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Airport Improvement Program (open access)

Airport Improvement Program

This issue brief discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, funding distribution, the types of projects the program funds, AIP and PFC policy issues, and the allowable use of AIP funds for airport security purposes.
Date: November 29, 2002
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steel: Legacy Cost Issue (open access)

Steel: Legacy Cost Issue

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Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Cooney, Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress

This report includes recent developments in federal child care programs and tax provisions. The report discusses several federal programs that support child care or related services, primarily for low-income working families. In addition, the tax code includes provisions specifically targeted to assist families with child care expenses. The report presents the legislative activity in the 107th Congress in regard to child care legislature and provisions.
Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Gish, Melinda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kosovo and Macedonia: U.S. and Allied Military Operations (open access)

Kosovo and Macedonia: U.S. and Allied Military Operations

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Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bosnia: U.S. Military Operations (open access)

Bosnia: U.S. Military Operations

This report outlines U.S. military operations in Bosnia and discusses issues such as U.S. and Allied Participation in Bosnia Peacekeeping (IFOR/SFOR), duration, cost, arms control and military assistance. This report also includes most recent development, background analysis, and legislation.
Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Bowman, Steven R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II: The Issue of Compensation by Japan (open access)

U.S. Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II: The Issue of Compensation by Japan

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Reynolds, Gary K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Budget for FY2003: Data Summary (open access)

Defense Budget for FY2003: Data Summary

This report is designed to be a readily accessible source of facts and figures on the FY2003 defense budget. Part I presents basic data on the national defense budget request, including figures on budget authority and outlays for the Department of Defense and for the national defense budget function. Part II shows trends in overall defense spending, including figures on the growth and decline of defense spending, on defense outlays as a share of federal expenditures, on defense outlays as a share of gross domestic product, and on foreign military spending. Part III defines key defense budget terms.
Date: March 29, 2002
Creator: Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003 (open access)

Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003

The Department of Defense (DOD) administers five environmental programs in response to various requirements under federal environmental laws. These programs include environmental cleanup, environmental compliance, pollution prevention, environmental technology, and conservation. Additionally, the Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for managing defense nuclear waste and cleaning up contaminated nuclear weapons sites. The Administration requested a total of $11.17 billion for these programs in FY2003, about $390 million more than the FY2002 funding level of $10.78 billion. Some of the ongoing issues associated with these programs are the adequacy, cost, and pace of cleanup, whether DOD and DOE adequately comply with environmental laws and regulations, and the extent to which environmental requirements encroach upon military readiness.
Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Conditions (open access)

China's Economic Conditions

China’s economy continues to be a concern to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, China’s economic growth presents huge opportunities for U.S. exporters. On the other hand, the surge in Chinese exports to the United States has put competitive pressures on many U.S. industries. Many U.S. policymakers have argued that greater efforts should be made to pressure China to fully implement its WTO commitments and to change various economic policies deemed harmful to U.S. economic interests, such as its currency peg and its use of subsidies to support its SOEs. In addition, recent bids by Chinese state-owned firms to purchase various U.S. firms have raised concerns among Members over the impact such acquisitions could have on U.S. national and economic security.
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: Setting the Stage for the Current Debate (open access)

Energy Policy: Setting the Stage for the Current Debate

The Bush Administration issued its plan for a national energy policy on May 16, 2001. The plan was controversial, characterized by some as leaner on conservation and renewables than Democratic proposals, and predisposed to trade off environmental considerations to increase supply. Comprehensive energy legislation was introduced in the Senate by both parties by late March (S. 388, S. 389, S. 596, S. 597). Bills reported by several House committees (H.R. 2436, H.R. 2460, H.R. 2511, and H.R. 2587) were combined in a single bill, H.R. 4, passed by the House, August 1, 2001. The House version of H.R. 4 would require a 5 billion gallon reduction in light-duty truck and SUV fuel consumption and would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to leasing.
Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Petroleum Reserve (open access)

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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Date: November 29, 2002
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview (open access)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview

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Date: July 29, 2002
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview (open access)

U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview

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Date: October 29, 2002
Creator: Matthews, Christine M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2003: Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and General Government (open access)

Appropriations for FY2003: Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and General Government

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 Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government.
Date: July 29, 2002
Creator: Gressle, Sharon S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security (open access)

Proposed Transfer of FEMA to the Department of Homeland Security

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Date: July 29, 2002
Creator: Bea, Keith
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Data on Employees and Unions Potentially Affected (open access)

Homeland Security: Data on Employees and Unions Potentially Affected

This report provides data on federal employee unions and employees who would be potentially affected by the creation by the creation of a new Department of Homeland Security, as proposed by the President.
Date: July 29, 2002
Creator: McCallion, Gail
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: October 29, 2002
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fruits and Vegetables: Issues for Congress (open access)

Fruits and Vegetables: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Issues for Congress on Fruits and Vegetables.The primary law that exclusively serves the produce industry is the perishable agriculture commodities act in the 1930(PACA).
Date: May 29, 2002
Creator: Branaman, Brenda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance (open access)

Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
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: March 29, 2002
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance (open access)

The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israeli-United States Relations (open access)

Israeli-United States Relations

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon (open access)

Lebanon

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Date: August 29, 2002
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library