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Brief Facts and Statistics (open access)

Brief Facts and Statistics

This report provides facts and statistics about Social Security that are frequently requested by Members of Congress and their staffs. It includes information about Social Security taxes and benefits, the program's impact on its recipients' incomes, federal tax receipts, federal spending and the economy, administrative information, and selected facts about Medicare.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Sidor, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act (open access)

Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act

This report describes Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act.
Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Smole, David P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information (open access)

Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information

Lobbyists and interest groups play an active role in the American legislative process. Information on lobbyist registrations and on interest groups in general is available from a variety of online and printed sources, including files available for public inspection. This report is a guide for locating governmental sources that maintain files on lobby groups, their registrations, and finances. Also included in this report are nongovernmental sources that offer background information on the lobbyists and interest groups who focus on legislation in Washington.
Date: January 10, 2006
Creator: Oboroceanu, Mari-Jana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bosnia and the European Union Military Force (EUFOR): Post-NATO Peacekeeping (open access)

Bosnia and the European Union Military Force (EUFOR): Post-NATO Peacekeeping

This report is about the background of Stabilization Force(SFOR) and peace stabilization duties handed over to a European Union force(EUFOR).
Date: January 5, 2006
Creator: Kim, Yule
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement (open access)

Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement

This report provides information about The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement on Enforcing Immigration Law.
Date: January 27, 2006
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa M.; Viña, Stephen R. & Ester, Karma
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses (open access)

Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses

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Date: January 13, 2006
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uzbekistan’s Closure of the Airbase at Karshi-Khanabad: Context and Implications (open access)

Uzbekistan’s Closure of the Airbase at Karshi-Khanabad: Context and Implications

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Date: January 11, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: How Soon an Arsenal? (open access)

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: How Soon an Arsenal?

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Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook (open access)

Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook

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Date: January 27, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Payment Issues Affecting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) (open access)

Medicare Payment Issues Affecting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs)

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Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks (open access)

Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks

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Date: January 19, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress (open access)

Emergency Management Preparedness Standards: Overview and Options for Congress

This report presents background information on the commission's findings, on emergency response standards, and on options Congress might consider to address issues related to emergency preparedness standards.
Date: January 25, 2006
Creator: Bea, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Water Resource Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: January 27, 2006
Creator: Cody, Betsy A. & Hughes, H. Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education Technology Programs, Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (open access)

Education Technology Programs, Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

This report describes the EdTech program, including the allocation of grant funds to state and local education agencies.
Date: January 18, 2006
Creator: Mercer, Charmaine & Mangan, Bonnie F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic (open access)

Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic

The report discusses the factors affecting airport and airspace capacity, Impact of Under-capacity on flight Operations and Impact on congestion on aviation safety.
Date: January 19, 2006
Creator: Elias, Bart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices (open access)

Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices

This report provides a Brief Overview of Recent Practices on Continuing Appropriations Acts. Most of the operations of federal departments and agencies are funded each year through the enactment of 11 regular appropriation acts.
Date: January 10, 2006
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions (open access)

The Administration of Federal Student Loan Programs: Background and Provisions

This report discusses the history and current status of federal student loan programs. Specifically, the report focuses on the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (DL). Moreover, the report highlights differences in the two programs such as that the FFEL is financed by private lenders, while the DL is financed by the federal government.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Stoll, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gangs in Central America (open access)

Gangs in Central America

This is a report on the gangs in Central America.
Date: January 9, 2006
Creator: Ribando, Clare M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes (open access)

Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes

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Date: January 17, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (open access)

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

This report discusses the organization, funding, and goals of the Freedom CAR and Fuel partnerships, and discusses legislation relevant to the partnerships.
Date: January 9, 2006
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safeguarding the Nation’s Drinking Water: EPA and Congressional Actions (open access)

Safeguarding the Nation’s Drinking Water: EPA and Congressional Actions

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Date: January 25, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation (open access)

Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation

This report provides an overview of the issues and legislation of the immigration policy for intracompany transfers (L Visa). Concerns are growing that the visa category that allows executives and managers of multinational corporations to work temporarily in the United States is misused.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case (open access)

European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case

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Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Case (open access)

Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Case

This report details the constitutional standards that currently apply to indirect school aid programs and summarizes all of the pertinent Supreme Court decisions, with particular attention to Zelman.
Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Welborn, Angie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library