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| Date Nov. 19, 2001 |
Report No. RS21070 |
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Order Code RS21070 November 19, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web TANF Sanctions Brief Summary Vee Burke and Gene Falk Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193) established a block grant program for time-limited and work-conditioned aid for needy families with children called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). TANF ...
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| Date Nov. 16, 2001 |
Report No. RL31190 |
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Order Code RL31190 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture in Afghanistan and Neighboring Asian Countries November 16, 2001 Remy Jurenas Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agriculture in Afghanistan and Neighboring Asian Countries Summary Agriculture s share of total economic ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2001 |
Report No. RL31185 |
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Order Code RL31185 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The War Powers Resolution: After Twenty-Eight Years November 15, 2001 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The War Powers Resolution: After Twenty-Eight Years Summary In the post-Cold War world, Presidents have ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2001 |
Report No. RL30272 |
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Order Code RL30272 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Financial Turmoil, the IMF, and the New Financial Architecture Updated November 15, 2001 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Financial Turmoil, The IMF, and the New Financial Architecture Summary The ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2001 |
Report No. RL31322 |
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Order Code RL31322 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Children s Environmental Health: What Role for the Federal Government? November 15, 2001 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Children s Environmental Health: What Role for the Federal Government? Summary During the ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 2001 |
Report No. IB10083 |
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Order Code IB10083 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2002 Updated November 14, 2001 John Dimitri Moteff, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 2001 |
Report No. RS20035 |
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Order Code RS20035 Updated November 13, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Internet privacy issues encompass concerns about the collection of personally identifiable information from visitors to Web sites, ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 2001 |
Report No. RS21060 |
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Order Code RS21060 November 13, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Biological and Chemical Weapons: Criminal Sanctions and Federal Regulations Christopher A. Jennings Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Various federal regulations and criminal sanctions apply to biological and chemical weapons. Some of the provisions are broadly drafted, covering biological ...
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| Date Nov. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL31183 |
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Order Code RL31183 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Maritime Territorial Claims: Implications for U.S. Interests November 12, 2001 Kerry Dumbaugh (coordinator) Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division David Ackerman American Law Division Richard Cronin, Shirley Kan, and Larry Niksch Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RL30540 |
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Order Code RL30540 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Ignition Facility: Management, Technical, and Other Issues Updated November 8, 2001 Richard Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The National Ignition Facility: Management, Technical, and Other Issues ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RL30425 |
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Order Code RL30425 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Energy s Tritium Production Program Updated November 8, 2001 Richard E. Rowberg Senior Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Department of Energy s Tritium Production Program Summary Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen used to ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RS20207 |
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Order Code RS20207 Updated November 8, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform: Competitive Grants in the Welfare-to-Work Grant Program Shannon Harper and Christine Devere Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) made funding available for a welfare-to-work program to assist hard-to-serve welfare recipients with the ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2001 |
Report No. IB98009 |
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Order Code IB98009 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Safety Issues in the 107th Congress Updated November 7, 2001 Donna U. Vogt Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Public Health Problems Federal Regulatory Framework for Food Safety Agency ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2001 |
Report No. RS20754 |
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Order Code RS20754 Updated November 7, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Security Implications of Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Aircraft name redacted name redacted Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft significantly improve the effectiveness of modern defensive and offensive air operations. Presently only a few ...
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| Date Nov. 6, 2001 |
Report No. RL30700 |
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Order Code RL30700 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions: Background and Analysis Updated November 6, 2001 Shirley Kan (Coordinator) Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Christopher Bolkcom Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Ronald O Rourke Specialist in ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 2001 |
Report No. RL31120 |
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Order Code RL31120 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Peacekeeping: Military Command and Control Issues Updated November 1, 2001 Edward F. Bruner Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Nina M. Serafino Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2001 |
Report No. RS21057 |
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Order Code RS21057 October 31, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Deterrence: A New Strategic Framework Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Bush Administration has argued that a new strategic framework should shape the U.S. relationship with Russia. The Administration states ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2001 |
Report No. RS20983 |
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Order Code RS20983 Updated October 31, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nicaragua: Country Brief Maureen Taft-Morales Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Once plagued by dictatorial rule, civil war, and economic chaos, since 1990 Nicaragua has developed democratic institutions and a framework for economic development. ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL31172 |
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Order Code CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web RL31172 The Changing Structure of Agriculture and Rural America: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges October 30, 2001 Tadlock Cowan Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Changing Structure of Agriculture and Rural ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL31084 |
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Order Code RL31084 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress Updated October 30, 2001 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress Summary Medicare, the ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL31170 |
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Order Code RL31170 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform: TANF Provisions Related to Marriage and Two-Parent Families October 30, 2001 Gene Falk and Jill Tauber Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Welfare Reform: TANF Provisions Related to Marriage and Two-Parent Families Summary The impact of welfare policies on ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2001 |
Report No. RL31169 |
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Order Code RL31169 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Argentina: Economic Problems and Solutions October 26, 2001 Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Argentina: Economic Problems and Solutions Summary After a long history of high inflation, Argentina decided in 1991 to link its currency ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2001 |
Report No. RL31124 |
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Order Code RL31124 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Oil Prices: Overview of Current World Market Dynamics October 26, 2001 Lawrence Kumins Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Oil Prices: Overview of Current World Market Dynamics Summary During the past three decades, oil prices have varied ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2001 |
Report No. RL31151 |
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Order Code RL31151 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Aviation Security Technologies and Procedures: Screening Passengers and Baggage Updated October 26, 2001 Daniel Morgan Analyst in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Aviation Security Technologies and Procedures: Screening Passengers and ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 2001 |
Report No. RL31168 |
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Order Code RL31168 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism Funding: FY2002 Appropriation Bills October 25, 2001 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorism Funding: FY2002 Appropriation Bills Summary Much of the enormous economic costs of the September 11 terrorist ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2001 |
Report No. IB10059 |
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Order Code IB10059 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Zimbabwe: Current Issues Updated October 17, 2001 Raymond W. Copson Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Historical Background Early Congressional Involvement Zimbabwe in the 1980s Zimbabwe in ...
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| Date Oct. 16, 2001 |
Report No. RS20999 |
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Order Code RS20999 Updated October 16, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: Analysis of Environmental Provisions Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed on October 24, 2000, and submitted to Congress on January 6, 2001. The FTA s ...
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| Date Oct. 15, 2001 |
Report No. RL31164 |
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Order Code RL31164 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Labor Conditions and Unrest October 15, 2001 Thomas Lum Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Labor Conditions and Unrest Summary China s labor conditions have become a key variable affecting its domestic politics and economic ...
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| Date Oct. 15, 2001 |
Report No. RS21050 |
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Order Code RS21050 October 15, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hazardous Materials Transportation: Vulnerability to Terrorists, Federal Activities, and Options to Reduce Risks Paul F. Rothberg Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Summary In the wrong hands, hazardous materials (hazmat) in transportation pose a major threat to national ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS21047 |
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Order Code RS21047 October 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unemployment Related to Terrorist Attacks: Proposals To Assist Affected Workers in the Airlines and Related Industries Paul J. Graney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Since Congress passed the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (P.L. 107-42) to provide $ ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20393 |
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Order Code RS20393 Updated October 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multiemployer Pension Plans: The Section 415 Benefit Limits Celinda Franco Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code sets limits on the maximum dollar benefit that can be paid from a tax-qualified pension plan. It also sets a ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RL30946 |
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Order Code RL30946 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China-U.S. Aircraft Collision Incident of April 2001: Assessments and Policy Implications Updated October 10, 2001 Shirley A. Kan (Coordinator), Richard Best, Christopher Bolkcom, Robert Chapman, Richard Cronin, Kerry Dumbaugh, Stuart Goldman, Mark Manyin, Wayne Morrison, Ronald O Rourke Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RL31160 |
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Order Code RL31160 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disapproval of Regulations by Congress: Procedure Under the Congressional Review Act October 10, 2001 Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Disapproval of Regulations by Congress: Procedure Under the Congressional Review Act ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RS21038 |
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Order Code RS21038 Updated October 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reserve Funds in the FY2002 Budget Resolution Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, establishes a mechanism by which the substantive provisions of the annual budget resolution are enforced ...
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| Date Oct. 9, 2001 |
Report No. RL31147 |
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Order Code RL31147 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal and State Regulation of Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue October 9, 2001 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal and State Regulation of Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue Summary This report discusses federal and state ...
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| Date Oct. 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-486 |
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Order Code 98-486 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Sanctions: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act and Its Application to India and Pakistan Updated October 5, 2001 Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Nuclear Sanctions: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act and Its ...
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| Date Oct. 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-486A |
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Order Code 98-486 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Sanctions: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act and Its Application to India and Pakistan Updated October 5, 2001 Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Nuclear Sanctions: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act and Its ...
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| Date Oct. 5, 2001 |
Report No. RS21041 |
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Order Code RS21041 October 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taliban and the Drug Trade Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary There is evidence that many terrorist organizations and some rogue regimes pressed for cash rely on the illicit drug trade as a source of income. In the case of Afghanistan, ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2001 |
Report No. RL30662 |
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Order Code RL30662 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Embassy Security: Background, Funding, and the Budget Updated October 4, 2001 Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Embassy Security: Background, Funding, and the Budget Summary The September 11, 2001 terrorist ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2001 |
Report No. RS21039 |
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Order Code RS21039 October 4, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Race-based Civil Detention for Security Purposes Jennifer Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The current crisis has caused concern that measures implemented to fight terrorism will have a disproportionate negative effect on innocent Arab-Americans, Muslims, and aliens with ties to the ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2001 |
Report No. RL30452 |
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Order Code RL30452 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: Federal Research, Technology, and Related Programs Updated October 3, 2001 Michael M. Simpson Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Climate Change: Federal Research, Technology, and Related Programs Summary A major focus of efforts to address ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2001 |
Report No. RS21013 |
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Order Code RS21013 Updated October 3, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Costs of Major U.S. Wars and Recent U.S. Overseas Military Operations Stephen Daggett and Nina M. Serafino Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The direct costs of U.S. military operations have varied greatly, with a high of some $4.7 trillion (in constant FY2002 dollars) for the ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2001 |
Report No. RS21033 |
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Order Code RS21033 October 3, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism at Home: A Quick Look at Applicable Federal and State Criminal Laws Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Terrorists' attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania have stimulated ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2001 |
Report No. RS21034 |
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Order Code RS21034 October 3, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism Abroad: A Quick Look at Applicable Federal and State Laws Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Terrorists' attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania have stimulated demands ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2001 |
Report No. RL30176 |
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Order Code RL30176 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan's "Economic Miracle": What Happened? Updated October 1, 2001 William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division CongressionalResearch Service 4e The Library of Congress Japan's "Economic Miracle": What Happened? Summary What happened to Japan's "economic miracle?" ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 2001 |
Report No. RL31143 |
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Order Code RL31143 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Firearms Prohibitions and Domestic Violence Convictions: The Lautenberg Amendment October 1, 2001 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Firearms Prohibitions and Domestic Violence Convictions: The Lautenberg Amendment Summary The Lautenberg Amendment to ...
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| Date Sept. 28, 2001 |
Report No. RS20476 |
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Order Code RS20476 Updated September 28, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region: Developments and U.S. Interests Kara Miriam Wortman Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Since 1996, officials of the People s Republic ...
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| Date Sept. 28, 2001 |
Report No. 95-776 |
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Order Code 95-776 F Updated September 28, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Belarus: Country Background Report Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This short report provides information on Belarus s history, political and economic situation, human rights record, foreign policy, and U.S. relations with Belarus. ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2001 |
Report No. IB10085 |
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Order Code IB10085 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The 2002 Farm Bill: Overview and Status Updated September 27, 2001 Coordinated by Geoffrey S. Becker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Overview Congressional Action Budgetary and Trade ...
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| Date Sept. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RL31137 |
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Order Code RL31137 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sequestration Procedures Under the 1985 Balanced Budget Act September 27, 2001 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Sequestration Procedures Under the 1985 Balanced Budget Act Summary The sequestration process, which ...
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