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Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture currently administer 20 programs and subprograms that are directly or indirectly available to assist producers and landowners who wish to practice conservation on agricultural lands. The number, scope, and overall funding of these programs have all grown with each recent farm bill. This growth can cause confusion over which problems and conditions each program addresses, and specific program characteristics and performance, especially for those who are less familiar with this conservation effort. This report lists these programs and basic information about each of them.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Cowan, Tadlock
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
This report consists of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles: Issues in Congress.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness
In response to the foreign challenge in the global marketplace, the United States Congress has explored ways to stimulate technological advancement in the private sector. The government has supported various efforts to promote cooperative research and development activities among industry, universities, and the federal R&D establishment designed to increase the competitiveness of American industry and to encourage the generation of new products, processes, and services. Among the issues before Congress are whether joint ventures contribute to industrial competitiveness and what role, if any, the government has in facilitating such arrangements.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
This report provides information about the Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods. Federal law requires most imports, including many food items to bear labels informing the "ultimate purchaser" of their country of origin.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171) as modified by the FY2004 USDA appropriation (P.L. 108-199) mandates retail country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for fresh produce, red meats, and peanuts starting September 30, 2006, and for seafood starting September 30, 2004. Some in Congress still strongly support mandatory COOL, especially after discoveries since 2003 of “mad cow” disease in four Canadian-born cattle. Others counter that COOL is a marketing, not an animal or human health, concern and should be voluntary.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education of Limited English Proficient and Recent Immigrant Students: Provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
This report provides information about the Provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 on Education of Limited English Proficient and Recent Immigrant Students.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Perkins Loans and FFEL/DL Stafford Loans: A Brief Comparison
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Smole, David P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Issues for Congress
This report discusses intelligence issues for Congress including coordination among intelligence agencies, terrorism, and Iraq. Updated June 3, 2005.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria in Political Transition
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Dagne, Ted
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Niksch, Larry A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program
Most current U.S. nuclear warheads were built in the 1980s, and are being retained longer than was planned. Yet warheads deteriorate with age and must be maintained. The current approach monitors them for signs of aging. When problems are found, a Life Extension Program (LEP) rebuilds components. While some can be made to new specifications, a nuclear test moratorium bars that approach for critical components that would require a nuclear test. Instead, LEP rebuilds them as closely as possible to original specifications. Using this approach, the Secretaries of Defense and Energy have certified stockpile safety and reliability for the past nine years without nuclear testing.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Medalia, Jonathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Assessment of H.R. 6 as passed by the House
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict?
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Products Liability: A Legal Overview
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Cohen, Henry & Brooks, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
None
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and the United States: Developments Since October 2003
In early 2004, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, after hearings the previous October, unanimously recommended Senate advice and consent to U.S. adherence to the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement Relating to Implementation of Part XI of that Convention. The Senate, however, did not act on the Convention. CRS Issue Brief IB95010, The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy, serves as a basic CRS source for discussion of issues related to the United States and the Convention and Agreement, while this short report focuses on events and issues that have emerged since October 2003. It summarizes the Committee’s resolution of advice and consent and presents some of the issues raised in support of and in opposition to U.S. adherence. This report will be updated periodically.
Date:
June 3, 2005
Creator:
Browne, Marjorie Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library