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The City College of New York became a Federal documents depository in 1884. The primary mission of the depository collection is to reflect and support the research and teaching needs of the students, faculty and staff of the CCNY community, as well as the government document needs of the residents of the 15th Congressional District of New York. Depository items are selected based on a combination of current and anticipated usage, format and timeliness. CCNY currently selects 51% of the Federal depository documents available and we hold depository material in all available formats, including paper, microforms, maps and electronic materials. The bulk of CCNY's Federal documents are kept in the college's main library, (the Cohen Library), though documents of scientific interest are shelved in our Science/Engineering Library.
Documents are included in our online catalogue (CUNY + ) and the City College document collections are available to patrons during all the hours the libraries are open. Our government documents collection is a reference-only collection and documents do not circulate. Members of the public who wish to use any of CCNY's government documents are welcome at any time the libraries are open.Go to: AbortionAbortion
See also: Children
Partial Birth Abortion
5 November 2003
An Act to Prohibit the Procedure Commonly Known as Partial-Birth Abortion
Public Law 108-105
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42614 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42615 (PDF)1 October 2003
Waiving Points of Order against the Conference Report to accompany S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 : Report (to accompany H. Res. 383)
House Report 108-290
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS44089 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS44090 (PDF)30 September 2003
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 : Conference Report (to accompany S. 3)
House Report 108-288
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS38839 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS38840 (PDF)3 June 2003
Providing for Consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 : Report (to accompany H. Res. 257)
House Report 108-139
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS33268 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS33270 (PDF)3 April 2003
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 : Report together with Dissenting Views (to accompany H.R. 760) (including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)
House Report 108-58
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS30430 (PDF)25 March 2003
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 : Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 760
Serial No. 14
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3317523 July 2002
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002 : Report together with Dissenting Views (to accompany H.R. 4965) (including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)
House Report 107-604
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21874 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21875 (PDF)23 July 2002
Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4965, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002 : Report (to accompany H. Res. 498)
House Report 107-608
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21881 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21882 (PDF)9 July 2002
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002 : Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4965
Serial No.93
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42404 (PDF)
Roe v. Wade
"A Pregnant Single Woman (Roe) Brought a Class Action challenging the Constitutionality of the Texas Criminal Abortion Laws which prescribe Procuring or Attempting an Abortion except on Medical Advice for the Purpose of Saving the Mother's Life. ... A Three-Judge District Court ... declared the Abortion Statutes Void as vague and overbroadly infringing those Plantiffs' Ninth and Fourteenth Amendment Rights"(The District Court's decision was then appealed to the Supreme Court.)
"We find it unnecessary to decide whether the District Court erred in withholding Innunctive Relief, for we assume the Texas Prosecutorial Authorities will give full Credence to this Decision that the Present Criminal Abortion Statutes of that State are Unconstitutional.""The Judgment of the District Court as to Intervenor Hallford is Reversed, and Dr. Hallford's Complaint in Intervention is Dismissed in all other Respects, the Judgement of the District Court is Affirmed."
(Above from Roe v Wade - The Decision [see below])
Roe v Wade - The Decision
"ROE ET AL. V. WADE, District Attorney of Dallas County Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas No. 70-18. Argued December 13, 1971 -- Reargued October 11, 1972 -- Decided January 22, 1973 "
Case Name : ROE V. WADE, 410 U.S. 113
Text of Supreme Court Decision
FedWorld, U.S. Department of Commerce
http://www.fedworld.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?waisdocid=1236662397+0+0+0&waisaction=retrieve
Statistics - Abortion
Go to: Abortion1996 onwards
Abortion Surveillance
An annual report that tracks the number of legal induced abortions
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/surv_abort.htm
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Adoption
See also: Adopted Children - EducationSee also: Children
Adopted Children in the Classroom
Go to: Adoption1999
Adopted Children in the Early Childhood Classroom
Judith E. Stroud, James C. Stroud and Lynn M. Staley
ED426819
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23823
AFCARS
Go to: AdoptionAFCARS - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System
"AFCARS collects case level information on all children in foster care for whom State child welfare agencies have responsibility for placement, care or supervision and on children who are adopted under the auspices of the State's public child welfare agency. AFCARS also includes information on foster and adoptive parents."
The Children's Bureau
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/afcars/
Intercountry Adoption
Go to: Adoption6 October 2000
An Act to Provide for Implementation by the United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and for Other Purposes
Public Law 106-279
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS8817 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS8818 (PDF)
22 March 2000
H.R. 2909, the Intercountry Adoption Act of 1999 : Markup before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 106-157
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9100 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9101 (PDF)20 October 1999
Implementation of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption : Hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session
Serial No. 106-110
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS5168
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS51695 October 1999
The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption : Treaty doc. 105-51 and its Implementing Legislation, S. 682 : Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 106-257
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4063 (PDF)11 June 1998
Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Text of Communication to the Senate
President William J. Clinton
National Archives
http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/06/1998-06-11-transmittal-to-the-senate-on-intercountry-adoption.html
Presidential Communications - Adoptions
Go to: Adoption24 November 1998
Using the Internet to Increase Adoptions
Text of "Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services"
President William J. Clinton
National Archives
http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/11/1998-11-24-memorandum-on-using-the-internet-to-increase-adoptions.html11 June 1998
Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Text of Communication to the Senate
President William J. Clinton
National Archives
http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/06/1998-06-11-transmittal-to-the-senate-on-intercountry-adoption.html
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Aging
See also: Nursing HomesSee also: Social Security
Administration on Aging
Go to: AgingAdministration on Aging
"The Administration on Aging (AoA), an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their caregivers."
U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesMain Website
http://www.aoa.gov/Authorization in U.S. Code
Title 42, Chapter 35, Subsection 2 - Administration on Aging
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterii_.html
Health - Aging Population
Go to: AgingHealth of the Elderly
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/elderly.htmLongitudinal Studies of Aging
"A family of surveys designed to measure changes in health status, health-related behaviors, health care utilization and the causes and consequences of these changes within and across two cohorts of elderly Americans."
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa.htmTables on Trends in Health and Aging
National Center for Health Statistics
http://209.217.72.34/aging/eng/ReportFolders/Rfview/Explorerp.asp?CS_referer=
Programs for Older Americans
Title 42, Chapter 35 of the U.S. CodeGovernment Printing Office
Subchapter 1 - Declaration of Objectives and DefinitionsGo to: Aging
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapteri_.html
Subchapter 2 - Administration on Aging
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterii_.html
Subchapter 3 - Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapteriii_.html
Subchapter 4 - Training, Research and Discretionary Projects and Programs
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapteriv_.html
Subchapter 5 - Multipurpose Senior Centers
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterv_.html
Subchapter 6 - National Older Americans Volunteer Program
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchaptervi_.html
Subchapter 7 - Nutrition Program for the Elderly
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchaptervii_.html
Subchapter 8 - General Provisions
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterviii_.html
Subchapter 9 - Community Service Employment for Older Americans
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterix_.html
Subchapter 10 - Grants for Native Americans
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterx_.html
Subchapter 11 - Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title42/chapter35_subchapterxi_.html
Senate Special Committee on Aging
Go to: AgingSenate Special Committee on Aging
http://aging.senate.gov/
Statistics - Aging
Go to: AgingAgingStats.Gov
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
http://www.agingstats.gov/
A Profile of Older Americans
This is an annual report on the demographics of the older population of the United States. Topics covered include Population, Marital Status, Living Arrangements, Racial & Ethnic Composition, Geographic Distribution, Income, Poverty, Housing, Employment, Health & Health Care and Disability & Activity Limitations.
Administration on Aging
2003 Report:
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2003/2003profile.pdf (PDF)
2002 Report:
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2002/profiles2002.asp
2001 Report:
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2001/2001profile.pdf (PDF)
2000 Report:
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2000/profile2000.pdf (PDF)
1999 Report:
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2002/profiles2002.asp
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Agriculture
See also: DroughtSee also: Weather & Climate
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Go to: AgricultureCurrent
BSE Information Page
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bse.html18 March 2004
BSE Surveillance Plan: Questions and Answers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/BSE_surveil_Q&A.pdf (PDF)15 March 2004
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announces an expanded surveillance effort for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States
Press Release
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/Newsroom/0105.04.html20 January 2004
BSE Chronology
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2003/12/bsechronology.htm
Children - Agriculture
Go to: AgricultureCurrent
Federal Child Labor Laws re Farm Jobs
U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs40.htm1999 onwards
Childhood Agricultural Injuries
"These reports are "the initial product resulting from a telephone survey of 50,000 farm operators to obtain information for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health."
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/other/injury/21 August 1998
Child Labor in Agriculture : Changes Needed to Better Protect Health and Educational Opportunities
GAO Report HEHS-98-193
General Accounting Office
http://www.gao.gov/archive/1998/he98193.pdf (PDF)1997
Child Labor in Agriculture
Shelley Davis
ED405159
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed405159.html1993
Health Problems among Migrant Farmworkers' Children in the U.S.
Gary Huang
ED357907
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed357907.html1909-1917
Photographs Relating to Children & Agriculture
733 images from the National Child Labor Committee photographic collection (Lot 7475). "The emphasis is on field work and agricultural activities, but images also depict workers' housing conditions and schools."
Prints & Photographs Division
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/nclc:@FIELD(CALL(+7475))
Congressional Committees - Agriculture
Go to: AgricultureHouse Committee on Agriculture
http://agriculture.house.gov/Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
http://agriculture.senate.gov/
Crops
Go to: Agriculture1998 onwards
Crop Insurance Policies
Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.rma.usda.gov/policies/1995 onwards
Crop Production
"Crop Production data for the U.S., including Acreage, Area Harvested, Yield, etc."
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/field/pcp-bb/1776-1990
U.S. Crops & Livestock : A Timeline 1776-1990
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/history2/text5.htm
Legislation - Agriculture
Go to: AgricultureFarm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(Farm Bill 2002)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/farmbill/
Livestock
Go to: Agriculture1776-1990
U.S. Crops & Livestock : A Timeline 1776-1990
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/history2/text5.htm
Statistics - Agriculture
Go to: AgricultureCurrent
The Agriculture Fact Book
The Agriculture Fact Book contains "information about American food consumption, the agricultural sector and rural America. The book also describes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s wide-ranging programs and services."
Access issues from 1996 onwards
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS29421992 onwards
Census of Agriculture
"The Census of Agriculture is the most comprehensive source of data portraying our Nation’s agriculture. It is the only source of uniform data on number of farms, land use, agricultural production and operator characteristics for each county, State and the United States. It is a measurement of where farmers and ranchers stand, their production costs and cropping systems, their farm supply needs and how trends are changing. Because of the importance of this information, Congress requires USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to conduct the Census of Agriculture (Title 7, U.S. Code) once every five years."
National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Go to: AgricultureU.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/
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AIDS & HIV
AIDS Overseas
Go to: AIDS & HIV31 July 2003
Solutions to the Problem of Health Care Transmission of HIV/AIDS in Africa : Hearing before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, on examining Solutions to the problem of Health Care Transmission of HIV/AIDS in Africa, focusing on Injection Safety, Blood Safety, Safe Obstetrical Delivery Practices and Quality Assurance in Medical Care
Senate Hearing 108-294
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS45692 (PDF)27 March 2003
AIDS Crisis in Africa : Health Care Transmissions : Hearing before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session on Examining the Federal Role in combating the Global Transmission of AIDS, in Africa, Focusing on Issues relating to Research, Prevention, Care and Treatment, HIV Transmission through Unsafe Medical Practices and Global Control of Tuberculosis and Malaria
Senate Hearing 108-34
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS33295 (PDF)17 April 2002
AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa : Identifying the Best Practices for Care, Treatment and Prevention : Hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 107-84
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42864 (PDF)
AIDS Prevention
Go to: AIDS & HIVDivision of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
Statistics - AIDS
Go to: AIDS & HIVHIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Published annually, "the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status and case definition category."
Link to reports from 1982 onwards
Centers for Disease Control
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1040
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Archaeology
Go to: ArchaeologyArchaeology Program
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/arch/start.htmNational Archaeological Database
This database contains approximately 240,000 reports about archaeological sites in the United States.
National Park Service
http://web.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nadb/nadb.mul.htmlRemote Sensing Archaeology at NASA
The Global Hydrology and Climate Center
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/archeology/
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The Arctic
Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights)
Go to: The ArcticAurora Borealis (The Northern Lights)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/lights.html
Energy Resources - Arctic
Go to: The Arctic1998
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 Area, Petroleum Assessment, 1998, including Economic Analysis
USGS Open-File Report 98-34 (Revised)
U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0028-01/fs-0028-01.htmFebruary 1989
Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge : the Technology & the Alaskan Oil Context
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS27886 (PDF)May 1985
Oil and Gas Technologies for the Arctic and Deepwater
Report OTA-O-270
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS27884
Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee
Go to: The ArcticInteragency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)
Among its responsibilities, the IARPC "helps set priorities for future Arctic research; works with the Arctic Research Commission to develop and establish an integrated national Arctic research policy to guide Federal agencies in developing and implementing their research programs in the Arctic; ... coordinates preparation of multiagency budget requests for Arctic research [and] coordinates and promotes cooperative Arctic scientific research programs with other nations."
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/iarpc/
Polar Acronyms
Go to: The ArcticPolar Acronyms
International Arctic Science Committee
http://www.iasc.no/acronyms/polar_acronyms.htm
Wildlife - Arctic
Go to: The ArcticArctic Animals
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/animals.html2002
Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial Wildlife Research Summaries
U.S.G.S. Biological Science Report BSR-2002-0001
U.S. Geological Survey
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22287 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS18457 (PDF)5 October 1994
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants : Removal of Arctic Peregrine Falcon From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines that Arctic Peregrine Falcons (Falco Peregrinus Tundrius) are no longer a threatened species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended."
Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Final Rule
Federal Register Printing - 50 CFR - Part 17
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/EPA-SPECIES/1994/October/Day-05/pr-5.html
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Aviation
See also: The Air ForceAirline Statistics
Go to: AviationAirline Statistics
Includes on-time statistics, air traffic statistics, financial statistics and fuel & consumption statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
U.S. Department of Transportation
http://www.bts.gov/programs/oai/
Aviation Accidents
Go to: AviationPreliminary Accident and Incident Data
Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htmAviation Accident Database & Synopses
"The NTSB aviation accident database contains information from 1962 and later about civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United States, its territories and possessions and in international waters."
National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Go to: AviationLicenses and Certifications
(Aircraft and Pilots)
Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/licenses/index.cfmMain Website
Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/
Legislation - Aviation
Go to: AviationLegislation - Aircraft Piracy
United States Attorneys' Manual
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01403.htmTitle 49 of the U.S. Code
Chapters 401-501 - Aviation
http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/49_USC_Chapters_401_to_501.pdf (PDF)
NASA's Aeronautics
Go to: AviationNASA's Aeronautics
"Latest advances in Flight Technology. Learn how NASA is working to build better and safer airplanes."
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/index.html
Naval Aviation
Go to: AviationThe Blue Angels
(The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron)
Department of the Navy
http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/flashindex.htmlNaval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Department of the Navy
http://www.navair.navy.mil/Naval Air Warfare Center
Department of the Navy
Aircraft Division:
http://www.nawcad.navy.mil/
Training Systems Division:
http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/
Weapons Division:
http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/Naval Helicopters
Department of the Navy
Helicopter Tactical Wing - Pacific Fleet:
http://www.chtwp.navy.mil/
Helicopter Training Squadron Eight:
https://www.cnet.navy.mil/tw5/ht8/Navy Air Logistics Office
Department of the Navy
http://www.nalo.nola.navy.mil/
Safety and Security - Aviation
Go to: AviationAir Travel Safety and Security
Transportation Security Administration
http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?theme=175
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Bankruptcy
See also: Legal ResourcesForms - Bankruptcy
Go to: BankruptcyForms - Bankruptcy
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
http://www.uscourts.gov/bkforms/index.html
National Bankruptcy Review Commission
"The National Bankruptcy Review Commission [was] an independent commission established pursuant to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-394, 108 Stat. 4106. The Commission was created to: [1] investigate and study issues relating to the Bankruptcy Code; [2] solicit divergent views of parties concerned with the operation of the bankruptcy system; [3] evaluate the advisability of proposals with respect to such issues; and [4] prepare a report to be submitted to the President, Congress and the Chief Justice not later than two years after the date of the first meeting.""By operation of law (Public Law 103-394), the Commission ceased to exist on November 19, 1997."
National Bankruptcy Review Commission
Go to: BankruptcyMain website
Cyber Cemetery - University of North Texas Libraries
http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/nbrc/index.html20 October 1997
Bankruptcy, The Next Twenty Years
Report of The National Bankruptcy Review Commission
http://purl.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS213
Statistics - Bankruptcy
Go to: BankruptcyStatistics - Bankruptcy
"The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts compiles statistics on bankruptcy filings for each quarter ending December, March, June and September. The fiscal year for the federal Judiciary ends September 30. The calendar year ends December 31. Quarterly and 12-month statistics are available approximately 2 months after the close of a quarter."
U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/bnkrpctystats/bankruptcystats.htm
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
"Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. Bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court. Each of the 94 federal judicial districts handles bankruptcy matters. The primary purposes of the law of bankruptcy are: (1) to give an honest debtor a "fresh start" in life by relieving the debtor of most debts, and (2) to repay creditors in an orderly manner to the extent that the debtor has property available for payment."Above from U.S. Bankruptcy Courts website (See below)
Go to: BankruptcyU.S. Bankruptcy Courts
U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html
U.S. Code - Bankruptcy
Go to: BankruptcyBankruptcy
Title 11, U.S. Code
U.S. House of Representatives
http://uscode.house.gov/title_11.htm
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Banks & Banking
See also: CurrencySee also: Economics & Finance
See also: Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Go to: Banks & BankingMain website
Founded in 1933, "the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for up to $100,000; by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails."
http://www.fdic.gov/
Legislation - Banks & Banking
Go to: Banks & BankingU.S. Code
Title 21 - Banks & Banking
Cornell Law School
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/12/
Multinational Development Banks
Multinational Development Banks, (also called Multilateral Development Banks), concern themselves with supporting economic progress and the growth of market economies in developing/emerging countries. Each of these banks are supported by a number of countries and usually concentrate on a specific geographic area.Go to: Banks & BankingThe African Development Bank Group
Created in 1964, the African Development Bank Group is "supported by 77 nations from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, the Bank Group consists of three institutions, [1] The African Development Bank, [2] the African Development Fund and [3] The Nigeria Trust Fund."
http://www.afdb.org/ (English)
http://www.afdb.org/french_version.htm (French)Asian Development Bank
"Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific"
http://www.adb.org/European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
"Investing in countries from central Europe to central Asia"
http://www.ebrd.com/Inter-American Development Bank
"The Bank’s two main goals are to promote poverty reduction and social equity as well as environmentally sustainable growth. ... the IDB Group includes three institutions: [1] Inter-American Development Bank, [2] Inter-American Investment Corporation, [3] Multilateral Investment Fund"
http://www.iadb.org/
Small Business Administration & Banks
Go to: Banks & BankingBanks Participating in SBA Programs
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/oit/finance/banks.html
The World Bank
"The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty." Five agencies make up the World Bank Group, [1] The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, [2] The International Development Association, [3] The International Finance Corporation, [4] The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, [5] The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.Go to: Banks & BankingMain website
http://www.worldbank.org/ (English)
http://www.albankaldawli.org/ (Arabic)
http://www.banquemondiale.org/ (French)
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ECA/Rus.nsf (Russian)
http://www.bancomundial.org/ (Spanish)
http://www.worldbank.org.vn/TV/index.htm (Vietnamese)
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Bibliographies of Government Documents
Government Views of D-Day 1944
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/DDay.html
Government Views of Iraq
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/Iraqbib.html
Government Views of the Rosenberg Spy Case
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/rosenbergs.html
Government Views of SARS
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/SARS.html
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Broadcasting
American Forces Radio and Television
American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)
Go to: BroadcastingMain Website
"AFRTS provides stateside radio and television programming, 'a touch of home,' to U.S. service men and women, DoD civilians and their families serving outside the continental United States. AFRTS includes the Radio and Television Production Office (RTPO), NewsCenter, Television-Audio Support Activity (T-ASA) and [the] Broadcast Center.
http://www.afrts.osd.mil/
Cable Television
Go to: BroadcastingOctober 2003
Telecommunications : Issues related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry
GAO Report 04-8
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS43136 (PDF)15 October 2002
Telecommunications : Issues in providing Cable and Satellite Television Services
GAO Report 03-130
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31577July 2000
Telecommunications : the Effect of Competition from Satellite Providers on Cable
GAO Report RCED-00-164
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS8503 (PDF)3 February 2000
Rural Satellite and Cable Systems Loan Guarantee Proposal and the Digital Divide in Rural America : Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 106-697
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9171 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9053 (PDF)
Federal Communications Commission
Go to: BroadcastingFederal Communications Commission
"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable."
http://www.fcc.gov/
Voice of America
Go to: BroadcastingVoice of America
"The Voice of America (VOA) is an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, informational, educational and cultural programs every week to an audience of some 94 million people worldwide. VOA programs are produced and broadcast in 45 languages through radio, satellite television and the Internet."
http://www.voanews.com/
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Brown v. Board of Education - 1954
See also: Civil RightsSee also: Desegregation "On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. This historic decision marked the end of the "separate but equal" precedent set by the Supreme Court nearly 60 years earlier in Plessy v. Ferguson and served as a catalyst for the expanding civil rights movement during the decade of the 1950s."
Above from Brown v. Board of Education - ourdocuments.gov (see below)
Census Statistics - Then & Now
"To commemorate that landmark decision [Brown v. Board of Education], the Census Bureau has assembled data on the educational attainment and school enrollment of blacks — then and now."Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Brown v. Board of Education : 50th Anniversary
Statistics include School Enrollment, High School Graduates, College Graduates and Total Number of Students (Nursery School through College)
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features/001676.html
Congressional Gold Medals
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 195415 December 2003
An Act to Award Congressional Gold Medals Posthumously on Behalf of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs and Levi Pearson in Recognition of Their Contributions to the Nation as Pioneers in the Effort to Desgregate Public Schools that Led Directly to the Landmark Desegregation Case of Brown et al. . the Board of Education of Topeka et al
Public Law 108-180
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS44499 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS44500 (PDF)
The Decision
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954March/April 2004
"Brown v. Board : 50 Years Later"
Michael J. Klarman
An overview of factors in the decision making process of the Supreme Court Justices in this case
Humanities Magazine National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2004-03/brown.html1954
Brown v. Board of Education
Transcript and images of the Supreme Court decision ourdocuments.gov
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=87Introduction to the Court Opinion on the Brown v. Board of Education Case
U.S. Department of State
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/36.htm
50th Anniversary
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission
"On September 18, 2001, Public Law 107-41 established the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission for the purpose of encouraging and providing for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education."
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/brownvboard50th/index.html19 September 2001
Transcript of remarks by President George W. Bush on the signing of the Law to establish the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010919-16.html18 September 2001
Act to Establish a Commission for the Purpose of Encouraging and Providing for the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education
Public Law 107-41
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS16522 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS16523 (PDF)
Implementation of the Decision
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954"With All Deliberate Speed"
Information re the implementation of the Brown v. Board of Education decision --- included is an image of page 2 of the draft decree with Justice Felix Frankfurter's annotations
American Treasures of the Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr007.html
The Justices
In June 1952 when the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Court consisted of Chief Justice Fred Vinson and Associate Justices Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Stanley Reed, William O. Douglas, Tom Clark, Robert Jackson, Harold Burton and Sherman Minton. Chief Justice Vinson died on 8 September 1953. On 30 September President Eisenhower nominated Earl Warren, the then Governor of California, to replace Vinson. Warren was sworn in as the Court's 14th Chief Justice on 5 October 1953.
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Felix Frankfurter's Draft Decree to enforce the Brown v. Board of Education Decision, [8 April 1955]
(Click on the image to enlarge)
The Felix Frankfurter Papers
The Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/073))The Justices : Coming to a Decision
The Smithsonian
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/5-decision/justices.htmlNotes, William O. Douglas to Earl Warren, 11 May 1954; Harold H. Burton to Warren, 17 May 1954; and Felix Frankfurter to Warren, 17 May 1954, concerning Chief Justice Warren's decision in Brown v. Board of Education
The Earl Warren Papers
The Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/052))
Lesson Plan
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan : Documents relating to Brown v. Board of Education
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/brown_v_board_documents/brown_v_board.html
National Historic Site
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Brown v. Board of Education - National Historic Site
"On October 26, 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-525 establishing Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site to commemorate the landmark Supreme Court decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools. ... The site consists of the Monroe Elementary School, one of the four segregated elementary schools for African American children in Topeka and the adjacent grounds."
National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov/brvb/
Overview
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954March/April 2004
"Brown v. Board : 50 Years Later"
Michael J. Klarman
An overview of factors in the decision making process of the Supreme Court Justices in this case
Humanities Magazine National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2004-03/brown.htmlSeparate is Not Equal
The Brown v. Board of Education Case
The Smithsonian
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/brown/index.html
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
In this 1896 Supreme Court decision, the Court ruled that as long as separate facilities for Blacks were not inferior, that such separate facilities were constitutional. The Majority Opinion ended with the words: "If the civil and political rights of both races be equal one cannot be inferior to the other civilly or politically. If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them upon the same plane."
Justice Harlen wrote a famous dissent to the Majority Opinion in which he said: "in view of the Constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here. Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law."
This decision stood until 1954 when the unanimous Court declared the "separate but equal" segregation of public schools to be unconstitutional in the case of Brown v. Board of Education.
Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Introduction to the Court Opinion on the Plessy v. Ferguson Case
U.S. Department of State
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/33.htmPlessy v. Ferguson
Transcript and image of the decision
ourdocuments.gov
The National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=52
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall, who was later to be named the first African American Supreme Court Justice, argued the Brown v. Board of Education case for the plaintiffs before the Supreme Court.Go to: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954Photograph of Louis L. Redding and Thurgood Marshall outside the Supreme Court at a recess during the Brown v. Board of Education Case
Prints & Photographs Division
The Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3c17797))Photo of Thurgood Marshall (center) with George E.C. Hayes and James Nabri in front of the Supreme Court after the Brown v. Board of Education decision
Copyprint, 1954. New York World-Telegram and Sun Photograph Collection
Courtesy of AP/Wide World Photos
The African American Odyssey, Library of Congress
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_marshall_1_e.htmlThurgood Marshall
Brief biography and links to information about Thurgood Marshall
Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct02.htmlThurgood Marshall : A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Tha Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?faid/faid:@field(DOCID%2Bms001047)
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The Budget
The Budget
Go to: The BudgetCitizen's Guide to the U.S. Budget
GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/citizensguide.htmlFiscal Year 1996 onwards
The Budget of the United States Government
Online version of the FY 1996 budget, plus searchable databases of Budgets from FY 1997 onwards
GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html
Congressional Budget Office
Go to: The BudgetCurrent
Congressional Budget Office
"CBO aims to provide the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process."
http://www.cbo.gov/
Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Go to: The Budget1993 onwards
Consolidated Federal Funds Report
"The Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) covers all states, the District of Columbia, and US Outlying Areas. CFFR data were obtained from Federal government agencies. These data cover Federal expenditures or obligations for the following categories: grants, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, other direct payments, direct loans, guaranteed or insured loans and insurance. Dollar amounts reported represent either actual expenditures or obligations."
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cffr.html
Glossary - The Budget
Go to: The BudgetJanuary 2003
Glossary of Budgetary and Economic Terms
Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=4032&sequence=14
Historical Data - The Budget
Go to: The Budget1962 onwards
Historical Budget Data
Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1821&sequence=0
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Catalogues of Government Documents
Education Documents
Go to: Catalogues of Government DocumentsEdPubs Online Catalogue
"This system is intended to help you identify and order U.S. Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education."
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.edpubs.org/webstore/Content/search.aspERIC Digests
"ERIC Digests are: 1) short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education, 2) targeted specifically for teachers, administrators, policymakers and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community and 3) designed to provide an overview of information on a given topic, plus references to items providing more detailed information."
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/index/National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Electronic Catalogue
"NCES is the primary Federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations."
The entries in this searchable database date from 1980 onwards
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
General Documents
Go to: Catalogues of Government DocumentsGPO Catalogue of U.S. Government Publications
This catalogue is an interdisciplinary database which includes entries for both print and electronic U.S. Government Documents published from January 1994 onwards
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html
Military Documents
Go to: Catalogues of Government DocumentsDepartment of Defense & Military E-Journals
Air University Library
U.S. Air Force
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/periodicals/dodelecj.htmInstitute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
Publications
U.S. Air Force
http://www.usafa.af.mil/inss/pubs.htmMilitary Full Text E-Journals
National Defense University
http://www.ndu.edu/library/ejrnl_military.htmlNaval Research Laboratory
"TORPEDO Ultra v2.2.0 [is] the Ruth H. Hooker Research Library's upgraded retrieval system for searching NRL's locally loaded Digital Library"
Department of the Navy
http://torpedo.nrl.navy.mil/tu/ps/collections.htmlResearch Publications
Naval Postgraduate School
http://www.nps.navy.mil/research/publications.htmlStrategic Studies Institute
Publications
U.S. Army War College
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pubs.html
Technical/Scientific Documents
Go to: Catalogues of Government DocumentsNational Technical Information Service (NTIS)
"NTIS is the federal government's central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering and related business information by or for the U.S. government and complementary materials from international sources."
This catalogue/database contains over 750,000 records of titles published 1990 onwards. Some of the entries include links to free, online full-text versions of the publication. Some of the publications are only available for purchase.
http://www.ntis.gov/search/index.asp?loc=3-0-0Publications Warehouse - U.S. Geological Survey
This online searchable database includes over 61,000 bibliographic citations dating back to 1882. Many of the more current titles are available full-text.
U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/index.jsp?view=adv
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The Census
Go to: The CensusGateway to Census 2000
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.htmlMain website
U.S.Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
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Children
See also: AdoptionSee also: Children - Agriculture
See also: Education
See also: Juveniles - Criminal Justice
See also: Juveniles in Courts
See also: Kid Stuff
See also: No Child Left Behind Act
High School Debate Topics
Go to: ChildrenNational Debate Topics for High Schools from 1996-1997 onwards
Each year the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Speech, Debate & Theatre Association chooses the national high school debate topic. Under the provisions of Title 44 of the U.S. Code, the Library of Congress then produces a compilation of materials on the annual topic. These compilations are published as a Senate Document.
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/debatetopic.html
Recalls - Child Related
Go to: ChildrenChild Safety Seat Recalls
Search for recalls from January 1990 onwards by either seat manufacturer, or vehicle manufacturer
Office of Defects Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/childseat.cfmInfant/Child Product Recalls (not including Toys)
Information from 1974 onwards
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/child.htmlSchool Bus Recalls from January 1997 onwards
Office of Defects Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/schoolbusrecalls.htmToy Hazard Recalls
Information from 1974 onwards
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html
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Civil Rights
See also: Brown v. Board of Education - 1954See also: Civil Rights Act of 1964
See also: Desegregation
See also: Plessy v. Ferguson
The Civil Rights Era
Go to: Civil RightsThe Civil Rights Era
The Library of Congress
Part 1 : Desegregation - Civil Rights in the Arena and on the Stage
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html
Part 2 : Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides and Demonstrations
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9b.html
Department of Justice- Civil Rights
Go to: Civil RightsCivil Rights Division
"The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice was established in 1957. The Division is the program institution within the Federal Government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion and national origin."
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.justice.gov/crt/crt-home.html (English)
http://www.justice.gov/crt/index_esp.htm (Spanish)
Historic Sites - Civil Rights
Go to: Civil RightsWe Shall Overcome
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
National Register of Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/index.htm
Legislation - Civil Rights
See also: Civil Rights Act of 1964See also: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Go to: Civil RightsThe Civil Rights Act of 1991
"Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes. It also provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination."
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/cra91.htmlOverview of Civil Rights Law
Cornell Law School
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.htmlU.S. Code
Title 42, Chapter 21 - Civil Rights
Cornell Law School
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch21.html
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Go to: Civil RightsFiling A Complaint
Getting Uncle Sam to Enforce Your Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
http://www.usccr.gov/filing/flndx.htmMain website
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
http://www.usccr.gov/
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
See also: Brown v. Board of EducationSee also: Civil Rights
See also: Desegregation
See also: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
"This Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public
places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities and made employment discrimination illegal. This document was the most sweeping civil rights discrimination since Reconstruction."
Above from ourdocuments.gov website (see below)
Background - Civil Rights Act (1964)
Go to: Civil Rights Act of 1964Backgrounder on the Civil Rights Act
U.S. Senate
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/39.htmCivil Rights Filibuster Ended
"At 9:51 on the morning of June 10, 1964, Senator Robert C. Byrd completed an address that he had begun fourteen hours and thirteen minutes earlier. The subject was the pending Civil Rights Act of 1964, a measure that occupied the Senate for fifty-seven working days, including six Saturdays. A day earlier, Democratic Whip Hubert Humphrey, the bill's manager, concluded he had the sixty-seven votes required at that time to end the debate."
U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Civil_Rights_Filibuster_Ended.htm
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Go to: Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights Act - 1964
Transcript and images of the Act
Public Law 88-352
ourdocuments.gov, The National Archives
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=97
Congress & the Civil Rights Act
Go to: Civil Rights Act of 1964Treasures of Congress
Congress and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Online Exhibit - The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/treasures_of_congress/page_24.html#
Lesson Plan
Go to: Civil Rights Act of 1964Lesson Plan - Teaching with Documents
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/civil_rights_act/civil_rights_act.html
President Lyndon Johnson & the Civil Rights Act
Go to: Civil Rights Act of 1964President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
jpeg photograph of President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act into law. The law was signed in the East Room of the White House on 2 July 1964. Martin Luther King, Jr. is standing directly behind the President.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/av.hom/images/276-10-64.JPGTranscript of Remarks broadcast by President Johnson on 2 July 1964 upon signing the Civil Rights Act
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/speeches.hom/640702.asp
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Code of Federal Regulations
See also: Legal ResourcesGo to: Code of Federal RegulationsCode of Federal Regulations (CFR)
"The Code of Federal Regulations is an annual codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government."
"The CFR is divided into 50 titles representing broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each Title is divided into chapters that are assigned to agencies issuing regulations pertaining to that broad subject area. Each chapter is divided into parts and each part is then divided into sections -- the basic unit of the CFR."
Federal Register, The National Archives
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.htmlSearchable database of the Code of Federal Regulations
GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
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Congress
See also: Congress & the Civil Rights Act of 1964See also: Congressional Districts
See also: Congressional Ethics
See also: Congressional Hearings
See also: Congressional Sessions
See also: Continental Congress
See also: House Committees
See also: Senate Committees
See also: Serial Set
See also: U.S. House of Representatives
See also: U.S. Senate
Congressional Documents
Go to: CongressCongressional Documents
"Congressional documents originate from Congressional committees and cover a wide variety of topics and may include reports of executive departments and independent organizations, reports of special investigations made for Congress and annual reports of non-governmental organizations. There are three types of documents: House and Senate Documents; Senate Executive Documents; and Senate Treaty Documents."
Search for online versions of these documents from the 104th Congress onwards (1995-1996)
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/index.htmlCongressional Reports
"Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. There are two types of reports House and Senate Reports and Senate Executive Reports."
Search for online versions of these documents from the 104th Congress onwards (1995-1996)
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/index.html
Members of Congress
Go to: CongressBiographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
Search by Last Name, First Name, Position, State, Party, Year or Congress
U.S. Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.aspCongressional Directory
"The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). Published since 1888, the Congressional Directory presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries and room and telephone numbers.It also lists officials of the courts, military establishments and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats and members of the press, radio and television galleries."
Search from the 104th Congress (1995-1996) onwards
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS194Salaries and Allowances : The Congress
(Updated 22 November 1999)
Paul E. Dwyer
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/RL30064.pdf (PDF)
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Congressional Districts
"The Constitution requires that States be represented in the House in accord with their population. It also requires that each State have at least one Representative, and that there be no more than one Representative for every 30,000 persons ... Over the years since the ratification of the Constitution the number of Representatives has varied, but in 1941 Congress resolved the issue by fixing the size of the House at 435 Members. How to apportion those 435 seats, however, continued to be an issue because of disagreement over how to handle fractional entitlements to a House seat in a way that both met constitutional and statutory requirements and minimized unfairness."Above taken from "The House Apportionment Formula in Theory and Practice" (See below)
Go to: Congressional Districts2003 - 2004
Cartographic Boundary Files - 108th Congress
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/cd108.html2003 - 2004
Printable Maps - Congressional Districts, 108th Congress
Maps are available in either GIF or PDF formats
National Atlas of the United States
U.S. Department of the Interior
http://nationalatlas.gov/congdistprint.html10 October 2000
The House Apportionment Formula in Theory and Practice
David C. Huckabee
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/RL30711.pdf (PDF)2000 Census
Congressional Apportionment - Census 2000
"The fundamental reason for conducting the decennial census of the United States is to apportion the members of the House of Representatives among the 50 states. A state's resident population consists of those persons "usually resident" in that state (where they live and sleep most of the time). A state's apportionment population is the sum of its resident population and a count of overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees (and their dependents living with them) allocated to the state, as reported by the employing federal agencies.Based on the Census 2000 apportionment, each member of the U.S. House of Representatives represents an average population of 646,952."
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/apportionment.html
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Congressional Hearings
See also: Congressional Hearings - Death PenaltySee also: Congressional Hearings - Digital Divide
See also: Congressional Hearings - Transportation
Go to: Congressional HearingsCongressional Hearings on the Web
Arranged by Committee, by Government Agency, by Lobby Group and by Subject
University of Michigan Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hearings.html105th Congress onwards
Congressional Hearings
Searchable Database
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html
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Congressional Sessions
See also: CongressSee also: Continential Congress "The Constitution (Article I, Section 4) originally provided that 'The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.' Pursuant to a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation in 1788, the first session of the First Congress under the Constitution convened March 4, 1789."
The first and second sessions of the First Congress were held in New York City. Subsequently, Philadelphia was the meeting place through the first session of the Sixth Congress and, since then, Congress has covened in Washington, D.C. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, proclaimed as ratified February 6, 1933, established noon on the 3rd day of January as the meeting date, unless the Congress by law appoints a different day."
Congressional Sessions
Go to: Congressional SessionsSecret Sessions of Congress : A Brief Historical Overview
"'Secret,' or 'closed,' sessions of the House and Senate exclude the press and the public. These sessions are used for Senate deliberations during impeachment trials, as well as to discuss issues of national security, confidential information and sensitive communications received from the President. During a secret session, the doors of the chamber are closed and the chamber and its galleries are cleared of all individuals except Members and those officers and employees specified in the rules or essential to the session. Secret sessions occur infrequently and have been held more often in the Senate than the House. Any Member of Congress may request a secret session."
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/rs20145.pdf (PDF)Session Dates of Congress from 1789 onwards
Information includes the beginning and adjournment dates for each Congress, the number of days each Congress was in session and the dates of House Recesses (if any).
Office of the Clerk
U.S. House of Representatives
http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/Session_Dates/sessionsAll.html
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The Constitution
See also: Constitutional AmendmentsSee also: Constitutional Convention
See also: Historic Documents
See also: U.S. Supreme Court
Go to: The ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States
Images of the original document and a transcript
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/constitution.htmlElliot's Debates
The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
"The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution is a five-volume collection compiled by Jonathan Elliot in the mid-nineteenth century. The volumes remain the best source for materials about the national government's transitional period between the closing of the Constitutional Convention in September 1787 and the opening of the First Federal Congress in March 1789."
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwed.htmlA More Perfect Union : The Creation of the U.S. Constitution
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/constitution_history.html1992 edition onwards
The Constitution : Analysis & Interpretation
Annotations of Cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS29924
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Constitutional Amendments
See also: The Constitution"The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will and lives only by their will. Chief Justice John Marshall, 1821"
Above from the National Archives website (see below)
There are currently 27 Amendments to the United States Constitution, of which the first 10 are collectively known as The Bill of Rights.
Go to: Constitutional AmendmentsAmendments 1-10 (The Bill of Rights)
The National Archives
Text:
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Images:
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/bill_of_rights_zoom_1.htmlAmendments 11-27
The National Archives
Text : http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/constitution_amendments_11-27.htmlText of the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/html/conamt.html
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Constitutional Convention
See also: The ConstitutionSee also: Constitutional Amendments
Go to: Constitutional ConventionThe Records of the Federal Convention of 1787
"One of the great scholarly works of the early twentieth century was Max Farrand's The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. Published in 1911, Farrand's work gathered the documentary records of the Constitutional Convention into four volumes--three of which are included in this online collection--containing the materials necessary to study the workings of the Constitutional Convention. ... Farrand's Records remains the single best source for discussions of the Constitutional Convention. The notes taken at that time by James Madison, and later revised by him, form the largest single block of material other than the official proceedings."
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwfr.html
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Continential Congress
Go to: Continential CongressJournals of the Continental Congress
"The First Continental Congress met from September 5 to October 26, 1774. The Second Continental Congress ran from May 10, 1775, to March 2, 1789. The Journals of the Continental Congress are the records of the daily proceedings of the Congress as kept by the office of its secretary, Charles Thompson."
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjc.htmlLetters of Delegates to Congress
"The twenty-six volumes of the Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 aims to make available all the documents written by delegates that bear directly upon their work during their years of actual service in the First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1789."
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwdg.html
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Copyright
Basics of Copyright
Go to: CopyrightCopyright Basics
Includes information on what is and what is not protected by copyright, who can claim copyright, how to secure copyright, transfer of copyright and international copyright protection.
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Duration of Copyright
"In General. - Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978, subsists from its creation and, except as provided by the following subsections, endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and 70 years after the author's death."
Go to: CopyrightCurrent
Duration of Copyright
Title 17, Chapter 3, U.S. Code
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap3.htmlApril 1999
Duration of Copyright : Provisions of the Law dealing with the Length of Copyright Protection
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4956 (PDF)
Legislation - Copyright
Go to: CopyrightCurrent
Copyright Law of the United States
Title 17, U.S. Code
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/28 October 1998
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
"Act to Amend Title 17, United States Code, to Implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty and for Other Purposes"
Public Law 105-304
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=105_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ304.105.pdf (PDF)
U.S. Copyright Office
Go to: CopyrightMain website
Library of Congress
http://www.copyright.gov/
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Courts
See also: JudgesSee also: Juveniles in Courts
International Court of Justice
"The International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has its seat in The Hague, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations."Above from main website (see below)
Go to: CourtsCurrent
Main website
International Court of Justice
(Mirror site hosted by Cornell Law School)
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/cijwww/icjwww/icj002.htmSpring 1998
The International Court of Justice and the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Lieutenant Colonel Michael N. Schmitt, U.S. Air Force
Naval War College Review
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/press/review/1998/spring/art6-sp8.htm
International Criminal Court
Go to: CourtsOctober 2002
International Criminal Court
Library Notes, Vol.1, No.2
Naval War College
"The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adopted in 1998. Its purpose is the creation of a permanent international criminal tribunal that would deter crimes against humanity, genocide and make wars of aggression a war crime. This court is now in effect; but it is opposed by the United States, who has not joined."
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/library/3Publications/NWCLibraryPublications/LibNotes/libInternatCrimCt.htm
Military Courts-Martial
Go to: CourtsManual for Courts-Martial : United States
2000 Edition
Joint Service Committee on Military Justice
http://www.jag.navy.mil/documents/mcm2000.pdf (PDF)
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
"Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. Bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court. Each of the 94 federal judicial districts handles bankruptcy matters. The primary purposes of the law of bankruptcy are: (1) to give an honest debtor a "fresh start" in life by relieving the debtor of most debts, and (2) to repay creditors in an orderly manner to the extent that the debtor has property available for payment."Above from U.S. Bankruptcy Courts website (See below)
Go to: CourtsU.S. Bankruptcy Courts
U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html
U.S. Courts of Appeals
Go to: CourtsU.S. Courts of Appeals
"The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals. A court of appeals hears appeals from the district courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies. In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims."
U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtsofappeals.html
U.S. District Courts
Go to: CourtsU.S. District Courts
"The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters. There are 94 federal judicial districts, including at least one district in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Three territories of the United States -- the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands -- have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases."
http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html
U.S. Supreme Court
Go to: CourtsAdmission to the Supreme Court Bar
Admission Form
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/05sep20020730/www.supremecourtus.gov/bar/barapplication.pdf (PDF) Instructions for Admission to the Supreme Court Bar
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/bar/barinstructions.pdf (PDF)Justices of the Supreme Court from 1789 onwards
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/members.pdf (PDF)Rules of the Court
"These are the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States as revised on January 27, 2003. The amended Rules became effective May 1, 2003, as provided in Rule 48. For previous revisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court see 346 U.S. 949, 388 U.S. 931, 398 U.S. 1013, 445 U.S. 985, 493 U.S. 1099, 515 U.S. 1197, 519 U.S. 1161, and 525 U.S. 1189."
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ctrules/ctrules.htmlSupreme Court Docket
(The Case Tracking System for Supreme Court Cases)
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/docket.htmlThe Supreme Court Fellows Program
"For the past 30 years, the Supreme Court Fellows Program has enabled exceptionally talented people to contribute to the work of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and more recently the United States Sentencing Commission."
http://www.fellows.supremecourtus.gov/index.htmlThe Supreme Court Historical Society
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html
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Criminals
See: FBI Most Wanted ListSee also: Inmates - Bureau of Prisons
See also: U.S. Marshals Most Wanted List Go to: Table of Contents
Currency
See also: Banks & BankingSee also: Economics & Finance
See also: Trade & Export
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
"The BEP prints billions of Federal Reserve Notes for delivery to the Federal Reserve System each year ... The BEP produces several other specialty printing products, such as postage stamps for the United States Postal Service, hand engraved invitations on behalf of the White House and various miscellaneous security documents for other government agencies."Above from Bureau of Engraving and Printing website (See below)
Go to: CurrencyHistory of the BEP
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
http://www.moneyfactory.com/section.cfm/2/314Main website
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
http://www.moneyfactory.com/
Comptroller of the Currency
"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks. It also supervises the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks."Go to: CurrencyMain website
http://www.occ.treas.gov/
Counterfeit Currency
Go to: CurrencyCounterfeit Division - U.S. Secret Service
"The Secret Service has exclusive jurisdiction for investigations involving the counterfeiting of United States obligations and securities. ... Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 3056. ... Some of the counterfeited United States obligations and securities commonly dealt with by the Secret Service include U.S. currency and coins; U.S. Treasury checks; Department of Agriculture food coupons and U.S. postage stamps."
http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/counterfeit.shtmlHow to Detect Counterfeit Money
U.S. Secret Service
http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/money_detect.shtml
U.S. Mint
Created in 1792, "the primary mission of the United States Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce. In recent history circulating coin production has varied between 11 billion and 20 billion coins annually."Above from U.S. Mint website (See below)
Go to: CurrencyHistory
The U.S. Mint
http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/mint_history/Main website
U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.usmint.gov/index.cfm?flash=yesMint Facilities
"When the United States government began minting coins in 1792, the original Mint facility in Philadelphia was hard-pressed to produce enough currency for our small country. ... Today ... the U.S. Mint maintains facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco and West Point and a bullion depository in Fort Knox, KY.
U.S. Mint
http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/index.cfm?action=mint_facilities
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Death Penalty
See also: Death Penalty - JuvenilesAircraft Piracy - Death Penalty
Go to: Death PenaltyLegislation - Death Penalty for Aircraft Piracy
Criminal Resource Manual 1410
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01410.htm
Appeals & Reviews - Death Penalty
Go to: Death Penalty6 June 2001
The Federal Death Penalty System : Supplementary Data, Analysis and Revised Protocols for Capital Case Review
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS12622
Congressional Hearings - Death Penalty
Go to: Death Penalty18 June 2002
Innocence Protection Act of 2001 : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 912
Serial No. 89
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42476 (PDF)18 June 2002
Protecting the Innocent : Proposals to Reform the Death Penalty : Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 107-917
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31493 (PDF)12 June 2002
Reducing the Risk of Executing the Innocent : the Report of the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment : Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 107-907
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3149327 June 2001
Protecting the Innocent : Ensuring Competent Counsel in Death Penalty Cases : Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 197-485 Corrected Print
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23863 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23865 (PDF)13 June 2001
Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Federal Death Penalty System : Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 107-396
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS20958 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS20960 (PDF)
Defense - Death Penalty
Go to: Death Penalty18 June 2002
Testimony of Beth Wilkinson before the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
"I presently serve as co-chair of the Constitution Project’s Death Penalty Initiative. I am here today to speak on behalf of the Committee and personally, as a former prosecutor, about the importance of competent counsel for defendants facing capital punishment."
House Judiciary Committee
http://www.house.gov/judiciary/wilkinson061802.htmDecember 2000
Compendium of Standards for Indigent Defense Systems - Capital Case Representation
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/indigentdefense/compendium/standardsv3/welcome.html15 September 1998
Federal Death Penalty Cases : Recommendations Concerning the Cost and Quality of Defense
The Subcommittee on Federal Death Penalty Cases
Committee on Defender Services
Judicial Conference of the United States
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2760
Errors - Death Penalty
Go to: Death PenaltyA Broken System : Error Rates in Capital Cases, 1973-1995
"In 1991 the Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary asked Professor James Liebman of the Columbia University School of Law to calculate the frequency of relief in habeas corpus cases. In late 1995, the study was expanded from a single count of cases and their outcomes to a search for information that might help explain why relief is granted in so many capital cases." This study is often referred to is often referred to as the Liebman Study.
Criminal Justice Reform Education Fund
http://justice.policy.net/cjedfund/jpreport/
Legislation - Death Penalty
Go to: Death Penalty23 July 2002
Capital Punishment : An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes
Congressional Research Service Report
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/rights/hrpage/rl30962.pdfOctober 1997 onwards
Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994
Criminal Resource Manual
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00069.htm
Military Justice - Death Penalty
Go to: Death PenaltyMilitary Case Precedents - Capital Punishment
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Armed Forces
http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/digest/1999dig/IVC6.htm
Statistics - Death Penalty
Go to: Death Penalty12 September 2000
The Federal Death Penalty System : A Statistical Survey (1988-2000)
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS61161993 onwards
Capital Punishment
"This annual BJS [Bureau of Justice Statistics] Bulletin presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death ... and of persons executed .... The report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year."
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2430
U.S. Attorneys' Manual - Death Penalty
Criminal Resource Manual
U.S. Department of Justice
Chapter 9-10 - Capital Crimes
9-10.010 Federal Prosecutions in Which the Death Penalty May be Sought
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0109-10.020 Authorization and Consultation in Capital Cases
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0209-10.030 Notice of Intention to Seek the Death Penalty
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0309-10.040 Submissions to the Department of Justice in Death Penalty Cases
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0409-10.050 Department of Justice Review of Cases Seeking Death Penalty
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0509-10.055 Review of Recommendations Not to Seek Death Penalty
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0559-10.060 Consultation with Family of Victim
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0609-10.070 Substantial Federal Interest
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0709-10.080 Standards for Determination
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0809-10.090 Withdrawal of Notice of Intention to Seek the Death Penalty
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.0909-10.100 Plea Agreements
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.1009-10.110 Forms and Procedures
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.1109-10.120 Exceptions for the Proper Administration of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/10mcrm.htm#9-10.120
Chapter 9-16 - Pleas -- Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11
9-16.320 Plea Agreements and Restitution under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/16mcrm.htm#9-16.320
Chapter 9-37 - Federal Habeus Corpus
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/37mcrm.htm
Chapter 9-60 - Protection of the Individual
Go to: Death Penalty9-60.711 Prosecution Policy in Hostage Taking Cases When the Death Penalty is Authorized by Statute
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/60mcrm.htm#9-60.7119-60.910 Prosecution Policy and the Death Penalty
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/60mcrm.htm#9-60.9109-60.1015 Department Approval When Death Penalty is Applicable
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/60mcrm.htm#9-60.1015
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Debates
See also: ElectionsSee also: The Presidency
Commission on Presidential Debates
Go to: DebatesCommission on Presidential Debates
Established in 1987, the primary purpose of the Commission on Presidential Debates "is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States leading Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates"
http://www.debates.org/
Criteria for Participation in Presidential Debates
Go to: DebatesCriteria for Participation in Presidential Debates
The Federal Election Commission requires that "debate sponsors extend invitations to debate based on the application of 'pre-established, objective' criteria ... In order most fully and fairly to achieve the educational purposes of its debates, the CPD has developed nonpartisan, objective criteria upon which it will base its decisions regarding selection of the candidates to participate in its 2004 debates. The purpose of the criteria is to identify those candidates who have achieved a level of electoral support such that they realistically are considered to be among the principal rivals for the Presidency"
Commission on Presidential Debates
Criteria for the 2004 Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/candsel2004.html
Criteria for the 2000 Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/candsel2000.html
Criteria for the 1996 Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/candsel1996.html
Debates - 1988 onwards
Go to: Debates2004 Election Debates - Sites & Dates
There are 3 Presidential Debates and one Vice Presidential Debate scheduled during the 2004 Presidential/Vice Presidential Campaign. The 3 President Debates are scheduled for Thursday 30 September 2004 at the University of Miami, Friday 8 October 2004 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and Wednesday 13 October 2004 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona./p>The single Vice Presidential Debate is scheduled for Tuesday 5 October 2004 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/news20.html2000 Election Debates
Transcripts of 3 Presidential Debates and one Vice Presidential Debate held in 2000
The 2000 Presidential Debates were between Vice-President Al Gore (D) and Governor of Texas George W. Bush (R). The debates took place on 3 October 2000 at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, on 11 October 2000 at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina and on 17 October 2000 at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.The single Vice Presidential Debate was held on 5 October 2000 at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky between Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman (D) and Richard "Dick" Cheney (R), former Wyoming Congressman, White House Chief of Staff and Defense Secretary.
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/debhis2000.html1996 Election Debates
Transcripts of 2 Presidential Debates and one Vice Presidential Debate held in 1996
The 1996 Presidential Debates were between President William Clinton (D) and Kansas Senator Robert Dole (R). The debates took place on 6 October 1996 at The Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut and on 16 October 1996 at the Shiley Theater, University of San Diego, California.The single Vice Presidential Debate was held 9 October 1996 between Vice President Al Gore (D) and Jack Kemp (R), former New York Congressman and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development at the Bayfront Center’s Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/debhis96.html1992 Election Debates
Transcripts of 3 Presidential Debates and one Vice Presidential Debate held in 1992
The 1992 Presidential Debates had 3 participants, President George H.W. Bush (R), Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton (D) and Businessman Ross Perot (I). The debates took place on 11 October 1992 at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, on 5 October 1992 at the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia and on 19 October 1992 at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.The single Vice Presidential Debate also had 3 participants, Vice President Dan Quayle (R), Tennessee Senator Al Gore (D) and retired Admiral James Stockdale (I). The debate took place on 13 October 1992 at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/debhis92.html1988 Election Debates
Transcripts of 2 Presidential Debates and one Vice Presidential Debate held in 1988
The 1988 Presidential Debates were between Vice President George H.W. Bush (R) and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis (D) on 25 September 1988 at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina and on 13 October 1988 at the University of California at Los Angeles.The single Vice Presidential Debate was held on 5 October 1988 between Indiana Senator Dan Quayle (R) and Texas Senator Lloyd Benson (D). The debate took place in Omaha, Nebraska's Civic Auditorium.
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/debhis88.html
History of Presidential Debates - 1858 onwards
Go to: DebatesHistory of Presidential Debates from 1858 onwards
"The debates of 1858 set the stage for Abraham Lincoln's later run for the Presidency; 1948 and 1956 were the only public debates among Presidential candidates prior to 1960; there were no Presidential debates between 1960 and 1976."
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/debhis.html
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Declaration of Independence
See also: Historic DocumentsDeclaration of Independence
Text and image of the Declaration of IndependenceGo to: Declaration of Independence
OurDocuments.gov
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=2
Declaring Independence : Drafting the Documents
Library of Congress
Main website:Go to: Declaration of Independence
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html
Chronology of Events --- 7 June 1776 to 18 January 1777
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara2.html
Drafting the Documents
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara3.html
"Fragment of the earliest known Draft of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in June 1776"
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
TranscriptionGo to: Declaration of Independence
(Italic words in parentheses are those crossed out by Jefferson in the original)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/frag.html
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"Jefferson's 'original Rough draught' of the Declaration of Independence, written in June 1776, including all the changes made later by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and other members of the committee and by Congress"
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
TranscriptionGo to: Declaration of Independence
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html
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Teaching the Declaration of Independence
ERIC Digest 472017Go to: Declaration of Independence
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS45023
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Depository Libraries
Go to: Depository LibrariesGovernment Documents Roundtable (GODORT)
"The purposes of the Government Documents Round Table are: (a) to provide a forum for discussion of problems and concerns, and for the exchange of ideas by librarians working with government documents; (b) to provide a force for initiating and supporting programs to increase availability, use and bibliographic control of documents; (c) to increase communication between documents librarians and other librarians; (d) to contribute to the extension and improvement of education and training of documents librarians."
American Library Association
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GODORT/Locate a Federal Depository Library
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.htmlToolbox for Processing and Cataloguing Federal Government Documents
Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT)
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/godort/cataloging/toolbox.htmU.S. Depository Libraries Internet Homepages
University of Idaho Library
http://drseuss.lib.uidaho.edu/govdoc/otherdep.html
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The Depression
Go to: The DepressionAmerican Life Histories
Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Library of Congress
http://rs6.loc.gov/wpaintro/wpahome.htmlThe Great Depression
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/Hooverstory/gallery06/gallery06.htmlThe Great Depression and the New Deal
Picturing the Century - 100 Years of Photography from the National Archives
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/picturing_the_century/galleries/greatdep.html#
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Desegregation
See also: Brown v. Board of EducationSee also: Civil Rights
See also: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
See also: Plessy v. Ferguson
Armed Forces - Desegregation
Go to: Desegregation13 November 2001
Black-White Relations in the U.S. Military 1940-1972
Major Alan M. Osur
Air & Space Power Chronicles
U.S. Air Force
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1981/nov-dec/osur.htm14 March 1980
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Center of Military History
U.S. Army
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/integration/IAF-FM.htm26 July 1948
Order re Desegregation of the Armed Forces
Presidential Executive Order 9981 established "the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the Government to integrating the segregated military."
President Harry S. Truman
Images and transcript
100 Milestone Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=841945-1953
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
Truman Presidential Museum & Library
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/desegregation/large/deseg1.htm
Central High School, Little Rock - Desegregation
"On the morning of September 23, 1957, nine African-American high school students faced an angry mob of over 1,000 whites protesting integration in front of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As the students were escorted inside by the Little Rock police, violence escalated and they were removed from the school. The next day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered 1,200 members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell to escort the nine students into the school."Above from the National Park Service website (see below)
Go to: DesegregationCurrent
Central High School - National Historic Site
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/chsc/6 November 1998
President Clinton signs Bill designating Little Rock Central High School a National Historic Site
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/11-1998/wh-1106.html1997
Remarks by the President in Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Desegregation of Central High School
President William J. Clinton
The National Archives
http://clinton4.nara.gov/textonly/Initiatives/OneAmerica/19970925-8917.html8 October 1957
Notes dictated by President Eisenhower for his diary re his 14 September meeting with Governor Faubus
Eisenhower Presidential Library
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/DiarynotesDDEremtgwithFaubus100857.pdf (PDF)24 September 1957
Text of telegram sent from Woodrow Wilson Mann, the Mayor of Little Rock, to President Eisenhower
"The immediate need for Federal troops is urgent."
Eisenhower Presidential Library
Page 1:
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/TelegramManntoPresident92457pg1.pdf
Page 2:
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/TelegramManntoPresident92457pg2.pdf (PDF)23 September 1957
Order re Desegregation of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Presidential Executive Order 10730 "sent Federal troops to maintain order and peace while the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas took place."
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Images and transcript of text
100 Milestone Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=8923 September 1957
Proclamation 3204 by President Eisenhower declaring an Obstruction of Justice in the State of Arkansas
"Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, or combinations, or assemblages or rebellion against the authority of the United States make it impractical to enforce the laws of the United States in any State or Territory by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State and use such of the Armed Forces as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion."
Eisenhower Presidential Library
Page 1:
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/Presreleaseproclamation3204Sept2357pg1.pdf (PDF)
Page 2:
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/Presreleaseproclamation3204Sept2357pg2.pdf (PDF)23 September 1957
Text of telegram sent from Woodrow Wilson Mann, the Mayor of Little Rock, to President Eisenhower
Mayor Mann describes the "mob" that was present at Central High School and the decision to remove the Black children for their own safety.
Eisenhower Presidential Library
Page 1:
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/TelegramManntoPresidentSept231957pg1.pdf (PDF)
Page 2:
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/TelegramManntoPresidentSept231957pg2.pdf (PDF)
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http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/TelegramManntoPresidentSept231957pg3.pdf (PDF)21 September 1957
Statement by President Eisenhower
"In the last few hours, three events of major importance have occurred in the City of Little Rock. 1. The Governor of Arkansas has withdrawn his contingent of Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock High School. 2. The Little Rock School Board has announced its intention to proceed to carry into effect its plans for school admissions. 3. The local law enforcement agencies have announced that they are prepared to maintain law and order."
Eisenhower Presidential Library
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/StatementbyPresident92157.pdf (PDF)14 September 1957
Statements to the Press by President Eisenhower and Governor Faubus after meeting in Newport, Rhode Island
Statement by the President:
"The Governor stated his intention to respect the decisions of the United States District Court"
Eisenhower Presidential Library
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/StatementsbyPresidentandFaubus91457pg1.pdf (PDF)
Statement by Governor Faubus:
"When I assured the President, as I have already done, that I expect to accept the decision of the Courts, I entertained the hope that the Department of Justice and the Federal Judiciary will act with understanding and patience in discharging their duties."
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/StatementsbyPresidentandFaubus91457pg2.pdf (PDF)12 September 1957
Copy of telegram sent by Governor Faubus of Arkansas to President Eisenhower
"I will arrive at your vacation headquarters for the conference at 9am Saturday"
Eisenhower Presidential Library
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/TelegramFaubustoPresident91257.pdf (PDF)5 September 1957
Copy of telegram sent by President Eisenhower to Governor Faubus of Arkansas
"When I became President, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. The only assurance I can give you is that the Federal Constitution will be upheld by me by every legal means at my command."
Eisenhower Presidential Library
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/LittleRock/PressReseaseofDDEtelegramtoFaubus90557.pdf (PDF)
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Digital Divide
The phrase Digital Divide is used to describe the gap between those who have access to the Internet, computers and technology and those who do not.Congressional Hearings - Digital Divide
Go to: Digital Divide25 April 2000
The Digital Divide : Field Hearing before the Subcommittee on Empowerment of the Committee on Small Business, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 106-54
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11211 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11212 (PDF)28 March 2000
Bridging the Technological Gap : Initiatives to Combat the Digital Divide : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Empowerment of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 106-48
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9603 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9606 (PDF)3 February 2000
Rural Satellite and Cable Systems Loan Guarantee Proposal and the Digital Divide in Rural America : Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 106-697
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9171 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9053 (PDF)27 July 1999
The Digital Divide : Bridging the Technology Gap : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Empowerment of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No.106-25
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9668 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9669 (PDF)
Education - Digital Divide
Go to: Digital Divide19 March 2003
Tools for Bridging the Digital Divide in Your Community
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/tool_kit.htmlOctober 2000
Internet Access and Content for Urban Schools and Communities
James M. Lonergan
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education
ED446180
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS25492July 2000
The Digital Divide and its Implications for the Language Arts
Mila Stoicheva
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
ED442138
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS25262
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Doing Business with the Government
Go to: Doing Business with the GovernmentFed Biz Ops
"FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000."
Federal Business Opportunities
http://www.eps.gov/
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Drought
See also: AgricultureSee also: The Environment
See also: Weather & Climate
Congressional Hearings - Drought
Go to: Drought5 September 2002
Decline of Oak Populations in Southern States caused by Prolonged Drought and the Red Oak Borer Insect Infestation : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 107-930
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS32381 (PDF)20 August 2002
Drought Conditions : Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 107-927
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31944 (PDF)2 July 2002
Impacts of Drought on Reclamation Projects in New Mexico : Hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session to examine the Impacts of Drought on Reclamation Projects in New Mexico, particularly the Rio Grande and Pecos River basins
Senate Hearing 107-827
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS28956 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS28957 (PDF)19 May 2001
Pacific Northwest Drought Management and Energy Availability : Oversight Field Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19921 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19922 (PDF)
Drought Assessment
. Go to: DroughtPalmer Drought Severity Index
"The Palmer Index was developed by Wayne Palmer in the 1960s and uses temperature and rainfall information in a formula to determine dryness."
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.drought.noaa.gov/palmer.htmlCurrent
U.S. Drought Assessment
Climate Prediction Center
National Weather Service
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/drought_assessment.htmlSeptember 1999
Agricultural Impacts are Severe Locally but Limited Nationally : An Economic Assessment of the 1999 Drought
Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 755
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS34613 (PDF)
Drought Assistance
Go to: DroughtEmergency Conservation Program (ECP)
"ECP shares with agricultural producers the cost of rehabilitating eligible farmlands damaged by natural disaster. During severe drought, ECP also provides emergency water assistance — both for livestock and for existing irrigation systems for orchards and vineyards."
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/ecp.htmEmergency Disaster Designation and Declaration Process
Agricultural "producers may apply for low-interest emergency (EM) loans in counties named as primary or contiguous under a disaster designation. Four types of disaster designations are made: 1) Presidential major disaster declaration, 2) USDA Secretarial disaster designation, 3) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification and 4) Quarantine designation."
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/EMProcess04.htmEmergency Haying and Grazing Assistance
"Emergency haying and grazing of certain Conservation Reserve Program acreage may be made available in areas suffering from weather-related natural disaster."
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/emhaygrz.htmEmergency Loan Assistance (EM)
"USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides emergency loans to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine."
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/emloan.htmEmergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
"The purpose of the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program is to undertake emergency measures, including the purchase of flood plain easements, for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood or any other natural occurrence is causing or has caused a sudden impairment of the watershed."
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ewp/index.htmlNoninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
"USDA's Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occurs due to natural disasters."
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/nap.htm2993 Non-Fat Dry Milk Livestock Assistance
"On April 8, 2003, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide surplus USDA stocks of non-fat dry milk to livestock producers in areas hardest hit by continuing drought."
Farm Service Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/ndm.htm
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Earthquakes
Buildings & Earthquakes
Go to: Earthquakes11 August 2003
Monitoring Earthquake Shaking in Buildings to Reduce Loss of Life and Property
US Geological Survey Fact Sheet 068-03
Main Website
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/
Monitoring the Onset of Structural Damage
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/mon.html
Evaluating Earthquake Protection
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/eval.html
Shaking in an Irregular Structure
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/irr.html
Assessing the Safety of Buildings after an Earthquake
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/safe.html
Capturing Building Performance
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/perf.htmlApril 2000
Seismic Instrumentation of Buildings
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-157
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS181811996
USGS response to an Urban Earthquake : Northridge [California] 1994
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-263
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1996
Current Earthquakes
Go to: EarthquakesCurrent Earthquakes
"This list contains all [worldwide] earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 catalogued in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red." Earthquakes are identified by magnitude, date, time, latitude & longitude, depth and region.
Earthquake Hazards Program
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html
Earthquake Hazards Program
Go to: EarthquakesEarthquake Hazards Program
This U.S. Geological Survey program is part of "our effort to reduce earthquake hazard in the United States."
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Terminology - Earthquakes
Go to: EarthquakesEarthquake Terminology
Earthquake Hazards Program
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/image_glossary/
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Economic Indicators
See also: Economics & FinanceConsumer Price Indices
Go to: Economic IndicatorsCurrent
Consumer Price Indices
"The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services."
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Economic Indicators
Go to: Economic Indicatorsfrom April 1995 onwards
Economic Indicators
"This monthly compilation is prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance."
GPO Access
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html
Gross Domestic Product
Go to: Economic IndicatorsCurrent
Gross Domestic Product
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce
http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/home/gdp.htm
U.S. Economy at a Glance
Go to: Economic IndicatorsCurrent
U.S. Economy at a Glance
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/eag/home.htm
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Economics & Finance
See: BankruptcySee also: The Budget
See also: Currency
See also: The Depression
See also: Economic Indicators
See also: Federal Reserve
See also: The Public Debt
See also: Salaries
See also: Taxes
See also: Trade & Export Go to: Table of Contents
Education
See also: ChildrenSee also: Education - Digital Divide
See also: ERIC
See also: Kid Stuff
See also: Military Education
See also: No Child Left Behind Act
See also: School Crime
Adopted Children - Education
Go to: Education1999
Adopted Children in the Early Childhood Classroom
Judith E. Stroud, James C. Stroud and Lynn M. Staley
ED426819
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23823
Educational Attainment
Go to: EducationEducational Attainment
"Educational Attainment data are collected annually in the Current Population Survey (CPS) and reported every March for the Nation, with limited detail for states and some metropolitan areas. Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected topics are listed below."
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.htmEducational Attainment in the United States from 1995 onwards
"This report provides information on basic educational trends and attainment levels across many segments of the U.S. population. The findings are based on data collected in the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Bureau of the Census and refer to the population 25 years and over unless otherwise specified."
U.S. Census Bureau
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6304
National Debate Topics
Go to: EducationNational Debate Topics for High Schools from 1996-1997 onwards
Each year the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Speech, Debate & Theatre Association chooses the national high school debate topic. Under the provisions of Title 44 of the U.S. Code, the Library of Congress then produces a compilation of materials on the annual topic. These compilations are published as a Senate Document.
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/debatetopic.html
School Buses
Go to: EducationSchool Bus Recalls from January 1997 onwards
Office of Defects Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/schoolbusrecalls.htmSchool Bus Safety Program
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/
Statistics - Education
Go to: EducationNational Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Electronic Catalogue
"NCES is the primary Federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations."
The entries in this searchable database date from 1980 onwards
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
U.S. Department of Education
Go to: EducationU.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
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Elections
See also: DebatesSee also: Electoral College
Federal Election Commission
Go to: ElectionsFederal Election Commission
"In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections."
http://www.fec.gov/
Legislation - Elections
Go to: ElectionsFederal Election Campaign Laws
"The text of the “Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 1971,” as amended, the “Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act,” as amended, and the “Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act,” as amended, contained in titles 2 and 26 of the United States Code."
Also included is the "text of additional provisions of the United States Code, which are not in the FECA but may be relevant to persons involved with Federal elections, current through November 2002."
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/law/feca.pdf (PDF)
State Boards of Elections
Go to: ElectionsState Boards of Elections
Contact information for State Boards of Elections in all 50 States, as well as the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/pages/stateboard.html
Statistics - Elections
Go to: ElectionsFederal Elections '96
"Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives"
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/cover.htmNational Voter Registration and Turnout in Presidential Elections, 1960-1992
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/votregis/turn/turn.htmNational Voter Registration and Turnout, 1996 Election
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/pages/96to.htm
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Electoral College
See also: ElectionsSee also: The Presidency
Electoral College Results
Go to: Electoral CollegeElectoral College Results
The National Archives
2000 Presidential Election
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/2000/members.html
1996 Presidential Election
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/votes/members_1996.html
1992 Presidential Election
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/votes/1992.html
1789-1996 Electoral College Box Scores
Candidates, Electoral Votes, Popular Votes & Election Notes
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/votes/index.html
1789-2000 Electoral College Votes by State
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/votes/index.html#state
Federal Electoral Commission of 1877
Go to: Electoral CollegeThe Proceedings of the Federal Electoral Commission of 1877
Congressional Record - Volume 5, Part 4
American Memory Collection
The Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwec.html
Federalist Paper No. 68
Go to: Electoral College14 March 1788
"The Mode of Electing the President"
Alexander Hamilton
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/fed/fed_68.html
Procedures
"Each State is allocated a number of Electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) plus the number of its U.S. Representatives (which may change each decade according to the size of each State's population as determined in the Census)."Go to: Electoral CollegeCurrent
How the Electoral College Works
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecworks.htmCurrent
A Procedural Guide to the Electoral College
The Federal Register, The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/procedural_guide.html
State Electoral Votes
Go to: Electoral College1981-2010
Number of Electoral Votes allocated by State
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/pages/elecvote.htm
2004 Presidential Election
Go to: Electoral CollegeKey Dates, Events & Information
The Federal Register, The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/2004/dates.html
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Energy
See also: Arctic Energy ResourcesSee also: Environment
Fossil Fuels
Go to: EnergyFossil Energy Projects by State
Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/projectdatabase/stateprofiles/index.htmlOffice of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/reserves/heatingoil/Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/reserves/
Nuclear Energy
Go to: Energy2003
Nuclear Reactors Built, Being Built, or Planned : 2003 In the United States
Office of Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.ne.doe.gov/reports/bluebook2003.pdf (PDF)Office of Nuclear Energy, Science & Technology
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.ne.doe.gov/
Renewable Energy
Go to: EnergyBioenergy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/bioenergy.htmlGeothermal Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/geothermal.htmlHydrogen Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydrogen.htmlHydropower
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydropower.htmlOcean Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/ocean.htmlSolar Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/solar.htmlWind Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/wind.html
U.S. Department of Energy
Go to: EnergyMain website
http://www.doe.gov/engine/content.do
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The Environment
See also: The ArcticSee also: Drought
See also: Energy
See also: Earthquakes
See also: Weather & Climate
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Go to: The EnvironmentU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Main website
http://www.epa.gov/
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ERIC
See also: Education"ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. Our version of the Database [is] ... updated monthly [and] provides access to ERIC Document citations from 1966 [onwards] ... and ERIC Journal citations from 1966" onwards.
ERIC is available through the City College Licensed Resources webpage.
Click on the ERIC link on the right hand side of the screen.
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html
Go to: ERICThe Educator's Reference Desk
This resource offers access to Resource Guides, Lesson Plans and the ERIC Database.
The Educators Reference Desk/ERIC is available through the City College Licensed Resources webpage.
Click on the ERIC link on the right hand side of the screen.
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.htmlERIC Digests
"ERIC Digests are: 1) short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education, 2) targeted specifically for teachers, administrators, policymakers and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community and 3) designed to provide an overview of information on a given topic, plus references to items providing more detailed information."
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/index/
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Ethics
See also: Ethics - JudgesCongressional Ethics
Go to: EthicsEthics Manual for Members, Officers and Employees of the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/ethics/Ethicforward.htmlAn Overview of the Senate Code of Conduct and Related Laws
(May 2003)
Senate Print 108-23
http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/code.pdf (PDF)House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
http://www.house.gov/ethics/Senate Select Committee on Ethics
"The Senate Select Committee on Ethics is authorized to publish regulations necessary to implement the Senate Code of Official Conduct, and to issue interpretative rulings and advisory opinions regarding the application of any law, rule, or regulation within the Committee’s jurisdiction."
U.S. Senate
http://ethics.senate.gov/
Executive Branch Ethics
Go to: EthicsStandards of Ethical Conduct for Members of the Executive Branch
(October 2002)
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/reference/rfsoc_02.txt (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS26799 (PDF)Transition to a New Presidential Administration : Ethics Restrictions
Information for people both entering and leaving Government service including the protection of Federal records and other documents, possible restriction on employment after Government service,.disclosure of contacts with lobbyists and the possible misuse of Government resources while job seeking
Office of Personnel Management
http://www.opm.gov/transition/trans20r-ch2.htm
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
Go to: EthicsGovernment Ethics Newsgram
This title was published three times a year from 1994 through Spring 2002. Most of the published issues are available online in PDF format. A few issues are also available in HTML format.
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/forms_pubs_other_pg2.html#Anchor-Governmen-39320Office of Government Ethics
Created by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is part of the Executive Branch. It's mission is "to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do occur."
http://www.usoge.gov/Understanding the Revolving Door
"A general discussion about how the Federal ethics laws and restrictions may affect individuals, both while looking for a job and after leaving the Government"
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/pamphlets/phrevdoor_00.pdf (PDF)
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The Federal Reserve System
"On December 23, 1913, the Federal Reserve System, which serves as the nation's central bank, was created by an act of Congress. The System consists of a seven member Board of Governors with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and twelve Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the United States."Board of Governors - The Federal Reserve
Go to: The Federal ReserveBoard of Governors - The Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/frseries/frseri.htm
Federal Reserve Banks & Districts
Go to: The Federal ReserveCurrent
Federal Reserve Banks and Districts
The Federal Reserve
http://www.federalreserve.gov/otherfrb.htm14 March 2003
Federal Reserve Banks : Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls
GAO Report 03-525 R
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS43979 (PDF)September 2002
Federal Reserve System : Update on GAO's 1996 Recommendations
GAO Report 02-774
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31997 (PDF)29 August 2002
Federal Reserve Banks : Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls
GAO Report 02-1018 R
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31818 (PDF)October 1998
Federal Reserve Banks : Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls : Report to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
GAO Report AIMD-99-6
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS17706 (PDF)February 1996
Federal Reserve Banks : Internal Control, Accounting and Auditing Issues : Report
GAO Report AIMD-96-5
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21103 (PDF)13 March 2001
Proposals to Permit Payment of Interest on Business Checking Accounts and Sterile Reserves maintained at Federal Reserve Banks : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
Serial No. 107-4
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15298 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15299 (PDF)July 2000
Federal Reserve Banks : Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls : Report to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
GAO Report AIMD-00-218
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7505 (PDF)
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Go to: The Federal Reserve1997 onwards
Federal Reserve Bulletin
The Federal Reserve
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23404
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Geography
Census Geography
Go to: GeographyGeographic Areas Reference Manual
"The Geographic Areas Reference Manual describes in great detail the basic geographic entities the Census Bureau uses in its various data tabulations and documents the purposes, definitions, standards, criteria and procedures used to select, define, delineate and revise these geographic entities."
U.S. Census Bureau>br> http://www.census.gov/geo/www/garm.htmlU.S. Gazetteer
"This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs [Minor Civic Divisions] by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code. Note: ZIP code boundaries do not necessarily match place boundaries."The statistics available include Population, Households, Sex, Race, Family Type, Household Type, Language, Ancestry, Marital Status, Place of Work, Travel Time to Work, Means of Transportation to Work, Educational Attainment, School Enrollment, Household Income and Poverty Status.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Geographic Names
Go to: GeographyGeographic Names Information System (GNIS)
"The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and its territories. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates. The GNIS is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names information."
U.S. Geological Survey
http://geonames.usgs.gov/Records & Policies of the Post Office Department Relating to Place Names
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/post_offices/post_office_place_naming.htmlU.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
"The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a Federal body created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947.... the Board is authorized to establish and maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government."
U.S. Geological Survey
http://geonames.usgs.gov/bgn.html
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Health
See also: AbortionSee also: Aging
See also: AIDS & HIV
See also: Government Views of SARS
See also: Medicare
See also: Nursing Homes
See also: Prescription Drugs
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Go to: HealthCenters for Disease Control (CDC)
"CDC's mission [is] to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability."
Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.cdc.gov/
Clinical Trials
Go to: HealthClinicalTrials.gov
"ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations and phone numbers for more details"
National Institutes of Health
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
Consumer Health Information
Go to: HealthMedLine Plus
An enormous compendium of health information, MedLine Plus includes a medical dictionary and encyclopedia, directories of doctors, dentists & hospitals and facts about both prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as information on over 650 diseases and conditions. The site is updated daily.
The National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
National Library of Medicine
Go to: HealthHistory of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/hmd.htmlMain website
The National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
The National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
PubMed
Go to: HealthPubMed
"PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals."
National Library of Medicine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Statistics - Health
Go to: HealthCancer Statistics
National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov/statistics/National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htmNational Diabetes Statistics
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/index.htm
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Go to: HealthMain website
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
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Historic Documents
See also: Congressional DocumentsSee also: The Constitution
See also: Declaration of Independence
See also: Serial Set
See also: Treaties & International Agreements
100 Milestone Documents
Go to: Historic Documents100 Milestone Documents
"A list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965."
National Archives
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/
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House Committees
See also: CongressSee also: Senate Committees
See also: U.S. House of Representatives
See also: U.S. Senate
Go to: House CommitteesCommittee on Agriculture
http://agriculture.house.gov/Committee on Appropriations
http://appropriations.house.gov/Committee on Armed Services
http://armedservices.house.gov/Committee on the Budget
http://www.house.gov/budget/Committee on Education and the Workforce
http://edworkforce.house.gov/Committee on Energy and Commerce
http://energycommerce.house.gov/Committee on Financial Services
http://financialservices.house.gov/Committee on Government Reform
http://reform.house.gov/Committee on House Administration
http://www.house.gov/cha/Committee on International Relations
http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/Committee on the Judiciary
http://www.house.gov/judiciary/Committee on Resources
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/Committee on Rules
http://www.house.gov/rules/Committee on Science
http://www.house.gov/science/Committee on Small Business
http://www.house.gov/smbiz/Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
http://www.house.gov/ethics/Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
http://www.house.gov/transportation/Committee on Veterans Affairs
http://veterans.house.gov/Committee on Ways and Means
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Joint Economic Committee
http://www.house.gov/jec/Joint Committee on Printing
http://www.house.gov/jcp/Joint Committee on Taxation
http://www.house.gov/jct/House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
http://intelligence.house.gov/Select Committee on Homeland Security
http://hsc.house.gov/
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International Monetary Fund
"The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty."Lending
Go to: International Monetary FundApril 2004
Debt Relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/hipc.htmApril 2004
The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)
"The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) is the IMF's low-interest lending facility for low-income countries. PRGF-supported programs are underpinned by comprehensive country-owned poverty reduction strategies."
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/prgf.htmApril 2003
How Does the IMF Lend?
IMF Fact Sheet
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/howlend.htm
Main website
Go to: International Monetary FundMain website
http://www.imf.org/ (English)
http://www.imf.org/external/ara/index.htm (Arabic)
http://www.imf.org/external/fra/index.asp (French)
http://www.imf.org/external/esl/index.asp (Spanish)
Surveillance
"In today's globalized economy, where the economic and financial policies of one country may affect many other countries, it is essential to have an international forum that can monitor economic developments on a global scale. With its nearly universal membership of 184 countries, the IMF plays that role."Go to: International Monetary Fund10 April 2003
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Surveillance : Operational Responses, the Agenda Ahead and Next Steps
IMF Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 03/50
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2003/pn0350.htmApril 2003
Surveillance
IMF Fact Sheet
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/surv.htm1997
The Role of the IMF : Financing and Its Interactions with Adjustment and Surveillance
Paul R. Masson and Michael Mussa
IMF Pamphlet No. 50
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/pam/pam50/pam50con.htm
Technical Assistance
Go to: International Monetary Fund17 March 2004
IMF Executive Board Reviews Technical Assistance
IMF Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 04/21
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2004/pn0421.htmMarch 2003
Technical Assistance
IMF Fact Sheet
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/tech.htm
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Judges
See also: CourtsEthics - Judges
Go to: JudgesCode of Conduct for United States Judges
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/guide/vol2/ch1.html
History - Judges
Go to: JudgesHistory of Federal Judgeships
"The History of Federal Judgeships documents the process for soliciting and evaluating requests for additional appellate and district court judgeships, as well as for forwarding recommendations for these judgeships to Congress. Information on this site focuses on appellate and district court judgeships, but also includes historic information on authorized judgeships for all courts and judgeship appointments by presidents since 1933."
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/history/contents.html
Salaries - Judges
Go to: JudgesFebruary 2001
Federal Judicial Pay Erosion : A Report on the Need for Reform
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialpay.pdf (PDF)
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Justice System
See: CourtsSee also: Judges
See also: Juveniles - Criminal Justice
See also: Law Enforcement
See also: Legislation Go to: Table of Contents
Juveniles - Criminal Justice
See also: ChildrenSee also: Courts
See also: Juveniles - Probation
Arrests - Juveniles
Go to: Juveniles - Criminal JusticeApril 2003
Race as a Factor in Juvenile Arrests
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS34535 (PDF)1995 onwards
Juvenile Arrests
Annual Report - Scroll down to date wanted
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3190 (Text and PDF versions of Reports)
Death Penalty - Juveniles
Go to: Juveniles - Criminal JusticeJuvenile Death Penalty Facts
This resource contains information about both Kentucky and other States
"The JJAC is Kentucky’s federally mandated State Advisory Group (SAG) on juvenile justice issues."
Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JACC)
http://www.jjac.state.ky.us/JDP_Facts.htm
Illegal Drugs - Juveniles
Go to: Juveniles - Criminal JusticeSeptember 2001
Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1989-1998
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15141 (PDF)May 2000
Ten Steps for Implementing a Program of Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS41077 (PDF)24 June 1997
Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention : Multiple Youth Programs raise Questions of Efficiency and Effectiveness : Statement of Carlotta C. Joyner, Director, Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education and Human Services Division, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives
General Accounting Office Report T-HEHS-97-166
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13859April 1997
Hair Assays and Urinalysis Results for Juvenile Drug Offenders : A Summary of Research
National Institute of Justice
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/fs000171.txt29 December 1993
Drug use among Youth : No Simple Answers to Guide Prevention
Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate
General Accounting Office Report HRD-94-24
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39773
Juveniles in Court
Go to: Juveniles - Criminal Justice1993 onwards
Juvenile Court Statistics
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Annual Report - Scroll down to date wanted
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS163271992 onwards
Offenders in Juvenile Courts
Annual Report - Scroll down to date wanted
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4089
School Crime
Go to: Juveniles - Criminal JusticeAugust 2002
School Crime Patterns : A National Profile of U.S. Public High Schools using Rates of Crime Reported to Police : Report on the Study on School Violence and Prevention
"This report was prepared for the U.S. Department of Education under Contract No. EA96055001"
U.S. Department of Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS24086 (PDF)15 May 2000
School Crime Prevention Programs : Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 106-1010
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15572 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15573 (PDF)1999 onwards
Indicators of School Crime and Safety
Annual Report
National Center of Education Statistics
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9947 (PDF)
Youth Violence
Go to: Juveniles - Criminal JusticeJune 2002
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention : a Sourcebook for Community Action
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS27223 (PDF versions in both English and Spanish)2000
Youth Violence Prevention Resources
January 1990 through September 2000 : 3723 Citations
Current Bibliographies in Medicine 2000-8
"This bibliography reviews what has been written in the literature on the topic of youth violence for the past ten years. It focuses on the professional literature but newspaper articles have also been included. Its primary focus is youth violence in the United States with the exclusion of violence as it relates to war trauma. The citations are mainly in English or Spanish. Internet addresses have been provided for those citations that link back to PubMed, ERIC and other systems that allow free access to abstracts or full text of the citations."
The National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14580 (PDF)28 September 1999
Juvenile Intervention Programs that Work
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session on Examining Juvenile Crime Prevention and Intervention Funding and Strategies, Focusing on State Juvenile Court System Assistance, Detention Space, Alternative Intervention Programs; and the Boys and Girls Club of America
Senate Hearing 106-900
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11294 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11295 (PDF)
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Kid Stuff
See also: ChildrenSee also: Education
See also: No Child Left Behind Act
Go to: Kid StuffAmerica's Story
"Here, you can discover what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated. (You will be surprised.) Or you can read about other "Amazing Americans" such as Buffalo Bill Cody and his "Wild West" show; the heroism of Harriet Tubman, who helped many slaves escape bondage; the music of jazz great Duke Ellington; or the inventions of Thomas Edison. (You will even be able to see his first motion picture!)"
Library of Congress
http://www.americasstory.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgiBen's Guide to U.S. Government Information for Kids
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4670CIA's Homepage for Kids
Divided into K-5 and 6-12 level resources, this website includes "Try A Disguise" and "Break A Code" games, geography trivia and word puzzles, as well as information on the CIA Canine Corps and the Agency's Aerial Photography Pigeons.
Central Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index_2.shtml (K-5th Grade)
http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index.shtml (6th-12th Grades)FBI Kids Page
Darrell and Shirley, two fictional Black Lab dogs who "sniff for bombs at the FBI" are the guides for K-5th Graders, while 6th-12th Graders can learn about the history of the FBI and the FBI's working dogs, as well play games including the "Special Agent Challenge."
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/kidsk5th.htm (K-5th Grade)
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm (6th-12th Grades)FEMA for Kids
Herman is FEMA's cartoon "spokescrab for the site. This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/kids/HIP Pocket Change
Games, Cartoons, a Time Machine, Coin News and information about the new nickel
United States Mint
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/Kids' Corner
"Learn About the U.S. Census, get Facts about your State and have fun with Quiz Questions"
U.S. Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.htmlKids Main Page - NASA
"A site rich with activities and links to stories, games and fun facts"
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.htmlLife in the White House
There are special resources and activities on this website for both "older" and "younger" children. Older children can take history quizzes, learn about artists whose work is displayed in the White House and play a word game, while younger children can choose between "Barney's Historical ABCs," the "Concentration Word Game" and pages to print out and color.
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/index.htmlMoney Central Station
Divided into areas for ages 5-8 and 9-13, the 5-8 site is called "Bucky's Fair" and the children can play games and find out about money with this colorful carnival theme resource. The activities for the older children are presented using a "Treasure Trove" spaceship theme.
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
http://www.moneyfactory.com/kids/start.htmlU.S. Department of State for Youth This page is primarily geared toward older children, but there is a link for children from K-6th Grade that features games to teach children about the State Department. Activities for older children are divided into 5 main categories, "Who," "What," "When," Where" and "Why." There are also links for parents and educators.
Department of State
http://www.future.state.gov/
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Law Enforcement
See also: CriminalsSee also: Courts
See also: Electronic Surveillance
See also: Juveniles - Criminal Justice
See also: Probation
See also: Wiretapping
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
"The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those
organizations and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States"
Above from main website (see below)
Go to: Law EnforcementDrug Trafficking
Drug Trafficking in the United States
Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/drug_trafficking.htmlHistory of the DEA
A Tradition of Excellence : The History of the DEA from 1973 to 1998
Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/history/index.htmlMain website
Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/Statistics - Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/statistics.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
"The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice. It has the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes assigned to it. The FBI also is authorized to provide other law enforcement agencies with cooperative services, such as fingerprint identification, laboratory examinations and police training."Above is from the main website (see below)
Go to: Law EnforcementFBI Field Offices
http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htmFBI History
http://www.fbi.gov/fbihistory.htmFBI Main website
http://www.fbi.gov/FBI Most Wanted List
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant.htm
Federal Bureau of Prisons (FOP)
Inmates - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Inmate Locator
"You may search the database using the inmate's Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, INS Number, or by using the inmate's first and last name. Our database includes all Federal inmates from 1982 to present."
Federal Bureau of Prisons
http://inmateloc.bop.gov/locatordocs/home.jspInmate Programs and Services
"Each Bureau facility offers the following programs and services, which vary based on the characteristics and needs of the specific inmate population ... Institution Designation and Orientation, Classification and Unit Management, Work Programs, Education, Vocational Training, and Job Training, Substance Abuse Treatment, Health Care Services, Mental Health Treatment and Counseling, Religious Programs, Personal Property, Visiting, Telephones and Correspondence, Temporary Releases From Custody [and] Release and Employment Preparation.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
http://www.bop.gov/ipapg/ipaover.html
Statistics - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Go to: Law EnforcementQuick Facts
Federal Bureau of Prisons
http://www.bop.gov/fact0598.html
U.S. Marshals Service
"America's Oldest Federal Law Enforcement Agency ... Since 1789, U.S. Marshals have served the nation ... The Marshals Service ... is involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative. Approximately 4,000 Deputy Marshals and career employees perform the following nationwide, day-to-day missions : [1] Fugitive Investigations, [2] Protecting the Courts, [3] Prisoner Custody & Transportation, [4] Witness Security, [5] Asset Seizure and [6] Special Operations & Programs."Above from the "Marshals Service Mission" page of the main website (see below)
Go to: Law EnforcementFacts & Figures - U.S. Marshals
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/factsheets/glance02.htm15 Most Wanted - U.S. Marshals
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/wanted/wanted.htmlHistory of the U.S. Marshals Service
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/usmshist.htmlMain Website - U.S. Marshals
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/Witness Security Program - U.S. Marshals
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/factsheets/witsec02.htm
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Legal Resources
See: Brown v. Board of EducationSee also: Civil Rights Act of 1964
See also: Code of Federal Regulations
See also: The Constitution
See also: Courts
See also: Juveniles - Criminal Justice
See also: Law Enforcement
See also: Legislation
See also: Military Courts-Martial
See also: No Child Left Behind Act
See also: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
See also: Roe v. Wade
See also: U.S. Code Go to: Table of Contents
Legislation
See also: Civil Rights Act of 1964See also: Legislation - Agriculture
See also: Legislation - Aviation
See also: Legislation - Banks
See also: Legislation - Civil Rights
See also: Legislation - Elections
See also: Legislation - Privacy
See also: Legislation - Railroads
See also: Legislation - Taxes
See also: Legislation - Transportation
See also: No Child Left Behind Act
See also: Plessy v. Ferguson
See also: Roe v. Wade
See also: U.S. Code
Legislative Process
Go to: LegislationEnactment of a Law
U.S. Senate
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.htmlHow Our Laws are Made
U.S. House of Representatives
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
Public & Private Laws
"Public Laws: Most laws passed by Congress are public laws. Public laws affect society as a whole. Public laws citations include the abbreviation, Pub.L., the Congress number (e.g. 107), and the number of the law. For example: Pub.L. 107-006.""Private laws: Affect an individual, family, or small group. Private laws are enacted to assist citizens that have been injured by government programs or who are appealing an executive agency ruling such as deportation. Private laws citations include the abbreviation, Pvt.L., the Congress number (e.g. 107), and the number of the law. For example: Pvt.L. 107-006"
Above from Public & Private Laws from 104th Congress (1995-1996) onwards (See below)
Go to: LegislationPublic & Private Laws from 104th Congress (1995-1996) onwards
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html
Thomas
Go to: LegislationThomas - Legislative Information on the Internet
Thomas (named for Thomas Jefferson) is the portal for "Legislative Information on the Internet." Resources include Public Laws from the 93rd Congress onwards, Quick Search of Text of Bills, Bill Summaries & Status, Roll Call Votes for both the Senate and the House, as well as the text of The Congressional Record from the 101st Congress onwards and links to House and Senate Committees and Committee Reports.
Library of Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/
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Libraries & Archives
See also: Depository LibrariesSee also: Presidential Libraries & Papers
Library of Congress
See also: CopyrightGo to: Libraries & ArchivesAmerican Memory Collections
"American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections."
http://memory.loc.gov/Library of Congress Online Catalogue
http://catalog.loc.gov/Main website
http://www.loc.gov/Today in History
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
National Archives
Go to: Libraries & ArchivesCiting Records in the National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/publications/general_information_leaflets/17.htmlGenealogy & the National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/index.htmlGuide to Federal Records in the National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/federal_records_guide/Main website
http://www.archives.gov/
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Medicare
See also: AgingSee also: Nursing Homes - Medicare
See also: Prescription Drugs - Medicare Coverage
Medicare
Future of Medicare
Go to: MedicareNational Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
Created in 1997, the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare "is charged with examining the Medicare program and making recommendations to strengthen and improve it in time for the retirement of the "Baby Boomers.'"16 March 1999
Building a Better Medicare for Today and Tomorrow
Final Report of the Commission
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
http://medicare.commission.gov/medicare/bbmtt31599.html1997-1999
Main website
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
http://medicare.commission.gov/medicare/index.html22 September 1999
Strengthening Medicare for Future Generations : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session
Serial No. 106-48
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7067 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7068 (PDF)
History of Medicare
Go to: MedicareDavid A. Kopelman Oral History
Transcript of an oral history interview with David A. Kopelman. In 1965 Mr. Kopelman became a member of the Task Force which "was responsible for planning for how the health insurance program [Medicare] would be administered."
Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/history/davidkoral.htmlEvolution of Medicare : From Idea to Law
Peter A. Corning
Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/history/corning.htmlHistory of CMS
"In 1965, the Social Security Act established both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare was a responsibility of the Social Security Administration (SSA), while Federal assistance to the State Medicaid programs was administered by the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). SSA and SRS were agencies in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). In 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration [HCFA] was created under HEW to effectively coordinate Medicare and Medicaid. In 1980 HEW was divided into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)." The name of the HFCA was changed in 2001 to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/about/history/
Overview of Medicare
Go to: Medicare27 February 1997
Medicare and Health Care Chartbook
House Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/house/ways-and-means/
Oversight of Medicare
Go to: MedicareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Programs for which CMS is responsible include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), HIPAA [The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996], and CLIA [Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments]."
Main website
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp
Reimbursement - Medicare
Go to: Medicare15 March 2004
Federal Payment Methodology to Medicare Health Plans
Press Release, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?Counter=97816 January 2004
Higher Payment Rates for Medicare Health Plans Announced
Press Release, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?Counter=94430 January 2003
Medicare Reimbursement for Physicians and Hospitals : Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Special Hearing
Senate Hearing 108-223
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS43381 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS43382 (PDF)7 June 2000
Medicare will Reimburse for all Routine Patient Care Costs for Those in Clinical Trials
"Today, President Clinton will issue an Executive Memorandum directing the Medicare program to revise its payment policy and immediately begin to explicitly reimburse providers for the cost of routine patient care associated with participation in clinical trials, and to take additional action to promote the participation of Medicare beneficiaries in clinical trials for all diseases."
White House Press Release
National Archives
http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/New/html/20000607.html
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Military
See also: American Forces Radio & TelevisionSee also: Armed Forces - Desegregation
See also: D-Day
See also: Military Courts-Martial
See also: Military Documents
See also: Military Justice - Death Penalty
See also: Naval Aviation
See also: Veterans
The Air Force
Go to: MilitaryMain Website
http://www.af.mil/
The Army
Go to: MilitaryMain Website
http://www.army.mil/
The Coast Guard
Go to: MilitaryMain Website
http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
Go to: MilitaryMain Website
The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.. The collective body of the JCS is headed by the Chairman (or the Vice Chairman in the Chairman's absence) ... Responsibilities as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff take precedence over duties as the Chiefs of Military Services."
http://www.dtic.mil/jcs/
The Marines
Go to: MilitaryHeadquarters Website
http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/hqmcmain.nsf/frontpage
Military Education
Go to: MilitaryAir Force Academy
http://www.usafa.af.mil/Air Force Institute of Technology
http://www.afit.af.mil/Air University
http://www.au.af.mil/Coast Guard Academy
http://www.cga.edu/Coast Guard Institute
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/National Defense University
http://www.ndu.edu/National War College
http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/index.htmNaval Academy:
http://www.usna.edu/Naval Postgraduate School
http://www.nps.edu/Naval War College
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/Marine Corps University
http://www.mcu.usmc.milU.S. Army War College and Carlisle Barracks
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/U.S. Military Academy, West Point
http://www.usma.edu/
The Navy
See also: Naval AviationGo to: MilitaryU.S. Navy Main Website
http://www.navy.mil/
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Native Americans
American Memory Collections - Native Americans
Go to: Native Americans1907-1930
The North American Indian : Photographic Images
Edward S.Curtis
"In over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative, Curtis portrayed the traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes. The twenty volumes, each with an accompanying portfolio, are organized by tribes and culture areas encompassing the Great Plains, Great Basin, Plateau Region, Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. Featured here are all of the published photogravure images including over 1500 illustrations bound in the text volumes, along with over 700 portfolio plates."
American Memory Collection, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html1860-1920
History of the American West
Includes materials that "show the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River"
American Memory Collection, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html1851 onwards
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
"Over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau"
American Memory Collection, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/wauhtml/aipnhome.html
Housing - Native Americans
Go to: Native Americans28 August 2002
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 : Report (to accompany S. 1210)
Senate Report 107-246
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22741 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22742 (PDF)October 2000
One-stop Mortgage Center Initiative in Indian Country : A Report to the President
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS27943 (PDF)November 1998
Native American Housing : Information on HUD's Funding of Indian Housing Programs
GAO Report RCED-99-16
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11307 (PDF)12 March 1997
Native American Housing : Challenges facing HUD's Indian Housing Program : Statement of Judy A. England-Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, before the Senate Committees on Indian Affairs and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
GAO Report T-RCED-97-105
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10574 (PDF)
Languages - Native Americans
Go to: Native Americans15 March 2003
Native American Languages Act : Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session on S. 575, to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the Support of the Native American Language Survival Schools
Senate Hearing 108-107
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS392013 October 2000
Amending the Native American Languages Act to provide for the Support of Native American Language Survival Schools and for other purposes : Report (to accompany S. 2688)
Senate Report 106-467
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7332 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7333 (PDF)1890
Map of Linguistic Stocks of American Indians
American Memory Collection, Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/gmd:@field(TITLE+@od1(Map+of+linguistic+stocks+of+American+Indians+))
Music - Native American
Go to: Native AmericansOmaha Indian Music
This "multiformat ethnographic field collection" includes items dating from 1895 to 1999 and includes wax cylinder recordings, songs and speeches, interviews with members of the Omaha tribe, photographs, field notes, tape logs and other research materials."
American Memory Collection, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/omhhtml/omhhome.html
Statistics - Native Americans
Go to: Native Americans1990 onwards
American Indian and Alaskan Native Populations
Data includes the 1990 Federal Census and the 2000 Federal Census, as well as Population estimates and projections
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/indian.html
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No Child Left Behind Act
See also: ChildrenSee also: Education
See also: Kid Stuff
Go to: No Child Left Behind ActAugust 2003
No Child Left Behind : A Toolkit for Teachers
U.S. Department of Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS36355 (PDF)2003
No Child Left Behind : A Parents' Guide
U.S. Department of Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39194 (PDF)September 2002
No Child Left Behind : A Desktop Reference
U.S. Department of Education
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23531 (PDF)8 January 2002
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Public Law 107-110
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS18584 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS18585 (PDF)13 December 2001
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 : Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1. 2001
House Report 107-334
U.S. House of Representatives
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS17173 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS17174 (PDF)
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Nursing Homes
See also: AgingSee also: Prescription Drugs
See also: Social Security
Fraud & Overcharges - Nursing Homes
Go to: Nursing HomesMarch 1998
Fraud and Abuse in Nursing Home Arrangements with Hospices
Office of Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/alertsandbulletins/hospice.pdf (PDF)16 April 1997
Nursing Homes : Too early to assess new Efforts to Control Fraud and Abuse : Statement of Leslie G. Aronovitz, Associate Director, Health Financing and Systems Issues, Health, Education and Human Services Division, before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives
GAO Report T-HEHS-97-114
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13581 (PDF)March 1995
Medicare, tighter Rules needed to curtail Overcharges for Therapy in Nursing Homes : Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives
GAO Report HEHS-95-23
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS40014 (PDF)
Medicare - Nursing Homes
Go to: Nursing Homes8 August 2003
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : Medicare Program : Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities -- Update
GAO Report 03-1087R
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS37825 (PDF)December 2002
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Medicare Payments exceed Costs for Most but not all Facilities
GAO Report -03-183
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS30734 (PDF)August 2001
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Services Excluded from Medicare's Daily Rate need to be Reevaluated : Report to the Congressional Committees
GAO Report 01-816
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15350 (PDF)December 1999
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Medicare Payment Changes require Provider Adjustments but Maintain Access : Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate and the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate
GAO Report HEHS-00-23
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS37378 (PDF)December 1996
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Approval Process for Certain Services may result in higher Medicare Costs : Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate
GAO Report HEHS-97-18
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS12281 (PDF)
Patient Abuse - Nursing Homes
Go to: Nursing HomesCurrent
Reporting Patient Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities
U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Division
http://www.dol.gov/wb/faq17.htm4 March 2002
Safeguarding our Seniors : Protecting the Elderly from Physical and Sexual Abuse in Nursing Homes : Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 107-401
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21763 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21766 (PDF)March 2002
Nursing Homes : More can be done to Protect Residents from Abuse
GAO Report 02-312
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS38413 (PDF)30 July 2001
Abuse of Residents is a Major Problem in U.S. Nursing Homes
Report prepared for Representative Henry A. Waxman by the Minority Staff, Special Investigations Division, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/reform/min/pdfs/pdf_inves/pdf_nursing_abuse_rep.pdf (PDF)
Performance - Nursing Homes
Go to: Nursing HomesNursing Home Compare
Nursing Home Compare provides "detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country."
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp
Quality of Care - Nursing Homes
Go to: Nursing Homes17 July 2003
Nursing Homes : Prevalence of Serious Quality Problems remains Unacceptably High, despite some Decline : Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Care Issues
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
GAO Report 03-1016 T
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS43453 (PDF)July 2003
Nursing Home Quality : Prevalence of Serious Problems, while Declining, reinforces Importance of Enhanced Oversight : Report to Congressional Requesters
GAO Report O3-561
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS37645 (PDF)October 2002
Nursing Homes : Public Reporting of Quality Indicators has Merit, but National Implementation is Premature
GAO Report 03-187
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31289 (PDF)13 June 2002
Nursing Homes : Quality of Care more Related to Staffing than Spending
GAO Report 02-431 R
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3490028 September 2000
Nursing Homes : Success of Quality Initiatives requires sustained Federal and State Commitment : Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
GAO Report T-HEHS-00-209
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9418 (PDF)June 1999
Quality of Care is Most Important Nursing Home Measure
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jun99/ra7.htm
Residents - Nursing Homes
Go to: Nursing Homes25 April 2000
Characteristics of Elderly Nursing Home Current Residents and Discharges : Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey
. Advance Data, Number 312
National Center for Health Statistics
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4608 (PDF)11 February 1999
The Nursing Home Resident Protection Amendments of 1999 : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session
Serial No. 106-1
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4501 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4502 (PDF)December 1998
Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents, 1996
AHRPR Publication 99-0006
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Public Health Service
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3659 (PDF)
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Go to: Nursing Homes8 August 2003
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : Medicare Program : Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities -- Update
GAO Report 03-1087R
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS37825 (PDF)December 2002
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Medicare Payments exceed Costs for Most but not all Facilities
GAO Report -03-183
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS30734 (PDF)August 2001
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Services Excluded from Medicare's Daily Rate need to be Reevaluated : Report to the Congressional Committees
GAO Report 01-816
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS15350 (PDF)December 1999
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Medicare Payment Changes require Provider Adjustments but Maintain Access : Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate and the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate
GAO Report HEHS-00-23
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS37378 (PDF)December 1996
Skilled Nursing Facilities : Approval Process for Certain Services may result in higher Medicare Costs : Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate
GAO Report HEHS-97-18
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS12281 (PDF)
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Nutrition
Go to: NutritionCenter for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Food & Nutrition Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Food Stamp Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/applicant_recipients/default.htmNutrition.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.nutrition.gov/home/index.php3
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Patents & Trademarks
Go to: Patents & TrademarksSearch for a U.S. Patent
Database contains Issued Patents (full-text since 1976, full-page images since 1790) and Patent Applications (15 March 2001 onwards)
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.htmlSearch for a U.S. Trademark
The Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) "contains more than 3 million pending, registered and dead federal trademarks."
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=2u98uq.1.1U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/
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Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge
Go to: Pledge of AllegiancePledge of Allegiance to the Flag; Manner of Delivery
Title 1, Chapter 1, Section 4
U.S. Code
Legal Information Institute - Cornell University
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/4/4.html
"Under God" Reference
"On June 15, 1954, Congress passed and President Eisenhower signed into law a statute that was clearly consistent with the text and intent of the Constitution of the United States, that amended the Pledge of Allegiance to read: ``I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."Go to: Pledge of Allegiance
Above from Public Law 107-293 (See Below)13 November 2002
An Act to Reaffirm the Reference to One Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance
Public Law 107-293
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS26687 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS26688 (PDF)
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Prescription Drugs
See also: Nursing HomesAbuse - Prescription Drugs
Go to: Prescription DrugsPrescription Drug Abuse
Medline
U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html
Advertising - Prescription Drugs
Go to: Prescription Drugs22 July 2003
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs : What are the Consequences? : Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 108-183
Serial No. 108-16
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42273 (PDF)October 2002
Prescription Drugs : FDA Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising has Limitations
GAO Report 03-177
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31482 (PDF)
Cost - Prescription Drugs
Go to: Prescription Drugs31 March 2004
Guide to Choosing a Medicare Approved Drug Discount Card
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11062.pdf (PDF)5 September 2001
Comparative Pricing of Prescription Drugs sold in the United States and Canada and the Effects on U.S. Customers [i.e. Consumers] : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 107-644
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS29701 (PDF)28 February 2001
Buying Prescription Medicines Online : A Consumer Safety Guide
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/consumer/buyonline/guide.htm29 January 2001
An Immediate Helping Hand : Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a Report to provide Immediate Assistance to help certain Medicare Beneficiaries buy Prescription Drugs
President George W. Bush
House Document 107-35
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10320 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10321 (PDF)2001
Prescription Drugs : Prices available through Discount Cards and from other Sources
GAO Report 02-280 R
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS44812 (PDF)August 2000
Prescription Drugs : Expanding Access to Federal Prices could cause other Price Changes : Report to Congressional Requesters
GAO Report HEHS-00-118
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS8117 (PDF)16 February 2000
Seniors' Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs : Models for Reform : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS5040 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS5041 (PDF)
Medicare Coverage - Prescription Drugs
Go to: Prescription Drugs31 March 2004
Guide to Choosing a Medicare Approved Drug Discount Card
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11062.pdf (PDF)9 April 2003
Expanding Coverage of Prescription Drugs in Medicare : Hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session
Serial No. 108-7
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS40679 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39218 (PDF)3 October 2002
Medicare Payments for currently covered Prescription Drugs : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 107-84
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS28944 (PDF)15 August 2002
Expanding and Improving Medicare : Prescription Drugs, An Oregon Perspective : Field Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, Beaverton, Oregon
Senate Hearing 107-789
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS26285 (PDF)17 April 2002
Integrating Prescription Drugs into Medicare : Hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 107-65
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21772 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21774 (PDF)29 January 2001
An Immediate Helping Hand : Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a Report to provide Immediate Assistance to help certain Medicare Beneficiaries buy Prescription Drugs
President George W. Bush
House Document 107-35
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10320 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10321 (PDF)14 June 2000
Prescription Drugs : Modernizing Medicare for the 21st Century : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 106-110
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6279 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6280 (PDF)13 June 2000
Legislation to cover Prescription Drugs under Medicare : Hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 106-113
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13892 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13893 (PDF)23 March 2000
Patient Access to Self-Injectable Prescription Drugs in the Medicare Program : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session
Serial No. 106-122
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6457 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6458 (PDF)
Oversight - Prescription Drugs
Go to: Prescription Drugs23 October 2003
Prescription Drugs : State and Federal Oversight of Drug Compounding by Pharmacies
GAO Report 04-195
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS38291 (PDF)October 2002
Prescription Drugs : FDA Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising has Limitations
GAO Report 03-177
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31482 (PDF)May 2002
Prescription Drugs : State Monitoring Programs Provide Useful Tool to reduce Diversion
GAO Report 02-634
General Accounting Office
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS38291 ((PDF)
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The Presidency
See also: DebatesSee also: Electoral College
See also: Presidential Libraries & Papers
See also: Vetoes
Documents
Go to: The PresidencyPresidential Executive Orders - 1937 onwards
Links to Presidential Orders issued from 1937 to 1992 (Franklin D. Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush) are not full-text, but do include the title/subject matter of the Order, the signing date and the citation in the Federal Register, as well as Federal Register citations for amendments to the Order/s (if any). From 1993 onwards (William J. Clinton) there are links to PDF full-text versions of the Orders.
Federal Register, The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/executive_orders/disposition_tables.htmlThe Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Searchable database of papers from January 1992 onwards (George H.W. Bush)
"This online service makes available material that was compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, in hardcover printed volumes entitled The Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. ... Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. The material is presented in chronological order."
GPO Access, Government Printing Office
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/srchpaps.htmlWeekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
"The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary. Published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents first began in 1965 and is available on GPO Access from 1993 forward."
GPO Access, Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html
Inaugurations
Go to: The PresidencyFirst Time Events at Presidential Inaugurations
The Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/news/inaug/platform/plat3.htmHighlights from George H.W. Bush's 1989 Inaugural
Photos and descriptive text
The Smithsonian
http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/bush/bush.htmlHighlights from Ronald Reagan's 1985 Inaugural
Photos and descriptive text
The Smithsonian
http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/reagan/reagan.htmlHighlights from William J. Clinton's 1993 Inaugural
Photos and descriptive text
The Smithsonian
http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/clinton1/clinton1.htmlHighlights from William J. Clinton's 1997 Inaugural
Photos and descriptive text
The Smithsonian
http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/clinton2/clinton2.htmlI Do Solemnly Swear - Presidential Inaugurations
"This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs and sheet music."
American Memory Project, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pihome.htmlInaugural Addresses of the Presidents
HTML versions of all Presidential Inaugural addresses from George Washington's first Inauguration (1789) onwards
The Avalon Project, Yale Law School
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/inaug.htmInaugural Celebrations at the Smithsonian
"Smithsonian Museums have Hosted Inaugural Festivities since 1881"
The Smithsonian
http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/inaug/inaug.htm
The Presidents
Go to: The PresidencyThe Presidents of the United States
Short biographies of all the U.S. Presidents arranged alphabetically. You may also search by date, or by name.
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
Salaries
Go to: The PresidencyPresidential and Vice Presidential Salaries Exclusive of Perquisites
(Data from Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency)
University of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedprssal.html
Visits Abroad
Go to: The PresidencyVisits Abroad of the Presidents of the United States, 1906-2003
"Entries cover all official visits to foreign countries made by U.S. Presidents during their tenure as President or President-elect. They also include instances of unofficial travel to foreign countries by a President or President-elect for vacation purposes, when information concerning such visits is available. Coverage, however, does not include Presidential trips to U.S. territories overseas, days spent at sea in international waters, or stops at uninhabited islands."
Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/trvl/pres/
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Presidential Libraries & Papers
See also: The PresidencySee also: The Presidency - Documents
Abraham Lincoln Papers
Go to: Presidential Libraries & PapersAbraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
"In its online presentation, the Abraham Lincoln Papers comprises approximately 61,000 images and 10,000 transcriptions."
Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
George Washington Papers
Go to: Presidential Libraries & PapersGeorge Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
American Memory Collection
The Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
John Adams Papers
Go to: Presidential Libraries & PapersGuide to Research Collections holding Papers of John Adams
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=a000039
John Quincy Adams Papers
Go to: Presidential Libraries & PapersGuide to Research Collections holding Papers of John Quincy Adams
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=A000041John Quincy Adams, Defense Counsel in the Amistad Case
John Quincy Adams' request for papers relating to the lower court trials of the Amistad Africans, January 23, 1841
Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Amistad Case
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/amistad_case/adams_request.html
Presidential Libraries
Presidential Libraries
Ten Presidential Libraries (Truman, Roosevelt, Reagan, Kennedy, Johnson, Hoover, Ford, Eisenhower, Carter and George H.W. Bush) are administered by the National Archives. "Also included in the Presidential Library system is the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff,
which administers the Nixon Presidential materials under the terms of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act, and the William J. Clinton Presidential Materials Project in Little Rock, Arkansas, which administers the Clinton Presidential
materials."
George H.W. Bush LibraryGo to: Presidential Libraries & Papers
http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/index.php Jimmy Carter Library
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/ William J. Clinton Presidential Materials
http://www.clinton.archives.gov/ Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/ Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/ Herbert Hoover Library-Museum
http://hoover.archives.gov/ Lyndon B. Johnson Library
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/ John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Richard M. Nixon Presidential Materials
http://www.archives.gov/nixon/about_nixon/about_nixon.html Ronald Reagan Library
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/ Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ Harry S. Truman Library
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
Presidential Libraries - Research Grants
Go to: Presidential Libraries & PapersPresidential Libraries - Research Grants
"Several private foundations associated with NARA's Presidential Libraries provide grants-in-aid to assist researchers studying Library holdings:"
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/about/grants.html
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Privacy
Consumer Privacy
Go to: PrivacyFinancial Privacy:: The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act
"The Financial Modernization Act of 1999, also known as the “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act” or GLB Act, includes provisions to protect consumers’ personal financial information held by financial institutions. There are three principal parts to the privacy requirements: the Financial Privacy Rule, Safeguards Rule and pretexting provisions."
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/glbact/index.htmlFTC Privacy Agenda
Federal Trade Commission "initiatives include: Creating a National Do-Not Call List, Beefing Up Enforcement Against Spam, Helping Victims of ID Theft, Putting a Stop to Pretexting, Encouraging Accuracy in Credit Reporting and Compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Enforcing Privacy Promises, Increasing Enforcement and Outreach on Children's Online Privacy, Encouraging Consumers' Privacy Complaints, Enforcing the Telemarketing Sales Rule, Restricting the Use of Pre-acquired Account Information [and] Enforcing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)"
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/10/privacyagenda.htm
Electronic Surveillance
Go to: PrivacyElectronic Surveillance - Statutory Authority and Legislative History
Criminal Resource Manual
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00031.htm
Financial Privacy
Go to: PrivacyFinancial Privacy:: The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act
"The Financial Modernization Act of 1999, also known as the “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act” or GLB Act, includes provisions to protect consumers’ personal financial information held by financial institutions. There are three principal parts to the privacy requirements: the Financial Privacy Rule, Safeguards Rule and pretexting provisions."
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/glbact/index.html
Legislation - Privacy
Go to: PrivacyMay 2002
Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974
"The 'Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974' is a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibitions, its access and amendment provisions and its agency recordkeeping requirements. Prepared by the Office of Information and Privacy in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), it is updated and expanded biennially."
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_7_1.html
Wiretapping
Go to: Privacy1997 onwards
Wiretap Report
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2679
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Probation
See also: Law EnforcementJuveniles - Probation
Go to: ProbationSeptember 2003
Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1990-1999
Charles M. Puzzanchera
Fact Sheet - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200306.txt (Text)
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200306.pdf (PDF)September 2001
Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1989–1998
Megan C. Black
Fact Sheet - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200134.txt (Text)
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200134.pdf (PDF)
Probation Officers
Go to: ProbationProbation Officers
Fact Sheet
U.S. Probation and Pre-Trial Services
http://www.uscourts.gov/misc/2003-probation.PDFProbation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Fact Sheet re employment in these categories
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos265.htm
Statistics - Probation
Go to: ProbationCurrent
Probation and Parole Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pandp.htm1994 onwards
Probation and Parole in the United States
Annual Report - Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS24505
U.S. Probation and Pre-Trial Services System
Go to: ProbationU.S. Probation and Pre-Trial Services System
"The system’s mission is to investigate and supervise defendants and offenders. U.S. probation and pretrial services officers provide these services. Their core responsibilities [are] investigation, report preparation and supervision."
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/misc/2003-system.PDF (PDF)
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Public Debt
See also: Economics & FinanceBureau of the Public Debt
Go to: Public DebtBureau of the Public Debt
U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/
The Debt
Go to: Public DebtThe Daily History of the Debt
Find out the amount of the Public Debt for any date from 4 January 1993 onwards
Bureau of the Public Debt
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~www/opdpen.cgiThe Debt to the Penny
A calculation of the Public Debt "to the penny." Updated every business day, this site shows the figure for the current month on a daily basis, as well as end of month figures for prior months and yearly figures from 1987 onwards.
Bureau of the Public Debt
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htmMonthly Statement of the Public Debt
(Available in PDF, Text and Excel versions)
Current Month
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11270Outstanding Public Debt
1950-2000
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdhisto4.htm 1900-1949
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdhisto3.htm 1850-1899
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdhisto2.htm 1791-1849
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdhisto1.htm
Statutory Limit - The Public Debt
Go to: Public Debt27 May 2003
Joint Resolution Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Law 108-24
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS34399 Text
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS34400 (PDF)28 June 2002
An Act to Amend Title 31 of the United States Code to Increase the Public Debt Limit
Public Law 107-199
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22052 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22053 (PDF)
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Railroads
Amtrak
Go to: RailroadsAmtrak's main webpage
(National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
http://www.amtrak.com/Current
Amtrak
Title 49, Chapter 243, U.S. Code
Federal Railroad Administration
http://www.fra.dot.gov/Content3.asp?P=10877 February 2002
An Action Plan for the Restructuring and Rationalization of the National Intercity Rail Passenger System
A Report to the Congress
Amtrak Reform Council
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS18186 (PDF)4 December 2000
A Summary of Current Legislative Provisions prescribing the Legal and Regulatory Framework Governing the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Amtrak Reform Council
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS18188 (PDF)March 1998
Intercity Passenger Rail : Issues Associated with a Possible Amtrak Liquidation
GAO Report RCED-98-60
U.S. General Accounting Office
http://ntl.bts.gov/data/rc98060.pdf (PDF)2 December 1997
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
Public Law 105-134
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS29144 (PDF)12 March 1997
Intercity Passenger Rail : Amtrak's Financial Viability continues to be Threatened : Statement of Phyllis F. Scheinberg, Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
General Accounting Office Report T-RCED-97-80
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10578 (PDF)
Congressional Oversight - Railroads
Go to: RailroadsRailroads Subcommittee
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/transportation/rail/Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
http://epw.senate.gov/subcommittees/t_i_108.htm
Federal Railroad Administration
Go to: RailroadsFederal Railroad Administration
Created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966, "the purpose of FRA is to: promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations; administer railroad assistance programs; conduct research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; provide for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidate government support of rail transportation activities."
U.S. Department of Transportation
http://www.fra.dot.gov/
History - Railroads
Go to: RailroadsHistory of Railroads and Maps
American Memory Project, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.htmlRailroad Records and Genealogical Information before 1937
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
http://www.rrb.gov/geneal2.htmlRailroads in the Late 19th Century
American Memory Project, Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/railroad/rail.html
Legislation - Railroads
Go to: RailroadsCurrent
Legislation About Railroads
Federal Railroad Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
http://www.fra.dot.gov/Content3.asp?P=48Current
Title 45 - Railroads
U.S. Code
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title45/title45.html4 December 2000
A Summary of Current Legislative Provisions Prescribing the Legal and Regulatory Framework Governing the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Amtrak Reform Council
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS18188 (PDF)
Railroad Retirement Board
Go to: RailroadsRailroad Retirement Board (RRB)
"The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government. The RRB's primary function is to administer comprehensive retirement, survivor and unemployment sickness benefit programs for the nation's railroad workers and their families, under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts."
http://www.rrb.gov/Default.htm
Safety - Railroads
Go to: RailroadsCurrent
Railroad Safety
Chapter 13, Title 45
U.S. Code
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title45/chapter13_.html30 October 2003
Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act : Report of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on S. 1402
Senate Report 108-182
U.S. Senate
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS41058 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS41059 (PDF)1 August 2002
Safe Rails Act of 2001 : Report of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on S. 1871
Senate Report 107-232
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22335 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS22336 (PDF)August 1995
Railroad Safety : Status of Efforts to Improve Railroad Crossing Safety
General Accounting Office Report RCED-95-191
Report to Congressional Requesters
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS20745 (PDF)August 1979
Railroad Safety : U.S.--Canadian Comparison
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS29116 (PDF)May 1978
An Evaluation of Railroad Safety
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS30494 (PDF)12 August 1970 onwards
Railroad Studies and Special Reports
National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/R_Stu.htm
Terminology - Railroads
Go to: RailroadsAbbreviations, Trade Names and Nicknames of Railroads, Past and Present
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
http://www.rrb.gov/funfacts2.htmlRailroad Terminology
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
http://www.rrb.gov/funfacts3.html
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Recalls
Go to: RecallsChild Safety Seat Recalls
Search for recalls from January 1990 onwards by either seat manufacturer, or vehicle manufacturer
Office of Defects Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/childseat.cfmPesticide Product Recalls
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/recalls.htmRecall Information Center
Includes information on both Federal and State recalls of meat, poultry products and eggs that are found to be "contaminated, adulterated, or misbranded"
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/recalls/rec_intr.htmRecalls and Product Safety News
Information on product recalls from 1973 onwards. Search by Month & Year, Company, Product Type, Product Description or Product Category
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.htmlRecalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
(Food, Cosmetics, Drugs, Vaccines, Medical Devices, Other Biologics, Blood/Plasma Products, Veterinary Products and Pet/Farm Animal Feed)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.htmlSchool Bus Recalls from January 1997 onwards
Office of Defects Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/schoolbusrecalls.htmVehicle Recalls
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/recall.htm
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Salaries
See also: Salaries - JudgesGo to: SalariesPresidential and Vice Presidential Salaries Exclusive of Perquisites
(Data from Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency)
University of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedprssal.htmlSalaries and Allowances : The Congress
(Updated 22 November 1999)
Paul E. Dwyer
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/RL30064.pdf (PDF)Salaries of Federal Officials : A Fact Sheet
(Updated 24 January 2004)
CRS Report to Congress
Congressional Research Service
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/98-53.pdf (PDF)
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Senate Committees
See also: CongressSee also: House Committees
See also: U.S. House of Representatives
See also: U.S. Senate
The bulk of the work of the U.S. Senate is done through committees and subcommittees. The number of Committees and Subcommittees, as well as Committee membership changes from Congress to Congress. In the 108th Congress there are 18 Standing Committees, 4 Special, Select and Other Committees and 4 Joint Committees. Most of these committees have one or more Subcommittees.
Standing Committees
Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
http://agriculture.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee has 4 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Production and Price Competitiveness
Marketing, Inspection and Product Promotion
Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization
Research, Nutrition and General Legislation
http://agriculture.senate.gov/sub.htm
Appropriations
http://appropriations.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Appropriations Committee has 13 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Agriculture Rural Development, and Related Agencies
Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
Defense
District of Columbia
Energy and Water Development
Foreign Operations
Homeland Security
Interior
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Legislative Branch
Military Construction
Transportation/Treasury and General Government
VA/HUD-Independent Agencies
http://appropriations.senate.gov/subcommittees/subcommittees.htm
Armed Services
http://armed-services.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Armed Services Committee has 6 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Airland
Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Personnel
Readiness and Management Support
Seapower
Strategic Forces
http://armed-services.senate.gov/scmembrs.htm
Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
http://banking.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs has 5 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Securities and Investment
Financial Institutions
Housing and Transportion
Economic Policy
International Trade and Finance
http://banking.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Information.Subcommittees
Budget
http://budget.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Budget Committee has no Subcommittees in the 108th Congress.
Commerce, Science & Transportation
http://commerce.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee has 7 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Aviation
Communications
Competition, Foreign Commerce and Infrastructure
Consumer Affairs and Product Safety
Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard
Science, Technology and Space
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
Energy & Natural Resources
http://energy.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee has 4 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Energy
National Parks
Public Lands & Forests
Water & Power
http://energy.senate.gov/about/about_subommittees.html
Environment & Public Works
http://epw.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Environment & Public Works Committee has 4 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Transportation & Infrastructure
Clean Air, Climate Change & Nuclear Safety
Fisheries, Wildlife & Water
Superfund & Waste Management
http://epw.senate.gov/subcommittees/subcommittees.htm
Finance
http://finance.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Finance Committee has 5 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Health Care
International Trade
Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction
Social Security and Family Policy
Taxation and IRS Oversight
http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/2001HearingF.htm/subcommittees.htm
Foreign Relations
http://foreign.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee has 7 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
African Affairs
East Asian and Pacific Affairs
European Affairs
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotions
International Operations and Terrorism
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs
http://foreign.senate.gov/subcommittee.html
Governmental Affairs
http://govt-aff.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has 3 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Financial Management, the Budget and International Security
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
Investigations
http://govt-aff.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Subcommittees.Page
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
http://health.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee has 4 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Aging
Children and Families
Employment, Safety and Training
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
http://health.senate.gov/subcommittees.html
Judiciary
http://judiciary.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Committee on the Judiciary has 6 Subcommittees in the 108th Congress:
Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
The Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
Crime, Corrections and Victims' Rights
Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees.cfm107th Congress Subcommittees
http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees/107/subcommittees.cfm106th Congress Subcommittees
http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees/106/subcom106.htm105th Congress Subcommittee
http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees/105/subcom105.htm
Rules & Administration
http://rules.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Committee on Rules & Administration does not have any Subcommittees in the 108th Congress.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship
http://sbc.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship has no Subcommittees in the 108th Congress.
Veterans Affairs
http://veterans.senate.gov/
Go to: Senate CommitteesThe Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs has no Subcommittees in the 108th Congress.
Special, Select and Other Committees
Indian Affairs
"In 1977, the Senate re-established the Committee on Indian Affairs, making it a temporary Select Committee ... The Select Committee was to disband at the close of the 95th Congress, but following several term extensions, the Senate voted to make the Committee permanent on June 6, 1984. The Committee has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties."
http://indian.senate.gov/
Select Committee on Ethics
"The Senate Select Committee on Ethics is authorized to publish regulations necessary to implement the Senate Code of Official Conduct, and to issue interpretative rulings and advisory opinions regarding the application of any law, rule, or regulation within the
Committee’s jurisdiction."
http://ethics.senate.gov/
Select Committee on Intelligence
This Committee was "created pursuant to Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress: to oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government, and to submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation and report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and programs."
http://intelligence.senate.gov/
Select Committee on Aging
"The Senate Special Committee on Aging was first established in 1961 as a temporary committee. It was granted permanent status on February 1, 1977. While special committees have no legislative authority, they can study issues, conduct oversight of programs, and investigate reports of fraud and waste. Throughout its existence, the Special Committee on Aging has served as a focal point in the Senate for discussion and debate on matters relating to older Americans."
http://aging.senate.gov/
Joint Committees
Joint Committee on Printing
"The principal purpose of the Joint Committee on Printing is to oversee the functions of the Government Printing Office and general printing procedures of the Federal Government."
http://www.house.gov/jcp/
Joint Committee on Printing - 107th Congress
http://jcp.senate.gov/home.html
Joint Committee on Taxation
The Joint Committee on Taxation was created by the Revenue Act of 1926. "In the Revenue Act of 1928, the Joint Committee's authority was extended to the review of all refunds or credits of any income, war-profits, excess-profits, or estate or gift tax in excess of $75,000.... Since 1928, the threshold for review of large tax refunds has been increased from $75,000 to $2 million in various steps and the taxes to which such review applies has been expanded. Other than that, the Joint Committee's responsibilities under the Internal Revenue Code have remained essentially unchanged since 1928."
http://www.house.gov/jct/
Joint Committee on the Library
http://www.senate.gov/general/committee_membership/committee_memberships_JSLC.htm
Joint Economic Committee
"The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was created when Congress passed the Employment Act of 1946. Under this Act, Congress established two advisory panels: the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the Joint Economic Committee. Their primary tasks are to review economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic policy. The Chairmanship of the Committee alternates between the Senate and House every Congress."
http://jec.senate.gov/
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Serial Set
The City College collection includes the more than 14,000 volumes that make up the "Serial Set." The Serial Set, which dates back to 1817, contains the reports and documents issued by both houses of the U.S. Congress and is shelved on the 1st floor of Cohen Library.
Go to: Serial SetDefinitions of Material Contained in the Serial Set
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/history/sset/ssetbdef.htmlU.S. Congressional Serial Set : What it is and Its History
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/history/sset/
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Social Security
See also: AgingSee also: Nursing Homes
Go to: Social SecurityApplication for a Social Security Card
"The Application for a Social Security Card (SS-5) can be used by anyone who has never been issued a card, needs a replacement card or has changed his or her name."
Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ss-5.htmlHow to Report a Death to Social Security
Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/ww&os1.htmSocial Security Benefit Application
Social Security Administration
https://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/isba3/irib.cgi?WFORM=ASocial Security Handbook
"Your Basic Guide to the Social Security Programs"
Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/ssahbk.gifSocial Security Office Locator
Social Security Administration
http://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/fol/fol-home.htmlStrengthening Social Security and Creating Personal Wealth for All Americans
Report of the President's Commission - December 2001
President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
http://www.csss.gov/reports/Final_report.pdf (PDF)
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Statistics
See also: Statistics - AgingSee also: Statistics - Agriculture
See also: Statistics - AIDS
See also: Statistics - Airlines
See also: Statistics - Bankruptcy
See also: Statistics - Bureau of Prisons
See also: The Census
See also: Statistics - Death Penalty
See also: Statistics - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
See also: Statistics - Education
See also: Statistics - Elections
See also: Statistics - Native Americans
See also: Statistics - Probation
See also: Statistics - Trade
See also: Statistics - Transportation
See also: Statistics - U.S. Marshals
See also: Statistics - Zip Codes
Go to: StatisticsStatistical Abstract of the United States
(The National Data Book)
U.S. Census Bureau
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2878U.S. Gazetteer
"This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs [Minor Civic Divisions] by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code. Note: ZIP code boundaries do not necessarily match place boundries."The statistics available include Population, Households, Sex, Race, Family Type, Household Type, Language, Ancestry, Marital Status, Place of Work, Travel Time to Work, Means of Transportation to Work, Educational Attainment, School Enrollment, Household Income and Poverty Status.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
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Taxes
See also: The BudgetSee also: Economics & Finance
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Go to: TaxesForms and Publications
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.htmlMain website
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
Legislation - Taxes
Go to: TaxesTitle 26 - U.S. Code
Internal Revenue Code
Cornell University School of Law
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/26/
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Trade & Export
See also: Economics & FinanceExport America Magazine
Go to: Trade & ExportMain website
This monthly online magazine offers a searchable database of articles, plus archives from 2001 onwards.
http://www.export.gov/exportamerica/
Export.gov
"The U.S. Government Export Portal"Go to: Trade & ExportBasic Guide to Exporting
http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/index.htmlExport Finance
http://www.export.gov/finance.htmlMain website
http://www.export.gov/Market Research
http://www.export.gov/marketresearch.htmlShipping, Logistics & Documentation
http://www.export.gov/shipping.html
International Trade Administration (ITA)
Go to: Trade & ExportAntidumping Manual
http://ia.ita.doc.gov/admanual/index.htmlMain website
http://www.ita.doc.gov/Market Access & Compliance (MAC)
"MAC's overall objectives are to obtain market access for American firms and workers and to achieve full compliance by foreign nations with trade agreements they sign with our country."
http://www.mac.doc.gov/Trade Development
"Trade Development is U.S. industry’s link to global markets ... Trade Development's unique relationship with, and knowledge of, U.S. industries enables it to shape and implement trade policy, and conduct strategic research and analysis, advocacy and export promotion "
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/td_home/about.html
Statistics - Trade
Go to: Trade & ExportForeign Trade Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html
U.S. Department of Commerce
Go to: Trade & ExportMain website
http://www.commerce.gov/Trade Opportunities for U.S. Business
http://www.commerce.gov/trade_opportunities.html
U.S. Trade & Development Agency
Go to: Trade & ExportHow to Work with USTDA
http://www.tda.gov/resources/index.htmlMain website
"The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) advances economic development and U.S. commercial interests in developing and middle income countries."
http://www.tda.gov/
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Transportation
See also: AviationSee also: Railroads
Congressional Hearings - Transportation
Go to: Transportation13 March 2003
Transportation and Air Quality : CMAQ [Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program] and Conformity Programs : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session on the Implementation of the CMAQ program and Transportation Conformity Provisions of TEA-21, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Senate Hearing 108-280
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS449479 September 2002
TEA-21 [Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century] Reauthorization : Freight Issues : Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate and the Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session
Senate Hearing 107-671
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS35717 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS35718 (PDF)28 June 2001
The Surface Transportation Board's new Merger Rules : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 107-1031
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS47283 (PDF)17 June 1999
Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste : Hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 106-357
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2510
Interstate Transportation
Go to: Transportation21 December 2000
Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act of 2000
Public Law 106-560
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11329 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11330 (PDF17 June 1999
Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste : Hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session
Senate Hearing 106-357
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2510
Legislation - Transportation
Go to: TransportationU.S. Code - Transportation
Title 49, U.S. Code - Transportation
Cornell Law School
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/49/
Statistics - Transportation
See also: Statistics - AirlinesGo to: TransportationBureau of Transportation Statistics
http://www.bts.gov/
U.S. Department of Transportation
Go to: TransportationCurrent
Main website
http://www.dot.gov/
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Treaties & International Agreements
Go to: Treaties & International AgreementsA Bibliography of International Conventions and Other Treaties Relating to Terrorism
Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/6093.htmTreaties in Force
"A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force"
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/s/l/24224.htmTreaty on European Union (1992)
(The Maastricht Treaty)
"By this Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish among themselves a European Union"
http://europa.eu.int/en/record/mt/top.html
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U.S. Code
See also: Code of Federal RegulationsSee also: Legal Resources
Searchable Database - U.S. Code
Go to: U.S.Code1994 onwards
Searchable Database - U.S. Code
GPO Access
Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
U.S. Code by Title
Go to: U.S.CodeU.S. Code by Title
Title 1, General Provisions
Text of the U.S. Code by Title
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives
http://uscode.house.gov/Download.htm
http://uscode.house.gov/title_01.htm Title 2, The Congress
http://uscode.house.gov/title_02.htm Title 3, The President
http://uscode.house.gov/title_03.htm Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government and the States
http://uscode.house.gov/title_04.htm Title 5, Government Organization and Employees and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_05.htm Title 6, Surety Bonds (Repealed)
http://uscode.house.gov/title_06.htm Title 7, Agriculture
http://uscode.house.gov/title_07.htm Title 8, Aliens and Nationality
http://uscode.house.gov/title_08.htm Title 9, Arbitration
http://uscode.house.gov/title_09.htm Title 10, Armed Forces and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_10.htm Title 11, Bankruptcy and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_11.htm Title 12, Banks and Banking
http://uscode.house.gov/title_12.htm Title 13, Census
http://uscode.house.gov/title_13.htm Title 14, Coast Guard
http://uscode.house.gov/title_14.htm Title 15, Commerce and Trade
http://uscode.house.gov/title_15.htm Title 16, Conservation
http://uscode.house.gov/title_16.htm Title 17, Copyrights
http://uscode.house.gov/title_17.htm Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_18.htm Title 19, Customs Duties
http://uscode.house.gov/title_19.htm Title 20, Education
http://uscode.house.gov/title_20.htm Title 21, Food and Drugs
http://uscode.house.gov/title_21.htm Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
http://uscode.house.gov/title_22.htm Title 23, Highways
http://uscode.house.gov/title_23.htm Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums
http://uscode.house.gov/title_24.htm Title 25, Indians
http://uscode.house.gov/title_25.htm Title 26, Internal Revenue Code and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_26.htm Title 27, Intoxicating Liquors
http://uscode.house.gov/title_27.htm Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_28.htm Title 29, Labor
http://uscode.house.gov/title_29.htm Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
http://uscode.house.gov/title_30.htm Title 31, Money and Finance
http://uscode.house.gov/title_31.htm Title 32, National Guard
http://uscode.house.gov/title_32.htm Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
http://uscode.house.gov/title_33.htm Title 34, Navy (Repealed)
http://uscode.house.gov/title_34.htm Title 35, Patents
http://uscode.house.gov/title_35.htm Title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances
http://uscode.house.gov/title_36.htm Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
http://uscode.house.gov/title_37.htm Title 38, Veterans' Benefits and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_38.htm Title 39, Postal Service
http://uscode.house.gov/title_39.htm Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_40.htm Title 41, Public Contracts
http://uscode.house.gov/title_41.htm Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
http://uscode.house.gov/title_42.htm Title 43, Public Lands
http://uscode.house.gov/title_43.htm Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
http://uscode.house.gov/title_44.htm Title 45, Railroads
http://uscode.house.gov/title_45.htm Title 46, Shipping and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_46.htm Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones and Radiotelegraphs
http://uscode.house.gov/title_47.htm Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
http://uscode.house.gov/title_48.htm Title 49, Transportation
http://uscode.house.gov/title_49.htm Title 50, War and National Defense and Appendix
http://uscode.house.gov/title_50.htm
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U.S. House of Representatives
See also: CongressSee also: House Committees
See also: Senate Committees
See also: U.S. Senate
Go to: U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Research Service Reports about Congress
Congressional Research Service
http://www.house.gov/rules/crs_reports.htmExpulsion, Censure, Reprimand and Fine : Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives
(16 April 2002)
Jack Maskell
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/rl31382.pdf (PDF)The First Day of Congress : A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
(1 November 2000)
Mildred Amer
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/RL30725.pdf (PDF)Party Leaders in the House : Election, Duties and Responsibilities
(5 October 2001)
Thomas P. Carr
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/rs20881.pdf (PDF)
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U.S. Senate
See also: CongressSee also: House Committees
See also: Senate Committees
See also: U.S. House of Representatives
Go to: U.S. SenateCongressional Research Service Reports about Congress
Congressional Research Service
http://www.house.gov/rules/crs_reports.htmThe First Day of a New Congress : A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
(1 November 2000)
Mildred Amer
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/RS20722.pdf (PDF)An Overview of the Senate Code of Conduct and Related Laws
(May 2003)
Senate Print 108-23
http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/code.pdf (PDF)
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Veterans
See also: MilitaryU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Go to: VeteransBurial & Memorial Benefits
http://www.cem.va.gov/Education Benefits
http://www.gibill.va.gov/Health Benefits & Services
http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/Home Loan Guaranty Service
http://www.homeloans.va.gov/Life Insurance Program
http://www.insurance.va.gov/Main website
http://www.va.gov/
Veteran Records - National Archives
Go to: VeteransMilitary Service & Pension Records in the National Archives
"The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard."
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.htmlNARA Records relating to Personal Participation in World War II : American Military Casualities & Burials
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/publications/reference_information_papers/82/table_of_contents.htmlNARA Records relating to Personal Participation in World War II : The American Soldier Surveys
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/publications/reference_information_papers/78/table_of_contents.html
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Vetoes
See also: The PresidencyGo to: VeteosCongressional Overrides of Presidential Vetoes
"Presidents have vetoed 1,484 bills and Congress has overridden only 106 of them"
(Updated 4 November 2000)
Gary L. Galemore
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/98-157.pdf (PDF)The Presidential Veto and Congressional Procedure
(Updated 4 November 2000)
Gary L. Galemore
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/98-156.pdf (PDF)Presidential Vetoes, 1789 to Present : A Summary Overview
(Updated 4 November 2000)
Gary L. Galemore
Congressional Research Service Report
http://www.house.gov/rules/98-148.pdf (PDF)
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Weather & Climate
Climate Diagnostics
Go to: Weather & Climate1999 onwards
Climate Diagnostics Bulletin
Climate Prediction Center, National Weather Service
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1831 (Text)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3110 (PDF)
Forecasting
Go to: Weather & ClimateCurrent
Forecasts include: Current Graphical Forecast Maps, Current Outlook Maps, Aviation Weather, Climate, Drought, Fronts/Precipitation Maps, Fire Weather, Hurricanes, Marine, Marine Prediction Forecasts, Climatic Outlooks, National Digital Forecast Database Information and Rivers
The National Weather Service
http://weather.gov/forecasts.html29 October 2002
An Act to Authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the United States Weather Research Program, to Conduct Research and Development, Training and Outreach Activities Relating to Inland Flood Forecasting Improvement and for Other Purposes
Public Law 107-253
(Text) http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS25772 (PDF)May 1996
Weather Forecasting : Recommendations to Address new Weather Processing System
General Accounting Office Report AIMD-96-74
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21109 (PDF)
National Weather Service
Go to: Weather & ClimateMain website
http://weather.gov/Publications
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures.shtmlVision 2005
National Weather Service strategic plan for weather, water and climate services, 2000-2005
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11950Weather Related Warnings
Includes Warnings by State, Latest Warnings, Thunderstorm/Tornado Outlook, Flood Watches/Snow/Ice Outlook, River Flooding, Hurricanes and Fire Weather Outlook
http://weather.gov/warnings.htmlWeather Terms for Storm Spotters
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary.php
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Zip Codes
Canadian Zip Codes
Go to: Zip CodesCanadian Postal Code Look-Up
Canada Post
http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/advanced-e.asp
Statistics - Zip Codes
Go to: Zip CodesU.S. Gazetteer
"This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs [Minor Civic Divisions] by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code. Note: ZIP code boundaries do not necessarily match place boundries."The statistics available include Population, Households, Sex, Race, Family Type, Household Type, Language, Ancestry, Marital Status, Place of Work, Travel Time to Work, Means of Transportation to Work, Educational Attainment, School Enrollment, Household Income and Poverty Status.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteerZip Code Business Patterns
"ZIP Code Business Patterns presents data on the total number of establishments, employment and payroll for more than 40,000 ZIP Code areas nationwide."
U.S. Census Bureau
http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtmlZip Code Statistics
"Statistics about people, households, personal income, labor force, housing"
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/zipstats.html
U.S. Zip Codes
Go to: Zip CodesZip Code Look-Up
U.S. Postal Service
http://www.usps.com/zip4/
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Grace-Ellen McCrann
Chief, Reference & Government Documents Divisions
Cohen Library
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
gemscot@yahoo.com
April 6, 2006
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