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Abortion: Legislative Response (open access)

Abortion: Legislative Response

The primary focus of this issue brief is legislative action in the 107th Congress with respect to abortion. However, discussion of those legislative proposals necessarily involves a brief discussion of the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy. For a more detailed discussion of the relevant case law, see CRS Report 95-724, Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview.
Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Lewis, Karen J.; Shimabukuro, Jon O. & Ely, Dana
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Endangered Species: Difficult Choices (open access)

Endangered Species: Difficult Choices

This report discusses issues debated in the 107th Congress while is considering various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have included changing the role of science in decision-making, changing the role of critical habitat, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others. In addition, many have advocated including significant changes to ESA regulations made during the Clinton Administration in the law itself.
Date: November 6, 2002
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Endangered Species: Difficult Choices (open access)

Endangered Species: Difficult Choices

This report discusses issues debated in the 107th Congress while is considering various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have included changing the role of science in decision-making, changing the role of critical habitat, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others. In addition, many have advocated including significant changes to ESA regulations made during the Clinton Administration in the law itself.
Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Environmental Protection Agency's FY2003 Budget (open access)

The Environmental Protection Agency's FY2003 Budget

On April 9, 2001, the President requested $7.3 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY2002, $512.0 million (or 7%) less than the FY2001 funding level of $7.8 billion. The request would not have continued funding of about $500 million for activities earmarked for FY2001, and contained provisions shifting more enforcement responsibilities to the states. Popular wastewater infrastructure funding, state roles, and the future of Superfund were some of the predominant topics. On July 17, the House Appropriations Committee recommended $7.545 billion,$229 million more than requested (H.R. 2620, H. Rept. 107-159).
Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Lee, Martin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2003 (open access)

The Budget for Fiscal Year 2003

This report discusses the budget for fiscal year 2003. It debates issues such as budget action, receipts surpluses or deficits, and the economy
Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices (open access)

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: December 6, 2002
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Privacy Protection for Customer Financial Information (open access)

Privacy Protection for Customer Financial Information

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Date: August 6, 2002
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Proposals for an Independent Commission (open access)

The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Proposals for an Independent Commission

This report discusses arguments surrounding an independent commission to assess U.S. intelligence agencies' performance regarding the September 11th Terrorist Attacks.
Date: November 6, 2002
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement (open access)

The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement

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Date: May 6, 2002
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism, the Future, and U.S. Foreign Policy (open access)

Terrorism, the Future, and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Date: August 6, 2002
Creator: Lee, Rensselaer & Perl, Raphael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Streamlining Provisions in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Status of Implementation (open access)

Environmental Streamlining Provisions in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Status of Implementation

At the state and local level, many observers have expressed long-standing concerns over delays, duplication of effort, and additional costs frequently associated with the environmental review process for highway projects that must be completed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, P.L. 91-190). To address these concerns, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21, P.L. 105-178), enacted in 1998, requires the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) to streamline the environmental review process for highway projects.
Date: August 6, 2002
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs: Issues for Congress (open access)

Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs: Issues for Congress

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Date: March 6, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States (open access)

Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States

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Date: August 6, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues (open access)

POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues

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Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy

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Date: June 6, 2002
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy

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Date: September 6, 2002
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers

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Date: August 6, 2002
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement (open access)

Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement

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Date: September 6, 2002
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003: Defense (open access)

Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003: Defense

This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water. It summarizes the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity. The report lists the key CRS staff relevant to the issues covered and related CRS products.
Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Financing (open access)

Campaign Financing

This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competition.
Date: May 6, 2002
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tax Benefits for Families' K-12 Education Expenses in the Context of School Choice (open access)

Federal Tax Benefits for Families' K-12 Education Expenses in the Context of School Choice

This report provides information about the Federal Tax Benefits for Families' K-12 Education Expenses in the Context of School Choice. Some believe that comprehensive school reform is needed to improve the quality of secondary and elementary education.
Date: September 6, 2002
Creator: Levine, Linda & Smole, David P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (open access)

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

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Date: December 6, 2002
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2003: Energy and Water Development (open access)

Appropriations for FY2003: Energy and Water Development

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water.
Date: September 6, 2002
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security Department: U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues (open access)

Homeland Security Department: U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues

This report covers the background and policy issues related to current reorganization proposals and will be updated as necessary.
Date: September 6, 2002
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library