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The Senate's Executive Calendar (open access)

The Senate's Executive Calendar

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Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Palmer, Betsy & Bach, Stanley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes (open access)

Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes

With the passage of P.L. 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the federal death penalty became available as a possible punishment for a substantial number of new and existing civilian offenses. On April 24, 1996, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 made further modifications and additions to the list of federal capital crimes. On June 25, 2002, P.L. 107-197, the Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act of 2002, added another capital crime to the United States Code. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, P.L. 108-458, enacted December 17, 2004, included provisions which impacted or expanded some of the existing death penalty provisions. This report lists the current federal capital offenses and summarizes the procedures for federal civilian death penalty cases.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Bazan, Elizabeth B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Financing (open access)

Campaign Financing

This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competition.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals (open access)

Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals

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Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Kaiser, Frederick M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity (open access)

Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity

This report provides an overview of Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity. Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa and is of the same species of Marijuana. Farmers in more than 30 countries grow industrial hemp commercially for fiber etc.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts (open access)

U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts

In 2003 the United States incurred a merchandise trade deficit of $535.7 billion on a Census basis and $549.4 billion on a balance-of-payments basis (BoP). A surplus in services trade of $60 billion gave a deficit of $489.3 billion on goods and services (BoP) for the year, 17% higher than 2002. Year-to-date (January-October 2004), the trade deficit in goods and services, at $500.5 billion, is 21% higher compared to the same period in 2003.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Nanto, Dick K. & Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, and Debate (open access)

The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, and Debate

This paper discusses the Export Administration Act in terms of its evolution in the 20th century, its major features including the types of controls authorized by the act, the Commerce Control List and export licensing procedures, and issues concerning the maintenance of export controls under IEEPA. It then highlights several controlled commodities that have been featured prominently in export control discussions. Finally, it discusses competing business and national security perspectives concerning several of more contentious themes in the export control debate: the controllability of technology, the effectiveness of multilateral control regimes, the organization of the export control system, and the impact of export controls on the U.S. economy and business.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector (open access)

Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector

Damage to or destruction of the nation’s water supply and water quality infrastructure by a terrorist attack could disrupt the delivery of vital human services in this country, threatening public health and the environment or possibly causing loss of life. Interest in such problems has increased greatly since September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Copeland, Claudia & Cody, Betsy A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Canon at the south entrance of the Texas State Capitol

Photograph of a canon at the south entrance of the Texas State Capitol. The writing on the base says, "Presented to the Republic of Texas by Maj. Gen. T. J. Chambers, 1836."
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Detail of wooden interior doorway at the Texas State Capitol

Photograph of a detail of wooden interior doorway at the Texas State Capitol. There is a glass panel above the door which reads "State Treasury". A person stands in front of the doorway.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Seal in the underground annex of the Texas State Capitol

Seal on the floor of the Texas State Capitol in the underground annex area.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas State Capitol dome, interior

Interior shot of the dome on the Texas State Capitol building
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Detail of a stairway inside the Texas State Capitol

Photograph of columns and stairways inside the Texas State Capitol.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terry's Texas Rangers monument on Texas State Capitol grounds, north-facing side

Terry's Texas Rangers monument on Texas State Capitol grounds, north-facing side. This monument was erected in 1907, and the bronze sculpture is by Pompeo Coppini.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Entry door to the Lorenzo de Zavala Texas State Library and Archives building

Photograph of the detail of the entry doorway to the Lorenzo de Zavala Texas State Library and Archives Building. A sign above the doorway reads "Lorenzo de Zavala", and a panel of green glass is set into the wall above it.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Detail of fencing around the Texas State Capitol grounds

Photograph of a detail of fencing around the Texas State Capitol grounds. It is black wrought iron fencing with golden Lone Stars. There are cars parked beyond the fence, and the base of a monument can be seen in the background.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers

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Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Korea:  U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress (open access)

Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress

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Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
High Performance Computers and Export Control Policy: Issues for Congress (open access)

High Performance Computers and Export Control Policy: Issues for Congress

This report addresses the issues for congress related to high performance computers and export control policy.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq:  U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance

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Date: April 5, 2005
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq:  U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance

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Date: July 5, 2005
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues (open access)

China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues

Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. China has taken some steps to mollify U.S. concerns about its role in weapons proliferation. Skeptics question whether China's cooperation in weapons nonproliferation has warranted President Bush's pursuit of stronger bilateral ties. This report discusses the national security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990s.
Date: April 5, 2005
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990 (open access)

Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990

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Date: July 5, 2005
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library