News published on Federal Newswire in May 2004

News from May 2004


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley on the Contract Manufacturing Provision

News Release: The following comment is from Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee onFinance, on why he and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, took the contract manufacturingprovision out of the JOBS bill.


OVERVIEW OF ENERGY TAX TITLE IN FSC-ETI BILL

News Release: Highlights of Title VIII - Energy Tax Incentives Subtitle A: Renewable Energy Extends placed-in-service date for wind, closed-loop biomass, and poultry waste facilities and adds open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal bio-solids, and recycled sludge as ...


Senator Collins Urges Federal Government to Crack Down on Bogus Degrees

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Education to act swiftly to close the loopholes in federal law that enable government employees to pay for diploma mill, or bogus degrees,...


Description of Changes Made to the JOBS Act Under Two Managers' Amendments

News Release: MEMORANDUM. From: Finance Committee Staff. Date: May 12, 2004. Re: Grassley-Baucus Manager Amendment Changes to the FSC Bill on May 11, 2004. This memo describes changes made on May 11, 2004, to S. 1637 after the second complete substitute of the bill was filed in April 2004. In addition to the provisions...



Trait in Honey Bees Keeps Mites From Multiplying

News Release: For more than 20 years, beekeepers have been battling varroa mites. The tiny, bloodsucking parasites weaken adult bees and sometimes cause deformities. But entomologists with the Agricultural Research Service have discovered that some bees have a built-in defense against varroa mites, a trait that can be bred into any bee population.


Grassley Praises Senate Passage of IRS Whistleblower Help, Civil Rights Tax Reform, Charitable Giving Reform, Ban on Deduction of Government Fines, "Son of Boss" Item

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, praised Senate passage of greater incentives for whistleblowers at the Internal Revenue Service; the end of unfair taxation in civil rights cases; the reform of tax rules on charitable gifts of cars and intellectual property; a ban on companies’ deduction of fines and penalties paid to the government forwrongdoing; and a provision related to “Son of Boss"-style tax shelters.


Lieberman Presses for Flight Attendant Security Training

News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Wednesday asked the Transportation Security Administration to develop guidelines and timetables requiring airlines to provide flight attendant security training. Appearing at a noon press conference with 150 flight attendants, Lieberman said anti-terrorist, anti-hijacking training for flight attendants was one missing piece of the aviation security puzzle.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that an Indonesian national pleaded guilty to harboring an undocumented woman from Indonesia who worked for the defendant and his wife as a domestic servant.


Labor Department Issues Third Report on Child
		Labor in Trade Beneficiary Countries: Report Specified Under the Trade and
		Development Act

News Release: Report Specified Under the Trade and Development Act WASHINGTON—The Labor Department today released its third annual report on the worst forms of child labor in 144 countries and territories that receive U.S. trade benefits.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.