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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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| 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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