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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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| Date Nov. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20360 |
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Order Code RS20360 Updated November 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web East Timor: Humanitarian Emergency and International Assistance Lois B. McHugh Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Following a vote for independence from Indonesia on August 30, violence and property destruction by anti-independence militias forced many East ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 1999 |
Report No. RS20390 |
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Order Code RS20390 November 4, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapons: Monitoring Warhead Dismantlement Kai-Henrik Barth Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Concerned about the security of nuclear warheads in the former Soviet Union, the Clinton Administration sought ways to verify the elimination of non- ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 1999 |
Report No. 98-569 |
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98-569 E Updated November 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Multilateral Agreement on Investment: A Brief Analysis of the Current Status James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Multilateral Agreement on Investment, or the MAI, was expected to be a comprehensive agreement when it was ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30095 |
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Order Code RL30095 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 106th Congress Updated November 3, 1999 Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Faye M. Bullock Technical Information Specialist Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 1999 |
Report No. 97-949 |
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97-949 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic Sanctions to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Discussion and Guide to Current Law Updated November 1, 1999 Dianne E. Rennack Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Robert D. Shuey Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 1999 |
Report No. 97-949F |
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97-949 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic Sanctions to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Discussion and Guide to Current Law Updated November 1, 1999 Dianne E. Rennack Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Robert D. Shuey Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division ...
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| Date Oct. 29, 1999 |
Report No. 98-551 |
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98-551 F Updated October 29, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vietnam: Economic Reforms and Commercial Relations with the United States Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Vietnam has made considerable progress in implementing economic reforms since 1986. The reforms have nudged Vietnam to a more market- ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 1999 |
Report No. RL30307 |
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Order Code RL30307 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Energy: Programs and Reorganization Proposals Updated October 28, 1999 Coordinated by Carl E. Behrens and Richard E. Rowberg Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently the subject of reorganization ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 1999 |
Report No. RL30205 |
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Order Code RL30205 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Defense Updated October 27, 1999 Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade 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 Oct. 26, 1999 |
Report No. 98-572 |
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98-572 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Decorum in House Debate Updated October 26, 1999 Mary Mulvihill Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The basic standards of decorum that govern remarks made in the House of Representatives are described in this report. The report also ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 1999 |
Report No. RL30207 |
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Order Code RL30207 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Energy and Water Development Updated October 26, 1999 Coordinated by Marc Humphries and Carl Behrens Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 1999 |
Report No. 98-572GOV |
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98-572 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Decorum in House Debate Updated October 26, 1999 Mary Mulvihill Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The basic standards of decorum that govern remarks made in the House of Representatives are described in this report. The report also ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 1999 |
Report No. RL30361 |
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Order Code RL30361 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web WIC Food Package: History of the Sugar Cap October 25, 1999 Donna V. Porter Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a historic review of the WIC food package and the controversy over the sugar cap on cereals allowed in the ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 1999 |
Report No. RS20374 |
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Order Code RS20374 October 25, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Awards of Attorneys Fees to Small Businesses and Labor Organizations that Prevail Against the NLRB or OSHA: H.R. 1987, 106th Congress Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 1987, 106th Congress, the Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement (FAIR) Act, which was reported by the ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 1999 |
Report No. RL30350 |
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Order Code RL30350 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and the 105th Congress: Policy Issues and Legislation, 1997-1998 October 21, 1999 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The 105th Congress was especially active on issues involving China. This report tracks ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 1999 |
Report No. RS20369 |
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Order Code RS20369 October 21, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 1998-99 Term Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary The most significant capital punishment cases decided by the Supreme Court during the 1998-99 term did very little in terms of reversing the lower ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20249 |
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Order Code RS20249 Updated October 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web H.R. 1907, 106th Congress: American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On May 26, 1999, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1907, which, if enacted, would make significant changes in the patent laws. H.R. 1907 has a number ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20361 |
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Order Code RS20361 October 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Noncreative Database Bills in the House Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Two House bills from the 106th Congress which would establish sui generis protection for noncreative databases have been reported favorably from their respective committees. H.R. 354, the Collections of ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20363 |
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Order Code RS20363 October 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Erosion of International Isolation? Kenneth Katzman and Alfred Prados Specialists in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Iraq is having some success breaking out of the isolation imposed on it after the 1991 Persian Gulf war. Iraq has reemerged as a major oil ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 1999 |
Report No. RL30342 |
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Order Code RL30342 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hague Convention Implementation Legislation: Comparison of H.R. 2909, S. 682, and Administration Draft October 18, 1999 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hague Convention Implementation Legislation: Comparison of H.R. 2909, S. 682, and ...
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| Date Oct. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30246 |
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Order Code RL30246 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coast Guard: Analysis of the FY2000 Budget Updated October 14, 1999 Martin R. Lee Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Congress considers FY2000 appropriations for the Coast Guard as part of the annual Department of Transportation ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 1999 |
Report No. 98-1030 |
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98-1030 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Central America: Reconstruction After Hurricane Mitch Updated October 12, 1999 Lois McHugh, Coordinator Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The United States and the international community have launched a major relief and ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 1999 |
Report No. 97-1053 |
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97-1053 E Updated October 12, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Who Pays for the Health Costs of Smoking? (name redacted) Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary One of the issues raised in the consideration of tobacco settlements is the compensation of various parties that might pursue lawsuits to ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1999 |
Report No. RS20328 |
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Order Code RS20328 Updated October 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: After the Earthquake Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On August 17, 1999, Turkey was struck by a severe earthquake, leaving about 15,000 dead, 24,000 injured, and 250,000 homeless. The high casualty toll, aggravated by ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 1999 |
Report No. RS20354 |
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Order Code RS20354 October 6, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations Alfred B. Prados Specialist in Middle East Affairs Joshua Ruebner Analyst in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Qatar, a small peninsular state bordering Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, is a monarchy governed by the Al Thani family. In ...
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| Date Oct. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20350 |
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Order Code RS20350 October 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Off-Budget Status of Federal Entities: Background and Current Proposals Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary During the 106th Congress, several proposals have been introduced to provide offbudget status to certain trust funds and other special funds, in ...
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| Date Sept. 28, 1999 |
Report No. RL30323 |
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Order Code RL30323 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Confidentiality of the Taxpayer Identification Number under the Internal Revenue Code September 28, 1999 Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code makes an individual s Social Security number the ...
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| Date Sept. 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30317 |
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Order Code RL30317 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Gains Taxes: Distributional Effects September 24, 1999 Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Several different measures of the distribution of the capital gains tax are presented. These measures examine the ...
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| Date Sept. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RS20339 |
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Order Code RS20339 September 22, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Jerusalem: The U.S. Embassy and P.L. 104-45 Clyde Mark Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Section 3(a) of P.L. 104-45 of November 8, 1995, states that it is the policy of the United States that the U.S. embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to ...
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