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| Date April 30, 1999 |
Report No. RS20187 |
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Order Code RS20187 April 30, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taiwan s Defense: Assessing The U.S. Department of Defense Report, The Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait Robert Sutter Senior Specialist Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The 106th Congress is being called on to consider legislation on U.S. support for Taiwan s military defense needs, ...
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| Date April 29, 1999 |
Report No. 97-696 |
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97-696 F Updated April 29, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russia s Religion Law: Assessments and Implications Jim Nichol Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This short report provides an overview and assessment of the Russian religion law. On September 26, 1997, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed the religion bill into law, ...
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| Date April 28, 1999 |
Report No. 98-200 |
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98-200 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview Updated April 28, 1999 J. Michael Anderson, Coordinator Information Research Specialist Information Research 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 April 28, 1999 |
Report No. 98-200C |
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98-200 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview Updated April 28, 1999 J. Michael Anderson, Coordinator Information Research Specialist Information Research 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 April 28, 1999 |
Report No. RL30152 |
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Order Code RL30152 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo and NATO: Selected Issues of International Law April 28, 1999 David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT NATO s military intervention in Yugoslavia has raised several issues of international law. Are there legal justifications for ...
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| Date April 26, 1999 |
Report No. 98-451 |
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98-451 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Animal Waste Management and the Environment: Background for Current Issues Updated April 26, 1999 Claudia Copeland Specialist in Environmental Policy Jeffrey Zinn Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Waste from animal ...
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| Date April 21, 1999 |
Report No. RL30114 |
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Order Code RL30114 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo: International Reactions to NATO Air Strikes Updated April 21, 1999 Karen Donfried (coordinator) Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In response to Serbian aggression in Kosovo, NATO began air operations against ...
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| Date April 20, 1999 |
Report No. RS20162 |
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Order Code RS20162 April 20, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cruise Missile Inventories and NATO Attacks on Yugoslavia: Background Information Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Press reports suggest that, as of mid-April, there were less than 100 Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (CALCMs) and ...
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| Date April 19, 1999 |
Report No. RL30145 |
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Order Code RL30145 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions During the 1997-98 Term April 19, 1999 Paul S. Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Report summarizes five capital punishment cases which were decided during the 1997-98 term of ...
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| Date April 14, 1999 |
Report No. 97-521 |
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97-521 STM Updated Aprill 4, 1999 Glenn J. McLoughlin Specialist in Technology and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division The Next Generation Internet (NGI) program would advance the current state of the Internet and university research capabilities, and assist federal agencies to achieve their missions. The I^GIis part of a larger federal policyumbrella that also ...
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| Date April 12, 1999 |
Report No. 98-697 |
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98-697 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform: Work Trigger Time Limits, Exemptions and Sanctions under TANF Updated April 12, 1999 Vee Burke and Melinda Gish Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an analysis and a state-by-state table showing how the 54 jurisdictions with programs of ...
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| Date April 7, 1999 |
Report No. 97-270 |
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97-270 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House and Senate Rules of Procedure: A Comparison Updated April 7, 1999 Mary E. Mulvihill Consultant in American National Government Updated by Paul Rundquist, Judy Schneider, and Lorraine H. Tong Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report compares selected House and ...
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| Date April 6, 1999 |
Report No. RL30127 |
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Order Code RL30127 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kosovo Conflict Chronology: September 1998 - March 1999 April 6, 1999 Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report chronicles major events regarding the violent conflict in Kosovo, a region in Serbia with ...
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| Date March 31, 1999 |
Report No. 98-386 |
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98-386 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Post-War Challenges and U.S. Responses, 1991-1998 Updated March 31, 1999 Alfred B. Prados Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report reviews cease-fire terms that followed the Gulf war in early 1991; highlights ...
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| Date March 30, 1999 |
Report No. RS20127 |
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Order Code RS20127 Updated March 30, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drug Certification of Mexico in 1999: Arguments For and Against Congressional Resolutions of Disapproval K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report presents arguments for and against congressional resolutions to disapprove ...
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| Date March 30, 1999 |
Report No. RS20135 |
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Order Code RS20135 March 30, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China-U.S. Summitry: Premier Zhu Rongji s April 1999 Visit Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On April 8, 1999, Premier Zhu Rongji will begin his first official visit to the United States since his selection as China s Prime Minister in March 1998. Zhu ...
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| Date March 30, 1999 |
Report No. RS20126 |
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Order Code RS20126 Updated March 30, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gun Industry Liability: Lawsuits and Legislation Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary A number of cities have recently filed suit or plan to file suit against gun manufacturers and gun marketers. These suits are based on different legal theories, but they all seek to recover the ...
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| Date March 29, 1999 |
Report No. 98-823 |
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98-823 F Updated March 29, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Contingency Funding for Bosnia, Southwest Asia, and Other Operations: Questions and Answers Nina M. Serafino Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary For several years, Members of Congress have been concerned by the strains that military contingency ...
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| Date March 29, 1999 |
Report No. RS20118 |
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Order Code RS20118 Updated March 29, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nursing Home Evictions of Medicaid Patients Following Voluntary Withdrawal From Medicaid Program: Current Issues and Congressional Response Kathleen S. Swendiman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Nursing facilities that choose to participate in the Medicaid program must comply with ...
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| Date March 26, 1999 |
Report No. RS20102 |
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Order Code RS20102 Updated March 26, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Caribbean Basin Enhancement Legislation Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Legislation has been introduced to provide Caribbean Basin countries similar tariff benefits afforded Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ...
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| Date March 25, 1999 |
Report No. RL30106 |
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Order Code RL30106 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220 March 25, 1999 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes the federal adult education and literacy ...
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| Date March 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30101 |
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Order Code RL30101 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 4 Summary of the New Law Updated March 24, 1999 Marie B. Morris Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This one of a series of reports designed to analyze changes in tax law made in the Taxpayer Bill ...
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| Date March 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20062 |
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Order Code RS20062 Updated March 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Missile Defense and the ABM Treaty: Overview of Recent Events Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Clinton Administration has announced a $6.6 billion addition to the DOD Budget for FY1999-FY2005 to support deployment of a National ...
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| Date March 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30093 |
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Order Code RL30093 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 1999 March 17, 1999 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report is an annual analysis of current issues for U.S. policy toward the volatile Persian Gulf ...
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| Date March 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30104 |
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Order Code RL30104 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intellectual Property Protection for Databases at the International Level: Copyright and Sui Generis Forms of Protection March 17, 1999 Dorothy Schrader Consultant American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Copyright law protects both traditional print and computer-automated databases ...
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| Date March 17, 1999 |
Report No. RS20031 |
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Order Code RS20031 Updated March 17, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and U.S. Missile Defense Proposals: Reactions and Implications Robert Sutter Senior Specialist Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Chinese government has strongly criticized U.S. announcements that it will develop or assist in deploying missile defense systems involving ...
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| Date March 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30081 |
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Order Code RL30081 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care Subsidies: Federal Grants and Tax Benefits for Working Families March 15, 1999 Thomas Gabe, Bob Lyke, and Karen Spar Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT To help working parents with child care expenses, Congress has ...
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| Date March 12, 1999 |
Report No. RL30090 |
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Order Code RL30090 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Union Membership Act Implementation: Legal Issues March 12, 1999 M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Regulations implementing the Credit Union Membership Act of 1998 are being challenged in court as impermissively expansive. This ...
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| Date March 11, 1999 |
Report No. 98-212 |
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98-212 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch Updated March 11, 1999 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental ...
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| Date March 11, 1999 |
Report No. 98-212GOV |
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98-212 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch Updated March 11, 1999 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental ...
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| Date March 11, 1999 |
Report No. 98-938 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress In each of the past four fiscal years (FY1996-FY1999), Congress has directed the Administration to reduce the size of the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition workforce defined as the employees who participate in the development and procurement of weapons, equipment, and provisions for the military services. These mandates reflect a view in ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. 95-772 |
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95-772 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Executive Orders and Proclamations Updated March 9, 1999 John Contrubis Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Executive Orders and Proclamations Summary What are executive orders and proclamations, and where does the President derive the authority to issue them? These questions ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20109 |
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Order Code RS20109 March 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 2: Burden of Proof Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This is one of a series of reports designed to analyze taxpayer protection and rights provisions made by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, enacted as Title III of the IRS Restructuring ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20108 |
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Order Code RS20108 March 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 3: Attorneys' Fees and Damages for IRS Abuses Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This is one of a series of reports designed to analyze taxpayer protection and rights provisions made by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, enacted as Title III ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. 97-415 |
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Order Code 97-415 A Updated March 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Criminal Aliens: Expanded Detention, Restricted Relief from Removal Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Congress began targeting criminal aliens as a deportation priority in the 1980s, and the 104th Congress furthered this effort in two major laws: the Antiterrorism and ...
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| Date March 8, 1999 |
Report No. 98-339GOV |
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98-339 GOV Updated March 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification Carol Hardy Vincent Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Each House committee has authority to hold hearings whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned (Rule XI, clause 2(m)(1)(A)). Regardless of the ...
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| Date March 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20104 |
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Order Code RS20104 March 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Related Services Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court in Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. held that the related services provision in the ...
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| Date March 4, 1999 |
Report No. RL30080 |
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Order Code RL30080 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico and Drug Certification in 1999: Consequences of Decertification March 4, 1999 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes the drug certification requirements mandated by Congress, ...
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| Date March 3, 1999 |
Report No. 98-220 |
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98-220 E Updated March 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Response to the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for U.S. Economic Interests Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary Since 1997, several East Asian economies (notably Indonesia, Thailand, and South Korea), and since 1998, Russia and Brazil, have ...
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| Date March 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30079 |
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Order Code RL30079 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Corrupt Practices Act March 3, 1999 Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 was intended to prohibit bribery of foreign officials by American corporations. This report discusses the Foreign ...
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| Date March 2, 1999 |
Report No. 98-826GOV |
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98-826 GOV Updated March 2, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Engrossment, enrollment, and presentation of legislation are technical components of the legislative process. They attest to the accuracy of bill texts, confirm ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RL30077 |
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Order Code RL30077 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Managed Care: Recent Proposals for New Grievance and Appeals Procedures March 1, 1999 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses recent proposals for new grievance and appeals procedures in managed care plans. This report ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20065 |
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Order Code RS20065 Updated March 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Surpluses and Federal Debt Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The federal government had a surplus of $70 billion in fiscal year (FY) 1998 while total federal debt increased by $109 billion. Why did the debt increase even though the government had a ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20097 |
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Order Code RS20097 March 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): A Fact Sheet Chikako Ohara Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division* Summary The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)1 has been pending before the Senate Foreign Relations ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20090 |
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Order Code RS20090 March 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law, Part 1 New Rules for Innocent and Ex-Spouses Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This is the first in a series of reports designed to analyze changes to tax law made in the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, enacted as Title III of the IRS Reform and ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 1999 |
Report No. RL30056 |
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Order Code RL30056 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations Supplemental for FY1999: Emergency Funding in P.L. 105-277 for Agriculture, Embassy Security, Y2K Problems, Defense, and Other Issues February 25, 1999 Larry Nowels, Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT During the final days of ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 1999 |
Report No. 97-530 |
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97-530 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives Updated February 23, 1999 Mary Mulvihill, Consultant Government and Finance Division Richard S. Beth and Judy Schneider, Specialists Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses how to access and use ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 1999 |
Report No. RS20084 |
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Order Code RS20084 February 23, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Right to a Clean Environment Provisions in State Constitutions, and Arguments as to A Federal Counterpart Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The issue arises occasionally whether it might be desirable to amend the U.S. Constitution to add an environmental provision -- such as one ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 1999 |
Report No. 97-357GOV |
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97-357 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Rules Affecting Committees Updated February 22, 1999 Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Carol Hardy-Vincent Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT House Rules, especially ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RL30070 |
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