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Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws (open access)

Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws

This report includes a glossary of approximately 1,700 agriculture and related terms (e.g., food programs, conservation, forestry, environmental protection, etc.). Besides defining terms and phrases with specialized meanings for agriculture, the glossary also identifies acronyms, agencies, programs, and laws related to agriculture.
Date: October 1, 1997
Creator: Womach, Jasper
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions (open access)

Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions

Congress annually considers 13 regular appropriations bills providing funding for agency operations. If any of these bills are not enacted by the start of the fiscal year (October 1), the nonessential activities of the agencies funded in the outstanding bills must cease. In those years in which all 13 bills are not enacted by the deadline, Congress adopts measures continuing funding until the regular bills are enacted. This report discusses these measures, which are referred to as continuing resolutions.
Date: December 1, 1997
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget FY2000: A Chronology with Internet Access (open access)

Budget FY2000: A Chronology with Internet Access

This report provides a select chronology of congressional and presidential actions and documents related to major budget events in calendar year 1999, covering the FY2000 budget. While the paper copy provides numerous Internet addresses, congressional offices can also use the Internet version of this report to access active links to appropriations and budget legislation, budget and economic data tables, pie charts, glossaries, selected testimony, publications, the President’s budget documents, and CRS products.
Date: December 1, 1999
Creator: Watkins, Susan E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surpluses and Federal Debt (open access)

Surpluses and Federal Debt

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Date: March 1, 1999
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
English as the Official Language of the United States: An Overview (open access)

English as the Official Language of the United States: An Overview

This report provides background on contemporary efforts to declare English the official language, a review of selected issues raised by official English proposals in Congress, and a summary of arguments that have been advanced in favor of and in opposition to such proposals.
Date: April 1, 1997
Creator: Aleman, Steven R.; Bruno, Andorra & Dale, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environment in Fast Track Trade Authority: Summary of the Clinton Administration Proposal (open access)

Environment in Fast Track Trade Authority: Summary of the Clinton Administration Proposal

President Clinton has asked Congress for "fast track" authority for implementing future trade agreements; this authority would limit congressional debate and prevent amendments to implementing legislation. Delays in completing this proposal were attributed to difficulties in reconciling conflicting pressures over environment and labor concerns. The President's proposal contains references to environmental concerns, but various interests are likely to seek clarification on these points.
Date: October 1, 1997
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Budget Process Reforms in the Senate: A Brief Analysis of Senate Resolutions 4, 5, 6, and 8 (open access)

Proposed Budget Process Reforms in the Senate: A Brief Analysis of Senate Resolutions 4, 5, 6, and 8

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Date: February 1, 1999
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Policy Roles of the President and Congress (open access)

Foreign Policy Roles of the President and Congress

he United States Constitution divides foreign policy powers between the President and the Congress so that both share in the making of foreign policy. The executive and legislative branches each play important roles that are different but that often overlap. Both branches have continuing opportunities to initiate and change foreign policy, and the interaction between them continues indefinitely throughout the life of a policy. This report reviews and illustrates 12 basic ways that the United States can make foreign policy.
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives (open access)

The Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives

This report discusses aspects of the process by which House committees mark up and report legislation. Among the subjects discussed are: selecting the text to be marked up, offering and debating amendments, and making motions to conclude debates during markups. The report also discusses relevant rules and practices concerning motions, quorums, votes, points of order, and parliamentary inquiries.
Date: November 1, 1999
Creator: Bach, Stanley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism: U.S. Response to Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania: A New Policy Direction? (open access)

Terrorism: U.S. Response to Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania: A New Policy Direction?

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Date: September 1, 1998
Creator: Perl, Raphael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Korea: U.S. Defense Obligations (open access)

South Korea: U.S. Defense Obligations

U.S. defense obligations to South Korea are contained in the U.S.-South Korean Mutual Defense Treaty, signed in 1953 and ratified in 1954. Under Article m of the treaty, the United States would "act to meet" an attack on South Korea "in accordance with its [U.S.] constitutional processes." At the time of ratification, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee did not define specifically the respective roles of the President and Congress in any decision to act militarily in accord with constitutional processes. The Committee stressed that Article did not set a requirement for an automatic American military response but that it did give the United States a wide range of possible actions
Date: April 1, 1994
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views (open access)

NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views

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Date: July 1, 1997
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of the Reformulated Gasoline Program (open access)

Implementation of the Reformulated Gasoline Program

The Clean Air Act (CAA) was amended in 1990 requiring the sale of cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline (RFG) in the nine worst nonattainment areas. Since the program began on January 1, 1995, legislation has been introduced to delay or repeal the requirement. RFG must contain oxygenates and should result in a 15 percent reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and air toxins. While the CAA was being debated, affected parties (e.g., automobile manufacturers, oil industry, and agricultural interests) did not agree on whether and how gasoline should be reformulated.
Date: August 1, 1995
Creator: Mayer, Susan L.; Kumins, Lawrence C. & Segal, Migdon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
World Solar Summit: Launching the World Renewable Energy Program (open access)

World Solar Summit: Launching the World Renewable Energy Program

The World Solar Summit and proposed World Solar Program 1996-2005 address energy problems through increased use of renewable energy technologies. The World Solar Commission will host the World Solar Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, on September 16 and 17, 1996, and it will direct the World Solar Program 1996-2005. At the Summit, the Commission is expected to adopt a World Plan ofAction and a number of Strategic Projects. The proposed World Plan of Action includes a selection of high-priority renewable energy projects at the national or regional level to be implemented between 1996 and 2005.
Date: August 1, 1996
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Superfund Reauthorization: A Summary of H.R. 1300, as Reported (open access)

Superfund Reauthorization: A Summary of H.R. 1300, as Reported

The Superfund reauthorization bill, H.R. 1300, was ordered reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on August 5, 1999, and now goes to the Commerce Committee, which shares jurisdiction. Title I authorizes programs to assess and clean up brownfields, provides funding for state voluntary cleanup programs, and prohibits federal enforcement at sites cleaned up under state law. Community participation in decision-making is promoted by Title II, and the duties of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry are re-focused.
Date: September 1, 1999
Creator: Reisch, Mark & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview (open access)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview

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Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview (open access)

U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview

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Date: July 1, 1998
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Institutes of Health: An Overview (open access)

The National Institutes of Health: An Overview

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Date: September 1, 1999
Creator: Smith, Pamela W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: An Overview and FY1999 Budget Analysis (open access)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: An Overview and FY1999 Budget Analysis

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Date: July 1, 1998
Creator: Radzanowski, David P. & Rowberg, Richard E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1999: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY1999: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies

This report is a guide to of the original (DOT and Related Agencies) appropriations bill for FY1999. The report summarizes the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity.
Date: December 1, 1998
Creator: Thompson, Duane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consumer Proposals in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998: H.R. 3150, 105th Congress, 2d Session (1998) (open access)

Consumer Proposals in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998: H.R. 3150, 105th Congress, 2d Session (1998)

This report considers the legislative history of the current consumer bankruptcy scheme. It examines current consumer bankruptcy practice and surveys the consumer proposals set forth in Title I of H.R. 3150, with an emphasis on the likely impact of the bill on family support obligations.
Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo: Refugee Assistance and Temporary Resettlement (open access)

Kosovo: Refugee Assistance and Temporary Resettlement

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Date: September 1, 1999
Creator: McHugh, Lois B. & Vialet, Joyce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Economic Relations: Selected References (open access)

Japan-U.S. Economic Relations: Selected References

This list of readings focuses on the current state of the U.S. economic relationship with Japan. A general, introductory section is followed by citations discussing specific Japanese business practices and trade policies which have an impact on the relationship. The bibliography also describes trade trends in specific sectors (including commentaries on the semiconductor agreement) and concludes with a section on policy options.
Date: August 1, 1992
Creator: Howe, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China: U.S. Economic Sanctions (open access)

China: U.S. Economic Sanctions

This report presents a history of U.S. economic sanctions imposed against the People's Republic of China for foreign policy reasons since 1949. It highlights sanctions that are currently active and details occasions on which those restrictions have been modified, waived or permanently lifted. The report provides citations for Presidential authority in current law and the Administration's issuance of regulations and administrative orders.
Date: October 1, 1997
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library