National Missile Defense: Issues for Congress (open access)

National Missile Defense: Issues for Congress

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Date: June 16, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Facilities Infrastructure: Background and Legislative Proposals in the 106th Congress (open access)

School Facilities Infrastructure: Background and Legislative Proposals in the 106th Congress

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Date: June 16, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
MEXICO’S COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS UNDER ZEDILLO, DECEMBER 1994 TO MARCH 2000 (open access)

MEXICO’S COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS UNDER ZEDILLO, DECEMBER 1994 TO MARCH 2000

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Date: March 16, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States' Withdrawal from the World Trade Organization: Legislative Procedure (open access)

United States' Withdrawal from the World Trade Organization: Legislative Procedure

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which legislatively approved the United States' membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), also contains provisions setting out the legislative procedure for revoking such approval, potentially leading to the withdrawal of the United States from the WTO. This report sets out the functional timetable and requirements for taking legislative action for United States withdrawal from the WTO.
Date: June 16, 2000
Creator: Pregelj, Vladimir N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Initiatives and Agriculture (open access)

Water Quality Initiatives and Agriculture

RL30437: Water Quality Initiatives and Agriculture Claudia Copeland Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division February 16, 2000 ABSTRACT Agriculture, which has been a relatively minor component of national water quality policies and programs, especially regulatory policies, is currently involved with several recent Administration water quality initiatives. This report provides background on three ongoing initiatives with potential to affect agriculture: the Clean Water Action Plan, the Unified National Animal Feeding Operations Strategy, and implementation of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) provisions of the Clean Water Act. The report includes a glossary of terms and a chronology of the key deadlines in the initiatives and identifies other CRS reports for additional information. It will be updated as developments warrant. Summary Congress most recently enacted amendments to the nation's water quality law, the Clean Water Act (CWA), in 1987. But national water quality policy has evolved in the intervening years, as a result of implementation of the 1987 amendments and related Administration initiatives intended to fulfill the requirements and meet the goals and objectives of the Act. Agriculture, which has been a relatively minor component of national water quality policies and programs, especially regulatory policies, is now …
Date: February 16, 2000
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (open access)

Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

The growth of the Internet may be affected by issues now being debated by Congress. This report summarizes several key technology policy issues.
Date: February 16, 2000
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.; Nunno, Richard M.; Moteff, John D. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science, Technology, and Medicine: Issues Facing the 106th Congress, Second Session (open access)

Science, Technology, and Medicine: Issues Facing the 106th Congress, Second Session

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Date: March 16, 2000
Creator: Rowberg, Richard E
System: The UNT Digital Library