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Immigration and Naturalization Service, Monthly Statistical Report, September FY 1999 Year End Report
This report was prepared by the Department of Justice's Immigration and Naturalization Service. Some of its key findings are as follows:
"Compared to September 1998, total inspections of citizens and aliens for entry to the United States increased 4 percent. Air admissions increased 5 percent and land admissions increased 3 percent compared to the previous September. Sea admissions increased 14 percent, and inadmissibles increased 14 percent compared to September 1998 […] The Border Patrol made 105,324 apprehensions along the southwest border during September 1999, 1 percent higher than September 1998. Voluntary returns conducted by Border Patrol agents, increased by 1 percent to 102,033 […] Applications and petitions for immigration benefits in September 1999 increased 15 percent compared to the number received in September 1998. September approvals were up 12 percent, while denials increased by 6 percent when compared to September 1998. In FY99, about 4.5 million applications for immigration benefits were received by the INS, slightly more than the number received in FY98. By contrast, pending cases increased by 25 percent, when compared to FY98 […] Naturalization receipts in September 1999 decreased 53 percent when compared to the previous September. Nevertheless, the total number of receipts for all twelve months of FY99 is only 18 percent below that recorded for fiscal year 1998. By contrast, 872,427 applicants for naturalization took the oath of citizenship during FY99, an increase of 84 percent compared to FY98."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
1999-10-29
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance: National Alternative High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey - United States, 1998
"Alternative high schools serve approximately 280,000 students nationwide who are at high risk for failing or dropping out of regular high school or who have been expelled from regular high school because of illegal activity or behavioral problems. Such settings provide important opportunities for delivering health promotion education and services to these youth and young adults. However, before this survey, the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among students attending alternative high schools nationwide was unknown."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Kann, Laura; Ross, James G., 1947-
1999-10-29
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Final Exercise Report: Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station [July 20-22, 1999]
From the Executive Summary: "On July 20-22, 1999, a biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) exercise was conducted in the Plume/Ingestion Exposure Pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES), Glen Rose, Texas. The exercise was evaluated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VI. The purpose was to assess the level of preparedness of State and local responders to react to a simulated radiological emergency at the CPSES. It was held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the implementation of State and local radiological emergency preparedness plans and procedures. [...] This report contains the written assessment of the biennial exercise including the identification of any exercise issues and recommendations for corrective action where appropriate. All State and local organizations, except where noted in this report, demonstrated an adequate knowledge of the emergency plans and procedures and properly implemented them. There were no Deficiencies and no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified during this exercise."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999-10-29
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Year 2000 Issues Within the U.S. Pacific Command's Area of Responsibility: Host Nation Support to U.S. Forces in Japan
"This report is one in a series of reports being issued by the Inspector General, DoD, in accordance with an informal partnership with the Chief Information Officer, DoD, to monitor DoD efforts to address the year 2000 computing challenge."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
1999-10-28
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Appropriations for FY2000: Defense [October 27, 1999]
From the Document: "On October 6, conferees reached agreement on the FY[Fiscal Year]2000 defense appropriations bill, H.R. 2561, and the conference report was filed on October 8. The House approved the conference agreement by a vote of 372-55 on October 13, and the Senate approved it by a vote of 87 to 11 on October 14, and the President signed the bill into law, P.L. [Public Law] 106-79, on October 25. The key issue in the conference concerned funding for the F-22 fighter. The conference agreement provides a total of $2.522 billion for the program, including $1.222 billion for R&D [Research and Development], $1 billion for acquisition of test aircraft, and $300 million in advance FY2001 appropriations for program termination liability. The total amount is about $500 million below the request ($1.85 billion in procurement and $1.2 billion in R&D). The conference agreement also prohibits award of an initial low-rate production contract unless certain testing is successfully completed."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Daggett, Stephen
1999-10-27
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Food Safety: Agencies Should Further Test Plans for Responding to Deliberate Contamination, Report to the Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
Are federal food safety regulatory agencies prepared to respond to acts or threats of deliberate food contamination, including those by terrorists? The agencies primarily responsible are the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration. Deliberate contamination of food with a biological agent has rarely occurred in the United States. However, GAO identified two acts since 1984, which produced short-term illnesses among more than 750 people, but no deaths. In addition, from 1995 through 1999, the federal agencies reported three threats--two were hoaxes and the other is still under investigation. This report describes the plans and procedures that federal agencies have in place to cope with threats and acts of deliberate food contamination with a biological agent.
United States. General Accounting Office
1999-10-27
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Cybernotes: October 27, 1999
The document includes a table summarizing software vulnerabilities identified between October 8 and October 21, 1999. The table provides the hardware/operating system, equipment/software name, potential vulnerability/impact, identified patches/workarounds/alerts, common name of the vulnerability, potential risk, and an indication of whether attacks have utilized this vulnerability or an exploit script is known to exist. Software versions are identified if known. This information is presented only as a summary; complete details are available from the source of the patch/workaround/alert, indicated in the footnote or linked site. Please note that even if the method of attack has not been utilized or an exploit script is not currently widely available on the Internet, a potential vulnerability has been identified. Updates from previous issues of Cybernotes are listed in bold. Cybernotes is published every two weeks by the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). Its mission is to support security and information system professionals with timely information on cyber vulnerabilities, hacker exploit scripts, hacker trends, virus information, and other critical infrastructure-related best practices.
National Infrastructure Protection Center (U.S.)
1999-10-27
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S. Hrg. 106-415: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant: Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations United States Senate and the House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress First Session, Special Hearing October 26, 1999
On October 26, 1999, the Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the Committee on Appropriations convenes to discuss and hear testimony regarding the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Submitting testimony are Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky, Congressman Ed Whitfield of Kentucky, Governor Paul Patton of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, David Fuller of The Chemical and Energy Workers Union, Local 5-500, Steven Markowitz, MD, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Richard Cranson Bird, Jr., MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, David Michaels, PhD, of the Department of Energy, and several more. Chairmain Pete Domenici explains that "this morning the committee meets to consider environment, safety, and health issues associated with the operation of the Paducah uranium enrichment plant while it was operated by the Department of Energy." Senator Mitch McConnell states that "Today, the Energy and Water Subcommittee will investigate the reports of the Department of Energy's failure to properly protect the safety of the work force and the environment at the gaseous diffusion plant in Paducah. It is the goal of the subcommittee to gain a clear understanding of what has occurred, in many cases what has not occurred, and what must be done to properly accelerate cleanup, protect worker safety, and identify the health problems related to exposure to plutonium." Jim Bunning testifies that "In 1990 the Department of Energy sent a so-called tiger team to investigate reports of environmental problems at the plant. What they found was an area devastated by years of unsafe dumping, with possible radioactive wastes seeping into the drinking water supply and workers inadequately trained and protected from radioactive waste."
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-26
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U.S. Trade Policies and Agriculture Diseases: Safety, Economic, and Global Considerations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, October 26, 1999
On October 26th, 1999, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations convenes to discuss and hear testimony regarding US trade policies and agricultural diseases. Testifying are Michael Dunn of the USDA, Benjamin Cohen of the Center of Science in the Public Interest, Craig Wheeling of Brooks Tropical, and Peter Day of Rutgers University. Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen explains that "with expanded commercial relations, there are also increasing risks and challenges which must be addressed in order for our agricultural producers to be able to compete effectively in the global marketplace." Ranking minority member Menendez submits that "the debate over GMO's and GMO products is not about the safety of the genetically modified food products, labeling requirements, or the environmental impact of transgenic crops. It is about one thing, in my view: the obstruction of market access." "The Center for Science in the Public Interest is not supportive (of the SPS Agreements), arguing that reforms to the SPS Agreements are needed to protect U.S. food safety requirements from being weakened in the name of facilitating international trade." Mr. Dunn explains how "the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS] safeguards agriculture by facilitating trade through sound, science-based regulations."
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-26
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Serial No. 106-111: H.R. 1838, The Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: Markup before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, October 26, 1999
On October 26, 1999, the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations convenes to discuss and markup H.R. 1838, The Taiwan Security Enhancement Act. Chairman Benjamin Gilman explains the amended version of the bill, saying that "It continues to mandate that extra positions be reserved for Taiwanese officers at U.S. military schools, that secure direct communications be established between our Nation and Taiwanese militaries for coordination in the event of a crisis, and that the Congress be kept fully and currently informed of the status of arms sales requests from Taiwan." He maintains that "the United States should, without question, continue to steadfastly meet its security commitments to Taipei as stipulated in the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act." Mr. Gedjensen concurs that America should "stand up very squarely in favor of these democratic institutions" that are to be found in Taiwan. He refutes the Clinton Administration argument for rapprochement with the PRC with the idea that America's support for democracy does not constitute "some kind of military adventure" against China. Ranking Democrat of the Asian Subcommittee Mr. Lantos, however, believes that "is a piece of legislation which is unneeded, counterproductive, and while it does have some Democratic support, I don't think it is quite accurate to refer to it as a bipartisan piece of legislation." He states that "I have no doubt in my mind that the genesis of this legislation is politically designed to embarrass the Administration". In the end, the amendment passes 32 to 6.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-26
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Public Law 106-81: Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999
Public Law 106-81 is "an act to promote and enhance public safety through use of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of wireless 9-1-1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities and related functions, encouragement of construction and operation of seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable networks for personal wireless services, and for other purposes."
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-26
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Data Encryption Standard (DES)
This is a publication from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology that discusses "two cryptographic algorithms, the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) which may be used by Federal organizations to protect sensitive data. "The selective application of technological and related procedural safeguards is an important responsibility of every Federal organization in providing adequate security to its electronic data systems. [...] Protection of data during transmission or while in storage may be necessary to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the information represented by the data. The algorithms uniquely define the mathematical steps required to transform data into a cryptographic cipher and also to transform the cipher back to the original form. The Data Encryption Standard is being made available for use by Federal agencies within the context of a total security program consisting of physical security procedures, good information management practices, and computer system/network access controls. This revision supersedes FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 46-2 in its entirety. Key words: computer security, data encryption standard, triple data encryption algorithm, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS); security."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
1999-10-25
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Medical Readiness: DoD Faces Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate
36 As of July 1999, the Defense Department (DoD) has vaccinated more than 315,000 service members against anthrax, but supply problems continue to jeopardize its schedule for vaccinating all 2.4 service members. Moreover, DoD lacks a contingency plan in the event that these problems are not resolved in time.
United States. General Accounting Office
1999-10-22
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Influencing the World-Island: A Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century
Building upon a grand strategy vision of primacy, an analytical perspective of realism, and applying the strategic approaches of top-down, capability/mission, hedging, and technology, a new maritime strategy for the 21st Century has been formulated. This strategy is based upon an offensive littoral capability, an offensive/defensive missile capability, and a sea control, open ocean capability. Concerned only with the venue of surface warships, this paper will not touch on the areas of nuclear or aviation forces that would also constitute part of a maritime strategy. This paper does not intend to propose a specific small ship design or define a specific number of ships needed to satisfy total ships strength. It merely intends to establish the requirement for a new maritime strategy and a corresponding mix of "high-low" ships needed to accomplish the United States Navy's global commitments within a National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement and within a constrained resource environment.
Naval War College (U.S.)
Becker, Mark A.
1999-10-21
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Polygraphs and Security: A Study by a Subpanel of Sandia's Senior Scientists and Engineers
From the Introduction: "Because of concerns raised in Congress and the Executive Branch about inadequate security at the national weapons laboratories, the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to institute polygraph screening for employees who have access to the most sensitive categories of classified information and materials, as well as applicants for such positions. These tests are intended to identify actual subversives and deter potential ones. This policy seemingly assumes that polygraph tests, test interpretation, and any follow-up processes will accurately identify subversives and nonsubversives. [...] This report addresses an essential question: In a full systems context--as one of many security and counterintelligence tools--will polygraph testing add to or subtract value from the quality and security of the nuclear weapons program?"
Sandia National Laboratories
Zelicoff, Alan P.; Benner, Bob; Bertholf, Larry . . .
1999-10-21
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Final Exercise Report: Byron Nuclear Generating Station [August 25, 1999]
From the Executive Summary: "On August 25, 1999, an exercise was conducted in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Byron Nuclear Generating Station by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region V. The purpose of the exercise was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. [...] This report contains the final evaluation of the biennial exercise."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999-10-21
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Combating Terrorism: Observations on the Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism, Statement of Henry L. Hinton, Jr., Assistant Comptroller General, National Security and International Affairs Division, Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
Without substantial backing from a state sponsors, most terrorists would have to overcome significant technical and other hurdles to produce and release chemical and biological weapons capable of killing or injuring large numbers of people. According to experts GAO consulted, except for toxic industrial chemicals, such as chlorine, specialized knowledge is needed in the manufacturing process and in improvising an effective delivery system for most chemical and nearly all biological weapons. Moreover, some of the components of chemical agents and highly infective strains of biological agents are difficult to obtain. Finally, terrorists would face other obstacles in carrying out a successful attack, from unfavorable weather conditions to personal safety risks. The President's fiscal year 2000 budget proposes $10 billion for counterterrorism programs--an increase of more than $3 billion over the amount requested for fiscal year 1999. To determine whether the government is spending enough on counterterrorism and spending this money on the most appropriate programs, policymakers need the best estimates of the specific threats facing the United States. The intelligence community has recently produced estimates of terrorist threats from abroad involving chemical and biological weapons. GAO recommends that the FBI prepare comparable estimates for domestic threats.
United States. General Accounting Office
1999-10-20
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Joint Doctrine for Countering Air and Missile Threats [October 19, 1999]
"This publication provides the guidance necessary to conceptualize, plan, coordinate, and conduct successful joint operations to counter air and missile threats throughout the range of military operations. This document discusses background and fundamentals of Joint Counterair Operations; provides Command and Control relationships and key considerations and requirements for Joint Counterair Operations; discusses fundamentals for planning and executing Offensive Counterair Operations; and discusses fundamentals for planning and executing Defensive Counterair Operations."
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff
1999-10-19
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Iraq: Erosion of International Isolation? [October 19, 1999]
Iraq is having some success breaking out of the isolation imposed on it after the
1991 Persian Gulf war. Iraq has reemerged as a major oil exporter, and regional and
international support for continued comprehensive sanctions against Iraq appears to be
weakening. The Clinton Administration is trying to keep Iraq diplomatically isolated,
but its top priority is to prevent Iraq from reemerging as a strategic threat to the region.
This report will be updated in response to regional developments. See CRS Issue Brief
92117, Iraqi Compliance With Ceasefire Agreements.
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth; Prados, Alfred B.
1999-10-19
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Crime in the United States, 1998
"For nearly seven decades, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have reported crime statistics to the national Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. As the twenty-first century approaches, the Program continues working diligently to maintain the accuracy and credibility of the statistics received from participating agencies across the Nation. Detailed and timely submissions of data from monthly reports or individual crime incident records enable the UCR Program to compile a reliable set of statistics that can be used to help understand and combat crime. The UCR Program continues its commitment and support towards the full implementation of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Through its progressive, automated collection methods, NIBRS offers a wealth of crime information which has never before been available, taking crime reporting into the next century. As NIBRS becomes the standard of UCR, it will provide a more comprehensive national perspective of the characteristics, elements, volume, diversity, and complexity of reported crime. The significant challenge of reducing crime requires commitment from all law enforcement agencies. The evolution of the UCR Program continues to bring about improvements that will provide additional information to the criminal justice community, government agencies, researchers, students, and others. Helping to prepare law enforcement agencies to meet daily challenges, this publication exists as one weapon in the fight against crime."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
1999-10-17
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H. Rept. 106-383: Amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to Provide that an Adopted Alien Who is Less Than 18 Years of Age May be Considered a Child Under Such Act if Adopted with or After a Sibling Who is a Child Under Such Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 2886, October 14, 1999
"H.R. 2886 would allow an alien child age 16 or 17 to qualify as an immediate relative child if the U.S. citizen adoptive parents have also adopted a sibling of that child who is under the age of 16. […] Currently, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), sections 101 (b)(1) (E)--(F) permit a foreign-born child who meets the INA definition of orphan and who has been adopted by a United States citizen parent to be classified as an immediate relative child for purposes of immigration to the United States. To qualify, the child must be under the age of 16 at the time the adoptive U.S. citizen parent files an immigrant visa petition on the child's behalf."
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-14
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Cybernotes: October 13, 1999
The document includes a table summarizing software vulnerabilities identified between September 25 and October 7, 1999. The table provides the hardware/operating system, equipment/software name, potential vulnerability/impact, identified patches/workarounds/alerts, common name of the vulnerability, potential risk, and an indication of whether attacks have utilized this vulnerability or an exploit script is known to exist. Software versions are identified if known. This information is presented only as a summary; complete details are available from the source of the patch/workaround/alert, indicated in the footnote or linked site. Please note that even if the method of attack has not been utilized or an exploit script is not currently widely available on the Internet, a potential vulnerability has been identified. Updates from previous issues of Cybernotes are listed in bold. Cybernotes is published every two weeks by the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). Its mission is to support security and information system professionals with timely information on cyber vulnerabilities, hacker exploit scripts, hacker trends, virus information, and other critical infrastructure-related best practices.
National Infrastructure Protection Center (U.S.)
1999-10-13
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U.S. National Missile Defense Policy and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, October 13, 1999
In this hearing, the House Armed Services Committee discusses the latest developments on a national missile defense system. "Although the President signed the National Missile Defense Act into law in July, the Administration's commitment to a policy of national missile defense deployment remains in doubt. Less than two weeks ago, the United States concluded a successful intercept of a long range ballistic missile target. This test was an important milestone that has been likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet. Along with other recent theater missile defense successes, it demonstrated that the technology to defend Americans can be made to work. Unfortunately, progress towards the timely deployment of effective missile defense is at risk due to the Administration's lack of commitment to a deployment decision and simultaneously a strong commitment to the continued United States adherence to the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, a treaty negotiated during the Cold War, signed with a country that no longer exists, and designed to perpetuate America's vulnerability to missile attack." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Ike Skelton, Floyd D. Spence, Lucas Fischer, William R. Graham, Michael Krepon, Keith Payne, Walter B. Slocombe, James R. Woolsey.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-13
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Crime Technology: Department of Defense Assistance to State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Report to the Honorable Mike DeWine, U.S. Senate
"This report responds to your request for information about crime technology assistance provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to state and local law enforcement agencies during fiscal years 1996 through 1998. As agreed, we categorized the assistance into the following three categories: (1) grants or other types of direct federal funding; (2) access to support services and systems, such as counterdrug or other intelligence centers; and (3) in-kind transfers of equipment or other assets. Also, to provide perspective, we identified several relevant DOD research and development efforts that may have indirectly benefited state and local law enforcement agencies."
United States. General Accounting Office
1999-10-12
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Tribal Restrictions on Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge on Uses of Biological Resources, Memorandum for the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division [October 12, 1999]
"The Indian Civil Rights Act [ICRA], rather than the federal Constitution, limits the power of an Indian tribe vis-a-vis its members. In interpreting provisions of the ICRA, it is appropriate to look to precedents under analogous constitutional provisions constraining federal and state action, although particular facts about tribal structure and traditions may be relevant to the analysis. In some factual circumstances, a tribal ordinance prohibiting members from sharing, with researchers or others outside the tribe, information on possible commercial uses of biological resources would raise concerns under the free speech provision of the ICRA. The legality of such an ordinance would depend on a number of factors including how widely known the information is; whether those who hold the information have a particular relationship of trust with the tribe; the magnitude of the tribal interest underlying the tribe's effort not to disclose the information; and whether the information can be viewed as tribal property under an intellectual property regime that is otherwise consistent with applicable law."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel
1999-10-12
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Appointment of a Senate-Confirmed Nominee, Memorandum Opinion for the Counsel to the President [October 12, 1999]
"The President is not legally obligated to appoint a nominee to whom the Senate has given its advice and consent. Until the President takes the final public act necessary to complete the appointment, which in the case of a Senate-confirmed official is customarily evidenced by the President's signing the commission, the President retains full discretion not to appoint the nominee."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel
1999-10-12
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Anthrax Vaccine: Safety and Efficacy Issues, Statement of Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director, Special Studies and Evaluations, National Security and International Affairs Division, Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
No studies have been done to determine the optimum number of doses of the anthrax vaccine. Although annual boosters are given, the need for a
six-shot regimen and annual booster shots have not been evaluated. A study on the efficacy of the earlier vaccine concluded that it provided
protection to humans against anthrax penetrating the skin but did not provide information to determine its effectiveness against inhalation
anthrax. This report addresses the need for additional data, vaccine safety, vaccine efficacy, the vaccine manufacturing process, and effects of the vaccine on children and pregnant and lactating women.
United States. General Accounting Office
1999-10-12
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Serial No. 106-70: Regional Security in South Asia: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, October 10, 1999
On October 10, 1999, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations convenes to discuss and hear testimony regarding Regional Security in South Asia. Testifying are Karl Inderfurth of the US Department of State, Dr. Arona Butcher of the Office of Economics in the US International Trade Commission, Teresita Schaffer of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Selig Harrison of the Woodrow Wilson Institute and the Century Foundation. Chairman Doug Bereuter explains that "the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific meets today in open session to receive testimony on regional security concerns in India and Pakistan" and that "The military coup in Pakistan has, of course, fundamentally changed the security equation in South Asia. We now face pressing questions regarding the stability of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal." Issues of sanctions on both Pakistan and India are discussed. Senior Democrat on the Subcommittee, Congressman Lantos from California, compares Pakistani President Musharraf to General Zia and asks to hear testimony regarding Pakistan's military and India's elections, as well as some words about Indonesia and East Timor. Karl Inderfurth discusses Afghanistan and the Pakistan-India crisis (in great length). Dr. Arona Butcher testifies to a study conducted by the ITC on the US economic sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan after these countries detonated nuclear explosive devises in May 1998, in particular those of the Glenn Amendment. Teresita Shaffer of CSIS explains recent events in the Pakistan-India crisis and shares recommendations about US policy priorities for the region.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999-10-10
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Background Information on Foreign Terrorist and Organizations
This report gives the description, activities, strengths, areas of operation, and source of external aid of known foreign terrorist organizations.
United States. Department of State
1999-10-08
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Final Exercise Report: Surry Power Station [August 03, 1999]
From the Executive Summary: "On August 3, 1999, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region III, conducted a biennial exercise in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Surry Power Station (SPS). The purpose of the exercise was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. [...] The most recent prior exercise at this site was conducted on August 25-26, 1997. The qualifying emergency preparedness exercise was conducted on October 30, 1981. [...] This report contains the final evaluation of the biennial exercise. The capabilities of risk and support jurisdictions to coordinate and provide reception, mass care, and radiological monitoring and decontamination for both evacuees and emergency workers were evaluated. The State and local organizations, except where noted in this report, demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and adequately implemented them. One Deficiency and 53 Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) were identified as a result of this exercise. There were 36 prior issues evaluated during this exercise related to SPS' and 17 related to North Anna; 31 were resolved for Surry and 11 for North Anna. Ten planning issues were also identified during the exercise."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999-10-08
