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China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program (open access)

North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Egypt-United States Relations (open access)

Egypt-United States Relations

Among the current issues in U.S.-Egyptian relations are the shared concerns over the terrorist attacks against Egyptian police, religious, government, and tourist facilities, and what those attacks maysignal for Egypt’s domestic stability. The two nations may disagree over Egypt’s interpretation of applying human rights practices to Islamic terrorists. The two countries disagree over the speed and depth, but not the need for some of Egypt’s economic reforms. Egypt and the United States agree on the importance of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the need to continue current Arab-Israel peace talks, and the need for regional stability. The two nations agree on Egypt’s determination to introduce democratic reforms to Egypt.
Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya (open access)

Libya

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Japan Economic Ties: Status and Outlook (open access)

U.S.-Japan Economic Ties: Status and Outlook

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Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy

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Date: January 29, 2002
Creator: Dagne, Theodore S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for Congress

This report examines the economic and political situation in Cuba, including the human rights situation, and U.S. policy toward Cuba. The report also analyzes a number of issues facing Congress in U.S. policy toward Cuba, including: the overall direction of U.S. policy; challenges to U.S. policy in the World Trade Organization; restrictions on commercial food and medical exports; restrictions on travel; bilateral drug trafficking cooperation; Cuba and terrorism; funding for U.S.-government sponsored radio and television broadcasting to Cuba; the Russian signals intelligence facility in Cuba; migration issues; and compensation to the families of those Americans killed in 1996 when Cuba shot down two U.S. civilian planes. The report cites legislation that was passed in the 106th Congress, and also tracks legislative action on these various issues in U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 107th Congress.
Date: November 29, 2002
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Legislative Issues in 2001-2002 (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Legislative Issues in 2001-2002

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry; Hornbeck, J. F.; Serafino, Nina M.; Sullivan, Mark P. & Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Legislative Initiatives in the 107th Congress (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Legislative Initiatives in the 107th Congress

Since the United States imposed a comprehensive trade embargo against Cuba in the early 1960s, there have been numerous policy changes to restrictions on travel to Cuba. The embargo regulations do not ban travel itself, but place restrictions on any financial transactions related to travel to Cuba, which effectively result in a travel ban. This report reflects legislative or other major developments , including a listing and discussion of legislative initiatives in the 107th Congress.
Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: A Guide to Internet Sources (open access)

Immigration: A Guide to Internet Sources

This report identifies selected World Wide Web (WWW) sites from the Internet on immigration topics in the United States. Selected government, legal, and organizational Web site addresses are provided.
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Salazar, Barbara A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
COLAs for Military Retirees: Summary of Congressional and Executive Branch Action, 1982-2002 (FY1983-FY2003) (open access)

COLAs for Military Retirees: Summary of Congressional and Executive Branch Action, 1982-2002 (FY1983-FY2003)

The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1982 (which applied to FY1983 budget issues) suspended previously existing permanent law pertaining to cost-of-living adjustments(COLAs) for federal civilian and military retirees, and changed the COLA calculation formulas to postpone and/or reduce future COLAs for military retirees during 1983-1985 (FY1984-FY1986).This report examines executive and congressional COLA-related initiatives associated with each of the fiscal year budgeting processes from calendar year 1982 (FY1983) through calendar year 2000 (FY2001).
Date: November 29, 2002
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism: The New Occupational Hazard (open access)

Terrorism: The New Occupational Hazard

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Date: March 29, 2002
Creator: Rappaport, Edward B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Park Management and Recreation (open access)

National Park Management and Recreation

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol & Whiteman, David
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform (open access)

Social Security Reform

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Date: November 29, 2002
Creator: Kollmann, Geoffrey & Nuschler, Dawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: July 29, 2002
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies (open access)

Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies

Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about the E-rate program and controversies in regards to telecommunications discounts for schools and libraries. Topics include, recent developments, scope and funding, program status, etc.
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues (open access)

Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arsenic in Drinking Water: Recent Regulatory Developments and Issues (open access)

Arsenic in Drinking Water: Recent Regulatory Developments and Issues

This report discusses issues regarding the arsenic’s health effects and how to reduce the uncertainty in assessing health risks associated with exposure to low levels of arsenic. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the current standard of 50 parts per billion (ppb) in 1975. . This report reviews EPA efforts to develop a new arsenic rule and summarizes key provisions and subsequent events.
Date: April 29, 2002
Creator: Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress (open access)

Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress

The Convention provides the most extensive and intrusive verification regime of any arms control treaty, extending its coverage to not only governmental but also civilian facilities. The Convention also requires export controls and reporting requirements on chemicals that can be used as warfare agents and their precursors. The CWC establishes the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to oversee the Convention's implementation. Chemical Weapons Convention implementing legislation, as S. 610, passed the Senate unanimously on May 23, 1997. This legislation, which was an amendment in the nature of a substitute reported from the Judiciary Committee, provides the statutory authority for domestic compliance with the Convention's provisions. It sets criminal and civil penalties for the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, possession, or use of chemical weapons.
Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palestinians and Middle East Peace:  Issues for the United States (open access)

Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Support of the U.S. War on Terrorism (open access)

Foreign Support of the U.S. War on Terrorism

In response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, a number of countries and organizations pledged various forms of support to the United States in its campaign against the Al Qaeda network and the Taliban in Afghanistan. This report summarizes support for the U.S. war against terrorism from open source material.
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Petros, Tiffany G.; Cho, Yeonmin; Glatz, Anne K.; Bock, Yonatan A. & Hildreth, Steven A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Clean Production (open access)

Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Clean Production

This Law was enacted in order to promote cleaner production, increase the efficiency of resource utilization, reduce and avoid the generation of pollutants, protect and improve the environment, ensure public health, and promote sustainable development of the economy and society.
Date: June 29, 2002
Creator: National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 4, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 29, 2002 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 4, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 27, Number 13, Pages 2341-2604, March 29, 2002 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 27, Number 13, Pages 2341-2604, March 29, 2002

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: March 29, 2002
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History