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Abortion: Legislative Response

Description: The primary focus of this issue brief is legislative action with respect to abortion. However, discussion of those legislative proposals necessarily involves a brief discussion of the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. For a more detailed discussion of the relevant case law, see CRS Report 95-724, Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview.
Date: June 8, 2006
Creator: Lewis, Karen J. & Jon, Shimbukuro O.
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China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

Description: Throughout much of the George W. Bush Administration, U.S.-China relations have remained unusually smooth and stable. But U.S. policy toward China now appears to be subject to competing reassessments. State Department officials late in 2005 unveiled what they described as a new policy framework for the relationship -- one in which the United States was willing to work cooperatively with a non-democratic China while encouraging Beijing to become a "responsible stakeholder" in the global system. … more
Date: June 8, 2006
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
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Consolidation Loans: Redesign Options and Considerations

Description: This report provides background information on Federal Family Education Loan (FEEL) program consolidation loans and discusses option for redesigning consolidation loans. It provides background information on the FEEL program and on the role consolidation loans play within the program.
Date: June 8, 2004
Creator: Stoll, Adam
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Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress

Description: This report summarizes several emergency management and homeland security programs, and identifies and analyzes potential issues for the 111th Congress. These issues include (1) the purpose and number of assistance programs; (2) the evaluation of the use of grant funding; (3) the determination of eligible grant recipients; (4) the programs' funding amounts; and (5) the programs; funding distribution methodologies.
Date: June 8, 2009
Creator: Reese, Shawn
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Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Current Issues and Future Challenges

Description: This report provides a primer on geospatial data and GIS and provides several examples of their use. The report discusses issues that may be of interest to Congress: sharing, coordination, and management of geospatial information, including examples of legislation. Finally, recommendations are included from several organizations for how to improve the coordination and management of geospatial information at the federal and state levels.
Date: June 8, 2009
Creator: Folger, Peter
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Honduran-U.S. Relations

Description: This report discusses the current state of Honduras, which is one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries and has a high poverty rate, high infant mortality rate, and a widespread HIV/AIDS epidemic. This report also discusses the relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, focusing on the countries' important trade partnership, the U.S. military presence in Honduras, and U.S. foreign aid.
Date: June 8, 2009
Creator: Meyer, Peter J. & Sullivan, Mark P.
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Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs

Description: At present, the United States has two main programs for temporarily importing low-skilled workers, sometimes referred to as guest workers. Agricultural guest workers enter through the H-2A program and other guest workers enter through the H-2B program. Employers interested in importing workers under either program must first apply to the U.S. Labor Department for a certification that U.S. workers capable of performing the work are not available and that the employment of alien workers will not … more
Date: June 8, 2004
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
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Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress

Description: Border security is considered a central aspect of the United States' overall homeland security. Securing the border involves controlling the official ports of entry (POE) through which legitimate travelers and commerce enter the country, as well as monitoring and patrolling the nation's land and maritime borders to detect and interdict the entry of illegal persons and contraband. In the 109th Congress, there are a large number of bills currently pending that would address some of the immigratio… more
Date: June 8, 2006
Creator: Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Beaver, Janice Cheryl
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Attorneys’ Fees Provisions in Current Law and in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and Senate, 108th Congress

Description: This report discusses Congresses plans for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the amendments made to the due process and provision of free appropriate public education (FAPE). On November 21, 2003, the Senate agreed to limited consideration of S. 1248 to certain amendments such as attorney's fees.
Date: June 8, 2004
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
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Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

Description: This report discusses the current political and social climate of Iraq, specifically in regards to the influence of the U.S. military presence over recent years. This report addresses planned and possible future efforts under the Obama Administration, including the scheduled gradual troops withdrawal. Some U.S. officials believe that a U.S. military presence is needed beyond the scheduled August 31, 2010 date, by which point all U.S. troops will have been withdrawn. This report also discusses t… more
Date: June 8, 2009
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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Lebanon

Description: The United States and Lebanon continue to enjoy good relations. Prominent current issues between the United States and Lebanon include progress toward a Lebanon-Israel peace treaty, U.S. aid to Lebanon, and Lebanon's capacity to stop Hizballah militia attacks on Israel. Lebanon's government is based in part on a 1943 agreement that called for a Maronite Christian President, a Sunni Muslim Prime Minister, and a Shi'ite Muslim Speaker of the National Assembly. This report explores the above, as w… more
Date: June 8, 2006
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
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