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An Analysis of STEM Education Funding at the NSF: Trends and Policy Discussion
This report analyzes National Science Foundation funding trends and selected closely-related STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education policy issues to provide fiscal and policy context. It concludes with an analysis of potential policy options.
Date:
January 31, 2014
Creator:
Gonzalez, Heather B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions
This report discusses the recent development regarding the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program. It provides background information on Iranian nuclear program and debates the November 24 Joint Plan of Action Elements.
Date:
January 31, 2014
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations
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 31, 2014
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel's Offshore Natural Gas Discoveries Enhance Its Economic and Energy Outlook
This report discusses Israel's historical dependence on energy imports, and the recent offshore natural gas discoveries that could possibly make Israel a prominent exporter of natural gas. This report also discusses how development of the recently discovered natural gas fields could affect Israel's economy and energy security, and how Israel may or may not consult with the U.S. or other natural gas producting countries while weighing its options.
Date:
January 31, 2011
Creator:
Ratner, Michael
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Perspectives on the Top 20 Emitters and Developed Versus Developing Nations
This report uses the data compiled by World Resources Institute (WRI) to examine a pivotal and long-running issue surrounding U.S. climate change policy: the appropriate roles of developed and developing countries in addressing climate change.
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
Parker, Larry & Blodgett, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress
This report discusses the Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress which are meant to advance market-based greenhouse gas reduction programs, similar to the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. The report presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provision in each of the bills and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Changes for 2012 and 2013
The earned income tax credit, established in the tax code in 1975, provides cash assistance to lower-income working parents and individuals through the tax system. The earned income tax credit will be higher in 2012 and 2013 than it was in 2011. An increase in the size of the earned income tax credit will occur because the maximum amount of earned income used to calculate the credit and the phase-out income level and indexed for inflation. The increases reflect the inflation adjustment.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Scott, Christine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Issues in Aging: Unemployment and Older Workers
None
Date:
January 31, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2003 Supplemental and FY2004 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors
None
Date:
January 31, 2004
Creator:
Storrs, K. Larry & Veillette, Connie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Issues for the 113th Congress
None
Date:
January 31, 2014
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
This report offers background information on Ukraine's current political and economic situation, and foreign policy towards NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the European Union, and Russia. It also discusses U.S. policy, U.S. aid to Ukraine, the congressional response, and related legislation.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Federal Homeland Security Assistance Programs: A Summary
None
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 113th Congress
This report provides an overview of the federal role in water resources development, management, and protection, including a discussion of the two major federal water resources agencies and related legislation. It also discusses overarching policy issues, such as flood and drought management and response; project funding and authorization priorities; and aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Cody, Betsy A.; Stern, Charles V.; Carter, Nicole T. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Overview and Selected Issues
This report provides a brief overview of the act with particular attention paid to issues of recent congressional concern, such as funding and private school enrollment.
Date:
January 31, 2007
Creator:
Apling, Richard N. & Jones, Nancy Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Quasi Government: Hybrid Organizations with Both Government and Private Sector Legal Characteristics
None
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid Coverage for Long-Term Care: Eligibility, Asset Transfers, and Estate Recovery
None
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Katrina: Insurance Losses and National Capacities for Financing Disaster Risks
This report provides an overview of the insurance losses and national capacities for financing disaster risks on Hurricane Katrina.
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
King, Rawle O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position
This report outlines concerns about the US net international investment position because of the role foreign investors are playing in US capital markets and the potential for large outflows of income and services payments. Some observers also argue that the US reliance on foreign capital inflows leaves the economy vulnerable to financial crises.
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Rule Challenge Must Begin in Federal District Courts, Supreme Court Holds
This report discusses the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of "National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) v. Department of Defense". The background of the case and implications of the ruling are discussed.
Date:
January 31, 2018
Creator:
Mulligan, Stephen P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Balkans and Russia
This report discusses relations between Russia and the Balkan countries of southeast Europe. Efforts by Russia to gain influence and hinder the Balkan countries in their relations with the EU through "soft power" and intelligence activities are discussed.
Date:
January 31, 2018
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: In Brief
This report discusses FEMA's individual assistance programs for victims of natural disasters. It provides a short summary of the types of individual assistance programs administered by FEMA following a disaster. This report also provides a summary of the criteria FEMA uses in determining which individual assistance programs may be made available to impacted areas following a major disaster declaration, and discusses a proposed rule to change these criteria.
Date:
January 31, 2018
Creator:
Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP): Issues in Brief
This report discusses the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) and its funding and legislation related to it in the 115th Congress.
Date:
January 31, 2018
Creator:
Folger, Pete
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program
This report discusses the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program.
Date:
January 31, 2018
Creator:
Peterman, David Randall
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status
This report provides background and current status information on multilateral regimes established to restrict trade in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile technologies, and to monitor their civil applications. Congress may consider the efficacy of these regimes in considering the potential renewal of the Export Administration Act, as well as other proliferation-specific legislation in the 110th Congress.
Date:
January 31, 2008
Creator:
Nikitin, Mary Beth; Kerr, Paul; Bowman, Steve & Hildreth, Steven A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library