Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (open access)

Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

This report analyzes how the cost-sharing and premium provisions in Medicare would affect the amount that a beneficiary would pay annually for prescription drugs. It also gives examples of how annual cost-sharing would differ for beneficiaries with various levels of a total prescription under the plan's standard benefit.
Date: December 31, 2003
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Hahn, Jim S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Introduction to the Federal Budget Process

This report provides an overview of the introduction to the federal budget process.
Date: December 31, 2003
Creator: Keith, Robert & Schick, Allen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liberia: 1989-1997 Civil War, Post-War Developments, and U.S. Relations (open access)

Liberia: 1989-1997 Civil War, Post-War Developments, and U.S. Relations

This report covers Liberia’s first civil conflict (1989-1997), post-war developments until roughly 2001, and the history of U.S.-Liberian relations and U.S. policy toward Liberia.
Date: December 31, 2003
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues (open access)

Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues

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Date: December 31, 2003
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

This report includes information regarding Russia. Political developments, economic developments, and foreign policy are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: December 31, 2003
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grants Information for Constituents (open access)

Grants Information for Constituents

This report provides information key sources of information on government and private grants for state and community projects. Constituents who know their project best , may search for grant information on the internet and in printed reference sources.
Date: December 30, 2003
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Member Office Operations (open access)

Congressional Member Office Operations

Although Member personal congressional offices vary in structure, they all share seven common functions: office management, legislation, projects, casework, mail, press and public relations, and scheduling and reception. This report contains information on what each of those jobs within a Member congressional office may require.
Date: December 29, 2003
Creator: Pontius, John S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The DHL Airways / Astar Air Cargo Controversy and Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

The DHL Airways / Astar Air Cargo Controversy and Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 29, 2003
Creator: Robinson, Alan M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans: Comparison of Actuarial Values (open access)

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans: Comparison of Actuarial Values

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Date: December 29, 2003
Creator: Peterson, Chris L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mental Health Parity (open access)

Mental Health Parity

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Date: December 29, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Establish a K-12 Scholarship or Voucher Program in the District of Columbia: Policy Issues and Analysis (open access)
The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues (open access)

The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues

This report includes information such as background, summary, and possible reauthorization issues of the Higher Education Act.
Date: December 24, 2003
Creator: Stedman, James B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (open access)

Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth

This report summarizes several key technology policy issues such as Internet privacy, computer and internet security, broadband internet access, electronic commerce, spam, internet's domain name system, and e-government.
Date: December 24, 2003
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.; Moteff, John D.; Kruger, Lennard G.; McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Seifert, Jeffrey W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxation of Life Insurance Companies (open access)

Taxation of Life Insurance Companies

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Date: December 24, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices (open access)

Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices

This report contains a brief overview and practices of the continuing appropriations acts.
Date: December 23, 2003
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorist Attacks and National Emergencies Act Declarations (open access)

Terrorist Attacks and National Emergencies Act Declarations

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Date: December 23, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airport Improvement Program (open access)

Airport Improvement Program

This issue brief discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, the impact of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (FAIR21, P.L. 106-181), funding distribution, the types of projects the program funds, AIP and PFC policy issues, and the allowable use of AIP funds for airport security purposes.
Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Control: International Policy and Approaches (open access)

Drug Control: International Policy and Approaches

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Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Perl, Raphael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress (open access)

Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress

This report provides information about the Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress on Federal Research and Development. Federal R & D funding priorities change over time, reflecting presidential and national preferences.
Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya (open access)

The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and subsequent investigations of these attacks have called attention to Islamic puritanical movements known as Wahhabism and Salafiyya. This report provides a background on Wahhabi Islam and its association to militant fundamentalist groups; it will also summarize recent charges against Wahhabism and responses.
Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Armanios, Febe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends (open access)

Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends

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Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Perl, Raphael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Right to Die: Constitutional and Statutory Analysis (open access)

The Right to Die: Constitutional and Statutory Analysis

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Date: December 21, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Law: The Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of BCRA in McConnell v. FEC (open access)

Campaign Finance Law: The Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of BCRA in McConnell v. FEC

This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in McConnell v. FEC. The court upheld against facial constitutional challenges key portions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), (P.L. 107-155, commonly known as the McCain-Feingold or Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform law).
Date: December 19, 2003
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
System: The UNT Digital Library