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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: 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.

Title: Sheltered workshops for persons with handicaps: Background information and recent legislative changes
Date: 1987
Summary: The Federal Government certifies sheltered workshops to pay wages below the statutory minimum wage to handicapped persons with impaired earning capacity. The 99th Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to simplify the provisions related to certification of sheltered workshops and to provide procedures to help assure fair remuneration for these handicapped workers.

Title: Tax incentives to train or retrain the work force
Date: 1987
Summary: Four Internal Revenue Code provisions that provide incentives for training or retraining of workers are covered in this report. These descriptions are current as of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and reflect changes made by the Act. Federal revenue costs associated with specific Code sections are given if available.

Title: Comparison of the Departments of Energy and Health and Human Services weatherization assistance programs
Date: 1987
Summary: The Federal Government administers two weatherization programs designed to assist low-income households reduce the cost of home energy consumption: (1) the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance program and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP), Weatherization Assistance Component. This paper summarizes the purpose, eligibility criteria, and relevant data and expenditures of these two weatherization programs.

Title: State and local assistance for narcotics control: The Anti-Drug Act of 1986
Date: 1987
Summary: The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-570) established a program of grants to State and local agencies for drug law enforcement. Under that statute, the Bureau of Justice Assistance is authorized, under the State and Local Assistance for Narcotics Control Formula Grant Program, to make grants to States, for use by States and local units of government. These grants are awarded to State and local governments to enforce laws that establish offenses similar to offenses established in the Controlled Substances Act. These funds may be used to support programs which improve the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, detention, and rehabilitation of drug offenders. Eradication programs, treatment programs, and programs which concentrate on major drug offenders are also eligible for funding.

Title: Impact of legislative changes on major programs administered by the Department of Education: Fiscal years 1980-1988
Date: 1987
Summary: This analysis describes the impact of legislative changes on 17 major programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education since its creation in 1980. Explanatory material is given for each program. Tables show annual appropriations from FY 1980, as well as the FY 1988 budget request, with adjustments for inflation. These programs account for approximately 90 percent of the Department's current budget.

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