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Date Dec. 6, 1995 Report No. 95-1175 Title

Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Selected Issues

CRS Report for Congress Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Selected Issues Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division December 6, 1995 h CRS, Congressional Research S e ~ i c e n e Libmy of Congress C 1 I Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Selected Issues SUMMARY Animal protection activists in the United States are seeking modifications ...

Date Dec. 6, 1995 Report No. 95-1175ENR Title

Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Selected Issues

CRS Report for Congress Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Selected Issues Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division December 6, 1995 h 1 CRS, Congressional Research S e ~ i c e n e Libmy of Congress C I Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Selected Issues SUMMARY Animal protection activists in the United States are seeking modifications ...

Date Dec. 5, 1995 Report No. 95-1169 Title

Services Trade and the Uruguay Round: An Issue Overview

95-1169 E December 5, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Services Trade and the Uruguay Round: An Issue Overview1 Arlene Wilson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which went into effect on January 1, 1995, is a significant achievement, but only a first step on the road to liberalization ...

Date Dec. 1, 1995 Report No. 95-108 Title

The Assault Weapons Ban

95-108 A CRS Report for Congress The Assault Weapons Ban: Review of Federal Laws Controlling Possession of Certain Firearms Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Updated December 1, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress T H E A S S A U L T W E A P O N S BAN: R E V I E W O F F E D E R A L LAWS C O N T R O L L I N G P O S S E S S I ...

Date Nov. 29, 1995 Report No. 95-1141 Title

The Flat Tax and Other Proposals: Who Will Bear the Tax Burden?

95-1141 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Flat Tax and Other Proposals: Who Will Bear the Tax Burden? (name redacted) Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Economics Division November 29, 1995 Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress THE FLAT TAX AND OTHER PROPOSALS: WHO WILL BEAR THE TAX BURDEN SUMMARY Several proposals for major reform of the Federal income ...

Date Nov. 17, 1995 Report No. 95-1129 Title

Superfund Reauthorization Bills : A Comparison of S . 1285, Subcommittee-Approved H .R. 2500, and H .R. 228

95-1129 ENR Superfund Reauthorization Bills : A Comparison of S . 1285, Subcommittee-Approved H .R. 2500, and H .R. 228 Mark Reisch, Coordinator Martin R . Lee, Specialist James E . McCarthy, Specialist Linda Schierow, Specialist Mary Tiemann, Specialist Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division a a as November 17, 1995 11 VAMbah" CRS IIIIIIIIIIIIII~ft!IIIIIIIII IIiIIIIIIIIIIII ' Superfund ...

Date Oct. 30, 1995 Report No. 95-1077 Title

Forest Service Timber Sale Practices and Procedures: Analysis of Alternative Systems

95-1077 ENR Forest Service Timber Sale Practices and Procedures: Analysis of Alternative Systems Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy and Economics Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division October 30, 1995 Forest Service Timber Sale Practices and Procedures: Analysis of Alternative Systems SUMMARY The Forest Service currently sells timber by (a) planning and preparing the ...

Date Oct. 27, 1995 Report No. 95-624 Title

Appropriations for FY1996: Agriculture

95-624 ENR Appropriations for FY1996 : Agriculture One of a series of CRS Reports on FY1996 appropriations Ralph M . Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division a Updated October 27, 1995 AdWAk CFCPC ors Appropriations for FY1996 : Agriculture Summary On October 21, 1995, the President signed o aw the FY1996 agriculture appropriations act (P .L . 104- ...

Date Oct. 25, 1995 Report No. 94-885 Title

The Brady Handgun Control Act: Constitutional Issues

94-885 S CRS Report for Congress The Brady Handgun Control Act: Constitutional Issues Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist American Law Division Updated July 23, 1997 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress T H E BRADY H A N D G U N C O N T R O L ACT: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES SUMMARY In the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (the "Brady Act"), Congress sought to restrict ...

Date Oct. 25, 1995 Report No. 95-1076 Title

Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered

95-1076 ENR Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered Lisa Gray Fellow Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division October 25, 1995 Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered SUMMARY The reauthorization of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, has focused on two major areas of reform: liability, and cleanup ...

Date Oct. 20, 1995 Report No. 95-1095 Title

African-American Participation At The United Nations

95-1095 F African-American Participation At The United Nations Vita Bite Analyst in International Relations With the Assistance of Juanita Carmi Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division October 20, 1995 a Aftih -MO-ia! MS C AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARTICIPATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS SUMMARY African-Americans have been interested and involved in the United Nations since its establishment. Indeed, a ...

Date Oct. 11, 1995 Report No. 95-1035 Title

Criminal Copyright Infringement: Proposal to Impose Criminal Liability on Nonprofit Infringer's and Felony Liability for Transmissions

95-1035 S \ I ^ ' ,' I I. ' 1 . J J ; ! . ' ' ' . ^. V^^,' :.. ,.. i i - 1 Criminal Copyright Infringement: Proposal to Impose Criminal Liability on Nonprofit Infringers and Felony Liability for Transmissions Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist in American Public Law October 11, 1995 M ' -' MuVi ' ."! "I kl IC CRIMINAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL LIABILITY ON NONPROFIT ...

Date Oct. 5, 1995 Report No. 95-621 Title

Appropriations for FY1996: Military Construction One of a series of CRS Reports on FY1996 appropriations

95-621 F Appropriations for FY1996 : Military Construction One of a series of CRS Reports on FY1996 appropriations George H . Siehl Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division N Updated October 5, 1995 a mom cRti HI I 111,11 Appropriations For FY1996 : Military Construction Summary The military construction (MilCon) appropriations bill finances (1) military ...

Date Sept. 29, 1995 Report No. 95-1020 Title

Department of Energy Abolition? Implications for the Nuclear Weapons Program

95-1020 F CRS Report for Congress Department of Energy Abolition? Implications for the Nuclear Weapons Program September 29, 1995 Jonathan Medalia Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service TTie Library of Congress J Department of Energy Abolition? Implications for the Nuclear Weapons Program Summary Congress has been considering ...

Date Sept. 29, 1995 Report No. 95-1020F Title

Department of Energy Abolition? Implications for the Nuclear Weapons Program

Date Sept. 25, 1995 Report No. 95-849 Title

Individual Transferable Quotas in Fishery Management

95-849 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individual Transferable Quotas in Fishery Management September 25, 1995 Eugene H. Buck Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Individual Transferable Quotas in Fishery Management Summary An individual transferable quota (ITQ) ...

Date Aug. 4, 1995 Report No. TRANSFERS87-94 Title

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1987-1994

95-862 F CRS Report for Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1987-1994 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division August 4, 1995 1 Congressional Research Service The library of Congress _ _ _1 _______ 111111111111 11!lllllllllill HIIIIIIIII CRS CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS TO DEVELOPING NATIONS, 1987-1994 SUMMARY ...

Date Aug. 4, 1995 Report No. 95-862 Title

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1987-1994

95-862 F CRS Report for Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1987-1994 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division August 4, 1995 CRS 1 Congressional Research Service The library of Congress _ _ _1 _______ 111111111111 11!lllllllllill HIIIIIIIII CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS TO DEVELOPING NATIONS, 1987-1994 SUMMARY ...

Date Aug. 4, 1995 Report No. 95-862F Title

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1987-1994

Date July 31, 1995 Report No. 95-854 Title

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program

95-854 EPW Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program Jennifer O'Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division July 31, 1995 QUALIFIED MEDICARE. BEh;EFLCIARY PROG The Medicare program offers protection for aged and certain disabled persons against the costs associated with acute health care services. Medicare beneficiaries are required to pay a portion of the cost of ...

Date July 17, 1995 Report No. 95-822 Title

Comparison of Securities Litigation Reform Bills Passed by the House and the Senate

95-822 A Comparison of Securities Litigation Reform Bills Passed by the House and the Senate Michael V . Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division July 17, 1995 I I COMPARISON OF SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE SUMMARY H.R. 1058 and S . 240 are efforts to limit so-called "strike" lawsuits, those lawsuits which are filed by class action attorneys ...

Date July 6, 1995 Report No. 95-778 Title

Habitat Modification and the Endangered Species Act: The Sweet Home Decision

Order Code 95-778 A July 6, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Habitat Modification and the Endangered Species Act: The Sweet Home Decision Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division On June 29, 1995, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision in Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon upheld the regulation of the Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Date June 29, 1995 Report No. 95-787 Title

A UN Rapid Reaction Force

95-787 F CRS Report for Congress A U.N. Rapid Reaction Force? A Discussion of the Issues and Considerations for U.S. Policymakers June 29, 1995 Nina M. Serafino Coordinator Specialist in International Security Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A U.N. Rapid Reaction Force? A Discussion of the Issues and Considerations for ...

Date June 29, 1995 Report No. 95-787F Title

A UN Rapid Reaction Force

Date June 22, 1995 Report No. 95-744 Title

Budget for FY1996: Congressional Budget Resolutions

95-744 E Budget for FY1996 : Congressional Budget Resolutions Philip Winters Analyst in Government Finance Economics Division June 22, 1995 . l$1l_I I' CBS IIIIIII! I!lii!II 1 1 !1!1 BUDGET FOR FY1996 : CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTIONS SUMMARY The House and Senate adopted their respective budget resolutions, (H .Con.Res. 67 and S .Con.Res. 13, respectively) the week of May 17, 1995 . Not only did ...

Date June 18, 1995 Report No. 95-669 Title

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

95-669 A CRS Report for Congress The Individuals with Disabihties Education Act: Congressional Intent Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division May 19, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress lilliil T H E INDIVIDUALS WITH D I S A B I L I T I E S EDUCATION ACT: CONGRESSIONAL INTENT SUMMARY The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (mEA), 20 U.S.C. ...

Date June 16, 1995 Report No. 95-726 Title

Defense Budget

95-726 F June 16, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Budget: Alternative Measures of Costs of Military Commitments Abroad Stephen Daggett Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary As of Sept. 30, 1994, about 286,594 U.S. active duty military personnel were stationed overseas, including about 128,000 in European NATO countries, over 45,000 in Japan, and ...

Date May 31, 1995 Report No. 95-646 Title

The Unconstitutionality of State Congressional Term Limits

Order Code 95-646 A Updated May 31, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Unconstitutionality of State Congressional Term Limits: An Overview of U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (Sup. Ct. Doc. No. 93-1456) Thomas M. Durbin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On May 22, 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (Sup. Ct. Doc. No. 93- ...

Date May 19, 1995 Report No. 95-669A Title

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Congressional Intent

CRS Report for Congress The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Congressional Intent Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division May 19, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT: CONGRESSIONAL INTENT SUMMARY The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. $9 1400 et seq., mandates the ...

Date May 17, 1995 Report No. 95-639 Title

Conventional Arms Transfers: President Clinton's Policy Directive

95-639 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers: President Clinton's Policy Directive May 17, 1995 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Conventional Arms Transfers: President Clinton's Policy Directive Summary President Clinton released ...

Date May 16, 1995 Report No. 95-596 Title

Biological Diversity Treaty: Fact Sheet

Order Code 95-596 ENR May 16, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Biological Diversity Treaty: Fact Sheet Susan R. Fletcher Senior Analyst in International Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division As human activity continues to change and modify natural areas, widespread extinctions of plants, animals, and other types of species result. Many ...

Date May 15, 1995 Report No. 95-645 Title

U.N. Regular Budget Funding: Issues for Congress

95-645 F U.N . Regular Budget Funding : Issues for Congress Vita Bite Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 1 May 15, 1995 mum --.~40k& t CRS 11 11111 U.N . REGULAR BUDGET FUNDING : ISSUES FOR CONGRESS SUMMARY All U.N. member states are assessed a percentage share of the U .N. budget to provide funds to carry out the organizations's operations . ...

Date May 11, 1995 Report No. 95-602 Title

Haiti: Efforts to Restore President Aristide, 1991-1994

Order Code 95-602 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Haiti: Efforts to Restore President Aristide, 1991-1994 May 11, 1995 Maureen Taft-Morales Analyst in Latin America Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Haiti: Efforts to Restore President Aristide, 1991-1994 Summary The overthrow of Haiti s first ...

Date May 10, 1995 Report No. 95-578 Title

U.N. Development Program

95-578 F May 10, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.N. Development Program: A Fact Sheet Lois McHugh Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 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 programs. In FY1994, the U.S. ...

Date May 9, 1995 Report No. 95-574 Title

The National Guard, State Defense Forces, And the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status

Order Code 95-574 F May 9, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Guard, State Defense Forces, And the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status Robert L. Goldich Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Speculation about ties between suspects in the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing and state militias have raised concern over ...

Date May 4, 1995 Report No. 95-411 Title

Chemical Agent Attacks in Japan

http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs//data/1995/upl-meta-crs-186/95-411F_1995May04.txt Congressional Research Service: Report for Congress, 95-411 F May 4, 1995 -ti- Chemical Agent Attacks in Japan By Steven R. Bowman, Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Chemical Agent Attacks in Japan Steven R. Bowman Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and ...

Date May 1, 1995 Report No. 95-560 Title

Intelligence Implications of the Military Technical Revolution

95-560 F CRS Report for Congress Intelligence Implications of the Military Technical Revolution Richard A. Best, Jr. Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division May 1, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress llill lllll INTELLIGENCE IMPLICATIONS OF THE MILITARY TECHNICAL R E V O L U T I O N SUMMARY The availability of precision guided munitions ...

Date April 26, 1995 Report No. 95-532 Title

The Global Information Infrastructure (GII) and the G-7 Meeting in Brussels: Issues for Congress

95-532 SPR April 26, 1995 ^'/^'^ . ' ' ^1 . , - ^ . : \ - - '^' J -> ' .* / , / 1 ' I The Global Information Infrastructure (Gil) and the G-7 Meeting In Brussels: Issues for Congress Glenn J. McLoughlin and Marcia S. Smith Science Policy Research Division SUMMARY The Global Information Infrastructure (Gil), as proposed by Vice President Al Gore in February 1995, is a global expansion of the ...

Date April 7, 1995 Report No. 95-469 Title

Military Retirement and Veterans' Compensation: Concurrent Receipt Issues

95-469 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Retirement and Veterans' Compensation: Concurrent Receipt Issues April 7, 1995 Robert L. Goldich Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Retirement and Veterans' Compensation: Concurrent Receipt Issues Summary Military retirees ...

Date April 7, 1995 Report No. 95-464 Title

Investigative Oversight: An Introduction to the Law, Practice and Procedure of Congressional Inquiry

Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The adversarial, often confrontational, and sometimes high profile nature of congressional investigations sets it apart from the more routine, accommodative facets of the oversight process experienced in authorization, appropriations or confirmation exercises. While all aspects of legislative oversight share the common goals of informing Congress so ...

Date April 5, 1995 Report No. 95-463 Title

The China-U.S. Trade Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for China-U.S. Trade Relations

95-463 E April 5, 1995 , ' I )l 1 t ' 'J '1 ' I n 1 The China-U.S. Trade Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for China-U.S. Trade 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 enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) in China and to ...

Date March 27, 1995 Report No. 95-424 Title

The GATT and the WTO

95-424 E March 27, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The GATT and the WTO: An Overview Arlene Wilson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary Under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), eight rounds of trade negotiations lowered tariffs of developed countries to an average 3.9 percent. New areas, such as services, ...

Date March 21, 1995 Report No. 95-205 Title

Membership of the 104th Congress: A Profile

95-205GOV Membership of the 104th Congress: A Profile Mildred L. Amer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Updated March 21, 1995 Membership of the 104th Congress: A Profile SUMMARY For Members of the 104th Congress, this report provides data on party, age, occupations, education, length of service, religion, sex, race, national origin, military service, and marital ...

Date March 14, 1995 Report No. 95-389 Title

Federal Presidential Libraries

95-389 GOV Federal Presidential Libraries Harold Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government Division B March 14, 1995 CRS FEDERAL PRESIDENTIAL LIB S SUMMARY Through the National Archives and Records Administration, the Federal Government currently operates and maintains nine presidential libraries, and will soon assume responsibility for a tenth facility. Inaugurated with the ...

Date March 8, 1995 Report No. 95-361 Title

Reelection Rates of House Incumbents: 1790 - 1994

95-361 GOV CRS Report for Congress Reelection Rates of House Incumbents: 1790-1994 David C. Huckabee Analyst in American National Government Government Division March 8, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress REELECTION RATE OF HOUSE INCUMBENTS: 1790-1994 SUMMARY This report provides data on the success rate of House incumbents who have sought reelection beginning with the ...

Date March 8, 1995 Report No. 95-355 Title

U.S. Trade Laws and Intellectual Property Rights: Background

95-355 E March 8, 1995 U.S. Trade Laws and Intellectual Property Rights: Background Glennon J. Harrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division SUMMARY Protection of intellectual property rights is a cornerstone of U.S. trade policy. The rapid expansion of international trade during the 1980s was accompanied by a corresponding increase in awareness that U.S. intellectual ...

Date March 6, 1995 Report No. 95-351 Title

Commuter and Large Air Carriers: Is It Time For One Level of Safety?

95-351 SPR Commuter and Large Air Carriers: Is It Time For One Level of Safety? J. Glen Moore Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division March 6, 1995 COMMUTER AND LARGE AIR CARRIERS: IS IT TIME FOR ONE LEVEL OF SAFETY? Under current Federal Aviation Regulations, small aircraft with 30 or fewer seats used primarily by commuter airlines are regulated under one set of ...

Date Feb. 21, 1995 Report No. 95-294 Title

The China-U.S. Trade Dispute on Intellectual Property Rights

95-294 E February 21, 1995 The China-U.S. Trade Dispute on Intellectual Property Rights Wayne M. Morrison Analyst in International Trade and Finance Economics Division SUMMARY Allegations of China's inadequate protection of U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) have been a source of trade tension between the United States and China over the past few years. On February 4, 1995, the United States ...

Date Feb. 16, 1995 Report No. 95-291 Title

Substance Abusers: New Rules for Disability Benefits from Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance

95-291 EPW Distributed by Penny Hill Press Substance Abusers: New Rules for Disability Benefits from Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance Carmen D. Solomon Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division February 16, 1995 SUBSTANCE ABUSERS: NEW RULES FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS FROM SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME ANP) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY ...

Date Feb. 9, 1995 Report No. 95-261 Title

Tax Incentives for Alcohol Fuels

98-918 EPW Updated September 15, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Fundamentals Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Key Definitions. Immigration to the United States is regulated by Federal law. The basic U.S. law, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), was enacted in 1952 and significantly amended since, most ...