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Asian Soybean Rust: Background and Issues

Description: This report discusses the background and issues regarding Asian soybean rust (ASR) that was discovered in the United States in an experimental field in Louisiana. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is coordinating a plan to deal with ASR that encompasses various USDA agencies, state land-grant universities, and industry participants. The arrival of ASR has implications for several public policies including pest control research (particularly the development of resistant varieties), pesti… more
Date: January 12, 2005
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
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Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath

Description: 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… more
Date: October 3, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
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Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress

Description: The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina reaches beyond the borders of the states directly affected by the wind, rain, and floods. Before the storm reached the coast, thousands of residents of Louisiana and Mississippi evacuated to other states, including Texas and Oklahoma. Many people, for a variety of reasons, chose to disregard the mandatory evacuation orders issued by state and local officials. In general, evacuation policy is set and enforced by state and local officials. Federal polic… more
Date: September 2, 2005
Creator: Bea, Keith
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Disaster Tax Relief for the Midwest

Description: The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disas… more
Date: August 20, 2008
Creator: Lunder, Erika K.
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Federal Disaster Assistance after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, and Ike

Description: Report that provides information on federal financial assistance provided to the Gulf States after major disasters were declared in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in response to the widespread destruction that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005 and Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. This includes a brief summary of each hurricane and a discussion concerning federal to state cost-shares.
Date: July 5, 2013
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R. & Nagel, Jared C.
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Hurricane Katrina: HIPAA Privacy and Electronic Health Records of Evacuees

Description: On September 4th, 2005 Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Leavitt declared a federal public health emergency for Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Texas, and waived certain requirements under Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to allow health care providers in affected areas to care for patients without violating certain provisions of those laws. The Secretary waived sanctions and penal… more
Date: October 28, 2005
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the State Budgets of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Description: This report outlines state budget issues facing Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi following the impact of Hurricane Katrina. It provides a rough approximation of the potential state tax revenue loss in the month September 2005 and will be updated alongside legislative events.
Date: November 15, 2005
Creator: Maguire, Steven
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Income Tax Relief in Times of Disaster

Description: In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, disaster areas have been designated in 64 parishes in Louisiana, 52 counties in Mississippi, six counties in Alabama, and three counties in Florida. Special provisions are available for taxpayers to help recover from the impact of a disaster.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
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Older Americans Act: Disaster Assistance for Older Persons After Hurricane Katrina

Description: The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina is having significant negative effects on older persons with physical and mental disabilities. Persons who are socially isolated and dependent upon informal caregivers and social service programs to assist them live independently have immediate and long-term needs. The Administration on Aging (AoA) has allocated $750,000 in disaster relief funds available through the Older Americans Act to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi (divided equally among the… more
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: O'Shaughnessy, Carol
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School Facilities Infrastructure: Background and Legislative Proposals

Description: The federal government's role in financing school construction and renovation continues to be an issue in the 109th Congress, although school construction has generally been considered a state and local responsibility. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the unmet need for school construction and renovation is estimated to be $127 billion. NCES indicates that three-quarters of the nation's schools report needing funds to bring their buildings into a "good overall c… more
Date: October 24, 2005
Creator: Boren, Susan
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Supplemental Appropriations: Trends and Budgetary Impacts Since 1981

Description: Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, caused widespread flooding, significant property damage, and lost lives. In response, Congress passed two supplemental appropriations measures providing a combined $62.3 billion for relief and recovery needs. Many knowledgeable observers think that the costs will likely rise much higher. Some have called for offsets in the federal budget to pay for Katrina (and, to a lesser extent, Hurricane Rita) relief and recovery efforts. … more
Date: November 2, 2005
Creator: Hungerford, Thomas L.
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the Extended Benefit (EB) program in Mississippi and Alabama which was, at the time of publishing, onl… more
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the then-inactive Extended Benefit (EB) program, and the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), which… more
Date: September 21, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 (S. 1; H.R. 5) responds to the concerns of many State and local officials with regard to costs placed upon them by "unfunded mandates." Generally, unfunded mandates are responsibilities or duties placed on one level of government by another without paying the costs of carrying out such responsibilities or duties.
Date: September 19, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the then-inactive Extended Benefit (EB) program, and the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), which… more
Date: September 15, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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