Air Quality Standards: The Decisionmaking Process (open access)

Air Quality Standards: The Decisionmaking Process

This report discusses how the decisions made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in July 1997 impacted the process by which decisions are made by the agency. The new standards were subject to litigation, oversight hearings, and a Supreme Court ruling. Moreover, issues concerning implementation of the proposed air quality standards were raised.
Date: April 9, 2002
Creator: Blodgett, John E. & Parker, Larry B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Legal Issues (open access)

Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Legal Issues

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Date: April 25, 2002
Creator: Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fax-on-Demand Services Available from Federal Government Agencies (open access)

Fax-on-Demand Services Available from Federal Government Agencies

This report provides information about the Fax-on-Demand Services Available from Federal Government Agencies where numerous associations and organizations are finding fax publishing an efficient way to distribute information to the public or targeted audience.
Date: April 2, 2002
Creator: Richardson, Glenda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Angola: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy (open access)

Angola: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy

This report is categorized into six categories: (I) Recent Political Developments, (II) U.N. Role in Angola, (III) Human Rights and Civil Liberties, (IV) Angolan Economy, (V) U.S. Policy and (VI) Appendix I.
Date: April 24, 2002
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy (open access)

Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy

The report is about the Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy. The economic impact of FTAs and Relevant Legislation. United States has proposed to engage in negotiations to establish bilateral and free trade agreements with a number of trading partners.
Date: April 9, 2002
Creator: Cooper, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gold: Uses of U.S. Official Holdings (open access)

Gold: Uses of U.S. Official Holdings

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Date: April 22, 2002
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Commerce: An Introduction (open access)

Electronic Commerce: An Introduction

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Date: April 1, 2002
Creator: McLoughlin, Glenn J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB and Backpay Awards to Undocumented Aliens (open access)

Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB and Backpay Awards to Undocumented Aliens

This report discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB, a case involving whether backpay may be awarded to an undocumented alien because his employer violated the National Labor Relations Act.
Date: April 3, 2002
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress (open access)

Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress

This report provides information on the 33 Asian Pacific Americans who have served in the United States Congress from 1903 to the present, including 13 Resident Commissioners from the Philippine Islands. These Resident Commissioners served from 1907-1946 while the Philippines were a U.S. territory and commonwealth (all were Philippines born). Information on Members and territorial delegates includes party affiliations, length and dates of service, and committee assignments.
Date: April 19, 2002
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fruits and Vegetables: Issues for Congress (open access)

Fruits and Vegetables: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the issues for Congress related to fruits & vegetables. The contents include federal activities, programs, farm bill issues, & trade issues.
Date: April 15, 2002
Creator: Branaman, Brenda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Fighter Aircraft Industrial Base: Parallels with the United States? (open access)

Russian Fighter Aircraft Industrial Base: Parallels with the United States?

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Date: April 9, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining on Federal Lands (open access)

Mining on Federal Lands

This report includes background, analysis, and legislative activity regarding mining on federal lands. The claim-patent system, fair market value, and reform proposals are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: April 3, 2002
Creator: Humphries, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Gold Medals 1776-2002 (open access)

Congressional Gold Medals 1776-2002

This report responds to congressional inquiries concerning this process, and includes a historical examination and chronological list of these awards.
Date: April 16, 2002
Creator: Stathis, Stephen W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Shipbuilding in the FY2003 Defense Budget : Issues for Congres s (open access)

Navy Shipbuilding in the FY2003 Defense Budget : Issues for Congres s

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Date: April 15, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money (open access)

Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money

This report discusses the political party soft money, corporate and labor union soft money and 107th congress legislative activity.
Date: April 16, 2002
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export Administration Act of 2001: Side-by-Side of S. 149 and H.R. 2541 (open access)

Export Administration Act of 2001: Side-by-Side of S. 149 and H.R. 2541

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Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities (open access)

Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities

The purpose of this report is to describe and discuss the provisions for providing abortion services to military personnel, their dependents, and other military health care beneficiaries at military medical facilities. The report describes the history of these provisions, with particular emphasis on legislative actions. Finally, this report discusses a number of proposals to modify the law, as well as other related legislative and administrative actions.
Date: April 24, 2002
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “Hatch-Waxman” Act: Selected Patent- Related Issues (open access)

The “Hatch-Waxman” Act: Selected Patent- Related Issues

This report explores several of the major patent-related issues that have been raised in relation to the application of the 1984 Act.
Date: April 1, 2002
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tittle v. Enron Corp. and Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA (open access)

Tittle v. Enron Corp. and Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA

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Date: April 29, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Telework in the Federal Government: Background, Policy, and Oversight (open access)

Telework in the Federal Government: Background, Policy, and Oversight

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Date: April 3, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Civic Programs in Washington, D.C. (open access)

Civic Programs in Washington, D.C.

This report highlights six of the most pupular programs among a number of programs in Washington D.C., explain the workings of the national government to a diverse range of Americans, from middle school to senior citizens.
Date: April 8, 2002
Creator: Greenfield, Susan W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources (open access)

Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources

This report introduces selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. It includes telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest. Annotations describing each source's contents and organization are included so that researchers can select those that most closely fit their needs. Internet addresses usually provide information about the items, rather than access to them.
Date: April 12, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Independent Counsel or Special Prosecutor For the Enron Investigation (open access)

Independent Counsel or Special Prosecutor For the Enron Investigation

This report provides information on the special counsels and the department of justice regulations surrounding the allegations that the company Enron received favorable government treatment.
Date: April 15, 2002
Creator: Maskell, Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2002 Farm Bill: Overview and Status (open access)

The 2002 Farm Bill: Overview and Status

This report provides an overview of the 2002 farm bill and an update status of the farm bill.
Date: April 26, 2002
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S. & Womach, Jasper
System: The UNT Digital Library