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| Date April 6, 2000 |
Report No. RL30517 |
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Order Code RL30517 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Asian Financial Crisis and Recovery: Status and Implications for U.S. Interests April 6, 2000 Richard P. Cronin Specialist in Asian Affairs with the assistance of Grace (Jea-Hyun) Park Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Congress is ...
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| Date March 30, 2000 |
Report No. RL30495 |
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Order Code RL30495 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Copyright Doctrine of Fair Use and the Internet: Caselaw March 30, 2000 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines the evolving copyright doctrine of fair use within the context of copyrighted works published or placed ...
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| Date March 29, 2000 |
Report No. RL30237 |
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Order Code RL30237 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Overview of S. 1931 and H.R. 1658, 106th Congress Updated March 29, 2000 Paul Starett Wallace Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Property owners who contest the federal seizure of their property allegedly ...
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| Date March 28, 2000 |
Report No. RL30487 |
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Order Code RL30487 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Technicians: The Issue of Mandatory Retirement for Non-Dual-Status Technicians March 28, 2000 Lawrence Kapp Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes the mandatory retirement provisions for certain non- ...
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| Date March 28, 2000 |
Report No. RS20521 |
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Order Code RS20521 Updated March 28, 2000 Transportation Fuel Taxes: Impacts of a Repeal or Moratorium John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Steep increases in the prices of gasoline, diesel, and other transportation fuels have prompted some ...
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| Date March 27, 2000 |
Report No. 98-159 |
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Order Code 98-159 F Updated March 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Narcotics Certification of Drug Producing and Trafficking Nations: Questions and Answers Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary An important element of U.S. international narcotics control strategy involves the threat of, or application ...
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| Date March 27, 2000 |
Report No. 98-159F |
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Order Code 98-159 F Updated March 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Narcotics Certification of Drug Producing and Trafficking Nations: Questions and Answers Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary An important element of U.S. international narcotics control strategy involves the threat of, or application ...
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| Date March 27, 2000 |
Report No. RS20515 |
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Order Code RS20515 Updated March 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Precision Agriculture: A Primer Tadlock Cowan1 Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Precision Agriculture is an emerging high-technology agricultural management system. Congressional interest centers on federal support for research on Precision Agricultural and its enabling technologies. ...
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| Date March 27, 2000 |
Report No. RS20059 |
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Order Code RS20059 Updated March 27, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Recent Trends in the Federal Tax Burden Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division In FY1999, federal tax revenue measured as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was at a record high level; it is projected to remain at high levels into the future. Yet at the ...
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| Date March 24, 2000 |
Report No. RS20516 |
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Order Code RS20516 March 24, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Israel: Missile Defense Cooperation With the United States Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The growing number and sophistication of ballistic missile threats in the Middle East has prompted the United States to help Israel develop several ...
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| Date March 24, 2000 |
Report No. RS20525 |
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Order Code RS20525 March 24, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russian Presidential Election: 2000 Stuart D. Goldman Specialist in Russian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Russian President Boris Yeltsin s resignation at the end of 1999 elevated his littleknown Premier, Vladimir Putin, to Acting President and set the scene for a presidential ...
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| Date March 24, 2000 |
Report No. RS20391 |
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Order Code RS20391 Updated March 24, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Morocco: Royal Succession and Other Developments Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary King Hassan II of Morocco died on July 24, 1999, and was succeeded by his 36year old elder son, who became King Mohammed VI. The new King s ...
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| Date March 24, 2000 |
Report No. RS20513 |
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Order Code RS20513 March 24, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Property Rights: Comparison of H.R. 2372 as Passed and S. 1028 as Introduced Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division On March 16, 2000, the House of Representatives passed 226-182 the Private Property Rights Implementation Act H.R. 2372.1 The bill would lower or eliminate certain threshold ...
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| Date March 22, 2000 |
Report No. RL30477 |
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Order Code RL30477 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Summary of the Proposed Rule for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information March 22, 2000 Gina Marie Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division Melinda DeAtley Law Clerk American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The purpose of this report is to provide a ...
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| Date March 22, 2000 |
Report No. RS20511 |
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Order Code RS20511 March 22, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fair Conduct in Franchise Sales: H.R. 3308, 106th Congress Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Franchising is a contractual method for marketing and distributing the goods and services of a company through a network of distributors. For a number of years there has been ...
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| Date March 20, 2000 |
Report No. RL30108 |
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Order Code RL30108 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic Sanctions and U.S. Agricultural Exports Updated March 20, 2000 Remy Jurenas Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report identifies the countries currently subject to U.S. economic sanctions that restrict or ...
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| Date March 20, 2000 |
Report No. IB93041 |
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Order Code IB93041 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web C-17 Cargo Aircraft Program Updated March 20, 2000 Christopher Bolkcom Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Major Developments Performance Considerations Strategic Need Production Problems Test ...
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| Date March 16, 2000 |
Report No. RL30474 |
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Order Code RL30474 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Science, Technology, and Medicine: Issues Facing the 106th Congress, Second Session March 16, 2000 Richard Rowberg, Coordinator Senior Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report presents a brief review and analysis of several important public ...
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| Date March 16, 2000 |
Report No. RL30475 |
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Order Code RL30475 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s Counter-Narcotics Efforts Under Zedillo, December 1994 to March 2000 March 16, 2000 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides information on Mexico s counter-narcotics efforts ...
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| Date March 15, 2000 |
Report No. RL30467 |
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Order Code RL30467 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web IMF and World Bank Activities in Russia and Asia: Some Conflicting Perspectives March 15, 2000 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy John P. Hardt Senior Specialist in Post Soviet Economics Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Robert Howe Information Resource Specialist Foreign Affairs, ...
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| Date March 15, 2000 |
Report No. RL30483 |
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Order Code RL30483 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Research Funding: Summary of a CRS Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities of Proposed Large Increases for the National Institutes of Health March 15, 2000 John K. Iglehart, Contractor Pamela W. Smith, Coordinator Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This ...
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| Date March 14, 2000 |
Report No. RS20498 |
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Order Code RS20498 March 14, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization: An Overview Jeffrey A. Zinn Senior Analyst in Natural Resource Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress is considering legislation that would reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. This overview summarizes the programs created by ...
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| Date March 14, 2000 |
Report No. RS20497 |
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Order Code RS20497 March 14, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Pendulum Swings Back: Standing Doctrine After Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On January 12, 2000, the Supreme Court held in Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw that plaintiffs had standing to pursue a Clean Water Act citizen suit, despite the fact ...
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| Date March 14, 2000 |
Report No. 98-193 |
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98-193 E Updated March 14, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: The Energy Tax Incentives in the President s FY2001 Budget Salvatore Laser Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The President s FY2001 budget includes several energy tax incentives intended to reduce greenhouse gases linked to possible global ...
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| Date March 13, 2000 |
Report No. 97-479 |
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Order Code 97-479 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Overview and Current Legal Developments Updated March 13, 2000 Kimberly D. Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and current legal ...
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| Date March 13, 2000 |
Report No. RS20495 |
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Order Code RS20495 March 13, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Can Tax Policy Improve Economic Competitiveness? David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Perspectives on international competitiveness differ, so it's not surprising that tax proposals for improving competitiveness vary also. But economics is famous for being "the ...
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| Date March 10, 2000 |
Report No. RL30394 |
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Order Code RL30394 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russian Capital Flight, Economic Reforms, and U.S. Interests: An Analysis Updated March 10, 2000 William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division John P. Hardt Senior Specialist in Post-Soviet Economics Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional ...
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| Date March 10, 2000 |
Report No. RL30456 |
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Order Code RL3U456 I -v w.. 1^ >- . - March 10, 2000 Christopher J. Sroka Economic Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division ,i*j-!..-.v ! ; ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of prescription drug sales over the Internet and related legislative activities. The report discusses how online pharmacies operate and some of the concerns raised by the sale of drug products in electronic ...
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| Date March 10, 2000 |
Report No. RS20493 |
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Order Code RS20493 March 10, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Property Rights: House Judiciary Committee Reports H.R. 2372 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division On March 9, 2000, the House Committee on the Judiciary reported favorably H.R. 2372. The bill, titled Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2000, is aimed principally at lowering the ...
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| Date March 9, 2000 |
Report No. RL30468 |
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Order Code RL30468 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Attorneys Fees Reimbursement Under the Independent Counsel Law March 9, 2000 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Although the Independent Counsel law expired on June 30, 1999, the provisions of the law remain in effect for those investigations ...
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| Date March 9, 2000 |
Report No. RS20491 |
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Order Code RS20491 March 9, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity Restructuring and the Constitutionality of Retail Reciprocity Requirements Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Retail reciprocity requirements have been included in the electricity restructuring legislation of at least four states. These requirements mandate generally ...
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| Date March 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30463 |
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Order Code RL30463 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Constitutional Aspects of Qui Tam Actions: Background and Analysis of Issues in Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens March 8, 2000 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses Vermont Agency of ...
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| Date March 8, 2000 |
Report No. RS20486 |
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Order Code RS20486 March 8, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Forest Service Accountability in Administering Its Trust Funds Ross W. Gorte Natural Resource Economist and Senior Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The USDA Forest Service has numerous permanently appropriated trust funds and special funds that provide substantial funding ...
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| Date March 8, 2000 |
Report No. 97-1040GOV |
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97-1040 GOV Updated March 8, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Financing: Highlights and Chronology of Current Federal Law Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Current law governing financial activity of campaigns for federal office is based on two principal statutes: the Federal Election Campaign Act ( ...
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| Date March 6, 2000 |
Report No. RL30454 |
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Order Code RL30454 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Comparison of the Bankruptcy Reform Act, H.R. 833, 106th Congress, Passed by the House and the Senate March 6, 2000 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Comparison of the Bankruptcy Reform Act, H.R. 833, 106th Congress, Passed by the House and the ...
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| Date March 3, 2000 |
Report No. RL30117 |
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Order Code RL30117 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pinochet Extradition Case: Selected Legal Issues Updated March 3, 2000 David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On March 2, 2000, British Home Secretary Jack Straw terminated proceedings to extradite General Pinochet of Chile to Spain for trial ...
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| Date March 3, 2000 |
Report No. RS20484 |
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Order Code RS20484 March 3, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trends in Medicare Spending: Fact Sheet Hinda Ripps Chaikind Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division When Congress passed the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA, P.L. 105-33), the legislation was intended, in part, to constrain Medicare growth. However, both current and projected spending ...
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| Date March 2, 2000 |
Report No. RS20444 |
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Order Code RS20444 Updated March 2, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Project Echelon: U.S. Electronic Surveillance Efforts Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Last year Congress passed legislation (P.L. 106-120, Section 309) requiring that the Executive Branch report on the legal standards for electronic ...
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| Date March 1, 2000 |
Report No. RL30449 |
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Order Code RL30449 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Debt and Development in Poor Countries: Rethinking Policy Responses March 1, 2000 J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The world s poorest countries face enormous challenges to development, with ...
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| Date March 1, 2000 |
Report No. RL30364 |
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Order Code RL30364 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Issues Affecting the Right of State Employees to Bring Suit Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Other Federal Labor Laws Updated March 1, 2000 Kimberly D. Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses recent legal ...
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| Date March 1, 2000 |
Report No. RS20400 |
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Order Code RS20400 Updated March 1, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Rising U.S. Trade Deficit With Japan: Overview and Policy Options Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The U.S. merchandise trade deficit with Japan reached $73.9 billion in 1999. It is the largest bilateral deficit with any U.S. trading ...
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| Date March 1, 2000 |
Report No. RS20370 |
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Order Code RS20370 Updated March 1, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Taiwan Security Enhancement Act and Underlying Issues in U.S. Policy Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Taiwan has become an increasingly controversial issue in U.S.-China relations, and has attracted more attention from Congress. Some ...
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| Date Feb. 29, 2000 |
Report No. RL30200 |
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Order Code RL30200 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: An Overview Updated February 29, 2000 Mary Frances Bley Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex congressional budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, ...
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| Date Feb. 29, 2000 |
Report No. RL30451 |
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Order Code RL30451 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Law Reform: An Analysis of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 and Its Effect on Small, Entrepreneurial Firms February 29, 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 ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2000 |
Report No. RS20407 |
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Order Code RS20407 Updated February 28, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary After several years of consideration, on Friday, November 19, 1999, Congress gave final approval to a bill which makes major changes to the patent laws. On this day the Senate passed the ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 2000 |
Report No. RL30443 |
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Order Code RL30443 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The 0.38 Percent Across-the-Board Cut in FY2000 Appropriations February 25, 2000 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT As the federal budget process for FY2000 unfolded in 1999, Congress and the President used ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2000 |
Report No. RL30447 |
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Order Code RL30447 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Budget for FY2001: Data Summary February 23, 2000 Mary T. Tyszkiewicz Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report presents ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30185 |
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Order Code RL30185 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Airborne Laser Anti-Missile Program Updated February 18, 2000 Michael E. Davey Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science and Industry Division and Frederick Martin (Consultant) (An AAS/IEEE Congressional Fellow for 1998) Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RL30423 |
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Order Code RL30423 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wetlands Regulation and the Law of Property Rights Takings Updated February 17, 2000 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Federal and state wetlands regulation continues to generate lawsuits claiming that a wetland owner s property has been ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RS20473 |
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Order Code RS20473 February 17, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Court Rulings During 1998 on Constitutional Takings Claims Against the United States Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In light of congressional activity on property rights bills during 1998, CRS extends its practice of compiling reported court decisions, involving federal ...
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