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Space issues: Bibliography-in-brief, 1986-1987
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1987
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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.
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Tax amnesty: State and european experience
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1984
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This paper surveys the recent experience of States and European countries with tax amnesty programs. The introductory section reflects the surge of interest in providing a Federal program of similar scope to some of the State tax amnesty programs already offered with quotes from Members of Congress and the Administration. A brief history of prior Federal involvement with tax amnesty programs follows. General observations pertaining to the State programs, along with what appear to be certain keys to success for State programs, is followed by a more detailed summary of each of the eight State programs held to date. The information gathered for this section was obtained from interviews held with State officials. The final section discusses the experience of European tax amnesty programs in France, Italy, and Belgium and concludes with possible lessons the United States might draw from them.
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Acid rain: Selected references, 1983-1985
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1985
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Citations in this bibliography cover different aspects of the acid rain issue including research into its cause, effects on the environment (particularly forests), and problems with control.
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The reagan administration proposes dramatic changes to national defense stockpile goals
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1986
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The Reagan Administration has proposed significant reductions in the goals for a number of strategic and critical materials currently stored in the National Defense Stockpile. The report discusses the President's stockpile policy decisions, the National Security Council's stockpile study, the uncertainties involved in stockpile goal determination, and the initial congressional response to the President's proposal.
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Worker relocation assistance: Moving people to jobs
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1983
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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.
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Comparison of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's groundwater protection strategies
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1984
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Since 1979, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has expended considerable effort on developing an approach to protect groundwater from pollution. Because groundwater protection has traditionally been a right of the States, EPA sought to develop a groundwater protection strategy that would establish agency policy to protect groundwater under existing Federal statutes, but be sensitive to the rights and protection efforts of the States. EPA's efforts to prepare a groundwater strategy have been controversial and the strategy has been redrafted three times. This report compares and contrasts the three EPA groundwater strategies. EPA's executive summary of the proposed third version of the groundwater strategy is included in an appendix.
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Ethylene dibromide
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1984
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Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
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The farmers home administration's new regulations for handling delinquent farm borrowers: Background and current policy issues
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1986
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On November 1, 1985, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers Home Administration (FeHA) published regulations instituting new procedures for handling farm loan program borrowers who are one year or more delinquent in their loan payments. This report outlines the history of the lawsuit that led to the promulgation of the new regulations, examines the arguments against them contained in the subsequent legal challenge, and discusses some of the policy issues underlying FmHA's actions regarding delinquent borrowers.
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Summary of pay equity/comparable worth activities by state governments
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1985
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Almost half the States have studies or are studying their civil service systems for discriminatory pay practices particularly in female-dominated classifications. These studies and their results may have implications for the Federal Government as there are similarities between the civil service systems of the state and the Federal Government. The report includes a table highlighting comparable worth activities in the States.
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