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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
Title
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.
Interest rates on consumer and commercial loans
Title
Interest rates on consumer and commercial loans: Why the difference?
Date
1985
Summary
This paper, using the period from May 1982 to May 1983 as a case study, will examine the reasons for the inflexibility of rates charged by banks on consumer loans relative to rates charged by banks on business loans. The first half of the paper will attempt to establish the differences, and the reasons for such differences, in changes between consumer loan rates and commercial loan charges. The second half of the paper will analyze the reasons for these differences in light of bank yields on outstanding loans to consumers and businesses from 1966 through 1983. Finally, current data will be examined from the point of view of the conclusions reached in the report.
Proposed federal linked deposit program to assist small businesses
Title
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
Title
Insurance for environmental liabilities: Proposed remedies under superfund and RCRA
Date
1985
Interjurisdictional fisheries management
Title
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
Title
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
Title
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
Title
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
Title
Clean Air Act provisions to protect national parklands
Date
1985
Summary and analysis of the major legal developments under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. 1983,
Title
Summary and analysis of the major legal developments under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. 1983,: With respect to actions against schools and school officials
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
Title
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.. ...
Title
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
Title
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.
The president's steel import program
Title
The President's steel import program: One year later
Date
1985
Summary
The President's steel import restraint program has as its goal limiting imports of steel to 18.5 percent of the U.S. market for finished steel products and 20.2 percent for all steel products. One year after the announcement of the program, it appears that the goal for all steel products will only partially be achieved for the 1986-89 period. The import market share for all steel products could be reduced, but only to about 22.6 percent of the U.S. market. The ultimate success of the program hinges on the results of negotiations of voluntary export restraint agreements with countries or regions not presently subject to them.
Title III of the Higher Education Act
Title
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
Title
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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