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Cash Balance Pension Plans and Claims of Age Discrimination
This report describes cash balance plans, discusses the arguments that cash balance plans do and do not violate the age discrimination prohibitions, provides an overview of the court cases, and addresses the activity by the Treasury Department and Congress.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Staman, Jennifer & Lunder, Erika
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Conditions
China’s economy continues to be a concern to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, China’s economic growth presents huge opportunities for U.S. exporters. On the other hand, the surge in Chinese exports to the United States has put competitive pressures on many U.S. industries. Many U.S. policymakers have argued that greater efforts should be made to pressure China to fully implement its WTO commitments and to change various economic policies deemed harmful to U.S. economic interests, such as its currency peg and its use of subsidies to support its SOEs. In addition, recent bids by Chinese state-owned firms to purchase various U.S. firms have raised concerns among Members over the impact such acquisitions could have on U.S. national and economic security.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations
This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Nowels, Larry & Epstein, Susan B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: Policies and Proposals
This report details the information related to gasoline prices and discusses on policies and proposals.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetically Engineered Fish and Seafood
Genetic engineering techniques allow the manipulation of inherited traits to modify organisms. Genetically modified (GM) fish and seafood products are currently under development and may offer potential benefits such as increasing aquaculture productivity and addressing human health concerns. However, some critics of this rapidly evolving field are concerned that current technological and regulatory safeguards are inadequate to protect the environment and ensure public acceptance of these products. This report discusses various regulatory and environmental concerns regarding GM fish and seafood, then discusses the possible benefits and disadvantages of their use.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Borgatti, Rachel & Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Redevelopment Assistance Programs
None
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Millennium Challenge Account: Implementation of a New U.S. Foreign Aid Initiative
None
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Nowels, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 109th Congress Proposed Refinements
"This report examines the realization of [the creation of a board within the executive branch to oversee adherence to guidelines on . . . civil liberties by the federal government] with the creation of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board" (p. 1).
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Investment Tax Credits, the Commerce Clause, and Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler
None
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Lunder, Erika
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
None
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Risk Insurance: An Overview
None
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions
None
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine's Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy
In January 2005, Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine’s new President, after massive demonstrations helped to overturn the former regime’s electoral fraud, in what has been dubbed the “Orange Revolution,” after Yushchenko’s campaign color? The “Orange Revolution” has sparked a great deal of interest in Congress and elsewhere. Some hope that Ukraine may finally embark on a path of comprehensive reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration after nearly 15 years of half-measures and false starts. Others are interested in the geopolitical implications of a pro-Western Ukraine in the former Soviet region and in relations between Russia and the West. Some analysts detect a new wave of democracy sweeping the post-Soviet region.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reauthorization: Overview of the Issues
In 2003, 12.3 million children lived in families with incomes below the poverty line (a 17.2% child poverty rate). Research has shown that poverty can have negative consequences on a child’s development. Children depend upon their parents for support, and most of the recent policy attention has focused on initiatives to move poor parents (mostly single mothers) from welfare to work and on reducing welfare dependency.
Date:
July 1, 2005
Creator:
Falk, Gene; Gish, Melinda & Solomon-Fears, Carmen
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:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
This report summarizes the debate over government policy on industrial competitiveness and technological advancement and its connection to the U.S. economy. It also discusses congress' approach in the previous years on this topic, and the policy changes that have been implemented in recent years.
Date:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Military Operations
Iraq’s chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs, together with Iraqi long-range missile development and support for al-Queda terrorism, were the primary justifications put forward for military action. On March 17, 2003, President Bush issued an ultimatum demanding that Saddam Hussein and his sons depart from Iraq within 48 hours. On March 19, offensive operations began with air strikes against Iraqi leadership positions. By April 15, after 27 days of operations, coalition forces were in relative control of all major Iraqi cities and Iraqi political and military leadership had disintegrated. On May 1, 2003, President Bush declared an end to major combat operations. There was no use of chemical or biological (CB)weapons, and no CB or nuclear weapons stockpiles or production facilities have been found.
Date:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Bowman, Steven R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance
None
Date:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook
None
Date:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Justus, John R.; Buck, Eugene H.; Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Morrissey, Wayne A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
None
Date:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Garcia, Michael John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
None
Date:
July 5, 2005
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Advanced Technology Program
This report summarizes the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and its creation. According to the report, the ATP was created to insure competitive technologies with broad applications throughout multiple industries. The report also covers information surrounding the budget of the program and its funding.
Date:
July 6, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Advanced Technology Program
The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) was created by P.L. 100-418, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, to encourage public-private cooperation in the development of pre-competitive technologies with broad application across industries. This activity has been targeted for elimination as a means to cut federal spending. Since FY2000, the original House-passed appropriation bills have not included funding for ATP. Many of the Administration’s budget requests have proposed termination of the program. However, ATP continues to be supported, although at levels below that achieved in FY1995 when the activity was expanded significantly. This report discusses funding (or lack thereof) appropriated for the ATP for FY2006.
Date:
July 6, 2005
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress
A number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture are receiving attention during the 109th Congress. Some are related to new initiatives or to unfinished legislation from the 108th Congress; others have been the focus of ongoing congressional oversight. The agriculture committees are required by the FY2006 budget resolution to report legislation this year that reduces spending on mandatory food and agriculture support programs by $3 billion over the next five years. Other issues of importance to agriculture during the 109th Congress include the possible reauthorization of an expiring dairy support program; multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations; concerns about agroterrorism, food safety, and animal and plant diseases (e.g., “mad cow” disease and Asian soybean rust); high energy costs; environmental issues; and a number of agricultural marketing matters. Although the current (2002) farm bill (P.L. 107-171) generally does not expire until 2007, the agriculture committees could begin hearings on a new measure later this year. This report will be updated if significant developments ensue.
Date:
July 6, 2005
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library