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Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs
U.S. farmers grow more than 250 types of fruit, vegetable, tree nut, flower, ornamental nursery, and turfgrass crops in addition to the major bulk commodity crops. Although specialty crops are ineligible for the federal commodity price and income support programs, they are eligible for other types of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) support, such as crop insurance, disaster assistance, and, under certain conditions, ad hoc market loss assistance payments. This report describes the federal programs of importance to the specialty crop sector, and provides the most recent funding information available for them.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals
This report discusses policy options for Congress regarding gas prices. The high price of gasoline was an important consideration during the debate on major energy legislation, which ended August 8 as the President signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, H.R. 6 (P.L. 109-58). However, prices continued to surge, spiking at the end of August when Hurricane Katrina shut down refining operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The continuing crisis renewed attention to some issues that were dropped or compromised in the debate over P.L. 109-58. A large number of factors combined to put pressure on gasoline prices, including increased world demand for crude oil and U.S. refinery capacity inadequate to supply gasoline to a recovering national economy. The war and continued violence in Iraq added uncertainty and a threat of supply disruption that added pressure particularly to the commodity futures markets.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Implications of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations upon the Regulation of Consular Identification Cards
This report discusses controversy surrounding the usage of consular identification cards within the United States. It identifies any potential implications that issuing these cards would have with regards to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lasers Aimed at Aircraft Cockpits: Background and Possible Options to Address the Threat to Aviation Safety and Security
A recent rash of incidents involving lasers aimed at aircraft cockpits has raised concerns over the potential threat to aviation safety and security. While none of these incidents has been linked to terrorism, security officials have expressed concern that terrorists may seek to acquire and use higher-powered lasers to, among other things, incapacitate pilots. There is also growing concerned among aviation safety experts that the ubiquity and low cost of handheld laser devices could increase the number of incidents where pilots are distracted or temporarily incapacitated during critical phases of flight. Possible options to mitigate the threat of lasers include restricting the sale or use of certain laser devices; amending criminal statutes associated with interfering with flight operations; providing pilots with laser eye protection; expanding and enforcing laser free zones around airports; and educating the public regarding the risks of lasers to aviation safety. This report will be updated as needed.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Elias, Bartholomew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers
This report attempts to answer basic questions about the Military Health Services System (MHSS), its beneficiary population, the medical services it provides, its costs, and major changes that are underway or have been proposed. Citations are made to more detailed CRS studies where appropriate.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues
None
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Goldich, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 108th Congress
None
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
None
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-French Commercial Ties
None
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wireless Privacy and Spam: Issues for Congress
This report contains the issues for Congress on wireless privacy and spam.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
S. 852: The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
From Summary: "This report provides an overview of S. 852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act of 2005. The bill would largely remove asbestos claims from the courts in favor of the administrative process set out in the bill. The bill would establish the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation to award damages to asbestos claimants on a no-fault basis from the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund."
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Brooks, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Balkan Cooperation on War Crimes Issues
This report provides background regarding the cooperation of Balkan countries regarding the arrest and transfer of indicted war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. Full cooperation with ICTY has been established as a key prerequisite to further progress toward a shared long-term goal for the western Balkan countries: closer association with and eventual membership in the European Union (EU) and NATO.
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Squassoni, Sharon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Mark, Clyde R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NPT Compliance: Issues and Views
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Squassoni, Sharon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Mark, Clyde R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Peace Corps: Current Issues
This report discusses The Peace Corps, as Congress considers authorization and Foreign Operations appropriations legislation in 2005. Congress will debate the FY2006 level of funding for the Peace Corps and may continue the 2004 discussion of Peace Corps expansion and policies regarding the safety and security of volunteers.
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential House Apportionment Following the 2010 Census Based on Census Bureau Population Projections1
This report examines the potential house apportionment based on Census Bureau population projections. The Census Bureau's 2005 population projections for the year 2010 raise the possibility of potentially significant changes in the allocation of Representatives among the states. If the projections for the year 2010 presage the actual Census, 10 seats will shift, affecting a total of 15 states.
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Crocker, Royce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Quasi Government: Hybrid Organizations with Both Government and Private Sector Legal Characteristics
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues
Report on renewable energy, including recent developments, background, incentives, budgets, and more.
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Securities Arbitration: Background and Question of Fairness
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Assistance to North Korea
None
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Manyin, Mark E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library