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China’s economy continues to be a concern to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, China’s economic growth presents huge opportunities for U.S. exporters. On the other hand, the surge in Chinese exports to the United States has put competitive pressures on many U.S. industries. Many U.S. policymakers have argued that greater efforts should be made to pressure China to fully implement its WTO commitments and to change various economic policies deemed harmful to U.S. economic interests, such as its currency peg and its use of subsidies to support its SOEs. In addition, recent bids by Chinese state-owned firms to purchase various U.S. firms have raised concerns among Members over the impact such acquisitions could have on U.S. national and economic security.

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It has been proposed to add individual accounts to Social Security in which investors could hold private securities. Calculations that project the earnings of individual accounts typically presume that they will earn a rate of return equal or close to the historical rate of return. But is there evidence that future rates of return will differ from history in predictable ways?

Congressional policymakers are closely examining federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Overall, 15.6% of all public television and radio broadcasting funding comes from the federal appropriations that CPB distributes. The CPB’s appropriation is allocated through a distribution formula established in its authorizing legislation. It has historically received two-year advanced appropriations.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/19/2005 to Commissioner Hansen from Rob Simmons (Rep 2nd CT) citing information that was provided to him by the U.S. Fleet Forces Command regarding its opposition to the scenarios to close naval Submarine Sase New London.

Commissioner's Base Visit Book to Hawthorne Army Depot - 11 Jul 2005

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/12/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senators Robert Byrd, John Rockefeller and Representative Alan Mollohan discussing the realignment or closure of the 911th Airlift Wing base at the Pittsburgh Intl Airport.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/22/2005 to Chairman Principi from Richard Shelby, Jeff Sessions, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, Arlen Specter, and Rick Santorum thanking the Chairman for his service in the difficult BRAC process.

Letter from Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, to Anthony J. Principi asking the BRAC Commission to reject the proposal to move as many as 23,000 jobs from locations in Arlington and Washington, D. C.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/20/2005 to Chairman Principi from James Walsh (Rep 25th NY) thanking the Chairman for visiting Niagara Falls AFB and attending the regional hearing on 06/27/2005.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/20/2005 to Chairman Principi from Cordelia Bennett (Mayor, Delaware City, Delaware), James Wolf, of the Delaware Chamber of Commerce, and Kenneth McMahon, Chairman of the Delaware Fire Prevention Commission asking to BRAC Commission to reconsider its recommendation for the closure and/or realignment of Delaware military installations.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/20/2005 to Chairman Principi from Jim Saxton (Rep 3rd, NJ) highlighting some important details about the relocation of navy and marine Corps reserve squadrons to McGuire AFB

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Intelligence 0004R, Department of the Navy 0045, Candidate Recommendations, Statistics, Major Closures and other closures.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division- Presentation - Supporting the Warfighter yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Bound copy available for review at the BRAC Commission library, Arlington, VA)

Presentation to the Commission - NAVSEA Port Hueneme - captain Stephen Huber, Commander Naval Surface Warfare Center (Bound copy of document available for review at the BRAC Commission Library)

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the Commission requesting the Clearinghouse to rederive economic impacts for the action on Tobyhanna Army Depot (TAD)using East-Stroudsburg PA Micropolitan Statistical Area as its economic area or region of influence (ROI) instead ofScranton-Wikes-Barre PA MSA.

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices.

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices, Red River and Barstow Analysis, Red River Cost/Savings Overview, Red River – Cost Summary, Costs Summary, Barstow Cost/Savings Overview, Barstow – Cost Summary, JSF Initial Joint Training Site, HSA-0029 consolidate CPOs Transactional Services.

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Briefing Includes: Process Overview, ASD Health Affairs, Proposed BRAC Commission Schedule, Rollout Plan, Report Outline, Quantifying Results, Decision Briefing, and Military Value Choices for 222 Base Realignment and Closure recommendations, exept the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)recommendation is pending a decision from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

MED-0030R MV and Capacity Attachments, Healthcare Education Training Military Value tables.

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Cover Page for MED-0030R Medical Joint Cross-Service Group April 19, 2005.

USN, COMNAVDIST_WASHINGTON_DC, Proxy for NNMC Bethesda and Potomac Anex, BUMED. Tables that provide a short description of the area near the installation/activity.