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Indoor air pollution
Title
Indoor air pollution: A brief review of regulatory and research issues
Date
1987
Summary
Research and regulatory issues associated with problems of indoor air pollution are reviewed briefly. Sources and estimated health effects of the more common indoor air pollutants are summarized in three tables. Regulatory responsibility for indoor air pollution is diffuse and often unclearly defined.
Labor issues in the 99th Congress
Title
Labor issues in the 99th Congress: The second session
Date
1986
Summary
During the 99th Congress, a number of labor issues have received considerable attention. This paper gives a brief description and analysis of these issues as well as other labor and labor-related issues that are likely to receive some attention in the second session of the 99th Congress. This paper is an update of Labor Issues in the 99th Congress: An Update, Report 85-941 E, September 12, 1985.
Commission on executive, legislative and judicial salaries
Title
Commission on executive, legislative and judicial salaries: A historical summary
Date
1987
Summary
The Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries is activated every four years for the purpose of studying the compensation available to top officials of the U.S. Government. The enabling legislation for this Commission has been substantially amended several times. This report provides a topical history of the Commission. It discusses the responsibilities of the Commission, the President, and the Congress. Membership, funding, and staff support are also discussed. The closing section of the report contains tables showing various Commission's recommendations, those of the President, and the disposition of the Presidential recommendations. The five tables at the end of the report present the following salary rate data: 1) salary in effect when Commission met; 2) Commission salary recommendations; 3) President's salary recommendations; and 4) information on whether the President's recommendations went into effect. [N.B. No summary is provided for this report because it is not conducive to being succinctly or usefully summarized.] For companion CRS reports see: Paul E. Dwyer and Frederick H. Pauls, A Brief History of Congressional Pay, CRS Report No., 86-1022 GOV, November 24, 1986 and, by the same authors, A Brief Report on Congressional Pay, CRS Report 86-1051 GOV, December 29, 1986; CRS Report 86-1004 GOV, Rate of Increase of Selected Public and Private Wages and Public Pensions Compared with Change in Consumer Price Index, 1969-1987, by Frederick H. Pauls, Paul E. Dwyer, Kirk Brown and Roger Walke, November 20, 1986; and, Federal Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Compensation, Report No. 86-1021 GOV, December 30, 1986, by James P. McGrath.
Community-based long-term care
Title
Community-based long-term care: Current programs and future prospects
Date
1984
Summary
The growth of the elderly population, combined with rising expenditures for institutional long-term care services, has generated interest in strengthening community-based services for the sick and disabled and in altering the way in which these services are organized and financed. Studies have shown that community-based health and social services can be effective in reducing institutionalization and improving longevity and patient satisfaction. However, the overall costs associated with community-based long-term care remain unknown, as does the number of persons potentially in need of such services. In some cases, costs for such care may exceed amounts spent for the equivalent level of institutional care.
Power of attorney to sell a Spanish Vineyard in 1496.
Title
Power of attorney to sell a Spanish Vineyard in 1496.
Date
1496
Summary
Document written on paper, in which Alonso Pérez de Cuerva gives his power of attorney to his brother Pedro Fernández de Cuerva to sell a vineyard that he owns. The land's general location and its specific neighboring vineyards are given. Very good condition, light waterstain in inner margins. Written in a standard public notorial hand. Dated: Madrid, 30 May 1496. One folio, 31 x 22 cm.
Federal spending for education
Title
Federal spending for education: Tables and figures portraying the president's 1985 budget plan (1984-1989) in the context of the past 20 years
Date
1984
Summary
This report portrays and discusses Federal spending for education programs in the context of a 26-year span: the past 20 years of actual experience (1964-1983) and the spending plan for the next six years proposed in the President's 1985 budget. In addition to the 26-year review, various measures such as spending in constant dollars, as a percent of the gross national product (GNP), as a percent of total Federal budget and annual and cumulative change analyses are reduced to provide context and perspective.
Ethylene dibromide
Title
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.
Ethylene dibromide
Title
Ethylene dibromide
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.
Existing housing resources vs. need
Title
Existing housing resources vs. need
Date
1987
Summary
Using data from the 1982 and 1983 Metropolitan Area tapes of the Annual Housing Survey, this study uses simulated moves of households to determine whether the supply of standard quality vacant rental units is sufficient to rehouse renter families living in unsatisfactory housing, when household size and number of bedrooms are considered. The study found that no housing market area had a sufficient supply, although the extent of the deficiency varies greatly. Less than half the variance was explained by differences in vacancy rates. The findings confirm the need to consider the characteristics of both the housing stock, and the households in unsatisfactory housing in the diverse local housing areas throughout the country when determining national housing policy.
Examination of farm commodity promotion programs
Title
An examination of farm commodity promotion programs
Date
1985
Summary
Representatives of a number of commodity groups have asked Congress in recent years for statutory authority to establish national generic promotion programs for their products. A key feature is a mandatory assessment paid by all producers to support such activities. Federal legislation has authorized nine such national promotion programs, and lawmakers now are considering whether to create new initiatives for beef, pork, and watermelons. Critics believe that such programs represent unwarranted Government interference, pit one commodity group against another for limited consumer dollars, and lack adequate evidence of success. Proponents, on the other hand, contend that the programs do work, cost the Federal Government virtually nothing, and benefit producers and consumers alike. This report discusses programs that have already been enacted by Congress and examines their records to date.
Educational attainment of select groups of "at risk" children and youth
Title
The educational attainment of select groups of "at risk" children and youth
Date
1987
Summary
This paper focuses on three select groups of children and youth who appear to be "at risk" for depressed educational attainment - those from single-parent families, those from persistently poor families, and those who give birth during their teenage years. It addresses three basic questions: (1) Are these groups of children and youth at risk of depressed educational attainment? (2) How might these characteristics lead to depressed educational attainment? (3) What implications does the current research have for examining Federal responses to the educational needs of these children and youth?
Genealogical manuscript for Don Antonio Rosillo y Enciso.
Title
Genealogical manuscript for Don Antonio Rosillo y Enciso.
Date
1777
Two legal documents.
Title
Two legal documents.
Date
1592
Summary
"Paper. Folio. [14] pp., [50] pp. Don Alonso Ramírez was the past choir master of Popayán, Colombia, and his nephew Diego Ramírez Carrillo gave him power of attorney to his (Diego's) last will and testament and to compile the requisite inventory of the estate. María de la Puente, widow of Diego is appointed the tutor and guardian of Diego's and her minor children. The will is very standard with bequests for masses, etc. The inventory of possessions is lengthy and very detailed, showing Diego to have been a man of some wealth. Contemporaneous certified copy of the original document. Written in a clear notarial hand, but with bleed-through in the inventory, making reading slightly challenging — not, impossible. Very good condition. " Penafiel, Spain
FY 1984 budget authority and FY 1985 authorizations of appropriations for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education
Title
FY 1984 budget authority and FY 1985 authorizations of appropriations for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education
Date
1984
Summary
This report provides the FY 1984 budget authority and the FY 1985 authorizations of appropriations for programs administered by the Department of Education. Where FY 1985 authorizations are not directly or explicitly specified in statute, an FY 1985 authorization level is provided by applying the automatic extension provisions of the General Education Provisions Act.
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.

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