Format:
1 online resource (105 pages)
ISBN:
9781617287220
Series Statement:
Countries, Regional Studies, Trading Blocks, Unions, World Organizations
Content:
Intro -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- The Republic of the Philippines: Background and U.S. Relations( -- Summary -- Overview -- Policy Issues for Congress -- Political Developments -- 2007 Congressional Elections -- Politically-Motivated Violence and Extrajudicial Killings -- Economic Conditions -- Promoting U.S. Trade and Investment -- U.S. Foreign Assistance -- Terrorist, Separatist, and Communist Movements -- The Abu Sayyaf Group -- U.S. Policy toward Abu Sayyaf -- MNLF and MILF -- Peace Agreement and Its Collapse -- Relations between the MILF, JI, and Abu Sayyaf -- Clan Violence -- U.S. Policy toward the MILF -- Philippine Communist Party (CPP) -- Foreign Relations -- RP-U.S. Security Ties and Military Relations -- RP-U.S. Operations on Baslian and Jolo Islands -- Philippines-China Relations -- Filipino Veterans -- Time Line: Major Historical Events -- End Notes -- Overview of Filipino Veteran's Benefits( -- Summary -- Background -- Regular, or "Old," Philippine Scouts -- Commonwealth Army of the Philippines -- Recognized Guerrilla Forces -- New Philippine Scouts -- Rescission Acts of 1946 -- First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act (P.L. 79- 301) -- Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act (P.L. 79-391) -- Legislative Intent of the Rescission Acts -- Benefit Changes, 1946-1998 -- Health Care Benefits -- P.L. 80-865 -- P.L. 82-311 -- P.L. 83-421 -- P.L. 85-461 -- P.L. 88-40 -- P.L. 89-612 -- Veterans Health Care Expansion Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-82) -- Veterans' Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-72) -- Non-Health Care Benefits -- P.L. 82-21 -- P.L. 89-613 -- P.L. 89-641 -- Benefit Changes since 1998 -- Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-169).
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781616689513
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781616689513
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3020768
