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Title: Manuscript compilation of documents relating to the estate of Ana Vanegas
Date: 1606

Title: Burlington committee of the town of Burlington v. Department of Education of Massachusetts: Reimbursement may be allowed for unilateral private school placement
Date: 1985

Title: Budget documents primer
Date: 1984
Summary: The primer describes basic budget documents, providing notes on content, usual date of issue, distribution, and availability at the Library of Congress.

Title: Acid rain in the 100th Congress: Comparison of the major provisions of S. 95, S. 300, S. 316, and S. 321
Date: 1987
Summary: The following is a comparison of four acid rain control bills: S. 95 (Kerry), S. 300 (Stafford), S. 316 (Proxmire), and S. 3221 (Mitchell). The comparison is focused on prominent features of the various bills, not on section by section similarities and differences among the bills. Also, apparently non-controversial aspects of the bills, such as penalties for non-compliance, were not included. The bills are compared in the order in which they were introduced. There are two important notes about this comparison. First, as each bill would amend the Clean Air Act, section number references made in this analysis are made to relevant sections of the Clean Air Act. Second, under general provisions, issues raised are in rank order as they appear in various bills. They are not ordered according to importance. For the reader's convenience, the headings used in this comparison are arranged so that the bills may be placed side-by-side, if so desired.

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.

Title: Agricultural trade: Selected references, 1983-1984
Date: 1985
Summary: This bibliography lists recent articles, reports, books, and congressional documents on U.S. agricultural trade. The references are annotated and are arranged into three topical sections: the U.S. as an agricultural trading nation; factors affecting agricultural trade; and agricultural trade policy options. The Congressional Research Service bibliographic database was the source of the bibliography.

Title: Basic reference sources for use by congressional offices: An annotated selection of publications and services
Date: 1984
Summary: An annotated guide to publications and other sources of information useful to Members of Congress and their staffs, covering congressional office management, the organization and operation of Congress, legislative responsibilities, services to constituents, and other duties of Congress.

Title: AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Selected references
Date: 1986
Summary: This bibliography contains citations to books and articles on AIDS from 1983 to the present. The major topics covered are the epidemiology of AIDS and social, political, and ethical issues for dealing with a disease for which yet there is no cure. Special sections deal with children with AIDS, and homosexuals and homophobia.

Title: Bilingual education: Recent evaluations of local school district programs and related research on second-language learning
Date: 1986
Summary: This paper analyzes recent evaluations of local school district programs serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the U.S. It discusses the purpose and background of the Bilingual Education Act, describes the Basic Demonstration Projects under this Act, chronicles how the scope of the Federal program has expanded, defines the various instructional approaches for teaching LEP students, and presents the major findings of recent evaluations regarding the effectiveness of various types of local programs serving LEP students. The related research on second-language learning and bilingualism is also synthesized.

Title: 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.