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Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Relations with the United States
This report includes background information on Bolivia's political unrest, particularly regarding instability in shifting leaderships, economic situation, and relations with the United States.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Seelke, Clare Ribando
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action
This report consists of the budget reconciliation process with timing of legislative action.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Keith, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The ”Deeming Resolution”: A Budget Enforcement Tool
This report describes substantive enforcement procedures associated withthe budget resolution explains the concept of a "deeming resolution" discusses House and Senate action on deeming resolutions, and provides information on a related topic, waiving a bar against the consideration of budgetary legislation for a fiscal year before a budget resolution for that fiscal year was adopted.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Keith, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Fast Track" Parliamentary Procedures of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
This report examines the procedures of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of H.R. 1424, P.L. 110-343) and explains how they differ from the regular parliamentary mechanisms of the House and Senate. It will be updated as needed.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Fast Track" Parliamentary Procedures of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of H.R. 1424, P.L. 110-343) empowers the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase certain "troubled assets" as a means to stabilize the economy. This report examines this procedure and explains how it differs from the regular parliamentary mechanisms of the House and Senate.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance
This report describes recent developments in the assistance effort in post-authoritarian Iraq and key issues of potential interest to Congress.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marine Protected Areas: An Overview
This report identifies a number of issues related to establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in the United States. It begins by defining the concept and administrative actions taken to provide spatial protection in marine areas. It then considers some of the key issues and potential benefits and costs of designating additional MPAs. It concludes by summarizing current congressional interest in the topic and legislation proposed during the 110th Congress.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Upton, Harold F. & Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
This report covers the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and U.S.-Mexico drug trafficking. It also looks at migration, environmental issues, legislation in the 110th Congress, and the relationship between the Bush Administration and Mexico.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.; Cook, Colleen W. & Durand, Alessandra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
This report provides background information on DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) program. The issue for Congress for FY2009 was how to take the Navy's new position on destroyer procurement into account in marking up the Navy's proposed FY2009 budget.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework
None
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Peace Corps: Current Issues
None
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 109th Congress
This report provides an overview of the process for filling positions to which the President makes appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate. It also specifies, for the 109th Congress, all nominations to full-time positions on 33 regulatory and other collegial boards and commissions. Profiles of each board and commission provide information on their organizational structures, membership as of end of the 109th Congress, and appointment activity during that Congress. The organizational section discusses the statutory requirements for the appointed positions, including the number of members on each board or commission, their terms of office, whether or not they may continue in their positions after their terms expire, whether or not political balance is required, and the method for selection of the chair. Membership and appointment activity are provided in tabular form. The report also includes tables summarizing the collective appointment activity for all 33 bodies, and identifying Senate recesses during the 109th Congress.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Hogue, Henry; Bearden, Maureen; Ely, Dana & Lisbeth, Terrence
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training
This report discusses laws related to the protection of marine mammals when using mid-frequency active sonar including the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The report discusses each of the laws generally, and then reviews the litigation surrounding the Navy's compliance with these laws in the context of using the sonar for training purposes off California's coast.
Date:
November 14, 2008
Creator:
Alexander, Kristina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
The central government's limited writ and perceived corruption are helping sustain a Taliban insurgency and feeding pessimism about the Afghanistan stabilization effort. However, ethnic disputes have been confined to political debate and competition, enabling Karzai to focus on improving governance, reversing security deterioration and on his re-election bid in the fall of 2009. See CRS Report RL30588, Afghanistan: Post- War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, by Kenneth Katzman.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions
This report is on The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Jones, Nancy Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Auction Basics: Background for Assessing Proposed Treasury Purchases of Mortgage- Backed Securities
This report discusses the administrations' proposal to use reverse Dutch auctions to purchase troubled assets -- primarily mortgage-related securities from financial institutions.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Austin, D. Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko snuffed out Belarus's modest progress toward democracy and a free market economy in the early 1990s and created an authoritarian, Soviet-style regime. Belarus held parliamentary elections in September 2008. Supporters of the government won all of the seats in the vote, which was criticized by the U.S., EU, and OSCE as falling short of international standards. Belarus's economy is the most unreformed in Europe, according to most observers. This report contains an overview of Belarus, the political and economic situation, relations of the country with Russia, relations with Nato, the European Union, and Belarus, and U.S. policy and Congressional action.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Services Block Grants (CSBG): Funding and Reauthorization
This report provides information about the Funding and Re authorization of Community Services Block Grants (CSBG). CSBG administered by the department of health and human services(HSS), provides federal funds to states ,territories,tribes for distribution to local agencies for activities to reduce poverty.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Spar, Karen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Personnel: Conversion of Employees from Appointed (Noncareer) Positions to Career Positions in the Executive Branch
This report discusses the conversion of employees from appointed (noncareer) positions to career positions in the executive branch. This practice, commonly referred to as "burrowing in," is permissible when laws and regulations governing career appointments are followed.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Schwemle, Barbara L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Protective Service and Contract Security Guards: A Statutory History and Current Status
The Federal Protective Service (FPS) -- within U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- is responsible for protecting federal government property, personnel, visitors, and customers, including property leased by the General Services Administration (GSA). FPS currently employs over 15,000 contract security guards to protect federal property. DHS intends, according to its FY2009 budget justification, to continue the use of contract security guards to focus FPS activities on maintaining security policy and standards, conducting building security assessments, and monitoring federal agency compliance with security standards.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The McNulty Memorandum: Attorneys’ Fees and Waiver of Corporate Attorney-Client and Work Product Protection
None
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The McNulty Memorandum In Short: Attorneys’ Fees and Waiver of Corporate Attorney-Client and Work Product Protection
None
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
None
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library