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| Date Dec. 11, 2000 |
Report No. RL30320 |
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Order Code RL30320 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Ownership and Federal Research and Development (R&D): A Discussion on the BayhDole Act and the Stevenson-Wydler Act Updated December 11, 2000 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Patent Ownership and Federal ...
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| Date Dec. 11, 2000 |
Report No. RS20690 |
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Order Code RS20690 Updated December 11, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fiji Islands Political Crisis: Background, Analysis, and Chronology Thomas Lum Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On May 19, 2000, Fijian businessman George Speight and his followers took Prime Minister Mehendra Chaudhry, an ethnic Indian Fijian, and 30 ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 2000 |
Report No. RL30555 |
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Order Code RL30555 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China-U.S. Trade Agreements: Compliance Issues Updated December 7, 2000 Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China-U.S. Trade Agreements: Compliance Issues Summary On November 15, 1999, the United ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 2000 |
Report No. RS20602 |
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Order Code RS20602 Updated December 7, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Authority to Create a National Monument on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and Possible Effects of Designation Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In the Antiquities Act of 1906, Congress authorized the President to create National ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 2000 |
Report No. 98-862 |
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98-862 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web R&D Partnerships and Intellectual Property: Implications for U.S. Policy Updated December 6, 2000 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress R&D Partnerships and Intellectual Property: Implications for U.S. Policy Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2000 |
Report No. IB10044 |
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Order Code IB10044 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 106th Congress Updated December 5, 2000 Ruth Ellen Wasem, Coordinator Andorra Bruno and William J. Krouse Domestic Social Policy Division Larry M. Eig American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND ...
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| Date Dec. 1, 2000 |
Report No. RL30727 |
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Order Code RL30727 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR): The U-2 Aircraft and Global Hawk UAV Programs Updated December 1, 2000 Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Christopher Bolkcom Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 2000 |
Report No. RL30772 |
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Order Code RL30772 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web American Federalism, 1776 to 2000: Significant Events Updated November 30, 2000 Eugene Boyd Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Michael K. Fauntroy Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress American ...
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| Date Nov. 29, 2000 |
Report No. RL30754 |
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Order Code RL30754 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pharmacy Benefit Managers November 29, 2000 Christopher J. Sroka Economic Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pharmacy Benefit Managers Summary The provision of prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries was a major issue in the 106th Congress, and ...
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| Date Nov. 28, 2000 |
Report No. RL30761 |
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Order Code RL30761 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web HIV-1/AIDS and Military Manpower Policy Updated November 28, 2000 David F. Burrelli Specialist in National Defense Marte Wenaas Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress HIV-1/AIDS and Military Manpower Policy Summary In October 1985, the Department ...
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| Date Nov. 27, 2000 |
Report No. RL30513 |
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Order Code RL30513 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: District of Columbia Updated November 27, 2000 Eugene Boyd Analyst Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 2000 |
Report No. RL30412 |
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Order Code RL30412 ,i ,_-if' ;- " *'.- ' ;, 1 Internet Taxation: Bills in the 106* Congress Updated November 22, 2000 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division ' .^^j;.'vVr;:^tli>,d ji]:^}i(i-i^vlt::^:^-x;'^\t]^ .:'J-^ ... * . ABSTRACT This report reviews the bills introduced in the 106**" Congress involving taxation of the hitemet, It is organized in three ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2000 |
Report No. IB10009 |
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Order Code IB10009 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy Updated November 21, 2000 M. Lynne Corn Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS What is the ESA? What is the Impact of the ESA? Has ESA Been Effective? ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2000 |
Report No. RL30757 |
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Order Code RL30757 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Emergence as a Major Economic Power: Implications for U.S. Interests November 20, 2000 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Radha Sinha Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China s Emergence as a Major Economic Power: ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2000 |
Report No. RL30507 |
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Appropriations for FY2001: Energy and Water Development November 20, 2000 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov RL30507 Appropriations for FY2001: Energy and Water Development Summary The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes funding for civil projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior s Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec), most ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2000 |
Report No. RS20543 |
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Order Code RS20543 Updated November 20, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Term Limits for Members of Congress: Issues in the 106th Congress Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Congressional efforts to limit federal lawmakers tenure have waned since 1997, but supporters differing strategies, various service ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2000 |
Report No. IB10053 |
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Order Code IB10053 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Civilian Employees and the FY2001 Budget Updated November 17, 2000 Sharon S. Gressle Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Federal Pay January 2000 Adjustment January 2001 and FEPCA Federal Wage ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RL30504 |
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Order Code RL30504 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies (P.L. 106-377) Updated November 17, 2000 Dennis W. Snook and E. Richard Bourdon Coordinators Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2000 |
Report No. IB98049 |
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Order Code IB98049 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Police and Law Enforcement: Selected Issues Updated November 17, 2000 JoAnne O Bryant, Coordinator Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Funding for Law Enforcement Agencies Law Enforcement Personnel Selected ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 2000 |
Report No. IB92061 |
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Order Code IB92061 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Prisons: Policy Options for Congress Updated November 17, 2000 JoAnne O Bryant Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Prison Capacity Overcrowding Standards Expansion of Facilities Use of Military ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 2000 |
Report No. RL30739 |
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Order Code RL30739 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Crop Insurance and the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-224) November 13, 2000 Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Crop Insurance and the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 2000 |
Report No. 98-1015 |
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Order Code 98-1015 Updated November 13, 2000 Bonnie F. Mangaii Senior Information Resource Librarian Office of Information Resources Management This checklist serves as a guide to selected CRS products on the Internet. I n t e r n e t : W h a t It Is and H o w It W o r k s lililll Internet: an overview of key technology issues affecting its use and growth, by Marcia S. Smith, John D. Moteff, and ...
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| Date Nov. 9, 2000 |
Report No. RL30501 |
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Order Code RL30501 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated November 9, 2000 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2000 |
Report No. 98-59 |
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Order Code 98-59 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Stamps: Background and Funding Updated November 7, 2000 Joe Richardson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Food Stamps: Background and Funding Summary The Food Stamp program provides monthly benefits, now averaging $73 a person, that increase low-income recipients food ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2000 |
Report No. RL30510 |
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Order Code RL30510 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: Military Construction Updated November 7, 2000 Mary T. Tyszkiewicz Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2000 |
Report No. RL30748 |
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Order Code RL30748 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccination November 7, 2000 Steve Bowman Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, National Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccination Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) intends to immunize 1.4 million ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2000 |
Report No. 98-912 |
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98-912 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Rules and Practices on Committee, Subcommittee, and Chairmanship Assignment Limitations as of November 4, 2000 Updated November 4, 2000 Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Senate Rules and Practices on Committee, Subcommittee, and ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2000 |
Report No. RL30728 |
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Order Code RL30728 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2000 November 3, 2000 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2000 Summary No major confrontations or crises have occurred in the ...
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| Date Nov. 2, 2000 |
Report No. RS20177 |
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Order Code RS20177 Updated November 2, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Airport and Airway Trust Fund Issues in the 106th Congress John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress concluded its debate on the airport and airway trust fund (aviation trust fund) by modifying its treatment in the budget. The Wendell H. ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2000 |
Report No. RS20718 |
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Order Code RS20718 October 30, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Federal Taxes in Puerto Rico David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary U.S. federal taxes generally do not apply to individuals in Puerto Rico, with the exception of Social Security taxes. Instead, Puerto Rico levies its own taxes, at a level higher than those ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 2000 |
Report No. RL30720 |
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Order Code RL30720 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Trends and Current Issues October 27, 2000 Daniel H. Else Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Trends and Current Issues Summary The end of the Cold War precipitated one ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 2000 |
Report No. RS20472 |
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Order Code RS20472 Updated October 25, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Act: Eleventh Amendment Issues Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court has granted certiorari and heard oral argument in Garrett v. University of Alabama, a case involving the application of the Eleventh Amendment to the ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 2000 |
Report No. RL30163 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Tax Reform Act of 1986 set up a depreciation system designed to equalize tax burdens on different types of assets. The recovery period for nonresidential structures was, however, lengthened in 1993. Economic conditions and practices that may bear on this issue have also changed. Lately, there has been some interest in reexamining this ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2000 |
Report No. 98-253ENR |
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98-253 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy Updated October 24, 2000 Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Mary L. Dunkley Research Production Assistant Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2000 |
Report No. 97-556 |
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Order Code 97-556 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Point & Click: Internet Search Engines, Subject Guides, and Searching Techniques Updated October 24, 2000 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Point & Click: Internet Search Engines, Subject Guides, and Searching Techniques Summary This ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2000 |
Report No. RL30435 |
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Order Code RL3 043 5 and Where to Find Them on the Web Updated October 24, 2000 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Information Research Division :C;!lj;iO--^v: ciiftHl"-:(;:.;?iftS^ii^!,-^^^ .ois^i*);^^/?}-!'^-"--'- - ":, The GongTessional Research Service works exclusively for the Congress, eondiieting research, aiialyzlBg legislation, and providing information at the request of co' ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2000 |
Report No. 97-556C |
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Order Code 97-556 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Point & Click: Internet Search Engines, Subject Guides, and Searching Techniques Updated October 24, 2000 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Point & Click: Internet Search Engines, Subject Guides, and Searching Techniques Summary This ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2000 |
Report No. RS20711 |
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Order Code RS20711 October 23, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Executive Order 12919: Emergency Powers of the President Robert B. Burdette Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Executive Order 12919 concerns industrial preparedness during times of war and national emergency. This brief report uses simple language to describe what Executive Order 12919 does. ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2000 |
Report No. 98-854 |
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98-854 A Updated October 19, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Services in Private Schools under P.L. 105-17 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. 105-17, changed previous statutory language regarding private school ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RL30506 |
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Order Code RL30506 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: Interior and Related Agencies Updated October 17, 2000 Coordinated by Alfred R. Greenwood Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RL30552 |
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Order Code RL30552 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missiles for Standoff Attack: Air-Launched Airto-Surface Munitions Programs Updated October 17, 2000 Christopher Bolkcom Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Missiles for Standoff Attack: Air-Launched Air-to-Surface Munitions Programs ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RS20654 |
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Order Code RS20654 Updated October 17, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Paying off the National Debt: Some Intergenerational Consequences Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary A major change in the fiscal regime of the United States occurred in the 1990s. The large and ...
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| Date Oct. 13, 2000 |
Report No. RL30703 |
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Order Code RL30703 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid and SCHIP Provisions in H.R. 5291 and S. 3165 (the 2000 Medicare Refinement Bills ) Updated October 13, 2000 Jean Hearne Elicia Herz Specialists in Social Legislation Evelyne Baumrucker Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid and ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2000 |
Report No. RL30530 |
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Order Code RL30530 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Aid Authorization: The Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act of 2000 Updated October 12, 2000 Larry Nowels Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Aid Authorization: The Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2000 |
Report No. RL30711 |
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Order Code RL30711 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The House Apportionment Formula in Theory and Practice October 10, 2000 David C. Huckabee Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The House Apportionment Formula in Theory and Practice Summary The Constitution requires that states be ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2000 |
Report No. RS20697 |
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Order Code RS20697 October 10, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Philippine-U.S. Security Relations Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In 1999, the Philippines and the United States reached agreements to revive the security relationship, which had declined following the U.S. withdrawal from military bases in 1992. ...
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| Date Oct. 7, 2000 |
Report No. 98-147GOV |
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Order Code 98-147 GOV Updated October 7, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web President Clinton s Vetoes Gary L. Galemore Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary President William Jefferson Clinton vetoed 17 bills during his first term in office (1993-1996), and, thus far, has vetoed 17 bills during his second term. All of President ...
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| Date Oct. 5, 2000 |
Report No. RS20681 |
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Order Code RS20681 Updated October 5, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mandatory Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Proposed Relief for Long-Term Residents Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Several bills introduced during the 106th Congress would ease restrictions that deny aliens with criminal records a chance to have their ties to the U.S. ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2000 |
Report No. RS20696 |
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Order Code RS20696 October 4, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Emergency Farm Assistance in FY2000: Description and State Distribution Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The 106th Congress provided nearly $15 billion in FY2000 emergency agriculture spending in four separate acts, primarily to compensate ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 2000 |
Report No. RS20638 |
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Order Code RS20638 Updated October 4, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On September 22, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The measure is a truncated version of the ...
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