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| Date Nov. 21, 1997 |
Report No. 97-1017E |
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97-1017 E November 21, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Industrial Energy Intensiveness and Energy Costs in the Context of Climate Change Policy Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Economics Division Summary International negotiations are under way regarding measures to stabilize concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas in order to forestall feared changes ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 1997 |
Report No. 97-927 |
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97-927 ENR Updated November 18, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY1998 USDA Budget and Appropriations: Domestic Food Programs Jean Yavis Jones Specialist, Food and Agriculture Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The conference agreement on FY1998 agriculture appropriations (H.R. 2160) provides a total of $37.2 billion in budget authority for ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 1997 |
Report No. 97-927ENR |
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97-927 ENR Updated November 18, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY1998 USDA Budget and Appropriations: Domestic Food Programs Jean Yavis Jones Specialist, Food and Agriculture Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The conference agreement on FY1998 agriculture appropriations (H.R. 2160) provides a total of $37.2 billion in budget authority for ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-204 |
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97-204 EPW Appropriations for FY1998: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Updated November 17, 1997 Dennis W. Snook, Coordinator Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare 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 ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-504 |
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97-504 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity Restructuring: Comparison of S. 1401, H.R. 655, H.R. 1230, S. 722, and H.R. 1960 Updated November 17, 1997 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electricity Restructuring: Comparison of S. 1401, ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 95-1101 |
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95-1101 SPR Updated November 17, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Abortion Procedures Irene E. Stith-Coleman Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division Summary The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997, H.R. 1122 was vetoed by President Clinton on October 10, 1997. This legislation would have made it a federal crime, punishable by fine and/or ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 95-1101SPR |
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95-1101 SPR Updated November 17, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Abortion Procedures Irene E. Stith-Coleman Specialist in Life Sciences Science Policy Research Division Summary The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997, H.R. 1122 was vetoed by President Clinton on October 10, 1997. This legislation would have made it a federal crime, punishable by fine and/or ...
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| Date Nov. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-916 |
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97-916 EPW Updated November 17, 1997 .....CRS Report for Congress .Student Loan Consolidation Slargot A. Schenet Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Title T of the Higher Education Act (HEA) authorizes the major federal student V aid program, including the guaranteed and direct student loan programs. T FYI 996; n these loan programs supported an estimated ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 1997 |
Report No. 97-1022 |
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97-1022 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chinese Nuclear Testing and Warhead Development November 14, 1997 Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress NOTE This CRS study was initiated at the request of the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives and ...
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| Date Nov. 13, 1997 |
Report No. 97-208 |
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97-208 SPR Appropriations for FY1998: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Updated November 13, 1997 Paul F. Rothberg and Duane Thompson Co-Coordinators Science Policy Research 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 ...
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| Date Nov. 10, 1997 |
Report No. 97-989 |
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Updated November I 0,1997 U.S. Border Patrol Operations William J . Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary In FY1995, the U.S. Border Patrol formally adopted a strategy known as "prevention through deterrence." This strategy calls for deploying Border Patrol agents directly on the border to deter illegal entry outright, rather than attempting to ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 1997 |
Report No. 97-999 |
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97-999 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Prison Litigation Reform Act: Survey of Post-Reform Act Prisoners' Civil Rights Cases November 4, 1997 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Prison Litigation Reform Act: Survey of Post-Reform Act Prisoners' Civil Rights Cases Summary The Prison Litigation Reform ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 1997 |
Report No. 97-986 |
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97-986 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives October 31, 1997 Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 1997 |
Report No. 97-986GOV |
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97-986 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives October 31, 1997 Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 1997 |
Report No. 97-518 |
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97-518 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and the Multilateral Development Banks Updated October 31, 1997 Jonathan Sanford Analyst in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China and the Multilateral Development Banks Summary Congress is currently considering appropriations for ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 1997 |
Report No. 97-518F |
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97-518 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and the Multilateral Development Banks Updated October 31, 1997 Jonathan Sanford Analyst in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China and the Multilateral Development Banks Summary Congress is currently considering appropriations for ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 1997 |
Report No. 96-976EPW |
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96-976 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Older Americans Act: 105th Congress Issues Updated October 28, 1997 Carol O Shaughnessy Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Older Americans Act: 105th Congress Issues SUMMARY Authorization of appropriations for the Older Americans Act expired at ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 1997 |
Report No. 97-973 |
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97-973 GOV October 28, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary Federal election law has long prohibited corporate and union spending in federal elections, but distinctions in statutes and judicial rulings have opened avenues by which these groups ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 1997 |
Report No. 97-973GOV |
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97-973 GOV October 28, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary Federal election law has long prohibited corporate and union spending in federal elections, but distinctions in statutes and judicial rulings have opened avenues by which these groups ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 1997 |
Report No. 97-970 |
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CRS Report: - - NLE Downloaded from the National Library for the Environment Toxics Release Inventory: Do Communities Have a Right to Know More? Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division October 26, 1997 97-970 ENR Summary In 1986, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national inventory of toxic ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 1997 |
Report No. 97-836 |
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97-836 SPR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Analysis of Ten Selected Science and Technology Policy Studies Updated October 24, 1997 William C. Boesman, Coordinator Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Analysis of Ten Selected Science and Technology Policy Studies Summary Since the end of the ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 1997 |
Report No. 97-52F |
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97-52 F October 24, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radio Free Asia Susan B. Epstein Specialist on Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In response to some Asian countries' human rights violations and to promote democracy in countries such as China and North Korea, the Administration and the 103rd Congress agreed that the United ...
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| Date Oct. 22, 1997 |
Report No. 97-960 |
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97-960 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorism, the Media, and the Government: Perspectives, Trends, and Options for Policymakers October 22, 1997 Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report article examines competing perspectives on the desired ...
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| Date Oct. 22, 1997 |
Report No. 97-959 |
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97-959 ENR October 22, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Highway Fund Sanctions for Clean Air Act Violations James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is required to impose highway fund and other sanctions on areas that she ...
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| Date Oct. 22, 1997 |
Report No. 97-959ENR |
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97-959 ENR October 22, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Highway Fund Sanctions for Clean Air Act Violations James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is required to impose highway fund and other sanctions on areas that she ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 1997 |
Report No. 97-944 |
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97-944 EPW Updated October 21, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Private Contracts Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Cecilia O. Echeverr a Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Private contracting is the term used to describe situations where a physician and a patient agree not to submit a claim for a ...
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| Date Oct. 20, 1997 |
Report No. 96-912 |
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96-912 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process Updated October 20, 1997 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process Summary Each year, the federal government raises and spends more than $1.5 ...
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| Date Oct. 20, 1997 |
Report No. 96-912GOV |
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96-912 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process Updated October 20, 1997 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process Summary Each year, the federal government raises and spends more than $1.5 ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-854 |
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97-854 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: An Overview Updated October 17, 1997 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: An Overview Summary On July 31, the House and Senate both passed the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (H.R. 2014). The ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-854E |
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97-854 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: An Overview Updated October 17, 1997 David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: An Overview Summary On July 31, the House and Senate both passed the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (H.R. 2014). The ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-947 |
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97-947 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Appropriations Process and the Congressional Budget Act October 17, 1997 James V. Saturno Specialist on the Congress Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Appropriations Process and the Congressional Budget Act Summary Each year Congress considers a series of appropriations measures that ...
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| Date Oct. 16, 1997 |
Report No. 97-941 |
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97-941 F October 16, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China-U.S. Summit, October 1997 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Despite being troubled throughout much of the 1990s, U.S.-China relations have improved in recent months. On October 28, 1997, China s President, Jiang Zemin, will arrive in Washington D.C. ...
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| Date Oct. 16, 1997 |
Report No. 97-471 |
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97-471 ENR Updated October 16, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Issues Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The 105th Congress has taken up legislation to increase states' flexibility in using funds from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund and to ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 1997 |
Report No. 97-932 |
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97-932 E October 10, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Economic Development: An Overview Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary Since the initiation of economic and trade reforms in 1978, China has been one of the world s fastest growing economies. According to Chinese data, real GDP grew at an average annual rate ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 97-938 |
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97-938 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Managed Health Care: Federal and State Regulation October 8, 1997 Beth C. Fuchs Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Managed Health Care: Federal and State Regulation Summary Numerous bills have been introduced in the 105th Congress to regulate ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 97-931 |
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97-931 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Enforcement Act of 1997: Summary and Legislative History October 8, 1997 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Budget Enforcement Act of 1997: Summary and Legislative History Summary In July 1997, Congress completed action on two ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 97-938EPW |
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97-938 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Managed Health Care: Federal and State Regulation October 8, 1997 Beth C. Fuchs Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Managed Health Care: Federal and State Regulation Summary Numerous bills have been introduced in the 105th Congress to regulate ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 97-908 |
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97-908 F The Israeli Economy: Ove Developed. en October 8. 1997 Raymond J. Abeam Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs and National, Defense Division II IIII II~lI IIIHI tI II ii I The Israeli Economy: Overview and Recent Developments Summary The Israeli economy belies simple categorization. Based on a per capita income level of $16,783, a large services sector, and hundreds of dynamic ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 94-615 |
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94-615 EPW Updated October 8, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Paul J. Graney Technical Information Specialist Education and Public Welfare Division The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is a health insurance program for federal employees, annuitants, and their dependents. In 1997, about 9 million people participate ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 94-615EPW |
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94-615 EPW Updated October 8, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Paul J. Graney Technical Information Specialist Education and Public Welfare Division The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is a health insurance program for federal employees, annuitants, and their dependents. In 1997, about 9 million people participate ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 1997 |
Report No. 96-720 |
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96-720 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New Welfare Law: Comparison of the New Block Grant Program with Aid to Families with Dependent Children Updated October 6, 1997 Vee Burke Specialist in Income Maintenance Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress New Welfare Law: Comparison of the New Block Grant Program with Aid to ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 1997 |
Report No. 96-720EPW |
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96-720 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New Welfare Law: Comparison of the New Block Grant Program with Aid to Families with Dependent Children Updated October 6, 1997 Vee Burke Specialist in Income Maintenance Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress New Welfare Law: Comparison of the New Block Grant Program with Aid to ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 1997 |
Report No. 96-517 |
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96-517 ENR Updated October 3, 1997 Received through the CRS Web Biosphere Reserves: Fact Sheet Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Since 1972, the United States has participated in the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), coordinated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 1997 |
Report No. 96-517ENR |
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96-517 ENR Updated October 3, 1997 Received through the CRS Web Biosphere Reserves: Fact Sheet Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Since 1972, the United States has participated in the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), coordinated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( ...
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| Date Oct. 2, 1997 |
Report No. 97-914 |
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97-914 ENR Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered October 2. 1997 Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division in rA -,--.- =-_ I Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered Summary For Congress, the reauthorization of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 1997 |
Report No. 96-272 |
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96-272 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: U.S. Economic Sanctions Updated October 1, 1997 Dianne E. Rennack Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This paper presents a history of U.S. economic sanctions imposed against the People's Republic of China for foreign ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 1997 |
Report No. 97-905ENR |
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97-905 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws October 1, 1997 Jasper Womach, Coordinator Agricultural Policy Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Principal CRS contributors to this glossary are: Geoffrey S. Becker; John Blodgett; Ralph Chite; Jean ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 1997 |
Report No. 96-272F |
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96-272 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: U.S. Economic Sanctions Updated October 1, 1997 Dianne E. Rennack Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This paper presents a history of U.S. economic sanctions imposed against the People's Republic of China for foreign ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 1997 |
Report No. 97-879 |
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97-879 ENR October 1, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environment in Fast Track Trade Authority: Summary of the Clinton Administration Proposal Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary President Clinton has asked Congress for "fast track" authority for implementing future trade ...
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| Date Oct. 1, 1997 |
Report No. 97-879ENR |
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97-879 ENR October 1, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environment in Fast Track Trade Authority: Summary of the Clinton Administration Proposal Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary President Clinton has asked Congress for "fast track" authority for implementing future trade ...
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