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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
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
China: U.S. Economic Sanctions
None
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Rennack, Dianne E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China: U.S. Economic Sanctions
This report presents a history of U.S. economic sanctions imposed against the People's Republic of China for foreign policy reasons since 1949. It highlights sanctions that are currently active and details occasions on which those restrictions have been modified, waived or permanently lifted. The report provides citations for Presidential authority in current law and the Administration's issuance of regulations and administrative orders.
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Rennack, Dianne E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environment in Fast Track Trade Authority: Summary of the Clinton Administration Proposal
None
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environment in Fast Track Trade Authority: Summary of the Clinton Administration Proposal
President Clinton has asked Congress for "fast track" authority for implementing future trade agreements; this authority would limit congressional debate and prevent amendments to implementing legislation. Delays in completing this proposal were attributed to difficulties in reconciling conflicting pressures over environment and labor concerns. The President's proposal contains references to environmental concerns, but various interests are likely to seek clarification on these points.
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Managed Health Care: A Primer
None
Date:
September 30, 1997
Creator:
Lee, Jason S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Managed Health Care: A Primer
None
Date:
September 30, 1997
Creator:
Lee, Jason S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ratification of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
None
Date:
September 30, 1997
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ratification of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
None
Date:
September 30, 1997
Creator:
Huckabee, David C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Benefits for Education in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
None
Date:
September 30, 1997
Creator:
Lyke, Bob
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Benefits for Education in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
None
Date:
September 30, 1997
Creator:
Lyke, Bob
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hemispheric Free Trade: Status, Hurdles, and Opposition
None
Date:
September 29, 1997
Creator:
Ahearn, Raymond J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices
This report provides information on the history of continuing resolutions; the nature, scope, and duration of CRs during the last 30 years; the various types of CRs that have been enacted; and an overview of those instances when budget authority has lapsed and a funding gap has resulted.
Date:
September 26, 1997
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices1
None
Date:
September 26, 1997
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Out-of-State Money in the Congressional Elections of 1992, 1994, and 1996: Trends and Policy Issues
None
Date:
September 26, 1997
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Out-of-State Money in the Congressional Elections of 1992, 1994, and 1996: Trends and Policy Issues
None
Date:
September 26, 1997
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attorneys' Fees in the State Tobacco Litigation Cases
Some states have hired private attorneys to file complaints against the tobacco companies in court to recover Medicaid costs towards treating citizens for tobacco related illnesses. This report mentions the fee agreements between the states and private counsel.
Date:
September 23, 1997
Creator:
Contrubis, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attorneys' Fees in the State Tobacco Litigation Cases
In the past few years, many states have filed complaints against the tobacco industry in state court to recover Medicaid costs paid by the states to treat their citizens for tobacco related illnesses. The states are also attempting to recover other damages, such as punitive damages, against the tobacco industry. For various reasons, the states have hired private attorneys to assist the state Attorneys General in prosecuting these cases. In most cases, the retention of private counsel has included a fee agreement specifying the amount of compensation that these attorneys will receive for their services. These agreements are not uniform among the states, but most tend to provide some form of contingency fee arrangement. Some of these states have developed a sliding scale contingency fee schedule which varies with the amount of time spent on the litigation and whether a trial has begun. This report briefly summarizes the different fee agreements that the states have with private counsel.
Date:
September 23, 1997
Creator:
Contrubis, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pfiesteria
Congress, federal agencies, and affected mid-Atlantic states are seeking to better understand Pftesteria piscicida, a recently identified species of dinoflagellate algae that appears to have harmful effects on both fish and human health, and to determine how best to mitigate its impacts. While individual states seek to address concerns, Congress and federal agencies are considering how best to assist state efforts. Issues of likely interest to Congress include water quality management, agriculture and its possible role in the problem, human health effects, and impacts on fisheries.
Date:
September 23, 1997
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Copeland, Claudia; Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Vogt, Donna U.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks
This report describes the operation of the UNESCO Convention and H.R. 901, legislation which would give Congress a role in designating any new U.S. national parks and monuments of world significance added to the World Heritage List, a UNESCO administered list established by the 1972 World Heritage Convention. Sponsors of the bill are concerned that designation of a U.S. site to the U.N. list, which is currently done under Executive Branch authority, does not protect the rights of private property owners or the States. The Administration and opponents of the bill argue that the designation has no effect on property rights and does not provide the United Nations with any legal authority over U.S. territory.
Date:
September 19, 1997
Creator:
McHugh, Lois
System:
The UNT Digital Library
World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks
During the 105th Congress, the House considered H.R. 901, legislation which would give Congress a role in designating any new U.S. national parks and monuments of world significance added to the World Heritage List, a UNESCO administered list established by the 1972 World Heritage Convention. Sponsors of the bill are concerned that designation of a U.S. site to the U.N. list, which is currently done under Executive Branch authority, does not protect the rights of private property owners or the States. The Administration and opponents of the bill argue that the designation has no affect on property rights and does not provide the United Nations with any legal authority over U.S. territory. H.R. 901 passed the House on October 8, 1997. This paper describes the operation of the UNESCO Convention and H.R. 901. It will be updated as the legislation progresses through the House and Senate. Similar language concerning the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program has become law. For information on that legislation, see CRS Report 96-517 ENR, Biosphere Reserves: Fact Sheet.
Date:
September 19, 1997
Creator:
McHugh, Lois B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Legislation in the 105th Congress
The 105th Congress enacted tax provisions relating to Superfund brownfields sites, transportation- and defense-related environmental provisions, a border smog bill, EPA funding as well as reinstating the tax that supports the Leaking Underground Storage Trust Fund. There were various actions on regulatory reform, the budget resolution, appropriations, highway- and defense-related environmental provisions, Superfund reform bills and underground storage tanks. It is too early to tell if these will be issues for the 106th Congress.
Date:
September 18, 1997
Creator:
Lee, Martin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Payments to HMOs and Other Private Plans Under the Medicare+Choice Program
This report describes how payments will be calculated under the Medicare+Choice program established under the new law.
Date:
September 18, 1997
Creator:
Smith, Madeleine T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library