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Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
November 5, 2001
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo and Macedonia: U.S. and Allied Military Operations
None
Date:
August 5, 2002
Creator:
Bowman, Steven R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Research: DOD's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Program
Congress supports the research and development efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) with a Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation. The appropriation primarily supports the development of the nation’s future military hardware and software and the technology base upon which those products rely. It is the federal government’s single largest research and development account. Besides supporting the nation’s military needs, some of the technology developed with RDT&E funds spills over into the commercial sector. For these reasons, RDT&E funding draws a considerable amount of attention within Congress each year.
Date:
June 5, 2002
Creator:
Moteff, John D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Airport Improvement Program
This issue brief discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, funding distribution, the types of projects the program funds, AIP and PFC policy issues, and the allowable use of AIP funds for airport security purposes.
Date:
September 5, 2002
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Environmental Protection Agency's FY2003 Budget
On April 9, 2001, the President requested $7.3 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY2002, $512.0 million (or 7%) less than the FY2001 funding level of $7.8 billion. The request would not have continued funding of about $500 million for activities earmarked for FY2001, and contained provisions shifting more enforcement responsibilities to the states. Popular wastewater infrastructure funding, state roles, and the future of Superfund were some of the predominant topics. On July 17, the House Appropriations Committee recommended $7.545 billion,$229 million more than requested (H.R. 2620, H. Rept. 107-159).
Date:
September 5, 2002
Creator:
Lee, Martin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Drug Control: International Policy and Options
Over the past decade, worldwide production of illicit drugs has risen dramatically: opium and marijuana production has roughly doubled and coca production tripled. Street prices of cocaine and heroin have fallen significantly in the past 20 years, reflecting increased availability. Despite apparent national political resolve to deal with the drug problem, inherent contradictions regularly appear between U.S. anti-drug policy and other national policy goals and concerns. The mix of competing domestic and international pressures and priorities has produced an ongoing series of disputes within and between the legislative and executive branches concerning U.S. international drug policy. One contentious issue has been the Congressionally-mandated certification process, an instrument designed to induce specified drug-exporting countries to prioritize or pay more attention to the fight against narcotics businesses.
Date:
June 5, 2002
Creator:
Lee, Rensselaer & Perl, Raphael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act
None
Date:
June 5, 2002
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Caribbean Basin Interim Trade Program: CBI/NAFTA Parity
The entry into force, on January 1, 1994, of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has eliminated the advantage that the beneficiaries of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and related provisions of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) had enjoyed in trade with the United States relative to Mexico, and gave Mexico an increasingly significant competitive edge over the CBERA countries. The scheduled further implementation of the NAFTA would have resulted in a substantial advantage to Mexico over the CBERA countries and vitiate in part the purpose of the CBERA.
Date:
February 5, 2001
Creator:
Pregelj, Vladimir N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers
None
Date:
August 5, 2005
Creator:
Goldich, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial
None
Date:
August 5, 2005
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said September 4 that he would continue to work toward a bipartisan consensus on reauthorization of TANF, which is scheduled to expire on September 30. Noting the continued decline in the TANF caseload, the Senator said that “simply going off welfare doesn’t mean that families have achieved significant income and job security.” He said the next phase of welfare reform should focus on strengthening policies to provide every TANF family the opportunity to become self-sufficient and indicated that he supported expanded state flexibility, increased options for education and training, combined with an emphasis on job attainment and experience; and work supports,
Date:
September 5, 2003
Creator:
Burke, Vee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues
None
Date:
February 5, 2003
Creator:
Goldich, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
None
Date:
September 5, 2003
Creator:
Medalia, Jonathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
March 5, 2003
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents
This record provides information about The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents. Congressional interests in the cost of Pharmaceuticals have focused attention on several areas where the federal government has policies and programs.
Date:
January 5, 2004
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Financing
This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competition.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts
In 2003 the United States incurred a merchandise trade deficit of $535.7 billion on a Census basis and $549.4 billion on a balance-of-payments basis (BoP). A surplus in services trade of $60 billion gave a deficit of $489.3 billion on goods and services (BoP) for the year, 17% higher than 2002. Year-to-date (January-October 2004), the trade deficit in goods and services, at $500.5 billion, is 21% higher compared to the same period in 2003.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K. & Lum, Thomas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care Services: Questions and Answers
None
Date:
May 5, 2005
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Branch Reorganization and Management Initiatives
This issue brief views reorganization and management as involving the alteration of the program administrative structure and operations of the executive branch for reasons of efficiency, economy, and direction. The underlying issue is who reorganizes or sets management policy—Congress or the President— and by what authority and, also, for what purpose?
Date:
March 5, 2003
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Branch Reorganization and Management Initiatives
This issue brief views reorganization and management as involving the alteration of the program administrative structure and operations of the executive branch for reasons of efficiency, economy, and direction. The underlying issue is who reorganizes or sets management policy—Congress or the President— and by what authority and, also, for what purpose?
Date:
August 5, 2003
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance
None
Date:
March 5, 2003
Creator:
Mark, Clyde R.
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 amongst 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:
September 5, 2003
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance
None
Date:
June 5, 2003
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library