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| Date Sept. 1, 2000 |
Report No. RS20470 |
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Order Code RS20470 Updated September 1, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Earned Income Tax Credit: Current Issues and Benefit Amounts Melinda T. Gish Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The earned income tax credit (EITC), established in the tax code in 1975, offers cash aid to working parents with relatively low incomes who care for ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2000 |
Report No. RL30648 |
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Order Code RL30648 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web An Examination of the Issues Surrounding Biotechnology Patenting and Its Effect Upon Entrepreneurial Companies August 31, 2000 John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship Resources, Science and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress An Examination of the Issues ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2000 |
Report No. 95-917 |
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Order Code 95-917 EPW Updated August 31, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Older Americans Act: Programs and Funding Carol O Shaughnessy and Paul J. Graney Updated by Cristal A. Thomas Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major vehicle for the delivery of social and nutrition services for older persons. Originally enacted in 1965, the ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2000 |
Report No. 95-917EPW |
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Order Code 95-917 EPW Updated August 31, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Older Americans Act: Programs and Funding Carol O Shaughnessy and Paul J. Graney Updated by Cristal A. Thomas Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major vehicle for the delivery of social and nutrition services for older persons. Originally enacted in 1965, the ...
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| Date Aug. 25, 2000 |
Report No. RL30654 |
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Order Code RL30654 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Missile Defense and Early Warning Radars: Background and Issues August 25, 2000 Larry Chasteen Congressional Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress National Missile Defense and Early Warning Radars: Background and Issues Summary The Clinton ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2000 |
Report No. IB10043 |
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Order Code IB10043 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Economic Relief: Issues and Options for Congress Updated August 22, 2000 Jasper Womach and Geoffrey S. Becker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Overview Economic Situation Previous Farm ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2000 |
Report No. RS20156 |
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Order Code RS20156 Updated August 22, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elementary and Secondary School Teachers: Action by the 106th Congress James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The quality and quantity of public elementary and secondary school teachers are of increasing concern to the 106th Congress. Although states ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2000 |
Report No. RL30254 |
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Order Code RL30254 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Term Care: The President s FY2001 Budget Proposals and Related Legislation Updated August 21, 2000 Carol O Shaughnessy, Bob Lyke and Carolyn Merck Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-Term Care: The President s FY2001 Budget Proposals ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30640 |
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Order Code RL30640 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999 August 18, 2000 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999 Summary This report is prepared ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2000 |
Report No. TRANSFERS92-99 |
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Order Code RL30640 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999 August 18, 2000 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999 Summary This report is prepared ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30649 |
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Order Code RL30649 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Prayer and Religion in the Public Schools: What Is, and Is Not, Permitted August 18, 2000 David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Prayer and Religion in the Public Schools: What Is, and Is Not, Permitted Summary A recurring and politically volatile ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RL30311 |
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Order Code RL30311 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Middle East: The Multilateral Peace Talks Updated August 17, 2000 Joshua Ruebner Analyst in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report reviews developments in the multilateral Middle East peace talks since 1991; details the ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2000 |
Report No. 98-454 |
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Order Code 98-454 E Updated August 17, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Section 301 of The Trade Act of 1974, As Amended: Its Operation and Issues Involving its Use by the United States Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Sections 301 through 309 of the Trade Act of 1974 (as amended), commonly ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RS20656 |
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Order Code RS20656 August 17, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Retirement of the National Debt: Will It Increase the Economic Size of the Federal Government? Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary Measuring the economic size of the federal government can be an elusive ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RS20655 |
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Order Code RS20655 August 17, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: The National People s Congress Samuel Wolfe Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The National People s Congress (NPC) is The People s Republic of China (PRC) s less-powerful counterpart to the U.S. Congress. Although China s constitution establishes the NPC as the ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2000 |
Report No. RL30646 |
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Order Code RL30646 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web France and the United States: Allies and Rivals August 15, 2000 Paul E. Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress France and the United States: Allies and Rivals Summary France, while a key ally, has developed policies in pursuit of ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2000 |
Report No. RL30396 |
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Order Code RL30396 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Holocaust-Era Assets: A Guide for Filing Claims and a List of Compensation Programs Updated August 15, 2000 Barbara ASalazar Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Holocaust-Era Assets: A Guide for Filing Claims and a List of Compensation Programs ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2000 |
Report No. RL30637 |
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Order Code RL30637 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Involuntary Reserve Activations For U.S. Military Operations Since World War II August 14, 2000 Lawrence Kapp Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Involuntary Reserve Activations For U.S. Military Operations Since World War II Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2000 |
Report No. RL30636 |
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Order Code RL30636 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Internet Industry August 14, 2000 Thomas Lum Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China s Internet Industry Summary The Chinese Internet industry is one of the fastest growing in the world; the number of users is expected to grow ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2000 |
Report No. 97-391 |
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Order Code 97-391 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles Updated August 10, 2000 Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles Summary The People s Republic of China (PRC) is believed to have deployed a ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2000 |
Report No. 97-391F |
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Order Code 97-391 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles Updated August 10, 2000 Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles Summary The People s Republic of China (PRC) is believed to have deployed a ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2000 |
Report No. RS20474 |
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Order Code RS20474 Updated August 9, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Latin America: Overview of Legislative Issues for Congress in 2000 Mark P. Sullivan, Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In the second session of the 106th Congress, policymakers are facing an assortment of issues in U.S.-Latin American relations, ranging from such broad ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2000 |
Report No. RS20633 |
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Order Code RS20633 Updated August 9, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan s Telecommunications Deregulation: NTT s Access Fees and Worldwide Expansion Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In July 2000, the United States and Japan reach a negotiated settlement on Japan s costly rates for telecommunications ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2000 |
Report No. RS20610 |
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Order Code RS20610 Updated August 9, 2000 ;.:--: .v:: vf - *iv.-.'"_ - '-'.1 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Two U.S. district courts recently issued opinions in on-going litigation of interest to those who follow the development of copyright law and digital online music delivery. In UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.Com, Inc., a U.S. district court found that defendant ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2000 |
Report No. RS20345 |
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Order Code RS20345 Updated August 8, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Venezuela under President Chavez: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy in 2000 Mark P. Sullivan and Tracy Bius Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Although Venezuela has had a history of democratic rule since 1958, the election of former coup leader and populist Hugo Chavez as President ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 2000 |
Report No. RL30630 |
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Order Code RL30630 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Precision Agriculture and Site-Specific Management: Current Status and Emerging Policy Issues August 7, 2000 Tadlock Cowan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Precision Agriculture and Site-Specific Management: Current Status and Emerging Policy Issues Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 2000 |
Report No. RS20647 |
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Order Code RS20647 August 3, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Authority of a President to Modify or Eliminate a National Monument Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary President Clinton created a number of new national monuments, using authority given the President under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Many of the designations were controversial ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2000 |
Report No. 97-618 |
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97-618 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Use of Labor Union Dues For Political Purposes: A Legal Analysis Updated August 2, 2000 L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Use Of Union Dues For Political Purposes: A Legal Analysis Summary Under union shop agreements, labor unions must establish ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30625 |
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Order Code RL30625 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Armed Conflicts in the World Since the End of the Cold War (1989 - Present) August 2, 2000 Shawn Waddoups and Samuel Wolfe Research Associates Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Armed Conflicts in the World Since the End of the Cold War (1989 - Present) Summary ...
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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. 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 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 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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