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- China's Economy and the Beijing Olympics
- China hosted the 2008 Olympic Summer Games from August 8 to 24, 2008. This report outlines the expected short- and long-term benefits to China's economy, as well as how the Games could possibly enhance China's international image. The report also explores China's current economic conditions and the relative experiences of past host cities.
- Recreation on Federal Lands
- The growing and diverse nature of recreation on federal lands has increased the challenge of balancing recreation with other land uses, and balancing different types of recreation. Motorized recreation has been particularly controversial, with issues centering on access and environmental impacts. The 109th Congress may consider legislation and conduct oversight on issues involving recreation on federal lands, including traditional recreational pursuits and newer forms of motorized recreation. Other federal land recreation issues of possible interest include recreational uses within the National Wildlife Refuge System, recreation at federal water, recreation fees, and Grand Canyon Colorado River management.
- Recreation on Federal Lands
- The growing and diverse nature of recreation on federal lands has increased the challenge of balancing recreation with other land uses, and balancing different types of recreation. Motorized recreation has been particularly controversial, with issues centering on access and environmental impacts. The 109th Congress may consider legislation and conduct oversight on issues involving recreation on federal lands, including traditional recreational pursuits and newer forms of motorized recreation. Other federal land recreation issues of possible interest include recreational uses within the National Wildlife Refuge System, recreation at federal water, recreation fees, and Grand Canyon Colorado River management.
- Former NFL Players: Disabilities, Benefits, and Related Issues
- This report discusses professional football players' injuries and health conditions that might have long-term consequences for their health.
- Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview
- This report provides an overview of Title IX in general and the intercollegiate athletics regulations in particular, as well as a summary of the commission’s report and ED’s response and a discussion of legal challenges to the regulations and to the three-part test.
- Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout: Managing Under the Endangered Species Act
- This report summarizes the reasons for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listings and outlines efforts to protect ESA-listed species.
- Drug Testing In Sports: Proposed Legislation
- This report provides a summary of the six bills currently before Congress and a side-by-side comparison of their major provisions.
- Curt Flood Act of 1998: Application of Federal Antitrust Laws to Major League Baseball Players
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- Federal Regulation of Sports Agents: Sports Agents Responsibility and Trust Act (SPARTA)
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- Anti-Doping Policies: The Olympics and Selected Professional Sports
- This report is on Anti-Doping Policies: The Olympics and Selected Professional Sports.
- Anticircumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Universal Studios v. Corley
- This report is on Anticircumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Universal Studios v. Corley.
- Congressional Responses to Selected Work Stoppages in Professional Sports
- This report examines congressional activity related to the three most recent National Football League(NFL) work stoppages, which occurred in 1982, 1987, and 2011, and the 1994 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike.
- Title IX and Gender Bias in Sports: Frequently Asked Questions
- This report answers a select number of often asked questions about Title IX and how it pertains to sports activities at educational institutions.
- The 2016 Olympic Games: Health, Security, Environmental, and Doping Issues
- This report discusses a variety of issues might pose risks to the health, safety, and general well-being of athletes and their families, team personnel, and spectators participating in or attending the 2016 Olympic Games. Chief among these are the Zika virus, public safety threats, security concerns, and environmental conditions. The report also discusses the possible implications of hosting the Olympics for Brazil and the issue of doping.
- 2016 Rio Games: Anti-Doping Testing
- This report discusses the the anti-doping testing program during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Responsibility for the rests with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The testing period began July 24, 2016, when the Olympic village opened, and continues through August 21, 2016, the date of the closing ceremony.
- Professional Sports and the Antitrust Laws: A Selected Bibliography
- This report is a bibliography of sources that examine the relationship between professional sports, namely baseball, basketball, football, and hockey, with the antitrust issue.
- An Analysis of Laws Related to the Bounty on Wolves in the United States
- This report includes an analysis of laws related to the bounty of wolves in the united states.