S. 1893/H.R. 976: The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (open access)

S. 1893/H.R. 976: The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

This report tracks the Children's Health Reauthorization of Act of 2007 in both the Senate and the House, while also providing a summary of the bill. The report lists each title of the bill. what they do, and their implications. The report also examines costs by analyzing the immediate outlay and future outlay, starting at 28.6 billion and potentially increasing to 35.2 billion over time.
Date: August 14, 2007
Creator: Baumrucker, Evelyne; Fernandez, Bernadette; Grady, April; Herz, Elicia; Peterson, Chris & Rimkunas, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks

The purpose of this report is to provide a more concrete discussion of access to wireline broadband networks. To that end, this report provides a discussion of what broadband networks look like; how both consumers and independent applications providers gain access to these networks; and the parameters available to network providers (such as their choices about network architecture, overall bandwidth capacity, bandwidth reserved for their own use, traffic prioritization, the terms and rates for access to their networks and for their retail services) that can affect end users’ and independent applications providers’ access to those networks.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Goldfarb, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy

This report provides current statistical information, profiles the Afghanistan narcotics trade's participants, explores linkages between narcotics, insecurity, and corruption, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. The report also considers ongoing policy debates regarding the counternarcotics role of coalition military forces, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress.
Date: September 14, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report considers the transition in government meant to stabilize Afghanistan. Specifically, the report covers the increasing amount of insurgency in the region. The south in particular has seen a rise in insurgency due to the lack of economic progress made. The report also discusses the NATO led troops in the region.
Date: February 14, 2007
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard (open access)

Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard

In order to better understand EPA’s actions, this report provides an analysis of the agency’s final 2006 revisions to the particulates NAAQS, and the estimated costs and benefits of the new standards and of a more stringent alternatives analyzed. The report concludes by highlighting concerns and issues raised regarding the revisions to the particulates standards, including those of the science advisory committee (Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, or CASAC), and actions in Congress.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Esworthy, Robert & McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard (open access)

Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard

In order to better understand EPA’s actions, this report provides an analysis of the agency’s final 2006 revisions to the particulates NAAQS, and the estimated costs and benefits of the new standards and of a more stringent alternatives analyzed. The report concludes by highlighting concerns and issues raised regarding the revisions to the particulates standards, including those of the science advisory committee (Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, or CASAC), and actions in Congress.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Esworthy, Robert & McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization (open access)

Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization

This report is on Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization.
Date: November 14, 2007
Creator: Frittelli, John & Peterman, David Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought: Federal Reservoir and Species Management (open access)

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought: Federal Reservoir and Species Management

This report describes the Federal Reservoir and Species Management of Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought.
Date: November 14, 2007
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Corn, M. Lynne; Abel, Amy; Kaplan, Stan Mark; Buck, Eugene H.; Folger, Peter et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Avian Flu Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions (open access)

Avian Flu Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions

Concerns about potential disruptions in U.S. trade flows due to a global health or security risk are not new. The possibility of an avian flu pandemic with consequences for global trade is a concern that has received more attention recently, although some experts believe there is little cause for alarm. Experts disagree on the likelihood of an avian flu pandemic developing at all. This report considers possible trade disruptions, including possible impacts on trade between the United States and countries and regions that have reported avian influenza infections. These disruptions could include countries banning imported goods from infected regions at the onset of the pandemic, de facto bans due to protective health measures, or supply-side constraints caused by health crises in exporting countries.
Date: February 14, 2007
Creator: Langton, Danielle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aviation Congestion and Delay: System-Wide and New York-Area Issues (open access)

Aviation Congestion and Delay: System-Wide and New York-Area Issues

This report addresses System-Wide and New York-Area Issues of Aviation Congestion and Delay.
Date: December 14, 2007
Creator: Elias, Bart; Fischer, John W. & Tatelman, Todd B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (open access)

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

This report examines issues regarding broadband access in the U.S., more specifically the "digital divide,” which is a term that has been used to characterize a gap between “information haves and have-nots,” or in other words, between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications technologies (e.g., telephones, computers, the Internet) and those who do not.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (open access)

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

This report provides information about the Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide through Federal Assistance Programs.Digital divide used to characterize the gap between "information have and have-not."
Date: August 14, 2007
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (open access)

Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues

This report provides information about the Broadband Internet Regulation and Access.It also discuss its Background and Issues.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (open access)

Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

This report provides information about the Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service. The Broadband Loan and Grant Programs are intended to accelerate the deployment services in rural America.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma: Economic Sanctions (open access)

Burma: Economic Sanctions

This report provides background information on existing economic sanctions against Burma and possible options to expand sanctions.
Date: December 14, 2007
Creator: Niksch, Larry A. & Weiss, Martin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act (open access)

Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act

This report begins by providing a brief description of each of the campus-based programs, including the terms under which financial aid is awarded to students and the procedures under which federal funds are allocated to institutions for that purpose. It then provides historical information on federal funds appropriated for each of the programs, an analysis of the number and types of students served, and selected program statistics.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Smole, David P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

This report provides information about the Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy on China-U.S. Relations. China has been steadily signing trade agreements,oil and gas contracts.
Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) is vitally important, touching on a wide range of areas including, among others, economic policy, security, foreign relations, and human rights. This report addresses relevant policy questions in current U.S.-China relations, discusses trends and key legislation in the current Congress, and provides a chronology of developments and high-level exchanges.
Date: February 14, 2007
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
China’s Space Program: Options for U.S.-China Cooperation (open access)

China’s Space Program: Options for U.S.-China Cooperation

This report outlines recent activities and future plans in China's civilian space sector. It discusses benefits and trade-offs of possible U.S.-China collaboration in space, as well as several options to improve space relations, including information exchange, policy dialogue, and joint activities.
Date: December 14, 2007
Creator: Logan, Jeffrey
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cigarette Tax Increase to Finance SCHIP (open access)

The Cigarette Tax Increase to Finance SCHIP

This report mainly provides information about The rise in Cigarette Tax to Finance SCHIP. An original proposal would be mandated a 61 percent increase per pack.but, the resolution makes such a tax possible but not mandatory and does not set the level.
Date: December 14, 2007
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (open access)

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

This report is on Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Holot, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Permitting: Status of Implementation and Issues (open access)

Clean Air Permitting: Status of Implementation and Issues

This report provides information about the Implementation and Issues of Clean Air Permitting. It also describes the statutory background of Title V and the status of implementation, in terms of federal approval and local permitting authorities.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Motions to Instruct Conferees (open access)

Congressional Budget Resolutions: Motions to Instruct Conferees

This report provides an overview of the motions to instruct conferees as a congressional budget resolution.
Date: August 14, 2007
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues (open access)

Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues

The Conservation Reserve Program, enacted in 1985, provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland out of production for ten years or more to conserve soil and water resources. It is the federal government's largest private land retirement program. This report contains information on how the program was made, enrolling in the program, program costs and benefits, and current issues.
Date: February 14, 2007
Creator: Cowen, Tadlock
System: The UNT Digital Library