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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 96-404 |
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96-404 CRS Report for Congress Bosnia War Crimes: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and U.S. Policy Updated April 23, 1998 Margaret Mikyung Lee Legislative Attorney American Law Division Raphael Perl Specialist in International Affairs Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library ...
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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-74F |
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98-74 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Asian Financial Crisis: An Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy Interests and Options Updated April 23, 1998 Richard P. Cronin Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The sharp fall in the currencies and stock markets of a number of East Asian ...
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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 97-218SPR |
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97-218 SPR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radiofrequency Spectrum Management Updated April 23, 1998 Richard M. Nunno Analyst in Information Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Radiofrequency Spectrum Management Summary The radio spectrum, a limited and valuable resource, is used for all forms of wireless ...
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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-402 |
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98-402 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO and the European Union: Economic Capacity of New Member Countries and Opportunity Costs April 23, 1998 John P. Hardt Senior Specialist in Post-Soviet Economics and Milana I. Gorshkova Intern Economics Division Congressional Research Service 40+ The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Formal accession agreements with the Czech Republic. ...
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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 97-335 |
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97-335 SPR Updated April 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cloning: Where Do We Go From Here? Irene Stith-Coleman Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division Summary News in February 1997 that scientists in Scotland had succeeded in cloning an adult sheep ignited a worldwide debate. Of concern are the ethical and social implications of the potential ...
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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 97-335SPR |
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97-335 SPR Updated April 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cloning: Where Do We Go From Here? Irene Stith-Coleman Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division Summary News in February 1997 that scientists in Scotland had succeeded in cloning an adult sheep ignited a worldwide debate. Of concern are the ethical and social implications of the potential ...
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| Date April 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-353 |
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98-353 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Science and Technology Issues: Summary of a Report to the Committee on Science Updated April 20, 1998 Coordinated by Glenn J. McLoughlin Specialist in Technology and Telecommunications Policy Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report is a ...
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| Date April 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-387 |
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98-387 A April 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of Church and State: The Proposed Religious Freedom Amendment, H.J.Res. 78 David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On March 4, 1998, the House Judiciary Committee voted to report H.J.Res. 78, the "Religious Freedom Amendment," to the House. The proposal is the latest in a long chain of ...
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| Date April 17, 1998 |
Report No. 98-230 |
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98-230 E Updated April 17, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Level of Taxes in the United States, 1940-1997 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary In Fiscal Year (FY) 1997, federal receipts as a percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached their highest level since World War II. However, the peak is not a dramatic one. Indeed, ...
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| Date April 17, 1998 |
Report No. 98-230E |
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98-230 E Updated April 17, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Level of Taxes in the United States, 1940-1997 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary In Fiscal Year (FY) 1997, federal receipts as a percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached their highest level since World War II. However, the peak is not a dramatic one. Indeed, ...
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| Date April 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-371 |
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98-371 E April 16, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulation of Working Hours: The Ballenger and Ashcroft Proposals (H.R. 1 and S. 4) William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended, normally requires that a covered worker receive not less than one-and-one-half times his (or her ...
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| Date April 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-371E |
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98-371 E April 16, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulation of Working Hours: The Ballenger and Ashcroft Proposals (H.R. 1 and S. 4) William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended, normally requires that a covered worker receive not less than one-and-one-half times his (or her ...
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| Date April 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-374 |
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98-374 F April 16, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Military Troops in the United States Edward F. Bruner Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report discusses to what extent and why military personnel and forces from foreign nations are sometimes stationed in the United States. Upon discovering specific ...
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| Date April 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-416 |
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Distributed by Penny Hill Press 98-416 E Payment of Interest by the Federal Reserve to Depository Institutions: An Analysis April 16, 1998 G. Thomas Woodward Specialist in Macroeconomics Economics Division h CRS This report examines the proposal for Federal Reserve Banks to pay interest on reserves that are held with them by depository institutions. The nature of reserves and their recent trends ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 98-365 |
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98-365 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Some Perspectives on the Changing Role of the U.S. Government in Science and Technology April 14, 1998 William C. Boesman, Coordinator Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The report analyzes a number of factors bearing on the ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 97-950 |
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y/-y3u A \ I, - . I , 1 ' ' i. I ' ' ' V ] Online Service Provider Copyright Liability: Analysis and Discussion ofH.R, 2180 and S. 1146 Updated April 14, 1998 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division .; ABSTRACT One of the major public policy issues relating to the future development of the Internet and other computer networks concerns the scope of copyright protection against ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 97-477 |
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97-477 F Updated April 14, 1998 NATO Enlargement and Russia Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In March 1998, the Senate began consideration of a resolution giving the Senate's advice and consent to protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty admitting Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to NATO. The Senate is expected to resume ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 97-718 |
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97-718 F Updated April 14, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Enlargement: Pro and Con Arguments Paul E. Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary In March 1998, the Senate began debate on the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty Doc. 105-36)for the purpose of amending the Treaty to admit Poland, the Czech Republic, and ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 97-477F |
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97-477 F Updated April 14, 1998 NATO Enlargement and Russia Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In March 1998, the Senate began consideration of a resolution giving the Senate's advice and consent to protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty admitting Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to NATO. The Senate is expected to resume ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 97-718F |
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97-718 F Updated April 14, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Enlargement: Pro and Con Arguments Paul E. Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary In March 1998, the Senate began debate on the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty (Treaty Doc. 105-36)for the purpose of amending the Treaty to admit Poland, the Czech Republic, and ...
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| Date April 14, 1998 |
Report No. 94-486EPW |
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94-486 EPW Updated April 14, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Security Income (SSI): A Fact Sheet Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, was implemented in 1974 to assure a minimum cash income to all aged, blind, or ...
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| Date April 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-360 |
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98-360 F April 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Jerusalem: Legislation to Move the U.S. Embassy Clyde Mark Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The U.S. embassy in Israel is in Tel Aviv. Israel claims Jerusalem is its capital. Many Members of Congress want the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The CRS ...
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| Date April 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-360F |
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98-360 F April 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Jerusalem: Legislation to Move the U.S. Embassy Clyde Mark Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The U.S. embassy in Israel is in Tel Aviv. Israel claims Jerusalem is its capital. Many Members of Congress want the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The CRS ...
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| Date April 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-364 |
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98-364 GOV April 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Reform Bills in the 105th Congress: Comparison of H.R. 3581 (Thomas), H.R. 3526 (Shays-Meehan), and Current Law Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary On March 30, 1998, the House considered four campaign reform bills under a suspension of rules, focusing ...
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| Date April 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-358 |
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98-358 A April 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ban on Use of Polygraph Evidence Does Not Amount to Abridgement of Military Defendant s Right to Present a Defense Paul S. Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary Military Rule of Evidence 707 excludes polygraph evidence in military trials. The Supreme Court on March 31,1998, upheld ...
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| Date April 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-364GOV |
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98-364 GOV April 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Reform Bills in the 105th Congress: Comparison of H.R. 3581 (Thomas), H.R. 3526 (Shays-Meehan), and Current Law Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary On March 30, 1998, the House considered four campaign reform bills under a suspension of rules, focusing ...
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| Date April 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-349A |
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98-349 A April 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On December 10, 1997, delegates from 161 nations concluded the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change setting binding targets for reduction of ...
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| Date April 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-260 |
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98-260 GOV Updated April 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Rights Commission Reauthorization Leslie W. Gladstone Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary The Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998 (H.R. 3117) would reauthorize the commission through FY2001. It was introduced by Representative Canady on January 28, 1998, referred to the ...
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| Date April 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-260GOV |
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98-260 GOV Updated April 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Rights Commission Reauthorization Leslie W. Gladstone Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary The Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998 (H.R. 3117) would reauthorize the commission through FY2001. It was introduced by Representative Canady on January 28, 1998, referred to the ...
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| Date April 9, 1998 |
Report No. 97-714 |
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97-714 EPW Updated April 9, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary In recent years, there have been various legislative efforts to modify or supplement the existing H-2A temporary agricultural program authorized by the ...
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| Date April 9, 1998 |
Report No. 97-714EPW |
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97-714 EPW Updated April 9, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary In recent years, there have been various legislative efforts to modify or supplement the existing H-2A temporary agricultural program authorized by the ...
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| Date April 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-343 |
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98-343 A Tobacco Marketing and Advertising Restrictions in S. 1648, 105th Congress: First Amendment Issues April 8, 1998 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division *98-343* *98-343* ABSTRACT Section 906 of S. 1648, 105th Congress, would prohibit, among other things, tobacco advertising on billboards and the Internet. Although the First Amendment provides only limited protection to ...
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| Date April 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-344 |
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98-344 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Litigation: Constitutional Issues Raised by Proposed Federal Legislation to Cap Attorneys Fees April 8, 1998 Henry Cohen and Robert Meltz Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Johnny H. Killian Senior Specialist, American Constitutional Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date April 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-343A |
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98-343 A Tobacco Marketing and Advertising Restrictions in S. 1648, 105th Congress: First Amendment Issues April 8, 1998 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division *98-343* *98-343* ABSTRACT Section 906 of S. 1648, 105th Congress, would prohibit, among other things, tobacco advertising on billboards and the Internet. Although the First Amendment provides only limited protection to ...
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| Date April 8, 1998 |
Report No. 97-249 |
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97-249 F Updated April 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Enlargement and the Former European Neutrals Stanley R. Sloan Senior Specialist in International Security Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division1 Summary With the NATO enlargement process now underway, Europe s former neutral states Austria, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Ireland are re- ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-519 |
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97-519 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Charter Schools: State Developments and Federal Policy Options Updated April 6, 1998 Wayne Riddle Specialist in Education Finance James Stedman and Steven Aleman Specialists in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Charter schools are public elementary ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-63 |
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98-63 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation Trust Funds: Budgetary Treatment Updated April 6, 1998 John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report addresses issues associated with the purpose and use of transportation trust funds. Understanding how the trust funds operate and ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-221 |
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98-221 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web ISTEA Reauthorization: Highway and Transit Legislative Proposals in the 105th Congress, 2nd Session Updated April 6, 1998 John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Legislative proposals to reauthorize federal surface transportation programs formerly ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-63E |
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98-63 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Transportation Trust Funds: Budgetary Treatment Updated April 6, 1998 John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report addresses issues associated with the purpose and use of transportation trust funds. Understanding how the trust funds operate and ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-519EPW |
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97-519 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Charter Schools: State Developments and Federal Policy Options Updated April 6, 1998 Wayne Riddle Specialist in Education Finance James Stedman and Steven Aleman Specialists in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Charter schools are public elementary ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 96-504 |
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96-504 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ideas for Privatizing Social Security Updated April 6, 1998 David Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT There has been considerable interest recently in privatizing Social Security. The ideas are wide-ranging: from adoption of a ...
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| Date April 6, 1998 |
Report No. 96-504EPW |
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96-504 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ideas for Privatizing Social Security Updated April 6, 1998 David Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT There has been considerable interest recently in privatizing Social Security. The ideas are wide-ranging: from adoption of a ...
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| Date April 3, 1998 |
Report No. 97-813 |
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97-813 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Violent and Abusive Behavior in Youth: A Public Health Problem Updated April 3, 1998 Edith Fairman Cooper Analyst in Social Science Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides general background information about violent behavior of youth and young ...
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| Date April 3, 1998 |
Report No. 97-813STM |
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97-813 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Violent and Abusive Behavior in Youth: A Public Health Problem Updated April 3, 1998 Edith Fairman Cooper Analyst in Social Science Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides general background information about violent behavior of youth and young ...
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| Date April 2, 1998 |
Report No. 98-330 |
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98-330 F April 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Summit of the Americas II, April 18-19, 1998: Background, Objectives, and Expectations K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary President William Clinton will attend Summit of the Americas II in Santiago, Chile, on April 18-19, 1998, with 34 democratic ...
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| Date April 2, 1998 |
Report No. 96-356 |
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96-356 E Updated April 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Work Opportunity Tax Credit: A Fact Sheet Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division The 104th Congress replaced the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC, 1978-1994) with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) in section 1201 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-188). The ...
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| Date April 2, 1998 |
Report No. 96-356E |
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96-356 E Updated April 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Work Opportunity Tax Credit: A Fact Sheet Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division The 104th Congress replaced the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC, 1978-1994) with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) in section 1201 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-188). The ...
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| Date March 31, 1998 |
Report No. 96-293 |
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96-293 SPR Updated March 31, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY1999 Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division Summary This report provides a synopsis of the budget activity related to AIDS from the discovery of the disease in 1981 through FY1999. Funding for AIDS research, prevention ...
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| Date March 31, 1998 |
Report No. 98-73 |
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98-73 EPW Updated March 31, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Expansion: President Clinton s Proposals to Allow Coverage Before Age 65 Bob Lyke, Beth C. Fuchs, and Jennifer O Sullivan Specialists in Social Legislation Madeleine Smith Consultant Education and Public Welfare Division Summary President Clinton has proposed allowing people ages 62 through 64 to buy ...
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| Date March 31, 1998 |
Report No. 96-293SPR |
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96-293 SPR Updated March 31, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY1999 Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division Summary This report provides a synopsis of the budget activity related to AIDS from the discovery of the disease in 1981 through FY1999. Funding for AIDS research, prevention ...
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