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The Endangered Species Act: Consideration of Economic Factors
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides for the listing and protection of species that are found to be “endangered” or “threatened” – species that might become extinct. The listing of a species as endangered triggers the prohibitions in the Act against “taking” (killing or harming) individuals of the protected species, unless a permit is obtained to take individuals incidental to an otherwise lawful proposed action, or an exemption for the proposed action is obtained. Unauthorized taking of a listed species can result in civil or criminal penalties. These prohibitions and potential penalties can affect various activities, including development and use of land, with attendant economic impacts.
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Privacy Protection for Customer Financial Information
Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-102, H.Rept. 106-434) requires financial institutions to provide their customers with notice of their privacy policies, including those relating to sharing of customer information with affiliated entities. It prohibits sharing personally identifiable customer information with non-affiliated third parties and prohibits financial institutions from providing account numbers to non-affiliated third parties for marketing purposes.
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Murphy, M. Maureen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Senate's Executive Calendar
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Palmer, Betsy & Bach, Stanley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents
This record provides information about The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents. Congressional interests in the cost of Pharmaceuticals have focused attention on several areas where the federal government has policies and programs.
Date:
January 5, 2004
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Current Palestinian Uprising: Al-Aqsa Intifadah
Facing a September 13, 2000 deadline for concluding a comprehensive Israeli- Palestinian agreement on all permanent status issues, President Bill Clinton convened a trilateral summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat at Camp David on July 11, 2000. The summit, which lasted until July 24, 2000, did not produce an agreement. Members of 106th Congress responded to the al-Aqsa Intifadah by introducing bills that supported Israel’s actions, encouraged the U.S. Administration to oppose any anti-Israel resolutions in the United Nations, called upon Palestinians to negotiate a resolution, and proposed cutting foreign assistance to the Palestinians if they did not stop the uprising.
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Ruebner, Joshua; Mark, Clyde R.; Katzman, Kenneth & Prados, Alfred B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes
With the passage of P.L. 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the federal death penalty became available as a possible punishment for a substantial number of new and existing civilian offenses. On April 24, 1996, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 made further modifications and additions to the list of federal capital crimes. On June 25, 2002, P.L. 107-197, the Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act of 2002, added another capital crime to the United States Code. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, P.L. 108-458, enacted December 17, 2004, included provisions which impacted or expanded some of the existing death penalty provisions. This report lists the current federal capital offenses and summarizes the procedures for federal civilian death penalty cases.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Bazan, Elizabeth B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Northern Ireland: Implementation of The Peace Agreement During the 106th Congress
None
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Donfried, Karen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Restructuring 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:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Kaiser, Frederick M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Savings Accounts for Elementary and Secondary Education
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-16) that President Bush signed on June 7, 2001, includes these changes, effective after 2001. The most prominent issue they raise is whether the federal government should assist families whose children are educated in private schools. Policy questions include what effect such assistance might have on public schools and student performance and whether it would be constitutional. Concerns have also been expressed that the legislation would create compliance problems and is most likely to benefit better-off families. P.L. 107-22 renamed the accounts Coverdell education savings accounts.
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Lyke, Bob & Stedman, James B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Africa Backgrounder: History, U.S. Policy, Principal Congressional Actions
Congressional interest in Africa seems certain to continue, not only because the region is affected by a number of serious problems, some of which could have grave humanitarian consequences, but also because of the potential Africa offers for U.S. trade and investment should these problems ease. Africa's problems and prospects will likely assure continuing constituent interest as well, stimulated in part by the churches, relief organizations, and other non-governmental organizations active on African issues. This report is intended to introduce congressional readers to the region by providing an overview of Africa's history, a summary of U.S. policy toward Africa, and a listing of principal congressional actions affecting the region. The paper concludes with suggestions for further reading and a list of selected Congressional Research Service (CRS) products.
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
IMF Reform and the International Financial Institutions Advisory Commission
None
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
This report provides an overview of Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity. Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa and is of the same species of Marijuana. Farmers in more than 30 countries grow industrial hemp commercially for fiber etc.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan's Domestic Political Developments: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
January 5, 2003
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform: Bills in the 106th Congress
None
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Koitz, David Stuart & Kollmann, Geoffrey
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress
None
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Low Power FM Radio Service: Regulatory and Congressional Issues
None
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Bass, Gwenell L. & Nunno, Richard M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts
In 2003 the United States incurred a merchandise trade deficit of $535.7 billion on a Census basis and $549.4 billion on a balance-of-payments basis (BoP). A surplus in services trade of $60 billion gave a deficit of $489.3 billion on goods and services (BoP) for the year, 17% higher than 2002. Year-to-date (January-October 2004), the trade deficit in goods and services, at $500.5 billion, is 21% higher compared to the same period in 2003.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K. & Lum, Thomas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Issues in the 107th Congress: An Overview
Key water quality issues that may face the 107th Congress include: actions to implement existing provisions of the Clean Water Act, 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. This Act is the principal law that deals with polluting activity in the nation’s lakes, rivers, and coastal waters and authorizes funds to aid construction of municipal wastewater treatment plants. Legislative prospects for comprehensively amending it have been stalled over whether and exactly how to change the law.
Date:
January 5, 2001
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
Damage to or destruction of the nation’s water supply and water quality infrastructure by a terrorist attack could disrupt the delivery of vital human services in this country, threatening public health and the environment or possibly causing loss of life. Interest in such problems has increased greatly since September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia & Cody, Betsy A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A Fact Sheet
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Graney, Paul J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 109th Congress
This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 109th Congress, agreed to by the House January 4, 2005, and the Speaker’s announced policies.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library