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1. The Stamp Act of 1765.

Subjects
*HISTORY of taxation, *TARIFF on paper, *PAPER, *POSTAGE stamps, *HISTORICAL source material, *COLONIAL United States, ca. 1600-1775, *STAMP duties, *GOVERNMENT policy, *HISTORY, *COLONIES, CAUSES of the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, BRITISH law, ADMINISTRATION of British colonies
Abstract

The article presents the text of the Stamp Act of 1765, enacted by the British Parliament to implement stamp duties and amend other trade duties in the American colonies and plantations. A stamp duty of varying amounts was placed on each piece of paper that was used for declarations, court petitions, claims, pleas, bail, libel or renunciation in ecclesiastical matters, certificate of any university degree, writs of covenant, error, or dower, and any record or copy made of Nisi Prius or Postea. The amounts ranged from a few pence and shillings to ten pounds. The stamp duty was applied to packs of playing cards, dice, pamphlets, and newspapers. The colonists would also be taxed for learning any profession or trade.

Published
2017

2. Simulation tools for developing policies for complex systems: Modeling the health and safety of refugee communities.

Author

Anderson, James, Chaturvedi, Alok, and Cibulskis, Mike

Subjects
PAPER, SIMULATION methods & models, REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS, HUMANITARIAN assistance, HEALTH, SAFETY, GOVERNMENT policy, WELL-being, COMMUNITIES
Abstract

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants estimated that there were over 33 million refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world at the beginning of 2005. IDP/Refugee communities behave in complex ways making it difficult to make policy decisions regarding the provision of humanitarian aid and health and safety. This paper reports the construction of an agent-based model that has been used to study humanitarian assistance policies executed by governments and NGOs that provide for the health and safety of refugee communities. Agent-based modeling (ABM) was chosen because the more widely used alternatives impose unrealistic restrictions and assumptions on the system being modeled and primarily apply to aggregate data. We created intelligent agents representing institutions, organizations, individuals, infrastructure, and governments and analyzed the resulting interactions and emergent behavior using a Central Composite Design of Experiments with five factors. The resulting model allows policy makers and analysts to create scenarios, to make rapid changes in parameters, and provides a test bed for concepts and strategies. Policies can be examined to see how refugee communities might respond to alternative courses of action and how these actions are likely to affect the health and well-being of the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007
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3. Buying Better Copy Paper.

Author

Case, Scot

Subjects
RECYCLED products, PAPER, GOVERNMENT policy, PAPER recycling, ENVIRONMENTAL protection
Abstract

The article focuses on the use of recycled-content and other environmentally preferable papers by the U.S. government. Ever since a government employee in China invented paper almost 2,000 years ago, governments have been using paper as the primary means to explain government policies. What more and more governments are beginning to realize, however, is that the paper itself also says a lot about a government's policies. Buying recycled-content, process-chlorine free paper, that was not made with trees from endangered forests, for example, is increasingly viewed as an important indicator of the value a government agency or private-sector company places on protecting human health and reducing related environmental impacts. INSETS: Spending Federal Dollars on Paper?;Important Distinctions;Innovative Contract Language.

Published
2005

4. The Clinton-industry cluster.

Author

Paglia, Todd

Subjects
*PAPER, *DIOXINS, *GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

Deals with the attempts of the US President Bill Clinton's administration to facilitate the transition to totally chlorine-free (TCF) paper. Goals of an executive order requiring federal government to purchase TCF paper to satisfy a portion of its paper needs; Details of the `Cluster Rule ' of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Proposals of the EPA to reduce dioxin pollution. INSETS: Breaking it down from wood to paper;The big deal recycling executive order.

Published
1998

5. DAILY REDUCES SIZE.

Subjects
PAPER, GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

The article reports on the reduction in the circulation of paper in the U.S.

Published
1943

6. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Subjects
MEDICARE, MEDICAID, PAPER, GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

The article presents several public notices from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It presents a notice from the agency for the final notice of its ruling that would require drug manufacturers to be covered by Medicaid, Medicare or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also cites the requirement of the ruling of the agency on the need for pharmaceutical companies to be in compliance with Paper Reduction Act of 1995.

Published
2013

7. In need of a paper cure.

Author

Haase, Susanne

Subjects
*PAPER, *PAPER industry, *PRESERVATION of paper, *GOVERNMENT policy, PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act
Abstract

The author discusses the efforts of the U.S. government to eliminate paper-based options and the use of paper for key services. An example is given with Obamacare, an online healthcare program launched by president Barack Obama.The mission of the U.S. Consumers for Paper Options organization, which is against the elimination of paper-based options, is also discussed.

Published
2013

8. Government ups recycled content spec.

Subjects
GOVERNMENT purchasing, PAPER, RECYCLED products, PURCHASING, GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

Informs about a United States Presidential executive order requiring government paper buyers to purchase 30% post-consumer recycled content. Increase in the post-consumer content specification; Application of the order to all fiber printing and writing paper.

Published
1999