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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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| 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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