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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008: Selected Issues
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Date:
December 5, 2009
Creator:
Sarata, Amanda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
This report provides an introduction to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and discusses Broadband grants and loans funded by the ARRA.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Comparison of the Cap-and-Trade Provisions in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733
This report provides a comparison of the cap-and-trade provisions of two bills. The first is H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. In addition to establishing a cap-and-trade system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, this bill addresses energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other energy topics. Later, Senator Kerry introduced S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, which was referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.; Ramseur, Jonathan L. & Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Printing: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview and analysis of issues related to the processing and distribution of congressional information by the Government Printing Office. Subsequent sections address several issues, including funding congressional printing, printing authorizations, current printing practices, and options for Congress. Finally, the report provides congressional printing appropriations, production, and distribution data in a number of tables.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Petersen, R. E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis
This report discusses the foreign direct investment in the United States, which declined sharply after 2000 when a record $300 billion was invested in U.S. businesses and real estate.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview
This report gives a brief overview of P.L. 110-49, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. This law broadens Congress's oversight role in formulating the scope and direction of U.S. foreign investment policy. It also explicitly includes the areas of homeland security and critical infrastructure as separately-identifiable components of national security that the President must consider when evaluating the implications of a foreign investment transaction.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities
This report provides information on enacted FY2009 and FY2010 funding for these grant programs. It also identifies potential issues Congress may wish to address.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guinea's 2008 Military Coup and Relations with the United States
This report analyzes developments since the Guinean military's seizure of power in December 2008, Guinea's relations with the United States, and U.S. policy in the wake of the coup. It also provides background on Guinean history and politics.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis & Cook, Nicolas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers
The report opens with a discussion of how to analyze the impact of immigrants on the pay and job opportunities of native-born workers. It then uses this framework to examine and interpret the empirical literature on the subject. The report concludes with a discussion of policy implications.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
This report discusses congressional interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity, and international competitiveness. The proper role of the federal government in technology development and the competitiveness of U.S. industry continues to be a topic of congressional debate.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. The report also discusses ways which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Program Changes in H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act
None
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in H.R. 3962
This report discusses health care reform, which was at the top of the domestic policy agenda for the 111th Congress, driven by concerns about the growing ranks of the uninsured and the unsustainable growth in spending on health care and health insurance.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Status of the Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations
This report evaluates the Copenhagen climate talks, including the status of the negotiations on the key issues under the formal negotiating tracks and the provisions of the Copenhagen Accord, and draws implications for the implementation of actions in developing countries.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Leggett, Jane A. & Lattanzio, Richard K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
This report discusses the federal use of technology transfer, a process by which technology developed in one organization, in one area, or for one purpose is applied in another organization, in another area, or for another purpose.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress
This report describes the Nationwide SAR Initiative (NSI), the rationale for the sharing of terrorism-related Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), and how the NSI seeks to achieve this objective. It examines the privacy and civil liberties concerns raised by the initiative and identifies other oversight issues for Congress.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Randol, Mark A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues
The United States is the largest investor abroad and the largest recipient of direct investment in the world. This report discusses pertinent issues regarding foreign investments and their effects on the U.S. economy.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress
This report discusses the United States' relationship with India as it relates to nuclear arsenals and nuclear nonproliferation policies. The report includes background information on India's nuclear history and nuclear weapons-specific U.S. legislation.
Date:
November 5, 2009
Creator:
Kerr, Paul K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Force KC-X Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses issues for Congress in FY2011, which are whether to approve, reject, or modify DOD's new KC-X competition strategy, and whether to approve, reject, or modify the Air Force's request for FY2011 research and development funding for the new KC-X program.
Date:
October 5, 2009
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Domestic Illegal Drug Enforcement Efforts: Are They Working?
This report examines the federal drug enforcement data reported annually by key agencies charged with enforcing federal drug control laws.
Date:
October 5, 2009
Creator:
Franco, Celinda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers
This report discusses constitutional and legal issues pertaining to a right to health care, as well as the power of Congress to enact and fund health care programs.
Date:
October 5, 2009
Creator:
Swendiman, Kathleen S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses issues related to peace in the Middle East, including post-Gulf War negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon; U.S. interest in these and continuing negotiations and peacetalks between Middle Eastern countries; and the role of the U.S., the U.N., the European Union, and Russia in Middle Eastern relations.
Date:
September 5, 2009
Creator:
Migdalovitz, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress
This report summarizes several emergency management and homeland security programs, and identifies and analyzes potential issues for the 111th Congress. These issues include the purpose and number of assistance programs; the evaluation of the use of grant funding; the determination of eligible grant recipients; the programs' funding amounts; and the programs; funding distribution methodologies.
Date:
August 5, 2009
Creator:
Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities
This report provides information on enacted FY2009 and proposed FY2010 funding for homeland security grant programs. It also identifies potential issues Congress may wish to address during the appropriation process.
Date:
August 5, 2009
Creator:
Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library