Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China (open access)

Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China

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Date: April 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Standing Committee Chairs: Rules Governing Selection Procedures (open access)

House Standing Committee Chairs: Rules Governing Selection Procedures

This report mainly discusses about the Rules Governing Selection Procedures on House Standing Committee Chairs. House rules,republican conference rules,Democratic caucus rules each detail aspect of the procedures followed in selecting standing committee chairs.
Date: July 14, 2005
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Power Marketing Administrations: Offsetting Collections in the President’s FY2006 Budget Proposal (open access)

Power Marketing Administrations: Offsetting Collections in the President’s FY2006 Budget Proposal

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Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Missing and Exploited Children: Overview and Policy Concerns (open access)

Missing and Exploited Children: Overview and Policy Concerns

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses (open access)

Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aircraft Carriers: Proposed Retirement of USS John F. Kennedy — Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy Aircraft Carriers: Proposed Retirement of USS John F. Kennedy — Issues and Options for Congress

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Republic of the Marshall Islands Changed Circumstances Petition to Congress (open access)

Republic of the Marshall Islands Changed Circumstances Petition to Congress

This report summarizes U.S. nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands, U.S. compensation efforts to date, relevant provisions in the Compact of Free Association, and the Changed Circumstances Petition. It analyzes several issues related to the personal injury, health care, and property damages claims in the Petition.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Lum, Thomas; Thomas, Kenneth R.; Redhead, C. Stephen; Bearden, David M.; Holt, Mark & Lazzari, Salvatore
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA’s Proposed Policy on Wastewater Blending: Background and Issues (open access)

EPA’s Proposed Policy on Wastewater Blending: Background and Issues

In November 2003 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a policy regarding a type of wastewater treatment practice called blending. Some cities use blending to manage peak flows of water and waste into wastewater treatment plants during and after storms as a way to prevent conditions that otherwise result in raw sewage backups into homes and other buildings or overflows into nearby waters. This report provides background on blending, why and how it is practiced, EPA’s proposed policy, associated issues, and congressional interest in the topic.
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection (open access)

Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection

This report provides historical background on wildfires, and describes concerns about the wildland-urban interface and about forest and rangeland health.
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hardrock Mining: State Regulation (open access)

Hardrock Mining: State Regulation

This report provides a survey of state laws governing these above-mentioned aspects of hardrock mining. It provides an overview of the regulation of several specific activities associated with hardrock mineral development.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Flynn, Aaron M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tariff Modifications: Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills (open access)

Tariff Modifications: Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills

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Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2006 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2006

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Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Davey, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues (open access)

Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues

This report provides background an analysis of renewably energy, its contribution to the national energy supply, role in the long-term energy supply, history, relevant provisions considered during the 109th Congress, relation to the Department of Energy (DOE) budget for FY2006, energy production, and relation to climate change. It also includes information about relevant legislation, Congressional hearings, reports, and documents, and other resources.
Date: December 14, 2005
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act: Background and Summary (open access)

The Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act: Background and Summary

This report discusses the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act, which represents an attempt to clear up the conflicting land claims of three distinct parties in Alaska – the State, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native allottees – in time for the fiftieth anniversary of Alaska’s statehood in 2009.
Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: Brooks, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Asian Development Bank (open access)

The Asian Development Bank

This report summarizes the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), which is a multilateral development finance institution based in Manila, Philippines.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: October 14, 2005
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bosnia and the European Union Military Force (EUFOR): Post-NATO Transition (open access)

Bosnia and the European Union Military Force (EUFOR): Post-NATO Transition

This report is about the background of Stabilization Force(SFOR) and peace stabilization duties handed over to a European Union force(EUFOR).
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Kim, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Credits for Individual Development Accounts (open access)

Tax Credits for Individual Development Accounts

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Appropriate Number of Advice and Consent Positions: An Analysis of the Issue and Proposals for Change (open access)

The Appropriate Number of Advice and Consent Positions: An Analysis of the Issue and Proposals for Change

This report provides background information about the issues concerning possible congressional action to reduce the number of positions to which the president makes appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal Reemployment Accounts: Results from Bonus Experiments (open access)

Personal Reemployment Accounts: Results from Bonus Experiments

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Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005” in the 109th Congress (open access)

The “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005” in the 109th Congress

This report discusses about Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Summit of the Americas — Monterrey, Mexico, January 2004: Background, Objectives, and Results (open access)

Special Summit of the Americas — Monterrey, Mexico, January 2004: Background, Objectives, and Results

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library