Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid (open access)

Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid

This report provides a description of initiatives within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Defense to protect the physical transmission infrastructure.
Date: December 20, 2004
Creator: Abel, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Mercedes Agogerio to the BRAC - June 20, 2005] (open access)

[Letters from Mercedes Agogerio to the BRAC - June 20, 2005]

Letters from Mercedes Agogerio to members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) pleading on behalf of Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Agogerio, Mercedes
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

This report examines the economic partnership between the United States and the European Union. Not only is the U.S.-EU trade and investment relationship the largest in the world, but it is also arguably the most important. Agreement between the two partners in the past has been critical to making the world trading system more open and efficient.
Date: May 20, 2005
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations (open access)

Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations

This report looks at the distinct population segments (DPSs) process as it is applied to the gray wolf. It also reviews experimental populations of wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and their protections.
Date: October 20, 2008
Creator: Alexander, Kristina & Corn, M. Lynne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais (open access)

Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais

This report briefly discusses where various individuals are seated in the Senate chamber.
Date: October 20, 2004
Creator: Amer, Mildred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More (open access)

Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More

This report identifies those 224 Members of Congress whose service in the House or Senate, or both, has been 30 years or more. The information provided is current through January 3, 2006.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy (open access)

Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy

This report discusses various aspects of the Department of Defense's (DOD) fuel consumption and any resulting policy considerations for Congress.
Date: March 20, 2009
Creator: Andrews, Anthony
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Running Deficits: Positives and Pitfalls (open access)

Running Deficits: Positives and Pitfalls

This report discusses how deficit finance can help governments manage their economies and how large and persistent deficits can lead to severe economic problems.
Date: September 20, 2006
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76: Implications for the Future (open access)

Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76: Implications for the Future

This report examines the issues surrounding the Walter Reed public-private competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A- 76 and its potential impact on future Department of Defense (DOD) competitions.
Date: August 20, 2008
Creator: Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbitt (open access)

Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbitt

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Date: November 20, 2003
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives and Issues (open access)

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives and Issues

This reports discusses the history and establishment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), acquisition of crude oil for the SPR. It talks about the debate over the years regarding when should the SPR be used.
Date: February 20, 2009
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights

This report discusses issues regarding the funding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As enacted in August 2005, Title II of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-54, H.R. 2361) provided $7.73 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), subject to an across-the-board rescission of 0.476%.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Bearden, David & Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods (open access)

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: March 20, 2006
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm and Food Support Under USDA's Section 32 Program (open access)

Farm and Food Support Under USDA's Section 32 Program

The 110th Congress in June 2008 passed a new omnibus farm bill (P.L. 110-246). Provisions in this new law now spell out more explicitly how the Secretary is to use the annual Section 32 appropriation. Section 32 of the act of August 24, 1935 (P.L. 74-320 as amended; 7 U.S.C. 612c) authorizes a permanent appropriation equal to 30% of annual U.S. customs receipts.
Date: February 20, 2009
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Commodity Programs: A Short Primer (open access)

Farm Commodity Programs: A Short Primer

This report briefly discusses programs designed to provide income support, price support, and/or supply management for approximately 20 specified agricultural commodities. It specifically addresses the proposed farm bill legislation, meant to expand existing services and add new programs, in part to avert ad hoc measures to fill gaps.
Date: June 20, 2002
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Support Programs and World Trade Commitments (open access)

Farm Support Programs and World Trade Commitments

Congress is now debating reauthorization of omnibus farm legislation, as most commodityprice support provisions expire in 2002. This report discusses this debate, specifically aspects relating to commitments that the U.S. has as a World Trade Organization (WTO) member. Because of the interrelationships between trade and domestic support policies, lawmakers are interested in what the Agreement on Agriculture stipulates with regard to domestic supports, and how not only the United States but also other countries are meeting their Agreement commitments.
Date: July 20, 2001
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports (open access)

Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports

This report various sides of the debate related to domestic launch services, such as satellite export issues, the development of new launch vehicles by the private sector, and whether tax incentives or loan guarantees should be created for companies attempting to develop lower-cost launch vehicles.
Date: March 20, 2006
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit (open access)

NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit

This report provides an overview and analysis of the key issues to be discussed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) April summit on April 3 and 4, 2009.
Date: March 20, 2009
Creator: Belkin, Paul; Ek, Carl; Mages, Lisa & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers (open access)

Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers

This report answers several frequently asked questions about military health care, including: how the system is structured, a TRICARE summary, TRICARE eligibility and plan options, cost of military health care to beneficiaries, relationship of TRICARE to MEDICARE, how the Affordable Care Act affects TRICARE, long-term trends of defense health care costs, and a summary of the fund which funds TRICARE - the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care fund.
Date: May 20, 2008
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration (open access)

Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration

This report first sketches the procedures prescribed by the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) for congressional action in relation to agreements of this kind, then summarizes legislative proceedings occurring in relation to the proposed agreement with Russia, beginning with its recent submission. Thereafter, the report addresses several questions of the implementation and intent of these statutory requirements that are raised by their application to the proposed agreement with the Russian Federation. Special attention is given to the definition of "days of continuous session" and possible implications of this definition depending on whether or not the requisite period ends before the end of the 110th Congress.
Date: June 20, 2008
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Regulation of Boxing: Current Law and Proposed Legislation (open access)

Federal Regulation of Boxing: Current Law and Proposed Legislation

This report summarizes the current federal regulatory framework and the bills before the 109th Congress.
Date: July 20, 2005
Creator: Brooks, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues and Options (open access)

Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues and Options

As Congress considers immigration reform and ways to address the unauthorized alien population, the issue of unauthorized employment is the focus of much discussion. This report discusses options for addressing unauthorized employment in the United States.
Date: April 20, 2007
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress

Fish and marine mammals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management. This report discusses a variety of laws and legislation pertaining to this issue.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance (open access)

Campaign Finance

This report discusses campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today's paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competition.
Date: April 20, 2005
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library