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Stem Cell Research: State Initiatives
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Date:
May 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks
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Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic
The report discusses the factors affecting airport and airspace capacity, Impact of Under-capacity on flight Operations and Impact on congestion on aviation safety.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Elias, Bart
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI): The Disability Determination and Appeals Process
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Date:
April 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement
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Date:
July 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense — Background and Issues for Congress
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Date:
December 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues
This report provides background and discussion of policy issues relating to U.S. ethanol production, especially ethanol made from corn.
Date:
October 19, 2006
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration
This report provides an overview of selected topics which the 109th Congress may address in its examination of telecommunication issue.
Date:
July 19, 2006
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues
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Date:
July 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
BSE (“Mad Cow Disease”): A Brief Overview
This report provides background on appearance of BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease") in North America.
Date:
December 19, 2006
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
Key components of federal policies to reduce fuel consumption include the promotion of alternatives to petroleum fuels and the promotion of more efficient vehicles. This report provides an overview of current issues surrounding alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles — issues discussed in further detail in other CRS reports referred to in each section.
Date:
October 19, 2006
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Free Trade Area of the Americas: Major Policy Issues and Status of Negotiations
This report provides information about the Major Policy Issues and Status of Negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The FTAA began as a commitment by 34 countries to consider a comprehensive trade agreement.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts
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Date:
September 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs
This report provides information about the Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs. The report states the changes to eligibility for dual eligibles, changes to the scope of prescription coverage of the drugs.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Tritz, Karen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties
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Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview
This report discuses the National Science Foundation (NSF), which provides support for investigator-initiated, merit-reviewed, competitively selected awards, state-of-the-art tools, and instrumentation and facilities. The majority of the research supported by the NSF is conducted at U.S. colleges and universities.
Date:
April 19, 2006
Creator:
Matthews, Christine M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Project Earmarks in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications
This report discusses appropriations for EPA water infrastructure programs, focusing on congressional earmarks in the account that funds these programs. Information on the programmatic history of EPA involvement in assisting wastewater treatment and drinking water projects is provided in two appendixes.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations
This report summarizes, in chronological order, congressional activity to fund items in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account since 1987. In appropriations legislation, funding for EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) wastewater assistance is contained in the measure providing funds for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations
This report discusses relevant congressional actions that lead to the passing of Defense budgets for FY2007.
Date:
October 19, 2006
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Income Tax Treatment of the Family
The first section summarizes the major features of the tax law affecting families and family choices, and how they developed over time, including the relatively recent introduction of large benefits for children at low and moderate income levels, a reversal of a trend in the past that tended to reduce these benefits through the erosion of the real value of the personal exemptions. It also summarizes the origin of the marriage penalty and marriage bonus. The following two sections first discuss general equity issues, and then apply the ability-to-pay standard to examine how tax burdens vary by family size, across the income spectrum. The final section examines the marriage penalties and bonuses.
Date:
December 19, 2006
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Canada Wheat Trade Dispute
This report provides background for understanding the U.S. and Canadian wheat trade dispute, as well as timelines, rulings, and other details for the International Trade Commission (ITC) and World Trade Organization (WTO) cases brought by the United States against Canadian wheat trading practices and the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).
Date:
April 19, 2006
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Early Childhood Education: Preschool Participation, Program Efficacy, and Federal Policy Issues
This report examines what we currently know about preprimary programs, including numbers of children served and their family characteristics; as well as data on the efficacy of preprimary programs in enhancing later learning and other life skills. It also discusses federal programs that serve preschool age children are described, and policy issues which may arise as the federal role in early childhood education.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
McCallion, Gail
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Credit Rating Agency Regulatory Reform: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 2990 and S. 3850
This report provides a side-by-side comparison of the H.R. 2990 and S. 3850 bills’ major provisions.
Date:
September 19, 2006
Creator:
Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs
This report discusses the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA, P.L. 108-173), which added a new Medicare prescription drug benefit, implemented in January 2006. This report focuses on MMA provisions that added a voluntary prescription drug benefit under a new Medicare Part D, and the effect of this new benefit both on individuals who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, and on state Medicaid programs.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Tritz, Karen
System:
The UNT Digital Library