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| Date Feb. 15, 2000 |
Report No. RL30433 |
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Order Code RL30433 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mandatory Student Fees and the First Amendment: Background and Analysis of Issues in Southworth v. Grebe February 15, 2000 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses Southworth v. Grebe, where the Court of Appeals for the ...
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| Date Feb. 14, 2000 |
Report No. RS20050 |
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Order Code RS20050 Updated February 14, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Methane Hydrates: Energy Prospect or Natural Hazard? James E. Mielke Specialist in Marine and Earth Sciences Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Methane hydrate is a methane-bearing, ice-like material that occurs in marine sediments and in permafrost regions. The amount of methane ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2000 |
Report No. RL30430 |
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Order Code RL30430 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Export Controls: Analysis of Economic Costs February 10, 2000 Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Export Controls: Analysis of Economic Costs Summary The Export Administration Act (EAA) of 1979 governs the licensing for export of ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 2000 |
Report No. RL30227 |
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Order Code RL30227 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Legislation in the 106th Congress: An Overview Updated February 8, 2000 Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of trade legislation introduced in the 106th Congress. The ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 2000 |
Report No. 98-423 |
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Order Code 98-423 A Updated February 8, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Overview of H.R. 769 Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (H.R. 769) would amend the federal trademark law (known as the Lanham Act of 1946) to implement the changes in United States law that ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2000 |
Report No. RL30208 |
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Order Code RL30208 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Updated February 4, 2000 Duane Thompson and Robert S. Kirk Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 2000 |
Report No. RL30414 |
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Order Code RL30414 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: The Role for Energy Efficiency February 3, 2000 Fred Sissine Specialist in Energy Science, Technology, and Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Energy efficiency is seen as a key means to reduce fossil fuel-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 2000 |
Report No. 98-782 |
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98-782 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NAFTA: Estimated U.S. Job Gains and Losses by State Over 5 Years Updated February 2, 2000 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT U.S. job "gains" and "losses" from trade with Mexico and Canada stem from changes in ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 2000 |
Report No. RL30300 |
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Order Code RL30300 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Beneficiary Access to Care: The Effects of New Prospective Payment Systems on Outpatient Hospital Care, Home Health Care, and Skilled Nursing Facility Care Updated February 2, 2000 Carolyn L. Merck Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 2000 |
Report No. RL30214 |
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Order Code RL30214 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Debt Reduction: Initiatives for the Most Heavily Indebted Poor Countries February 1, 2000 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report offers a broad overview of the debate concerning debt reduction for poor ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 2000 |
Report No. RL30348 |
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Order Code RL30348 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ecuador s Brady Bond Default: Background and Implications February 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 On September 30, 1999 Ecuador, facing an ongoing financial shortfall, became the ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 2000 |
Report No. RL30417 |
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Order Code RL30417 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congress and the Fusion Energy Sciences Program: A Historical Analysis January 31, 2000 Richard E. Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The U.S. government has been funding research into controlled ...
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| Date Jan. 31, 2000 |
Report No. RL30432 |
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Order Code RL30432 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Air Quality and Electricity: Enforcing New Source Review January 31, 2000 Larry B. Parker and John E. Blodgett Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On November 3, 1999, the Justice Department filed seven lawsuits against electric utilities in the Midwest and ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 2000 |
Report No. RS20433 |
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Order Code RS20433 Updated January 28, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web S. 625, The Bankruptcy Reform Act, in the Senate: Selected Amendments Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On November 4, 1999, shortly before adjournment of the first session of the 106th Congress, S. 625, 106th Cong., 1st Sess. (1999), the Bankruptcy Reform Act, was ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2000 |
Report No. RL30209 |
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Order Code RL30209 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Updated January 24, 2000 Edward Knight, Coordinator Specialist in Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 2000 |
Report No. RS20445 |
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Order Code RS20445 January 24, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Labor and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Lois McHugh Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary With the adoption of a new child labor convention in Geneva on June 17, 1999, ILO member states began to take a more aggressive stand against the exploitation of ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2000 |
Report No. RL30199 |
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Order Code RL30199 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget FY2000: A Chronology with Internet Access Updated January 19, 2000 Susan E. Watkins Senior Research Librarian Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a select chronology of congressional and presidential actions and documents related to major ...
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| Date Jan. 19, 2000 |
Report No. RS20439 |
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Order Code RS20439 January 19, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web User Fees: Applicable Budget Enforcement Procedures Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary User fees have played an increasingly important role in budget policymaking the last several years. These fees are charged to the direct beneficiaries of goods or ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2000 |
Report No. RL30019 |
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Order Code RL30019 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Consumer Price Index: Recent Improvements and Prospective Changes Updated January 18, 2000 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT As part of a long running effort to make the CPI a better measure of price change, ...
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| Date Jan. 18, 2000 |
Report No. RS20438 |
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Order Code RS20438 January 18, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Fraud Reduction Provisions in the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-169) Rachel W. Kelly Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary In 1997, the General Accounting Office (GAO) designated the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2000 |
Report No. 97-231 |
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Order Code 97-231 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: U.S. Policy and Options Updated January 14, 2000 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS analyzes developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, including existing U.S. sanctions in force against ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2000 |
Report No. RL30408 |
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Order Code RL30408 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East January 14, 2000 Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The primary purpose of this report is to describe the nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (weapons of mass ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2000 |
Report No. 97-231F |
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Order Code 97-231 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: U.S. Policy and Options Updated January 14, 2000 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS analyzes developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, including existing U.S. sanctions in force against ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2000 |
Report No. RS20096 |
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Order Code RS20096 Updated January 14, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2000 Federal Budget: A Description of Programs and Funding David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Function 300 of the federal budget funds activities related to natural resources and ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 2000 |
Report No. 96-86 |
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96-86 E Updated January 14, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Glass Ceiling: A Fact Sheet Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Women and minorities in senior management positions are underrepresented compared to their fraction of total employment. The term glass ceiling has developed to describe the barriers that women and ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2000 |
Report No. RL30212 |
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Order Code RL30212 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Legislative Branch Updated January 11, 2000 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2000 |
Report No. RS20428 |
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Order Code RS20428 January 10, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Excess Defense Articles: Grants and Sales to Allies and Friendly Countries Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program provides one means by which the United States can advance foreign policy objectives ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2000 |
Report No. RL30400 |
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Order Code RL30400 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid and the State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2000 January 5, 2000 Jean Hearne Elicia Herz Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes the ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2000 |
Report No. RL30399 |
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Order Code RL30399 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Private Elementary and Secondary Schools and Students: Numbers and Characteristics January 5, 2000 Patricia Osorio-O Dea Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 2000 |
Report No. RS20423 |
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Order Code RS20423 January 5, 2000 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Fact Sheet on Changes in the Retirement Age Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Social Security full retirement age the age at which retired workers, aged spouses, or surviving aged spouses receive benefits that are not reduced for ...
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| Date Jan. 3, 2000 |
Report No. RL30398 |
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Order Code RL30398 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Burdensharing and Kosovo: A Preliminary Report January 3, 2000 Coordinated by Carl Ek Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On March 24, 2999, NATO launched Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia. Allied Force, ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 1999 |
Report No. RL30402 |
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Order Code RL30402 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Governance of Elementary and Secondary Education December 31, 1999 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses state governance of elementary and secondary education. It provides an overview of the ...
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| Date Dec. 28, 1999 |
Report No. RS20421 |
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Order Code RS20421 December 28, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Use of Task Forces in the House Walter J. Oleszek Senior Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Task forces, long used by both House parties, come in various sizes and shapes. Typically, they are created by the majority and minority leadership to accomplish ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 1999 |
Report No. RL30213 |
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Order Code RL30213 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: District of Columbia Updated December 23, 1999 Eugene Boyd, Coordinator Analyst Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 1999 |
Report No. RS20417 |
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Order Code RS20417 December 21, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environment and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at Seattle: Issues and Concerns Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary As the United States prepared for the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 1999 |
Report No. 98-136 |
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This Congressional Research Service Report is made available to the publici'.2: NCSE by ( THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 212, Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 530-5810 cnie@cnie.org f 3o It E F-weowes:- Congressional Research Service Report for Congress 98-136: Superfund Act Reauthorization: Liability Provisions /tof Leading Congressional Proposals Robert ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30203 |
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Order Code RL30203 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Updated December 17, 1999 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30375 |
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Order Code RL30375 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Major Financial Services Legislation, The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (P.L. 106-102): An Overview Updated December 16, 1999 F. Jean Wells Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division William D. Jackson Specialist in Financial Institutions Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Dec. 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30401 |
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Order Code RL30401 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cash and Noncash Benefits for Persons With Limited Income: Eligibility Rules, Recipient and Expenditure Data, FY1996-FY1998 December 15, 1999 Compiled by: Vee Burke Specialist in Income Maintenance Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides basic ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30386 |
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Order Code RL30386 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cuba-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Key Events 1959-1999 Updated December 14, 1999 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs with the assistance of Suzanne L. York Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cuba-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Key Events 1959- ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 1999 |
Report No. 98-783 |
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98-783 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NAFTA: Estimates of Job Effects and Industry Trade Trends After 5 Years Updated December 14, 1999 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT During the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) s first five and one-half ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30380 |
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Order Code RL30380 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: Assessing Changes To Future Retirement Benefits December 14, 1999 David Stuart Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The conventional means of illustrating possible changes to Social Security is to compare ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 1999 |
Report No. RL30211 |
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Order Code RL30211 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Updated December 10, 1999 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that ...
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| Date Dec. 10, 1999 |
Report No. RL30385 |
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Order Code RL30385 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Energy s Spallation Neutron Source Project: Description and Issues December 10, 1999 Kai-Henrik Barth Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report focuses on the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 1999 |
Report No. IB92049 |
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Order Code IB92049 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Debt: Who Bears Its Burdens? Updated December 9, 1999 William A. Cox Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Old and New Ideas on the Burden of the Debt Who Lends to the Government, and Who Pays? ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20413 |
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Order Code RS20413 December 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web IMF and World Bank: U.S. Contributions and Agency Budgets Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Along with other member countries, the United States makes contributions sometimes annually, sometimes every few years to help support ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 1999 |
Report No. RL30247 |
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Order Code RL30247 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Housing for the Elderly: Legislation in the 106th Congress Updated December 8, 1999 Susan M. Vanhorenbeck Analyst in Housing Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Since 1959, the federal government has provided rental housing designed for occupancy specifically by the ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 1999 |
Report No. RS20412 |
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Order Code RS20412 December 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Weapons of Mass Destruction the Terrorist Threat Steve Bowman and Helit Barel Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The possibility of a terrorist attack using nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons is an ongoing debate in the national security policy arena. While terrorist motivations have ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 1999 |
Report No. RL30204 |
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Order Code RL30204 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Updated December 7, 1999 Dennis W. Snook, Coordinator Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget ...
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| Date Dec. 7, 1999 |
Report No. RS20411 |
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Order Code RS20411 December 7, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Afghanistan: Connections to Islamic Movements in Central and South Asia and Southern Russia Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary After several years of relative peace in Central Asia and southern Russia, Islamic extremist movements have become more ...
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