Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation (open access)

Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation

Report that looks at the Social Security debate, Social Security future projections, and public opinion on Social Security reform. It also looks at past reform measures, from the 109th-112th Congress, none of which received congressional action.
Date: November 28, 2012
Creator: Nuschler, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colombia: Background, U.S. Relations, and Congressional Interest (open access)

Colombia: Background, U.S. Relations, and Congressional Interest

Report that contains information related to the internal revolutionary and narcotic conflicts of Colombia the past and present relationship between Colombia and the United States.
Date: November 28, 2012
Creator: Beittel, June S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Federal Troops for Disaster Assistance: Legal Issues (open access)

The Use of Federal Troops for Disaster Assistance: Legal Issues

This report summarizes the possible constitutional and statutory authorities and constraints relevant to the use of armed forces, including National Guard units in federal service, to provide assistance to states when a natural disaster impedes the operation of state local police.
Date: November 28, 2008
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Mason, R. Chuck
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Overt U.S. Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, Fiscal Year 2002-Fiscal Year 2018 (open access)

Direct Overt U.S. Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, Fiscal Year 2002-Fiscal Year 2018

This report provides a table of data outlining direct overt U.S. aid appropriations and military reimbursements to Pakistan including number for fiscal years 2002-2011 (combined), fiscal years 2012-2016 (individually), an estimate for 2017, and the requested amount for 2018.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan & Epstein, Susan
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: Its Core Concepts, Development, and Use (open access)

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: Its Core Concepts, Development, and Use

This report describes the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), how it was developed, how it differs from the official poverty measure, and the insights it can offer.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Dalaker, Joseph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Who's the Boss at the CFPB? (open access)

Who's the Boss at the CFPB?

This report discusses an ongoing dispute over who the new acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is following the resignation of the past director on Nov. 24., 2017. President Trump appointed Mick Mulvaney as the acting director, but the past director had already appointed Leandra English who has filed a lawsuit and asked for a temporary restraining order preventing Mulvaney from performing the duties of director. This report outlines the merits of the case and the President's power to fill vacancies under the Vacancies Act.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 114th Congress (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 114th Congress

This report identifies all nominations during the 114th Congress that were submitted to the Senate for full-time positions in 40 organizations in the executive branch (27 independent agencies, 6 agencies in the Executive Office of the President [EOP], and 7 multilateral organizations) and 4 agencies in the legislative branch. The tables include full-time positions confirmed by the Senate, pay levels for these positions, and appointment action within each agency, with additional summary information across all agencies in an appendix.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Nagel, Jared C. & Greene, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) program. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $5,225.9 million in procurement and advance procurement (AP) funding for the program.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier program. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requested a total of $4,461.8 million in procurement funding for the program.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs (open access)

Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs

This report provides background information on the types of water supply and wastewater treatment projects traditionally funded by the federal government and the existing programs to assist communities with water supply and wastewater treatment.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Boyd, Eugene; Carter, Nicole T.; Cowan, Tadlock; Stern, Charles V.; Stubbs, Megan et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 114th Congress (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 114th Congress

This report identifies all nominations submitted to the Senate for full-time positions on 34 boards and commissions during the 114th Congress. Information for each board and commission is presented in profiles and tables, listing full-time positions confirmed by the Senate, pay levels for these positions, incumbents as of the end of the 114th Congress, incumbents' parties (where balance is required), and appointment action within each board or commission. Additional summary information across all 34 boards and commissions appears in an appendix.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Greene, Michael & Nagel, Jared C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood (open access)

Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood

This report provides an overview of the assistance available to individuals and households following a flood and provides links to more comprehensive guidance on both flood insurance and disaster assistance.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead (open access)

Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead

None
Date: November 28, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations

This report provides information about the FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations on defense. This report act as a guide to one of the regular appropriation bills that Congress considered each year.
Date: November 28, 2007
Creator: Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003 (open access)

Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003

None
Date: November 28, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy DD(X), CG(X), and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy DD(X), CG(X), and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress

None
Date: November 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Executive Office of the President: An Historical Overview (open access)

The Executive Office of the President: An Historical Overview

This report provides an An Historical Overview about The Executive Office of the President. It consists of a group of federal agencies immediately serving the President.
Date: November 28, 2006
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
HIV-1/AIDS and Military Manpower Policy (open access)

HIV-1/AIDS and Military Manpower Policy

This is a report on the Military man power policy and a screening for HIV-1 AIDS that was performed on all officials 1985.
Date: November 28, 2000
Creator: Burrelli, David F. & Wenaas, Marte
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army’s Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Army’s Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress

This report contains background and issues for congress on the army's Future Combat System (FCS). It further discusses about FCS Program timeline and FCS Program Budget Issues.
Date: November 28, 2008
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing Automotive and Steel Industry Legacy Cost Issues (open access)

Comparing Automotive and Steel Industry Legacy Cost Issues

Delphi is the largest U.S automotive parts supplier and concerns are growing over increasing costs of health care benefits. The automotive industry aims to reduce legacy costs and the article compares steel and automotive legacy costs.
Date: November 28, 2005
Creator: Cooney, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Tariff Policy: Overview (open access)

U.S. Tariff Policy: Overview

This report provides a brief overview of United States tariff policy. A tariff is a customs duty levied on imported and exported goods and services, typically used to protect domestic industries or as leverage in trade negotiations and disputes.
Date: November 28, 2018
Creator: Casey, Christopher A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Perspectives on the Top 20 Emitters and Developed Versus Developing Nations (open access)

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: November 28, 2008
Creator: Parker, Larry & Blodgett, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector (open access)

Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector

This report examines the possibility of damage to or destruction of the nation's water supply and water quality infrastructure by terrorist attack or natural disaster, which could disrupt the delivery of vital human services in this country, threatening public health and the environment, or possibly causing loss of life. Interest in such problems increased after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.
Date: November 28, 2012
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Role in Voter Registration: The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Subsequent Developments (open access)

Federal Role in Voter Registration: The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Subsequent Developments

This report first provides a brief background on the federal role in voter registration and the passage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), followed by a discussion of the key components of NVRA. The implementation of NVRA, subsequent modifications to its provisions, and ongoing considerations related to federal voter registration are also discussed. The final sections of this report provide descriptions of types of common legislative proposals addressing voter registration, with a full list of related bills introduced in the 115th Congress to date provided in the Appendix.
Date: November 28, 2017
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
System: The UNT Digital Library