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The Consumer Price Index: An Overview (open access)

The Consumer Price Index: An Overview

The consumer price index is probably the most widely used measure of inflation. Changes i n the index affect the incomes of a substantial portion of the U.S. population. This report provides background information on the history and concepts of the index. In addition, several factors which may produce biases in the index are analyzed. The objective is to provide an introduction to the CPI f o r the policy maker who wishes to acquire a working knowledge of the concept as an aid in examining economic policy alternatives.
Date: December 14, 1979
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A. & Molefsky, Barry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consumer Price Index: An Overview (open access)

The Consumer Price Index: An Overview

The consumer price index is probably the most widely used measure of inflation. Changes i n the index affect the incomes of a substantial portion of the U.S. population. This report provides background information on the history and concepts of the index. In addition, several factors which may produce biases in the index are analyzed. The objective is to provide an introduction to the CPI f o r the policy maker who wishes to acquire a working knowledge of the concept as an aid in examining economic policy alternatives.
Date: December 14, 1979
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A. & Molefsky, Barry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hispanics in the U.S. Labor force: A brief Examination (open access)

Hispanics in the U.S. Labor force: A brief Examination

This report is about Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Force: A brief examination
Date: December 13, 1979
Creator: Roth, Dennis M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Concise History of the Food Stamp Program (open access)

A Concise History of the Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program has undergone a number of major changes since its modern version was established in 1961. It is now one of the largest "welfare" programs and provides an income supplement to the food-purchasing power of more than 18 million persons each month, at a cost of nearly $7 billion annually. This report traces the history of the program from 1961 through 1979, with an emphasis on how program rules, philosophy, participation, and costs have changed over the years.
Date: November 16, 1979
Creator: Richardson, Joe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Concise History of the Food Stamp Program (open access)

A Concise History of the Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program has undergone a number of major changes since its modern version was established in 1961. It is now one of the largest "welfare" programs and provides an income supplement to the food-purchasing power of more than 18 million persons each month, at a cost of nearly $7 billion annually. This report traces the history of the program from 1961 through 1979, with an emphasis on how program rules, philosophy, participation, and costs have changed over the years.
Date: November 16, 1979
Creator: Richardson, Joe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced Radiation Weapons: The "Neutron Bomb" (open access)

Enhanced Radiation Weapons: The "Neutron Bomb"

This report discusses the ramifications of President Jimmy Carter's production and deployment decisions of enhanced radiation weapons.
Date: October 10, 1979
Creator: Cronin, Richard P. & Bell, Robert G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Actions of the Congress and the Federal Government on Smoking and Health (open access)

Actions of the Congress and the Federal Government on Smoking and Health

This paper is a history of actions taken by the U.S. Congress and by the various departments and regulatory agencies of the Federal Government on the subject of smoking and health for the period from the mid-1950s to the end of the 95th Congress in 1978.
Date: September 26, 1979
Creator: Klebe, Edward R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Action to Overturn Agency Rules: Alternatives to the "Legislative Veto" (open access)

Congressional Action to Overturn Agency Rules: Alternatives to the "Legislative Veto"

Congress has available a variety of statutory and non-statutory techniques, other than the "legislative veto," that have been used to overturn Federal agency rules, prevent their enforcement, limit their impact, or hinder their promulgation. This survey of the different statutory instruments of congressional control—direct overturn of rules, modification of agency jurisdiction, limitations in authorizing and appropriating statutes, requiring inter-agency consultation, and advance notification to the Congress—discusses a variety of mechanisms that vary in their use and their specificity, range of impact, and length of effect.
Date: September 24, 1979
Creator: Kaiser, Frederick M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance (open access)

No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance

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Date: July 16, 1979
Creator: Swendiman, Kathleen S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthetic Fuels Corporation, Policy, and Technology (open access)

Synthetic Fuels Corporation, Policy, and Technology

This report about the Production of Synfuels.
Date: July 13, 1979
Creator: Rothberg, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthetic Fuels: The Model of Synthetic Rubber Production During WW II Issue Brief Number IB79075 (open access)

Synthetic Fuels: The Model of Synthetic Rubber Production During WW II Issue Brief Number IB79075

This report is about the model of synthetic rubber production during WW II.
Date: July 6, 1979
Creator: Kramer, Donna S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The American Electoral College: Origins, Development, Proposals for Reform or Abolition (open access)

The American Electoral College: Origins, Development, Proposals for Reform or Abolition

This report is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of substantive books, monographs, articles, and documents treating the origins, evolution, and current operational characteristics of the U.S. electoral college system, as well as proposals for its reform or abolition. An explanatory introduction is provided for readers unfamiliar with the issue.
Date: June 2, 1979
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development: Cost-Sharing Options for Federal Projects Issue Brief Number IB79055 (open access)

Water Resources Development: Cost-Sharing Options for Federal Projects Issue Brief Number IB79055

This report is about the cost-sharing options for federal projects for water resources development.
Date: May 16, 1979
Creator: Viessman, Warren Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Constitutionality of the Withdrawal of All Federal Court Jurisdiction Over Questions Involving State-Sponsored Prayer in Public Schools and Public Buildings (open access)

The Constitutionality of the Withdrawal of All Federal Court Jurisdiction Over Questions Involving State-Sponsored Prayer in Public Schools and Public Buildings

This report discusses several court decisions regarding the constitutionality of the withdrawal of all Federal Court Jurisdiction over questions involving state-sponsored prayer in Public Schools and Public Buildings.
Date: April 27, 1979
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Lower For Youth Than For Adults? An Inquiry, With Pro and Con Arguments (open access)

Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Lower For Youth Than For Adults? An Inquiry, With Pro and Con Arguments

This report was created to provide background information and discuss the pros and cons of creating a subminimum wage for underage workers.
Date: January 29, 1979
Creator: Fulton, Joseph F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Act of 1965: Reauthorization by the 96th Congress Issue Brief Number IB79008 (open access)

Higher Education Act of 1965: Reauthorization by the 96th Congress Issue Brief Number IB79008

This report is about the Higher education act of 1965.
Date: January 25, 1979
Creator: Stedman, James B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislation to Limit Federal Expenditures: Past and Present (open access)

Legislation to Limit Federal Expenditures: Past and Present

This report examines the history of legislation to limit Federal spending through the 94th Congress, and summarizes in detail the record of the 95th Congress on such bills and amendments.
Date: January 18, 1979
Creator: Fisk, John D
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organizations That Rate Members of Congress on their Voting Records (open access)

Organizations That Rate Members of Congress on their Voting Records

From Summary: A number of groups currently compile and publish selected voting records of the Members of Congress based on issues of importance to each particular group. This is a list of these organizations, giving the name, address, telephone number, name of publication, focus of interest, and frequency of publication.
Date: December 18, 1978
Creator: Hays, Janet
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Citizen Control Over Records Held by Third Parties (open access)

Citizen Control Over Records Held by Third Parties

The United States has become an information society. Government at every level and private industry have been collecting and using more personal information about individuals in the last several years than ever before. The Congress has been aware of this trend, and of the potencia1 for misuse of the information so collected; it has enacted several laws that protect the personal privacy of individuals, and respect the confidentiality of the information maintained about individuals by third parties. In this report, several privacy laws are summarized, and key provisions of each are compared, in order to make individual citizens aware of their rights , responsibilities and remedies under the law.
Date: December 8, 1978
Creator: Collins, Sarah P
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): An Emerging challenge in U.S. Policy towards ASIA. (open access)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): An Emerging challenge in U.S. Policy towards ASIA.

This report is about the U.S relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Date: November 10, 1978
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arab and Israeli Military forces.1978 (open access)

Arab and Israeli Military forces.1978

This report is about the military capabilities of the Middle East states.
Date: November 9, 1978
Creator: Shuey, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-242: An Explanation (open access)

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-242: An Explanation

This report exists to explain what the The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-242 does by outlining the ideal use of nuclear energy implicit in the legislation and then explains the major parts of the act itself.
Date: October 25, 1978
Creator: Donnelly, Warren H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Foreign Assistance and Defense Transactions on the U.S. Balance of Payments: Summary of Statistical Data, 1960-1977 (open access)

The Impact of Foreign Assistance and Defense Transactions on the U.S. Balance of Payments: Summary of Statistical Data, 1960-1977

This report is a collection of tables compiled in response to a congressional request for information on the impact of United States foreign aid and defense operations on the U.S. balance of international payments.
Date: October 24, 1978
Creator: Pregelj, Vladimir N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Closing a Congressional Office: A Brief Overview (open access)

Closing a Congressional Office: A Brief Overview

This report outlines questions that a congressional office should consider in the process of closing down. This includes statutory and non-statutory matters such as staff, the franking privilege, retirement benefits for Members and staff, allowances, and the disposition of congressional papers and other office item.
Date: October 10, 1978
Creator: Yacker, Marc D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library