Elections Reform: Overview and Issues (open access)

Elections Reform: Overview and Issues

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Date: September 4, 2007
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2006. September 2007 (open access)

Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2006. September 2007

This report examines characteristics of both the insured and the uninsured people in 2006, uses these revised estimates when referring to prior years.
Date: September 4, 2007
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Grady, April
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates (open access)

Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates

This report presents various governmental and nongovernmental estimates of Iraqi civilian fatalities. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military death and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as reflected in CRS Report RS21578, Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties. However, no Iraqi or U.S. government office regularly releases statistics on Iraqi civilian deaths.
Date: September 5, 2007
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Funds Availability/Check-Holds (open access)

Expedited Funds Availability/Check-Holds

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Date: September 6, 2007
Creator: Smale, Pauline
System: The UNT Digital Library
Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Legislation Enacted in the 109th Congress and Proposals in the 110th Congress (open access)

Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Legislation Enacted in the 109th Congress and Proposals in the 110th Congress

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Date: September 7, 2007
Creator: Colello, Kirsten J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues (open access)

The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

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Date: September 7, 2007
Creator: Burrelli, David F.; Best, Richard A., Jr.; Henning, Charles A. & Kapp, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library
Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues (open access)

Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues

This report provides an overview of the debate and legislation to modify or curtail some practices regarding animal care on the farm, during transport, or at slaughter.
Date: September 7, 2007
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Cost of Living Adjustments: Some Economic and Practical Considerations (open access)

Automatic Cost of Living Adjustments: Some Economic and Practical Considerations

This report discusses the price Indexes, Income Taxes and Indexing Alternatives. It also points out the military retirement, railroad retirement and Poverty Thresholds.
Date: September 10, 2007
Creator: Cashell, Brian W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing Electronic Waste: An Analysis of State E-Waste Legislation (open access)

Managing Electronic Waste: An Analysis of State E-Waste Legislation

As more states propose e-waste legislation, potentially regulated stakeholders (particularly electronics manufacturers and retailers) have expressed concern that they will be required to comply with a patchwork of state requirements throughout the United States. This concern has led to an increased call for federal legislation regarding e-waste management. To help policy makers better understand the impact of state e-waste legislation, this report discusses issues that have led to state action, common elements in state-waste laws and proposals, and an overview of each enacted state law.
Date: September 10, 2007
Creator: Luther, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements (open access)

Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements

This report examines the limitations that the Internal Revenue Code places on political activity -- including lobbying and campaign intervention -- by tax-exempt organizations.
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: Lunder, Erika
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process (open access)

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process

This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President.
Date: September 12, 2007
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Carbon Sequestration: Capturing and Storing CO2 (open access)

Direct Carbon Sequestration: Capturing and Storing CO2

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Date: September 13, 2007
Creator: Folger, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Incentives for Charity: An Overview of Legislative Proposals (open access)

Tax Incentives for Charity: An Overview of Legislative Proposals

This report briefly discusses the development of proposals for tax incentives for charity embodies in H.R. 7 and S. 476 in the 108th Congress and S. 6 in the 109th; the revisions in the Pension Protection Act (P.L. 109-280), and prospects for future legislation.
Date: September 13, 2007
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Program (open access)

District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Program

This report discusses the District of Columbia (DC) Tuition Assistance Program, which provides scholarships for undergraduate education to DC residents ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Originally, the program was limited to providing scholarships for attending public higher education institutions in Maryland and Virginia, but it was expanded to include public institutions nationwide in May 2000.
Date: September 14, 2007
Creator: Mangan, Bonnie F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations

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Date: September 17, 2007
Creator: Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education for the Disadvantaged: Reauthorization Issues for ESEA Title I-A Under the No Child Left Behind Act (open access)

Education for the Disadvantaged: Reauthorization Issues for ESEA Title I-A Under the No Child Left Behind Act

This report provides an overview of aspects of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I-A that are likely to be the focus of substantial debate as the 110th Congress considers the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) reauthorization legislation.
Date: September 17, 2007
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues (open access)

The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

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Date: September 17, 2007
Creator: Burrelli, David F.; Best, Richard A., Jr.; Henning, Charles A. & Kapp, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: Selected Legislation from the 110th Congress (open access)

Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: Selected Legislation from the 110th Congress

This report consists of a series of tables that summarize the legislation concerning Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) considered to date during the 110th Congress, as well as a select group of amendments to H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (currently awaiting Senate action), that relate to either OIF or the Global War on Terror (GWOT).
Date: September 17, 2007
Creator: Klarman, Kim Walker; Mages, Lisa & Towell, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Standards and Sound Science: What Role for CASAC? (open access)

Air Quality Standards and Sound Science: What Role for CASAC?

This report discusses the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which are standards that define what EPA considers to be clean air. Their importance stems from the long and complicated implementation process that is set in motion by their establishment.
Date: September 18, 2007
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Standards and Sound Science: What Role for CASAC? (open access)

Air Quality Standards and Sound Science: What Role for CASAC?

This report discusses the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which are standards that define what EPA considers to be clean air. Their importance stems from the long and complicated implementation process that is set in motion by their establishment.
Date: September 18, 2007
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Canada’s WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support: A Brief Overview (open access)

Canada’s WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support: A Brief Overview

This report contains a brief overview of Canada's World Trade Organization (WTO) case against U.S. agricultural support.
Date: September 18, 2007
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit: A History of Recent Increases (open access)

The Debt Limit: A History of Recent Increases

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Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008

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Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: Davey, Michael E.; Matthews, Christine M.; Moteff, John D.; Morgan, Daniel; Esworthy, Robert; Schacht, Wendy H. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects (open access)

Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects

This report provides an overview of developments and considerations regarding wave, tidal, and in-stream energy generation technology. It summarizes federal involvement in the regulation of this new industry and highlights current issues in the field.
Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: Lane, Nic
System: The UNT Digital Library