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The Federal Flag Code Including Selected Questions and Answers
This report includes text of the Act, and of the Presidential Proclamation relating to the display of the flag at half-staff.
Date:
November 27, 1968
Creator:
Hutton, E. Jeremy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Seniority System: Pros, Cons, and Suggested Reforms
This report discusses the seniority system in Congress used to select committee chairman and efforts to reform the system.
Date:
May 27, 1970
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan: A Bibliography
This report is a bibliography that cites information of Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim, and includes three major contents related to them: General Works; Government, Politics, Economy; and Foreign relations.
Date:
January 27, 1970
Creator:
Niksch, Larry A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Proposed Congressional General Counsel
This report is a proposal for a Congressional general counsel in the 89th Congress.
Date:
August 27, 1971
Creator:
Sharp, Freeman W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexican-United States Relations Since the Beginning of the Good Neighbor Policy
This report discusses The Good Neighbor policy instituted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and its effects on U.S. relations with Mexico as well as contemporary issues in Mexican-American relations such as immigration, drug smuggling, and trade regulations.
Date:
January 27, 1970
Creator:
Hannifin, Rieck B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific relevant topics.
Date:
February 27, 2014
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Representatives and Senators: Trends in Member Characteristics Since 1945
This report provides profiles of Senators and Representatives in selected Congresses since 1945. It includes data based on Representatives and Senators serving on the first day of the 79th-113th Congresses for several demographic characteristics such as age (including the oldest and youngest Members of the House and Senate), sex, previous occupation, race and ethnicity, education, religion, and military service.
Date:
January 27, 2014
Creator:
Petersen, R. Eric; Brudnick, Ida A.; Garrett, R. Sam; Manning, Jennifer E.; Straus, Jacob R. & Wilhelm, Amber Hope
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date:
February 27, 2014
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date:
February 27, 2014
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
This report examines the history and evolution of the House Committee on Ethics, including the committee's jurisdiction and investigative procedure. It does not deal with changes to federal or state criminal law or with criminal prosecutions of Members of Congress or with the specifics of disciplinary cases in the House.
Date:
November 27, 2013
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Options for Financing Water Infrastructure
This report addresses several options being considered by Congress to address the financing needs of local communities for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects and to decrease or close the gap between available funds and projected needs.
Date:
November 27, 2013
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia; Mallett, William J. & Maguire, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology Issues in the 113th Congress
This report briefly outlines an array of science and technology policy issues that may come before the 113th Congress.
Date:
December 27, 2013
Creator:
Gottron, Frank
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Renewable Fuel Standard: In Brief
This report provides a basic description of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), including some of the widely discussed issues.
Date:
November 27, 2013
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Crisis in South Sudan
This report provides an overview of the recent humanitarian situation in South Sudan. The United States is the largest provider of bilateral foreign assistance to South Sudan and a major financial contributor to international peacekeeping efforts there.
Date:
December 27, 2013
Creator:
Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crisis in the Central African Republic
This report provides background on the evolving political, security, and humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), which began when a fractious rebel coalition seized control of the central government in March 2013. The report also describes U.S. policy responses and analyzes possible issues for Congress, including oversight of U.S. humanitarian assistance and support for international stabilization efforts in CAR.
Date:
January 27, 2014
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular "plug-and-fight" mission packages for countering mines, small boats, and diesel-electric submarines, particularly in littoral (i.e., near-shore) waters.
Date:
September 27, 2013
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Purchase of Renewable Energy Credits Under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012
Report that looks at the background of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), the Department of Defense's (DOD) electrical use, and DOD electricity use versus state electricity use.
Date:
November 27, 2012
Creator:
Andrews, Anthony
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 and Beyond: Detainee Matters
This report offers a brief background of the salient issues raised by the detainee provisions of the FY2012 NDAA, provides a section-by-section analysis, and discusses executive interpretation and implementation of the act's mandatory military detention provision. It also addresses detainee provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013, P.L. 112-239, as well as detainee provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014 (H.R. 1960, S. 1197).
Date:
August 27, 2013
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of selected bee species, and discusses importance of bee pollination, changes in bee populations, factors affecting bee health, and identifies future needs.
Date:
August 27, 2013
Creator:
Johnson, Renée & Corn, M. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2014 Overview and Summary
This report provides an overview of appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The first portion of this report provides an overview and historical context for reviewing DHS appropriations, highlighting various aspects including the comparative size of DHS components, the amount of non-appropriated funding the department receives, and trends in the timing and size of the department's appropriations legislation.
Date:
August 27, 2013
Creator:
Painter, William L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), U.S. Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs: A Description of Permanent and Expiring Authorities
This report explains which authorities within the Leadership and Lantos-Hyde Acts are set to expire and which are permanent. The report in the Appendix A offers a side-by-side comparison of the Leadership Act in its original form and the Lantos-Hyde Act, which amends the Leadership Act and other legislation.
Date:
September 27, 2013
Creator:
Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress
Report concerning the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which is currently being developed by the Army and the Marine Corps as a successor to the 11 different versions of the High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that have been in service since 1985. There are concerns about the affordability of JLTVs and its redundancy with other tactical wheeled vehicles.
Date:
August 27, 2012
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Volcker Rule: A Legal Analysis
This report provides an introduction to the Volcker Rule, which is the regulatory regime imposed upon banking institutions and their affiliates under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-203).
Date:
March 27, 2014
Creator:
Carpenter, David H. & Murphy, M. Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"
This report describes the March 25 proposed rule to define "waters of the United States," particularly focused on clarifying the regulatory status of waters located in isolated places in a landscape, the types of waters with ambiguous jurisdictional status following the Supreme Court's ruling. It includes a table comparing the proposal to existing regulatory language.
Date:
March 27, 2014
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library