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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
This report looks at ways that prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), which maintain statewide electronic databases of prescriptions dispensed for controlled substances, can help to deter prescription drug misuse.
Date:
March 24, 2014
Creator:
Finklea, Kristin M.; Bagalman, Erin & Sacco, Lisa N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Budget and Trust Fund Issues
This report discusses the two retirement systems: (1) the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for individuals hired before 1984, and (2) the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) for individuals hired in 1984 or later.
Date:
March 24, 2014
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit
This report provides an overview of the U.S. balance of payments, an explanation of the broader role of capital flows in the U.S. economy, an explanation of how the country finances its trade deficit or a trade surplus, and the implications for Congress and the country of the large inflows of capital from abroad.
Date:
March 24, 2014
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs
This report examines small business startups' experiences with the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) management and technical assistance training programs -- focusing on Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), Women Business Centers (WBCs), and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) -- the 7(a), 504/CDC, and Microloan lending programs; and the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) venture capital program.
Date:
March 24, 2014
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations as adopted pursuant to primary expense authorizations for House committees in the 104th-112th Congresses.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Petersen, R. Eric; Garrett, R. Sam & Hemlin, Erin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects
This report discusses policy guidance on energy sources that generates electricity from ocean waves, tides, and river currents. The report provides background information and legislation regarding these energy sources and technologies.
Date:
March 24, 2008
Creator:
Lane, Nic
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
This report looks at Japan-U.S. relations since WWII. The report focuses on some problems which can be addressed by Congress, including the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March 2011, the Futenma Marine Air Station in Okinawa, bilateral trade, and economic issues resulting from the recent credit crisis and related economic recession.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Cooper, William H. & Manyin, Mark E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications
This report is designed to assist members of Congress as they consider the costs and benefits of the U.S.-South Korean Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA.) It examines the provisions of the KORUS FTA in the context of the overall U.S.-South Korean economic relationship, U.S. objectives, and South Korean objectives.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Cooper, William H.; Manyin, Mark E.; Jurenas, Remy & Platzer, Michaela D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Is Biopower Carbon Neutral?
This report discusses some of the most relevant factors to take into account when considering whether or not biopower is carbon neutral. It does not discuss carbon accounting for other bioenergy pathways.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Responses to Selected Work Stoppages in Professional Sports
This report examines congressional responses to the two most recent work stoppages in the National Football League (NFL), which occurred in 1982 and 1987. Congress is interested in the NFL's collective bargaining agreement (CBA), set to expire in 2012, because of the status of labor-management relations in professional football. The report also examines the 1994 Major League Baseball strike to examine how Congress has responded in the past to work stoppages in professional sports.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Halchin, L. Elaine; Murray, Justin; Shimabukuro, Jon O. & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: General Capital Increases
This report shows in tabular form how much the Administration has requested and how much Congress has appropriated for U.S. payments to the multilateral development banks (MDBs) since 2000. It also provides a brief description of the MDBs and the ways they fund their operations.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Weiss, Martin A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report provides an overview of the "digital divide," which is a term used to describe a perceived gap between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications and information technologies and those who do not.The report also dicusses about an important subset of th digital divide debate concerns high-speed Internet Access.
Date:
March 24, 2005
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sexual Offender Registration Acts: Supreme Court Review of the Connecticut and Alaska Statutes in Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe and Smith v. Doe
None
Date:
March 24, 2003
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Corporate Minimum Tax: Rationale, Effects, and Issues
This report discusses rationale, effects, and issues related to the corporate Minimum Tax.
Date:
March 24, 1989
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tort Claims Act
None
Date:
March 24, 2008
Creator:
Cohen, Henry & Burrows, Vanessa K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: Recent and Proposed Federal Funding
Child welfare services are intended to ensure and improve the safety, permanence, and well-being of children. This report provides a brief description of each child welfare program and recent and proposed funding of the program.
Date:
March 24, 2011
Creator:
Stoltzfus, Emilie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 2000
None
Date:
March 24, 2000
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations Bills: What Are “General Provisions”?
None
Date:
March 24, 2010
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nonambulatory Livestock and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
None
Date:
March 24, 2009
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee System: Jurisdiction and Referral Reform Options
This report provides an overview of the jurisdiction and referral reform options on the house committee system.
Date:
March 24, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy & Runduquist, Paul
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Budget: Overview and Issues for FY2017 and Beyond
This report summarizes issues surrounding the federal budget and discusses policy changes relevant to the budget framework for FY2017. It also discusses the major policy proposals included in the President's FY2017 budget and, when available, the House and Senate budget resolutions. Finally, this report addresses major short- and long-term fiscal challenges facing the federal government.
Date:
March 24, 2016
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What's the Difference?--Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data
This report discusses the size of the U.S. bilateral trade deficit with China, which continues to be an important issue in bilateral trade relations.
Date:
March 24, 2016
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Chinese Military: Overview and Issues for Congress
This report provides a brief overview of the Chinese military. In order to cover a wide range of issues in a concise format, the report does not go into great depth on many topics and omits other topics that might be considered germane.
Date:
March 24, 2016
Creator:
Rinehart, Ian E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library