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Title: Space issues: Bibliography-in-brief, 1986-1987
Date: 1987
Summary: This bibliography presents citations on U.S. space policy, including assessments of the space program and the management of NASA. It also provides citations to literature on the space shuttle and space station programs.

Title: Analysis of the provision in S. 1806 (Sen. Boren, 99th Congress) making the definition of "independent expenditure" more precise
Date: 1986
Summary: This report is concerned with the definition of "independent expenditure." Any analysis of the provision in S. 1806 (Sen. Boren, 99th Congress) that would amend the definition of "independent expenditure" is made. An examination of the legislative history of the FECA Amendments of 1976 concerning the meaning of an independent expenditure is made.

Title: Federal spending for education: Tables and figures portraying the president's 1984 budget plan (1983-1988) in the context of the past 20 years
Date: 1983
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 (1963-1982) and the spending plan for the next six years proposed in the President's 1984 budget. In addition to the 26-year perspective, 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 used to help the reader gain a sense of context and perspective.

Title: Worker relocation assistance: Moving people to jobs
Date: 1983
Summary: One characteristic of the dislocated worker problem is that a mismatch exists between the number and kinds of jobs offered by employers and the number and kinds of skills possessed by workers in the same geographic area. At the same time, other geographic areas have unfilled job openings and relatively low unemployment rates. Government-assisted worker relocation is one tool of employment policy that might be used to reduce these regional imbalances in labor supply and demand. This report describes the U.S. experience with both unassisted and Government-assisted worker relocation. It examines the applicability of this experience to the current dislocated worker problem, as well. In addition, the report evaluates the feasibility of establishing a nationwide worker relocation program.

Title: Distributing acid rain mitigation costs: Analysis of a one-mill user fee on electricity generation in the contiguous 48 states
Date: 1983

Title: Historic preservation program: Structure, history and congressional policies
Date: 1987
Summary: This report reviews the current historic preservation partnership between the Federal/State/local government sectors, and the private sector; the partnership evolution from 1906 through 1976; the historic preservation legislation of the 95th through 99th Congresses; the congressional jurisdiction for historical preservation in the 100th Congress; and historic preservation issues which may be debated in the 100th Congress.

Title: Smokeless tobacco: Health concerns spark advertising and labeling controversy
Date: 1986
Summary: Prompted by growing concerns about the health effects associated with smokeless tobacco products - both chewing tobacco and snuff - several bills are being considered by the 99th Congress which are designed to warn consumers about the dangerous health consequences of such products and discourage their consumption. This report provides background information on these products, including usage, their advertising and promotion, and health concerns. It also discusses legislative proposals which include labeling requirements, advertising bans and restrictions, tax measures, and public education efforts.

Title: Federal funding for education services for undocumented alien children
Date: 1983
Summary: This paper describes the program under which funds were made available in the 98th Congress for the education of immigrant children, including the undocumented, as well as other federally funded education programs for alien children. Concerns in the area of education of aliens, including the availability of data on the undocumented, are discussed.

Title: ACTION and its volunteer programs
Date: 1986
Summary: ACTION is authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act; its major program components include Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the Older American Volunteer Program (OAVP). This legislation was last reauthorized in 1984 (P.L. 98-288) and will be reviewed for reauthorization by Congress during the 99th Congress. This paper provides an overview of ACTION programs.

Title: Drug and alcohol abuse: Prevention, treatment, and education
Date: 1986
Summary: The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, P.L. 99-570, authorizes a wide-ranging Federal effort to prevent and control substance abuse. This paper describes the background and development of Federal support for substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment programs and activities, including provisions for such support in P.L. 99-570.

Title: Legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha
Date: 1987
Summary: This report identifies the legislative vetoes that have been enacted into law after the Supreme Court, in INS v. Chadha (1983), which held the legislative veto unconstitutional. Most of the legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha vest the veto power in committees or subcommittees of Congress.