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Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions (open access)

Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions

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Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case (open access)

European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case

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Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More (open access)

Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More

This report identifies those 224 Members of Congress whose service in the House or Senate, or both, has been 30 years or more. The information provided is current through January 3, 2006.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Gifts and Travel: Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress (open access)

Congressional Gifts and Travel: Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress

The House and Senate examined their rules on the acceptance of gifts and travel expenses. Press accounts of alleged excesses in privately funded congressional travel and gifts, particularly from lobbyists, have provided an impetus for proposed changes in the 109th Congress. This report provides an analysis of the proposals for change introduced or discussed in the 109th Congress and will be updated as events warrant.
Date: January 17, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reimbursement of Local Private Nonprofit Organizations Under the Stafford Act (open access)

Reimbursement of Local Private Nonprofit Organizations Under the Stafford Act

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Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Angelheart, Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism (open access)

U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism

This report examines the evolution of counterterrorism cooperation between the United States and the European Union (EU), particularly since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It includes a discussion of U.S.-EU cooperation progress and ongoing challenges, as well as perspectives and issues for Congress.
Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States and Europe: Possible Options for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United States and Europe: Possible Options for U.S. Policy

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Date: January 23, 2006
Creator: Archick, Kristin
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO and the European Union (open access)

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 3, 2006
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union’s Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy (open access)

European Union’s Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Archick, Kristin; Grimmett, Richard F. & Kan, Shirley A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Islamist Extremism in Europe (open access)

Islamist Extremism in Europe

This report provides an overview of Islamist extremism in Europe, possible terrorist links, European responses, and implications for the United States. Although the vast majority of Muslims in Europe are not involved in radical activities, Islamist extremists and vocal fringe communities that advocate terrorism exist and reportedly have provided cover for terrorist cells.
Date: January 6, 2006
Creator: Archick, Kristin; Rollins, John & Woehrel, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress

This is a report by the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, specifically about the controversies for the 109th Congress.
Date: January 31, 2006
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela; Gelb, Bernard A. & Corn, M. Lynne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards (open access)

Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards

This report discusses the CAFE Standards of Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues

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Date: January 18, 2006
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Waivers (open access)

Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Waivers

This report provides background information on the broad authority, to conduct research and demonstration projects under several programs authorized by the Social Security Act.
Date: January 27, 2006
Creator: Baumrucker, Evelyne P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Reconciliation FY2006: Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Provisions (open access)

Budget Reconciliation FY2006: Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Provisions

This report provides information about the Budget Reconciliation FY2006. It proposed changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) .
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Chaikind, Hinda; Grady, April; Hahn, Jim; Hearne, Jean; Lyke, Bob et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress (open access)

Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress

This report presents background information on the commission's findings, on emergency response standards, and on options Congress might consider to address issues related to emergency preparedness standards.
Date: January 25, 2006
Creator: Bea, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radioactive Tank Wastes: Disposal Authority in the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for FY2005 (open access)

Radioactive Tank Wastes: Disposal Authority in the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for FY2005

This report discusses the dispose of waste from the production of nuclear weapons. The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for FY2005 (P.L. 108-375) authorizing Department of Energy (DOE) to grout some of the tank wastes in place in Idaho and South Carolina.
Date: January 23, 2006
Creator: Bearden, David & Andrews, Anthony
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights

This report discusses issues regarding the funding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As enacted in August 2005, Title II of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-54, H.R. 2361) provided $7.73 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), subject to an across-the-board rescission of 0.476%.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Bearden, David & Esworthy, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action (open access)

Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action

This report discusses the difficulty of assessing the impact of environmental requirements on military readiness, broader exemptions for military activities that Congress has enacted, and DOD's request for additional exemptions.
Date: January 9, 2006
Creator: Bearden, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
BSE (“Mad Cow Disease”): A Brief Overview (open access)

BSE (“Mad Cow Disease”): A Brief Overview

This report provides background on appearance of BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease") in North America.
Date: January 31, 2006
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farmers' Markets: The USDA Role (open access)

Farmers' Markets: The USDA Role

This report discusses federal programs aimed at promoting farmers’ markets. Policy issues include the extent to which the programs contribute to the markets’ success, and the need if any for additional governmental support.
Date: January 3, 2006
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues (open access)

Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues

This report includes information regarding nuclear proliferation issues. Aspects of this report discuss international nonproliferation structures, U.S. policy, and nuclear proliferation in specific regions.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals (open access)

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 10, 2006
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library