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| Date May 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-443 |
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98-443 E May 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Housing Authorization Bills: Overview of H.R. 2 and S. 462 Susan M. Vanhorenbeck Analyst in Housing Economic Division Summary It has been 5 years since Congress adopted a housing authorization bill. For the past several years, administrative provisions of the VA-HUD appropriations bills have authorized housing programs. In ...
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| Date May 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-443E |
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98-443 E May 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Housing Authorization Bills: Overview of H.R. 2 and S. 462 Susan M. Vanhorenbeck Analyst in Housing Economic Division Summary It has been 5 years since Congress adopted a housing authorization bill. For the past several years, administrative provisions of the VA-HUD appropriations bills have authorized housing programs. In ...
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| Date May 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-449 |
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98-449 GOV May 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Juveniles in the Adult Criminal Justice System: An Overview Suzanne Cavanagh David Teasley Specialists in American National Government Government Division Summary Both state and federal legislators have enacted provisions to relax the criteria governing the transfer of juvenile offenders to adult courts. Presently, all 50 ...
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| Date May 8, 1998 |
Report No. 98-449GOV |
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98-449 GOV May 8, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Juveniles in the Adult Criminal Justice System: An Overview Suzanne Cavanagh David Teasley Specialists in American National Government Government Division Summary Both state and federal legislators have enacted provisions to relax the criteria governing the transfer of juvenile offenders to adult courts. Presently, all 50 ...
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| Date May 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-267 |
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97-267 E Updated May 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multiple-Group Federal Credit Unions: An Update Pauline Smale Analyst in Economics Economics Division Summary Multiple-group federal credit unions (FCU) and litigation challenging the structure and membership in these FCUs have been the focus of much media attention and congressional concern. On February 25, 1998, ...
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| Date May 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-432 |
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98-432 F May 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mercosur: Formation, Status, Trade Effects, Policy Challenges, and U.S. Interests Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Mercosur, consisting of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, is the third largest preferential trading group in the world. Since its ...
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| Date May 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-267E |
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97-267 E Updated May 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multiple-Group Federal Credit Unions: An Update Pauline Smale Analyst in Economics Economics Division Summary Multiple-group federal credit unions (FCU) and litigation challenging the structure and membership in these FCUs have been the focus of much media attention and congressional concern. On February 25, 1998, ...
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| Date May 5, 1998 |
Report No. 97-995 |
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97-995 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Effects on Prices, Smoking Behavior, and Income Distribution Updated May 5, 1998 Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report explores the effect of the proposed tobacco settlement on prices, ...
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| Date May 5, 1998 |
Report No. 97-995E |
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97-995 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Effects on Prices, Smoking Behavior, and Income Distribution Updated May 5, 1998 Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report explores the effect of the proposed tobacco settlement on prices, ...
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| Date May 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-430 |
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98-430 F May 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Armenia: Unexpected Change in Government Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report describes the recent change in the Armenian government and its possible consequences. President Levon Ter-Petrosyan resigned on February 3, 1998, primarily because ...
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| Date May 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-457 |
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98-457 EPW May 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Financing the Part A Hospital Insurance Program Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Medicare is the nationwide health insurance program for the aged and certain disabled persons. Medicare consists of two distinct parts Part A (Hospital Insurance (HI)) ...
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| Date May 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-385 |
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98-385 A Updated May 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Proposed Amendment on Uniform Disciplinary Policies Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary An amendment to the disciplinary procedures under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was proposed and withdrawn by Senators Gorton and ...
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| Date May 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-123 |
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98-123 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for FY1998 Updated May 4, 1998 Larry Nowels, Coordinator Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a background and overview of the President's numerous proposals for ...
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| Date May 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-123F |
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98-123 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for FY1998 Updated May 4, 1998 Larry Nowels, Coordinator Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a background and overview of the President's numerous proposals for ...
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| Date May 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-419 |
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98-419 ENR May 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity Restructuring Background: The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 Amy Abel Specialist in Energy Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Electric utilities have been subject to comprehensive federal and state economic regulation since ...
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| Date May 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-419ENR |
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98-419 ENR May 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity Restructuring Background: The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 Amy Abel Specialist in Energy Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Electric utilities have been subject to comprehensive federal and state economic regulation since ...
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| Date May 1, 1998 |
Report No. 98-417 |
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98-417 A May 1, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Statutory Modifications of the Application of NEPA Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary From time to time, Congress has considered the operation of the National Environmental Policy Act. While Congress has amended the statute itself only twice since its enactment, Congress has often enacted ...
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| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. 95-344 |
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95-344 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options Updated April 30, 1998 Wayne C. Riddle Specialist in Education Finance and James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options ...
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| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. 95-344EPW |
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95-344 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options Updated April 30, 1998 Wayne C. Riddle Specialist in Education Finance and James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options ...
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| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1053E |
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97-1053 E Updated April 30, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Who Pays for the Health Costs of Smoking? Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division Summary One of the issues raised in the consideration of the proposed tobacco settlement is the compensation of various parties that might pursue lawsuits to recover ...
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| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. 98-413 |
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98-413 A April 30, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Criminal Law: The Exculpatory No Doctrine Is Not A Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary In some judicial circuits, the exculpatory no doctrine has shielded from 18 U.S.C. 1001 liability an individual s denial of involvement in, or knowledge ...
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| Date April 29, 1998 |
Report No. 98-412 |
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98-412 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Monetary Fund (IMF): Costs and Benefits of U.S. Participation April 29, 1998 Patricia A. Wertman Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international lender-of-last-resort. As Congress ...
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| Date April 27, 1998 |
Report No. 97-137 |
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97-137 GOV Updated April 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Census 2000: The Sampling Debate Jennifer D. Williams Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary Plans by the Bureau of the Census to incorporate data from two new sample surveys into the 2000 decennial census count have had a mixed congressional reception. Three sampling bills in the ...
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| Date April 27, 1998 |
Report No. 97-137GOV |
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97-137 GOV Updated April 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Census 2000: The Sampling Debate Jennifer D. Williams Analyst in American National Government Government Division Summary Plans by the Bureau of the Census to incorporate data from two new sample surveys into the 2000 decennial census count have had a mixed congressional reception. Three sampling bills in the ...
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| Date April 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-711 |
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97-711 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.N. Funding, Payment of Arrears and Linkage to Reform: Legislation in the 105th Congress Updated April 24, 1998 Vita Bite Marjorie Ann Browne Lois McHugh Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Clinton Administration and the Congress are currently debating the ...
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| Date April 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-711F |
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97-711 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.N. Funding, Payment of Arrears and Linkage to Reform: Legislation in the 105th Congress Updated April 24, 1998 Vita Bite Marjorie Ann Browne Lois McHugh Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Clinton Administration and the Congress are currently debating the ...
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| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-74 |
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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. 97-218 |
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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. 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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