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Rural housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration
Title
Rural housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration: Brief descriptions and budget data
Date
1987
Summary
This report provides brief descriptions of the rural housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). The FmHA programs are classified according to the section under which they are authorized in the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. Each program description is followed by a table showing the dollar amount of loan or grant obligations and the number of housing units assisted or produced by the program for fiscal years 1977 through 1987.
Social service programs
Title
Social service programs: Reagan administration's FY 1988 budget proposal
Date
1987
Summary
The Reagan Administration has requested a $2.2 billion "generic appropriation" to cover a variety of social service programs that have previously been funded by the Congress on a program-specific basis. This paper briefly describes this proposal, presents background information on the programs that would be affected, and discusses possible effects of the proposal.
Sheltered workshops for the handicapped
Title
Sheltered workshops for the handicapped: Background information and pending legislation
Date
1985
Summary
Sheltered workshops serve the dual functions of rehabilitation training facility and employment opportunity for handicapped individuals. The Federal Government certifies sheltered workshops to pay subminimum wages and purchases commodities and services from workshops under a special procurement program. This paper discusses these Federal programs and pending legislation regarding sheltered workshops.
Social security and medicare coverage of employees of state and local governments
Title
Social security and medicare coverage of employees of state and local governments
Date
1986
Summary
This paper describes the conditions under which employees of State and local governments are covered by social security and medicare.
Sources of state tax revenues in individual states by major type and rate of tax as of january 1, 1984
Title
Sources of state tax revenues in individual states by major type and rate of tax as of january 1, 1984
Date
1984
State allotments under chapter 1 of title i of H.R. 90, Education and Training for American Competitiveness Act of 1987
Title
State allotments under chapter 1 of title i of H.R. 90, Education and Training for American Competitiveness Act of 1987
Date
1987
Summary
The State allotment formula under chapter 1 of title I of H.R. 90 is described and analyzed. The Secretary of Education is to make grants for educational programs related to productivity and competitiveness. State estimates are calculated at the maximum authorization level of $384 million.
Special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC)
Title
Special supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC): Description, history and data
Date
1986
Summary
The special supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides monthly food supplements to low-income pregnant and postpartum women, and infants and children who are determined to be at health risk because of nutrition-related problems. Created in 1972, this food program was designed to blend the nutritious benefits of food with health care during critical times of growth and development. This report describes the program and its history and evolution. It also provides current and historical data on funding and participation.
Measuring vitality and performance in aging workers
Title
Measuring vitality and performance in aging workers
Date
1985
Picking up the tab
Title
Picking up the tab: The cost of acid rain legislation in indiana
Date
1984
Potential implications of funding reductions for programs administered by the department of education
Title
Potential implications of funding reductions for programs administered by the department of education
Date
1985
Summary
This paper presents the potential implications funding reductions might have for selected programs administered by the Department of Education. Also included is data on program funding levels since FY 1980 adjusted for inflation, the estimated number of recipients, the estimated Federal share of financing the program, and the types of services provided and activities supported by these programs.
Private pension plan standards
Title
Private pension plan standards: A summary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended
Date
1986
Summary
Protection and guarantees for employees covered by private pension and welfare benefit plans are provided in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). This report summarizes the provisions of ERISA and pertinent provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through the Single-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1986.
Effective tax rates in the administration and ways and means tax proposals updated tables
Title
Effective tax rates in the administration and ways and means tax proposals updated tables
Date
1985
Summary
On September 26, 1985 tax reform proposals for use in mark up in the Committee on Ways and Means were announced. The Administration has also proposed some changes in its May 28, 1985 tax reform, including the elimination of indexing of inventories. This report updates effective tax rates in "Effects of Business Tax Provisions in the Administration's Tax Proposal," Congressional Research Service Report No. 85-783 E, June 6, 1985 to incorporate these proposals.
Overview of major legal issues under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Title
Overview of major legal issues under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Date
1985
Proposed coverage of handicapped persons by title vii of the Civil Rights Act
Title
Proposed coverage of handicapped persons by title vii of the Civil Rights Act: An analysis of H.R. 1294 and H.R. 370
Date
1985
Rural areas and clean water
Title
Rural areas and clean water: Impacts of the Water Quality Act of 1987
Date
1987
Summary
Cities throughout the country face capital shortfalls for wastewater treatment construction. Yet, rural communities face special problems in financing needed capital improvements such as sewage treatment facilities. This report reviews the impact of waste-water treatment funding provisions of the Water Quality Act of 1987 on rural communities.
Selected federal internal revenue code provisions pertaining to education
Title
Selected federal internal revenue code provisions pertaining to education
Date
1985
Summary
The Federal Internal Revenue Code has a number of provision pertaining to education. Some of these provisions refer explicitly to "educational institution" or "student" or the like, while others without such references still have implications for education. This report provides summaries of certain of these provisions, short legislative histories, data on how they affect education, tax expenditure revenue loss estimates, and mention of how they would be affected by President Reagan's May 1985, tax reform proposals.
State and local assistance for narcotics control
Title
State and local assistance for narcotics control: The Anti-Drug Act of 1986
Date
1987
Summary
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-570) established a program of grants to State and local agencies for drug law enforcement. Under that statute, the Bureau of Justice Assistance is authorized, under the State and Local Assistance for Narcotics Control Formula Grant Program, to make grants to States, for use by States and local units of government. These grants are awarded to State and local governments to enforce laws that establish offenses similar to offenses established in the Controlled Substances Act. These funds may be used to support programs which improve the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, detention, and rehabilitation of drug offenders. Eradication programs, treatment programs, and programs which concentrate on major drug offenders are also eligible for funding.

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