Agricultural Marketing and Regulatory Provisions of the 1996 Farm Bill (open access)

Agricultural Marketing and Regulatory Provisions of the 1996 Farm Bill

The Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127), signed into law on April 4, for the first time grants the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) broad-based authority to establish national generic promotion ("check-off") programs for virtually any agricultural commodity. Formerly, individual programs first had to be authorized expressly by Congress. The new law also explicitly authorizes the establishment of new check-off programs for rapeseed and canola, kiwifruit, and popcorn. Other provisions require USDA to establish a new meat and poultry inspection advisory committee; deal with the collection of user fees for the inspection of agricultural imports; and authorize new guidelines to protect horses being transported to slaughter facilities, among other things.
Date: April 30, 1996
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Who Pays for the Health Costs of Smoking? (open access)

The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Who Pays for the Health Costs of Smoking?

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Date: April 30, 1998
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Certification Requirements and Congressional Modifications in 2001-2002 (open access)

Drug Certification Requirements and Congressional Modifications in 2001-2002

This report provides a brief summary of the existing drug certification requirements for drug producing and drug-transit countries, background on the experience, criticisms, and reform efforts under these provisions; a summary of early congressional options and proposals advanced in 2001, with possible advantages and disadvantages; a summary of later initiatives with legislative activity; and (5) a tracking of legislative action on the major initiatives.
Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts (open access)

Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts

This report begins with a comprehensive presentation of current economic conditions focusing on income growth, unemployment, and inflation. The posture of monetary and fiscal policy is surveyed as are the forecasts of economic activity. It concludes with data on the factors important for economic growth.
Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: Makinen, Gail & Vorce, Anne
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.
Date: April 30, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options (open access)

Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options

Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about background options in regards to federal support of school choice. This report is regularly updated, and in this edition, includes subjects such as federal aid to school choice programs across the nation such as the Public Charter Schools (PCS) program, and current legislation regarding school choice.
Date: April 30, 1998
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C. & Stedman, James B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Energy Policy (open access)

Nuclear Energy Policy

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Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: Holt, Mark & Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Postal Reform (open access)

Postal Reform

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Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: Stevens, Nye
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North-South Korean Relations: A Chronology of the "New" Dialogue (open access)

North-South Korean Relations: A Chronology of the "New" Dialogue

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Date: April 30, 2001
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief Summary of the HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule (open access)

A Brief Summary of the HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule

This report provides a brief overview of the modified HIPAA Privacy rule, “Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information” (“privacy rule”) published on August 14, 2002 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greece: Threat of Terrorism and Security at the Olympics (open access)

Greece: Threat of Terrorism and Security at the Olympics

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Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Unanimous Consent Agreements Regulate Senate Floor Action (open access)

How Unanimous Consent Agreements Regulate Senate Floor Action

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Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Y2K Challenges and Transportation: Risks and Solutions (open access)

Y2K Challenges and Transportation: Risks and Solutions

Many companies or governmental entities provide or use transportation systems that are heavily dependent on computers, software, and other technologies that do not have Y2K problems, e.g., they are Y2K compliant or ready. Some transportation systems, however, still use technologies with Y2K problems, which if left uncorrected, could pose safety risks or efficiency concerns on or after January 1, 2000. The extent and nature of those impacts are expected to vary among the modes of transportation and among various providers or users. In addition, Y2K-related problems occurring in the communications and energy industries could reduce the safety and efficiency of some transportation systems in early January 2000. Operations at some foreign ports and international air traffic control systems with Y2K problems also could adversely affect shipments and flights into and out of the United States. The total amount that has been spent to assess and fix Y2K problems affecting transportation is not known, but estimates suggest that at least $1 billion of private sector, transit authority, and federal funds have been or will soon be allocated for that purpose.
Date: April 30, 1999
Creator: Rothberg, Paul F. & Moore, J. Glen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Transportation Issues in the 107th Congress

This issue brief identifies key transportation issues facing the 107th Congress.
Date: April 30, 2001
Creator: Harrison, Glennon J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress (open access)

Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress

The Convention provides the most extensive and intrusive verification regime of any arms control treaty, extending its coverage to not only governmental but also civilian facilities. The Convention also requires export controls and reporting requirements on chemicals that can be used as warfare agents and their precursors. The CWC establishes the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to oversee the Convention's implementation. Chemical Weapons Convention implementing legislation, as S. 610, passed the Senate unanimously on May 23, 1997. This legislation, which was an amendment in the nature of a substitute reported from the Judiciary Committee, provides the statutory authority for domestic compliance with the Convention's provisions. It sets criminal and civil penalties for the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, possession, or use of chemical weapons.
Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals (open access)

The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals

This report provides a brief overview of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals, discusses the issues associated with the current system, and describes current legislation to amend the AMT. The report will be updated as legislative action warrants.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Largest Spending Programs in the Federal Budget: FY2002 Outlays Over $10 Billion (open access)

The Largest Spending Programs in the Federal Budget: FY2002 Outlays Over $10 Billion

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Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Busing for School Desegregation: The Debate on Selected Issues (open access)

Busing for School Desegregation: The Debate on Selected Issues

This paper explores selected questions involving the busing of elementary and secondary school students for desegregation. On each of the selected questions a general analysis of the issue involved is presented, followed by two subsections entitled A Critic's Position and An Advocate's Position. In these subsections, an attempt is made to show how a critic of busing for desegregation and an advocate of such busing might fashion arguments on this issue in opposition to, or in support of, busing.
Date: April 30, 1981
Creator: Stedman, James B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enterprise Zones (open access)

Enterprise Zones

The enclosed material discusses the concept of urban enterprise zones, outlines the administration's proposals for the zones, and includes the major arguments for and against their creation. Because of considerable congressional interest in the enterprise zone concept, we have included a comparison of the major bills relating to enterprise zones introduced in the 97th Congress along with a bibliography for those who desire to research the subject in greater detail.
Date: April 30, 1982
Creator: Breckenridge, Charlotte
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Political Action Committees: Their Evolution, Growth and Implications for the Political System (open access)

Political Action Committees: Their Evolution, Growth and Implications for the Political System

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Date: April 30, 1984
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 294th week of the war, 176th week of U.S. participation

Front: Maps: Soviets Enter Berlin ; Pacific Allies Gain. Inset map: Berlin. Back: [text and ill.]: San Francisco Conference -- Geared to peace and progress -- International organization proposed at Dumbarton Oaks.
Date: April 30, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Passports: Current Regulations (open access)

Passports: Current Regulations

This report details changes made to travel between the United States and other countries in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean island nations. Such changes include the expansion of time necessary to get a passport, as well as additional passport and proof-of-identity documentation requirements.
Date: April 30, 2009
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 18, Pages 3345-3548, April 30, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 18, Pages 3345-3548, April 30, 2010

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 30, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 29, Number 18, Pages 4025-4332, April 30, 2004 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 29, Number 18, Pages 4025-4332, April 30, 2004

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History