The National Guard, State Defense Forces, And the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status (open access)

The National Guard, State Defense Forces, And the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status

This short report discusses the differences between state militias (e.g. state Army National Guard and Air National Guard units), state military forces with no federal connections, and private organizations that claim to be state militias but which are not sanctioned by the state.
Date: May 9, 1995
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Support: Changes Enacted or Proposed in the 103rd Congress (open access)

Child Support: Changes Enacted or Proposed in the 103rd Congress

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Date: January 9, 1995
Creator: Soloman, Carmen D. & Stevens, Gina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Guard, State Defense Forces, and the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status (open access)

The National Guard, State Defense Forces, and the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status

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Date: May 9, 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Incentives for Alcohol Fuels (open access)

Tax Incentives for Alcohol Fuels

The blender's tax credits were specifically enacted to complement the excise tax exemptions, so as to help support farm incomes by finding another market for corn, sugar, and other agricultural products that are the basic raw materials for alcohol production. More recently, proponents of expanding the alcohol fuels tax incentives argue that they reduce smog and improve air quality.
Date: February 9, 1995
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 301: Its Operation and Prospects for Future Use by the United States (open access)

Section 301: Its Operation and Prospects for Future Use by the United States

Sections 301 through 309 of the Trade Act of 1974 (as amended), commonly referred to as Section 301, is one of principal means by which the United States addresses "unfair" foreign barriers to U.S. exports and enforces U.S. rights under trade agreements.
Date: March 9, 1995
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Automobile and Parts Trade Dispute (open access)

Japan-U.S. Automobile and Parts Trade Dispute

On May 9, 1995, the United States initiated action designed to resolve a dispute with Japan dealing with automobiles and auto parts. In an effort to move negotiations along and resolve a U.S. unfair trade practices case (Section 301) dealing with barriers in the aftermarket for auto parts in Japan, the United States has threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on imports of thirteen Japanese luxury passenger cars (Honda Acura, Nissan Infiniti, Toyota Lexus, Mazda 929 and Millenia, and Mitsubishi Diamante). The decision will be made by June 28, 1995. The United States also is pursuing a broad unfair trading case dealing with access to Japan's automotive market at the World Trade Organization. Japan, meanwhile, has also initiated a case at the WTO challenging the legality of the threatened increase in U.S. tariffs. Consultations under the WTO on these issues began in Geneva on June 12, 1995.
Date: June 9, 1995
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.; Cooper, William H. & Bass, Gwenell L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 1995 Japan-U.S. Auto and Parts Trade Dispute: Terms of the Settlement and Implications (open access)

The 1995 Japan-U.S. Auto and Parts Trade Dispute: Terms of the Settlement and Implications

On June 28, 1995, the United States and Japan reached a settlement in a long-running dispute over access to Japan's market for automobiles and parts. 100-percent tariffs by the United States on imports of luxury cars from Japan had been threatened under a Section 301 unfair trade practices case dealing with the aftermarket for autoparts in Japan. This report describes the dispute, the settlement, and questions and issues that still remain.
Date: August 9, 1995
Creator: Nanto, Dick K. & Bass, Gwenell L.
System: The UNT Digital Library