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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Congressional Issues
This report provides background on Convention developments, including U.S. policy and Congressional actions, and considers arguments for and against ratification.
Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress
Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report summarizes progress in developing legislation, especially in the 109th Congress, in three areas of emergency communications: communications among first responders and other emergency personnel; emergency warnings and alerts; and 911 call centers and systems. Each area could be the subject of further consideration in the 110th Congress, through oversight, additional legislation, or funding.
Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal R&D, Drug Discovery, and Pricing: Insights from the NIH-University-Industry Relationship
This report explores the reasons behind government funding of research and development and subsequent efforts to facilitate private sector commercialization of the results of such work.
Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Schactt, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal R&D Funding Under a Continuing Resolution
This report discusses the continuing resolution, or CR (P.L. 109-383, H.J.Res. 102) which provides spending at FY2006 levels (through February 15, 2007), for those agencies lacking enacted FY2007 appropriations bills.
Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Davey, Michael E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The leading immigration ILW COM law publisher http://www.ilw.com Protecting Our Perimeter: “Border Searches” Under the Fourth Amendment
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Viña, Stephen R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 109th Congress
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a Discrimination Suit by Black Farmers
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stormwater Permits: Status of EPA’s Regulatory Program
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Provisions in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (H.R. 6111)
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Lunder, Erika
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts
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Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Federal Expenditures for Science and Technology
This report discusses direct climate-focused scientific and research programs of the federal government, as well as an array of energy programs that relate indirectly to climate change.
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Simpson, Michael M. & Justus, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine (DRE) Controversy: FAQs and Misperceptions
As Congress considers proposals relating to DREs, salient issues might include the lack of information about DRE security, especially in relation to other systems and other components of election integrity; potential conflicts with HAVA requirements that might be associated with the proposals; how those proposals might impact voter confidence; and what impacts they might have on future innovation.
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Excited Utterances, "Testimonial" Statements, and the Confrontation Clause
The United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument this term in appeals from two state supreme court cases, Hammon v. Indiana and Davis v. Washington, concerning the admissibility of “excited utterance” statements made by non-testifying witnesses at criminal trials. In the landmark Crawford v. Washington case in 2004, the Court held that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause forbids hearsay “testimonial” evidence from being introduced against the accused unless the witness is unavailable to testify and the defendant has had a prior opportunity to crossexamine the witness. However, the Crawford Court declined to provide a comprehensive definition of “testimonial,” leaving such task “for another day.”
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Yeh, Brian T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Livestock Price Reporting: Background
This report summarizes how the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting (LMPR) law expired on September 30, 2005. And after considering all the approaches they took in the past, the house agreed to the bill to extend LMPR for Five more years while Senate agreed to one-year extension. Updated December 14, 2005.
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals in the 109th Congress to Split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Report on the Ninth Circuit court of appeals, including the geography, population, caseload, proposals to split the circuit, and more.
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues
This report provides background an analysis of renewably energy, its contribution to the national energy supply, role in the long-term energy supply, history, relevant provisions considered during the 109th Congress, relation to the Department of Energy (DOE) budget for FY2006, energy production, and relation to climate change. It also includes information about relevant legislation, Congressional hearings, reports, and documents, and other resources.
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade-Through Rule Reform: The SEC’s Depth of Book Alternative
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Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Government Employment Data After a Natural or Other Disaster, with Special Emphasis on Hurricane Katrina
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Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005: Defense
This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues
U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Conditions
China’s economy remained relatively healthy in 2002, despite economic slowdowns in other parts of the world. Foreign investment continued to pour into China, and the Chinese government effectively used public spending to boost the economy. However, painful economic reforms will be necessary to keep the economic strong in 2003 and beyond. The recent outbreak in early 2003 of a very contagious virus called SevereAcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China appears to have had a short-term negative impact on the Chinese economy.
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Civil Charges in Corporate Scandals
This report is on Civil Charges in Corporate Scandals.
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Concurrent Enrollment Programs
Initiated in part as a proposal to reform U.S. high schools, concurrent enrollment programs enable high school aged students to take college level course work and receive college credit while enrolled in high school. Concurrent enrollment programs can be best described as a secondary/postsecondary school hybrid. This report provides a brief history of these programs and a description of the different types of programs, including participation data.
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Mercer, Charmaine
System:
The UNT Digital Library