This report accompanies H.R. 1757, the National Information Infrastructure Act of 1993. The bill, intended to provide for a coordinated federal program to accelerate development and dissemination of applications of high-performance computing and high-speed networking, is favorably reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with an…

"Independent Research and Development" for the Defense Department costs United States taxpayers about one billion dollars a year. Facts about the program are hard to uncover, but two members of Cornell University's Program on Science, Technology, and Society have investigated the program and conclude that Congress should exert greater control.…

A Rand Corporation study finds that an innovation is likely to fail if a school is in it for the money; however, if a school identifies a genuine problem and tries to solve it, the innovation is likely to succeed. (Author/IRT)

In this article, adopted from a speech given in California, the author traces the evolution of Environmental Education and cites numerous examples of the need for environmental concern. Along with this, Ms. Matthews points out the weaknesses of past environmental education programs and the means to improve existing ones. (MA)

A listing is provided of 22 NDEA Title VI projects for 1974, which are designed to improve instruction in modern foreign languages and area studies. The following information is presented for each project: (1) contractor, (2) principal investigator or project director, (3) title, (4) term of contract, and (5) cost of contract. (SW)

Testimony on the need for building an information base on the changing demographics of an aging society in order to make intelligent policy decisions is presented in this Senate committee hearing. Opening statements by Senators Charles Grassley and John Glenn are provided. Jacob A. Brody, dean of the School of Public Health, University of Illinois…

This guide provides an overview of the National Education Research and Development Centers sponsored by the Office of Research of the U.S. Department of Education. Information provided for each of 23 centers includes the nature of the center's work, its location, and the names of its principal researchers. Center listings are divided into two…

This report, based on a 1986 survey of 1,000 new citizens, describes barriers to the naturalization process, efforts currently under way in California to overcome them, and possible future actions the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and community groups might undertake to assist in streamlining the process. The following key points…

This report describes the United States oats industry from producers to consumers and provides a single source of economic and statistical information on oats. Background information on oats is provided first. The report then examines the basic factors of supply, demand, and price to determine what caused the decline in the importance of oats and…

The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, establishes deficit targets to lead to a balanced unified budget by fiscal year 1993. If the Office of Management and Budget projects a deficit in excess of the target amount plus $10 billion, the President must issue a sequester order to reduce budget resources…

This report describes and evaluates the initial data collection system of the Department of Labor's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and focuses on recently proposed revisions to reporting requirements. Focus is placed on the collection of data on the Title II program for disadvantaged youths and adults. After describing the system generally,…

This document provides witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of adolescent pregnancy. Opening statements are given by Congressmen Henry A. Waxman, Robert Carcia, James Scheuer, and James V. Hansen. Witnesses include William Butz and Martin O'Connell from the Bureau of the Census who…

This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine problems in the partnership of Medicare and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's). Opening statements are included from committee chairman Claude Pepper and from Representative Lawrence J. Smith. Two panels of witnesses address…

This paper synthesizes available research regarding the residence patterns of refugees in the United States. Information is presented on both initial placement and secondary migration. The first section traces the evolution of U.S. policy and outcomes from 1945 to the start of the Indochinese resettlement program in 1975. The second section…

The text of the final Congressional hearing on H.R. 1801, a bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act for 4 more years, is presented in this document. Introductory statements are given by Congressmen Dale E. Kildee and Tom Lewis. Testimony by these witnesses is included: (1) Ernest E. Allen, chairman of the board of…