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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: Prevention and Cleanup
This report addresses a nationwide water pollution problem caused by leaking underground storage tanks (USTs). The report discusses key issue that state resources have not met the demands of administering the underground storage tanks (UST) leak prevention program.
Date:
July 10, 2008
Creator:
Tiemann, Mary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Food Aid Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill
The report discusses the international food aid provision (2008 Farm Bill) of U.S. agricultural commodities for emergency relief and economic development. This provision addresses the United States' major response to food security problems in developing countries.
Date:
July 10, 2008
Creator:
Hanrahan, Charles E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data FY1989 to FY2006
None
Date:
July 10, 2006
Creator:
Murray, Justin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Weak Dollar, Strong Dollar Causes and Consequences
This report provides background information on the forces that most likely determine the path of the dollar exchange rate. The report also considers recent events in international markets for goods and assets as well as suggest what implications these forces carry for the state of the U.S. economy and for economic policy.
Date:
July 10, 2008
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy-Marine Corps Amphibious and Maritime Prepositioning Ship Programs: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
This report discusses the Navy-Marine corps amphibious and maritime prepositioning ship programs. The Navy is proposing to maintain in coming years a Navy with 31 amphibious ships and an additional squadron of 14 Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future), or MPF(F), ships.
Date:
July 10, 2007
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda
This report discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, begun in November 2001, which has entered its 11th year. It includes background on Doha and the significance of the negotiations, as well as a breakdown of issues on the Doha agenda and the role of the Congress.
Date:
July 10, 2006
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: How DOD Acquires Weapon Systems and Recent Efforts to Reform the Process
This report outlines the Department of Defense's (DOD) defense acquisition structure, discusses recent major reports addressing defense acquisition, and considers recent DOD efforts to improve the acquisition of weapon systems. It also includes a description of recent congressional efforts to reform the DOD's acquisition process.
Date:
July 10, 2009
Creator:
Schwartz, Moshe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress
The report discusses the question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, that has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. The question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort is of particular importance to the U.S. Navy, because many U.S. military programs for countering improved Chinese military forces would fall within the Navy's budget.
Date:
July 10, 2008
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dollar’s Future as the World’s Reserve Currency: The Challenge of the Euro
None
Date:
July 10, 2007
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview
This report briefly discusses the context in which federal budget process changes are made and identifies selected reform proposals by major category.
Date:
July 10, 2007
Creator:
Keith, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties
This report discusses the issues surrounding whether or not the U.S. should grant Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) following its accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO). The change in Russia's trade status will require legislation to lift the restrictions of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 as they apply to Russia, which includes the "freedom-of-emigration" requirements of the Jackson-Vanik amendment.
Date:
July 10, 2007
Creator:
Cooper, William H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
This report discusses the removal of North Korea's inclusion on the U.S. list of terrorism-supporting countries.
Date:
July 10, 2008
Creator:
Niksch, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues
This report discusses Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), "Project Impact," and related legislative issues that Congress currently faces. PDM, as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named "Project Impact," to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters.
Date:
July 10, 2009
Creator:
McCarthy, Francis X. & Keegan, Natalie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues
This report discusses the funding authorizations for programs in the Higher Education Act (HEA). This legislation, administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), authorizes the federal government’s major student aid programs, as well as other significant initiatives.
Date:
July 10, 2003
Creator:
Stedman, James B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library