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U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China

Description: This report discusses United States foreign operations appropriations for the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which primarily support democracy-related programs, particularly rule of law training, and support Tibetan communities. The U.S. Congress has played a leading role in providing funding for such programs, which has grown from $10 million in FY2002 to $23 million in FY2006. Major funding areas include legal training, legal aid, criminal defense, labor rights, and non-governmental organi… more
Date: May 18, 2007
Creator: Lum, Thomas
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The Federal Minimum Wage and American Samoa

Description: This report discusses the federal minimum wage in American Samoa. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the minimum wage for the islands is fixed by a commission established by the Secretary of Labor. The minimum wage for fish processing is currently $3.26 an hour. Were Congress to extend the general (federal) minimum wage to American Samoa (and raise it to $7.25 an hour, as is currently proposed), the fish processing industry might absorb the increase, change the way it processes tuna, or… more
Date: May 22, 2007
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
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Congressional Budget Actions in 2007

Description: During the first session of the 110th Congress, the House and Senate considered many different budgetary measures. This report describes House and Senate action on major budgetary legislation within the framework of the congressional budget process and other procedural requirements.
Date: May 23, 2007
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
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Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations

Description: This report provides information about the FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations on defense. This report act as a guide to one of the regu;lar appropriation bills that Congress considered each year.
Date: June 1, 2007
Creator: Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress

Description: This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Most action has focused on legislation that has been combined into S. 1419, an omnibus energy policy bill. A second area of focus has been on funding-relating bills for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Date: June 1, 2007
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Gillis, Anne & Gurevitz
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Congressional Budget Actions in 2007

Description: During the first session of the 110th Congress, the House and Senate considered many different budgetary measures. This report describes House and Senate action on major budgetary legislation within the framework of the congressional budget process and other procedural requirements.
Date: June 4, 2007
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
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Follow-On Biologics: Intellectual Property and Innovation Issues

Description: Biologics, which are sometimes termed biopharmaceuticals or biotechnology drugs, have begun to play an increasingly important role in U.S. health care. Not only are sales of biologics growing rapidly, some experts estimate that in coming years half of all newly approved drugs will result from biotechnology. This report contains information on marketing approval issues, intellectual property issues, and innovation issues as related to biologics.
Date: June 4, 2007
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
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Expedited Procedures in the House: Variations Enacted into Law

Description: This report provides information about the variations Enacted into Law on Expedited Procedures in the House. Congress enacts expedited, procedures into law when it wants to increase the likelihood that one or both the house will vote in a timely way in a certain measure.
Date: June 6, 2007
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
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Senate Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information

Description: The Senate publishes its rules, precedents, and other related information so that Senators and their staff have convenient access to the Senate’s legislative procedures and can gauge how those procedures are likely to apply in various situations. Information about the Senate’s legislative procedures is published in four official documents. This report discusses these documents.
Date: June 8, 2007
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
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Head Start: Background and Issues

Description: Head Start is a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965. Services provided to preschool-aged children include child development, educational, health, nutritional, social and other activities, intended to prepare low-income children for entering kindergarten. This report provides an overview of Head Start, along with a list of its issues.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Gish, Melinda
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GAO: Government Accountability Office and General Accounting Office

Description: This report explains the establishment and evolution of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and its resources. The Government Accountability Office is the largest of three agencies that provides support staff, research, review, and analysis of congress.
Date: June 22, 2007
Creator: Kaiser, Frederick M.
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Gasoline Price Increases: Federal and State Authority to Limit ‘Price Gouging’

Description: During the 2005 hurricane season, gasoline prices rose sharply, both in directly affected areas and elsewhere in the country, and attention turned to the causes underlying these sharp increases. Although gasoline prices have fluctuated since then, Congres continues to consider legislation on fuel pricing, including provisions addressing price gouging. In the 110th Congress, bills have been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives that would adopt federal provisions on pric… more
Date: June 27, 2007
Creator: Vann, Adam
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Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress

Description: Although elements of the information and intelligence fusion function were conducted prior to 9/11, often at state police criminal intelligence bureaus, the events of 9/11 provided the primary catalyst for the formal establishment of more than 40 state, local, and regional fusion centers across the country. This report contains information on potential risks of fusion centers, evolution of the concept of fusion centers, characteristics of state and regional fusion centers, challenges and potent… more
Date: July 6, 2007
Creator: Masse, Todd; O'Neil, Siobhan & Rollins, John
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Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Appropriations

Description: This report describes the FY2008 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security. The Administration requested a net appropriation of $35.5 billion in net budget authority for FY2008. This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Homeland Security.
Date: July 17, 2007
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E.; Nunez-Neto, Blas; Lister, Sarah A.; Masse, Todd; Siskin, Alison; Haddal, Chad C. et al.
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Head Start: Background and Issues

Description: This report describes Background and Issues on Head Start. Program performance, fiscal management, and the long-term impact on children particularly with respect to educational attainment continue to be areas of focus and concern.
Date: July 26, 2007
Creator: Gish, Melinda
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Air Cargo Security

Description: The air cargo system is vulnerable to several security threats, including: potential plots to place explosives aboard aircraft; illegal shipments of hazardous materials; criminal activities such as smuggling and theft; and potential hijackings and sabotage by persons with access to aircraft. This report discusses legislative efforts currently underway to improve air cargo system security.
Date: July 30, 2007
Creator: Elias, Bart
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