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Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection
This report provides historical background on wildfires, and describes concerns about the wildland-urban interface and about forest and rangeland health. It discusses fuel management, fire control, and fire effects and also examines federal, state, and landowner roles and responsibilities in protecting lands and resources from wildfires. The report concludes by discussing current issues for federal wildfire management.
Date:
August 14, 2003
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs
This report discusses two programs that exclusively attempt to reduce teenage pregnancy. The Adolescent Family Life (AFL) demonstration program was enacted in 1981 as Title XX of the Public Health Service Act, and the Abstinence Education program was enacted in 1996 as part of the welfare reform legislation.
Date:
February 14, 2006
Creator:
Solomon-Fears, Carmen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal R&D Funding Under a Continuing Resolution
This report discusses the continuing resolution, or CR (P.L. 109-383, H.J.Res. 102) which provides spending at FY2006 levels (through February 15, 2007), for those agencies lacking enacted FY2007 appropriations bills.
Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
Davey, Michael E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues
This report provides background an analysis of renewably energy, its contribution to the national energy supply, role in the long-term energy supply, history, relevant provisions considered during the 109th Congress, relation to the Department of Energy (DOE) budget for FY2006, energy production, and relation to climate change. It also includes information about relevant legislation, Congressional hearings, reports, and documents, and other resources.
Date:
December 14, 2005
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Departing and Former Senators
This report provides information on selected privileges and courtesies (with the exception of federal health insurance, life insurance, and retirement benefits) extended to departing and former Senators. Some are derived from law and Senate Rules, but most are courtesies that have been extended as a matter of custom.
Date:
September 14, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
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
Automatic Enrollment in Section 401(k) Plans
This report discusses enrollment practices for 401k retirement plans. Historically, most employers that have sponsored retirement savings plans under §401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) have required employees to decide whether to enroll in the plan. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued rulings to inform employers that current law allows them to enroll employees automatically, provided that the employee is notified in advance and is permitted to leave the plan.
Date:
October 14, 2004
Creator:
Purcell, Patrick
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences
This report examines various aspects of the national debt and explains what would happen if the debt were eliminated. The national debt currently held by the public stands at $3.4 trillion, or about 35% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Date:
July 14, 2000
Creator:
Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Location of Federal Government Offices
This report discusses the legislative requirement for the offices of the U.S. government to be located in the District of Columbia (DC), dating to 1790. The report provides an overview of the relevant provisions (codified at 4 U.S.C. 71 and 72) and agencies that have exemptions.
Date:
July 14, 2004
Creator:
Halchin, L. E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
K-12 Education Programs: Appropriations Summary
This report summarizes the amount of federal appropriations for K-12 education, including total elementary and secondary funding, recent increases, and the major components counted in the K-12 total. K-12 components include: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA), P.L. 107-110; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998; and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).
Date:
February 14, 2005
Creator:
Irwin, Paul M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress)
This report provides an overview of S. 2290, 108th Congress, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (or FAIR Act of 2004). The bill is a revised version of S. 1125, 108th Congress, and would create the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation to award damages to asbestos claimants on a no-fault basis. Asbestos claims could no longer be filed or pursued under state law, except for the enforcement of judgments no longer subject to any appeal or judicial review before the date of enactment of the bill.
Date:
April 14, 2004
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Voting in the Senate: Forms and Requirements
This report provides an overview of the forms and requirements needed in voting in the Senate.
Date:
March 14, 2008
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues
None
Date:
April 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rescission Actions Since 1974: Review and Assessment of the Record
None
Date:
March 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
None
Date:
July 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Grants Work in a Congressional Office
This report does not constitute a blueprint for every office involved in grants and projects activity, nor does it present in-depth information about all aspects of staff activity in this area.
Date:
October 14, 2002
Creator:
Gerli, Merete F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China
None
Date:
April 14, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers
This report presents information on federal programs targeted to unemployed workers specifically, but does not attempt to discuss means-tested programs.
Date:
November 14, 2007
Creator:
Whittaker, Julie M. & Naughton, Blake Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
January 14, 2005
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
None
Date:
March 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Permitting: Status of Implementation and Issues
This report provides information about the Implementation and Issues of Clean Air Permitting. It also describes the statutory background of Title V and the status of implementation, in terms of federal approval and local permitting authorities.
Date:
March 14, 2007
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress
None
Date:
December 14, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals for a Commission to Address the Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Situation
None
Date:
December 14, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library