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| Date Nov. 18, 1996 |
Report No. 96-271 |
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96-271 GOV Presidential Appointments To Full-Time Positions On Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 104th Congress Rogelio Garcia Specialist in American National Government Government Division November 18, 1996 as lillllllllillll'!!IlliiiIJII! PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS TO FULL-TIME POSITIONS ON REGULATORY AND OTHER COLLEGIAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, 104th CONGRESS SUMMARY This ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 1996 |
Report No. 97-018 |
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OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TWO COMMODORE PLAZA 206 EAST NINTH STREET, SUITE 1900 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 LAWRENCE F. ALWIN, CPA State Auditor November 15, 1996 Mr. Enos Cabell, Jr., Chairman Board of Regents of Texas Southern University 4103 Frost Lake Ct. Missouri City, Texas 77459 Dear Mr. Cabell: In response to your August 1996 request, the State Auditor s Office has conducted a financial and ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 1996 |
Report No. 94-228 |
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94-228 A ] U ' " " ' i-V. I I ) I.-? - i ' . . - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Under the GATT 1994 TRIPS Agreement Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Updated October 28, 1996 rrrrr ^ : ^ ^ iijj''. '::* -ii:i ;' ^'or'-'V-'l'' "/-^'M'- -/'-T- -!," ').'Jf ,/ >J' :' '?i!J'.""-:;.
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| Date Oct. 25, 1996 |
Report No. 96-699 |
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96-699 SPR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments Under the U.N. Framework Convention and the Berlin Mandate October 25, 1996 Wayne A. Morrissey Science and Technology Information Analyst Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments Under ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 1996 |
Report No. 96-699SPR |
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96-699 SPR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments Under the U.N. Framework Convention and the Berlin Mandate October 25, 1996 Wayne A. Morrissey Science and Technology Information Analyst Science, Technology, and Medicine Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments Under ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 1996 |
Report No. 96-844 |
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96-844 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Covert Action: An Effective Instrument of U. S. Foreign Policy? October 21, 1996 Richard A. Best, Jr. Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Covert action is the most controversial responsibility of the Central Intelligence Agency. (CIA). ...
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| Date Oct. 14, 1996 |
Report No. 96-376 |
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96-376 EPW Updated October 14, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Adoption: Interethnic Placement Legislation In the 104th Congress Karen Spar Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Legislation was enacted during the 104th Congress that is intended to promote adoption by prohibiting racial and other discrimination in adoptive placements and by establishing tax credits ...
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| Date Oct. 11, 1996 |
Report No. 96-823 |
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96-823 EPW October 11, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the 104th Congress Karen Spar Education and Public Welfare Division Summary The 104th Congress considered -- and ultimately rejected -- proposals to replace most existing child abuse and child welfare programs with block grants to states. Child welfare block grants had been ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 1996 |
Report No. 96-833 |
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96-833 GOV Women in the United States Congress Mildred L. Amer Specialist in American National Government Government Division A October 10, 1996 CRS WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS There are a record 58 women serving in the 104th Congress, 49 in the House (33 Democrats and 16 Republicans) and nine in the Senate (five Democrats and four Republicans). The first woman elected to Congress was ...
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| Date Oct. 4, 1996 |
Report No. 96-810 |
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96-810 E October 4, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gold Auctions: Current Proposal, History, and Congressional Role Patricia A. Wertman Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is proposing to sell 5 million ounces of gold, equal to a little less than 5% of its total ...
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| Date Sept. 30, 1996 |
Report No. 96-798 |
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Order Code 96-798 September 30, 1996 Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands Dispute: The U.S. Legal Relationship and Obligations Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary New tensions among China, Japan, and Taiwan over disputed islands in the East China Sea are based on long-standing territorial claims they have maintained. The United States has important ...
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| Date Sept. 24, 1996 |
Report No. 96-785 |
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| Date Sept. 23, 1996 |
Report No. 94-302 |
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94-302 A ^ !' I I I Intellectual Property Provisions Of the GATT 1994 And the Uruguay Round Agreements Act Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Updated September 23, 1996 I Ui[ Ir 'l ' ' ' "r 1 (' ' I INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS O F T H E GATT 1994 AND T H E URUGUAY R O U N D A G R E E M E N T S A C T SUMMARY This report analyzes the intellectual property (IP) provisions ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 1996 |
Report No. 96-766 |
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96-766 ENR September 16, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Clean Air Option: Cash for Clunkers David M. Bearden Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 encourage states to pursue market-based approaches to improve air quality.1 An Accelerated Vehicle Retirement (AVR) program, commonly referred to as Cash for Clunkers, ...
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| Date Sept. 13, 1996 |
Report No. 96-767 |
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Order Code 96-767 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chinese Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Background and Analysis September 13, 1996 Shirley A. Kan Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Chinese Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Background and Analysis Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 1996 |
Report No. 95-753 |
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95-753 A Updated August 20, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Emergency Powers: The So-Called "War Powers Act of 1933" David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The "War Powers Act of 1933" is a name given by some members of the militia and patriot movement to emergency banking legislation passed in 1933 five days after President ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 1996 |
Report No. 96-696 |
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96-696 A Overview And Comparison Of Omnibus Patent Reform Bills (S. 1961 And H.R. 3460) Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division August 20, 1996 OVERVIEW AND C O M P A R I S O N O F O M N I B U S P A T E N T R E F O R M B I L L S ( S . 1961 AND H.R. 3460) SUMMARY The pending omnibus patent reform bills (S. 1961 and H.R.3460) propose reorganization of the Patent and Trademark Office ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 1996 |
Report No. TRANSFERS88-95 |
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96-677 F CRS Report for Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1988-1995 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division August 15, 1996 J Congressional Research Service _ _ _ _ _1 _ _ _ . The Library of Congress Illmllllll~III~IIIII~lml CRS Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1988-1995 SUMMARY Developing nations ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 1996 |
Report No. 96-677 |
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96-677 F CRS Report for Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1988-1995 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division August 15, 1996 CRS J Congressional Research Service _ _ _ _ _1 _ _ _ . The Library of Congress Illmllllll~III~IIIII~lml Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1988-1995 SUMMARY Developing nations ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 1996 |
Report No. 96-677F |
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| Date Aug. 13, 1996 |
Report No. 96-94 |
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96-94 E Glass-Steagall Act Modernization? William Jackson Specialist in Financial Institutions Economics Division Updated August 13, 1996 cps I 111 GLASS-STEAGALL ACT MODERNIZATION? SUMMARY Debate over reform of the Nation's financial structure in the Congress includes reexamination of the banking and securities industries . The two were divided by the Glass-Steagall Act (part of the Banking Act ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 1996 |
Report No. 96-671 |
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96-671 F CRS Report for Congress International Drug Trade and Its Impact on the United States Raphael F. Perl, Coordinator Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Jennifer A. Neisner Analyst in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division David L. Teasley Analyst in American National Government Government Division August 9, 1996 CRS ...
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| Date July 30, 1996 |
Report No. 96-661 |
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Order Code 96-661 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Worker Rights Provisions and Trade Policy: Should They Be Linked? July 30, 1996 Mary Jane Bolle Specialist in Labor Economics Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Worker Rights Provisions and Trade Policy: Should They Be Linked? Summary Should promotion of worker rights around the world be ...
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| Date July 17, 1996 |
Report No. 96-631 |
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96-631 F July 17, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary During the negotiations on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), India blocked the draft treaty from becoming an official Conference ...
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| Date July 10, 1996 |
Report No. 96-609 |
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96-609 A CRS Report for Congress "In God We Trust" on the Nation's Coins and Currency and As the National Motto: History and Constitutionahty David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division July 10, 1996 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress "IN GOD WE TRUST" ON T H E N A T I O N ' S C O I N S AND C U R R E N C Y AND A S T H E NATIONAL M O T T O : H I S T O R Y ...
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| Date July 1, 1996 |
Report No. 95-166 |
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95-166 F Updated July 1, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Health Organization: A Fact Sheet Lois McHugh Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division The World Health Organization (WHO), established in 1948, is the U.N. System's authority on international public health issues. It assists governments in improving national health ...
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| Date June 21, 1996 |
Report No. 96-575 |
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96-575 A CRS Report for Congress Homosexuality and the Federal Constitution: A Legal Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Romer v. Evans Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division June 21, 1996 CRS Congressioiial Research Service The Library of Congress HOMOSEXUALITY AND T H E F E D E R A L C O N S T I T U T I O N : A LEGAL ANALYSIS O F T H E U . S . S U P R E M E C O U R T ...
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| Date June 21, 1996 |
Report No. 96-566 |
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96-566 F June 21, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Europe and China An Emerging Relationship Robert G. Sutter Senior Specialist in International Security Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Reflecting in large part European concern to become more closely linked with China's rising market, the 16-member European Union (EU) has been unusually active ...
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| Date June 19, 1996 |
Report No. 96-561 |
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96-561 F June 19, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO Adapts for New Missions: The Berlin Accord and Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTF) Stanley R. Sloan Senior Specialist in International Security Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division1 Summary The NATO Foreign Ministers, meeting on June 3, 1996 in Berlin, Germany, agreed in principle on significant new ...
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| Date June 13, 1996 |
Report No. 96-545 |
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96-545 A Moorhead-Schroeder Patent Reform Act: An Overview of H.R. 3460 Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division June 13, 1996 j j ' "-1 1"* ) ' M O O R H E A D - S C H R O E D E R P A T E N T R E F O R M ACT: AN OVERVIEW O F H.R. 3460 SUMMARY The Moorhead-Schroeder Patent Reform Act, H.R. 3460, contains six titles dealing with various patent reform issues. Title I ~ the Patent and ...
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| Date June 7, 1996 |
Report No. 95-629 |
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95-629 ENR Appropriations for FY1996 : Interior One of a series of CRS Reports on FY1996 appropriations Alfred R . Greenwood, Coordinator Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Updated June 7, 1996 CBS I I I 1 1 1 1 Ii Appropriations for FY1996 : Interior Summary The annual Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes funding for ...
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| Date June 6, 1996 |
Report No. 96-518 |
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96-518 F China's Rising Power: Alternative U.S. National Security Strategies -Findings of a Seminar Robert G. Sutter Senior Specialist in International Politics With the Assistance of Peter Mitchener Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division June 6, 1996 CRS CongressionaarchSere - Te L r of C ess l l l III IIII CHINA'S RISING POWER: ALTERNATIVE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES -- FINDINGS OF ...
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| Date June 5, 1996 |
Report No. 96-494 |
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96-494 F June 5, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web War Powers Resolution: A Brief Summary of Pro and Con Arguments Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The War Powers Resolution, Public Law 93-148, was enacted by Congress over the veto of President Nixon on November 7, 1973. Through more than twenty-two ...
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| Date June 3, 1996 |
Report No. 96-499 |
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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: A Summary file:///C:/DOCUME~1/fgibson/LOCALS~1/Temp/metacrs309_96-499A... 96-499 A Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division June 3, 1996 ANTITERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT OF 1996: A SUMMARY SUMMARY The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is the product of legislative efforts stretching back well over ...
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| Date May 31, 1996 |
Report No. 96-490 |
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96-490 E May 31, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Procedure for Disapproving the Renewal of China s Most-Favored-Nation Status Vladimir N. Pregelj Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary The continuation in effect of China s most-favored-nation status with the United States is contingent principally on the maintenance in force ...
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| Date May 30, 1996 |
Report No. 96-513 |
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96-513 A CRS Report for Congress Prison Litigation Reform Act: An Overview Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division May 30, 1996 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress P R I S O N LITIGATION R E F O R M ACT: AN OVERVIEW SUMMARY The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Public Law 104-134, effective April 26, 1996, makes major procedural and substantive changes in the ...
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| Date May 29, 1996 |
Report No. 96-460 |
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96-460 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax-Exempt Bonds and the Economics of Professional Sports Stadiums May 29, 1996 Dennis Zimmerman Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax-Exempt Bonds and the Economics of Professional Sports Stadiums Summary Users of publicly owned stadiums receive subsidies from both ...
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| Date May 28, 1996 |
Report No. 96-477 |
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96-477 ENR May 28, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary Provisions in the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127, the 1996 farm bill) make several changes to the ...
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| Date May 24, 1996 |
Report No. 96-469 |
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96-469 E May 24, 1996 )-:V ;**i."[ ) ' ! ' { -'-"> The China-U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Dispute: Background and Implications for China-U.S. Economic Relations Wayne M. Morrison Analyst in International Trade and Finance Economics Division SUMMARY The United States has pressed China over the past several years to improve its protection of U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) and to afford ...
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| Date May 22, 1996 |
Report No. 96-462 |
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96-462 F May 22, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web German Military Presence in the United States: The Case of Holloman Air Force Base Karen Donfried Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary For four decades, Germany has sent pilots to the United States for training. On May 1, 1996, this bilateral military cooperation took an ...
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| Date May 20, 1996 |
Report No. 96-351 |
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96-351 ENR Updated May 20, 1996 Received through the CRS Web Wheat, Feed Grains, Cotton, Rice, and Oilseeds Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill1 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division SUMMARY The "Agricultural Market Transition Act" (Title I of the 1996 farm law) ushers in a new system of price and income supports for producers ...
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| Date May 20, 1996 |
Report No. 96-351ENR |
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96-351 ENR Updated May 20, 1996 Received through the CRS Web Wheat, Feed Grains, Cotton, Rice, and Oilseeds Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill1 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division SUMMARY The "Agricultural Market Transition Act" (Title I of the 1996 farm law) ushers in a new system of price and income supports for producers ...
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| Date May 17, 1996 |
Report No. 96-440 |
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96-440 ENR May 17, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dairy Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127, the enacted 1996 farm bill) contains provisions (Title I, Subtitle D, Chapter 1) that ...
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| Date May 16, 1996 |
Report No. 96-431 |
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96-431 ENR May 16, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127, the 1996 farm bill), which was signed into law on April 4, 1996, contains a credit title ( ...
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| Date May 2, 1996 |
Report No. 96-389 |
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96-389 ENR May 2, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NAFTA and U.S.-Mexico Cattle Trade Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented in January 1994. Thus far, no clear pattern has emerged regarding U.S.-Mexico cattle trade: in the first year ...
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| Date April 29, 1996 |
Report No. 96-373 |
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Order Code 96-373 April 29, 1996 Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Division D of the 1996 Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 104-106), referred to as the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996, concerns changes to the procurement requirements for armed services acquisitions and for civilian agency acquisitions. Although the ...
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| Date April 19, 1996 |
Report No. 96-353 |
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Order Code 96-353 A April 19, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity: Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996) M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report summarizes the Supreme Court's decision in Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996), holding unconstitutional the provision of the Indian Gaming ...
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| Date April 18, 1996 |
Report No. 96-354 |
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| Date April 11, 1996 |
Report No. 96-330 |
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96-330 ENR April 11, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conservation Provisions in the 1996 Farm Bill: A Summary Jeffrey Zinn Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary This report briefly reviews the setting in which the farm bill was passed, then describes the provisions in Title III -- Conservation. For a ...
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| Date March 20, 1996 |
Report No. 96-261 |
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Order Code 96-261 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Russia and U.S. Foreign Assistance: 1992-1996 March 20, 1996 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Russia and U.S. Foreign Assistance: 1992-1996 Summary This report, written in 1996, provides historical background that may ...
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