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Appropriations for FY2000: Defense
Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2000: Energy and Water Development
Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development Appropriations.
Date:
October 26, 1999
Creator:
Humphries, Marc & Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2000: Interior and Related Agencies
This report discusses the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which includes funding for agencies and programs in four separate federal departments as well as numerous smaller agencies and diverse programs.
Date:
October 20, 1999
Creator:
Greenwood, Alfred R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Awards of Attorney's Fees to Small Businesses and Labor Organizations that Prevail Against the NLRB or OSHA: H.R. 1987, 106th Congress
H.R. 1987, 106th Congress, the Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement (FAIR) Act, which was reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce on October 14, 1999, would make it easier for small businesses and labor organizations that prevail against the NLRB or OSHA, in administrative or court proceedings, to recover their attorneys' fees from the government. It would do so by requiring fees to be awarded automatically in cases to which it applied, instead of only when the government's position was not substantially justified.
Date:
October 25, 1999
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 1998-99 Term
this report mainly focuses on the Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of Capital Punishment during the 1998-99 Term. This case reveals distinct characteristics.
Date:
October 21, 1999
Creator:
Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CBI/NAFTA Parity Proposals: A Comparison
The tariff and quota treatment of U.S. imports from Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement has resulted in a distinct and increasing competitive disadvantage for imports from the beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). To eliminate this disadvantage, proposals have been made to extend to imports from Caribbean Basin countries preferential treatment equivalent to that accorded imports of identical goods from Mexico. This report compares the provisions of four such proposals: Title I of H.R. 984, Title I of S. 371, H.R. 1834, and S. 1389.
Date:
October 8, 1999
Creator:
Pregelj, Vladimir N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China and the 105th Congress: Policy Issues and Legislation, 1997-1998
This report tracks trends in and legislation considered by the 105th Congress in regard to China.
Date:
October 21, 1999
Creator:
Dumbaugh, Kerry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard: Analysis of the FY2000 Budget
None
Date:
October 14, 1999
Creator:
Lee, Martin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Spending in Agriculture: Trends and Implications
Conservation spending under various federal agricultural statutes has increased since the early 1980s, and the mix of activities that are funded has changed during this time period. These funds have become an increasingly important source of income to farmers. This report examines conservation program funding since FY1983 in the context of both changing conservation policies and programs, and other farm program sources of income to farmers. This report will be updated if events warrant. Conservation Spending in Agriculture: Trends and Implications
Date:
October 6, 1999
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Decorum in House Debate
This report describes the basic standards of decorum that govern remarks made in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date:
October 26, 1999
Creator:
Mulvihill, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Decorum in House Debate
The basic standards of decorum that govern remarks made in the House of Representatives are described in this report. The report also discusses the procedure for "words taken down" and other mechanisms used in the House for enforcing these standards. The standards and mechanisms covered here include those set forth in House rules, related sections of Jefferson's Manual, published precedents, and supplementary policy statements by the Speaker. Also provided are examples from the 103rd-105th Congress of words spoken in House floor debate that led to one or more enforcement mechanisms being invoked.
Date:
October 26, 1999
Creator:
Mulvihill, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy: Programs and Reorganization Proposals
This report analyzes the effect of proposed legislation on the nuclear weapons program; on the original mission of the department- enhancing energy security; and on DOE's energy R&D, basic research and environmental restoration programs.
Date:
October 28, 1999
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Rowberg, Richard E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Mitigation Bills in the 106th Congress: H.R. 707, S. 1691 Compared
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorizes the President to declare that an emergency or major disaster exists that overwhelms state and local resources. Legislation before the 106th Congress (H.R. 707 and S. 1691) would, among other matters, amend the Act to: (1) fund hazard mitigation projects designed to reduce future disaster losses; (2) add conditions to assistance; and (3) consolidate provisions governing the distribution of aid to disaster victims. This report compares provisions of the two bills, and will be updated as legislative action occurs.
Date:
October 25, 1999
Creator:
Bea, Keith
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: FY2000 Budget Issues
State and local wastewater and drinking water capital needs were the most prominent budgetary issues. Senate and House authorizing and appropriating chairmen expressed concern over the requested 17% decrease in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account from $3.41 billion in FY1999 to $2.84 billion in FY2000. The conference agreement on H.R. 2684 provides a total of $3.47 billion. For clean water state revolving funds, the conference committee approved the Senate's level of $1.35 billion, about $175 million more than the House approved and roughly $550 million more than requested. The conference agreement included $332 million for special project grants, about $73 million more than the House's proposal, roughly $232 million more than the Senate approved, and about $304 million more than requested. For drinking water state revolving funds, the conference committee approved $820 million, $45 million more than the House's amount and $5 million less than the Senate approved and the President requested. The conference committee also approved the Administration's request of $885 million for state and tribal administrative grants, which is roughly the same as the amount enacted for FY1999.
Date:
October 22, 1999
Creator:
Lee, Martin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Funding Gaps: A Brief Overview
This report briefly discusses federal funding gaps. The routine activities of most federal agencies are funded annually by one or more of the 13 regular appropriations bills. When action on the regular appropriations bills is delayed, a continuing resolution (CR) is used to provide interim funding. During the past 48 years, CRs have been enacted for all but four fiscal years (FY1953, 1989, 1995, and 1997). For some fiscal years, a series of as many as six CRs have been enacted.
Date:
October 18, 1999
Creator:
Keith, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Indian Law: Sources of General Information
This is a list with a short description of the main reference sources in Federal Indian law. This information is to provide aid to those who would like to further pursue research in Indian law. The government publications are available in U.S. Government Depository Libraries; the other publications should be available in a university law library.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Ely, Dana
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Management Agencies’ Permanently Appropriated Accounts
None
Date:
October 13, 1999
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.; Corn, M. Lynne & Vincent, Carol Hardy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 1907, 106th Congress: American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
None
Date:
October 19, 1999
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hague Convention Implementation Legislation: Comparison of H.R. 2909, S. 682, and Administration Draft
None
Date:
October 18, 1999
Creator:
Weimer, Douglas Reid
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Highway Fund Sanctions and Conformity Under the Clean Air Act
This report discusses two Clean Air Act provisions that can result in denial of federal highway funding to local areas: sanctions and the lapse of what is called "conformity." Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is required to impose highway fund or other sanctions on areas that have not submitted or not implemented adequate plans to attain air quality standards. In addition, federal agencies may not provide financial support to transportation improvements in areas that have not attained air quality standards, unless the improvements conform with the State Implementation Plan for achieving air quality. This report provides information concerning the authority to impose sanctions and to make conformity determinations, lists the areas that have been subject to sanctions determinations since 1990, describes their current status, and discusses the role of sanctions and alternatives under the Act. This report will be updated as developments warrant.
Date:
October 15, 1999
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Erosion of International Isolation?
None
Date:
October 19, 1999
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NONCREATIVE DATABASE BILLS IN THE HOUSE
None
Date:
October 19, 1999
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Off-Budget Status of Federal Entities: Background and Current Proposals
None
Date:
October 5, 1999
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans Act: 106th Congress Legislation
This report provides brief legislative background for Older Americans Act programs expired at the end of FY1995. The report discusses issues with re-authorization and 106th Congress proposals.
Date:
October 6, 1999
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library