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Long Beach: Proposed Lease by China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO) at Former Naval Base
None
Date:
August 11, 1999
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program: Status and Legislative Issues
In 1990, Congress enacted legislation requiring coastal states and territories to develop programs to help address the problem of nonpoint source pollution in coastal waters, which are especially threatened by pressures of population growth, development, and pollution. The coastal nonpoint pollution program is unique because it expressly links federal and state coastal zone management and water quality programs. Coastal states are now implementing these requirements. Congress has not changed the program since its enactment, but legislative activity in the 106th Congress is possible. One issue receiving attention is whether to integrate the coastal nonpoint pollution program with the activities under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Date:
June 11, 1999
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Justice Department Ethics: Legislative Activity in the 106th Congress
None
Date:
May 11, 1999
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch
This report is a guide to appropriations of Legislative Branch.
Date:
March 11, 1999
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch
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 Legislative Branch Appropriations.
Date:
March 11, 1999
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition Workforce: Issues for Congress
This report discusses recent congressionally mandated reductions in the Department of Defense(DOD) acquisition workforce.
Date:
March 11, 1999
Creator:
Grasso, Valerie Bailey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations Bills: What are "General Provisions"?
An annual appropriations act generally consists of two parts – paragraphs providing funding, and general provisions focusing on non-funding as well as funding issues. Discussed on this brief fact sheet are what is found in general provisions of appropriations bills.
Date:
February 11, 1999
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Earmarks and Limitations in Appropriations Bills
An annual appropriations act is generally made up of separate paragraphs, each of which provides funding for specific agencies and programs. Generally, each paragraph corresponds to a unique account and provides appropriations for multiple projects and purposes as a single lump sum. Earmarks and limitations are two devices regularly used in annual appropriations acts to restrict, or more precisely direct, the availability of funds for specific projects or purposes of an account. Sometimes an earmark or a limitation may generate more interest or controversy than the total appropriation.
Date:
February 11, 1999
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Markup: Amendment Procedure
This report briefly discusses committee markups in the House of Representatives. The essential purpose of a committee markup is to determine whether a measure pending before a committee should be altered, or amended, in any substantive way. Of course, committees do not actually amend measures; instead a committee votes on which amendments it wishes to recommend to the House.
Date:
January 11, 1999
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Markup: Preparation
Markups provide Members on a committee an opportunity to change parts of a bill prior to its consideration by the full House. A number of administrative, procedural, and substantive steps must be undertaken in preparation for a markup, and other steps could or should be undertaken. Generally, the markup should be strategically planned to minimize controversy, provide Members with political dividends, and position the committee for future action. This report is intended as a guide for various tasks that could be accomplished by committee staff in order to prepare a smooth committee markup.
Date:
January 11, 1999
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Markup: Reporting
At the end of the amendment process, the chair normally entertains a motion to report a measure favorably to the House. This report addresses the procedural options committees have regarding the form of reporting, such as what happens to amendments adopted in markup, as well as other considerations at the time of reporting.
Date:
January 11, 1999
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Sales of Natural Resources: Pricing and Allocating Mechanisms
This report describes the systems used by the federal government to price its resources and to determine who gets access to those resources. For some (e.g., timber and leasable minerals), markets are used to set prices, but administrative systems used for some resources may result in prices substantially lower than market values.
Date:
December 11, 1998
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Sales of Natural Resources: Pricing and Allocation Mechanisms (1998)
Although the federal government. ended FY1997 with a budget surplus, pressures to realize federal budget savings persist. Many question whether federal resource prices should be set to increase the public returns from the sale or use of those resources or at least to avoid financial losses. This report describes the systems used by the federal government to price its resources (timber, forage for livestock grazing, recreation uses, various categories of minerals, commercial fisheries, and water from federal water projects) and to determine who gets access to those resources. 2 For some (e.g., timber and leasable minerals), markets are used to set prices, but administrative systems used for some resources may result in prices substantially lower than market values. This report will not be updated unless the current systems are substantially changed
Date:
December 11, 1998
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Trails System: An Overview
The National Trails System Act, P.L. 90-543, became law October 2, 1968. The Act and its subsequent amendments authorized a national system of trails and defined four categories of national trails. Since the designation of the Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails as the first two components, the System has grown to include 20 national trails. Now, 30 years after its inception, issues ret remain regarding funding, quality and quantity of trails, new trail categories, and nationwide promotion to make Americans more aware of the System. This report will be updated as legislative actions occur.
Date:
December 11, 1998
Creator:
Johnson, Sandra L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans Issues in the 105th Congress
This report focuses on policies, programs, and benefits of interest to veterans. Included are discussions of issues before the 105th Congress, and the current status of major legislation.
Date:
November 11, 1998
Creator:
Snook, Dennis W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention: Federal Mandates for Local Government
The federal Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act; as amended, established requirements for the detection and control of lead-based paint hazards in public and private housing. Only some local governments have implementation responsibilities, but all local governments are eligible for federal grants to establish poisoning prevention programs.
Date:
September 11, 1998
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Youth Programs: ChalleNGe and STARBASE
None
Date:
September 11, 1998
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pesticide Legislation: Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-170)
This report discusses the 104th Congress' significant changes to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) governing the U.S. sale and use of pesticide products, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), which limits presticide residues on food, made under the "Food Quality Protection Act of 1996" (FQPA).
Date:
September 11, 1998
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Intelligence and India’s Nuclear Tests: Lessons Learned
None
Date:
August 11, 1998
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Vouchers: The Constitutional Standards
This report sketches the constitutional standards that apply to public aid to sectarian schools and especially to programs of indirect assistance such as education vouchers.
Date:
June 11, 1998
Creator:
Ackerman, David M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Vouchers: The Constitutional Standards
The Court’s decisions permit a limited degree of public aid to be provided directly and a broader range of assistance indirectly. This report sketches the constitutional standards that apply to public aid to sectarian schools and especially to programs of indirect assistance such as education vouchers. It also summarizes recent significant state court decisions involving vouchers.
Date:
June 11, 1998
Creator:
Ackerman, David M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget: Social Spending Targets in the FY 1999 House Budget Resolution
None
Date:
June 11, 1998
Creator:
Nuschler, Dawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget: Social Spending Targets in the FY 1999 House Budget Resolution
None
Date:
June 11, 1998
Creator:
Nuschler, Dawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Colombia: The Problem of Illegal Narcotics and U.S. - Colombian Relations
This report gives an overview of the problem of illegal narcotics in Colombia and discusses U.S. - Colombian relations.
Date:
May 11, 1998
Creator:
Serafino, Nina M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library