The Budget for Fiscal Year 2003 (open access)

The Budget for Fiscal Year 2003

This report discusses the budget for fiscal year 2003. It debates issues such as budget action, receipts surpluses or deficits, and the economy.
Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Statutory Language and Recent Issues (open access)

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Statutory Language and Recent Issues

This report summarizes the major provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and also discusses selected recent issues, including ten ADA Supreme Court cases.
Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Jurisdiction and Referral: Rules and Practice (open access)

House Committee Jurisdiction and Referral: Rules and Practice

This report briefly discusses the factors that determine House committee jurisdiction and more specifically House Rule X.
Date: January 21, 1999
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills (open access)

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills

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Date: January 21, 1999
Creator: Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committees: Assignment Process? (open access)

House Committees: Assignment Process?

This report briefly discusses House Committee assignments, examining the process and assessing its effects.
Date: January 21, 1999
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Casework in a Congressional Office (open access)

Casework in a Congressional Office

This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional office procedures associated with handling casework and the assistance provided by a Member of Congress to help constituents in their dealings with federal agencies. It discusses options for assisting Members’ constituents and the role of Members and staff in providing casework services.
Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Pontius, John S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (open access)

Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty

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Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elections Reform: Overview and Issues (open access)

Elections Reform: Overview and Issues

This report discusses several issues as the Congress considers legislation to reform the voting process, a number of issues have emerged as part of the debate: the reliability of different types of voting technologies; voting problems and irregularities in the 2000 election; problems for militaryand overseas voters; the electoral college; and early media projections of election results. Both sessions of the 107th Congress considered and debated federal election reform legislation, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA, P.L. 107-252) was enacted in October 2002.
Date: January 21, 2004
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Security Education Program: Background and Issues (open access)

National Security Education Program: Background and Issues

Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about the background and issues within the national security education program. Topics include, program activities and administration, forms of aid, funding, targeting of critical languages, regions, and disciplines, etc..
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Kuenzi, Jeffrey J. & Riddle, Wayne C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Disaster Assistance (open access)

Farm Disaster Assistance

This report provides an overview of U.S farm disaster assistance.
Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection (open access)

The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection

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Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Privatizing the United States Enrichment Corporation (open access)

Privatizing the United States Enrichment Corporation

Legislative proposals to privatize the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) were introduced in the House (H.R. 1216) and Senate (S. 755) in the 104th Congress. The bills, as amended, were included in the budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 2491). It was cleared by the House and the Senate on November 17, but vetoed by the President on December 6, 1995. A substitute bill for S. 755 was introduced on January 26, 1996, by Senator Murkowski. The Murkowski substitute was included in H.R. 3019, the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act II. The conference report for H.R. 3019 was passed by the House and Senate on April 25, 1996, and was signed by President Clinton (P.L. 104-134) on April 26, 1996.
Date: January 21, 1997
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Millennium Challenge Account: Implementation of a New U.S. Foreign Aid Initiative (open access)

Millennium Challenge Account: Implementation of a New U.S. Foreign Aid Initiative

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Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Nowels, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Federal Officials: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Salaries of Federal Officials: A Fact Sheet

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Date: January 21, 1998
Creator: Gressle, Sharon S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Where to Get Publications from The Executive and Independent Agencies: A Directory of Sources for Official Documents (open access)

Where to Get Publications from The Executive and Independent Agencies: A Directory of Sources for Official Documents

This is a directory of sources that congressional offices may use to obtain publications from the Executive Office of the President, the executive departments, and the independent agencies and commissions of the federal government. Also included is information on the Superintendent of Documents, the U.S. Government Printing Office, and the federal government’s printing policies; suggestions on what to do when a publication is out of print; and information on where copies of government publications may be obtained on the Internet.
Date: January 21, 1997
Creator: Hays, Janet & Brudno, Deborah C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Cloning (open access)

Human Cloning

This report provides information about the Human Cloning where a human embryo produced via cloning involves the process called somatic cell nuclear transfer. The nuclear of the egg is removed and replaced with a mature body cell.
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Williams, Erin D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan's Politics and Government in Transition (open access)

Japan's Politics and Government in Transition

Japan's politics and government are undergoing a historic transition. The 38-year one-party rule of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) came to an end on July 18, 1993, when the party was voted out of power, even as it remained the single largest party in the lower house of Japan's bicameral Diet, or parliament. Seven non-communist parties, with little in common save their shared interest in dethroning the LDP, formed a shaky coalition.
Date: January 21, 1994
Creator: Shinn, Rinn-Sup
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (open access)

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) calls for disposal of spent nuclear fuel in a deep geologic repository that is unlikely to be disturbed for thousands of years. Low-level waste sites are a state responsibility under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980. Pursuant to that act, 10 regional compacts for disposal of low level waste have been approved by Congress. Three commercial low-level waste sites are currently operating, in the states of South Carolina, Utah, and Washington.
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer's Telephone Service Provider (open access)

Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer's Telephone Service Provider

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Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nationwide Permits for Wetlands Projects: Permit 26 and Other Issues and Controversies (open access)

Nationwide Permits for Wetlands Projects: Permit 26 and Other Issues and Controversies

Nationwide permits of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers authorize certain types of projects in wetlands and other waters and are a key means of minimizing the regulatory burden on landowners This report discusses the nationwide permits reissued in 1996, focusing on one of the most controversial permits (number 26), and a July 1998 proposal to modify nationwide permit 26 further. The revised permits and a federal court decision that invalidated certain Corps' regulations could be impetus for congressional activity. This report will be updated as developments warrant. Also see CRS Issue Brief 97014, Wetland Issues in the 105th Congress.
Date: January 21, 1999
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Central Asia:  Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests (open access)

Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests

This report provides an overview of U.S. policy concerns and relations with countries in central Asia. The report discusses issues such as Fostering Pro-Western Orientations, Obstacles to Peace and Independence, Democratization and Human Rights, Security and Arms Control, Trade and Investment, and provides an Aid Overview.
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress (open access)

Energy Policy: Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress

While introduction of energy legislation in the 109th Congress is pending, it remains unclear what its course may be. Some believe that the results of the fall 2004 election have heightened prospects for opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas development, and the Republican leadership has indicated that ANWR is to be included in the budget resolution that will come before Congress. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici has indicated that the committee will mark up a comprehensive bill in February. However, Senator Domenici also expressed openness to considering individual bills; he and others are interested in legislation to establish a long-term leasing plan for natural gas resources.
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L. & Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stem Cell Research (open access)

Stem Cell Research

Embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into virtually any cell in the body, and may have the potential to treat medical conditions such as diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. In August 2001, President Bush announced that for the first time federal funds would be used to support research on human embryonic stem cells, but funding would be limited to “existing stem cell lines.” The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry, which lists stem cell lines that are eligible for use in federally funded research. Although 78 cell lines are listed, 22 embryonic stem cell lines are currently available. Scientists are concerned about the quality, longevity, and availability of the eligible stem cell lines.
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Williams, Erin D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2005: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs (open access)

Appropriations for FY2005: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This Report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Foreign Operations.
Date: January 21, 2005
Creator: Nowels, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library