Polar Bears: Listing Under the Endangered Species Act (open access)

Polar Bears: Listing Under the Endangered Species Act

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Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free Trade Agreements and the WTO Exceptions (open access)

Free Trade Agreements and the WTO Exceptions

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Date: July 2, 2008
Creator: Tatelman, Todd B.; Grimmett, Jeanne J. & Nichols, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Primary Residence Exception: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress to Amend Section 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code (open access)
The Small Business Innovation Research Program: Reauthorization Efforts (open access)

The Small Business Innovation Research Program: Reauthorization Efforts

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Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues (open access)

Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues

This report provides background information about the war in Kosovo and discusses issues regarding Kosovo's future status and U. S. policy.
Date: May 2, 2008
Creator: Kim, Julie & Woehrel, Steven J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process

Entitlements are programs that require payments to persons, state or local governments, or other entities if specific eligibility criteria established in the authorizing law are met. Entitlement payments are legal obligations of the federal government, and eligible beneficiaries may have legal recourse if full payment under the law is not provided. This report provides a brief explanation of spending for entitlements, including so-called appropriated entitlements, and discusses the congressional procedural constraints on legislation affecting such entitlement spending.
Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan’s 2008 Presidential Election (open access)

Taiwan’s 2008 Presidential Election

This report discusses Taiwan's 2008 presidential elections.
Date: April 2, 2008
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) (open access)

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)

This report provides background on genetic information, legal implications regarding the use of this information, and relevant laws. It also discusses the statutory provisions of GINA, which has two main parts: Title I, which prohibits discrimination based on genetic information by health insurers; and Title II, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on genetic information.
Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee & Sarata, Amanda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estate Tax Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Estate Tax Legislation in the 110th Congress

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Date: July 2, 2008
Creator: Noto, Nonna A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid Rehabilitation Services (open access)

Medicaid Rehabilitation Services

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Date: April 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Casualties (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Casualties

This report examines the casualty data that was compiled by the Department of Defense (DOD), as tallied from the agency's press releases. The report provides statistics on fatalities during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military's casualty system.
Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress (open access)

Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress

This report addresses selected issues and bills in the 110th Congress related to Food Safety.
Date: January 2, 2008
Creator: Becker, GeoffreyS.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview (open access)

Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview

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Date: December 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Snowmobiles: Environmental Standards and Access to National Parks (open access)

Snowmobiles: Environmental Standards and Access to National Parks

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Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food and Agricultural Imports from China (open access)

Food and Agricultural Imports from China

This report details the information related to U.S. food and Agricultural imports from China. The contents include trade trends, U.S import safeguards, FDA import refusals, Chinese food safety challenges, and Congressional consideration
Date: January 2, 2008
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Clinical Laboratories Competitive Bidding Demonstration (open access)

Medicare Clinical Laboratories Competitive Bidding Demonstration

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Date: May 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts (open access)

Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts

This report provides information about the Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts. The national bureau of economic research stated that the U.S economy is now in a recession thAT BEGAN IN December 2007.
Date: December 2, 2008
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Debris Removal After Hurricane Katrina: Status and Associated Issues (open access)

Disaster Debris Removal After Hurricane Katrina: Status and Associated Issues

This report provides information about the Status and Associated Issues of Disaster Debris Removal After Hurricane Katrina.Hurricane Katrina produced unprecedented destruction resulting in disaster debris from man-made structures.
Date: April 2, 2008
Creator: Luther, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2007 (open access)

Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2007

Based on data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, 8.9 million children under age 19 were uninsured in 2007, a statistically significant decline compared to 9.4 million in 2006. This report provides an overview of the health insurance coverage of children in 2007.
Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Grady, April
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (open access)

The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

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Date: January 2, 2008
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Social Security Number: Legal Developments Affecting Its Collection, Disclosure, and Confidentiality (open access)

The Social Security Number: Legal Developments Affecting Its Collection, Disclosure, and Confidentiality

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Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tort Claims Act (open access)

Federal Tort Claims Act

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Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: Cohen, Henry & Burrows, Vanessa K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction (open access)

The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction

This report provides information about The Introduction of Congressional Appropriations Process. Congress has developed certain rules and practices for the consideration of appropriate measures, referred to as Congressional Appropriations Process.
Date: December 2, 2008
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons from Japan (open access)

The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons from Japan

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Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library