The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Changes for 2008 and 2009 (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Changes for 2008 and 2009

The earned income tax credit established in the tax code in 1975, provides cash assistance to lower-income working parents and individuals through the tax system. The earned income tax credit for some earned income credit recipients will be higher in 2009 than it was in 2008. An increase in the size of the earned income tax credit will occur because the maximum amount of earned income used to calculate the credit and the phase-out income level are indexed for inflation.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Scott, Christine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress

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Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (open access)

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

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Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recreation on Federal Lands (open access)

Recreation on Federal Lands

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Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond (open access)

U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond

This report presents perspectives on African economic trends and provides an overview of U.S. trade and investment flows with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It discusses the provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the changes that have occurred since its enactment. It concludes with a brief discussion of issues of congressional interest.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Langton, Danielle
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Congressional Issues (open access)

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Congressional Issues

This report provides an overview of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and describes its background, objectives, and structure, including the role of the Convention's monitoring body, the CEDAW Committee. It examines U.S. policy and issues in the U.S. ratification debate, including the Convention's possible impact on U.S. sovereignty, its effectiveness in combating discrimination, and its role as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Changes to the Regulation of Their Mortgage Portfolios (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Changes to the Regulation of Their Mortgage Portfolios

This report analyzes the costs and benefits of the Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's retained portfolios while they remain under conservatorship.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Controlled Substances Act: Regulatory Requirements (open access)

The Controlled Substances Act: Regulatory Requirements

This report highlights certain non-criminal regulatory requirements of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Nichols, James E. & Yeh, Brian T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress (open access)

Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress

This report discusses the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1920 (P.L. 66-215) that established a pension system for federal employees in the executive branch of government.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Purcell, Patrick
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Specialty Metal Provision and the Berry Amendment: Issues for Congress (open access)

The Specialty Metal Provision and the Berry Amendment: Issues for Congress

This report examines the specialty metal provision which was originally part of the Berry Amendment, the potential oversight issues for Congress, and options that Congress may wish to consider.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Bailey Grasso, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding (open access)

Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

This report describes The Assistance to Firefighters Program, specifically assistance to the grant program, grants, and appropriations.
Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: History, Funding, and Current Issues (open access)

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: History, Funding, and Current Issues

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Date: October 28, 2008
Creator: Laney, Garrine P.
System: The UNT Digital Library