Department of Homeland Security: Options for House and Senate Committee Organization (open access)

Department of Homeland Security: Options for House and Senate Committee Organization

This report contains an overview of the options for house and senate committee organization on the Department of Homeland Security since the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Date: August 13, 2004
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Rundquist, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Definition, Patterns and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Definition, Patterns and Policy Challenges

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Date: December 22, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Forest System Roadless Areas Initiative (open access)

The National Forest System Roadless Areas Initiative

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Date: July 15, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal? (open access)

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?

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Date: August 12, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 1417: The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 (open access)

H.R. 1417: The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004

H.R. 1417, 108th Congress, first session, was introduced on March 25, 2003 and passed by the House on March 3, 2004. If enacted, this bill would make extensive changed to the procedural framework for adjudicating royalty rates for compulsory licenses under the Copyright Act. This report details the background and legislative action on the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004.
Date: September 27, 2004
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Topics in Aging: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2002 (open access)

Topics in Aging: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2002

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Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (open access)

Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species

This report is on Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species.
Date: April 8, 2004
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Presidential Inauguration of 2005: Basic Facts and Information on Inaugural Festivities (open access)

The Presidential Inauguration of 2005: Basic Facts and Information on Inaugural Festivities

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Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oman: Current Issues and U.S. Policy (open access)

Oman: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

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Date: July 8, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Information in Lending: The Cost of Privacy Restrictions (open access)

The Role of Information in Lending: The Cost of Privacy Restrictions

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Date: January 29, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Summary and Analysis of the “Climate Stewardship Act” (S. 139/S.Amdt. 2028, and H.R. 4067) (open access)

Climate Change: Summary and Analysis of the “Climate Stewardship Act” (S. 139/S.Amdt. 2028, and H.R. 4067)

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Date: June 16, 2004
Creator: Parker, Larry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Outsourcing: Economic Implications and Policy Responses (open access)

Foreign Outsourcing: Economic Implications and Policy Responses

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Date: August 5, 2004
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (open access)

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

This report discusses the organization, funding, and goals of the Freedom CAR and Fuel partnerships, and discusses legislation relevant to the partnerships.
Date: August 13, 2004
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress

This report summarizes the current developments in U.S-PRC relations, including current and pending congressional actions involving the PRC. It also points out U.S. Policy Trends and Key Issues in U.S- PRC Relations.
Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: History, Operations, and Current Issues (open access)

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: History, Operations, and Current Issues

This report summarizes the history, functionality, and current events of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO). The report's overview includes information on why the administration was founded by examining its origins and the role of it in contemporary court proceedings. Moreover, the report highlights how the AO has taken on roles in emergency management.
Date: May 24, 2004
Creator: Sollenberger, Mitchel A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues (open access)

Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues

This report includes information regarding the major legislative issues concerning military retirement. TERA, survivor benefit COLAs, and retirement budgeting are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: November 16, 2004
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulating Private Pensions: A Brief Summary of ERISA (open access)

Regulating Private Pensions: A Brief Summary of ERISA

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Date: January 15, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cote dIvoire Divided: Civil War Reprise? (open access)

Cote dIvoire Divided: Civil War Reprise?

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Date: December 2, 2004
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administration’s Plan (open access)

Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administration’s Plan

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Date: April 26, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pay – Status of January 2004 Adjustments: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Federal Pay – Status of January 2004 Adjustments: A Fact Sheet

This article talks about federal pay adjustment rates and the general schedule pay adjustment
Date: January 24, 2004
Creator: Gressle, Sharon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges (open access)

Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges

Interruptions of congressional operations by incidents such as episodic computer virus infections and the 2001 anthrax contamination, the February 2004 ricin incident have demonstrated the importance of congressional continuity of operations (COOP) planning. This report discusses the circumstances surrounding COOP planning, including provisions for alternative meeting sites and methods for conducting House and Senate meetings and floor sessions when Capitol facilities are not available.
Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric & Seifert, Jeffery W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pell Grants for Prisoners (open access)

Federal Pell Grants for Prisoners

This report includes a brief discussion of the Pell Grant program, and the prior participation of prisoners, as well as a review of the current legislative activity.
Date: December 14, 2004
Creator: Mercer, Charmaine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Advantage: What Does It Mean For Private Plans Currently Serving Medicare Beneficiaries? (open access)

Medicare Advantage: What Does It Mean For Private Plans Currently Serving Medicare Beneficiaries?

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Date: April 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Regulations: Efforts to Estimate Total Costs and Benefits of Rules (open access)

Federal Regulations: Efforts to Estimate Total Costs and Benefits of Rules

This report provides information on how one widely cited study was developed to illustrate the complexities associated with this type of analysis. The report also provides information on how OMB's estimates of aggregate federal regulatory costs were developed and have varied over time, and on estimates that have been made of aggregate regulatory costs need to be interpreted and used carefully.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library