Feb. 14, 2002 |
Report No. RS20883 |
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Order Code RS20883 Updated February 14, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Railway Labor Act: Dispute Resolution Procedures and Congressional Authority to Intervene Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Labor disputes in the railway and airline industries are covered by the Railway Labor Act.1 The Act sets forth procedures for negotiation, ...
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| Date Feb. 14, 2002 |
Report No. 98-241GOV |
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Order Code 98-241 GOV Updated February 14, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee Types and Roles Thomas P. Carr Analyst in American National Government Government Division Structure of the Committee System Congress divides its legislative, oversight, and internal administrative tasks among approximately 200 committees and subcommittees. Within assigned areas, these ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 2002 |
Report No. RL31119 |
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Order Code RL31119 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 2002 Updated February 13, 2002 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 2002 Summary The Al Qaeda terrorist ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 2002 |
Report No. RL31009 |
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Order Code RL31009 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Updated February 13, 2002 Susan B. Epstein, Coordinator Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2002 |
Report No. IB10066 |
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Order Code IB10066 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elementary and Secondary Education: Reconsideration of the Federal Role by the 107th Congress Updated February 12, 2002 Wayne Riddle and James Stedman Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2002 |
Report No. RL31288 |
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Order Code RL31288 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Soft Money, Allegations of Political Corruption, and Enron February 12, 2002 Jack Maskell and L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Soft Money, Allegations of Political Corruption, and Enron Summary While the failure of Enron Corporation is widely ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 2002 |
Report No. RS20499 |
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Order Code RS20499 Updated February 12, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Leadership: Whip Organization Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division The whip system performs two primary functions: to take responsibility for the mobilization of party Members for key votes and to serve as a conduit for information between party leaders and ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31276 |
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Order Code RL31276 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Policy Act of 2002: Summary of S. 1766 as Introduced February 8, 2002 Mark Holt and Carol Glover Coordinators Research, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Policy Act of 2002: Summary of S. 1766 as Introduced Summary The Energy Policy Act of 2002 (S. 1766) was ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 2002 |
Report No. RL31136 |
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Order Code RL31136 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Bank: IDA Loans or IDA Grants? Updated February 8, 2002 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress World Bank: IDA Loans or IDA Grants? Summary On July 17, 2001, President Bush proposed that the ...
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| Date Feb. 7, 2002 |
Report No. RL31275 |
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Order Code RL31275 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Health Insurance: Federal Data Sources for Analyses of the Uninsured February 7, 2002 Chris L. Peterson and Christine Devere Analysts in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Health Insurance: Federal Data Sources for Analyses of the Uninsured Summary The ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RL31273 |
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Order Code RL31273 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Early Childhood Programs (Section 619 and Part C) February 6, 2002 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Early Childhood ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 2002 |
Report No. RS20952 |
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Order Code RS20952 Updated February 6, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Utility Holding Company Act: Major Statutory Provisions and Possible Reform Efforts Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 regulates holding companies which have subsidiaries that are electric utility companies or ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL31007 |
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Order Code RL31007 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: Energy and Water Development Updated February 5, 2002 Coordinated by Carl Behrens and Marc Humphries Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 2002 |
Report No. RS21139 |
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Order Code RS21139 February 5, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unemployment and Economic Growth Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Economic growth and the unemployment rate are very closely related. The connection is such a stable one that it is often referred to as Okun s law, after an economist who pointed it ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 2002 |
Report No. RL30172 |
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Order Code RL30172 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2001 Updated February 5, 2002 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2001 Summary This report ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2002 |
Report No. RL31011 |
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Order Code RL31011 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Updated February 4, 2002 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2002 |
Report No. RL31267 |
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Order Code RL31267 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: What Are the Human Health Risks? February 4, 2002 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy and Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Environmental Exposure ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2002 |
Report No. 97-225 |
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Order Code 97-225 EPW Updated February 4, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Taxation of Student Aid: An Overview Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Bob Lyke Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report summarizes the current rules regarding federal taxation of financial aid for students ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2002 |
Report No. 97-225EPW |
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Order Code 97-225 EPW Updated February 4, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Taxation of Student Aid: An Overview Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Bob Lyke Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report summarizes the current rules regarding federal taxation of financial aid for students ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 2002 |
Report No. RL31005 |
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Order Code RL31005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations and Authorization for FY2002: Defense Updated February 2, 2002 Coordinated by: Amy Belasco and Stephen Daggett 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, ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 2002 |
Report No. RL31006 |
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Order Code RL31006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2002: Interior and Related Agencies Updated February 1, 2002 Carol Hardy-Vincent, Co-coordinator Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Susan Boren, Co-coordinator Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library ...
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