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| Date June 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-042 |
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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 8, 1998 Members of the Legislative Audit Committee: We completed a management control audit of The University of Texas Pan American (University), and we determined that the University has adequate controls necessary to ensure that its resources are used as ...
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| Date June 5, 1998 |
Report No. 96-963 |
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96-963 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts Updated June 5, 1998 Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report begins with a comprehensive presentation of current economic conditions focusing on income growth, unemployment, and inflation. ...
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| Date June 5, 1998 |
Report No. 96-963E |
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96-963 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts Updated June 5, 1998 Gail Makinen Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report begins with a comprehensive presentation of current economic conditions focusing on income growth, unemployment, and inflation. ...
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| Date June 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-525 |
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Order Code 98-525 F June 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web South Asia Crisis: Effects on the Middle East Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The May 1998 nuclear tests by India and Pakistan have raised concerns that these countries, particularly Pakistan, might transfer nuclear or other weapons of ...
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| Date June 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-522 |
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98-522 E June 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Marriage Penalty Tax Relief: The Gramm Amendment Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary On May 21, 1998, Senator Phil Gramm introduced an amendment to the Tobacco Settlement bill (S. 1415), which is intended to provide marriage penalty tax relief for low to middle income taxpayers. The ...
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| Date June 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-522E |
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98-522 E June 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Marriage Penalty Tax Relief: The Gramm Amendment Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary On May 21, 1998, Senator Phil Gramm introduced an amendment to the Tobacco Settlement bill (S. 1415), which is intended to provide marriage penalty tax relief for low to middle income taxpayers. The ...
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| Date June 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-524 |
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98-524 A June 5, 1998 The Intersection Between the Former Presidents Act and the Impeachment Process Elizabeth B. Bazan Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Former Presidents Act, P.L. 85-745, 72 Stat. 838,' as amended, 3 U.S.C. $ 102 note, makes provision for a monetary allowance for former Presidents, payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to that of the head of an executive ...
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| Date June 4, 1998 |
Report No. 96-805 |
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96-805 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions Updated June 4, 1998 Beth C. Fuchs, Bob Lyke, and Richard Price Specialists in Social Legislation and Madeleine Smith Consultant with the Congressional Research Service Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional ...
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| Date June 4, 1998 |
Report No. 96-805EPW |
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96-805 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions Updated June 4, 1998 Beth C. Fuchs, Bob Lyke, and Richard Price Specialists in Social Legislation and Madeleine Smith Consultant with the Congressional Research Service Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional ...
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| Date June 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-978 |
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97-978 A Updated June 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration-Related Provisions of Selected Bills on Religious Persecution Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Joyce C. Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary On May 14, 1998, the House passed H.R. 2431, the Freedom From Religious Persecution Act by a ...
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| Date June 4, 1998 |
Report No. 96-152GOV |
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96-152 GOV Updated June 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Term Limits for Members of Congress: State Activity Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary In 1990, term limit advocates began their campaign to limit congressional terms by changing state laws, amending state constitutions, and passing state ballot initiatives, ...
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| Date June 3, 1998 |
Report No. 97-476F |
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97-476 F Updated June 3, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long Beach: Proposed Lease by China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO) at Former Naval Base Shirley A. Kan Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary At issue is a proposal by the City of Long Beach, California, to build a container terminal at the site of a closed naval station and a ...
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| Date June 1, 1998 |
Report No. 98-517 |
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98-517 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consumer Proposals in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998: H.R. 3150, 105th Congress, 2d Session (1998) June 1, 1998 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The House Judiciary Committee reported the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998, H.R. 3150, 105th Cong., 2nd ...
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| Date June 1, 1998 |
Report No. 98-517A |
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98-517 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consumer Proposals in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998: H.R. 3150, 105th Congress, 2d Session (1998) June 1, 1998 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The House Judiciary Committee reported the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998, H.R. 3150, 105th Cong., 2nd ...
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| Date May 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-403 |
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97-403 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Updated May 29, 1998 Mark Holt Specialist in Energy Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The risk of transporting highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants to a central storage or disposal site is a ...
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| Date May 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-403ENR |
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97-403 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Updated May 29, 1998 Mark Holt Specialist in Energy Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The risk of transporting highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants to a central storage or disposal site is a ...
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| Date May 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-862 |
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97-862 F Updated May 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Missile Defense: Status of the Debate Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense and Robert D. Shuey Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy & National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In recent years, the debate over National Missile Defense (NMD) has focused on how best, and how ...
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| Date May 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-696F |
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97-696 F Updated May 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russia s Religion Law: Assessments and Implications Jim Nichol Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This short report provides an overview and assessment of the Russian religion law. On September 26, 1997, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed the religion bill into law, ...
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| Date May 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-862F |
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97-862 F Updated May 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Missile Defense: Status of the Debate Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense and Robert D. Shuey Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy & National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In recent years, the debate over National Missile Defense (NMD) has focused on how best, and how ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-504 |
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98-504 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Religious Freedom Amendment: H.J.Res. 78, As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee May 28, 1998 David M. Ackerman American Law Division James Sayler Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT H.J.Res. 78, the "Religious Freedom Amendment," would amend the Constitution in a manner that ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-257 |
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98-257 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund: A Brief Comparison of the Chairmen's Bills Updated May 28, 1998 Claudia Copeland, Specialist in Environmental Policy James E. McCarthy, Specialist in Environmental Policy Mark Reisch, Analyst in Environmental Policy Mary Tiemann, Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 97-538F |
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97-538 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Policy Agency Reorganization in the 105th Congress Updated May 28, 1998 Susan B. Epstein, Larry Q. Nowels, and Steven A. Hildreth Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Reorganization of the foreign policy agencies has been debated by both the 104th and 105th ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-257ENR |
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98-257 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund: A Brief Comparison of the Chairmen's Bills Updated May 28, 1998 Claudia Copeland, Specialist in Environmental Policy James E. McCarthy, Specialist in Environmental Policy Mark Reisch, Analyst in Environmental Policy Mary Tiemann, Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-504A |
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98-504 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Religious Freedom Amendment: H.J.Res. 78, As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee May 28, 1998 David M. Ackerman American Law Division James Sayler Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT H.J.Res. 78, the "Religious Freedom Amendment," would amend the Constitution in a manner that ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-552 |
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98-552 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Issues: National Public Opinion May 28, 1998 Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a sample of public opinion questions concerning the current tax system, the Internal Revenue Service, and proposals for tax ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-552GOV |
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98-552 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Issues: National Public Opinion May 28, 1998 Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a sample of public opinion questions concerning the current tax system, the Internal Revenue Service, and proposals for tax ...
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| Date May 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-502 |
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98-502 EPW May 28, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Kinship Care for Children: Basic Facts Karen Spar Education and Public Welfare Division What is Kinship Care? Kinship care is a generic term that is broadly used to include formal and informal arrangements where children are living with and being raised by relatives, or even close family friends, who are not their ...
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| Date May 27, 1998 |
Report No. 97-527 |
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97-527 GOV Updated May 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Affirmative Action: Recent Congressional and Presidential Activity Andorra Bruno Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary In recent years, the U.S. Congress and the President have been reevaluating, and proposing changes to, existing affirmative action policies. Multiple bills to ...
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| Date May 27, 1998 |
Report No. 97-527GOV |
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97-527 GOV Updated May 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Affirmative Action: Recent Congressional and Presidential Activity Andorra Bruno Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary In recent years, the U.S. Congress and the President have been reevaluating, and proposing changes to, existing affirmative action policies. Multiple bills to ...
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| Date May 26, 1998 |
Report No. 98-516 |
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98-516 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Investment in the United States: An Analysis of Economic Effects of State Incentives May 26, 1998 James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report focuses on several topics related to economic and financial incentives ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 96-43 |
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96-43 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Current Social Security Issues Updated May 21, 1998 David Koitz and Geoffrey Kollmann Specialists in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Social Security is the focus of intense public interest. Projected long-range funding problems, public skepticism ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 96-43EPW |
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96-43 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Current Social Security Issues Updated May 21, 1998 David Koitz and Geoffrey Kollmann Specialists in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Social Security is the focus of intense public interest. Projected long-range funding problems, public skepticism ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 96-246F |
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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 May 21, 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 (TRA ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 97-169 |
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97-169 E Updated May 21, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Housing Issues in the 105th Congress Richard Bourdon Analyst in Housing Economics Division Summary Progress is reportedly being made on smoothing the way for a conference committee on public housing and Section 8 reform bills, H.R. 2 and S. 462. However, HUD Secretary Cuomo remains strongly opposed to the income ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 97-169E |
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97-169 E Updated May 21, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Housing Issues in the 105th Congress Richard Bourdon Analyst in Housing Economics Division Summary Progress is reportedly being made on smoothing the way for a conference committee on public housing and Section 8 reform bills, H.R. 2 and S. 462. However, HUD Secretary Cuomo remains strongly opposed to the income ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-487 |
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98-487 A May 21, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Summary of H.R. 2652 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary H.R. 2652, 105th Congress, 1st Sess., proposes to create a new body of copyright law which would be entitled Misappropriation of Collections of Information. The bill would impose liability ...
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| Date May 21, 1998 |
Report No. 98-495 |
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98-495 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intelligence Collection Platforms: Satellites, Manned Aircraft, and UAVs May 21, 1998 Michael F. Miller and Richard A. Best, Jr. Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Imagery--images derived from photography, radar, and electro-optical ...
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| Date May 20, 1998 |
Report No. 97-265 |
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97-265 GOV Updated May 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Crime Control Assistance Through the Byrne Programs Garrine P. Laney Analyst in American National Government Government Division1 Summary The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs are sources of federal financial assistance for state and local drug law enforcement efforts. ...
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| Date May 20, 1998 |
Report No. 97-265GOV |
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97-265 GOV Updated May 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Crime Control Assistance Through the Byrne Programs Garrine P. Laney Analyst in American National Government Government Division1 Summary The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs are sources of federal financial assistance for state and local drug law enforcement efforts. ...
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| Date May 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-164A |
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98-164 A Updated May 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Uniform Standards in Private Securities Litigation: Limitations on Shareholder Lawsuits Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The 104th Congress enacted the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, P.L. 10467, to address the perceived problem of an increase in frivolous ...
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| Date May 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-399 |
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98-399 A Updated May 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Banking Acquisition and Merger Procedures M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report discusses in general terms the basic process and time line for banking industry acquisitions and mergers and briefly discusses the May 4, 1998 application by Travelers Group to merge with ...
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| Date May 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-478 |
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98-478 ENR May 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Provisions in the FY1998 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-174) Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary A $6.1 billion FY1998 supplemental appropriations bill (P.L. 105-174), signed into law on May 1, 1998, contains $175.6 ...
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| Date May 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-481 |
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98-481 A May 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Independent Contractors: Repeal of Section 1706 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 for Technical Service Workers: S. 1924 Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In three-party employment situations involving technical service workers, companies that use the workers, and firms that supply or broker the ...
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| Date May 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-399A |
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98-399 A Updated May 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Banking Acquisition and Merger Procedures M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report discusses in general terms the basic process and time line for banking industry acquisitions and mergers and briefly discusses the May 4, 1998 application by Travelers Group to merge with ...
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| Date May 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-283 |
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97-283 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vocational Education: Legislation to Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Updated May 18, 1998 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report presents background on the Carl ...
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| Date May 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-283EPW |
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97-283 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vocational Education: Legislation to Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Updated May 18, 1998 Richard N. Apling Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report presents background on the Carl ...
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| Date May 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-787 |
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97-787 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees Updated May 18, 1998 L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Michael Schmerling Law Clerk American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees Summary This report discusses the federal statutory ...
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| Date May 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-520 |
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98-520 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web "Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act": Analysis of H.R. 3048 May 18, 1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The "Digital Era Copyright enhancement Act" (H.R. 3048) would amend the Copyright Act to make changes in copyright law relating to use of ...
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| Date May 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-468 |
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98-468 F Updated May 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indonesia: May 1998 Political Crisis and Implications for U.S. Policy Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary After years of mounting political tensions and amidst acute economic difficulties, the shooting of students by Indonesian riot police and massive ...
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| Date May 18, 1998 |
Report No. 98-468F |
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98-468 F Updated May 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indonesia: May 1998 Political Crisis and Implications for U.S. Policy Larry Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary After years of mounting political tensions and amidst acute economic difficulties, the shooting of students by Indonesian riot police and massive ...
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