Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs articles from April 2005

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs archives from April 2005

Copyright protection of digital television: the "broadcast flag".(Report)
April 1, 2005... Summary This report addresses the adoption of a "broadcast flag" system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect digital television (DTV) broadcasts from unauthorized redistribution. The report also briefly addresses...

The United Nations and "gun control".(Report)
April 1, 2005... Summary Since the mid-1990s, some sources have stated that the United Nations is trying to disarm the world by taking control of all guns, including in particular, guns held by private citizens in the United States. U.N. member states have...

Ukraine's Orange Revolution and U.S. policy.
April 1, 2005... Summary In January 2005, Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine's new President, after massive demonstrations helped to overturn the former regime's electoral fraud, in what has been dubbed the "Orange Revolution," after Yushchenko's campaign...

Peacekeeping and conflict transitions: background and congressional action on civilian capabilities.(Report)
April 1, 2005... Summary The State Department's new Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) is intended to address longstanding concerns, both within Congress and the broader foreign policy community, over the perceived lack...

European Union's arms embargo on China: implications and options for U.S. policy.
April 1, 2005... Summary The European Union (EU) is considering lifting its arms embargo on China, which was imposed in response to the June 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown. France, Germany, and other EU members claim that the embargo hinders the development of a...

Coup in Kyrgyzstan: developments and implications.(Report)
April 1, 2005... Summary Kyrgyzstan is a small and poor country that gained independence in 1991 with the breakup of the Soviet Union. It was long led by Askar Akayev--who many observers warned was becoming increasingly autocratic--but the country was...

China's growing interest in Latin America.
April 1, 2005... Summary Over the past year, increasing attention has focused on China's growing interest in Latin America. Most analysts appear to agree that China's primary interest in the region is to gain greater access to needed resources--such as...

Energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation in the 109th congress.
April 1, 2005... Summary This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 109th Congress. It summarizes action on more than 50 energy efficiency and renewable energy bills. These bills cover a wide...

U.S. military and Iraqi casualty statistics: additional numbers and explanations.
April 1, 2005... Summary This report provides several estimates of difficult-to-find casualty statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Operation Enduring Freedom includes ongoing operations in Afghanistan,...

Palestinian education and the debate over textbooks.(Report)
April 1, 2005... Summary Palestinian education reform is seen to be a key element in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Many observers frequently have expressed concern that the Palestinian Authority (PA) education curriculum incites a younger...

House select committee on intelligence: leadership and assignment limitations.
April 1, 2005... Summary Both House rules and respective party rules address committee assignments and leadership selection. Several of those rules apply specifically to select committees, and in some cases, are unique to the Permanent Select Committee on...

NPT compliance: issues and views.(Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons )
April 1, 2005... Summary Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will meet in May 2005 in New York to review implementation. Since the last review conference in 2000, the biggest issue to emerge is treaty compliance,...

U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
April 1, 2005... Summary The Bush Administration is in the process of establishing new embassy facilities in Baghdad and regional offices throughout Iraq. The President has requested more than $1.3 billion in the FY2005 supplemental request for the...