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Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training Program
This report discusses laws related to the protection of marine mammals when using mid-frequency active sonar including the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The report discusses each of the laws generally, and then reviews the litigation surrounding the Navy's compliance with these laws in the context of using the sonar for training purposes off California's coast.
Date:
April 15, 2008
Creator:
Alexander, Kristina
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
European Union’s Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy
None
Date:
April 15, 2005
Creator:
Archick, Kristin; Grimmett, Richard F. & Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress
This report examines logistical support contracts for troop support services in Iraq primarily administered through the U.S. Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP).
Date:
August 15, 2008
Creator:
Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands, “Disclaimers of Interest,” and R.S. 2477
None
Date:
April 15, 2005
Creator:
Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Katrina: Medicaid Issues
This report discusses the following: Medicaid’s rules on eligibility, benefits, and financing in the context of current questions and issues raised by Hurricane Katrina. Recent state actions in response to Medicaid issues raised by the hurricane. Federal Medicaid waiver authority, including information on current activity in this area and the New York Disaster Relief Medicaid waiver granted in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Current federal legislation related to Medicaid and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Date:
September 15, 2005
Creator:
Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Grady, April; Hearne, Jean P.; Herz, Elicia J.; Rimkunas, Richard; Stone-Axelrad, Julie et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of the Statutory Framework and U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review Decisions
This report discusses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and other related amendments that were included in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002.
Date:
February 15, 2007
Creator:
Bazan, Elizabeth B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Supreme Court Search and Seizure Decisions from the October 1999 Term
In the October 1999 Term, the Supreme Court placed limits on the extent to which intrusions into reasonable privacy interests in a number of situations may withstand constitutional muster.
Date:
September 15, 2000
Creator:
Bazan, Elizabeth B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding
This report discusses the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) that authorizes the President to issue major disaster, emergency, and fire management declarations, which in turn enable federal agencies to provide assistance to state and local governments overwhelmed by catastrophes.
Date:
August 15, 2008
Creator:
Bea, Keith
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Emergency Management Policy Changes After Hurricane Katrina: A Summary of Statutory Provisions
None
Date:
November 15, 2006
Creator:
Bea, Keith; Halchin, L. Elaine; Hogue, Henry B.; Kaiser, Frederick M.; Love, Natalie; McCarthy, Francis X. et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Emergency Management Policy Changes After Hurricane Katrina: A Summary of Statutory Provisions
None
Date:
December 15, 2006
Creator:
Bea, Keith; Halchin, L. Elaine; Hogue, Henry B.; Kaiser, Frederick M.; Love, Natalie; McCarthy, Francis X. et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup
This report provides an overview of cleanup requirements for the transfer and reuse of base closure properties, discusses the status of property transfer on bases closed under prior rounds, examines costs to clean up bases closed under these prior rounds, and discusses cleanup costs and issues for the 2005 round.
Date:
November 15, 2005
Creator:
Bearden, David M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues for Congress
None
Date:
March 15, 2007
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
This report briefly discusses the USDA's FY2006 appropriation, which postpones rules requiring many retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for fresh produce, red meats, and peanuts until September 30, 2008. The report also discusses related legislation.
Date:
January 15, 2009
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Concerns in Agricultural Trade
This report categorizes, describes, and in some cases quantifies these barriers on a country-by-country basis. Sixty-two major trading partners are covered in the 2008 report.10 Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical barriers to trade (TBTs) are generally detailed in each country’s profile and, where feasible, their impacts on U.S. exports are quantified by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
Date:
December 15, 2008
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Horse Slaughter Prevention Bills and Issues
This report discusses about Federal Laws, Texas and Illinois Development, Amendment to FY2006 USDA Appropriations and Horse protection Act.
Date:
March 15, 2007
Creator:
Becker, GeoffreyS.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
This report analyzes war funding for the Defense Department and tracks funding for USAID and VA Medical funding.
Date:
May 15, 2009
Creator:
Belasco, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
This report analyzes war funding for the Defense Department and tracks funding for USAID and VA Medical funding.
Date:
October 15, 2008
Creator:
Belasco, Amy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals
This report discusses the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) position created by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458). It includes an overview of the authorities granted to the DNI by legislation in 2004 and later as well as the varying opinions of Congress regarding new DNI authorities, as well as related legislation.
Date:
January 15, 2009
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr. & Cumming, Alfred
Object Type:
Report
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.
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
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.
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cruise Missile Defense
None
Date:
March 15, 2007
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
Object Type:
Report
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
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library