Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and Semiconductor Technology: Issues Involving the “DOE-Intel CRADA" (open access)

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and Semiconductor Technology: Issues Involving the “DOE-Intel CRADA"

This report provides information on the federal interest in cooperation R&D and the laws that shape such efforts.
Date: January 22, 1998
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & McLoughlin, Glenn J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Managing Farm Risk in a New Policy Era (open access)

Managing Farm Risk in a New Policy Era

This report discusses the enhancements to the crop insurance and revenue insurance programs that are expected to be considered by the 106th Congress in order to improve the farm financial safety net and preclude the need for ad hoc legislative assistance.
Date: January 22, 1999
Creator: Chite, Ralph M. & Jickling, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ocean Dumping Act: A Summary of the Law (open access)

Ocean Dumping Act: A Summary of the Law

The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act has two basic aims: to regulate international ocean disposal of materials, into authorized related research. Permit and enforcement provisions of the law are often referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act. The basic provisions of the act have remained virtually unchanged since 1972, when it was enacted to establish a comprehensive waste management system to regulate disposal or dumping of all materials into marine waters that are within U.S. jurisdiction, although a number of new authorities have been added. This report represents a summary of the law, describing the essence of the statute.
Date: January 22, 1999
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Risk and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Review of Proposed Legislative Mandates, 1993-1998 (open access)

Environmental Risk and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Review of Proposed Legislative Mandates, 1993-1998

Between 1993 and 1998 Congress considered many proposals that aimed to increase or improve the use of risk analysis by federal agencies, especially in developing environmental rules. This report describes differences and similarities among selected provisions of key proposals: Senate-passed Johnston amendments to S. 171 and S. 2019 in the 103rd Congress; S. 343, as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, in the 104th Congress; House-passed H.R. 9 in the 104th Congress; S. 981, as reported by the Committee on Governmental Affairs, in the 105th Congress, and S. 1728, as introduced, in the 105th Congress.
Date: January 22, 1999
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses (open access)

Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses

In addition to bill and/or joint resolution this report presents two other acts of congress; 1) nominations and 2) treaties. It also discusses the characteristics and uses of six different kind of business before Congress, such as designation, origin, deadline for action, requirements for approval, and use.
Date: January 22, 1999
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 106th Congress (open access)

Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 106th Congress

This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 106th Congress
Date: January 22, 1999
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library