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
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (open access)

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Forces in Iraq (open access)

U.S. Forces in Iraq

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services (open access)

An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services

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Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Minimum Taxpayers By State: 2003, 2004, and Projections for 2007 (open access)

Alternative Minimum Taxpayers By State: 2003, 2004, and Projections for 2007

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform (open access)

Social Security Reform

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Date: June 14, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court (open access)

U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court

This report outlines the main objections the United States has raised with respect to the International Criminal Court and analyzes the American Service member Protection Act (ASPA), enacted to regulate the US cooperation with the ICC
Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues (open access)

Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues

This report describes the background of the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank), which finances and promotes U.S. trade. The report also describes Eximbank's programs, developments, international agreements, and legislative issues.
Date: June 14, 2001
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Charitable Choice Provisions of H.R. 7 (open access)

Charitable Choice Provisions of H.R. 7

This documents explains the House's bill of president George Bush's faith-based initiatives.
Date: June 14, 2004
Creator: Burke, Vee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability (open access)

Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies (open access)

Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies

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Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods

This report provides information about the Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods. Federal law requires most imports, including many food items to bear labels informing the "ultimate purchaser" of their country of origin.
Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Canada Wheat Trade Dispute (open access)

U.S.-Canada Wheat Trade Dispute

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Date: June 14, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Remedies: A Primer (open access)

Trade Remedies: A Primer

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues (open access)

Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out? (open access)

Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out?

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Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All- Hazard Warnings (open access)

Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All- Hazard Warnings

This report summarizes the technology and administration of EAS and some current proposals for an all-hazard network.
Date: June 14, 2004
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities (open access)

Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities

This report relies on a comprehensive set of data on capital flows, represented by purchase and sales of U.S government securities and U.S and foeign corporate stocks, bonds, into and out of the United States, that is reported by the Treasury Department on a monthly basis.
Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Jackson, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversion of a Savings Association from the Mutual to the Stock Form of Ownership: Current Legal Process (open access)

Conversion of a Savings Association from the Mutual to the Stock Form of Ownership: Current Legal Process

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Date: June 14, 2006
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mental Health Parity: Federal and State Action and Economic Impact (open access)

Mental Health Parity: Federal and State Action and Economic Impact

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Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

This report provides information about the Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy on China-U.S. Relations. China has been steadily signing trade agreements,oil and gas contracts.
Date: June 14, 2007
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library