Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. For both defense authorization and appropriations, this report summarizes the status of the bills, their scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) (open access)

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education Matters: Earnings and Employment Outcomes by Educational Attainment (open access)

Education Matters: Earnings and Employment Outcomes by Educational Attainment

This report focuses specifically on differences over time in selected labor market outcomes of individuals associated with their educational attainment.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Levine, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Services Markets: Farm Bill Proposals (open access)

Environmental Services Markets: Farm Bill Proposals

This report discusses environmental services markets in relation to the farm bill (P.L. 110-234, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), which covers a range of farm and forestry sector services associated with improved water and air quality, increased carbon storage, and habitat protection. It gives an overview of environmental services markets as well as benefits and barriers, how they are affected by Congressional action, and possible considerations.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) (open access)

The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites (open access)

Islam: Sunnis and Shiites

This report includes a historical background of the Sunni-Shiite split and discusses the differences in religious beliefs and practices between and within each Islamic sect as well as their similarities.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background. January 2008 (open access)

Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background. January 2008

This report provides an overview of madrasas, their role in the Muslim world, and issues related to their alleged links to terrorism.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report discusses the state of judicial security in the United States and the legislation introduced in the 110th Congress that would enhance judicial security.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: James, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2008 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Possible Expiration of the 2002 Farm Bill (open access)

Possible Expiration of the 2002 Farm Bill

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Primary Securities Fraud Liability: Stoneridge Investment v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (open access)

Primary Securities Fraud Liability: Stoneridge Investment v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project BioShield: Purposes and Authorities (open access)

Project BioShield: Purposes and Authorities

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Forces in Iraq (open access)

U.S. Forces in Iraq

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure (open access)

U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues (open access)

Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Claudia & Tiemann, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications (open access)

Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation (open access)

Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide? (open access)

What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide?

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Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: Cashell, Brian W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy (open access)

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

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Date: February 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2009 (open access)

AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2009

This report provides an overview of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spending on HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) as well as budget numbers for other federal government programs targeting HIV/AIDS.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements (open access)

Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements

The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which the conference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the various elements of the conferees agreement in relation to the positions that the House and Senate had committed to the conference committee.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate (open access)

Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate

This report addresses reporting deadline in the Senate regarding Congressional Budget Resolutions.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Global War on Terror Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes (open access)

FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Global War on Terror Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes

This report reviews congressional action on FY2008 supplemental appropriations through December 2007.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Daggett, Stephen; Epstein, Susan B. & Margesson, Rhoda
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2009 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability (open access)

FY2009 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability

This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices to obtain these publications.
Date: April 23, 2008
Creator: Teefy, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library