China and “Falun Gong” (open access)

China and “Falun Gong”

This report provides information about "Falun Gong" also known as " Falun Dafa" that combines an exercise regimen with meditation and moral guidelines.
Date: July 28, 2003
Creator: Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the President in Budget Development (open access)

The Role of the President in Budget Development

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Date: August 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pension Reform: The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 (open access)

Pension Reform: The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003

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Date: May 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003 (open access)

Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003

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Date: November 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dividend Tax Relief: Effects on Economic Recovery, Long-Term Growth, and the Stock Market (open access)

Dividend Tax Relief: Effects on Economic Recovery, Long-Term Growth, and the Stock Market

This report provides information aobut the Effects on Economic Recovery, Long-Term Growth, and the Stock Market on Dividend Tax Relief.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Reports: Required Contents (open access)

Senate Committee Reports: Required Contents

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Date: April 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Office of Management and Budget in Budget Development (open access)

The Role of the Office of Management and Budget in Budget Development

This report discusses the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which assists the President in carrying out his budgetary duties. Its primary function is to oversee the development and implementation of the federal budget.
Date: August 28, 2003
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internships and Fellowships: Congressional, Federal, and Other Work Experience Opportunities (open access)

Internships and Fellowships: Congressional, Federal, and Other Work Experience Opportunities

This report provides names of organizations, like the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which sponsors fellowships on Capitol Hill. This report lists Internet sites on internships and fellowships, such as the Smithsonian Institution;s Web site on internships.
Date: January 28, 2003
Creator: Greenfield, Susan Watkins
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX of the Social Security Act) (open access)

Social Services Block Grant (Title XX of the Social Security Act)

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is a flexible source of funds that states may use to support a wide variety of social services activities. States have broad discretion over the use of these funds. This short report provides background information on the SSBG and tracks relevant legislation and appropriations measures.
Date: April 28, 2003
Creator: Gish, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Structural Reform: Background and Options (open access)

Medicare Structural Reform: Background and Options

THis report provides a brief overview of major issues underlying the debate about possible structural reforms or improvements to the current Medicare system. Medicare is a nationwide health insurance program for the aged and certain disabled persons.
Date: January 28, 2003
Creator: Chaikind, Hinda R.; O'Sullivan, Jennifer & Boulanger, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Rules Affecting Committees (open access)

Senate Rules Affecting Committees

This report identifies and summarizes the provisions of the Senate's standing rules, standing orders, precedents, and other directives that relate to legislative activity in the Senate's standing committees. It covers four main issues: committee organization, committee meetings, hearings, and reporting.
Date: February 28, 2003
Creator: Bach, Stanley & Palmer, Betsy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq-Kuwait: United Nations Security Council Resolutions Texts – 1992-2002 (open access)

Iraq-Kuwait: United Nations Security Council Resolutions Texts – 1992-2002

This report lists these 39 resolutions, provides the Security Council vote on each, and sets out the complete text of each resolution. In addition, a number of relevant U.N. documents are included. The texts of the 24 resolutions adopted in 1990 and 1991 may be found in two CRS reports, 90-513 and 91-395.
Date: January 28, 2003
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

This report provides background on ten selected questions related to public aid for faith-based organization. Despite the ongoing controversy about charitable choice, not until the 107th Congress were there full hearings and extended debates on its constitutionality, efficacy, and public policy implications.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Financial Outlook for Social Security and Medicare (open access)

The Financial Outlook for Social Security and Medicare

This report provides an overview of the financial outlook for Social Security and Medicare programs.
Date: April 28, 2003
Creator: Kollmann, Geoffrey & Nuschler, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Economic Relations (open access)

India-U.S. Economic Relations

This report discusses the India economic development and its trade relations with the United States
Date: July 28, 2003
Creator: Morrison, Wayne & Kronstadt, Alan
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses (open access)

House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses

This report
Date: April 28, 2003
Creator: Carr, Thomas P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal/State Relations Under the Clean Air Act: The Supreme Court Takes Two Cases (open access)

Federal/State Relations Under the Clean Air Act: The Supreme Court Takes Two Cases

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Date: July 28, 2003
Creator: Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods

This report provides information about the Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods.Federal law requires most imports informing the "Ultimate purchaser" of their country of origin.
Date: January 28, 2003
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the anxieties within Congress in the wake of the Enron scandal. Moreover, the report notes that the 108th Congress is not likely to pass legislative reform as extreme as the 107th Congress, but will still confront issues of accounting reform. The report also highlights what the 108th Congress plans to reform.
Date: May 28, 2003
Creator: Jickling, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Proposed Changes to the Earnings Test (open access)

Social Security: Proposed Changes to the Earnings Test

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Date: February 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: July 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accounting Problems Reported in Major Companies Since Enron (open access)

Accounting Problems Reported in Major Companies Since Enron

This report questions the increase in corporate accounting restatements made since the 1980s and early 1990s following the wake of the collapse of Enron. Moreover, the report summarizes the accounting problems of major corporations that have been reported since Enron. Finally, the report wonders if these issues are standard within American companies or if they have all only been isolated issues.
Date: January 28, 2003
Creator: Jickling, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Market Structure of the Video Programming Industry and Emerging Public Policy Issues (open access)

Market Structure of the Video Programming Industry and Emerging Public Policy Issues

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Date: July 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List (open access)

Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List

This report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 2002 and 2003, indicating the proclamation number and its Federal Register citation.
Date: April 28, 2003
Creator: Richardson, Glenda
System: The UNT Digital Library