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H.R. 853, The Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Summary of Provisions (open access)

H.R. 853, The Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Summary of Provisions

This report discusses the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999, was introduced by Representative Jim Nussle on February 25, 1999, and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Date: August 25, 1999
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues (open access)

Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues

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Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement (open access)

Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement

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Date: August 25, 2000
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project BioShield (open access)

Project BioShield

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Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Gottron, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
K-12 Teacher Quality: Issues and Legislative Action (open access)

K-12 Teacher Quality: Issues and Legislative Action

CRS Report for Congress entailing issues and legislative action in regards to K-12 teacher quality. Topics include, unionization, funding, tenure, etc..
Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Stedman, James B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations (open access)

Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations

On July 25, 2003, the House approved a supplemental appropriations measure (H.R. 2859) that provides $983.6 million for the Disaster Relief Fund administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). During debate Members rejected an amendment to require a rescission from discretionary accounts to compensate for the supplemental. On July 31 the Senate approved the House-passed version of H.R. 2859. The President signed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriation for Disaster Relief Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-69) on August 8, 2003.
Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Bea, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues (open access)

Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues

This report provides background concerning various aspects of fuel ethanol, and a discussion of the current related policy issues.
Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D. & Womach, Jasper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon (open access)

Lebanon

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Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues (open access)

Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues

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Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Joint Committee on Intelligence: Proposals and Options from the 9/11 Commission and Others (open access)

A Joint Committee on Intelligence: Proposals and Options from the 9/11 Commission and Others

This report first describes the current select committees on intelligence and briefly covers the former Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. It then sets forth proposed characteristics for a Joint Committee on Intelligence, their differences, and their pros and cons; it also discusses alternatives for congressional oversight in the field. This report will be updated as events dictate.
Date: August 25, 2004
Creator: Kaiser, Frederick M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Sources of Wood for Japan (open access)

Alternative Sources of Wood for Japan

Japan is one of the world's largest wood importers, with two-thirds of its imports as logs (unprocessed timber). Southeast Asia has been the largest log supplier, but supplies (and exports to Japan) have been declining. The United States has become a more important supplier, but concerns about declining domestic timber supplies have led to proposals to prohibit or to tax log exports. Opponents suggest that Japan would simply turn to other sources to replace U.S. logs. One question in this debate is where the alternative sources of logs or wood products might be.
Date: August 25, 1994
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Population and Development: the 1994 Cairo Conference (open access)

Population and Development: the 1994 Cairo Conference

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Date: August 25, 1994
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sport Utility Vehicles, Mini-Vans, and Light Trucks: An Overview of Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards (open access)

Sport Utility Vehicles, Mini-Vans, and Light Trucks: An Overview of Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards

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Date: August 25, 2003
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq:  U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance

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Date: August 25, 2004
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East Peace Talks (open access)

The Middle East Peace Talks

After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new the peace process was begun, with Israel and the Palestinians discussing a five-year period of interim self-rule leading to a final settlement. Israel and Syria discussed Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights in exchange for peace. Israel and Jordan discussed relations. Israel and Lebanon focused on Israel’s withdrawal from its self-declared security zone in south Lebanon and reciprocal Lebanese actions.
Date: August 25, 2005
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2006 (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2006

The 109th Congress moved funding jurisdiction for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development (VA-HUD), and Independent Agencies appropriations subcommittee to the Interior subcommittee. Title II of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-54, H.R. 2361) provides $7.73 billion for EPA, subject to an across-the-board rescission of 0.476%. Section 439 of Title IV indicates that the rescission is to be applied proportionately among each account, program, project, and activity specified in the law, accompanying reports, and the President’s budget request.
Date: August 25, 2005
Creator: Esworthy, Robert & Bearden, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional or Federal Charters: Overview and Current Issues (open access)

Congressional or Federal Charters: Overview and Current Issues

A congressional or federal charter is a federal statute that establishes a corporation. Congress has issued charters since 1791, although most charters were issued after the start of the 20th century. This report discusses the issues that recently, Congress has faced two issues involving its use of charters — confusion over who is responsible for the activities of chartered corporations and the challenges of managing them.
Date: August 25, 2005
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 As Amended by P.L. 97-35, The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (open access)

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 As Amended by P.L. 97-35, The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981

"The attached chart shows the authorization levels established by P.L. 97-35 1/ and compares the House and Senate reconciliation bills for the vocational rehabilitation program" (p. 1).
Date: August 25, 1981
Creator: Smith, Mary F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parental Kidnapping (open access)

Parental Kidnapping

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Date: August 25, 1982
Creator: McCoy, Meredith
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options

This report discusses issues for Congress regarding foreign policy toward Iran. According to the Administration’s “National Security Strategy” document released on March 16, 2006, the United States “may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran.”
Date: August 25, 2006
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Developments in International Civil Aviation (open access)

Legal Developments in International Civil Aviation

This report provides background on U.S. civil aviation agreements, updates the current status of U.S. “Open Skies” negotiations with the EU, and addresses the status of the legal debate concerning both the foreign ownership and control rules and the cabotage laws.
Date: August 25, 2006
Creator: Tatelman, Todd B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness (open access)

Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness

The potential of terrorist attacks against agricultural targets (agroterrorism) is increasingly recognized as a national security threat, especially after the events of September 11, 2001. This report focuses primarily on biological weapons (rather than chemical weapons) because biological weapons generally are considered the more potent agroterrorism threat. This report also focuses more on the threat of agroterrorism against agricultural production, rather than on food processing and distribution, although the latter is discussed.
Date: August 25, 2006
Creator: Monke, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options

This report discusses the debate over U.S. policy toward Iran, much of which has centered on the nature of the current regime. Some experts believe that Iran, a country of almost 70 million people, is a threat to U.S. interests because hardliners in Iran’s regime dominate and set a policy direction intended to challenge U.S. influence and allies in the region. President Bush, in his January 29, 2002, State of the Union message, labeled Iran part of an “axis of evil” along with Iraq and North Korea.
Date: August 25, 2006
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness (open access)

Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness

Although U.S. intelligence agencies have not identified any terrorist acts targeting agricultural production (i.e., agroterrorism) in the United States to date, the events of September 11, 2001 have awakened the nation to their possibility. Some experts estimate that a single agroterrorist attack using a highly contagious livestock disease could cost between $10 billion and $30 billion to the U.S. economy. This report addresses the use of biological weapons against agriculture, rather than the threat of terrorists using agricultural inputs for other purposes. It also focuses more on agricultural production than food processing and distribution.
Date: August 25, 2006
Creator: Monke, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library