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- Federal Employees’ Retirement System: Benefits and Financing
- This report provides information about the Benefits and Financing on Federal Employees’ Retirement System. Most civilian federal employees who were hired before 1984 are covered by the civil service retirement system.
- Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
- This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai, to address corruption within the Afghan government. The report also includes discussion of election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan.
- Selected Laws Governing the Disclosure of Customer Phone Records by Telecommunications Carriers
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- Social Security Reform: Individual Account Proposals
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- Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Former Senators
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- Senate Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses
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- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Issues
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- Interest Rates on Subsidized Stafford Loans to Undergraduate Students
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- Gangs in Central America. July 2007
- This report describes the gang problem in Central America, discusses country and regional approaches to deal with the gangs, and analyzes U.S. policy with respect to gangs in Central America.
- Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
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- Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
- This report considers the debate on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. Moreover, the report discusses how the Bush Administration's review of the progress resulted as inadequate, and thus ways of changing progress are being considered. The report also discusses the NATO led troops in the region.
- The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 110th Congress
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- Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of State Preparedness and Response Plans
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- Appropriations for FY2000: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
- This report addresses Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY2000.
- The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
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- Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic
- This report provides information about the Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic on Cybersecurity. This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS other government agencies etc.
- Unocal: Legal Implications of Acquisition Bids by Chevron Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corporation
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- Calculating Estate Tax Liability: 2001 to 2011 and Beyond
- This report provides a basic explanation of how to calculate the federal estate tax liability for a taxable estate of any given size, using the schedule of graduated marginal tax rates and the applicable exclusion amount or the applicable credit amount for the year of death. The “applicable exclusion amount” is the amount of any decedent’s taxable estate that is free from tax. It is known informally as the estate tax “exemption.” The “applicable credit amount” or “unified credit” is the corresponding tax credit. It is equal to the tax that would be due on a taxable estate that is the size of the applicable exclusion amount.
- Iran’s Nuclear Program: Recent Developments
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- 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.
- The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes
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- AGOA III: Amendment to the African Growth and Opportunity Act
- This report discusses the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which seeks to spur economic development and help integrate Africa into the world trading system by granting trade preferences and other benefits to Sub-Saharan African countries that meet certain criteria relating to market reform and human rights.
- An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services
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- China’s Banking Reforms: Background and Issues for Congress
- This report is on China’s Banking Reforms: Background and Issues for Congress.
- Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2006 and FY2007 Salary Adjustments
- This report provides the details related to Salary adjustments of Federal white-collar employees for the Fiscal Years 2006 & 2007
- Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements
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- Election Reform: The Help America Vote Act and Issues for Congress
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- The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Who Pays for the Health Costs of Smoking?
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- Unemployment Insurance: Available Unemployment Benefits and Legislative Activity
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- Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List
- his report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 2002 and 2003, indicating the proclamation number and its Federal Register citation.
- Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
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- Accounting Problems at Fannie Mae
- This report summarizes the critiques the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Supervision (OFHEO) made of accounting practices at Fannie Mae. The OFHEO's two main issues are under the domains of: amortization of discounts, premiums, fees involved in the purchase of home mortgages, and the other being accounting for financial derivatives contracts. The report emphasizes that these discrepancies created a false image of the company's earnings and in one case was the cause of the company's executives to receive bonuses.
- Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
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- Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2011 Appropriations
- This report considers the Agriculture and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The report compares and contrasts the Senate and House versions of the bill in terms of budgeting. Certain programs would receive 11 billion more than in FY2010.
- Special Operations Forces (SOF) and CIA Paramilitary Operations: Issues for Congress
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- Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
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- Privacy: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping
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- "Property Rights" Bills Take a Process Approach: H.R. 992 and H.R. 1534
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- legislation to Expedite the Construction of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia
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- Unemployment and Economic Growth
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- Bangladesh
- This report discusses the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh.
- The NATO Summit at Bucharest, 2008
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- Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies
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- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): Status and Issues
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- Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action
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- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Jurisdiction Conflicts in Siting Approval
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- Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation
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- NATO and Energy Security
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- Federal Law on Parking Privileges for Persons with Disabilities
- This report describes the federal role in parking privileges law, outlines the uniform system's model rules, and briefly discusses state responses to the model federal rules.
- Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues
- This report is about the animal sector of agriculture and rise of concerns over the management of animal wastes and potential impacts on environmental quality.