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Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies (House)/ Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations (open access)

Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies (House)/ Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations

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Date: July 14, 2006
Creator: Epstein, Susan B. & Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Science Foundation: Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction (open access)

National Science Foundation: Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction

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Date: August 14, 2006
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress

Report detailing issues and legislative concerns regarding immigration during the 110th Congress, with a focus on comprehensive reform.
Date: February 14, 2008
Creator: Bruno, Andorra; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Siskin, Alison; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Haddal, Chad C. & Garcia, Michael John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks

The purpose of this report is to provide a more concrete discussion of access to wireline broadband networks. To that end, this report provides a discussion of what broadband networks look like; how both consumers and independent applications providers gain access to these networks; and the parameters available to network providers (such as their choices about network architecture, overall bandwidth capacity, bandwidth reserved for their own use, traffic prioritization, the terms and rates for access to their networks and for their retail services) that can affect end users’ and independent applications providers’ access to those networks.
Date: March 14, 2007
Creator: Goldfarb, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues (open access)

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues

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Date: February 14, 2008
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits (open access)

Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: Scott, Christine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Provisions in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (H.R. 6111) (open access)

Tax Provisions in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (H.R. 6111)

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Date: December 14, 2006
Creator: Lunder, Erika
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Independent” Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying (open access)

“Independent” Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying

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Date: April 14, 2008
Creator: Maskell, Jack & Peterson, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues (open access)

Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues

This report provides background an analysis of renewably energy, its contribution to the national energy supply, role in the long-term energy supply, history, relevant provisions considered during the 109th Congress, relation to the Department of Energy (DOE) budget for FY2006, energy production, and relation to climate change. It also includes information about relevant legislation, Congressional hearings, reports, and documents, and other resources.
Date: December 14, 2005
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Departing and Former Senators (open access)

Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Departing and Former Senators

This report provides information on selected privileges and courtesies (with the exception of federal health insurance, life insurance, and retirement benefits) extended to departing and former Senators. Some are derived from law and Senate Rules, but most are courtesies that have been extended as a matter of custom.
Date: September 14, 2004
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Endangered Species: Difficult Choices (open access)

Endangered Species: Difficult Choices

This report discusses various measures being considered by Congress that propose to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have focused on whether to incorporate further protection for property owners and reduce regulatory impacts, whether to increase the protection afforded listed species, or whether to modify various aspects of the ESA, such as the role of science in decision-making.
Date: June 14, 2004
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L. & Baldwin, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (open access)

Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues

This report discusses broadband Internet, examining what it is and the various technologies that allow for its transmission. Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than access over traditional telephone lines; it also provides a continuous, "always on" connection (no need to dial-up) and a "twoway" capability, that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) data at high speeds.
Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Enrollment in Section 401(k) Plans (open access)

Automatic Enrollment in Section 401(k) Plans

This report discusses enrollment practices for 401k retirement plans. Historically, most employers that have sponsored retirement savings plans under §401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) have required employees to decide whether to enroll in the plan. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued rulings to inform employers that current law allows them to enroll employees automatically, provided that the employee is notified in advance and is permitted to leave the plan.
Date: October 14, 2004
Creator: Purcell, Patrick
System: The UNT Digital Library
What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences (open access)

What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences

This report examines various aspects of the national debt and explains what would happen if the debt were eliminated. The national debt currently held by the public stands at $3.4 trillion, or about 35% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Date: July 14, 2000
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Location of Federal Government Offices (open access)

Location of Federal Government Offices

This report discusses the legislative requirement for the offices of the U.S. government to be located in the District of Columbia (DC), dating to 1790. The report provides an overview of the relevant provisions (codified at 4 U.S.C. 71 and 72) and agencies that have exemptions.
Date: July 14, 2004
Creator: Halchin, L. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
K-12 Education Programs: Appropriations Summary (open access)

K-12 Education Programs: Appropriations Summary

This report summarizes the amount of federal appropriations for K-12 education, including total elementary and secondary funding, recent increases, and the major components counted in the K-12 total. K-12 components include: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA), P.L. 107-110; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998; and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Irwin, Paul M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress) (open access)

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress)

This report provides an overview of S. 2290, 108th Congress, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (or FAIR Act of 2004). The bill is a revised version of S. 1125, 108th Congress, and would create the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation to award damages to asbestos claimants on a no-fault basis. Asbestos claims could no longer be filed or pursued under state law, except for the enforcement of judgments no longer subject to any appeal or judicial review before the date of enactment of the bill.
Date: April 14, 2004
Creator: Cohen, Henry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs (open access)

Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs

This report discusses two programs that exclusively attempt to reduce teenage pregnancy. The Adolescent Family Life (AFL) demonstration program was enacted in 1981 as Title XX of the Public Health Service Act, and the Abstinence Education program was enacted in 1996 as part of the welfare reform legislation.
Date: February 14, 2006
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal R&D Funding Under a Continuing Resolution (open access)

Federal R&D Funding Under a Continuing Resolution

This report discusses the continuing resolution, or CR (P.L. 109-383, H.J.Res. 102) which provides spending at FY2006 levels (through February 15, 2007), for those agencies lacking enacted FY2007 appropriations bills.
Date: December 14, 2006
Creator: Davey, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection (open access)

Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection

This report provides historical background on wildfires, and describes concerns about the wildland-urban interface and about forest and rangeland health. It discusses fuel management, fire control, and fire effects and also examines federal, state, and landowner roles and responsibilities in protecting lands and resources from wildfires. The report concludes by discussing current issues for federal wildfire management.
Date: August 14, 2003
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library