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| Date Aug. 12, 1998 |
Report No. 98-548 |
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98-548 E Updated August 12, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Code Termination Act: A Fact Sheet James M. Bickley Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary The Tax Code Termination Act, introduced by Senator Hutchinson (S. 1673) and Congressman Largent (H.R. 3097), was passed by the House in June. This act would sunset (repeal) the Internal Revenue Code of ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 1998 |
Report No. 98-548E |
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98-548 E Updated August 12, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Code Termination Act: A Fact Sheet James M. Bickley Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary The Tax Code Termination Act, introduced by Senator Hutchinson (S. 1673) and Congressman Largent (H.R. 3097), was passed by the House in June. This act would sunset (repeal) the Internal Revenue Code of ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 1998 |
Report No. 98-672 |
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98-672 F August 11, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Intelligence and India s Nuclear Tests: Lessons Learned Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The U.S. Intelligence Community did not have advance knowledge that India intended to conduct nuclear tests beginning on May 11, 1998. Although ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-60 |
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98-60 E Updated August 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Banking and Finance: Legislative Initiatives in the 105th Congress, Second Session Gary Shorter Specialist in Business and Government Relations Economics Division F. Jean Wells Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Summary This report reviews major banking and finance issues that are receiving ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-669 |
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98-669 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO: Senate Floor Consideration of the Accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland August 10, 1998 Jonathan P. Robell Research Assistant Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Stanley R. Sloan Senior Specialist in International Security Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-677 |
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98-677 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indonesia: U.S. Relations With the Indonesian Military August 10, 1998 Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS Report describes the history and the issues involved in the longstanding differences between Congress and ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-663 |
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98-663 F August 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Morocco: Political and Economic Changes and U.S. Policy Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report describes the unprecedented strides in democratization and economic liberalization occurring in Morocco, where the first opposition-led ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 1998 |
Report No. 98-269 |
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98-269 EPW Updated August 7, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration and Naturalization Service s FY1999 Budget William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Summary The House-passed Commerce, Justice, State (CJS), and the Judiciary Appropriations Act (H.R. 4276) would provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) with $4.1 ...
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| Date Aug. 7, 1998 |
Report No. 98-269EPW |
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98-269 EPW Updated August 7, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration and Naturalization Service s FY1999 Budget William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Summary The House-passed Commerce, Justice, State (CJS), and the Judiciary Appropriations Act (H.R. 4276) would provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) with $4.1 ...
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| Date Aug. 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-671 |
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98-671 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Procedural Issues and Legislative History August 5, 1998 James V. Saturno Specialist on the Congress Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines the recent legislative history of proposed constitutional amendments to require a ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-591 |
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97-591 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Reform: Overview and Comparison of S. 507 and H.R. 400 Updated August 4, 1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Patent Reform: Overview and Comparison of S. 507 and H.R. 400 Summary The pending omnibus patent reform bills (S. 507 and H.R. 400) would ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-591A |
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97-591 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Patent Reform: Overview and Comparison of S. 507 and H.R. 400 Updated August 4, 1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Patent Reform: Overview and Comparison of S. 507 and H.R. 400 Summary The pending omnibus patent reform bills (S. 507 and H.R. 400) would ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-531 |
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98-531 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Nonimmigrant H-1B Specialty Worker Issues and Legislation Updated August 4, 1998 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The largest category of temporary alien workers are the H-1B nonimmigrants professionals ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-531EPW |
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98-531 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Nonimmigrant H-1B Specialty Worker Issues and Legislation Updated August 4, 1998 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The largest category of temporary alien workers are the H-1B nonimmigrants professionals ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 98-345 |
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98-345 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY1999 Updated August 3, 1998 Susan Vanhorenbeck and Bruce E. Foote Analysts in Housing Pauline Smale Economic Analyst Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of FY1999 budget request for the ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 98-345E |
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98-345 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY1999 Updated August 3, 1998 Susan Vanhorenbeck and Bruce E. Foote Analysts in Housing Pauline Smale Economic Analyst Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of FY1999 budget request for the ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 98-652 |
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98-652 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program August 3, 1998 Lawrence Kapp Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report describes the creation and failure of the Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program, a ...
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| Date Aug. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 98-111 |
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98-111 ENR Updated August 3, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web American Heritage Rivers Jeffrey A. Zinn Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary On July 30, 1998, President Clinton designated 14 rivers as American ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 1998 |
Report No. 98-603 |
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98-603 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Status: Congressional Consideration, 1989-1998 Updated August 1, 1998 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract Congress willingness to consider disapproving or placing further conditions on ...
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| Date July 31, 1998 |
Report No. 98-2 |
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98-2 ENR Updated July 31, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change Treaty: The Kyoto Protocol Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were completed December 11, 1997, ...
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| Date July 31, 1998 |
Report No. TRANSFERS90-97 |
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Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1990-1997 July 31, 1998 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division CRS This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the precdmg eight calendar years. This report ...
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| Date July 31, 1998 |
Report No. 98-647 |
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Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1990-1997 July 31, 1998 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division CRS This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the precdmg eight calendar years. This report ...
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| Date July 31, 1998 |
Report No. 98-2ENR |
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98-2 ENR Updated July 31, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change Treaty: The Kyoto Protocol Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were completed December 11, 1997, ...
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| Date July 31, 1998 |
Report No. 98-647F |
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| Date July 29, 1998 |
Report No. 98-642 |
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98-642 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Democracy-Building in the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union: Progress and Implications for U.S. Interests July 29, 1998 Jim Nichol Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service 40+ The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a discussion and analysis of ...
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| Date July 27, 1998 |
Report No. 98-445 |
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98-445 STM Updated July 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Outpatient Mastectomy Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Biomedical Policy Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary Reports in the media on outpatient mastectomy have raised concerns about the quality of care provided to breast cancer patients. Only a small number of fairly limited research studies have ...
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| Date July 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-4 |
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98-4 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Personnel Management Flexibility for the Internal Revenue Service: P.L. 105-206 July 24, 1998 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report analyzes the personnel management flexibility provisions of P.L. 105-206, a law ...
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| Date July 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-4GOV |
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98-4 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Personnel Management Flexibility for the Internal Revenue Service: P.L. 105-206 July 24, 1998 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report analyzes the personnel management flexibility provisions of P.L. 105-206, a law ...
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| Date July 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-51 |
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98-51 F Updated July 24, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO: A Brief History of Expansion Susanne Stetzer* Research Assistant Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary NATO has admitted new members on three different occasions. Depending on the countries admitted, debates in Congress have concentrated upon strategic and political issues, including ...
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| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-620 |
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98-620 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform: Family Caps in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Updated July 23, 1998 Shirene Hansotia Analyst in Social Legislation and Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines ...
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| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-333 |
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98-333 F Updated July 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Macedonia: Conflict Spillover Prevention Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Since claiming independence from the disintegrating Yugoslav federation in late 1991, Macedonia1 has managed to avoid the kind of violent ethnic conflict that engulfed ...
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| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-96 |
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98-96 E Updated July 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Surpluses: Economic Effects of Debt Repayment, Tax Cuts, or Spending An Overview William Cox Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Summary Updated projections released on July 15 by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicate budget surpluses rising from $63 billion (0.9% of GDP) in ...
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| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-86 |
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98-86 F Updated July 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: Relations With Key Central Asian States Kenneth Katzman and James Nichol Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Iran sees the Central Asian region as an arena for reducing its own isolation. Hoping to make itself an attractive economic and political partner to these states, Iran has been ...
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| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-333F |
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98-333 F Updated July 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Macedonia: Conflict Spillover Prevention Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Since claiming independence from the disintegrating Yugoslav federation in late 1991, Macedonia1 has managed to avoid the kind of violent ethnic conflict that engulfed ...
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| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-96E |
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98-96 E Updated July 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Surpluses: Economic Effects of Debt Repayment, Tax Cuts, or Spending An Overview William Cox Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Summary Updated projections released on July 15 by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicate budget surpluses rising from $63 billion (0.9% of GDP) in ...
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| Date July 22, 1998 |
Report No. 98-409 |
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98-409 GOV Updated July 22, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Bills in the 105th Congress: Comparison of H.R. 2183 (Hutchinson-Allen), H.R. 3526 (Shays-Meehan), and Current Law Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary As pledged by Speaker Gingrich, the House renewed consideration of campaign finance reform in ...
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| Date July 22, 1998 |
Report No. 96-617EPW |
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96-617 EPW Updated July 22, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Alien Eligibility for Public Assistance Joyce C. Vialet Education and Public Welfare Division Larry M.Eig American Law Division Summary The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) changed almost every aspect of alien eligibility for federal, state and local ...
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| Date July 22, 1998 |
Report No. 98-409GOV |
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98-409 GOV Updated July 22, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Bills in the 105th Congress: Comparison of H.R. 2183 (Hutchinson-Allen), H.R. 3526 (Shays-Meehan), and Current Law Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary As pledged by Speaker Gingrich, the House renewed consideration of campaign finance reform in ...
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| Date July 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-359 |
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98-359 F Updated July 21, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy CVN-77 and CVX Aircraft Carrier Programs: Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary For FY1999, the Administration is requesting funding for both CVN-77, a modified Nimitz (CVN-68) class nuclear-powered aircraft ...
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| Date July 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-359F |
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98-359 F Updated July 21, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy CVN-77 and CVX Aircraft Carrier Programs: Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary For FY1999, the Administration is requesting funding for both CVN-77, a modified Nimitz (CVN-68) class nuclear-powered aircraft ...
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| Date July 17, 1998 |
Report No. 98-633 |
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98-633 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Israeli-Turkish Relations July 17, 1998 Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of unprecedented developments in the relations between two important U.S. allies, Israel and Turkey. ...
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| Date July 17, 1998 |
Report No. 97-37 |
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97-37 GOV Updated July 17, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Membership of the 105th Congress: A Profile Mildred L. Amer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary Currently, there are 228 Republicans, 206 Democrats, and one Independent in the House of Representatives. In the Senate there are 55 Republicans and 45 Democrats. The average age in ...
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| Date July 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-328 |
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98-328 A Updated July 16, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Restrictions on Minors Access to Material on the Internet Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On March 12, 1998, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation favorably reported two bills that would restrict material on the Internet deemed harmful to minors. S. 1482 ( ...
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| Date July 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-490 |
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98-490 A Updated July 16, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fifth Amendment Privilege Against SelfIncrimination May Not Be Extended in Cases Where Only a Foreign Prosecution Is Possible Paul S. Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary Several courts in the various circuits have considered whether the Fifth Amendment privilege against self ...
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| Date July 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-328A |
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98-328 A Updated July 16, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Restrictions on Minors Access to Material on the Internet Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On March 12, 1998, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation favorably reported two bills that would restrict material on the Internet deemed harmful to minors. S. 1482 ( ...
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| Date July 15, 1998 |
Report No. 98-3 |
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98-3 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: Hardship Relief and LongTerm Illegal Aliens Updated July 15, 1998 Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) (P.L. 105-100, title II) ...
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| Date July 15, 1998 |
Report No. 98-618 |
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Order Code RS22109 Updated May 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget for FY2006: President s Request, Congressional Appropriations, and Related Issues Wayne A. Morrissey Information Research Specialist (Science and Technology) Knowledge Services Group Summary This report tracks congressional appropriations ...
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| Date July 15, 1998 |
Report No. 98-3A |
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98-3 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: Hardship Relief and LongTerm Illegal Aliens Updated July 15, 1998 Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) (P.L. 105-100, title II) ...
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| Date July 15, 1998 |
Report No. 98-592 |
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98-592 STM Updated July 15, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Diabetes: Basic Information and Federal Funding Donna U. Vogt Analyst in Social Sciences Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary An estimated 8 to 10 million Americans know they have diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder in which the body either fails to produce, or fails to properly use, the hormone ...
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| Date July 14, 1998 |
Report No. 98-350 |
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98-350 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Securities Litigation Reform: Unfinished Business? Updated July 14, 1998 Gary Shorter Economic Analyst Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses legislation, H.R. 1653, H.R. 1689, and S. 1260, which would extend the reach of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of ...
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