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| Date Feb. 19, 1999 |
Report No. 98-942 |
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98-942 STM Updated February 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Satellite-Delivered Television: Issues Concerning Consumer Access to Broadcast Network Television via Satellite Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress is debating whether to revise the 1988 Satellite Home Viewer Act ( ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 1999 |
Report No. 98-578 |
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I M This Congressional Research Service Report is made available to the public by 4NIE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 212, Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 530-5810 cnie@cnie.org L FI riI 00A L * 'r TINAL EIYRWLff Congressional Research Service Report for Congress 98-578: The Russian Financial Crisis: An Analysis of Trends, Causes, and ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30065 |
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Order Code RL30065 Somalia: Background and U.S. Involvement Through the 1990s February 17, 1999 Theodros Dagne Specialist in International Relations With the assistance of Amanda Smith Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Somalia: Background and U.S. Involvement Through the 1990s Summary Since the withdrawal of the U.S. and U.N. missions in Somalia, violence between militias loyal to ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 1999 |
Report No. RS20064 |
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Order Code RS20064 February 17, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Justice Department Ethics and the McDade-Murtha Citizens Protection Act Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary This is an abridged version of Justice Department Ethics and Section 801 of the Omnibus Appropriations Law for Fiscal Year 1999, CRS Report RL30060, without the citations, ...
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| Date Feb. 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30067 |
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Order Code RL30067 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Regulation of the Initiative Process: Background and Analysis of Issues in Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al. February 16, 1999 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses Buckley v. American ...
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| Date Feb. 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30072 |
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Order Code RL30072 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Temporary Workers as Members of the Contingent Labor Force February 16, 1999 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report opens with a discussion of the contingent work force and the public policy issues associated with ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1999 |
Report No. 98-301 |
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98-301 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Holidays: Evolution and Application Updated February 8, 1999 Stephen W. Stathis Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Congress has statutorily established 11 permanent federal holidays, which are legally applicable only to federal ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1999 |
Report No. 96-722 |
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96-722 ENR Updated February 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996: Overview of P.L. 104-182 Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The 104th Congress made extensive changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) with the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30050 |
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Order Code RL30050 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Aviation: Direct Federal Spending, 1918-1998 February 3, 1999 John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation and Robert S. Kirk Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The federal government has provided large financial resources in support of commercial aviation since 1918. This report ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 1999 |
Report No. RL30063 |
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Order Code RL30063 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization by the 105th Congress February 2, 1999 James B. Stedman, Coordinator Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On October 7, 1998, the President signed the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (H.R. 6) into law (P.L. 105-244). This ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RL30044 |
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Order Code RL30044 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposed Budget Process Reforms in the Senate: A Brief Analysis of Senate Resolutions 4, 5, 6, and 8 February 1, 1999 James V. Saturno Specialist on the Congress Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a brief description of four resolutions (Senate Resolutions 4 ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20041 |
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Order Code RS20041 February 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web South Korea s Economic Prospects Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary As South Korea has completed a full year of restructuring under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed program, the prospects for a sustained economic recovery are mixed. While ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1999 |
Report No. RL30042 |
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Order Code RL30042 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Compendium of Precedents Involving Evidentiary Rulings and Applications of Evidentiary Principles from Selected Impeachment Trials January 29, 1999 Elizabeth B. Bazan Nancy Lee Jones Charles Doyle Jay R. Shampansky Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. 97-312 |
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97-312 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund Fact Book Updated January 27, 1999 Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This fact book is a compendium ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. RS20030 |
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Order Code RS20030 January 27, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: Government Update Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Capping three years of political instability, a fourth government since the December 1995 election has been formed in Turkey to lead the country to new elections on April 18, ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. 98-381GOV |
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. 98-706GOV |
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| Date Jan. 26, 1999 |
Report No. RL30034 |
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Order Code RL30034 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) and Human Rights: Background and Issues for Congress January 26, 1999 (name redacted), Jr. National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 ...
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| Date Jan. 25, 1999 |
Report No. RS20029 |
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Order Code RS20029 January 25, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Act and Rights to Community Care: Olmstead v. L.C. Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court granted certiorari on December 14, 1998 in Olmstead v. L.C. to address the issue of whether the public services portion of the Americans with ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RL30031 |
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Order Code RL30031 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Risk and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Review of Proposed Legislative Mandates, 1993-1998 January 22, 1999 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Between 1993 and 1998 Congress considered ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RS20017 |
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Order Code RS20017 Updated January 22, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 106th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government Division Summary This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 106th Congress. Committee Structure Name Changes. The ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 1999 |
Report No. 98-728GOV |
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| Date Jan. 21, 1999 |
Report No. 98-377 |
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98-377 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Year 2000 Problem: Chronology of Hearings and Legislation Updated January 21, 1999 Richard M. Nunno Analyst in Information Technologies Science, Technology and Medicine Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT For nearly three years, congressional committees have been holding hearings and considering legislation ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 1999 |
Report No. 97-795 |
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97-795 A Updated January 21, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Its Rise, Fall, and Current Status David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In City of Boerne, Texas v. Flores1 the Supreme Court on June 25, 1997, held the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" (RFRA) to be unconstitutional as applied to the ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 1999 |
Report No. RS20024 |
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Order Code RS20024 January 21, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Regulation of the Initiative Process: Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al. T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary While the authority to regulate political expression is sharply circumscribed by the Constitution, states traditionally have been granted ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 1999 |
Report No. 98-175GOV |
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| Date Jan. 20, 1999 |
Report No. RL30036 |
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Order Code RL30036 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Carbon Emissions and End-use Energy Demand January 20, 1999 Richard Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The United Nations (Kyoto) Protocol on greenhouse gas emission reductions sets a target ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 1999 |
Report No. 98-539 |
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98-539 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radio Free Iraq and Radio Free Iran: Background, Legislation, and Policy Issues for Congress Updated January 7, 1999 Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In early 1998 after recurring conflicts with the Iraqi ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 1999 |
Report No. RS20015 |
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Order Code RS20015 January 7, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity Restructuring Background: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) Amy Abel Specialist in Energy Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary In 1935, the Public Utilities Holding Company Act (PUHCA) was enacted to eliminate unfair practices and other abuses by ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 1999 |
Report No. 98-990 |
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98-990 A Updated January 7, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Standard of Proof in Senate Impeachment Proceedings Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Constitution gives the United States Senate the responsibility for trying impeachments, but does not address the standard of proof that is to be used in such trials. This report concludes that ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 1999 |
Report No. RL30020 |
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Order Code RL30020 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Criminal Court Treaty: Description, Policy Issues, and Congressional Concerns January 6, 1999 Ellen Grigorian Research Associate in Global Issues Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The United Nations Diplomatic Conference of ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 1999 |
Report No. RL30013 |
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Order Code RL30013 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Grants and Foundations: Selected Print, Electronic, and Internet Sources on Government and Private Funding January 6, 1999 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Congressional Reference Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes more than 35 print, electronic, and ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 1999 |
Report No. 98-845 |
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98-845 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Government Information Technology Policy: Selected Issues Updated January 5, 1999 Glenn J. McLoughlin, Coordinator Specialist in Technology and Telecommunications Policy Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overarching review of ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20012 |
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Order Code RS20012 January 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Future of the Citizen Suit After Steel Co. and Laidlaw Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Two recent court decisions have called into question the viability of environmental citizen suits. In Steel Co., the Supreme Court denied plaintiff standing in a citizen suit where the ...
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| Date Jan. 5, 1999 |
Report No. 98-874 |
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98-874 STM Updated January 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Women s Health: Provisions of Selected Legislation, 1983-1998 Irene Stith-Coleman Joy Austin-Lane Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary For a number of years, Congress and several Administrations have been concerned about women s health issues. More than 20 laws with provisions relating to women s ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 1999 |
Report No. 98-199 |
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98-199 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget FY1999: A Chronology with Internet Access Updated January 4, 1999 Mary Frances Bley Information Research Specialist Congressional Reference Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Budget FY1999: A Chronology with Internet Access Summary This is a select chronology of, and a finding guide for information on ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 1999 |
Report No. RL30010 |
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Order Code RL30010 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign and Defense Policy: Key Issues in the 106th Congress January 4, 1999 Dianne E. Rennack (coordinator) Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report lays out foreign and defense policy issues likely to ...
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| Date Jan. 4, 1999 |
Report No. 98-199C |
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98-199 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget FY1999: A Chronology with Internet Access Updated January 4, 1999 Mary Frances Bley Information Research Specialist Congressional Reference Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Budget FY1999: A Chronology with Internet Access Summary This is a select chronology of, and a finding guide for information on ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 1998 |
Report No. 98-509 |
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98-509 E th Updated December 31, 1998 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division -i:i_.;-\';.';A )-i'!"'U': . !?'" -'" '?;.-i:-';*'""i;>, ''j''ii".--'"'1-jV'^''. ' i' i'^'**- .-. Illllllillllllllllllilllllllllllll ABSTRACT This report tracks the evolution and content of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, enacted as Titles XI and XII of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency ...
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| Date Dec. 31, 1998 |
Report No. RL30009 |
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Order Code RL30009 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax-Cut Legislation: Applicable Budget Enforcement Procedures December 31, 1998 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract Consideration of tax-cut legislation is subject to two different sets of budget enforcement procedures. ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 1998 |
Report No. 97-871 |
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97-871 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sampling for Census 2000: A Legal Overview Updated December 30, 1998 Margaret Mikyung Lee Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report will give an overview of the legal issues surrounding the use of sampling and statistical procedures. It will first review the ...
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| Date Dec. 29, 1998 |
Report No. 95-839 |
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95-839 EPW Updated December 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Social Security: The Chilean Example Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary In 1981, Chile changed its state-run Social Security system in favor of mandatory individual private accounts. As Social Security programs in the United States and other countries increasingly experience ...
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| Date Dec. 29, 1998 |
Report No. 98-562 |
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98-562 GOV Updated December 29, 1998 CRS Report fbr Congress Campaign Finance Debate in the House: Substitute No. 13 (ShaysA'VLeehan)arid Non-Germane Amendments Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary H. Rcs. 4 2 ,rcportcd on May20, 1998 (H.Rcpt. '05-545) and pas.& hy the House May 21. ~nade order for consideration H.R. 2 183 (HutchinsodAllenFthe ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-393 |
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98-393 F Updated December 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: U.S. Policy Options Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In the aftermath of the December 16-19 U.S.-British bombing campaign against Iraq (Operation Desert Fox), the United States continues to search for a sustainable and effective ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-952 |
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98-952 ENR Updated December 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Emergency Agricultural Provisions in the FY1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The FY1999 Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act (P.L. 105277) contains $5.9 billion in emergency spending ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 1998 |
Report No. RS20002 |
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Order Code RS20002 December 22, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Land and Resource Management: A Primer Coordinated by Ross W. Gorte1 Natural Resource Economist and Policy Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Four federal agencies administer most of the U.S. government s land. The National Park Service administers the Park System for ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-201 |
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98-201 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated December 21, 1998 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-201ENR |
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98-201 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated December 21, 1998 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-993 |
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98-993 ENR December 21, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Carol Hardy Vincent Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary President Clinton created the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, by proclamation on September 18, 1996. The Monument contains geological, paleontological, ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-205 |
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98-205 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Defense Updated December 18, 1998 Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense 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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