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retention rather than discourage it. And finally, it was recom- mended that Federal programs designed to provide planning assistance to States, local governments, and regional planning organizations should ensure that these planning entities consider the agricultural land impacts of their projects. In February 1981, the findings and recommendations of the NALS were presented at a conference sponsored
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land, or in any way affect the property rights of owners of such land." A , The Act mandated a June 1983 progress report from the Secretary of Agriculture. Information on the effects of Federal programs with respect to farmlandprotection and the results of the departmental reviews of existing federal policies were to be included in this report.32/ The Secretary of Agriculture is expected
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. 1977). ‘
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, this property tax relief is provided by assessing farmland on its agricultural use value rather than its market value, which may be inflated by various nonfarm influences.l2/ Some States provide this "differential assessment" with minflmal eligibility conditions and no penalty for subsequent conversion of the farmland to nonfarm uses. iMore frequently, landowners are required to repay all or part
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. These attempts and the result— ing Farmland Protection Policy Act (a part of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981) are discussed below, followed by a brief examination of recent developments at the Federal level. EXECUTIVE EFFQBTS Among the Federal executive agencies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has assumed the strongest role in trying to minimize the farmland con- version impacts of its programs
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CRS-28 parameters are very difficult to quantify, which greatly limits the usefulness of this test. Even if the relevant parameters can be quantified and the efficiency test is met, the distribution of the benefits and costs from a particular farmland retention policy may not be acceptable to many individuals.
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NAME OR BILL NO.N BENEFIT RULES WORK/SCHOOL OBLIGATIONS TREATMENT‘0Fl EARNINGS A I JOB REFUSAL ON INCOME GROUNDSp TWO-PARENTA FAMILIESN FEDERAL FUNDING SHARE INTERACTION WITH: MEDICAID FOOD STAMPS CHILD SUPPORT g .CRS—29 Policy on Welfare Reform. National Governors’ Association. With savings anticipated from initiatives to prevent depen- dency and to promote work, eventually require States
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with children aged at least 3), grant diversion programs (using grant funds to subsidize a job), and job search. After 4 months of work, benefits are reduced by all earn- ings except a standard allowance, $105 monthly for 8 months, $75 thereafter, and child care expense (up to $160 monthly per child). (lst 4 months: disregard $105 monthly, child care costs, and 1/3 of remaining earnings.) ‘ Regulations
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NAME OR BILL NO. GENERAL THEME BENEFIT RULES WORK/SCHOOL oBLIcATIoNS TREATMENT or EARNINGS VJOB REFUSAL ON A INCOME GROUNDS TWO-PARENT FAMILIES FEDERAL FUNDING SHARE INTERACTION WITH: MEDICAID Room STAMPS LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY AID CRS-16 S. 610 (Dole, by Administration request, et al.) and H.R. 1288 (Duncan et al.). 100th Congress. Low-Income Opportunity Improvement Act of 1987. Proposal
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and H. Brown) Greater Avenues of Independence Act of 1987........................... 19 H.R. 2245 (Rep. Martinez) Economic Self—Sufficiency Act of l987................................. 20 ‘H.R. 2405 (Rep. Hawkins) a Family Opportunities for Child Care Act of l987....................... 21 S. 1511 (Sen. Moynihan et al.) and H.R. 3148 (Rep. Gradison) 19870.0000IOOOOOCGOOOCCOCCCOOCOCOIOOOOOCOOOOOOGC H
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NAME OR BILL NO. BENEFIT RULES WORK/SCHOOL OBLIGATIONS JOB REFUSAL ON INCOME GROUNDS TWO-PARENT FAMILIES FEDERAL FUNDING SHARES dINTERACTION WITH: MEDICAID CHILD SUPPORT OTHER apersons receiving aid for 30 months. CR5-22; S. lSll (Sen. Moynihan et al) and H.R. 3148 (Rep. Gradison Family Security Act of 1987. 100th Congress Replace AFDC with “Child Support Supplement Program" (CSS). Require
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)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon HORO R0 al0)‘ooAooooooo0cocoonoiooooooooooovoooooooooo H.R. 1255 (Rep. Kennelly). Family Investment Act of l987............. H.R. 1604 (Rep. Roukema) and s. 869 (Sen. Dole)i Child Support Enforcement Improvement Act of l987..................... H.R. 1696 (Rep. Levin et al.). Work Opportunities and ]-9870OOOOIOOOOOOOOOAOCOOOOOOOOQCOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOQC H.R. 1720 (Rep. H. Ford et a1.).O Family Welfare
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NAME OR BILL NO. BENEFIT RULES WORK/SCHOOL OBLIGATIONS TREATMENT OF EARNINGS JOB REFUSAL ON INCOME GROUNDS TWO-PARENT FAMILIES FEDERAL FUNDING SHARES INTERACTIoN WITH: MEDICAID FOOD STAMPS LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY AID EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT JOB TRAIN1NC PARTNERSHIP ACT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ,[Fair Work Opportunities Act of 1987] pdependency, and education. for certain participants. A Services
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cRs-2 early August with the endorsement of the President by 102 Republican and 2 Democratic House Members and by Senators Dole and D'Amato, would require remedial education, work, or training for parents whose youngest child isl6 months old. This report provides brief sumaries of major bills to revise programs of aid for needy children and their families. The report summarizes several
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. QM ' of/7/g/2. 3& 0198'] Reproduced with Permission. The Wall Street Journal Is This Trip Necessary? Over the past week it has become widely known that the US. Embassy presence in Moscow is, in the delicate language of diplomacy, “compro- mised." First..the "new" U.S. Embassy. under construction by Soviet crews since 1972. It turns out
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Tillie Wtilaltelpfiia ilttquirer 0198 7 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reproduced with Perm5SSi0"- /fiff/e //A1 Confronting the paranoia gap Gennady Gerasimov, the Soviet For- eign Ministry's affable, telegenic chief spokesman, has been cracking jokes about the “Soviet Mata Hari” who al- legedly led a U.S. Marine sergeant astray. “American fear of spying is a permanent feature of our
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Elbe gait flake iitihune fl/w////¢J?f,a 5‘? 01987 -The‘Salt Lake Tribune. Reproduced with Permission. About a Few of ‘The Few’ It would be a mistake, as the Ma- rine Corps and State Department obliquely advise, to read too much into the decision to return to the Unit- ed States the entire Marine guard de- tachment at the American Embassy in Moscow. In light of the very serious breach- es
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to the em- ‘ bassy in 1952. Microwaves were beamed at the embassy in 1975-78. Bugs were found in embassy typewriters in 1978 and in 1984. “Spy dust” was discovered there in 1985. The new U.S. chancery is being built -- ever so slowly —-- under a 1972 agreement that was based on reciprocity and allowed precautions such as the recruiting of American plasterers, plumbers and electricians for the inside work
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Elie iiiiazni iiieralb @¢i/Z /zrg /. 244 e193 7 Reproduced with Permission. The Miami Herald Caught Red-Faced w’S HARD to believe that after 70 years of dealing with a hostile totalitarian regime, the United States would fall into the trap of its own negligence and fail to forestall what the Soviet Union does best -- spy. Priorities must have been quite mixed up in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Now
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W deeper @¢z«;/5% /fig /. /5% 01987 The (Portland) Oregonian. Reproduced with Permission. Security blunder at State The security breach at the U.S. embassy in Moscow is a monumental blunder for which the State Depart- ment must bear final responsibility. The possibility of Soviet agents roaming the embassy building makes a laughingstock of what passes for security precautions in the agency

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