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Appropriations for FY2003: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2003: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture.
Date: March 22, 2002
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2003: Transportation and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2003: Transportation and Related Agencies

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the Subcommittees on Transportation of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Date: August 22, 2002
Creator: Peterman, David Randall & Frittelli, John F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security: Consolidation of Border and Transportation Security Agencies (open access)

Department of Homeland Security: Consolidation of Border and Transportation Security Agencies

This report includes conceptual definitions for “border management” and “border security;” descriptions of the missions of the principal border management agencies; brief discussion of seaport and transportation security, since both are integral to border security; and a brief exploration of issues raised by transferring the Federal Protective Service, the Office for Domestic Preparedness, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to this new directorate. The report concludes with an analysis of issues concerning the consolidation of various border and transportation security agencies in the new Department of Homeland Security. This report is intended as an analysis of border and transportation security issues attached to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
Date: May 22, 2003
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies (open access)

Appropriations for FY2004: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This Report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Subcommittees.
Date: July 22, 2003
Creator: Canada, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2005 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress (open access)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2005 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress

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Date: October 22, 2004
Creator: Smith, Marcia S. & Morgan, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues (open access)

Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues

This report discusses the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) responsibility for inspecting most meat, poultry, and processed egg products for safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling while detailing the results of congressional action in reducing the presence of pathogens and food-borne illness in facilities and food products.
Date: March 22, 2002
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues (open access)

Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues

This report discusses the issue of U.S. economic assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of continued assistance in light of U.S. national security and also various U.S.-led efforts to promote reform amongst African citizens themselves. U.S. assistance finds its way to Africa through a variety of channels, including the USAID-administered DA program, food aid programs, and indirect aid provided through international financial institutions and the United Nations.
Date: January 22, 2002
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues (open access)

Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues

This report discusses the issue of U.S. economic assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of continued assistance in light of U.S. national security and also various U.S.-led efforts to promote reform amongst African citizens themselves. U.S. assistance finds its way to Africa through a variety of channels, including the USAID-administered DA program, food aid programs, and indirect aid provided through international financial institutions and the United Nations.
Date: July 22, 2003
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors (open access)

Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors

This report discusses President Bush's 2002 requests for new funding and additional authority to provide assistance to Colombia and six regional neighbors in a continuation of the Andean Regional Initiative (ARI) launched in 2001.
Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry & Serafino, Nina M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 107th Congress

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Date: August 22, 2002
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date: July 22, 2002
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date: November 22, 2002
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program (open access)

North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

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Date: January 22, 2002
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program (open access)

North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: May 22, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: August 22, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya (open access)

Libya

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Date: August 22, 2003
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

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Date: September 22, 2003
Creator: Cronin, Richard P.; Cooper, William H.; Manyin, Mark E. & Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vietnam-U.S. Normalization Process (open access)

The Vietnam-U.S. Normalization Process

U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic and economic relations remained essentially frozen for more than a decade after the 1975 communist victory in South Vietnam. Washington and Hanoi have incrementally normalized relations over the past decade. The pace has been relatively slow due to continued debate in the United States and Vietnam over improved relations. Congress has played a significant role in the normalization process
Date: August 22, 2002
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices (open access)

Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress (open access)

Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress

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Date: August 22, 2002
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress (open access)

Korea: U.S.-Korean Relations - Issues for Congress

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Date: February 22, 2005
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 107th Congress

This report examines the economic and political situation in Cuba, including the human rights situation, and U.S. policy toward Cuba. The report also analyzes a number of issues facing Congress in U.S. policy toward Cuba, including: the overall direction of U.S. policy; challenges to U.S. policy in the World Trade Organization; restrictions on commercial food and medical exports; restrictions on travel; bilateral drug trafficking cooperation; Cuba and terrorism; funding for U.S.-government sponsored radio and television broadcasting to Cuba; the Russian signals intelligence facility in Cuba; migration issues; and compensation to the families of those Americans killed in 1996 when Cuba shot down two U.S. civilian planes. The report cites legislation that was passed in the 106th Congress, and also tracks legislative action on these various issues in U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 107th Congress.
Date: March 22, 2002
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library