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Medicare Structure Reform: Background and Options
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Date:
July 24, 2001
Creator:
O'Sullivan, Jennifer; Chaikind, Hinda Ripps & Tilson, Sibyl L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs
This report discusses projected agricultural imports and exports for FY2003, as well as legislation that deals with federal programs in support of agricultural exports and federal aid dedicated to farms and agricultural reform.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Hanrahan, Charles E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 108th Congress
This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
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Date:
July 24, 2002
Creator:
Nowels, Larry
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
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Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Nowels, Larry
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Nutrition and WIC Programs: Background and Funding
About a dozen federally supported child nutrition programs and related activities – including school meal programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) – reach over 37 million children and almost 2 million lower-income pregnant and postpartum women. Total FY2002 spending on these efforts was $15.1 billion. FY2003 spending is projected at an estimated $15.9 billion under the Agriculture Department appropriations portion (Division A) of the FY2003 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution (P.L. 108-7; H.Rept. 108-10; enacted February 20,2003). And the Administration anticipates spending $16.3 billion under its FY2004 budget.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo: U.S. and Allied Military Operations
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Date:
July 24, 2000
Creator:
Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NATO: Congress Addresses Expansion of the Alliance
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Date:
July 24, 1997
Creator:
Gallis, Paul E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003
The Department of Defense (DOD) administers five environmental programs in response to various requirements under federal environmental laws. These programs include environmental cleanup, environmental compliance, pollution prevention, environmental technology, and conservation. Additionally, the Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for managing defense nuclear waste and cleaning up contaminated nuclear weapons sites. The Administration requested a total of $11.17 billion for these programs in FY2003, about $390 million more than the FY2002 funding level of $10.78 billion. Some of the ongoing issues associated with these programs are the adequacy, cost, and pace of cleanup, whether DOD and DOE adequately comply with environmental laws and regulations, and the extent to which environmental requirements encroach upon military readiness.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Bearden, David M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Oil Conservation, and Electricity Conservation Issues
In the 108th Congress, debate over energy efficiency programs has focused on budget, oil, natural gas, and electricity issues, and provisions in the omnibus energy policy bill, S. 2095, H.R. 6, and S. 14/S. 1149. The Bush Administration’s FY2005 budget request for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Efficiency Program sought $875.9 million, including $543.9 for R&D and $332.0 million for grants. In the first session, the omnibus energy bill (H.R. 6) had several significant tax and regulatory measures for energy efficiency. It did not pass the Senate due to concerns about cost and an MTBE “safe harbor” provision.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electricity Restructuring: Comparison of Comprehensive Bills
Once considered the nation's most regulated industry, the electric utility industry is evolving into a more competitive environment. Currently, the focus of this development is the generating sector, where the advent of new generating technologies has lowered both entry barriers to competitors of traditional utilities and the marginal costs of those competitors below those of some traditional utilities. This technological advance has combined with legislative initiatives, such as the Energy Policy Act (EPACT), to encourage the introduction of competitive forces into the electric generating sector.
Date:
July 24, 2000
Creator:
Parker, Larry & Abel, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration and Naturalization Service Reorganization and Related Legislative Proposals
The Immigration and NaturalizationService (INS), with a current annual budget of $5.0 billion, is the primary agency charged with enforcing the nation’s immigration law. Regulating immigration can be viewed as having two basic components:stemming illegal immigration (enforcement) and facilitating legal immigration (service). The Bush Administration supports separating service from enforcement. While no legislation has been acted upon in the 107th Congress at this date, restructuring proposals may be considered in the future, since restructuring may necessitate amending existing statutory authorities.
Date:
July 24, 2001
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security: Should the Transportation Security Administration be Included?
President George W. Bush has unveiled a plan to create a new Department of Homeland Security (H.R. 5005, introduced by request). The new department would be formed by consolidating all or part of 22 of the more than 100 different government organizations that are currently involved in antiterrorist activities. As part of this proposal, the recently created Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be removed from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and transferred to the new entity. This report summarizes these and other arguments on both sides of this issue.
Date:
July 24, 2002
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy Reform
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Date:
July 24, 2001
Creator:
Jeweler, Robin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Enron Collapse: An Overview of Financial Issues
This report briefly examines the accounting system that failed to provide a clear picture of the firm’s true condition, the independent auditors and board members who were unwilling to challenge Enron’s management, the Wall Street stock analysts and bond raters who missed the trouble ahead, the rules governing employer stock in company pension plans, and the unregulated energy derivatives trading that was the core of Enron’s business. The report also describes related legislation that has received floor or committee action and will be updated regularly.
Date:
July 24, 2002
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance
This report provides information about The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance. The united states launched a program for economic assistance to the region in 1991 and later FREEDOM support act authorized this program.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
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 Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittees.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Nowels, Larry
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personnel Management Flexibility for the Internal Revenue Service: P.L. 105-206
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Date:
July 24, 1998
Creator:
Schwemle, Barbara L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legal Services Corporation: Basic Facts and Current Status
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Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress
The 2000 and 2002 fire seasons were, by most standards, among the worst in the past 50 years. Many argue that the threat of severe wildfires has grown in recent years because of unnaturally high fuel loads (e.g., dense undergrowth and dead trees), raising concerns about damage to property and homes in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) — forests near or surrounding homes. Debates about fire control and protection, including funding and fuel treatments (e.g., thinning and prescribed burning), have focused on national forests and other federal lands, but nonfederal lands are also at risk.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons from the 1983 Amendments
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Date:
July 24, 1997
Creator:
Koitz, David Stuart
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Tax Bills in the 108th Congress
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Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Noto, Nonna A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Junk E-mail": An Overview of Issues and Legislation Concerning Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail ("Spam")
Unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), also called “spam” or “junk e-mail,” aggravates many computer users. Not only can spam be a nuisance, but its cost may be passed on to consumers through higher charges from Internet service providers who must upgrade their systems to handle the traffic. Also, some spam involves fraud, or includes adult-oriented material that offends recipients or that parents want to protect their children from seeing. Proponents of UCE insist it is a legitimate marketing technique that is protected by the First Amendment. While 34 states have anti-spam laws, there is no federal law specifically concerning spam. Nine “antispam” bills are pending in the 108th Congress: H.R. 1933 (Lofgren), H.R. 2214 (Burr-Tauzin-Sensenbrenner), H.R. 2515 (Wilson), S. 563 (Dayton), S. 877 (Burns-Wyden), S. 1052 (Nelson-FL), S. 1231 (Schumer), S. 1293 (Hatch), and S. 1327 (Corzine). Tables providing brief “side-by-side” comparisons of the bills are included at the end of this report.
Date:
July 24, 2003
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Berry Amendment: Requiring Defense Procurement to Come from Domestic Sources
The Berry Amendment requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to give preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home grown products, notably food, clothing, fabrics, and specialty metals. This report examines the original intent and purpose of the Berry Amendment, legislative proposals to amend the application of domestic source restrictions, as well as options for Congress.
Date:
July 24, 2005
Creator:
Grasso, Valerie Bailey
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library