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| Date Feb. 18, 1997 |
Report No. 96-138 |
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96-138 F CRS Report for Congress Cuba-U.S. Relations: A Chronology of Key Events, 195 9 - 1996 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs with the assistance of Sandra Morales-Musta and Tamar Sat-Net Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Updated February 18, 1997 I CRS Congressional Research Service . TIle Library of Congress 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 CUBA-U.S. ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 1997 |
Report No. 97-230 |
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97-230 EPW February 12, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Reasons for Growth, 1981-1995 Joyce C. Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Legal immigration to the United States has increased sharply in recent years, and shows no signs of slowing down. The question of why immigration has grown so rapidly and the ...
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| Date Feb. 12, 1997 |
Report No. 97-230EPW |
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97-230 EPW February 12, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: Reasons for Growth, 1981-1995 Joyce C. Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Education and Public Welfare Division Summary Legal immigration to the United States has increased sharply in recent years, and shows no signs of slowing down. The question of why immigration has grown so rapidly and the ...
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| Date Feb. 11, 1997 |
Report No. 97-224 |
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97-224 EPW February 11, 1997 Railroad Occupational Disability: Conflict Over Standards Dennis Snook Specialist for Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Summary Introduction. Many Member offices have been contacted by constituents concerned about efforts to establish new standards by which staff of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)' would adjudicate occupational disability claims. Such ...
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| Date Feb. 7, 1997 |
Report No. 97-197 |
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97-197 F February 7, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.N. Development Program: Background and Issues for Congress Lois McHugh Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The U.N. Development Program (UNDP), established in 1966 by the U.N. General Assembly, coordinates and provides funding for most U.N. development assistance ...
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| Date Feb. 6, 1997 |
Report No. 97-217 |
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| Date Jan. 28, 1997 |
Report No. 97-154 |
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97-154 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electric Utility Restructuring: Overview of Basic Policy Questions January 28, 1997 Larry B. Parker Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electric Utility Restructuring: Overview of Basic Policy Questions Summary Proposals ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 1997 |
Report No. 97-154ENR |
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97-154 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electric Utility Restructuring: Overview of Basic Policy Questions January 28, 1997 Larry B. Parker Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electric Utility Restructuring: Overview of Basic Policy Questions Summary Proposals ...
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| Date Jan. 24, 1997 |
Report No. 96-567 |
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96-567 GOV Judicial Nominations by President Clinton During the 103rd and 104th Congresses Updated January 24, 1997 Denis Steven Rutkus Specialist in American National Government Government Division -- CRS Judicial Nominations by President Clinton During the 103rd and 104th Congresses SUMMARY Under the Constitution of the United States, the President nominates, and subject to confirmation by the ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 1997 |
Report No. 97-138 |
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97-138 GOV January 23, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee System: Rules Changes in the House, 105th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government Division Summary This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 105th Congress. Committee Structure Jurisdiction. H.Res. 5 changed the Budget ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 1997 |
Report No. 97-129 |
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97-129 C Received through the CRS Web Where to Get Publications from The Executive and Independent Agencies: A Directory of Sources For Official Documents Janet Hays Information Management Specialist Congressional Reference Division Deborah C. Brudno Consultant January 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE USE ONLY Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress WHERE TO GET PUBLICATIONS FROM THE ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 1997 |
Report No. 97-129C |
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97-129 C Received through the CRS Web Where to Get Publications from The Executive and Independent Agencies: A Directory of Sources For Official Documents Janet Hays Information Management Specialist Congressional Reference Division Deborah C. Brudno Consultant January 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE USE ONLY Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress WHERE TO GET PUBLICATIONS FROM THE ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 97-126 |
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. ' . ., , 97-126 SPR Federal R&D Funding Trends In Five Agencies: NSF, NASA, NIST, DOE (Civilian) and NOAA Michael E. Davey Coordinator Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division January 17, 1997 . . .. FEDERAL R&D FUNDING TRENDS IN F ~ V E AGENCIES: NSF? NASA, hWT, DOE (Civilian) and NOAA This report includes a brief analysis of federal research and development (R&D) ...
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| Date Jan. 17, 1997 |
Report No. 95-738 |
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Order Code 95-738 SPR Updated January 17, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Difference Between DOD Programs That Develop Dual-Use Technologies and DOD's Dual-Use Technology Development Programs A Fact Sheet John D. Moteff Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division This fact sheet makes a distinction between DOD programs that develop dual-use ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 1997 |
Report No. 96-847 |
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96-847 E " .^ " v - '-'''S "' f '' -' - - - a Kik='i--''V" v>-^-i! "'; ='?^-i; S".: : >^,\%:-\.f'K' 'r.(;; 1-1, Intellectual Property Rights and U.S. Foreign Trade Glennon J. Harrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Updated January 16, 1997 i^?)fe}^!i;(j?i:!iisi4ite "'. '.' 'C^-'.'^ " ' ! J 1 r _ * .. : ,. . ^: ' ' I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E R T Y R I G H T ...
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| Date Jan. 15, 1997 |
Report No. 96-835 |
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96-835 F Updated January 15, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nicaragua's 1996 Elections and Results Maureen Taft-Morales Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary The acrimony surrounding Nicaragua's recent elections has raised new concerns for political conciliation and stability there. Nicaraguans voted for president, the ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 1997 |
Report No. 96-987 |
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96-987 EPW CRS Report for Congress Child Nutrition Legislation In the 104th Congress Joe Richardson Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Updated January 10, 1997 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CHILD NUTRITION LEGISLATION IN THE 104TH CONGRESS SUMMARY In 1995 and 1996, Congress acted four times to change federal child nutrition programs ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 97-67 |
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97-67 C Grants and Foundation Support: Selected Sources of Information on Government and Private Funding Revised by Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Congressional Reference Division January 8, 1997 GRANTS AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT: SELECTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FUNDING SUMMARY Congressional offices receive numerous requests for information on how to obtain funds. ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 1997 |
Report No. 97-67C |
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97-67 C Grants and Foundation Support: Selected Sources of Information on Government and Private Funding Revised by Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Congressional Reference Division January 8, 1997 GRANTS AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT: SELECTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FUNDING SUMMARY Congressional offices receive numerous requests for information on how to obtain funds. ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 1997 |
Report No. 97-73 |
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97-73 GOV January 7, 1997 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S. Presidency: Office and Powers Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government Division Summary The President of the United States heads the executive branch of the federal government, which is constitutionally equal to the legislative and judicial branches. While somewhat interdependent ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 1997 |
Report No. 97-69 |
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Order Code 97-69 ENR The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996: An Overview January 6, 1997 Jean M. Rawson, Coordinator Food and Agriculture Section Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Contributing Authors Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Geoffrey Becker Ralph Chite Jean Yavis Jones Remy Jurenas Jean Rawson Lenore Sek Jasper Womach Jeffrey Zinn ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 1997 |
Report No. 96-723 |
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Order Code 96-723 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bosnia Implementation Force (IFOR) and Stabilization Force (SFOR): Activities of the 104th Congress Updated January 6, 1997 Julie Kim Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bosnia Implementation Force (IFOR) and Stabilization ...
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| Date Jan. 6, 1997 |
Report No. 97-62 |
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Order Code 97-62 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Marshall Plan: Design, Accomplishments, and Relevance to the Present January 6, 1997 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Marshall Plan: Design, Accomplishments, and Relevance to the Present Summary Periodically, ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 1996 |
Report No. 97-68 |
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97-68 A CRS Report for Congress Gun Ban For Persons Convicted Of Misdemeanor Crime Of Domestic Violence: Ex Post Facto Clause And Other Constitutional Issues Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division December 30, 1996 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress GUN BAN F O R P E R S O N S C O N V I C T E D O F M I S D E M E A N O R C R I M E O F D O M E S T I C V I O ...
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| Date Dec. 24, 1996 |
Report No. 97-70 |
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97-70 SPR CRS Report for Congress Government Performance and Results Act, P.L. 103-62: Implementation Through Fall 1996 and Issues for the 105th Congress Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division December 24, 1996 CRS HBm Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT, P.L. 103-62: IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 1996 |
Report No. 97-57 |
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Order Code 97-57 A Restrictions on Lobbying Congress With Federal Funds December 23, 1996 Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Restrictions on Lobbying Congress With Federal Funds Summary There are several provisions of federal law, rule and regulation which limit or restrict the use of funds appropriated by Congress for the purposes of "lobbying" activities. This report ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 1996 |
Report No. 94-36 |
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94-36 EPW Summary of Major Changes in the Social Security Cash Benefits Program: 1935-1996 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Updated December 20, 1996 CRS SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY CASH BENEFITS PROGRAM: 1935-1996 SUMMARY Title II of the original Social Security Act of 1935 established a national plan designed to provide ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 1996 |
Report No. 94-36EPW |
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94-36 EPW Summary of Major Changes in the Social Security Cash Benefits Program: 1935-1996 Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division Updated December 20, 1996 CRS SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY CASH BENEFITS PROGRAM: 1935-1996 SUMMARY Title II of the original Social Security Act of 1935 established a national plan designed to provide ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 1996 |
Report No. 97-26 |
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97-26 L CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References December 20, 1996 Jean M. Bowers Information Resource Specialist, Government and Law Library Services Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References Summary This bibliography lists books and articles which offer ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 1996 |
Report No. 97-26L |
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97-26 L CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References December 20, 1996 Jean M. Bowers Information Resource Specialist, Government and Law Library Services Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References Summary This bibliography lists books and articles which offer ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 1996 |
Report No. 95-728 |
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95-728 C Updated December 18, 1996 Received through the CRS Web How to Obtain Copies of Videotapes of Proceedings of Congress and Network and Cable Television Broadcasts Michelle M. Springer Information Research Specialist Updated by Treva Turner Senior Research Librarian Congressional Reference Division FOR CONGRESSIONAL USE ONLY SUMMARY The following information has been compiled in response to ...
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| Date Dec. 18, 1996 |
Report No. 95-728C |
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95-728 C Updated December 18, 1996 Received through the CRS Web How to Obtain Copies of Videotapes of Proceedings of Congress and Network and Cable Television Broadcasts Michelle M. Springer Information Research Specialist Updated by Treva Turner Senior Research Librarian Congressional Reference Division FOR CONGRESSIONAL USE ONLY SUMMARY The following information has been compiled in response to ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 1996 |
Report No. 97-20 |
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97-20 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Economic Sanctions and the Former Yugoslavia: Current Status and Policy Considerations Through 1996 December 16, 1996 Julie Kim Analyst in Foreign Affairs Dianne Rennack Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report reviews ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 1996 |
Report No. 96-537 |
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96-537 SPR Distributed bv Pennv Hill Press Department of Commerce Science and Technology Programs: Review of Dismantling Proposals in the 104th Congress Lennard G. Kmger, Coordinator Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division Updated December 5, 1996 ~, , . .. . . " . DEPARTmNT OF COMMERCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROG S: REVIEW OF DISMANTLING PROPOSALS IN THE 104TH ...
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| Date Nov. 22, 1996 |
Report No. 96-898 |
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96-898 F Updated November 22, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vietnam: Economic/Political Developments and U.S. Relations Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Robert G. Sutter Senior Specialist in International Politics Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Vietnam's experiment with economic reforms ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 1996 |
Report No. 95-248 |
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Order Code 95-248 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cuba: U.S. Economic Sanctions Through 1996 Updated November 21, 1996 Dianne E. Rennack Senior Information Specialist Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Cuba: U.S. Economic Sanctions Through 1996 Summary This ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 1996 |
Report No. 96-687 |
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96-687 EPW Updated November 21, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New Welfare Law: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Vee Burke, Joe Richardson, Carmen Solomon-Fears, Karen Spar, and Joyce Vialet Education and Public Welfare Division This report briefly summarizes provisions of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 1996 |
Report No. 96-687EPW |
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96-687 EPW Updated November 21, 1996 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web New Welfare Law: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Vee Burke, Joe Richardson, Carmen Solomon-Fears, Karen Spar, and Joyce Vialet Education and Public Welfare Division This report briefly summarizes provisions of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 1996 |
Report No. 96-935 |
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96-935 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Casework in a Congressional Office November 19, 1996 John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government Division For Congressional Use Only Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Casework in a Congressional Office Summary This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 1996 |
Report No. 96-935GOV |
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96-935 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Casework in a Congressional Office November 19, 1996 John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government Division For Congressional Use Only Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Casework in a Congressional Office Summary This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional ...
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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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