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Dumping of Exports and Antidumping Duties: Implications for the U.S. Economy (open access)

Dumping of Exports and Antidumping Duties: Implications for the U.S. Economy

Dumping in the United States is the selling of a product by a foreign producer at a price that is below the product’s sale price in the country of origin, or at a price that is lower than the cost of production. Under U.S. law such an action is considered an unfair trade practice. If that action is found to cause “material injury” to a competing domestic industry, an antidumping duty equal to the “dumping margin” will be levied against the foreign good.
Date: June 26, 2002
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Singapore-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (open access)

Singapore-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

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Date: November 26, 2002
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under Proposed Prescription Drug Benefits (open access)

Medicare: Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under Proposed Prescription Drug Benefits

This report provides background on how the cost-sharing and premium provisions under each bill would affect the amount that a beneficiary pays annually for prescription drugs. In addition, this report gives examples of how annual cost-sharing would differ for beneficiaries with various levels of total prescription drug spending in 2006 under the plans.
Date: June 26, 2003
Creator: Peterson, Chris L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues (open access)

Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

This is one part in the series of reports that provide a background and analysis, and most recent developments regarding broadband or high-speed Internet access. The report starts out by answering questions; what is broadband and why is it important? This report also discusses broadband technologies, the status of broadband deployment and the related policy issues, as well as the legislation in congress.
Date: September 26, 2002
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Program Protection Act of 2002 (H.R. 4070) (open access)

Social Security Program Protection Act of 2002 (H.R. 4070)

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Date: June 26, 2002
Creator: Nuschler, Dawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lobbying Regulations on Non-Profit Organizations (open access)

Lobbying Regulations on Non-Profit Organizations

This report is intended to provide a brief overview of the various potential restrictions or regulations on lobbying activities of non-profit organizations. Public charities, social welfare organizations, religious groups, and other non-profit, tax-exempt organizations are not generally prohibited from engaging in all lobbying or public policy advocacy merely because of their tax-exempt status.
Date: November 26, 2002
Creator: Maskell, Jack H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria in Political Transition (open access)

Nigeria in Political Transition

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Date: June 26, 2002
Creator: Dagne, Theodore S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Programs to Extend Unemployment Compensation (open access)

Temporary Programs to Extend Unemployment Compensation

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Date: March 26, 2002
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AIDS in Africa (open access)

AIDS in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has been far more severely affected by AIDS than any other part of the world. The United Nations reports that 25.3 million adults and children are infected with the HIV virus in the region, which has about 10% of the world's population but more than 70% of the worldwide total of infected people. This report discusses this issue in detail, including the cause of the African AIDS epidemic, the social and economic consequences, response and treatment, and U.S. policy.
Date: September 26, 2002
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stem Cell Research (open access)

Stem Cell Research

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Date: July 26, 2002
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Cloning (open access)

Human Cloning

This report provides information about the Human Cloning where a human embryo produced via cloning involves the process called somatic cell nuclear transfer. The nuclear of the egg is removed and replaced with a mature body cell.
Date: July 26, 2002
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statement to the National Research Council Study Committee for the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs (open access)

Statement to the National Research Council Study Committee for the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs

The United States Arctic Research Commission's statement on the importance of icebreakers and the vital role that they play in the United States' strategic presence in the polar regions.
Date: August 26, 2005
Creator: Laible, Duane H.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government-Sposored Enterprises (GSEs): Regulatory Reform Legislation (open access)

Government-Sposored Enterprises (GSEs): Regulatory Reform Legislation

This report summarizes legislative proposals in the 109th Congress that aim to strengthen the regulation of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and will be updated as warranted.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2006 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2006

This report discusses federal research and development (R&D) funding. The Bush Administration has requested $132.2 billion in federal research and development (R&D) funding for FY2006. This sum represents a $505 million increase over the FY2005 estimated funding level of $131.7 billion. In real dollars, total federal R&D would decline for the first time since FY1996.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Davey, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure (open access)

Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure

This report discusses federal investment decisions on flood control infrastructure, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams. The report also analyzes flood risk as a composite of flood threat, consequence, and vulnerability. The report illustrates that federal policy focuses attention on only some aspects of flood risk and summarizes the options being discussed for addressing other aspects of flood risk in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues (open access)

Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues

This is one part in the series of reports that provide a background and analysis, and most recent developments regarding broadband or high-speed Internet access. The report starts out by answering questions; what is broadband and why is it important? This report also discusses broadband technologies, the status of broadband deployment and the related policy issues, as well as the legislation in congress.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Cargo Security (open access)

Air Cargo Security

The air cargo system is vulnerable to several security threats, including: potential plots to place explosives aboard aircraft; illegal shipments of hazardous materials; criminal activities such as smuggling and theft; and potential hijackings and sabotage by persons with access to aircraft. This report discusses legislative efforts currently underway to improve air cargo system security.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Elias, Bartholomew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology (open access)

Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology

Report on Al Qaeda, including ideology, political goals, methods, and more.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

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Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2006 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress (open access)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2006 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress

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Date: July 26, 2005
Creator: Smith, Marcia S. & Morgan, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changing Senate Rules: The "Constitutional" or "Nuclear" Option (open access)

Changing Senate Rules: The "Constitutional" or "Nuclear" Option

This report indicates possible attempts to curtail the use of filibusters in the Senate, perhaps in the 109th Congress. Some have suggested that proponents of this idea may invoke something called the “nuclear” or “constitutional” option in Senate floor procedure to try to end a filibuster without the need for 60 votes or to amend the cloture rule (Rule XXII) itself. This report presents several possible scenarios that would require one or more of the Senate’s precedents be overturned or interpreted otherwise than in the past.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Davis-Bacon Act: Suspension (open access)

The Davis-Bacon Act: Suspension

The Davis-Bacon Act is one of several statutes that deals with federal government procurement. Enacted in 1931, Davis-Bacon requires, inter alia, that not less than the locally prevailing wage be paid to workers engaged in federal contract construction. This report reviews the several cases during which the Davis-Bacon Act was suspended and will likely be updated as developments make necessary.
Date: September 26, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Moldova: Basic Facts (open access)

Moldova: Basic Facts

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Date: June 26, 2001
Creator: Woehrel, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library