China-U.S. Summit, October 1997 (open access)

China-U.S. Summit, October 1997

This report provides a brief overview of U.S. and China relations beginning October 1997.
Date: October 16, 1997
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives (open access)

Fast Track for Trade Agreements: Procedural Controls for Congress and Proposed Alternatives

This report contains the procedural controls for Congress and proposed alternatives of the fast track for trade agreements.
Date: October 31, 1997
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations

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Date: October 6, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
WIC Food Package: History of the Sugar Cap (open access)

WIC Food Package: History of the Sugar Cap

This report provides a historic review of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food package and the controversy over the sugar cap on cereals allowed in the program.
Date: October 25, 1999
Creator: Porter, Donna V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China and the Multilateral Development Banks (open access)

China and the Multilateral Development Banks

Congress is currently considering appropriations for U.S. contributions to the World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) as well as separate legislation that would require U.S. representatives to these institutions to oppose all concessional loans to China. This report provides a brief analysis of China’s relationship with the MDBs to highlight some issues and help Members of Congress, congressional staff, and observers better understand the context for the current debates in Congress and the multilateral agencies.
Date: October 31, 1997
Creator: Sanford, Jonathan E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Term Extension and Music Licensing: Analysis of Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and Fairness in Music Licensing Act, P.L. 105-298 (open access)

Copyright Term Extension and Music Licensing: Analysis of Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and Fairness in Music Licensing Act, P.L. 105-298

This report explains the provisions of PL 105-298, reviews key aspects of the legislative history and notes changes from prior law.
Date: October 27, 1998
Creator: Schrader, Dorothy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the 104th Congress (open access)

Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the 104th Congress

This report describes the freestanding Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) re-authorization and the child welfare-related provisions in welfare reform. This report also briefly discusses the child welfare block grants that were considered but not enacted.
Date: October 11, 1996
Creator: Spar, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws (open access)

Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws

This report includes a glossary of approximately 1,700 agriculture and related terms (e.g., food programs, conservation, forestry, environmental protection, etc.). Besides defining terms and phrases with specialized meanings for agriculture, the glossary also identifies acronyms, agencies, programs, and laws related to agriculture.
Date: October 1, 1997
Creator: Womach, Jasper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radio Free Asia (open access)

Radio Free Asia

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Date: October 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dual Citizenship (open access)

Dual Citizenship

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Date: October 1, 1998
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter Regarding Rule 4.7(a): Request to Treat Investor as Qualfied Eligible Participant (open access)

Letter Regarding Rule 4.7(a): Request to Treat Investor as Qualfied Eligible Participant

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Date: October 17, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holocaust-Related Legislation of the 105th Congress (open access)

Holocaust-Related Legislation of the 105th Congress

This report lists, describes, and analyzes a selection of Holocaust-related bills and resolutions of the 105th Congress.
Date: October 29, 1998
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: After the Earthquake (open access)

Turkey: After the Earthquake

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Date: October 8, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Erosion of International Isolation? (open access)

Iraq: Erosion of International Isolation?

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Date: October 19, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Enforcement Act of 1997: Summary and Legislative History (open access)

Budget Enforcement Act of 1997: Summary and Legislative History

This report contains the summary and legislative history of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1997.
Date: October 8, 1997
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Decorum in House Debate (open access)

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
A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process (open access)

A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process

This report consists of a brief introduction to the federal budget process.
Date: October 20, 1997
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Management Agencies’ Permanently Appropriated Accounts (open access)

Federal Land Management Agencies’ Permanently Appropriated Accounts

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Date: October 13, 1999
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Corn, M. Lynne & Vincent, Carol Hardy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Energy: Programs and Reorganization Proposals (open access)

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
Impeachment Grounds: Part 6: Quotes from Sundry Commentators (open access)

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
Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 1998-99 Term (open access)

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
Older Americans Act: 105th Congress Issues (open access)

Older Americans Act: 105th Congress Issues

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Date: October 28, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered (open access)

Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered

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Date: October 25, 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Off-Budget Status of Federal Entities: Background and Current Proposals (open access)

Off-Budget Status of Federal Entities: Background and Current Proposals

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Date: October 5, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library