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Summary and analysis of the education amendments of 1984, p.l. 98-511
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Summary and analysis of the education amendments of 1984, p.l. 98-511
Date
1984
Summary
The Education Amendments of 1984 extends and amends a variety of Federal education programs and would establish other new Federal education activities. This paper provides a summary and analysis of these amendments including provisions regarding the adult education, bilingual education, impact aid, women's educational equity, Indian education, emergency immigrant education, and higher education student financial assistance programs.
Magnet schools assistance
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Magnet schools assistance: Federal aid to desegregating school districts
Date
1985
Summary
This paper provides an overview of the provisions, the background and legislative history, and current status of the new Magnet Schools Assistance program. This program will support magnet schools (those offering a special curriculum to attract voluntarily students from different racial backgrounds) in desegregating school districts. Current issues affecting the program include debate over a prohibition against using any of its funds for magnet school courses the substance of which is "secular humanism," and unsuccessful efforts by the Reagan Administration to rescind its FY 1985 funding.
Pesticide regulation
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Pesticide regulation: 1986 amendments to FIFRA
Date
1986
Video display terminals
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Video display terminals: The controversy about health and safety issues
Date
1984
Summary
The possible adverse health effects of chronic occupational exposure to video display terminals (VDT's) are discussed. There persists a controversy about the possible causes of wide range of maladies, including pregnancy disorders, reported by many VDT operators in the United States and Canada. It is not clear at this time whether adverse health effects are caused by low levels of low frequency non-ionizing radiations or other ergonomic factors in the VDT workplace.
Overview of whistleblower protections in federal law
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Overview of whistleblower protections in federal law
Date
1986
Summary
This report discusses the protections under federal statutory law for federal employees who engage in "whistleblowing" activities, that is, the disclosure by the employee of illegal or improper government activities. The protections cover most employees of the executive branch of government, and would apply where a covered employee makes a "protected disclosure" for which the agency takes a "personnel action" as a "reprisal" for such disclosure.
Proposed federal linked deposit program to assist small businesses
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Proposed federal linked deposit program to assist small businesses: An economic analysis
Date
1985
Summary
It has been suggested that a Federal program of credit assistance, modeled after Ohio's Linked Deposit Program, be established to assist small businesses. This report describes the operation of the Ohio Linked Deposit Program, presents cases for and against the proposal, and provides an overall evaluation of the proposal.
Insurance for environmental liabilities
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Insurance for environmental liabilities: Proposed remedies under superfund and RCRA
Date
1985
Interjurisdictional fisheries management
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Interjurisdictional fisheries management: Issues and options
Date
1985
Rate of increase of selected public and private wages and public pensions compared with change in consumer price index, 1969-1987
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Rate of increase of selected public and private wages and public pensions compared with change in consumer price index, 1969-1987
Date
1986
Summary
This report compares CPI increase with the rate of pay increase for Members of Congress, General Schedule Federal employees, the military, blue collar workers, white collar workers, and civil service and military pension recipients for the period of 1969-1987.
Overview of the independent counsel provisions of the ethics in government act
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Overview of the independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act
Date
1986
Summary
This report provides an overview of the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act concerning the appointment of an independent counsel (formerly "special prosecutor"), the duties and authority of the independent counsel, and the congressional oversight of the independent counsel.
Research into "psi" phenomena
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Research into "psi" phenomena: Current status and trends of Congressional concern
Date
1983
Summary
The status of past and present research into psi phenomena, including extrasensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis (PK), is reviewed and summarized. It is concluded that at present, the psi research community is minimally funded, diffuse in nature, largely unstructured, and somewhat hesitant with regard to research methodologies. Nonetheless, progress is being made slowly to better understand the nature and potential of psi phenomena. Effective realization of the potentials or pitfalls of psi will require an open, humanistic perspective as well as the rigor and scientific discipline provided by conventional research tradition.
Clean Air Act provisions to protect national parklands
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Clean Air Act provisions to protect national parklands
Date
1985
U.S.-Latin American trade
Title
U.S.-Latin American trade: An overview
Date
1986
Summary
U.S.-Latin America trade flows have changed dramatically over the last few years. This paper briefly examines U.S.-Latin American trade to determine, among other things, the cause and possible consequences of the shift in trade flows.
Environmental protection issues of the 99th Congress
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Environmental protection issues of the 99th Congress
Date
1985
Brief history of congressional pay legislation
Title
A brief history of congressional pay legislation
Date
1986
Comparison of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (PL 89-329), as amended and H.R. 3700, the Higher Education Amendments of 1985, as.. ...
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Comparison of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (PL 89-329), as amended and H.R. 3700, the Higher Education Amendments of 1985, as.. ...: passed by the House (December 4, 1985); and S. 1965, the Higher Education Amendments of 1986, as passed by the Senate (June 3, 1986)
Date
1986
Summary
This paper provides a title-by-title comparison and contrast of major current law provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (PL 89-329), as amended, with thos of the reauthorizing legislation as passed by the House on December 4, 1985 and by the Senate on June 3, 1986: HR 3700, the Higher Education Amendments of 1985 and S. 1965, the Higher Education Amendments of 1986. After the Senate passed S. 1965, the House passed S. 1965 amended with the language of H.R. 3700 as passed by the House. Those who have contributed to this report want to express their appreciation to Nan Hill for her exceptional editorial skills and perseverance in preparing this report.
Federal agency programs in living aquatic resources and aquatic habitat protection
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Federal agency programs in living aquatic resources and aquatic habitat protection
Date
1987
Summary
This report identifies activities of Federal agencies that administer or coordinate significant programs on behalf of fisheries, other living aquatic (freshwater and marine) resources, and aquatic habitats. This report describes agency responsibilities, major statutory authority, a ten-year history of budget and personnel levels, a five-year history of personnel by Civil Service grade, studies about national policy and/or goals, interagency and State-Federal coordination mechanisms, and periodic reports.
Federal executive, legislative, and judicial compensation
Title
Federal executive, legislative, and judicial compensation: The situation and choices as the 100th Congress convenes
Date
1986
Summary
This report discusses compensation for high-level Federal officials including the Vice President, Cabinet and sub-cabinet officers, agency heads, Members of Congress, and the Federal judiciary. It sets forth arguments for and against the substantial increases recommended by the special 1986 Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries as well as the President's pay recommendations submitted in his FY88 Budget Message (see Appendix for these) and presents factors that enter into determining an appropriate and adequate pay for these officers of the Government.
Title III of the Higher Education Act
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Title III of the Higher Education Act: Provisions and funding
Date
1987
Summary
Title III of the Higher Education Act authorizes a number of programs to strengthen institutions of higher education, particularly those serving needy and minority students. The FY 1987 appropriation for these programs was $144.208 million. This paper reviews the current provisions of title III, the title's recent appropriatios history, and the FY 1988 Budget Request for its programs.
Credit cards
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Credit cards: Selected references
Date
1985
Summary
Credit cards offer an alternative to using checks or cash for payment transactions. Currently there are over 600 million credit cards in circulation. This bibliography lists publications concerning the credit card industry and related subjects.

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