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| Date Aug. 1, 2000 |
Report No. 98-163 |
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98-163 A Updated August 1, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary One of the most difficult issues of constitutional law concerns the extent to which the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment imposes constraints on the provision of ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2000 |
Report No. 98-163A |
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98-163 A Updated August 1, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary One of the most difficult issues of constitutional law concerns the extent to which the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment imposes constraints on the provision of ...
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| Date July 31, 2000 |
Report No. RL30622 |
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Order Code RL30622 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electric-Drive Propulsion for U.S. Navy Ships: Background and Issues for Congress July 31, 2000 Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electric-Drive Propulsion for U.S. Navy Ships: Background and Issues for Congress ...
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| Date July 31, 2000 |
Report No. RL30623 |
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Order Code RL30623 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Proliferation in India and Pakistan: Issues for Congress July 31, 2000 K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Proliferation in India and Pakistan: ...
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| Date July 31, 2000 |
Report No. RL30262 |
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Order Code RL30262 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Holocaust Recovery of Assets from World War II: A Chronology (May 1995 to Present) Updated July 31, 2000 Barbara A. Salazar Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Holocaust Recovery of Assets from World War II: A Chronology (May 1995 to ...
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| Date July 27, 2000 |
Report No. RS20151 |
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Order Code RS20151 Updated July 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Guard and Reserve Funding, FY1990-2001 Mary T. Tyszkiewicz Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report provides data on trends in funding for the National Guard and Reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces from FY1990-FY2001. The percentage of ...
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| Date July 27, 2000 |
Report No. RS20642 |
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Order Code RS20642 July 27, 20000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Bradley Amendment: Prohibition Against Retroactive Modification of Child Support Arrearages Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Bradley Amendment prohibits the retroactive State modification of child support arrearages. Under current law, no matter what the ...
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| Date July 26, 2000 |
Report No. RS20641 |
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Order Code RS20641 July 26, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens: The Supreme Court Limits False Claims Actions Against States T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel Stevens, the Supreme Court considered whether states ...
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| Date July 25, 2000 |
Report No. 97-484 |
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Order Code 97-484 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Developments During the Clinton Administration Updated July 25, 2000 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs with the assistance of Deborah Johnson and Patricia Nugent Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China-U.S. Relations ...
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| Date July 21, 2000 |
Report No. RS20582 |
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Order Code RS20582 Updated July 21, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and the WTO: Labor Issues Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary China s prospective membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) raises issues among some U.S. workers and organized labor about job and wage security. Many labor ...
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| Date July 20, 2000 |
Report No. RL30616 |
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Order Code RL30616 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court Opinions: October 1999 Term July 20, 2000 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Supreme Court Opinions: October 1999 Term Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater 120 S. Ct. 722, 68 USLW 3456 (1-12-00) Mootness: The United States Court of ...
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| Date July 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30609 |
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Order Code RL30609 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986: Proposals for Reforming the Joint Officer Personnel Management Program July 18, 2000 Katherine Lemay Brown National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Department of Defense (DoD) Reorganization Act ...
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| Date July 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30611 |
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Congressional Research Service Report for Congress EPA's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program: Highlights of the Final Revised Rule Claudia Copeland Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division July 18, 2000 RL30611 Contents Introduction Effect of the TMDL Rider in H.R. 4425 The FinalRule is Designateda Major Rule Provisions in the Proposed Rule Not ...
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| Date July 17, 2000 |
Report No. RS20410 |
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Order Code RS20410 Updated July 17, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Joint Negotiation by Health-Care Professionals: H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2000" Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999, amended and passed by the House on June 30, 276-136, would enable health-care ...
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| Date July 14, 2000 |
Report No. RL30420 |
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Order Code RL30420 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Marriage Tax Penalties: Legislative Proposals in the 106th Congress Updated July 14, 2000 Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Eliminating marriage tax penalties and creating a marriage neutral income tax is an elusive ...
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| Date July 11, 2000 |
Report No. RL30441 |
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Order Code RL30441 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Voting in Primary Elections: State Rules On Participation Updated July 11, 2000 Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes state rules (including the District of Columbia) on voter participation in ...
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| Date July 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30602 |
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Order Code RL30602 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Electronic Stock Market July 8, 2000 Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Electronic Stock Market Summary Stock markets exist to funnel capital from investors to the businesses that can best use it to create jobs and national ...
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| Date July 7, 2000 |
Report No. RS20624 |
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Order Code RS20624 July 7, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Automobile Industry and WTO Accession (name redacted) Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Within the next ten years, China (PRC) is expected to have a significant market for passenger cars. China s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and permanent ...
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| Date July 6, 2000 |
Report No. RL30598 |
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Order Code RL30598 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict July 6, 2000 Ted Dagne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Summary Open conflict broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea in May 1998 after disagreements over several ...
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| Date July 6, 2000 |
Report No. RS20620 |
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Order Code RS20620 July 6, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions During the 1999-00 Term Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary With the exception of the Supreme Court s ruling in Williams v. Taylor,1 the Court did not find any serious reversible error in the lower courts ...
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| Date July 5, 2000 |
Report No. RL30457 |
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Order Code RL30457 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Appropriations for FY2000: Plan Colombia, Kosovo, Foreign Debt Relief, Home Energy Assistance, and Other Initiatives Updated July 5, 2000 Larry Nowels, Stephen Daggett, Curt Tarnoff, and Nina Serafino Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Melinda Gish Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RL30604 |
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Order Code RL30604 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Thailand: Relations with the U.S., Economic Recovery, and Problems with Burma A Research Trip Report June 30, 2000 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Thailand: Relations with the U.S., Economic Recovery, and Problems ...
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| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. 98-974 |
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98-974 F Updated June 29, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Albania: Country Background Report Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Albania has avoided direct involvement in neighboring Balkan wars, but continues to seek political stability and economic recovery. In 1998 and 1999, Albania was on the front line ...
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| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. RS20615 |
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Order Code RS20615 June 29, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care: The Federal Role During World War II Emilie Stoltzfus Consultant Domestic Social Policy Division Summary During World War II, the federal government supported a nationwide program of child care centers, intended to boost war production by freeing mothers to work. Labor force participation of women ...
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| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. 98-974F |
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98-974 F Updated June 29, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Albania: Country Background Report Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Albania has avoided direct involvement in neighboring Balkan wars, but continues to seek political stability and economic recovery. In 1998 and 1999, Albania was on the front line ...
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| Date June 28, 2000 |
Report No. RS20255 |
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Order Code RS20255 Updated June 28, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Service Retirement Bills in the 106th Congress Patrick J. Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Among the civil service retirement issues addressed in bills introduced thus far in the 106th Congress are the correction of retirement coverage errors for ...
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| Date June 27, 2000 |
Report No. 98-179 |
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Order Code 98-179 F Updated June 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq s Opposition Movements Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Many in Congress and the Administration agree that the only way to blunt the longterm threat from Iraq is to remove Saddam Husayn from power. The Iraq Liberation Act (H.R. ...
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| Date June 27, 2000 |
Report No. RS20599 |
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Order Code RS20599 Updated June 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Syria after Hafiz al-Asad Alfred B. Prados Specialist in Middle East Affairs Joshua Ruebner Analyst in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary Dr. Bashar al-Asad seems poised to succeed his father, the late President Hafiz alAsad, following the latter s death from a heart ...
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| Date June 20, 2000 |
Report No. 97-590 |
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Order Code 97-590 EPW Updated June 20, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Support Enforcement and Visitation: Should There be a Federal Connection? Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary From time to time, the issue arises of whether the federal Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program should be actively ...
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| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. RL30585 |
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Order Code RL30585 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal R&D, Drug Discovery, and Pricing: Insights from the NIH-University-Industry Relationship June 19, 2000 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Interest in methods to provide drugs at lower cost, ...
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| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. IB10014 |
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Order Code IB10014 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gun Control Updated June 19, 2000 William Krouse Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Pro/Con Debate Pertinent Statistics Number of Guns Criminal Use Gun Violence and Youth Injuries Suicides, Accidents, and ...
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| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. RS20603 |
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CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Order Code RS20603 June 19, 2000 Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act of 2000: Summary and Background of Related Legal Issues Kevin Greely Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On December 29, 1999, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order approving the license transfer of WQEX a noncommercial ...
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| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. 98-987 |
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98-987: Brazil's Economic Reform and the Global Financial Crisis J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs Defense, and Trade Division Updated June 19, 2000 Summary Despite backing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), capital flight from Brazil in 1998 prompted the government to jettison its pegged currency stabilization program and float the real on ...
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| Date June 15, 2000 |
Report No. RS20335 |
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Order Code RS20335 Updated June 15, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan's Landmark Financial Deregulation: What It Means for the United States Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Major financial deregulation is underway in Japan that could have far-reaching implications for U.S.-Japan economic relations. ...
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| Date June 15, 2000 |
Report No. 98-436 |
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98-436 F Updated June 15, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web United Arab Emirates: U.S. Relations and F-16 Aircraft Sale Kenneth Katzman and Richard F. Grimmett Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi-- the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-visited the United States on May 12, 1998, announcing during the visit that the UAE ...
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| Date June 13, 2000 |
Report No. RS20596 |
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Order Code RS20596 June 13, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Notification Act, H.R. 3590, 106th Congress Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., provides broad nondiscrimination protection in employment, public services, public accommodation and ...
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| Date June 12, 2000 |
Report No. RS20247 |
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Order Code RS20247 Updated June 12, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web EPA's Tier 2 Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles: A Fact Sheet David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 established Tier 1 standards to limit tailpipe emissions from new motor vehicles. The law also required the ...
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| Date June 10, 2000 |
Report No. RS20566 |
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Order Code RS20566 Updated June 10, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The South Lebanon Army (SLA): History, Collapse, Post-Withdrawal Status Joshua Ruebner Analyst in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Following its 1982 invasion of and 1985 partial withdrawal from Lebanon, Israel created the South Lebanon Army (SLA), composed of local ...
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| Date June 9, 2000 |
Report No. RS20575 |
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Order Code RS20575 Updated June 9, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Greece: Election and Aftermath Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Prime Minister Simitis of Greece called an early election for April 9, 2000 because he believed that his government s achievement in meeting the criteria for entry into ...
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| Date June 8, 2000 |
Report No. IB98047 |
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Order Code IB98047 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elementary and Secondary Education: Reconsideration of the Federal Role by the 106th Congress Updated June 8, 2000 Wayne Riddle, James Stedman and Paul Irwin Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction ...
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| Date June 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30250 |
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Order Code RL30250 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Prescription Drug Proposals Updated June 8, 2000 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Medicare program provides significant health insurance coverage for its 39 million aged and disabled beneficiaries. ...
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| Date June 7, 2000 |
Report No. IB10003 |
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Order Code IB10003 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Protection Issues in the 106th Congress Updated June 7, 2000 Martin R. Lee, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Reauthorizing Superfund (by Mark Reisch) Defense Cleanup ...
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| Date June 6, 2000 |
Report No. RL30575 |
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Order Code RL30575 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Monetary Fund: An Overview of Its Mission and Operations June 6, 2000 J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an integral part of the mechanism for ...
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| Date June 5, 2000 |
Report No. 97-764 |
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Order Code 97-764 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Skill (Education) Distribution of Jobs: How Is It Changing? Updated June 5, 2000 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Skill (Education) Distribution of Jobs: How Is It Changing? Summary About 3 out of 5 jobs projected to be ...
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| Date June 5, 2000 |
Report No. IB10004 |
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Order Code IB10004 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Air Act Issues in the 106th Congress Updated June 5, 2000 James E. McCarthy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Issues in the 106th Congress MTBE and Reformulated Gasoline Regulation of ...
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| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30571 |
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Order Code RL30571 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: The Issue of Individual Versus Collective Investment for Retirement June 2, 2000 David Stuart Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security Reform: The Issue of Individual Versus Collective Investment for ...
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| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. IB10033 |
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Order Code IB10033 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Crop Insurance: Issues in the 106th Congress Updated June 2, 2000 Ralph M. Chite Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Background Crop Insurance Basics Pros and Cons of Crop Insurance ...
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| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30175 |
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Order Code RL30175 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Accession to the World Trade Organization: Legal Issues Updated June 2, 2000 (name redacted) Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses the interaction of international and U.S. domestic law with regard to the accession of the People ...
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| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30576 |
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Order Code RL30576 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000: Overview of Public Law 106-185 June 2, 2000 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT After years of complaints regarding abusive Government conduct which permitted prosecutors to ...
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| Date June 1, 2000 |
Report No. 95-964 |
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Order Code 95-964 S CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Posse Comitatus Act & Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law Updated June 1, 2000 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Public Law Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Posse Comitatus Act & Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law Summary The Posse ...
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