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Brief assessment of S. 2165, The High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act of 1983
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A Brief assessment of S. 2165, The High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act of 1983
Date
1984
Summary
The High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act of 1983 (S. 2165) would modify and extend the tax credit for research and development costs. This report explains the proposed changes and discusses issues surrounding the use of tax incentives for stimulating research and development.
ACTION and its volunteer programs
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ACTION and its volunteer programs
Date
1986
Summary
ACTION is authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act; its major program components include Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the Older American Volunteer Program (OAVP). This legislation was last reauthorized in 1984 (P.L. 98-288) and will be reviewed for reauthorization by Congress during the 99th Congress. This paper provides an overview of ACTION programs.
Comparable worth and equal pay
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Comparable worth and equal pay: Editorial commentary (january 12, 1984 - january 7, 1985)
Date
1985
Summary
This compilation presents editorials printed during January 1, 1984 to January 7, 1985 on comparable worth and equal pay. The editorials represent all those appearing on that subject in 55 newspapers monitored by the Congressional Research Service. The editorials are arranged by region (East, South, Midwest and West) to illustrate the concerns and responses in various parts of the country, and chronologically within each regional section. In addition, several articles, presenting press coverage of the issues, introduce the compilation and provide background information.
Overview and analysis of the reagan administration's budget requests for programs administered by the department of education
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Overview and analysis of the reagan administration's budget requests for programs administered by the department of education: Fiscal years 1982 through 1985
Date
1984
Summary
This report contains detailed analyses of each of the Reagan Administration's budget requests for selected programs within the Department of Education for the fiscal years 1982 through 1985. Included are comparisons of each budget request to the funding level in effect at the time the request was submitted to the Congress and to the final appropriations for the fiscal year addressed by the request. In addition, the report contains a brief overview of the aggregate budget requests and funding levels for the Department of Education between fiscal years 1981 and 1985. Supplemental appropriations and rescission requests are discussed separately. Funding levels used in the report are in current dollars and are not adjusted for inflation.
Drug and alcohol abuse
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Drug and alcohol abuse: Prevention, treatment, and education
Date
1986
Summary
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, P.L. 99-570, authorizes a wide-ranging Federal effort to prevent and control substance abuse. This paper describes the background and development of Federal support for substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment programs and activities, including provisions for such support in P.L. 99-570.
Air pollutant-induced stress to forest ecosystems
Title
Air pollutant-induced stress to forest ecosystems: An overview of forest damage
Date
1986
Summary
In recent years the term "acid rain" has captured the attention of the American public as a possible cause of forest damage and decline. As research progresses, it appears that the adverse impacts of "acid rain" on forest ecosystems are more complex and not as well understood as they generally are for aquatic ecosystems. Different types of air pollution -- including but not limited to precursors of acid deposition -- alone or in combination with stress factors, may pose a wide range of threats to forest ecosystems. This report examines the extent of forest damage and decline in the United States, the dynamics of the forest ecosystem and the major hypotheses put forth by the scientific community to explain the role of air pollutants in forest declines. The report concluded that the forest decline debate must take into account a wider range of pollutants than are usually included in legislative proposals which emphasize sulphur dioxide emissions.
Legal issues and legislation concerning use of backyard satellite earth stations to receive cable television programs
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Legal issues and legislation concerning use of backyard satellite earth stations to receive cable television programs
Date
1985
Legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha
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Legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha
Date
1987
Summary
This report identifies the legislative vetoes that have been enacted into law after the Supreme Court, in INS v. Chadha (1983), which held the legislative veto unconstitutional. Most of the legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha vest the veto power in committees or subcommittees of Congress.
Administering an acid rain superfund
Title
Administering an acid rain superfund: Preliminary analysis of potential o & m costs and other concerns
Date
1983
Sharing the cost of acid rain control
Title
Sharing the cost of acid rain control: An analysis of federal financing under h.r. 3400
Date
1983
Housing and housing finance
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Housing and housing finance: An alphabetical microthesaurus of terms selected from the legislative indexing vocabulary
Date
1986
Summary
The microthesaurus identifies terms on housing and housing finance in the Legislative Indexing Vocabulary. It also includes terms on real estate and land use. The terms may be used in searching the CRS Bibliographic Data Base, the Bill Digest files, and the Major Issues System on SCORPIO.
Hospital capital cost reimursement under medicare
Title
Hospital capital cost reimursement under medicare
Date
1986
The U.S. asian population, by census division, state and congressional district
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The U.S. asian population, by census division, state and congressional district
Date
1986
Ethylene dibromide
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Ethylene dibromide: History, health effects, and policy questions
Date
1984
Summary
Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline and has also been used to treat grains, citrus, and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861
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Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861: a monograph of the great rebellion
The Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986
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The Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986: The constitutionality of its retroactive authorization of awards of attorneys' fees
Date
1987
Summary
In 1986, Congress, overturning a Supreme Court decision, authorized courts to award attorney's fees to prevailing plaintiffs in actions or proceedings brought under the Education of the Handicapped Act. This report examines whether retroactive application of the 1986 Act, to the data of the Supreme Court decision, is constitutional.
For pensions taken ...
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For pensions taken ...
Public secondary education systems in england, france, japan, the soviet union, the united states, and west germany
Title
Public secondary education systems in england, france, japan, the soviet union, the united states, and west germany: A comparative analysis
Date
1984
Summary
Issues regarding the quality and structure of public secondary education have recently attracted substantial public and legislative attention in the U.S. as well as several foreign nations. This paper provides an overview of the secondary education structure in the U.S., England, France, Japan, the Soviet Union, and West Germany, with a discussion of major issues and recent developments.
Shakespeare Aliquando bonus ...
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Shakespeare Aliquando bonus ...
Summary of hearings on s. 431 and s. 432 proposals to amend the clean water act
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Summary of hearings on s. 431 and s. 432 proposals to amend the clean water act: Hearings held by the senate environment and public works subcommittee on environmental pollution april 6, 7, and 14, 1983
Date
1983

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