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Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy wants to procure a total of 55 LCSs. This report details the 2007 restructuring of the LCS program, as well as various financial information relating to the program. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's plans for the LCS program. The LCS program raises potential oversight issues for Congress relating to various aspects of the program, all of which are explored within this report.
Date:
May 5, 2009
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Leave Benefits in the United States
This report begins by reviewing the federal statutes that pertain directly or indirectly to employer provision of leave benefits for any purpose, including a discussion of the California and New Jersey family leave insurance programs. The report than examines the incidence of different types of paid leave that U.S. employers voluntarily provide as part of an employee's total compensation (wages and benefits). The report closes with results from a federal government survey of the average direct cost to business of different types of leave.
Date:
June 5, 2009
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Nominations: Senate Floor Procedure and Practice, 1789-2009
This report discusses Senate procedure relating to Supreme Court nominations from 1789 to the present, but excluding the June 1, 2009 nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.
Date:
June 5, 2009
Creator:
Beth, Richard S. & Palmer, Betsy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
This report discusses the current Afghan government, which is rife with corruption and very limited in power, hence the continued presence of the Taliban and general worldwide pessimism about Afghanistan stabilization efforts. This report addresses issues such as ethnic diputes, President Hamid Karzai's re-election bid for August 2009, and the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship in particular. The Obama Administration is currently promoting, among other Afghanistan stabilization efforts, a "civilian surge" of additional U.S. personnel to Afghanistan.
Date:
June 5, 2009
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes: A Description of Current Law
This report contains an explanation of the major provisions of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The discussion divides the federal estate tax into three components: the gross estate, deductions from the gross estate, and computation of the tax, including allowable tax credits. The federal estate tax is computed through a series of adjustments and modifications of a tax base known as the "gross estate." Certain allowable deductions reduce the gross estate to the "taxable estate," to which is then added the total of all lifetime taxable gifts made by the decedent. The tax rates are applied and, after reduction for certain allowable credits, the amount of tax owed by the estate is reached.
Date:
January 5, 2008
Creator:
Luckey, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations
This report discusses the White House's request for supplemental appropriations that include funding for defense, foreign affairs, and domestic fire fighting. The report details the different programs and areas that the appropriations would fund, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, preparedness and emergency management measures relating to the swine flu outbreak, border security between the United States and Mexico, benchmark assessment in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and other general defense operations.
Date:
May 5, 2009
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen; Epstein, Susan B.; Margesson, Rhoda; Nakamura, Kennon H.; Tarnoff, Curt; Kronstadt, K. Alan et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework
This report explains the nature of U.S. authority over offshore areas pursuant to international and domestic law. It also describes the laws, at both the state and federal levels, governing the development of offshore oil and gas and the litigation that has flowed from development under these legal regimes. Also included is an outline of the changes to the authorities regulating offshore development wrought by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and subsequent legislation and executive action as well as a discussion of recent executive action and legislative proposals to encourage further offshore exploration and production.
Date:
August 5, 2008
Creator:
Vann, Adam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues
This report focuses on heritage areas designated by Congress and related issues and legislation. Over more than two decades, Congress has established 40 National Heritage Areas (NHAs) to commemorate, conserve, and promote areas that include important natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources.
Date:
September 5, 2008
Creator:
Vincent, Carol Hardy & Whiteman, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal Mine Safety and Health
This report begins by reviewing the record of working conditions in the coal mining industry. It then describes the regulatory regime and recent funding of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. The report closes with an analysis of current regulatory and legislative initiatives.
Date:
September 5, 2008
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Environment Facility (GEF): Overview
The report provides an overview regarding the establishment and the role of Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Date:
March 5, 2008
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management—Implementation Phase
This report provides an overview of the implementation phase of the department organization and management of the Homeland Security.
Date:
March 5, 2003
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Russian Natural Gas: Regional Dependence
None
Date:
January 5, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation
None
Date:
March 5, 2007
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Native American Issues in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
June 5, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bosnia and the European Union Military Force (EUFOR): Post-NATO Peacekeeping
This report is about the background of Stabilization Force(SFOR) and peace stabilization duties handed over to a European Union force(EUFOR).
Date:
January 5, 2006
Creator:
Kim, Yule
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East Peace Talks
This report includes information regarding Middle East peace talks. The role of the United States, the Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and congressional aid are among topics discussed in this report.
Date:
April 5, 2006
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Statutory Offices of Inspector General: Establishment and Evolution
None
Date:
March 5, 2003
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Border Searches of Laptops and Other Electronic Storage Devices
None
Date:
March 5, 2008
Creator:
Kim, Yule
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information
Lobbyists and interest groups play an active role in the American legislative process. Information on lobbyist registrations and on interest groups in general is available from a variety of online and printed sources, including files available for public inspection. This report is a guide for locating governmental sources that maintain files on lobby groups, their registrations, and finances. Also included in this report are nongovernmental sources that offer background information on the lobbyists and interest groups who focus on legislation in Washington.
Date:
February 5, 2007
Creator:
Watkins, Zina L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Tax Credits and Deduction: An Overview of the Benefits and Their Relationship to Traditional Student Aid
This report is intended to provide information about the direct assistance for education expenses provided through the federal income tax system, thereby placing HEA student aid programs in a broader context.
Date:
January 5, 2007
Creator:
Levine, Linda & Stoll, Adam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Outsourcing: Economic Implications and Policy Responses
None
Date:
August 5, 2004
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Global Financial Crisis: Increasing IMF Resources and the Role of Congress
None
Date:
June 5, 2009
Creator:
Sanford, Jonathan E. & Weiss, Martin A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commissions Proposed Office of National Intelligence Director (NIC) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
None
Date:
October 5, 2004
Creator:
Brass, Clinton T. & Copeland, Curtis W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Law Judges: An Overview
This report summarizes what an administrative law judge (ALJ) is, what they do, and their responsibilities as one. Moreover, the report explains that ALJ's have both a rulemaking and judicial role in work done by executive agencies. Finally, the report emphasizes the differences between ALJs and non-ALJs that also conduct judicial activities in federal agencies.
Date:
August 5, 2008
Creator:
Burrows, Vanessa K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library