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| Date July 14, 1998 |
Report No. 98-350E |
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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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| Date July 14, 1998 |
Report No. 98-639 |
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98-639 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court Opinions: October 1997 Term July 14, 1998 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a reference guide for Supreme Court opinions issued during the Court's 1997-1998 Term, which ended June 26, 1998. It contains brief ...
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| Date July 13, 1998 |
Report No. 96-246 |
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96-246 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taiwan: Texts of the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. - China Communiques, and the "Six Assurances" Updated July 13, 1998 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT U.S. policy on Taiwan is governed by the Taiwan Relations Act ( ...
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| Date July 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-599 |
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98-599 A July 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Act: HIV Infection is Covered Under the Act Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Bragdon v. Abbott, No. 97-156 (June 25, 1998), the Supreme Court held that the respondent's asymptomatic HIV infection was a physical impairment impacting on the major life ...
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| Date July 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-602 |
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98-602 A July 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The False Claims Act and Health Care Fraud: An Overview Kathleen S. Swendiman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733, provides for judicial imposition of civil monetary penalties and treble damages for the knowing submission of false claims to the United States ...
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| Date July 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-601 |
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98-601 A July 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web S. 2271: The Property Rights Implementation Act of 1998 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On July 7, 1998, Senator Hatch introduced S. 2271, the "Property Rights Implementation Act of 1998." The bill appears to be the likely replacement on the Senate floor for H.R. 1534 as reported by the ...
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| Date July 9, 1998 |
Report No. IB96039 |
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Order Code IB96039 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Encryption Technology: Congressional Issues Updated July 9, 1998 Richard M. Nunno Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Encryption, Computers, and Electronic Communications Clinton Administration ...
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| Date July 9, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1010 |
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97-1010 ENR Regional Haze: EPA's Proposal to Improve Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas Updated July 9, 1 998 James E. McCarthy, John E. Blodgett, and Larry B. Parker Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Robert Meltz American Law Division On July 3 1, 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new regulatory program to improve visibility in the nation's ...
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| Date July 9, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1010ENR |
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97-1010 ENR Regional Haze: EPA's Proposal to Improve Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas Updated July 9, 1 998 James E. McCarthy, John E. Blodgett, and Larry B. Parker Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Robert Meltz American Law Division On July 3 1, 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new regulatory program to improve visibility in the nation's ...
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| Date July 9, 1998 |
Report No. 98-597 |
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98-597 E July 9, 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act: H.R. 4105 as Passed by the House Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary Overview The Internet Tax Freedom Act, H.R. 4105, was approved by the House of Representatives on June 23, 1998. The bill would impose a three-year moratorium on certain state and local taxes that single out the Internet, or electronic commerce ( ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1008 |
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97-1008 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Pay: FY1999 Salary Adjustments Updated July 8, 1998 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report analyzes the pay adjustment that Federal employees are to receive in fiscal 1999 under P.L. 101-509, the Federal ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-256 |
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98-256 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Energy FY1999 Research and Development Budget: Description and Analysis Updated July 8, 1998 Richard E. Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT For FY1999, the Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting $ ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-256STM |
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98-256 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Energy FY1999 Research and Development Budget: Description and Analysis Updated July 8, 1998 Richard E. Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT For FY1999, the Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting $ ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1008GOV |
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97-1008 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Pay: FY1999 Salary Adjustments Updated July 8, 1998 Barbara L. Schwemle Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report analyzes the pay adjustment that Federal employees are to receive in fiscal 1999 under P.L. 101-509, the Federal ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-291 |
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98-291 EPW Updated July 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Student Loans: Proposals for Reauthorization Margot A. Schenet Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) is being considered for reauthorization in the 2nd session of the 105th Congress. Title IV of the act authorizes the two major student ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-298 |
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98-298 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Managing Secrecy: Security Classification Reform The Government Secrecy Act Proposal Revised July 8, 1998 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The end of the Cold War, heightened interest in effecting greater economy and better ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-298GOV |
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98-298 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Managing Secrecy: Security Classification Reform The Government Secrecy Act Proposal Revised July 8, 1998 Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The end of the Cold War, heightened interest in effecting greater economy and better ...
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| Date July 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-291EPW |
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98-291 EPW Updated July 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Student Loans: Proposals for Reauthorization Margot A. Schenet Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) is being considered for reauthorization in the 2nd session of the 105th Congress. Title IV of the act authorizes the two major student ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-984 |
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97-984 E Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service: A Comparison of Two Major Bills in the 105th Congress Sylvia Morrison Specialist in Tax Policy Economics Division Summary In the 105th Congress, the Senate and the House passed broadly similar versions of H.R. 2676, a bill that would restructure the Internal Revenue ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-984E |
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97-984 E Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service: A Comparison of Two Major Bills in the 105th Congress Sylvia Morrison Specialist in Tax Policy Economics Division Summary In the 105th Congress, the Senate and the House passed broadly similar versions of H.R. 2676, a bill that would restructure the Internal Revenue ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-133 |
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98-133 ENR Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Compensating Farmers for the Tobacco Settlement Jasper Womach Specialist in Agriculture Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Legislative proposals designed to reduce smoking, primarily by teenagers, are likely to have negative economic consequences for tobacco growers and tobacco- ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-133ENR |
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98-133 ENR Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Compensating Farmers for the Tobacco Settlement Jasper Womach Specialist in Agriculture Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Legislative proposals designed to reduce smoking, primarily by teenagers, are likely to have negative economic consequences for tobacco growers and tobacco- ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1042 |
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97-1042 ENR Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Summary and Comparison of the Major Agricultural Provisions of the Tobacco Settlement Policy Proposals Jasper Womach Agricultural Policy Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The June 1997 proposed settlement between tobacco manufacturers and states attorneys general stimulated a ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 94-220 |
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94-220 EPW Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Community Services Block Grants: Background and Current Legislation Karen Spar Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Summary Community Services Block Grants (CSBG) are funds that are provided to states, and then passed through to local agencies, for a wide variety of antipoverty activities. ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1042ENR |
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97-1042 ENR Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Summary and Comparison of the Major Agricultural Provisions of the Tobacco Settlement Policy Proposals Jasper Womach Agricultural Policy Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The June 1997 proposed settlement between tobacco manufacturers and states attorneys general stimulated a ...
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| Date July 6, 1998 |
Report No. 94-220EPW |
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94-220 EPW Updated July 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Community Services Block Grants: Background and Current Legislation Karen Spar Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Summary Community Services Block Grants (CSBG) are funds that are provided to states, and then passed through to local agencies, for a wide variety of antipoverty activities. ...
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| Date July 2, 1998 |
Report No. 97-957A |
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97-957 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fast-Track Trade Negotiating Authority: A Comparison of 105th Congress Legislative Proposals Updated July 2, 1998 Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fast-Track Trade Negotiating Authority: A Comparison of 105th Congress Legislative Proposals Summary This ...
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| Date July 2, 1998 |
Report No. 97-674 |
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97-674 F Updated July 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures: Time for Another Round? David E. Lockwood Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division On May 19, 1997, Secretary of Defense William Cohen released a long awaited report, the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). In the report, a major ...
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| Date July 2, 1998 |
Report No. 97-674F |
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97-674 F Updated July 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures: Time for Another Round? David E. Lockwood Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division On May 19, 1997, Secretary of Defense William Cohen released a long awaited report, the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). In the report, a major ...
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| Date July 2, 1998 |
Report No. 98-586 |
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98-586 A July 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Failure to Report Transport of Currency Out of the Country: Forfeiture of Currency in United States v. Bajakajian Constitutes a Violation of the Excessive Fines Clause Paul S. Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary On July 8, 1994, the grand jury in United States v. Bajakajian1 returned ...
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| Date July 2, 1998 |
Report No. 95-56 |
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95-56 EPW Updated July 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Fundamentals Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Key Definitions. Immigration to the United States is regulated by Federal law. The basic U.S. law, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), was enacted in 1952 and significantly amended since, most ...
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| Date July 2, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1020 |
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97-1020 A Updated July 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web IRS Reform: Innocent Spouse Rule Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Married couples filing joint tax returns are liable individually and as a couple for all taxes due on the return with a limited exemption for innocent spouses. Joint and several liability has been the subject of much ...
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| Date July 1, 1998 |
Report No. 97-634 |
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97-634 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: An Overview and FY1999 Budget Analysis Updated July 1, 1998 David P. Radzanowski Analyst in Aerospace Policy and Richard Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The ...
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| Date July 1, 1998 |
Report No. 97-634STM |
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97-634 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: An Overview and FY1999 Budget Analysis Updated July 1, 1998 David P. Radzanowski Analyst in Aerospace Policy and Richard Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The ...
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| Date June 30, 1998 |
Report No. 98-617 |
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98-617 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Technology, Trade, and Security Issues Between the United States and the People s Republic of China: A Trip Report, August 1997 June 30, 1998 Glenn J. McLoughlin Specialist in Technology and Telecommunications Policy Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This is a ...
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| Date June 30, 1998 |
Report No. 98-316 |
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98-316 EPW Updated June 30, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Stamp Benefits for Legal Immigrants in P.L. 105-185 Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Food stamp eligibility will be provided for approximately 250,000 legal immigrants under P.L. 105-185, the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act ...
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| Date June 30, 1998 |
Report No. 98-316EPW |
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98-316 EPW Updated June 30, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Stamp Benefits for Legal Immigrants in P.L. 105-185 Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Food stamp eligibility will be provided for approximately 250,000 legal immigrants under P.L. 105-185, the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act ...
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| Date June 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-972 |
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CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 97-972 EPW Reading Instruction: New Federal Initiatives Updated June 29, 1998 Wayne Riddle Specialist in Education Finance Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT President Clinton has proposed a new program, America Reads Challenge, with a goal of helping all children to read ...
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| Date June 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-972EPW |
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CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 97-972 EPW Reading Instruction: New Federal Initiatives Updated June 29, 1998 Wayne Riddle Specialist in Education Finance Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT President Clinton has proposed a new program, America Reads Challenge, with a goal of helping all children to read ...
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| Date June 29, 1998 |
Report No. 98-473E |
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98-473 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individual Capital Gains Income: Legislative History Updated June 29, 1998 Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Since the enactment of the modern individual income tax in 1913, the appropriate taxation of capital gains income has been a ...
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| Date June 29, 1998 |
Report No. 98-048 |
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OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TWO COMMODORE PLAZA 206 EAST NINTH STREET, SUITE 1900 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 LAWRENCE F. ALWIN, CPA State Auditor June 29, 1998 Members of the Legislative Audit Committee: Southwest Texas State University, Texas A&M University - Commerce, and Texas A&M University - Galveston continue to make necessary enhancements to their control systems and overall operations, as ...
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| Date June 26, 1998 |
Report No. 96-526 |
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96-526 F Updated June 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bosnian Muslim-Croat Federation: Key to Peace in Bosnia? Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina was established in March 1994, with U.S. mediation. It aims to unite areas held by the largely Bosniak (Muslim) pre- ...
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| Date June 26, 1998 |
Report No. 98-579 |
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Order Code 98-579 E June 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Airport Finance: A Brief Overview Robert S. Kirk Economics Division Summary Airports in the U.S. national system are nearly always public sector enterprises that operate under a city, county, regional or other charter such as a port authority. Although these airports are public enterprises, they are typically ...
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| Date June 26, 1998 |
Report No. 96-526F |
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96-526 F Updated June 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bosnian Muslim-Croat Federation: Key to Peace in Bosnia? Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina was established in March 1994, with U.S. mediation. It aims to unite areas held by the largely Bosniak (Muslim) pre- ...
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| Date June 25, 1998 |
Report No. 97-539 |
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97-539 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arts and Humanities: Funding and Reauthorization in the 105th Congress Updated June 25, 1998 Susan Boren Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT One of the primary vehicles for federal support of the arts and humanities is the National ...
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| Date June 25, 1998 |
Report No. 97-539EPW |
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97-539 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arts and Humanities: Funding and Reauthorization in the 105th Congress Updated June 25, 1998 Susan Boren Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT One of the primary vehicles for federal support of the arts and humanities is the National ...
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| Date June 25, 1998 |
Report No. 97-968 |
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97-968 F Updated June 25, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Religious Persecution Abroad: Congressional Concerns and Actions Vita Bite Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary The 105th Congress has sought to raise the priority of combating religious persecution worldwide among U.S. foreign policy objectives. The difficulty has been in ...
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| Date June 25, 1998 |
Report No. 97-968F |
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97-968 F Updated June 25, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Religious Persecution Abroad: Congressional Concerns and Actions Vita Bite Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary The 105th Congress has sought to raise the priority of combating religious persecution worldwide among U.S. foreign policy objectives. The difficulty has been in ...
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| Date June 25, 1998 |
Report No. 97-795A |
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97-795 A Updated June 25, 1998 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 states. ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-877 |
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97-877 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web "Property Rights" Bills Take a Process Approach: H.R. 992 and H.R. 1534 Updated June 24, 1998 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In the 105th Congress, the property rights agenda has shifted from "compensation" to "process" bills. While the former would ...
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