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Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations (open access)

Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations

This report covers funding and policy issues related to Foreign Operations, as addressed in the House and Senate, and State Department programs as debated in the Senate. The discussion and accompanying tables are designed to track the House Foreign Operations Appropriation measure, as well as the broader Senate State, Foreign Operations spending bill.
Date: July 14, 2006
Creator: Nowels, Larry; Veillette, Connie & Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Issues and Legislative Options (open access)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Issues and Legislative Options

Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about science technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) education issues and legislative options. Topics include, STEM education in the united states, federal programs that promote STEM education, proposals to improve stem education, etc..
Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.; Matthews, Christine M. & Mangan, Bonnie F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress (open access)

Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress

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Date: July 6, 2006
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and Relations with the United States (open access)

Israel: Background and Relations with the United States

This report explains the background of Israel and its relation to the United States. It reviews government and politics, foreign policy, the economy, and other current issues. Updated July 26, 2006
Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues (open access)

Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues

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Date: July 27, 2006
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan-U.S. Relations (open access)

Pakistan-U.S. Relations

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Date: July 27, 2006
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues (open access)

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues

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Date: July 14, 2006
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Hughes, H. Steven; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon (open access)

Lebanon

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Date: July 24, 2006
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices (open access)

Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices

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Date: July 1, 2006
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services Regulatory Relief in the 109th Congress: H.R. 3505 and S. 2856 (open access)

Financial Services Regulatory Relief in the 109th Congress: H.R. 3505 and S. 2856

This report gives an overview of the major regulatory relief provisions in H.R. 3505 and S. 2856, focusing on their potential impact on bank concentration. The report examines both bills’ provisions to assess whether they are likely to support or discourage bank consolidation. The consolidation of the banking industry arguably reduces competition, which could tend to raise the price of banking services. On the other hand, there is empirical evidence that shows economies of scale in banking, including economies in complying with banking regulations, suggesting larger banks might be able to provide banking services at lower cost than smaller banks.
Date: July 24, 2006
Creator: Eubanks, Walter W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: What Would Happen if the Trust Funds Ran Out? (open access)

Social Security: What Would Happen if the Trust Funds Ran Out?

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Date: July 3, 2006
Creator: Romig, Kathleen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Members of Congress and others raised questions about the scope and reach of federal emergency management policies, the procedures used to administer federal statutory authorities, the qualifications of personnel, and other issues. Most of the questions focused on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the agency primarily responsible for coordinating federal and non-federal disaster response activities. This report provides information on provisions of the Senate-approved amendment (S.Amdt. 4560) to the FY2007 appropriations bill, H.R. 5316, and H.R. 5351 that address concerns identified after Hurricane Katrina. To provide a context for information on the legislation, this report first summarizes findings and recommendations of the congressional and White House studies pertinent to the pending legislation reported from the House committees.
Date: July 12, 2006
Creator: Bea, Keith & Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Deployments: New Approaches - Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Deployments: New Approaches - Background and Issues for Congress

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Date: July 14, 2006
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies in the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies in 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: July 7, 2006
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness (open access)

Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness

In response to the foreign challenge in the global marketplace, the United States Congress has explored ways to stimulate technological advancement in the private sector. The government has supported various efforts to promote cooperative research and development activities among industry, universities, and the federal R&D establishment designed to increase the competitiveness of American industry and to encourage the generation of new products, processes, and services.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (open access)

Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development

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Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy, July 7, 2006 (open access)

Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy, July 7, 2006

This report discusses congressional interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity, and international competitiveness. The proper role of the federal government in technology development and the competitiveness of U.S. industry continues to be a topic of congressional debate.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Relations (open access)

India-U.S. Relations

This report discusses issues regarding contemporary relations between India and the U.S. Continuing U.S. interest in South Asia focuses on ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, a problem rooted in unfinished business from the 1947 Partition and competing claims to the Kashmir region. The United States also seeks to curtail the proliferation of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in South Asia. U.S. concerns about human rights issues related to regional dissidence and separatism in several Indian states also continue.
Date: July 31, 2006
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflict, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflict, and U.S. Policy

A Congressional Research Service report for Congress detailing negotiations of an Israeli-Arab Nature. This report contains conferences, negotiation, and conflicts as well as significant agreements and documents.
Date: July 11, 2006
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflict, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflict, and U.S. Policy

A Congressional Research Service report for Congress detailing negotiations of an Israeli-Arab Nature. This report contains conferences, negotiation, and conflicts as well as significant agreements and documents. -Updated July 25,2006
Date: July 25, 2006
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Current Issues (open access)

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Current Issues

This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress details the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965 with emphasis on the fund's history, purpose, and current issues. - Updated July 10, 2006
Date: July 10, 2006
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance (open access)

War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance

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Date: July 11, 2006
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

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Date: July 11, 2006
Creator: Prados, Alfred B. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library