Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues (open access)

Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues

This report discusses Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Australia, Chile, Singapore, and other trading partners in respect to copyrights, data protection, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property.
Date: December 21, 2005
Creator: Thomas, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes

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Date: December 27, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cleanup at Abandoned Hardrock Mines: Issues Raised by “Good Samaritan” Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Cleanup at Abandoned Hardrock Mines: Issues Raised by “Good Samaritan” Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report discusses four bills introduced in the 109th Congress. This report also discusses several key issues within the bills.
Date: December 15, 2006
Creator: Copeland, Claudia & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security: Issues for Congressional Oversight (open access)

Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security: Issues for Congressional Oversight

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Date: December 17, 2002
Creator: Bea, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611): Potential Labor Market Effects of the Guest Worker Program (open access)

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611): Potential Labor Market Effects of the Guest Worker Program

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Date: December 18, 2006
Creator: Mayer, Gerald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides background information about Saudi Arabia and analyzes current issues in U.S.-Saudi relations.
Date: December 16, 2009
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statues Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping (open access)

Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statues Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping

This report provides an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping. It also appends citations to state law in the area and contains a bibliography of legal commentary as well as the text of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This report also includes a brief summary of the recently expired Protect America Act, P.L. 110-55 and of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008, P.L. 110-261 (H.R. 6304).
Date: December 3, 2009
Creator: Stevens, Gina & Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library