Federal Rulemaking: The Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (open access)

Federal Rulemaking: The Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

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Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress

This report provides information about the Clean Air Act Issues in the 106th Congress. Congress last enacted major amendments to the clear air act in 1990 and EPA is in the midst of implementing numerous provisions of those amendments.
Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Security: U.S.-Canada Immigration Border Issues (open access)

Border Security: U.S.-Canada Immigration Border Issues

This report discusses the U.S.-Canada Immigration Border Issues related to Border Security.
Date: December 28, 2004
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues (open access)

Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues

This report summarizes what is currently known publicly about companies that provide personnel for security missions in Iraq and some sources of controversy surrounding them. The report also summarizes pertinent legislative proposals.
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 108th Congress. Included is information on numbers of Members, party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupations, religious affiliation, military service, female and minority Members, and foreign-born Members.
Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reform: Comments from the Public on TANF Reauthorization (open access)

Welfare Reform: Comments from the Public on TANF Reauthorization

This report presents a summary of the comments that were received by HHS in response to the Department's request, and is intended to convey a general sense of the views and opinions expressed. The report begins with an explanation of the methodology used for preparing this summary and a discussion of the categories of groups and individuals who submitted comments.
Date: December 28, 2004
Creator: Burke, Vee; Falk, Gene; Gish, Melinda; Harper, Shannon; Solomon-Fears, Carmen; Spar, Karen et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 (open access)

The Budget for Fiscal Year 2005

This report discusses the federal budget for fiscal year 2005.
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NOAA: A Review of the FY2004 Budget Request and Final Appropriations (open access)

NOAA: A Review of the FY2004 Budget Request and Final Appropriations

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Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure (open access)

Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure

The report describes provisions of House rules that pertain to hearings, and citations to these rules are included for reference. While House rules generally apply to committees and subcommittees, it is House Rule XI that contains many provisions specific to hearings. House rules set the general framework in which committees hold hearings.
Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: Sachs, Richard C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internships, Fellowships, and Other Work Experience Opportunities in the Federal Government (open access)

Internships, Fellowships, and Other Work Experience Opportunities in the Federal Government

This report describes Internet resources on internships, fellowships, and work experience programs within the federal government. It is intended as a selective guide for students of all levels: high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate.
Date: October 28, 2004
Creator: Gomez, Julissa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview (open access)

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview

This report provides a brief overview of The Hollings Manufacturing Partnership (MEP), which is a program of regional centers set up to assist small and medium-sized manufacturing companies use knowledge and technologies developed under the auspices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Date: January 28, 2004
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Duration of Continuing Resolutions in Recent Years (open access)

Duration of Continuing Resolutions in Recent Years

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Date: September 28, 2004
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Standards For Retroactive Application Based Upon Groundbreaking Supreme Court Decisions in Criminal Law (open access)

Standards For Retroactive Application Based Upon Groundbreaking Supreme Court Decisions in Criminal Law

This report discusses the Supreme Court decision to announce the “new rule”, supreme courts decision that addresses an issue of law in a new way or for the first time. In criminal law new rules apply prospectively, but they also apply retroactively sometimes.
Date: September 28, 2004
Creator: Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of some of the key environmental protection issues that have been and are likely to continue to be the focus of public and congressional attention.
Date: January 28, 2004
Creator: Fletcher, Susan & Isler, Margaret
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Care and Child Welfare: Background Checks (open access)

Child Care and Child Welfare: Background Checks

This report discusses the details related to background checks to help ensure the safety of children served through their organizations.
Date: June 28, 2004
Creator: Swenson, Kendall
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress

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Date: October 28, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Military Education and Training Program (open access)

International Military Education and Training Program

This report provides background on the International Military Education and Training Program (IMET). It discusses the program's main features and purposes, perspectives of the IMET's supporters and critics, and recent issues surrounding the program and its implementation.
Date: October 28, 2004
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA: Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives (open access)

NAFTA: Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives

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Date: September 28, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning in the Federal Judiciary (open access)

Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning in the Federal Judiciary

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Date: September 28, 2004
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2005: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2005: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies

This report discusses the Veterans Affairs (VA), Housing and Urban Development(HUD), and Independent Agencies Appropriations for FY2005.
Date: December 28, 2004
Creator: Bordon, Richard & Graney, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings (open access)

Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings

This report summarizes the technology and administration of EAS and the NOAA/NWS all-hazard network, and some of the key proposals for change.
Date: September 28, 2004
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vision 100: Historical Review of the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108-176) (open access)

Vision 100: Historical Review of the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108-176)

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Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990 (open access)

Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990

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Date: June 28, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Overtime Pay Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

The Fair Labor Standards Act: Overtime Pay Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
System: The UNT Digital Library