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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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| Date June 4, 1999 |
Report No. RS20220 |
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Order Code RS20220 June 4, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Biosphere Reserves and the U.S. MAB Program Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Since 1972, the United States has participated in the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), coordinated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific ...
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| Date June 3, 1999 |
Report No. RS20213 |
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Order Code RS20213 June 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: Historical Background to the Current Conflict Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This short report discusses the historical background to the current conflict in Kosovo. It also includes a short suggested reading list. For background and ...
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| Date June 3, 1999 |
Report No. RS20161 |
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Order Code RS20161 Updated June 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo Military Operations: Costs and Congressional Action on Funding Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On April 19, the White House sent Congress a request for emergency supplemental funding of $6.05 billion to cover costs of U.S. military ...
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| Date June 3, 1999 |
Report No. RS20218 |
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Order Code RS20218 June 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Aspartame Donna V. Porter Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Recent information broadcast on the internet, suggesting that there are health hazards associated with use of the artificial sweetener, aspartame, has precipitated constituent mail to congressional offices. Since it was ...
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| Date June 2, 1999 |
Report No. RL30130 |
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Order Code RL30130 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo Conflict: Russian Responses and Implications for the United States Updated June 2, 1999 Jim Nichol Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines Russia s response to the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia. It ...
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| Date June 1, 1999 |
Report No. RL30193 |
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Order Code RL30193 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Policy Roles of the President and Congress June 1, 1999 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The United States Constitution divides foreign policy powers between the President and the Congress so ...
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| Date May 28, 1999 |
Report No. RL30132 |
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Order Code RL30132 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reform: Past Solutions, Current Proposals Updated May 28, 1999 Patricia A. Wertman Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines past reforms of the International ...
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| Date May 28, 1999 |
Report No. RL30216 |
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Order Code RL30216 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Small, High Tech Companies and Their Role in the Economy: Issues in the Reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program May 28, 1999 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Small ...
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| Date May 27, 1999 |
Report No. RL30195 |
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Order Code RL30195 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Alternative Trading Systems: Will Computers Replace Stock Exchanges? May 27, 1999 Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Computer systems that perform all the transaction functions of a traditional stock exchange, called ...
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| Date May 27, 1999 |
Report No. RS20149 |
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Order Code RS20149 Updated May 27, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: Greek and Turkish Perspectives Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Western governments have cited a danger of the Kosovo conflict spreading to NATO allies Greece and Turkey as justification for military intervention in Kosovo. ...
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| Date May 26, 1999 |
Report No. RL30083 |
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Order Code RL30083 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Appropriations for FY1999: Central America Disaster Aid, Middle East Peace, and Other Initiatives Updated May 26, 1999 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Congress considered several FY1999 ...
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| Date May 26, 1999 |
Report No. RL30187 |
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Order Code RL30187 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo s Future Status: Alternative Models May 26, 1999 Francis T. Miko Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report focuses on the question of Kosovo s future status after the immediate crisis is ended. It looks at ...
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| Date May 24, 1999 |
Report No. 98-209 |
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98-209 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Updated May 24, 1999 Edward Knight, Coordinator Specialist in Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process ...
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| Date May 24, 1999 |
Report No. 96-570 |
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Order Code 96-570 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulation of Working Hours: An Overview Through the 105th Congress Updated May 24, 1999 William G.Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Through nearly two centuries, American workers and their employers have been ...
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| Date May 24, 1999 |
Report No. 97-532 |
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97-532 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulation of Working Hours: Consideration of the Issues Through the 105th Congress Updated May 24, 1999 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Legislation to modify the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor ...
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| Date May 24, 1999 |
Report No. 98-209E |
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98-209 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Updated May 24, 1999 Edward Knight, Coordinator Specialist in Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process ...
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| Date May 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30192 |
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Order Code RL30192 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO: Congress Addresses Expansion of the Alliance May 24, 1999 Paul E. Gallis Specialist, West European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report analyzes NATO enlargement policy from the mid-1990s through May 1999. It discusses legislation ...
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| Date May 24, 1999 |
Report No. RS20205 |
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Order Code RS20205 May 24, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Conference on Science, June 26-July 1, 1999: Purpose and Issues Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist, Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The World Conference on Science, June 26-July 1, 1999 is cosponsored by the International Council for Science and the United Nations ...
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| Date May 20, 1999 |
Report No. RL30184 |
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Order Code RL30184 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Interventions by U.S. Forces from Vietnam to Bosnia: Background, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned for Kosovo May 20, 1999 Nina M. Serafino Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides basic ...
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| Date May 20, 1999 |
Report No. RL30100 |
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Order Code RL30100 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-Taiwan Relations Under the Taiwan Relations Act: Lessons and Options Findings of a CRS Workshop Updated May 20, 1999 -na-e redactedSenior Specialist in International Politics Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S.-Taiwan Relations Under the Taiwan Relations ...
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| Date May 20, 1999 |
Report No. RS20203 |
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Order Code RS20203 May 20, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative for the Former Soviet Union: Administration Proposals for FY2000 Amy F. Woolf and Curt Tarnoff Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Responding to the impact of Russia's financial crisis, President Clinton's budget requests $1 billion for FY2000 and $4.5 ...
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| Date May 13, 1999 |
Report No. RS20132 |
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Order Code RS20132 Updated May 13, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Insurance Provisions of Financial Services Modernization Bills in the 106th Congress: Antecedent Supreme Court Decisions M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Part of the background against which financial services modernization legislation is proceeding involves the way the ...
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| Date May 11, 1999 |
Report No. RS20081 |
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Order Code RS20081 Updated May 11, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Justice Department Ethics: Legislative Activity in the 106th Congress Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Three bills have been introduced in the Senate that focus on issues of federal prosecutorial ethics addressed in the Citizens Protection Act (McDade-Murtha) enacted as part of ...
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| Date May 10, 1999 |
Report No. RS20191 |
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Order Code RS20191 May 10, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade and International Competition Policy Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary International competition policy is aimed at prohibiting private activities that restrict or distort competition particulary as they affect trade. It is both a process of ...
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| Date May 5, 1999 |
Report No. RL30112 |
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Order Code RL30112 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russia s Economic and Political Transition: U.S. Assistance and Issues for Congress Updated May 5, 1999 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The adoption by Russia of a democratic political system and free market ...
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| Date May 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30161 |
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Order Code RL30161 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russia: Primakov s Economic Policy Dilemma and U.S. Interests May 3, 1999 (name redacted) Senior Specialist in Post-Soviet Economics Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report focuses on two divergent scenarios faced by Russia in the wake of its ...
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| Date May 3, 1999 |
Report No. 97-885 |
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97-885 E Updated May 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fast-Track Legislative Procedures for Trade Agreements: The Great Debate of 1991 Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The last debate on whether or not to grant the President authority to negotiate trade agreements with "fast-track" legislative ...
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| Date May 1, 1999 |
Report No. RL30157 |
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Order Code RL3 0157 May 1,1999 Robert Tosterud Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth 8L Entrepreneurship Government and Finance Division ABSTRACT Influential economists and federal policy mal
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| Date April 30, 1999 |
Report No. RS20184 |
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Order Code RS20898 Updated April 30, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elections Reform: Overview and Issues Kevin J. Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The remarkable circumstances of the 2000 Presidential election are ...
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