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- Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
- This report provides an overview of the concerns and policy responses of the United States on Iran.
- Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
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- Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers
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- Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress
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- The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy
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- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2012 Appropriations
- This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2012 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies(CJS) accounts.
- Upcoming Unemployment Insurance Benefit Expirations
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- Dependent Care: Current Tax Benefits and Legislative Issues
- This report discusses current tax treatment of dependent care expenses under the DCTC and the dependent care assistance programs (DCAP), and issues for Congress in expanding tax benefits for working caregivers (including President Obama's Budget proposal).
- Social Security: Temporary Payroll Tax Reduction in 2011
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- Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
- This report discusses the overview of U.S. Policy Concerns, The south caucasus's external security context, Obstacles to peace and independence, U.S. security assistance and U.S. trade investment.
- Numerical Limits on Employment-Based Immigration: Analysis of the Per-Country Ceilings
- The report opens with brief explanations of the employment-based preference categories and the per-country ceilings governing annual admissions of LPRs. The focus is on the major employment-based preference categories. The report continues with a statistical analysis of the pending caseload of approved employment-based LPR petitions.
- U.S.-South Korea Relations
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- Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Sugar Beets: Legal and Administrative Responses
- This report provides information about the Legal and Administrative Responses on Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Sugar Beets.
- Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Aircraft Program
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- Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
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- Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues
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- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2012 Appropriations
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- The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC
- This report provides information about The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC where a major debate over the government's role with respect to the internet is occurring.
- The U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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- V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress
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- Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- This report discusses the trade preferences and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) most-favored-nation (MFN) requirements, World Trade Organization (WTO) waivers for preferential trade agreements, and WTO waivers for U.S. preference programs.
- A Legal Briefing on the Lacey Act
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- Child Welfare: The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (P.L. 112-34)
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- Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform
- This report contains the background and options for reform on the universal service fund.
- Solar Projects: DOE Section 1705 Loan Guarantees
- This report discusses the solar energy initiative and the political implications. The objective of this report is to provide Congress with insight regarding solar projects supported by Department of Energy (DOE’s) loan guarantee program, the risk characteristics of these projects, and how other DOE loan guarantee projects are either similar to or different from the Solyndra solar manufacturing project.
- China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress
- This report provides background and Issues of Congress focusing on the potential implications of China's naval modernization for future required U.S. Navy capabilities.
- Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Financial Problems
- This report presents, in analytical question and answer form, the issues surrounding the financial conditions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are stockholder-owned government-sponsored enterprises.
- Tax Gap: Should the 3% Withholding Requirement on Payments to Contractors by Government Be Repealed?
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- Presidential Nominating Process: Current Issues
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- Fiscal Impacts of the Foreign-Born Population
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- Zimbabwe: The Transitional Government and Implications for U.S. Policy
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- The Republic of South Sudan: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa’s Newest Country
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- Presidential Nominating Process: Current Issues
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- Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments
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- Dairy Farm Support: Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress
- This report discusses the question of how federal policies deal with financial stress encountered by dairy farmers has led many in Congress to reconsider federal policy for supporting them.
- Child Welfare: Recent and Proposed Federal Funding
- This report provides a brief description of each child welfare program and recent and proposed funding of the program.
- Social Security Primer
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- The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2011, FY2012, and Beyond
- This report is categorized into three categories: (I) Overview of Budget Cycle, (II) Budgeting in Tough Economics Times, and (III) Considerations for Congress.
- Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
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- Health Insurance Coverage by State and Congressional District, 2010
- This report employs the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) to describe health insurance coverage and provide estimates of coverage by type of coverage at the national, state, and congressional district level.
- Definition of Income in PPACA for Certain Medicaid Provisions and Premium Credits
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- U.S.-South Korea Relations
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- Palestinian Initiatives for 2011 at the United Nations
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- Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service
- The report discusses the american recovery and reinvestment, community connect broadband grants, pilot broadband loan and grant programs, and Broadband loan Re-authorization: 2012 Farm Bill.
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
- This Report discusses the three treaties that entered into force between 1963 and 1990 limit. It also points out the National Positions on Testing and the CTBT, CTBT Pros and Cons etc.
- Multilateral Development Banks: General Capital Increases
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- The Education of Students with Disabilities: Alignment Between the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- This report focuses on four broad policy issues within both the ESEA and IDEA, which potentially create differing expectations or requirements for schools and teachers educating students with disabilities.
- Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress
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- Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
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- Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- This report discusses the trade preferences and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) most-favored-nation (MFN) requirements, World Trade Organization (WTO) waivers for preferential trade agreements, and WTO waivers for U.S. preference programs.