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ACIR (Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations) Home Page

Description: The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) is a permanent, independent, bipartisan intergovernmental agency established by Public Law 86-380 in 1959. As it was established, ACIR's mission is:To strengthen the American federal system and improve the ability of federal, state, and local governments to work together cooperatively, efficiently, and effectively.
Date: May 15, 1996
Creator: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service

Description: This website describes the history and activities of the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service along with their final report from June 25, 1997.
Date: 1997~
Creator: National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Bankruptcy Review Commission

Description: An independent commission established to investigate and study issues relating to the Bankruptcy Code, solicit divergent views, evaluate proposals, and submit a report to the President, Congress and the Chief Justice.
Date: November 19, 1997
Creator: National Bankruptcy Review Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels

Description: This website contains an overview of the purpose of the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels as well as the final report and letters of transmittal related to the activities of the commission.
Date: December 1, 1997
Creator: United States. Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Civil Aviation Review Commission

Description: The National Civil Aviation Review Commission was established by Congress to make recommendations on how best to finance and reform the budgeting ofthe Nation’s aviation programs. The Commission’s purpose, in part, is to developa consensus on how much funding is actually needed over several years for development and operation of the Nation’s air traffic control system, the safety and security programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as airport capital development, and how best t… more
Date: December 12, 1997
Creator: National Civil Aviation Review Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Consumer Affairs

Description: The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) seeks to promote a better understanding between businesses and consumers, to help businesses improve the quality of their services, to educate consumers to make wise purchasing decisions, and to provide the consumer viewpoint in the development of policy. The office: assists consumers with marketplace issues and educates them about resources that are available to help them; publishes guides to help businesses respond to consumer needs; and represents and coo… more
Date: January 1, 1998
Creator: Office of Consumer Affairs
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

DOJ/Antitrust: International Competition Policy Advisory Committee

Description: The International Competition Policy Advisory Committee (ICPAC) was formed in November 1997 to address the global antitrust problems of the 21st Century.
Date: February 26, 1998
Creator: DOJ/ATR International Competition Policy Advisory Committee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry

Description: The Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry was created by President Clinton to "advise the President on changes occurring in the health care system and recommend such measures as may be necessary to promote and assure health care quality and value, and protect consumers and workers in the health care system."
Date: March 13, 1998
Creator: President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Census Monitoring Board: Congressional Members

Description: Congress established the Census Monitoring Board to observe and monitor all aspects of the preparation and implementation of the 2000 decennial census. The method employed by the Census to count over 275 million Americans in 2000.
Date: June 26, 1998
Creator: U.S. Census Monitoring Board
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vice President Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing Government

Description: The National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR), originally the National Performance Review, was the Clinton-Gore Administration's interagency task force to reform and streamline the way the federal government works. It was the eleventh federal reform effort in the twentieth century. In creating NPR on March 3, 1993, President Clinton said: “Our goal is to make the entire federal government less expensive and more efficient, and to change the culture of our national bureaucracy away f… more
Date: August 17, 1998
Creator: National Partnership for Reinventing Government
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Education Goals Panel

Description: The National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) is a unique bipartisan and intergovernmental body of federal and state officials created in July 1990 to assess and report state and national progress toward achieving the National Education Goals. Under the legislation, the Panel is charged with a variety of responsibilities to support systemwide reform, including: reporting on national and state progress toward the Goals over a 10-year period; working to establish a system of high academic standards … more
Date: November 6, 1998
Creator: National Education Goals Panel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Public Interest Obligations Advisory Committee Home Page

Description: By Executive Order No. 13038, President Clinton established the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (PIAC). The Committee studied and recommended the public interest responsibilities that should accompany the broadcasters' receipt of digital television licenses. NTIA serves as the Secretariat for the Advisory Committee.
Date: January 4, 1999
Creator: Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Welcome to the U.S. Census Monitoring Board Web Site

Description: U.S. Census Monitoring Board is a bipartisan board charged with monitoring the Bureau of the Census' preparations for the 2000 Census and reporting its findings to Congress and the President.
Date: February 1, 1999
Creator: U.S. Census Monitoring Board – Presidential Members
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Office of Technology Applications

Description: In keeping with President Clinton's priorities to create a government that works better and costs less, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) launched a comprehensive evaluation of the agency's organizational structure in May of 1997. We did this because our future depends on delivering quality services quickly, working with our transportation partners in the common goal of building the finest transportation system in the world. Yet, as many companies and agencies across the nation have dis… more
Date: February 2, 1999
Creator: Office of Technology Applications
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

National Gambling Impact Study Commission

Description: Congress authorized The National Gambling Impact Study Commission ("the Commission") on June 3, 1996 by Public Law 104-169. The Commission is subject to the standards and requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, with respect to meetings, hearings, and availability of Commission records, and other matters. The implementing statute for the Commission establishes it as an independent commission which is not under the auspices of any executive agency, nor specifically… more
Date: August 3, 1999
Creator: National Gambling Impact Study Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

United States Information Agency (USIA)

Description: An independent foreign affairs agency supporting U.S. foreign policy and national interests abroad, USIA conducts international educational and cultural exchanges, broadcasting, and information programs.
Date: August 4, 1999
Creator: United States Information Agency
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

COPA Commission

Description: The COPA Commission, a congressionally appointed panel, was mandated by the Child Online Protection Act, which was approved by Congress in October 1998. The primary purpose of the Commission is to "identify technological or other methods that will help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet."
Date: March 7, 2000
Creator: COPA Commission
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Women's History Celebration

Description: President Clinton established the Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History to consider how best to acknowledge and celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in American history. It will hold meetings to consider ideas for such celebration, including a focal point for women's history in Washington, D.C., and the use of technology to connect existing and planned historical sites, museums and libraries. The first meeting of the Commission was held on July 16, 1998, at the … more
Date: November 15, 2000
Creator: President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents

Description: The Special Oversight Board shall provide advice and recommendations based on its review of Department of Defense investigations into possible detections of, and exposures to, chemical or biological weapons agents and environmental and other factors that may have contributed to Gulf War illnesses.
Date: December 20, 2000
Creator: Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century

Description: Welcome to the official website of the Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century. This Commission was created by Congress to report on the housing and health needs for the next generation of seniors and offer policy and legislative recommendations for enhancing services and increasing the available housing for this rapidly growing segment of our society.
Date: January 2, 2001
Creator: United States. Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Access America E-Gov E-Zine

Description: Access America E-Gov E-Zine tells the stories of how federal employees are using information technology to deliver services to the American people and to improve their own productivity. Their work captures the vision of Vice President Al Gore in his book, Access America: Reengineering Through Information Technology.
Date: January 3, 2001
Creator: Woods, Greg & Wood, Patricia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Power of the Internet for Learning: Final report of Web-Based Education Commission

Description: This website contains the final report of the Web-Based Education Commission covering their study on how the Internet affects teaching, learning, and educational research including positive aspects and potentials as well as barriers and concerns.
Date: January 4, 2001
Creator: United States. Web-based Education Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Description: The USCNS/21 is charged with thinking comprehensively and creatively about how the United States should provide for its national security in the 21st century.
Date: February 15, 2001
Creator: U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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