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Federal efforts to improve America's teaching force
Title
Federal efforts to improve America's teaching force
Date
1985
Summary
The current interest in reform of public elementary and secondary schools has resulted in renewed attention being focused on pre-service and in-service training for elementary and secondary school teachers. This paper reviews past and current Federal programs providing such assistance and summarizes current program options.
FY 1985 budget authority and FY 1986 authorization of appropriations for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education
Title
FY 1985 budget authority and FY 1986 authorization of appropriations for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education
Date
1985
Summary
This report provides the FY 1985 budget authority and the FY 1986 authorizations of appropriations for programs administered by the Department of Education. Where FY 1986 authorizations are not directly or explicitly specified in statute, an FY 1986 authorization level is provided by applying the automatic extension provisions of the General Education Provisions Act.
Federal housing administration
Title
Federal housing administration: An examination of proposed program changes
Date
1986
Summary
In its Fiscal Year 1987 Budget the Administration has proposed several changes to FHA's basic unsubsidized single-family housing program -- the program authorized under Section 203 (b) of the National Housing Act of 1934. This report examines the impact on potential moderate-income homebuyers and on the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund of the proposal to (1) increase the one-time mortgage insurance premium to 5 percent of the mortgage, (2) require that the premium be paid in cash, and (3) limit eligibility in the FHA program to applicants earning $40,000 or less.
Surveyinge.
Title
Surveyinge.
Date
1546
Summary
Attributed to John Fitzherbert. Also sometimes attributed to Sir Anthony Fitzherbert. Imprint from colophon. Running title reads: Surueyenge. Signatures: A-H⁸.
Rituals of the Burgundian Court under Charles the Bold
Title
Rituals of the Burgundian Court under Charles the Bold
Date
1598
Comparable worth and equal pay
Title
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.
[The Beginning of My Words] V. 2
Title
[The Beginning of My Words] V. 2
Date
1471-07-05
Provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 pertaining to education
Title
Provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 pertaining to education
Date
1987
Summary
The Tax Reform Act of 1986, P.L. 99-514, contains a number of provisions pertaining to education. Some of these provisions refer explicitly to schools, teachers, students, and so on, while several others without such direct references also are significant. This report provides a short summary of both kinds of provisions and an explanation, where necessary, of why they are relevant.
Selected legislation affecting the elderly in the 98th Congress
Title
Selected legislation affecting the elderly in the 98th Congress
Date
1984
Summary
This paper briefly summarizes selected major legislation in the 98th Congress affecting the elderly, including proposals actually enacted and those pending final action as of August 1984. Legislation described includes that related to income, health, social services, employment and training, age discrimination and housing.
Retiree Benefits Security Act of 1987
Title
Retiree Benefits Security Act of 1987: Legal analysis of S. 548, 100th Congress
Date
1987
Summary
S. 548, 100th Congress, would protect life and health insurance benefits of retirees who worked for debtor corporations that file for reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Protecting visibility under the Clean Air Act
Title
Protecting visibility under the Clean Air Act
Date
1985
Summary
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 an 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.
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.
Provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 affecting pay and benefits for federal workers and retirees
Title
Provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 affecting pay and benefits for federal workers and retirees
Date
1986
Summary
This paper describes the provisions of P.L. 99-177 ("Gramm-Rudman-Hollings") that pertain to Federal civil service employees and retirees.
Safe Drinking Water Act legislation
Title
Safe Drinking Water Act legislation: A section-by-section comparison of S. 124, as introduced, and HR 1650, as introduced with the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523, as amended)
Date
1985
Recent cases concerning congressional standing to sue
Title
Recent cases concerning congressional standing to sue
Date
1985
Selected provisions of legislation in the 99th Congress affecting the homeless
Title
Selected provisions of legislation in the 99th Congress affecting the homeless
Date
1985
Selected women's issues in the first session of the 99th Congress
Title
Selected women's issues in the first session of the 99th Congress
Date
1986
Summary
This report analyzes major legislation of the 99th Congress affecting the rights and interests of women.
Overviews: budget issues
Title
Overviews: budget issues
Date
1987
Summary
This Overview focuses on budget issues including reaction to the proposed FY 1988 budget -- the first trillion dollar budget, deficit reduction, and the domestic spending-military spending trade-off. The Overview is divided into three sections. The first contains two newspaper articles on the proposed FY 1988 budget. The second includes editorials selected from regional and local papers from around the United States; this section is arranged by the name of the newspaper. The third part is a listing of public opinion polls on these issues.
Minor children's income
Title
Minor children's income: Effect of the Tax Reform Act of 1986
Date
1987
Summary
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 made five changes in the taxation of minor children's income: changes in the personal exemption, changes in the standard deduction, changes in the taxation of unearned income of children under age 14, changes in the taxation of grantor trusts, and changes in the tax return filing requirements. This report summarizes these changes.
Overview of state lottery operations
Title
Overview of state lottery operations
Date
1985
Summary
The report uses published data to chronicle the historical experience of States now offering lotteries. Additional information is provided about suppliers and vendors, and for marketing techniques used by the States. The report also discusses the various organizational structures of lottery administrative agencies and commissions, and considers the effect Federal law and regulation have on State lotteries.

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