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Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview
A look at government agencies spending on advertising.
Date:
April 6, 2012
Creator:
Kosar, Kevin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date:
April 4, 2012
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 in order to place conversations about FY2013 funding in broader fiscal and policy context. It concludes with an analysis of potential policy options.
Date:
April 9, 2012
Creator:
Gonzalez, Heather B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits Program: Issues and Regulatory Developments
This report contains the issues and regulatory developments in the army corps engineers' nationwide permits program.
Date:
April 5, 2012
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress
On January 26, 2012, senior DOD leadership unveiled a new defense strategy based on a review of potential future security challenges, current defense strategy, and budgetary constraints. This new strategy envisions a smaller, leaner Army that is agile, flexible, rapidly deployable, and technologically advanced. This strategy will rebalance the Army's global posture and presence, emphasizing where potential problems are likely to arise, such as the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East. Potential issues for Congress include the strategic risk posed by a smaller and restructured Army; the "health" of the Army given the impending downsizing; where the force will be based; the role of the National Guard and Reserves; and should the enrollment at the service academies (West Point) be reduced to pre-9/11 levels. This report will be updated as circumstances warrant.
Date:
April 20, 2012
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew & Henning, Charles A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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. This report focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and Bahrain's relationship with the United States.
Date:
April 13, 2012
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species
This report is on Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species.
Date:
April 10, 2012
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service
This report provides information about the concern that has been raised over a "digital divide" between rural and urban areas with respect to broadband deployment.
Date:
April 27, 2012
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Control Act of 2011: The Effects on Spending and the Budget Deficit When the Automatic Spending Cuts Are Implemented
This report discusses the two main groups of spending reductions in the Budget Control Act of 2011: (1) discretionary spending caps and (2) an automatic $1.2 trillion spending reduction process that comes into effect on January 02, 2012. It also looks at projected effects of the Act.
Date:
April 23, 2012
Creator:
Levit, Mindy R. & Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Control Act of 2011: The Effects on Spending and the Budget Deficit When the Automatic Spending Cuts Are Implemented
Following a lengthy debate over raising the debt limit, the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA; P.L. 112-25) was signed into law by President Obama on August 2, 2011. To provide context for this debate, this report discusses the effects of the BCA on spending and the deficit, assuming that the January 2013 automatic spending reductions proceed as scheduled.
Date:
April 23, 2012
Creator:
Levit, Mindy R. & Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Budget "Sequestration" and Selected Program Exemptions and Special Rules
"Sequestration" is a process of automatic, largely across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently canceled to enforce certain budget policy goals. This report looks at the history and current status of sequestration at it relates to Congress. This includes how it is enacted and special rules that can apply.
Date:
April 27, 2012
Creator:
Spar, Karen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions
The installation of the Union Government in 2011 and the undertaking of initial reforms have raised the prospects for the resumption of a democratically elected civilian government in Burma after five decades of military rule. The release of Burma's political prisoners has a central role in U.S. policy and Burma's political future. Many of the U.S. sanctions on Burma were implemented after Burma's ruling military junta suppressed protests and detained many political prisoners. In addition, the removal of many of the existing U.S. sanctions requires the release of all political prisoners in Burma.
Date:
April 24, 2012
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Business Organizational Choices: Taxation and Responses to Legislative Changes
This report consists of business organizational choices with taxation and responses to legislative changes.
Date:
April 26, 2012
Creator:
Keightley, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Canada-U.S. Relations
This report begins with a short overview of Canada's political scene, economic conditions, security, foreign policy, and discusses Canada - U.S relations.
Date:
April 5, 2012
Creator:
Ek, Carl & Fergusson, Ian F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: President’s FY2013 Budget
This report summarizes the President's budget estimates for each section of the CMS budget. Then, for each legislative proposal included in the President's budget, this report provides a description of current law and the President's proposal. The explanations of the President's legislative proposals are grouped by the following program areas: Medicare, Medicaid, program integrity, and health insurance programs.
Date:
April 9, 2012
Creator:
Mitchell, Alison & Morgan, Paulette C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, including sovereignty claims; commercial shipping through the Arctic; oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered species; and increased military operations in the region. It includes background information on the region and on a variety of issues for which Congress may want to consider legislation.
Date:
April 5, 2012
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
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. Recipients of China's technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries said by the State Department to have supported terrorism, such as Iran. This CRS Report, updated as warranted, discusses the security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response since the mid-1990s.
Date:
April 25, 2012
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China's Rare Earth Industry and Export Regime: Economic and Trade Implications for the United States
Over the past few years, the Chinese government has implemented a number of policies to tighten its control over the production and export of "rare earths"-a unique group of 17 metal elements on the periodic table that exhibit a range of special properties, such as magnetism, luminescence, and strength. Rare earths are important to a number of high technology industries, including renewable energy and various defense systems. This report examines the economic and trade implications of China's rare earth policies for the United States.
Date:
April 30, 2012
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M. & Tang, Rachel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
The Coast Guard's proposed FY2013 budget includes $8 million in acquisition funding to initiate survey and design activities for a new polar icebreaker. The Coast Guard's Five Year Capital Investment Plan includes an additional $852 million in FY2014-FY2017 for acquiring the ship. The Coast Guard anticipates awarding a construction contract for the ship "within the next five years" and taking delivery on the ship "within a decade." The project to design and build a polar icebreaker is a new acquisition project initiated in the FY2013 budget.
Date:
April 6, 2012
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Commercial Space Industry and Launch Market
The report discusses how the space industry is a subset of the U.S. aerospace industry and U.S. strength in aerospace has helped to provide U.S. strength in space. It also points out manufacturing for commercial space and employment in the U.S. Space Industry.
Date:
April 20, 2012
Creator:
Harrison, Glennon J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Compensated Work Sharing Arrangements (Short-Time Compensation) as an Alternative to Layoffs
This report provides information about the Compensated Work Sharing Arrangements (Short-Time Compensation) as an Alternative to Layoffs. STC is a program within the federal-state unemployment compensation system.
Date:
April 23, 2012
Creator:
Shelton, Alison M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conservation Compliance and U.S. Farm Policy
The report discusses the Food Security Act of 1985 that included a number of significant conservation provisions designed to reduce production and conserve soil and water resources. It points out Conservation Compliance Today and Issues for the Next Farm Bill.
Date:
April 2, 2012
Creator:
Stubbs, Megan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crime Victims' Rights Act: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 3771
An abridgement of CRS RL 33679, covering the rights to notice, attendance, and participation in the federal criminal justice process. It covers amendments that became active in December, 2008.
Date:
April 24, 2012
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crime Victims' Rights Act: A Summary and Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. 3771
An overview of rights afforded to federal crime victims. The report describes who qualifies for these rights and follows with a description of the rights.
Date:
April 24, 2012
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library