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The Financial Outlook for Social Security and Medicare (open access)

The Financial Outlook for Social Security and Medicare

The 2001 annual reports of the board of trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds were released on March 19, 2001. Both programs have benefitted from an improved economic outlook in the near term, but both continue to have projected long-range problems. Insolvency for the Disability Insurance (DI) part of Social Security is projected to occur in 2026, and for the retirement and survivors part, in 2040.
Date: March 19, 2001
Creator: Koitz, David Stuart & Kollmann, Geoffrey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Space Stations (open access)

Space Stations

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Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Value-Added Tax as a New Revenue Source (open access)

Value-Added Tax as a New Revenue Source

MMARY Some Members of Congress have expressed interest in the feasibility of using a value-added tax (VAT) to either replace all or part of the income tax, finance health care reform, or to fund America’s war effort. A VAT is imposed at all levels of production on the differences between firms’ sales and their purchases from all other firms. Policymakers may be interested in the following aspects of a VAT: revenue yield, international comparison of composition of taxes, vertical equity, neutrality, inflation, balance-of-trade, national saving, administrative cost, intergovernmental relations, size of government, and public opinion.
Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: Bickley, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Value-Added Tax Contrasted with a National Sales Tax (open access)

A Value-Added Tax Contrasted with a National Sales Tax

Proposals to replace all or part of the income tax, proposals for national health care, and a proposal to finance America’s war effort have sparked congressional interest in the possibility of a broad-based consumption tax as a new source of revenue. A value-added tax (VAT) or a national sales tax (NST) have been frequently discussed as possible new tax sources. Both the VAT and the NST are taxes on the consumption of goods and services and are conceptually similar. Yet, these taxes also have significant differences. This issue brief discusses some of the potential policy implications associated with these differences.
Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: Bickley, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flat Tax Proposals and Fundamental Tax Reform: An Overview (open access)

Flat Tax Proposals and Fundamental Tax Reform: An Overview

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Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: Bickley, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
527 Organizations: Reporting Requirements Imposed on Political Organizations after the Enactment of P.L. 106-230 (open access)

527 Organizations: Reporting Requirements Imposed on Political Organizations after the Enactment of P.L. 106-230

On July 1, 2000, President Clinton signed H.R. 4762, P.L. 106-230. The law amended the Internal Revenue Code [IRC] to require political organizations described in IRC § 527 to disclose their political activities, if they were not already required to do so by the Federal Election Campaign Act [FECA]. This report summarizes the three major changes made by the law and some of the major responses to the legislation. First, all 527 organizations which expect to have over $25,000 in gross receipts during a taxable year and which are not required to report to the Federal Election Commission [FEC] are required to register with the IRS within 24 hours of their formation, whether they are involved in state, local, or federal elections. Second, 527 issue advocacy organizations, which previously reported neither to the IRS nor the FEC, are required to file regular disclosure statements with the IRS. Third, all 527 organizations with gross receipts in excess of $25,000 per year are required to file annual reports with the IRS. The registration statements, disclosure forms, and annual reports will be made public. H.R. 527 and S. 527 in the 107th Congress would exempt most state and local 527 organizations from the …
Date: March 19, 2001
Creator: Morris, Marie B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wetland Issues (open access)

Wetland Issues

Instead of a single comprehensive federal wetland protection law, multiple laws provide varying levels of protection in different forms: the permit program authorized in §404 in the Clean Water Act; programs for agricultural wetlands; laws that protect specific sites; and laws that protect wetlands which perform certain functions. Many protection advocates view these laws and their implementation as inadequate or uncoordinated. Others, who advocate the rights of property owners and development interests, by contrast, characterize these efforts, especially the §404 permit program, as too intrusive. Numerous state and local wetland programs add to the complexity of the protection effort.
Date: March 19, 2002
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (open access)

Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

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Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Surveyors Breaking Camp]

Photograph of a group of surveyors breaking camp. They were surveying city lots in 1906. Also pictured are a windmill, tents, and wagons.
Date: March 19, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: March 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abortion: Legislative Response (open access)

Abortion: Legislative Response

The primary focus of this issue brief is legislative action in the 108th Congress with respect to abortion. However, discussion of those legislative proposals necessarily involves a brief discussion of the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning a woman's right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. For a more detailed discussion of the relevant case law, see CRS Report 95-724, Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview.
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: Lewis, Karen J.; Shimabukuro, Jon O. & Ely, Dana
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operations Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle: Questions and Answers About U.S. Military Personnel, Compensation, and Force Structure (open access)

Operations Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle: Questions and Answers About U.S. Military Personnel, Compensation, and Force Structure

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Date: March 19, 2002
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Formal statement regarding colonization of families in Texas, March 19, 1836] (open access)

[Formal statement regarding colonization of families in Texas, March 19, 1836]

Formal statement regarding colonization of families in Texas. Mexico, March 19, 1836. Signed by Padilla, Jose Maxia Dias Noriego, and Juan L. Velazques. Letter written by Padilla.
Date: March 19, 1836
Creator: Padillo, Juan Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lobby Act Reform (open access)

Lobby Act Reform

This report discusses the methods to achieve effective accountability form lobbyists groups and individuals who seek to influence the governmental decision-making process.
Date: March 19, 1981
Creator: Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EDB and the Agriculture Community: A Background Discussion (open access)

EDB and the Agriculture Community: A Background Discussion

EDB is being removed from major agricultural uses because of concerns about possible adverse effects on human health. Regulatory actions to remove EDB from the food system will have impacts on the agricultural community. Uses of EDB in agriculture, regulatory actions to remove EDB from the food system quickly, and possible impacts of those regulatory actions on domestic and international markets are discussed.
Date: March 19, 1984
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library