Native American Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Native American Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Global Financial Crisis: Increasing IMF Resources and the Role of Congress (open access)

The Global Financial Crisis: Increasing IMF Resources and the Role of Congress

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Date: June 5, 2009
Creator: Sanford, Jonathan E. & Weiss, Martin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

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Date: June 5, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff (open access)

Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff

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Date: June 5, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
CBS Broadcasting v. EchoStar: The Satellite Home Viewer Act and Satellite Retransmission of Distant Network Signals (open access)

CBS Broadcasting v. EchoStar: The Satellite Home Viewer Act and Satellite Retransmission of Distant Network Signals

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Daniel Schuman
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2008 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: FY2008 Appropriations

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation (open access)

Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation

This report will briefly address the existing law relating to quarantine and isolation, with an emphasis on the interaction of state and federal laws and international agreements.
Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Swendiman, Kathleen S. & Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Raising or Eliminating the Taxable Earnings Base (open access)

Social Security: Raising or Eliminating the Taxable Earnings Base

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Date: June 5, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Deductions for Catastrophic Risk Insurance Reserves: Explanation and Economic Analysis (open access)

Tax Deductions for Catastrophic Risk Insurance Reserves: Explanation and Economic Analysis

According to the Insurance Services Office, Inc., (ISO), the property/casualty (p/c) insurance industry paid $62.2 billion in catastrophe losses from 24 disasters and more than 4.4 million claims in 2005, making 2005 the most costly year for catastrophe losses. This report begins by providing some background on the market for catastrophe insurance. It continues by describing the proposal for tax-deductible reserve accounts as set forth in H.R. 164/S. 926 of the 110th Congress, and concludes by providing an economic analysis of the plan.
Date: June 5, 2008
Creator: King, Rawle O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (open access)

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

This report examines the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement which was originally intended to be part of a broader U.S.-Andean free trade agreement (FTA), but after negotiators failed to reach agreement, Peru and the U.S. decided to move forward on a bilateral basis. The PTPA is a comprehensive trade agreement that, if ratified, would eliminate tariffs and other barriers in goods and services trade between two countries. The labor provisions may be among the more controversial of the agreement.
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Former Presidents: Federal Expenditures for Pensions, Office Allowances, and Protection (open access)

Former Presidents: Federal Expenditures for Pensions, Office Allowances, and Protection

This report contains the federal expenditures for pensions, office allowance, and protection of the former presidents.
Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Smith, Stephanie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations Human Rights Council: Issues for Congress (open access)

The United Nations Human Rights Council: Issues for Congress

This report provides historical background of the Council, including the role of the previous Commission. It discusses the Council's current mandate and structure, as well as U.S. policy and congressional actions.
Date: June 5, 2008
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Postal Service Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism Through the Mail (open access)

The U.S. Postal Service Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism Through the Mail

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Date: June 5, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes (open access)

Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes

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Date: June 5, 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides information about the Background and U.S. Relations of Costa Rica. Costa Rica has established a diverse economy with a strong export sector.
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Cook, Colleen W. & Veillette, Connie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited or ”Fast-Track” Legislative Procedures (open access)

Expedited or ”Fast-Track” Legislative Procedures

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade, Employment, and Wages: What Does the Evidence Show? (open access)

Trade, Employment, and Wages: What Does the Evidence Show?

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Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues (open access)

Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues

This report describes the emerging areas of information operations, electronic warfare, and cyberwar in the context of U.S. national security.
Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: Wilson, Clay
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Airlift: C-17 Aircraft Program (open access)

Military Airlift: C-17 Aircraft Program

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act: Issues for Congress (open access)
Iraq’s Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief (open access)

Iraq’s Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief

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Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance (open access)

The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance

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Date: June 5, 2003
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step? (open access)

The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step?

This report mainly focuses on The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity. Women's participation in the labor market has undergone considerable change in the last few decades. The majority of today's married women have forsaken the traditional role of full time child care givers for the dual role of unpaid homemakers.
Date: June 5, 2001
Creator: Levine, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Point Systems for Immigrant Selection: Options and Issues (open access)

Point Systems for Immigrant Selection: Options and Issues

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Date: June 5, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library