CNIE Update - August 31, 1998

  

New and Updated CRS Reports for August, 1998

Newly Added and Updated Reports As of August 29, 1998
Eighteen New Reports, / Thirtyone Updated Reports
Eighteen Reports divided into sections for faster downloading.

Featured:

Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: Is CAFE Up to Standards? (8/4/98~8 p.)
Electricity Restructuring: The Implications for Air Quality (7/10/98~40 p.)
Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: Is CAFE Up to Standards? (8/4/98~8 p.)
Agriculture and Fast Track Trade Legislation (8/3/98~16 p.)
Amtrak and the 105th Congress (8/3/98~10 p.)
Superfund Reauthorization Issues in the 105th Congress (8/3/98~10 p.)
Science, Technology, and Medicine: Issues Facing the 105th Congress, First Session (8/3/98~6 p.)
Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress (8/3/98~11 p.)
Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act (8/3/98~14 p.)
Magnetic Fusion: The DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program (8/3/98~24 p.)
Appropriations for FY1999: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies (7/31/98~16p.)
Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 1999 (7/30/98~17 p.)
Appropriation for FY1999: USDA and Related Agencies (7/29/98~22 p.)
World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks (7/29/98~2 p.)
Maritime Economic Regulation and the 105th Congress (7/29/98~9 p.)
Research and Development: Priority Setting and Consolidation in Science Budgeting (7/29/98~7 p.)
Peanuts: Policy Issues (7/28/98~11 p.)
Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy (7/28/98~15 p.)
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Gorvernmental Policy (7/24/98~25 p.)
Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness (7/24/98~10 p.)
Energy Efficiency: Key to Sustainable Energy Use? (7/24/98~12p.)
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (7/24/98~16 p.)
The Budget For Fiscal Year 1998 (7/22/98~16 p.)
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Implementation Issues (7/22/98~10 p.)
Trade and the Americas (7/20/98~23 p.)
The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection (7/20/98~13 p.)
The Budget for Fiscal Year 1999 (7/17/98~14 p.)
Electric Restructuring: Comparison of S.1401, H.R. 655, H.R. 1230, S.722, and H.R. 1960 (7/16/98~11 p.)
Appropriations for FY 1999: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies (7/13/98~16 p.)
Major Tax Issues in the 105th Congress: A Summary (7/10/98~25p.)
Electricity Restructuring: The Implications for Air Quality (7/10/98~40 p.)
The Department of Energy's Tritium Production Program (7/10/98~12 p.)
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997: Selected Provisions & Later Developments (7/9/98~8 p.)
Tobacco-Related Programs and Activities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Operation and Cost (7/6/98~6p.)
Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring (7/6/98~13 p.)
Immigration Fundamentals (7/2/98~ p.)
Environmental Protection Legislation in the 105th Congress (7/2/98~10 p.)
Fishery, Aquaculture and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 105th Congress (7/1/98~19 p.)
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 105th Congress (7/1/98~14 p.)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: An Overview With FY1997 and FY1998 Budget Summaries (7/1/98~50 p.)
Trade Agreements: Renewing the Negotiating and Fast-Track Implementing Authority (6/30/98~28 p.)
The Tobacco Settlement: Issues (6/29/98~24 p.)
Renewable Energy: Key to Sustainable Energy Supply (6/19/98~10 p.)
Manufacturing, Technology and Competitiveness (6/15/98~20 p.)
Naturalization Trends, Issues, and Legislation (6/14/98~11 p.)
Pfiesteria and Related Harmful Blooms: Natural Resource and Human Health Concerns (12/8/97~24p. in 2 sections.)
Agricultural Exports: Technical Barriers to Trade (10/21/97~10 p.)
A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process (10/20/97~43 p.in 3 sections)
Marine Mammals in Captivity - Background and Management Issues in the United States (5/5/97~30 p. in 3 sections)
Nationwide Permits for Wetlands Projects: Current Issues and Controversies (2/4/97~17 p.)
Law of the Sea; The International Seabed Authority - Its Status and U.S. Participation Therein (9/16/96~7 p.)
Basic Reference Sources for Congressional Offices: An Annotated Selection of Publications and Services (12/29/94~39p. in 2 sections)
The Research and Experimentation Tax Credit (7/14/98~11p.)
The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy (7/28/98 ~12p.)

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Last updated: October 20, 1998

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