Grants Work in a Congressional Office (open access)

Grants Work in a Congressional Office

The discussion describes some basics about the grants process and some of the approaches and techniques used by congressional offices in dealing with this type of constitutional service
Date: January 24, 1997
Creator: Gerli, Merete
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan’s National Development Conference: Proposed Policy Changes and Implications for the United States (open access)

Taiwan’s National Development Conference: Proposed Policy Changes and Implications for the United States

This report discusses Taiwan’s National Development and and policy changes important to Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and the United States.
Date: February 24, 1997
Creator: Sutter, Robert G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Worker Rights and U.S. Trade Policy: WTO Singapore Ministerial and Fast-Track Extension (open access)

Worker Rights and U.S. Trade Policy: WTO Singapore Ministerial and Fast-Track Extension

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Date: February 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Minority and Small Disadvantaged Business Contracting: Legal and Constitutional Developments (open access)

Minority and Small Disadvantaged Business Contracting: Legal and Constitutional Developments

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Date: June 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radio Free Asia (open access)

Radio Free Asia

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Date: October 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO’s Evolution Since July 1997: A Selected Chronology (open access)

NATO’s Evolution Since July 1997: A Selected Chronology

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Date: December 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons From the 1983 Amendments (open access)

Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons From the 1983 Amendments

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Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress (open access)

Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress

This report discusses the type of adoption legislation in the 105th Congress. Specifically, the report tackles the idea that children are kept in foster care too long and that this may cause lower adoption rates. The report also discusses the enormous support for this legislation in the Senate and the House.
Date: November 24, 1997
Creator: Spar, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Nominations by President Clinton During the 103rd and 104th Congresses (open access)

Judicial Nominations by President Clinton During the 103rd and 104th Congresses

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Date: January 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (open access)

Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

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Date: June 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forecasting and Futures Research in Congress: Background and Prospects (open access)

Forecasting and Futures Research in Congress: Background and Prospects

This report explores different roles and use of foresight into Congressional process.
Date: August 24, 1997
Creator: Renfro, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Policy Issues (open access)

Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Policy Issues

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, enables producers to bid to retire highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland, usually for 10 years. Participants receive annual rental and cost-sharing payments, and technical assistance to install approved plantings. Up to 36.4 million acres have been enrolled; current enrollment is estimated to be 32.9 million acres.
Date: February 24, 1997
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1998: Interior and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY1998: Interior and Related Agencies

The annual Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes funding for agencies and programs in four separate federal departments, as well as numerous smaller agencies and diverse programs. This report discusses the FY1998 appropriations authorized under this bill.
Date: December 24, 1997
Creator: Greenwood, Alfred R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO: Congress Addresses Expansion of the Alliance (open access)

NATO: Congress Addresses Expansion of the Alliance

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Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grants Work in a Congressional Office (open access)

Grants Work in a Congressional Office

Members of Congress often get requests from constituents for information and help in obtaining funds for projects. Many state and local governments, nonprofit social service and community action organizations, private research groups, small businesses, and individuals approach congressional offices to find out about funding, both from the federal government and from the private sector. The success rate in obtaining federal assistance is not high, given the competition for federal funds. A grants staff’s effectiveness often depends on both an understanding of the grants process and on the relations it establishes with agency and other contacts. The following report does not constitute a blueprint for every office involved in grants and projects activity, nor does it present in-depth information about all aspects of staff activity in this area. The discussion is aimed at describing some basics about the grants process and some of the approaches and techniques used by congressional offices in dealing with this type of constituent service.
Date: January 24, 1997
Creator: Gerli, Merete
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radio Free Asia (open access)

Radio Free Asia

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Date: October 24, 1997
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons from the 1983 Amendments (open access)

Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons from the 1983 Amendments

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Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Koitz, David Stuart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress (open access)

Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress

President Clinton signed the Adoption and Safe Families Act into law on November 19, 1997, after the House and Senate approved final versions of the legislation on November 13. The new law (P.L. 105-89) is intended to promote adoption or other permanent arrangements for foster children who are unable to return home, and to make general improvements in the nation’s child welfare system. The House initially passed legislation (H.R. 867) on April 30 by a vote of 416-5, and the Senate passed an amended version on November 8. A compromise version was passed on November 13, by a vote of 406-7 in the House and by unanimous consent in the Senate. This report discusses the final version of the legislation, as enacted into law.
Date: November 24, 1997
Creator: Spar, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library