The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer (open access)

The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer

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Date: June 18, 2007
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S. & Porter, Donna V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2008 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: June 18, 2007
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Defense: Reducing Its Reliance on Fossil-Based Aviation Fuel – Issues for Congress (open access)

The Department of Defense: Reducing Its Reliance on Fossil-Based Aviation Fuel – Issues for Congress

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Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Blackwell, Kristine E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy

This report provides current statistical information, profiles the Afghanistan narcotics trade's participants, explores linkages between narcotics, insecurity, and corruption, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. The report also considers ongoing policy debates regarding the counternarcotics role of coalition military forces, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress.
Date: June 19, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy

This report reviews policy proposals and interim contracts, analyzes the positions of various Iraqi political actors, and discusses potential implications for U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq.
Date: June 26, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Background and U.S. Relations. June 2007 (open access)

Libya: Background and U.S. Relations. June 2007

This report provides background information on Libya and U.S.-Libyan relations.
Date: June 19, 2007
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia Budget Autonomy: An Analysis of H.R. 733, 110th Congress (open access)

District of Columbia Budget Autonomy: An Analysis of H.R. 733, 110th Congress

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Date: June 6, 2007
Creator: Boyd, Eugene; Noto, Nonna A. & Delaney, Jason
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs (open access)

Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs

This report provides an overview of the policy considerations related to guest worker programs on immigration.
Date: June 27, 2007
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (open access)

Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species

This report is on Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Bucj, Eugene, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Marine Mammal Protection Act: Reauthorization Issues (open access)

The Marine Mammal Protection Act: Reauthorization Issues

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Date: June 11, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: June 7, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides an Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress on Defense Acquisition.Department of defense activities to provide military capabilities for the defense of the nation are usually controversial and always complex.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Chadwick, Stephen Howard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides an Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress on Defense Acquisition.Department of defense activities to provide military capabilities for the defense of the nation are usually controversial and always complex.
Date: June 4, 2007
Creator: Chadwick, Stephen Howard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Disaster Assistance (open access)

Agricultural Disaster Assistance

This report discusses several programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help farmers recover financially from natural disasters, including drought and floods. All the programs have permanent authorization, and only one requires a federal disaster designation (the emergency loan program). Most programs receive funding amounts that are "such sums as necessary" and are not subject to annual discretionary appropriations.
Date: June 26, 2007
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill (open access)

Dairy Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Funding for Agriculture: A Brief History of Supplemental Appropriations, FY1989-FY2007 (open access)

Emergency Funding for Agriculture: A Brief History of Supplemental Appropriations, FY1989-FY2007

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Date: June 27, 2007
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Water Resource Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: June 1, 2007
Creator: Cody, Betsy A. & Hughes, H. Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tort Claims Act: Current Legislative and Judicial Issues (open access)

Federal Tort Claims Act: Current Legislative and Judicial Issues

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Date: June 22, 2007
Creator: Cohen, Henry & Burrows, Vanessa K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement (open access)

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement

This report discusses a plan announced by EPA in January 2005, called the Air Compliance Agreement, that would produce air quality monitoring data on animal agriculture emissions from a small number of farms, while at the same time protecting all participants (including farms where no monitoring takes place) through a “safe harbor” from liability under certain provisions of federal environmental laws.
Date: June 19, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits Program: Issues and Regulatory Developments (open access)

The Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits Program: Issues and Regulatory Developments

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Date: June 27, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act (open access)

Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act

This report discusses the revived rule, focusing on how it would change which material and types of activities are regulated under Section 404 and the significance of these issues, especially for the mining industry.
Date: June 12, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues (open access)

Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues

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Date: June 13, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia & Tiemann, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
CBS Broadcasting v. EchoStar: The Satellite Home Viewer Act and Satellite Retransmission of Distant Network Signals (open access)

CBS Broadcasting v. EchoStar: The Satellite Home Viewer Act and Satellite Retransmission of Distant Network Signals

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Daniel Schuman
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008

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Date: June 6, 2007
Creator: Davey, Michael E.; Matthews, Christine M.; Moteff, John D.; Morgan, Daniel; Esworthy, Robert; Schacht, Wendy H. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library