China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy - Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei (open access)

China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy - Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei

In Part I, this CRS report discusses the policy on “one China” since the United States began in 1971 to reach understandings with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government in Beijing. Part II documents the evolution of the “one China” principle as articulated in key statements by Washington, Beijing, and Taipei. The U.S. policy on “one China” has evolved to cover three issues: sovereignty, peaceful resolution, and cross-strait dialogue.
Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Department of State's Patterns of Global Terrorism Report: Trends, State Sponsors, and Related Issues (open access)

The Department of State's Patterns of Global Terrorism Report: Trends, State Sponsors, and Related Issues

This report highlights trends and data found in the State Department’s annual Patterns of Global Terrorism report, (Patterns 2003) and addresses selected issues relating to its content.
Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: Perl, Raphael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal-Aid Highway Program: "Donor-Donee" State Issues (open access)

Federal-Aid Highway Program: "Donor-Donee" State Issues

This report provides information about "Donor-Donee" State Issues on Federal-Aid Highway Program which raised such heated debate as the arguments over how closely the program's payment to the individual states.
Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Student Loans: Terms and Conditions for Borrowers (open access)

Federal Student Loans: Terms and Conditions for Borrowers

The federal government operates two major student loan programs: the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, authorized by Part B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA), and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL) program, authorized by Part D of Title IV of the HEA. These programs provide loans to undergraduate and graduate students and the parents of undergraduate students to help them meet the costs of postsecondary education.
Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: Stoll, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Private Testing of Mad Cow Disease: Legal Issues (open access)

The Private Testing of Mad Cow Disease: Legal Issues

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Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): Challenges for Sub-Regional Integration (open access)

The U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): Challenges for Sub-Regional Integration

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Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy (open access)

The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy

This report includes information regarding the Law of the Sea Convention and United States policy. Background, United States interests, and Senate issues are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: June 2, 2004
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Attack Submarine Force-Level Goal and Procurement Rate: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Attack Submarine Force-Level Goal and Procurement Rate: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: June 2, 2004
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Network Centric Warfare: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress (open access)

Network Centric Warfare: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress

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Date: June 2, 2004
Creator: Wilson, Clay
System: The UNT Digital Library
Streamlining Environmental Reviews of Highway and Transit Projects: Analysis of SAFETEA and Recent Legislative Activities (open access)
Survivor Benefits for Families of Civilian Federal Employees and Retirees (open access)

Survivor Benefits for Families of Civilian Federal Employees and Retirees

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Date: June 2, 2004
Creator: Purcell, Patrick J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greece Update (open access)

Greece Update

This report provides information about the Greece Update. The conservative new democracy party took office on March 24 for the first time in more than 20 years. its economic policies call for cutting down the large public sector by sustaining strong growth.
Date: June 3, 2004
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Vacancies: Selected Proposals for Filling Them After a Catastrophic Loss of Members (open access)

House Vacancies: Selected Proposals for Filling Them After a Catastrophic Loss of Members

This report provides an overview of the selected proposals for filling them after a catastrophic loss of members on house vaccines.
Date: June 3, 2004
Creator: Richardson, Sula P. & Rundquist, Paul S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks (open access)

Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks

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Date: June 3, 2004
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Biotechnology: Overview and Selected Issues (open access)

Agricultural Biotechnology: Overview and Selected Issues

This report considers the issues surrounding genetically engineered (GE) crops or GMO's (genetically modified organisms). Moreover, the report debates the consequences of GE crops on the environment, food safety, and labeling. The report also debates the merits of regulation on the market the crops have entered.
Date: June 4, 2004
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues (open access)

Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues

This report details the information related to Broadband over Powerlines (BPL) service. Also, it discusses the regulatory and related technical issues concerning BPL.
Date: June 4, 2004
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Scores: Development, Use, and Policy Issues (open access)

Credit Scores: Development, Use, and Policy Issues

This report gives background on the concept of credit scoring and the issues raised by the pervasive use of credit scores.
Date: June 4, 2004
Creator: Smale, Pauline
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Policy Issues (open access)

Dairy Policy Issues

This report gives an overview of Dairy policy issues and the contents include Dairy forward pricing pilot program, Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) payments, Milk protein concentrate trade issues, and dairy price support program
Date: June 4, 2004
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal and Non-Federal Support of University Based Research (open access)

Federal and Non-Federal Support of University Based Research

While the federal government continues to be the primary supporter of university based research and development (R&D), the financial composition of support for university-based research has changed considerably over the past 31 years. This report discusses national R&D expenditures for university based research, which reached $36.333 billion in 2002.
Date: June 4, 2004
Creator: Davey, Michael E.
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)

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Date: June 4, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Performance and Results Act: Brief History and Implementation Activities (open access)

Government Performance and Results Act: Brief History and Implementation Activities

This report discusses implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act.
Date: June 7, 2004
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq Agriculture and Food Supply: Background and Issues (open access)

Iraq Agriculture and Food Supply: Background and Issues

This report describes the influence military conflict and international sanctions have had on agriculture in relation to Iraq's economy. This includes the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, the 1991 Gulf War, and 2003 Iraq War, the varying degrees of government effort to promote and/or control agricultural production, and the response to 1990 U.N. Sanctions.
Date: June 7, 2004
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

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Date: June 7, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid Expenditures, FY2001 and FY2002 (open access)

Medicaid Expenditures, FY2001 and FY2002

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Date: June 7, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library