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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
The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: International Comparisons, Underlying Factors, and Federal Programs
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Date:
April 4, 2012
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
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
China's Retaliatory Tariffs on Selected U.S. Agricultural Products
This report discusses China's retaliatory tariffs on many U.S. agricultural products in response to the U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium imports.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Hopkinson, Jenny
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Statute
This report summarizes selected statutory provisions of Title 1 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) but does not discuss agency regulations and guidance that may provide more detailed direction for conducting risk evaluation and selecting regulatory options to prevent unreasonable risks of specific chemicals.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Yen, Jerry H. & Wyatt, Alexandra M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: Fiscal Year 2019
This report discusses President Trump's budget request for federal research and development funding for FY2019, recent trends in funding levels, and different departments research funding levels.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and Funding
This report provides an overview of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) which is an independent federal agency that administers the programs authorized by two statutes: the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA; P.L. 101-610), as amended, and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA; P.L. 93-113), as amended. NCSA and DVSA programs were most recently reauthorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (P.L. 111-13). The report describes programs authorized by these laws and compares CNCS funding for FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, and FY2018.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Fountain, Joselyn H. & Overbay, Abigail R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Data, Social Media, and Users: Can We All Get Along?
This report examines policy issues surrounding the Cambridge Analytica data breach/misuse of Facebook and provides options for Congress to consider. While this event has started discussions on election security and social media company requirements to report advertising, this report addresses data security concerns without discussing the impacts or consequences of data use.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Jaikaran, Chris
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices
This report provides an estimate of the initial impact of changing oil prices on the United States's merchandise trade balance.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FDIC's Deposit Insurance Assessments and Reserve Ratio
This report discusses the FDIC's deposit insurance assessments and reserve ratio used to guarantee the repayment of deposits at a bank up to the insured level.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Gnanarajah, Raj
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The President's Fiscal Year 2019 Military Construction Budget Request
This report discusses President Trump's FY2019 budget request for military construction and compares the funding levels with previous years by construction type.
Date:
April 4, 2018
Creator:
Williams, Lynn M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. The report also discusses ways which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations
This report assesses recent international developments as the leaders from a number of nations work to reach a consensus on an informal set of best practices regarding national restrictions on foreign investment for national security purposes. This report also provides one possible approach for assessing the costs and benefits involved in using national policies to direct or to restrict foreign direct investment for national security reasons.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
This report provides an overview of current issues surrounding alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles - issues discussed in further detail in other CRS reports referred to in each section.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans
This report discusses the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), which is primarily a health insurance program where certain eligible dependents and survivors of veterans receive care from private sector health care providers. This report provides information regarding eligibility requirements, available benefits, and payment structures.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Panangala, Sidath Viranga
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Market Supervision: Canada's Perspective
This report presents an overview of Canada's financial system and its supervisory framework and draws some distinctions between that system and the current U.S. framework.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Super PACs in Federal Elections: Overview and Issues for Congress
This report provides context for understanding what super PACs might mean for federal campaign finance policy and federal elections using a question-and-answer format with attention to super PAC activities in 2010 and 2012, and what those findings might mean looking ahead.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Services and Supports: Overview and Financing
This report provides an overview of Long-term services and supports (LTSS), including who needs LTSS, how need for LTSS is determined, and how much LTSS costs. The report also provides information on who the primary LTSS payers are, how much they spend, and what types of services are purchased.
Date:
April 4, 2013
Creator:
Colello, Kirsten J.; Mulvey, Janemarie & Talaga, Scott R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library