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Federal Aid to Libraries: The Library Services and Technology Act
This report discusses the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), which consolidated and replaced the former Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and other federal library assistance legislation. LSTA grants to the states are allocated to state library administrative agencies (SLAAs), and may be used for two basic purposes: developing and improving electronic or other linkages and networks connecting providers and consumers of library services and resources; and/or targeting library services to under served or disadvantaged populations, such as persons with disabilities, those with limited literacy skills, or children from poor families.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
McCallion, Gail
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East Peace Talks
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
This report presents an overview of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. This is a clash between the principles of territorial integrity and self-determination that is occurring in the Caucasus, creating the longest inter-ethnic dispute in the former Soviet Union. The report includes the background and analysis of history, warfare and peace process in the region. The report discusses the Armenian and Azerbaijani perspective, the role and views of others (Iran, Turkey, Russia), as well as the U.S. policy regarding the conflict.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate
On July 31, 2003, the Senate, facing obstacles to passage of its comprehensive energy bill (S. 14), substituted the energy legislation the Senate had passed and sent to conference in the 107th Congress. Principals are sorting out the implications of this unanticipated development; there are identical or similar provisions in both S. 14 and the substitute measure that the Senate passed as H.R. 6, but there are also significant differences.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Bamberger, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Bamberger, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Noise Abatement and Control: An Overview of Federal Standards and Regulations
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Date:
August 8, 2002
Creator:
Bearden, David M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mergers and Consolidation Between Banking and Financial Services Firms: Trends and Prospects
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Jackson, William D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Taxation of Overseas Investment
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Date:
August 8, 2002
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
The United States recognized the independence of all the former Soviet republics by the end of 1991, including the South Caucasus states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The United States has fostered these states' ties with the West in part to end the dependence of these states on Russia for trade, security, and other relations. The FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 provides authorization for assistance to the Eurasian states for humanitarian needs, democratization, and other purposes. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the Administration appealed for a national security waiver of the prohibition on aid to Azerbaijan, in consideration of Azerbaijan's assistance to the international coalition to combat terrorism. Azerbaijani and Georgian troops participate in stabilization efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Armenian personnel serve in Iraq.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Nichol, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Cronin, Richard P. & Manyin, Mark E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Benefits for Health Insurance: Current Legislation
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Date:
August 8, 2002
Creator:
Lyke, Bob & Sroka, Christopher J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Legislative Issues on Nonimmigrant Professional Specialty (H-1B) Workers
Report detailing the upcoming deadline on increases to foreign temporary professional workers, with a description of the issues, economic effects, and more.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning in the Federal Judiciary
This report discusses actions taken by AOUSC following the September 11 attacks, and describes expectations for emergency preparedness and COOP plans in the judiciary. Other sections address issues and policy questions Congress might consider, including matters of the status of judicial emergency and COOP preparedness, and funding for future policy and oversight questions regarding judicial contingency planning.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Petersen, R. Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations
Cyprus has been divided since 1974. Greek Cypriots, nearly 80% of the population, live in the southern two thirds of the island. Turkish Cypriots live in the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (recognized only by Turkey), with about 30,000 Turkish troops providing security. U.N. peacekeeping forces maintain a buffer zone between the two. Members of Congress have urged the Administration to be more active, although they have not proposed an alternative to the U.N.-sponsored talks.
Date:
August 8, 2002
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress
This report provides information about the Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress on Federal Research and Development. Federal R & D funding priorities change over time, reflecting presidential and national preferences.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Knezo, Genevieve J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Country Applicability of the U.S. Normal Trade Relations (Most-Favored-Nation) Status
The United States accords permanent normal-trade-relations (NTR) (formerly called most-favored-nation (MFN)) treatment to all its trading partners except four countries to which it is denied by law and 11 countries whose NTR status is temporary and subject to the conditions of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974.
Date:
August 8, 2002
Creator:
Pregelj, Vladimir N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Caribbean Basin Interim Trade Program: CBI/NAFTA Parity
The entry into force, on January 1, 1994, of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has eliminated the advantage that the beneficiaries of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and related provisions of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) had enjoyed in trade with the United States relative to Mexico, and gave Mexico an increasingly significant competitive edge over the CBERA countries. The scheduled further implementation of the NAFTA would have resulted in a substantial advantage to Mexico over the CBERA countries and vitiate in part the purpose of the CBERA.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Pregelj, Vladimir N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
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Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. China has taken some steps to mollify U.S. concerns about its role in weapons proliferation. Skeptics question whether China's cooperation in weapons nonproliferation has warranted President Bush's pursuit of stronger bilateral ties. This report discusses the national security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990s.
Date:
August 8, 2003
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda
None
Date:
August 8, 2005
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fundamental Tax Reform: Options for the Mortgage Interest Deduction
None
Date:
August 8, 2005
Creator:
Jackson, Pamela J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2006 Appropriations
This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date:
August 8, 2005
Creator:
Irwin, Paul M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library