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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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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-189 |
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98-189 A March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Advertising: The Constitutionality of Limiting its Tax Deductibility Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Under the Internal Revenue Code, advertising is ordinarily deductible as a business expense. 26 U.S.C. 162. It has been proposed, however, that the deductibility of the cost of ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-214 |
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98-214 F March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Policy: Selected Legislation in the 103d, 104th, and 105th Congresses Christopher Bell Presidential Management Intern Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary This report is intended to portray the broad array of issues concerning the future of NATO primarily, enlargement to include new members, ...
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| Date March 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-189A |
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98-189 A March 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tobacco Advertising: The Constitutionality of Limiting its Tax Deductibility Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Under the Internal Revenue Code, advertising is ordinarily deductible as a business expense. 26 U.S.C. 162. It has been proposed, however, that the deductibility of the cost of ...
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| Date March 3, 1998 |
Report No. 96-253SPR |
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96-253 SPR Updated March 3, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cancer Research: Selected Federal Spending and Morbidity and Mortality Statistics Judith A. Johnson Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division The table below shows federal spending at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research on selected cancer sites. Most cancer research at NIH is ...
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| Date March 2, 1998 |
Report No. 97-211 |
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97-211 F Appropriations for FY1998: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Updated March 2, 1998 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget ...
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| Date March 2, 1998 |
Report No. 98-92 |
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98-92 F Updated March 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Africa: Trade and Development Initiatives by the Clinton Administration and Congress Theodros Dagne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In February 1997, the Clinton Administration submitted the second of five annual reports on the Administration's ...
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| Date March 2, 1998 |
Report No. 98-92F |
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98-92 F Updated March 2, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Africa: Trade and Development Initiatives by the Clinton Administration and Congress Theodros Dagne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In February 1997, the Clinton Administration submitted the second of five annual reports on the Administration's ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-668 |
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97-668 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Expansion: Cost Issues Updated February 26, 1998 Carl Ek Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In July 1997, when members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that three former Warsaw Pact countries ( ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-668F |
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97-668 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Expansion: Cost Issues Updated February 26, 1998 Carl Ek Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT In July 1997, when members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that three former Warsaw Pact countries ( ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-210 |
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97-210 F Appropriations for FY1998: Military Construction Updated February 26, 1998 Mary T. Tyszkiewicz Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. The process ...
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| Date Feb. 20, 1998 |
Report No. 97-213 |
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97-213 E Appropriations for FY1998: District of Columbia Updated February 20, 1998 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. The process begins with the President's budget ...
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| Date Feb. 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-114 |
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98-114 F Updated February 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: International Support For U.S. Policy Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Although there is a worldwide consensus that Iraq must comply with all applicable U.N. resolutions, international attitudes differ sharply on how to compel Iraq ...
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| Date Feb. 19, 1998 |
Report No. 98-114F |
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98-114 F Updated February 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: International Support For U.S. Policy Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Although there is a worldwide consensus that Iraq must comply with all applicable U.N. resolutions, international attitudes differ sharply on how to compel Iraq ...
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| Date Feb. 19, 1998 |
Report No. 94-807 |
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94-807 EPW Updated February 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Job Training Partnership Act: Training Programs at a Glance Molly Forman Ann Lordeman Education and Public Welfare Division The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), first enacted in 1982, is the country s chief training legislation. JTPA is primarily composed of programs focusing on the training needs of ...
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| Date Feb. 19, 1998 |
Report No. 94-807EPW |
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94-807 EPW Updated February 19, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Job Training Partnership Act: Training Programs at a Glance Molly Forman Ann Lordeman Education and Public Welfare Division The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), first enacted in 1982, is the country s chief training legislation. JTPA is primarily composed of programs focusing on the training needs of ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 96-484 |
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96-484 GOV February 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Political Spending by Organized Labor: Background and Current Issues Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary Labor unions have traditionally played a strong role in American elections, assisting favored candidates through their direct and indirect financial support, as ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 1998 |
Report No. 96-484GOV |
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96-484 GOV February 18, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Political Spending by Organized Labor: Background and Current Issues Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary Labor unions have traditionally played a strong role in American elections, assisting favored candidates through their direct and indirect financial support, as ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 1998 |
Report No. 95-502 |
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95-502 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Goals 2000: Educate America Act Implementation Status and Issues Updated February 17, 1998 James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Wayne C. Riddle Specialist in Education Finance Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Goals 2000: Educate America Act Implementation Status ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 1998 |
Report No. 95-502EPW |
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95-502 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Goals 2000: Educate America Act Implementation Status and Issues Updated February 17, 1998 James B. Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Wayne C. Riddle Specialist in Education Finance Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Goals 2000: Educate America Act Implementation Status ...
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