Search Results

open access

Manual on the Federal Budget Process

Description: The purpose of this manual is to assist users of Federal budget information in understanding how the process works and how data are to be interpreted.
Date: March 31, 1987
Creator: Schick, Allen; Keith, Robert & Davis, Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Federal Drug Control: President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1988

Description: This report discusses the President's FY1988 budget, focusing on the $3 billion set aside for Federal programs to control or prevent the use of narcotics and other dangerous drugs. The report includes various key documents illustrating the positions taken by Congressional critics of the request as well as the Administration's defenses. Finally, for a longer term perspective, there are graphs and a table showing drug budget trends since FY 1981.
Date: June 1, 1987
Creator: Hogan, Harry L. & Walke, Roger
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Congress and Foreign Policy: Selected References

Description: This spreading list presents literature on the role of Congress in the conduct of foreign relations. Citations include such topics as the relationship between Congress and the executive, role of committees, and the impact of foreign policy decisions. The focus is on the current literature, but older materials are included to provide historical background on this topic.
Date: January 1988
Creator: Shapiro, Sherry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987: Legal Analysis of S.557

Description: The Senate i n January 1988 passed S. 557 with amendments to “restore the...broad institution – wide application" of certain federal civil rights laws in the wake of t h e U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grove City College v. Bell . This report discusses the background and contents of this legislation.
Date: March 1, 1988
Creator: Lewis, Karen J. & Dale, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Legal Implications of the Contagious Disease or Infections Amendment to The Civil Rights Restoration Act, S. 557

Description: This report discusses how the wording of S. 557 (The Contagious Disease or Infections Amendment) can be interpreted in practice, as well as the relationship between S. 557 and section 504, 29 U.S.C. 794, which deals with disibility discrimination in the workplace.
Date: March 14, 1988
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

World Bank Legislation Before the 99th Congress

Description: The 99th Congress has before it several proposals to authorize additional U.S. contributions to multilateral development banks. These include potential subscriptions or contributions to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the African Development Fund (AFDF), and the special African aid facility of the International Development Association (IDA). There is no legislation now before Congress to authorize new contributions t… more
Date: July 26, 1985
Creator: Sanford, Jonathan E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

What Large Deficits Will Do If They Continue (And What Will Happen If They Are Reduced)

Description: Projections of deficits in excess of $200 billion a year through 1990 and beyond have raised considerable concern about the economic damage they will cause. Yet, many find it hard to describe exactly what harm deficits will bring, or how much harm will come about. This report provides a brief qualitative description of what economic analysis suggests that large deficits will do to the economy, and what the likely consequences of their reduction will be.
Date: April 29, 1985
Creator: Woodward, G. Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen