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Tunisia: Recent Developments and Policy Issues
Report that discusses Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution," the common term for President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's flight from the country following weeks of mounting anti-government protests. This report discusses how the Jasmine Revolution appears to have added momentum to anti-government sentiment in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and other countries. This report discusses Tunisia's pro-democracy movement; concerns over potential instability in a previously secure, pro-Western area; U.S.-Tunisian relations; and Tunisia's push for for a greater focus on trade.
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
Report that looks at budget requests for the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program, Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program, and brigade combat teams (BCTs). It ends with a discussion of potential issues for Congress.
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments
This report provides an overview of the series of executive actions (the first two taking the form of executive orders, and the third issued as a presidential proclamation) commonly referred to as the "Travel Ban," which restrict the entry of specified categories of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) into the United States, and the litigation related to those executive actions. It also addresses a fourth and more recent executive action--an executive order issued on October 24, 2017--which announced the general resumption of refugee admissions into the United States (subject to certain restrictions) following the expiration of a temporary suspension on such admissions.
Date:
January 18, 2018
Creator:
Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
The first half of this report looks at the background of U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba over the last 40 years. The second half of this report looks at several initiatives from the 111th Congress that would have eased U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, but were not completed.
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy
None
Date:
January 18, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups
This report contains a compilation of existing commissions and boards that demonstrates the range of alternative membership-appointment structures. It includes any statutorily created advisory entity (boards, advisory panels, etc.) whose membership scheme mandates the participation of Members of Congress either as potential members or as participants in the process of appointing the membership. For each entity, information on the purpose, duration, appointment structure, and term of appointment is provided. Finally, information on the involvement of Members of Congress in the appointment process is presented in a series of tables.
Date:
January 18, 2018
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NLRB Rejects Former Standards Following Appointment of New Members
This report discusses recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after President Trump appointed two new members to the board. The decisions overturn a variety of significant past decisions and are summarized in the report.
Date:
January 18, 2018
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Should Federal Law Restrict Where a Company May File Bankruptcy?
This report discusses laws and regulations regarding where a company may file for bankruptcy and a recently proposed bill which would restrict the locations where companies could file for bankruptcy.
Date:
January 18, 2018
Creator:
Lewis, Kevin M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Marshall Plan: Design, Accomplishments, and Significance
This report discusses the Marshall Plan's design, implementation, accomplishments, and its relevance to current foreign aid programs. The Appendix lists numerous related studies and publications.
Date:
January 18, 2018
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Where American Companies Report Profits: Indications of Profit Shifting
This report uses data on the operations of U.S. multinational companies (MNCs) to examine the extent to which, if any, MNCs are moving profits out of high-tax countries (or out of the U.S.) and into low-tax countries with little corresponding change in business operations, a practice known as "profit shifting."
Date:
January 18, 2013
Creator:
Keightley, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Algeria: Current Issues
This report focuses on current political issues, as well as Algeria's economy, its foreign policy, and U.S.-Algeria relations. Key issues include reform efforts initiated after anti-government demonstrations in early 2011 and amid the regional tumult of the "Arab Spring"; terrorism and related security issues; human rights; national reconciliation following the "dark decade" of the 1990s Islamist insurgency; and activism in ethnic Berber areas.
Date:
January 18, 2013
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains an overview of Palestinian society and politics and descriptions of key Palestinian individuals and groups -- chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date:
January 18, 2013
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rescission of the Wet-Foot/Dry-Foot Policy as to Aliens from Cuba Raises Legal Questions
This report provides answers to frequently asked questions about the legal implications of the Obama Administration's changes in policy as to Cuban citizens and nationals with the announcement of the rescission of the wet-foot/dry-foot immigration policy.
Date:
January 18, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What Can the New President Do About the Effective Dates of Pending Regulations?
This report discusses legal questions and relevant cases related to a new presidents power to freeze implementation of pending regulation temporarily while it is reviewed by the new administration for compatibility with his policy goals.
Date:
January 18, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)
This report discusses the windfall elimination provision (WEP), which reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security. Its purpose is to remove an advantage or “windfall” these workers would otherwise receive as a result of the interaction between the Social Security benefit formula and the workers’ relatively short careers in Social Security-covered employment. Opponents contend that the provision is basically imprecise and can be unfair.
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
Shelton, Alison M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sources of Constitutional Authority and House Rule XII, Clause 7(c)
None
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Mortgage Interest and Property Tax Deductions: Analysis and Options
None
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-Japan Alliance
None
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health-Related Revenue Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
This report summarizes the health-related revenue provisions in ACA, their effective dates, and, where data are available, potential impacts of these provisions.
Date:
January 18, 2012
Creator:
Mulvey, Janemarie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Species Conservation Funds
This report provides a brief overview of Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) and Neotraopical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (NMBCF) and their funding and possible changes to appropriations.
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Corn, Lynne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Issues Relating to Charitable Contributions and Organizations
None
Date:
January 18, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2017
This report is a research aid that lists the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bills (Table 1) and appropriations bills (Table 2) for FY1970-FY2017. This report includes all the pertinent information on the passage of these bills through the legislative process: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers.
Date:
January 18, 2017
Creator:
DeBruyne, Nese F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview
This report opens with an analysis of recent unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehension data. It then discusses current policy on the treatment, care, and custody of the population, with a description of the responsibilities of each federal agency involved with the population. The report also discusses administrative and congressional actions to deal with the UAC surge in FY2014 and ongoing action to address possible future surges.
Date:
January 18, 2017
Creator:
Kandel, William A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond
This report begins with a brief discussion of security challenges in Mexico and Mexico's security strategy. It then provides information on congressional funding and oversight of the Mérida Initiative, with details about each of the program's four pillars. The report concludes by raising policy issues that Congress may wish to consider.
Date:
January 18, 2017
Creator:
Ribando Seelke, Clare & Finklea, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library