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Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current political and economic situation in Ukraine. Ukraine occupies the sensitive position between Russia and NATO member states Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania adds to its geostrategic significance. This report also discusses the U.S. policy in regard to Ukraine, U.S. aid to Ukraine, and other legislation.
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Resolutions: Latest Action and Brief Overview of Recent Practices
This report is divided into two segments. The first section provides the most recent information on the FY2011 continuing resolution (CR). The second segment focuses on the (1) history and recent trends, including the nature, scope, and duration of CRs during the past 35 years; (2) CR types by duration; (3) major substantive legislative provisions included in some CRs; and (4) funding gaps.
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court’s Climate Change Decision: A Chronology
This report presents a chronology of major federal agency actions related to environmental concerns following the decision of Massachusetts v. EPA; it particularly looks at actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Supreme Court held that greenhouse gases (GHGs), widely viewed as contributing to climate change, constitute “air pollutants” as that phrase is used in the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Funding Gaps and Government Shutdowns: CRS Experts
This report is a table providing names and contact information for CRS (Congressional Research Service) experts on policy concerns relating to funding gaps and the processes and effects that may be associated with a government shutdown.
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Brass, Clinton T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Asylum and “Credible Fear” Issues in U.S. Immigration Policy
This report defines asylum seekers and looks at the background of asylum seekers in the U.S. since the 1980s. It discusses current issues, including inconsistent approval rates for asylum seekers across different regions and jurisdictions. It ends with a discussion of whether or not the policy (created during the Cold War) has adapted to the 21st century, and ways in directions that current law/new legislation could move to mitigate this issue.
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Block Grants: Funding Issues in the 112th Congress and Recent Funding History
This report discusses funding issues in the 112th Congress and recent funding history. The Administration's FY2012 budget proposes to: (1) increase funding for CDBG formula grants by 10.5% from $3.303 billion appropriated in FY2010 to $3.691 billion; (2) eliminate funding for the Neighborhood Initiative and Economic Development Initiative programs; (3) eliminate funding for Section 107 activities; (4) transfer its Sustainable Communities Initiative to a new stand alone account; and (5) convert Section 108 loan guarantees to a fee-based program.
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Privacy Protections for Personal Information Online
This report examines some of the efforts being made to protect of personal information, through federal laws and regulations. This report provides a brief overview of selected recent developments in the area of federal privacy law. This report does not cover workplace privacy laws or state privacy laws.
Date:
April 6, 2011
Creator:
Stevens, Gina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ideas for Privatizing Social Security
This report summarizes the proposals that have emerged and the issues surrounding them.
Date:
April 6, 1998
Creator:
Koitz, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
None
Date:
April 6, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
None
Date:
April 6, 2007
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K. & Thomas, Kenneth R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Union’s Constitution
None
Date:
April 6, 2006
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers
This report provides answers to key questions related to the European Union (EU). It describes the EU’s evolution, its governing institutions, trade policy, and efforts to forge common foreign and defense policies. The report also addresses the EU-U.S. and EU-NATO relationships.
Date:
April 6, 2006
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
War on Drugs: Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
This report discusses the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005 , which would reauthorize ONDCP for five years, through FY2010, and authorize funding in specific annual amounts for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, the media campaign, a Southwest Border violence study, and several anti-methamphetamine initiatives.
Date:
April 6, 2006
Creator:
Eddy, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Requiring Individuals to Obtain Health Insurance: A Constitutional Analysis
This report discusses the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), P.L. 111-148, as amended, Congress enacted a “minimum coverage provision,” which compels certain individuals to have a minimum level of health insurance. This report provides an analysis of the constitutionality of this provision requiring individuals to obtain health insurance.
Date:
April 6, 2012
Creator:
Staman, Jennifer; Brougher, Cynthia; Liu, Edward C.; Lunder, Erika K. & Thomas, Kenneth R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court
This report provides a brief summary of legal issues raised by the choice of forum for trying accused terrorists and a table comparing selected military commissions rules under the Military Commissions Act, as amended, to the corresponding rules that apply in federal court.
Date:
April 6, 2010
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Standards of Conduct of Brokers, Dealers, and Investment Advisers
None
Date:
April 6, 2015
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations
This report includes analysis of the relationship between the United States and India, as well as India's regional relations. Also includes nuclear and regional dissidence information.
Date:
April 6, 2006
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Point & Click: Internet Searching Techniques
This report discusses criteria to consider when judging the quality of an internet site and the best strategies for locating information on the World Wide Web. There are two ways to search the Internet. The first is to use subject guides (e.g., Yahoo, Galaxy, or WWW Virtual Library), which are compiled by human indexers. These present an organized hierarchy of categories so a searcher can “drill down” through their links. The second option is to use a search engine (e.g., Alta Vista, Hotbot, or InfoSeek), an automated software robot which indexes Web pages and retrieves information based on relevancy-ranked algorithms. This report describes how search engines index the World Wide Web, as well as various features common to most search engines. In addition, the report suggests searching tips for retrieving the most precise information. Finally, the report discusses Usenet news groups, email discussion lists, gophers, and miscellaneous Web resources.
Date:
April 6, 1998
Creator:
Tehan, Rita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding
This report is about Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding
Date:
April 6, 2006
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Child Tax Credit
The child tax credit was enacted in 1997, as Congress addressed concerns that the income tax structure did not adequately reflect a family's reduced ability to pay taxes as family size increased. Subsequent changes in 2001, 2003, and 2004 increased the child tax credit and made it refundable for most families. This report covers current law, legislative history, policy issues, and analysis as well as related information regarding the child tax credit.
Date:
April 6, 2006
Creator:
Esenwein, Gregg A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals
This report discusses the U.S. sugar program, which is singular among major agricultural commodity programs in that it combines a floor price guarantee with a supply management structure that encompasses both domestic production for human use and sugar imports.
Date:
April 6, 2016
Creator:
McMinimy, Mark A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Peru: Politics, Economy, and Elections in Brief
This report provides an overview of Peru's political, economic, and security conditions and of U.S.-Peruvian relations.
Date:
April 6, 2016
Creator:
Taft-Morales, Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations
This report discusses the export of crude oil produced in the United States and policy considerations in the wake of a provision contained in P.L. 114-113 which repealed a 40-year prohibition on the export.
Date:
April 6, 2016
Creator:
Brown, Phillip
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
This report examines developments in U.S. policy restricting travel and remittances to Cuba, including significant changes that have occurred, current permissible travel and remittances, enforcement of the travel restrictions, and debate on lifting the travel restrictions.
Date:
April 6, 2016
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library