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Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research
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In August 2001, President Bush announced that federal funds, with certain restrictions, may be used to conduct research on human embryonic stem cells. Federal research is limited to “the more than 60” existing stem cell lines that were derived (1) with the informed consent of the donors; (2) from excess embryos created solely for reproductive purposes; and (3) without any financial inducements to the donors. No federal funds may be used for the derivation or use of stem cell lines derived from …
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July 13, 2006
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Foreign Ownership of Property in the United States: Federal and State Restrictions
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This report examines various legal issues raised by Federal and State laws restricting foreign ownership in U. S. property. The report examines the constitutional barriers to Federal and State laws restricting such ownership, and the possible constitutional predicates for Federal legislation regulating foreign ownership of property in the united States. The impact of treaties to which the United States is a party on both Federal and State restrictions on the rights of foreign persons to own U.S…
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June 23, 1980
Creator:
Zaritsky, Howard
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them
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After providing an overview on the basics of federal statutes, this report gives guidance on where federal statutes, in their various forms, may be located in print and on the Internet.
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March 21, 2012
Creator:
Foley, Cassandra L.
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The Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA)
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This report outlines the background and original passage of the ILSA (Iran-Libya Sanctions Act), its key provisions which excluded Libya from the act, its implementation and effectiveness and the proposed modifications and extensions to the ILSA.
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June 21, 2006
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
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The Liability Insurance Crisis
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This report discusses liability insurance crisis, including complaints from businesses, professionals , and municipalities as well threat of lawsuits.
Date:
June 1, 1987
Creator:
Cohen, Henry & Whiteman, David
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The Liability Insurance Crisis
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This report discusses liability insurance crisis, including complaints from businesses, professionals , and municipalities as well threat of lawsuits.
Date:
June 1, 1987
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Cohen, Henry & Whiteman, David
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The Assault Weapons Ban: Review of Federal Laws Controlling Possessions of Certain Firearms
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This report reviews the 1994 assault weapons ban, which is effective for ten years on 19 types of semiautomatic assault weapons. The Act builds upon a 60-year history of federal regulation of firearms. The report also summarizes the pre-1994 federal gun control laws, analyzes the major cases relating to constitutional and statutory challenges to these laws, and reviews judicial and legislative developments since enactment of the ban.
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December 1, 1995
Creator:
Schrader, Dorothy
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Air Quality and Transportation Enhancement Provisions in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
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This report describes how the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) and enhancement programs function, examines the policy issues surrounding them, and summarizes relevant provisions in major legislation to reauthorize ISTEA in the 105th Congress.
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June 10, 1998
Creator:
Bearden, David M.
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Obstruction of Justice Under Federal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch
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This report focuses on selected aspects of the general obstruction of justice provisions found in 18 U.S.C. 1503, 1505, and 1512. It is essentially a replica, without footnotes or citations, of CRS Report 98-832, Obstruction of Justice Under Federal Law: A Review of Some of the Elements.
Date:
October 7, 1998
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation
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This report is intended to provide a brief summary and analysis of major legislative provisions under consideration in the ongoing Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization process. The report is organized into six major program areas: aviation system finance; airport finance; FAA management and organizational issues; system capacity and safety; environmental issues; and miscellaneous programs and provisions. In several cases, provisions that appear in various unrelated sections of propos…
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Date:
May 9, 2008
Creator:
Elias, Bart; Fischer, John W.; Kirk, Robert S.; Luther, Linda; Vincent, Carol Hardy; McCarthy, James E. et al.
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Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement
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This report examines the role of state and local law enforcement in enforcing immigration law. The discussion is limited to the role of state and local law enforcement in the investigation, arrest, and detention of all immigration violators. The report does not discuss the prosecution, adjudication, or removal of aliens who violate the law. The report opens with a brief discussion of the types of immigration interior enforcement activities that the former Immigration and Naturalization Service …
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Date:
August 14, 2006
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M.; Vina, Stephen R. & Ester, Karma
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Education of the Handicapped Act
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This report adresses the education of the handicapped act, its amendments, and a legislative background and section by section summary.
Date:
July 24, 1972
Creator:
Enright, Sharon
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Literacy tests As Qualifications For Voting
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This report includes a compilation of statutes of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Date:
February 9, 1970
Creator:
Yadlosky, Elizabeth & Keany, David
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress
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This report provides an overview of transnational security issues related to patterns of interaction among international terrorist and crime groups. In addition, the report discusses the U.S. government's perception of and response to the threat. It concludes with an analysis of foreign policy options.
Date:
October 19, 2012
Creator:
Rollins, John & Wyler, Liana Sun
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Prescription Drug Abuse
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This report examines prescription drug abuse in the United States. An estimated 6.8 million individuals currently abuse prescription drugs in the United States. Unlike policy on street drugs, federal policy on prescription drug abuse is complicated by the need to maintain access to prescription controlled substances (PCS) for legitimate medical use. The federal government has several roles in reducing prescription drug abuse.
Date:
May 21, 2014
Creator:
Bagalman, Erin; Sacco, Lisa N.; Thaul, Susan & Yeh, Brian T.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Safety Valve and Substantial Assistance Exceptions
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This report contains the safety valve and substantial assistance exceptions on the federal mandatory minimum sentences.
Date:
August 25, 2015
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Crimes of Violence Committed Against Federal Officials or Employees: A Brief Overview of Federal Criminal Law
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This report discusses Dozens of federal statutes outlaw homicide, assault, and threats under varying jurisdictional circumstances.
Date:
May 31, 2011
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
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Positive Train Control (PTC): Overview and Policy Issues
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This report gives and overview of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and discusses policy issues related to it. Congress passed the Act following several high-profile train accidents; it mandates positive train control (PTC) on many passenger and freight railroads by December 31, 2015.
Date:
July 30, 2012
Creator:
Peters, Jeffrey C. & Frittelli, John
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The "Timber Rider": Section 2001 of the Rescissions Act
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the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, became law. Section 2001, "The Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program," is known as the "Salvage Rider" or the "Timber Rider." The measure directs the sale of timber from national forests managed by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service and from forests managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The law provides for three types of timber sales
Date:
February 22, 1996
Creator:
Baldwin, Pamela
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement
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This report examines the role of state and local law enforcement in enforcing immigration law. The discussion is limited to the role of state and local law enforcement in the investigation, arrest, and detention of all immigration violators. The report does not discuss the prosecution, adjudication, or removal of aliens who violate the law. The report opens with a brief discussion of the types of immigration interior enforcement activities that the former Immigration and Naturalization Service …
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Date:
May 4, 2006
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M.; Viña, Stephen R. & Ester, Karma
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement
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This report examines the role of state and local law enforcement in enforcing immigration law. The discussion is limited to the role of state and local law enforcement in the investigation, arrest, and detention of all immigration violators. The report does not discuss the prosecution, adjudication, or removal of aliens who violate the law. The report opens with a brief discussion of the types of immigration interior enforcement activities that the former Immigration and Naturalization Service …
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Date:
March 11, 2004
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M.; Viña, Stephen R. & Ester, Karma
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S. 2845, S. 2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law
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This report, the second of two reports, presents side-by-side comparisons of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and current law and legislation proposed by Senators Collins and Lieberman (S. 2845) and unanimously approved by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on September 22, 2004, as amended; House Speaker Dennis Hastert (H.R. 10), as reported out be the House Committee on Rules; Senators McCain and Lieberman (S. 2774); Representative Pelosi (H.R. 5024); and President Bush. CRS Report …
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Date:
September 28, 2004
Creator:
Cumming, Alfred
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S. 2845, S. 2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law
Description:
This report, the second of two reports, presents side-by-side comparisons of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and current law and legislation proposed by Senators Collins and Lieberman (S. 2845) and unanimously approved by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on September 22, 2004, as amended; House Speaker Dennis Hastert (H.R. 10), as reported out be the House Committee on Rules; Senators McCain and Lieberman (S. 2774); Representative Pelosi (H.R. 5024); and President Bush. CRS Report …
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Date:
October 6, 2004
Creator:
Cumming, Alfred
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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