The National Council for Science
and the Environment
(Formerly the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment)

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Update - June 7, 2000 #75

32 New Reports, 44 Updates

New Reports

diamond.gif (121 bytes) Export Administration Act of 1979 Reauthorization (4/25/00~18p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 106th Congress (4/24/00~10p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Coping With High Oil Prices: A Summary of Options (4/19/00~9p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Multilateral Development Banks:Issues for the 106th Congress (4/19/00~11p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Agriculture and the 106th Congress: A Summary of Major Issues (4/19/00~5p.)

diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Next Chapter (4/18/00~11p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Minimum Wage: An Overview of Issues Before the 106th Congress (4/18/00~12p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Budget FY2001: A Chronology with Internet Access (4/18/00~9p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2001 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding (4/17/00~3p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Global Financial Turmoil, the IMF, and the New Financial Architecture (4/14/00~17p.) 
diamond.gif (121 bytes) China-U.S. Relations (4/14/00~11p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Global Financial Turmoil, the IMF, and the New Financial Architecture (4/14/00~17p.) 

diamond.gif (121 bytes) Energy Tax Policy (4/13/00~11p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Suspending the Gas Tax: Analysis of S. 2285 (4/7/00~6p.)

diamond.gif (121 bytes) Appropriations for FY2001:Interior and Related Agencies (4/5/00~32p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Appropriations for FY2001:Energy and Water Development (4/5/00~12p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Central Asia's New States: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests (3/31/00~11p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund: A Short History (3/29/00~8p.)

diamond.gif (121 bytes) Transportation Fuel Taxes: Impacts of a Repeal or Moratorium (3/28/00~4p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI): Research, Technology, and Related Programs (3/13/00~8p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Property Rights: House Judiciary Committee Reports H.R. 2372 (3/10/00~2p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Economic Sanctions: Legislation in the 106th Congress (3/2/00~12p.)

diamond.gif (121 bytes) NAFTA: Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives (3/1/00~3p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What They Mean and Where to Find Them on the Web (2/17/00~9p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (2/16/00~33p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Proposed Quota Increase: Issues for Congress (1/16/00~9p.)

diamond.gif (121 bytes) H.R. 853, The Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Summary of Provisions (8/25/99~10p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Russia's Economic Policy Dilemma and U.S. Interests (7/23/99~14p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Human Embryo Research (12/1/98~4p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Research and Development in Russia: An Important Factor for the Future (8/24/98~18p.)

diamond.gif (121 bytes) Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law (5/27/98~20p.)

 

All Reports

diamond.gif (121 bytes) Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 106th Congress (4/25/00 ~9p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Export Administration Act of 1979 Reauthorization (4/25/00~18p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 106th Congress (4/24/00~10p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
China-U.S. Trade Issues (4/25/00~15p. 2 sections)
Excise Taxes on Alcohol, Tobacco and Gasoline: History and Inflation-Adjusted Rates (4/22/99~4p.)
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (4/20/00~11 p.~2 sec.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Coping With High Oil Prices: A Summary of Options (4/19/00~9p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Multilateral Development Banks:Issues for the 106th Congress (4/19/00~11p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Agriculture and the 106th Congress: A Summary of Major Issues (4/19/00~5p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Next Chapter (4/18/00~11p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Minimum Wage: An Overview of Issues Before the 106th Congress (4/18/00~12p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Budget FY2001: A Chronology with Internet Access (4/18/00~9p.)
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Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts (4/18/00~25p.)
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Federal Crop Insurance Reform Issues in the 106th Congress (4/17/00~17p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2001 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding (4/17/00~3p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
Clean Water Act Reauthorization (4/17/00~13p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Global Financial Turmoil, the IMF, and the New Financial Architecture (4/14/00~17p.) 
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) China-U.S. Relations (4/14/00~11p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Global Financial Turmoil, the IMF, and the New Financial Architecture (4/14/00~17p.) 
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Energy Tax Policy (4/13/00~11p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (870 bytes) Most-Favored-Nation Status of the People's Republic of China (4/13/00~11p.)
Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: Is CAFE Up to Standards?
(4/13/00~8p.)
diamond.gif (870 bytes)Transportation Issues in the 106th Congress (4/12/00~16p.)
Nuclear Energy Policy (4/10/00~13 p.~2 sec.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The 1872 Mining Law: Time for Reform? (4/7/00 ~ 12p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Suspending the Gas Tax: Analysis of S. 2285 (4/7/00~6p.)
Magnetic Fusion: The DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program (4/6/00~24p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Fruits and Vegetables: Ongoing Issues for Congress (4/6/00~12p.)
Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act (4/6/00 ~ 17p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Appropriations for FY2001:Interior and Related Agencies (4/5/00~32p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Appropriations for FY2001:Energy and Water Development (4/5/00~12p.)
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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: A Fact Sheet (4/5/00~2 p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Farm Economic Relief: Issues and Options for Congress (4/4/00~15p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy (4/3/00~12 p.~4 sec.)
Restructuring DOE and It's Laboratories: Issues in the 106th Congress (4/3/00~23p.)
Superfund and the Brownfields Issue (3/31/00~16 p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Central Asia's New States: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests (3/31/00~11p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
Trade and the Americas (3/30/00~23 p.~2 sec.)
diamond.gif (870 bytes) Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations (3/29/00~25p.) 205K
The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection (3/29/00~13 p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund: A Short History (3/29/00~8p.)
Research and Development: Priority Setting and Consolidation in Science Budgeting (3/28/00~7 p. 2sec.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Transportation Fuel Taxes: Impacts of a Repeal or Moratorium (3/28/00~4p.)
diamond.gif (870 bytes) China's Economic Conditions (3/24/00~18p.)
Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring (3/23/00~13p.)
Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information (3/22/00 ~ 21 p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Soil and Water Conservation Issues (3/21/00~13p.)
Clean Air Act Issues in the 106th Congress (3/21/00~9p.)
Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy (3/21/00~15 p.)
Agricultural Trade Issues in the 106th Congress (3/21/00~15p.)
Economic Sanctions and U.S. Agricultural Exports (3/20/00~16p.)
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Climate Change, and Electricity Restructuring Issues (3/16/00~15p. in 3 sections
diamond.gif (870 bytes) Conserving Land Resources: The Clinton Administration Initiatives and Legislative Action (3/15/00~6p.).
Wetlands Issues (3/15/00 ~ 10 p.)
Fact Sheet on Congressional Tax Proposals (3/13/00~4p.)
Global Climate Change (3/13/00~13 p.in 3 sections)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI): Research, Technology, and Related Programs (3/13/00~8p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Property Rights: House Judiciary Committee Reports H.R. 2372 (3/10/00~2p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
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Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs (3/8/00~13p.)
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Restructuring Issues (3/6/00~16p.)
Global Climate Change: Market Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (3/6/00~15p.in 2 sec.)
Superfund Reauthorization Issues in the 106th Congress (3/6/00~13p.)

Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Implementation Issues
(3/6/00 ~10 p.)
Solid Waste Issues in the 106th Congress (3/3/00~12p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Economic Sanctions: Legislation in the 106th Congress (3/2/00~12p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) NAFTA: Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives (3/1/00~3p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What They Mean and Where to Find Them on the Web (2/17/00~9p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (2/16/00~33p.)
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Major Tax Issues in the 106th Congress: A Summary (2/12/00~12p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Proposed Quota Increase: Issues for Congress (1/16/00~9p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) H.R. 853, The Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Summary of Provisions (8/25/99~10p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Russia's Economic Policy Dilemma and U.S. Interests (7/23/99~14p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy: Facts and Issues (12/6/99~10p.)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Human Embryo Research (12/1/98~4p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)
diamond.gif (121 bytes) Research and Development in Russia: An Important Factor for the Future (8/24/98~18p.)
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diamond.gif (121 bytes) Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law (5/27/98~20p.) new_sm.gif (308 bytes)

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