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This report briefly discusses the Arab League's boycott of Israeli companies and Israeli-made goods since Israel's founding in 1948, as well as U.S. efforts to end the boycott and prevent U.S. firms in participating in the boycott.

This report gives an overview of key environmental issues receiving attention in the 109th Congress.

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This report discusses various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C. §§1531-1543). Major issues include changing the role of science in decision-making, modifying critical habitat (CH) procedures, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection and incentives for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others.

This report provides the background and issues for Congress on unmanned vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces.

This report seeks to provide some guidance for congressional staff on the principles and practice of speechwriting. The suggestions offered herein, when combined with practice, attention to audience and occasion, and, most importantly, the Member’s attitudes, convictions, and style, can help create a speech that can be a “seamless garment” when delivered by the Member.

This report discusses the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act, which impose requirements regarding drinking water quality and wastewater treatment in rural areas. Approximately 27% of the U.S. population lives in areas defined by the Census Bureau as rural. Many rural communities need to complete water and waste disposal projects to improve the public health and environmental conditions of their citizens.

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This report summarizes each of the five cases: the two that have been argued and decided, and the three that have been argued but not yet decided. As to the undecided cases, the report speculates on the issues likely to concern the Court.

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This report provides the details related to Salary adjustments of Federal white-collar employees for the Fiscal Years 2006 & 2007

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This report addresses the compensation issues related to Chinese Embassy bombing in Belgrade.

This report provides an overview of how the unanimous consent agreements regulate senate floor action.

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This report introduces selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. It includes telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest. Annotations describing each source's contents and organization are included so that researchers can select those that most closely fit their needs. Internet addresses usually provide information about the items, rather than access to them.

Report to Congress by the Congressional Research Service Domestic Policy Division that provides a brief overview of major provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).