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Sugar Policy Issues (open access)

Sugar Policy Issues

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Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Environmental Protection Agency's FY2003 Budget (open access)

The Environmental Protection Agency's FY2003 Budget

On April 9, 2001, the President requested $7.3 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY2002, $512.0 million (or 7%) less than the FY2001 funding level of $7.8 billion. The request would not have continued funding of about $500 million for activities earmarked for FY2001, and contained provisions shifting more enforcement responsibilities to the states. Popular wastewater infrastructure funding, state roles, and the future of Superfund were some of the predominant topics. On July 17, the House Appropriations Committee recommended $7.545 billion,$229 million more than requested (H.R. 2620, H. Rept. 107-159).
Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Lee, Martin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2003: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2003: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies

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 information provided by the House and Senate Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Subcommittees.
Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 107th Congress

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Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Haiti: Issues for Congress (open access)

Haiti: Issues for Congress

Congress has been concerned about a number of developments in Haiti, with attention shifting from concern with the flow of refugees to concern for the cost and safety of U.S. troops in Haiti and to the stalled democratic process there. This report contains information on the Haitian government, U.S. congressional concerns, and related legislation.
Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
9/11 Commission: Current Legislative Proposals for U.S. Immigration Law and Policy (open access)

9/11 Commission: Current Legislative Proposals for U.S. Immigration Law and Policy

This report briefly discusses some of the major immigration areas under consideration in comprehensive reform proposals suggested by the 9/11 Commission, including asylum, biometric tracking systems, border security, document security, exclusion, immigration enforcement, and visa issuances. It refers to other CRS reports that discuss these issues in depth and will be updated as needed.
Date: October 18, 2004
Creator: Garcia, Michael John & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.N. System Funding: Congressional Issues (open access)

U.N. System Funding: Congressional Issues

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Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Bite, Vita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HIV/AIDS International Programs: FY2002 Spending and FY2003 Outlook (open access)

HIV/AIDS International Programs: FY2002 Spending and FY2003 Outlook

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Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Cost-of-Living Adjustment in January 2003 (open access)

Social Security: The Cost-of-Living Adjustment in January 2003

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Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Koitz, David Stuart; Kollmann, Geoffrey & Sidor, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recycling Computers and Electronic Equipment: Legislative and Regulatory Approaches for "E-Waste" (open access)

Recycling Computers and Electronic Equipment: Legislative and Regulatory Approaches for "E-Waste"

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Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 106th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 106th Congress

In the months approaching China's resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, policy analysts are trying to assess how the territory will fare under Chinese rule. The answer is important to U.S. interests because of the enormous U.S. economic presence in Hong Kong; because any adverse developments in Hong Kong are likely to affect U.S.-China relations; and because China's promise to give Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy under the "one-China, two-systems" policy has major implications for Taiwan. But given the political situation, the American ability to affect the course of events in Hong Kong seems marginal unless the U.S. decides to confront Beijing more directly. Developments in U.S.-China relations in 1994-1995 suggest Washington might be hesitant to do so.
Date: October 18, 2000
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Bruno, Andorra; Krouse, William J. & Eig, Larry M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995 (open access)

Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995

The United States has experienced difficulty in closing military bases to match the requirements of downsized forces with changed composition. During the decade of the 1980s, major military base closures were seriously hampered by procedural requirements established by Congress, to the point that none occurred. The mismatch between real estate assets and defense requirements grew with the military downsizing that began late in the Reagan Administration and continued under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Clinton.
Date: October 18, 2004
Creator: Lockwood, David E. & Siehl, George
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: The Department of Defense's Role (open access)

Homeland Security: The Department of Defense's Role

This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Background, (II) Deterrence, (III) Response to Terrorist Incidents and (IV) Technology Research and Development.
Date: October 18, 2002
Creator: Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005 (open access)

Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam & Rutkus, Denis Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gonzales vs. Oregon (open access)

Gonzales vs. Oregon

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Biological Resources (open access)

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Biological Resources

"This report discusses the reported and potential impacts of Hurricane Katrina on the biological resources in the affected region" (p. i).
Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Sheikh, Pervaze A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Cost-of-Living Adjustment in January 2006 (open access)

Social Security: The Cost-of-Living Adjustment in January 2006

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Sidor, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities (open access)

Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities

Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are based on the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). COLAs for both CSRS and FERS are determined by the average monthly CPI-W during the third quarter (July to September) of the current calendar year and the third quarter of the previous year.
Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Purcell, Patrick J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act — A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU or SAFETEA): Selected Major Provisions (open access)

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act — A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU or SAFETEA): Selected Major Provisions

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Fischer, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconciliation Instructions in the FY2006 Budget Resolution (open access)

Reconciliation Instructions in the FY2006 Budget Resolution

The House and Senate reached final agreement on April 28, 2005, on a budget resolution for FY2006 (H.Con.Res. 95) which included reconciliation directives expected to lead to the consideration of three different reconciliation bills during the session: (1) an omnibus spending reduction measure, incorporating submissions from eight House and eight Senate committees; (2) a revenue reduction measure; and (3) a public debt limit increase measure. The omnibus spending bill is intended to reduce outlays by $1.519 billion for FY2006 and $34.658 billion for the five-year period covering FY2006 through FY2010; the revenue bill is intended to reduce revenues by $11 billion for FY2006 and $70 billion for the period FY2006-FY2010; and the third bill is intended to increase the public debt limit by $781 billion.
Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Bley, Mary Frances & Keith, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Housing: USDA Disaster Relief Provisions (open access)

Rural Housing: USDA Disaster Relief Provisions

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Foote, Bruce E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Retirement of Justice O'Connor: Quorum Requirements, Rehearings and Vote Counts in the Supreme Court (open access)

The Retirement of Justice O'Connor: Quorum Requirements, Rehearings and Vote Counts in the Supreme Court

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Halstead, T. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance (open access)

War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance

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Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Office: Appointment and Tenure of the Director and Deputy Director (open access)

Congressional Budget Office: Appointment and Tenure of the Director and Deputy Director

Section 20 1 (a) requires that the selection be made "without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of his fitness to perform his duties." Media reports over the years indicate that the CBO director is selected under informal practices in which the House and Senate Budget Committees alternate in recommending a nominee to the Speaker and President pro tempore of the Senate. These reports also indicate that the Speaker and President pro tempore have adhered to the Budget Committees' recommendations in making past selections. To the extent that these practices are informal, there may be disagreement with regard to their operation in the future selection of a CBO director.
Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Keith, Robert & Bley, Mary Frances
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library