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Education Issues in the 105th Congress, 2nd Session (open access)

Education Issues in the 105th Congress, 2nd Session

Several education issues are being considered by the 105th Congress. Some of the congressional action results from expiring legislation, such as the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Other action may occur because of debate over the appropriate federal role in education, including federal support for school reform or national testing. This report provides a brief summary of education issues anticipated for the 2nd Session, as well as a synopsis of education activity during the 1st Session.
Date: January 26, 1998
Creator: Irwin, Paul M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2001: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2001: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies.
Date: January 26, 2001
Creator: Knight, Edward
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implications of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations upon the Regulation of Consular Identification Cards (open access)

Implications of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations upon the Regulation of Consular Identification Cards

This report discusses controversy surrounding the usage of consular identification cards within the United States. It identifies any potential implications that issuing these cards would have with regards to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Date: January 26, 2005
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DNA Evidence: Legislative Initiatives in the 106th Congress (open access)

DNA Evidence: Legislative Initiatives in the 106th Congress

DNA evidence is a powerful forensic tool in criminal cases. Its use and capabilities have increased substantially since it was first introduced in the late 1980s. That growth has led to the emergence of the following issues that were considered by the 106th Congress in legislative initiatives: eliminating the nationwide backlog of unanalyzed DNA samples, expanding the kinds of offenders who are profiled, providing opportunities for post-conviction testing of DNA evidence, and continuing development of forensic science capabilities. This report discusses those and related issues and the legislation proposed and enacted to address them. It begins by describing provisions in prior federal law and then discusses issues and the legislation proposed, including the enacted DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (H.R. 4640, which became P.L. 106-546).
Date: January 26, 2001
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country Applicability of the U.S. Normal Trade Relations (Most-Favored-Nation) Status (open access)

Country Applicability of the U.S. Normal Trade Relations (Most-Favored-Nation) Status

The United States accords permanent normal-trade-relations (NTR) (formerly called most-favored-nation (MFN)) treatment to all its trading partners except six countries to which it is denied by law and 11 countries whose NTR status is temporary and subject to the conditions of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974.
Date: January 26, 2001
Creator: Pregelj, Vladimir N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lasers Aimed at Aircraft Cockpits: Background and Possible Options to Address the Threat to Aviation Safety and Security (open access)

Lasers Aimed at Aircraft Cockpits: Background and Possible Options to Address the Threat to Aviation Safety and Security

A recent rash of incidents involving lasers aimed at aircraft cockpits has raised concerns over the potential threat to aviation safety and security. While none of these incidents has been linked to terrorism, security officials have expressed concern that terrorists may seek to acquire and use higher-powered lasers to, among other things, incapacitate pilots. There is also growing concerned among aviation safety experts that the ubiquity and low cost of handheld laser devices could increase the number of incidents where pilots are distracted or temporarily incapacitated during critical phases of flight. Possible options to mitigate the threat of lasers include restricting the sale or use of certain laser devices; amending criminal statutes associated with interfering with flight operations; providing pilots with laser eye protection; expanding and enforcing laser free zones around airports; and educating the public regarding the risks of lasers to aviation safety. This report will be updated as needed.
Date: January 26, 2005
Creator: Elias, Bartholomew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Arms and Technology Acquisitions (open access)

Iran: Arms and Technology Acquisitions

This report details Iran's efforts to get around U.S. imposed trade restrictions to continue manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. It highlights the countries that Iran collaborated with, as well as the measures put in place by the Clinton Administration which were used to limit the collaboration attempts between Iran and these countries.
Date: January 26, 2001
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

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Date: January 26, 2005
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology (open access)

Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology

Report on Al Qaeda, including ideology, political goals, methods, and more.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (open access)

Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues

This is one part in the series of reports that provide a background and analysis, and most recent developments regarding broadband or high-speed Internet access. The report starts out by answering questions; what is broadband and why is it important? This report also discusses broadband technologies, the status of broadband deployment and the related policy issues, as well as the legislation in congress.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Cargo Security (open access)

Air Cargo Security

The air cargo system is vulnerable to several security threats, including: potential plots to place explosives aboard aircraft; illegal shipments of hazardous materials; criminal activities such as smuggling and theft; and potential hijackings and sabotage by persons with access to aircraft. This report discusses legislative efforts currently underway to improve air cargo system security.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Elias, Bartholomew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on Civilian Capabilities (open access)

Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on Civilian Capabilities

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Serafino, Nina M. & Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protecting New Orleans: From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls (open access)

Protecting New Orleans: From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Post convention tour N.A.D.C. 23rd annual convention, Dallas, Texas ... Having breakfast at Sharyland in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Conventioners standing in front of Shary House and Clubhouse by Shary Lake. Cars lined up in the background. Shary Boulevard is paved.
Date: January 26, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Overview of the Administration's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative (open access)

An Overview of the Administration's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Boyd, Eugene; Mulock, Bruce K.; Smale, Pauline; Cowan, Tadlock; Laney, Garrine P. & Foote, Bruce E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs (open access)

Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs

U.S. farmers grow more than 250 types of fruit, vegetable, tree nut, flower, ornamental nursery, and turfgrass crops in addition to the major bulk commodity crops. Although specialty crops are ineligible for the federal commodity price and income support programs, they are eligible for other types of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) support, such as crop insurance, disaster assistance, and, under certain conditions, ad hoc market loss assistance payments. This report describes the federal programs of importance to the specialty crop sector, and provides the most recent funding information available for them.
Date: January 26, 2005
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress (open access)

International Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress

Since 1965, United States policy has supported international population planning based on principles of volunteerism and informed choice that gives participants access to information on all methods of birth control. This policy, however, has generated contentious debate for over two decades, resulting in frequent clarification and modification of U.S. international family planning programs. This report provides the context of this debate.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Nowels, Larry & Veillette, Connie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Post-Convention Tour N. A. D. C. 23rd Annual Convention Dallas, Tex. 1930 having breakfast at Sharyland in the Rio Grande Valley

Convention-goers standing in front of Shary House and Clubhouse by Shary Lake. Cars lined up in the background. Shary Boulevard is paved.
Date: January 26, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Washington County sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Washington County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Washington County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Washington County, Texas.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: Meyer, A. H. (Alfred Henry); Eckmann, E. C.; Cantrell, L. & Davis, L. V.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1860 January 26. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1860 January 26.

Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County, signed by Sam Houston.
Date: January 26, 1860
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1888 January 26. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1888 January 26.

Land Grant for 99 2/5 acres in Montague County.
Date: January 26, 1888
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History