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- Omnibus Appropriations Act: Overview of Recent Practices
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- Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath
- During the last week of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina gathered strength in the Atlantic and moved against the gulf states. On September 8, 2005, amid the devastation left in Katrina’s wake, President George W. Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act as it applies to certain jurisdictions in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Although the President has the authority, under Section 6 of the Act, to render such suspensions during a national emergency, that authority has rarely been utilized.1 This report analyzes the legislative aftermath of the suspension. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7543/
- Summary of State Laws on the Issuance of Driver's Licenses
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- Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2005 (CURIA)
- On May 12, 2005, regulatory modernization legislation for credit unions was introduced as H.R. 2317. The three titles of the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act (CURIA) would provide regulatory changes requested by credit union industry advocates. These changes would provide supervisory flexibility to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the federal regulator for the credit union industry, enhance the ability of credit unions to provide loans to their members, and ease credit union regulatory burdens. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7754/
- Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005
- This report provides background information on each defense-related environmental program, discusses key funding issues, and examines relevant provisions in authorization legislation and appropriations for FY2005. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7849/
- Pension Issues Cloud Postal Reform Debate
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- Defining Cable Broadband Internet Access Service: Background and Analysis of the Supreme Court's Brand X Decision
- This report provides an overview of the regulatory actions leading up to and an analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services. It also provides a discussion of the possible legal and economic implications of the Court’s decision. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7795/
- Gonzales vs. Oregon
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- Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Analysis of Issues for the 109th Congress
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- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3767/
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3768/
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3764/
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3769/
- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3766/
- The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection
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- Safe Drinking Water Act: State Revolving Fund Program
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- Western Water Resource Issues
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- Western Water Resource Issues
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- Safe Drinking Water Act: State Revolving Fund Program
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- Western Water Resource Issues
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- Western Water Resource Issues
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- Patient Protection and Managed Care: Legislation in the 107th Congress
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- Patient Protection and Managed Care: Legislation in the 107th Congress
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- Patient Protection and Managed Care: Legislation in the 107th Congress
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- Summary of Major Changes in the Social Security Cash Benefits Program: 1935-1996
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- Terrorism: U.S. Policy Options
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- Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening
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- Gun Legislation in the 109th Congress
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- Superfund Act Reauthorization: Liability Provisions of Leading Congressional Proposals
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- The Radwaste Paradox
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- President Bush's Proposed Medicare-Endorsed Drug Discount Card Initiative: Status and Issues
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- Tax Benefits for Education in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
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- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs403/
- Safe Harbor for Preclinical Use of Patented Inventions in Drug Research and Development:
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- Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding
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- Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding
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- Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding
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- Personnel Management Flexibility for the Internal Revenue Service: P.L. 105-206
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- Federal Regulation of Working Hours: The Ballenger and Ashcroft Proposals (H.R. 1 and S.4)
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- Homeland Security Grant Formulas: A Comparison of Formula Provisions in S. 21 and H.R. 1544, 109th Congress
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- Homeland Security Grant Formulas: A Comparison of Formula Provisions in S. 21 and H.R. 1544, 109th Congress
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- Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action
- Several environmental statutes contain national security exemptions, which the Department of Defense (DOD) can obtain on a case-by-case basis. Since FY2003, DOD has sought broader exemptions that it argues are needed to preserve training capabilities and ensure military readiness. There has been disagreement in Congress over the need for broader exemptions in the absence of data on the overall impact of environmental requirements on training and readiness. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7351/
- Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action
- Several environmental statutes contain national security exemptions, which the Department of Defense (DOD) can obtain on a case-by-case basis. Since FY2003, DOD has sought broader exemptions that it argues are needed to preserve training capabilities and ensure military readiness. There has been disagreement in Congress over the need for broader exemptions in the absence of data on the overall impact of environmental requirements on training and readiness. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7350/
- DOE Laboratory Restructuring Legislation
- Interest in restructuring (including eliminating) the Department of Energy (DOE) and its laboratories has increased since the end of the Cold War, and especially since the beginning of the 104th Congress. A number of non-legislative proposals and activities to this end are reviewed, including DOE's own proposals for "alignment and downsizing" of the Department and its laboratories. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs356/
- Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues
- This is one part in the series of reports that provide a background and analysis, and most recent developments regarding broadband or high-speed Internet access. The report starts out by answering questions; what is broadband and why is it important? This report also discusses broadband technologies, the status of broadband deployment and the related policy issues, as well as the legislation in congress. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3459/
- The Federal Helium Program: The Reaction Over an Inert Gas
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- Satellite Television: Provisions of SHVIA and LOCAL, and Continuing Issues
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- Medicare: Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under Proposed Prescription Drug Benefits
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- Managed Care and State External Review Statutes
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- 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. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3765/