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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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| Date Feb. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1012 |
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97-1012 C Updated February 13, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Congressicmal Researdi Service lbs Libraiy of Congress Line Item Vetoes in the 105*** Congress, First Session: A Finding Aid J. Michael Anderson Information Research Specialist and Rita Jimenez Information Research Specialist Congressional Reference Division Summary This report provides a summar\^ of the President's use of the line item ...
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| Date Feb. 13, 1998 |
Report No. 97-1012C |
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| Date Feb. 12, 1998 |
Report No. 98-180 |
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98-180 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mulilateral Development Banks' Environmental Assessment and Information Policies: Impact of the Pelosi Amendment February 12, 1998 Jonathan Sanford Analyst in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 97-207 |
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97-207 ENR Appropriations for FY1998: Energy and Water Development Updated February 10, 1998 Coordinated by Marc Humphries and Carl Behrens Environment and Natural Resources Policy 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 ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 96-949ENR |
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96-949 ENR Updated February 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Reauthorizations and Regulatory Reform: From the 104th Congress to the 105th John E. Blodgett Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The 104th Congress pursued efforts to reform environmental regulations on several fronts: (1) revising regulatory decisionmaking processes; (2) ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 1998 |
Report No. 98-102 |
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98-102 A February 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NAFTA Binational Panel System: Second Constitutional Suit Dismissed Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Chapter 19 of the NAFTA allows parties to antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings to seek binational panel review of final agency determinations in lieu of judicial review in ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 1998 |
Report No. 98-131 |
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98-131 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Economy: Findings of a Research Trip February 9, 1998 Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT China s economic ascendancy has aroused great interest in the Congress. The report combines first-hand impressions of ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 1998 |
Report No. 96-920 |
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96-920 A Updated February 9, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Advertising Law: An Overview Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report provides a brief overview of federal law with respect to five selected advertising issues: alcohol advertising, tobacco advertising, the Federal Trade Commission Act, advertising by mail, and ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 1998 |
Report No. 96-920A |
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96-920 A Updated February 9, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Advertising Law: An Overview Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report provides a brief overview of federal law with respect to five selected advertising issues: alcohol advertising, tobacco advertising, the Federal Trade Commission Act, advertising by mail, and ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-95 |
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98-95 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Juvenile Justice Act Reauthorization: The Current Debate Updated February 5, 1998 Suzanne Cavanagh and David Teasley Specialists in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Juvenile Justice Act Reauthorization: The Current Debate Summary Some criminologists and policymakers ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-95GOV |
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98-95 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Juvenile Justice Act Reauthorization: The Current Debate Updated February 5, 1998 Suzanne Cavanagh and David Teasley Specialists in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Juvenile Justice Act Reauthorization: The Current Debate Summary Some criminologists and policymakers ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-91 |
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98-91 ENR February 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Safety Agencies and Authorities: A Primer Jean M. Rawson Donna U. Vogt1 Summary Several federal agencies, in cooperation with state governments, are responsible for regulating the safety of the U.S. food supply. In the wake of an outbreak of foodborne illness and the largest recall of suspected contaminated meat ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 1998 |
Report No. 98-91ENR |
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98-91 ENR February 5, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Safety Agencies and Authorities: A Primer Jean M. Rawson Donna U. Vogt1 Summary Several federal agencies, in cooperation with state governments, are responsible for regulating the safety of the U.S. food supply. In the wake of an outbreak of foodborne illness and the largest recall of suspected contaminated meat ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-132 |
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98-132 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid: 105th Congress February 4, 1998 Melvina Ford and Richard Price Specialists in Social Legislation Jennifer Neisner Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid: 105th Congress Summary Medicaid is a joint federal-state matching, open-ended ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 98-132EPW |
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98-132 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid: 105th Congress February 4, 1998 Melvina Ford and Richard Price Specialists in Social Legislation Jennifer Neisner Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid: 105th Congress Summary Medicaid is a joint federal-state matching, open-ended ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-946 |
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97-946 A Updated February 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Adjustment to Permanent Residence Status under Section 245(i) Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Under 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, an alien in the U.S. who, on the basis ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 1998 |
Report No. 97-946A |
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97-946 A Updated February 4, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Adjustment to Permanent Residence Status under Section 245(i) Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Under 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, an alien in the U.S. who, on the basis ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 96-371 |
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96-371 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the States and Other Jurisdictions Updated February 3, 1998 Isabelle Malloy Senior Research Librarian Congressional Reference Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the States and Other Jurisdictions Summary The report lists the ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 96-371C |
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96-371 C CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the States and Other Jurisdictions Updated February 3, 1998 Isabelle Malloy Senior Research Librarian Congressional Reference Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the States and Other Jurisdictions Summary The report lists the ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 1998 |
Report No. 94-319EPW |
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94-319 EPW Updated February 3, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Child Support Enforcement Program: A Fact Sheet Carmen Solomon-Fears Education and Public Welfare Division The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, was enacted in January 1975 (P.L. 93-647). Its main goals are to reduce spending for actual and potential ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 1998 |
Report No. 98-020 |
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OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TWO COMMODORE PLAZA 206 EAST NINTH STREET, SUITE 1900 LAWRENCE F. ALWIN, CPA AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 State Auditor February 2, 1998 Members of the Legislative Audit Committee: The General Revenue Fund is being reimbursed for unemployment and workers compensation benefits in a timely manner from the appropriate source funds. However, the consistency in methods used to ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 1998 |
Report No. 95-256 |
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95-256 F Updated January 30, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Au Pair Program Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In 1997, the au pair program received considerable media attention as a result of the Louise Woodward court case regarding possible involvement of an au pair in the death of a child ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1998 |
Report No. 97-475F |
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97-475 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bosnia Stabilization Force (SFOR) and U.S. Policy Updated January 29, 1998 Steven R. Bowman Specialist in National Defense Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bosnia Stabilization ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1998 |
Report No. 95-910 |
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95-910 STM Updated January 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Human Embryo Research Irene Stith-Coleman Specialist in Life Sciences Science, Technology, and Medicine Summary The FY1998 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, P.L. 105-78, enacted on November 13, 1997, prohibits the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funding human embryo research in fiscal year 1998. ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1998 |
Report No. 95-910STM |
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95-910 STM Updated January 29, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Human Embryo Research Irene Stith-Coleman Specialist in Life Sciences Science, Technology, and Medicine Summary The FY1998 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, P.L. 105-78, enacted on November 13, 1997, prohibits the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funding human embryo research in fiscal year 1998. ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 1998 |
Report No. 98-75 |
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98-75 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Payments to Physicians January 28, 1998 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare: Payments to Physicians Summary Payments for physicians services under Medicare are made on the basis of a fee schedule. This fee ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 1998 |
Report No. 97-39 |
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97-39 EPW Updated January 28, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Entitlements Debate David Stuart Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Federal entitlement programs make payments directly to recipients who meet eligibility criteria set by law. There are about 400 of them with Social Security being the largest. Generally, ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 1998 |
Report No. 97-39EPW |
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97-39 EPW Updated January 28, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Entitlements Debate David Stuart Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Federal entitlement programs make payments directly to recipients who meet eligibility criteria set by law. There are about 400 of them with Social Security being the largest. Generally, ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1998 |
Report No. 98-66 |
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98-66 E January 27, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Maquiladoras and NAFTA: The Economics of U.S.-Mexico Production Sharing and Trade J. F. Hornbeck Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary Debate continues over the benefits of U.S. trade with Mexico, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and particularly maquiladoras, or cross- ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-65 |
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97-65 EPW Updated January 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Issues in the 105th Congress, 2nd Session Paul M. Irwin Coordinator Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Several education issues are being considered by the 105th Congress. Some of the congressional action results from expiring legislation, such as the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-65EPW |
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97-65 EPW Updated January 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Issues in the 105th Congress, 2nd Session Paul M. Irwin Coordinator Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Several education issues are being considered by the 105th Congress. Some of the congressional action results from expiring legislation, such as the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). ...
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| Date Jan. 26, 1998 |
Report No. 97-948 |
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97-948 F Updated January 26, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program (DELG) Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary This report provides an overview of the Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program (DELG) which became operational on November 8, 1996. It discusses the major features of the ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 1998 |
Report No. 98-81 |
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98-81 STM CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and Semiconductor Technology: Issues Involving the DOE-Intel CRADA January 22, 1998 Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Glenn J. McLoughlin Specialist in Technology and Telecommunications Policy Science, Technology, and Medicine ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 1998 |
Report No. 98-56 |
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98-56 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Proposed Quota Increase: Issues for Congress January 16, 1998 Patricia A. Wertman Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Proposed Quota Increase: Issues for Congress Summary The ...
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| Date Jan. 14, 1998 |
Report No. 98-41 |
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98-41 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Readiness, Operations Tempo (OPTEMPO) and Personnel Tempo (PERSTEMPO): Are U.S. Forces Doing Too Much? January 14, 1998 Michael C. Ryan National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Readiness, Operations Tempo and Personnel Tempo: Are U.S. ...
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