The Budget of the United States Government

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Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1991

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Page 147 - It is one of the happy incidents of the Federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory, and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.
Page 227 - Federal agency" means any department, agency, corporation, or other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including the United States Postal Service, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. (6) The term "Federal building...
Page 53 - Progress in the war against disease depends upon a flow of new scientific knowledge. New products, new industries, and more jobs require continuous additions to knowledge of the laws of nature, and the application of that knowledge to practical purposes. Similarly, our defense against aggression demands new knowledge so that we can develop new and improved weapons. This essential, new knowledge can be obtained only through basic scientific research.
Page 88 - Reservation lands" includes national parks and monuments, or any other reservations of the United States for the use of or administration by the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, or any agency outside the Department of the Interior. (9) "Right-of-way" includes license, permit, or easement, as the case may be, and, where applicable, includes "site".
Page 70 - I relating to studies and reports, there are authorized to be appropriated — (A) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of...
Page 8 - By the year 2000, the high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent.
Page 8 - By the year 2000, every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Page 374 - ... that, although inspection at the processing level is important to maintain safety of seafood, there is little evidence that increased inspection activities at this level would effectively reduce the incidence of...
Page 46 - Physics research is directed at understanding the nature of matter and energy at the most fundamental level, as well as the basic forces which govern all processes in nature. This fundamental research not only helps us learn how the world works; it also contributes to the Nation's competitiveness in the marketplace.
Page 19 - Losses of tax revenue attributable to provisions of the federal tax laws which allow a special exclusion, exemption, or deduction from gross income or which provide a special credit, preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability.

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