Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): Selected Regulatory and Legislative Issues (open access)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): Selected Regulatory and Legislative Issues

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
GAO: Government Accountability Office and General Accounting Office (open access)

GAO: Government Accountability Office and General Accounting Office

This report explains the establishment and evolution of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and its resources. The Government Accountability Office is the largest of three agencies that provides support staff, research, review, and analysis of congress.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Kaiser, Frederick M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration (open access)

Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration

This report provides an overview of selected topics which the 109th Congress may address in its examination of telecommunication issue.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The HUD Homeless Assistance Grants: Distribution of Funds (open access)

The HUD Homeless Assistance Grants: Distribution of Funds

This report describes how HUD distributes the four homeless assistance grants.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Complaint-Handling, Ombudsman, and Advocacy Offices (open access)

Federal Complaint-Handling, Ombudsman, and Advocacy Offices

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy R. & Kaiser, Frederick M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Expenditures and the Federal Budget (open access)

Tax Expenditures and the Federal Budget

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instability in Chad (open access)

Instability in Chad

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy (open access)

Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program (open access)

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court (open access)

Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court

This report provides an overview of the CSRT procedures, summarizes court cases related to the detentions and the use of military commissions, and summarizes the Detainee Treatment Act, as amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2006, analyzing its effects on detainee-related litigation in federal court. The report summarizes pending legislation that may have some bearing on Congress's options with respect to the Guantanamo detainees.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.; Garcia, Michael John & Thomas, Kenneth R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies (open access)

China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies

This report discusses China's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as the policies and programs that they have put in place to mitigate them. These issues affect how Congress considers envionmental policies and relations with China.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.; Logan, Jeffrey & Mackey, Anna
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Institution Insolvency: Federal Authority over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Depository Institutions (open access)

Financial Institution Insolvency: Federal Authority over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Depository Institutions

This report provides an overview of the U.S. credit crunch and its effect on Fannie, Freddie, Banks, and Thrifts. The report discusses the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and insolvent banks and thrifts.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Carpenter, David H. & Murphy, M. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is an armored amphibious vehicle program that originated two decades ago to replace the 1970s-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV). The EFV has experienced a variety of developmental difficulties, resulting in significant program delays and cost growth. While the Marine Corps and Department of Defense remain optimistic about the future of the EFC program, there continue to be major concerns about the EFV's reliability and escalating costs.
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Background, Implementation, and Assessment (open access)

Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Background, Implementation, and Assessment

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Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Hatch, Garrett L. & McMurtry, Virginia A.
System: The UNT Digital Library