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The USDA’s Authority to Recall Meat and Poultry Products
This report provides an overview of the USDA's authority to regulate meat, poultry, and their products. Specifically, the report discusses the requirements of USDA inspections and import regulations, as well as the USDA's role in product recalls. This report also addresses some of the issues that arise when considering possible changes to recall authority and reviews proposed legislation regarding the role of the USDA in the recall process. The Appendix of this report provides information regarding recent recalls and the significance of the recall data.
Date:
January 7, 2008
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia & Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wave, Tidal, and In-Stream Energy Projects: Which Federal Agency Has the Lead?
This report describes wave, tidal, and in-stream energy generation technologies -- also referred to as hydrokinetic or marine energy. It discusses the recent changes in law aimed to clarify the federal role in ocean wave and renewable energy.
Date:
January 7, 2008
Creator:
Lane, Nic
System:
The UNT Digital Library
WTO Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance in Pending Cases
This report provides a summary of the status of U.S. compliance efforts in pending World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes that have resulted in adverse rulings against the United States. The report begins with an overview of WTO dispute settlement procedures, focusing on the compliance phase of the process, followed by a discussion of U.S. laws relating to WTO dispute proceedings. The report then lists pending WTO disputes in the compliance phase, with a brief discussion of major issues and the U.S. compliance history in each.
Date:
January 7, 2008
Creator:
Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border
This report is about the information related to U.S international border security and barriers deployed along the border.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Garcia, Michael John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dollar Crisis: Prospect and Implications
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act: A Primer
This report provides a brief overview of major provisions of the ESEA.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Riddle, Wayne C. & Skinner, Rebecca R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Murray, Justin & Bea, Keith
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Purcell, Patrick J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety: Provisions in the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Porter, Donna V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fundamental Tax Reform: Options for the Mortgage Interest Deduction
This is a report on the fundamental tax reforms, specifically options for the mortgage Interest deduction.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Jackson, Pamela J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Tax Credits and Deduction: An Overview of the Benefits and Their Relationship to Traditional Student Aid
This report in intended to provide information about the direct assistance for education expenses provided through the federal income tax system, thereby placing HEA student aid programs in a broader context. The key features of these tax provisions--which largely dictate whom they assist and by how much--are explored. Further, it examines the relationship of the traditional student aid delivery system with the tax system as a conduit for postsecondary education assistance.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Levine, Linda & Mercer, Charmaine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
This report provides an overview of the debate over government policy on the industrial competitiveness and technological advancement.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Jackson-Vanik Amendment and Candidate Countries for WTO Accession: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Current Legislative Issues
This report discusses labor-management relations at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the 2006 implementation of a new labor contract on air traffic controllers. The FAA's ability to implement the new contract with its controllers was arguably supported by a mediation procedure prescribed by federal law. This report provides background information on the mediation procedure, discusses litigation involving the FAA and two labor organizations, and examines legislative attempts to amend the existing system.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Recruitment Provisions Under the No Child Left Behind Act: A Legal Analysis
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential Effect of Marriage on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Eligibility and Benefits
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Primer on Disability Benefits: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Solomon-Fears, Carmen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2008
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
SCHIP Coverage for Pregnant Women and Unborn Children
This report summarizes the requirements of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the variations in coverage and financial streams depending on the state of the mother.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Baumrucker, Evelyne P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Disability Insurance: The Five-Month Waiting Period for SSDI Benefits
Current law requires that a person wait five months from the onset of a qualifying disability before receiving Social Security benefits. This report explains the five-month waiting period and its legislative history. This report also provides information on other programs that provide income support during this waiting period. It also briefly describes legislation introduced in the 110th Congress that would reduce or eliminate the five-month Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) waiting period (H.R. 69, H.R. 2713, and S. 2050).
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Szymendera, Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Substantial Gainful Activity for the Blind
This report examines the Social Security disability program, the level of earnings that constitute "substantial gainful activity" (SGA), and therefore disqualifies a person from receiving benefits, is set by regulation at $940 a month for 2008. However, for the blind, the law provides a different SGA level, $1570 a month for 2008, which is adjusted annually to reflect growth in average wages. This report discusses the reasons for these differing amounts and proposals to change them.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Szymendera, Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Survivors Benefits
This report describes how a person becomes covered by Survivors Insurance. It outlines the types and amounts of benefits available to survivors, eligibility for those benefits, and the benefit application process. It provides statistics on survivor beneficiaries and a legislative history of Survivors Insurance, including legislative activity in the 110th Congress.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Romig, Kathleen & Szymendera, Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
SSI Income and Resource Limits: A Fact Sheet
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library