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| Date Sept. 20, 1999 |
Report No. RL30125 |
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Order Code RL30125 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Exchange Stabilization Fund of the U.S. Treasury Department: Purpose, History, and Legislative Activity Updated September 20, 1999 Arlene Wilson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In late 1998, as part of ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30308 |
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Order Code RL30308 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The War Powers Resolution: After Twenty-Five Years September 15, 1999 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In the 25 years since enactment of the 1973 War Powers Resolution, Presidents have submitted 76 ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 1999 |
Report No. 98-902 |
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Order Code 98-902 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intellectual Property Protection for Noncreative Databases Updated September 15, 1999 Dorothy Schrader Consultant American Law Division Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Copyright law protects works of authorship that exhibit original, ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30316 |
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Order Code RL30316 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Search and Seizure in the Vehicular Context: Fourth Amendment Issues September 15, 1999 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses the Fourth Amendment as it relates to vehicular searches and traffic detentions conducted by law ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 1999 |
Report No. 98-918 |
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98-918 EPW Updated September 15, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Fundamentals Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Key Definitions. Immigration to the United States is regulated by Federal law. The basic U.S. law, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), was enacted in 1952 and significantly amended since, most ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 1999 |
Report No. 97-543 |
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97-543 A Updated September 15, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web California's Proposition 187: A Brief Overview Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On September 13, 1999, a U.S. district judge approved an agreement to end litigation challenging California's Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative to deny illegal aliens state benefits and to ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 1999 |
Report No. 98-918EPW |
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98-918 EPW Updated September 15, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Fundamentals Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Key Definitions. Immigration to the United States is regulated by Federal law. The basic U.S. law, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), was enacted in 1952 and significantly amended since, most ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30309 |
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Order Code RL30309 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation Act of 1999: Summary and Analysis of S. 682 September 14, 1999 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation Act of 1999: Summary and Analysis of S. 682 Summary ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RS20051 |
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Order Code RS20051 Updated September 14, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web North Korean Drug Trafficking: Allegations and Issues for Congress Raphael Perl Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary At least 34 documented incidents, many involving arrest or detention of North Korean diplomats, link North Korea to drug ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30310 |
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Order Code RL30310 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Mining Law Millsite Debate September 14, 1999 Marc Humphries Energy Research Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides background and analysis on the debate over whether the millsite language (30 USC 42) in the Mining Law of 1872 ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 1999 |
Report No. 98-751 |
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98-751 F Updated September 14, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missile Defense: Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Flight Testing Steven A. Hildreth Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary After two successful intercepts in June and August 1999, the Pentagon announced it would scrap the remaining THAAD flight tests and ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 1999 |
Report No. 97-29 |
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97-29 F Updated September 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New Zealand: Political/Economic Developments and Relations with the United States Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations and Ian F. Fergusson Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary Since 1984, New Zealand has restructured its economy, long agrarian and highly dependent on ...
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| Date Sept. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20154 |
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RS20154 Updated September 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: Refugee Assistance and Temporary Resettlement Lois B. McHugh Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Joyce Vialet Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The State Department estimates that 90% of Kosovar Albanians fled or were driven from their homes after March 1998 by Yugoslav forces, with the ...
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| Date Sept. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20324 |
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Order Code RS20324 September 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Special Provisions for Religion in the Tax Code Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Scattered throughout the Internal Revenue Code are special provisions designed to accommodate either religious organizations or the beliefs and practices of the members of those organizations. ...
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| Date Aug. 30, 1999 |
Report No. RL30279 |
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Order Code RL30279 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: The President s Reform Proposal Updated August 30, 1999 Jennifer O Sullivan, Madeleine Smith, and Sibyl Tilson Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On June 29, 1999, President Clinton announced the President s Plan to ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30291 |
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Order Code RL30291 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic and Policy Developments in the Apparel and Textiles Sector August 24, 1999 Josh Bivens Economic Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report analyzes recent economic developments in the apparel and textiles industries and their future ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1999 |
Report No. 97-599 |
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97-599 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patents and Innovation: Issues in Patent Reform Updated August 24, 1999 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Changes to existing patent law have been considered over the past several congresses. Much of the ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30289 |
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Order Code RL30289 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and the Reversion of Macau: Background and Implications August 24, 1999 Alexander van Praag Research Associate Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines factors which might be relevant for US ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1999 |
Report No. RS20312 |
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Order Code RS20312 August 24, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Algeria: A New President and His Policies Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The powerful Algerian army appears to have sought President Liamine Zeroual's early departure from office and, in elections held in April 1999, Abdulaziz ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 1999 |
Report No. RL30210 |
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Order Code RL30210 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2000: Military Construction Updated August 23, 1999 Mary T. Tyszkiewicz Analyst 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, ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 1999 |
Report No. RS20280 |
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Order Code RS20280 Updated August 23, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Preemption Language in Federal Environmental Statutes Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report compiles the provisions in federal environmental statutes that explicitly state whether Congress intended to preempt state law. The provisions are arranged in four categories ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 1999 |
Report No. RL30288 |
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Order Code RL30288 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Informal Congressional Groups and Member Organizations, 106th Congress: An Informational Directory August 20, 1999 Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report compiles information on 185 informal ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 1999 |
Report No. RL30285 |
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Order Code RL30285 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Lowering Cost Estimates through Emissions Trading Some Dynamics and Pitfalls August 20, 1999 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT With the negotiation of the Kyoto Protocol, ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 1999 |
Report No. RS20309 |
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Order Code RS20309 August 20, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: House and Senate Amendments to Juvenile Justice Legislation Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Senate on May 20, 1999 and the House on June 17, 1999 passed substantially similar amendments to the due process provisions in the ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 1999 |
Report No. 98-240 |
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98-240 F Updated August 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Compensation and Assets Issues Kenneth Katzman Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary A U.N. process to compensate the victims of Iraq s invasion and occupation of Kuwait is proceeding, aided by revenues generated by the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq. ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20306 |
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Order Code RS20306 August 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: Introductory Comments to a List with Captions Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums) demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. They cover drug dealing ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1999 |
Report No. RL30282 |
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Order Code RL30282 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judicial Rulings on the War Power August 18, 1999 Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report reviews the history of judicial rulings on the war power, starting with what the framers intended for defensive ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30283 |
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Order Code RL30283 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Unemployment Rate and the Potential Supply of Labor August 16, 1999 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines alternatives to the official unemployment rate to ascertain the pool of labor potentially ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 1999 |
Report No. 96-222 |
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96-222 F Updated August 16, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Endowment for Democracy: Policy and Funding Issues Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division updated by Ian Fergusson, Research Associate Summary The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofit organization established during the ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30281 |
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Order Code RL30281 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: A List of Citations with Captions, Introductory Comments, and Bibliography August 14, 1999 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Public Law Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This is a list of citations to the federal mandatory minimum sentencing ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 1999 |
Report No. 98-649 |
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98-649 August 12, 1999 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Information Research Division ' -^r' ABSTRACT The Internet is an intBrnational, cooperative computer "network of networks" that links many users. This report discusses the Internet's organization (the nonprofit entities which develop standards and consensus) and infrastructure (how the networks connect), the history of the Internet, ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 1999 |
Report No. 98-699 |
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98-699 A Updated August 12, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Holocaust Survivor and Heir Lawsuits to Recover Swiss Bank Deposits M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Victims of Nazi persecution during the World War II era, or their heirs, have long attempted to recover assets that were deposited in Swiss banks to protect them from Nazi ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 1999 |
Report No. 97-476 |
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Order Code 97-476 F Updated August 11, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long Beach: Proposed Lease by China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO) at Former Naval Base Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary At issue was a proposal by the City of Long Beach, California, to lease a container terminal, to be built at ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 1999 |
Report No. 96-623 |
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96-623 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Conduct Updated August 10, 1999 Richard C. Sachs Carol Hardy Vincent Specialists in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report covers how House committees plan and conduct ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 1999 |
Report No. 98-662 |
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98-662 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Commemorative Legislation: Evolution and Procedures Updated August 9, 1999 Stephen W. Stathis Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a brief overview of the evolution of commemorative legislation. It also summarizes ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20128 |
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Order Code RS20128 Updated August 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consumer Provisions in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999: H.R. 833 and S. 625 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Bankruptcy reform bills comparable to legislation considered in the 105th Congress were reintroduced early in the 106th Congress. H.R. 833, the Bankruptcy Reform ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20295 |
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Order Code RS20295 August 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Outpatient Prescription Drugs: Acquisition and Reimbursement Policies Under Selected Federal Programs Heidi G. Yacker Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary Varying reimbursement methods determine the payments for outpatient drugs supplied under different federal programs. The ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20196 |
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Order Code RS20196 Updated August 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Comparison of Selected Consumer Provisions in H.R. 833 and S. 625, the Bankruptcy Reform Acts of 1999 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Senate Judiciary committee reported S. 625 favorably on April 27, 1999 by a vote of 14-4. Many of the controversial issues that were ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 1999 |
Report No. TRANSFERS91-98 |
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Order Code RL30275 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1991-1998 August 4, 1999 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 1999 |
Report No. RL30275 |
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Order Code RL30275 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1991-1998 August 4, 1999 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 1999 |
Report No. RS20291 |
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Order Code RS20291 August 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Conference on Science, June 26 to July 1, 1999: Outcome Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist, Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The World Conference on Science, held June 26 to July 1, 1999 in Budapest, was cosponsored by the International Council for Science, an ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 1999 |
Report No. 98-458GOV |
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98-458 GOV Updated August 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Introducing a House Bill or Resolution Richard C. Sachs Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Developing Ideas for Legislative Language. Ideas and recommendations for legislation may come from private sources, such as ordinary citizens or interest groups; executive branch ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 1999 |
Report No. RS20288 |
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Order Code RS20288 August 2, 1999 I ; 1" An Update of Proposals in 1999 Marjorie Ann Browne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This CRS report focuses on the recommendations on global taxation as a source of revenue for development contained in the 1999 edition of the Human Development Report (HDR). Of particular concern in the HDR report ...
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| Date July 30, 1999 |
Report No. RL30270 |
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Order Code RL30270 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The World Trade Organization: Future Negotiations July 30, 1999 Arlene Wilson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Future trade negotiations will be launched at the World Trade Organization s (WTO) Ministerial ...
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| Date July 28, 1999 |
Report No. RL30268 |
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Order Code RL30268 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Current Issues July 28, 1999 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in International Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of the U.S. foreign-trade zone system which has evolved under the U.S. Foreign- ...
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| Date July 23, 1999 |
Report No. RS20243 |
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Order Code RS20243 Updated July 23, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web DOE Security: Protecting Nuclear Material and Information Zachary S. Davis Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress is focusing on problems with security at the Department of Energy s (DOE) national security facilities, especially the nuclear weapon laboratories. Problems ...
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| Date July 21, 1999 |
Report No. RL30265 |
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Order Code RL30265 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: Review and Analysis of Policy Objectives, 1998-June 1999 July 21, 1999 Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of U.S. and international policy objectives in Kosovo from ...
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| Date July 21, 1999 |
Report No. 97-51 |
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97-52 F Updated July 21, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radio Free Asia: Background, Funding, and Policy Issues Susan B. Epstein Specialist on Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division updated with the assistance of Joyce Tsai, intern Summary In response to some Asian countries' human rights violations and to promote democracy in countries such ...
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| Date July 21, 1999 |
Report No. 97-52 |
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97-52 F Updated July 21, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radio Free Asia: Background, Funding, and Policy Issues Susan B. Epstein Specialist on Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division updated with the assistance of Joyce Tsai, intern Summary In response to some Asian countries' human rights violations and to promote democracy in countries such ...
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| Date July 20, 1999 |
Report No. RS20270 |
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Order Code RS20270 July 20, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Renewable Energy and Electricity Restructuring Fred Sissine Specialist in Energy Science, Technology, and Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Several electricity industry restructuring bills propose to eliminate the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), which has been key to the ...
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