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| Date Aug. 27, 1998 |
Report No. 98-722 |
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98-722 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism: Middle Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 1998 August 27, 1998 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report analyzes developments in Middle Eastern terrorism in 1997 and the first half of 1998. ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 96-362 |
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96-362 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Landmines: Background and Congressional Concerns Updated August 26, 1998 Edward F. Bruner Specialist in National Defense Thomas Hawkins Presidential Management Intern Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This is a comprehensive report on the subject of anti- ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 98-149 |
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98-149 GOV Updated August 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drug Control: Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy David Teasley Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was scheduled to sunset on September 30, 1997, but Congress approved ONDCP funding under the ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 98-149GOV |
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98-149 GOV Updated August 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drug Control: Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy David Teasley Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was scheduled to sunset on September 30, 1997, but Congress approved ONDCP funding under the ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-468 |
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97-468 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The IMF s Proposed New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB): An Overview Updated August 24, 1998 Patricia A. Wertman Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In the wake of the 1994-1995 Mexican financial crisis, the major industrial countries proposed the ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-739 |
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98-739 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Research and Development in Russia: An Important Factor for the Future August 24, 1998 William C. Boesman Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Russian government reduced its research and development (R&D) funding by about 76% ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-739STM |
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98-739 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Research and Development in Russia: An Important Factor for the Future August 24, 1998 William C. Boesman Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Russian government reduced its research and development (R&D) funding by about 76% ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-730 |
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Order Code 98-730 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vice Presidential Vacancies: Congressional Procedures in the Ford and Rockefeller Nominations August 21, 1998 Thomas H. Neale Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Vice Presidential Vacancies: Congressional Procedures in the Ford and ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-509E |
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98-509 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Tax Bills in the 105th Congress Updated August 21, 1998 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report tracks the evolution and content of the Internet tax freedom bills. In general, the bills would impose a federal moratorium on the ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-6 |
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98-6 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Legislation in the 105th Congress: Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 1415, S. 1530, S. 1638, S.1889, H.R. 3474, and H.R. 3868 Updated August 19, 1998 C. Stephen Redhead Joy Austin-Lane Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a summary of tobacco ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-6STM |
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98-6 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Legislation in the 105th Congress: Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 1415, S. 1530, S. 1638, S.1889, H.R. 3474, and H.R. 3868 Updated August 19, 1998 C. Stephen Redhead Joy Austin-Lane Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a summary of tobacco ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 95-799 |
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Q5-799 S Proposed U.S. Copyright Term Extension Updated August 18, 1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service ' The Lfbraiy of Ccmgs:e.3s Proposed U.S. Copyright Term Extension Summary Duration of copyright is one of the major parameters for establishing the amount of protection accorded authors and other owners of copyright. ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-789 |
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97-789 A ' .. "' l ^ I' - ; ' v"" . ' : -^ ' .,' . i -:i--'-\ .".. Music Licensing Copyright Proposals: An Overview of H.R. 789 and S. 28 Updated August 18,1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division ' J I I J ^ . ' ' , * * ' 1 ^ " ^ ; ' * * ' ' r - . r I - ] i i " ; i , i * * .iv'-: ABSTRACT The "Fairness in Musical Licensing Act" (S. 28 and H.R. 789) proposes several changes in ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-729 |
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^yj- I ^ ^ Copyright Term Extension and Music Licensing: Review of Recent Developments August 18, 1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist, American Public Law American Law Division ! - . a iC!JV'.(!-ii.-iO''"'.' "' ''""*.J*-->"i.'i;'"-l-';'.-'!-:'"'s)- '";'"'. :i ' " ifli"! ".*;:/ r\. ABSTRACT H.R. 2589, as passed by the House of Representatives in the 105* Congress, increases the term of ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-690 |
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Order Code 98-690 A August 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Line Item Veto Act Unconstitutional: Clinton v. City of New York Thomas J. Nicola Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On June 25, 1998, the United States Supreme Court in Clinton, et al. v. City of New York, et al., held that the Line Item Veto Act, violated the Presentment Clause of the ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-219 |
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98-219 F Updated August 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Algeria: Developments and Dilemmas Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report provides background information on the civil strife in Algeria, updating developments since the government abandoned talks with the Islamist Salvation Front ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-690A |
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| Date Aug. 14, 1998 |
Report No. 95-1209 |
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95-1209 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal R&D Funding: A Concise History Updated August 14, 1998 Richard Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal R&D Funding: A Concise History Summary Prior to World War II, federal R&D funding was generally small and ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 1998 |
Report No. 97-662 |
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97-662 E Updated August 14, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The OECD Shipbuilding Agreement and Legislation in the 105th Congress Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary In December 1994, the United States, the European Union, Japan, Korea, and Norway signed an agreement on shipbuilding that was negotiated under the Organization ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 1998 |
Report No. 98-691 |
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98-691 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Analysis of E.O. 13087 to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in Federal Employment August 14, 1998 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract E.O. 13087, issued by President Clinton on May 28, 1998, amends a nearly 30-year executive ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-680 |
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98-680 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Humanitarian Needs, Impact of Sanctions, and the Oil for Food Program August 13, 1998 Lois McHugh Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract Much of the Iraqi civilian population is suffering from shortages of food, medical care, and an ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-373 |
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98-373 EPW Updated August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans and Smoking-Related Illnesses: Congress Enacts Limits to Compensation Dennis W. Snook Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary With enactment of P.L. 105-178 (H.R. 2400), the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (TEA-21), Congress limited authority of ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-636 |
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98-636 A Updated August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Proposed Amendment Regarding Interim Alternative Educational Placements Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary An amendment to the interim alternative educational placement provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-675 |
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98-675 STM August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Critical Infrastructures: A Primer John Moteff Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary The nation s health, wealth, and security rely on the supply and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, processes and organizations across which these ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-162 |
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98-162 A Updated August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Union Common Bond Ruling: NCUA v. First National Bank & Trust Co. U. S. (No. 96- 843) M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On February 25, 1998, the Supreme Court ruled that federal credit unions may not consist of more than one occupational group having a single common ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-373EPW |
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98-373 EPW Updated August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans and Smoking-Related Illnesses: Congress Enacts Limits to Compensation Dennis W. Snook Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary With enactment of P.L. 105-178 (H.R. 2400), the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (TEA-21), Congress limited authority of ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-675STM |
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98-675 STM August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Critical Infrastructures: A Primer John Moteff Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary The nation s health, wealth, and security rely on the supply and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, processes and organizations across which these ...
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| Date Aug. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-162A |
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98-162 A Updated August 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Union Common Bond Ruling: NCUA v. First National Bank & Trust Co. U. S. (No. 96- 843) M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On February 25, 1998, the Supreme Court ruled that federal credit unions may not consist of more than one occupational group having a single common ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 1998 |
Report No. 98-674 |
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98-674 LSD August 12, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Constitution of the United States; Recent Writings: Bibliography-in-Brief Tangela G. Roe Information Resource Specialist, Government and Law Library Services Division Summary This bibliography contains recent publications discussing the history, development, and application of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of ...
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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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