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Insurance for blind persons: Background and pending legislation
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1985
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Congress is considering legislation to address the allegation that blind persons are discriminated against by the insurance industry. Spokespersons for insurance companies have taken the position that State laws and regulations are adequate and that Federal legislation is not needed.
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Protecting visibility under the clean air act
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1985
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The Clean Air Act prevents visibility impairment - changes in visual range, contrast, and coloration caused by human activities - in three distinct programs: (1) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), (2) prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) in areas cleaner than the national standards, and (3) visibility protection in pristine areas such as National Parks. The 1970 amendments to the Act authorized the first program; the 1977 amendments made the second and express statutory requirement and authorized the third program. Since the Clean Air Act drew attention to visual air quality, researchers have defined the various aspects of visibility, determined visibility trends in different regions of the country, described its value, identified regions where visibility has special significance and thus where it must receive immediate regulatory attention. Regulators, moreover, have initiated the first phase of what will be a comprehensive visibility protection program for pristine parts of the country, mandatory Class I areas. This program extends some of the features found in the NAAQS and PSD programs and may have implications for visibility protection nationwide.
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Election campaigns: Selected references
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1984
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This annotated bibliography of books and articles covers election campaign management, political consultants, use of the media by candidates, and press coverage of election campaigns. It includes selected material dating from 1972.
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United States merchandise trade and trade balances with Japan 1960-1986
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1987
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International trade may consist of goods and services. This table shows the value of merchandise historically traded between the United States and Japan as collected by the Bureau of the Census, from original documentation processed by the Customs Service. The balance of trade reflects the surplus or deficit resulting from a comparison of a country's exports and imports of merchandise only. The balance of trade does not include other items such as services and capital movements which are accounted for in the balance of payments.
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The tax reform act of 1985 (H.R. 3838): Interpreting the revenue estimates
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1986
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Estimates how that over its first five years, the Tax Reform Act of 1985 (HR 3838) would be revenue neutral, with a reduction in revenue from the individual income tax just offset by an increase in revenue from the corporate income tax. This report describes the major changes in the individual and corporate income tax systems that would produce these revenue patterns. Notwithstanding the five-year revenue estimates, the report concludes that the bill would not significantly increase the tax burden on corporate-sector income. Further, in the long-run, the bill may lose tax revenue compared to revenue that would be generated under the current tax system.
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