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The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR)
This report introduces the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) and the concerns out of which it grew, from the perspective of labor policy (not of immigration policy). American agricultural employers have long utilized foreign workers on a temporary basis, regarding them as an important manpower resource. Often employed at low wages and under adverse conditions, such alien workers, some argue, may compete unfairly with U.S. workers. To mitigate any "adverse effect" for the domestic workforce, a system of wage floors was developed that applies, variously, both to alien and citizen workers.
Date:
April 5, 2004
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financing Issues and Economic Effects of American Wars
This report examines financing and economic issues in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam Conflict, the Reagan Military Buildup, and the 1991 and 2003 wars in Iraq. It examines tax policy, non-military outlays, the budget balance, economic growth, inflation, and interest rates during these periods.
Date:
April 27, 2004
Creator:
Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Overrides of Presidential Vetoes
This report discusses Congress' power to override presidential vetoes. The President's veto authority is among his most significant tools in legislative dealings with Congress. It is effective not only in preventing the passage of legislation undesirable to the President, but also as a threat, sometimes forcing Congress to modify legislation before it is presented to the President.
Date:
April 7, 2004
Creator:
Sollenberger, Mitchel A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education for the Disadvantaged: Overview of ESEA Title I-A Amendments Under the No Child Left Behind Act
This report provides an overview of aspects of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I-A which were substantially amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA); elements of the program which are important but which were not substantially revised by the NCLBA (such as parental involvement requirements) are not discussed in this report.
Date:
April 6, 2004
Creator:
Riddle, Wayne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Vetoes, 1789-Present: A Summary Overview
This report discusses the veto power vested in the President by Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution. It provides a general overview and a table of presidential vetoes from 1789-2004, listing the coincident Congresses, regular vetoes, pocket vetoes, total vetoes, and vetoes overridden for each president.
Date:
April 7, 2004
Creator:
Sollenberger, Mitchel A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Spending: Past Trends and Projections
This report focuses on trends in personal health care spending, which includes spending on health care goods and services provided to individuals and excludes expenditures for administrative costs, research, and public health activities. Personal health care expenditures have grown considerably over the past 40 years. It is estimated that personal health spending will exceed $2.9 trillion in 2013.
Date:
April 8, 2004
Creator:
Morgan, Paulette C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Retirement Savings Tax Credit: A Fact Sheet
This report discusses the saver's tax credit, under which eligible individuals receive a non-refundable tax credit of up to $1,000 for contributing to a traditional IRA or an employer-sponsored retirement plan that is qualified under §401, §403 or §457 of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit was first available in 2002 but will expire after 2006 unless extended by Congress.
Date:
April 1, 2004
Creator:
Purcell, Patrick
System:
The UNT Digital Library
President Clinton's Vetoes
This report provides a table outlining the bills vetoed by President William Jefferson Clinton's two terms in office. It includes an overview and the bill number, date, title, and override attempts for each veto.
Date:
April 7, 2004
Creator:
Sollenberger, Mitchel A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Regulatory Reform: An Overview
This report provides Congress with a broad overview of significant congressional and presidential regulatory reform efforts within the past 20 to 30 years.
Date:
April 20, 2004
Creator:
Copeland, Curtis W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: DOD’s 2005 Internal Selection Process
This report outlines how the Department of Defense (DOD) has organized to gather and analyze Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) related data and document the process. It also describes DOD's selection criteria process, and the Secretary of Defense's requirement to certify the need for a BRAC round. The report then explains how the list of recommended BRAC actions will be drawn together for submission by the Secretary of Defense to the President.
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Else, Daniel & Lockwood, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Organization and Process: A Brief Overview
This report provides a brief overview of the six features of the committee system in the House: organization, hearings, markup, reporting, oversight, and publications. Committees in the House have four primary powers: to conduct hearings and investigations, to consider bills and resolutions and amendments to them, to report legislation to the House for its possible consideration, and to monitor executive branch performance, that is, to conduct oversight.
Date:
April 20, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress)
None
Date:
April 14, 2004
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Economic Impact of Cyber-Attacks
None
Date:
April 1, 2004
Creator:
Cashell, Brian W.; Jackson, William D.; Jickling, Mark & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: Transformers, Towers, and Terrorism
None
Date:
April 9, 2004
Creator:
Abel, Amy; Parfomak, Paul W. & Shea, Dana A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation After the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
This report describes the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the GLB Act), which Congress passed in 1999 to enhance competition among financial services providers and to modernize their regulation. Since then, markets have not really integrated, and regulatory silos - with few exceptions - remain intact. Congress is now exploring federal standards for some aspects of state regulation of insurance.
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
Cobb, Carolyn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Vacancies: Proposed Constitutional Amendments for Filling Them Due to National Emergencies
This report discusses proposals introduced in the 107th and 108th Congresses.
Date:
April 16, 2004
Creator:
Petersen, R. Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coming to Washington, DC? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing
This report will introduce a newcomer to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area to sources of general interest, neighborhoods, housing, and public transportation.
Date:
April 23, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, J. Michael
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress)
This report provides an overview of S. 2290, 108th Congress, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (or FAIR Act of 2004). The bill is a revised version of S. 1125, 108th Congress, and would create the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation to award damages to asbestos claimants on a no-fault basis. Asbestos claims could no longer be filed or pursued under state law, except for the enforcement of judgments no longer subject to any appeal or judicial review before the date of enactment of the bill.
Date:
April 14, 2004
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NATO and the European Union
Report which discusses issues related to the North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) including the level of involvement of the entities in using political and military actions to defend against terrorism and proliferation, the types of military forces necessary, the role of the EU in crisis management, the appropriateness of decision-making procedures to respond to emerging threats, and the role of other international institutions.
Date:
April 6, 2004
Creator:
Archick, Kristin & Gallis, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the District of Columbia.
Date:
April 2, 2004
Creator:
Bea, Keith; Richardson, Sula P.; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hong Kong - U.S. Economic Relations
This report discusses about Recent economic challenges, Hong Kong- U.S. ties, Export Controls, IPR Protection, Hong Kong economic future and many more.
Date:
April 7, 2004
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Georgia.
Date:
April 2, 2004
Creator:
Bea, Keith; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Connecticut Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Connecticut.
Date:
April 2, 2004
Creator:
Bea, Keith; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Delaware Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Delaware.
Date:
April 2, 2004
Creator:
Bea, Keith; Richardson, Sula P.; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library