Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (open access)

Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development

This report discusses the federal use of technology transfer, a process by which technology developed in one organization, in one area, or for one purpose is applied in another organization, in another area, or for another purpose.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amtrak Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Amtrak Issues in the 108th Congress

This report discusses a number of issues connected with Amtrak that Congress may consider. Amtrak does not earn enough revenue, or receive enough assistance, to cover its operating costs and capital needs. As a result, Amtrak is regularly on the verge of insolvency.
Date: February 20, 2003
Creator: Peterman, D. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The House Amendment Tree (open access)

The House Amendment Tree

This report discusses the House amendment tree, a chart that depicts the maximum number and types of amendments that may be offered to a measure before any amendment is voted upon.
Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: Oleszek, Walter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief (open access)

Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief

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Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives (open access)

Procedures for Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives

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Date: February 20, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Pollution: Legal Perspectives on the “Routine Maintenance” Exception to New Source Review (open access)

Air Pollution: Legal Perspectives on the “Routine Maintenance” Exception to New Source Review

The report surveys the original legal landscape surrounding this exemption – in the contexts of determining applicability of New Source Performance Standards, and New Source Review in Prevention of Significant Deterioration and nonattainment areas. It then summarizes the many significant developments during the current Bush Administration, both in the Federal Register and in the courts.
Date: February 20, 2004
Creator: Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate (open access)

Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate

This report discusses the idea of "unanimous consent" in the Senate. Without its tradition of unanimous consent, the Senate would find it harder to process its complex workload.
Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: Oleszek, Walter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar (open access)

Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar

When a Senator introduces a bill or joint resolution, the measure is usually referred to committee, pursuant to provisions of Senate Rules XIV, XVII, and XXV. This report describes the Senate Rule XIV, para. 2, which requires that bills and resolutions have three readings before passage, and that they be read twice before being referred to committee.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Koempel, Michael L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer (open access)

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer

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Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Porter, Donna V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Self-Executing" Rules Reported by the House Committee on Rules (open access)

"Self-Executing" Rules Reported by the House Committee on Rules

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Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation

This report provides background on Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and ATAA, summarizes key issues related to reauthorization, and briefly describes bills in the 110th Congress that affect the TAA and ATAA programs.
Date: February 20, 2008
Creator: Topoleski, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1977-2003 (open access)

Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1977-2003

This report provides statistics regarding procedural actions taken on U.S. district and circuit court nominations.
Date: February 20, 2004
Creator: Rutkus, Denis Steven & Sollenberger, Mitchel A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pandemic Influenza: Domestic Preparedness Efforts (open access)

Pandemic Influenza: Domestic Preparedness Efforts

This report discusses pandemic flu in general, WHO and U.S. preparedness and response plans, and a number of relevant policy issues. The focus of this report is U.S. domestic public health preparedness and response planning, and the projected impacts of an influenza pandemic on Americans.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Lister, Sarah A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Rules for Committee Markups (open access)

Senate Rules for Committee Markups

This report discusses the committee rules for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which stipulates that, insofar as practicable, “proceedings of the Committee will be conducted without resort to the formalities of parliamentary procedure.”
Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: Oleszek, Walter J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis

This report provides analysis of the education tax credit program. The report begins with a review of the economic rationale for subsidizing education, then describes federal subsidies for education in general and education tax credits in particular. An analysis of the education credits follows, and the report concludes with a discussion of education tax credit policy options.
Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) (open access)

The Proposed South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)

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Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report mainly focuses on China-U.S. Trade Issues. China-U.S. ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China overtook Japan to become the third-largest U.S .Export market and overtook Canada to become the Largest source of U.S imports.
Date: February 20, 2008
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues (open access)

Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues

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Date: February 20, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Super-Majority Votes in the Senate (open access)

Super-Majority Votes in the Senate

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Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides historical context, discusses political and economic developments in Cambodia, and raises policy issues regarding U.S.-Cambodian relations.
Date: February 20, 2008
Creator: Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

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Date: February 20, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Executive Business and the Executive Calendar (open access)

Senate Executive Business and the Executive Calendar

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Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions and Principles (open access)

Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions and Principles

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Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2001 (open access)

Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2001

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Date: February 20, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library