|
Date ↓
|
Report No.
|
Title |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RL30604 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. 98-974 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. RS20615 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 29, 2000 |
Report No. 98-974F |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 28, 2000 |
Report No. RS20255 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 27, 2000 |
Report No. 98-179 |
Title
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. ...
|
| Date June 27, 2000 |
Report No. RS20599 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 20, 2000 |
Report No. 97-590 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. RL30585 |
Title
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, ...
|
| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. IB10014 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. RS20603 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 19, 2000 |
Report No. 98-987 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 15, 2000 |
Report No. RS20335 |
Title
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. ...
|
| Date June 15, 2000 |
Report No. 98-436 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 13, 2000 |
Report No. RS20596 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 12, 2000 |
Report No. RS20247 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 10, 2000 |
Report No. RS20566 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 9, 2000 |
Report No. RS20575 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 8, 2000 |
Report No. IB98047 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30250 |
Title
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. ...
|
| Date June 7, 2000 |
Report No. IB10003 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 6, 2000 |
Report No. RL30575 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 5, 2000 |
Report No. 97-764 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 5, 2000 |
Report No. IB10004 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30571 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. IB10033 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30175 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30576 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 1, 2000 |
Report No. 95-964 |
Title
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 ...
|
| Date June 1, 2000 |
Report No. RL30572 |
Title
Order Code RL30572 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patents on Methods of Doing Business June 1, 2000 John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship Resources, Science and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The courts and Patent and Trademark Office have recently confirmed that inventors may obtain patents ...
|
| Date June 1, 2000 |
Report No. 95-964S |
Title
Order Code 95-964 S CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Posse Comitatus Act and 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 ...
|
| Date June 1, 2000 |
Report No. 98-950 |
Title
98-950 E Updated June 1, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis of the Data and Current Issues James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Foreign investors poured record amounts (in nominal terms) of funds into U.S. businesses and real ...
|
| Date May 31, 2000 |
Report No. RS20588 |
Title
Order Code RS20588 May 31, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Olmstead v. L.C.: Implications and Subsequent Judicial, Administrative, and Legislative Actions Melinda De Atley Law Clerk American Law Division Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court ruled in Olmstead v. L.C. that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...
|
| Date May 30, 2000 |
Report No. RL30574 |
Title
Order Code RL30574 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Outsourcing: OMB Circular A-76 Policy And Options for Congress Proceedings of a CRS Seminar May 30, 2000 Valerie Bailey Grasso Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense Outsourcing: OMB Circular A-76 Policy and Options for ...
|
| Date May 30, 2000 |
Report No. RL30542 |
Title
Order Code RL30542 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Stock Options and Overtime Pay Calculation Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Updated May 30, 2000 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Stock Options and Overtime Pay Calculation Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Summary For ...
|
| Date May 26, 2000 |
Report No. IB10039 |
Title
Order Code IB10039 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Minimum Wage: An Overview of Issues Before the 106th Congress Updated May 26, 2000 William G. Whittaker Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction to the Fair Labor Standards Act Scope of the Fair ...
|
| Date May 25, 2000 |
Report No. RL30202 |
Title
Order Code RL30202 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and General Government Updated May 25, 2000 Sharon Gressle, Coordinator Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes ...
|
| Date May 25, 2000 |
Report No. 98-34 |
Title
Order Code 98-34 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sexual Harassment and Violence Against Women: Developments in Federal Law Updated May 25,2000 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service U The Library of Congress Gender-based discrimination,harassment, and violence against women in the workplace and society generally have assumed ...
|
| Date May 25, 2000 |
Report No. 98-34A |
Title
Order Code 98-34 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sexual Harassment and Violence Against Women: Developments in Federal Law Updated May 25,2000 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service U The Library of Congress Gender-based discrimination,harassment, and violence against women in the workplace and society generally have assumed ...
|
| Date May 23, 2000 |
Report No. IB10001 |
Title
Order Code IB10001 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Water Act Reauthorization Updated May 23, 2000 Claudia Copeland Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Legislative Activity in the 104th Congress The 105th Congress The ...
|
| Date May 22, 2000 |
Report No. RS20584 |
Title
Order Code RS20584 May 22, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web United States v. Morrison: The Supreme Court Declares 42 U.S.C. 13981 Unconstitutional T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In United States v. Morrison, the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of 42 U.S.C. 13981, which provided a federal civil cause of action to any victim ...
|
| Date May 19, 2000 |
Report No. RL30339 |
Title
Order Code RL30339 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Preventing Federal Government Shutdowns: Proposals for an Automatic Continuing Resolution Updated May 19, 2000 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT For several decades, difficulties in enacting regular ...
|
| Date May 19, 2000 |
Report No. IB10040 |
Title
Order Code IB10040 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Trade Issues In the 106th Congress Updated May 19, 2000 Geoffrey S. Becker, Charles Hanrahan, and Remy Jurenas Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Overview Agricultural Trade Trends ...
|
| Date May 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30565 |
Title
Order Code RL30565 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Summary of Major Changes in the Cash Benefits Program May 18, 2000 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security: Summary of Major Changes in the Cash Benefits Program Summary Title II of the original ...
|
| Date May 15, 2000 |
Report No. RL30558 |
Title
Order Code RL30558 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: A Discussion of Some Issues Affecting the Early Retirement Age May 15, 2000 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT There are many proposals to raise the Social Security s full retirement age, but usually ...
|
| Date May 12, 2000 |
Report No. RL30525 |
Title
Order Code RL30525 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Victims Rights Amendment: Proposals to Amend the United States Constitution in the 106th Congress Updated May 12, 2000 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This is an examination of the S.J.Res. 3 and H.J.Res. 64, proposals to add a victims rights ...
|
| Date May 12, 2000 |
Report No. RS20579 |
Title
Order Code RS20579 May 12, 2000 Angela A. Gilroy Specialist in Telecommunications Resources, Science, and Industry Division On May 10, 2000, the House Conmierce Committee approved a bill (H.R. 1291) by voice vote, which prohibits the Federal Goramunicatidiis Commission (FOG) firora levjdng access charges on providers of Internet data services.^ ;A^^ a long-standing pohcy exempting Internet service ...
|
| Date May 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30752 |
Title
Order Code RL30752 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Cost Containment Initiatives for Long-Term Care Services for Older People May 8, 2000 Joshua M. Wiener, Consultant Domestic Social Policy Division with David G. Stevenson and Jessica Kasten Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress State Cost Containment Initiatives for Long-Term Care Services for Older ...
|
| Date May 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30547 |
Title
Order Code RL30547 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Aircraft Hushkits: Noise and International Trade May 8, 2000 John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) has adopted regulations that severely limit the introduction of hushkit equipped aircraft ...
|
| Date May 5, 2000 |
Report No. RL30543 |
Title
CRS Report: RL30543 - Disaster Mitigation Assistance Bills in the 106th Congress: Comparison... 1 of 16 http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/risk/rsk-37.cfm Redistributed as a Service of the National Library for the Environment* Keith Bea Specialist, American National Government Government and Finance Division May 5, 2000 CONTENTS Summary Introduction Mitigation Issues: An Overview Overview of ...
|
