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This report discusses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, Criticisms of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, Continuing Congressional Concerns and Executive Branch Oversight.

This report discusses about the Corporate Executive Compensation Accountability and Transparency Act. It also discusses about the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

The report discusses the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, that was enacted to correct the perceived problems created by the absence of statutory regulation of credit rating agencies.

After several years of consideration, on Friday, November 19, 1999, Congress gave final approval to a bill which makes major changes to the patent laws. On this day the Senate passed the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 as part of the Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999, attached by reference to the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000. This report summarizes major provisions of the patent reform bill.

This report provides a general legal and policy background on why the enterprises came into existence, what their missions are, and how they carry out those missions.

This report discusses the military personnel financial services protection act: H.R. 5011, 108th The bill utilizes both Congress' constitutional Commerce Power authority to enact insurance legislation, and the states' traditional regulation of the insurance industry1 to create a scheme for regulating the sale of certain life insurance products to military personnel that supporters argue is fairer and more transparent than is currently the case.

This report explains the regulatory environment now in place and address some of the proposed changes to current merger review procedures.

"Date originated 05/04/79; Date updated 09/22/80." ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Description based on print resource; title from title page.