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How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction (open access)

How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction

This report presents a brief description of the five methods used to bring proposed legislation to the House floor for consideration.
Date: January 11, 2005
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date: March 11, 2005
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Trust Fund (open access)

Social Security: The Trust Fund

The Social Security program is financed primarily through taxes, which are deposited in the U.S. Treasury and credited to the Social Security trust fund. Any revenues credited to the trust fund in excess of the costs (benefit payments and administrative costs) are invested in special U.S. obligations (debt instruments of the U.S. government).
Date: August 11, 2005
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 109th Congress

This report discusses the budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which would be a decrease of $2.8 billion, or almost 9%, from FY2005.
Date: October 11, 2005
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Foote, Bruce E.; Boyd, Eugene & Jackson, Pamela J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace (open access)

Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace

The September 11th attacks drew attention to U.S. air defense, and the 9/11 Commission Report recommended that Congress regularly assess the ability of Northern Command to defend the United States against military threats. Protecting U.S. airspace may require improvements in detecting aircraft and cruise missiles, making quick operational decisions, and intercepting them. This report discusses a number of options that exist in each of these areas. A variety of issues must be weighed including expediency, cost, and minimizing conflicts with civilian aviation.
Date: February 11, 2005
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining on Federal Lands (open access)

Mining on Federal Lands

This report discusses the General Mining Law of 1872, which is the law that grants free access to individuals and corporations to prospect for minerals in public domain lands, and allows them, upon making a discovery, to stake (or “locate”) a claim on that deposit.
Date: January 11, 2005
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Samuel Knox Skinner - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Samuel Knox Skinner - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Philip Coyle regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Harold Gehman, Jr. - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Harold Gehman, Jr. - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Harold Gehman, Jr. regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James T. Hill - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James T. Hill - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca S. Skillman to James T. Hill regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane, Indiana. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James V. Hansen - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James V. Hansen - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James V.Hansen of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) regarding the attributes of Naval Support Activity at Crane, Indiana.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Susan Ellen Turner - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Susan Ellen Turner - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Susan Ellen Turner regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James H. Bilbray - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to James H. Bilbray - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to James Bilbray regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Lloyd Warren Newton - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Lloyd Warren Newton - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Lloyd Newton regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Philip Coyle - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca S. Skillman to Philip Coyle - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Skillman to Philip Coyle regarding Naval Support Activity at Crane. She outlines the importance of Crane and the justifications for leaving it operational.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Skillman, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Ted Poe to Anthony Principi - May 11, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Ted Poe to Anthony Principi - May 11, 2005]

Letter from Representative Ted Poe of Texas concerning Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. In the letter, Rep. Poe outlines the importance of the base both to the community, national security, and himself personally.
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Poe, Ted, 1948-
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Intel JCSG Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Intel JCSG Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Activities- Impacted Sites: NGA, NGA East - Bethesda, MD; NGA, NGA East - Reston, VA; NGA, NGA East - Washington Navy Yard (Southeast Federal Center); DCAA, Mid-Atlantic Region, Reston Branch, Herndon, VA; FORT BELVOIR INCLUDING THE ENGINEER PROVING GROUND, VA;
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - RC Transformation in Washington - Impacted Sites: Everett; Fairchild; Yakima;
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - Red River Army Depot, TX- Impacted Sites: McAlester, OK; Anniston, AL; Blue Grass, KY; Letterkenny, PA; Red River, TX; Tinker, OK; Tobyhanna, PA; MCLB Albany, GA;
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Intel JCSG Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Intel JCSG Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - Defense Intelligence Agency- Impacted Sites: Bolling AFB, DC; DLA, Business Systems Modernization, Crystal Plaza 5, Arlington, VA; Rivanna, VA;
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC Early Bird 11 June 2005 (open access)

BRAC Early Bird 11 June 2005

Collection of news clippings and articles related to BRAC for June 11, 2005
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Red Team White Paper: Integration of Candidate Recommendations across JSCGs and Military Departments (open access)

Red Team White Paper: Integration of Candidate Recommendations across JSCGs and Military Departments

White paper that determines a method for quickly elevating intra-military department coordination candidate recommendation conflicts needs to be identified so that decision makers can move quickly to resolve them.
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DoD Red Team White Paper JCSG Recommendations 11 Mar 05 (open access)

DoD Red Team White Paper JCSG Recommendations 11 Mar 05

Integration of Military Department recommendations with JCSG recommendations and with each other has yet to begin. This process will be time consuming and the overall DoD story needs to be pulled together.
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DoD Red Team White Paper on AF attempts to move aircraft (open access)

DoD Red Team White Paper on AF attempts to move aircraft

The BRAC Red Team believes the Air Force presentations give the perception that in many cases the Air Force is using BRAC only to move aircraft and gain MILCON funding rather than reducing excess infrastructure. Discussion within the Red Team has produced several potential routes to dispel such a perception and gain a more favorable reception for the Air Force package.
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DoD Red Team White Paper Formatting of Recommendations 25 Mar 05 (open access)

DoD Red Team White Paper Formatting of Recommendations 25 Mar 05

Almost all candidate recommendations are not in the correct format for submission. Also recommended justification phrases should be removed from candidate recommendation statements.
Date: June 11, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library