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- Summary of Major Changes in the Social Security Cash Benefits Program: 1935-1996
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- Chinese Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Background and Analysis
- This report provides a background and analysis on the Chinese proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
- State Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity: Seminole Tribe v. Florida, 116 S.Ct. 1114 (1996)
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- Northern Ireland: Fair Employment and the MacBride Principles
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- Committee Numbrs, Sizes, Assignments, and Staff-: Selected Hi orieal
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- Prison Litigation Reform Act: An Overview
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- Lobbying Regulations on Non-Profit Organizations
- This report is intended to provide a brief overview of the various potential restrictions upon or regulation of the lobbying activities of non-profit organizations.
- Greece and Turkey: The Rocky Islet Crisis
- This report discusses the dispute between Greece and Turkey over the Rocky islet crisis.
- Gun Ban for Persons Convicted of Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence: Ex Post Facto Clause and Other Constitutional Issues
- This report examines two new federal firearms offenses created by amendment of 18 U.S.C. 922(d) and (g). Section 922(d)(9) which makes it unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The new law gives the domestic violence misdemeanant two new statutory defenses to the validity of the predicate conviction.
- Adoption: Interethnic Placement Legislation In the 104th Congress
- This report discusses the legislation by the 104th Congress to increase overall adoption rates by prohibiting racial and other discriminatory practices in the adoption process. The report identifies this as a provision of the Small Business Job Protection Act, which will also increase minimum wage.
- Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
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- Credit Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
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- Russia and U.S. Foreign Assistance: 1992-1996
- This report provides historical background that may be useful to Congress as it considers funding levels, types of programs, and problems in implementation of U.S. assistance to other countries.
- ry Manpower and Compensation: FYI996 Legislative Issues
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- Economic Sanctions and the Former Yugoslavia: Current Status and Policy Considerations Through 1996
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- Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the 104th Congress
- This report describes the freestanding Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) re-authorization and the child welfare-related provisions in welfare reform. This report also briefly discusses the child welfare block grants that were considered but not enacted.
- Restrictions on Lobbying Congres with Federal Funds
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- Glass-Steagall Act Modernization?
- This report covers the debate over the reexamination of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 in the 104th Congress. There is speculation the banks are finding loopholes that allow them to redefine some of their services as "securities" without directly violating the Glass-Steagall Act.
- Tax Revisions -- Past and Future:
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- Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996
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- Campaign Activities by Congressional Employees
- This report discusses the general campaigning activities of the congressional employees, Campaign funds and services, and specific campaign prohibitions.
- Legislative Procedure for Disapproving the Renewal of China’s Most-Favored-Nation Status
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- Dairy Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
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- NAFTA, Mexican Trade Policy, and U.S .-Mexico Trade : A LongerTerm Perspective
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- Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions on the Death Penalty
- This report summarizes the death penalty decisions of the supreme court, with an emphasis upon the cases decided from 1987 through 1995.
- Department of Commerce Science and Technology Programs: Review of Dismantling Proposals in the 104th Congress
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- Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands Dispute: The U.S. Legal Relationship and Obligations
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- Presidential Emergency Powers: The So-Called "War Powers Act of 1933"
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- Presidential Appointments To Full-Time Positions On Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 104th Congress
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- Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References
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- Government Performance and Results Act, P.L. 103-62: Implementation Through Fall 1996 and Issues for the 105th Congress
- The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, P.L. 103-62, encourages greater accountability, requiring agencies to set goals and use performance measures for management and budgeting. This report examines how agencies will solicit information from stakeholders and consult with Congress to develop strategic goals, to be provided in final form to Congress in September 1997; GAO and OMB are to report in May and June 1997 (but may advance the date to March 1997) to Congress on agency readiness for full scale implementation and to recommend changes in the statute; and agencies are expected to comply with OMB's requirements to use more performance measurement information in FY1998 budget requests.
- Appropriations for FY1996 : Interior
- This report is about the appropriations for the fiscal Year 1996.
- Navy Major Shipbuilding Programs and Shipbuilders: Issues and Options for Congress
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- Casework in a Congressional Office
- This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional office procedures associated with handling casework and the assistance by a Member of Congress to help constituents in their dealings with federal agencies.
- Covert Action: An Effective Instrument of U. S. Foreign Policy?
- This report addresses the statutory basis for covert actions, criteria for their use in the post-Cold War world, and procedures for their planning, conducting, and funding.
- Worker Rights Provisions and Trade Policy: Should They Be Linked?
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- Tax-Exempt Bonds and the Economics of Professional Sports Stadiums
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- Conservation Provisions in the 1996 Farm Bill: A Summary
- This report briefly reviews the setting in which the farm bill was passed, then describes the provisions in Title III -- Conservation.
- NAFTA and U.S.-Mexico Cattle Trade
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- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gold Auctions: Current Proposal, History, and Congressional Role
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- NATO Adapts for New Missions: The Berlin Accord and Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTF)
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- German Military Presence in the United States: The Case of Holloman Air Force Base
- This report the addresses German Military Presence in the United States. The United States has a long history of training with its allies, both here and abroad. Germany first began training its pilots in the United States in 1955.1 The scope of these training programs has grown ever since. Many analysts argue that the most important benefit of an increasing German military presence in the United States may be to enhance opportunities for cooperation at a time when the United States has dramatically reduced its military presence in Europe.
- War Powers Resolution: A Brief Summary of Pro and Con Arguments
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- Europe and China — An Emerging Relationship
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- A Clean Air Option: Cash for Clunkers
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- Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension : Questionnaire Responses from Partners and Stakeholders
- This report describes the public agricultural, research, education, and extension system. Furthermore, the report summarizes the budgetary issues with the program in terms of under funding from both federal and state government. The report suggests that the need for this funding will be assessed by debating if the program is meeting its research challenges.
- Homosexuality and the Federal Constitution: A Legal Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Romer v. Evans
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- Women in the United States Congress
- This report revises an August 1995 CRS Report on Women in Congress and identifies the committee assignments, dates of service, and districts of the 176 women Members of Congress.
- Vietnam: Economic/Political Developments and U.S. Relations
- This report provides an overview of the economic/political developments in Vietnam, including their relationship with the United States.
- ”In God We Trust” on the Nation’s Coins and Currency and as the National Motto: History and Constitutionality
- This report discusses the history of the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on the national currency, and the constitutional legality of the practice.