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The FDA Medical Device User Fee Program

Description: This report describes current law regarding medical device user fees, the impact of MDUFA on FDA review time of various medical device program budget, the MUDFA III proposal (legislative language and performance goals agreement), and issues that Congress is likely to take up as it works on the reauthorization of the medical device user fee program.
Date: April 24, 2012
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
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Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs

Description: This report discusses the recent development in different programs administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the goal to promote agricultural exports and to provide food aid. These programs include direct export subsidies, export market development, export credit guarantees, and foreign food aid.
Date: January 11, 2007
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
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Iraq Coalition: Public Opinion Indicators in Selected European Countries

Description: This report briefly examines selected public opinion indicators in key European countries that currently contribute to the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Overall, polls over the past year show that Spain was no anomaly in terms of strong public opposition to military involvement in Iraq. Some European governments appeared to support U.S. policy in Iraq in defiance of, rather than as a result of, public sentiment at home.
Date: March 31, 2004
Creator: Kim, Julie
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Juvenile Justice Funding Trends

Description: This report provides a brief overview of the juvenile justice grant programs and the overall appropriation administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Date: June 14, 2011
Creator: Finklea, Kristin M.
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Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit

Description: This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date: January 18, 2007
Creator: Jackson, James K.
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Data Security: Federal Legislative Approaches

Description: This report discusses the core areas addressed in federal legislation, including the scope of coverage; data privacy and security safeguards for sensitive personal information; requirements for security breach notification; restrictions on social security numbers; credit freezes on consumer reports; identity theft penalties; causes of action; and preemption.
Date: May 9, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
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Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities

Description: The purpose of this report is to describe and discuss the provisions for providing abortion services to military personnel, their dependents, and other military health care beneficiaries at military medical facilities. The report describes the history of these provisions, with particular emphasis on legislative actions. Finally, this report discusses a number of proposals to modify the law, as well as other related legislative and administrative actions.
Date: April 24, 2002
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
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FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress

Description: On June 2, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission modified five of its media ownership rules, easing restrictions on the ownership of multiple television stations and on local media cross-ownership, and tightening restrictions on the ownership of multiple radio stations in local markets.
Date: August 3, 2006
Creator: Goldfarb, Charles B.
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Guinea: In Brief

Description: This report gives an overview of Guinea, its background, economy, and relations with the United States
Date: December 19, 2014
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
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Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2004

Description: This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 219 women Members of Congress.
Date: March 17, 2004
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
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Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration

Description: This report provides an overview of selected topics which the 110th Congress has begun, or is likely, to address in its examination of telecommunications issues. This report addresses major issues, rather than addressing specific legislative activity.
Date: August 7, 2007
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
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