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- IMF and World Bank: U.S. Contributions and Agency Budgets
- This paper shows how much the United States has contributed to these international agencies in recent years. It also shows how much the international agencies budget (and the source of those funds) for their administrative expenses and their operational budgets. This report will be updated periodically.
- Nuclear Sanctions: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act and Its Application to India and Pakistan
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- Nuclear Sanctions: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act and Its Application to India and Pakistan
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- Housing for the Elderly: Legislation in the 106th Congress
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- Weapons of Mass Destruction - the Terrorist Threat
- The possibility of a terrorist attack using nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons is an ongoing debate in the national security policy arena. While terrorist motivations have traditionally been political onesthat would not benefitfrom such an attack, concern is now voiced over a possible trend of inflicting greater numbers of casualties. Terrorists most likely to attempt attacks with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are extremist religious millenarian groups and small splinter terrorist cells. N
- The Weatherization Assistance Program: A Fact Sheet
- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance PRogram (WAP) is one of the largest energy conservation programs in the nation. The DOE program is implemented in a 50 states, the District of Columbia and Native American Tribes. It weatherizes an average of 70,000 dwellings per year. The program strives to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings occupied by low-income persons in order to reduce their energy consumption and lower their fuel bills. It targets vulnerable groups including the elderly, people with disabilities, and families with children.
- Afghanistan: Connections to Islamic Movements In Central and South Asia and Southern Russia
- After several years of relative peace in Central Asia and southern Russia, Islamic extremist movements have become more active in Russia and in Central and South Asia, threatening stability in the region. Although numerous factors might account for the upsurge in activity, several of these movements appear to have connections to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime in Afghanistan. These linkages raise questions about whether the United States, as part of a broader effort to promote peace and stability in the region, should continue to engage the Taliban regime, or strongly confront it. This report will be updated as events warrant.
- Appropriations for FY2000: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
- Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Subcommittees on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations.
- Appropriations for FY2000: Interior and Related Agencies
- Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations.
- Appropriations for FY2000: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
- Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture Appropriations.
- Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy: Facts and Issues
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- Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy: Facts and Issues
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- Appropriations for FY2000: An Overview
- This report provides an overview of Congressional Research Service (CRS) products on the FY2000 appropriations and summarizes selected congressional actions on regular and supplemental appropriations, budget resolutions, budget reconciliation measures, and other selected legislation affecting appropriations.
- Japan-South Korea Relations: Converging Interests and Implications for the United States
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- Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations
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- Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations
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- U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade and Investment: Trends and Implications
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- Budget FY2000: A Chronology with Internet Access
- This report provides a select chronology of congressional and presidential actions and documents related to major budget events in calendar year 1999, covering the FY2000 budget. While the paper copy provides numerous Internet addresses, congressional offices can also use the Internet version of this report to access active links to appropriations and budget legislation, budget and economic data tables, pie charts, glossaries, selected testimony, publications, the President’s budget documents, and CRS products.
- Centralized Collection and Disbursement of Child Support Payments
- This report addresses Centralized Collection and Disbursement of Child Support Payments.
- Environmental Protection Issues in the 106th Congress
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- MISSILE DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND TAIWAN: A REVIEW OF THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT TO CONGRESS
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- Slovenia: Country Background Report
- This report provides background information on Slovenia who seeks membership in the European Union and NATO and is considered to be among the top candidates currently aspiring to join each organizations.
- RETRANSMISSION OF NETWORK PROGRAMMING UNDER THE SATELLITE HOME VIEWER ACT: SUMMARY OF THE PRIMETIME 24 DECISION
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- Salaries and Allowances: The Congress
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- Kosovo: Lessons Learned from Operation
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- Medicare: Changes to Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33) Provisions
- This report summarizes the major provisions of the agreement between the by House and Senate negotiators on the Medicare provisions.
- The World Trade Organization (WTO) Seattle Ministerial Conference
- On November 30th to December 3rd, 1999, the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), called the Ministerial Conference, will meet in Seattle to make broad policy decisions. The key issue for the trade ministers attending the meeting will be to decide on the structure and topics for the agenda of a new round of multilateral trade negotiations. Countries have committed to discuss agriculture and services trade in the new round. Other items that have been proposed for inclusion in the new round or for earlier consideration include tariff reductions, concessions for developing countries, labor issues and the environment, and the WTO decision-making process. Major labor, environmental, and consumer interest groups are expected to be present in Seattle to argue for more consideration of workers' rights and the environment within the WTO. This report provides a summary background on preparations for the Ministerial and related issues of congressional interest.
- Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Changes to Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33) Provisions
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- PUBLIC ACCESS TO DATA FROM FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH: OMB CIRCULAR A-110 AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
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- Military Funeral Honors for U.S. Veterans: Increasing Demands on the Department of Defense
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- Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Effects, and Process
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- CBI/NAFTA Parity Proposals: A Comparison
- This report consists of CBI/NAFTA parity proposals with a comparison.
- East Timor Crisis: U.S. Policy and Options
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- East Timor: Humanitarian Emergency and International Assistance
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- Kosovo: Implications for Military Intelligence
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- Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (1998): Overview, Implementation by States, and Congressional Issues
- On November 23, 1998, attorneys general representing 46 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories signed an agreement with the major cigarette companies to settle all the state lawsuits seeking to recover the Medicaid costs of treating smokers. The Master Settlement Agreement, or MSA, contractually imposes some restrictions on tobacco advertising, marketing, and promotion and requires the manufacturers to make annual payments totaling about $206 billion through 2025. It follows earlier individual settlements with four states--Mississippi, Florida, Texas, and Minnesota--totaling more than $40 billion over the first 25 years. Cigarette price increases have passed on those settlement costs to smokers.
- Nuclear Weapons: Monitoring Warhead Dismantlement
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- Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 106th Congress
- This report describes the procedures under which committee funding resolutions are considered in the two chambers, and 106th Congress action to review and approve committee operating budgets. Also noted are changes in the Senate’s committee funding processes to move from a session-based biennial funding process to one more closely matched to a fiscal year cycle. Tables at the end of the report show funds approved for the 105th Congress, and the funds requested, recommended, and approved for the 106th Congress for each House and Senate committee.
- The Multilateral Agreement on Investment: A Brief Analysis of the Current Status
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- The Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives
- This report discusses aspects of the process by which House committees mark up and report legislation. Among the subjects discussed are: selecting the text to be marked up, offering and debating amendments, and making motions to conclude debates during markups. The report also discusses relevant rules and practices concerning motions, quorums, votes, points of order, and parliamentary inquiries.
- Economic Sanctions to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Discussion and Guide to Current Law
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- Economic Sanctions to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Discussion and Guide to Current Law
- This report provides background on foreign policy sanctions. It addresses the following questions: Why do we apply sanctions? What objectives does the U.S. government seek to achieve when it imposes sanctions? Who imposes sanctions? What tools are available? How likely is it that sanctions will achieve the stated goal? What secondary consequences might sanctions have? What change is required for the sanctions to be lifted? Would multilateral sanctions be more desirable and achievable? The report also provides an uncomplicated map of where sanctions policies and options currently may be found in U.S. law.
- Vietnam: Economic Reforms and Commercial Relations with the United States
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- Department of Energy: Programs and Reorganization Proposals
- This report analyzes the effect of proposed legislation on the nuclear weapons program; on the original mission of the department- enhancing energy security; and on DOE's energy R&D, basic research and environmental restoration programs.
- The President's Forest/Roadless Area Initiative
- On October 13, 1999, President Clinton announced a new approach to the management of the roadless areas in the National Forest System that may prohibit new road construction and certain other activities in inventoried readless areas and extend some protections to non-inventoried roadless areas as well.
- Appropriations for FY2000: Defense
- Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.
- Federal Indian Law: Sources of General Information
- This is a list with a short description of the main reference sources in Federal Indian law. This information is to provide aid to those who would like to further pursue research in Indian law. The government publications are available in U.S. Government Depository Libraries; the other publications should be available in a university law library.
- Pacific Salmon and Anadromous Trout: Management Under the Endangered Species Act
- Along the Pacific Coast, 26 distinct population segments of Pacific salmon and anadromous (sea-run) trout are listed as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A variety of human activities have combined to greatly reduce or eliminate historic fish habitat, degrade remaining habitat, and otherwise harm anadromous fish populations. In addition, natural phenomena stress fish populations and contribute to their variable abundance
- Appropriations for FY2000: Energy and Water Development
- Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development Appropriations.
- Decorum in House Debate
- This report describes the basic standards of decorum that govern remarks made in the U.S. House of Representatives.