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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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| Date Dec. 6, 1999 |
Report No. RL30206 |
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Order Code RL30206 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Interior and Related Agencies Updated December 6, 1999 Coordinated by Alfred R. Greenwood Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry 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. 6, 1999 |
Report No. RL30201 |
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RL30201 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated December 6, 1999 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry 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. 6, 1999 |
Report No. 98-668 |
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98-668 EPW Updated December 6, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy: Facts and Issues Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2000 is 90,000, with Europe accounting for more than half the numbers. P.L. 106-104 reauthorized the Department of ...
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| Date Dec. 6, 1999 |
Report No. 98-668EPW |
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98-668 EPW Updated December 6, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy: Facts and Issues Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2000 is 90,000, with Europe accounting for more than half the numbers. P.L. 106-104 reauthorized the Department of ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 1999 |
Report No. 95-949 |
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95-949 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations Updated December 3, 1999 Jay R. Shampansky Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations Summary Depositions have been used in a relatively small number of major congressional ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 1999 |
Report No. 95-949A |
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95-949 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations Updated December 3, 1999 Jay R. Shampansky Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations Summary Depositions have been used in a relatively small number of major congressional ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30383 |
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Order Code RL30383 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade and Investment: Trends and Implications December 3, 1999 Joshua Ruebner Analyst in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report outlines trends in trade and investment between the United ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30382 |
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Order Code RL30382 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan-South Korea Relations: Converging Interests and Implications for the United States December 3, 1999 Mark E. Manyin Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Over the past year, South Korea and Japan have taken dramatic steps to ...
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| Date Dec. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20352 |
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Order Code RS20352 Updated December 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Centralized Collection and Disbursement of Child Support Payments Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary P.L. 104-193 requires state Child Support Enforcement (CSE) agencies to operate a centralized automated unit for collection and disbursement of ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 1999 |
Report No. RL30379 |
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Order Code RL30379 Missile Defense Options for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan: A Review of the Defense Department Report to Congress November 30, 1999 Robert D. Shuey Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Mark Christofferson Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ABSTRACT This report reviews the unclassified 1999 Department ...
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| Date Nov. 30, 1999 |
Report No. 97-554 |
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97-554 F Updated November 30, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Slovenia: Country Background Report Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Slovenia seeks membership in the European Union and NATO and is considered to be among the top candidates currently aspiring to join each organization. Independent from the ...
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| Date Nov. 26, 1999 |
Report No. RS20057 |
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Order Code RS20057 Updated November 26, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Retransmission of Network Programming Under the Satellite Home Viewer Act: Summary of the PrimeTime 24 Decision Kevin B. Greely Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On May 12, 1998, the Federal District Court in Miami, Florida issued a preliminary injunction, ordering PrimeTime 24, a ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RL30374 |
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Order Code RL30374 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: Lessons Learned from Operation Allied Force November 19, 1999 Paul E. Gallis, Coordinator Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report, originally prepared as a memorandum for Senator William Roth, examines the ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RL30347 |
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Order Code RL30347 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Changes to Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33) Provisions Updated November 19, 1999 Jennifer O Sullivan, Carolyn Merck, Madeleine Smith, Sibyl Tilson Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare: Changes to Balanced ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20387 |
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Order Code RS20387 Updated November 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The World Trade Organization (WTO) Seattle Ministerial Conference Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary On November 30th to December 3rd, the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), called the Ministerial ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 1999 |
Report No. RL30376 |
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Order Code RL30376 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Access to Data From Federally Funded Research: OMB Circular A-110 and Issues for Congress November 18, 1999 Eric A. Fischer and Genevieve J. Knezo Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This analytical report examines issues associated with the provision ...
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| Date Nov. 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20396 |
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Order Code RS20396 November 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Funeral Honors for U.S. Veterans: Increasing Demands on the Department of Defense Katherine Lemay Brown National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000, P.L. 106-65, mandates military honors at funerals for ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RL30058 |
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Order Code RL30058 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (1998): Overview, Implementation by States, and Congressional Issues Updated November 5, 1999 C. Stephen Redhead Specialist in Public and Environmental Health Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes the provisions ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RL30366 |
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Order Code RL30366 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: Implications for Military Intelligence November 5, 1999 Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT NATO s successful air campaign in Kosovo reflected the use of precise intelligence for targeting ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20332 |
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Order Code RS20332 Updated November 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web East Timor Crisis: U.S. Policy and Options Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary East Timorese voters rejected an Indonesian plan for autonomy in a referendum of August 30, 1999, thus expressing a preference for independence. Since the ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20174 |
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Order Code RS20174 Updated November 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web CBI/NAFTA Parity Proposals: A Comparison Vladimir N. Pregelj Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The tariff and quota treatment of U.S. imports from Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement has resulted in a distinct and ...
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