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| Date March 27, 1998 |
Report No. 98-303 |
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98-303 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Financial Institutions and Population Programs: A Survey of Current Activity March 27, 1998 Jonathan E. Sanford Analyst in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report examines the population or family planning ...
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| Date March 27, 1998 |
Report No. 98-33 |
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98-33 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drunk Driving: Should Each State Be Required to Enact a 0.08 Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Law? Updated March 27, 1998 Paul F. Rothberg Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Drunk Driving: Should Each State Be Required to Enact a 0.08 ...
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| Date March 27, 1998 |
Report No. 96-212 |
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95-548 ENR Updated March 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Forest Health: Overview Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The pine ecosystems in the intermountain West are considered by many to be unhealthy. While the data are inconclusive, studies show at least localized problems of timber ...
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| Date March 27, 1998 |
Report No. 95-548 |
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95-548 ENR Updated March 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Forest Health: Overview Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The pine ecosystems in the intermountain West are considered by many to be unhealthy. While the data are inconclusive, studies show at least localized problems of timber ...
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| Date March 27, 1998 |
Report No. 95-548ENR |
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95-548 ENR Updated March 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Forest Health: Overview Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The pine ecosystems in the intermountain West are considered by many to be unhealthy. While the data are inconclusive, studies show at least localized problems of timber ...
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| Date March 27, 1998 |
Report No. 98-33STM |
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98-33 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drunk Driving: Should Each State Be Required to Enact a 0.08 Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Law? Updated March 27, 1998 Paul F. Rothberg Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Drunk Driving: Should Each State Be Required to Enact a 0.08 ...
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| Date March 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-917 |
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97-917 STM Updated March 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disease Funding and NIH Priority Setting Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Life Sciences Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has strong political support, but a heated debate rages over the allocation of NIH funds among various diseases. NIH ...
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| Date March 26, 1998 |
Report No. 98-292 |
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98-292 A March 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Promulgating Procedural Rules For the United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals P. L. Morgan Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary By rules enabling acts, Congress has authorized federal courts to promulgate rules of procedure, but it has generally reserved the right to review proposed rules before ...
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| Date March 25, 1998 |
Report No. 98-295 |
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98-295 A March 25, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Analysis of the 10% Disadvantaged Small Business Set-Aside Provisions of H.R. 2400, the "Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997" Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney Congressional Research Service Summary Surface transportation authorization bills before the 105th Congress continue a 10 % ...
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| Date March 25, 1998 |
Report No. 98-289 |
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98-289 A March 25, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Proposed Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997: H.R. 2181 Paul S. Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Summary H.R. 2181 addresses the problem of gang-related witness intimidation by making it a federal offense to travel in interstate or foreign commerce with the ...
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| Date March 25, 1998 |
Report No. 98-295A |
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98-295 A March 25, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legal Analysis of the 10% Disadvantaged Small Business Set-Aside Provisions of H.R. 2400, the "Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997" Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney Congressional Research Service Summary Surface transportation authorization bills before the 105th Congress continue a 10 % ...
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| Date March 24, 1998 |
Report No. 97-670 |
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97-670 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture and EPA s New Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulates Updated March 24, 1998 James E. McCarthy and Jeffrey A. Zinn Senior Analysts in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses ...
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| Date March 24, 1998 |
Report No. 98-285 |
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98-285 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Disclosure of Fees to Mortgage Brokers March 24, 1998 Bruce E. Foote Analyst in Housing Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report provides an overview of one of the issues involving the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA), ...
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| Date March 23, 1998 |
Report No. 98-275 |
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Order Code 98-275 F March 23, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.N. Reform in the 1997 General Assembly Lois B. McHugh Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This short report provides background and summarizes U.N. reforms considered and adopted by the 1997 U.N. General Assembly. During 1997, Congress considered legislation which ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 97-926 |
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97-926 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The State Children s Health Insurance Program: Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions Updated March 20, 1998 Jean Hearne Consultant Jennifer A. Neisner Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33 ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-276 |
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98-276 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consumer Bankruptcy Reform: Proposals Before the 105th Congress March 20, 1998 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report examines several proposals for consumer bankruptcy reform which have been introduced in the 105th Congress. In 1997, two bills ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-288 |
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98-288 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Excise Taxes and Statutory Exemptions March 20, 1998 Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report consists of a chart of selected federal excise taxes that apply to sales of goods and services. The report covers how each tax is imposed and ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-276A |
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98-276 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consumer Bankruptcy Reform: Proposals Before the 105th Congress March 20, 1998 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report examines several proposals for consumer bankruptcy reform which have been introduced in the 105th Congress. In 1997, two bills ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 97-926EPW |
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97-926 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The State Children s Health Insurance Program: Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions Updated March 20, 1998 Jean Hearne Consultant Jennifer A. Neisner Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33 ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-283 |
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98-283 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Independent Counsel Provisions: An Overview of the Operation of the Law March 20, 1998 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report provides a brief overview and "walk through" of the statutory mechanisms of the independent counsel law, including the ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-283A |
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98-283 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Independent Counsel Provisions: An Overview of the Operation of the Law March 20, 1998 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report provides a brief overview and "walk through" of the statutory mechanisms of the independent counsel law, including the ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-272 |
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98-272 F March 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Drug Certification of Mexico in 1998: Arguments For and Against Congressional Resolutions of Disapproval K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report presents arguments for and against congressional resolutions which have been introduced to ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-273 |
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98-273 GOV March 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government Division H.R. 3485, the Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act of 1998, was introduced in the House on March 18, 1998; it was amended and reported by the House Oversight Committee the same day. Title V of ...
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| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. 98-273GOV |
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98-273 GOV March 20, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government Division H.R. 3485, the Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act of 1998, was introduced in the House on March 18, 1998; it was amended and reported by the House Oversight Committee the same day. Title V of ...
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| Date March 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-277 |
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98-277 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bankruptcy and Credit Card Debt: Is There A Causal Relationship? March 19, 1998 Mark Jickling Economic Analyst Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report explores the relationship between credit card debt and the fastgrowing rate of personal bankruptcy. Is the bankruptcy code so biased ...
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| Date March 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-469 |
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97-469 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multilateral Agreement on Investment: Implications for the United States Updated March 18, 1998 James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract The United States is negotiating with Ministers from the other developed economies on a ...
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| Date March 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-469E |
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97-469 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multilateral Agreement on Investment: Implications for the United States Updated March 18, 1998 James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract The United States is negotiating with Ministers from the other developed economies on a ...
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| Date March 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-309 |
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97-309 EPW Updated March 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Visa Waiver Pilot Program Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) allows aliens traveling from certain designated countries to come to the United States as temporary visitors without having the immigration ...
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| Date March 18, 1998 |
Report No. 97-309EPW |
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97-309 EPW Updated March 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Visa Waiver Pilot Program Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) allows aliens traveling from certain designated countries to come to the United States as temporary visitors without having the immigration ...
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| Date March 17, 1998 |
Report No. 98-224 |
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98-224 GOV March 17, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Government Performance and Results Act: Proposed Amendments (H.R. 2883) Frederick M. Kaiser and Virginia A. McMurtry Specialists in American National Government Government Division Summary Reflecting a determination that the majority of the agency strategic plans submitted to Congress in September 1997, pursuant to the ...
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| Date March 17, 1998 |
Report No. 98-224GOV |
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98-224 GOV March 17, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Government Performance and Results Act: Proposed Amendments (H.R. 2883) Frederick M. Kaiser and Virginia A. McMurtry Specialists in American National Government Government Division Summary Reflecting a determination that the majority of the agency strategic plans submitted to Congress in September 1997, pursuant to the ...
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| Date March 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-263 |
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98-263 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 The Provisions March 13, 1998 Richard Rowberg, B. Randall, Donna Porter, Bernice Reyes-Akinbileje, and Donna Vogt Science, Technology, and Medicine Division and Diane Duffy American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Abstract This report presents a ...
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| Date March 13, 1998 |
Report No. 97-708 |
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97-708 F Updated March 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO's Evolving Role and Missions Stanley R. Sloan, Senior Specialist in International Security Policy with the assistance of J. Michelle Forrest Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary One of the key issues in the debate on NATO enlargement is the question of NATO s purpose and mission. This ...
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| Date March 13, 1998 |
Report No. 97-708F |
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97-708 F Updated March 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO's Evolving Role and Missions Stanley R. Sloan, Senior Specialist in International Security Policy with the assistance of J. Michelle Forrest Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary One of the key issues in the debate on NATO enlargement is the question of NATO s purpose and mission. This ...
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| Date March 13, 1998 |
Report No. 95-96STM |
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95-96 STM Updated March 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Institutes of Health: An Overview Pamela W. Smith Analyst in Life Sciences Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the focal point for federal health research. An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, it uses its $13.65 billion ...
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| Date March 13, 1998 |
Report No. 98-259GOV |
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98-259 GOV March 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1997, S. 758 Richard C. Sachs Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary S. 758, the Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1997, makes several changes to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65). The bill makes clear (1) ...
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| Date March 12, 1998 |
Report No. 98-251 |
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98-251 A March 12, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wiretapping, Tape Recorders & Legal Ethics: Questions Posed by Attorney Involvement in Secretly Recording Conversation Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The American Bar Association considers recording a telephone or face to face conversation without the knowledge and consent of the parties to ...
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| Date March 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-233 |
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98-233 ENR March 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Timber Harvests: Implications for U.S. Timber Supply Ross W. Gorte Natural Resources Economist and Policy Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The importance of federal timber has been debated at length over many years. The federal government owns about 20% of U.S. timberlands, ...
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| Date March 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-159 |
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97-159 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FEMA and Disaster Relief Updated March 6, 1998 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FEMA and Disaster Relief Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helps states and localities prepare for and cope with disasters that overwhelm ...
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| Date March 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-159GOV |
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97-159 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FEMA and Disaster Relief Updated March 6, 1998 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress FEMA and Disaster Relief Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helps states and localities prepare for and cope with disasters that overwhelm ...
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| Date March 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-250 |
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98-250 A Wiretapping, Tape Recorders & Legal Ethics: Questions Posed by Attorney Involvement in Secretly Recording Conversation March 6, 1998 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division CRS Congressional Research Service The library of Congress CRS INTENTIONALLY BLANK Wiretapping, Tape Recorders & Legal Ethics: Questions Posed by Attorney Involvement in Secretly Recording Conversation ...
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| Date March 6, 1998 |
Report No. 98-215 |
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98-215 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Peace Corps: Background and Issues for Congress Updated March 6, 1998 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Peace Corps: Background and Issues for Congress Summary Since the Peace Corps was established by President Kennedy ...
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| Date March 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1028 |
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97-1028 STM Updated March 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Government Performance and Results Act: Implementation During 1997 and Issues of Possible Concern, 105th Congress, Second Session Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary On September 30, 1997, federal agencies submitted to Congress strategic ...
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| Date March 6, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1028STM |
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97-1028 STM Updated March 6, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Government Performance and Results Act: Implementation During 1997 and Issues of Possible Concern, 105th Congress, Second Session Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary On September 30, 1997, federal agencies submitted to Congress strategic ...
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| Date March 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-218 |
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98-218 A March 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vertical Maximum Price Fixing: State Oil v. Khan Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division .Summary Respondent Khan and his corporation entered into an agreement with petitioner State Oil to lease and operate a gas station owned by State Oil. Respondents agreed to obtain the station s gasoline supply ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-643 |
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97-643 EPW Updated March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Savings Accounts: Legislation in the 105th Congress Bob Lyke Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Medical savings accounts (MSAs) are tax-advantaged personal savings accounts for unreimbursed medical expenses. In the 105th Congress, a number of bills have been ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-161 |
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98-161 F Updated March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico's Counter-Narcotics Efforts Under Zedillo, December 1994 to March 1998 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report provides information on Mexico's counter-narcotics efforts under the presidency of Ernesto Zedillo from December 1994 ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-161F |
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98-161 F Updated March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico's Counter-Narcotics Efforts Under Zedillo, December 1994 to March 1998 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report provides information on Mexico's counter-narcotics efforts under the presidency of Ernesto Zedillo from December 1994 ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-643EPW |
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97-643 EPW Updated March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medical Savings Accounts: Legislation in the 105th Congress Bob Lyke Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Medical savings accounts (MSAs) are tax-advantaged personal savings accounts for unreimbursed medical expenses. In the 105th Congress, a number of bills have been ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-193E |
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98-193 E March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: The Energy Tax Incentives In the President s FY1999 Budget Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Summary The President s FY1999 budget includes several energy tax incentives designed to help the United States reduce greenhouse gases that are linked to possible global ...
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