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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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| Date July 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30271 |
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Order Code RL30271 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court Opinions October 1998 Term July 15, 1999 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a reference guide for Supreme Court opinions issued during the Court's 1998-99 Term, which ended June 23, 1999. It contains brief ...
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| Date July 14, 1999 |
Report No. 97-316 |
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97-316 SPR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program Updated July 14, 1999 John D. Moteff Specialist, Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes the basic ...
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| Date July 14, 1999 |
Report No. RL30040 |
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Order Code RL30040 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Gains Taxes, Innovation and Growth Updated July 14, 1999 Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This study addresses the role of capital gains tax reductions in stimulating new firm formation, innovation and ...
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| Date July 14, 1999 |
Report No. 97-316SPR |
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97-316 SPR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program Updated July 14, 1999 John D. Moteff Specialist, Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes the basic ...
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| Date July 13, 1999 |
Report No. RS20098 |
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Order Code RS20098 Updated July 13, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Insurance Provisions of Financial Services Modernization Bills in the 106th Congress M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Current financial services modernization proposals would continue state regulation of the insurance business and would generally approve expanded ...
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| Date July 12, 1999 |
Report No. RS20260 |
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Order Code RS20260 July 12, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Disability: An Overview Thomas H. Neale Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary In the original document, Article II, section 1, clause 6 of the Constitution provided that, in the event of the President s Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of his ...
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| Date July 12, 1999 |
Report No. RS20163 |
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Order Code RS20163 Updated July 12 , 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sulfur in Gasoline Stephen Thompson Specialist in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary President Clinton announced the proposal of so-called "Tier 2" emission standards for cars and ...
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| Date July 6, 1999 |
Report No. RS20253 |
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Order Code RS20253 July 6, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: Continuity and Change after Elections Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle East Politics Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Summary The April 18, 1999 election in Turkey reflected growing nationalism, a weakening of the political center, and a desire for more honest leadership. Prime Minister Bulent ...
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| Date June 29, 1999 |
Report No. 96-869 |
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96-869 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Crime and Forfeiture: The Innocent Third Party Updated June 29, 1999 Paul S. Wallace Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Forfeiture has survived through time in American law, and since 1984, the use of forfeiture statutes to divest felons of their ...
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| Date June 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30248 |
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Order Code RL30248 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Employment Service: The Federal-State Public Labor Exchange System June 24, 1999 Alison Pasternak Workforce Development Specialist U.S. Department of Labor Ann Lordeman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes the ...
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| Date June 23, 1999 |
Report No. RL30249 |
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Order Code RL30249 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Separation of Powers Doctrine: An Overview of its Rationale and Application June 23, 1999 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses the philosophical underpinnings, constitutional provisions, and judicial application of the ...
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| Date June 22, 1999 |
Report No. RL30191 |
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Order Code RL30191 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo Situation Reports: June 1999 Updated June 22, 1999 Kosovo Task Force Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report contains a collection of CRS daily Kosovo situation reports for June 1999. These reports (CRS Report RS20141) were posted daily on ...
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| Date June 21, 1999 |
Report No. RL30242 |
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Order Code RL30242 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Natural Resources: Assessing Nonmarket Values through Contingent Valuation June 21, 1999 Joseph Breedlove Graduate Student Intern Under the Direction of Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report ...
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| Date June 21, 1999 |
Report No. RL30245 |
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Order Code RL30245 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Changes to the Unified Command Plan: Background and Issues for Congress June 21, 1999 William C. Story National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Changing threats to U.S. national security concern Members and committees in ...
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| Date June 17, 1999 |
Report No. 98-693 |
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98-693 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S. Trade Deficit: Trends, Theory, Policy, and Sustainability Updated June 17, 1999 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report briefly surveys recent trends in the U.S. trade deficit and the economic theory ...
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| Date June 17, 1999 |
Report No. RS20237 |
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Order Code RS20237 June 17, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Commerce Clause Issues in Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, an en banc Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit considered the constitutionality of 42 ...
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| Date June 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30233 |
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rNIE by This Congressional Research Service Issue Brief is made available to the public FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THE COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE cnie@cnie.or 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 212, Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 530-5810 EVI 'WN' Global Climate Change: Coal Use in China and Other Asian Developing Countries Marc Humphries Analyst in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division ...
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| Date June 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30238 |
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Order Code RL30238 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Excise Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages: A Summary of Present Law and a Brief History June 15, 1999 Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes present law governing federal taxation of alcoholic beverages and provides a ...
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| Date June 10, 1999 |
Report No. RS20229 |
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Order Code RS20229 June 10, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NAFTA: Economic Effects on the United States After Five Years Arlene Wilson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The main economic benefit of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is that, over time, it is expected to increase productivity ...
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| Date June 8, 1999 |
Report No. RL30220 |
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Order Code RL30220 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Technology Acquisitions: Cox Committee s Report Findings, Issues, and Recommendations June 8, 1999 Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On May 25, 1999, the House Select Committee on U.S. ...
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| Date June 8, 1999 |
Report No. RS20226 |
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Order Code RS20226 June 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Amendment Contained in S. 254, 106th Congress Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., provides federal funds to the states to assist them in providing an education ...
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