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Administering Green Programs in Congress: Issues and Options
This report discusses "green" programs and the higher profile they have gained in the 110th Congress. "Green" programs are those designed to create an environmentally friendly work environment and conserve energy. This report discusses initiatives and policy options that would improve the "greening" process on Capitol Hill.
Date:
October 6, 2008
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses issues related to peace in the Middle East, including post-Gulf War negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon; U.S. interest in these and continuing negotiations and peacetalks between Middle Eastern countries; and the role of the U.S., the U.N., the European Union, and Russia in Middle Eastern relations.
Date:
June 6, 2008
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides background information on Libya and U.S.-Libyan relations; profiles Libyan leader Muammar al Qadhafi; discusses Libya's political and economic reform efforts; and reviews current issues of potential congressional interest.
Date:
August 6, 2008
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nanotechnology and Environmental, Health, and Safety: Issues for Consideration
This report identifies the potential environmental, health, and safety opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology; explains the importance of addressing nanotechnology environmental, health, and safety (EHS) concerns; identifies and discusses nanotechnology EHS issues; and summarizes options for Congressional action, including the nanotechnology EHS-related provisions of selected legislation. The report also includes two appendices.
Date:
August 6, 2008
Creator:
Sargent, John F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress
This report focuses on the implications that certain elements of China's military modernization may have for future required U.S. Navy capabilities. The issue for Congress addressed in this report questions how China's military modernization should be factored into decisions about U.S. Navy programs. Congress's decisions on this issue could significantly affect future U.S. Navy capabilities, U.S. Navy funding requirements, and the U.S. defense industrial base, including the shipbuilding industry.
Date:
June 6, 2008
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2009 Appropriations
This report is a guide to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2009 appropriations bill. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees. This report summarizes the funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 22 independent agencies.
Date:
June 6, 2008
Creator:
Hatch, Garrett L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interim Continuing Resolutions (CRs): Potential Impacts on Agency Operations
None
Date:
October 6, 2008
Creator:
Brass, Clinton T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues
This report discusses the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA, P.L. 94-163), which is intended to help prevent a repetition of the economic dislocation caused by the 1973-1974 Arab oil embargo.
Date:
June 6, 2008
Creator:
Bamberger, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report discusses the federal laws and regulations that guide the management of resources in open ocean and near-shore coastal areas.
Date:
June 6, 2008
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A User’s Guide to the Congressional Record
None
Date:
May 6, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety: Provisions in the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
This report reviews the food safety provisions of the statute of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, their history, and certain issues surrounding their passage.
Date:
February 6, 2008
Creator:
Porter, Donna V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
High Agricultural Commodity Prices: What Are the Issues?
This report examines the causes, consequences and outlook for prices of the major U.S. program crops, and provides references for more detailed information.
Date:
May 6, 2008
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress
This report examines logistical support contracts for troop support services in Iraq primarily administered through the U.S. Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP).
Date:
May 6, 2008
Creator:
Grasso, Valerie Bailey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran’s Activities and Influence in Iraq
This report outlines Iran's activities and influence in Iraq. Iran is materially assisting major Shiite Muslim political factions in Iraq, most of which have longstanding ideological, political, and religious ties to Tehran, and their armed militias.
Date:
March 6, 2008
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Real Earnings, Health Insurance and Pension Coverage, and the Distribution of Earnings, 1979-2007
None
Date:
October 6, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals
This report consists of the alternative minimum tax for individuals.
Date:
June 6, 2008
Creator:
Maguire, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dormant Commerce Clause and State Treatment of Tax-Exempt Bonds
None
Date:
February 6, 2008
Creator:
Lunder, Erika
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Legislation
This report describes the Background and Selected Legislation of The Animal Welfare Act which was first passed in 1966.
Date:
August 6, 2008
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues
None
Date:
February 6, 2008
Creator:
Burrelli, David F.; Best, Richard A., Jr.; Henning, Charles A. & Kapp, Lawrence
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
None
Date:
December 6, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues
None
Date:
May 6, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: FY2009 Budget Issues
None
Date:
February 6, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2009 Appropriations
None
Date:
October 6, 2008
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.; Andrews, Anthony; Bearden, David M.; Carter, Nicole T.; Holt, Mark; Lane, Nic et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy
None
Date:
February 6, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library