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Food Safety: Foodborne Illness and Selected Recalls of FDA-Regulated Foods (open access)

Food Safety: Foodborne Illness and Selected Recalls of FDA-Regulated Foods

This report describes several systems to monitor foodborne illness, discussing their strengths and the gaps that remain in understanding the burden of foodborne illness in the United States.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Lister, Sarah A. & Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148) (open access)

Summary of Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148)

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Date: April 5, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law (open access)

Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law

The principal law governing pollution of the nation's surface waters is the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or Clean Water Act. Originally enacted in 1948, it was totally revised by amendments in 1972 that gave the act its current shape. The 1972 legislation spelled out ambitious programs, for water quality improvement that have since been expanded and are still being implemented by industries and municipalities.
Date: April 23, 2010
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans Act: Funding (open access)

Older Americans Act: Funding

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Date: April 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148) (open access)

Summary of Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148)

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Date: April 20, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sentencing Levels for Crack and Powder Cocaine: Kimbrough v. United States and the Impact of United States v. Booker (open access)
CRS Issue Statement on Health Care Reform (open access)

CRS Issue Statement on Health Care Reform

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed health reform legislation into law - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, some provisions of which were amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This report covers the basic facts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the affects it was intended to have on health insurance coverage for Americans.
Date: April 6, 2010
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Williams, Erin D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Poultry Dispute (open access)

China-U.S. Poultry Dispute

This report is categorized into five categories: (I) Background, (II) US.-China Agricultural Trade, (III) U.S. Regulation of Poultry Safety, (IV) China Poultry Rule and (V) Trade Implication and Outlook.
Date: April 5, 2010
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations (open access)

A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations

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Date: April 14, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical Malpractice Insurance and Health Reform (open access)

Medical Malpractice Insurance and Health Reform

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Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Days Reserved for Special Business in the House (open access)

Days Reserved for Special Business in the House

This report provides information about the Days Reserved for Special Business in the House.several provisions in the rules of the house provide for certain types of business to be privileged for consideration on special days.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid: The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) (open access)

Medicaid: The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

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Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Durable Medical Equipment: The Competitive Bidding Program (open access)

Medicare Durable Medical Equipment: The Competitive Bidding Program

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Date: April 28, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forestry in the Next Farm Bill (open access)

Forestry in the Next Farm Bill

This report discusses about Possible Forestry Issues for a future Farm bill, Markets for Carbon Sequestration, Markets for Other Ecosystem Services, Control of Invasive Species etc.
Date: April 29, 2010
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Political” Activities of Private Recipients of Federal Grants or Contracts (open access)

“Political” Activities of Private Recipients of Federal Grants or Contracts

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Date: April 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th Congress (open access)

Financial Regulatory Reform and the 111th Congress

Financial regulatory reform is being discussed in the 111th Congress, the continuation of a policy debate that began before the September 2008 financial disruption. This report reviews issues related to financial regulation. It provides brief descriptions of comprehensive reform bills in the 111th Congress that addresses these issues.
Date: April 16, 2010
Creator: Webel, Baird; Carpenter, David H.; Labonte, Marc; Miller, Rena S.; Murphy, Edward V. & Shorter, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Export Programs: Background and Issues (open access)

Agricultural Export Programs: Background and Issues

This report considers U.S. agricultural imports and predicts that FY2010 will be the second highest on record at 77.5 billion. The report also discusses the farm bill of 2008 in relation to this information. Moreover, the report provides data on the U.S. agricultural exports.
Date: April 19, 2010
Creator: Ho, Melissa D. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Legal Issues (open access)

Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Legal Issues

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Date: April 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grandfathered Health Plans Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (open access)

Grandfathered Health Plans Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

This report addresses key questions concerning grandfathered plans and insurance reforms affecting such plans, including reporting and consumer information requirements, benefits package, and access to coverage.
Date: April 27, 2010
Creator: Fernandez, Bernadette
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile

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Date: April 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Premium Credits Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148) (open access)

Health Insurance Premium Credits Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148)

This report describes the premium credits as reflected in current law through this legislation.
Date: April 6, 2010
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Gabe, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Support Enforcement: Tribal Programs (open access)

Child Support Enforcement: Tribal Programs

This report describes the components of tribal CSE programs and discusses issues related to jurisdictional matters, paternity establishment, child support enforcement methods, nonpayment problems, and consistency of tribal programs with each other and with state CSE programs.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Solomon-Feras, Carmen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimating Offset Supply in a Cap-and-Trade Program (open access)

Estimating Offset Supply in a Cap-and-Trade Program

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Date: April 16, 2010
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Premium Credits in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (open access)

Health Insurance Premium Credits in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

This report describes the premium credits as reflected in current law through this legislation.
Date: April 28, 2010
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Gabe, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library