Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief (open access)

Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief

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Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar (open access)

Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar

When a Senator introduces a bill or joint resolution, the measure is usually referred to committee, pursuant to provisions of Senate Rules XIV, XVII, and XXV. This report describes the Senate Rule XIV, para. 2, which requires that bills and resolutions have three readings before passage, and that they be read twice before being referred to committee.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Koempel, Michael L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer (open access)

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer

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Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Porter, Donna V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (open access)

Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development

This report discusses the federal use of technology transfer, a process by which technology developed in one organization, in one area, or for one purpose is applied in another organization, in another area, or for another purpose.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pandemic Influenza: Domestic Preparedness Efforts (open access)

Pandemic Influenza: Domestic Preparedness Efforts

This report discusses pandemic flu in general, WHO and U.S. preparedness and response plans, and a number of relevant policy issues. The focus of this report is U.S. domestic public health preparedness and response planning, and the projected impacts of an influenza pandemic on Americans.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Lister, Sarah A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis

This report provides analysis of the education tax credit program. The report begins with a review of the economic rationale for subsidizing education, then describes federal subsidies for education in general and education tax credits in particular. An analysis of the education credits follows, and the report concludes with a discussion of education tax credit policy options.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
System: The UNT Digital Library