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Proposed U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
None
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
None
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Department and Related Agencies: FY2005 Appropriations and FY2006 Request
None
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Legislative Response
The primary focus of this issue brief is legislative action with respect to abortion. However, discussion of those legislative proposals necessarily involves a brief discussion of the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. For a more detailed discussion of the relevant case law, see CRS Report 95-724, Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview.
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Lewis, Karen J.; Shimabukuro, Jon O. & Ely, Dana
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns
This report briefly summarizes the background information on Belarus and its U.S. policy concerns.
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Changing Senate Rules: The “Constitutional” or “Nuclear” Option
This report indicate possible attempts to curtail the use of filibusters in the Senate, perhaps in the 109th Congress. Some have suggested that proponents of this idea may invoke something called the "nuclear" or "constitutional" option in Senate floor procedure to try to end a filibuster without the need for 60 votes .
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Palmer, Betsy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The “Broadcast Flag”
This report addresses the adoption of a "broadcast flag" system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect digital division (DTV) broadcasts from unauthorization redistribution.
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Lening, Carey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education: Background and Funding
The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) supports projects to encourage innovative reform and expand education opportunities to underrepresented groups. This report describes the historical context leading to the establishment of the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, provisions governing the program, and the variety of projects funded by FIPSE.
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Mangan, Bonnie F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Review of Agency Rulemaking
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sentencing Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: An Abridged Controlled Substance Example
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sentencing Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: An Abridged Terrorism Related Example
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Investments: Proposed Authorization Legislation in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Aquatic Resources Trust Fund
This report details sources of funding for the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund's two accounts - the Sport Fish Restoration Account and the Boat Safety Account - and summarizes the various programs and activities receiving funding from the trust fund.
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Canadian Hog Trade Dispute
United States and Canada's hog industry, noting how live Canadian hogs do not affect the U.S hog business.
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare Financing: An Issue Overview
The purpose of this report is to describe the federal interest in child welfare (as expressed by Congress); describe the current level and structure of federal dedicated child welfare financing and examine trends in the appropriation and spending of this money; and to review the extent to which states rely on non-dedicated federal funds for child welfare purposes. Finally, the report discusses the future federal commitment to child welfare financing, along with the concepts of flexibility and accountability, as these relate both to current law and to recent proposals to alter federal child welfare financing.
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Stoltzfus, Emilie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the three key institutions of the European Union (EU), and the only EU institution whose members are directly elected. This report discusses the construction and history of the EP, its role in functions of the EU as well as internationally, various international supports and criticisms of the EP, and the EP's ties with the U.S. Congress.
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazardous Materials Transportation Security: Highway and Rail Modes
This report provides a general overview of hazmat transportation security and focuses on the federal role. The report first summarizes an array of key governmental activities that might be encompassed in a layered system of security enhancements. The report then summarizes some concerns associated with the federal effort in promoting hazmat transportation security, specifically commenting on the adequacy of some DHS and DOT efforts, as well as routing, pre-notification, and research concerns. Finally, the report presents ten options that might be considered to further strengthen hazmat transportation security.
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Peterman, David Randall
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
None
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Oil-for-Food Program, Illicit Trade, and Investigations
This report discusses issues with the “oil-for-food” program (OFFP), which was the centerpiece of a long-standing U.N. Security Council effort to alleviate human suffering in Iraq while maintaining key elements of the 1991 Gulf war-related sanctions regime. The program terminated following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, the assumption of sovereignty by an interim Iraqi government on June 28, 2004, and the lifting of Saddam-era U.N. sanctions. However, since the fall of the regime, there have been new allegations of mismanagement and abuse of the program, including allegations that Saddam Hussein’s regime manipulated the program to influence U.N. officials, contractors, and politicians and businessmen in numerous countries.
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth & Blanchard, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sources of Legislative Proposals: A Descriptive Introduction
None
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Regulation of Tribal Lands in New York: City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
None
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
None
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
Frittelli, John F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library