Sample records for hearings ninety-second congress
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.
This publication consists of the contents of a hearing before a subcommittee of the committee on government operations of the United States House of Representatives. The hearing was conducted during the second session of the ninety-first congress in September of 1970. The primary purpose of this hearing was to investigate Federal responsibility in…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce.
Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, ninety-second Congress, concerning coversion of the Nation to a metric system of weights and measures. Bill S. 2483 calls for providing a national program in order to make the international metric system the official and standard system of…
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Explaining energy votes in the Ninety-Fourth Congress
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Lopreato, S.C.; Smoller, F.
1978-06-01
Currently the United States is undergoing an energy crisis which many observers feel signals the eclispse of this nation's ability to meet its exponentially increasing demand for energy. The absence of an explicit, comprehensive plan to deal with this problem has caused many Americans concern and has stimulated the curiosity of various students of Congress. Emotions are heightened when an administration's comparatively mild energy plan is introduced in the Congress only to emergy almost a year later a skeleton of its original self, devoid of its most potential features. This study investigates why members of Congress vote the way theymore » do on energy legislation. The roll-call votes in the House of Representatives from the Ninety-fourth Congress are examined. Five factors are described namely: regionalism, state interests, the nature of individual constituencies, party, and ideology; influence voting in the House from these the variables tested in this analysis are drawn. The research design used is then detailed and, finally, results are presented and discussed.« less
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing on the economic status of women held by the Joint Economic Committee on February 3, 1982. Witnesses who testified at the hearing included Representatives Reuss, Richmond, Heckler, Wylie and Schroeder, Senators Jepsen and Kassenbaum, and a number of women active in women's equality programs.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Testimony from a congressional hearing to evaluate the implementation and administration of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act includes statements, a letter, a report, and written committee questions and their responses from Representatives in Congress and individuals representing the American Legion; Veterans Administration Regional Offices…
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
The following hearings and markups have been tentatively scheduled for the coming weeks by the Senate and House of Representatives. Dates and times should be verified with the committee or subcommittee holding the hearing or markup; all offices on Capitol Hill may be reached by telephoning 202-224-3121. For guidelines on contacting a member of Congress, see AGU's Guide to Legislative Information and Contacts (Eos, August 28, 1984, p. 669).October 8: A joint hearing by the Energy Research & Development Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on low-level radioactive waste (S. 1517 and S. 1578). Room SD-366, Dirksen Building, 9:30 A.M.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
Hearings on the use of computer technology in the health care field are presented to provide information needed by Congress and the Food and Drug Administration to make future policies. Medical computing systems can make interpretations of data on the patient's health and can generate diagnostic recommendations to the physician. Included are…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
This document is a transcript of hearings held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (February 11, 1982), which focused on the "National Engineering and Science Manpower Act of 1982," H.R. 5254. The bill, introduced into Congress by Doug Walgren and Don Fuqua, would establish a fund to develop United States technical, engineering, and scientific…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
This document presents testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearings held to summarize information from field hearings which were held in five states to examine the resources and support given by the federal government to local law enforcement officers to fight the problems of illegal drug use and abuse. Testimony and prepared…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
These hearing transcripts recount testimony before Congress on proposals to work with recipient governments and communities to establish a preschool and school feeding program in developing countries. Of particular focus in the hearing was the infrastructure needed to implement the program effectively and the roles of government agencies,…
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
This congressional hearing contains testimony about the problem of youth unemployment and about the relationship between youth employment opportunities and the minimum wage. A special focus is the administration's proposal for the enactment of a youth employment opportunity wage, under which youth below the age of 20 could be paid 75 percent of…
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1976-01-01
The purpose of the hearings was to examine the comprehensive plan and program for dealing with energy that ERDA submitted to Congress on June 30, 1975. Included as an appendix to these hearings is the October 1975 report of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) entitled, ''An Analysis of the ERDA Plan and Program'' (for abstract of this report, see EAPA 2:79). Testifying on Jan. 22 was the director of OTA, Emilio Q. Daddario, and chairmen of various task groups that assisted in the ERDA analysis, namely: Dr. John Gibbons, Conservation; Dr. Paul Craig, Overview Panel; Dr. Alvin Weinberg, Nuclear;more » Dr. Stanford S. Penner, Environmental and Health; and Dr. Jerry Grey, Solar; also present, and participating in the question and answer portion was Lionel Johns, head of the energy projects and programs in OTA. Testifying at the Jan. 23 hearings were experts presenting environmental, scientific, and engineering viewpoints, namely: Dr. Donald McDonald, director of the environmental studies program at Dartmouth College; Dr. Reginald Vachon, Auburn University, representing the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and Dr. Thomas Lee, General Electric Co., representing the Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The final hearings on Jan. 29 included the testimony of Dr. Robert W. Fri, Deputy Administrator, ERDA, and that of each of five assistant administrators: Dr. John Teem, Solar, Geothermal, and Advanced Energy Systems; Dr. Austin Heller, Conservation; Dr. Richard W. Roberts, Nuclear Energy; Dr. Roger W. A. LeGassie, Planning and Analysis; and Dr. James Liverman, Environment and Safety. (LMT)« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Congress has the authority to return rules and regulations to the Commissioner of Education if those rules and regulations violate the Commissioner's statutory authority. These oversight committee hearings were held to hear agency and public comments about rules which the Commissioner proposed to put into effect to deal with the new formulas that…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The text of a hearing on drug abuse prevention and education is provided in this document. After an opening statement by Representative Augustus Hawkins which briefly describes progress that has been made towards drug abuse prevention legislation, statements are given by these witnesses: (1) Carolyn Burns of the National Federation of Parents for…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This Congressional committee hearing focuses on issues related to the elderly and the family. Testimony by the founder of the Gray Panthers discusses the problem of providing care for ill and frail family members and emphasizes the need for federal programs to assist older Americans living in either traditional or nontraditional settings.…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
This document provides a complete record of testimony presented at a series of hearings before the U.S. Congress on the electronic collection and dissemination of information by federal agencies. In looking at the effect of new computer and communications technology on government information activities and practices, the hearings considered such…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
This document presents testimony heard on S. 2418, a bill to authorize the Librarian of Congress to construct the Library of Congress Mass Book Deacidification Facility at Fort Detrick, near Frederick, Maryland, subject to the supervision and construction authority of a federal, civilian, or military agency. The facility would be used to…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Flexible retirement policies have worked very well for four major United States corporations, accordinq to testimony of their executives during the second part of a U.S. Senate hearing on work after age 65, conducted in Washington, D.C., in May, 1980. Executives of Xerox, Polaroid, Bankers Life and Casualty, and Atlantic Richfield told the special…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
This document contains hearings on the oversight of the Census Bureau. The Hon. Robert Garcia (chairman of the subcommittee) presided. The statement of the Hon. Robert T. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, indicated a concern regarding what definition should be used to reflect accurately the extent of poverty in…
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Tenney, Craig
In 1967 Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which included nine examptions allowing the Executive branch of government the privilege of withholding information from the public in cases where disclosure would constitute a threat to national security. Responding to Congressional charges that the freedoms extended by the FOIA…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
This report of a hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives provides information on unemployment and prospects for employment. The report focuses on the role of the Federal Reserve and actions the administration and Congress must take to bring down…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This report of a congressional hearing focuses on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which permits forced retirement of American workers solely on the basis of age, that is, mandatory retirement at age 70. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from a United States Representative, individuals who have been forced to…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The transcript of the 1986 House of Representatives hearings on deaf education programs contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. The Hearings concerned legislation already passed by the Senate which would provide for the continuation of Gallaudet College; would combine the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate.
In this Congressional hearing witnesses explored the roles of government, private agencies, the media, public education, business, and labor in contributing to the further enhancement of the role of women in the economic development of the Third World. Government witnesses were M. Peter McPherson, Agency for International Development and Nancy…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
This record of a Congressional subcommittee hearing on parental kidnapping begins with an introduction to the problems of approximately 25,000 children, who are abducted each year by a parent in violation of child custody and visitation court orders following divorce proceedings. Various legal technicalities are noted, including that parents are…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
These hearings explore the gap between young and old and ways to bridge that gap. Statements from each of the eight members of the committee focus on the relationship between youths and older adults, the role of the family, and the need for strengthening inter-generational relationships. Statements are presented from witnesses including child…
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
This document contains the text of a 1979 hearing called to address the issue of economic disparities that exist between white and black Americans. The issue focused on during this hearing was the loss of revenue to the black community imposed by economic disparity and the imposed cost of institutional barriers preventing economic parity. A…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
This hearing was convened to inquire into the Department of Justice's compliance with the intent of Congress as expressed in section 10 of the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980. The primary purpose of section 10(a) of the act was to involve federal authorities in helping state law enforcement agencies locate and apprehend abductor parents.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Small Business.
This is a congressional hearing to acquire testimony and information about women in business or about unusual problems that have been found. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing Big Bear Shopper, Inc.; United States Business and Professional Women (BPW/USA); Rural Small Business Programs, Lane Community College;…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1976-01-01
The hearing was the first in a series of nine before the subcommittee in connection with the fiscal year 1977 ERDA authorization bill. The ERDA conservation program and its funding are reviewed and Representative Ray Thornton, presiding, announced that Congress was expected to pass significant energy conservation legislation to augment the existing ERDA program. Included here is a statement on the issue by Mr. Austin N. Heller, Asst. Administrator for Conservation, ERDA, who was accompanied by his division directors--Mr. Francis Parry, Mr. John Brogan, Dr. Maxine Savitz, Dr. John Belding, and Mr. George Murray. Another statement was presented by Rogermore » W. Sant, Asst. Administrator for Energy, FEA. Additional statements are presented in Appendix I by Mr. Lowell Endahl, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and Mr. Wes Uhlman, Mayor of Seattle, Wash. Additional information is presented in three other appendixes. (MCW)« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
Presented in this document are transcripts of hearings on the subject of national materials policy. The hearings focused on implementation of P.L. 96-479, the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (including the recent Presidential program plan and report made to Congress) and on H.R. 4281, the Critical…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
The problem of senior citizens in Florida who need to work are chronicled in this third part of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Work after 65 hearings, conducted in Orlando, Florida, in July, 1980. During the Florida hearing, representatives of various government programs for senior citizens, professors of education and economics and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This congressional hearing evaluates at the grassroots level the administration and effectiveness of laws enacted by Congress to assist veterans in obtaining job training and employment. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law 98-77. Testimony includes statements from a…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This Congressional oversight hearing was convened to examine evidence that many of the nation's nursing homes restrict or deny access to the elderly poor and disabled, leaving the 18 million Americans dependent on Medicaid especially vulnerable to neglect and exploitation. Evidence was heard on discriminatory admissions, on the practice of…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
This document records the oral testimony and written reports of witnesses who testified at a Congressional hearing on moving the United States toward a comprehensive employment training system. Witnesses included members of Congress, state officials, labor representatives, and association officials concerned with employment and training. At the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
Designed to assist the House Select Committee on Aging in determining how technology can be utilized to improve the quality of life for the older population both now and in the future, this hearing was convened for five specific reasons: (1) to identify applications of technology for the benefit of older persons and mechanisms for their…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This hearing explored the value of work, and how changes in the economy and the composition of the work force have affected families. Witnesses (1) reported data on such topics as the kinds of jobs currently available, women's participation in the work force, unemployment, and labor force growth over the next decade; (2) argued that the economy is…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
These hearings present a performance review of and information about the Federal administration of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which assists 169 centers for runaways throughout the country. The centers provide emergency shelter and family mediation for many of the youngsters who run away or who are directed to leave home by their parents.…
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
The first of two hearings on the topic of health care costs, their effects on the economy, and ways to curb costs was held in Washington, D.C. Testimony was heard from representatives of Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington Business Group on Health, American Association of Retired Persons, American…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
This document records the hearing of a Subcommittee of the House on its 3-month investigation of the College Housing Loan Program and the Academic Facilities Loan Program, which are administered by the Department of Education. These programs have awarded about $5 billion in loans to finance the construction of dormitories, dining halls, student…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
An investigation of the employment of federal employees who obtained fradulent educational degrees and professional credentials was initiated by Congress and conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Postal Service. One diploma mill operation was using the mails to defraud (i.e., they took people's money without giving them…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the severe health problems of infants whose mothers abused drugs, alcohol, or tobacco during their pregnancies, or who suffer from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Opening statements are included from Congressmen George…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on International Relations.
The purpose of the five-day hearings was to provide a forum for examination by members of the House Committee on International Relations of public and private involvement in international education programs in the United States. The proceedings contain testimony and prepared statements by educators, foundation officials, federal government agency…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine drug abuse in the workplace, how the public and private sectors are dealing with this problem, and the issue of urine testing. Opening statements are included from Representatives Charles Rangel, Benjamin Gilman, Frank Guarini Mel…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the rise in health care costs and its effect on retirees' health benefits. Opening statements are provided from committee members. The retiree's perspective is given by a retiree and a granddaughter of a retiree who have had their…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Hearings on the effects of a 1984 U. S. Supreme Court ruling concerning the televising rights of college football games are presented. Responses to the decision by colleges and broadcasters, and likely impacts on schools, are considered. In deciding the case brought by the University of Georgia and University of Oklahoma against the National…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
Testimony is presented from a hearing held to consider a bill (S. 2185) to extend the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit for an additional year. (Originally passed in 1978, the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit focuses tax incentives for employment on specific target groups found to experience high unemployment rates.) Included in the hearings is testimony provided…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
These hearings of the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families mark the end of the hearing stage of the bipartisan child care initiative--the most in-depth congressional look at child care in a decade. Testimony and recommendations were given by representatives of business, labor, education, religious groups, child welfare and women's…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This document reports the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Congressional hearing held to review the vocational program and examine H.R. 3053, which would allow the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain persons discharged from the Armed Forces. Witnesses included Members of Congress,…
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78 FR 1206 - Second Extension of Hearing Record Closure Date
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2013-01-08
... DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Second Extension of Hearing Record Closure Date AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. ACTION: Second extension of hearing record closure date. SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) published a document in the Federal Register on...
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine questions surrounding Alzheimer's disease, its treatment, funding for research, legal aspects, and support for families of Alzheimer's victims. Opening statements are included from Congressmen Downey, Mrazek, and Manton. Testimonies…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
The purpose of this congressional hearing was to determine how libraries fit into the emerging national information infrastructure (NII). Testimony and prepared statements include those from Howard F. McGinn, Director, Emporia Public Library, Emporia, Kansas; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing on federal drug law enforcement. Statements are given from Congressman Claude Pepper, the staff director of the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System (NNBIS), an administrator from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a commissioner from the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This congressional report contains the testimony that was presented at a hearing to examine the needs of homeless and unemployed veterans. Testimony was provided by representatives of the following agencies and organizations: the Vietnam Veterans Ensemble; the National Coalition for the Homeless; the various Veterans' Administration (VA)…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
The purchase of fraudulent medical degrees and credentials and the provision of medical care by unqualified people posing as doctors are the subject of these hearings before the U.S. House of Representatives. Investigations revealed the following findings: U.S. citizens who graduated from foreign medical school have received medical licenses…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents the transcript of a hearing held to examine how rapid technological changes are affecting the American educational system and to learn what new equipment with potential for educational application is available, how technology can be integrated into the curriculum, and how students and teachers can acquire the skills needed…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC.
Representatives from the House of Representatives, American Youth Hostels, Inc. (AYH), the Council on International Exchange, Amtrak, the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Trancare, Inc. of Maryland, and the East Coast Bicycle Congress testified in favor of H.R. 13557 at the August 14, 1978, hearing in Washington, D.C. H.R. 13557…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger.
Hearings on the role of higher education in reducing hunger and malnutrition are presented. Within this country a key concern is nutrition and consumer education, especially of low-income people, as well as nutrition education for health and other professionals. In addition to providing food and feed grains to Third World countries, the United…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document presents the text of a hearing on the relationship of ability to age, in reference to removing age caps so that age will be irrelevent to getting and keeping a job. Statements by Representatives Ron Wyden, Claude Pepper, Ralph Regula, Bill Schuette, Jim Lightfoot, Ike Skelton, George Wortley, and Don Bonker are included. Testimony by…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This hearing concerns problems and solutions related to working parents' need for day care services. Testimony focuses on (1) research findings, social trends, and public issues related to the need for day care; (2) infant and toddler care, day care options, school-age day care, and latchkey children; (3) the need for public funding for day care…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This report of a joint hearing before the Senate and House Committees on Aging examines elder abuse as a growing problem in America. The testimony considers the benefits of community-based services for the elderly living with relatives, explores other forms of long-term care, and investigates ways to aid victims of elder abuse. An overview of the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This is a report of the oversight hearing held in Washington, D.C., on August 19, 1980, on the federal enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws (section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964). It focuses on findings of the subcommittee's survey of forty-five selected Federal agencies which generally show underrepresentation of women and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The transcript of the 1986 House of Representatives hearings on amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. The Amendments require state plans to address rehabilitation engineering services, the development of mechanisms to provide…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing to examine the efficiency of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in providing medical care to the elderly. Opening statements are given by Congressmen Mica and Boucher. The hearing is organized into a morning and afternoon session with each…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
According to its chairman, the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities called the hearing in order "to gain some fuller understanding of the nature, scope, and purpose of the significant modifications of ... policies, regulations, and guidelines" proposed by the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), particularly as they affect…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the impact of divorce on children and families. Opening statements are included from Congressmen George Miller, Dan Coats, and Thomas Bliley. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Laurie Dixon, managing editor of "The…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents verbatim transcripts and prepared statements from the hearings on Student Financial Assistance before the Special Subcommittee on Education. The report reviews some of the financial aid programs available as they pertain to the current and projected needs and costs of students attending postsecondary educational…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This Congressional report contains the testimony presented at a hearing focusing on the need for expanding available medical facilities and services for older U.S. veterans in New Jersey. Included among those agencies and organizations represented at the hearing were the following: the Veterans Administration; the Division of Health Policy…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Armed Services.
This document reports the oral and written statements of persons who testified at congressional hearings on the subject of professional military education. Witnesses included members of Congress, active and reserve military officers from various branches of the armed services, and supervisors of the services' military colleges. Testimony,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The House Select Committee met to receive testimony from representatives of Northwest tribes about conditions affecting Native American children and their families. Eloise King of Colville Confederated Tribes (Washington) summarizes a wide range of human needs and recommends that Congress make funding available directly to tribes. John Navarro and…
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1983-01-01
Erich J. Evered, Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), testified at a budget hearing in response to committee questions on how research and development transfers to the private sector can function with a 50% cut in the budget and how the agency will provide consumers with energy information and analyses for decision making. The hearing record includes a performance evaluation of the EIA prepared for the President and Congress. Evered describes EIA's mission and defends the budget cuts on the economic grounds. (DCK)
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains the transcripts of witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to explore the impact of the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) on the health care system and on the elderly in particular. Opening statements are given from Representatives Dan Mica, Matthew Rinaldo, and Lawrence Smith.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
The transcript of the March 28, 1980, Senate hearing on the Indian Health Service (IHS) and reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94-437) held in Billings, Montana, is presented with testimony from the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, Montana United Indian Association, Montana Indian Health Board, Fort Peck…
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1983-01-01
The testimony of 43 witnesses form environmental agencies and private organizations, industry, recyclers, and other interested parties at this two-day hearing brought a variety of views on whether Congress should tighten loopholes in the hazardous waste law. The responsibility for the problems experienced at Times Beach, Missouri and at Baltimore's Monument Street landfill is placed on the practices allowed by these loopholes. In addition to several case studies, witnesses discussed steps needed to eliminate the land disposal of hazardous wastes. Specific issues included landfill standards, hazardous waste enforcement, and the polluted streams that are not listed under current regulations. (DCK)
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document contains the transcript of hearings on teenage prostitution and child pornography. The first day of the hearings focuses on the testimony of six witnesses who are experts in dealing with and combatting sexual abuse of children. Their remarks to the committee are transcribed and copies of their prepared statements are provided…
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
These four hearings examine the United States educational system and consider its redesign with an eye toward the skill needs of the future. The goal of the hearings is to develop a comprehensive legislative agenda to enable the next Congress and the next administration to take the necessary steps to provide U.S. industries with adequately trained…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to review program operations of the section 202 Direct Loan Program, a federal housing effort for the elderly and handicapped. Witnesses include the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This is a comprehensive record of a hearing held before the General Subcommittee on Education on April 22, 1974. Its purpose was to hear testimony on H.R. 13168, a proposed amendment to the National School Lunch Act that would authorize continued purchase of commodities at market price for distribution to schools, domestic relief agencies, and…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1979-01-01
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power met December 18, 1978 to investigate the cost overrun of the strategic petroleum reserve. More particularly, the subject is the candor of the DOE officials in Washington who run the strategic petroleum reserve program and how they deal with Congress and particularly with the subcommittee. In May 1977, the subcommittee was told that the total cost of putting 500 million barrels in storage would be $835 million. In May of 1978, Secretary Schlesinger also advised Congress that the DOE intended to double the size of the reserve. The committee also heard testimony on themore » correct information on the filling schedule. Many representatives from DOE presented statements and Ernest A. Fitzgerald from the Department of Defense presented a statement. Additional material was submitted for the record by DOE. (MCW)« less
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing on youth violence, strategies for its prevention, and the appropriate role of the federal government. The hearing stresses the need for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach for youth violence prevention strategies and more coordination by the federal…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
These hearings examined testimony on the practice of academic earmarking by the U.S. Congress, the process of allocating federal funds to academic projects or institutions based upon the influence of one or more members of Congress who favor the funding, rather than on the specific merits of the project or institution. Oral and written testimony…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
The second in a series investigating child and maternal health care in the United States, this hearing explores the social impact of the 1981 spending cuts in funds for the federal maternal and child health block grant program. Statements from three senators describe the legislative history and successes of the program and detail the senators'…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs met to hear testimony on the proposed budget for the 1985 fiscal year, which calls for continued support of Indian self-determination by strengthening tribal governments and decreasing unnecessary Federal intrusion in reservation affairs. Discussion was primarily concerned with funding for Indian…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
1986
This U.S. Congressional hearing, chaired by Representative Matthew G. Martinez (California), focuses on women in the work force. Issues, such as equal participation, pay, and advancement, along with sex discrimination and sexual harassment, are addressed. Testimony and written statements were presented by representatives from District of Columbia…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Hearings on the Department of Education's final regulation governing the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Program are presented. The final regulation makes three changes: calculation of the federal capital contribution, which is the amount of new federal dollars allocated to institutions each year; the eligibility of institutions to receive…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to examine reports of inappropriate, at times illegal, denials of critical home health care to sick older Americans. In his opening statement, Senator John Heinz presents examples of victims who were denied proper…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs.
These congressional hearings contain testimony pertinent to S. 2020 (the proposed Armed Forces Earned Educational Assistance Act of 1980). (These bills would establish new programs of educational assistance benefits for those serving in the All-Volunteer Forces.) Testimony and written statements given by twenty-seven individuals and panels are…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger.
Recommendations and issues concerning population growth rate and its linkage to hunger and malnutrition, family planning programs and U.S. foreign aid are presented in statements from representatives in Congress from the states of Texas, Michigan, Illinois and New York, and also representatives from World Population Society, the Futures Group,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document presents witnesses' testimonies from a Congressional hearing called to examine the health care access problems of the large number of Americans without health insurance and those suffering from underinsurance or inadequate coverage of primary acute or long-term care. Opening statements are included from Representatives Edward Roybal,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Reporting the second in a series of regional fact-finding committee hearings held across the United States, this document includes testimony from social service organizations and state offices in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Testimony from clients and representatives of these agencies documents efforts to ameliorate problems…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
Contents of these hearings include the testimony of the following witnesses, as well as materials appended as pertinent to the hearings: (1) Lloyd Lewis, Jr., Chairman, Dayton City Planning Board and member of the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission's Housing and Human Resources Advisory Committee; (2) Dale F. Bertsch, Executive Director,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
Three hearings held before the U.S. House of Representatives on student financial assistance programs were concerned with the manner in which the Office of Education's assistance programs were being administered, the extent and nature of fraud, waste and abuse, and the progress of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW) corrective…
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-03-15
... LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2011-7] Notice of Public... Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress (``Office'') will be holding public hearings on the possible...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
A hearing, held in Marietta, Georgia, on February 20, 2001, before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, dealt with reading and accountability and improving 21st century schools. These proceedings of the hearing contain the following: Statement of Congressman Bob Barr, 7th District of Georgia, U.S.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
A Congressional hearing was held to discuss the readiness of the District of Columbia public schools for the 1998-99 school year. In the 1997-98 school year, the District's public schools had not been able to open on time because of repair work that was not completed. After opening remarks by Congress members Thomas M. Davis and Constance Morella,…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1986-01-01
Allan I. Mendelowitz of the General Accounting Office (GAO) and James R. Shea of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission were the principal witnesses at a hearing on international concerns about reactor safety. The hearing focused on the Soviet accident at Chernobyl as a demonstration that safety matters are a legitimate area of international concern. Among the issues under discussion were safety standards and inspection procedures of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Estimates developed by the GAO show that developing countries, which lack a strong technical base or nuclear background to handle emergencies, will have half the reactors in the worldmore » by the year 2000. Mendelowitz and Shea, together with supporting testimony from others in their agencies described international efforts to improve safeguards.« less
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests, of the Select Committee on Aging, contains statements from agency personnel, law enforcement persons, older citizens, and minority group representatives. (JLL)
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1983-01-01
Railroad opposition to competition from coal-slurry pipelines dominated the hearing, although other concerns focused on competition for construction capital, environmental impacts, and the economic impact of duplicating rail routes. The 13 witnesses spoke for the coal, rail, and pipeline industries and for the Department of Interior. Material submitted by the Railroad Labor Executives' Association and the Slurry Transport Association follows the testimony. (DCK)
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
The hearings on civil and constitutional rights were conducted to examine the enforcement of the civil rights laws by the U.S. Department of Education. The report contains texts of statements, letters, and memoranda presented statements, letters, as well as supplementary materials presented by representatives of concerned public and private…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
This is the third hearing in a series of four conducted to exercise con- gressional oversight of the Food Distribution Program of the Department of Agriculture. The following witnesses presented testimony, statements, and exhibits pertinent to this purpose: Honorable Efrain Santiago, Secretary of Social Services, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
As part of a weeklong investigation into conditions among Native American families and children, the House of Representatives Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families met to hear testimony from tribal leaders, parents, young adults, and service providers from reservations and pueblos in New Mexico and Colorado. Topics include unemployment…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1983-01-01
Part 1, volume 2 covers two days in a series of hearings on federal natural-gas policy. Representatives of several gas-distribution companies, which are among the first to feel the impact of price deregulation, testified on August 6, 1982. They were followed on August 9 by representatives of several state agencies charged with regulating the natural gas industry at the state level. Among the concerns raised is the possibility that industrial users will switch from natural gas to cheaper fuels. This would increase costs for the residential market, which is already unhappy. A second area of concern is the competitive disadvantagemore » that federal policies impose on intrastate pipelines. (DCK)« less
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
The July 24, 1980, Indian education oversight hearings focused on four issues: the proposed closing of the Fort Sill and Stewart Indian Boarding Schools; the furloughing of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) teachers; contract schools' problems with indirect costs and operations and maintenance funding; and a study of Johnson O'Malley support for…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, met on two occasions, on the first to hear witnesses on how the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 can help low income students overcome challenges to obtain postsecondary education; and on the second to hear how student…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The House Select Committee met to hear testimony of six witnesses from tribes in the Phoenix, Arizona area concerning the status of Native American children and their families. General topics were the nature of existing human service programs, adequacy of federal funding, and magnitude of health and welfare needs. Tom White of the Gila River…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
These hearings examine the problem of lead poisoning in children and explore the consequences of the transfer of funds for lead-screening efforts to the maternal child health block grant. Lead toxicity is described as probably the most significant and pervasive environmental illness in the United States. Testimony asserts that the effect of the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This is a congressional hearing to evaluate the administration and effectiveness of Public Law 98-77, the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983. (The purpose of the program established by Public Law 98-77 is to create new on-the-job training opportunities for Vietnam-era and Korean conflict veterans by providing incentives for employers to…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
The hearings on the status of school desegregation law called several witnesses to testify: Mr. Julius Chambers (NAACP); Prof. Alexander M. Bickel (Yale Law School); Prof. Charles Hamilton (Columbia University); Prof. Owen Fiss (University of Chicago Law School); and, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. The appendixes of the report contain…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
This session of hearings began with an opening statement by Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Such witnesses as the following then gave testimony: Dr. William E. Conner, co-chairman, Panel on Nutrition and Health, University of Iowa; A. Yanechik, Arizona Department of Health Services; Dr. J. Farquhar, Stanford University Medical Center; Dr. E. Bierman,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing held in Chattanooga, Tennessee to gain that state's perspective on catastrophic health insurance. Opening statements are included from Representatives Marilyn Lloyd and Claude Pepper. Two panels of witnesses provide testimony. The first panel,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
At these hearings, the following witnesses presented testimony: Dr. Thord M. Marshall, superintendent of education, Savannah, Georgia; Dr. Elbert D. Brooks, director, Metropolitan Public Schools, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Raymond Shelton, superintendent of schools, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida; Dr. John M. Franco, superintendent of schools,…
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Navy Dental Corps: ninety years ... and forward.
Woofter, Dennis D; Peters, Andrew; Kvaska, Greg; Turner, Carol I; Peters, Robert J; Shaffer, Richard G; Sobocinski, Andre B
2003-01-01
The Navy Dental Corps is responsible for ensuring the readiness of America's sailors and marines and optimizing their oral health. This article traces the history from the 1912 Act of Congress authorizing thirty "assistant dental surgeons" as the first Navy Dental Corps through service around the world. Navy dentists have seen service in every war and action in the past ninety years, reaching a peak of seven thousand officers and eleven thousand technicians in World War II. The Navy Dental Corps has served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Beirut, Somalia, Haiti, 9/11, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and related materials from the Congressional hearing called to consider how the federal government can better meet the health needs of the homeless. Opening statements are included from Congressmen Henry Waxman, Ron Wyden, and Gerry Sikorski. Witnesses providing testimony include Robert Gallagher and…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1986-01-01
The record of two days of hearings on the President's budget requests for 1987 includes statements by members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and testimony by Energy Secretary John Herrington, Interior Secretary Donald Hodel, and representatives of the Agriculture Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The committee's jurisdiction covers $9.8 billion of the proposed budget, which is a 25% decrease from the previous year. There was concern that the one-year drop, equal to the total decrease of the previous five years, would be disruptive to energy programs. Secretaries Herrington and Hodel argued in support ofmore » the budget proposals, and joined other administration spokesmen in support of lowering federal expenditures. Four appendices present responses and additional supporting documentation.« less
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity focusing on "San Francisco and Berkeley, California" are organized in two parts. The contents of Part 9A include all of the statements by educational administrators, teachers, and students; as well as by representatives of involved minority communities and…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1986-01-01
Representatives of environmental organizations, the Hazardous Waste Treatment Council, and regulators were among those testifying at a hearing on H.R. 3692, which amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976. The bill is in response to concerns that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not compiled with the intent of RCRA in its failure to move beyond interim permits to issue final permits to land disposal facilities accepting hazardous wastes. Reported leakage and environmental risks from sites operating under interim permits raises questions about how disposal companies could deal with liability claims. At issue was whether Congress needsmore » to take new action to develop regulations under which financially responsible companies can operate or whether new EPA rules can solve the problem. A spokesman for EPA reviewed the liability insurance problem and the status of the insurance market in this context. Material submitted for the record follows the text of H.R. 3692 and the testimony of 11 witnesses.« less
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The transcript of joint hearings on college assistance legislation before the Senate Committee on Human Resources and the House Committee on Education and Labor is presented. The hearings concern amendment of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program. Witnesses included Joseph A. Califano,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This hearing was held to gather information, identify concerns relevant to reauthorization of Project Head Start, and collect program directors' input on some of the immediate day-to-day problems of program implementation, such as insurance and salaries. Witnesses affirmed the current administration's support for Head Start, mentioned some program…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources.
On July 31, 1978, the U.S. Senate Committee on Human Resources held a hearing in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on the problem of youth unemployment. In particular, the effectiveness of the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and YEDPA (Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act) programs concerned the Committee. Following an opening…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This document presents the text of the Congressional hearing called to discuss the provision of health care services to people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) outside of hospitals, including home health care, hospice care, nursing home care, personal care and counseling, and other support services for patients and their families.…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1981-01-01
Hearings on the resolution to approve the President's waiver package that will enable private financing of the Alaska natural gas pipeline met for three days in October, 1981. Approval of the package will allow access to proven North Slope gas reserves and make a major contribution to US energy security and economic growth. It is designed to modify legal barriers that prevent producers from participating in pipeline financing. The hearing record contains the President's message to Congress, the text of Senate Joint Resolution 115, the statements of 36 witnesses, and their responses to committee questions. (DCK)
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1974-07-18
concepts which, when de - veloped, will provide for the combination of new structural design concepts with the new developments in airframe fabri- cation...19-20 9. Cargo aircraft design for special applications ------ 20 10. Advanced fighter concepts------------------------ 21 11-12. Hypersonic...Research, De - velopment and Engineering. U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command -------------------------------------------- 172 Appendix: Statement on behalf
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Practical considerations for a second-order directional hearing aid microphone system
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Thompson, Stephen C.
2003-04-01
First-order directional microphone systems for hearing aids have been available for several years. Such a system uses two microphones and has a theoretical maximum free-field directivity index (DI) of 6.0 dB. A second-order microphone system using three microphones could provide a theoretical increase in free-field DI to 9.5 dB. These theoretical maximum DI values assume that the microphones have exactly matched sensitivities at all frequencies of interest. In practice, the individual microphones in the hearing aid always have slightly different sensitivities. For the small microphone separation necessary to fit in a hearing aid, these sensitivity matching errors degrade the directivity from the theoretical values, especially at low frequencies. This paper shows that, for first-order systems the directivity degradation due to sensitivity errors is relatively small. However, for second-order systems with practical microphone sensitivity matching specifications, the directivity degradation below 1 kHz is not tolerable. A hybrid order directive system is proposed that uses first-order processing at low frequencies and second-order directive processing at higher frequencies. This hybrid system is suggested as an alternative that could provide improved directivity index in the frequency regions that are important to speech intelligibility.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This is a report of a hearing held in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1982, before the Subcommittee on Aging, Family, and Human Services of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate. The purpose of the hearing was to examine the untapped human potentials for volunteerism in America by promoting individual and corporate…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
The publication consists of Congressional hearings before the Ad Hoc Committee on Maritime Education and Training: (1) June 26, 1974 hearing pertaining to officer requirements and (2) November 19, 1974 hearing on maritime education regarding safety at sea. Estimated cost per graduate for the U. S. Merchant Marine 1973 class was $31,100. Supply and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Information about state support for health professions education and for students attending health professions schools is presented, based on a request by the Senate Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research. The Subcommittee will be considering legislation, during the 96th Congress, to extend and modify Titles VII and VIII of the Public…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
These Congressional hearings contain testimony given in Nashville, Tennessee, concerning the administration, execution, and effectiveness of four rehabilitation, education, and training programs relating to veterans and their dependents that are administered by the Veteran's Administration. Programs reviewed are Vocational Rehabilitation; the G.I.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains testimony from a congressional hearing to explore the latest developments in corporate policies affecting older workers. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from individuals representing United States corporations, such as Mutual of Omaha Companies; The Aerospace Corporation; ACS America, Inc.; Grumman…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
These Congressional hearings contain testimony reviewing the vocational rehabilitation program for service-connected disabled veterans that originated as a result of legislation passed in March 1943. Included among those agencies and organizations represented at the hearings were the following: the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans'…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
Testimony recorded in these hearings was presented by David Selden, President, American Federation of Teachers; Dr. Oliver Oldman, Professor of Law and Director of International Tax Programs, Harvard Law School; Allen Manvel, consultant on Government Finance and Statistics, Washington, D.C.; Ralph Nader, Public Interest Research Group, Washington,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC.
A hearing was held to update information on progress toward immunizing the world's children against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles, and tuberculosis. Immunization programs are regarded as essential in the effort to break the infection-malnutrition cycle in children in developing nations. Witnesses at the hearing included…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the dilemma faced by the terminally ill. Opening statements are included from Congressmen Roybal, Henry, Hughes, Gordon, Wortley, Hammerschmidt, and Snowe. Jacob Javits, former United States Senator, testifies, as a terminally ill…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
Contents of these hearings include the statement and testimony of the following witnesses: (1) Alan Young, Research Administrator, Research and Development Division, A. H. Robins Co.; Chairman, Board of Directors, Vitamin Information Bureau; (2) Dr. Joseph M. White, Nutritional and Medical Consultant, Miles Laboratories; (3) Dr. George Briggs,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on the elderly and alcohol and drug use. Opening statements are given by Committe on Aging representatives Edward Roybal and Michael Bilirakis. Witness testimony is given by representatives of the University of South Florida Gerontology Center; the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota; Dr. John N. Perryman, executive director, American School Food Service Association; B.P. Taylor, superintendent of Schools, San Diego Independent School District, San Diego, Texas; Dr. Jean Mayer, special consultant to…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
The Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs held hearings on the "Food Distribution Program." The Program--often referred to as the "commodity distribution,""surplus distribution," or "direct distribution program"--has the dual purpose of alleviating farm surpluses and helping the poor. It presently feeds about 3.6 million Americans…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The document records a hearing held by the Select Subcommittee on Education on the application of technology in meeting the needs of handicapped Americans: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides for research funds and requires that 25 percent of moneys appropriated for research in 1975 be expended to establish and support engineering research…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Subsequent to a related hearing surveying the economics of family life, the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the House of Representatives met to hear statements addressing the topics of paternal absence and the role of fathers in society. The first panel presented an overview of paternal absence and father involvement.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Hearings concerning the activities of the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) are presented. Attention is focused on a request for an exemption under federal priority for recovering money owed the Association in the event that it files for liquidation or reorganization in the future under the Bankruptcy Act. It is noted that two goals…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The hearing reported in this document was held to learn more about children's fears of war. Appearing before the committee were doctors, researchers, and child development experts whose testimony focused on what children worry about, the changing nature of children's fears of war, and the implications of children's attitudes for parents and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This hearing report covers three bills: (1) H.R. 3750, which would authorize grants to local educational agencies to purchase computer equipment; (2) H.R. 1134, which would provide funds to establish and operate model centers for computers in education; and (3) H.R. 4628, which would establish a government corporation to promote the development…
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Technology assessment and the Congress
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Carpenter, R. A.
1972-01-01
The legislative branch is considered as the major focus for technology assessment, and the functions of the Congressional Research Service in supplying Congressmen with scientific and technological development is outlined, and the need for Congress to control, assess, and integrate the various and conflicting elements for the benefit of both technology and society is stressed. The organization of the Science Policy Research Division is mentioned, and its duties in gathering facts for the increased understanding by the members of Congress are indicated. Technology assessment aspects associated with congressional committees and hearings, adequacy of advice, trends in engineering education, and the public interest are also discussed.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
A record and interpretation of the Senate hearings on the White House Conference on Youth are presented. Various concerns of youth are pursued. These include: jobs, education, an end to discrimination (racial and otherwise), and the quality of life in the United States. The basic themes that ran through the work of the Conference include: youth…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This is a report of oversight hearings held in Washington, D.C., on January 23 and 24 and February 5, 6, and 7, 1980, to provide the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee of Education and Labor, with a general picture of the current state of American secondary education. The focus…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
These hearings consist of testimony by and the prepared statement of George A. Keyworth II (science advisor to President Reagan and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy) on the Reagan administration's overall science policy in the proposed research and development (R&D) budget for fiscal year 1985. A major focus is on the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document contains two congressional hearings on the present apprenticeship programs to determine whether they are effective in producing the needed skilled craftspersons. The hearings also focus on how the apprenticeship training systems may be improved to meet the ever-changing needs of industry. Testimony includes statements, prepared…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
The Federal government's oversight of its food and nutrition programs is discussed in this transcript of a Senate hearing. Testimony is presented regarding food stamps, the school lunch program, problems of targeting the needy, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), commodity distribution, surplus dairy…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mohr, Peter
This report of the 1969 Second International Congress for Applied Linguistics contains summaries of papers and speeches on the following topics: (1) linguistics applied to literary texts, (2) computer analysis of texts, (3) research in the psychology of first language learning, (4) research in the psychology of second language learning, (5) speech…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document contains witnesses testimonies from the Congressional hearing on runaway and homeless youth called to examine the problem of runaway children and the relationship between runaway and missing children services. In his opening statement Representative Kildee recognizes benefits of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Six witnesses give…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This document contains proceedings of a congressional hearing to review the employment programs for veterans administered by the Department of Labor. Its purpose is also to discuss structural and procedural changes being contemplated by that Department that could affect the delivery of services to veterans and perhaps jeopardize veterans' priority…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The discussions center on two bills before Congress which would: (1) provide a comprehensive coordinated approach to the problems of juvenile delinquency; (2) strengthen interstate reporting and interstate services for parents of runaway children; (3) conduct research on the size of the runaway youth population; and (4) establish, maintain, and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
This document contains Congressional and nondepartmental witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on youth drug abuse in New York. Opening statements are presented on the incidence of drug use in America, the role of the federal government, the impact of drugs on youth, foreign country production of illegal drugs, funding to fight illegal…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oversight hearings on the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) are presented. Sallie Mae was established by the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide liquidity for Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) lenders by purchasing GSL portfolios from lenders or making loans on GSL loans held by lenders. In 1982, Sallie Mae had total cumulative…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing examining the impact on the elderly of the federal health care cost containment measure. Correspondence between the Select Committee on Aging and the Department of Health and Human Services, concerning the government restrictions' harmful effects on the…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1983-01-01
Eighteen witnesses spoke at a field hearing in Los Angeles on a 1977 amendment to the Clean Water Act that would exempt municipalities discharging into the ocean from secondary-treatment requirements in order to save money. While the threat to the coastal environment and inhabitants from the discharge of sewage and sewage sludge were of concern, the major issue under investigation was the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) failure to grant the waivers. A second hearing in Washington, DC gave Thomas C. Jorling, former EPA associate administrator, an opportunity to respond to accusations that the EPA had deliberately obstructed implementation of themore » waiver and Congressional intent. (DCK)« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document presents witness testimonies and related materials from a Congressional hearing called to examine the mandatory retirement age of 60 for airline pilots. In opening remarks, Congressmen Roybal and Pepper question this ruling, citing productivity of older workers and the lack of data to support any specific age for mandatory…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Hearings of the Committee on Education and Labor on the proposed Student Loan Assistance Amendments of 1982 are presented. The bill (S. 2655) is designed to provide increased maximum limitations for student loans under Part B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for certain students who lost benefits under the Social Security Act as a…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
This document presents the transcript of a congressional hearing held before a Senate subcommittee concerning reporting requirements of the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. Among issues addressed is whether the definition of "campus" includes buildings used partially or completely for commercial purposes, sidewalks,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
These hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs opened with a statement by Senator McGovern, chairman. The Panel on Nutrition and Government then delivered its report and recommendations to the committee. The panel was concerned with surveillance, research, the training of professional personnel, and the overall…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
The 1980 Senate hearing focuses on federal programs for deaf and hearing impaired students. Thirteen prepared statements are presented from representatives of federal agencies (National Institute of Handicapped Research, Department of Education, and National Institute of Health); private associations (the Convention of American Instructors of the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
These hearings on nutrition and food availability are comprised of the testimony of a number of experts and representatives of such organizations as the State of Washington Food and Nutrition Council; National Livestock and Meat Board; Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union of America; Self Help and Rural Economic Support Inc.; North American…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
These hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate include testimony on the subject of research into the use of phosphates to prevent dental decay. The purpose of the hearing was to explore certain dental health questions raised during the committee's recent hearings on the Television Advertising of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents the proceedings of the hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor to amend the Emergency School Aid Act. The proposed act is titled the School Integration Innovation Act of 1976. It provides for innovative desegregation programs and procedures.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
This document is a transcript of a fact-finding hearing conducted to evaluate the prospective impact of robotics (the use of sophisticated programmable or computer-controlled robots to perform routine and repetitious tasks) on employment in this country. Testimony and prepared reports were given by John Andelin, assistant director of Science,…
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HEARING, LANGUAGE, AND SPEECH DISORDERS. NINDB RESEARCH PROFILE NUMBER 4.
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National Inst. of Neurological Diseases and Blindness (NIH), Bethesda, MD.
AS PART OF HIS ANNUAL STATEMENT TO CONGRESS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND BLINDNESS DESCRIBES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN SPEECH AND HEARING DISORDERS. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS (HEARING, SPEECH, LANGUAGE, VOICE, AND READING) IN CHILDREN AND…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the plight of the medically uninsured in America. Opening statements are included from Senators John Heinz, Charles E. Grassley, Christopher J. Dodd, and John Glenn; prepared statements are given from Senators Lawton Chiles and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This paper contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine ways of controlling cancer. Opening statements are included from Representatives Claudine Schneider, Jim Lightfoot, and Ben Blaz. Testimonies are given by Rosemarie Lindgren, a homemaker and former cancer patient, and by Jules Cardin, a patient…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This report of the second hearing on the Smoking Prevention Education Act focuses on advertising practices of the tobacco industry; the first hearing dealt with health related issues. The report includes testimony of three panels of witnesses who discussed the effectiveness of European programs in cigarette labeling and consumer education, the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This congressional report contains testimony that examines certain financial management practices within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Among those agencies represented at the hearing were the General Accounting Office, the EEOC, the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation, the Office of Special Projects and Programs, and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This document is the text of a Senate hearing on prospects for better health for older women. Senator Glenn's opening remarks discuss the importance of health promotion measures in reducing chronic illnesses, the lack of insurance for these health promotion activities, specific problems for "pink-collar" working women, and biomedical…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
These are four congressional hearings on youth unemployment with particular reference to the Youth Incentive Employment Act, H.R. 5017, which would establish a program to provide part-time school year and full-time summer employment to economically disadvantaged youth pursuing further education or training. Another focus of the hearings was H.R.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
The transcript of a hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance concerning tax incentives for education is presented. The statements of committee members and public witnesses testimony, both oral and written, are provided, as well as letters of support. Current tax expenditures for financial aid to college students, including student loan…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing on families and unemployment. The hearing begins with statements given by Judson Stone, Elkgrove, Illinois Mental Health Center; David Mills, Department of Health and Social Services of Madison, Wisconsin; Judge Charles B. Schodson, Children's Court of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
These hearings addressed proposed Bill S. 2104 to create a Department of Energy (DOE) fellowship program for math and science teachers that would provide them opportunities to work at DOE labs in order to enhance coordination and communication among the educational community, the Congress, and the Executive Agencies responsible for developing and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
A hearing was convened to investigate health care issues affecting children. Witnesses provided information about the way in which the health care system meets the needs of children in the United States. Components of the system include Medicaid for low-income children, the Maternal and Child Health block grant program, employer-sponsored health…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This hearing focuses on the implementation of the Dislocated Worker Program as well as the concerns of those responsible for the program's administration. Representative Augustus Hawkins, chairman of the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, opened the hearing by urging that more funds (rather than the proposed 55 percent reduction) are…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This volume presents a transcript of discussion and statements presented at an oversight hearing before the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. The hearing reviewed new enforcement policies of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which had the stated intent of increasing the litigation of individual cases of unlawful…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This report on the House of Representatives hearing on the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act (Public Law 95-471), the major purpose of which is to provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges to insure the continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students, begins…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the passage of women's career choice equity legislation. The hearings were convened to determine whether federal law, either directly or indirectly, regulates economic opportunities for women in such a way as to alter their career choice between paid employment and homemaking. During the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
The transcripts of testimony given before the Senate Committee on Aging by representatives of numerous national organizations for older adults, such as the National Council on Aging and the National Gray Panthers, are provided. Issues reviewed in these statements address the following areas of concern: minority group needs, retirement planning,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The House select committee met to hear testimony from parents, children, service providers, and researchers concerning the effects of job and income loss on families in central Illinois. The testimony of the first panel consisted of personal narratives. A high school student whose parents may move the family in order to find better paying jobs…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
These hearings focused on the reauthorization of appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for fiscal year (FY) 1985. (The Reagan administration's request for the NSF was $1.5 billion, an increase of 13.6 percent over the FY 1984 budget.) The hearings include a prepared statement from Edward Knapp (NSF director) which provides an…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents hearings before the special subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 93rd Congress concerning the provision of grants to Eisenhower College, Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University, the Sam Rayburn Library, the Winston Churchill Library, and the Hoover Institute on War,…
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1989-01-01
This report is the second in a series of four annual reports to the Congress on provisions of state safety belt use laws and other programmatic factors related to increasing safety belt use levels. The first Congressional Report reviewed what was kno...
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
The purpose of this hearing was to examine the status of the Star Schools program, a federal program enacted by Congress in 1987 that enables students to be linked together via satellite or cable TV hookup with teachers in different parts of the country. Star Schools are a network of distance education programs that link remote classes of students…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1984-01-01
A hearing on H.R. 5186, which would give states more control over solid wastes entering their boundaries than is provided in the Solid Waste Disposal Act, focused on concerns about the transport and storage of hazardous materials as states face a rapidly decreasing capacity to absorb more waste material. The ten witnesses included local officials, waste processing and management companies, recycling companies, and environmental agencies. Their testimony follows the text of H.R. 5186.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This hearing addresses the topic of violence in media as it may affect children. Testimony given concerns ways television influences preschool children's play behavior and classroom activities, positive and negative effects of television on children, the causal link between television violence and children's aggressive behavior inadequacies of…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document contains transcripts of testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the effects of alcoholism on children and families. Testimonies are presented from the director of the Alcoholism Control Administration, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; the medical director of the Alcoholism and…
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UNEVOC Info, 1999
1999-01-01
In 1998, five regional conferences were held in preparation for the Second International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education (TVE). The Asia-Pacific regional conference focused on challenges of the 21st century, demands of the world of work, and changing patterns in the delivery of training programs. The European symposium covered five…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document is the text of a Congressional hearing called to examine prevention of alcohol abuse in American families. In her opening statement, Representative Lindy Boggs states that alcohol abuse is related to many problems confronting families including divorce, violence, and behavioral emotional problems and that the purpose of this hearing…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Educational Resource Centers (ERC), which are funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, are considered in these hearings. Attention is directed to how four centers are fulfilling their mission, special programs at the centers, and possible future projects. ERCs, which are located at 15 regional public and private…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
These Congressional hearings, held in Washington, D.C., in March 1981, contain 24 pieces of testimony on the implications of the proposed budget cuts for vocational education. Government agencies and private organizations represented at the hearings included the West Virginia Department of Education; the Kaiser Aluminum Company of Charleston, West…
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1989-01-01
This report. is the second in a series of four annual reports to the : Congress on provisions of state safety belt use laws and other : programmatic factors related to increasing safety belt use levels. : The first Congressional Report reviewed what ...
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Representatives from the petroleum industry, US EPA, National Bureau of Standards and Congress were among those testifying at a hearing to discuss one of the worst inland environmental disasters in this Nation's history. The January 2 collapse of the Ashland Oil Co.'s storage tank in Floreffe, Pennsylvania resulted in the release of some 4 million gallons of diesel fuel. Approximately a million gallons escaped the containment structures and spilled over into the Monongahela River. This spill has contaminated the drinking water sources for millions of people downstream, from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati to Louisville, and beyond. Attention is focused on themore » causes of this tank's collapse, the response measures taken by Ashland Oil, the Coast Guard, the EPA, and the need for tighter federal regulations of above-ground tanks used for the storage of petroleum and hazardous substances.« less
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US House of Representatives, 2007
2007-01-01
The purpose of this hearing was, review of the No Child Left Behind Law for reauthorization, consideration as to whether or not to reform the current definition of "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP). Members testifying before the Committee were the Hon. Jason Altmire, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania; Hon. Howard…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document presents witness testimonies from the Congressional hearing called to examine the problem of Alzheimer's disease. Opening statements are included from Congressmen Rinaldo, Courter, and Saxton, and from Tom Dunn, the mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey where the hearing was held. J. Richard Goldstein, New Jersey State Commissioner of…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
These hearings focused on a number of bills that, in various degrees, call for new organizational arrangements in the federal government, for a stronger role in technological innovation. The central question addressed was whether the advancement of American technology needs the active participation of the federal government, be it in the currently…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
Contents of these hearings include the following: (1) the testimony and prepared statements of Dr. Mark Lohman, assistant professor, School of Education, University of California, Riverside; (2) "On the road to educational failure: a lawyer's guide to tracking,"--Em Hall, reprinted from "Inequality in Education," No. 5, Harvard Center for Law and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This hearing examined the impact of the Administration's 1987 budget proposal on child nutrition programs, which were cut significantly. A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture testified that the proposed budget was designed to preserve benefits for those truly in need, to provide for the national defense, to maintain taxes at the current…
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16 CFR 300.35 - Hearings under section 4(d) of the act.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... 16 Commercial Practices 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Hearings under section 4(d) of the act. 300.35 Section 300.35 Commercial Practices FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE WOOL PRODUCTS LABELING ACT OF 1939 General § 300.35 Hearings under...
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
The prupose of the hearing, which was chaired by William F. Goodling, was to disseminate information about the good things that are happening in public education. The document contains the testimonies and prepared statements of the following members of the first panel: (1) Christopher Atchinson, graduate of the West Stand Lake Even Start Program;…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Ronald Edmonds, assistant superintendent, School and Community Affairs, Michigan Department of Education; Dr. Daniel H. Kruger, professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University; Robert McKerr, associate superintendent, Business and Finance, Michigan…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
This Congressional hearing records the testimony of administration and public witnesses on H.R. 9434 and S. 1392 and includes the texts of the legislation. H.R. 9434 is an act to amend the social security act to increase the dollar limitation and federal medical assistance percentages applicable to the medicaid programs of Puerto Rico, the Virgin…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
The House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology, sponsored an American Association for the Advancement of Science seminar (July 28, 1981) and 6 days of hearings (September 9-17, 1981) on "The Human Factor in Innovation and Productivity." These hearings were designed to increase knowledge…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This Congressional report contains prepared statements presented at a hearing held in Mississippi to assess local and statewide implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The focus of the hearing was on state-level administration and assessment of the program, strategies for linking education and training systems, and employers and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, focuses on the e-rate and filtering, on the Children's Internet Protection Act, otherwise known as "CIPA" or "CHIPA." On April 20, CHIPA is to be…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document reports the oral and written testimony of five witnesses who addressed the accuracy, uses, abuses, and possible benefits of drug testing in the workplace at a Congressional hearing. The hearing was conducted to discuss H.R. 691, the Employee Drug Testing Protection Act, which would prohibit drug testing in the workplace except in…
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Thirteen witnesses spoke at a January 12, 1981 hearing on the nomination of James B. Edwards for the position of Secretary of Energy. They reviewed Gov. Edwards' career and qualifications in light of US economic and energy needs. The senators of eight states emphasized the urgency of appropriate energy policies. Their statements are followed by the comments and responses of the nominee. Further testimony was given by representatives of the Democratic party, nuclear- and fusion-energy proponents, and the Environmental Policy Center. (DCK)
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
US House of Representatives, 2011
2011-01-01
This paper presents the fourth Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on the federal rules and regulations that undermine the strength of this nation's education system. Congress has purposely never defined the term "gainful employment," despite its presence in the statute for the past 50 years. It was decided that any attempt to define…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This hearing was held in response to a request from the Congressional Black Caucus, which asked the subcommittees to find out if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was doing everything possible to reduce infant mortality, especially the high death rate experienced by Blacks. The hearing opened with statements by both subcommittee…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This document contains prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on the pretrial detention of juveniles. The opening statement of Senator Arlen Specter, subcommittee chairman, is presented, focusing on the concerns arising from the Supreme Court decision in the case of Schall versus Martin (New York) which supports…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
This document presents Part Three (pages 673-930) of the joint hearings held May 27 and June 16, 1971 before two subcommittees of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. The hearings were designed to amend the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to provide for a comprehensive child development program in the department of Health, Education and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The last in a series of five regional information-gathering hearings, this hearing report presents testimony from concerned citizens and private and public social organizations in California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Information and statistics are given on the following social problems: (1) child sexual abuse and child pornography; (2) infant…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine what the federal government as well as local and state governments are doing and can do to respond to the growing problem of crack cocaine, and what prevention and treatment approaches are effective. Opening statements and/or…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document is a transcript of hearings concerning the Handicapped Individuals Services and Training Act that would provide funds for operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, the Vinland National Center for Health-Sports and Physical Fitness for Handicapped Individuals, and other projects and services for…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
This document presents the transcript of a congressional hearing to consider the American Math and Science Student Support Act, H.R. 4595. The legislation is designed to address the issue of attracting a greater proportion of U.S. citizens to graduate study in science, mathematics, and engineering. The hearings include testimony and prepared…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This hearing was the second in a series examining the impact of homelessness and dislocation on young people in America. This session focused on the problems of homeless and runaway adolescents. Witnesses described the need for multiple services for this population, for effective provision of services, and for greater coordination and planning.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from a Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of elder abuse. Chairman Claude Pepper's opening statement discusses the horror of elder abuse and calls for federal legislation, similar to the child abuse legislation, for combating elder abuse. Elder abuse is defined as physical…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents testimony examining issues concerning the education of students with deafness and exploring ways to strengthen federal legislation to ensure an appropriate quality education for these students. The hearing focuses specifically on reauthorization of the Education of the Deaf Act, which authorizes funding for Gallaudet…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
The focus of this hearing was on lessons learned in the District of Columbia public schools in the year preceding the hearing. In his opening remarks, Senator Brownback (Kansas) remarked that one of the first lessons is that the academic quality of the schools is not good enough and is in dire need of improvement. A second set of lessons focuses…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains testimony from a Congressional hearing held in New Jersey to examine violent crime against the elderly. Opening statements are presented from committee members Matthew J. Rinaldo, William J. Hughes, Christopher H. Smith, and Dan Mica. Four panels of witnesses testify: (1) two elderly victims of violent crime; (2) federal,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document presents testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearings on teen parents and their children. The opening statement is presented, giving an overview of the problem of teenage pregnancy and parenthood and the negative short- and long-term consequences for the teens, their babies, their families, and society at large.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The hearings consider a bill, H.R. 8618, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) which would provide on-site consultative services to employers desiring to comply with OSHA standards. H.R. 8616 was introduced to strengthen OSHA by providing an additional program that would encourage employers to voluntarily comply with…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
A hearing before the subcommittee on labor standards was held to receive testimony on a bill, H.R. 2715, to amend Federal statutes to improve the effectiveness of job training programs in penal institutions. H.R. 2715, sponsored by Congressman Albert H. Quie of Minnesota, would permit the distribution in interstate commerce of goods produced by…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Hearings on the 1990 Decennial Census were held on May 1, 1986, and May 15, 1986. The May 1 session focused on data processing procedures. Speakers included John G. Keane, Daniel G. Horvitz, William Eddy, Judith S. Rowe, Benjamin F. King, and Stephen E. Fienberg. Topics included automation of address files and questionnaire check-in; dissemination…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
A hearing was convened April 22, 1986 to consider H.R. 4300, the Parental and Medical Leave Act of 1986, a bill providing job security to employees who need to take unpaid leave for certain serious family or medical reasons. The bill exempts companies with less than 15 employees. Testimony establishes the need for extended parental and medical…
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Peterson, Candida C.; Wellman, Henry M.
2009-01-01
We examined deaf and hearing children's progression of steps in theory of mind (ToM) development including their understanding of social pretending. Ninety-three children (33 deaf; 60 hearing) aged 3-13 years were tested on a set of six closely matched ToM tasks. Results showed that deaf children were delayed substantially behind hearing children…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In connection with its jurisdiction over biomedical research and development at higher education institutions, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations met a second time to hear testimony on abuses in the indirect cost recovery practices at universities for federal research grants and contracts. The…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
US House of Representatives, 2016
2016-01-01
This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine how to strengthen America's postsecondary system as Congress works to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. Witnesses and members discussed reforms that will help ensure more students have the opportunity to complete an advanced, quality education without absorbing unmanageable debt.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Though amended in 1973, the Older Americans Act of 1965 has not met the needs of the rural elderly and was, consequently, the subject of these hearings by the Senate's Special Committee on Aging which consider proposed legislation under Title III of the Act to gain support for demonstration programs to assist older rural people and to improve the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
A Congressional hearing on noise-induced hearing loss, an often overlooked health issue, was held to determine the extent of the problem in children and youth. Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, who presided, cited the effects of repeated exposure to loud sounds over a period of time, including the role that personal stereos and some common…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
The text of a Congressional hearing exploring whether there is validity to complaints that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not adequately and effectively enforcing the protections of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is presented in this document. The document begins with the opening statement of committee chairman…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Education of the Deaf Act examines the progress in implementing research findings and the methods used to provide services to diverse populations within the deaf community. It addresses such issues as the needs of minority deaf students, improving the educational achievement of deaf students…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate.
This report contains the transcript of a hearing that addressed federal efforts in school science and mathematics education. Included are prepared statements from the subcommittee members and spokespersons for the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President, the National Science Foundation, and the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
This report contains a transcript of the hearing discussing federal efforts in science and mathematics education held before the Subcommittee on Veterans Administration (VA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Independent Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations. Spokespersons for the Executive Office of the President--Office of Science…
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Mohr, Peter
This paper is a summary report on the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics held in Cambridge, England in September 1969. Because of the large number of papers delivered, only a selection of the papers delivered in any one section of the Congress are considered, and the author attempts to identify current interests and trends in…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
1998
This hearing explores the influence of music violence on youth in the District of Columbia. The proceedings include the testimony of witnesses representing the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Recording Industry Association of America, the National Political Congress of Black Women, the Thomas Moore Stork Professor of Communications, a Senator…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This hearing addressed the issue of whether the delays in producing a proposed National Institute for Occupational and Safety Health (NIOSH) study on the possible health hazards associated with video display terminals (VDTs) are due to concerns about scientific methodology or unwarranted interference by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
This is a report of the proceedings of Senate hearings on urban neighborhood diversity. Witnesses at the hearings included politicians and policy makers from various American cities. Statements from a number of individuals and committee discussion on the materials presented are included. Additional statements and data pertinent to trends in urban…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertinent to the passage of the Emergency Vietnam Veterans Jobs Training Act of 1983, a bill authorizing a two-year emergency job training program for Vietnam veterans. Included among those agencies and organizations represented at the hearings were the following: the National Association of State…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The full text of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings on career education, held May 20, 1975, is presented. Statements to the subcommittee and subsequent dialogue with subcommittee members, as well as prepared statements, letters, and other supplemental material submitted for the record are included. Supplementary materials…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
These hearings focused on the major problems and opportunities in marine research and on the role of both the government and the scientific community in responding to future needs. Included are statements by: James Baker; Donald Boesch; Robert Corell; Tudor Davies; M. Grant Gross; G. Ross Heath; Joel Pritchard; David Ross; J. R. Schubel; Gerry…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
These hearings begin with an opening statement by Senator Jeremiah Denton, which highlights the concerns of this hearing and introduces discussion panel participants: the Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire; Herbert Ratner, former public health officer and editor of Child and Family Quarterly; Adele Hofmann, director,…
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US Senate, 2004
2004-01-01
The focus of this hearing was on funding for abstinence education. Following an opening statement by Subcommittee Chairman Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, witness testimonies were heard from: Dr. Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.; Rev. Kenneth Page,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
Joint hearings on the process of improving access to preschool and postsecondary education in the United States were convened to examine the economic significance of improved access to the nation. James H. Scheuer presided. These 2 days of hearings were the last of 11 days; information given on the previous days, which focused on what the country…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document contains the second in a series of Congressional hearings being held by the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to examine substance abuse among pregnant and parenting women and to explore prevention and treatment strategies. In his opening statement, Committee Chairman George Miller expresses hope that testimony…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Testimony from a hearing on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is presented in this document. Comments and a prepared statement by Representative Matthew G. Martinez open the document. Testimony from Representatives Harris W. Fawell and Dale E. Kildee is also included. Testimony and/or prepared statements…
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Keilmann, Annerose; Friese, Barbara; Lässig, Anne; Hoffmann, Vanessa
2018-04-01
The introduction of neonatal hearing screening and the increasingly early age at which children can receive a cochlear implant has intensified the need for a validated questionnaire to assess the speech production of children aged 0‒18. Such a questionnaire has been created, the LittlEARS ® Early Speech Production Questionnaire (LEESPQ). This study aimed to validate a second, revised edition of the LEESPQ. Questionnaires were returned for 362 children with normal hearing. Completed questionnaires were analysed to determine if the LEESPQ is reliable, prognostically accurate, internally consistent, and if gender or multilingualism affects total scores. Total scores correlated positively with age. The LEESPQ is reliable, accurate, and consistent, and independent of gender or lingual status. A norm curve was created. This second version of the LEESPQ is a valid tool to assess the speech production development of children with normal hearing, aged 0‒18, regardless of their gender. As such, the LEESPQ may be a useful tool to monitor the development of paediatric hearing device users. The second version of the LEESPQ is a valid instrument for assessing early speech production of children aged 0‒18 months.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This congressional hearing reviews the continuing implementation of sections 1142, 1143, and 1144 of Title 10, United States Code, and section 1418(a) of Title 38, the Transition Assistance Program to assist servicemembers separating from the Armed Forces as a result of downsizing. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, and written…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The Senate's Environmental and Public Works Committee conducted a hearing in October 2002 to assess green school initiatives: environmental standards for schools, school siting in relation to toxic waste sites, and "green" building codes. The committee reviewed activities undertaken by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
A congressional hearing examined the effects of alcohol labeling and marketing on Native American health and culture. The focus of the hearing was on "Crazy Horse" malt liquor, a product named for the spiritual and political leader of the Native American Sioux. Following opening remarks by presiding committee chairwoman, Patricia…
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Rinfret, Sara R.; Pautz, Michelle C.
2015-01-01
In an effort to help students better understand the complexity of making environmental policy and the role of policy actors in this process, we developed a mock congressional hearing simulation. In this congressional hearing, students in two environmental policy courses take on the roles of members of Congress and various interest groups to…
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Biofuels and the Environment: The Second Triennial Report to Congress
This report updates the findings of the first Report to Congress, published in 2011, with respect to environmental and resource conservation impacts, which together are intended to address the Section 204 statutory impacts since the passage of the EISA. This report reflects the c...
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC.
Air traffic controllers no longer able to perform their highly specialized duties must be removed in the interest of aviation safety. Because few employment opportunities exist outside the government for controllers' skills, Congress established a second-career training program in 1972 for controllers so removed by the Federal Aviation…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The third of five regional fact-finding committee hearings across the United States, this report includes testimony from hearing committee members and social service organizations in Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Live and prepared testimony presents information on problems associated with abuse of women, children, and the elderly;…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity are organized in three parts, the contents of which are as follows: Part 1A and Part 2 comprise the "Introduction," with opening statements by a number of Senators, followed by the presentations of other witnesses. The focus of these two parts is on such…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In these hearings consideration was given to: the Toy Safety Act of 1984, House Resolution (H.R.) 5630 (May 31, 1984); H.R. 1797, concerning steel-jaw leghold traps (August 3, 1984); and House Resolutions concerning amusement park safety (H.R. 5788, 5790, and 5982 (August 6, 1984). The Toy Safety Act of 1984 amends the Federal Hazardous Substances…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture.
Congressional hearings concerning H.R. 7557 and H.R. 7757, which pertain to grants to 1890 land-grant colleges, are presented. H.R. 7557 provides for grants to the states for the purposes of assisting eligible colleges, including Tuskegee Institute, to receive funds under the act of August 30, 1890, in the purchase of equipment and land and the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
Text of a Congressional hearing examining the plight of aging Americans, still at financial risk despite the help of Medicare and Medicaid, is presented in this document. Testimony or prepared statements are delivered by 17 Congressmen including Representatives Roybal, Jeffords, Renaldo, Hammerschmidt, Pepper, McCain, Manton, Fawell, Robinson,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Hearings concerning research done for the National Commission on Student Financial Assistance are presented, along with the Commission's recommendations. The recommendations concern modifications of the current law to facilitate greater access for low- and middle-income students and to improve the quality of postsecondary education in the country.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC.
The January 1977 hearing by the U.S. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control mandated three days of further hearings in 1978. The focus was upon New York city schools, but reflected many similar situations in other urban school systems according to the committee's judgement. The committee also found that alcohol and marihuana usage…
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Kessinger, R.; Polhemus, J. T.; Waring, J. G.
1977-01-01
Hearing aids are automatically checked by circuit that applies half-second test signal every thirty minutes. If hearing-aid output is distorted, too small, or if battery is too low, a warning lamp is activated. Test circuit is incorporated directly into hearing-aid package.
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How to quantify binaural hearing in patients with unilateral hearing using hearing implants.
Snik, Ad; Agterberg, Martijn; Bosman, Arjan
2015-01-01
Application of bilateral hearing devices in bilateral hearing loss and unilateral application in unilateral hearing loss (second ear with normal hearing) does not a priori lead to binaural hearing. An overview is presented on several measures of binaural benefits that have been used in patients with unilateral or bilateral deafness using one or two cochlear implants, respectively, and in patients with unilateral or bilateral conductive/mixed hearing loss using one or two percutaneous bone conduction implants (BCDs), respectively. Overall, according to this overview, the most significant and sensitive measure is the benefit in directional hearing. Measures using speech (viz. binaural summation, binaural squelch or use of the head shadow effect) showed minor benefits, except for patients with bilateral conductive/mixed hearing loss using two BCDs. Although less feasible in daily practise, the binaural masking level difference test seems to be a promising option in the assessment of binaural function. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
The hearings focus on H.R. 1626 and H.R. 9864 (bills to increase the subsistence payments to students at State maritime academies) and H.R. 10413 and H.R. 10500 (bills to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and the Maritime Academy Act of 1958 to provide for an integrated system of education and training of officers for the U.S. Merchant Marine…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
The following witnesses testified before these hearings of the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs: Mrs. G. Marsh, area consultant, Division of Food and Nutrition Services, Pennsylvania Department of Education; Mrs. G. Chegwidden, director, School Food Service, Franklin Regional School District, Murrysville, Pa.; Mr. S. Lympany, senior…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is considered in this report of a hearing. Factors that affect students' financing of their college studies in Washington are addressed, including the tax structure, tuition, and the state's financial system. Recommendations for the legislation include: fund student financial aid at levels that…
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As the Economic Crisis Hits Home, Colleges Seek Help from Congress
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Field, Kelly
2008-01-01
Congress is crafting a second economic-stimulus bill, and the nation's colleges, hit by the deepening fiscal crisis, want a share of the money. Over the last few weeks, colleges and their lobbyists have bombarded members of Congress with letters and phone calls seeking money for research, student aid, and infrastructure. However, Congress is…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Hunger.
The Domestic Task Force of the House Select Committee on Hunger met to hear testimony on women and hunger in Appalachia and on food assistance programs and legislation, including H.R. 2100, the 1985 farm bill. Introductory remarks by task force members outline the bill's food assistance provisions, which include increased funding for food stamp…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
This hearing, which is the first of a series of hearings on the 1990 decennial census, focuses on automation activities, pretest preparations, and proposed residency rules. Gene L. Dodaro, associate director of the General Accounting Office, calls on the committee to use special purpose tests to adequately evaluate the following: (1) potential of…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Fundamental to a realistic assessment of educational quality is an assessment of United States education statistics and information-gathering efforts. This hearing focused on the identification of information needed and steps the Congress needs to take to make education information available on a timely basis so that policy decisions can be made.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This report documents a hearing to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to make incentive grants to the states for electronic and computer technician vocational education programs. The discucssion focused on the Electronic and Computer Technician Education Incentive Grants Act. Testimony included prepared statements, letters, and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
These Congressional Hearings consist of public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice concerning proposed legislation designed to prohibit the sale of children in interstate and foreign commerce. Much of the testimony focuses on the increasingly widespread, marginally legal practices of selling infants…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
Testimony concerning the Summer Feeding Program was heard during the June 25, 1971 hearing from R. S. Gribbs, mayor of Detroit, Mich.; K. Gibson, mayor of Newark, N. J. and, Arnold Robles and Edward Koplan, program administrators of Los Angeles County, Calif., and City of San Antonio, Texas. Testimony concerning the withholding of funds for…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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Nunzio Palladino, the new Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and associates testified at this hearing on the effectiveness of NRC's enforcement program and responded to allegations that quality assurance is inadequate. At issue were the value of NRC fines as a deterrent to utility misconduct and the NRC's reluctance to pursue new provisions for criminal penalties. Mr. Palladino was welcomed and applauded for his strong statements on the nuclear industry's need for strict quality control. (DCK)
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US House of Representatives, 2005
2005-01-01
The purpose of this hearing was to examine the Federal Communications Commission's management and oversight of the E-Rate program. This subcommittee has done much to expose for Congress a range of problems in the E-Rate program management--problems that raise questions about the program's effectiveness and whether the Nation's taxpayers can be…
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Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, volume 2
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
1993-07-01
The 160 papers from the congress are presented. Topics covered include the following: noise induced hearing loss; noise and communication; community response to noise; noise and animal life; non-auditory physiological effects; influence of noise on performance and behavior; noise and disturbed sleep; and regulations and standards.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to consider H.R. 604, a bill which would amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act, to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants for establishing, assisting, or expanding state missing children…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.
This document contains prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on child support enforcement legislation. Statistical data on family composition, divorce and separation trends, living arrangements for children, poverty status, welfare support, and child support are presented. The content of proposed bill H.R. 3545…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
These two congressional hearings are part of a series held by the Subcommittee in conjunction with its oversight of the Federal Government's enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws and affirmative action. The first hearing addresses what are perceived to be destructive rather than constructive policy initiatives and program changes in the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearings before the Select Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor concerning a bill to extend the Environmental Education Act of 1970 for three years (HR 3927). The hearings were held April 17, May 15 and 17, 1973, to provide an opportunity for individuals from the public,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and additional information from the Senate hearing held in Miami, Florida to examine the issue of preventive health services, focusing on risk reduction and health promotion programs for the elderly. The goal of the hearing was to examine efforts to identify people with high risks of developing a…
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The Ninth Inter-American Indian Congress Historical Overview.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Willard, William
1986-01-01
The Ninth Congress of the Inter-American Indian Institute (IAII) was held October 28-November 1, 1985 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was--for several reasons--a major event in the history of the indigenous people of this hemisphere. First, it was the first Congress held in the United States in the 45 years since the Institute was organized. Second,…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains prepared statements and public testimony from the Congressional hearing on legal services for the elderly. Following opening statements by task force members, the testimony of Senator Heinz and Representatives Morrison and Wyden is given. Topics which are covered include the impact of the Legal Services Corporation proposed…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This document presents the prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on Alzheimer's Disease. Following an opening statement by Senator John Heinz, statements by Senators Larry Pressler and Alfonse M. D'Amato are given. Topics which are discussed include incidence of the disease, family and victim ramifications,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Testimony of a hearing on health care reform, especially as it relates to women, children, and adolescents, is presented in this document. Statements and/or materials by these Representatives is included: Bill Barrett, Matthew Martinez, Mike Bilirakis, and Patricia Schroeder. Testimony and/or prepared statements and materials are included from…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The hearing was convened to address the problems in American education and to identify and lend support to those successful and cost-effective policies, practices and programs that have emerged since 1965. This is one in a series of regional hearings designed to obtain diverse viewpoints, examine proposed solutions and agree on viable solutions to…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Appropriations.
This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented by representatives of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) to a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives during hearings on 1977 DHEW budget requests. Testifying for DHEW were F. David Mathews, Secretary of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This is a congressional hearing on the Training Technology Transfer Act of 1984, which would establish a mechanism for transferring the Federal Government's investment in computer programming for training systems to those organizations and groups that can use such technology in training the civilian work force. Focus is on refining this bill,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the impact of proposed health care reforms on American elementary and secondary schools. The hearing focused on how the proposed Health Security Act would affect and benefit schools and how American schools can assist in realizing the objectives of the Act. Much of the testimony was presented…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
A hearing was held to examine the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) settlement of its imminent hazard enforcement case against the major manufacturers of all-terrain vehicles (ATV), a product causing, as of January, 1988, a total of 330,000 serious injuries and over 900 deaths, nearly half of these to children. Central to the Committee's…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This hearing, chaired by Representative Patricia Schroeder, was held to find ways to reduce the number of deaths and injuries that result from fires. Testimony or prepared statements were given by Representatives Schroeder, Michael Bilirakis, Romano Mazzoli, and Curt Weldon, as well as nine other individuals involved in fire safety issues,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
This document contains proceedings of the hearing held on September 12, 1995, before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, which is a subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations. The purpose of the hearing was to hear testimony on the funding for Goals 2000, the Educate…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
These hearings focused on various topics and issues related to the fiscal year 1985 budget request of $1.5 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF), which represents a 13 percent increase over the 1984 level, as well as on NSF policies. Witnesses, representing government or scientific and technical organizations not directly part of the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Small Business.
The text of a Senate Committee on Small Business hearing on the cost and availability of liability insurance for small business is presented in this document. The crisis faced by small business with skyrocketing insurance rates is described in statements by Senators Lowell Weicker, Jr., Robert Kasten, Jr., Dale Bumpers, Paul Trible, Jr., James…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
Testimonies and related materials from a Congressional hearing on Medicare and Medicaid reform are presented. Chairman Mike Synar's opening remarks deal with the need to maintain quality health care and access to care in the era of such cost containment policies as Diagnostic Related Groups. The chairman calls for reform of the Medicare and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
These hearings focused on House Resolution (H.R.) 1310, a legislative proposal incorporating H.R. 30 and H.R. 582. This proposed legislation has three main parts: (1) assistance to elementary and secondary levels of education to improve the quality of instruction and achievement; (2) postsecondary education assistance; and (3) a national policy on…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.
This document presents the minutes of a field hearing before the Budget Committee of the United States House of Representatives generally regarding the aspirations and financial needs of American college students in 1996. Students from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and North Carolina addressed the Committee. The discussion focuses on…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document is a transcript of an oversight hearing on the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). It is the first in a series designed by the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Committee on Education and Labor, to evaluate the program. In his introduction, the subcommittee chairman voiced his concern about proposed budget cuts in…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Testimony on the use of telecommunications technologies in education was given at this hearing. The focus was to examine how new and old technologies can be used to help schools and universities serve children more effectively and to extend the reach of educational institutions to rural and underserved communities. Although there is a great deal…
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Hearing and hearing loss: Causes, effects, and treatments
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Schmiedt, Richard A.
2003-04-01
Hearing loss can have multiple causes. The outer and middle ears are conductive pathways for acoustic energy to the inner ear (cochlea) and help shape our spectral sensitivity. Conductive hearing loss is mechanical in nature such that the energy transfer to the cochlea is impeded, often from eardrum perforations or middle ear fluid buildup. Beyond the middle ear, the cochlea comprises three interdependent systems necessary for normal hearing. The first is that of basilar-membrane micromechanics including the outer hair cells. This system forms the basis of the cochlear amplifier and is the most vulnerable to noise and drug exposure. The second system comprises the ion pumps in the lateral wall tissues of the cochlea. These highly metabolic cells provide energy to the cochlear amplifier in the form of electrochemical potentials. This second system is particularly vulnerable to the effects of aging. The third system comprises the inner hair cells and their associated sensory nerve fibers. This system is the transduction stage, changing mechanical vibrations to nerve impulses. New treatments for hearing loss are on the horizon; however, at present the best strategy is avoidance of cochlear trauma and the proper use of hearing aids. [Work supported by NIA and MUSC.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The proceedings of this hearing on the exploitation of children deal with the problems of children and adolescents who run away from home. Family problems and abuse that cause these children to leave home are described by former runaway witnesses. Other testimony is included from several people who work with runaway youths and describe programs to…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1985-01-01
A panel of experts, including Carl Sagan, Jay Gould, and Edward Teller, testified along with climate and atmospheric science experts from the Soviet Union on the long-term effects of a nuclear war. The scientists warned that such an event could repeat the biological and climatic disruption that ended the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The purpose of the hearing was to inform committee members about the nature and outcome of a nuclear winter. The scientists also described international research programs designed to ascertain these long-term effects. They pointed out that, while the effects of a single explosion aremore » well known, little is known of overlapping effects from multiple explosions. Two appendices with additional material submitted for the record and additional questions and answers follows the testimony.« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Presenting the third of five regional fact-finding committee hearings across the United States, this document includes live testimony and prepared statements from social organizations and state and county offices in Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, and Mississippi. Representatives of these agencies reported their efforts to…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This hearing, held in conjunction with the reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, examined: (1) rehabilitation services for traditionally underserved groups, particularly persons from the Native American population and Hispanic communities; (2) issues concerning transition from school to work, community job development, and the impact…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Presented are eight congressional hearings on a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. The hearings focus on a constitutional overview; the impact of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) on private and parochial education, military law and policy, abortion policy,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform.
This document contains the proceedings of a hearing on April 6, 2000, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform. The hearing addressed the increasing rate of children diagnosed with autism, possible links between autism and childhood vaccinations, and future needs of these children. After opening statements by…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Some forms of assistive device technology are not available to many disabled children or adults because there is not a centralized system to link the technology with those who need it. This hearing explores ways to promote widespread availability of assistive devices. Examined are types of devices, the costs of such devices, methods of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document contains the text of a one of a series of Congressional hearings called to examine substance abuse among pregnant and parenting women and to explore prevention and treatment strategies. This hearing focuses on federal and state policies designed to address the urgency of perinatal substance abuse. Witnesses provide testimony on state…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
The contents of this part of the hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs are organized in six sections. Section one comprises the testimony and/or prepared statements of 10 witnesses submitted on March 23, 1970 before the Select Committee at Modesto, California, including: Daniel Lowenstein and Philip Neumark,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
The Senate Committee on Finance met to hear testimony on and discuss the preparation of medical doctors and how the Clinton Administration's proposed health care reform would influence medical education and the supply of health care professionals. Peter P. Budetti, director of the Center for Health Policy Research at George Washington University…
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Legal Representation for Health Care Providers at Adverse Privileging Hearings
1990-04-01
actions and medical malpractice suits that arose from their previous civilian practices.’ The situation was scandalous: cfCicials responsible for... medical malpractice actions; 3 others complained to their congressional representatives. Members of Citizens Against Military Injustice (CAMI) were...because of military medical malpractice . 5 Responding to the clamor from their constituents, members of Congress held hearings with DOD health care
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 regarding the juvenile justice system is presented in this document. The specific issue of youth gangs is examined by some of the witnesses. Opening statements are presented by Committee Chair Representative Matthew G. Martinez and…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1985-01-01
Presidential Science Adviser Dr. George Keyworth, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, gave his annual (1985) report on US Science and Technology posture at a hearing of the Committee on Science and Technology of the US House of Representatives (99th Congress) on 5 Feb. 1985. He spoke of critical choices in three areas, i.e., how to reduce nuclear weapons, thereby to enhance the national security, how to ensure US technological superiority in the face of rapidly growing international competition, and how to accomplish the foregoing while reducing government deficits. US government support for Research and Development willmore » total $60 billion this year, $20 billion of which are for non-defense programs, and $8 billion for basic research. He emphasized the importance of the latter to the nation's economic wellbeing, and the need to make every research dollar count in the face of rising costs and soaring deficits. Dr. Keyworth urges aggressive US efforts to maintain its world leadership in science and technology.« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education.
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) Act, focusing on the English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education provisions and implications of the act. Much of the testimony was from representatives, educators, and community leaders who voiced opinions about…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This book contains additional items submitted for the record to the hearings dealing with legislation designed to improve public awareness about the health effects of smoking. The materials contain letters from health professionals and organizations concerned with prevention of heart disease, lung disease, dental problems and cancer. Research is…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
Conducted to investigate copyright questions that have arisen from the development of new communications technologies which were not foreseen when the copyright law was rewritten in 1976, these hearings are particularly concerned with the areas of low-power television (LPTV) and satellite communications. Following session opening remarks,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This report presents the transcript of Congressional committee hearings on a resolution urging continuation of Federal support for child nutrition programs, in view of proposals by the Reagan administration to turn responsibility for such programs over to the States. The report includes texts of statements, letters, and supplemental materials…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
These hearings are with the broadcasting industry on television advertising of food to children. The committee had heard testimony previously from nutritionists, dentists and consumers that there is incessant advertising of sugared and snack foods on television to children, which adversely affects their dental and physical health. The Code…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing called to consider the reauthorization of ACTION programs. Opening remarks by Senators Orrin G. Hatch and Paula Hawkins discuss ACTION, a federal agency whose purpose is to advocate, promote, and support the voluntary efforts of citizens in solving the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This Congressional report contains testimony pertaining to amending the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to strengthen the Job Corps Program. The primary focus of the hearing was on the current adequacy and future potential of the Job Corps' vocational and basic education programs, facilities and equipment, residential living and enrichment…
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.
Part 2 of this congressional hearing contains the testimony and prepared statements of 31 witnesses on the topics of rural community resources, the rural labor force, rural finance, and rural education to assist the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Transportation in identifying the problems and potential of America's rural economy. With emphasis on…
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Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
The Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology was established by the U.S. Congress in Public Law 99-383 with the purpose of developing a long-range plan for broadening participation in science and engineering. Public hearings were held in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Atlanta (Georgia), Baltimore (Maryland), Boston…
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Second National Immunization Congress 2010: addressing vaccine financing for the future in the US.
Shen, Angela K; Sobzcyk, Elizabeth; Buchanan, Anna; Wu, Lauren; Duggan-Goldstein, Sarah
2011-01-01
At the 2nd National Immunization Congress held in Chicago, IL, from August 31-September 2, 2010, partners from government, provider groups, academia, and manufacturers gathered to discuss the progress made and the future of financing child, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The meeting is a continuation of a solution-oriented vaccine financing dialogue held in February 2007 at the 1st Immunization Congress. The need for this forum arose from concerns that increased costs of immunization could hinder the ability of current financing and delivery systems to maintain access without financial barriers. Preventive care and additional financial coverage for vaccines are key points in federal health reform but some populations, especially adolescents and adults, could continue to experience challenges in accessing vaccines. Congress participants discussed adequate reimbursement in the public and private sectors for vaccine delivery and the potential financial resources, data, and infrastructure needed to increase vaccine uptake in the US. Participants agreed that partners from all sectors--manufacturers, providers, public health, employers, payors, insurers, and consumers--will collectively need to leverage their efforts to address financial gaps not covered by health care reform law to ensure the preventive benefits of vaccines are fully realized for all Americans.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
The hearing, opened by Rep. Ray Thorton of Arkansas, addressed the perceived imbalance between teaching and research among university professors and the concern that the quality of undergraduate science education within the United States has deteriorated. Witnesses were called to examine factors that contribute to establishing an appropriate…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
Hearings of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Operations on how educational institutions that receive federal grants and contracts for health research and other restricted purposes account for the use of the funds are presented. The hearings also examined the quality and effectiveness of federal financial audits, which are…
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Newborn hearing screening update for midwifery practice.
Narrigan, D
2000-01-01
Neonatal identification of congenital hearing impairment allows interventions during the first 3 years, the critical period for language and speech development. Two recently developed biophysical testing methods offer simple, accurate, and relatively inexpensive means to identify the one to three in 1,000 healthy newborns with hearing loss. Universal screening for auditory system integrity is advocated, because almost half of all newborns with hearing impairment have no risk factors associated with this impairment. Critics of universal screening cite the high rate of false positive tests (up to 7%), which increases program costs from follow-up and re-testing large numbers of infants to ensure identifying the few affected infants. As of early 2000, 24 states had introduced some type of auditory screening program, and the U.S. Congress had passed legislation with appropriations mandating state-based auditory screening for all newborns. Midwives practicing in states already mandating biophysical screening need to comply with their local requirements; those in other states may voluntarily incorporate new auditory test methods into practice.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This report of a regional hearing on education considers the Federal role in education and, specifically, how Federal budget cuts will affect both school programs and major national problems such as declining productivity, inflation, social tensions, budget deficits, and challenged world leadership. Testimony was heard from representatives of the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This hearing provided a forum for witnesses testifying about the Anti-Fraudulent Adoption Practices Act of 1984 (S. 2299) and the issues the bill was designed to address. Testimony focuses on the nature and incidence of fraudulent adoption scams; the need for Federal legislation to address the problem; the experiences of victimized families;…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document presents the text of a Congressional hearing, chaired by Representative George Miller, on the epidemic of gang warfare and violence among youth. Testimony is presented from these witnesses: (1) James Brown, juvenile court probation officer, Multnomah County Juvenile Justice Department, Portland, Oregon; (2) John A. Calhoun, executive…
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Developmental Stuttering in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing.
Arenas, Richard M; Walker, Elizabeth A; Oleson, Jacob J
2017-10-05
A number of studies with large sample sizes have reported lower prevalence of stuttering in children with significant hearing loss compared to children without hearing loss. This study used a parent questionnaire to investigate the characteristics of stuttering (e.g., incidence, prevalence, and age of onset) in children who are hard of hearing (CHH). Three hundred three parents of CHH who participated in the Outcomes of Children With Hearing Loss study (Moeller & Tomblin, 2015) were sent questionnaires asking about their child's history of stuttering. One hundred ninety-four parents of CHH responded to the survey. Thirty-three CHH were reported to have stuttered at one point in time (an incidence of 17.01%), and 10 children were still stuttering at the time of survey submission (a prevalence of 5.15%). Compared to estimates in the general population, this sample displayed a significantly higher incidence and prevalence. The age of onset, recovery rate, and other characteristics were similar to hearing children. Based on this sample, mild to moderately severe hearing loss does not appear to be a protective factor for stuttering in the preschool years. In fact, the incidence and prevalence of stuttering may be higher in this population compared to the general population. Despite the significant speech and language needs that children with mild to moderately severe hearing loss may have, speech-language pathologists should appropriately prioritize stuttering treatment as they would in the hearing population. https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.5397154.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
This is a report of hearings held in Washington, D.C., on March 10 and 12, 1980, on the Health Professions Education and Distribution Act of 1980--three bills amending Public Health Service Act, Titles VII and VIII, and the national health Service Corps Program. S. 2375 would extend assistance programs for training health professionals and the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
These hearings on international cooperation in science focused on three issues: (1) international cooperation in big science; (2) the impact of international cooperation on research priorities; and (3) coordination in management of international cooperative research. Witnesses presenting testimony and/or prepared statements were: Victor Weisskopf;…
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Language Development and Impairment in Children with Mild to Moderate Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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Halliday, Lorna F.; Tuomainen, Outi; Rosen, Stuart
2017-01-01
Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine language development and factors related to language impairments in children with mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss (MMHL). Method: Ninety children, aged 8-16 years (46 children with MMHL; 44 aged-matched controls), were administered a battery of standardized language assessments, including…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
A hearing was held to hear testimony on the rising costs of postsecondary education. Since the early 1980s, tuition and fees of postsecondary institutions have outpaced increases in the rate of inflation and family incomes. Every year, these cost hikes have been two to three times the rate of inflation, and the hearing was intended to explore…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document contains transcripts of testimony and written materials presented by four persons at a Congressional hearing on illiteracy. Testimony was given by Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of Virginia; James E. Duffy, vice president, Capital Cities/ABC; Karl O. Haigler, director of the Adult Literacy Initiative, U.S. Department of Education; and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a summer employment program for youth ages 15 through 18 from all segments of society. The program provides teenage employment and accomplishes conservation work on public lands. This hearing provides testimony by participants and directors in or related to the Corps to request funding for the YCC. The opening…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
This is a report of congressional hearings that focus on an examination of job forecasting methods to learn how accurately future jobs can be predicted and the kinds of skills and training American workers will need to fill them. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements of the majority leader of the House of Representatives and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
The subcommittee on education and training held hearings regarding educational benefits for post-Vietnam era veterans. Four main bills were presented as amendments to title 38 of the United States Code and formed the focus of discussion: (1) HR 2000, to entitle veterans to 45 months of educational assistance for all educational programs,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The text of a hearing on successful efforts to prevent child abuse and strengthen families is presented in this document. After an opening statement by chairwoman Representative Patricia Schroeder, statements are presented by Representatives Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, Jr., Neil Abercrombie, Blackwell, Gerry Sikorski, Matthew Martinez, Frank…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1982-01-01
A Russian human-rights activist and several Vietnamese participated in a hearing panel exploring reports of Soviet plans to use imported Vietnamese labor form reeducation camps to build the trans-Siberian pipeline in exchange for Soviet assistance to the Communist government of Vietnam. The panel investigated moral as well as economic and strategic consequences to detente and East-West trade relationships. At issue was US political and economic support of a regime drawing on labor from concentration camps. The panel reviewed the record of conscripted labor, the death rate of prisoners, and the experience of Vietnamese workers in France in the context ofmore » East-West trade. (DCK)« less
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US Senate, 2004
2004-01-01
The purpose of this hearing was to gather information and hear testimony on three issues: (1) the expansion of the Cancer Research Center in Hawaii; (2) the recently granted legislative authority for Hawaii 3R's to utilize monies in the Native Hawaiian Education funds to repair those public schools to 25 percent or more Native Hawaiian children;…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
This hearing was held to consider the Student Athlete Protection Act (H.R. 3575), a bill to prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all states including states in which such gambling was permitted prior to 1991. In his introductory remarks, Congressman Henry J. Hyde (Illinois) noted that gambling on sporting events is still legal in…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary concerning S. 1818, a bill to prevent sexual molestation of children in Indian country, provides a forum for witnesses and describes a child advocacy program. Three witnesses from Fort Peck Reservation, Montana, describe incidence and characteristics of sexual abuse on the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This report of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Employment concerns the implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Witnesses addressed concerns about the program's allegedly unspent funds and the proposed funding cuts. Testimony was heard from William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, and Raymond Flynn, Mayor of Boston,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the extension and modification of two federal programs for veterans, the Veterans' Readjustment Appointment Act (VRA) and the GI Bill. During the testimony, witnesses reviewed the effectiveness of VRA appointments. (A VRA is a noncompetitive appointment to a federal civilian job that…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1985-01-01
Representatives of local and state offices and the congressional representative of St. Paul, Minnesota testified at a field hearing on the Superfund program. The focus of the hearing was on community right-to-know aspects and the cleanup of hazardous materials that were abandoned on federal sites. At issue was environmental problems at the 38 priority sites listed for Minnesota and the lack of information on health effects after over 20 years of environmental study of toxic substances. The proposed legislation would subject federal facilities and sites to the same standards, cleanup schedules, and oversite as private sites. A new enforcement billmore » would encourage citizen suits to force cleanup. Military arsenals that contribute to water and soil pollution were of particular concern. Witnesses discussed the need for a national right-to-know law so that businesses would not be tempted to relocate to avoid Minnesota's environmental policy. The hearing record covers the testimony of seven witnesses.« less
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Developmental Stuttering in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing
Walker, Elizabeth A.; Oleson, Jacob J.
2017-01-01
Purpose A number of studies with large sample sizes have reported lower prevalence of stuttering in children with significant hearing loss compared to children without hearing loss. This study used a parent questionnaire to investigate the characteristics of stuttering (e.g., incidence, prevalence, and age of onset) in children who are hard of hearing (CHH). Method Three hundred three parents of CHH who participated in the Outcomes of Children With Hearing Loss study (Moeller & Tomblin, 2015) were sent questionnaires asking about their child's history of stuttering. Results One hundred ninety-four parents of CHH responded to the survey. Thirty-three CHH were reported to have stuttered at one point in time (an incidence of 17.01%), and 10 children were still stuttering at the time of survey submission (a prevalence of 5.15%). Compared to estimates in the general population, this sample displayed a significantly higher incidence and prevalence. The age of onset, recovery rate, and other characteristics were similar to hearing children. Conclusions Based on this sample, mild to moderately severe hearing loss does not appear to be a protective factor for stuttering in the preschool years. In fact, the incidence and prevalence of stuttering may be higher in this population compared to the general population. Despite the significant speech and language needs that children with mild to moderately severe hearing loss may have, speech-language pathologists should appropriately prioritize stuttering treatment as they would in the hearing population. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.5397154 PMID:28915514
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This document presents the texts of four Congressional hearings held in September of 1985 and February and March of 1986 to investigate the effects and the causes of the critical shortage of liability insurance in the United States. The first hearing examines the dimensions of the problem and offers insights into why objectives of having an…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Testimony is given in this report from two hearings concerning reauthorization of the nonentitlement child nutrition programs: the Women, Infants, and Children Feeding Program; the Summer Food Service Program; Nutrition Education and Training (NET); State Administrative Expenses, and authority for section 32 commodities. At the March 12, 1984…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.
This hearing was held to review and address issues covered in the study, "Children in Poverty, 1959-1984." The study was conducted by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in order to examine demographic trends, economic factors, government policies, and other factors contributing to the high…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
The proceedings of a House of Representatives hearing on opportunities for self-sufficiency for single women in poverty are presented in this document. Included are statements presented by three panels consisting of experts in the field of welfare and employment policy, the General Accounting Office, and representatives of the National Association…
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US Senate, 2016
2016-01-01
This hearing represents the eighth in the series of Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions' hearings preparing to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. The primary focus of this hearing is strengthening Federal loan programs to ensure they are working well for students and families. Statements from the following committee members are…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
This hearing was held to review the educational benefits of the U.S. Space Program. Testimony was given by three panels of experts related to this topic. The three panels consisted of: (1) Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Dan Brandenstein, Captain, U.S. Navy, NASA Astronaut; and Damon Butler,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The transcripts of the hearings on Senate Joint Resolution 167, proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution with regard to establishment of English as the country's official language includes: the statements of three committee members (Senators Orrin G. Hatch, Jeremiah Denton, and Dennis DeConcini); the text of the proposed…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Human Resources.
Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources to examine the conditions and opportunities confronting American women in the workplace and how government policies and programs have aided or restricted women. Among those testifying were Clara Allen and Stanley Van Ness on employment, the plight of the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
A Senate committee hearing received testimony on the problems of Native American youth and programs addressing those problems. Speakers included representatives of the American Academy of Pediatrics, United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Office of National Drug…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Testimony from a Congressional hearing on drug education is presented in this document. After an opening statement by Representative Major R. Owens, statements are included by Representatives Jose E. Serrano and Cass Ballenger. Testimony and/or prepared statements from these individuals are included: (1) Joseph A. Fernandez, Chancellor, New York…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
This document records hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and its sub-committee on Nutrition. The hearings, dated March 15 and April 9, 1984, were conducted in order to evaluate and reauthorize the special supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), due to expire in 1984. Testimony…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
This Congressional Hearing focuses on protecting children from exploitation on the Internet. Opening remarks of Senator Gregg, statements of Senator Hollings, and Senator Mikulski, and statement and summary statement of Hon. Louis J. Freeh, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, are provided at the beginning of the…
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Lecueder, Silvia; Manyari, Dante E.
2000-01-01
A new form of scientific medical meeting has emerged in the last few years—the virtual congress. This article describes the general role of computer technologies and the Internet in the development of this new means of scientific communication, by reviewing the history of “cyber sessions” in medical education and the rationale, methods, and initial results of the First Virtual Congress of Cardiology. Instructions on how to participate in this virtual congress, either actively or as an observer, are included. Current advantages and disadvantages of virtual congresses, their impact on the scientific community at large, and future developments and possibilities in this area are discussed. PMID:10641960
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Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, DC.
This document presents a transcript of a hearing on the problems of the black elderly poor. Statements read by nine advocates for the aged and agency representatives are included. Among the issues discussed are cutbacks of Federal income support and maintenance programs, housing, health care, and nutrition; and the fact that older blacks are three…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Many recognize the need for an adequate environmental education in the United States. The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 was designed to give federal support to the establishment of an Office of Environmental Education and other support for environmental education. This hearing includes testimony from John H. Chafee, U.S. Senator…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Armed Services.
These congressional hearings contain testimony given in Washington, D.C., in June 1981 pertaining to seven bills dealing with new educational assistance programs for military recruitment (H.R. 1400, H.R. 2579, H.R. 2399, H.R. 2790, H.R. 3340, H.R. 3713, and H.R. 3997). Included among those agencies/organizations represented at the hearings were…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains testimony of witnesses in a field hearing on the future of the rural elderly. The opening statement by Representative Bob Whittaker (Kansas) notes that the aging of America creates a more difficult time for the rural elderly than their urban neighbors. Distance and low population density magnify the difficulties of…
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Simulation of a Congress at the Chair of Biology II in Bioengineering
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Naranjo, A. V.; Reznichenco, V.; López, N.; Hernández, R.; Bajinay, S.
2007-11-01
This work has been developed in the Chair of Biology II, the curricular contents of which correspond to Human Anatomy. This subject is taught in the second semester of the second year of studies in Bioengineering. Our main objective is that the students attending the course may integrate the syllabus contents of Anatomy with those of other subjects in the career. Ever since 1998 we have organized a congress named Congreso Intracátedra de Biología II (Intra Chair Congress on Biology II). This is the last assignment in the semester and is compulsory for regular students of the subject. It consists in simulating a scientific congress with international characteristics. The guidelines for the congress are made known to the students at the beginning of the semester. In groups of up to three members, the students must undertake a work that relates aspects of Anatomy with Bioengineering. Students are expected to investigate on diagnostic and/or therapeutic technology in order to write a paper that must be accepted in advance of the event. The presentation of the work must be made through PowerPoint. The originality of the research work done and the wide range of topics selected are surprising. Problems are tackled from the standpoints both of the various medical fields and of bioengineering despite the fact that they are just students of the second year in Bioengineering.
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Rongwei, Zhang; Xiaobai, Shi
2006-01-01
The Second Meeting of the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing at 3:00 P.M. on March 3, 2004, and closed on the afternoon of March 12. The Second Meeting of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) opened on March 5, 2004, in Beijing and closed on the afternoon of March 14…
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Keppler, Hannah; Dhooge, Ingeborg; Vinck, Bart
2015-01-01
There is great concern regarding the development of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in youth caused by high sound levels during various leisure activities. Health-orientated behavior of young adults might be linked to the beliefs and attitudes toward noise, hearing loss, and hearing protector devices (HPDs). The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of attitudes and beliefs toward noise, hearing loss, and HPDs on young adults' hearing status. A questionnaire and an audiological test battery were completed by 163 subjects (aged 18-30 years). The questionnaire contained the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) and Beliefs about Hearing Protection and Hearing Loss (BAHPHL). A more positive attitude or belief represented an attitude where noise or hearing loss is seen as unproblematic and attitudes and beliefs regarding HPDs is worse. Hearing was evaluated using (high frequency) pure tone audiometry (PTA), transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. First, mean differences in hearing between the groups with different attitudes and beliefs were evaluated using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Second, a χ² test was used to examine the usage of HPDs by the different groups with different attitudes and beliefs. Young adults with a positive attitude had significantly more deteriorated hearing and used HPDs less than the other subjects. Hearing conservation programs (HCPs) for young adults should provide information and knowledge regarding noise, hearing loss, and HPDs. Barriers wearing HPDs should especially be discussed. Further, those campaigns should focus on self-experienced hearing related symptoms that might serve as triggers for attitudinal and behavioral changes.
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Keppler, Hannah; Dhooge, Ingeborg; Vinck, Bart
2015-01-01
There is great concern regarding the development of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in youth caused by high sound levels during various leisure activities. Health-orientated behavior of young adults might be linked to the beliefs and attitudes toward noise, hearing loss, and hearing protector devices (HPDs). The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of attitudes and beliefs toward noise, hearing loss, and HPDs on young adults’ hearing status. A questionnaire and an audiological test battery were completed by 163 subjects (aged 18-30 years). The questionnaire contained the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale (YANS) and Beliefs about Hearing Protection and Hearing Loss (BAHPHL). A more positive attitude or belief represented an attitude where noise or hearing loss is seen as unproblematic and attitudes and beliefs regarding HPDs is worse. Hearing was evaluated using (high frequency) pure tone audiometry (PTA), transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. First, mean differences in hearing between the groups with different attitudes and beliefs were evaluated using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Second, a χ2 test was used to examine the usage of HPDs by the different groups with different attitudes and beliefs. Young adults with a positive attitude had significantly more deteriorated hearing and used HPDs less than the other subjects. Hearing conservation programs (HCPs) for young adults should provide information and knowledge regarding noise, hearing loss, and HPDs. Barriers wearing HPDs should especially be discussed. Further, those campaigns should focus on self-experienced hearing related symptoms that might serve as triggers for attitudinal and behavioral changes. PMID:26356365
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This document contains transcripts of witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of teenage suicide. Testimony is focused on the factors that may lead to teenage suicide, what might be done to prevent these deaths, what the federal government is currently doing in this area, and what action…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Several programs designed to improve work life in the United States are reviewed. The subcommittee solicits opinions from leaders in business, labor, and government about what legislative and institutional changes can be made to ensure continued progress in the status of the working people. The hearings cover a broad range of topics including job…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This hearing provides the statements from the following individuals: Chairman Simpson; Hon. Silvestre Reyes; Hon. Ander Crenshaw; and Hon. Lane Evans (prepared statement of). This document also includes statements from over 10 wittinesses and contains an article, bill, chart, and statement submitted for the record relating to this hearing.…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
This document contains two congressional hearings on H.R. 4599, the Federal Pay Equity Act of 1984, and H.R. 5092, the Pay Equity Act of 1984. These bills would mandate the Office of Personnel Management to study wage discrepancies in the Federal classification structure and to devise a more equitable job evaluation program and would require…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The document contains hearings on the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) to amend the existing funding formula to devise a special allowance for high cost areas. Among the testimony offered are statements from the following individuals: S. Davis, state superintendent of public instruction of Virginia, on areas of the law…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
This report represents a hearing on the Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The hearing began with opening remarks by the acting committee chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Paul Simon. Testimonies concerning the inadequacies of the ISEP funding formula are provided…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document presents the transcripts of a Congressional hearing called to bring attention to the growing problem of suicide. The opening statement of Representative Tom Lantos is presented. Prepared statements of 16 witnesses are provided, including psychotherapists from the Houston International Hospital; a mother and a father of teenage…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
This document provides transcripts of two consecutive days of Congressional hearings on narcotics abuse and control. Opening statements from Representatives Benjamin A. Gilman, Kent Hance, and Solomon P. Ortiz are presented. Testimony and prepared statements of 61 counselors and administrators in the field of substance abuse, public officials, law…
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The need to facilitate mineral leasing procedures and oil production from tar sand resources is the basis for S. 1575, which redefines oil so that oil and gas leases will be complementary rather than mutually exclusive. Witnesses at a September 17, 1981 hearing on the bill were supportive. The text of S. 1575 is followed by the testimony of the seven witnesses and additional material submitted for the record by the Wildnerness Society, which cautions that the environmental and socio-economic impacts of this infant technology are not known. The group suggests a prototype policy similar to the one for oilmore » shale leasing. (DCK)« less
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Noise-induced hearing impairment and handicap
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
1984-01-01
A permanent, noise-induced hearing loss has doubly harmful effect on speech communications. First, the elevation in the threshold of hearing means that many speech sounds are too weak to be heard, and second, very intense speech sounds may appear to be distorted. The whole question of the impact of noise-induced hearing loss upon the impairments and handicaps experienced by people with such hearing losses was somewhat controversial partly because of the economic aspects of related practical noise control and workmen's compensation.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from assistant secretaries in the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services; directors from the Department of Health and Human Services; the general director of Beth Israel Medical Center; the president of Phoenix House Foundation, Inc., a drug-free treatment…
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Mitchell, Ross E.
2004-01-01
Data from the 1999-2000 Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth (GRI Annual Survey; Gallaudet Research Institute, 2000) are systematically compared with those summarized by the U.S. Department of Education (2001, 2002) in the Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
This hearing on computer assisted instruction and the use of educational technology in classrooms was held in response to a presidential request that instructional innovation be given special attention, particularly in science and mathematics education, in every congressional district. This transcript of the hearing includes statements presented…
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First Congress of the United States tackled geophysics in 1789
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Silverman, Sam
1998-06-01
When the first Congress of the United States under the new Constitution convened in the spring of 1789, one of the first orders of business involved a geophysical project. This involved, first, a petition from John Churchman for protection of an invention for determination of longitude using magnetic variation, and second, a request for congressional support for a voyage to Baffin's Bay to determine the cause of the magnetic variation. The discussions and arguments are an instructive introduction to those that arise when Congress considers scientific projects. The new government came into being after ratification by the requisite nine states. The new Congress met for the first time on March 4, 1789, in New York, but almost immediately adjourned in the absence of a quorum.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Presenting reports, statements, letters, and additional information, these hearings of the Menominee Restoration Act (HR 7421) deal with restoration of Federal services to the Menominee tribe via repeal of the 83d Congress' (1953) termination policy. Testimony includes statements from representatives of the: Federal Government, National Congress…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This hearing addresses veterans' education assistance programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A special focus is the Montgomery GI Bill. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements and material submitted for the record of individuals representing the following: Department of Defense, Air Force, Coast Guard, AMVETS,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Opening statements by subcommittee chairman Timothy J. Penny and subcommittee member Christopher H. Smith, witness testimony, and material submitted for the record are included in this report of a congressional hearing on veterans' employment and training programs. The following witnesses provided prepared statements: Gregory Bresser, national…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Small Business.
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing held in May 1983 to discuss the impact of robots and computers on the work force of the 1980s. At the hearing, testimony was given and prepared statements were recorded from more than a dozen persons representing universities, technological industries, government and private agencies that…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
This document presents witness' testimonies and supplemental materials from the congressional hearing called to examine the issue of automotive safety. In her opening statement, Chairwoman Patricia Schroeder briefly reviews statistics on traffic accidents and identifies the two major issues to be addressed in the hearing: failure to act by the…
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Lavie, Limor; Banai, Karen; Attias, Joseph; Karni, Avi
2014-03-01
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of sequential versus simultaneous bilateral hearing aids fitting on patient compliance. Thirty-six older adults with hearing impairment participated in this study. Twelve were fitted with bilateral hearing aids simultaneously. The remaining participants were fitted sequentially: One hearing aid (to the left or to the right ear) was used initially; 1 month later, the other ear was also fitted with a hearing aid for bilateral use. Self-reports on usefulness and compliance were elicited after the first and second months of hearing aid use. In addition, the number of hours the hearing aids were used was extracted from the data loggings of each device. Simultaneous fitting resulted in high levels of compliance and consistent usage throughout the study period. Sequential fitting resulted in abrupt reduction in compliance and hours of use once the second hearing aid was added, both in the clinical scoring and in the data loggings. Simultaneous fitting of bilateral hearing aids results in better compliance compared with sequential fitting. The addition of a second hearing aid after a relatively short period of monaural use may lead to inconsistent use of both hearing aids.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This is a Congressional hearing to review and receive comment on H.R. 6190, legislation that would amend Title 38, United States Code, to exempt GI bill educational benefits from the determination of a veteran's eligibility for Federal educational benefits. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
In one of a series of hearings held in communities around the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear testimony from higher education professionals, business people, and students in the state of Hawaii. In particular the witnesses, grouped in seven panels, testified…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This hearing presents information to help lay the groundwork for legislative action on expanded parental choice in education. After an opening statement by John Boehner, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, there are statements by: Lawrence W. Reed, President Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Midland,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document presents proceedings of hearings held before a congressional committee on H.R. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991. In addition to the text of H.R. 1, the live statements and prepared statements of the following individuals and groups are included: Brenda Berkman; John Bishop; Dr. Heidi Hartmann; Kenneth Kimerling; Jacqueline Morris;…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
One of 17 field hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 occurred in Vancouver, Washington, with testimony provided by students, a parent, and educational administrators from the northwest region. The topic for the hearing was particular to the Act's Title IV which provides loans to students to enable them to attend the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The Attorney General was directed by Congress to prepare a report on whether the United States could recover, from any persons determined liable, the amounts expended to detect, contain, or remove hazardous asbestos products from schools. The general background portion of this report contains the results of the factual research and investigation.…
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Tveiten, Oystein Vesterli; Carlson, Matthew L; Link, Michael J; Lund-Johansen, Morten
2017-03-01
Studies examining patient-reported outcomes in subjects with vestibular schwannoma (VS) and "excellent" hearing are lacking. To assess patient-reported audiovestibular handicap and overall quality of life (QoL) in VS patients with class A hearing in both ears. Among 539 VS patients treated during 1998 to 2008, we identified 296 patients with either bilateral class A (AA) hearing or 1 good ear and 1 deaf ear (AD) according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery classification. Patients responded to validated hearing, tinnitus, and dizziness handicap inventories and 2 QoL questionnaires, and the 2 groups were compared. A reference group of 103 adults filled out the same questionnaires. Forty-nine patients (16.6%) had class AA and 247 patients (83.4%) had class AD hearing. AA patients scored poorer than control subjects without tumor on all handicap questionnaires ( P < .001) and a VS-specific QoL instrument ( P = .006). Con-versely, AA patients scored significantly better than patients with AD on the hearing inventory and the disease-specific QoL instrument ( P < .001), but no difference was found between these groups with regard to tinnitus and dizziness. The hearing disability score was approximately 3 times poorer for AA patients compared with control subjects without tumor; a third of AA patients reported a hearing handicap. Patients with VS and bilateral class A hearing report significantly poorer hearing handicap than control subjects without tumor but better hearing than those with unilateral deafness. When patients with bilateral class A hearing are counseled, it should be noted that one-third of patients experience self-perceived hearing handicap. Copyright © 2017 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Although more Americans are working than ever before, economic and employment trends over the past decade have resulted in low-income families falling even farther below the poverty level than ever before. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to discuss strategies to overcome family poverty. Testimony was submitted by six expert witnesses in…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
The proceedings of the Congressional hearing on alcohol and the elderly are presented. Following introductory statements by the committee chairman, Senator Claude Pepper, and Representatives Mario Biaggi and Geraldine Ferraro, the briefing paper, "Crisis in Health Care Part 2: Alcoholism," prepared by the subcommittee staff is presented.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This document presents the texts of two Senate hearings on S. 1156, the Child Victim Witness Protection Act of 1985. The text of the first hearing, held in Birmingham, Alabama, contains the text of S. 1156 and an opening statement by Senator Denton which summarizes the overall policy behind the bill. A statement by Senator McConnell is included.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science.
The House Science Committee held a hearing on the enhanced security measures foreign students and scholars in science, mathematics, and engineering face when they apply for a visa and subsequently enroll in an academic or exchange program in the United States. This hearing was the second in a series on the need for balance between heightened…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This document provides witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to consider the problems of juvenile victims in sexual assault cases. Opening statements are given by Senators Arlen Specter, Paul Simon, and Mitch McConnell. The recent controversy concerning the rape conviction of Gary Dotson and the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
Hearings were conducted by the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology to discuss the role of community colleges in training technical personnel, with particular emphasis on how the National Advanced Technician Training Act of 1985 (HR 2353) would help community colleges meet this role. This bill creates a…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This is a report of a hearing on March 31, 1981, before the Subcommittee on Education, Training, and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, to review veterans' education, training, and employment programs currently administered by the Veterans' Administration. Testimony on the effectiveness of the three major…
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Jaruchinda, Pariyanan; Thongdeetae, Taninsak; Panichkul, Suthee; Hanchumpol, Pongtep
2005-11-01
Hearing impairment from noise exposure has been reported in fix-wing pilots, especially in civilized countries. However, there are few studies on rotary wing aviators and aircraft mechanics, especially in developing countries whose hearing conservative program is not well established. The present study, therefore, was done to evaluate the prevalence of noise induced hearing loss and the contributing factors that may effect both groups of noise-exposed population. Report questionnaires were reviewed and physical examination combined with audiometric records of 34 pilots and 42 mechanics in the Royal Thai Army Aviation Center, Lobburi, were examined. Hearing loss was studied using four categories of significant threshold shift (STS). Amplitude of noise radiated by aircraft was also measured at different distances. No significant difference was found in prevalence of hearing loss in aviators (32.4%) and aircraft mechanics (47.6%), but in the aircraft mechanics group there were more damage of frequency involvement including speech frequency and high frequency and more decibels loss than aviators. The type of hearing protection and smoking index were strongly correlated with hearing loss. Age, flight time and alcohol habit had no significant effect and ninety percent of the subjects had no self awareness of hearing loss. Aircraft mechanics had more severity on hearing loss than aviators. Types of noise protector and cigarette smoking had significant association with hearing loss.
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
In these three congressional hearings on pay equity, focuses are on two bills--the Federal Pay Equity Act of 1984, which would examine wage discrimination within the Federal civil service system, and the Pay Equity Act of 1984, which would mandate the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to report regularly on activities to enforce pay equity…
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US Senate, 2005
2005-01-01
The Subcommittee convened this hearing to examine the challenges facing charter schools as they expand in the District of Columbia. They heard testimony from witnesses who are all founders and directors of innovative charter schools in the District. These witnesses shared their success stories as well as the individual issues and challenges facing…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
The document contains transcripts of a Congressional hearing on providing health promotion and disease prevention services to American Indians. The bill under consideration would add the following programs to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25, U.S.C. 1603): reduction of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use; improvement of nutrition and physical…
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Saunders, Gabrielle H; Forsline, Anna
2006-06-01
Results of objective clinical tests (e.g., measures of speech understanding in noise) often conflict with subjective reports of hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. The Performance-Perceptual Test (PPT) is an outcome measure in which objective and subjective evaluations are made by using the same test materials, testing format, and unit of measurement (signal-to-noise ratio, S/N), permitting a direct comparison between measured and perceived ability to hear. Two variables are measured: a Performance Speech Reception Threshold in Noise (SRTN) for 50% correct performance and a Perceptual SRTN, which is the S/N at which listeners perceive that they can understand the speech material. A third variable is computed: the Performance-Perceptual Discrepancy (PPDIS); it is the difference between the Performance and Perceptual SRTNs and measures the extent to which listeners "misjudge" their hearing ability. Saunders et al. in 2004 examined the relation between PPT scores and unaided hearing handicap. In this publication, the relations between the PPT, residual aided handicap, and hearing aid satisfaction are described. Ninety-four individuals between the ages of 47 and 86 yr participated. All had symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss and had worn binaural hearing aids for at least 6 wk before participating. All subjects underwent routine audiological examination and completed the PPT, the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly/Adults (HHIE/A), and the Satisfaction for Amplification in Daily Life questionnaire. Sixty-five subjects attended one research visit for participation in this study, and 29 attended a second visit to complete the PPT a second time. Performance and Perceptual SRTN and PPDIS scores were normally distributed and showed excellent test-retest reliability. Aided SRTNs were significantly better than unaided SRTNs; aided and unaided PPDIS values did not differ. Stepwise multiple linear regression showed that the PPDIS, the Performance SRTN, and age were
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Teaching Children with Hearing Loss in Reading Recovery
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Charlesworth, Ann; Charlesworth, Robert; Raban, Bridie; Rickards, Field
2006-01-01
This study quantitatively analyzed the structure of Reading Recovery lessons for children with hearing loss by examining and comparing the supportive interactions of three Reading Recovery teachers of 12 children with hearing loss and three Reading Recovery teachers of 12 hearing children. All of the children were in the second year of primary…
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College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Second Annual Report to Congress. May 2003
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US Department of Education, 2003
2003-01-01
Every year, millions of high school graduates seek ways to finance the rising costs of a college education, at times falling prey to scholarship and financial aid scams. To help students and their families, on November 5, 2000, Congress passed the College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000 (Act) to establish stricter sentencing guidelines…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The series of five extensive oversight hearings specifically focused on Johnson O'Malley funds; education functions; the bill's formula for distribution of education funds; the new education personnel system; the development of regulations relative to academic and living standards for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools; the administration of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
This hearing transcript presents testimony and discussion of a congressional committee on the marketing of credit cards to high school and college students and the consequences of that activity. Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy opened the hearing with a statement describing aggressive credit marketing to this population and some of his concerns. Ruth…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Marland, S. P., Jr.
In response to a mandate from the Congress (Public Law 91-230, Section 806), a study was conducted on the gifted and talented which consisted of five major activities: review of research, analysis of educational data bases and the development of a major data base, public hearings to interpret regional needs, studies of programs in representative…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
This hearing focuses on scientific and policy deficiencies in the area of drug-induced birth defects. Witnesses charge that (1) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require the kinds of clinical studies that are necessary to actually determine the safety of drugs used in pregnancy, (2) the FDA does nothing to enable women to find out…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
1975
This document presents transcripts and prepared statements of hearings held on November 3-13, 1975 that pertain to national health education and disease prevention, as outlined in House bills H.R. 8278, H.R. 5839, H.R. 7050, H.R. 3205, and H.R. 4444. These bills were written to provide authority for health information, education, and promotion…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
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…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.
This hearing on legislation designed to encourage contributions of computers and computer equipment to elementary and secondary schools emphasizes California's experience with a state-level program. Testimony is included from the following witnesses: Kay Pacheco, Alameda County Office of Education; Michael D. Rashkin, Apple Computer, Inc.; Barbara…
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Does Combat Hearing Preservation Equipment Affect Balance?
Ambrosio, Art; Hoffer, Ali N; Hoffer, Michael
2017-03-01
(1) To investigate whether the occlusion effect and hearing attenuation produced by 3M Combat Arms Ear Plugs (CAEP) affects balance when compared to no hearing protection and (2) to investigate whether the occlusion effect and noise-canceling capabilities of the Nacre QuietPro system affects balance when compared to no hearing protection. This prospective study collected pilot data for investigation of mechanisms of balance. 20 subjects with normal hearing and no vestibular dysfunction were tested with blackened goggles in three conditions-no hearing protection, CAEP, and with the Nacre QuietPro. A static posturogrpahy forceplate was used to measure center of gravity angular acceleration for a period of 20 seconds. The order of the conditions tested was randomized for each individual. Mean angular acceleration and standard deviation (degrees/second) of the three conditions were: (1) no hearing protection (control), 0.65 + 0.19, (2) CAEP, 0.69 + 0.23, and (3) QuietPro, 0.70 + 0.20 (one-way analysis of variance [ANOVA], df = 2, F = 0.38, p = 0.706). The components of an intact balance system include a variety of neural inputs, to include vesitbuloocular, vestibulospinal, and labyrinthine afferents. Both the CAEP and Nacre QuietPro are hearing preservation devices utilized during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Our pilot data show no decrement in balance with utilization of these combat hearing preservation devices. Reprint & Copyright © 2017 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This publication covers the U.S. House of Representatives June 25, 2002, hearing on building character education through the "First Tee" program in U.S. public schools. The First Tee is a youth character-building organization with programs located throughout the country. It provides young people of all backgrounds the opportunity to…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
In this report of a hearing on infants' and children's health, two factsheets present information on the lack of recent progress in reducing infant mortality rates; the accessibility of prenatal care; low birthweight; nutrition; inadequate child health care; health risks for low-income children; the lack of adequate health insurance; the health…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.
Presented are the proceedings of hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, concerning legislative proposals amending Title XX social services programs, AFDC foster care and child welfare service programs. Testimony is included from…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1984-01-01
Four days of hearings on two bills (H.R. 4813 and H.R. 4915) designed to provide cleanup funds for hazardous waste sites cover the testimony of 42 witnesses, including that of Environmental Protection Agency Director Ruckelshaus and representatives of the US Chamber of Commerce, government agencies, environmental and other interest groups, the medical profession, the chemical and mining industries, and waste treatment agencies and organizations. The three-year-old Superfund has only cleaned up a few sites, and EPA predicts that the $1.6 billion fund can handle only 170 of the 546 priority sites. The reauthorizing bills increase funding, set cleanup standards, increasemore » enforcement provisions, and encourage a state and federal partnership in the cleanup process. Material submitted for the record follows the text of the two bills and the testimony.« less
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Peterson, Candida C; Wellman, Henry M
2009-06-01
We examined deaf and hearing children's progression of steps in theory of mind (ToM) development including their understanding of social pretending. Ninety-three children (33 deaf; 60 hearing) aged 3-13 years were tested on a set of six closely matched ToM tasks. Results showed that deaf children were delayed substantially behind hearing children in understanding pretending, false belief (FB) and other ToM concepts, in line with their delayed uptake of social pretend (SP) play. By using a scaling methodology, we confirmed previous evidence of a consistent five-step developmental progression for both groups. Moreover, by including social pretence understanding, both deaf and hearing children's ToM sequences were shown to extend reliably to six sequential developmental steps. Finally and focally, even though both groups' sequences were six steps long, the placement of pretence relative to other ToM milestones varied with hearing status. Deaf children understood social pretending at an earlier step in the ToM sequence than hearing children, albeit at a later chronological age. Theoretically, the findings are relevant to questions about how universal developmental progressions come together along with culturally distinctive inputs and biological factors (such as hearing loss) to set the pace for ToM development.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
A hearing was held to explore the issue of child care. Opening remarks identifed potentially troublesome issues. Questions considered included: Should money go to parents or providers? Who will regulate and who will be regulated? Should any particular form of care be preferred? What is the magnitude of the child care problem? How much financial…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Not Available
1981-01-01
Part 7 of the field hearings report covers hearings held on June 27, 1981 in Seattle, Washington, June 30, 1981 in Randolph, Vermont, July 1, 1981 in Albany, NY, and also July 1, 1981 in Fairbanks, Alaska. A total of 122 witnesses appeared to express their views on reauthorizing the Clean Air Act and to suggest possible amendments. Witnesses represented federal and state agencies, local businesses, and public interest groups. Witnesses were asked to address the issues of health standards, the Prevention of Significant Deterioration rule, all air pollutants and the effects, and the lack of clear responsibility and flexibilitymore » in the Clean Air Act. Present at the Albany meeting were representatives from the Canadian government, which is concerned with the problem of transboundary pollution. The record includes the testimony and supporting materials submitted for the record. (DCK)« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
The subject of this hearing was the partnership between the District of Columbia's public schools and several private companies. This partnership resulted in the establishment of a school curriculum giving high school students exposure to specific career training and also orientation to the workplace. The training was in the fields of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources.
This report contains the hearings for the 1977 Youth Employment and Training Act. The act is designed to approach the problem of youth unemployment. The hearings begin with opening statements by Senator Jacob Javits, who emphasizes three major points of the proposed amendments: (1) the need for greater targeting of programs to the disadvantaged;…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
1976
The full texts of all prepared statements and supplemental materials presented during five days of oversight hearings held on rehabilitation of the handicapped programs and implementation of these programs by agencies under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are contained in this document. Statements are made by (1) State and local directors and other…
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Hearing Loss in Hospice and Palliative Care: A National Survey of Providers.
Smith, Alexander K; Ritchie, Christine S; Wallhagen, Margaret L
2016-08-01
Age-related hearing loss can impair patient-provider communication about symptom management, goals of care, and end-of-life decision-making. To determine whether hospice and palliative care providers screen for or received training about hearing loss, believe it impacts patient care, and use strategies to optimize communication. This was a national survey of hospice and palliative care providers conducted via email and social media. Survey questions were pilot tested with multidisciplinary providers in San Francisco. Of 510 responses (55% age 50+ years, 65% female, 64% in practice 5+ years, 57% practiced hospital-based palliative care, 45% hospice), 315 were physicians, 50 nurses, 48 nurse practitioners, 58 social workers, and 39 chaplains. Ninety-one percent reported that hearing loss has some or great impact on the quality of care for older adults. Eighty-eight percent recalled a situation where hearing loss created a communication problem with a patient and 56% a communication problem with a caregiver. Eighty-seven percent of physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners reported not screening for hearing loss. Although 61% felt comfortable with their communication skills for patients with hearing loss, only 21% reported having received formal training in its management, 31% were unfamiliar with resources for patients with hearing loss, and 38% had never heard of a pocket talker amplification device. Hospice and palliative medicine providers believe age-related hearing loss impacts care yet most do not screen. Although they feel they are managing well, few have formal training. Knowledge about management approaches and resources is suboptimal. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
Hearings on the promotion and purchase of fraudulent credentials are presented, along with the results of an inquiry conducted by a Subcommittee of the Select Committee on Aging of the House of Representatives. Cases of persons who obtained fraudulent credentials and/or illegally practiced a profession are described. Testimony from state licensing…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Testimony given at a hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which is scheduled to expire in September 1992 is presented in this document. An opening statement by Representative Matthew G. Martinez, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, discusses the vulnerability of youth.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources.
These hearings, representing the testimony before the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in August, 1978, sought to require government contractors to establish and operate alcohol abuse and alcoholism programs and services, or to arrange for referral to such services. Statements are included from witnesses representing such agencies as the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The transcript of the 1985 House of Representatives hearings on reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. Organizations providing testimony or statements include the following: Council of State Administrators of Vocational…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources.
This Senate subcommittee hearing concentrates on the effects of alcoholism on the family. It states that there are now more than 28 million children of alcoholic parents, including adults who are affected by parental alcoholism. Other research cited indicates that at least half of the total number of juvenile delinquents have family members with…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
Congressional hearings held on October 8-10, 1985, were meant to characterize the attributes of past successes of the United States' efforts in the space sciences, and to project the direction of future research in that area. This report prepared by the subcommittee on space science and application includes recommendations of expert panels on…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
This hearing focused on youth violence and the importance of developing local and state solutions. Senator Fred Thompson made an introductory statement. This was followed by four panels on each of 2 days of testimony. Day one's first panel included involved students and business people from Memphis, TN. The second panel included two Tennessee…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs are organized in several parts (See UD 013 650 for Parts 1, 2, and 2A). The purpose of these hearings is to review the quality of advertising now being directed at children, and the health implications of that advertising; as well as what steps can be taken to use…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
Representative William J. Hughes introduced a hearing to examine the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988 and issues arising from it. Discussion was presented on a recent Federal Communications Commission report on price discrimination, the definition of network, and the effectiveness of the "white area" amendment that permits the…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
The views of private industry and government are offered in this report of a hearing on the Federal Audiovisual Policy Act, which would establish an office to coordinate federal audiovisual activity and require most audiovisual material produced for federal agencies to be acquired under contract from private producers. Testimony is included from…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity.
The Staff of the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity spent several months, during 1971, examining the Michigan Department of Education records of the Michigan Educational Assessment program--as well as visiting in various school districts of the State. The charts presented in this volume of the Committee's hearings are the result of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This report presents testimony, along with prepared letters, statements, and supplemental materials, submitted before a House congressional hearing concerned with the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in general, and the integrity and quality of grant and loan assistance for students in particular. The testimony and statements…
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Peterson, Candida C.; Wellman, Henry M.
2011-01-01
We examined deaf and hearing children’s progression of steps in theory-of-mind (ToM) development including their understanding of social pretending. Ninety-three children (33 deaf; 60 hearing) aged 3 to 13 years were tested on a set of six closely-matched ToM tasks. Results showed that deaf children were delayed substantially behind hearing children in understanding pretending, false belief and other ToM concepts, in line with their delayed uptake of social pretend play. By using a scaling methodology, we confirmed previous evidence of a consistent five-step developmental progression for both groups. Moreover, by including social pretence understanding, both deaf and hearing children’s ToM sequences were shown to extend reliably to six sequential developmental steps. Finally and focally, even though both groups’ sequences were six steps long, the placement of pretence relative to other ToM milestones varied with hearing status. Deaf children understood social pretending at an earlier step in the ToM sequence than hearing children, albeit at a later chronological age. Theoretically, the findings are relevant to questions about how universal developmental progressions come together along with culturally-distinctive inputs and biological factors (such as hearing loss) to set the pace for ToM development. PMID:19998533
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Identifying congenital hearing impairment. Personal experience based on selective hearing screening.
Molini, E; Ricci, G; Baroni, S; Ciorba, A; Bellocci, A; Simoncelli, C
2004-06-01
in follow-up after discharge from hospital, and last, but by no means least, significant organisational and professional commitments, making it impossible to perform in all hospitals. In order to ensure effective hearing screening for congenital hearing loss and, thus permit prompt identification of hypoacusic children, use of hearing aids and rehabilitation screening should incorporate two aspects. First, selection should be compulsory, thereby reducing waiting time between collecting case histories and performing outpatient tests; second, hospital screening of children without risk factors should be performed whenever possible. Integrating these two aspects would make it possible to approach the "utopia" of universal hearing screening.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This hearing addressed the general topic of the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in establishing U.S. policy toward new international communications satellite systems. Statements presented by the following people are included: (1) Mark S. Fowler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; (2) David J. Markey, Assistant…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1984-01-01
Hearings were held on three House bills requiring studies to see if oil company mergers serve the public interest or violate anti-trust regulations. A trend toward mergers involving large companies, hostile takeovers, and the tie-up of investment capital, as well as the role of tax incentives were among the concerns of the 22 witnesses during the two-day hearing. The witnesses represented several facets of the oil producing and marketing industry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), citizen groups, and several states. The issues they raised included industrial competition, the involvement of the FTC in industrial policy, and the attempt to restructuremore » the procedures of divestiture and merger through new legislation. Material submitted for the record follows the text of H.R. 5153, H.R. 5175, and H.R. 5452 and the testimony.« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture.
This congressional hearing is the fifth of five volumes examining various aspects of agricultural research, extension, and teaching as a prelude to determining what changes are to be made in Title XIV of the farm bill. Focuses are the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) biotechnology program plans and regulatory concerns and the public benefits…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This transcript presents testimony given at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Included is the text of an amendment, the Braille Literacy Amendment, which is intended to improve the literacy rate among children with visual impairments. This amendment calls for an…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
Proceedings of a hearing concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) administration of the Asbestos in School Program are presented in this report. Specifically, the hearing's purpose was to examine the EPA's progress in implementing the Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act (AHERA), wherein the agency was responsible for…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment on biomedical research and research training authorities that expire on September 30, 1978 are presented. H.R. 10908 is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance for libraries of medicine and the programs of the National Heart,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Budget.
This document reports on two days of congressional hearings held to examine educational budgetary issues for fiscal year 1993 and beyond. The statements of the following persons are included in the proceedings: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers and Committee for Economic Development; Hon. William E. Brock, Secretary's…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
The hearing reported in this document was called to address the human havoc wreaked by substance abuse among pregnant women in America. Witnesses included leading scientists and innovative service providers qualified to supply the best information on chemically dependent women across the country and to point the way to a better understanding of…
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2003
Members met to discuss the various forms of interactive violence and the potential negative impact it has on children at this hearing. Statements made by the following individuals are included in this document: [Panel I]Senator Sam Brownback; Dr. David Walsh, President, National Institute on Media and the Family (additional documents); Mrs.…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.
These hearings focused on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) proposed program and budget. Testimony of witnesses, prepared statements, discussions, and supporting documentation (including hearings summary) are provided. Among the issues, areas, and topics addressed were: (1) relevance of NSF's mission to presidential goals; (2) science and…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
Text of a Congressional hearing held in Tucson, Arizona, to examine health care and the diagnostic related group (DRG) system is presented in this document. Opening statements are delivered by Representatives Kolbe and McCain. Witnesses testifying include: (1) two older Arizona residents who had experienced problems related to diagnostic related…
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Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, DC.
This pamphlet presents information about the United States government, its bases, processes, and branches, in a question and answer format. Based on questions similar to those frequently received by Members of Congress from their constituents, it offers brief and concise information. Topics covered are democracy and its American sources, the…
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Hay-McCutcheon, Marcia J.; Hyams, Adriana; Yang, Xin; Parton, Jason; Panasiuk, Brianna; Ondocsin, Sarah; James, Mary Margaret; Scogin, Forrest
2017-01-01
Purpose: The purpose of this preliminary study was to explore the associations among hearing loss, physical health, and visual memory in adults living in rural areas, urban clusters, and an urban city in west Central Alabama. Method: Two hundred ninety-seven adults (182 women, 115 men) from rural areas, urban clusters, and an urban city of west…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The oversight hearing at the second White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS2) focuses on the role of the library in three major areas addressed by conference presenters: a literate work force; the productivity to compete in the international marketplace in the 21st century; and a populace fully equipped to participate in…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1985-01-01
The Secretaries of Interior, Energy, and Agriculture, and representatives of the Synthetic Fuels Corporation, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were the principal witnesses at a three-day hearing on the 1986 budget proposal. Of concern to the committee were the policy implications of budget reductions of recent years and the government's role as steward of natural resources. At issue was how to reconcile deficit reduction with other public goals and develop a national consensus on the proper role of the federal government. Among the topics under discussion were the leasing of land for energy development and timber harvesting, the strategicmore » petroleum reserve, conservation and weatherization programs, and the management of minerals, water, and other resources. There are six appendices with responses submitted for the record as well as the testimony of the witnesses.« less
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.
This document contains the prepared statements and panel testimony from the Congressional hearing on over-the-counter (OTC) drug use by the elderly. Opening statements are given by Representatives Claude Pepper (chairman), Ralph Regula, Mary Rose Oakar, Michael Bilirakis, Tom Lantos, and Hal Daub. Topics which are covered include the incidence and…
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Report explores Congress' science policy
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Jones, Richard
Scientists interested in understanding how Congress develops science policy would find it useful to read a recent report by the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government. “Science, Technology and Congress: Analysis and Advice from the Congressional Support Agencies” contains revealing insights about the often hard-pressed system that Congress uses to analyze science and technology issues.“Congress is on the front line of many battles over the directions of science and technology,” says the 70-page report. “The quality of congressional decisions on these issues often depends on the quality and usefulness of information and analysis made available to Congress.” The report describes the overwhelming amount of information received by members of Congress, few of whom have “substantial training or experience” in science and technology. Making this information understandable and useful is the role of the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional Research Service, the General Accounting Office, and the Congressional Budget Office.
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Molander, Peter; Nordqvist, Peter; Öberg, Marie; Lunner, Thomas; Lyxell, Björn; Andersson, Gerhard
2013-01-01
Objectives For the last decade a host of different projects have been launched to allow persons who are concerned about their hearing status to quickly and at a low cost test their hearing ability. Most often, this is carried out without collecting complementary information that could be correlated with hearing impairment. In this two-part study we first, present the development and validation of a novel Internet-based hearing test, and second, report on the associations between this test and phonological representation, quality of life and self-reported hearing difficulties. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting An opportunity sample of participants was recruited at the Stockholm central station for the first study. All parts of the second study were conducted via the Internet, with testing and self-report forms adapted for online use. Participants The first part of the study was carried out in direct contact with the participants, and participants from the second study were recruited by means of advertisements in newspapers and on webpages. The only exclusion criterion was that participants had to be over 18 years old. Most participants were between 60 and 69 years old. There were almost an equal number of men and women (total n=316). Outcome measures 48 participants failed the Internet-based hearing screening test. The group failing the test reported more problems on the Amsterdam Inventory of Auditory Disability. In addition, they were found to have diminished phonological representational skills. However, no difference in quality of life was found. Conclusions Almost one in five participants was in need of contacting their local hearing clinic. This group had more complaints regarding tinnitus and hyperacusis, rated their own hearing as worse than those who passed, and had a poorer capability of generating accurate phonological representations. This study suggests that it is feasible to screen for hearing status online, and obtain valid data. PMID
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.
These hearings contain the text of the Packwood-Moynihan bill (S.2142) and other tuition tax-relief bills before the Senate (S.96, S.311, S.834, S.954, S.1570, and S.1781) as well as the testimony given January 18 and 19, 1978, before the Subcommitte on Taxation and Debt Management Generally of the Committee on Finance. (Author/IRT)
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Trohanis, Pascal
This document reproduces selected information from the U.S. Department of Education's "Twenty-Second Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (2000). These selections consist of text and data tables related to programs for young children with disabilities and their families under…
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The HEAR-QL: Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children with Hearing Loss
Umansky, Amy M.; Jeffe, Donna B.; Lieu, Judith E.C.
2012-01-01
Background Few quality of life (QOL) assessment tools are available for children with specific chronic conditions, and none have been designed specifically for children with hearing loss (HL). A validated hearing-related QOL questionnaire could help clinicians determine whether an intervention is beneficial and whether one intervention is better than another. Purpose To examine QOL in children with HL and assess the validity, reliability, and factor structure of a new measure, the Hearing Environments and Reflection on Quality of Life (HEAR-QL) questionnaire. Research Design A descriptive and correlational study of a convenience sample of children. Study Sample Participants included 35 children with unilateral HL, 45 with bilateral HL, and 35 siblings with normal hearing. Data Collection and Analysis Children 7-12 years old were recruited by mail from a tertiary-care pediatric otolaryngology practice and the local county's Special School District. With parent consent, children completed the validated Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) 4.0 and a 35-item HEAR-QL questionnaire. The factor structure of the HEAR-QL was determined through principal components analysis (PCA), and mean scores were computed for each subscale and the total HEAR-QL. Three weeks following return of the initial questionnaires, a second HEAR-QL questionnaire was sent to participants to assess test-retest reliability. Both PedsQL and HEAR-QL scores were compared between children with and without HL, between children with unilateral and bilateral HL, and between children who used and did not use a hearing device using analysis of variance. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated for both the HEAR-QL and PedsQL. A multivariable, hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted with independent variables associated with HEAR-QL in unadjusted tests. Results Using exploratory PCA, the 35-item HEAR-QL was reduced to 26 items (Cronbach's α=0.97; sensitivity 91% and specificity
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The HEAR-QL: quality of life questionnaire for children with hearing loss.
Umansky, Amy M; Jeffe, Donna B; Lieu, Judith E C
2011-01-01
Few quality of life (QOL) assessment tools are available for children with specific chronic conditions, and none have been designed specifically for children with hearing loss (HL). A validated hearing-related QOL questionnaire could help clinicians determine whether an intervention is beneficial and whether one intervention is better than another. To examine QOL in children with HL and assess the validity, reliability, and factor structure of a new measure, the Hearing Environments and Reflection on Quality of Life (HEAR-QL) questionnaire. A descriptive and correlational study of a convenience sample of children. Participants included 35 children with unilateral HL, 45 with bilateral HL, and 35 siblings with normal hearing. Children 7-12 yr old were recruited by mail from a tertiary-care pediatric otolaryngology practice and the local county's Special School District. With parent consent, children completed the validated Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL) 4.0 and a 35-item HEAR-QL questionnaire. The factor structure of the HEAR-QL was determined through principal components analysis (PCA), and mean scores were computed for each subscale and the total HEAR-QL. Three weeks following the return of the initial questionnaires, a second HEAR-QL questionnaire was sent to participants to assess test-retest reliability. Both PedsQL and HEAR-QL scores were compared between children with and without HL, between children with unilateral and bilateral HL, and between children who used and did not use a hearing device using analysis of variance. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated for both the HEAR-QL and the PedsQL. A multivariable, hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted with independent variables associated with the HEAR-QL in unadjusted tests. Using exploratory PCA, the 35-item HEAR-QL was reduced to 26 items (Cronbach's α = 0.97, sensitivity of 91% and specificity of 92% at a cutoff score of 93.5) loading on three factors: difficulty
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
These proceedings of a hearing before the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Subcommittee include testimony about the health and educational effects of marijuana on young people. The materials describe recent findings on the extent of drug use among youth, recent changes in drug use trends, and the consequences of marijuana use on health and intellectual…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This document is a transcript of a United States Senate subcommittee hearing which was conducted to review the effort the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have undertaken to hire and train new air traffic controllers to take the places of those controllers who went on strike in August, 1981, and were…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.
This transcript of a Congressional House hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act focuses on the role of parents of 5 million schoolchildren with disabilities and ways to strengthen their involvement in their children's education. The transcript includes presented and/or prepared statements from: Cass…
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Morgan, Shae D.; Ferguson, Sarah Hargus
2017-01-01
Purpose: In this study, we investigated the emotion perceived by young listeners with normal hearing (YNH listeners) and older adults with hearing impairment (OHI listeners) when listening to speech produced conversationally or in a clear speaking style. Method: The first experiment included 18 YNH listeners, and the second included 10 additional…
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Ford, Gerald R.
This message from President Gerald R. Ford to the 94th Congress briefly explains the major points of his proposal and discusses the areas that would receive special consideration in the 1977 budget: energy, defense, basic research, agriculture, space, and health. (MLH)
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Jafari, Narges; Yadegari, Fariba; Jalaie, Shohreh
2016-11-01
Vowel production in essence is auditorily controlled; hence, the role of the auditory feedback in vowel production is very important. The purpose of this study was to compare formant frequencies and vowel space in Persian-speaking deaf children with cochlear implantation (CI), hearing-impaired children with hearing aid (HA), and their normal-hearing (NH) peers. A total of 40 prelingually children with hearing impairment and 20 NH groups participated in this study. Participants were native Persian speakers. The average of first formant frequency (F 1 ) and second formant frequency (F 2 ) of the six vowels were measured using Praat software (version 5.1.44). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the differences between the three3 groups. The mean value of F 1 for vowel /i/ was significantly different (between CI and NH children and also between HA and NH groups) (F 2, 57 = 9.229, P < 0.001). For vowel /a/, the mean value of F 1 was significantly different (between HA and NH groups) (F 2, 57 = 3.707, P < 0.05). Regarding the second formant frequency, a post hoc Tukey test revealed that the differences were between HA and NH children (P < 0.05). F 2 for vowel /o/ was significantly different (F 2, 57 = 4.572, P < 0.05). Also, the mean value of F 2 for vowel /a/ was significantly different (F 2, 57 = 3.184, P < 0.05). About 1 year after implantation, the formants shift closer to those of the NH listeners who tend to have more expanded vowel spaces than hearing-impaired listeners with hearing aids. Probably, this condition is because CI has a subtly positive impact on the place of articulation of vowels. Copyright © 2016 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
Part One of these hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate includes the testimony of scientists and doctors engaged in research regarding the relationship between maternal, fetal, and infant nutrition and optimum mental and physical development of the child. In testimony it was shown that the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
These transcripts present testimony from the second hearing held on the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). Discussed at this hearing were total financial costs of child abuse and neglect, cost savings from prevention programs, the role of infant safe havens, and parents' rights. Representative Robert Scott…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.
This Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was held to define the necessary elements and supports that must be in place in order to make inclusion work successfully for students with disabilities, parents, and teachers. It contains statements and supplemental materials from: (1)…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
This hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, addresses the implications of the anticipated failure of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAF), the largest guarantor of student loans. HEAF's difficulties have affected Sallie Mae (Student Loan Marketing Association), and have raised general questions about the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Text of a Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is presented in this document. The hearing opens with a statement by Representative Dale E. Kildee, who states this hearing will focus on Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which authorizes services for…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This hearing on H.R. 5082, "The Telecommuting Act of 1992," focuses on how the developing telecommunications infrastructure can provide major benefits to the environment, employers, and the daily life of working people, who now have the ability to telecommute to their office from some alternative work site located nearer to their home.…
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Impact of noise on hearing in the military.
Yong, Jenica Su-Ern; Wang, De-Yun
2015-01-01
Hearing plays a vital role in the performance of a soldier and is important for speech processing. Noise-induced hearing loss is a significant impairment in the military and can affect combat performance. Military personnel are constantly exposed to high levels of noise and it is not surprising that noise induced hearing loss and tinnitus remain the second most prevalent service-connected disabilities. Much of the noise experienced by military personnel exceeds that of maximum protection achievable with double hearing protection. Unfortunately, unlike civilian personnel, military personnel have little option but to remain in noisy environments in order to complete specific tasks and missions. Use of hearing protection devices and follow-up audiological tests have become the mainstay of prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. This review focuses on sources of noise within the military, pathophysiology and management of patients with noise induced hearing loss.
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Preference for One or Two Hearing Aids among Adult Patients
Cox, Robyn M; Schwartz, Kathryn S.; Noe, Colleen M.; Alexander, Genevieve C.
2010-01-01
Objectives Most practitioners believe that use of two hearing aids is the ideal fitting for adults with bilateral symmetrical hearing loss. However, previous research has consistently shown that a substantial proportion of these patients actually prefer to use only one hearing aid. The current study explored whether this pattern of preferences is seen with technologically advanced hearing aids. In addition, a selection of variables that were available pre-fitting were used to attempt to predict which patients will prefer one hearing aid rather than two. Design The study was designed as a 12-week field trial including structured and unstructured use of one and two hearing aids. Ninety-four subjects with mild to moderate bilaterally symmetrical hearing loss were bilaterally fit with 2005-2007 era hearing aids. Potential predictors included demographic, audiometric, auditory lifestyle, personality, and binaural processing variables. After the field trial, each subject stated his/her preference for one or two hearing aids and completed three self-report outcome questionnaires for their preferred fitting. Results Previous research was confirmed with modern technology hearing aids: after the field trial 46% of the subjects preferred to use one hearing aid rather than two. Subjects who preferred two hearing aids tended to report better real-world outcomes than those who preferred one. Subjects who reported more hearing problems in daily life, who experienced more binaural loudness summation, and whose ears were more equivalent in dichotic listening were more likely to prefer to use two hearing aids. Contrary to conventional wisdom (ideas that are generally accepted as true), audiometric hearing loss and auditory lifestyle were not predictive of aiding preference. However, the best predictive approach from these data yielded accurate predictions for only two-thirds of subjects. Conclusions Evidence-based practice calls for a conscientious melding of current evidence
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1974-07-18
so on. We say OK, we will work with Honda . We made an agreement and got the engine. They don’t have the problem solved at allfor us, but they have me...with our prechamber Honda CVCC program. hhile there are more design problems to be solved with the PROCO engine, and more time may be necessary to...But Mr. Sugiura was quoted by the agency ofcials as explaining Honda still has problems with fuel economy and driving performances and that it Is Impos
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate.
These hearing transcripts present testimony on the high risks and emerging fraud in several areas of the federal government, including the Student Loan Program of the Education Department (ED), the Multifamily Housing Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax return filing. Testimony…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Hearings were held concerning community-based mental health services for children. In an opening statement, Chairwoman Schroeder discussed issues of children's mental health and suggested that the committee study: (1) the effectiveness of community-based care in a model service system in California; (2) the importance of having service systems in…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
A Senate hearing reviewing health care services available for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia and reviewing proposals related to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is presented in this document. Statements are given by Senators Charles E. Grassley, Albert Gore, Paula Hawkins, Howard M. Metzenbaum, Larry Pressler, and Paul…
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Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
The Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology was established by the U.S. Congress in Public Law 99-383 with the purpose of developing a long-range plan for broadening participation in science and engineering. Public hearings were held in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Atlanta (Georgia), Baltimore (Maryland), Boston…
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Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
The Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology was established by the U.S. Congress in Public Law 99-383 with the purpose of developing a long-range plan for broadening participation in science and engineering. Public hearings were held in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Atlanta (Georgia), Baltimore (Maryland), Boston…
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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A wide series of issues affecting the Hispanic community were discussed in these hearings. After a presentation of census findings on Hispanic socioeconomic and demographic characteristics by the Acting Director of the Census Bureau, statements were offered on census findings about Hispanic language use; immigrant Hispanics and jobs and the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This document records oral and written testimony given at a hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The testimony pertains to veterans' preferences in hiring in the federal government and problems veterans are having in being reemployed after stints of active duty or during reductions in…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
The United States House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met in one of a series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This session heard testimony on: (1) Title III of the Act, addressing a program that provides aid to institutions of higher education which serve large numbers of…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
These congressional hearings contain testimony given in Washington, D.C. at nine hearings pertinent to the H.R. 6711 (Youth Act of 1980) and H.R. 6897 (Amendments to the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965). (These are bills to extend the authorization and improve youth training and employment programs, to extend the authorization of the…
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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1985-01-01
The House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science held hearings on April 24 and May 1, 1985, to consider the implications of the strategic defense initiative and antisatellite weapons policy for arms control in space. This document is the transcript of that hearing and includes the prepared statements of congressmen, two former secretaries of defense and representatives of several organizations concerned with arms control. Previously published reports and the text of the ABM Treaty are attached as appendices.
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González de Dios, J; Paredes Cencillo, C
2004-12-01
Congresses are periodic meetings that are required to make known and discuss advances in the various fields of medicine. Bibliometric indicators are important tools used to determine the quality of scientific publications. However, this type of study is infrequently performed in free communications of congresses. A bibliometric study of all the free communications published in the congresses of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics over 4 years, divided in two periods (1996-1997 and 2000-2001) (n = 2677) was performed. Bibliometric indicators were classified into quantitative (productivity), qualitative (statistical accessibility) and scientific evidence. Quantitative indicators: There were 928 free communications in 1996, 681 in 1997, 560 in 2000, and 508 in 2001. Eighty-eight percent were in poster format and 87 % were in structured format. There was a median of six authors per communication. The main subject areas were infectology, neonatology, hemato-oncology, neurology and endocrinology. Ninety-five per cent of communications were signed by hospitals with a marked contribution by hospitals in Andalusia and Madrid. Qualitative indicators: Statistical accessibility < 2 in 86 % and > 7 in 2.9 %. Scientific evidence indicators: The quality of scientific evidence was good in only 1 % and was average in 9 %, since 90 % of all the studies were descriptive (mainly clinical cases). Evidence-based methodological concepts were used in only 1.9 %. Compared with 1996-1997, in 2000-2001 there were fewer communications, more posters, and more structured communications, as well as greater statistical accessibility and better scientific evidence indicators, but these differences were not statistically significant. Bibliometric study of the congresses of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics is a good starting point to analyze the quality of pediatric meetings and discuss possible solutions: a rigorous scientific committee with quality criteria, more analytical and
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Motor performance and correlates of mental health in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Fellinger, Matthäus J; Holzinger, Daniel; Aigner, Martin; Beitel, Christoph; Fellinger, Johannes
2015-10-01
This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between motor performance and mental health in a representative population of children with hearing impairment. Ninety-three pupils (45 males, 48 females) aged 6 years to 16 years (mean 11 y 3 mo, SD 2 y 9 mo) with hearing impairment of at least 40 dB and a Nonverbal IQ greater than 70 were assessed for motor performance with the Zürich Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA) and for mental health with the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Children with hearing impairment had lower motor performance scores in all four ZNA subscales compared with ZNA norms (z-scores -1.42 to -2.67). After controlling for Nonverbal IQ, ZNA pure motor performance correlated negatively with the SDQ total difficulties score. Pure motor, pegboard, and dynamic balance subscales correlated negatively with peer-relationship problems. Dynamic balance correlated negatively with emotional problems. Performance in pure motor and dynamic balance skills correlated negatively with age. Except for static balance, no correlation was found between motor performance and the degree of hearing impairment. Results confirm that a high percentage of children with hearing impairment have poor motor performance. These problems are associated with difficulties in social relationships. Early recognition of these problems may lead to interventions to assist children with hearing impairment with their peer relationships. © 2015 Mac Keith Press.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.
Each day 13 children are murdered, killed by accident, or take their own lives with guns and at least 30 more are wounded each day. This hearing was held to hear the voices of children on the issue of guns to assist in the creation of a crime bill. Opening statements were made by the following U.S. Representatives (in order): Charles E. Schumer,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This document contains the proceedings of a hearing held on May 16, 2000, before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families. The hearing addressed issues and concerns on the use of ritalin among youth with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Following opening remarks of the congressmen, the…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Hearings on family-friendly workplaces for fathers were held in an effort to help create a corporate culture that allows fathers to take advantage of and support different workplace policies. Fathers' impact on children's development, and the reasons why it is important for fathers to be part of the parenting process, are examined. Representative…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Hearings on a bill to establish a Soviet and Eastern-European research training fund are presented. The Senate bill, the Soviet-East European Research and Training Act of 1983, identifies priorities in Soviet and East European studies and seeks to develop American resources and strength in these areas. It provides fellowships for training and…
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Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
The Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology was established by the U.S. Congress in Public Law 99-383 with the purpose of developing a long-range plan for broadening participation in science and engineering. Public hearings were held in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Atlanta (Georgia), Baltimore (Maryland), Boston…
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Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, Washington, DC.
The Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology was established by the U.S. Congress in Public Law 99-383 with the purpose of developing a long-range plan for broadening participation in science and engineering. Public hearings were held in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Atlanta (Georgia), Baltimore (Maryland), Boston…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
A hearing was held to explore the problem of binge drinking on campus and to consider possible responses to this problem. Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony. These witnesses commented on the problem of binge drinking: (1) Raynard S. Kingston,…
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Testimony and prepared statements presented during three days of hearings in January and February, 1979, concern the problems of asbestos in school buildings. Medical research indicates that the inhalation of asbestos dust vastly increases a person's chances of contacting fatal diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. Asbestos…