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Date Dec. 19, 1997 Report No. 97-1061 Title

Protecting Privacy on the Internet: A Summary of Legislative Proposals

97-1061 STM December 19, 1997 I ' ' - . Protecting Privacy on the Internet: A Summary of Legislative Proposals Angela Choy, Marcia S. Smith, and Jane Bortnick Griffith Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Summary The explosive growth in the use of computer networks for personal, governmentaL and commercial purposes has raised complex issues of personal privacy, fn particular, the ease with ...

Date Dec. 17, 1997 Report No. 97-373E Title

Private Mortgage Insurance: Cancellation Options

97-373 E Updated December 17, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Private Mortgage Insurance: Cancellation Options Bruce E. Foote Analyst in Housing Economics Division Summary If home mortgage borrowers are unable to make downpayments of at least 20%, lenders generally require that the borrowers obtain some type of mortgage insurance. In response, the borrowers either obtain ...

Date Dec. 17, 1997 Report No. 96-280EPW Title

Runaway and Homeless Youth: Legislative Issues

96-280 EPW Updated December 17, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Runaway and Homeless Youth: Legislative Issues Ruth Ellen Wasem Alice Butler Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP) funds basic centers and transitional living projects. Funding for FY1998 remains at the FY1997 level ($58.6 million). The reauthorization of ...

Date Dec. 17, 1997 Report No. 96-280 Title

Runaway and Homeless Youth: Legislative Issues

96-280 EPW Updated December 17, 1997 Runaway and Homeless Youth: Legislative Issues Ruth Ellen Wasem Alice Butler Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP) funds basic centers and transitional living projects. Funding for FY1998 remains at the FY1997 level ($58.6 million). The reauthorization of RHYP is traditionally part of the reauthorization of ...

Date Dec. 15, 1997 Report No. 97-1054 Title

Immigration: The New Affidavit of Support - Questions, Answers, and Issues

97-1054 EPW December 15, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: The New Affidavit of Support Questions, Answers, and Issues Joyce C. Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has issued the new affidavit of support form required by 1996 immigration and welfare legislation. ...

Date Dec. 15, 1997 Report No. 97-1054EPW Title

Immigration: The New Affidavit of Support - Questions, Answers, and Issues

97-1054 EPW December 15, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: The New Affidavit of Support Questions, Answers, and Issues Joyce C. Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has issued the new affidavit of support form required by 1996 immigration and welfare legislation. ...

Date Dec. 12, 1997 Report No. 97-663 Title

Regional Trade Agreements: Implications for U.S. Trade Policy

97-663 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Regional Trade Agreements: Implications for U.S. Trade Policy Updated December 12, 1997 George Holliday Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Regional Trade Agreements: Implications for U.S. Trade Policy Summary Since the 1980s, the United States and other ...

Date Dec. 11, 1997 Report No. 97-212 Title

Appropriations for FY 1998

97-212 GOV Appropriations for FY1998: Legislative Branch Updated December 11, 1997 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government 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 ...

Date Dec. 11, 1997 Report No. 97-1050 Title

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues and Outlook—Findings of a CRS Seminar

97-1050 F December 11, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues and Outlook Findings of a CRS Seminar Robert G. Sutter Senior Specialist in International Politics Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary A CRS seminar on current issues in U.S.-Japan relations focused on salient economic and security difficulties affecting the generally ...

Date Dec. 10, 1997 Report No. 97-432F Title

State Department and Related Agencies FY1998 Appropriations

97-432 F Updated December 10, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Department and Related Agencies FY1998 Appropriations Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The President's FY1998 budget request, announced February 6, 1997, included $5.41 billion for the Department of State, U.S. Information Agency ...

Date Dec. 10, 1997 Report No. 97-432 Title

State Department and Related Agencies FY1998 Appropriations

97-432 F Updated December 10, 1997 State Department and Related Agencies FY1998 Appropriations Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The President's FY1998 budget request, announced February 6, 1997, included $5.41 billion for the Department of State, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), United Nations (U.N.), Arms Control and ...

Date Dec. 9, 1997 Report No. 97-1052 Title

Congressional Districts: How to Compile Histories of Their Composition and Representation

97-1052 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Districts: How to Compile Histories of Their Composition and Representation December 9, 1997 (name redacted) Analyst in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Districts: How to Compile Histories of Their Composition and Representation Summary ...

Date Dec. 9, 1997 Report No. 97-201 Title

Appropriations for FY1998

97-201 ENR Appropriations for FY1998: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Updated December 9, 1997 Ralph M. Chite, Coordinator Specialist in Agricultural Policy 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, ...

Date Dec. 8, 1997 Report No. 97-969 Title

APEC and the 1997 Summit in Vancouver

97-969 E APEC and the 1997 Summit in Vancouver Updated December 8, 1997 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress APEC and the 1997 Summit in Vancouver Summary The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is an association of 21 economies bordering the Pacific Ocean who are working cooperatively to reduce barriers ...

Date Dec. 8, 1997 Report No. 97-969E Title

APEC and the 1997 Summit in Vancouver

97-969 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web APEC and the 1997 Summit in Vancouver Updated December 8, 1997 Dick K. Nanto Specialist in Industry and Trade Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress APEC and the 1997 Summit in Vancouver Summary The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is an association of 21 economies bordering the Pacific ...

Date Dec. 8, 1997 Report No. 97-1049 Title

Robert G. Sutter Senior Specialist In International Politics Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

97-1049 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Issues in the Pacific Islands: Setting Priorities December 8, 1997 Robert G. Sutter Senior Specialist In International Politics Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Issues in the Pacific Islands: Setting Priorities Summary The participants in a CRS Seminar on ...

Date Dec. 8, 1997 Report No. 97-1041 Title

Senate Consideration of the North Atlantic Treaty and Subsequent Accessions: Historical Overview

97-1041 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Consideration of the North Atlantic Treaty and Subsequent Accessions: Historical Overview December 8, 1997 (name redacted) Senior Specialist in International Security Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Note This report is based on a memorandum originally ...

Date Dec. 3, 1997 Report No. 97-203 Title

Appropriations for FY 1998

97-203 EPW Appropriations for FY1998: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Updated December 3, 1997 Paul M. Irwin 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 ...

Date Dec. 3, 1997 Report No. 96-889 Title

China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) and Defense Industries

96-889 F China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) and Defense Industries Updated December 3, 1997 Shirley A. Kan Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) and Defense Industries ...

Date Dec. 3, 1997 Report No. 96-889F Title

China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) and Defense Industries

96-889 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) and Defense Industries Updated December 3, 1997 Shirley A. Kan Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for ...

Date Dec. 1, 1997 Report No. 97-904 Title

Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions

97-904 GOV Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions Updated December 1, 1997 Sandy Streeter Analyst in American National Government, Coordinator Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions Summary Congress annually considers 13 regular appropriations bills providing funding for agency operations. If any of these bills are not ...

Date Dec. 1, 1997 Report No. 97-904GOV Title

Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions

97-904 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions Updated December 1, 1997 Sandy Streeter Analyst in American National Government, Coordinator Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions Summary Congress annually considers 13 regular appropriations bills providing funding ...

Date Nov. 26, 1997 Report No. 97-205 Title

Appropriations for FY1998: Defense

97-205 F Appropriations for FY1998: Defense Updated November 26, 1997 Stephen Daggett Specialist 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 begins with the ...

Date Nov. 24, 1997 Report No. 97-491EPW Title

Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress

97-491 EPW Updated November 24, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress Karen Spar Education and Public Welfare Division Summary President Clinton signed the Adoption and Safe Families Act into law on November 19, 1997, after the House and Senate approved final versions of the legislation on November 13. The new law (P.L. 105- ...

Date Nov. 24, 1997 Report No. 97-491 Title

Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress

97-491 EPW Updated November 24, 1997 Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress Karen Spar Education and Public Welfare Division Summary President Clinton signed the Adoption and Safe Families Act into law on November 19, 1997, after the House and Senate approved final versions of the legislation on November 13. The new law (P.L. 105-89) is intended to promote adoption or other permanent ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-810 Title

Central American Asylum Seekers: Impact of 1996 Immigration Law

97-810 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Central American Asylum Seekers: Impact of 1996 Immigration Law Updated November 21, 1997 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Central American Asylum Seekers: Impact of 1996 Immigration Law SUMMARY In enacting the Illegal ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-810EPW Title

Central American Asylum Seekers: Impact of 1996 Immigration Law

97-810 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Central American Asylum Seekers: Impact of 1996 Immigration Law Updated November 21, 1997 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Central American Asylum Seekers: Impact of 1996 Immigration Law SUMMARY In enacting the Illegal ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-1000 Title

Global Climate Change Treaty: Negotiations and Related Issues

97-1000 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change Treaty: Negotiations and Related Issues Updated November 21, 1997 Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change Treaty: Negotiations and Related Issues Summary ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-1000ENR Title

Global Climate Change Treaty: Negotiations and Related Issues

97-1000 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change Treaty: Negotiations and Related Issues Updated November 21, 1997 Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change Treaty: Negotiations and Related Issues Summary ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-1017 Title

Industrial Energy Intensiveness and Energy Costs in the Context of Climate Change Policy

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 ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-1015 Title

Global Climate Change: The Role of U.S. Foreign Assistance

97-1015 F November 21, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: The Role of U.S. Foreign Assistance Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary With their expanding populations and growing economies, developing countries are expected by the year 2010 to account for roughly half of emissions of the ...

Date Nov. 21, 1997 Report No. 97-1017E Title

Industrial Energy Intensiveness and Energy Costs in the Context of Climate Change Policy

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 ...

Date Nov. 18, 1997 Report No. 97-927 Title

FY1998 USDA Budget and Appropriations: Domestic Food Programs

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 ...

Date Nov. 18, 1997 Report No. 97-927ENR Title

FY1998 USDA Budget and Appropriations: Domestic Food Programs

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 ...

Date Nov. 17, 1997 Report No. 97-204 Title

Appropriations for FY 1998

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 ...

Date Nov. 17, 1997 Report No. 97-504 Title

Electricity Restructuring: Comparison of S. 1401, H.R. 655, H.R. 1230, S. 722, and H.R. 1960

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, ...

Date Nov. 17, 1997 Report No. 95-1101 Title

Abortion Procedures

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 ...

Date Nov. 17, 1997 Report No. 95-1101SPR Title

Abortion Procedures

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 ...

Date Nov. 17, 1997 Report No. 97-916 Title

Student Loan Consolidation

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 ...

Date Nov. 14, 1997 Report No. 97-1022 Title

Chinese Nuclear Testing and Warhead Development

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 ...

Date Nov. 13, 1997 Report No. 97-208 Title

Appropriations for FY1998

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 ...

Date Nov. 10, 1997 Report No. 97-989 Title

U.S. Border Patrol Operations

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 ...

Date Nov. 4, 1997 Report No. 97-999 Title

Prison Litigation Reform Act

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 ...

Date Oct. 31, 1997 Report No. 97-986 Title

Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives

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 ...

Date Oct. 31, 1997 Report No. 97-986GOV Title

Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives

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 ...

Date Oct. 31, 1997 Report No. 97-518 Title

China and the Multilateral Development Banks

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 ...

Date Oct. 31, 1997 Report No. 97-518F Title

China and the Multilateral Development Banks

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 ...

Date Oct. 28, 1997 Report No. 96-976EPW Title

Older Americans Act: 105th Congress Issues

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 ...

Date Oct. 28, 1997 Report No. 97-973 Title

Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections

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 ...

Date Oct. 28, 1997 Report No. 97-973GOV Title

Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections

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 ...