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Brief Facts and Statistics
This report provides facts and statistics about Social Security that are frequently requested by Members of Congress and their staffs. It includes information about Social Security taxes and benefits, the program's impact on its recipients' incomes, federal tax receipts, federal spending and the economy, administrative information, and selected facts about Medicare.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Sidor, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions
This report discusses the history and current status of federal student loan programs. Specifically, the report focuses on the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL). Moreover, the report highlights differences in the two programs such as that the FFEL is financed by private lenders, while the DL is financed by the federal government.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Stoll, Adam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation
This report provides an overview of the issues and legislation of the immigration policy for intracompany transfers (L Visa). Concerns are growing that the visa category that allows executives and managers of multinational corporations to work temporarily in the United States is misused.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
This report provides the policy considerations related to guest worker programs on immigration.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th Congress, 1st Session
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program
This report provides a summary of the statutory history of the automated entry and exit data system, which was renamed the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program by the Bush Administration. It also discusses other laws that affect the implementation of the system and provides an analysis of the documentary requirements under current law. The report also discusses efforts to implement the program and selected issues associated with its development and implementation.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M. & Viña, Stephen R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation, FY2006 Budget Request, and FY2006 Appropriations
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Federal, State, and Local Programs
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico’s Political History: From Revolution to Alternation, 1910-2006
This report provides a brief overview of Mexico's political history from 1910 to 2006, with an emphasis on electoral reforms and elections. The report demonstrates that Mexico has evolved from long-term domination by a single party to alternation and effective competition among the three major parties.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Storrs, K. Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Charitable Choice Rules and Faith-Based Organizations
This report discusses the Bush administration's "Charitable Choice" agenda aimed at expanding the ability of faith-based organizations to provide federally funded social services.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reading First and Early Reading First: Background and Funding
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Overseas Basing: New Developments and Oversight Issues for Congress
This report contains the new developments and oversight issues for Congress on the United States military overseas basing.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Critchlow, Robert D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
European Union’s Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Archick, Kristin; Grimmett, Richard F. & Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Radiological Dispersal Devices: Select Issues in Consequence Management
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Raising or Eliminating the Taxable Earnings Base
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defined Benefit Pension Reform for Single-Employer Plans
This report provides an outline of the complex current law governing the funding of single-employer defined benefit pension plans. It describes reporting and disclosure requirements that apply to plans. This report also includes an illustration of the effect on a hypothetical plan sponsor's plan contribution and funded ratio of the credit balance approach used in current law versus the Administration proposal.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Ranade, Neela K. & Graney, Paul J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality: EPA’s Proposed Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard
This report summarizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed changes to the particulate matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and includes comparisons with previous (1997) and current promulgated and proposed standards.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Esworthy, Robert & McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.N. Convention Against Torture: Overview of U.S. Implementation Policy Concerning the Removal of Aliens
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Spending: Context and Policy
The United States spends a large and growing share of national income on health care. In 2005, health spending is expected to approach $1.9 trillion and account for more than 15% of gross domestic product. This report contains information on the background of the healthcare industry in the United States, key issues for Congress in this policy area, and three policy directions to consider: changing health care, changing federal programs, and changing tax policy.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Jenson, Jennifer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
DR-CAFTA Labor Rights Issues
This report provides information about the Labor Rights Issues for DR-CAFTA. Congress had linked labor protections to trade promotion vehicles for at least two decades with purposes in mind.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tax Reform and Its Potential Effects on Saving
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Esenwein, Gregg A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade in the U.S. Gulf Region: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Beyond
This report examines trade entering and leaving the United States through the Gulf of Mexico and its 16 major ports - a region extending from southern Florida to southern Texas. It is designed as a tool for planning or reaction in the 109th Congress, 2nd session, as Congress continues to deal with the hurricanes' aftermath; and as a resource to help quickly identify some of the potential trade effects of any other natural or man-made disaster that might strike the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues
This report discusses the issue of U.S. economic assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of continued assistance in light of U.S. national security and also various U.S.-led efforts to promote reform among African citizens themselves. U.S. assistance finds its way to Africa through a variety of channels, including the USAID-administered DA program, food aid programs, and indirect aid provided through international financial institutions and the United Nations.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Langton, Danielle J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Leasing and Permitting for Oil and Gas Development on Federal Public Domain Lands
None
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library