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Refugee Assistance in the Foreign Aid Bill: Problems and Prospects
None
Date:
August 15, 2002
Creator:
Bite, Vita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.N. System Funding: Congressional Issues
None
Date:
November 15, 2001
Creator:
Bite, Vita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.N. System Funding: Congressional Issues
None
Date:
August 15, 2002
Creator:
Bite, Vita
System:
The UNT Digital Library
American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat
This report describes homegrown violent jihadists and the plots and attacks that have occurred since 9/11. For this report, "homegrown" and "domestic" are terms that describe terrorist activity or plots perpetrated within the United States or abroad by American citizens, legal permanent residents, or visitors radicalized largely within the United States. The report also discusses the radicalization process and the forces driving violent extremist activity. It analyzes post-9/11 domestic jihadist terrorism and describes law enforcement and intelligence efforts to combat terrorism and the challenges associated with those efforts. It also outlines actions underway to build trust and partnership between community groups and government agencies and the tensions that may occur between law enforcement and engagement activities.
Date:
November 15, 2011
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Terrorism Appears to Be Reemerging as a Priority at the Department of Justice
This document examines an apparent shift in priorities at the Department of Justice (DOJ) towards a renewed focus on domestic terrorism with the reestablishment of its Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which had been defunct for several years. The report considers why the shift in focus may be occurring and also briefly examines different types of domestic terror threats.
Date:
August 15, 2014
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Domestic Terrorist Threat: Background and Issues for Congress
In the last decade, domestic terrorists-people who commit crimes within the homeland and draw inspiration from U.S.-based extremist ideologies and movements-have killed American citizens and damaged property across the country. Not all of these criminals have been prosecuted under terrorism statutes. This report discusses domestic terrorism's significance to policymakers per five topics: level of activity, use of nontraditional tactics, exploitation of the internet, decentralized nature of the threat, and prison radicalization. The report also discusses three areas that Congress may consider the federal role of combating such activities: the issue of definitions, adequacy of domestic terrorism intelligence collection efforts, and the value of community outreach driven efforts to quell terrorism related radicalization in the United States.
Date:
May 15, 2012
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Defense: Reducing Its Reliance on Fossil-Based Aviation Fuel – Issues for Congress
None
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Blackwell, Kristine E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
This report provides background information on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nuclear program, reviews developments to date, analyzes proposed nuclear cooperation with the United States, and discusses relevant legislative proposals and options.
Date:
September 15, 2009
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M. & Kerr, Paul K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response
This report discusses the continuing conflict in Syria including recent regime losses in confrontations with forces of the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) in northeastern Syria. The report also covers U.S. policy responses to the conflict.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate
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:
April 15, 2011
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 structures, as well as U.S. policy and congressional actions. Finally, it highlights possible policy issues for the 112th Congress, including the overall effectiveness of the Council in addressing human rights, implications for U.S. membership, and U.S. financial contributions to the Council.
Date:
November 15, 2011
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress
This report examines reform priorities from the perspective of several key actors, including Members of Congress, the Obama Administration, selected member states, the U.N. Secretary-General, and a cross-section of groups tasked with addressing U.N. reform. It also discusses congressional actions related to U.N. reform and mechanisms for implementing reform, as well as possible challenges facing U.S. policy makers as they consider existing and future U.N. reform efforts.
Date:
May 15, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Reform: U.S. Policy and International Perspectives
This report focuses on U.N. reform efforts and priorities from the perspective of several key actors, including the U.S. government, the U.N. Secretary-General, selected groups of member states, and a cross-section of groups tasked with addressing U.N. reform. It also examines congressional actions related to U.N. reform, as well as future policy considerations.
Date:
December 15, 2009
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Status, Trends, and Projections
None
Date:
August 15, 2003
Creator:
Blodgett, John & Parker, Larry B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Status, Trends, and Projections
According to the summary, this report reviews U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases in the contexts both of domestic policy and of international obligations and proposals.
Date:
August 15, 2003
Creator:
Blodgett, John E. & Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Status, Trends, and Projections
This report reviews U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases in the contexts both of domestic policy and of international obligations and proposals. On October 15, 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force on March 21, 1994. This committed the United States to “national policies” to limit “its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases,” with a voluntary goal of returning “emissions of carbon dioxide [CO2] and other greenhouse gases [methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)]” at the “end of the decade” to “their 1990 levels.”
Date:
August 15, 2003
Creator:
Blodgett, John E. & Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Medicaid Managed Care: Frequently Asked Questions
This report responds to a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) identified to address some of the major updates included in the proposed rule. The FAQs summarize provisions such as the introduction of a minimum medical loss ratio (MLR), guidance on enrolling the long-term services and supports (LTSS) population in managed care, and network adequacy.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Blom, Kirstin B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cruise Missile Defense
None
Date:
March 15, 2007
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
None
Date:
February 15, 2002
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential Military Use of Airships and Aerostats
None
Date:
July 15, 2004
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
This Issue Brief examines DOD’s four largest tactical aircraft modernization programs. The background section provides a brief description of each program, and a discussion of how tactical aircraft fit into the military air operations: the missions they typically perform and how they contrast to longer-range combat aircraft.
Date:
December 15, 2004
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles
Recent events have focused attention on the threat that terrorists with shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), referred to as Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), pose to commercial airliners. This report discusses SAMs and examines options for mitigating missile threats.
Date:
February 15, 2005
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher; Feickert, Andrew & Elias, Bartholomew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R. 1318/H.R. 1886/H.R. 2410 and S. 496: Issues and Arguments
This report discusses proposed legislation that would establish a unilateral U.S. trade preference program for Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan. The legislation would permit certain goods produced in designated geographic areas called Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) to be imported into the United States duty-free.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues
None
Date:
July 15, 2003
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library