The Proposed Allied Services Act: Summary and Arguments, Pro and Con (open access)

The Proposed Allied Services Act: Summary and Arguments, Pro and Con

This report discusses the purpose of the bill which is to encourage and assist states and localities to develop, demonstrate and evaluate means of improving the utilization and effectiveness of human services through integrated planning, management, and delivery of those services in order to achieve the objectives of personal independence and individual and family economic self-sufficiency.
Date: November 14, 1975
Creator: House, Sharon
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Physician Shortage in Rural America (open access)

The Physician Shortage in Rural America

This report discusses the shortage of physicians in rural areas and factors which have led to the problem as well as possible solutions.
Date: August 14, 1970
Creator: Kline, Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Aspects of Reduced Defense Spending, 1960-1970: A Selected Bibliography Arranged Chronologically (open access)

Economic Aspects of Reduced Defense Spending, 1960-1970: A Selected Bibliography Arranged Chronologically

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the economic effects of decreased defense spending which were published between 1960 and 1970.
Date: April 14, 1970
Creator: Knight, Edward & Poindexter, Beatrice D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Disarmament Agreements in Force, 1959-1970: A Brief Summary (open access)

Nuclear Disarmament Agreements in Force, 1959-1970: A Brief Summary

This report provides a brief summary the Antarctic Treaty, Outer Space Treaty, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Latin American Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty
Date: October 14, 1970
Creator: Mihalchenko, Barbara
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conscientious Objection and the Constitution: "Welsh v. United States" and Beyond (open access)

Conscientious Objection and the Constitution: "Welsh v. United States" and Beyond

This report discusses the Supreme Court case "Welsh v. United States" which considered the question of what constituted a religious belief that merited recognition as a conscientious objector. A judicial history of cases related to conscientious objection, analysis of the "Welsh" case, and Congressional options for dealing with the question of conscientious objection requirements are included.
Date: August 14, 1970
Creator: Killian, Johny H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
P.L. 91-296-The Medical Facilities Construction and Modernization Amendments of 1970 and Background Information on the Hill-Burton Program (open access)

P.L. 91-296-The Medical Facilities Construction and Modernization Amendments of 1970 and Background Information on the Hill-Burton Program

This report discusses the Medical Facilities Construction and Modernization Act (P.L. 91-296) and the Hill-Burton program of which the bill is a part.
Date: September 14, 1970
Creator: Klebe, Edward R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues (open access)

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues

This report discusses the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) signed November 22, 2006, which has not yet been approved by Congress. It includes an overview of the proposed CFTA and U.S.-Colombia trade, background on Colombia, issues for Congress to consider, Colombia's plan to improve labor rights, and the actions that Colombia has already taken to improve violence, labor, and human rights within the country.
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy

This report provides an overview of Lebanon and current issues of U.S. interest. It offers background information, analyzes recent developments and key legislative debates, and tracks legislation, U.S. assistance, and recent congressional action.
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current state of Bahrain, which has undergone substantial political reforms since the late 1990s, but which still suffers from tension between the Shiite majority and the Sunni-led government. It focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and with the United States.
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Education Sciences Reform Act (open access)

The Education Sciences Reform Act

This report discusses the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA, Title I of P.L. 107-279) that established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as an independent research arm of the Department of Education (ED).
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: Kuenzi, Jeffrey J. & Stoll, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific relevant topics.
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Reauthorization (open access)

The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Reauthorization

This report examines some of the history of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), focusing primarily on its creation and most recent legislative reauthorization. It also discusses the foremost active authorities of the DPA.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Brown, Jared T. & Else, Daniel H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Government Fiscal Stress and Federal Assistance (open access)

State Government Fiscal Stress and Federal Assistance

This report examines the current status of state fiscal conditions and the role of federal assistance in state budgets. It begins with an overview of state budgeting procedures and then provides budgetary data comparing state fiscal conditions in FY2008 to FY2013. This report concludes with an assessment of the consequences current levels of state fiscal stress may have for the 113th Congress.
Date: February 14, 2014
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporatry protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date: January 14, 2014
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen & Ester, Karma
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): A Legal Analysis (open access)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): A Legal Analysis

This report provides an overview of the regulatory structure of consumer finance under existing federal law before the Dodd-Frank Act went into effect, and examines arguments for modifying the regime in order to more effectively regulate consumer financial markets. It then analyzes how the CFP Act changes the legal structure, with a focus on the Bureau's organization; the entities and activities that fall (and do not fall) under the Bureau's supervisory, enforcement, and rulemaking authorities; the Bureau's general and specific rulemaking powers and procedures; and the Bureau's funding.
Date: January 14, 2014
Creator: Carpenter, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues (open access)

United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues

Report that tracks the process by which Congress provides the funding for U.S. assessed contributions to the regular budgets of the United Nations, its agencies, and U.N. peacekeeping operation accounts, as well as for U.S. voluntary contributions to U.N. system programs and funds.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues (open access)

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues

Report that reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Order 13438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq (open access)

Executive Order 13438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq

Report that provides a brief history of the development of presidential powers in peacetime. It discusses some of the issues that might be raised in light of the contrast between the executive order's broad language and its narrow aim. It examines the reach of the executive order and provides legal analyses of some of the constitutional questions raised in the courts by similar sanctions programs.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential Trade Effects of Adding Vietnam to the Generalized System of Preferences Program (open access)

Potential Trade Effects of Adding Vietnam to the Generalized System of Preferences Program

Report that looks at the effects of adding Vietnam to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) as a "developing country."
Date: August 14, 2012
Creator: Jones, Vivian C. & Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Uniform Procurement: Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Uniform Procurement: Questions and Answers

Report that concerning how military uniforms are procured, legal authority for procurement, military uniform vendors, and new initiatives affecting uniform procurement.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Workforce Investment Act and the One-Stop Delivery System (open access)

The Workforce Investment Act and the One-Stop Delivery System

Report that provides details of WIA Title I state formula program structure, services, allocation formulas, and performance accountability. In addition, it provides a program overview for national grant programs.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Bradley, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations

Report discussing the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 26 independent agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the United States Postal Service.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Hatch, Garrett
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options (open access)

Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options

Report discussing programs designed to foster growth in less developed countries, the major U. S. trade preference programs, their possible economic effects, stakeholder interests, and legislative options.
Date: November 14, 2012
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.; Hornbeck, J. F. & Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that looks at the history and current need for a Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. Potential issues for Congress include the role and need for the GCV in a downsized Army that will likely have fewer heavy brigade combat teams (HBCTs).
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library