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Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research
This report discusses issues regarding stem cell research. With certain restrictions, the President has announced that federal funds may be used to conduct research on human embryonic stem cells. Federal research is limited to "the more than 60" existing stem cell lines that were derived (1) with the informed consent of the donors; (2) from excess embryos created solely for reproductive purposes; and (3) without any financial inducements to the donors. No federal funds will be used for the derivation or use of stem cell lines derived from newly destroyed embryos; the creation of any human embryos for research purposes; or cloning of human embryos for any purposes.
Date:
October 26, 2004
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs
This report discusses the United States pipeline networks and their security. The Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 (S. 184) would require federal plans for critical pipeline security and incident recovery, and would mandate pipeline security inspections and enforcement.
Date:
February 26, 2007
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA's Air Compliance Agreement
This report discusses a plan announced by EPA in January 2005, called the Air Compliance Agreement, intended to produce air quality monitoring data on animal agriculture emissions from a small number of farms, while at the same time protecting all participants (including farms where no monitoring takes place) through a "safe harbor" from liability under certain provisions of federal environmental laws.
Date:
August 26, 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine (DRE) Controversy: FAQs and Misperceptions
This report addresses various questions regarding Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines (DREs). Questions that arise frequently with respect to the controversy surrounding DREs and possible misperceptions in the debate can be classified into three categories: those relating to DREs themselves, those that relate to paper audit trails, and those that relate to recounts and audits.
Date:
September 26, 2006
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Charitable Choice Rules and Faith-Based Organizations
This report discusses the Bush administration's "Charitable Choice" agenda aimed at expanding the ability of faith-based organizations to provide federally funded social services.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Energy Policy
This report discusses the nuclear energy policy issues facing Congress that include the implementation of federal incentives for new commercial reactors, radioactive waste management policy, research and development priorities, power plant safety and regulation, nuclear weapons proliferation, and security against terrorist attacks.
Date:
March 26, 2007
Creator:
Holt, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office
This report traces the constitutional origins and development of the office of President pro tempore of the Senate, reviews its current role and authority, and provides information on Senators who have held this office -- and the more recently-created subsidiary offices -- over the past two centuries.
Date:
July 26, 2004
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers
This report attempts to answer basic questions about the Military Health Services System (MHSS), its beneficiary population, the medical services it provides, its costs, and major changes that are underway or have been proposed. Citations are made to more detailed CRS studies where appropriate.
Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Pensions: Fact Sheet
This report discusses veterans' pensions, which are monthly cash payments made to qualified veterans or survivors so that their total income from all countable sources reach specified annual levels and are administered by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
Date:
February 26, 2001
Creator:
Snook, Dennis W. & Butler, Alice D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Balkan Cooperation on War Crimes Issues
This report provides background regarding the cooperation of Balkan countries regarding the arrest and transfer of indicted war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. Full cooperation with ICTY has been established as a key prerequisite to further progress toward a shared long-term goal for the western Balkan countries: closer association with and eventual membership in the European Union (EU) and NATO.
Date:
April 26, 2005
Creator:
Squassoni, Sharon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate
This report presents, first, a brief history, economic rationale, and legal background leading to the establishment of the Generalized System of Preferences. Second, the U.S. implementation of the GSP is discussed. Third, an analysis of the U.S. program's effectiveness and the positions of various stakeholders are presented. Fourth, possible implications of the expiration of the U.S. program and other possible options for Congress are discussed.
Date:
September 26, 2006
Creator:
Jones, Vivian C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
This report contains a summary on democracy. This report provides an overview of the promotion of Democracy and the U.S. government's activities to promote democracy.
Date:
December 26, 2007
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Serafino, Nina M. & Miko, Francis T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
None
Date:
October 26, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
Bea, Keith
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Distance Education and Title IV of the Higher Education Act: Policy, Practice, and Reauthorization
This report explores the growth of DE into a significant component of the modern post secondary education landscape and then examines a number of issues involved in the debate surrounding HEA reauthorization.
Date:
July 26, 2004
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.; Skinner, Rebecca R. & Smole, David P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
This report describes the Act's major provisions and provides tables listing all major amendments, with the year of enactment and Public Law number, and cross-referencing sections of the Act with the major U.S. code sections of the codified statute.
Date:
November 26, 2008
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.; Copeland, Claudia; Parker, Larry & Schierow, Linda-Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reverse Mortgages: Background and Issues
None
Date:
January 26, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?
This report provides an overview of the statutory framework, key players, infrastructure, resources, tools, and operations associated with enforcement and compliance of the major pollution control laws and regulations administered by EPA.
Date:
November 26, 2008
Creator:
Esworthy, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administration’s Plan
None
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Printing Reform: Issues and Actions
None
Date:
December 26, 2002
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Issues Underlying Negotiations at the Bali Conference of Parties
This report discusses issues underlying negotiations at the Bali conference of parties related to Climate change.
Date:
November 26, 2007
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R.; Parker, Larry & Leggett, Jane A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006
None
Date:
September 26, 2007
Creator:
Grimmett, Richard F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
USDA Rural Housing Programs: An Overview
This report discusses the the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ability to make loans to farmers to enable them to construct, improve, repair, or replace dwellings and other farm buildings to provide decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions for themselves or their tenants, lessees, sharecroppers, and laborers. USDA was also authorized to make grants or combinations of loans and grants to those farmers who could not qualify to repay the full amount of a loan, but who needed the funds to make the dwellings sanitary or to remove health hazards to the occupants or the community.
Date:
January 26, 2007
Creator:
Foote, Bruce E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Policy Issues
None
Date:
January 26, 2007
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library