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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
The Pacific Salmon Treaty: The 1999 Agreement in Historical Perspective
On June 30, 1999, after many years of diplomatic struggle to resolve disagreements over resource conservation and harvest arrangements, the United States and Canada signed an agreement for the long-term conservation and equitable sharing of their salmon resources. Most of the new fishery arrangements will be in effect for 10 years, beginning in 1999. The arrangement for Fraser River sockeye will be in effect for 12 years, also beginning in 1999. This report provides background about the Pacific Salmon Treaty, discusses issues that created difficulties in the past, and summarizes the new salmon accord. As the issues evolve, this report will be updated to include and discuss additional concerns that may arise
Date:
October 18, 1999
Creator:
Waldeck, Daniel A. & Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Preventing Federal Government Shutdowns: Proposals for an Automatic Continuing Resolution
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Date:
October 18, 1999
Creator:
Keith, Robert
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
Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2000
The Administration requested $78.242 billion for research and development (R&D) in FY2000, 1.3% below the FY1999 estimated level of $79.267 billion. As with past proposals, the Administration requested an increase for civilian R&D, 3% to $39.761 billion, while overall defense R&D would decline 5.3% to $38.481 billion.
Date:
October 15, 1999
Creator:
Davey, Michael E.
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
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
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
Turkey: After the Earthquake
None
Date:
October 8, 1999
Creator:
unknown
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
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
Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
None
Date:
October 6, 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
Impeachment Grounds: Part 2: Selected Constitutional Convention Materials
None
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment Grounds: Part 3: Hamilton, Wilson and Story
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Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment Grounds: Part 5: Selected Douglas/Nixon Inquiry Materials
This report is a collection of selected background materials pertinent to the issue of what constitutes impeachable misconduct for purposes of Article II, section 4 of the United States Constitution. It includes excerpts from material prepared in connection with the impeachment inquiries involving Justice Douglas and President Nixon.
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment Grounds: Part 6: Quotes from Sundry Commentators
This is a collection of selected background materials pertinent to the issue of what constitutes impeachable misconduct for purposes of Article II, section 4 of the United States Constitution quoted below. It includes quotations from treatises and law reviews on the question.
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment Grounds: Part 4A: Articles of Past Impeachments
None
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment Grounds: Part 4B: Articles of Past Impeachments
None
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impeachment Grounds: Part I: Pre-Constitutional Convention Materials
This report is a collection of selected background materials pertinent to the issue of what constitutes impeachable misconduct for purposes of Article II, section 4 of the United States Constitution quoted below. It includes excerpts from Blackstone, Wooddeson, and the impeachment clauses in pre-Constitutional Convention state constitutions.
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Crime: Russian Organized Crime's Role and U.S. Interests
This report examines the serious problem of Russian-based transnational crime. The report also analyzes the role of Russian organized crime internationally, its presence in the United States, and the threat it poses for broader U.S. foreign policy interests.
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Miko, Francis T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Housing and Section 8 Reforms: The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998
None
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Bourdon, Richard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Short-Run Macroeconomic Effects of Fundamental Tax Reform
None
Date:
October 30, 1998
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G. & Woodward, G. Thomas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1999: Interior and Related Agencies
This report includes the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY1999.
Date:
October 29, 1998
Creator:
Greenwood, Alfred R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library