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Agriculture: A List of Websites
This list provides a sampling of the rapidly proliferating number of agricultural resources available on the Internet. It is not intended to be exhaustive. It is divided into 24 main categories and 15 subcategories.
Date:
February 8, 2001
Creator:
Canada, Carol
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations
Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing, reauthorization and appropriations of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act. Topics include, The Gun-Free Schools Act, appropriations and a funding history, national programs, etc..
Date:
February 8, 2002
Creator:
Cooper, Edith Fairman
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Special Order Speeches: Current House Practices
None
Date:
February 8, 2001
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy Act of 2002: Summary of S.1766 as Introduced
The Energy Policy Act of 2002 (S. 1766) was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Daschle on December 5, 2001, and placed on the Senate Calendar for floor action. The bill is expected to be the primary vehicle for Senate debate on national energy policy. S. 1766 would further the trend of the past two decades towards competitive electric markets. Subtitle B of Title II of S. 1766 would repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), which makes certain multi-state utility holding companies subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Title II, Subtitle C of the bill would prospectively repeal Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), which requires utilities to purchase electricity from certain small power producers and cogenerators of industrial heat and power.
Date:
February 8, 2002
Creator:
Holt, Mark & Glover, Carol
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996: Overview of P.L. 104-182
The 104th Congress made extensive changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) with the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (P.L. 104-182), bringing to a close a multi-year effort to amend a statute that was widely criticized as having too little flexibility, too many unfunded mandates, and an arduous but unfocused regulatory schedule. Among the many changes to the SDWA, the 1996 amendments added provisions to provide funding to communities for drinking water madates, focus regulatory efforts on contaminants posing health risks, and add some flexibility to the regulatory process
Date:
February 8, 1999
Creator:
Tiemann, Mary
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Energy's FY1996 Budget
This issue brief describes the FY1996 request for DOE's major programs, its implications, and congressional action on the DOE budget. Table 1 at the end of the issue brief highlights the FY1996 DOE budget request.
Date:
February 8, 1996
Creator:
Humphries, Marc
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Consumer Bankruptcy and Household Debt
Financial distress is most common among lower-income families, but its incidence has grown in all income brackets. This trend suggests that explanations for the rise in consumer bankruptcy filings are more likely to be found in micro-analysis of individuals and groups of debtors than in macroeconomic indicators. This report presents statistics on bankruptcy filings, household debt, and households in financial distress.
Date:
February 8, 2002
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China: Current U.S. Sanctions
In the months following China,s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, both the President and the Congress took a number of initiatives protesting Beijing's actions. These initiatives centered around U.S. concerns related to trade, human rights, and non-proliferation. In intervening years, the United States has periodically imposed, lifted, or waived other sanctions and concluded several trade- related agreements with China relating to these concerns. Those measures that remain in place in 1994 are detailed in the accompanying tables.
Date:
February 8, 1994
Creator:
Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-Southeast Asia Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications for the United States
This report explores what is behind this shift in China - ASEAN relations and how it may affect American interests in the region. The key policy issue for Congress is to assess how the United States should view China’s expanding posture in Southeast Asia and decide what is the best way to react to this phenomenon. This report may be of assistance to Congressional decision makers as they review legislation such as H.Res. 43 or H.Con.Res. 33 (109th Congress).
Date:
February 8, 2005
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Reappraisal of Foreign Investment Policy
The rise of the multinational corporation and the increased flow of capital across national borders have raised anew the question of how to treat foreign direct investment, both inward and outward. The U.S. government and, increasingly, other governments advocate that, with some exceptions, economic policies should be neutral in the treatment of investment, foreign and domestic, inward and outward. This report discusses the changing view of foreign investment, both nationally and internationally.
Date:
February 8, 1994
Creator:
Reifman, Alfred
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marine Protected Areas: An Overview
The Clinton Administration took several actions to increase protection at designated marine sites, referred to as marine reserves or marine protected areas (MPAs). The idea of protecting marine areas has been discussed for many years, but has not been applied extensively in the marine environment. Congress is likely to examine both the recent Clinton Administration actions and the concepts behind MPAs, and consider any Bush administration views, especially as it considers appropriations and reauthorization legislation. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Date:
February 8, 2001
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities
None
Date:
February 8, 2005
Creator:
Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mandates Information Act: Action in the 106th Congress
None
Date:
February 8, 1999
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Legislation in the 106th Congress: An Overview
None
Date:
February 8, 2000
Creator:
Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: Legal Issues and Fifty-State Survey of Caps on Punitive Damages and Noneconomic Damages
None
Date:
February 8, 2005
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Baseline Budget Projections Under Alternative Assumptions
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates a baseline budget based on simple rules prescribed by law. Statute requires CBO to project a baseline of revenues and outlays under current law over the next 10 years. Arguably, a “better guess” of the probable path of the federal budget under current policy might be achieved by modifying four assumptions in the CBO baseline. First, that discretionary spending will remain constant as a share of GDP rather than growing at the rate of inflation. Second, that military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will continue and should be counted in the baseline rather than omitted. Third, that recent tax reduction will be extended rather than allowed to expire. Fourth, that the alternative minimum tax (AMT) relief will be extended rather than allowing the AMT to “take back” the reductions in regular income tax.
Date:
February 8, 2005
Creator:
Esenwein, Gregg A. & Labonte, Marc
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide: Regulatory Background
Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date:
February 8, 1984
Creator:
Aidala, James V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers
Report on the military health services system, including recent developments, background context, purpose and structure of the MHSS, beneficiaries, and more.
Date:
February 8, 2006
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides an overview of Egyptian politics and current issues in U.S.-Egyptian relations. It briefly provides a political history of modern Egypt, an overview of its political institutions, and a discussion of the prospects for democratization in Egypt, U.S.-Egyptian relations are complex and multi-faceted, and this report addresses the following current topics: the Arab-Israeli peace process, Iraq, terrorism, democratization and reform, human rights, trade, and military cooperation.
Date:
February 8, 2006
Creator:
Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. China has taken some steps to mollify U.S. concerns about its role in weapons proliferation. Skeptics question whether China's cooperation in weapons nonproliferation has warranted President Bush's pursuit of stronger bilateral ties. This report discusses the national security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990s.
Date:
February 8, 2006
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance
Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, long centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. This report discusses campaign finance practices, enduring issues and today’s paramount issues. In addition it presents the Legislative Action in the 108th and 109th Congress, as well as the Congressional efforts to close perceived loopholes in Federal Election Law.
Date:
February 8, 2006
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues
None
Date:
February 8, 2006
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Environment Policy Act: Streamlining NEPA
This report discusses elements of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) relevant to streamlining, issues associated with determining project delays attributed to NEPA, common streamlining methods, and recently proposed and enacted legislative and administrative streamlining activities.
Date:
February 8, 2006
Creator:
Luther, Linda G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Grazing Fees: An Overview and Current Issues
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:
February 8, 2005
Creator:
Vincent, Carol H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library