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The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act: A Brief History and Analysis
The Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, and Analogous Products Act (21 U.S.C. 151-159), also known as the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (VSTA), is intended to assure the safe and effective supply of animal vaccines and other biological products. The act and its applicable regulations are administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Date:
January 3, 2005
Creator:
Monke, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act: A Brief History and Analysis
The Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, and Analogous Products Act (21 U.S.C. 151-159), also known as the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (VSTA), is intended to assure the safe and effective supply of animal vaccines and other biological products. The act and its applicable regulations are administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Date:
January 3, 2005
Creator:
Monke, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
January 3, 2005
Creator:
Cody, Betsy A. & Hughes, H. Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues
This report discusses the issue of U.S. economic assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of continued assistance in light of U.S. national security and also various U.S.-led efforts to promote reform amongst African citizens themselves. U.S. assistance finds its way to Africa through a variety of channels, including the USAID-administered DA program, food aid programs, and indirect aid provided through international financial institutions and the United Nations.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production
Since the late 1970s, U.S. policy makers at both the federal and state levels have enacted a variety of incentives, regulations, and programs to encourage the production and use of agriculture-based renewable energy. Motivations cited for these legislative initiatives include energy security concerns, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and raising domestic demand for U.S.-produced farm products. This report provides background information on farm-based energy production and how this fits into the national energy-use picture. It briefly reviews the primary agriculture-based renewable energy types and issues of concern associated with their production, particularly their economic and energy efficiencies and long-run supply. Finally, this report examines the major legislation related to farm-based energy production and use.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report is on Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of Pollutants
This report provides a brief overview of the Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of pollutants.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of Pollutants
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters that are impaired by pollution, even after application of pollution controls. For those waters, states must establish a total maximum daily load (TMDL) of pollutants to ensure that water quality standards can be attained. Implementation of this provision has been dormant until recently, when states and EPA were prodded by numerous lawsuits. The TMDL issue has become controversial, in part because of requirements and costs now facing states to implement a 25-year-old provision of the law. Congressional activity to reauthorize the Act, a possibility in the 2nd Session of the 105th Congress, could include TMDL issues, but the direction for any such action is unclear at this time.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Dear Colleague" Letters: A Brief Overview
“Dear Colleague” letters are official correspondence distributed in bulk to Members in both chambers. Primarily, they are used by one or more Members to persuade others to cosponsor or oppose a bill (generally, prior to introduction). Dear Colleague letters might also inform Members of an event connected with congressional business, of new or modified House procedures, or of some other matter. The use of the phrase “‘Dear Colleague’ letter” to refer to a widely distributed letter among Members dates at least to the start of the 20th century. New technologies and expanded use of the Internet have increased the speed and facilitated the process of preparing Dear Colleague letters.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Petersen, R. Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
HOPE VI: Background, Funding, and Issues
Report on the history of the HOPE VI program, and the debate surrounding the future budget of the program.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
McCarthy, Maggie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations. January 2005
This report summarizes the extent of the disaster and relief effort.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Margesson, Rhoda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NATO and the European Union
Report which discusses issues related to the North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) including the level of involvement of the entities in using political and military actions to defend against terrorism and proliferation, the types of military forces necessary, the role of the EU in crisis management, the appropriateness of decision-making procedures to respond to emerging threats, and the role of other international institutions.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Archick, Kristin & Gallis, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Railroad Reorganization Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Implications of a Filing by Amtrak
None
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Senate's Calendar of Business
This report provides a summary of the contents of the Senate's Calendar of Business, which lists bills, resolutions, and other items of legislative business that are eligible for floor consideration.
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Palmer, Betsy & Bach, Stanley
System:
The UNT Digital Library
“Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail
None
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Special Operations Forces (SOF) and CIA Paramilitary Operations: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr. & Feickert, Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
None
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Bite, Vita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA): Reauthorization of Title I Job Training Programs in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
January 4, 2005
Creator:
Lordeman, Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
AIDS in Africa
This report discusses the AIDS issues in Africa and the Bush administration call to double U.S. international funding for AIDS.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Capital Income Tax Revisions and Effective Tax Rates
This report details the capital income tax revisions and effective tax rates.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 109th Congress
This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 109th Congress, agreed to by the House January 4, 2005, and the Speaker’s announced policies.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses
Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. This report surveys several of the DRM bills that were introduced in the 107th and 108th Congresses. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One goal is to increase access to digitally-protected media for lawful purposes. The other attempts to thwart digital piracy and would do so by enhancing civil and criminal sanctions for digital (and traditional) copyright infringement and educating the public about the rights of copyright holders.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Jeweler, Robin
System:
The UNT Digital Library