The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law (open access)

The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law

This report provides an historical analysis of the use of the Armed Forces to execute domestic law and of the Posse Comitatus Act, including their apparent theoretical and constitutional underpinnings. The report then outlines the current application of the act as well as its statutory exceptions, and reviews the consequences of its violation.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vietnamization: The Program and Its Problems (open access)

Vietnamization: The Program and Its Problems

This report addresses the program and the problems of Vietnamization.
Date: January 5, 1972
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Policy Toward Asia and the Pacific (open access)

U.S. Policy Toward Asia and the Pacific

This report is a chronology of significant events
Date: November 2, 1970
Creator: Marjorie Ann Brownie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nato, The Warsaw Pact, And Seato: A Collection of Materials (open access)

Nato, The Warsaw Pact, And Seato: A Collection of Materials

This report is a collection of materials about NATO, The Warsaw Pact, and SEATO
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Ochinko, Walter S. & Shuey, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Second Amendment "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms..." Selected Materials (open access)

The Second Amendment "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms..." Selected Materials

This report, published two days after President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a statement calling for the federal registration of all firearms as well as federal licensing of all firearm owners, contains selected information published by the Justice Department, the Harvard, Northwestern University, and Albany Law Reviews, and the National Rifle Association, discussing the second amendment and its implications for the American people.
Date: June 26, 1968
Creator: American Law Division
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative History of the Central Intelligence Agency as Documented in Published Congressional Sources (open access)

Legislative History of the Central Intelligence Agency as Documented in Published Congressional Sources

This report details the origin and background of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), current statutes of the CIA, information on the National Security Act of 1974, and more.
Date: January 8, 1975
Creator: Williams, Grover S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress

This report starts by giving an overview of recent research on diversity and organizational management to demonstrate why organizations value diversity and what the findings on diversity mean in a military context. The next sections outline DOD's military personnel policies, processes and organizational structure for managing diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Following that, the report examines how the concept of diversity and inclusion has evolved over the history of the Armed Forces and provides a snapshot of the current demographic composition of the military relative to the U.S. civilian population. Finally, the report addresses some of the current legislative and policy issues related to diversity in the Armed Forces.
Date: October 24, 2017
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress

This report starts by giving an overview of recent research on diversity and organizational management to demonstrate why organizations value diversity and what the findings on diversity mean in a military context. The next sections outline DOD's military personnel policies, processes and organizational structure for managing diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Following that, the report examines how the concept of diversity and inclusion has evolved over the history of the Armed Forces and provides a snapshot of the current demographic composition of the military relative to the U.S. civilian population. Finally, the report addresses some of the current legislative and policy issues related to diversity in the Armed Forces.
Date: October 4, 2017
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U. S. Military Support for NATO (open access)

U. S. Military Support for NATO

This report about U. S. Military Support for NATO
Date: April 23, 1973
Creator: Collins, John M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Support for NATO (open access)

U.S. Military Support for NATO

This report discuses U.S. military involvement and support for NATO and considers military strategy priorities and concerns regarding placement and numbers of troops in Europe.
Date: April 23, 1973
Creator: Collins, John M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq War: Defense Program Implications for Congress (open access)

Iraq War: Defense Program Implications for Congress

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Date: June 4, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress

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Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications (open access)

Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications

This report provides historical background on the enactment of declarations of war and authorizations for the use of force and analyzes their legal effects under international and domestic law.
Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations (open access)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations

This report discusses the appropriations bill, FY2013 Appropriations, which provides funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of facilities used by active and reserve military components worldwide.
Date: December 14, 2012
Creator: Else, Daniel H.; Scott, Christine & Panangala, Sidath Viranga
System: The UNT Digital Library
Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications (open access)

Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications

This report provides historical background on the enactment of declarations of war and authorizations for the use of force and analyzes their legal effects under international and domestic law. It also sets forth their texts in two appendices. The report includes an extensive listing and summary of statutes that are triggered by a declaration of war, a declaration of national emergency, and/or the existence of a state of war. The report concludes with a summary of the congressional procedures applicable to the enactment of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of force and to measures under the War Powers Resolution.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Weed, Matthew C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Three Years (open access)

The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Three Years

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Date: May 1, 2007
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress

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Date: February 22, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Army’s Modular Redesign: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Army’s Modular Redesign: Issues for Congress

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Date: January 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications (open access)

Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications

This report provides historical background on the enactment of declarations of war and authorizations for the use of force and analyzes their legal effects under international and domestic law. The report concludes with a summary of the congressional procedures applicable to the enactment of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of force and to measures under the War Powers Resolution.
Date: March 8, 2007
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress

None
Date: December 15, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Four Years (open access)

The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Four Years

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Date: March 10, 2008
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations

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Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Towell, Pat & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress

This is a report about Army Drwdown and Restructuring, specifically background and issues for congress.
Date: May 18, 2012
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress

None
Date: March 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library