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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations (open access)

Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations

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Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Merger and Antitrust Issues in Agriculture: Statutes and Agencies (open access)

Merger and Antitrust Issues in Agriculture: Statutes and Agencies

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Heykoop, Jerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List (open access)

Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List

Historically, national commemorative observances were recommended by Congress through the legislative process. This practice was discontinued by the House of Representatives in January 1995, although the Senate continues to issue sense of the Senate resolutions recommending the establishment of commemoratives. It has now become standard practice for special observances to be designated by a proclamation issued by the President. This report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 1997 and 1998, indicating the proclamation number and its Federal Register citation
Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Richardson, Glenda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Actions in 2003 (open access)

Congressional Budget Actions in 2003

During the first session of the 108th Congress, the House and Senate will consider many different budgetary measures. Most measures pertain to fiscal year (FY) 2004 (which began on October 1, 2003) and beyond. Some also pertain to the budget for FY2003. As the session progresses, this report will describe House and Senate action on major budgetary legislation within the framework of the congressional budget process and other procedural requirements.
Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Gun Control Legislation in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the information related to gun control legislation. The contents include Gun-related statistics, federal regulation of firearms, legislative action in the 108th Congress
Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of the U.S. Public Health System in the Context of Bioterrorism (open access)

An Overview of the U.S. Public Health System in the Context of Bioterrorism

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Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Harvey, Holly
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vieques, Puerto Rico Naval Training Range: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Vieques, Puerto Rico Naval Training Range: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Conditions (open access)

China's Economic Conditions

China’s economy remained relatively healthy in 2002, despite economic slowdowns in other parts of the world. Foreign investment continued to pour into China, and the Chinese government effectively used public spending to boost the economy. However, painful economic reforms will be necessary to keep the economic strong in 2003 and beyond. The recent outbreak in early 2003 of a very contagious virus called SevereAcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China appears to have had a short-term negative impact on the Chinese economy.
Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Clean Water Act Issues in the 107th Congress

Key water quality issues that may face the 107th Congress include: actions to implement existing provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), whether additional steps are necessary to achieve overall goals of the Act, and the appropriate federal role in guiding and paying for clean water activities. Legislative prospects for comprehensively amending the Act have for some time stalled over whether and exactly how to change the law. If clean water issues receive attention in the 107th Congress, consideration of specific issues will depend in part on the CWA policy agenda of the new Bush Administration and on priorities of the key committees that have major jurisdiction over the Act.
Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program: Issues for Congress (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program: Issues for Congress

This report presents the issues considered by the 108th Congress related to the civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The Corps plans, constructs, and operates water resources facilities primarily for flood control, navigation, and environmental purposes.
Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2004: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies

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 Agriculture.
Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: Transportation, Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, General Government, and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2004: Transportation, Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, General Government, and Related Agencies

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 Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies of the House Committee on Appropriations the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General Government of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Peterman, David Randall & Frittelli, John F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance (open access)

Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Texts of the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. - China Communiques, and the "Six Assurances" (open access)

Taiwan: Texts of the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. - China Communiques, and the "Six Assurances"

U.S. policy on Taiwan is governed by the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), the 3 U.S. joint communiqués with China, and the so-called "Six Assurances" on Taiwan. This report provides the texts of these documents.
Date: May 21, 1998
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-United States Relations (open access)

Israeli-United States Relations

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

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Date: May 21, 2003
Creator: Cronin, Richard P. & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Trade Tensions: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Cures (open access)

U.S.-EU Trade Tensions: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Cures

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison (open access)

Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison

This report compares FSAs and MSAs. It begins by describing FSAs, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. It then describes the MSA demonstration authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. The report concludes with a brief discussion of current legislation. In general, it discusses particular bills only when they are considered by committee or on the floor.
Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 105th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 105th Congress

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Date: May 21, 1998
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fair Use on the Internet (open access)

Fair Use on the Internet

The originating objective of copyright, as stated in the Constitution, was to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. Rewarding the labor of authors is viewed as furthering that objective. The Copyright Act serves this two-tier purpose by vesting in authors of protected works certain exclusive rights. This report reviews the development of fair use on the Internet.
Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Jennings, Christopher Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Substantive Due Process and a Right to Clone (open access)

Substantive Due Process and a Right to Clone

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Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management (open access)

Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management

This report provides an overview of how federal lands and resources are managed, the agencies that manage the lands,the authorities under which these lands are managed, and some of the issues associated with federal land management.
Date: May 21, 2004
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol; Corn, M. Lynne; Gorte, Ross W.; Johnson, Sandra L.; Whiteman, David & Calvert, Kori
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library