Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation (open access)

Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation

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Date: March 4, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health-Related Revenue Provisions: Changes Made by the Reconciliation Act of 2010 to Senate-Passed H.R. 3590 (open access)

Health-Related Revenue Provisions: Changes Made by the Reconciliation Act of 2010 to Senate-Passed H.R. 3590

This report summarizes the health-related revenue provisions in the Reconciliation Act of 2010, introduced in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4872.
Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: Mulvey, Janemarie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Research Service and the American Legislative Process (open access)

The Congressional Research Service and the American Legislative Process

This report details the ways in which the Library of Congress supports and serves the members of Congress
Date: March 16, 2010
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A. & Back, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Species Conservation Funds (open access)

International Species Conservation Funds

This report provides a brief overview of Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) and Neotraopical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (NMBCF) and their funding and possible changes to appropriations.
Date: March 5, 2010
Creator: Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Corn, Lynne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in H.R. 3590, as Passed by the Senate (open access)

Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in H.R. 3590, as Passed by the Senate

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Date: March 20, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Agencies Monetize “Statistical Lives” Expected to Be Saved By Regulations (open access)

How Agencies Monetize “Statistical Lives” Expected to Be Saved By Regulations

This report summarizes current government-wide requirements for benefit-cost analysis and the monetization of health benefits, and describes agency-specific policies in selected health, safety, and environmental agencies.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patent Reform: Judicial Developments in Areas of Legislative Interest (open access)

Patent Reform: Judicial Developments in Areas of Legislative Interest

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Date: March 2, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Uptick Rule: SEC Limit on Short Selling Reconsidered (open access)

The Uptick Rule: SEC Limit on Short Selling Reconsidered

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Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil Industry Tax Issues in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposal (open access)

Oil Industry Tax Issues in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposal

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Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Program Integrity: Activities to Protect Medicare from Payment Errors, Fraud, and Abuse (open access)

Medicare Program Integrity: Activities to Protect Medicare from Payment Errors, Fraud, and Abuse

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Date: March 15, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Health Insurance: Changes Made by the Reconciliation Act of 2010 to Senate-Passed H.R. 3590 (open access)

Private Health Insurance: Changes Made by the Reconciliation Act of 2010 to Senate-Passed H.R. 3590

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Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxation of Private Equity and Hedge Fund Partnerships: Characterization of Carried Interest (open access)

Taxation of Private Equity and Hedge Fund Partnerships: Characterization of Carried Interest

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Date: March 17, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 111th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 111th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

The Endangered Species Act has been one of the more contentious environmental laws. This may stem from its strict substantive provisions, which can affect the use of both federal and nonfederal lands and resources. This report discusses oversight issues and legislation introduced in the 11th Congress to address Endangered Species Act implementation and management of endangered and threatened species.
Date: March 26, 2010
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use

The interactions of three variables underlie debates on the issue of climate change and what responses might be justified: the magnitude and rates of change of (1) population growth, (2) incomes, and (3) intensity of greenhouse gas emissions relative to economic activities. This report examines the interrelationships of the variables to explore their implications for policies that address climate change.
Date: March 5, 2010
Creator: Blodgett, John & Parker, Larry
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the House of Representatives in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings: Procedure, Practice, and Data (open access)

The Role of the House of Representatives in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings: Procedure, Practice, and Data

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Date: March 15, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Health Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (open access)

Selected Health Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Date: March 17, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Issues for the 111th Congress

This report is categorized into six categories: (I) Introduction, (II) FOIA History, (III) The George W. Bush Administration, (IV) 110TH Congress Legislative Reform Efforts, (V) The Obama Administration, and (VI) FOIA and the 111th Congress.
Date: March 11, 2010
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs (open access)

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs

This report provides a listing of federal agricultural conservation assistance programs. Each listing includes a brief description of the program, information on major amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79, 2014 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications or other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2018 funding, FY2019 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program's website.
Date: March 25, 2010
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System (open access)

Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System

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Date: March 12, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Changes Made by the Reconciliation Act of 2010 to Senate-Passed H.R. 3590 (open access)

Medicare: Changes Made by the Reconciliation Act of 2010 to Senate-Passed H.R. 3590

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Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “8(a) Program” for Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Legal Requirements and Issues (open access)

The “8(a) Program” for Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Legal Requirements and Issues

From Summary: "This report provides an overview of the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program. Based on upon authorities given to the SBA by Sections 7(j) and 8(a) of the Small Business Act of 1958, as amended, this program is commonly known as the "8(a) Program."
Date: March 18, 2010
Creator: Luckey, J. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Programs in the 2008 Farm Bill (open access)

Renewable Energy Programs in the 2008 Farm Bill

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Date: March 22, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Visa Security Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security (open access)

Visa Security Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security

This report provides an overview of the roles of the department of state and homeland security on the visa security policy.
Date: March 8, 2010
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meat and Poultry Inspection: Background and Selected Issues (open access)

Meat and Poultry Inspection: Background and Selected Issues

This report provides an overview of the background and selected issues of the meat and poultry inspection.
Date: March 22, 2010
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library