Lobbying Regulations on Non-Profit Organizations (open access)

Lobbying Regulations on Non-Profit Organizations

This report is intended to provide a brief overview of the various potential restrictions upon or regulation of the lobbying activities of non-profit organizations.
Date: September 27, 1996
Creator: Maskell, Jack H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill (open access)

Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill

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Date: May 28, 1996
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill (open access)

Credit Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill

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Date: May 16, 1996
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 (open access)

Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996

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Date: April 29, 1996
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill (open access)

Dairy Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill

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Date: May 17, 1996
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions on the Death Penalty (open access)

Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions on the Death Penalty

This report summarizes the death penalty decisions of the supreme court, with an emphasis upon the cases decided from 1987 through 1995.
Date: February 1, 1996
Creator: Schrader, Dorothy M
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Commerce Science and Technology Programs: Review of Dismantling Proposals in the 104th Congress (open access)

Department of Commerce Science and Technology Programs: Review of Dismantling Proposals in the 104th Congress

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Date: December 5, 1996
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Covert Action: An Effective Instrument of U. S. Foreign Policy? (open access)

Covert Action: An Effective Instrument of U. S. Foreign Policy?

This report addresses the statutory basis for covert actions, criteria for their use in the post-Cold War world, and procedures for their planning, conducting, and funding.
Date: October 21, 1996
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gold Auctions: Current Proposal, History, and Congressional Role (open access)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gold Auctions: Current Proposal, History, and Congressional Role

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Date: October 4, 1996
Creator: Wertman, Patricia A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension : Questionnaire Responses from Partners and Stakeholders (open access)

Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension : Questionnaire Responses from Partners and Stakeholders

This report describes the public agricultural, research, education, and extension system. Furthermore, the report summarizes the budgetary issues with the program in terms of under funding from both federal and state government. The report suggests that the need for this funding will be assessed by debating if the program is meeting its research challenges.
Date: March 6, 1996
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Farm Promotion ("Check-off") Programs (open access)

Federal Farm Promotion ("Check-off") Programs

This report discusses legislation establishing national generic promotion ("check-off') programs for 20 specified farm commodities. Thirteen of the 20 authorized programs are now in effect.
Date: May 3, 1996
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grazing Fees: An Overview (open access)

Grazing Fees: An Overview

This report briefly discusses charging fees for grazing private livestock on federal lands, which is a long-standing but contentious practice. Generally, livestock producers who use federal lands want to keep fees low, while conservation groups and others believe fees should be raised to approximate "fair market value."
Date: May 21, 1996
Creator: Cody, Betsy A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction (open access)

The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction

This report discusses the complicated body of rules, precedents, and practices that governs the legislative process on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Date: July 30, 1996
Creator: Bach, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Administrative Reorganization: 104th Congress (open access)

House Administrative Reorganization: 104th Congress

This report discusses the management responsibility for financial, security, and legislative operations.
Date: September 13, 1996
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S. & Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: A Summary (open access)

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: A Summary

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is the product of legislative efforts stretching back well over a decade and stimulated to passage in part by the tragedies in Oklahoma City and the World Trade Center. This report summarizes the six titles of the Act, its sources, and related legislation.
Date: June 3, 1996
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change (open access)

Global Climate Change

This report discusses the effect of human activities on global climate change. Human activities, particularly burning of fossil fuels, have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other trace gases, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), methane, and nitrous oxide.
Date: December 4, 1996
Creator: Justus, John R. & Morrissey, Wayne A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (open access)

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is an area rich in fauna, flora, and oil potential, where development has been debated for over 36 years. Current law forbids oil and gas leasing. This report discusses debate over whether or not to open the ANWR up for development and includes discussion of various legislative options under consideration.
Date: September 5, 1996
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Kumins, Lawrence C. & Baldwin, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Budget Process: A Brief Outline (open access)

The Federal Budget Process: A Brief Outline

In a sense the term "budget process" is a misnomer when applied to the federal government. Budgeting for the federal government is not a single process; rather it consists of a number of processes that have evolved separately and which occur with varying degrees of coordination. This report, and the accompanying flow chart, attempt to clarify the role played by each of the component parts of the budget process as well as how they operate together.
Date: April 26, 1996
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments Under the U.N. Framework Convention and the Berlin Mandate (open access)

Global Climate Change: Adequacy of Commitments Under the U.N. Framework Convention and the Berlin Mandate

This report discusses the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) convened July 8-19, 1996, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Date: October 25, 1996
Creator: Morrissey, Wayne A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits (open access)

Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits

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Date: July 17, 1996
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
System: The UNT Digital Library