ssue Brief Order code 1 ‘(I -,l\'»'>: Efy ".“‘,-&: ; '7 ”..a-»\ « 7+”?“¢’ ' NOV 171989 ‘ _._.y _.'.*-x .\, '.*\' ._**. - «_f‘f’v L§:fi3E;{§~:1§‘§§£;;$ J . " ‘7 ;__V ‘>‘ ".‘“" . ST. LOUQD. ARCHIVED ISSUE BRIEF LISi' UPDATED 02/24/86 congressional Réseargh Sezyice ~ . .§. ; 1 Library of Congress' -as . _&m Congressional Research Service 0224 CONGRESSIONAL‘ SOUH nive si Is” 3 -' C<'>IuIm1|t\>i L . V ' 860840 RESEARCH , i . M u ofM SERVICE D _ A D D ; Illllllll ummm OF comcness D , D L 4 - , D ’ 0-10 01 CRS- l IB7700l UPDATETOZ/24/86 SSUE DEFINITION The issue briefs listed in the "background" of this issue brief known as "archived issue briefs", are considered valuable for the historic information they Contain, and are available in printed form only. These briefs are not available on the video terminal because they concern topics no longer of intense public or congressional interest or because they have been replaced by new briefs on the same subjects. 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BACKGROUND AND POLICY ANALYSIS All Archived Issue Briefs are arranged according to the following topic: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD HOUSING BUDGET AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING IMMIGRATION BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND CONSUMER INCOME MAINTENANCE AFFAIRS CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIEERTIES COMMUNICATIONS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION ELECTIONS ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL AND FISCAL AFFAIRS FOREIGN POLICY AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS _ GENERAL INTEREST GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS HEALTH HISTORY INFORMATION AND PRIVACY LABOR LAW, CRIME, AND JUSTICE MINORITY ISSUES NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL SERVICES TAXATION TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TRANSPORTATION URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT VETERANS‘ BENEFITS AND SERVICES CRS- 2 IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 ARCHIVED ISSUE BRIEFS February 24, 1986 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD Agriculture: "Section 301" Unfair Trade Cases [06/13/84]..MB82226 Agriculture: The 1981 Farm Bill [11/10/82] . . . . . . . .........IB8lO95 Agriculture: U.S. Embargo of Agricultural Exports to the U.S.S.R. [08/31/81] . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . .....,...... . . . . . ..IB80025 Barter of Surplus Agricultural Commodities for Strategic and Critical Materials [01/25/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83175 Farm Financial Situation and Credit Problems: Congressional Concerns [l2/3l/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB84l26 Federal Meat and Poultry Inspection: Issues in the 98th Congress [12/27/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......IB84055 Organic Farming: Legislative Proposals [Ol/03/86]... . . . . ..IB83l86 The Payment-In-Kind (PIK) Program [04/13/84] . . . . . . . . . ......IB8302l U:s. Grain Sales to the U.S.S.R. [05/13/85] . . . . . . . . . . .;....IB75070 The 1985 Farm Bill: Agricultural Research, Extension, and Higher Education Issues [01/29/85] . . I . .... . . . . . . .......: : . . . . . ::IB85094 The 1985 Farm Bill: Soil Conservation Issues [O1/l5/86]..:IB850l6 The 1985 Farm Bill: Sugar [12/31/85]......... . . . . .........IB85185 The 1985 Farm Bill: wheat and Feed Grains [O1/27/86]......IB85l86 BUDGET AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING Balanced Budget and Spending Limitations: Proposed Constitutional Amendments in the 97th Congress [Ol/14/83] . . . . ...........IB8l056 The Balanced Budget Proposal: Some Economic Implications [12/04/85] . . . . ... . . . I . . . ... . . . . . . . . .......................MB79229 Budget Deficits: Causes, Effects, and Some Remedial Options [02/21/85] . . . : .°...........::.:..,......: . . . . . ... . . . . . O . ..IB84005 The Budget Process in Congress: Recent and Proposed Changes [12/10/84].. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . I , . . . ..: . . . . . . ................IB8304I The Budget Process in the 97th Congres [01/O7/83]. . . . . ....IB8ll8O Budget Reform [11/19/75] . . . . . ....................... . . . . . ..IB74079 California's Propositions 13 (1978) and 9 (l980): Congressional Spending Proposals and a Constitutional Convention to Balance the Budget [05/25/80] . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ......IB78059 The Economics of Balancing the Federal Budget [12/O9/85]...MB8422l The Federal Budget for FY85 [08/01/85] . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ..IB84071 The Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1985 [01/10/85].........IB85124 Federal Debt Collection: Recent Efforts to Strengthen Recovery Procedures [12/07/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ......IB82l23 Federal Procurement and Contracting—Out Issues [03/15/85]..IB82067 Impact on Employment of Defense Versus Non—Defense Government Spending [08/21/84] . . . . . . . . . ...... . . : . . . . . . . . . . ..........MB82245 Public Debt Ceiling: Its Current Status [10/22/84] . . . . . . ..IB82081 BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages in the Broadcast Media [01/09/85]................,...............................IB85097 CRS- 3 IB7700l UPDATE~O2/24/86 Antitrust Laws: Procedural Reform [12/O8/80]..............IB79028 CBS Takeover Attempts: Selected Chronology of Events and Legislative Proposals [O9/30/85].........................IB85l73 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977: Time for Change? [l2/27/84]..................... . . . . . ......................I881105 Greenmail: Corporate Takeover Resistance and Shareholder Rights [11/09/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................1884112 Industrial Policy in the 98th Congress [01/29/85].... . . . . ..IB83l25 Joint Research and Development Ventures: Antitrust Considerations [12/18/84].. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ...............IB83l78 Small Business: Perceived Economic Problems [04/15/85]....IB84l4l The U.S. Auto Industry: The Situation in the Eighties [01/18/85].... . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I881054 The U.S. Copper Industry's Declining Competetiveness in the International Economy [O3/20/85] . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB84l29 The U.S. Minerals Industries Under Stress: The Copper Situation [10/17/83]... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I883108 The U.S. Postal Service Monopoly: Should It Be Repealed? [01/09/88] . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ........IB85l82 The U.S. Steel Industry: Recent Economic Developments [12/l6/83] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1883048 CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES Assassination of John F. Kennedy: The Conspiracy Controversy [04/27/81] . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . ..I877054 Assassination Of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Conspiracy Controversy [O7/25/79].... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,..........IB77057 Black and Hispanic Appointees in the Reagan Administration [03/11/85].......... . . . . . . . . ....L.... . . . . . ................IB8409O The Civil Rights Act of 1884 [01/11/85] . . . . ......... . . . . . ..1884115 Equal Employment Opportunity: Unification of Functions [04/07/80] . . . . . . . ... . . . . .;..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........IB77036 Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed) [ll/18/82]...............IB74l22 Extension of the Civil Rights Commission’ [Ol/l7/84]........IB83l66 Free Press and Police Searches: The Stanford Daily Case [12/08/80] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . ........ . . . . . ...IB79029 Free Press: Federal Shield Law [01/15/81].... . . . . .........IB740l8 Presidental Appointments of Women During the Reagan Administration [12/19/84] . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......IB83l77 Selected Women's Issues in the 98th Congress [Ol/O3/85]....IB83l36 Voting Rights Act: Legal Framework [01/31/83] . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8lOO9 The Voting Rights Act of l965: Historical and Policy Aspects [01/14/83]............. . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . ..IB8lO79 Women: Selected Issues in the 97th Congress [O1/07/83]....IB82094 COMMUNICATIONS Cable Television: Formation of a National Regulatory Policy [12/31/84] . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83l95 International Data Flow Issues [04/19/85]..................I881040 Telephone Industry: Restructuring and Federal Activity [12/31/84] . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ........................IB8ll5O ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CRS- 4 IB7700l UPDATE-02/24/86 Can We Get Our Economic Expansion Rolling Again? [ll/26/85].IB85202 The Economic Expansion: Continued Slowdown or Renewed Growth? [05/17/85]................................................MBs4234 Has Our Economic Expansion Come To An End? [09/O3/85]......IB85l60 Has The Appreciation of the Dollar Cost the United States Jobs? [12/16/85]................................................IBs5128 How Much Longer Can the Current Economic Upswing Continue?: Economic Prospects Through March 1986 [05/24/85].........IB85lO6 Inflation in the Defense Sector [ll/29/85].......:.........IB85l58 Interest Rates and the Economic Outlook [10/31/85].........IB85l90 Interest Rates: where Are They Going? [ll/30/84]..........IB84222 Interest Rates: Why Have They Declined Since Mid-1984 and What Does It Imply for Future Economic Activity? [O5/l7/85]...IB85037 Is the Federal Budget Deficit Nearly on Target? [12/16/85].IB85073 The Misery Index [O5/O2/85]....... . . . . . ...... . . . . .........,MB84232 will Rising Interest Rates Abort the Present Recovery? Economic Prospects Through June 1985 [l2/19/84]...................MB84220 will the Current Economic Upswing Stall? Economic Prospects for 1985 [O1/29/85].... . . . . ..................................IB84l4O EDUCATION Education and the 98th Congress: Overview [12/21/84].:....IB83055 Education: Challenges in the 1980s [lo/10/85].............MB79263 Emergency School Aid Act: Desegregation Aid Considered by the 98th Congress [02/ll/85].....................:....:...........IB83094 Future Status of the Department of Education [ll/O6/85]....IB8l02l Higher Education: Conditions and Issues in the 1980s [10/10/s5].............;..................................MB83227 Library Services and Construction Act: 98th Congress The Pell Grant Program: 98th Congress [O2/Ol/85].........IB83088 Precollege Math and Science Education: Issues and Proposals [10/01/84]................................................IBs2o92 Prohibition of Sex Discrimination in Education: Title IX [01/O2/85]................................................IB8409l Student Financial Aid and Draft Registration Compliance [07/15/85]................................................MBs3213 Vocational Education Act: Reauthorization by the 98th Congress [12/21/84]................................................IB83009 ELECTIONS Congressional Elections: 1982 [12/23/82]..................IB82089. Congressional Redistricting: Legal Framework [ll/O4/82]...IB79050 Congressional Redistricting: 1980 Census and the Counting of Illegal Aliens [02/O2/8l]................................IB80046 Congress: Special Elections, 97th Congress [02/02/83].....MB8l236 District of Columbia: Voting Representation in Congress [08/26/85].... . . . . ........................................IB7803l Elections: Electoral College Reform [01/O6/84]............IB75056 Elections: Federal Presidential Primary Proposals [04/30/82]................................................IB75o25 Elections: 1980 Presidential Nominating Process [07/29/81]................................................IBsooo9 Special Elections and Membership Changes in the 98th Congress CRS- 5 IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 [12/19/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ...........................:IB832l8 NERGY Breeder Reactors: The Clinch River Project [ll/O6/83].....IB77088 Coal Gasification and Liquefication [03/14/84] . . . . : . . . . . ...1877105 Coal Slurry Pipelines [11/01/83] . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83008 Conserving Energy: The Reagan Budget and the Future Federal Role [12/12/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83003 The Department of Energy's FY86 Budget [O2/O5/86] . . . . . . . . ..IB8505O Deregulation and Regulation of the Electric Utility Industry [11/05/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......IB83lO9 Electric Utility Diversifications [ll/O5/84]... . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8206O Energy Conservation Programs and Policies: An Overview of Technological Options and Related Implementation Strategies [12/27/84] . . . . . . : . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1881091 Energy From Biomass (Plant and Animal Materials) [O2/Ol/84].IB82065 Energy From Solid Wastes [O2/Ol/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB82063 Energy: Limiting State Coal Severance Taxes [ll/O9/82]....IB8006O Federal Hydropower: Repaying the Debt [ll/l8/85] . . . . . . . . ..IB85l25 Gasohol: The Alcohol Fuels [01/05/85] . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . ..IB74087 International Energy Agency: Extension of the Antitrust Immunity [03/23/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . ..IB84009 Natural Gas: Legislation in the 98th Congress [O2/l3/85]..IB83l5O Natural Gas: Mandatory Contract Carriage [O7/l6/85] . . . . . ..IB84082 Natural Gas Policy Act [ll/26/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8lO2O Nuclear Energy: Enrichment and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels [03/25/82].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......IB77l26 Nuclear Fission Technology (Non—Breeder) [O2/O9/81] . . . . .;..IB77lOO Oil Shale Development in the West: Outlook, Current Activities and Constraints [O3/l4/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ..IB7406O Should Operation of Gasoline Stations By Refiners Be Regulated or Prohibited? [09/09/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:. . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8ll46 Small-Scale Hydropower: Energy and water Issues [Ol/O3/84]..IB84003 Solar Energy and the Reagan Administration [O7/26/82] . . . . ..MB8l265 Solar Energy From Space: Satellite Power Stations [O7/O7/82]IB780l2 Synthetic Fuels Corporation and National Synfuels Policy [12/27/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ........IB8ll39 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Acid Precipitation: A Serious and Growing Environmental Problem [12/07/82] . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . ..IB80022 Acid Rain: Does It Contribute to Forest Decline? [Ol/24/85].MB84204 Acid Rain: Issues in the 98th Congress [Ol/18/85].........IB830l6 Bubble Concept of Pollution Control [10/21/83].. . . . . . . . . . ..IB82007 Clean Air Act: Can Nonattainment Be Cured? [O8/15/85].....MB8420l Clean Air Act: Mobile Source Emmission Controls [01/25/83].IB81135 Environmental Protection Agency Programs: Activities of the 98th Congress [Ol/O2/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ....IB830l8 The Environmental Protection Agency's FY84 Budget [Ol/O3/84]IB83032 The Environmental Protection Agency's FY85 Budget [I2/26/84]IB84098 Hazardous Air Pollutants: A Review of the Statutory Requirements and their Implementation [O5/29/85] . . . . . . . . . . . ..:........MB842l2 National Environmental Policy Act: An Overview of Current Issues [12/18/82]................ . . . . . . . . . . ....;.... . . . . . ........IB80004 CRS- 6 ' IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/B5 Ocean Dumping: A Time To Reappraise? [l2/26/84]....:......IB8lO88 Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation [12/26/84]..,..,,.MB842l9 Predator Control and Compound 1080 [O3/09/84]..............MB8224l Toxic Waste Incineration at Sea [02/21/85].................MB83232 Underground Injection of Wastes [ll/26/85].......... . . . . ...MB83238 FINANCIAL AND FISCAL AFFAIRS Can the Interest Cost on the Federal Debt Be Reduced? 2 Possibilities and Consequences [01/29/85]:.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..MB842l6 Financial Deregulation: Activities During the 98th Congress Federal Financing Bank: Operations and Options to Change Budgetary Status [12/30/85]........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB85l97 [12/26/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB830l5 Proposed Federal Securities Code [ol/05/82].... . . . . . . . . . . ..MB80228 Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund: 98th Congress Legislation [09/O9/85]..........................IB83l87 Structural Deficits: Definition and Measurement [07/03/85]..MB842l7 FOREIGN POLICY AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Afghanistan: Soviet Invasion and U.S. Response [02/l6/82].IB80006 Amendment of the U.S.-U.K. Agreement to Cooperate on Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes [07/ll/84] . . . . . .......MB842l8 Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia: AWACS and the F-15 Enhancements [05/25/82] . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . ........................IB8lO78 Canadian-U.S. Relations [01/17/83] . . . . ..........,... . . . . ...IB80095 Caribbean Basin Initiative [09/09/83].....;................IB82o74 Caribbean Basin Initiative: 1983 [02/29/84]...... . . . . . . . ..MB83222 Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot "Statehood" and Prospects for settlement [12/17/85].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . .......I884o62 Economic Policy Initiative for Africa [ll/O9/84]...........IB84076 El Salvador - 1984 Elections: Implications for U.S. Policy [O5/22/84]............:......:.:...:...............:......IB84083 El Salvador: Policy Issues for the 98th Congress [O2/O8/85].IB8305l Emigration: Soviet Compliance with the Helsinki Accords [O5/Ol/84].......................... . . . . ..................IB82o8o Foreign Food Aid Programs [O2/20/86].......... . . . . .........IB85085 Foreign Policy Effect of the Supreme Court's Legislative Veto 8 Decision [ol/o7/85]................................ . . . . ..IB83l23 Grenada: Issues Concerning the Use of U.S. Forces [O2/22/84]IB83l7O Human Rights and the U.S. Foreign Policy [Ol/20/83] . . . . . ...IB8ll25 International Labor Organization: Issues of U.S. Membership [05/o7/8o].............. . . . . ......... . . . . .......... . . . . ...IB77073 Jordanian-U.S. Defense Cooperation: Current Issues [06/2o/84] . . . . . . . . . .................. . . . . . ...... . . . . . .....IB84065 Kampuchea (Cambodia): Issues for U.S. Policy [Ol/O5/83]...IB82037 The Law of the Sea Conference: A U.S. Perspective [O8/O8/82]IB8ll53 LDC Debt: Recent Impact on the U.S. Banking System [o8/o8/85]... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................: . . . . ........IB85l22 Lebanon: Israeli—Palestinian Confrontation [O9/O9/83].....IB8lO90 Lebanon: The Internal Conflict [O2/16/84]..............:..IB83l63 Libya: u.s. Interests [10/l7/83]..........................IB8ll52/ The Mexican Earthquake: Impact on Mexico and Issues for U.S. Policy [10/24/85]. . . . . . . . ................................IB85205 Nicaragua: Conditions and Issues for U.S. Policy [lo/O1/82].IB8ll56 CRS- 7 I IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 Nuclear Energy: Congressional Consideration of the Proposed Agreement for U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with China [10/23/85]................................................IBs41o2 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference of 1985 [10/o1/es].....................................,..........IBs5oo9 Palestine and the Palestinians [O4/O2/82]..................IB76048 Philippines in Turmoil: Implications for U.S. Policy [01/02/es]................................................1B84113 The Polish "Renewal" and the Debt Problem [08/25/82].......IB80089 Soviet Policies Under Chernenko [O6/O5/85].................IB84l09 UNESCO-U.S. Withdrawal in Perspective [09/l0/85]...........IB84086t U.S. Assistance to Zaire: Foreign Aid Facts [Ol/03/86]....IB85lO7 U.S.—China Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation: Congressional Review [01/03/85]............................;...........IBs52o3 U.S. Embassy in Beirut: The Bombing of Sept. 20, l984 [12/1o/84]........................ . . . . ..;.................IB84l33 U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with People's Republic of China [O5/O2/84]................................................IB83l49 GENERAL INTEREST outdoor Recreation: A New Commission Is Created [O8/19/85].MB83223 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Black and Hispanic Federal Judges: 1900 to the Present [11/15/83]................................................MBs1239 Caucuses and Legislative Service organizations: An Informational Directory [lo/03/84].....................................IB83l93 Church-State Aspects of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and the Holy See [10/30/84].......................IB84o12 Civil Service Reform Act: Implementation [O5/29/84].......IB79094 Congressional Elections: 1984 [O2/21/85]..................IB84l37 Congressional Ethics in the 98th Congress [l2/14/84].......IB83067 Congressional Ethics: 97th Congress [03/l5/83]............IB8l039 The Congressional Page System [03/05/84]...................IB82095 Congressional Pay: 97th Congress [O1/lo/83]...............IB77048 Congressional Pay: 98th Congress [12/31/84]...............IB84054 Congressional Reform: House, 96th Congress [Ol/12/8l].....IB79087 Congressional Reform: Senate, 96th Congress [01/12/8l]....IB790ll Congressional Veto Legislation: 97th Congress [O3/24/83]..IB8ll38 Congressional Veto Legislation in the 98th Congress [12/17/84]................................................1B83o73 Congressional Veto of Executive Actions [ll/O5/82].........IB76006 Delegate Selection for 1984 Democratic and Republican Conventions: Dates of Presidential Primaries or First Step in Caucus/ Convention Process [08/07/84]............................IB83ll6 Democratic and Republican Parties: l980 National Conventions and Beyond [O3/O6/84]........................................IB8ll54 Federal Appointments: Regulatory Bi-partisan Boards and Commissions [l2/31/84]...................................IB84093 The Federal System in the 1980s: Money, Power, and Responsibility [06/o7/83]................................................IB81o44 Foresight: Congress Looks to the Future [Ol/13/79]........IB77007 Former Presidents: Pensions, Facilities, and Services [03/07/85]................................................IB8oo9o CRS- 8 IB7700l UPDATE-02/24/85 Hatch Act: Proposd Amendments [ll/14/84]..................IB7507l House Committee Reorganization: 96th Congress [O7/31/80]..IB79l03 House of Representatives Organization and Operations: Changes in the 97th Congress [01/10/83] . . . . ...........:...:.: . . . . . ..IB81056 House of Representatives Organization and Procedures: 98th Congress [11/01/84] . . . . . . . .............:..°:.......:.....IB83063 Lobby Act Reform [O3/l9/8l]........... . . . . . ...... . I . . G . I . :.IB75034 New Federalism [10/08/75].... . . . O . . . I . . . . . . . . . . : . . . , . . . . . .oIB74008 Nominations and Confirmations: 95th Congress [12/26/78]...IB78024 Nomination and Confirmation Action: 96th Congress [01/12/81] . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .::.::. . . . I O I 0.1879014 Nomination and Confirmation Actions: 97th Congress [O1/06/83] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.. . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . O ...IB8lOl8 Nomination and Confirmation Actions: 98th Congress [[12/31/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q . . . . . . . . . ..IB83062 [OMB Efforts of Regulate the Use of Federal Fund for Political ] Advocacy by Contractors and Grantees [lo/O4/84] . . . . . . . . ..IB83l89 Presidential Emergency Powers Over Domestic Affairs: Executive Order No. 11490 and P.R.M. No. 32 [03/05/82]...... . . . . . ..IB80087 Public Buildings Policy: Alternatives for Reform [O3/3l/82].IB8lll4 Regulatory Reform: 98th Congress [l2/3l/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83069 Regulatory Reform Legislation: 97th Congress [Ol/27/83]...IB8ll37 Senate Changes in the 97th Congress [O1/ll/83] . . : : . . . . . . . ..IB8l043 Senate Committee System Reform [O3/23/79] I . . . . . : . . . . . I . . . .2IB76O55 Senate Procedure and Organization: Proposals for Change in the 98th Congress [Ol/02/85] . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ...........IB83044 Special Elections and Membership Changes in the 99th Congress [11/12/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : O . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........IB85092 Sunset Laws: Establishing Systematic Oversight Procedure [03/31/82] , . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .........: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....1875049 "whistle Blowers" in the Executuve Branch [O1/l9/79] . . . . ...IB78006 HEALTH Dioxin: Environmental Impacts and Potential Human Health Effects [O1/O2/86] . . . . . . . . . . . . I I O . . . ° . . . ..,.:.:°... . . . . I O , . . O .....IB83079 Health and Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children: FY83 Administration Budget Proposal [01/l0/83]...........IB820l4 Health Benefits: Loss Due to Unemployment [O6/Ol/84]......IB8305O Health: Catastrophic Health Insurance [12/07/81]..........1879050 Health Effects of Diesel Emissions [Ol/O2/86]........ . . . . ..IB820lO Health Insurance: The Medicare Voucher Proposals [O2/l3/84].IB8ll79 Health Insurance: The Pro—Competition Proposals [12/3l/84].IB8l045 Health Maintenance Organizations [Ol/22/82] . . . . ... . . . . .....IB8lO77 Health: Overview of the FY83 Budget [03/01/83]..... . . . . . ..IB82027 Hospital Cost Containment [l2/l4/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB82072 Infant Formula: National Problems [ll/27/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . ..MB82244 Medicaid: Expansion of Coverage for Pregnant Women and Young Children [04/24/85] . . . O . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . ..1883179 The National Health Insurance Debate: 97th Congress [01/11/82] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I881082 Non—Ionizing Radiation: Health and Safety Issues in the 98th Congress [08/28/84] . . . . . . . . . . . I . ............. . . . . ........IB83ll2 Parental Notification for Family Planning Services: Title X Regulations [01/03/84]...................................M883214 The President's Proposal to Federalize Medicaid [Ol/O5/83]..MB82209 Primary Care Block Grant: Administration's FY84 Budget Proposal CRS- 9 IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 [04/02/84]..... . . . . . . ....,................................IB82049 Professional Standards Review Organizations and Utilization Review: FY82 Administration Budget Proposals [l2/O8/81]..........MB8l232 Urea-Formaldehyde Foam Insulation: Health Effects and Regulation [O4/18/85]................................................MB82228 HOUSING Amendments to the Fair Housing Act: Policy Issues [12/19/84]......,....... : . . . . . . . . .........................IB83l24 Housing and Mortgage Finance Data: Twenty-Six Statistical Tables [12/27/85] . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......IB84lO6 Mortgage Subsidy Bonds [Ol/23/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8ll36 IMMIGRATION Cuban/Haitian Entrants: 98th Congress [12/31/84]... . . . . . ..IB84084 Immigration: Asylum Issues [12/O6/84] . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ..IB83ll9 Immigration: Undocumented Haitians [01/O7/83] . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB82004 INCOME MAINTENANCE AFDC's Proposed Transfer to States: New Federalism [12/08/82] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ........MB82202 Aid to Families with Dependent Children: The FY84 Budget Proposals [l2/14/83]... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........IB83028 .Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC): FY86 Budget [12/18/85]...... . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ...........IB85045 Child Support Enforcement [09/13/84]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...IB84036 Longshoremen's and Harbor workers‘ Compensation Act Amendments [l2/l0/84].. . . . . . . ... . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83082 Mandatory Retirement and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act [12/10/82] . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .......................IB82ll2 Social Security: Alien Beneficiaries [lo/O8/83].... . . . . . ..IB8200l Social Security: Amendments of 1983 [02/15/85] . . . . ........IB8307O Social Security: An Overview of President Reagan's I981 Proposals [01/18/83]......... . . . . .................. . . . . .... . . . . . . . ..IB8lO36 Social Security Benefits for Prisoners [O8/O4/83] . . . . . .....IB8ll63 Social Security: Changes in the Lump Sum Death Benefit [11/17/82] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ..MB8l2l8 Social Security: Mandatory Coverage of Religious Organizations [ll/O2/84] . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .......... . . . . ....IB840l4 Social Security: Proposed Elimination of the Minimum Benefit [10/18/82].. . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . ..MB8l2l2 Social Security: Re-examining Eligibility for Disability Benefits [l0/l8/84].. . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ..IB82078 Social Security: Taxing Benefits [04/Ol/85]...............IB83l64 women's Pension Equity [O9/O2/85]... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........IB84077 Workfare in AFDC and Food stamps [O3/Ol/83]................IB8ll49 INFORMATION AND PRIVACY Computer Crime and Security [12/30/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....IB80047 Copyright Law Revision [10/23/80] . . . . ......................IB74ll7 cRs-10 IB7700l UPDATE-02/24/86 Freedom of Information Act [Io/04/75]......................I874oo4 Missing Children and Unidentified Deceased Persons: Establishing A National Information Clearinghouse [02/08/84]..........IB82002 Privacy: Concepts and Problems [04/29/83]..... . . . . . . ......IB74l23 LABOR Auto Industry Labor-Management Relations: Restore and More in 84? [03/20/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..MB84223 Coal Industry Collective Bargaining: The 1984 Round [02/20/85] . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . ...MB84226 Corporate Bankruptcy and Labor Contracts: Economic Aspects of the Supreme Court Decision (NLRB v. Bildisco) [02/20/85].....IB84072 The Davis—Bacon Act: Consideration During the 97th Congress [10/28/83] . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8l038 The Humphrey—Hawkins Act and the Nation's Current Economic Priorities [09/18/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..MB802l6 Job Training: FY85 Budget Issues [01/08/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB8404l Job Training: FY86 Budget Issues [02/03/86] . . . . ... . . . . . . ..IB85042 The Labor Market in Recovery [07/ll/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..MB84225 Retraining Adult Workers: Proposals in the 98th Congress [01/18/85]. . . . . . I . . . ... . . I . . .....: . . . . . I I .... . . . . . . . . I I . ..I884o37 Targeted Jobs Tax Credit: Current Status and Proposed Changes [Io/23/84]..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....IB83l59 Workers‘ "Right to Know": OSHA's Hazard Communication Rule [03/28/85]... . . . . . . I ..,...................................I8841o3 LAW, CRIME, AND JUSTICE Attorneys‘ Fees: Awards by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies [05/01/81] . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . ..IB76032 capita1 Punishment [O1/06/82] . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB730l3 Child Pornography: Legal Considerations [08/28/84]........IB83l48 compensation for crime Victims [ll/06/85] . . . . I . . . . . . . . . ..IB740l4 Control of Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs [o1/20/84]...I876o51 Coordination of Federal Efforts to Control Illicit Drug Traffic [12/31/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................I883158 Crime Control: Final Report of the Attorney General's Task Force on vio1ent crime [09/09/8l].......... . . . . . . . . . ..........MB8l25O Crime: Issues Related to Rape [01/13/81]....... . . . . . . . . . ..IB76046 Criminal code Reform [o1/17/83] . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . .......IB8ll70 crimina1 Code Reform (Federal) [04/o7/81] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB800l6 Domestic Violence: Elder Abuse [12/0l/81].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..MB80223 Judicial Reform: The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 (Final Implementation) [02/o2/82] . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ...........IB790l9 Juvenile Delinquency: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization [02/l2/8l]... . . . . . ........IB80043 Law Enforcement at the Federal Level [02/08/83] . . . I . .......IB77094 Marihuana Control [11/24/82] . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB77ll9 No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance [05/25/79] . . . . . ...........IB73022 Parental Kidnapping [o8/25/82].............................I877117 Presidential Protection and the Secret Service [06/l0/82]..IB7600l Prison Reform: Federal Ro1e [01/l3/81]....................IB75077 Sentencing Reform [02/20/86] . . . . ...........................IB77l08 Supreme Court: Church-State Cases, October 1981 Term [10/26/82].... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................IB8ll77 CRS-ll IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 Supreme Court: Church-State Cases, Ocotber 1982 Term [08/ll/83]................................................IBs2ll3 Supreme Court: Church-State Cases, October 1983 Term [08/ls/84]................................................lBs3242 Supreme Court: Church-State Cases, October 1984 Term [ll/l3/85].........................:......................MB84229 Supreme Court Outlook: I979-1980 Term [O7/O8/Bl]... . . . . . ..MB80226 Tort Claims Act: Proposed Amendments [I2/l2/80]...........IB790l7 MINORITY ISSUES American Indian Policy: Selected Major Issues in the 98th Congress [ll/15/85]................................ . . . . ..IB83083 Indians: Land Claims by Eastern Tribes [O5/22/85]... . . . . ..IB7704O NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY ‘Alleged Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: General Dynamics Corporation [09/l9/85].. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ..... . . . . ....................IB85067 British and French Nuclear Forces in INF Negotiations [01/27/84]........................... . . . . . . ...............IB83ll7 Chemical warfare Preparedness Program [IO/I5/85]...........IB82l25 Defense Budget —- FY85: Congressional Action to Date [09/04/s5]... . . . . ... . . . . . . ..;.. .. . . . . . . ..................1ss4002 Fighter Aircraft Program: F/A-18 [01/03/85]...............lB78087 Ground Forces: Binary Chemical Munitions (weapons Facts) [01/24/86]’ . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .................................IBs4027 Ground Forces: Bradley Infantry/Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (Weapons Facts) [05/05/85]...................... . . . . . . . ..IB84035 Ground Forces: DIVAD (Weapons Facts) [IO/15/85)...........IB84033 Ground Forces: Ml Main Battle Tank (weapons Facts) [05/07/s5].......... . . . . ..................................IB84032 Inflationary Consequences of the Defense Buildup [O6/O9/83].MB8l256 Intelligence Community: Congressional Oversight [12/26/80].IB77079 Intermediate Nuclear Forces: Post-Deployment Options for Arms Control [07/22/85].......................................IBs4ll8 National Defense Stockpile [12/O5/84]......................IB74lll NATO Theater Nuclear Forces: Modernization and Arms Control [lo/25/84]......................................,.........IBsll2s Navy Nuclear Armed TOMAHAWK Cruise Missile [09/27/85] . . . . ..IB84lOl Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones [I0/I8/83]........... . . . . ........MB8l247 Nuclear Arms Control: The IAEA Safeguards Verification Experience [O8/O7/84]... . . . . . . . . ......;..............................MB83225 Nuclear Explosions in Space: The Threat of EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) [l2/03/84l........................................MBs222l Nuclear Freeze: Arms Control Proposals [O8/O5/85].........IB82059 Philippines Bases: How Important to U.S. Interests in Asia? [08/01/80]................................................lB7904l Proposed Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation Between the United States and Finland [O9/O5/85] . . . . ........................IB85l47 Rapid Deployment Force [05/l7/85]..........................lB80027 Salt II Treaty: U.S. and Soviet Interim Observance of Its Terms [lo/31/80]................................................IBs00l8 Salt II Verification: Outstanding Issues [03/20/80].......IB79096 Soviet Downing of a South Korean Airliner: Background and Issues [ll/09/s4]..............................................-.IB83l45 CRS-l2 IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 Space Policy and Funding: Military Uses of Space [07/O1/85]IB82ll7 Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) [O3/O7/83]..........IB82ll4 Strategic Force Modernization: The Sowcroft Commisssion Recommendations and Alternatives [O1/O9/84]..............IB8308O Tactical Aviation: A-6E/F Attack Aircraft (Weapons Facts) [O1/24/86].................:......... . . . . . ................IB84022 Theater Nuclear Forces: Pershing II Missile (Weapons Facts) [05/O6/85]... . . . . . ................................. . . . . . ..IB84034 United States/Soviet Military Balance [O5/27/83]...........IB78029 U.S. Defense Industrial Preparedness [04/ls/84] . . . . . . ......IB8llO9 U.S. Strategic Nuclear Force Options: A Framework for Analysis [ll/O2/83]................................................IB77046 Verification: Soviet Compliance with Arms Control Agreements [O8/Ol/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...:.... . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .....IB84l3l war Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance [Ol/O3/86].IB8lO50 NATURAL RESOURCES Aquaculture: Status of Technology and Future Prospects , [ol/09/85].. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ....IB83004 Coal Leasing Policy: Continuing Difficulties [O1/24/85]...IB83lll Federal Support of Ocean and Coastal Programs from OCS Revenues [12/27/84]................... . . . . . ..:............. . . . . . ...IB8308l Leasing of Energy Resources on Federal Lands: Energy, Wilderness, and Other Concerns [O5/22/84]................... . . . . .....IB83058 Park and Recreation Components in the FY86 Budget [12/O9/85]IB85053 Reclamation Reform [05/27/83]..............................IB8lQ3l Sport Hunting and Fishing: Major Legislation [Ol/O6/86]...IB83020 Sport Hunting in Alaska [09/17/84].........................MBs3235 Tuna: Fishery in Turmoil [02/lo/85].......................lBs4o92 Water Resources Development: The Congressional Selection Process [O3/l6/84]................................................IB82028 water Resources Policy: New Financing Proposals in Pending Legislation [lo/12/84].................3.................IB83l9l Water Resources Projects: FY86 Budget Review [12/20/85]...IB8504l Water Resources Projects: Garrison Diversion Unit, North Dakota [O8/24/83].... : . . . ................. . . . . . : .................MB82249 Water Resources Projects: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama, Mississippi [os/25/83]............ . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .......MB82245 Wilderness: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System [O1/02/85]........................................IB83l5l SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Air Traffic Control: Delays and Near Misses [O6/ll/85]....MB84227 Biotechnology: Commercialization and Other Issues [01/20/84]................................................IB8ll6O Commercialization of Landsat and the Weather Satellites [ll/13/84].......................................... . . . . ..IB83072 Federal Funding for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research [05/20/85]..................... . . . . . ......................IB82lll Federal Funding for Research and Development in Major Departments and Agencies, Fiscal Year 1984 [O5/O2/84]................IB83057 Federal Funding for R&D in Major Departments and Agencies, FY85 [11/26/84]................................................IB8405l Federal Research and Development Funding (Major Agencies), FY83 CRS-l3 IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 [09/08/83]...... . . . . . . . ...................................I882119 Fire Safety: Toxicity of Burning Materials [O4/l8/85].....MB83243 Government Patent Policy: The Ownership of Inventions Resulting From Federally Funded R&D [O7/O9/85].....................IB78057 Human Gene Therapy [ll/Ol/85]..............................IB84ll9 Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation [12/15/80].................... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB79033 LANDSAT (Land Remote Sensing Satellite System) [12/23/85]..IB82066 The NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines: Brief History and Current Status [03/23/83]....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB82057 Regulation of Recombinant DNA Products [ll/Ol/85]..........IB8509O Science and Technology in Policy Formation at the Presidential Level: Recent Developments [12/l5/80] . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ..IB78027 Space Policy and Funding: NASA and Civilian Space Programs (through 1985) [11/01/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB82ll8 Space Shuttle Program (through 1985) [11/01/85] . . . . . . . . . . ..I881175 Space Stations and Space Commercialization [O7/O2/85] . . . . ..IB83l47 Strategic and Critical Materials Policy: Research and Development [12/05/84] . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............IB74094 Supercomputers: Foreign Competetion and Federal Funding [02/01/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83lO2 U.S. Science and Engineering: Education and Manpower [08/13/85]... . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB82062 SOCIAL SERVICES FY86 Budget and the o1der Americans Act [08/28/85] . . . . . . . ..IB8507l Head Start Program: Legislation and Issues in the 97th Congress ,[l2/28/82] . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ..MB8l237 Legal Services Corporation: Budget and Legislative Issues [01/09/88] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83096 Rehabilitation Act Reauthorization [O3/O5/84]. . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83lOl School Lunch and Related Child Nutrition Programs: Program Changes and Reductions in Funding [01/08/82].............I881045 Social and Community Services Block Grants: FY85 Budget Issues [01/08/85]..... . . . . .... . . . . . . . ................ . . . . ..-.....M884209 Social and Community Services Block Grants: FY86 Budget Issues [01/18/88] . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ..IB85049 Social Service Programs for Children and Youth: FY85 Budget and Issues [12/3l/84]. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .......... . . . . . . ....IB84053 Unemployment Insurance and Trade Adjustment Assistance: Reagan Budget Cuts [11/09/81] . . . . . ..1 . . . . ... . . . . ....... . . . . ......IB8lO29 TAXATION A Comparative Analysis of the Bradley/Gephardt and Kemp/Kasten Tax Reform Proposals [01/lo/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....MB84228 Economic Impacts of an Increase in the Gasoline Excise Tax [10/31/85] . . . . . . ........ . . . . .................... . . . . . .....MB82247 Estate and Gift Tax Revision: 97th Congress [ll/l8/82]....IB8l022. Farm Coreclosure Sales: Tax Consequences [ll/12/85].......IB85l23 Imputed Interest on Property Sales [O8/26/85]. . . . . . . . . . ....IB84l36 Industrial Development Bonds: Action in the 98th Congress to Restrict Their Growth [10/26/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB84088 Intergovernmental Financial Issues [ll/20/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB84l23 The Macroeconomic Effects of ERTA and TEFRA [10/29/84].....MB84224 CRS-14 IB7700l UPDATE-O2/24/86 A surtax As A Revenue Raiser? [O4/16/85]...................IB84l27‘ Synthetic Fuels: Federal Tax Policy [[11/O5/84]............IB84l08 Tax Indexation: Rate Schedules for I985 [O7/O2/85]........MB8423O Tax Reform: carryover Basis Rules [O5/15/80]..............IB79043 Tax Return Confidentiality [03/24/78]......................lB75039 TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Automobile Domestic Content Requirements [O6/24/85] : . . . : . ..IB82056 East-west Commercial Issues: The Western Alliance Studies [ll/05/84]... . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ............................IB83086 Export Controls [11/19/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . ..IB75003 Export-Import Bank: Issues for the 99th Congress [ll/18/85].IB85l4l Exports and Taxes: DISCS and FSCs [O3/21/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . ..IB83l22 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Quota Increase [12/30/83] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . . ..............IB83076 Trade Reorganization: A Cabinet Level Department? [04/27/84] . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ........-........... . . . . . . .......IB8lO89 The U.S. Steel Industry: Foreign Competetion in Domestic Markets [O1/O4/B5]... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ...........IB83l76 TRANSPORTATION Amtrak: Background and Issues in the 99th Congress [09/12/85]... . . . . . .............................. . . . . . .....IB8505l Cargo Preference: Legislative Issues in the 99th Congress [09/23/85] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . ....IB85l42 Commercial Airline Safety [ll/Oi/85] . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . ..l884007. Conrail Sale: Labor Aspects [06/27/85]...... . . . . . . . .......IB85072 Regulation of Transportation [07/05/85]....................MB832l9 Truck Tax Based on Vehicle Weight [ll/28/84]...............MB83247 Washington National Airport Controversy [O8/l9/82] . . . . . ....MB82224 Westway: Issues at the Federal Level [09/27/85]..:........IB85l44 URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Community Development Assistance: Proposed Amendments and Appropriations [lo/l2/82].......:' . . . . ....................IB82099 Infrastructure: Legislation in the 98th Congress [12/O4/84].IB83l83 Neighborhood Revitalization Programs: FY84 Budget Levels [02/02/84] . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . ......IB83ll3 Rural Development: The Federal Role in the Carter Administration [05/12/81] . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . ......................IB77ll3 VETERANS‘ BENEFITS AND SERVICES Agent Orange: Veterans‘ Complaints and Studies of Health Effects [ll/01/85]...... . . . . . . ..,.... . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . . . ..IB83043 . -__E_. 1 §;-:§BRAR"%;’ *3 OF ._ [ mmmnfimoxbm g U ':“%.‘§E[""%.»°" -3 1 311 W : R .nu -