Search results

(61 - 80 of 90)

Pages

Analysis of U.S. energy program funding for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 in the era of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Title
An analysis of U.S. energy program funding for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 in the era of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Date
1986
Interest rates on consumer and commercial loans
Title
Interest rates on consumer and commercial loans: Why the difference?
Date
1985
Summary
This paper, using the period from May 1982 to May 1983 as a case study, will examine the reasons for the inflexibility of rates charged by banks on consumer loans relative to rates charged by banks on business loans. The first half of the paper will attempt to establish the differences, and the reasons for such differences, in changes between consumer loan rates and commercial loan charges. The second half of the paper will analyze the reasons for these differences in light of bank yields on outstanding loans to consumers and businesses from 1966 through 1983. Finally, current data will be examined from the point of view of the conclusions reached in the report.
Comparison of the Departments of Energy and Health and Human Services weatherization assistance programs
Title
Comparison of the Departments of Energy and Health and Human Services weatherization assistance programs
Date
1987
Summary
The Federal Government administers two weatherization programs designed to assist low-income households reduce the cost of home energy consumption: (1) the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance program and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP), Weatherization Assistance Component. This paper summarizes the purpose, eligibility criteria, and relevant data and expenditures of these two weatherization programs.
Summary and analysis of the major legal developments under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. 1983,
Title
Summary and analysis of the major legal developments under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. 1983,: With respect to actions against schools and school officials
Date
1985
Banking deregulation
Title
Banking deregulation: Major forms and arguments "pro and con"
Date
1984
Summary
Banking deregulation may be defined as the loosening of regulatory constraints on these institutions. Since the late 1970s, and as part of a broader trend toward deregulation, banking organizations have experienced many important changes in their regulatory environment. This report identifies the different kinds of deregulation that are under way. It then presents some "pro and con" arguments applicable both to financial deregulation generally and to specific kinds of banking deregulation under consideration in the Congress at the present time. Additional references are provided.
The president's steel import program
Title
The President's steel import program: One year later
Date
1985
Summary
The President's steel import restraint program has as its goal limiting imports of steel to 18.5 percent of the U.S. market for finished steel products and 20.2 percent for all steel products. One year after the announcement of the program, it appears that the goal for all steel products will only partially be achieved for the 1986-89 period. The import market share for all steel products could be reduced, but only to about 22.6 percent of the U.S. market. The ultimate success of the program hinges on the results of negotiations of voluntary export restraint agreements with countries or regions not presently subject to them.
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Title
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation: Recapitalization and alternatives
Date
1986
Summary
Among the problems in the U.S. financial system which the 100th Congress will be called on to consider is the financial condition of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC), the Federal deposit insurance agency for most of the Nation's savings institutions. The number of failed savings institutions has strained the financial resources of the FSLIC. A major issue of immediate importance is how the FSLIC will meet its financial requirements to enable it to deal effectively with savings institutions now known to be in difficulty.
Kanin-felle abliefern! an Händler und Zuchtvereine. Das Heer braucht sie!
Title
Kanin-felle abliefern! an Händler und Zuchtvereine. Das Heer braucht sie!
Date
1917
Summary
Poster shows a rabbit holding a sign in its mouth. Text tells people to turn in their rabbit pelts to traders and breeders; the Army needs them. Collection center, War Pelts (Kriegs-fell) A.G., Leipzig.
Sex discrimination and the United States Supreme Court
Title
Sex discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the law
Date
1984
Summary
This paper analyzes Supreme Court decisions in the area of gender discrimination from both a constitutional and statutory perspective. These decisions reveal the development and clarification of judicial interpretation with respect to sex-based discrimination.
Laws implicated by shipments of military materials to Iran
Title
Laws implicated by shipments of military materials to Iran
Date
1986
Summary
Laws Implicated By Shipments of Military Materials to Iran, Raymond J. Celada, Senior Specialist. November 20, 1986, revised November 24, 1986. Covert shipments of war materials to Iran raise issues concerning the wisdom of Administration policies and the legality of the shipments and the procedures followed in making them. This report deals with the legal issues and highlights the following authorities as being immediately implicated: the Arms Export Control Act, the Foreign Assistance Act, the Export Administration Act, the National Security Act, the Hostage Act, and potentially various funding and expenditure regulations.
Grove City College v. Bell and its aftermath
Title
Grove City College v. Bell and its aftermath
Date
1985
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.
Measuring vitality and performance in aging workers
Title
Measuring vitality and performance in aging workers
Date
1985
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.
Housing requirements in rural areas
Title
Housing requirements in rural areas
Date
1986
Summary
Federal housing policy for rural areas is now at a crossroads. Since 1949 more than two million rural families have received benefits through housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and about 700,000 through the deep-subsidy programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Early in 1985 the Reagan Administration proposed that additional aid under these programs be suspended for two years, after which all subsidized housing in rural areas would be provided by HUD. While Congress has not yet concurred in these proposed changes, deep cutbacks in proggram levels are expected in the process of reducing the Federal budget deficit. In this transition period, legislators and community groups are going back to the drawing board and asking basic questions about rural housing needs and programs. The questions include the following: (1) What kinds of housing difficulties face low and moderate income families in rural areas? (2) Is there a chronic credit gap for housing in rural areas? (3) What is the connection between the problems of the farm economy and housing problems in rural areas? (4) Are the Federal and State programs now in place able to deal effectively with these problems? (5) Are additional or alternative measures--private as well as public--called for?
U.S. military satellites and survivability
Title
U.S. military satellites and survivability
Date
1986
Summary
This paper describes satellite survivability measures in general. It then provides separate write-ups on each generic type of U.S. military satellite system, including national security. Each write-up states the current situation, with regard to satellites in orbit, and future plans, emphasizing survivability measures.
U.S. housing
Title
U.S. housing: Problems and policies
Date
1987
Impact of legislative changes on major programs administered by the Department of Education
Title
Impact of legislative changes on major programs administered by the Department of Education: Fiscal years 1980-1988
Date
1987
Summary
This analysis describes the impact of legislative changes on 17 major programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education since its creation in 1980. Explanatory material is given for each program. Tables show annual appropriations from FY 1980, as well as the FY 1988 budget request, with adjustments for inflation. These programs account for approximately 90 percent of the Department's current budget.
Implementation of medicare's hospice benefit
Title
Implementation of medicare's hospice benefit
Date
1984
Summary
This document provides (1) background information on hospice care and a summary of current law provisions authorizing coverage for hospice care under Medicare; (2) information on the National Hospice Study; (3) information on the implementation of the hospice benefit; and (4) a discussion of hospice issues.
AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Title
AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Selected references
Date
1986
Summary
This bibliography contains citations to books and articles on AIDS from 1983 to the present. The major topics covered are the epidemiology of AIDS and social, political, and ethical issues for dealing with a disease for which yet there is no cure. Special sections deal with children with AIDS, and homosexuals and homophobia.

Pages