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Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues
From a public policy perspective, the goals are to ensure that broadband deployment is timely, that industry competes fairly, and that service is provided to all sectors and geographical locations of American society. The federal government -- through Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -- is seeking to ensure fair competition among the players so that broadband will be available and affordable in a timely manner to all Americans who want it. While the FCC's position is not to intervene at this time, some assert that legislation is necessary to ensure fair competition and timely broadband deployment. One proposal would ease certain legal restrictions and requirements, imposed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, on incumbent telephone companies who provide high speed data (broadband) access. Another proposal would compel cable companies to provide "open access" to competing Internet service providers.
Date:
January 21, 2004
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elections Reform: Overview and Issues
This report discusses several issues as the Congress considers legislation to reform the voting process, a number of issues have emerged as part of the debate: the reliability of different types of voting technologies; voting problems and irregularities in the 2000 election; problems for militaryand overseas voters; the electoral college; and early media projections of election results. Both sessions of the 107th Congress considered and debated federal election reform legislation, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA, P.L. 107-252) was enacted in October 2002.
Date:
January 21, 2004
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
January 21, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues
This report provides background information on the location of nuclear weapons at the time of the demise of the Soviet Union and their subsequent relocation to storage and deployment areas in Russia. It also provides a description of the safety, security, and control issues raised in 1991 and in more recent years. It includes a brief listing of the cooperative programs and assistance the United States has provided to Russia and the other former Soviet states in an effort to address concerns about the safety and security of nuclear weapons and materials.
Date:
January 21, 2004
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2005
This report provides an overview of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spending on HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) as well as budget numbers for other federal government programs targeting HIV/AIDS.
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Johnson, Judith A. & Coleman, Sharon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th Congress
This report discusses significant legislative provisions in the two provisional bills that are likely to be the subject of congressional discussion to reauthorize federal highway, highway safety, and transit programs.
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Fischer, John W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Key Benefits Under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for Children With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems
None
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Herz, Elicia J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: DOD’s 2005 Internal Selection Process
This report outlines how the Department of Defense (DOD) has organized to gather and analyze Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) related data and document the process. It also describes DOD's selection criteria process, and the Secretary of Defense's requirement to certify the need for a BRAC round. The report then explains how the list of recommended BRAC actions will be drawn together for submission by the Secretary of Defense to the President.
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Else, Daniel & Lockwood, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
None
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
O'Sullivan, Jennifer; Chaikind, Hinda Ripps; Tilson, Sibyl L.; Boulanger, Jennifer & Morgan, Paulette C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6
None
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tribal Sovereignty Over Nonmember Indians: United States v. Billy Jo Lara
None
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Uzbekistan: Current Developments and U.S. Interests
This report describes current developments and U.S. interests in Uzbekistan, an emerging Central Asian regional power by virtue of its relatively large population, important energy and other resources, and political prominence. Uzbekistan has offered broad-scale support for U.S.-led coalition operations in Afghanistan and lent diplomatic support for operations in Iraq.
Date:
April 21, 2004
Creator:
Nichol, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Financing
This report discusses concerns over financing federal elections, such as political action committees (PACs) and proposed reforms to campaign finance.
Date:
May 21, 2004
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management
This report provides an overview of how federal lands and resources are managed, the agencies that manage the lands,the authorities under which these lands are managed, and some of the issues associated with federal land management.
Date:
May 21, 2004
Creator:
Hardy-Vincent, Carol; Corn, M. Lynne; Gorte, Ross W.; Johnson, Sandra L.; Whiteman, David & Calvert, Kori
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities
This report provides a selection of information gateways for businesses, state and local governments, research organizations, and others that wish to pursue homeland security related business opportunities or grants from the federal government.
Date:
May 21, 2004
Creator:
Riehl, James R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Budget Request and Plan, FY2005-FY2009
None
Date:
May 21, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act
None
Date:
May 21, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
June 21, 2004
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization: An Analysis of Environmental Protection Issues
This report provides background information and analysis of key issues to serve as a resource document for the reauthorization debate. This report provides background information on activities intended to help mitigate pollution resulting from highway construction and travel, and analyzes key issues for Congress.
Date:
June 21, 2004
Creator:
Bearden, David M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Holocaust-era Insurance Claims: Federal Court Decisions and State Statutes and Federal Legislative Proposals
This report will discuss in detail the Supreme Court case and the lower court decisions that preceded it, providing only so much information on the background and history of the issue as us necessary to an appreciation of the litigation.
Date:
June 21, 2004
Creator:
Weimer, Douglas Reid & Rubin, Janice E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2004
This report describes and discusses changes to the list of recipients of the Medal since the release of the committee print, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1978, which lists recipients and provides the full text of the citations describing the actions that resulted in the awarding of the Medal.
Date:
June 21, 2004
Creator:
Richardson, Glenda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues
None
Date:
June 21, 2004
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Quorum Requirements in the House: Committee and Chamber
None
Date:
June 21, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library