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Global Security Contingency Fund: Summary and Issue Overview
This report provides basic information on the Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF) legislation. It starts with a brief discussion of the conceptual origins of the legislation and then summarizes the legislation's provisions. It concludes with a short analysis of salient issues.
Date:
April 4, 2014
Creator:
Serafino, Nina M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information
This report looks at the history and processes of budget resolution in Congress.
Date:
April 4, 2011
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr. & Murray, Justin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions
This report looks at the purposes and results of U.S. sanctions in Iran, which were initiated as a result of Iran's nuclear program and human rights issues. It ends by discussing future issues that Congress can consider regarding the sanctions.
Date:
April 4, 2011
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
This report briefly discusses the March 11, 2001 earthquake off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. The earthquake caused an automatic shutdown of eleven of Japan's fifty-five operating nuclear power plants, though the plants closest to the earthquake's epicenter, Fukushima and Onagawa, were damaged by the earthquake and resulting tsunami. This report also discusses efforts by the United States and other countries to provide assistance to Japan to deal with the nuclear crisis.
Date:
April 4, 2011
Creator:
Campbell, Richard J. & Holt, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spain: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
None
Date:
April 4, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Warheads: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Life Extension Program
None
Date:
April 4, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Commissions, Committees, Boards, and Groups: Appointment Authority and Membership
This report was intended to inform Members of Congress of their specific appointment responsibilities and to make them aware of their opportunities to serve as members on Congressional Commissions, Committees, Boards, and Groups.
Date:
April 4, 2007
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Work: Two Examples
This report includes a detailed recitation of factual information and of the Guideline and statutory provisions which the officer believes relevant and applicable.
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
This report addresses the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The CAFTA-DR is a regional agreement with all parties subject to “the same set of obligations and commitments,” but with each country defining its own market access schedule.
Date:
April 4, 2006
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress
Fish and marine mammals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management. This report discusses a variety of laws and legislation pertaining to this issue.
Date:
April 4, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses
This report examines two bills that have been introduced in the 109th Congress to address issues regarding Internet gambling.
Date:
April 4, 2006
Creator:
Doyle, Charles & Thomas, Kenneth R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
This report discusses a comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT). Congress addresses nuclear weapon issues in the annual National Defense Authorization Act and the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
Date:
April 4, 2007
Creator:
Medalia, Jonathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives
None
Date:
April 4, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ecosystem Restoration in the Great Lakes: The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy
This report summarizes the Strategy, analyzes issues related to the Strategy and its implementation, and discusses federal legislation related to restoration in the Great Lake.
Date:
April 4, 2007
Creator:
Sheikh, Pervaze A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program
This report considers the refueling fleet for the Air Force. The report examines two different refueling methods.
Date:
April 4, 2008
Creator:
Knight, Wiliam & Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: International Comparisons, Underlying Factors, and Federal Programs
None
Date:
April 4, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Export Tax Benefits and the WTO: The Extraterritorial Income Exclusion and Foreign Sales Corporations
None
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Credit Card Minimum Payments
None
Date:
April 4, 2008
Creator:
Smale, Pauline
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
None
Date:
April 4, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. Congress's decisions on this issue could affect Coast Guard funding requirements, the Coast Guard's ability to perform its polar missions, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
April 4, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Security Assistance and Cooperation: Shared Responsibility of the Departments of State and Defense
This report provides an overview of U.S. assistance to and engagement with foreign military and other security forces, focusing on Department of State and DOD roles. It lays out the historical evolution and current framework of the Department of State-DOD shared responsibility. It concludes with a brief overview of salient issues.
Date:
April 4, 2016
Creator:
Serafino, Nina M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Background, Legal Analysis, and Policy Options
This report provides a summary of U.S. penal policy at the federal level. The report then discusses legislation that created the current federal sentencing structure, the different types of sentencing guidelines, and analyses of departures from the guidelines under the federal system and of possible policy options the 109th Congress may wish to consider if it chooses to address this issue.
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M. & Smith, Alison M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
High Frequency Trading: Overview of Recent Developments
This report provides background on various High-frequency trading (HFT) strategies and some associated policy issues, recent regulatory developments and selected enforcement actions by the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on HFT, and congressional action such as proposed legislation and hearings related to HFT.
Date:
April 4, 2016
Creator:
Miller, Rena S. & Shorter, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). Congress's decisions on these three programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
April 4, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library