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The War Powers Resolution: A Decade of Experience
"This report analyzes the provisions of the [War Powers] Resolution and a decade of experience with it" (p. ii).
Date:
February 6, 1984
Creator:
Collier, Ellen C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide: Regulatory Background
Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date:
February 8, 1984
Creator:
Aidala, James V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide: History, Health Effects, and Policy Questions
Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date:
May 3, 1984
Creator:
Simpson, Michael M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aspartame: An Artificial Sweetener
Since 1973 when the Food and Drug Administration first approved the artificial sweetener, aspartame, for use in food products, some researchers have raised questions about possible health effects associated with its consumption. This paper provides an overview of the regulatory history and possible health problems associated with the use of aspartame.
Date:
March 23, 1984
Creator:
Porter, Donna V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Reform Our Presidential Electoral System: A Survey of the Historical Background and Development of the Electoral College, and a Compilation of Proposals to Reform It, With Pro and Con Analyses
"This report discusses the present method of electing the President by the Electoral College . . . [and] the various state laws relating to the nomination and election of Presidential electors" (p. iii).
Date:
August 1, 1984
Creator:
Durbin, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Glossary of Selected Telecommunications Terms
The following glossary provides short definitions and descriptions of selected telecommunications terminology, agencies, and organizations, as well as a listing of key laws and Federal Communications Commission regulations and decisions.
Date:
January 1, 1984
Creator:
Bortnick, Jane; Gilroy, Angele A. & Siddall, David
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide
Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date:
February 15, 1984
Creator:
Simpson, Michael M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EDB and the Agriculture Community: A Background Discussion
EDB is being removed from major agricultural uses because of concerns about possible adverse effects on human health. Regulatory actions to remove EDB from the food system will have impacts on the agricultural community. Uses of EDB in agriculture, regulatory actions to remove EDB from the food system quickly, and possible impacts of those regulatory actions on domestic and international markets are discussed.
Date:
March 19, 1984
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Support Enforcement
During the first session of the 98th Congress, the House passed H.R. 4325, 422-0. This measure requires States to adopt several methods of enforcing overdue child support obligations, including mandatory wage withholding; requires States to permit establishment of paternity until a child's 18th birthday; alters the incentive payment formula for child support collections; and extends the formula to collections made on behalf of non-AFDC children. The report includes background and policy analysis.
Date:
September 13, 1984
Creator:
Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Why U.S. Agricultural Exports Have Declined in the 1980s
None
Date:
October 29, 1984
Creator:
Hanrahan, Charles E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Heroin: Legalization for Medical Use
This report discusses the limited legalization of diacetylmorphine (heroin) for use in the medical treatment of intractable pain. The report attempts to present pros and cons on the issue as well as information on pending legislation. The report also provides a comparison of heroin's analgesic qualities to those of currently available and equivalent pharmaceutical alternatives.
Date:
March 14, 1984
Creator:
Randall, Blanchard, IV
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Minimum Drinking Age: Provisions and Analysis
None
Date:
October 29, 1984
Creator:
Lipford, William A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Summaries of Federal Environmental Laws Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency
None
Date:
March 1, 1984
Creator:
Library of Congress. Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chronology and Brief Description of Federal Food Assistance Legislation, 1935-1983
Since 1935 when Congress first approved the donation of agricultural surplus commodities to low-income populations and school lunch programs, some 57 laws have been passed creating and revising Federal food assistance programs. This report is a chronology of these laws. It briefly describes the major provisions which have led to the network of Federal food assistance programs we know today-- the food stamp program, school lunch and breakfast programs, summer food and child care food programs, special and commodity supplemental food programs for women, infants and children (WICa nd CSFP), elderly nutrition programs, and commodity donation programs.
Date:
June 25, 1984
Creator:
Jones, Jean Yavis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement: Selected References
This report is a compilation of selected articles, books, and executive agency and congressional publications on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, primarily to health facilities and physicians.
Date:
August 1, 1984
Creator:
Shirley-Reynolds, Saundra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Homeless: Overview of the Problem and the Federal Response
This report discusses the problem of homelessness in the U.S. and the resulting policy response. Unlike the skid row "derelicts" who comprised the typical homeless population of the 1960s, today's street people represent many diverse groups including: the mentally ill, evicted families, the aged, alcoholics, drug addicts, abused spouses, abused young people, and cast-off children.
Date:
September 14, 1984
Creator:
Spar, Karen & Austin, Monique C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Finance and Adjustment: The International Debt Crisis, 1982-84
This report provides an overview of the international debt problem which has significantly disturbed the international economic environment of the 1980s. It describes the characteristics of the less developed country (LDC) debt and discusses the role of major participants in the debt crisis. The study shows how the role of the participants has evolved during the crisis. Lastly, some of the issues arising from the debt crisis are discussed.
Date:
September 17, 1984
Creator:
Wertman, Patricia A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Poverty: Trends, Causes and Cures
None
Date:
February 1, 1984
Creator:
Shipp, P. Royal
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
High Interest Rates: Causes, Consequences, and Issues
This paper reviews the causes of the steep interest rate escalation since 1978 and the persistence of high rates during the recent recession and revival.
Date:
January 30, 1984
Creator:
Dernburg, Thomas F
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Former Presidents: Pensions, Facilities, and Services
The Former Presidents Act (72 Stat. 838) of 1958 provides financial and practical means to those who have served as President of the United States and still retain certain implicit public duties. In 1958, the cost of former Presidents to the public was an estimated $64,000. In FY84, approximately $27 million will be spent on benefits to former Presidents and their widows. Operation and maintenance of Presidential Libraries was approximately $14.9 million in FY83. This report discusses increasing concerns regarding the amounts and the types of expenditures that have been made.
Date:
May 18, 1984
Creator:
Smith, Stephanie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture: Payment in Kind (PIK) Program
On January 11, 1983, President Reagan announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would implement a payment-in-kind (PIK) program to help reduce Government grain surpluses and to improve farm income. The materials included in this report were compiled by Congressional Research Staff for Member of Congress desirous of more information on the subject.
Date:
January 12, 1984
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
AT and T Divestiture: Restructuring the U.S. Domestic Telephone Industry
On January 8, 1982, the Justice Department and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company announced the settlement of the Government's seven year old antitrust suit against AT&T. Nineteen months later, in August 1983, U.S. District Court Judge Harold Greene gave final approval to the AT& T divestiture agreement. The breakup of AT&T will affect every aspect of the U.S. domestic telephone industry from the yellow pages to the manufacture of telephones. AT&T officially spun off its 22 local operating companies into seven regional phone companies on January 1, 1984. This Info Pack focuses on the Department of Justice settlement with AT&T and how the resulting divestiture will affect the U.S. domestic telephone industry.
Date:
August 10, 1984
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cash and Non-Cash Benefits for Persons with Limited Income: Eligibility Rules, Recipient and Expenditure Data, FY1981-83
This report summarizes basic eligibility rules, as of May 1984, for more than 70 cash and non-cash programs that benefit primarily persons of limited income. It also gives funding formulas, benefit levels, and, for fiscal years 1981-1983, recipient numbers and expenditure data for each program.
Date:
June 18, 1984
Creator:
Burke, Vee
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Compensation for Crime Victims
This report discusses the growing interest in recent years in providing compensation for the innocent victims of violent crime through programs financed by the Federal and/or State Governments. At issue have been the general propriety, desirability, and feasibility, as well as the cost, of Federal support of such programs.
Date:
April 27, 1984
Creator:
Cavanagh, M. Suzanne
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library