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United States Policy Toward Vietnam: A Summary Review of It's History

Description: This study describes the major elements of United States policy in the Vietnam War. It covers the period from the end of World War II to the fall of Saigon in April of 1975, with post-1975 developments. It emphasizes the changes in U.S. policy and American involvement.
Date: January 23, 1985
Creator: Nikach, Larry A.; Collier, Ellen C. & Haggard, M. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of Major Differences Between IRA's Keogh Plans, and Corporate Pensions

Description: This report summarizes the major differences among Individual Retirement Account (IRA's) Keogh plans, and Corporate pensions regarding who is eligible, when benefits vest, how much may be contributed, and when benefits may be received.
Date: April 2, 1981
Creator: Schmitt, Ray
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Congressional Ethics in the 98th Congress

Description: This report describes Congressional Ethics in the 98th Congress.
Date: January 26, 1984
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CRS Studies in the Public Domain

Description: Abstract: "A subject listing of those Congressional Research service studies and reports which have been printed in some form by the U.S. Government printing office and have been made publicly available between June 1 and November 30, 1981."
Date: November 1981
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Overview of the Medicare Program

Description: This report is an outline of the Medicare program in the United States.
Date: March 18, 1986
Creator: Hoyer, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Presidential emergency powers over domestic affairs. 1980

Description: This report will analyse the authority of the Chief Executive to declare a state of emergency, and will then discuss some of the more significant actions that the President may take under these conditions.
Date: September 25, 1980
Creator: Raymond, Natter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Budget for FY82

Description: This report covers the impact of revisions for the 1982 fiscal year budget set in place by President Ronald Reagan.
Date: October 6, 1981
Creator: Rashkow, Ilona
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Power: Three Mile Island Accident-- Congressional Rseponse and Investigations

Description: This report contains background information and investigations regarding the Three Mile Island nuclear power accident near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It also shows the President's Commission and overall chronology of Committee responses on one of the largest nuclear power plant accident.
Date: March 6, 1980
Creator: Donnelly, Warren H. & Kramer, Donna S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Government Spending, California's Proposition 13 (1978)and 9 (1980), Congressional Proposals, and a Constitutional Convention To Balance The Budget Issue Brief Number IB78059

Description: This report discusses the issue on June 6,1978 where the voters of the state of California adopted by almost a two to one margin proposition 13, commonly called the Jarvis-Gann Initiative, which provided for a state constitutional amendment to establish a limit on local property taxation.
Date: May 1, 1980
Creator: Durbin, Thomas M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Addition to the Major Issue File

Description: This report discusses the lists of those new issue briefs that have been added to the major issues file since the last issue of the CRS update.
Date: February 16, 1988
Creator: Issue Brief Section
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind Energy 1980

Description: This report is about commercialization of wind energy, funding of the federal wind energy program, and the potential contribution wind energy towards meeting U.S energy needs.
Date: October 31, 1980
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Barbara, Luxenberg & Glen, Moore
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean Air Act Amendments And The 97th Congress

Description: This report concerns the 97th Congress reviewing proposals for substantive amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the re-authorization of the CAA.
Date: August 17, 1981
Creator: Blodgett, John E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Land Disposal Policies of the Principal Federal Land Management Agencies

Description: This report reviews the history of public land disposal and the location and uses of present Federal Public Lands. Land disposal policies and practices of agencies of the Department of Agriculture, Defense and the Interior, and of the General Services Administration are discussed.
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Huston, Cynthia E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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
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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
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The Liability Insurance Crisis

Description: This report discusses liability insurance crisis, including complaints from businesses, professionals , and municipalities as well threat of lawsuits.
Date: June 1, 1987
Creator: Cohen, Henry & Whiteman, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Liability Insurance Controversy

Description: This report discusses liability insurance, as the primary method of managing business related risks that has been recognized as one of the foundations of American commerce.
Date: May 1, 1987
Creator: Whiteman, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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
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