The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement (open access)

The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement

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Date: May 6, 2002
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Control: International Policy and Options (open access)

Drug Control: International Policy and Options

Over the past decade, worldwide production of illicit drugs has risen dramatically: opium and marijuana production has roughly doubled and coca production tripled. Street prices of cocaine and heroin have fallen significantly in the past 20 years, reflecting increased availability. Despite apparent national political resolve to deal with the drug problem, inherent contradictions regularly appear between U.S. anti-drug policy and other national policy goals and concerns. The mix of competing domestic and international pressures and priorities has produced an ongoing series of disputes within and between the legislative and executive branches concerning U.S. international drug policy. One contentious issue has been the Congressionally-mandated certification process, an instrument designed to induce specified drug-exporting countries to prioritize or pay more attention to the fight against narcotics businesses.
Date: May 8, 2002
Creator: Lee, Rensselaer & Perl, Raphael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism, the Future, and U.S. Foreign Policy (open access)

Terrorism, the Future, and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Date: May 30, 2002
Creator: Lee, Rensselaer & Perl, Raphael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Appropriations for FY2002: Combating Terrorism and Other Issues (open access)

Supplemental Appropriations for FY2002: Combating Terrorism and Other Issues

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Date: May 10, 2002
Creator: Belasco, Amy & Nowels, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Fox, December 2000 to April 2002 (open access)

Mexico's Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Fox, December 2000 to April 2002

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Date: May 8, 2002
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hate Crimes: Sketch of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority (open access)

Hate Crimes: Sketch of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority

This report presents sketch of selected proposals and congressional authority related to Hate Crimes.
Date: May 17, 2002
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues (open access)

Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues

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Date: May 10, 2002
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress (open access)

United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress

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Date: May 31, 2002
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East Peace Talks (open access)

The Middle East Peace Talks

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Date: May 14, 2002
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States (open access)

Palestinians and Middle East Peace: Issues for the United States

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Date: May 20, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict (open access)

Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

This report presents an overview of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. This is a clash between the principles of territorial integrity and self-determination that is occurring in the Caucasus, creating the longest inter-ethnic dispute in the former Soviet Union. The report includes the background and analysis of history, warfare and peace process in the region. The report discusses the Armenian and Azerbaijani perspective, the role and views of others (Iran, Turkey, Russia), as well as the U.S. policy regarding the conflict.
Date: May 16, 2002
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq: Compliance, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy

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Date: May 3, 2002
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement (open access)

Peacekeeping: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement

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Date: May 31, 2002
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda (open access)

Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda

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Date: May 24, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (open access)

Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

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Date: May 31, 2002
Creator: Chizek, Judy G
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
Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: May 23, 2002
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO Enlargement (open access)

NATO Enlargement

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Date: May 16, 2002
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Paperwork in Special Education (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Paperwork in Special Education

CRS Report for Congress entailing information about paperwork in special education, regarding The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Topics include, time spent on paperwork, commentary relating to paperwork.
Date: May 23, 2002
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee & Apling, Richard N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Conditions (open access)

China's Economic Conditions

China’s economy continues to be a concern to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, China’s economic growth presents huge opportunities for U.S. exporters. On the other hand, the surge in Chinese exports to the United States has put competitive pressures on many U.S. industries. Many U.S. policymakers have argued that greater efforts should be made to pressure China to fully implement its WTO commitments and to change various economic policies deemed harmful to U.S. economic interests, such as its currency peg and its use of subsidies to support its SOEs. In addition, recent bids by Chinese state-owned firms to purchase various U.S. firms have raised concerns among Members over the impact such acquisitions could have on U.S. national and economic security.
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Financing (open access)

Campaign Financing

This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competition.
Date: May 6, 2002
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues (open access)

MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues

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Date: May 3, 2002
Creator: McCarthy, James E. & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues (open access)

Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues

Renewable energy is derived from resources that are generally not depleted by human use, such as the sun, wind, and water movement. This report discusses various aspects of policy regarding renewable energy including tax credits and budget legislation.
Date: May 17, 2002
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Policy (open access)

Energy Tax Policy

Omnibus energy legislation (H.R. 4) that is now in conference would expand energy tax incentives significantly. The House passed the bill on August 2, 2001, and the Senate approved its version April 25, 2002. Several energy tax issues are addressed in these bills: 1) tax incentives to increase the supply of oil and gas, and the demand for coal; 2) energy tax issues relating to energy conservation and energy efficiency; 3) energy tax issues relating to alternative fuels; 4) selected issues relating to electricity restructuring; and 5) expiring energy tax provisions.
Date: May 15, 2002
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library