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Medicare: Payments for Covered Part B Prescription Drugs (open access)

Medicare: Payments for Covered Part B Prescription Drugs

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Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict? (open access)

Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict?

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Date: June 3, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (open access)

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

This report provides information about the Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal.The nuclear waste policy act of 1982 calls for disposal of spent nuclear fuel in a deep geologic repository.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: Holt, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steel: Price and Availability Issues (open access)

Steel: Price and Availability Issues

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Date: June 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade (open access)

Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade

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Date: June 27, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
527 Political Organizations: Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

527 Political Organizations: Legislation in the 109th Congress

The 109th Congress is examining the role of groups organized under section of the Internal Revenue Code(IRC) that are involved in federal elections, but are not operating under the requirements and restrictions of federal election law.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues (open access)

Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues

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Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights

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Date: June 24, 2005
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Perkins Loans and FFEL/DL Stafford Loans: A Brief Comparison (open access)

Federal Perkins Loans and FFEL/DL Stafford Loans: A Brief Comparison

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Date: June 3, 2005
Creator: Smole, David P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2005 (open access)

Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2005

This report responds to congressional inquiries concerning this process, and includes a historical examination and chronological list of these awards. It is intended to assist Members of Congress and staff in their consideration of future Gold Medal proposals, and will be updated as Gold Medals are approved.
Date: June 22, 2005
Creator: Stathis, Stephen W.
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

Renewable energy is derived from resources that are generally not depleted by human use, such as the sun, wind, and water movement. This report discusses various aspects of policy regarding renewable energy including tax credits and budget legislation.
Date: June 16, 2005
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gang Deterrence: A Legal Analysis of H.R. 1279 With References to S. 155 (open access)

Gang Deterrence: A Legal Analysis of H.R. 1279 With References to S. 155

This report examines the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005, H.R. 1279, which as passed by the House, among other things, would dramatically increase the criminal penalties that follow as a consequence of a conviction for violent crimes, including gang offenses. It would expand the instances where juveniles charged with federal crimes of violence can be tried as adults and would authorize the establishment of criminal street gang enforcement teams.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Safe-Harbor Provision for Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) (open access)

The Safe-Harbor Provision for Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)

This report analyzes the legal implications of the safe-harbor provision found in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6).
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: Flynn, Aaron M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Disparate Impact Claims: An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Smith v. City of Jackson (open access)

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Disparate Impact Claims: An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Smith v. City of Jackson

This report discusses Smith v. City of Jackson, a recent case in which the Supreme Court held that workers may sue employers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for workplace policies that have an adverse impact on older employees, even if the discriminatory effects are not intentional.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Dale, Charles V. & Feder, Jody
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Availability of Judicial Review Regarding Military Base Closures and Realignments (open access)

The Availability of Judicial Review Regarding Military Base Closures and Realignments

This report contains the availability of judicial review regarding military base closures and realignments.
Date: June 24, 2005
Creator: Watson, Ryan J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jury Instructions: Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States (open access)

Jury Instructions: Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States

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Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses

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Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Abridged View of the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act (H.R. 1279) (open access)

An Abridged View of the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act (H.R. 1279)

This report summarizes the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act (H.R. 1279) and its effects. This includes information such as an increase in criminal penalties assigned to violent crimes and expanding the instances where juveniles could be tried as adults. For more information see CRS Report RL32946 "Gang Deterrence A Legal Analysis of H.R. 1279 With References to S. 155.
Date: June 13, 2005
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides The Background and Issues for Congress on Global Peace Operations Initiative where the Unites Sates have provided considerable support to implement several peace processes.
Date: June 25, 2005
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Trade-Through Rule (open access)

The Trade-Through Rule

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Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions (open access)

The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions

This report discusses the history and current status of federal student loan programs. Specifically, the report focuses on the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL). Moreover, the report highlights differences in the two programs such as that the FFEL is financed by private lenders, while the DL is financed by the federal government.
Date: June 29, 2005
Creator: Stoll, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Park Management (open access)

National Park Management

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Date: June 24, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library