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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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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-945 |
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97-945 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nuclear Weapons Production Capability Issues: Summary of Findings, and Choices Updated June 24, 1998 Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes a longer report, Nuclear Weapons Production Capability ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-877A |
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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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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-190 |
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98-190 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Naturalization Trends, Issues, and Legislation Updated June 24, 1998 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Naturalization the process by which immigrants become U.S. citizens is an important function within the Immigration ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-190EPW |
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98-190 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Naturalization Trends, Issues, and Legislation Updated June 24, 1998 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Naturalization the process by which immigrants become U.S. citizens is an important function within the Immigration ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-526 |
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97-526 GOV Updated June 24, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Puerto Rico: A Chronology of Political Status History Garrine P. Laney Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary In 1952, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898, became a commonwealth. Since then at least three significantly different political status options have been offered by the ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-549 |
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98-549 GOV Updated June 24, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transfer of Missile and Satellite Technology to China: A Summary of H.Res. 463 Authorizing a House Select Committee Stephen W. Stathis Specialist in American National Government Government Division On June 18, 1998, the House voted 409-10 to create a Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/ ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-526GOV |
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97-526 GOV Updated June 24, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Puerto Rico: A Chronology of Political Status History Garrine P. Laney Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary In 1952, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898, became a commonwealth. Since then at least three significantly different political status options have been offered by the ...
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| Date June 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-549GOV |
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98-549 GOV Updated June 24, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transfer of Missile and Satellite Technology to China: A Summary of H.Res. 463 Authorizing a House Select Committee Stephen W. Stathis Specialist in American National Government Government Division On June 18, 1998, the House voted 409-10 to create a Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/ ...
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| Date June 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-446RSH |
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98-446 RSH CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies Updated June 23, 1998 Kendra C. Kay and Mary F. Coleman Office of the Associate Director for Research For Congressional Use Only Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This is a directory of approximately 150 government agencies designed to assist ...
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| Date June 22, 1998 |
Report No. 97-474 |
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97-474 F Updated June 22, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: Arms and Technology Acquisitions Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The Clinton Administration and Congress are pressing to persuade Iran s major arms and technology suppliers, primarily Russia and China, to sever their military relations ...
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| Date June 22, 1998 |
Report No. 97-474F |
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97-474 F Updated June 22, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran: Arms and Technology Acquisitions Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The Clinton Administration and Congress are pressing to persuade Iran s major arms and technology suppliers, primarily Russia and China, to sever their military relations ...
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| Date June 19, 1998 |
Report No. 97-933 |
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97-933 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Pending Legislation in the 105th Congress Updated June 19, 1998 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract The 105th Congress has been active on issues involving China. This report, which will be updated as developments occur, ...
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| Date June 19, 1998 |
Report No. 97-933F |
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97-933 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Pending Legislation in the 105th Congress Updated June 19, 1998 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract The 105th Congress has been active on issues involving China. This report, which will be updated as developments occur, ...
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| Date June 19, 1998 |
Report No. 97-555 |
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97-555 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Use of Union Dues for Political Purposes: A Discussion of Agency Fee Objectors and Public Policy Updated June 19, 1998 Gail McCallion Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The issue of the use by unions of dues and fees for political activities is receiving ...
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| Date June 19, 1998 |
Report No. 97-555E |
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97-555 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Use of Union Dues for Political Purposes: A Discussion of Agency Fee Objectors and Public Policy Updated June 19, 1998 Gail McCallion Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The issue of the use by unions of dues and fees for political activities is receiving ...
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| Date June 19, 1998 |
Report No. 97-852 |
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97-852 EPW Updated June 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Savings Accounts for Elementary and Secondary Education Bob Lyke Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34) that President Clinton signed on August 5, 1997, authorized new education individual retirement accounts ( ...
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| Date June 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-108EPW |
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97-108 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Nutrition Issues in the 105th Congress Updated June 18, 1998 Joe Richardson Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report covers proposed and enacted legislative initiatives to change child nutrition programs (including the WIC ...
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| Date June 17, 1998 |
Report No. 97-534 |
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97-534 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adult Education and Literacy: Current Programs and Legislative Proposals in the 105th Congress Updated June 17, 1998 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes current programs for adult education and ...
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| Date June 17, 1998 |
Report No. 97-534EPW |
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97-534 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adult Education and Literacy: Current Programs and Legislative Proposals in the 105th Congress Updated June 17, 1998 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes current programs for adult education and ...
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| Date June 16, 1998 |
Report No. 97-769 |
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97-769 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overview Of State Charter School Laws Updated June 16, 1998 Kimberly D. Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Charter schools exist in thirty-three states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This report provides a brief summary of state charter school ...
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| Date June 16, 1998 |
Report No. 97-769A |
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97-769 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overview Of State Charter School Laws Updated June 16, 1998 Kimberly D. Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Charter schools exist in thirty-three states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This report provides a brief summary of state charter school ...
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